Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"As the king of Atlantis, I cannot accept that Atlantis will face such a painful and hopeless future. Rather than that, I would rather be the one who destroys Atlantis."

"However, my cleansing of all civilizations on Earth was brought to an end by a dragon from another world, and the 'Orichalcos' fell into a deep sleep."

"After that, I began to study the civilizations that survived on Earth after the destruction of Atlantis. But unfortunately, despite ten thousand years of development and the rise and fall of countless civilizations, I have never been able to find any possibility that modern humans can surpass the Atlanteans and transcend desires."

“From that time on, I understood that unless all intelligent life is cleansed, the remaining greed in people’s hearts cannot be eradicated and will only drag down the future of later civilizations time and time again.”

Looking at Dartz's expression as she spoke, Hayato realized that this guy's obsession was something that couldn't be easily persuaded with a few words; he had become stubborn to a certain extent. With a sigh, Hayato said helplessly, "Then what you're saying has nothing to do with me? I'm just a heartless card player, even if I'm not wearing a bodysuit."

Dartz shook his head: "No, you are the only one in the world who is different, Hayato Kobayashi. Because of my connection with the 'Orichalcos,' I can sense the darkness in the hearts of all intelligent life living on Earth. In the past ten thousand years, only you, only your soul has I not felt the presence of darkness."

"Your soul is so pure, like the rising sun, that it even illuminates those around you."

"Seto Kaiba, Malik Ishtar, these people all have a powerful darkness in their hearts. I originally thought that they would inevitably fall into the abyss one day because of their own darkness, but because of your influence, I found that the darkness in their hearts has actually been dispelled."

"And Isis Ishdar, also because of you, she, who should have been bound by the future she foresaw, even gained power that transcended fate."

"So I've decided, Hayato Kobayashi, that after I've cleansed all the humans in the world, you will become the origin of the new human race."

Oh, am I really that sunny?

Hayato reflected on how he had brought joy to so many people through duels, and thought, "Hmm, I really am a sunny young man."

"I see, I think I understand now." Hayato waved his hand. "But unfortunately, you still can't convince me to join Doma. Or rather—"

"I also want to take advantage of this excellent opportunity to eliminate you, the leader of the Doma organization!"

"Shh!"

Hayato suddenly unfolded the Duel Disk on his wrist and started the duel.

"Heh, in the manner of Duel Monsters? In that case, let's bet it out, Hayato Kobayashi."

When Dartz heard Hayato say he would use Duel Monsters to finish him off, he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he raised his arm, and green light rose from beneath the altar and gathered on Dartz's arm, turning into a Doma-themed Duel Disk.

"If you defeat me, you can take my life. But if I win, then you'll have to join the Doma Organization. Don't worry, I won't force you to do anything. I just hope you can wait for me to finish purging the old humanity."

"Whatever, I'm not going to lose anyway." Hayato didn't think he would lose to Dartz, so he didn't take Dartz's request to heart. He confidently inserted a deck into the duel disk. "This time I'm using the invincible pure [Dragon's Roar] deck. The winds of victory are blowing right behind Kobayashi Hayato!"

"Duel!"

【Dartz: 4000LP】

[Hayato: 4000LP]

"I'll take the first turn. Draw!" Hayato drew a card, glanced at his hand, and then drew one more, saying, "I activate the effect of [Dragonlight Takumi - Uesugi ζ] in my hand, releasing [Dragonlight Takumi - Uesugi α] from my hand. Special Summon [Dragonlight Takumi - Uesugi ζ] from my hand in Defense Position!"

Starlight bursts forth on the field, and a mechanical dragon wielding a pair of swords and shields appears on Hayato's field.

【Ryūki Chō-Sōbi ζ】【1☆/Hikaru】

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[2000/0]

"【Dragon Light Takumi】, I remember that 'electronic school' card that no one inherited, right? As expected of Hayato." Over the course of ten thousand years, due to the Doma Organization's infiltration of various parts of the world, Dartz even knew about the existence of 【Dragon Light Takumi】.

“Because of the effect of [Dragon's Radiance - Shangbi ζ], after it is successfully Special Summoned, I can add one Ritual Spell Card from my Deck to my hand. The card I want to add is this one,” Hayato said with a smirk, showing the card he had searched, “[The Proclamation of the Declarator]!”

Chapter 563 was too long to read, so I skipped it.

Although Dartz saw Hayato add [The Proclaimer's Divine Decree] to his hand, he didn't realize what Hayato was planning to do next, and Hayato didn't explain his tactical ideas to Dartz.

While confidently explaining his upcoming tactics or praising his completed tactics as "invincible," he is then defeated by the protagonist's "Sore wa to ka na"—this kind of "commentary death" is a classic way to die in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but Hayato has no interest in trying it.

He preferred to subtly reveal the extent of his despair through the other person's horrified gaze.

To defeat Dartz, Hayato did indeed use a "pure" [Dragonlight Takumi] deck this time. However, the [Declarator's Divine Decree] that he just added to his hand was not used by a [Dragonlight Takumi] ritual monster, but rather by a [Declarator of Light] ritual spell.

