Duels should be played with a smile.

[The four major LPs: 32000 → 28900]

"It doesn't hurt! It doesn't hurt! You can't defeat us!"

"Solvadocana!"

Leyou was particularly excited when she finally uttered this famous line, "The greatest strength of the Nightingale is that she gathers the power of all her companions, and each companion can make her even stronger!"

"In the same battle phase, Gathering Nightingale can make a maximum of 7 direct attacks equal to the number of Xyz Materials! Right now, she has 1 Xyz Materials!"

"One attack isn't enough, then let's do it again!"

"Every attack, guided by victory, will become even stronger!"

"Accept this anger from the weak!"

"The wind has ceased its blowing! Double strike!"

[Nightingale Attack Power: 3100 → 3600]

The little bird flapped its wings, and the still-raging wind, after being infused with new power, became even more violent.

[The four major LPs: 28900 → 25300]

"The Breeze Ceases! Triple Strike!"

[Nightingale Attack Power: 3600 → 4100]

The little bird is no longer weak; even the strongest monster, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, cannot withstand the rage of the storm before her.

[The four major LPs: 25300 → 21200]

"The Breeze of Breath!! Four Consecutive Attacks!!"

[Nightingale Attack Power: 4100 → 4600]

The little bird has become so powerful that even the invincible Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon would give her a wide berth.

[The four major LPs: 21200 → 16600]

"The Breeze of Breath!! Five consecutive hits!!"

[Nightingale Attack Power: 4600 → 5100]

Endless gales gathered around the little bird. At this moment, she was like a goddess, and even the evil dragon on the ground could not look up at her and could only bow down in submission.

[The four major LPs: 16600 → 11500]

"The Breeze of Breath!! Six consecutive hits!!"

[Nightingale Attack Power: 5100 → 5600]

With wings that blotted out the sky and the wind that swept across the land, the small bird was like a natural disaster, turning everything into dust.

[The four major LPs: 11500 → 5900]

"The very last moment!!! Breath of the Wind!!! Seven consecutive strikes!!! The victory of this duel belongs to me!!!!"

[Nightingale Attack Power: 5600 → 6100]

Even if each individual's strength is insignificant, as long as they come together and are with their companions, they can do anything.

This is the prayer that gathers around the nightingale, a prayer unique to the lyric robin.

[The four major LPs: 5900 → 0]

The storm subsided, and soon the sky was clear and blue again.

The birds sang and danced in the sky, showing off their brilliance.

That is the glory that the victor deserves.

Glory fell upon them.

Chapter Seventy-Two is titled "The Whip of Utter Defeat!"

After the battle, the four giants were thrown into a corner of the virtual world as agreed, becoming diligent cryptocurrency miners who mined every day.

The working hours are quite humane, seven days a week, from 0:00 to 24:00 every day, and the daily wage is a full 0 yen, which can be said to be a very good job (without mercy).

In the arena, the moment the duel ended, the silence ban on Kaiba and the others was lifted. With many questions in their minds, they found they could speak and started talking all at once. Jonouchi and Yugi even loudly asked Rakuyu a question in the arena.

Having witnessed the entire epic battle, they were filled with intense curiosity about the new rules, the unprecedented summoning methods, and the new types of monsters.

If they were dealing with a kind person, they would probably be helped to answer their questions.

Unfortunately, they were not dealing with kind people.

He's a riddle teller.

"Dueling is the art of duelists who create the future. A true duelist should forge ahead and never stop. Only by constantly moving forward can one discover new possibilities."

"So, if you want to find the answer, move towards the future! As the top duelists of this era, you can forge your own future!"

It seems like everything has been said, yet it also seems like nothing has been said at all.

Leaving behind countless questions, Leyou simply left.

Yugi Muto and his companions had completed their task, so Leyou sent them directly to the exit of the game. However, instead of letting them leave immediately, they were left there to wait for another person to complete their final trial.

In this predicament created by the dead, Seto Kaiba faces one final obstacle to overcome.

Leyu relayed the relevant information about the current situation directly to Seto Kaiba, and once again became a spectator, watching Seto Kaiba's trial from below the stage.

"So it was you who was behind this, Gosaburo... In that case, let me bury you completely!"

"Use the power from the future."

On his way to Gosaburo Kaiba's location, Seto Kaiba checked his deck and discovered that it contained many cards he had never seen before.

Without a doubt, this was something Leyou helped him slip in.

As Leyu said before, after witnessing the power of the future, can Seto Kaiba, as a Powderman, still tolerate staying in the past?

