Duels should be played with a smile.

A magic lamp appeared on the field, and with a gentle rub, a green magic spirit flew out of the lamp.

Unfortunately, this magic spirit is just a blank slate and cannot grant the seahorse's three wishes.

[Wind · 3-Star · Mage Race · Attack 900 · Defense 1400]

[Dark 4-Star · Demon Race · Attack 1800 · Defense 1000]

"Wow, that's amazing!" The gamer in the audience watched Kaiba's actions intently. "He summoned three monsters in just one turn. If he can protect these three monsters, Kaiba can summon the Giant Warrior next turn!"

"Now, I have gathered the tributes to summon the gods on my field, but I don't have any god cards in my hand. I'll set 4 cards face down and end my turn."

[Seahorse Hand Cards: 7→0]

When Leyou heard that Kaiba didn't have any God Cards, he was relieved because he was having a bit of a hand problem.

But when Leyou saw the backcourt of Haima with 1 table and 4 players, he felt a little breathless.

Is this world even going to get any better? Why is everyone building a bunch of backcourt defenses?!

"Wow, seahorse, you've really improved a lot!"

"Even so, you don't have to act like you're going to stop progressing just because you can't beat me."

"If a person needs to move forward and overcome obstacles, then that obstacle is never someone else, but only himself!"

Leyou tried to confuse the seahorse by making up a couple of random things, but seeing that the seahorse remained unmoved, he had to admit that the seahorse was not as easy to fool as before.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"In that instant! My face card activated!"

Kaiba gently pressed the button on the Duel Disk, and a green Continuous Spell Card was activated instantly.

"Because of the effect of Magic Sanctuary, my spell card can be activated during your turn!"

"I activate [Nightmare Mirage]!"

Wait a minute? What card was it again? Where's your Life-Slaying Card? Why are you using someone else's Tenth Generation Card?

"During your preparation phase, I draw cards until I have 4 cards in my hand. When it's my preparation phase, I will randomly discard the same number of cards from my hand."

That's nonsense. You've already brought out this card; I don't believe you if you say there isn't a single "Very Food" card among the cards you've covered.

Just as Leyou finished complaining in his mind, the seahorse's actions immediately confirmed his thoughts.

"But after I finished drawing the card, I activated the Quick-Play Spell Card 【Extraordinary Food】on face-down, sent Nightmare Mirage to the graveyard, and then I recovered 1000 LP."

"Because Nightmare Mirage is a continuous spell card, its effect stops resolving after it leaves the field, so I don't need to discard cards during my Standby Phase!"

[Seahorse Hand Cards: 0→4]

[Haima LP: 4000→5000]

By exchanging two face cards for 1000 LP and four hand cards, it's a huge profit.

It is precisely because this combination is too simple and practical that the Mirage card has never come out since it went into the dark room.

"Your skills... to be honest, they're pretty strong, but even so, you'll still lose to the hero in my deck."

"hero?!"

"Yes, I have a D·Hero card in my deck, and I will use that card to end this game."

"Hmph!" Kaiba sneered, his face full of disbelief. "Enough talk. Let me see what unique deck and tactics you've come up with this time!"

This is just the beginning, and he has the upper hand. How could he possibly believe Leyou's declaration of the match's outcome now?

"I'm not afraid to tell you in advance that I've already drawn the God Card! If you can't deal with the monsters on my field, or unleash power commensurate with the God Card, then next turn, you will feel the wrath of the gods!"

"The God Card? Thanks for reminding me, I'll definitely prepare a grand feast for your God Card!"

"At the same time, I also want to thank you. If you hadn't let me draw an extra magic card, I really wouldn't have been able to do anything to you."

"This is a huge help!"

Leyou has lost count of how many times he's said this. It's just so amazing. When other people play cards, they draw cards like gods. When he plays cards, it's like others are helping him.

"Release the Fairy-Type monster [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] from your hand, and Special Summon [Cyber ​​Ballet Practice Skirt] from your hand!"

The model worker Benten was released, and a girl wearing a slightly strange color scheme (referring to red and green) but still quite cute appeared on the field.

[Earth, 5-star, Warrior race, Attack 1800, Defense 1600]

"Ritual monsters? Could it be that Leyu is good at ritual summoning?" Jonouchi and Yugi asked in unison, and even Kaiba was somewhat puzzled.

Because in this era, very few people use ritual decks. At most, they might include one or two of them in the deck and use them at crucial moments, relying on other cards for duels the rest of the time.

Take the seahorse itself, for example.

The three of them were puzzled, but Isis, who had already been hammered by Leyou's legacy once, was not as surprised as they were. Instead, she became even more excited, looking forward to seeing what characteristics this ritual deck would have.

"Then there is the effect of Graveyard Benten: when it is released, it searches for one Fairy-Type LIGHT monster."

"I'm adding [Ten Thousand Hands God] to my hand."

"When the Summoning of the Thousand-Armed God is successful, the effect is to search for a Ritual Monster or Ritual Spell."

[Light - 4-Star - Angel Race - Attack 1400 - Defense 1000]

"What I want to search for is..."

Leyou revealed a malicious smile. The reason he used this deck was solely for this monster that needed to be searched.

"【Electronic Angel - Nasatimi-】!"

Unfortunately, it's a bit of a shame that the current situation doesn't allow him to directly summon this monster full of joy, because this joyful monster can only become joyful after she officially appears and enters the graveyard.

"Kaiba, since you're planning to summon a god, I'm definitely going to give you some trouble!"

