Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"What a weak monster! Don't come near me!" Pegasus Night Walk draws a card from his hand and plays it. "This effect can only be activated when an opponent's monster declares a direct attack. Special Summon [Battle Destroyer] from my hand. Then the Battle Phase ends!"

Just as [Predatory Plant - Pitcher Dragon] was about to spit out a mouthful of acid, intending to smear Pegasus Night Walk's face, which had just called him a trash monster, a monster shaped like a pusher suddenly flew out of Pegasus Night Walk's hand, blocking all of [Pitcher Dragon]'s attacks, while its pendulum-like body emitted a noise.

[Warbreaker] [1☆/Dark]

[Demon Race/Effect]

[0/0]

Due to the noise interference, the monsters on Hayato's field lost their ability to attack, and even Hayato's battle phase was forcibly ended.

As for why a group of plants would be affected by noise?

Duel Monsters, isn't that amazing?

"Tch, it's [Warbreaker]? I've always only focused on the monster's attack power, but you're using a monster with 0 attack and 0 defense yourself." Hayato glanced at the Fiend-type monster on Pegasus Nightwalker's field and said with some regret, "You got lucky, Pegasus Nightwalker."

Tenma Yagyō was initially quite pleased with himself for blocking Hayato's attack, but when he heard Hayato mention that he was also using the [Disruptor] with 0 attack and 0 defense, he frowned and glanced at the [Disruptor] on his Duel Disk.

I believe I included as many high-attack monsters as possible in my deck and removed those with low attack power. However, according to the order of the cards, shouldn't the 0-attack monster "Warbreaker" be the first one to be removed from the deck? Why is it still in the deck?

I do have a memory of putting this card into my deck; in fact, I remember smiling as I added it. Was it Tenma Yuexing, with whom I was discussing deck-building, and Mr. Pegasus was also nearby?

But when was that? I don't really remember it.

Tianma Yexing was momentarily dazed, then shook his head to shake off the inexplicable images that had surfaced in his mind.

No, it's just an illusion. When have I ever gotten along well with that Pegasus Moonwalker? I don't remember having any feelings for him. Besides, I've never liked monsters with low attack power, and Mr. Pegasus has clearly already...

Thinking of this, Tenma Yagyō's eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at Hayato.

Hayato, unaware of Tenma Yako's thoughts, glanced at the cards in his hand after his attack was blocked by [Warbreaker], and set three of them face down on the back row: "During Main Phase 2, I set three cards face down, end of turn."

[Hayato: 3000LP, 1 cards in hand]

【Tyrant Neptune】【ATK2600】

[Predatory Plant-eating Pineapple Insectivorous Whale] [ATK1000]

[Predatory Plant - Pitcher Plant] [ATK300]

[Predatory Plant - Bee Orchid Scorpion] [ATK1200]

[Predatory Plant - Snake Bottle Grass Cobra] [ATK1000]

[Nightmare of the Mirage Tower] [Given Card] X4

With both the front and back lines fully occupied, what a top-tier, luxurious lineup that is! (Tactical lean back)

Although Pineapple Insectivor Whale exploded and disappeared from Hayato's field the moment after the end of the turn due to the side effects of Easy Fusion, there were still a total of four monsters on Hayato's field.

Holding a [Predator Plant] monster card in his hand, Hayato spoke before Pegasus Night Walk began his turn: "It's kind of funny, I was about to kill you, but even now, I still don't know why you hate me and Yugi so much."

"Heh, do you want me to enumerate your sins, Kobayashi Hayato? Can you even count them now?" Tenma Yagyō smirked and said contemptuously, "Your greatest evil is that you have absolutely no remorse for the crimes you have committed!"

"Is it really that bad? I feel like I'm pretty sunny, except for my love of NTR and other people's monsters?" Hayato touched his nose, still unable to recall anything that he had done to offend Tenma Yagyō that made him hold such a grudge against him.

From the card box at Hayato's waist, [Disruption Yellow] poked its head out and said, "Of course there's more, Annie! Don't you always say we're your dearest friends, family, brothers, and then mercilessly send us to the grave? What an unforgivable crime that is—uh-uh-uh!"

Halfway through his sentence, [Disruption Yellow] was pressed back into the box by a golden claw. Hayato's staunch lackey [La] couldn't stand anyone speaking ill of Hayato and acted on his own without Hayato's prompting.

