Chapter 125

At this moment, Mai sighed and showed a disappointed expression.

"I almost lost to Mai, you're really strong."

Hearing Yugi, Wu shook her head and laughed, "Don't try to comfort me. A loss is a loss."

"But then again..."

"Through this duel, I'm certain that I'm approaching your and Jonouchi's level. There's nothing to be disappointed about."

"It's a pity I still lost to you, so I've decided to continue improving myself and try to catch up with you as soon as possible."

She spoke to the Yugi with a relieved expression.

Yugi & King:????

No, did the Yugi do anything?

It was just a game of cards, why are you suddenly making such remarks?

"Oh... good luck then..."

The Yugi looked completely bewildered, but she still cheered for her.

It's probably a matter of mindset; I don't know when she suddenly had a change of heart.

Hearing the Yugi's cheers, Wu smiled knowingly, "Thanks, I'll have a chance to challenge you and Jonouchi in the future. Be prepared!"

Then she turned and left with a flourish.

King speculated, "He's probably still resentful about losing to Jonouchi before. I never noticed it before, but thankfully it seems he's let go of that obsession now."

Although the conversation came out of nowhere and abruptly, without any warning.

"But this also shows that Wu is a strong person and won't easily make us worry."

"Um."

The Yugi agrees with this statement.

Over the next half day, the remaining seven matches concluded one after another, and the list of the quarterfinalists was quickly determined.

As expected, besides Yugi, President Kaiba, and Jonouchi, who are all regulars in the competition, the remaining five who advanced were the Doma's Three Musketeers, as well as the Pegasus Brothers, who are favored by Yugi and President.

All the unknown extras were eliminated.

It's just a pity for Rebecca, this talented young girl with the title of champion from the America.

Although she made it to the top 16, which shows that she is indeed quite strong, there are too many powerful players here, and even the most talented person will be eliminated in the first round.

Inside the lounge, the Yugi and its companions were trying to comfort her.

At this moment, she warned the Yugi, "Be careful, darling! My opponent just now, that man named Tenma Yakou, is really not simple!"

Jonouchi nearby, asked curiously, "Rebecca, what makes him so extraordinary?"

The Yugi quickly realized what was going on, "You encountered the evil god Ka, didn't you? Pegasus mentioned it to me."

Rebecca adjusted her glasses slightly and said seriously, "That's right, it's this one! I think it's called [Evil God - Source of Fear]. Its attack power is the same as [Obelisk the Tormentor], and it also has the terrifying ability to halve the attack power of monsters other than itself. It defeated me with just one hit."

Jonouchi was immediately taken aback, shocked by the information. "No way, that's amazing!?"

The Yugi nodded. "Then that's correct. [The Evil God - Source of Fear] is one of the three evil gods, opposed to the Three Phantom Gods, and its corresponding monster is [Obelisk the Tormentor]."

What about the remaining two?

Jonouchi turned to look back at Rebecca.

The latter shook his head. "How would I know? That person just summoned this one evil god."

So, we can only rely on the Yugi to explain. "Well, the remaining evil god cards include [Evil God - Eraser], which corresponds to [Slifer the Sky Dragon], and [Evil God's Avatar], which corresponds to [The Winged Dragon of Ra Evil God - Avatar of God]. Their effects are..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jonouchi immediately interrupted him, "Stop! You don't need to tell me, it's Yugi. If I encounter him in a competition, knowing the outcome beforehand would be too boring for me."

It would have been fine if Castleman hadn't known, but now that he did, he naturally wanted to challenge that person. Knowing too early would diminish the surprise.

"Uh... okay."

Hearing him say that, it wasn't appropriate to continue discussing the Yugi.

So they temporarily put the competition aside and waited for the afternoon's match list.

After that Rebecca led the group of Yugi to a restaurant for lunch.

During this time, she clung tightly to the Yugi's arm, making Anzu grit her teeth in anger.

Finally, it was afternoon.

Looking at the match list on the screen, Jonouchi jumped up excitedly, "Yay! I actually get to face this guy named Tenma Yakou! I need to be fully prepared!"

"Go for it, Jonouchi-kun!"

"Um!"

Hearing the Yugi's encouragement, he needed to quickly adjust and prepare for the upcoming matches.

Upon hearing this news, King somewhat disappointed. "I didn't expect the first person we'd encounter would be Jonouchi. It seems we might not run into him."

Of course, Jonouchi might not necessarily win, but King still chose to cheer for him in his heart.

"By the way, the Yugi! Who's your opponent?"

In response to Jonouchi's curious question, Anzu spoke first, saying, "Oh, it's that guy Valon!"

