Duels should be played with a smile.

[Dark 1-Star Mage Race 200 Attack 300 Defense]

"What?! What is he doing? Did he make a mistake?"

"Wait, I'm not only going to summon this, I'm also going to throw this into the graveyard!"

"Activate the Spell Card [Price of Horse Bones], send 1 face-up monster you control (other than an Effect Monster) to the Graveyard to activate this effect, and draw 2 cards from your Deck."

A left hand, bound by chains, was sent to the graveyard, while Leyou drew two cards.

If Malik had seen Leyu draw two cards before, he might have been a little panicked, because he had previously declared that Leyu with three Exodia cards could potentially win outright, but now...

"Hahahaha! Are you so scared after witnessing the power of the Phantom God that you're planning to surrender immediately? You actually sent Exodia to the graveyard? You're not counting down the countdown that still has more than ten turns left, are you? Hahahaha!"

"So, you're saying that someone like you who only relies on the Illusion God won't go far!" Leyou shook his head slightly, as if he were feeling sorry for Malik's ignorance. "All four finalists are here, and you're the only one laughing. Can't you see who's the problem?"

"Oh, no, I'm about to crush you. You're not even in the top four, so your ignorance is perfectly reasonable."

“I know Exodia’s strengths better than you do, and I know his weaknesses as well. Before I collect them all, they will only take up my hand size. I might as well just throw them into the graveyard and exchange them for some useful cards. I can take them back after I draw the cards I’ve collected.”

"There's a card called 'Dark Factory,' which can recycle Normal Monsters from the Graveyard. Have you ever heard of it?"

Leyou explained his thought process to Malik in great detail, as if he were not having a life-or-death dark duel with an evil guy, but giving him extra tutoring.

"Hey, Game, he didn't need to tell Malik these things, did he?"

Game nodded, his eyes filled with doubt. "He's a true duelist. He couldn't possibly be unaware of the importance of information. If he keeps telling others his information... I've thought of a possibility, but I'm still missing crucial information, so I can't be sure."

"People like you should study more, otherwise you won't even know how you lost a duel. So I'm taking pity on you and explaining it to you clearly, so you can die knowing why!"

Another sarcastic remark followed, and Leyou continued his operation. Now, although he was no longer at risk of failure, he was still missing something to achieve victory.

"Activate the Spell Card [Angel's Charity], draw 3 and discard 2."

With a swift motion, Leyou drew three cards, and his eyes lit up.

The formula for victory, and now it's all gathered.

The rest is just a matter of how to operate it...

With his mind racing, Leyou closed his eyes and began to review every detail of the duel, extracting key information and analyzing it carefully.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and looked at Malik again.

At this moment, all he could see was unwavering determination.

"Malik! You just said I escaped with my life, so now I'll say the same to you! Because I've already collected the remaining four Exodia cards in my hand!"

"If I hadn't just sent that card to the graveyard, and if I hadn't failed to draw the Dark Factory card later, you would already be dead!"

Leyou's acting was too realistic for Malik, who had never seen much of the world. He subconsciously believed Leyou's words and almost broke out in a cold sweat. However, when he thought of the left wrist that had just been sent into the cemetery in front of everyone, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Having developed a tactic that was practically invincible, Malik was surprised when his opponent adopted an even more invincible tactic. In that brief moment, Malik even began to doubt whether seizing control of the body was a mistake.

“But you ruined your victory with your own hands, didn’t you?” Malik put the Millennium Staff to his lips, as if to lick it a couple more times.

"No, this is just my pity for you."

Leyou spoke as if he were a compassionate saint, his tone carrying a strange undertone.

"Thinking about how difficult it must be for a six-year-old like you, I might as well give you a chance."

"In my hand right now, I have four Exodia cards, one defensive card that can block a god's attack, and one card of unknown significance. At least you can't defeat me within one turn, but if my hand changes, then it's hard to say."

Leyou wasn't lying; he did indeed have a defensive card in his hand. However, what he didn't mention was that among the cards the angel had just thrown down, there were also defensive cards.

"What? You want to make a bet?"

As he spoke, Leyou placed the card he had just drawn into the three cards that had been set aside earlier, making a total of four cards. It seemed that Exodia's cards had been placed separately.

"What do you mean?!"

"Of course it's this one! I'm activating my third [Gift Exchange]! I'm going to give you the [Handbook Annihilation] card from my deck!"

Hand Destruction allows both players to discard all cards in their hand and then draw the same number of cards from their hand. In the OCG, this is a card limited to one draw.

"Come on, let's gamble! My deck has 6 cards that can recycle monsters from the graveyard, but I haven't drawn a single one yet. I'll give you this card that I can't draw, and you can decide whether to use it or not."

"Now you have two choices!"

"First! I won't use it. I'll wait until I draw a defensive card to continue the game, or a card-drawing card, or a card that allows me to recycle, and then I'll win. Or, I'll clear out my 8999 LP before I win."

"Second! Use it to collect my Exodia in the graveyard, and then gamble on whether I can draw enough cards to recycle Exodia."

"For the first option, whether you can win depends entirely on my luck. Anyway, the defensive cards I prepared are all capable of withstanding the attacks of the gods."

"The second option, for you, also depends on my luck. But the good thing is that whether I can draw defensive cards or recycle cards later is unknown. At least I don't know."

"Come on? Make your choice. Or you could choose the third option, activate the trap card I gave you before, Gift of Greed, and let me draw two cards directly. Maybe I'll draw the card that gets recycled?"

