Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

[Game: 0→6]

【Hayato: 3→6】

“Everyone replenished their hands with so many cards, oh dear, what a blunder,” Pegasus said playfully. “But, because it’s my turn, neither Hayato-boy nor Yugi-boy can use their hands.”

"Before you unleash your full power, I'll make sure Game Boy is out of the game." With that, Pegasus commanded, "Use the effect of [Toon Revolver Dragon] once per turn to destroy one card. My choice is—"

Amidst the tense gazes of the game, Pegasus pointed his finger at the [Magic Hat] on the far left of the game field.

"—The Magician's Hat is hiding the Dark Magician Girl!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Perhaps even elusive luck was on Pegasus's side, as the effect of [Cartoon Revolver Dragon] activated perfectly once again, with three BB bullets hitting the [Magic Hat] hiding [Dark Magician Girl] and shattering it into pieces.

However, Pegasus's expression changed drastically. He discovered that although he had successfully destroyed the Magic Hat using the effect of [Cartoon Revolver Dragon], the [Dark Magician Girl] card was still present on the dueling stage!

"This is impossible! I clearly—"

"You clearly saw 'Dark Magician Girl' hiding on the far left, right? Pegasus." Yugi looked up at Pegasus in astonishment. But both her facial features and tone of voice were completely different from before.

"You are, you are! Another Game Boy!?" Pegasus could hardly contain his shock. At the same time, he had some idea about the strange behavior that had occurred with the [Millennium Eye]'s mind-reading ability earlier. "Ma-Masaka!"

"Whether it's me or the other me, 'Yugi Muto' alone cannot defeat you with your mind-reading ability." Halfway through his sentence, "Yugi's" tone changed, and a provocative smile appeared on "Yogi's" lips. "But, can you see through the hearts of us, who are one?"

Chapter 168 Every wound inflicted by an arrow must be repaid with an arrow.

"How amusing." Provoked by Yugi and Yugi, Pegasus laughed in exasperation, drawing a card from his hand. "Since you Yugi boys are so eager to see your monsters destroyed, then I'll grant your wish!"

"A magic card, [Offering to the Dead]! Discard one card from your hand and destroy one monster on the field!" Pegasus pointed to the top hat on the far right of the field. "This time, I choose this one!"

The ground beneath the top hat chosen by Pegasus cracked, and from it rose dense bandages that fluttered like seaweed. The bandages, which should have been white, had oxidized and turned yellow, tightly binding and shredding the top hat above.

Like the previous one, this [Magic Hat] was also completely empty, with no trace of [Dark Magician Girl] at all.

"Ha, how ridiculous! Your behavior is laughable, Pegasus. You keep saying you're the father of Duel Monsters, a god-like being in the world of Duel Monsters," Hayato laughed contemptuously, "but without the Millennium Eye to see through people's hearts, have you even lost the ability to judge a duelist?"

King Yu added fuel to the fire: "Pegasus, what did your transplanted eyes see? What did your wisdom in creating Duel Monsters build? What did you ultimately gain through all sorts of ruthless means? In the end, it only revealed your own stupidity!"

“You couldn’t possibly be unaware that the key factors in determining the winner and loser of a game are the ability to judge whether a situation is in your favor and the intuition to choose the right offensive strategy.” Compared to Yugi, Yugi’s tone was calm, but his words were incisive. “Pegasus, you’ve always relied on the Millennium Eye, and your judgment and intuition are worse than even a fourth-rate duelist!”

At this moment, the game suddenly realized that the seahorse's lines were quite useful in certain situations, especially when it was necessary to provoke the opponent.

Pegasus gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on Yugi and Hayato. He had a feeling that the two of them were trying to provoke him, and he had to admit that they were very successful.

"Muto, Yugi!" Enraged, Pegasus could no longer maintain his usual elegance and composure, angrily throwing out a card in his hand, "I'm activating the magic card, [Magic Dispel Barrier]!"

A six-pointed star magic circle appeared on the field, surrounding the area where Yugi and Hayato were located.

The instant the magic circle formed, the remaining two [Magic Hats] on the game field vanished into smoke, revealing the [Dark Magician Girl] secretly flipping through a thick magic book. Her hiding place suddenly disappeared, and the [Dark Magician Girl] blushed with embarrassment.

Neither Hayato nor Yugi had heard of the card Pegasus had just activated. Based on a rough guess, it was probably one of the cards Pegasus printed for himself that was "one of a kind in the whole world".

"The effect of 【Magic Barrier Removal】is to remove all activated spell cards on your opponent's field, whether they are equipped to monsters or permanently existing 【Magic Hat】." Pegasus's eyes widened, his face contorted with a dramatic expression as he stared intently at Yugi. "In other words, your 【Dark Magician Girl】 can't dodge my attack now!"

Pegasus expected Yugi to show expressions of resentment or surprise, but instead, he saw a knowing smile on Yugi's face, even though his monster was about to be destroyed.

"Hmph, Sorewadokana?"

"What?!"

