Yu-Gi-Oh!: From Casual Gamer to Soulful Player

Chapter 76 Hyoga's First Appearance (Please Subscribe)

The finals of the Japan National Championships are underway.

The two duelists in this match are still Insect Bastard and Dinosaur Guy.

All I can say is that they are very suitable for the current version of the game.

Ryuzaki the Dinosaur mainly features high-attack dinosaurs or dragon monsters, clearly using "power" to intimidate, but it's not as powerful as Kaiba.

The Insect Moth is very good at "skills," using various insect monsters and spell/trap cards to prevent the opponent from playing cards, thus achieving final victory.

Thus, in this battle between "momentum" and "skill," the side that excels in using "skill" has once again emerged victorious.

The fighting spirit of both sides is quite interesting to watch.

Especially the giant monsters of Ryuzaki the Dinosaur, every time they were summoned, they were enlarged to several meters high by the dueling stage. Not to mention the audience watching live, even the audience watching on TV were very excited.

However, the result was not as satisfactory as expected.

When the insect moth created a high-attack monster using an equipment card, the dinosaur Ryuzaki actually surrendered immediately!

Because he no longer has any monsters in his deck with higher attack power than the opponent's monsters.

Others might think this quick surrender is normal, but for duelists who excel at "momentum," how can surrendering all the time possibly increase their "momentum"?

If one's own "momentum" cannot bring victory, then one should use "luck" or "skill" to make one's own "momentum" stronger!

With the help of the game, the seahorse has successfully found its way out of this path!

Therefore, true duelists need to develop all three soul abilities simultaneously. Relying on only one ability to charge forward might bring some victories in the early stages, but the later the stage, the sooner they will be eliminated.

When the dinosaur Ryuzaki walked off the stage looking dejected, he looked at the insects and moths enjoying their moment of glory on stage with envy.

The person who even presented him with the award was Bekas, the president of the International Illusion Society!

I'm so envious!

However, just as Ryuzaki Dinosaur was standing in the passageway leading backstage, looking at the situation on stage, someone walked up to him.

"You're Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, right!"

When the dinosaur Ryuzaki heard this question, his anger flared up instantly.

He was just dueling on stage! Now he has to have his identity verified?

But as soon as he turned his head, he suppressed his anger.

Because the person who came to his side was a young man wearing the badge of the International Illusion Society on his chest.

We mustn't offend them.

This person is, of course, Hyoga.

Hyoga was wearing a white lab coat, looking like a researcher.

After confirming Dinosaur Ryuzaki's identity, he pulled out an envelope. "This is an invitation to the Duel Kingdom Tournament. On behalf of the International Illusion Society, I cordially invite Mr. Dinosaur Ryuzaki to participate in this tournament! As for the specific details, you should have already seen them online, right?"

Seeing the envelope in front of him, the gloom in Dinosaur Ryuzaki's heart vanished.

It's finally here! The invitation to the Duel Kingdom Tournament!

Since the Unova National Tournament, duelists who achieved good results have revealed online that they have received invitations to this new tournament and have been certified by the International Illusion Society. Among duelists, in addition to the national tournament, there has been a discussion about what kind of duelists can be invited. Currently, the champions and runners-up of the national tournaments in all countries will receive invitations.

A third place is possible, but there are no fourth place finishers.

In addition, it has been revealed that many duelists who have not participated in the national tournament but possess considerable strength have also received invitations.

However, despite saying this, the International Vision Society did not answer the question.

Ryuzaki Dinosaur had been waiting for the invitation to be sent to him ever since he defeated Ryota Kajiki in the semifinals and advanced to the finals, but he never expected that he would not receive it until he lost the finals.

But with this invitation in hand, Dinosaur Ryuzaki had already made plans. He wanted to win the title of "Duel King" in this competition, not only to reclaim his own glory, but also to obtain the dividends that belong to the "Duel King"!

In fact, many duelists value the royalties from the International Illusion Society more than the title of "King of Duels".

One-tenth!

That's how much!

Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, is already drooling.

However, at this time, insects and moths also came down.

When he saw the dinosaur Ryuzaki, he wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but his nearsighted eyes immediately spotted the envelope in Ryuzaki's hand.

It's an invitation!

So the insect moth completely ignored the dinosaur Ryuzaki and focused its attention on Hyoga, who was wearing the International Illusion Society emblem.

He wants an invitation too!

Having just won the national championship in Japan, Insect Moth is determined to win the title of "Duel King".

Although Hyoga utterly despised this insect-like jerk, since he still won the national championship, Hyoga naturally had no reason not to send him an invitation.

As Hyoga pulled out the last invitation and gave it to Insect Moth, he heard Pegasus's voice coming from the stage outside.

"Now, please welcome Mr. Hyoga, the youngest genius researcher from our International Illusion Society, to present his research findings and the future development plans for the Duel Monsters game!"