Hmm, why would a pure [Dragon Radiance Takumi] deck have a monster with a name that doesn't sound like [Dragon Radiance Takumi] at all, instead of its older sibling [Dragon Gear Takumi]?

How novel! Only the legitimate [Long Hui Qiao] would include [Announcer].

Hayato did bring the [Dragon's Emblem] with him, but its use...

"I activate the Ritual Spell Card 'The Proclaimer's Divine Decree' in my hand. I Tribute 'Dragon's Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA' in my hand to perform a Ritual Summon!"

"The stars shine here, proclaiming the supreme glory beneath the meteors of Draco! Descend, my glory, my Tamashi!"

"Ritual Summoning! [Announcer of the Radiant]!"

Thump, thump, boom!

Because Hayato pulled out the [Dragon's Radiance Takumi] deck, [Dragon's Radiance Takumi - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA], which he had already drawn, was ready to be played. But unexpectedly, Hayato actually freed the main card of his [Dragon's Radiance Takumi] deck!?

How come I didn't realize you were this kind of person back then?

In a "pure" [Dragon's Radiance] deck, releasing [Dragon's Radiance] to ritually summon [Radiant Light] is itself a form of NTR (Netorare, a form of sexual intercourse).

The starlight of 【Dragon Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA】 fell on the earth, and what appeared on Hayato's field was a strangely shaped creature that looked like multiple spheres randomly stacked together to serve as its body and limbs. Judging from the pair of large, seven-colored wings on its back, it was probably an angel.

【The Proclaimer of Radiance】【12☆/Light】

[Angel Race/Ritual/Effect]

[2000/3000]

Looking at the monster Hayato summoned, there was absolutely no connection between it and the monsters he had imagined for the [Dragon Shining Takumi] deck. Even Dartz, who had seen and experienced many monsters, couldn't help but complain: "This monster doesn't look like a [Dragon Shining Takumi] at all. Can this be considered a 'pure' [Dragon Shining Takumi] deck? Besides, it looks really ugly."

"Nonsense, [Soukoushi] is clearly so cool." Because of [Soukoushi]'s strength, Hayato directly lied through his teeth, saying, "How could there be a monster as cool as [Soukoushi] in the world?"

After all, Hayato spent a full 20,000 DP points in the system shop to exchange for a complete set of cards with this [Announcer of Radiance], all to improve the strength of Hayato's [Dragon's Radiance] deck.

He actually intended to use this deck to teach Kaiba and Yugi what a "surprise" was, but Dartz became the first person to review [Announcing the Light], which is affectionately known as "Master Kang" by countless Duel Monsters fans.

Looking at the two cards remaining in his hand, Hayato drew one: "I'll set one card face down, then activate the spell card 'Heavenly Treasure Card,' replenishing both of our hands to six cards. Since I have no cards in hand, I can draw six cards at once."

After exhausting his hand in one round, Hayato drew six more cards in one go with a "Heavenly Treasure Card".

Dartz glanced at her hand with a sigh: "What a pity, I only have five cards in my hand, so I can only draw one card. What a waste of this opportunity."

As he spoke, he also pulled out a card.

Hayato then drew one card from his six-card hand and sent it to the graveyard, saying, "I then activate [Dragonlight Takumi - Right Pivot α] in my graveyard, release the Ritual Monster [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] from my hand, and Special Summon [Dragonlight Takumi - Right Pivot α] from my graveyard in Defense Position."

"Similar to [Uesugi ζ], [Uesugi α] can also activate an effect after being Special Summoned by its own effect: add a Ritual Monster from my Deck to my hand. I chose the second one in my Deck, [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-].

"And the effect of [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-]: When this card is Tributed, I add one LIGHT Fairy-Type monster from my Deck to my hand. I choose the third [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-].

Another mechanical dragon, [Dragon Light Takumi-Uesugi α], with a style similar to [Dragon Light Takumi-Uesugi ζ], appeared on Hayato's field. The two celestial dragons stood on the left and right sides of [Announcer of the Radiant], like loyal little brothers.

【Ryūki Chō - Right Pivot α】【1☆/Hikaru】

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[2000/0]

Hayato's hand size also increased again, reaching an astonishing seven cards.

"Set one card, and my turn ends." After simply setting up his field, Hayato, unusually, did not follow his usual style of setting a row of cards in his backfield, and simply ended his turn.

[Hayato: 4000LP, 6 cards in hand]

【Longhui Qiao - Shangbi ζ】【DEF0】

【The Proclaimer of Sovereignty】【DEF3000】

【Long Huiqiao - Right Pivot α】【DEF0】

【Signature Card】【Signature Card】

Ignoring Hayato's monster effects, he simply summoned two monsters with 2000 ATK and one monster with 3000 DEF. While these numbers aren't bad, they're not exactly terrifying either. Moreover, he only had one face-down card, which is unlike what Hayato would typically play.

The two monsters in the "Dragon's Glow" deck don't really have any special effects. Apart from the way they are Special Summoned, they can basically be treated as two empty cards with no effect. If the opponent is using Kaiba's aggressive deck, summoning a "True Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" can easily clear Hayato's field in one turn.

