Duels should be played with a smile.

Seahorse nodded slightly, but his mind was on his previous conversation with Pegasus.

He is a firm believer in science, but now, when it comes to Duel Monsters, he is also trying to think about things with a less scientific mindset.

He took the deck out from his pocket, flipped over the top card, and there it was—a card he had never seen before.

Blue-Eyes Tyrannosaurus

Kaiba himself didn't know how this card ended up in his deck, but the words "unaffected by trap card effects" clearly written on the card were obviously in line with his state of mind at that time.

"Blue-eyed...is this your response to me?"

"If this is your response to me, then tell me, how can I gain even greater power?"

"Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, Link... Blue-Eyes, I believe that as the strongest Duel Monster, you can definitely show me these possibilities!"

"I look forward to that day..."

The helicopter stopped moving forward, entered a hovering state, and began to descend slowly.

Directly below is the Domino Arena.

Seto Kaiba carefully puts away his deck and gently wipes his Duel Disk. At this moment, his fighting spirit is incredibly high!

Wait, Leyou! The Blue Eyes, now with its newfound power, will surely defeat you!

Before that, let me get my hands on the three Egyptian God cards first!

Seto Kaiba didn't notice that behind him, a girl with blue eyes was looking at him helplessly and shaking her head slightly.

Synchronization might be achievable on its own... but to unlock other possibilities, the help of other Pokémon is still needed...

What a troublesome...big boy...

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Chapter Forty-Eight: Hmph, how boring!

Domino Stadium.

Seto Kaiba and his younger brother Keihei Kaiba had been waiting there for a long time.

They were waiting for the others to arrive, but for some reason, almost an hour passed after they arrived before the first... or rather, the first group of people came.

Yugi Muto, Katsuya Jonouchi, and Mai Kujaku, the three duelists, along with their friends and family, entered the arena, chatting and laughing.

Kaiba was slightly surprised to see Jonouchi here, but thinking about what had happened to him today, he didn't bother to mock the ordinary guy.

Instead of wasting time on that, we should think about how to develop other summoning methods and explore more possibilities for Blue-Eyes.

And... that guy said he'd tell me more information the next time we met.

Although he deeply disliked this condescending behavior, Seto Kaiba, being someone who, like a certain man who couldn't double jump, pursued power, didn't mind indulging in a moment of genuine appreciation.

After the game and the others entered the arena, staff from Haima Group stepped forward to verify their identities and the chip boards in their hands. After confirming that everything was correct, they handed them an ID card.

After Yugi and the others, Malik arrived disguised as an ordinary duelist.

To be fair, Malik's tactics were actually quite low-level and easily exposed, and Jonouchi also keenly sensed something was amiss. However, even if the tactics were flawed, they couldn't withstand someone else's cheating.

Malik possesses the Millennium Item—the Millennium Staff—which has the ability to manipulate people's minds. He used the staff's power to easily avert the crisis that could expose his identity.

After the real Malik appeared, it was Rishid's turn to impersonate Malik. He attracted a lot of hatred as soon as he appeared, but Seto Kaiba, who wanted to obtain the God Card, didn't care about this. After confirming the chip plate, he ignored it.

A total of six duelists have arrived, and those who possess the three Egyptian God cards are also present. In the past, Kaiba would probably have announced the start of the duel immediately.

But at this moment, he waited with utmost patience.

“The three Egyptian Gods have already gathered here, what are you waiting for?” Rishid asked at Malik’s instruction.

"Hmph! It's none of your business. As the leader of the Gurus Order, I could have disqualified you outright. I'm only keeping you here to seize your God Card. Don't be ungrateful!"

After being rebuffed by the seahorse, Lishid stopped talking. Their understanding of the seahorse was only superficial, and the seemingly innocent seahorse was capable of disqualifying someone.

To ensure his escape from the fate of being a tomb guardian, Malik had to pretend to be indifferent, even though he was getting impatient.

However, somewhat unexpectedly, more than ten minutes passed, and the remaining two still hadn't arrived.

"Hey, Kaiba, are we going to have to settle this here? And how long have we been waiting? Why haven't the rest of the team arrived yet?" Jonouchi, who was also getting impatient, asked.

He didn't mind continuing to wait, but his younger sister, Shizuka, had come along this time.

Although it was still summer, the night breeze was quite cool, and as a good older brother, he naturally didn't want to see his younger sister, who had just been discharged from the hospital, catch a cold.

Turning back to look at Shizuka with concern, Jonouchi suddenly noticed that Shizuka was wearing an extra coat. Upon closer inspection, he realized that Honda's coat was missing.

Oh, Honda took off his coat and gave it to Shizuka. That should make her feel better... Wait, when did Honda do that?!

"Hmph! Mediocrity is mediocre. It's not just that they lack patience, but also their imagination and vision."

"what?!"

Look at the top of your head!

Before the seahorse could finish speaking, the sound of a propeller suddenly came from the sky.

"The real dueling stage is up here!"

Seto Kaiba points one finger to the sky, looking just like a Kamen Rider who likes to talk about his grandma all the time.

