After the duel ended, Ruyue walked towards Yamamoto.
"My expenses for today are all on you now!" Ruyue said with a smile.
"Damn, you woman!" Yamamoto gritted his teeth, looking at Ruyue's approaching figure.
The people around who had watched the duel also left one after another, leaving Yamamoto kneeling on the ground in despair.
One of Yamamoto's lackeys gently touched Ruyue's shoulder. A card was snatched from his hand and fell deeply into Yamamoto's grasp.
"Ouch!" Yamamoto cried out in pain, "Who dares to ambush me!"
"Hmph, what a big shot." A man's voice came from the crowd as they slowly parted to make way.
"You lost the duel because you underestimated your opponent. You're not worthy of being a duelist."
"It's President Kaiba!" Yamamoto exclaimed.
The owner of the arcade hurried over to welcome Kaiba.
"President Kaiba, what brings you here without any prior notice?"
"There's something I need to talk to this woman about privately. I also need to clear the area," Kaiba said coldly.
"Yes, yes, I'll get on it right away!"
As he spoke, Yamamoto was carried away by the arcade staff, while the other customers were dispersed. Soon, the entrance of the arcade was displaying a "temporarily closed" sign.
"You're out of line!" Kaiba said, standing behind Ruyue.
Ruyue turned her body slightly and looked back at Kaiba over her shoulder.
"I'm out of line? It was clearly him who was being disrespectful," Ruyue said.
Kaiba stared intently at Ruyue's face. His heart began to pound in his chest, and his expression became intense. He slowly reached out and lifted her chin.
An image flashed through his mind—a memory from a past life. A silver-haired girl was trapped in a stone tablet, and that girl had the same face and eyes as the woman standing before him.
"You're out of line," Ruyue said, intentionally provoking him.
"I am out of line." Kaiba slowly let go, continuing to stare at Ruyue. "What is your name?" Kaiba asked.
"Ruyue," she replied.
"Ruyue." Kaiba repeated the name to himself, feeling a strange sense of familiarity with those two syllables.
(Kisara is a Japanese surname, pronounced similarly to "Ruyue" in Chinese.)
"My name is Seto Kaiba, President of Kaiba Corporation. I saw your duel. It was brilliant, and you also possess a 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'."
Kaiba held out his hand.
"I want to trade for that card with you. You can exchange it for any other card, and you can name your price."
"I refuse," Ruyue replied.
"What!" Kaiba frowned.
"For me, 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' is more precious than money. It's a priceless treasure."
Ruyue recalled her first duel with Yamamoto. Although she was facing off against other duelists, her 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' was, to her, irreplaceable.
The arcade owner, who was watching from the sidelines, almost jumped out of his skin. This was the first time he had seen President Kaiba get rejected by anyone, and he had no idea how angry the President would get.
But Kaiba didn't get angry. He didn't even feel annoyed. Instead, he was pleased. When he saw Ruyue handle the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," he wasn't angered by someone else possessing it; rather, it felt completely natural.
"Alright, then we'll duel under dueling rules," Kaiba said.
"A duel?"
"That's right. If I win, you must give me that 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon.' If you win, you'll not only get everything in my briefcase, but I will also offer you a position at Kaiba Corporation."
Even if I lose, I have to keep her. My intuition is telling me that I must have this woman by my side, or I will regret it for the rest of my life, Kaiba thought to himself.
"Alright!" Ruyue said, stepping back up to the dueling machine.
A job at Kaiba Corporation would make things much more convenient, even though I know Kaiba Corporation will face many hardships in the future, Ruyue mused.
"Then it's a deal!" Kaiba also stood at the dueling machine and placed his deck.
"Duel!"
Ruyue LP 4000
Kaiba LP 4000
"President Kaiba, allow me to take the first turn."
"Go ahead!"
"I summon 'Paladin of White Dragon' in Attack Position!"
A golden-haired swordsman with sharp eyes appeared on Ruyue's field.
Paladin of White Dragon (1700/300)
"I activate the effect of 'Paladin of White Dragon'! When this card is successfully Special Summoned, I can equip one Level 7 or 8 Dragon-type monster from my hand or deck to this card as an Equip Card."
Ruyue finished speaking and took "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" from her deck, placing it in her Spell & Trap Zone behind "Paladin of White Dragon."
"I will equip 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' to 'Paladin of White Dragon'!"
Equipping 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'? What is she planning? Kaiba wondered.
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn! (Hand: 3)"
"President Kaiba, it's your turn," Ruyue said with a slight smile.
"My turn, draw!"
"I summon 'Kaiser Sea Horse' in Attack Position!"
Kaiser Sea Horse (1700/1650)
"With an attack power of 1700, President Kaiba, do you think our monsters are evenly matched?" Ruyue asked.
"What's the meaning of this?" Kaiba said as he placed another card on the field.
"I activate the Spell Card 'Double Summon'! Because of this card's effect, I can Normal Summon one more time this turn!"
"Could it be..."
"Hmph. When Tribute Summoning a LIGHT monster, this card can be treated as 2 Tributes."
"I'll tribute 'Kaiser Sea Horse' to summon 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in Attack Position!"
"Come forth! My soul, my pride, 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'!"
A giant white dragon appeared in front of Kaiba, and at this moment, Kaiba looked like a dragon tamer, fearlessly facing the dragon before him.
"As expected of President Kaiba. You summoned 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' on your first turn!" Ruyue said with a look of admiration.
"Battle! 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon,' attack 'Paladin of White Dragon'! Burst Stream of Destruction!"
The 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' let out a brilliant beam of light, but 'Paladin of White Dragon' was not engulfed in it.
Ruyue LP 4000 > 2700
"It seems, President Kaiba, that you can't be careless," Ruyue said as she flipped over a card.
"I activate the Trap Card 'Option Hunter'! The effect of this card is that when a monster on my field is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can regain Life Points equal to the original ATK of the destroyed monster."
"The ATK of 'Paladin of White Dragon' is 1700, so I regain 1700 Life Points!"
Ruyue LP 2700 > 4400
"However, because 'Paladin of White Dragon' was destroyed, the 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' equipped to it is sent to the Graveyard!" Kaiba stated.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn! (Hand: 3)"
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