With enough motivation, this genius favored by the world was able to unleash unimaginable power—in order to find people to play cards, he accomplished in just one year the feat of going to the sky (space station) and the earth (underworld) and developing a virtual world. What's even more outrageous is that he was only 18 years old when he accomplished these things that many people cannot do in their entire lives.

This shows just how terrifying a gambling addict can be when they're hooked on cards.

In short, this duel between Kaiba and Gosaburo was not only to help him break with the past, but also to let him personally experience what the future is like.

Then become a qualified tool.

Soon, Kaiba and Gosaburo met in a building. After a long separation, they naturally put on a show of filial piety.

"Let's settle this once and for all! I'll use your most prized Duel Monster to utterly crush you! I'll show you the vast difference between us!"

Faced with Gosaburo's declaration, Kaiba in the past might have retaliated in kind.

But now, he simply accepted this duel, which he considered nothing more than child's play, with a blank expression.

"Don't waste time, I have more important things to do!"

"Hahaha, Seto, I'll make you taste the bitterness of defeat!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Bitter Choice]!"

Gosaburo neatly selected five cards from the deck; they were the five parts of Exodia.

Because of the effect of the magic cards, Seto Kaiba needs to choose one card to add to Gozaburo's hand, and the rest are sent to the graveyard.

Upon seeing Exodia for the third time, Kaiba unconsciously clenched his fist again.

However, he was not surprised. He knew what kind of person his adoptive father was, so it was understandable that he would use a deck that had defeated him.

"Business owners are always forced to make choices, even if they are distressing, there's no way to avoid them..."

"Stop your pointless ramblings!" Seto Kaiba interrupted his adoptive father. "To me, you're nothing but a clown. You don't understand this card at all, yet you try to interpret its meaning. It's laughable!"

In both duels, Leyu showed Kaiba what it means to "make the graveyard the real home of fun." Once, he constantly interfered with Kaiba by using cards from the graveyard, and the other time, he used cards from the graveyard to launch attacks. Now, Kaiba is seeing the cards of this era with a completely new perspective.

A bitter choice. After this card is activated, the one who feels bitter is always the opponent.

"No matter how angry you are, it's useless. Come on, make your choice! But no matter which one you choose, the final result will be the same!"

"Add your left wrist to your hand, discard the rest." Kaiba's mind flashed back to the effect of the [Dark Factory] card that Leyou had explained before. Although Leyou hadn't actually used this card in previous matches, Kaiba still memorized it.

This is probably PTSD for Exodia.

Instead of immediately launching into a storytelling session and fast-forwarding to a special victory after adding his left wrist to his hand, Gosaburo chose what he considered to be the strongest combination.

"I activate the spell card 'Angel's Charity,' draw three cards and discard two, and now all five parts of Exodia are in my graveyard!"

"I activate the ritual magic [Contract with Exodia]! After collecting all the parts of Exodia in the graveyard, I can pay 2000 LP to summon Exodia's spirit to the battlefield!"

"Now, Exodia, who once defeated you, will return once more!"

A black mist billowed out, and a pitch-black undead stood on the battlefield.

The Undead of Exodia

A 4-star monster with an attack power of 1800 and a defense of 0, it looks like a weakling, only having the name of Exodia.

"Exodia is immortal! With all five parts gathered in the graveyard, he cannot be destroyed by battle, by the effects of Spell Cards, by the effects of Trap Cards, or by the effects of Effect Monsters. Furthermore, he gains 1000 ATK after each battle!"

"Come on, Seto, watch me crush you with my invincible monster! I'll activate two more spell cards, [Healing God Dean Kate], to restore 2000 LP. That way, I'll have enough LP to last until the undead become invincible!"

An invincible monster stands on the field, but having witnessed how Leyou overcame two invincible fifth brother dragons to wipe out 30,000 LP, he no longer believes in the existence of invincible monsters.

With proper teamwork, even the most powerful monster can be defeated—or, like Leyou, if you can't defeat the monster, defeat the duelist.

"If you really know how to use this deck, then I've already lost." Kaiba drew a card, his mind already closed on this duel.

"Even if you say that, I can see that you're just putting on a brave face. The invincible Exodia could easily defeat your Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

With Exodia protecting him, Gozaburo is fearless.

"The Blue-Eyes White Dragon is indeed my soul, but my soul has evolved countless times in countless battles. I am no longer the person you know!"

"Since you have summoned the spirits of the past, then I will use the power of the future to bury you completely!"

Kaiba slammed the card from the future onto the duel disk with a heavy hand, feeling neither sadness nor joy.

All they wanted was to return to the real world as soon as possible and fully develop the future that belonged to Blue Eyes.

He didn't want to wait until the trial card expired and he could only dream about it.

"Ritual Magic [Chaos Form]!"