Everyone: Who????

Seeing their puzzled expressions, he twitched his lips. "It hasn't been that long, have you already forgotten?"

Seeing this, the Yugi explained to the others, "Valon was one of the original Doma's Three Musketeers; you probably haven't even heard of him..."

Thinking about it carefully, Valon had been staring at Jonouchi the whole time and hadn't introduced himself to anyone else, nor had Jonouchi explained himself.

"Ah, that's right!"

At that Jonouchi, it seemed as if something suddenly occurred to him.

He turned to look at the Yugi and quickly warned, "You need to be careful, Yugi. That thug Valon, is a really dangerous man because he'll get involved in fights!"

Everyone:!!!

"Wait, Jonouchi!?"

What do you mean by that!?

Anzu, Honda, and the others immediately became restless.

Jonouchi scratched his head awkwardly. "It means exactly what it says. Valon really does get involved in fights."

"His armor deck can be equipped on himself, allowing him to attack monsters and players directly with his own body. The injuries I sustained during the Doma incident were from a real fight with him."

Everyone:...

Yugi: Is it too late for me to withdraw from the competition?

Chapter 176 VS Valon

On the dueling platform in the center of the venue, two figures stood facing each other, exchanging shuffle cards.

The Yugi player stared nervously at the punkish, muscular man in front of him.

Before coming here, he had already learned from Jonouchi liked real duels. Thinking that he might get beaten up, he subconsciously swallowed and couldn't help but feel scared.

At that moment, Valon spoke up, "Hey, Yugi Muto!"

"Um?"

"I've always enjoyed challenging strong opponents, especially someone as renowned as you, the King of Games."

Feeling uncomfortable under the other person's intense gaze, Yugi Yugi, "Is... is that so...?"

Valon smiled confidently, "Did you hear about my dueling style from Jonouchi?"

"Uh-huh..."

"Hmph~, don't be afraid. As real men, a duel should be a fight to the death!"

Judging from Valon's expression, he couldn't wait to fight him to the death (♂).

The Yugi player shuddered in fright, his expression clearly showing his concern for the man.

At the same moment, the expressions on the faces of the people in the audience became quite subtle.

Audience members: Have you considered how the people you beat up feel?

Viewers who watched the game are well aware of this person's situation.

While it might not send anyone to the hospital, everyone who played cards with him ended up with bruises and swelling.

Unfortunately, the referee didn't call a foul on him because it wasn't mentioned in the rules of the game.

I don't know if it was omitted, or if President Kaiba knew about his bizarre behavior but deliberately omitted it because of his status, letting him cause trouble here.

Before long, referee Isono finally ran out.

"Now, let's begin the KC Tournament's quarterfinals, with Yugi Muto facing off against Valon!"

Just then, the two of them had already shuffled the cards.

With everyone watching, the Yugi had no choice but to proceed.

"Then let's keep him away as much as possible, AIBO."

"Um..."

That's the only way.

Soon, the two of them put the deck into the slots together.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yugi Muto: LP4000]

[Valon: LP4000]

Valon then drew a card first.

"I'll go first, draw a card!"

[Valon's Hand Cards: 5 → 6]

After a quick glance at his hand, Valon's lips curled into a slight smile. "Hmph~, let's start with a simple greeting~."

He slammed a card onto the Duel Disk.

"First, I will summon the [Psychic Headgear] in Attack Position stance!"

Buzz--!

With a flash of light on the card, a blue-silver helmet was projected.

[Psychic Headgear: Attack Power 0]

[Valon's Hand Cards: 6 → 5]

Immediately afterwards, Valon played his second card, "Spell Card [Double Summon] activated. This turn I can perform a second Normal Summon."

"Therefore, I will offer the [Psychic Headgear] as a sacrifice to summon the [Double Cross Armor]!"

The helmet was absorbed by a new monster card, and then a flash of light appeared, revealing a set of crimson armor.

[Double Cross Armor: Attack Power 0]

[Valon's Hand Cards: 5 → 3]

He then inserted another card into the Duel Disk, "And finally, I'll place one more card face down on the field, and the turn ends."

[Valon's Hand Cards: 3 → 2]

Valon executed his maneuver flawlessly, ending his turn cleanly and decisively.

After finishing, he added, "By the way, this monster cannot attack during its turn, but when it becomes the target of an attack, it can destroy the opponent's monster using its effect and deal damage equal to half of the monster's ATK."

"Then, after the battle ends, this card will destroy itself."

Listening to Valon's description, the Yugi immediately understood the characteristics of the opponent's deck.