Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Seahorse: 'The key to victory or defeat now rests back on the user.'

Seth: 'At this point—'

'I won't lose!' x2

"[Blue-Eyes White Dragon], attack the target directly!" x2

The same decision was issued in an unusually synchronized manner. Seth and Kaiba were both stunned for a moment, and then immediately took off running to avoid the attack issued by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon after receiving the order.

"You bastard, you're so despicable! You actually attacked me directly!"

Hearing Seth's words, Kaiba sneered: "What right do you have to talk about me like that, you equally despicable guy? I'm just imitating Kobayashi Hayato's style. Compared to him, you're just a piece of trash who has no one to imitate!"

"You're just a third-rate commoner with only fourth-rate elf skills!"

While hurling insults at each other, Kaiba and Seth, despite not having the direct power of the spirits empowering them, still pushed their physical limits to dodge the attacks of the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons, which appeared to be close but were actually holding back. They quickly closed in, looking as if they were about to start fighting again.

As Kaiba watched Seth get closer and closer, and Seth seemed to think that being slightly older than him would give him an advantage without the aid of spirit power, Kaiba revealed a smug expression.

On the surface, that's true, but who wants a fair duel with you? Even I, Seto Kaiba, don't need to talk about chivalry when facing this kind of evil! [Kaiba], come out! A million horsepower of spirit power, watch me blast you apart!

As the distance closed, the [Kaibaman] outfit reappeared on Kaiba's body. With his strength enhanced, his speed suddenly increased, and he launched a flying kick at Seth, who had no spirit power enhancement!

"Oh no, this is terrible! I didn't have time to get Kisara to replenish my strength!" Seth exclaimed in a panic. "At this distance, I can't escape! If I get hit, I'm dead!"

"I'm out of ideas... Yeah, right, you idiot!"

Seeing the seahorse approaching, Seto suddenly raised his hand: "Times have changed, Seto Kaiba! This is the ultimate power I obtained from the Netherworld Tablets!"

"Click!"

As Seth moved, an invisible wave suddenly spread out from his hand, accompanied by a sound like a pendulum. Seahorse, still in the flying kick position, actually stopped in mid-air.

"roar!?"

The two Blue-Eyes White Dragons, who had been throwing the fight since the beginning, immediately stopped and looked at Kaiba and Seth. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon that Kisara was in disguise let out a desperate roar.

"Hehe, hahahahaha!" Seth laughed triumphantly as he looked at the seahorse that was stuck in front of him, unable to move forward. "In the end, it was still my victory, wasn't it? So strength is everything. People without strength can't do anything at all."

Laughing, Seth circled behind the seahorse, who, despite being fully conscious, remained completely immobilized: "What is this—"

"The power I gained from the Netherworld Tablets will be used in exchange for the Millennium Jewelry," Set said casually as he walked behind the seahorse. "Besides awakening the spirits within others, it has another use. Judging from the effect, I'm quite satisfied. Compared to that, losing the Millennium Jewelry is a negligible price to pay."

"You bastard, don't you care what Bakura is planning to do with the Millennium Items?!"

Hearing Kaiba's words, Seth raised an eyebrow: "Hmph, I told you, that price is nothing. What matters to me is only power. Power is enough, and I don't care about any price for it. I can give up everything for power."

The seahorse tried to struggle a few times, but to its dismay, it found that it had no chance of breaking free under Set's control. Somewhat annoyed, it casually glanced at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on Set's side, then glanced at its own Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and then paused for a moment.

Although the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon look exactly the same, Kaiba doesn't know if it's his mistake, but the scales of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon behind him seem to be a bit brighter, while the scales of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that Kisara is in disguise seem to have many signs of wear and tear, and these features should have been switched.

The differences that others might need a microscope to discern are not a difficult thing for the seahorse; no one understands the Blue-Eyes White Dragon better than him.

Still not understanding what was going on with the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons, Kaiba retorted to Seth, "You said you'd give up everything for power? Ha, at least you didn't give up on that woman named Kisara, did you?"

Seth was also taken aback by what the seahorse said.

For the sake of power, Seth had already made up his mind to abandon everything. To this end, he betrayed others by attacking Hayato, making a deal with Bakura, and killing people to gain power. Before he returned to the royal city, he even thought that he would kill Kisara and take her power, which would be more permanent than having Kisara replenish her power from time to time.

But when did he give up on this idea? It seemed to be before returning to the palace to find Simon, when he had told Kisara to stay in his quarters and not leave before leaving the palace, and when Kisara, who had been worried about him, rushed into his arms after receiving news of his return. Although he didn't know exactly why, it seemed that at that moment he inexplicably felt reluctant to kill Kisara.

No, that's not right. I'm going to become the strongest being. Women are just a hindrance!

No, Kisara is an exception!

Power is everything; killing Kisara grants invincible power!

Killing Kisara would render the power meaningless!

Power is meant to be used to protect this country and to create a future!