"You investigated me before, so you should know why my name is Pegasus Night Walker." Not in a hurry to start a round, Pegasus Night Walker's monster face showed an expression of recollection. "Pegasus, that is, 'Pegasus'. Pegasus Night Walker and I, who did not have our own names, were adopted by Mr. Pegasus and received his name as our surname."

"The names Moonwalk and Nightwalk were also given to us by Mr. Pegasus. Have you heard of 'Crazy Orlando'? In the story, everything lost on Earth can be found on the moon, including Orlando's sanity. So the knight Astolfo went to the moon to regain his sanity."

"Tenma Yuexing was actually a very intelligent guy, with outstanding talent in every aspect. He was even called a 'perfect duelist' by Pegasus because he could decisively weigh the pros and cons and make the right choice. However, I have long since erased that talent with the power of [Tragodia]."

With a cold laugh, Tianma Yexing continued, "In comparison, my talent is always a little inferior to his. I don't mind losing a little here or a little there, because I am younger than Tianma Yuexing and have the potential to catch up with him. But only in the Duel Monsters are I unable to be as rational as him, and I lose to him time and time again because of my emotions."

"He is the rational moon, and I am the mad night."

"It was also because of the difference in monster-fighting abilities that he gradually stepped into the limelight, becoming Mr. Pegasus's assistant and the company's leader, while I remained behind the scenes, embedding my talents as a cog in the International Illusion Company. It's like how when people look up, the first thing they often see is the moon, not the dark night sky."

“But I still felt indifferent because I didn’t care about those things. But soon, the only thing I cared about—Mr. Pegasus who adopted me and the things I was willing to dedicate my life to—was taken away. My last possession was also taken away!”

Staring angrily at Hayato, Tenma Yako's eyes were filled with madness: "Kobayashi Hayato, you and Muto Yugi killed Mr. Pegasus and took over the International Illusion Society!"

Chapter 895 A Gathering of Heroes

"Let me check my ID and I'll say I'm a sunny and cheerful guy~ a sunny and cheerful guy~"

Hearing his phone ring, Malik pulled it out of his pocket, saw the caller ID read "Brother-in-law," and answered, "Hey, brother-in-law?"

"Ah, Pegasus? He's next to me, wait a minute." Turning around to look at the back seat, Malik saw Pegasus engrossed in a comic book while they were stopped at a red light. He said to Pegasus, "Pegasus, my brother-in-law asked me to ask if you're dead."

Pegasus, who had been immersed in the world of comics, was interrupted, and the smile that had unconsciously appeared on his lips disappeared. He frowned and looked up at Malik: "Who said I'm dead?"

"It wasn't me, it was someone from my brother-in-law's side who said that," Malik said, shrugging to indicate that it had nothing to do with him.

Bakura, who was sitting to the side, heard Malik mention Hayato, looked up at the two people talking, thought for a moment that it seemed to have nothing to do with him, and then lowered his head to continue flipping through the romance magazine in his hand.

“Fuck, I’m not dead at all, and you’re telling Hayato-boy that?” Pegasus didn’t give Malik a good look for being told he was dead for no reason. Malik nodded and said to the person on the other end of the phone, “Brother-in-law, Pegasus says he’s not dead at all.”

"Where's Fuck? Why didn't Fuck say anything?"

He also said "Fuck".

Hearing Pegasus swear, sounding genuinely angry, Hayato nodded, said a few words, and then hung up the phone. He looked at Tenma Yagyō on the other end and said, "Pegasus told me to tell you, bullshit! Who said I'm dead?"

Although Pegasus's original sentence was not like this, the meaning is close enough.

However, upon hearing Hayato's words, Tenma Yagyō revealed a mocking smile: "Huh? Do you think I'm an idiot? You clearly killed Mr. Pegasus, yet you're telling me you just made a phone call to him? I clearly only heard two voices."

Hayato had put the phone on speakerphone when he called Malik, so Malik and Pegasus's voices were also played out, and even Kaiba and the others could hear them clearly. However, Tenma Yago acted as if he hadn't heard Pegasus's voice on the phone.

That's strange; he can't be selectively hard of hearing, can he?

