"No!"
Professor Cobra roared.
"I don't care! No matter what, I'll bring you back. I will, I swear!"
He jolted awake, only then remembering that he was still in the middle of a duel. He looked up sharply to see Kira standing calmly across from him, watching with an amused smile.
"You... you..."
Cobra's lips trembled, but he quickly regained his composure and spoke in a low voice.
"You saw it."
Kira nodded. "I saw it."
After a pause, he asked, "Who was that child?"
Cobra pondered for two seconds.
"A child who deserved a better life," Cobra said coldly. "A child who died too young because of Heaven's injustice. And I'll do whatever it takes to bring him back.
Don't try to lecture me, Duel King. I know the price I'll have to pay, and I know many people may die because of it. But I don't care."
"I understand."
Kira nodded, then broke into a taunting smile.
"But I never said I was going to lecture you. There's simply no need."
Cobra froze. "What?"
"Because you're already finished, aren't you?" Kira chuckled. "You can't save him, just as you can't beat me. Hell, before that, you can't even manage to summon your own ace.
Your Venom Serpent God—the monster you were so sure was invincible, right? We've come this far, and it's still dozing in your Deck."
Cobra: "..."
"Face reality, Professor Cobra. The truth is... you suck."
Kira showed no mercy.
"Because you failed, you couldn't protect your child."
"Because you failed, you can't beat me. You don't even have the ability to control the Venom Serpent God—you can't even summon it. You really suck."
As he spoke, he shook his head repeatedly.
Cobra: "..."
Cobra gritted his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly that veins bulged