But is that really the case?

Hayato looked at his [Announcer of Radiance] on the field, secretly pleased: 'The effect of [Announcer of Radiance] is to negate and destroy the activation of Spell/Trap/Monster effects at the cost of one Fairy-Type monster in your hand. It can also negate and destroy multiple Special Summons of monsters, and there's no limit to once per turn. That's why it's called "Master Kang" (a nickname implying overpowered monsters).'

'And my hand...' Looking at his six hands filled with six Angel-type monsters, Hayato just wanted to ask Dartz what he meant by 'satisfied'?

With a perfect start, what can Darzal possibly do against the invincible "Master Kong"? He's guaranteed to win.

"My turn, draw." Dartz drew the top card of his deck, glanced down at it, and said, "Hmm, I activate the spell card I just drew, [Core Beast's Diamond Core]. This card—"

"Stop for a second, the effect is taking too long, I'm done." Hayato put on a roguish face and casually sent a card from his hand to the graveyard, interrupting Dartz's speech: "[Announcing of the Radiant] effect: Discard one Fairy-Type monster from my hand to activate."

"I discard the Angel-Type monster [Green Light Declarator] from my hand. When my opponent activates a Spell/Trap/Monster effect, negate that activation and destroy it!"

Dartz's card in the Duel Disk was only half-opened and hadn't even taken effect yet when Hayato discarded a card from his hand. The rainbow wings behind his "Announcing Light" on the field switched to the green color corresponding to the spell card. The emerald green wings flapped violently, shattering Dartz's card.

"Oh, I see. So that monster's ability is to gain protection by discarding monsters from its hand."

Dartz didn't seem to mind that his very first card was countered. Instead, he spoke with great interest to Hayato's "Announcer of Light," saying, "The power to guide the future through choices, I see. I understand what you meant when you said 'this monster is cool,' Hayato."

"It has nothing to do with appearance. Although this [Announcer of Light] is appearing in your duel for the first time, I believe that this monster must be the manifestation of your spirit. Indeed, you and I are the same kind of people, Hayato."

"Trying to protect everything will only result in protecting nothing. Only by making the right choices can we move towards a perfect future."

"Huh? Is that so?" Hayato blinked, not understanding Dartz's thought process.

I simply looked at one of your images; is it really necessary to overthink it? You're Dartzman, not Demiurge; don't just jump to conclusions about Demiurge!

After praising Hayato a few times, Dartz sent his negated [Core Beast's Diamond Core] to the graveyard, and then said, "But Hayato, you used that protective effect too early. How are you going to deal with my next card?"

"The Spell Card [Nuclear Killing Wheel] can only be activated by revealing one [Steel Core of the Nucleus Beast] from my hand. Destroy one monster on the field and inflict 1000 damage to both duelists!"

Upon seeing Dartz play the second card, Hayato was able to confirm that Dartz was using a deck called "Core Formation".

This deck is considered quite old in the history of Duel Monsters. Compared to the older but more modern decks like Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the [Core] deck is quite "conservative". The entire deck consists of normal effect monsters, without a single Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, or Link monster, and not even Fusion or Ritual.

In the official card story, the [Nuclear Creation] monsters are a series of experimental monsters created by the famous dark world scientists [Mediocre Demon] and [Magical Scientist] by collecting the corpses of monsters that died on the battlefield and modifying them, with the [Nuclear Creation Beast's Steel Core] as the core.

Because the computer calculated a 0% probability when designing the [Nuclear Creation] series, these experimental monsters had no potential for future development, and it's reasonable that they didn't receive any subsequent enhancements. Furthermore, the [Nuclear Creation] monsters are very unstable, even possessing a "self-destruct" effect.

—Although they felt like failures, the [Mediocre Ghost] was quite satisfied with their effects and even designed a [Giant Mediocre Ghost] with similar effects, modeled after himself.

The ultimate fate of the [Nuclear Creature] monsters was that after [The Mediocre Demon] modified [Demon Lizard Yihao], [Demon Lizard Yihao] went berserk and destroyed everything in its path, causing chaos at the research base of [The Mediocre Demon] and [The Magic Scientist], forcing [The Mediocre Demon] to press the [Self-Destruct Switch] and [Forced Ejection Device]. The [Nuclear Creature] series also ended due to the destruction of its most important core, [Nuclear Creature Beast's Steel Core].

Dartz used just such a deck.

Hayato hadn't played [Kochikame] much and hadn't encountered any players who mainly played [Kochikame], so he didn't know much about [Kochikame]. After all, this deck didn't have a female card like [Dragon Maid] and wasn't strong enough. Hayato's confidence increased greatly after learning that Dartz was using [Kochikame].

With this weak deck, my invincible "pure" [Dragon's Radiance] won't be a guaranteed kill?

"Hoo hoo, a card similar to [Destruction Wheel]? Weak, weak, weak! The effect of [Announcer of Light] doesn't have the restriction of once per turn. I'll discard another Fairy-Type monster from my hand, [Announcer of Purple Light], to activate its effect."