So, to the astonishment of the dinosaur Ryuzaki and the insect Yumo, Hyoga walked out and gradually approached Pegasus.

Domino City.

The game and his friends watched the final national championship match at home.

Jonouchi, sprawled on the coffee table, was still lamenting Ryuzaki's earlier loss to the dinosaur. Then, looking at Pegasus standing on the stage, he said impatiently, "Pegasus, why haven't you gotten to the point yet?"

"Didn't that guy called Hyoga tell us to watch the match and wait for Duel Kingdom's match announcement? Is he just messing with us?"

Holding the golden box containing the cards, Yugi said earnestly, "Since International Fantasy Company has confirmed it, then what Hyoga said must be true. We just need to wait!"

"Exactly!" Honda climbed back onto Jonouchi's back, making it impossible for him to get up. "He's not even in a hurry for the game! What's the rush for you, a guy who doesn't even qualify?"

Jonouchi was feeling very uncomfortable being suppressed by Honda, and immediately started arguing with him again.

The game's attention also turned to them.

It was only when Xingzi suddenly said something that their fighting stopped.

"Ah! That guest named Hyoga has come out!"

One sentence made all three men turn their heads to look at him.

On the television screen, many beams of light shone towards the passageway, from which Hyoga walked out, went up to the stage, shook hands with Pegasus, and took the microphone he was handed.

However, Pegasus did not step down from the stage, but instead walked to a position about five meters away from the glacier.

The dueling platform has now been lowered down by the elevator, leaving only the two of them on the high platform.

"Greetings to all duelists around the world watching this live stream! My name is Hyoga! I am the current Chief Researcher of the International Illusion Society!"

When Binghe revealed his identity, people all over the world who were watching the live broadcast were filled with great curiosity and doubt about him.

It's worth noting that Pegasus himself was the chief researcher at the International Vision Society.

Who is this guy? How did he manage to take over as president of Pegasus?

Amidst skeptical gazes, Binghe smiled and chose to cut to the chase, directly revealing his research findings.

Two bodyguards in suits acted as hostesses, carrying two trays to Glacier and Pegasus.

Both of them simultaneously put the black duel disks from the plate on their arms.

"This is our International Fantasy Club's latest invention, and also my new invention, the Duel Disk!"

Hyoga looked at Pegasus, and the two shouted together—

Duel x2

The Duel Disks immediately activated upon receiving the signal.

At that moment, all the viewers, whether at the venue or watching on television, saw a close-up of the Duel Disk.

Pegasus, who lit up first to go first, drew a card and pulled out a card from his hand: "Vadashiwa Time, Show Off! Cartoon Crocodile, Attack Position Summon!"

To the astonishment of all the viewers, a cartoon crocodile holding a small axe actually appeared in front of Pegasus.

Even though there was no dueling ring on the field, the monster was actually summoned.

Hyoga explained, "This is our International Illusion Society's new invention, the Duel Disk! Wherever two duelists want to duel, they can fight!"

The moment those words were uttered, all the duelists went mad!

Why has the number of duelists increased so much recently?

Why are the viewership ratings for every live stream consistently rising?

The reason is that the dueling ring can project the dueling monsters so that you can actually see the battle!

Otherwise, those game stores that bought and installed dueling arenas wouldn't have made such a fortune these days.

However, the dueling platform, which is inconvenient to move, becomes a complete antique in the face of the newly appeared dueling disk.

If gazes truly had power, countless television sets around the world would be ruined by now.

The audience was so close to seeing through Hyoga and Pegasus that they were practically riddled with holes.

Glacier was very satisfied with the situation, but their demonstration was not over yet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please look here. The Duel Disk displays the number 4000, which means my LP is 4000. However, this is not an error. It is because the game I am currently playing with President Pegasus is based on the second generation of game rules that have been developed after our International Mirage Company made comprehensive progress in the Duel Monsters game."

"We call this expert rules!"

"In the expert rules, the base LP for both duelists is 4000. Then there are other rule variations!"

Hyoga and Pegasus then engaged in a demonstration duel using expert rules.

This includes rules and usage for monsters to directly attack the player, Superior Summoning, Ritual Summoning, and Fusion Summoning.

It concisely illustrates the difference between the expert rules and the current dueling rules.

For more specific details, please visit the official website of the International Vision Society.

In the end, the duel ended with Pegasus's LP being reduced to zero due to a direct attack from the [Houyi Lizard - Demon Lizard Houyi] summoned by Hyoga.

Although it was just a demonstration, many people watched with even greater fascination—they couldn't wait to place an order for a duel disk so they could start dueling themselves!

Hyoga smiled and said that starting tomorrow, Duel Disks will be sold on the official website of International Fantasy Society. Please look forward to it.

Finally, Hyoga will talk about the Duel Kingdom Tournament, which is of great interest to the most elite duelists and can lead to the title of "Duel King"!

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