Suddenly, Yugi switched back to face-up mode. Seeing Pegasus's [Magic Dispel Barrier] enveloping his field, he decisively revealed a face-down card: "I've been waiting for you to use this card for a long time, Pegasus!"

"Activate face-down card, [Spell Effect Arrow]! This card can transfer spell effects from my field to my opponent's field." Yugi waved his hand. "What I'm transferring is the [Spell Dispel Barrier] you just placed on my field!"

"What?! It's [Spell Effect Arrow]!" Pegasus panicked upon seeing the face-down card activated in the game. "The spell card I activated on the field is... [Toon World]?!"

"Hmph, Pegasus, you haven't noticed this at all, have you? I'll set up the traps on the field, while the other me and Hayato will play the role of provoking you," Yugi said calmly.

"Duel Monsters is not just a game of guessing and deciphering the psychology of duelists; more importantly, it's about choosing cards each turn and seizing the right moment to attack. If you lose your composure and blindly use cards, you're already doomed!"

"I will shatter the illusions of the cartoon world!"

The [Magic Dispel Barrier] that unfolded on the game field transformed into a stream of magic that flowed into the [Magic Effect Arrow], which shot straight toward Pegasus's [Cartoon World] spread out on the field, just like the arrow that the [Cartoon Mermaid] had shot at the game before.

The Cartoon Revolver Dragon, standing on the Cartoon World, was in a panic, frantically trying to intercept the Magic Effect Arrow that was about to destroy its foothold, but it was too late.

The arrow, imbued with the magic to dispel the barrier, struck the Cartoon World. The fairy tale book that Pegasus cherished so much suddenly shattered in his dazed gaze, turning into countless fragments of pages that fluttered down from the sky.

The Cartoon Revolver Dragon, which had previously emerged from the Cartoon World due to its effect, was thrown into the air by the shockwave of the explosion and then crashed heavily to the ground. Meanwhile, the Cartoon Mermaid, which had transformed into a Cartoon monster due to the Cartoon World, was spat out of the pages at the last moment and returned to its original form.

Even the basic points that Pegasus paid in the previous round to maintain the effect of [Cartoon World] were returned.

[Becas: 5100→6600LP]

"Oh no! The cartoon world has been destroyed! The children's dreams are about to be shattered! This is not a cartoon for children!" Pegasus was still saying his usual strange tone, but his face was clearly gloomy. "But, how lucky."

"【Cartoon Revolver Dragon】is not a transformed 【Cartoon】monster, and will not revert to a regular 【Revolver Dragon】due to the disappearance of 【Cartoon World】. However, because of the disappearance of 【Cartoon World】, it cannot directly attack you, Game Boy, for the time being."

“But!” Pegasus pointed at the Dark Magician Girl on the field, “That Dark Magician Girl, get out of the game!”

"Cartoon Revolver Shooting!"

Chapter 169 Master and Disciple

"Cartoon Revolver Shooting!"

Having its home destroyed and lying on the ground in such a sorry state, the [Cartoon Revolver Dragon] displayed a human-like expression of anger. Upon hearing Pegasus's command, it immediately and impatiently pulled the trigger on the [Dark Magician Girl], whose attack power was inferior to its own.

Despite the Dark Magician Girl's valiant resistance, she unleashed her fastest spells ever, but she was still no match for the Cartoon Revolver Dragon with its 2600 attack power, and was destroyed and sent to the graveyard.

[Game: 2600 → 2300 LP]

"Then, my [Cartoon Mermaid]... [Bow-Drawing Mermaid] attacks you directly!"

"Not so easy!" Yugi decisively threw out a card from his hand, "Discard [Kuriboh] from your hand to block one attack for me!"

"Kuririri!" The adorable fluffy monster—Kuribuli—appeared before the game, bravely charging at the arrow shot by the Mermaid with the Bow, whose art style had deviated from the cartoonish aesthetic. Although it was destroyed and sent to the graveyard as a result, it protected the game's score from being affected.

Looking at the [Kuriboh] card in his hand, Yugi's gaze softened: "Thank you, [Kuriboh], take a rest."

Meanwhile, Rainbow Kuriboh emerged from Hayato's hand, watching its kin being sent to the graveyard. Turning to Hayato, it cried out, "Kuri, kuri-ri, kuri!"

"Ah, don't worry, I will avenge your companion."

Hayato's "Rainbow Kuriboh" was added to his hand because Pegasus had previously activated "Treasure from Heaven". When "Toon Revolver Dragon" attacked, Hayato wanted to help Yugi block the attack, but Yugi signaled to him with his eyes not to do so.

"What can such a weak and powerless monster do? Cover One Card, Turn End." Pegasus ended his turn by placing a card face down in his back row.

[Bekas: 6600LP, 2 cards in hand]

[Cartoon Revolver Dragon][ATK2600]

[The Mermaid Drawing Her Bow] [ATK1400]

【GaiKa】

"It's finally my turn again. Turn begins, draw a card!" Hayato drew a card, and his hand was now incredibly full, with a total of seven cards, which he could use to his heart's content. "Now, it's my turn to shine!"

