Seeing someone step onto the stage to challenge, the AI Sea Horse immediately waved a hand, following with a series of three-tiered laughs, then tightly clenched his fist: "As long as we duel, the winds of battle will howl endlessly! Come on..."
"Wait a minute."
Yugen, not caring for face, gestured with a stop sign.
"Is it okay if I make some slight adjustments to my deck?"
AI: "..."
The AI naturally had no objections. So Yugen took out his deck and started adjusting.
Aside from the main deck, bringing a SIDE (side deck) was a necessary discipline for any card player in his previous life. However, the rules of past-life tournaments allowed a maximum of only fifteen cards in a SIDE, adjusted based on the tactics used by the opponent's deck.
But there were no such restrictions in this world, so Yugen was unreserved. The SIDE he carried had at least seventy or eighty cards, enough to handle all kinds of situations.
Since the AI was from Kaiba, it was undoubtedly relying on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, though mixed with different axes, but mainly it was Dragon Race or Light Attribute.
In the movie, Kaiba was called "King of Light" by Anubis resurrected from ancient Egypt, while Dark Game Atum was the "King of Darkness." Their decks were intentionally designed to oppose Light and Darkness.
Although Kaiba's subordinate monsters were of mixed attributes, his frequently used terminals, similar to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon system or VWXYZ's Fivefold Combination Mecha, were all Light Attribute.
Then, if we speculate based on "Dark Side of the Dimensions," the current real Kaiba's deck should at least include three powerful identities, Blue-Eyes Sub-White Dragon, Blue-Eyes Chaos Extreme Dragon, and the True Ultimate Blue-Eyes Dragon, just not sure where this AI version's update is.
If we take this as a premise, compared to Kaiba from DM days, the proportion of the White Dragon system should have increased in this deck now.
Quickly replacing it according to known information, Yugen inserted his deck into the Duel Disc and walked to the AI.
"Now it's ready. Let's go."
[Yugen, LP 4000]
[AI Sea Horse, LP 4000]
AI Sea Horse regathered his emotions: "As long as we duel, the winds of battle will..."
"My turn, draw a card."
Yugen gave the AI no chance, interrupting his line twice.
AI Sea Horse: "..."
"Set one monster face-down in the front row." Yugen drew two cards from his hand, "Set two Covering Cards in the back row, turn ends."
"Then it's my turn!"
AI Sea Horse drew cards vigorously, his white coat billowing behind him. Though exaggerated, he imitated the real Kaiba's persona quite well.
He not only had the original voice pack but also the original style poses.
"Full-speed ahead!" AI Sea Horse announced, "I summon Dragon Dominator - 'Dragon Ruler!'"
[Dragon Ruler, Attack Power 1200]
"Then I activate the Magic Card 'Dragon-Calling Flute' from my hand!" AI Sea Horse announced, "This card can only be activated when 'Dragon Dominator' is on the field! It lets me special summon up to two Dragon-type monsters from my hand."
A dragon-shaped bone flute appeared in the hands of Dragon Ruler, who then played the dragon-calling melody.
"The first I will summon is this card ——
—— Level six, Crystal Dragon, Summon!!"
A dragon seemingly sculpted from pure crystal, its entire body shimmering, like countless stars falling to the earth, radiating a faint blue light like stars twinkling in the night sky, bringing with it an endless Dragon Aura.
[Crystal Dragon, Attack Power 2500]
"Then this card!"
AI Sea Horse raised his second dragon card with more exaggerated gestures.
"If that is endless darkness, then submit to the Light Dragon and dye the darkness! Come, my soul ——
—— Level eight, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!!"
A storm seemed to arise, mixed with the rumbling of thunder and the dazzling light of lightning. The noble and majestic figure emerged from brilliant white light, its gigantic wings slowly unfolding, the earth-shaking dragon roar echoing through the venue.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon, summon!
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Attack Power 3000]
The crowd at the venue was immediately stunned.
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon! It really is a legendary creature!"
"Even if it's virtual data cards, this trip was worth it..."
Master Takeuchi couldn't help but remark, "This top-notch duel AI developed by Kaiba Group perfectly recreated Seto Kaiba's tactics. To summon so many powerful dragons in the first turn..."
