Insert the card deck, don the Duel Disc, and Yugen stood up and left the room.
But before leaving, he suddenly felt a faint tremor in the inner pocket of his jacket.
Yugen paused, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a mini version of the Millennium Puzzle, the Sealing Artifact.
It seemed like this thing just moved a moment ago.
So far, it only reacts to powerful dark forces and remains dormant otherwise. Could it be that this upcoming battle also concerns who between him and Kaiba will directly confront the source of Orichalcos, prompting it to react?
No, it might also be due to the fate between Kaiba and Atom. They were destined rivals entangled in a love-hate relationship for over three thousand years, so it's not surprising for it to react to Kaiba and Blue-Eyes' power.
But now that it's in his hand, it seemed to have gone quiet again.
Yugen thought about it and decided to wear it anyway.
Whether it's useful or not is uncertain, but he decided to carry it with him. As for the duel with Kaiba, it's hard to say, but if he eventually faces the Judge, it will likely be helpful.
Walking through the long corridor, he reached the Duel Arena where Kaiba seemed to have already been waiting.
"You made it."
Kaiba slowly opened his closed eyes and looked at Yugen.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, President." Yugen stood across from him.
Kaiba chuckled softly.
"In just half a year, you've changed so much." He spoke calmly, "Fujiki Yugen, let's see if my judgment was wrong through this duel."
Yugen remained silent and merely unfolded his Duel Disc.
With President Kaiba, there was no need for formalities or excessive words. A duel was the best form of communication.
"Duel!" x2
[Yugen, LP 4000]
[Kaiba, LP 4000]
Yugen glanced at his Duel Disc, where the indicator for the first move was lit.
He didn't hesitate: "Then I'll take the first move. It's my turn, draw card."
Yugen drew a card, glanced over and quickly placed one card in the front and another at the back.
"Cover a monster card in face-down defense position on the field, and set a Covering Card in the back row. Turn ends."
"My turn, draw!"
Kaiba shouted, and a whirlwind seemed to sweep through the field as he drew his card.
"Magic Card 'Angel's Charity,' draw three cards from the deck, then discard two cards from your hand."
After drawing three cards, Kaiba discarded two cards from his hand.
"Next, activate the Magic Card 'Price Reduction Shopping,' discard the eight-star 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' from your hand, and draw two cards from the deck."
After changing up his hand, Kaiba immediately played another card with a wave of his hand.
"Then activate the Continuous Magic 'Interdimensional Storage'!"
The Magic Card manifested, and its power transformed into a dark vortex in midair.
Kaiba's Duel Disc emitted a pale blue glow, rapidly searching through his deck with streams of data until three specific cards were retrieved and ejected in order.
He drew the three cards and flung them into the air with force. The cards transformed into images of three mechs before quickly disappearing into the vortex.
"Interdimensional Storage selects three Level Four or below Alliance Monsters from the deck and banishes them from play," said Kaiba. "From the deck, banish 'Y-Head,' 'Z-Metal Track,' 'W-Propelled Flying Wings' from play!" (Original Card)
This was something Yugen was no stranger to as well. In the animation, it was used by Chazz, and now it was in Kaiba's hands.
However, the XYZ series has been a core for Kaiba since DM. Even in GX, Chazz obtained them as rare cards from the Kaiba Group. Such reinforcing cards are naturally within the President's arsenal.
"Then Normal Summon 'X-Leader Cannon'!"
[X-Leader Cannon, Attack Power 1800]
"The effect of Storage: When a Monster listed on the banished Alliance Monster card is summoned or Special Summoned in your field, you can Special Summon the related banished monster."
Two beams of golden light shot down from the interdimensional vortex, landing left and right on his field, transforming into a hefty tank tread and a winged mechanical dragon.
"Appear, Y-Head! And Z-Metal Track!"
[Y-Head, Attack Power 1500]
[Z-Metal Track, 1500]
"Then 'X-Leader Cannon,' 'Y-Head,' and 'Z-Metal Track' combine and transform!" Kaiba declared with a grand gesture.
The three mechs began transforming, releasing electromagnetic rails between them. Parts clashed and assembled into the three-colored Divine Dragon Cannon armor, and the heavy tread firmly hit the ground.
[XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon, Attack Power 2800]
"Summoning the Divine Dragon Cannon monster right from the start!" Judai couldn't help but exclaim.
"This is the legendary duel of Seto Kaiba," Marufuji Ryo added, "Absolute overpowering strength, full firepower attack from the start."
But Kaiba only chuckled softly.
For him, this was just an appetizer.
"The effect of the XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon: Discard one card from your hand, destroy any one card on the field."
He pulled a card from his hand and sent it to the graveyard.
"Destroy the Cover Card set in the back row."
The cannon of the Divine Dragon lowered, unleashing its firepower. The card Yugen covered was blasted into the air, reduced to fragments under the bombardment.
Continuous Trap - Dragon Race Sealing Pot.
"As expected," Kaiba coldly smiled, "Dragon Race Sealing was indeed once my weak point. But I have long surpassed my former self, so if you're relying on this to seal my attack, that's too disappointing."
Yugen shrugged.
The President may have a primarily Dragon Race deck, but it wasn't a pure Dragon Race deck, which he already knew, so he wasn't too surprised.
"It's not over yet," Kaiba continued, "Activate the Magic Card 'Call of Steel.' When you have a Mechanical Race monster on your field, you can Special Summon a Level 4 or below Mechanical Race monster from the graveyard."
"A Mechanical Race monster from the graveyard," Yugen quickly realized, "One of the cards discarded by 'Angel's Charity.'
So that Mechanical Race monster is most likely...
"Appear, 'V-Jet Tiger'!"
[V-Jet Tiger, Attack Power 1600]
"At this moment, the effect of 'Interdimensional Storage' is triggered again," Kaiba said. "When a monster listed on a banished Alliance Monster card is summoned or Special Summoned, that banished Alliance Monster can also be Special Summoned."
He raised his arm, and the black hole in midair shot down the last golden beam that was banished.
"W-Propelled Flying Wings, Special Summon!"
[W-Propelled Flying Wings, Attack Power 1300]
"V-Jet Tiger and W-Propelled Flying Wings combine, and afterwards, continue the second fusion with 'XYZ Divine Dragon Cannon'!" Kaiba declared, "Fusion Summon—
---VWXYZ Divine Dragon Cannon!"