VS Kaiba's Deck

"My turn, draw!"

Kira swept his hand.

"I Flip Summon the monster I have Set on the field. The monster I Set is this card—

—Dragon Rider, Flip Summon!"

[Dragon Rider, ATK 700]

"Dragon Rider's Flip Effect," Kira said. "When this card is flipped, until the end of the turn, I can gain control of one face-up Dragon Type monster your opponent controls.

Therefore, I gain control of the 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' on your field!"

AI Kaiba: "!?"

Holy crap, you brought this thing too?

What even is this meaningless junk?

Following that, the knight in the red cloak leaped forward, skillfully jumping onto the back of Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

In the blink of an eye, Blue-Eyes White Dragon followed the skilled rider to Kira's field.

The students below the stage were in an uproar.

"He actually managed to steal the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Hehehe, brothers, I'm so hyped!"

"As expected of Boss Kira, he effortlessly did something we wouldn't even dare to dream of."

AI Kaiba: "You scoundrel."

Of course, from the perspective of the spectators, they were getting happier the more they watched, feeling they had never seen a Duel so interesting. The audience had gradually forgotten they were locked into the venue by The System, and each one was watching with relish; some unfamiliar passersby even started cheering for Kira.

Sure enough, no matter the world, there are always people who just want to watch the fun. Who wouldn't love watching such an entertaining spectacle?

After transmigrating and conducting continuous Duels and environmental research, Kira quickly discovered that Duelists in this world had a strange fondness for Dragon Types.

Of course, this was normal. After all, from a realistic perspective, Konami is inherently obsessed with Dragons, and President Kaiba, who leads the Duelling world in this dimension, is also obsessed with Dragons. Dragon Types are inherently cool and powerful, so it was inevitable they would become a popular Type.

So, when choosing his Side Deck, Kira immediately stuffed in a bunch of unconventional weapons specifically designed to slay Dragon Types. Anyway, there's no upper limit on Side Deck card slots, so stuffing in a lot of these relatively cheap, nonsensical things wouldn't have much impact.

As the saying goes, "better safe than sorry." Today, it certainly came in handy.

For example, the next card is also like this.

"Although I gained control of Blue-Eyes, because 'Pot of Dragon Sealing' is still on the field, all Dragon Types cannot switch to Attack Position, including those on my own field.

Therefore,"

Kira drew another card from his hand.

"I will Tribute 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' to Tribute Summon!"

Whether it was just a feeling or not, at that moment, he seemed to hear the sound of AI Kaiba grinding his teeth.

"You… what the hell?"

If there was anything that could anger the President more than having his White Bride taken control of, it might be having it Tributed after being taken.

And if there was anything that could anger him more than having his White Bride Tributed, it was that the monster summoned by the Tribute was practically screaming "targeting you" with its effect.

"Tribute Summon, Level 6, Dragon Slayer!"

[Dragon Slayer, ATK 2000]

"Dragon Slayer's effect: When this card is successfully Summoned, destroy one face-up Dragon Type monster." Kira pointed towards Kaiba's field again. "Destroy 'Crystal Dragon'!"

The blue-green demon glared forward furiously. Upon seeing Crystal Dragon, it let out a roar, as if declaring, I'm here specifically to beat Dragons!

With a boom, Crystal Dragon also turned into scattered ice crystal fragments, completely shattered.

Actually, Kira didn't think this card was particularly outstanding. It required a Tribute Summon to destroy a Dragon Type, and its Level 6 ATK was only two thousand. The "Thunder Monarch" from the Monarch Deck, for instance, is Level 5 with 2400 ATK, and it can destroy any monster regardless of Attribute or Type.

Of course, the Monarch series might also be rare cards he hadn't seen yet. So overall, Kira only rated this card as relatively decent for targeting Dragon Users in this early environment, not particularly strong.

However, if there was one advantage to mention, it was the highly provocative name "Dragon Slayer," and the effect that seemed to be screaming, "I'm specifically targeting you today."

In other words, when used in conjunction with other targeting cards, it had a better chance of breaking the opponent's mindset before depleting their Life Points.

That AI on the other side was momentarily speechless, as if it had been rendered silent.

It was probably thinking, I might not be human, but you are truly a dog.

Otherwise, just look for yourself, are these things something a normal person from the Sunny Meta would even carry?

"Dragon Slayer, direct attack." Kira ordered.

But the AI also had a countermeasure: "Open Set Card, Trap Card - Counter Gate! When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack, that attack is negated, and I draw one card from my Deck!"

A transparent defensive gate appeared in front of him. Dragon Slayer's full-force attack slammed into that defensive line, all its impact energy absorbed and turning into golden light that flowed into his Deck.

"The attack is negated, and I draw a card from my Deck!"

"Then I'll use 'Dragon Rider' to attack directly," Kira said.

Having lost its mount, Dragon Rider's fighting power greatly decreased, but it still advanced with its sword, slashing down from above AI Kaiba's head with a swoosh. The AI's holographic image flickered and distorted along with the blow.

[AI Kaiba, LP 4000 → LP 3300]

"Then I'll Set three more cards in my Back Row, and end my turn."

Three more Set Cards appeared, like dark holes, accompanied by golden light effects, causing the onlookers to gasp again.

This person is only in their second turn and has already descended so deeply into The Netherworld style; now he's even setting three in the Back Row again.

Even before the three Set Cards were activated, the crowd below felt a faint, almost imperceptible chill, as if the entire venue had gotten slightly colder.

"Who is this young man? He can actually suppress that Kaiba's Deck like this."

A passerby in the venue wondered.

"Wait, I think I've seen him... This is the champion of this year's Moonflower Cup!"

"What? That rookie who crushed the Legendary Duelist Dinosaur Ryuzaki in the finals?"

"Isn't that facing a true god? This is too strong."

"..."

It was AI Kaiba's turn: "Draw!"

Looking at him, the AI seemed quite annoyed. This turn, he didn't even seem to have the energy to say things like "Full speed ahead!" or "third-rate Duelist," imitating the real Kaiba.

"From my hand, I activate the Spell Card 'Melody of Awakening Dragon'!" AI Kaiba declared. "By discarding one card from my hand, I can add up to two Dragon Type monsters with 3000 or more ATK and 2500 or less DEF from my Deck to my hand!"

Just hearing it, you can tell it's a card tailor-made for Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

"I add these two cards from my Deck to my hand."

AI Kaiba drew the two cards he searched from his Deck, giving another stylish but also exaggerated swing of his arm.

"I add another 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' and a 'Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon' to my hand!"

Kira slightly frowned.

As expected, he already has Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon.

"The effect of Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon! This card can be Special Summoned by revealing one 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in your hand to your opponent.

Therefore, I reveal this 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' I just searched!"

AI Kaiba slapped that card onto his virtual Duel Disk, and at that moment, it was as if endless ethereal blue light erupted from the Duel Disk.

"Illuminate the void with that light, and shake the heavens and earth with that power! Now, appear here—

—Level 8, Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon!!!"

Like dazzling blue light emerging from the projected sky, a dragon's roar came from within the light, a loud and majestic bellow, like thunder from the heavens.

The Alternative Dragon burst forth from the light. The moment its wings spread, they were almost like two vast blue canopies. Its roar seemed to pierce through three thousand years of time and space.

Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon, Summon!