“Activate the Ritual Spell 【Ritual of the Mechanical Angel】 from your hand! Tribute the Thousand Hands God and the Ballet Practice Skirt on the field to Ritual Summon 1 【Cyber ​​Angel】Ritual Monster from your hand.”

"He is the god of destruction! He is the god of creation! With eyes open, all things are born; with eyes closed, all things perish! Omniscient and omnipotent, omnipotent and omniscient! Now appearing in the world with a mechanical body and the appearance of an angel, he will surely bestow upon his enemies destruction with his supreme power! Descend! [Electro-Angel - Ishna]!"

The God of a Thousand Hands transformed into a lovely girl as a sacrifice to guide the God of Destruction to descend, igniting the divine fire.

The divine fire burned fiercely, seemingly containing the promise of annihilation.

In an instant, the flames surged, transforming into a human form and landing on the ground.

An electronic angel with one face, three eyes, four arms, wielding weapons, and radiating divine light, descended upon this place, bearing the name of the God of Destruction.

[Light - 8-Star - Angel Race - Attack 2500 - Defense 2600]

"Ishna's effect: If this card is successfully Ritual Summoned, you can activate this effect: Your opponent must send 1 Spell/Trap Card from their field to the Graveyard!"

"Kaiba, I bet you have some kind of face-down card to protect monsters, so pick one."

Ishena raised his spear and aimed it at the seahorse. If he didn't choose a face-down card to help him block the attack, the spear might actually pierce him instead.

"Hmph, you've got some skill. Here's the one."

Following the seahorse's guidance, the spear pierced a face-down card, and at the moment it was sent to the graveyard, Leyou saw that card.

[Attack ineffective]

This is an extremely powerful counter-trap card that can negate a monster's attack and end the Battle Phase, making it a perfect card for protecting Kaiba's monsters on the field.

But since he's already made that choice, there's no doubt that the other card might be more useful.

Since there is still one face-down card, it means that Leyu may not be able to reduce Kaiba's number of monsters with just one monster.

However, Leyou is now powerless to do anything about it – only after experiencing how badly these old-fashioned ritual decks are wasted can one realize just how fake Longhui Takumi's system really is.

One ritual summon used three cards, what a waste.

I could have recycled the Ritual Spell Card from the Graveyard by retrieving the ballet practice skirt, but since that Ritual Spell Card in the Graveyard could help block one destruction, I didn't.

"Advancing to Battle Rank, Ishana Attack Magic Lamp!"

It seems a bit inappropriate for an electronic angel with the same name as the God of Destruction to bully a genie from another mythology, but since it's a duel, there's no time to worry about that.

The spear that had just pierced a trap card is now ready to strike at the monster.

"In that instant, I activated Gai Fang's quick-attack spell, [Command Silencer]!"

"I will directly cancel your attack command. A monster that cannot hear an attack command is naturally unable to attack! After that, I can draw one more card."

It was called a silencer, but in reality, it drowned out the command with a piercing noise. Distracted by the noise, Ishena did not hear the subsequent instructions, so he stopped attacking and returned to Leyou's side.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're really wasting your time. There's absolutely no need for you to activate such a powerful card right now."

He successfully blocked an attack, but Kaiba's expression wasn't particularly good. After hearing Leyou's taunts, it darkened even more.

"Hmph, you should be glad. If it weren't for my need to summon a god, this card was originally meant for your Winged Dragon of Ra!"

"Really? Then I'm quite lucky."

"It's all just empty talk. To prevent this duel from getting complicated and to end it as quickly as possible, I don't mind wasting a spell card. As long as you can't deal with my monster, I can summon God right next turn!"

"Moreover, I currently have a very strong hand."

Indeed, with the addition of the previous Mirage Tower card, he had a total of 5 cards in his hand, more than Leyou had. Leyou must have wanted to punch him.

"Set two cards face down. End of turn. Begin summoning your god. Begin your performance."

[Leyou Hand Cards: 7→2]

A 2500 ATK monster in the front row, destroyed once in the graveyard, and two face-down cards in the back row—it seems alright.

However, these might not necessarily be very effective against the impending arrival of the God Cards.

At this moment, because of Philvo's move, the whole world was watching the duel live. The first two rounds did not excite the audience too much, but whether it was Kaiba's starting hand of three cards in front and four behind, and then healing and replenishing cards to protect the monster, or Leyou's ritual summoning of a monster with 2500 attack power in one turn, they all realized that the level of this duel was very high.

Furthermore, they were even more eager to see just how powerful the upcoming God Card would be.

"My turn, draw a card!"

With a full six cards in his hand, it's hard to imagine what kind of bizarre things Kaiba is holding, given his tendency to not shuffle cards and his deck synergy. It's also unknown how many Blue-Eyes White Dragons he actually has in his hand.

"Leyou! My hand was already strong enough to take you down. I could have easily defeated you with just the power of the Titans, but to ensure my victory, I have another task to perform!"

"You've played against me before, so you must know my deck. I've included a lot of counter cards, and since you often change your deck, you probably think I can't counter you. But have you ever thought that there's one card that can definitely counter you?"

To be fair, what Haima said wasn't really a big problem, but Leyou really didn't expect there to be any card that could target him.

"Joyful! The ultimate victor of Duel City is the one recognized by all three God Cards! Only the victor can obtain the most God Cards, and now, before I achieve victory, I will take your God Cards away!"

Kaiba made a declaration that sounded like popping champagne at halftime, and upon hearing this, Leyou immediately recalled the cards Kaiba might use.