Although he had already been surprised by many things before, this time Yu Ming was genuinely shocked.
Because he had never imagined that a certain wise thing would appear here.
"Orichalcos..."
Yu Ming picked up the tiny green stone.
It was something from the anime-original Doma Arc. Given the nature of a card game anime, its principles were never fully explained in the end. It was only said to be a substance that erupted from within the Earth, while Dartz called it the planet's test.
Leaving aside whether that was true or not, its displayed abilities were indeed absurd:
They included, but were not limited to, serving as an all-purpose material and channeling power.
According to the setting, Orichalcos could channel the darkness within one's heart. As long as one passed its trials and tests, it could manifest that darkness as one's own power.
But then again, what exactly did "power" mean in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!? Anyone could guess with their eyes closed, so its ultimate form became an ability card players loved to see:
Card Printing!
In fact, even many people who had watched the anime did not know that most of Doma's duelists, including two of the Three Musketeers besides Rafael, had decks printed through Orichalcos.
Valon's Armor deck was the manifestation of his violent urges, while Amelda's mechanized deck centered around the "Fortress of the Sky" came from his longing for his younger brother, who loved super robots.
So the question was...
Why was this thing here?
Did Doma invade the underworld?
No, perhaps he should have asked a more practical question now.
"You have this thing..."
And you still got beaten up this badly?
Wasn't this thing far stronger than some damn Red-Eyes?
Yu Ming had intended to ask that, but before his words had