Duels should be played with a smile.

The even more terrifying monster fusion hasn't been used yet; those two men and that dragon haven't even appeared.

"Attack power 3812... Is this why you keep reducing your own health?"

Kaiba's heart wavered slightly. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack power was only 3000. Unless he could draw the last Blue-Eyes White Dragon in his next draw, he would not be able to overcome Leyu's monster.

"Yes and no," Leyou replied with a smile. "A true duelist doesn't easily let others see through his intentions, just like your deck-destroying tactics, which anyone can see through."

"Hmph, but you still fell for it, didn't you?"

"Getting infected? That's not called getting infected, that's called doing a huge favor!"

"I've set all four of my trap cards face down! Now, my hand is empty."

"Then I activate the effect of Divine Man in my graveyard. If I have 0 cards in my hand, I can banish this card and 1 'Destiny HERO' monster from my graveyard to activate this effect. I draw 2 cards from my deck, and I banish 'Destiny HERO Divine Man' and 'Destiny HERO Sprinter' from my graveyard and draw 2 cards."

"Seahorse, thank you so much for building the grave! You've been a huge help!"

"My deck doesn't contain any Quick-Play Spell Cards, so the Fusion Summoned Queen can't attack. However, I currently have five Trap Cards in my back row and two cards in my hand. How are you going to deal with that?"

"And my turn isn't over yet."

Chapter Twenty-Five: A flickering candle in the wind, but not entirely extinguished.

"The Queen's effect can be activated once per turn during either player's Main Phase. You can pay half your Life Points to banish 1 'Dreadnought' Normal Trap Card from your Graveyard. This effect becomes the same as the effect of that Trap Card when it was activated. The card I banish is 'Dreadnought Alert' from the Graveyard."

[Leyou LP: 188 → 94]

[Nail Dragon Queen's attack power increased from 3812 to 3906]

"Return once more, Therizinosaurus, Diplodocus!"

The alarm sounded again, and the Therizinosaurus and Brachiosaurus that had just left returned to the field in defense position. If it weren't for the Queen's effect being limited to once per turn, Leyou could immediately use the two small dragons that had just come up as materials to summon another Fusion Monster.

With one large and two small cards on the field, an effect damage protection card in the graveyard, and another fusion next turn, plus five more cards in the back row, Leyou has no idea how to lose.

"My turn is over. Now it's your turn to perform. Also, would you like to guess what amazing treasures I've hidden away?"

After taking over the turn from Leyou, Kaiba felt a little uneasy, because he could sense that Leyou's aura had changed after Leyou had placed those four trap cards face down.

He could no longer dismiss everything unscientific as he had before; he could sense that the two blue-eyed white dragons in front of him were not just virtual images.

He could also sense that, besides his Blue Eye, there was another similar being in this duel.

Right behind Leyou.

He vaguely saw the mark of a skull.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Pot of Greed!"

With two cards in hand, Seto Kaiba didn't look at the cards he drew, because he already knew from his connection with the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons on the field that one of the two cards he drew was the final Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Now, he has gathered all the keys to victory.

But before that, we need to make some preparations.

"I'm starting..."

"Wait! Before you act, I need to activate the Queen's effect again, pay half of my life points, and activate the same effect, excluding the [Dreadnought Domain] from the graveyard."

[Leyou LP: 94 → 47]

[Nail Dragon Queen's attack power increased from 3906 to 3953]

"The summoning conditions are 'Dreadnought' Fusion Monster + 'Dreadnought' Monster. I send Brachiosaurus and Queen to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 'Dreadnought' from my Extra Deck in Attack Position!"

(This is a temporary translation; I will replace it with the official translation later.)

The future city reappeared, and Liang Long and the Queen quietly disappeared. Suddenly, a shadow appeared in the sky, and something fell from the sky.

boom--

It was as if the sky had fallen and the earth had split open.

No, it was a true earthquake. A ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex, clad in armor and with two particle thrusters emitting blue light on its back, tore the earth apart when it descended upon the battlefield, sending up countless clouds of dust.

[Dark 8-Star Dinosaur Race 3000 Attack 0 Defense]

Unlike other dinosaur-like monsters that are humanoid, Contract Tyrannosaurus appears entirely as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

This is a complete beast, a ferocious monster, an ancient overlord that, with the support of future technology, will once again reign supreme over this planet.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon is a giant dragon, while the Contract Tyrannosaurus is a dinosaur. One comes from mythology, and the other comes from the ancient land. These two overlords from different realms meet and each displays their own splendor.

"Alright, that concludes my turn. Please continue your turn."

"You turned a monster with nearly 4,000 attack power and a low-level monster into a new monster with only 3,000 attack power, but the new monster's star level is actually higher. What exactly are you up to?" Kaiba said calmly, holding a card in his hand.

"Well, I suggest that when you upgrade the Duel Disk next time, you add a function to view card information so that you won't be clueless when you duel. Oh, and also, regarding the first turn rule, I suggest changing it to a roll rule, which would be fairer. And one more thing, remove that stupid rule that Fusion Monsters cannot attack in the same turn they are Fusion Summoned. In our time, the Master Rules we use don't even have such a thing."

"Master's Rules?"