A future without Kisara is not the future I want!

For a moment, Seth's mind was a complete mess. The desire for power that Bakura had modified should have suppressed all other desires and made Seth a person whose mind was only filled with power. However, the existence of "Kisara" just could not be eliminated from Seth's mind, which made him extremely conflicted and had a terrible headache.

Like a single guy offering relationship advice to a couple having a fight, even though he's a total straight man, it doesn't stop Kaiba from spotting Seth's hidden feelings for Kisara, feelings that Seth himself is extremely similar to and has never even realized or acknowledged.

"Oh, I see, you like Kisara."

"Noisy!"

Clearing his mind of all the jumbled thoughts, Seth looked at the seahorse in front of him, roared, and kicked him, sending him flying. As he vented his anger, the seahorse's [Seahorse Man] costume disappeared, but the seahorse remained unable to move.

"Are you teaching me how to do things, Seto Kaiba?" Slowly walking up to Kaiba, Seth felt his frustration had nowhere to go but to vent it on Kaiba. "By the way, I've thought of a brilliant entertainment program."

"Kisara is still very useful to me, but you are different, Seto Kaiba. I wouldn't regret killing you at all, but before that, I've decided that I will first completely kill the spirit [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] inside you!"

With one foot planted on Kaiba's chest, Seth's face revealed an expression that Kaiba found strangely familiar, a grin that seemed to have appeared on his face when he tore apart Mutou Sugoroku's Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "The power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is enough for me. Your extra Blue-Eyes White Dragon can just be discontinued!"

As he spoke, Seth waved his hand without turning his head, and an invisible wave spread out again, suddenly locking onto the Blue-Eyes White Dragon behind the seahorse. A dark power appeared out of thin air and wrapped around the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body.

"Goo!"

A soft moan escaped from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's mouth, but Seth paid it no heed. Instead, he looked at the seahorse at his feet and said, "Before my power, your Blue-Eyes White Dragon will be dissolved and disappear bit by bit. How does it feel to watch your Pokémon being destroyed little by little?"

"I'm going to destroy your spirit, Seto Kaiba!"

Although he still felt something was off, Kaiba became anxious and angry because of Seth's words: "You bastard! Ugh!"

Seahorse, still unable to move, was kicked again by Seth. Seeing that Seahorse was still lying on the ground and unable to get up, Seth smirked and said coldly, "It's ridiculous. Now your strength is not even as good as an ordinary soldier. No matter how much you struggle, you can't stop me."

As Seth spoke, Kaiba indeed saw the body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which had been captured by Seth's dark power, gradually becoming transparent!

"【Blue-Eyes White Dragon】!"

Hearing Kaiba's roar, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which was Kisara in disguise, murmured and seemed eager to move, but it stopped and did not advance. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which was being dismantled by Seth, glanced at Kaiba with an ambiguous look in its eyes.

"boom!"

The massive white dragon's body crashed helplessly to the ground, gradually becoming transparent as it was enveloped in dark magic. Seth pulled back a beam of light. Although he claimed to crave power, after gaining control of the power within the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Seth showed no smile. He didn't integrate the power into his own body, but instead tossed it towards the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that 'Kisara' had transformed into.

The light merged into the white dragon's body, and Set moved his foot away, looked at the fallen seahorse, and said expressionlessly, "Hey, you said before that you were some kind of duelist, right? Your spirit, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], is dead. As its master, aren't you going to see it off? Wasn't it your spirit?"

"Seto Kaiba?"

"You piece of trash!"

Seth's response was a straight punch from Kaiba, driven to the extreme by his rage. It seemed that Kaiba's anger had forcefully broken through Seth's control. Kaiba punched Seth, but Seth, who had anticipated this, dodged it in time and retaliated with a punch that sent Kaiba crashing to his knees again.

"Are you angry? But what's the use?" Like a villain who gets carried away after gaining the upper hand and starts to mock and provoke others, Seth looked at Kaiba and said, "A person without power couldn't stop me at all. So he didn't do anything."

The seahorse lay on the ground, clutching the sand, and subconsciously repeated Seth's words: "I can't do anything..."

Seeing Kaiba seemingly in despair, Seto leisurely walked to the side, pulled up a flagpole that had been broken in the previous battle, and pointed the sharp end at the unsuspecting Kaiba: "Anyone who gets in my way is my enemy. After testing the limits of my strength, you're useless, Seto Kaiba. So, I'll use this to cut off your head."

As if he were about to behead a criminal on death row, Seth returned to the seahorse's side, first placing the flagpole in his hand on the seahorse's neck, then slowly raising it, ready to chop it down at any moment.

Just then, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that had received the burst of power from Seth suddenly shone brightly, attracting Seth's attention. After the light faded, Kisara transformed back into human form from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Chapter 819 Losing My Beloved Forever, A World of Desolation

"Hmm, you've turned back, Kisara?" Seth tilted his head, somewhat puzzled, looking at Kisara who had recovered from her Blue-Eyes White Dragon form, but didn't think too much about it.

