Chapter 389: The Messenger of Vengeance

"Won, what an interesting duel!"

Judai struck a pose.

Marufuji Ryo: "..."

"... Although I'd like to say that, you definitely don't think so, right?" Judai said.

So you knew.

Marufuji Ryo took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, stood up, and closed his eyes gently.

"Well played. Your progress in this half-year is indeed astonishing, you are the stronger one now, Judai Yuki."

"Well... I can't really say that." Judai scratched his head, "How should I put it... actually, I can kind of feel that in this duel, Kaiser, you weren't really going all out, right?"

Marufuji Ryo frowned: "If you think I was holding back, then you're wrong. That's a lack of respect for the opponent; no matter the situation or the opponent, as a duelist, I wouldn't allow myself to do that."

"No, no, that's not what I meant." Judai waved his hands repeatedly, "Hmm... how should I put it, it's just that although you were dueling me, it felt like the opponent in Kaiser's heart was someone else..."

Marufuji Ryo pondered.

The one he was facing in his heart... was someone else?

"It feels like Kaiser is different from all previous duels, unable to devote yourself wholeheartedly, and unable to bring out your best state, it feels a bit of a pity...

But Kaiser is still very strong, you'll definitely be able to adjust soon... no, you'll become stronger than ever before."

Judai smiled and reached out his hand to him.

"Let's duel again when that time comes."

Marufuji Ryo was silent for a few seconds, then grasped his hand.

"... Good."

The academy civil war ended, a rare normal card game in the quarterfinals that didn't result in any casualties. The medical personnel waiting outside the field rushed over like sprinters the moment the Life Points hit zero, wanting to put Marufuji Ryo on a stretcher, but were refused by the contestant himself.

The medical staff were a bit surprised. Eh, no one died playing cards this time.

And Marufuji Ryo indicated that what he might need was a psychiatrist...

Quickly entering the third match, it was finally the turn of the legendary duelist Kaiba Seto to take the stage. Everyone present was very curious, after all, most people hadn't had the chance to see President Kaiba's style for so many years and wanted to know what his dueling was like now.

And the lottery machine was also very cooperative; this match was a grudge match right from the start.

His opponent was none other than the last of the Xin Xin Duoma Three Musketeers, Loren, who seemed to hate him to the bone.

The two stood on the stage.

"Finally, do you know how long I've waited for this moment, Kaiba Seto?" Loren said coldly.

"I don't know, and I don't care." Kaiba said coldly, "But since you've come here, fight like a duelist... hmph, or if you're scared, it's not too late to back down now."

"You!"

Such an arrogant attitude only made Loren's anger flare up even more.

"Fine. Then let's speak with a duel, that's exactly what I want."

Both sides unfolded their Duel Disks.

"Duel!" x2

"I'll go first, draw!"

Loren didn't hesitate at the start, directly raising the card in his hand.

"Field Spell—The Seal of Orichalcos!"

The hexagram seal opened directly, and the overbearing green light shot into the sky. The swirling green light enveloped both combatants, forming an impassable barrier that isolated them from the outside of the field.

The adjudicator looked at this scene with a light laugh, seemingly sticking out his tongue to lick his lips.

"The Seal of Orichalcos, no need to say more, right." Loren said coldly.

"Of course." Kaiba sneered, "Isn't it just digging your own grave?"

"No, this is the embodiment of my fire of vengeance, the karmic fire that will burn your arrogant soul to ashes!" Loren said, "Activate Spell card 'Graceful Charity', draw three cards from the deck, then discard two cards from my hand."

Loren discarded two cards, then slapped down a monster.

"Summon 'Babycerasaurus' in Defense Position!"

【Babycerasaurus, DEF 200】

"Hmm?" Fujiki You Xuan couldn't help but speak.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with this monster?" Judai asked.

"No... nothing." Fujiki You Xuan shook his head and didn't say anything.

Babycerasaurus, huh... come to think of it, it did appear in the GX anime.

The effect of this card is that when it is destroyed by an effect and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon any Level 4 or lower Dinosaur-type monster from the deck.

Who could have imagined that such an ancient card, which no one cared about back then, would one day become a powerhouse limited to 1 in the banlist?

"Then I'll take the remaining cards in my hand..."

Loren grabbed the remaining hand of cards in one breath.

"Set all four cards, turn ends!"

"Four face-down cards?"

Judai was surprised.

Suddenly had a sense of déjà vu of Fujiki You Xuan...

"This duel is the entire meaning of my existence now." Loren stared straight at Kaiba, "If it weren't for you, I would probably just be an ordinary person now, living an ordinary life, with an ordinary but warm family..."

"My turn, draw." Kaiba interrupted the chanting ruthlessly.

"You don't even ask who I am, why I want revenge?" Loren said angrily.

"Heh, why would you think I would go around learning the backstory of every stray dog?"

"You..." Loren was so angry he almost stopped breathing.

He was almost about to enter flashback mode to denounce the other party's crimes, but Kaiba blocked him back with one sentence.

He didn't care at all.

"Fine... then as you wish, let's solve it with a duel." Loren shouted, "Activate Trap 'Burgestoma Marrella'!"

"You can send one Trap card from the deck to the Graveyard!"

"Burgestoma?" Kaiba frowned.

Another deck category he had never heard of.

But he knew that the new Xin Xin Duoma not only had their own means of printing cards, but their sphere of influence covered every dimension of the Fairy Realm, so it was only natural that they would have many cards they hadn't heard of in this dimension.

"I'll take this Trap from the deck..."

Loren revealed the card he searched.

"Trap card 'Survival's End' sent to the Graveyard."

Another card he hadn't heard of.

As one of the world's largest card-printing bosses, Kaiba was confident that he knew all the cards in the world, even those he didn't have, so he was very sure which cards didn't exist in the current dueling world.

"Interesting." Kaiba laughed lightly.

For him, such an opponent was interesting.

"Then, the effect of 'Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator' in my hand. This card can Special Summon itself by sending a 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' from the deck to the Graveyard."

Kaiba drew the White Dragon that was automatically searched from his deck and sent it to the Graveyard.

"Special Summon 'Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator'!"

【Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator, ATK 1200】

Loren also recognized this persona: "The evolved form of the 'Dragon Ruler' series often used by Kaiba Seto, huh. This guy seems to have troublesome follow-up effects..."

Dragon Dictator can revive Blue-Eyes monsters in the Graveyard by discarding a White Dragon or any card that lists "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in its card name from the hand.

"Then I'll just solve this troublesome monster of yours directly."

"Activate Trap card 'Survival's End' from the Graveyard!"

Mokuba was shocked: "Activate a Trap card from the Graveyard!?"

"Banish 'Survival's End' from the Graveyard, you can destroy a Dinosaur-type monster on your field and one card on the opponent's field simultaneously."

Loren shouted.

"The one I want to destroy is, of course, my 'Babycerasaurus' and your 'Dragon Ruler - Dragon Dictator'!"

"Let's perish together, Kaiba Seto!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 390 =====