The card player needs to win easily

When the airship calmed down, he grabbed Siren's shoulder.

Liva is well aware of this guy's bad habits - this is the time to use some medicine to relieve his muscle soreness!

Increase the power, increase the power, increase the power!

“Ahhh!!! It hurts!!!”

This time it was real, and I felt it from the bottom of my heart.

Tears caused by the pain immediately hung in the corners of Siren's eyes.

"Isono—what's going on!?"

The seahorse leaning against the railing was slightly angry.

The duel he had been preparing for for a long time was interrupted in this way!

"President!"

An employee emerged from the elevator.

"Just now, the duel boat's automatic control system malfunctioned!"

"Then switch to manual control immediately. Can't you even do these things?!"

"No, President—the situation is very complicated!"

Breathlessly, the employee explained the current situation quickly in an extremely anxious tone.

"We have no way to switch or operate the console - someone has hacked into the airship from the outside, using a method we can't explain!"

"How can it be!?"

Could it be that the Gurus Group is taking action again?

(No, Malik's goal should be to obtain the three God Cards. He has already boarded the ship, so there is no need for him to use such a dangerous method.)

"Furthermore, that person used the spaceship's communication system to try to find you, President!"

"--whispering sound."

There was no way this duel could continue.

"Our victory or defeat will be decided later. Now this matter must be dealt with."

Who knows if the invaders might decide in a fit of rage to force the entire airship to crash-land—they're already at sea.

"Then let us go too. This concerns the safety of the entire duel boat."

The two of them probably knew what was going to happen next.

"If you want to come, you can come along—but don't do anything extra."

Kaiba did not refuse Liva's proposal.

Following the employees, the three walked into the elevator.

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"Kaiba! What on earth is going on—"

Also following along were Yugi and his group.

After feeling the unusual vibration in the ward, they found the three people who came down from the platform and walked towards the control room with their tacit consent.

"Someone has hacked into the operating system of this duel boat."

"Hey! Aren't we in danger then? And Jonouchi is still unconscious!"

Honda glared at Kaiba, who had a blank expression on his face.

"I'm going to take care of this matter now."

Under the panicked gaze of the control room staff, Kaiba stepped into the room.

At the front of the entire room is a huge piece of glass.

There is an island in the center, which looks like a small black dot against the backdrop of the sea.

"That is……"

"That's our final destination, the Duel City finals venue, the Duel Tower."

Trojan came forward to explain.

"In the past, when Kaiba Corporation was controlled by our adoptive father, Kaiba Gosaburo, they used an island like this as a weapons base for an arms company."

"My brother chose this location to build the Duel Tower... perhaps he wanted to make a complete break with the past."

The seahorse showed no sign of anything.

Only his clenched palms proved his attitude.

"So, where is this intruder who wants to see me—"

The screen in the center that displayed the duel boat's data suddenly went dark.

A child with green hair appeared on the screen.

"Hello, Seto Kaiba."

PS: Actually, this is a scheduled release

Naia: Chapter 76: Virtual World

"who are you?"

Seto Kaiba didn't have a good face towards the people who hijacked his airship.

"Don't talk like that, Seto—I control this ship."

"With just a flick of my finger, I can make you fall into the ocean... but that wouldn't be fun."

He laughed in unison with his childish appearance.

But the words he spewed out didn't feel that way—they were a threat.

"Answer my question! Intruder!"

Kaiba's face was so gloomy that ink seemed to be dripping out.

The helicopter that Trojan Horse contacted just now is already on the way.

As long as they carry positioning equipment, they can survive safely even if everyone parachutes now.

"Hey... Since you're so eager to know my name, it's not wrong to tell you."

"My name is Naia, Seahorse Naia, the one who surpasses you in every way."

"Kaiba…Nia?"

The Trojan horse had a flash of inspiration and discovered something.

The person displayed on the screen looks exactly like Seto Kaiba when he was a child, except for his hair color!

"How dare you play such a joke on me—"

"Then please come to me now."

The image suddenly flickered and returned to the original screen.

There was another strong vibration.

"President! The duel boat has changed direction!"

The technicians kept adjusting the console buttons—but it was clear that some external intrusion had completely locked the system.

"Naiya...that bastard!"

The duel boat tilted to an angle that made it absolutely impossible to open the life hatch.

(This method prevents us from leaving the duel boat...!)

Falling straight down.

The calm sea surface was suddenly broken into several waves before being touched.

"There's something on the bottom of the ocean—"

Grabbing the handrail on one side with difficulty, Yugi glanced at the monitor.

A huge black fortress, with residual seawater still on its top, stood in front of the duel boat.

"Hey! If you don't stop we're going to crash into you!"

Liva pulled Siren's clothes with one hand, and with her feet against the seat, she yelled at the screen where Noa originally appeared, without caring about her image.

"Don't worry."

The roar of the engine suddenly increased, lifting the head of the duel boat at a speed that completely exceeded the specified power.

The huge acceleration pressed everyone to the spot.

"boom!"

The airship landed dully, and its tires, already raised, slid rapidly down the runway.

Until an iron building covered the sky above.

"Cough...cough cough cough..."

Liva hunched over due to dizziness and nausea.

As for the mermaid she was holding...

Well, you probably can't expect a person who is unconscious due to multiple collisions to say anything.

The beam of light hit the entire duel boat.

"Everyone, welcome to my place!"

Noa reappeared on the screen, looking elated.

"Please all duelists come down——"

"Let me go meet this so-called 'Seamania'."

Kaiba picked up his suitcase, stopping the others in their tracks.

"You guys stay on the boat. This guy's target is obviously me."

Whether it is calling himself "Seahorse" or his appearance, it has too much to do with himself.

This matter definitely has something to do with Seto Kaiba himself.

"Oh, Seto."

Noa smiled on the screen.

But everyone present could only feel a chill - something was coming.

It was hard to tell whether it was the sound of gears or hydraulics that echoed in this iron room.

"--Da da da!"

Bullets rained down around the duel boat, and a few of the ricocheting bullets even scraped the Kaiba Corporation's logo.

Several heavy machine guns appeared in the four corners of the room, spewing flames.

"...Didn't I say that all duelists should come out?"

The tone remains tepid.

"These machine guns... they were once products of the Kaiba Corporation!"

Kaiba was shocked.

This matter has escalated to a more dangerous level.

This guy in front of me has a strong connection to Kaiba Corporation's past as an arms dealer—

(Kaiba Gozaburo, you who I personally sent to the abyss...is this your backup plan!?)

"Kaiba, this is no longer something you can handle alone."

Yugi took a step forward and switched to his dark personality.