"Arghhh—"
When the unnamed security officer fell from the stage, his eyes were filled with utter confusion, a stark contrast to the confidence he had shown when stepping up.
"I won." Kira said with a cheerful smile. "Thank you for the guidance, sir. That was a truly interesting duel."
Security officer: "."
Interesting?
Thinking carefully about what had just happened.
His opponent had started with "Mischievous Twins," making him discard two cards. Then Confiscation made him discard another. Next came the Normal Summon of Iron Knight Gearfried, equipped with Smoke Grenade of Thief. Smoke Grenade of Thief was destroyed by Iron Knight Gearfried's effect, and when the grenade was destroyed, he had to discard yet another card.
Then came the security officer's turn. During the Draw Phase, the Set Card Drop Off activated and made him discard the card he had drawn. During the Standby Phase, the Trap "Weapon Calling" activated, equipping the second copy of Smoke Grenade of Thief from the Deck to Iron Knight Gearfried. The second copy was destroyed, and he had to discard another card.
The duel had only just begun, yet the nameless security officer stared at his completely empty hands, a huge question mark hanging over his head.
Huh?
What the hell? Where were his cards? All six of them?
The first match ended with the security officer utterly dumbfounded. The whole thing had taken less than two minutes. Pretty quick, really.
Without bothering with the security officer who had lost his dreams, Kira jumped off the stage and quickly headed for his next match.
Sure enough, even in the New World, dueling was still this much fun.
"."
Kira quickly won himself a batch of cards, including several fairly valuable Rare Cards, all of which he sold for cash. Then he headed to