Hayato stared at Tenma Yagyō without speaking, lost in thought. Tenma Yagyō, not wanting to continue the conversation, placed his finger on the top card of his deck: "Kobayashi Hayato, you deserve to die! Watch closely, I've become a monster; watch closely, your destruction!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Pegasus in the Night: Hand Cards 3→4]

“During my opponent’s preparation phase, thanks to the effect of [Nightmare of the Mirage], I drew three cards to replenish my hand to four.” Watching Pegasus Night Walk draw cards, Hayato also drew cards from his deck. Both players had the same number of cards in their hands, but Hayato clearly had the upper hand on the field.

[Hayato Kobayashi: Hand Card 1→4]

"Hmph, all you can do is draw cards with the [Nightmare Mirage] you stole from me, just like you used despicable means to seize International Illusion Society." Pegasus Nightwalker said viciously, glancing at the cards in his hand. "Next turn, you'll discard the number of cards you drew due to its negative effect, just like I'll take International Illusion Society back from you!"

Although Tenma Yagyō also drew a card with [Nightmare Mirage] in the previous round, he avoided the negative effect of needing to discard the card because Hayato took [Nightmare Mirage] from him.

He drew a card from his hand, inserted Tenma Yagyō into the Duel Disk, and looked at the four monsters on Hayato's field: "No matter how many there are, they are just a bunch of trash like weeds. Watch me take them down in one fell swoop with lightning speed!"

"Discard one card from my hand, and I activate the Spell Card [Lightning Vortex] to destroy all face-up monsters on my opponent's field!"

[Lightning Strike] is not a card that can be used without cost. [Lightning Vortex], which can only be activated after discarding a card, is somewhat inferior to the former. However, this does not diminish its power, especially given that Hayato has a large number of monsters on his field, none of which have destruction resistance.

Upon seeing this, Hayato immediately activated one of his face-down cards in the back row: "Don't even think about it, I'm chaining to activate face-down card [Darkness of Sacrifice]. This can only be activated when the effect of a Spell/Trap/Monster that destroys a card on the field is activated, negating that activation, and then sending one Level 3 or lower DARK monster from my Deck to the Graveyard!"

Not only can it negate one destruction effect, but it can also accurately send a card to the graveyard. For the [Predatory Plant] card, being sent to the graveyard is like going home, as it can activate numerous effects and become nourishment for the monsters on the field. [Scapegoat's Darkness] allows Hayato to win again and again, winning twice in a row. This is what is called a win-win situation.

Discarding the previously traitorous "Lava Cannon," the lightning storm unleashed by Pegasus in the Nightfall landed on a seemingly thin, dark curtain. The DARK monster that Hayato discarded from his deck to the graveyard transformed into a barrier to intercept "Lightning Vortex," protecting the four monsters on Hayato's field from destruction.

Hayato didn't explicitly state what the card sent to the graveyard was, but Tenma Yagyō noticed that the card's artwork depicted another strangely shaped plant. Needless to say, it was likely another [Plant-eating] monster, but Tenma Yagyō couldn't guess its specific effect.

"Tch, you managed to block it once. What will you do if it happens a second time?" Tianma Yexing said, and then played another card from his hand. "Magic card [Black Hole], let's see what you do this time!"

"Destroy all monsters on both sides' fields!"

Ignoring the fact that the [Warbreaker] had saved his life earlier, Pegasus Nightwalker inserted [Black Hole] into the magic trap area, creating a pitch-black singularity on the field that distorted gravity.

"There's a second table-flipping card?" Hayato couldn't help but glance at Tenma Yagyō. Although he had four cards face down in the back row, apart from the card he got from Tenma Yagyō, only one of the other three, [Scapegoat's Darkness], was prepared to defend against cards like [Lightning Strike].

The other two cards are a revealed [Predator Spawn] and an ambiguous [Fusion] card, which have absolutely no effect on the [Lightning Vortex] activated at this moment.

The light on the duel disk for the card Hayato took from Pegasus Nightfall wasn't lit to indicate when it was available for activation. This feature was a temporary test version that Hayato suggested to Keihei. It would light up the corresponding area on the duel disk when a card was ready to be activated or had its effect used, effectively reminding duelists that a card was available.

If a beginner is using the Duel Disk for duels, especially with a heavy deck of cards, the operation process can be summarized as "click wherever it lights up".

However, although the mysterious card that Tenma Yako got from him did not light up, the other two cards that Hayato covered were both usable. But he did not activate them. Instead, he watched as the [Black Hole] activated by Tenma Yako gradually expanded and swallowed the entire field.