"Indeed." Saito nodded, "At this moment, it's really like Seto Kaiba himself is dueling."
Even the dojo students, who already admired Yugen, couldn't help but show concern.
This is the legendary Seto Kaiba! How could he possibly win?
"Hmph, just a third-rate duelist with a fourth-rate deck, now let me show you the gap with absolute power!"
AI Sea Horse raised his arm and shouted.
"Battle Phase! Use 'Crystal Dragon' to attack the covered monster..."
"Don't rush." Yugen waved his hand, "The moment the Battle Phase begins, activate the Cover Card.
Continuous Trap - Dragon Race Sealing Pot!"
A rock pot shaped like a dragon's head appeared on Yugen's field, a formless power burst from the pot's mouth. Magic power covered the field, forcing even as strong as Crystal Dragon and Blue-Eyes White Dragon to be bound by it.
[Crystal Dragon, Attack Power 2500→Defense Power 1000]
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Attack Power 3000→Defense Power 2500]
"The effect of Dragon Race Sealing Pot, as long as this Trap exists on the field, all Dragon-type monsters on the field must be changed to Defense Position... and cannot attack."
The crowd: "!"
An ultra-strong weapon aimed at Dragons, almost writing "targeted" in big letters. Just one card permanently blocked all of the opponent's Dragon-type attacks.
Of course, this isn't an original tactic by Yugen. The Dragon Race Sealing Pot might be one of the earliest anti-Dragon strategies in Yu-Gi-Oh! history, used by Beckas against Kaiba in Duel Kingdom, which back then made Kaiba utterly furious...
However, Yugen was calm. Just a simple Attack Seal, he even found its suppression power to be average.
To be honest, if possible, he would have preferred to use Destruction Sword, which was truly the most powerful Dragon-slaying card of this era. Fusion Summon a "Swordmaster of Destruction," increase its attack power by a thousand for each dragon in his opponent's graveyard and on the field, and as long as the Destruction Sword remains, all of the opponent's Dragons must switch to Defense Position and cannot activate effects.
For an ordinary pure Dragon-type duelist with no cheats, a play like that would basically spell half of their doom.
Unfortunately, in this world, the Destruction Sword likely belongs to the cards from the game, in the super rare category, hard to acquire.
But it's not a big deal. Although lacking the strongest weapon, there were still many fitting counter cards. By comparison, the Sealing Pot is just an attack block, not the best effect, it was just the first thing he drew.
Surprisingly intelligent, the AI Sea Horse seemed to mutter a low curse and proceeded with his next action.
"Then I'll continue using 'Dragon Dominator' to attack your face-down monster!"
Both summoned dragons forced to be incapacitated by forced breaks, Dragon Dominator had no choice but to enter the fray.
"Activate the Cover Card." Yugen flipped a back-row card again, "Trap Card - Dimensional Confinement.
When the opponent's monster attacks, that attacking monster is directly removed from the game!"
The space shattered, the dimensional rift opened amidst flickers of electric light, followed by a whirlpool of storms. Dragon Dominator, shocked mid-rush, tried to flee, but it was too late; an endless rift swallowed him whole, vanishing to the other side of the dimension.
"A beautiful counterattack." Master Takeuchi analyzed, "This trap seems only to deal with the opponent's weakest monster, but it's actually the trickiest to handle."
A student asked, "Eh? Really, why?"
"When 'Dragon Dominator' is on the field, no Dragon-type monster can be targeted by effects." Uncle Saito slightly nodded, "But by getting rid of the trickiest one first, the protection is removed from the rest of the Dragons."
The surrounding spectators began to stir.
"To withstand such a strong first wave of attack, this young man isn't ordinary either. If it were me, I'd probably be down by now..."
"But this should only be temporary. Just watch, after all, it's the AI of Kaiba."
But Sato Koji couldn't help but smile slightly upon hearing that.
No, you're too naive, just two mere traps, this is barely the beginning?
The exciting duel is just getting started.
As Yugen's earliest victim of this style of dueling, he trusts his professional judgment.
After continuous offensive failures, AI Sea Horse drew the last two cards from his hand.
"Set one card onto the field, turn ends."