"That's right. The duels of our era were called Master Duels, and the rules were naturally Master Rules. As for the specifics, I'll tell you when I have the chance. Of course, I'll also tell you about some future summoning techniques at the appropriate time."

"With the power of perpetual motion, move forward rapidly, constantly accelerating, accelerating, to surpass, until surpassing the call of the light."

"With the pursuit of ultimate sublimation as the goal, we transcend reality and illusion, constantly climbing to the highest level of the Super Summoning."

"A pendulum summoning that uses the attraction between souls as energy, causing souls to surge, collide, break the shackles of fate, and shake the universe."

"By connecting the past and the future through loops, we explore the unknown in the endless world of data and seek infinite possibilities for connection."

"Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, Link... a future summoning technique... You mean you haven't used your full power yet?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Leyou shrugged, spreading his hands. "You managed to break through my defense, so how could you expect me to use my full strength?"

"Since that's the case, then I'll break through and show you!"

Seto Kaiba was unaware that he had unknowingly placed himself in the position of the challenger.

"Quick-Play Spell, Whirlwind, I choose to destroy the leftmost face-down card on your field!"

A bluish-green whirlwind swept in, and after glancing at its target, Leyou shook his head helplessly.

Although the destruction of a trap card does not affect the effect's resolution, this card is not yet ready to be used to its full potential.

"Couldn't you have waited a little longer? I activated that trap card, [Lantern of the Wanderer]. It can only be activated when your Life Points are less than 100. Draw 2. Normally, when your Life Points are less than 10, you can draw 2 more, but you didn't give me that chance."

[Leyou Hand Cards: 2→4]

[Unlock Achievement: A Candle in the Wind, But Not Completely Gone]

Just as Leyou was shaking his head and sighing, some astonishing changes suddenly occurred outside of this duel.

Both Leyu and Seto Kaiba were looking in the same direction.

The land, which had been under a clear blue sky, was suddenly covered by dark clouds, and thunder rumbled from within those clouds that blotted out the sun.

This is a sign that a phantom god has descended to earth.

“It seems things are getting interesting. We’d better finish our duel quickly, or we’ll miss out on the fun.” Leyou withdrew his gaze and smiled at Seto Kaiba.

"Then I'll deal with you in the fastest way possible!"

The Blue-Eyes White Dragons on the field spread their wings and let out a long roar, while Seto Kaiba also unleashed a fierce aura.

"I activate a Spell Card from my hand: Fusion!"

"Use the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in your hand and the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons on the field as fusion materials!"

"This is the ultimate form of the strongest and most magnificent ultimate monster in history!"

"Transcend the boundaries of time and space, descend! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

"A devastating burst of white light!! Perfect, invincible, the strongest!!"

Chapter Twenty-Six: If you don't want to win, it's hard to lose!

Leyou crossed his arms and admired the beautiful figure of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Even though he wasn't a dragon lover, Leyou couldn't help but sigh that the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon deserved the title of Ultimate in every aspect except for its strength.

But in the end, it's just a blank slate, possessing such high attack power but nothing more.

And soon, even that little bit of attack power will be gone.

"The effect of Contract Tyrannosaurus can be activated during your turn or your opponent's turn by paying half of your Life Points. All monsters your opponent controls will have their ATK equal to your Life Points until the end of the turn."

[Leyou LP: 47 → 24]

"Ancient awe!"

With a roar, the Tyrannosaurus Rex on the field emitted a red light, which was absorbed by the Tyrannosaurus Rex before it unleashed a powerful attack on the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the field.

[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Attack Power: 4500 → 24]

"My blue eye!"

The once incredibly powerful Ultimate Dragon suddenly became extremely weak, with only a double-digit attack power, unable to even defeat a ball of sushi or a small rabbit.

"Alright, your strongest monster (your wife) has made her appearance, and I've had my fill of watching. Now it's time to end this. Let me use my Soul Card to conclude this battle!"

With five cards in the back row, one Weasel's Burst and one Easy Mode, even without activating the remaining two cards or the effect of Contract Tyrannosaurus, victory is still assured.

However, since it's the first duel, we should leave a deep enough impression on Kaiba to be in the style of a fun person!

"Seto Kaiba! Duels are supposed to be played with laughter, but the loser is often not so easy to laugh about."

"For most people, victory is not an easy thing. Everyone yearns for victory, but on the road to victory, one will inevitably experience failure. When one suffers failure, one will be discouraged, feel unhappy, and unable to smile."

"What exactly are you trying to say?!" Seto Kaiba had a bad feeling.

What I'm saying is, if you don't want to win, it's hard to lose!

"As long as you don't care about winning or losing, you won't be discouraged by failure."

"As long as you don't pursue victory, you can fully enjoy the pleasure of dueling."

"Many fun decks were created for this purpose. The purpose of these decks is often not to win, but to achieve their own special goals in the duel. Although such decks are often difficult to succeed, as long as they succeed once, they can be happy for a whole day or even several days."

"What exactly do you mean?!" The seahorse's unease grew stronger.

Thunder roared again in the sky, and not far from here, a deity descended.

"Seto Kaiba, you have passed my test. When we meet again, or when there is a suitable opportunity, I will tell you about the upcoming duel."