"The duel will take place a thousand meters above the ground!" Kaiba Keihei's commentary gave his brother a not-too-small Destruction Dragon Beast vibe, and coupled with Kaiba's own arms crossed and silent posture, he could truly be called the king of cool.

The dueling boat slowly descended, but after landing, it simply stopped in place and did not lower the stairs to allow everyone else to go up.

Seto Kaiba stood to the side with his arms crossed, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but he would still glance at the entrance to the arena from time to time.

Yugi Muto noticed this, and after thinking it over carefully, he looked around and asked, "Kaiba, is the person you're waiting for Lappyu?"

Hearing the game's question, Jonouchi and the others curiously peeked over.

After the series of events that happened this afternoon, Yugi told the others what Raku had done. Jonouchi and others, who were already quite fond of Raku, were even more grateful to him, and everyone else's favorability towards him also increased by 1.

Seto Kaiba, who is 186 cm tall, turned his head and glanced down at Yugi Muto, who is 153 cm tall, before closing his eyes again to rest. His pride (tsundere) did not allow him to admit these things.

Jonouchi and the others were puzzled by this inexplicable action, but for Yugi Muto, who knew Kaiba very well, Kaiba's action was the answer to their question.

'It seems that Leiyou already fought Kaiba without my knowledge... I wonder how their battle went. Could Leiyou have lost to Kaiba and therefore couldn't arrive here in time?'

"Don't worry, Aibo. I can tell that Leiyu is a true duelist. Although his duel with Jonouchi seemed perilous, it was actually under his control. And Kaiba's attitude also shows how much he values ​​Leiyu."

'A duelist who is valued so highly by Kaiba must be no weakling.'

"Yes, you're right. I was overthinking it. True duelists don't fall halfway through their journey."

Just as they were engaging in 'self-fertilization', a strange sound came from outside the arena, growing louder as it approached.

Everyone looked toward the entrance.

A moment later, a uniquely designed vehicle carrying people who hadn't brought either duel disk arrived at the arena.

'The last two? When did he get a woman with him? Is that his companion? Or... Hmph, how boring.' Looking at Ella who came with Leyou, Kaiba couldn't help but ponder, even feeling a little dissatisfied.

Meanwhile, Kaiba Keihei next to him was staring ahead with shining eyes at the D-Wheel.

Don't get me wrong, the child is still young and doesn't understand adult happiness.

Therefore, for him, the appeal of something as cool and stylish as a D-wheel is obviously greater than that of other things.

"Oh, sorry I'm a little late. I always like to arrive early, but today's events have indeed exceeded my expectations."

"Hmph, there's no point in saying more. Isono, open the airship's doors!"

At a command, the seahorse turned and walked toward the airship.

She's just like a proud and arrogant person.

That's weird.

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Death within the city! No

Upon seeing Leyu arrive, Yugi and Jonouchi greeted him from a distance.

Lishid, disguised as Malik, merely glanced over before stepping aboard the airship as soon as the doors opened.

The real Malik really wanted to use the Millennium Staff to give Leyou a hard time, but he still needed to disguise his identity, so he pretended not to know him and followed Lishid as the second person to enter the airship.

Seahorse was the first to walk toward the airship, but he stopped halfway there. Only after the others had boarded and only he, Leyou, and Ella remained did he scrutinize his strongest opponent with a discerning eye.

And that D-wheel.

Of course, his focus was actually on Ella, because he sensed something familiar yet strange in her.

It was like... the illusion he inadvertently felt when he tore the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon to pieces.

Now it seems that it was not an illusion.

He even began to regret his actions.

If the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon is still there, could it contain other possibilities for the Blue-Eyes?

In his quest for the power to overcome all obstacles, the seahorse's obsession has unknowingly led him to become somewhat obsessed.

"Hey, you're not getting on the airship, are you? You're not waiting for me, are you? Wow, that's way too cool!"

"Hmph, as expected, nothing nice ever comes out of your mouth."

With a flick of his white trench coat, Seahorse walked up the airship's steps with a cold face, but halfway up, he turned back.

"My Blue Eyes has gained new possibilities. This time, I will definitely collect all three God Cards and then have a showdown with you!"

"Oh? Then bring it on! With a toy as exquisite as you, I have a whole host of ways to deal with you~"

Seto Kaiba's face fell visibly.

"Don't be so impatient. Here, since you're willing to be my punching bag, I'll give you something nice."

The black and purple painted D-wheel had a unique charm under the night sky and the lights, but Haima only glanced at it twice and then ignored it.

"It's just a means of transportation. I can afford to use an airship as a duel arena, so why would I be short of your motorcycle? At most, it's just that the design is a little unusual."

"Hahahaha~" Leyou imitated the strategist in the old version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and started laughing out loud at the drop of a hat, leaving Seto Kaiba completely bewildered.

"No, no, no, this is not a simple means of transportation. Remember what I told you about, the one that can transcend light?"

"Beyond Light... Synchro?" Kaiba suddenly became serious, his eyes filled with longing, but he quickly suppressed it.