When the black hole that distorted gravity disappeared from the field, not only were Hayato's monsters, such as Tyrant Neptune and Predatory Plant - Cobra, all destroyed and sent to the graveyard, but Pegasus Night Walk's monster, Valhalla, was also affected by the black hole and destroyed, and sent to the graveyard.

To Hayato's surprise, at that moment, the face-down card Pegasus Night Walk on his Duel Disk, which hadn't lit up before, suddenly lit up.

One of the basic rules of Duel Monsters is not to use cards given to you by others, a lesson Yugi, or more precisely, Atem, knows all too well. Hayato knows this, but the problem is that he really can't resist his curiosity.

This card can't be activated when both you and your opponent have monsters on the field, but it can be activated when neither of you has monsters. What exactly is this face-down card? Also, I took this card from Pegasus Night Walker, so it shouldn't be considered a card used by someone else, right?

Convincing himself with this thought, Hayato couldn't resist his curiosity and pressed the button to activate the face-down card: "So, at this moment, I'll activate this mysterious face-down card in the back row. Let me see what kind of card this is? [Mudshih]?"

Hayato hadn't seen this card much before, and it seemed a bit obscure. However, he vaguely remembered hearing the term "Nishigai" in Kabuki performances, which seemed to mean undermining each other.

Seeing Hayato activate the card, Tenma Yagyō paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I thought that since you took this card, you probably wouldn't be able to use it. But you couldn't resist your curiosity and activated it. What a lapse in composure, Kobayashi Hayato! I should thank you!"

"【Muddy Harmony】is a card that can only be activated when both players' cards are destroyed by battle or card effects simultaneously, just like its name suggests. Its effect is for each player to draw two cards from their deck."

Before Hayato could even read the card's effect, Tenma Yako had already explained its effect. He then drew two cards from his deck. "Although it's not a necessary draw, I still want to thank you for this gift. I will use these two cards in the duel to kill you!"

"...How could anyone carry a card like that?" Hayato muttered, watching Tenma Yagyō draw a card and replenish his hand to three, but he was puzzled. "What do you mean by 'not necessary'? Didn't he only have one card left before?"

Pegasus Nightwalker glanced at the cards in his hand, then placed the two cards he had just drawn face-down on the back row and played his last card: "You had a lot of fun drawing cards with [Nightmare of the Mirage], didn't you? But now you can only watch me draw cards. I'll set two cards face-down and activate the spell card [Heavenly Treasure], so both of us will replenish our hands to six cards each!"

"Because I have zero cards in my hand, I can draw six cards at once!"

In the previous round, Tianma Yexing drew the strongest card draw card, "Heavenly Treasure," from the deck drawn by "Nightmare of the Mirage." If it is this card, it's no wonder that Tianma Yexing didn't care much about the cards drawn by the effect of "Muddy Harmony."

Moreover, the timing of Tenma Yagyō's activation of the card "Heavenly Treasure" was perfect. During Tenma Yagyō's preparation phase, Hayato replenished his hand to four cards with the effect of "Nightmare of the Mirage," and then drew two more cards due to the effect of "Muddy Harmony." Now, he has exactly six cards in his hand.

This means that, just as Tenma Yako said, even though the "Heavenly Treasure Card" has the side effect of replenishing the opponent's hand when he replenishes his own, Hayato could only watch helplessly as Tenma Yako used it all at once, while he could only stare blankly!

Watching the opponent gain cards while you don't is even more painful for Hayato than losing cards!

Looking at the cards he had drawn, Tenma Yagyō nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Hayato and sneered, "Look at your field, Kobayashi Hayato. Your monsters seem like a formidable force, but I easily destroyed them all. How are you going to stop my next attack?"

"Pay 2000 Life Points, I activate the Spell Card, [Dimensional Fusion]!"

[Pegasus at Night: 4000→2000LP]

Tenma Yagyō's face contorted with pain from losing his Life Points, making his already ugly features even more grotesque after merging with [Tragodia]. However, he grinned and said, "The effect of this card is that both duelists can Special Summon as many banished monsters as possible to their field. Do you know what that means, Kobayashi Hayato?"

"The four Lava monsters that I banished with the effect of [Crimson Wall] in the first turn will return like lightning!"

"Boiling over, my fury, devour the enemy before me!"

"[Lava Cannon], [Lava Burner], [Lava Archer], and [Lava Judge]!"