Seto Kaiba has already been subdued and defeated by himself. Although Kisara absorbed his Blue-Eyes White Dragon power faster than he expected, Kisara really no longer needed to remain in the Blue-Eyes White Dragon state.

Seth paused slightly, not in a hurry to kill the seahorse, and took a step back as he watched "Kisara" slowly walking towards him and the seahorse.

Seth forcefully rejected and interrupted Kaiba's earlier question and teasing remark, "You like her." Although he didn't answer verbally, he already had a vague answer in his heart. Even though his desires were distorted by Bakura's power, and even though he was blinded by the pursuit of power, Kisara still firmly occupied a large part of Seth's heart.

There is no doubt that Seth himself is quite aware that he has feelings of love for Kisara.

In order to obtain the power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Kisara, Seth could tell Kisara that he liked her without hesitation. However, it was not a false lie. Even a twisted desire could not change Seth's nature. The words he spoke at that time actually came entirely from Seth's true feelings.

However, even Seth himself was unwilling to face this feeling. Although he spoke of it, he was merely deceiving himself by saying, "I'm just placating Kisara." It's impossible to know exactly when this feeling was born, but he felt that perhaps when he had calmed everything down, gained enough power, and driven away all the people who were in his way, it would be time for him to confront the feelings in his heart.

But before that, Seth remained silent while watching "Kisara," choosing instead to see what "Kisara" was going to do to Seto Kaiba.

Kisara looked at Seth, who was holding a weapon, and Kaiba, who was kneeling on the ground. She walked straight to Kaiba and stood in front of him. Kaiba, who was still deeply saddened by the loss of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, did not raise his head until Kisara was right in front of him.

Kisara crouched down, looking at the seahorse with its head bowed, opened her mouth, but what she said surprised Seth: "I'm sorry..."

Sorry? Why is Kisara apologizing to Seto Kaiba? Seth raised an eyebrow, then thought for a moment, oh right, Kisara just received the power of Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon, so she's apologizing for that, right? Hmph, when it comes to killing someone by attacking their heart, I didn't expect you to understand even better than me, Kisara, I completely understand now.

"Feel sorry..."

"I'm so glad to finally be able to meet you like this. I'm sorry to have worried you, Seto."

Upon hearing this, the seahorse sensed something was amiss and abruptly raised its head to look at the white-haired girl, "Kisara," in front of it.

"I've been by your side for a very, very long time, watching over you. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

If the previous "sorry" was merely considered "strange," Kisara's next few words made both Kaiba and Seth realize that something was wrong.

Although they look exactly the same, both being white-haired girls with unique blue eyes, "Kisara" is not Kisara!

Looking at the white-haired girl in front of him, Kaiba's eyes widened slightly. He hesitated before asking, "...Blue-Eyes?"

Kisara, known as "Blue-Eyes," nodded slowly, revealing a faint smile. Looking at the hand extended to him by "Blue-Eyes," Kaiba hesitated slightly, but still reached out his own hand to touch hers. Their fingers intertwined, and Kisara helped him to his feet.

From the angle of their tightly clasped hands, Seth's face was filled with astonishment.

His mind was a complete mess, filled with "Seto" and "Blue Eyes," making it impossible for him to understand the situation at hand.

What's going on with "Kisara"? From what she's saying, she's not my "Kisara," but rather the Blue-Eyes who's with Seto Kaiba?! Then where did Kisara go?!

"No, impossible!" Seth, slightly unsteady on his feet, took two steps back, exhaling heavily as he tried to blow away the illusion in front of him. However, Kisara and Kaiba, still holding hands and standing together, kept telling Seth that it was all real and not an illusion.

Seth stared in shock at "Kisara's" profile, his lips trembling as he tried to deny that his suspicions had become reality. His eyes widened: "No, you—"

Because of Set's voice, "Kisara" turned her head, revealing blue eyes that were exactly the same as Kisara's. However, something was missing from those eyes that Set should be all too familiar with.

Yes, everything else is exactly the same, but the most important thing is missing: the emotion Kisara had when she looked at him. The "Kisara" in front of him didn't look at him with the same eyes Kisara had. It was only when she looked at Seto Kaiba that this girl showed that special look.

She is not her own Qisala.

Looking at Seto, Kisara slowly spoke: "Not in this world of memories, but in the real history, Kisara, who died for Seto, was reincarnated as a spirit and came to Seto Kaiba, who was Seto's reincarnation."

"However, Seto Kaiba is not Seth, and the blue-eyed girl next to Seto Kaiba is not Kisara either."

"I am, the Blue-Eyed Girl."

Seth's pupils contracted slightly: "[Blue Eyes]—?!"

Taking a deep breath, Seth couldn't help but recall the moment when the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons clashed during the battle just now.

"Yes, it was at that time—"