"Noah, you bastard—!"
He clenched his fists in fury.
"Calm down, Kaiba. Leave this to me."
Yugi hurriedly grabbed hold of the President.
"That's right. Yugi is my designated opponent now, so it isn't your turn to step in yet, Seto. You wouldn't want anything to happen to your little brother, would you?"
Noah threatened the President.
"Damn it..."
Only then did the President loosen his fists.
"Hmph! Yu-gi! If you lose to this guy Noah, I'll never forgive you!"
For now, all he could do was entrust this to Yugi.
"Don't worry, Kaiba. I'll definitely help you save Mokuba."
With that, Yugi stepped forward and faced Noah.
The next Duel was about to begin.
Five Set Cards, please advise!
"The Deck Master I choose is [Kuriboh]."
This time, Yugi did not choose Dark Magician Girl. Since Noah remained so confident even after watching Yugi's Duel, he might have prepared something to target Yugi's Graveyard. That was why Yugi chose Kuriboh, which could protect him in a pinch.
Once the two had chosen their Deck Masters, the Duel officially began.
"Duel!!" ×2
[Yugi Muto: LP 4000]
[Noah Kaiba: LP 4000]
Yugi drew first.
"I'll go first. Draw!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 5→6]
"What a perfect hand..."
As he spoke, Yugi held up five cards, then inserted them into his Duel Disk one after another.
"First, I set five cards."
[Yugi Muto's hand: 6→1]
Five pitch-black set cards appeared at Yugi's feet.
Yugi: Five Set Cards, please advise!
King: ...
President: ...
Everyone: ...
Noah: Is it too late to restart...
Yugi had come out swinging so hard that Noah was panicking inside.
Unfortunately, with Noah's pride, he could not possibly say something that embarrassing. He could only force himself to continue.
Then, Yugi slapped his final card onto the Duel Disk.
"Next, I summon [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind] from my hand."
If this card was the only card in his hand, it could be summoned without a Tribute.
Amid flashing light, a red dual-lance knight riding a purple warhorse materialized on Yugi's field.
[Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind: ATK 2300]
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[Yugi Muto's hand: 1→0]
"Amazing! Yugi summoned a high-level monster that easily!"
Jonouchi became excited behind him.
"Hmph! A card prepared to work with all those set cards, huh? What an obvious strategy."
Although the President disliked this kind of sinister playstyle, he did not care what methods Yugi used as long as Mokuba could be saved.
Next, Yugi flipped over one of the cards in his back row.
"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] and draw two cards from my Deck."
[Yugi Muto's hand: 0→2]
After drawing, Yugi did not set any more cards.
"That ends my turn."
Yugi ended his turn decisively.
Even the King, watching from the side, could not help covering his face at this trap-heavy nature of Yugi's deck. He almost felt sorry for Noah.
"Tch, what a disgusting way to play..."
Noah unhappily drew a card.
"My turn!"
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 5→6]
Noah first placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk.
"I summon [Chiron the Sage] from my hand."
A centaur holding a staff materialized.
[Chiron the Sage: ATK 1800]
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 6→5]
"[Chiron the Sage] has an effect that destroys Spell and Trap Cards!? Then I can't let you keep it..."
Yugi immediately pressed a button and flipped over one of his set cards.
"At this moment, I activate the Trap Card [Bottomless Trap Hole]."
This card could only be activated when the opponent Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned a monster with 1500 or more ATK. Destroy and banish those monsters with 1500 or more ATK.
Chiron was instantly swallowed by a suddenly opened hole.
"Always relying on cheap tricks..."
Noah's previous composure had completely vanished.
"But that still isn't enough before my 'World Creation' Deck."
At that moment, he inserted another card into his Duel Disk.
"I activate the Spell Card [Ground Collapse]."
Destroy the monster with the lowest ATK on the opponent's field.
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 5→4]
Yugi immediately flipped over another set card.
"Useless. I discard one card from my hand to activate the Counter Trap [Magic Jammer]."
When a Spell Card was activated, discard one card to activate this card. Negate that activation and destroy it.
[Yugi Muto's hand: 2→1]
"Damn it..."
Noah's Spell Card shattered at once.
"It's not over yet. The chain hasn't finished resolving."
With that, Yugi placed his final card onto the Duel Disk.
"When a card controlled by my opponent has its activation negated by a Counter Trap, [Pluto Dragon Judgment God] can be Special Summoned from my hand."
Amid flickering lightning, a dark crimson demonic dragon descended onto Yugi's field.
[Pluto Dragon Judgment God: ATK 2800]
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[Yugi Muto's hand: 1→0]
"You summoned another high-level monster that easily!? Yugi Muto, you're too underhanded!"
Noah shouted angrily.
"Uh, that's part of a Duel too. Yelling at me won't change anything..."
Yugi scratched his cheek with a finger.
"Tch!"
Naturally, Noah understood that as well. His rhythm had simply been disrupted, which annoyed him. From this point on, he could no longer play his cards in the order he had planned.
"Hmph. Let's continue..."
Just as Noah was about to make his next move...
"Wait. [Pluto Dragon Judgment God]'s effect hasn't resolved yet. When this monster is successfully Special Summoned by its own effect, it activates an effect according to the type of card that was negated."
Yugi immediately interrupted him.
"What!? It has an effect too?"
Noah felt even worse.
"That's right. Since the card I just negated was a Spell Card, [Pluto Dragon Judgment God]'s effect deals you 1500 points of damage."
The Pluto Dragon fired a bolt of lightning at Noah, striking him directly.
"Guh—! Damn it!"
Nearly half of Noah's Life Points vanished at once.
[Noah Kaiba: LP 4000→2500]
"In that case, I'll do everything I can to defeat you."
With that, he picked up three cards from his hand.
"First, I set two cards. Then I activate the Spell Card [Ice Age Chaos]. If there are no Monster Cards on my field, I Special Summon one Level 4 or lower EARTH monster from my Deck."
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 4→1]
The surroundings transformed into a field blanketed in ice and snow. The so-called order of "World Creation" had already been thrown into chaos.
"Come forth, [Rock Giant]!"
Amid a flash of light, a giant made of stone appeared before Noah.
[Rock Giant: DEF 2000]
"That ends my turn."
Only then did he finally end his turn.
Miracle Ark
"My turn, draw!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 0→1]
"This card is..."
After glancing at the card he had drawn for the eighth time, Yugi inserted it into his Duel Disk without hesitation.
"I'll set one card first, then enter the Battle Phase!"
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