"Release [Obelisk the Tormentor] and [Osiris the Sky Dragon] from your field!
I bestow this powerful monster upon you, hehehehehehe!"
"Kisama!!!"
Watching his precious Egyptian God cards, summoned with Diamond Summoning, being replaced by Lava Monster before he could even enjoy them, Yu Ling couldn't help but summon his fist in attack stance if it weren't for the screen separating them.
"Hahahaha! Kimochi~ Ghost! How does it feel to see your Egyptian God cards, which you risked having a bad hand to include, being used as tributes?"
Even through the screen, Yu Ling could feel that his childhood friend was definitely making the same face as Malik at that moment.
"You bastard, bringing a card like that? What happened to the duel between real men in the mortal realm?!"
"A duel in the mortal realm? Sorry, this is a 'dark game' where the loser has to agree to one condition!
For victory, of course I have to give up those useless things!
I only respect victory!"
"And what era are we living in? You're still bringing cards like the 'Three Egyptian God Cards' from the old era.
You old fogies, there's no ship for you in this new era. Get out of here!"
The cold words came through the microphone. Although Yu Ling's words were tough, his heart was already ice-cold.
[Damn it, I wanted to do some acrobatics, but now it's turned into a circus.]
Looking at the intimidating face-down card that had been facing down for eight hundred years in his back row, and then at the "Last Kami" in his hand that matched the opponent's style, and the 'meaningless' card he had from the beginning...
Sigh~ Maybe I should just buy a ticket and go back to Gotham.
[No! It's not the last moment yet. I still have life points. As long as I survive the next turn, I'll definitely be able to...]
Yu Ling shook his head, his confidence renewed.
"Oh dear~ Don't forget, compared to your life points that are hanging by a thread, your deck might run out first~"
This seemingly perfectly timed statement made Yu Ling wonder if the opponent could hear her thoughts.
[This kid probably went to Egypt and secretly got a golden eye!]
But since the opponent mentioned the deck, Yu Ling glanced at it sideways.
"Hmm, there's still... one ticket left?!"
Damn it, there's no time to even buy a ticket now.
Next time, Yu-Gi-Oh! Death!
Duel Standby!
"End of turn. Enjoy your last turn! Yu↑Ling↓"
"Heh heh~~ What conditions should I ask for then~"
As everyone knows, the closer a Yu-Gi-Oh! player gets to victory, the lower their overall quality becomes.
The voice on the other side was gradually becoming abnormal, as if they were already imagining the wonderful results after victory.
...
Time passed second by second, and Yu-Gi-Oh! seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate.
However, just as the other side was getting impatient, a rousing BGM suddenly started playing, followed by a powerful line from a famous line transmitted through the microphone.
"Sore wa to ka na!"
"What the heck! You scared me! You didn't drag this out for so long just to play this weird BGM, did you?!"
Yu-Gi-Oh! ignored the other side's words and continued talking to themselves.
"You just used the phrase 'a candle flickering in the wind,' didn't you?"
"Huh? So what~ This isn't an anime, there's no such thing as a flashy card draw."
Seeing Yu Ling's reaction, the opponent re-entered dueling mode.
"Besides, with my life points and back row, there's no way you can defeat me in one turn!
And once the turn ends, you'll lose, that's right, just wait until the end of the turn!"
"Thanks for reminding me. But don't forget, I only have one card left in my deck!
In other words, I already know exactly what my next draw will be!"
"So what? You can't win with just one card—"
"Nothing is impossible for a duelist! I'll show you how!"
"My turn! Draw!"
As if it were a destined draw, a golden light flashed, and Yu Ling looked at the card she drew.
"YA☆ DA☆ ZE!
I activate the face-down card [Monster Resurrection]! Revive, [Obelisk the Tormentor]!"
"Huh?! You've had a [Monster Resurrection] face-down for so long without revealing it?"
The opponent clearly hadn't expected to be fooled by a Normal Spell for so long.
Is this your first time playing cards with me?
"That's true~ That's definitely your style. But so what? Even if you revive all the monsters in your graveyard in one turn, you still can't kill me."
