Inside the virtual world's secret room.
Noah regained his composure. "Even if everything you said is true, they're all inside the virtual world now. They have no physical bodies here to supply energy. Only their consciousnesses can enter, so how much of their power can they actually use?"
"Here, my father and I are invincible! We're immortal!"
"Sigh..." To his surprise, the other boy suddenly sighed, looking utterly exasperated.
"You have no way to deal with us now, do you? You're just..."
"You're a complete idiot!"
The sudden shout left Noah stunned, unable to react for a moment.
"Has spending so long here made your thinking rigid, or is it because you're an artificial intelligence? Think about it. If they weren't absolutely confident in themselves, would they have given up on destroying the mechanical core and come in so readily?"
"Remember what Teacher Li said before he came in. He must have said that because he wanted to save you."
"W-what? Save me?" Noah had never imagined anyone would try to save him.
"That's right. That has to be it. Teacher Li is patient with everyone. He's a dedicated teacher everyone loves, and even after we learned about his immense power and status, he remained just the same."
Just as Noah began to wrestle with his doubts, events quickly put an end to his indecision.
On the surveillance screen, Gozaburo had just defeated Obelisk the Tormentor, but with White Dragon's encouragement, Seto pulled himself together again.
He used the Trap Card-Soul Shattering to banish Exodia's five pieces from the Graveyard, negating Exodia's Ghost's special ability.
He immediately summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon to deliver the finishing blow, reducing Gozaburo's Life Points to zero.
Refusing to accept defeat, Gozaburo gathered all his power and transformed into a red devil again, lunging at