Yugi was all too familiar with the card he had drawn this time.
"Yes, that's right, Other Me."
As he spoke, Yugi inserted the card into his Duel Disk.
"I activate the Spell Card [Swords of Revealing Light], sealing your attacks for three turns."
[Yugi Muto's hand: 3→2]
Several swords of light instantly stabbed into the ground around Noah.
"[Swords of Revealing Light]...?"
Noah was startled. He had no idea what Yugi intended by activating that card at this moment.
But he soon received his answer.
Yugi then placed another card from his hand onto the Duel Disk.
"I summon [Red Gear] from my hand. When it is successfully summoned, I add one [Yellow Gear] from my deck to my hand."
After a flash of light, a red gear-shaped robot was projected onto the field.
[Red Gear: ATK 1300]
At the same time, Yugi took Yellow Gear from his deck.
Since Yugi was playing a Heavy Trap Deck, he naturally could not do without the durable three-color Gears.
"Another [Gear] monster..."
Having watched Yugi duel the Great Five Elders, Noah knew all too well how troublesome the three-color Gears were.
With Swords of Revealing Light added to the mix, Yugi's field would continue filling with monsters. The two monsters currently housed inside Noah's Ark would not be enough to stop him, and Noah immediately felt the pressure.
"I end my turn."
Only after shuffling his deck did Yugi end his turn.
Heavenly King Shina-do
"My turn!"
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 3→4]
"This card..."
After seeing the card he had drawn, Noah decided to take a gamble. With Swords of Revealing Light suppressing him, time was not on his side.
He placed the card down, then picked up another card from his hand and inserted it into his Duel Disk. "I activate the Spell Card [Great Flood]. All Monster Cards on both sides of the field and in both players' hands are sent to the Graveyard."
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 4→3]
A massive flood instantly surged up behind Noah and rushed toward Yugi and the others.
With such a wide-ranging field-clearing effect, Yugi had no choice but to activate his set card.
He hurriedly pressed the button.
"I discard [Yellow Gear] as the cost and activate the Counter Trap [Magic Jammer] once again, negating and destroying [Great Flood]!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 2→1]
As the Counter Trap activated, the surrounding flood vanished.
After that, Yugi made no further move.
"Hm!?"
After waiting for quite some time without seeing Yugi play a card, Noah grew puzzled.
"Huh? Why isn't Yugi summoning [Pluto Dragon Judgment God]?"
"Who knows..."
Jonouchi and President Kaiba could not understand Yugi's choice either.
King knew what was going on with Yugi. Somewhat worried, he asked, "AIBO, isn't this a little risky...?"
Yugi shook his head. "It's fine. With [Swords of Revealing Light] in play, Noah won't be able to attack that easily. And even if things become dangerous, I still have the Deck Master's protection."
As he spoke, Yugi looked at Kuriboh, which had been invisible for several chapters.
"Kuri~ kuri~"
Although Kuriboh could not hear their conversation, Yugi finally seemed to have remembered it, his mascot. Excited, it let out an adorable cry.
After a little while longer, seeing that Yugi still had no reaction, Noah stopped hesitating. The only Trap that could interfere with his Spell Cards was already gone.
He inserted the card he had drawn this turn into his Duel Disk. "I activate the Spell Card [Gifts of the Angels] once again. I draw three cards from my deck, then choose two cards from my hand to discard."
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 3→5]
Noah glanced over his hand, then quickly selected two cards and sent them to the Graveyard.
"I discard the two Monster Cards [Thunder King] and [Superdimensional Robot Galaxy Snake]."
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 5→3]
He then raised his right hand and continued, "And I activate [Miracle Ark]'s Deck Master ability once again: Life Recovery. There are now five monsters housed inside the Ark, so I recover 2500 Life Points."
All the monsters inside the Ark were cleared out.
[Noah Kaiba: LP 2700→5200]
"It's about time I showed you the true form of [Miracle Ark]. I summon my Deck Master!"
The Ark behind Noah moved forward until it stood in front of him.
"The true form of [Miracle Ark]!? Could it be..."
Yugi thought of the monster Ritual Summoned through [Miracle Ark] in the actual card game.
At that moment, Noah picked up another card from his hand.
