"How could this happen? It's completely over..."
White Mask lost his will to fight and fell to his knees.
"He's lost the will to fight. This Duel ends here. Kaiba, there's no need to continue attacking."
King turned to advise President Kaiba.
"Hmph, I understand. Mokuba's safety is more important right now."
President Kaiba lowered the God Card he had been preparing to summon.
A Death Duel with Jonouchi
After the Duel ended, Marik once again controlled White Mask to speak with King and the others. They also learned from Marik the bad news that their companions had been controlled.
"Kaiba, please find Jonouchi and the others. Mokuba must be there too."
King said to President Kaiba.
"Of course I'll rescue Mokuba."
President Kaiba replied as though it were only natural.
Then he searched White Mask and found two Puzzle Cards, handing one of them to Yugi.
"This is your Puzzle Card."
King accepted the Puzzle Card President Kaiba handed over.
"Let's go."
Just as President Kaiba was about to leave, he suddenly heard a roar behind him.
King and President Kaiba looked upward. A helicopter rose into the air and stopped in front of them, and then a familiar figure poked his head out through its door.
"Big brother—!"
Mokuba had returned safely.
"Mokuba—!"
President Kaiba and King hurried over.
"Mokuba, are you all right!?"
President Kaiba immediately let out a sigh of relief.
"Yeah, Anzu saved me."
Mokuba looked at President Kaiba as he answered.
"Is Anzu safe now? What about Jonouchi and Honda?"
King asked worriedly.
"I'm sorry. I only know about Anzu. And when I went back to the warehouse, there was already no one there."
Mokuba answered King's question apologetically.
"Get on the helicopter, Yugi. It seems your companion saved Mokuba. I never leave a debt unpaid."
President Kaiba suggested arrogantly.
"Kaiba..."
King looked at President Kaiba.
So he followed President Kaiba to search for his companions. Later, they found Jonouchi at the docks.
"Jonouchi-kun..."
King lost his voice when he saw the malice-filled look in Jonouchi's eyes.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Yugi."
Jonouchi looked at him as though he were a stranger.
"Jonouchi-kun... So he really was brainwashed by Marik..."
What King had feared had indeed happened.
No matter how King tried to persuade Jonouchi, he could not wake him. He could only watch as Jonouchi headed on his own toward the Death Duel arena Marik had set up at the docks.
"It's useless, Yugi. No matter what you say, you can't avoid this Duel."
Marik's voice came from behind King.
"Anzu!"
He saw a familiar figure step down from the ship behind him.
"Jonouchi is my puppet. He's being controlled by the hateful memories I possess. Heh heh heh heh..."
Marik's voice came from Anzu.
"Anzu was brainwashed too..."
With two hostages, King did not dare act rashly.
"Now then, Yugi, Jonouchi is getting impatient waiting at the Death Duel arena."
Anzu was also being controlled as she walked forward.
"Anzu..."
King could only follow.
"Before the Duel begins, put on these shackles first."
Marik controlled Anzu to pick up two shackles, and King could only accept.
Soon, King and Jonouchi were both fitted with shackles. The two shackles were connected to anchors hanging above them. As long as either player's Life Points reached zero, the bombs would detonate thirty seconds later, causing the anchors to fall. Still connected to the anchors, they would fall into the sea as well. Beneath their feet were also counting boxes containing the keys to unlock the shackles. The keys could only be taken out when the opponent's Life Points reached zero. In other words, if both of them wanted to survive, their Life Points had to reach zero at the same time.
President Kaiba refused to accept rules like these.
"I will not permit this Duel! I won't let Marik run wild in Duel City!"
After he said that, a crane drove over and hoisted a shipping container above Anzu, who was locked to a chair.
"Look carefully. Like the anchors, the chain holding that container is fitted with bombs. Kaiba, just stay obediently to the side and enjoy this absolutely magnificent performance. Oh, and such a splendid performance should be watched by this woman too. Heh heh heh heh..."
After saying that, Marik released his control over Anzu.
"Anzu!"
King hurriedly called out to her.
"Where am I? Wait, what is this?"
The moment Anzu woke up, she discovered that she had been locked up. Then she looked ahead.
"Yugi and... Jonouchi!"
Anzu could not quite understand the situation.
"You're too despicable, Marik! Release Anzu right now!"
King shouted into the air, but Marik did not respond again.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot, Yugi. I don't care if you're going to be buried beneath the sea, but you have to leave the Osiris card behind first. Hurry up and take Osiris out of your Duel Disk."
Jonouchi spoke up and ordered King.
King could only remove his card case and take out Osiris, then show it to Jonouchi.
"The God Card is right here..."
As he spoke, he put the card back into the case and tossed the case aside.
"Other Me, let me handle this Duel."
At last, Yugi spoke to King.
"AIBO!?"
King froze.
"I want to save Jonouchi myself. I don't want to cowardly stand by and watch."
Yugi's voice was extremely resolute.
"I understand. Then I'm counting on you, AIBO."
As he spoke, King withdrew from Yugi's body, and then Yugi opened his eyes.
"I'll definitely save you, Jonouchi-kun."
Yugi stared seriously at his opponent.
After shuffling their decks, the two of them unfolded their Duel Disks.
"Death Duel!!" ×2
[Yugi Muto: LP4000] [Katsuya Jonouchi: LP4000]
Yugi and Jonouchi's Death Duel had finally begun.
The Bond Between Companions
Rescued
"My turn, draw!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 1→2]
After drawing a card, Yugi did not use it immediately.
"First, I activate the effect of [Skilled White Magician]."
You can activate this effect by Tributing this card with 3 Magic Counters placed on it. Special Summon 1 [Buster Blader] from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.
Yugi revealed his Deck and selected Buster Blader, after which Skilled White Magician shattered.
"Come forth, [Buster Blader]!"
A warrior wielding a greatsword appeared as a projection on Yugi's field.
[Buster Blader: ATK 2600]
"A Level 7 monster with 2600 Attack Points!?"
Jonouchi frowned.
"That's right. Next, I activate the Equip Spell [Big Benkei] from my hand and equip it to [Buster Blader]. Since my Life Points are lower than Jonouchi-kun's, [Buster Blader]'s original Attack Points are doubled."
[Buster Blader: ATK 2600→5200]
"His Attack Points are actually as high as 5200, even higher than [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]. I see, so that was the purpose of deliberately sacrificing his own Life Points!?"
President Kaiba understood Yugi's strategy as well.
"Heh, are you trying to defeat me with two attacks?"
Jonouchi was not flustered by this.
"Battle! [Buster Blader], attack [Iron Knight Gearfried]!"
Yugi entered the Battle Phase directly.
"What!? Why didn't you switch your monster to Attack Position!?"
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