"Then I'll set three cards. My turn ends."
After setting three more cards, White Mask declared the end of his turn.
[Mask of Light Hand: 6→2]
"Three set cards!? They're probably troublesome counter cards. Then it's my turn, draw!"
[Yugi Muto Hand: 5→6]
"This card is..."
The card King drew was Chaos Phantom, which Yugi had previously used to defeat Slifer the Sky Dragon.
"It can gain the ATK of a monster in the Graveyard. It's quite a powerful card. Too bad I didn't draw anything that could clear out their back row..."
King said regretfully.
"You're wrong, Other Me."
Yugi suddenly spoke in King's mind.
"Hm!? What do you mean, AIBO?"
King asked in confusion.
"Look carefully at Chaos Phantom's effect. You overlooked this card's most important effect."
Yugi reminded him.
Hearing that, King hurriedly looked back at the card and quietly read its description.
"Once per turn: You can target 1 Effect Monster in your Graveyard; banish that monster, and until the End Phase, this card's name becomes that monster's name, and it gains its original ATK and... effect!!"
Seeing that, King instantly understood what Yugi meant.
"That's right. Our deck happens to have a monster sleeping in it that can wipe the entire field at once."
He immediately recalled that pitch-black dragon.
"In that case, I summon Chaos Phantom from my hand in Defense Position."
The shapeless black mist appeared once more.
[Chaos Phantom: DEF 0]
"Next, I activate the Spell Card Foolish Burial from my hand and send 1 monster from my deck to the Graveyard."
[Yugi Muto Hand: 6→4]
As he spoke, he also addressed Yugi in his mind.
"Let me borrow one of your cards, AIBO."
Naturally, Yugi did not mind and let King use it.
King then pulled out his deck and selected a card from it.
"I send Dragon of Ruin Gandora to the Graveyard."
After shuffling his deck, he placed the searched card into the Graveyard.
"Next, I activate Chaos Phantom's effect and banish Dragon of Ruin Gandora from the Graveyard. Until the End Phase, Chaos Phantom is treated as Dragon of Ruin Gandora and gains the same original ATK and effect."
The black mist immediately transformed into the form of the Dragon of Ruin, but its ATK did not change and remained at zero.
"I've never heard of that card. And it's a Level 8 monster with zero ATK!?"
President Kaiba found the card rather strange.
"Hehehe, what's this!? What value is there in copying a monster with only zero ATK?"
White Mask, whose skill level was lacking, could only sneer.
"How naive. My goal isn't to attack. I activate the effect of Dragon of Ruin Gandora gained by Chaos Phantom. I pay half my Life Points to activate it: destroy and banish every card on the field except this card. For every card destroyed, this card gains 300 ATK. Special Magic Attack!"
[Yugi Muto: LP 4000→2000]
"What a powerful combo!? And it's so forceful—paying half his Life Points right from the start."
President Kaiba was shocked by King's opening move.
At that moment, the gems all over the Dragon of Ruin formed from black mist fired beams of red light toward White Mask's field.
"This is bad!"
White Mask cried out in alarm.
White Mask's three back-row cards were immediately flipped face-up.
—[Mirror Force], [Sacrifice Seal Mask], [Solemn Judgment].
Then all four of White Mask's cards were destroyed.
[Chaos Phantom: ATK 0→1200]
"So he really did set counter cards..."
King wore an expression of having expected as much.
There was no need to say much about Mirror Force—it was for stopping attacks. Sacrifice Seal Mask sealed tributing, specifically targeting the God Cards. Finally, Solemn Judgment was clearly meant to counter Yugi, a player who loved setting traps.
"Finally, I set two cards. My turn ends."
After setting two cards, King declared the end of his turn.
[Yugi Muto Hand: 4→2]
"During my End Phase, Chaos Phantom's effect ends, and its ATK returns to normal."
[Chaos Phantom: ATK 1200→0]
Although its ATK returned to zero, it was in Defense Position, so it did not matter.
Magical Warrior
"Damn you, Yugi!"
Seeing King's relaxed expression, White Mask became furious.
"You're no good, AIBO. From here on, I'll have to carry us."
Black Mask mocked White Mask.
"Damn it, you dare laugh at me!?"
Before the first round was even over, the two idiots had already started fighting among themselves.
"Hmph. I thought you'd show us some kind of duel, but you're already arguing after only two turns. Trash is trash. Hurry up and take your turn."
President Kaiba said impatiently.
"Tch. Then as you wish, I'll crush you."
"My turn, draw!"
[Mask of Darkness Hand: 5→6]
Black Mask slapped a card from his hand onto his Duel Disk.
"I summon Abyss Dweller from my hand in Defense Position."
[Abyss Dweller: DEF 1800]
"Then I set three cards. My turn ends."
It was an opening hand much like White Mask's.
[Mask of Darkness Hand: 6→2]
"Hmph. In the end, you're just as cowardly as your partner. Then it's my turn, draw!"
[Seto Kaiba Hand: 5→6]
After drawing, President Kaiba slapped a card from his hand onto his Duel Disk.
"I summon Bloody Beastman from my hand in Attack Position."
[Bloody Beastman: ATK 1900]
"Then I set two cards. My turn ends."
President Kaiba quickly ended his turn as well.
[Seto Kaiba Hand: 6→3]
"Finally, it's my turn. Attacks can begin from this turn onward. My turn, draw!"
[Mask of Light Hand: 2→3]
White Mask inserted a card from his hand into his Duel Disk.
"First, I activate the Equip Spell Mask of the Cursed Soul from my hand and equip it to Chaos Phantom."
The equipped monster could not attack. In addition, during each of its controller's Standby Phases, that player took 500 damage.
[Mask of Light Hand: 3→2]
A mask covered in nails appeared within the black mist.
The moment it was equipped, Black Mask immediately flipped open a set card.
"At this moment, I activate my set card, Sacrifice Seal Mask!"
As long as this card remained in the Spell & Trap Zone, neither player could tribute cards.
"What!? We can't tribute!?"
President Kaiba immediately sensed trouble.
"It can't attack, and it won't let us summon high-Level monsters either. Are you trying to defeat me through burn damage!?"
King muttered to himself as he looked at his remaining 2000 Life Points, then immediately pressed a button.
"Then I activate the Trap Card Angel's Tear."
Choose 1 card in your hand and add it to your opponent's hand. Then, recover 2000 Life Points.
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"According to our team duel rules, I can give this card to Kaiba."
As he spoke, King walked over to President Kaiba and handed him a card.
"This is!?"
President Kaiba froze when he saw the card King had handed him.
—[Ancient Rules].
It was exactly the card he needed.
"Yugi, you..."
President Kaiba looked at King, not knowing what to say.
"Don't forget that this is a team duel, Kaiba. If we want to defeat them, we have to cooperate. Besides, I can't use that card right now."
King explained confidently.
"Hmph. In that case, I'll accept this card. But don't misunderstand—I'm only using you."
President Kaiba said with a tsundere expression.
"Mm, that's enough."
King did not mind and walked back to his original position.
[Yugi Muto Hand: 2→1] [Seto Kaiba Hand: 3→4] [Yugi Muto: LP 2000→4000]
"With this, Mask of the Cursed Soul's effect on me has been weakened. Mask of Light, you wasted a card."
King said with a relaxed expression.
"Damn it!"
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