"I activate my third Spell Card, [Black Hole]. All monsters on the field are destroyed."
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 3→2]
A black hole instantly appeared between them, swallowing the Ark along with the two monsters on Yugi's field.
"No way, Noah actually dared to destroy his own Deck Master..."
Jonouchi said in disbelief.
Soon, every monster was devoured by the black hole. But just as it was about to vanish, a towering figure appeared within it.
"Hmph, just as I expected."
President Kaiba had guessed that Noah had another plan.
"Ha ha ha ha! Yugi. This is the true form of Deck Master [Miracle Ark] after activating its ultimate special ability. This is what my Deck Master truly looks like: [Heavenly King Shina-do]."
Just like that, Noah's Deck Master changed.
[Heavenly King Shina-do: ATK 3300]
"So it really was it..."
The six-winged angel descending behind Noah confirmed Yugi's earlier guess.
Immediately afterward, Noah rose into the air and stopped at Shina-do's chest.
"As the Creator, I shall become an omniscient and omnipotent god..."
His body merged into Shina-do.
"3300 attack points, even higher than [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]... But now Noah's Deck Master has lost its ability to house monsters. If it is destroyed, Noah will lose completely..."
As he said this, King subconsciously glanced at Yugi's set card beneath his feet and the card in his hand. He then realized something, and his eyes widened.
"I see! AIBO didn't summon [Pluto Dragon Judgment God] not only to avoid [Black Hole], but also to use its other effect..."
If Noah set a Trap Card later, Yugi would have a chance to turn things around.
At that moment, Noah's voice came from Shina-do.
"I currently have no card that can deal with [Swords of Revealing Light], so I still cannot attack this turn. You picked up another life, Yugi."
He then inserted another card from his hand into the Duel Disk.
"I set one card..."
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 2→1]
"At the same time, I summon [Mermaid Princess] once again, then end my turn."
The Mermaid Princess that had just appeared immediately returned to Noah's hand.
[Noah Kaiba: LP 5200→5700]
The Cheating Deck Master Ability
"My turn, draw!"
[Yugi Muto's hand: 1→2]
Without hesitation, Yugi inserted the card he had drawn into his Duel Disk.
"I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn], Special Summoning [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind] from my Graveyard in Defense Position."
Gaia returned to Yugi's side once more.
[Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind: DEF 2100] [Yugi Muto's hand: 2→1]
At that moment, Noah's smug voice came from Shina-do.
"Hmph, it's useless, Yugi! When [Heavenly King Shina-do] destroys an opponent's monster in Defense Position, it inflicts damage equal to half that monster's defense to their Life Points."
"And [Heavenly King Shina-do]'s ability as a Deck Master restores my Life Points by the amount of damage inflicted on my opponent."
"In other words, your shield is completely worthless against me. Ha ha ha ha..."
But Yugi ignored him.
"I end my turn."
Yugi directly ended his turn again.
"This is bad! Yugi doesn't have any card that can defeat such a terrifying monster..."
Jonouchi clutched his head in worry.
"Tch, are you helpless now!? Yu↑gi↓!"
President Kaiba was somewhat dissatisfied with Yugi's timid actions.
"My turn!"
[Noah Kaiba's hand: 1→2]
Noah did not even look at the card he had just drawn. Instead, he pressed a button on his Duel Disk, flipped over his set card, and said, "I activate the Trap Card [Seed of Fate]. Advance the turn count of one card by one turn."
"With that, [Swords of Revealing Light] has only one turn of effect remaining. Once I declare the end of this turn, its attack-sealing effect will completely disappear."
"On the next turn, your monsters will face the judgment of [Heavenly King Shina-do]..."
Hearing that, Yugi could no longer hold back his smile.
"Sorry, Noah. You can't do that anymore..."
As he spoke, Yugi activated his set card.
"I was waiting for the moment you activated a Trap Card. I activate the Counter Trap [Seven Tools of the Bandit]!"
When a Trap Card was activated, 1000 Life Points had to be paid to activate it. That activation was negated and the card destroyed.
[Yugi Muto: LP 2600→1600]
Before Noah could react, the Trap Card beneath his feet instantly shattered.
This child had forgotten the lesson again.
"Forgetting about AIBO's set cards is never a good thing..."
King shook his head and sighed.
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