Yu Ling ignored the other person and continued her storytelling.
"Next, I banished 'Resurrected Sky God' from my graveyard and retrieved 'Monster Reborn' from it.
Then, similarly, revive 'Osiris the Sky Dragon'!
And then, the one I just drew—'Millennium Revelation'—activates! Sending Winged Dragon Ra from my hand to the graveyard and retrieving 'Monster Reborn' again."
"Ma, Masaka!"
"That's right!
'Millennium Revelation' activates again! Sending it to the graveyard, I can revive the Sun God in my graveyard with 'Monster Reborn' regardless of the conditions!
Rayo! Burn the enemy to ashes! Special Summon 'Winged Dragon Ra'!!!"
"?!"
"You, you're not going to summon that, are you?"
The person opposite seemed to already know what Yu Ling was going to do, and there was a hint of panic in their tone.
"That's right!
When Obelisk the Tormentor, Seraphim the Sky Dragon, and Ra the Winged Dragon are all on the field, the puzzle for victory is complete!"
The 'meaningless' card that had been in his hand since the start of the duel finally glowed slightly, as if responding to the duelist who had risked a dead hand to summon him.
And Yu Ling responded to his expectations without hesitation.
He straightened the anthropomorphic versions of the three Egyptian God cards he had sculpted on the table, and held the Millennium Puzzle model he had just assembled in front of his chest. After all, it was a rare opportunity to do something fancy, and Yu Ling was full of ritualistic feeling.
"In the name of the Pharaoh, unite the three Egyptian God cards!
Descend, [Creator of Light - Heracles]!"
Without any shame, Yu Ling shouted the summoning incantation loudly. Immersed in excitement, Yu Ling did not notice that the "Eye of Ugato" in the center of the Millennium Puzzle in front of his chest was shining brightly in sync.
"Take this, toilet cleaner—yay!"
The excited voice abruptly stopped, and the spirit herself, along with the three figurines on the table, vanished in a flash of light, leaving only a chair lying to the side, a testament to the fact that someone had just been sitting there.
The microphone icon on the screen continued to flash, but no one could reply anymore.
"Hey! Holy crap, this light is way too bright! Bro, why is your animation different?"
"Why isn't it moving? Did you mess up the mods and cause the game to crash?"
"Hey, are you still there? If anyone's going to unscrew something, it's me!"
Dude, I'm a fair duelist. Even though the game's malfunctioned, you still win this round."
"By the way, is the Millennium Puzzle I sent you finished? It's not some cheap Bandai Namco product; I traded it with a fellow enthusiast while traveling in Egypt.
It feels like some kind of special material. If it weren't for the lack of instructions, I wouldn't have been able to assemble it no matter what, and it just so happens to be your birthday. You wouldn't have gotten it so easily."
By the way, is that anthropomorphic version of the three Egyptian Gods figure you made finished? How does it look? Judging by the time, my birthday is coming up soon.
Cough!
You know I've always been a die-hard fan of the Dark Archmage, hehe~"
"Bro?"
"Are you still there? Lava Demon isn't out of the question either."
"Ghost?"
"Old Yu?"
"..."
"..."
...
Deep in an unknown space, in a place undetectable by any instrument.
Within a radiant ball of light, the engulfed spirit felt as if its soul had been shattered, its consciousness beginning to blur.
Well, not just as if, the spirit's soul was indeed shattered into three roughly equal fragments, with only the slightly larger one retaining a sliver of consciousness.
"Could that 'Toilet Cleaner' attack have hit me?
Tsk, these ancient Egyptian pharaohs are no joke; 'disrespect' really does have to be punished…
It's all that guy's fault for always calling me 'Ghost, Ghost,' now he really is becoming a ghost."
Feeling its remaining consciousness gradually fading, the spirit's soul slowly sank into darkness.
The pure white light gradually contracted, then split into two red and blue orbs, enveloping two of the soul fragments.
The remaining light transformed into a sacred gold, surging towards the largest fragment, then leading the other two orbs into the unknown depths.
PS: New author, just reading for fun.
(End of Chapter)