With eloquent speech, while Malik was still immersed in the atmosphere she had created, Leyou poured a huge amount of information into Malik's ears all at once. Without waiting for his reaction, she immediately continued to put on the posture of a victor, forcing him to make a choice as soon as possible.

Although she put on a very imposing air, Leyou is actually not as calm as she appears.

Everything he's doing now is manipulating Malik.

Just as the system previously indicated, the way to win with this deck is outside of duels.

Leyou deliberately mentioned his LP and his various advantages, while omitting Malik's higher LP and equally promising tactics, in order to make Malik unintentionally overlook this point and give him the illusion that he had no other choice.

As it turns out, Leyou's combination of tactics did have some effect. This almost charity-like behavior not only disrupted Malik's thinking but also silenced the audience.

However, among the silent crowd, Yami Yugi's eyes held a different expression than the others. He seemed to understand everything, only lacking the final key.

He felt he understood why Leyou was doing all this, but lacking crucial information, he couldn't be sure of the key to Leyou's ultimate victory, or why he would use such a... dangerous method in this life-or-death duel.

"Make your final choice, Malik!"

"My turn is over! In this instant, the 'Discard' will be in your hands, and the card you chose will come to me."

"I don't have any face-down cards right now, but I do have a card in my hand that can block one attack from a god. You won't be able to defeat me next turn!"

"Come on! Think it over! Then, choose how you want to die!"

"My turn is over! Malik! The death star above your head shines even brighter now, hahahahaha!"

[Leyou Card: 3]

Malik drew his card for this round, but made no further moves. He lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something.

As the saying goes, "Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly." While Malik was still deep in thought, the games in the audience had already confirmed their guess.

"Hey, Game, do you even know what's going on? I feel like Leyou is more of a villain than Malik right now?"

“Hehe.” Yami Yugi smiled slightly. “Don’t rush, Jonouchi, just keep watching. Yugi is truly a very special duelist.”

"Hey, seahorse...wait, where's the seahorse man?"

“Nisan left at the end of the round,” Kaiba Keihei replied to Jonouchi. Upon seeing the note indicating elimination, Kaiba had already lost interest in the duel.

This isn't the kind of duel he wants to see.

Instead of wasting time here, we should study how to defeat Yugi Muto.

As for Leyou... he's already brought out this kind of deck, how can we possibly analyze it?

Finally, after a long time, just when Iso was about to point out that Malik had committed a foul due to exceeding the time limit, Malik finally moved.

"Whatever you say, whether you're bluffing or not, first prepare to face the wrath of God!"

"Normal Summon [Ghost Guide], then activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn]! Return from the Graveyard once more!"

"Rathalos!"

"Then, absorb the offerings and become one with me!"

Malik LP: 9600→1

【翼神龙·攻击力0→9599→107999·守备力0→9599→107999】

Chapter Sixty-Four: A Great Helper 3.0

"No matter how many wives you have, they can't compare to mine, they can't compare to God's!"

"Winged Dragon of Ra! Attack! Divine Flame Cannon!"

Malik, who had merged with the Winged Dragon of Ra once again, launched an attack on Leyou, who had no wall monsters. However, Leyou remained completely calm.

Even when engulfed in flames, he remained calm and composed.

"The effect of [Battlebreaker] is activated when an opponent's monster declares a direct attack; Special Summon this card from your hand, and then end the Battle Phase. Don't tell me that gods aren't monsters; even if a god isn't a monster, after fusing with you, it becomes a monster!"

"Also, this monster's effect targets the act of declaring a direct attack, not the monster itself. Even if Winged Dragon of Ra is not affected by the effects of monsters below level 10, it still won't work!"

"Defense signal summons [Warbreaker]! Battle phase over, cease attacking! Even gods cannot defy the rules!"

A monster that looked like a pendulum appeared in the amusement park, and with the sound of a bell, the battle was over.

As if hearing the school bell, the Winged Dragon of Ra stopped its attack and began to nibble at the fish.

"Hmph, I activate Regeneration, discard two spells, recover Monster Reborn from the graveyard, then activate the second Fusion Undo, my LP is restored, Winged Dragon of Ra returns to the graveyard, turn ends."

Malik used up a lot of his cards in one go, but because of the surviving Boza, he wasn't afraid of any further losses.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"Look at you, wasting time again. Don't you know that the longer we drag this out, the closer I get to victory?" Leyou didn't rush to play the life-saving card he had just drawn, but instead continued to verbally harass Malik.

There's nothing we can do, this deck is just that outrageous.

"But it's good this way. I quite like seeing you pretending to be scared and unwilling to admit defeat. It's just a pity that a grown man like you is boring to watch... Never mind, never mind."

Awkwardly stopping his socially awkward behavior, Leyou glanced absentmindedly at Isis below the stage, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found that she hadn't done anything strange.

They got a little carried away.

But it doesn't matter. We need to intensify our verbal attacks to increase our chances of winning. Otherwise, when will we ever see the countdown to the end?

"Since you've worked so hard, I'll tell you some bad news!"

"I activate the spell card I just drew, 'Temporary Truce'! Both players draw 1 card from their decks. Until the end of your next turn, all damage taken by either player becomes 0!"

"I'm so sorry, but I'm one step closer to victory. You can continue to be thankful that you've escaped death yet again."

"I'm doing nothing, round over. Come on, let's start your turn! Let's see if you'll choose to use the good stuff I gave you this turn!"

After saying the last sentence, Leyou fell silent and did not continue to provoke Malik, because too much of a good thing can be bad.