"I'll sacrifice two of my [Current Affairs Show Dancer]s to Tribute and summon [Sky Magician] again!" Hayato released the [Current Affairs Show Dancer], which had survived to his turn. "I can't ignore the enthusiastic applause from the audience. It's time for my return, [Sky Magician]!"

With a "pop," white smoke appeared beneath the feet of the [Current Affairs Show Dancer], not very large, but just enough to completely envelop her figure. A gentle breeze blew by, revealing the [Sky Magician] who had returned to Hayato's field.

[Entertainment Partner - Sky Magician] [ATK2500]

"Master!" The Sky Apprentice felt relieved to see his teacher beside him. Previously, only he and the Current Affairs Dancer had been on stage, and the gentlemanly Sky Apprentice felt a great deal of pressure, believing he had a responsibility to protect the ladies.

Although [Current Affairs Show Dancer] has higher defense than [Sky Apprentice] has higher attack.

"Then, because [Entertainment Partner] was successfully summoned, I Special Summon [Help the Princess] from my hand! The more the merrier, let's put on the most spectacular magic show!"

A petite and beautiful girl, dressed in a mysterious purple dress, appeared on Hayato's field under the illumination of a beam of light that appeared out of nowhere, holding a hand-shaped staff in her hand.

However, if anyone thinks the petite [Helpful Princess] is easy to bully, she will not hesitate to slap that person with her palm-sized staff, because the seemingly weak [Helpful Princess] is actually a warrior.

[Entertainment Partner - Helping the Princess] [4☆/Dark]

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1200/1200]

"A circus assistant role? But, with just the monsters on the field, you can't defeat my [Cartoon Revolver Dragon], Hayato boy."

"Hmph, has your brain become completely rusty from being stuck in the past for too long?" Hayato showed off a card in his hand. "Don't forget, you personally handed this card to me!"

"Activate the Spell Card, [Magician's Right Hand]! As long as I control a Spellcaster monster, I can negate the activation of your Spell Card once per turn!"

Golden rays of light surged toward Hayato's field, converging on the right hand of Hayato's most powerful Spellcaster monster—[Sky Magician]—forming a perfect sphere that floated silently in front of [Sky Magician].

"Was it the card I added to my hand back then?" Pegasus suddenly remembered that when [Toon Revolver Dragon] destroyed Hayato's [Magician's Replay], he had indeed added a card to his hand. "And the effect of [Sky Magician] is—"

[Entertainment Partner - Sky Magician] [ATK2500→2800]

“Once per turn, when a Spell Card is activated, [Sky Magician] can use the dissipated Spell Power to increase its Attack Power. The current [Sky Magician] has officially surpassed [Toon Revolver Dragon].” Hayato raised his hand and pointed at Pegasus. “The time for reckoning has come. [Sky Apprentice], you will lead the charge!”

"Attack the [Cartoon Revolver Dragon]!"

"Hahaha, Hayato boy, are you sure?" Pegasus was taken aback when he heard Hayato's attack command, then laughed. "[Sky Apprentice] is just a weak monster with a mere 800 attack points. How could it possibly defeat [Cartoon Revolver Dragon] with 2600 attack points on my field?"

"But it's too late for you to regret it now, your [Sky Apprentice] has already attacked me!" Seeing Hayato's [Sky Apprentice] charging towards him despite its tense expression, Pegasus coldly ordered, "Take down that monster, [Cartoon Revolver Dragon]!"

"Oh!"

A gunshot rang out, the bullet leaving the barrel and flying towards the charging Sky Apprentice. With an attack power of 800 against 2600, under normal circumstances, the only possible outcome would be Sky Apprentice being killed and Cartoon Revolver Dragon emerging unscathed.

Under normal circumstances.

"Don't be afraid, Sky Apprentice!" Sky Apprentice, who was nearly closing his eyes in fear as the BBs hurtled towards him, suddenly heard Hayato's voice behind him, "Go bravely, we're behind you!"

As the words fell, a ring sped past Sky Apprentice, blocking the incoming bullet.

Chapter 170 Illusion?

“Master!” The Sky Apprentice recognized the ring; it was one of the four rings used by his teacher, the Sky Magician.

Visible magical energy fluctuations swirled around the ring, even distorting the air within it. A BB gun aimed directly at the [Sky Apprentice] collided with the "air" at the center of the ring and was miraculously blocked.

Seeing this, [Sky Apprentice] realized that his master was protecting him. Turning back, he looked at [Sky Magician] with gratitude, then suddenly raised the two rings in his hands and threw them at [Cartoon Revolver Dragon] not far away.

In mid-air, a similar phenomenon occurred within the two rings thrown by the [Sky Apprentice]: the air distorted, eventually turning into two pitch-black voids. To Pegasus's astonishment, a green BB gun emerged from each of the two rings: "That's!"

"An attack from the [Cartoon Revolver Dragon]!?"