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Chapter 545: Although It Has a Name, It's Still Called the Nameless Dragon
While the **Rainbow Kuriboh** and **Aleister the Invoker** who remained on the spot were staring intently at each other, Hayato, who had suddenly vanished, opened his eyes after the radiance slightly dispersed. He found himself unexpectedly high up in the sky.
Based on visual estimation, the distance from the ground was at least several hundred meters. Fortunately, Hayato didn't have acrophobia, otherwise, he would have fainted on the spot.
Even so, with nothing around to anchor himself, Hayato felt a slight panic. The transfer itself had been sudden, and appearing abruptly at such a high altitude was even more jarring.
However, after a brief moment of panic, Hayato quickly recovered. He realized he wasn't falling towards the ground under the effect of gravity. Instead, he was floating unnaturally in the sky, as if freed from the shackles of gravity. It felt as though the density of the air had increased, providing Hayato with sufficient buoyancy.
But air was still just air. Hayato tried kicking his legs and paddling, but he still remained in the same spot, not moving at all. Or perhaps he was moving, but the movement was so slight that Hayato himself couldn't detect it.
Only then did he have the presence of mind to look around. The sky above was a clear blue, and because it was covered by some thin clouds, the sun was gentle and not dazzling. Other than that, there was nothing in the air that could attract Hayato's attention.
However, below Hayato's feet, he saw several floating mountains that could only appear in a fantasy World, suspended above the earth without any support. And built upon the largest of these mountains was a magnificent, golden and splendid palace like a Castle.
Although he wasn't an ancient noble, Hayato possessed basic appreciation skills. The most luxurious and classical place he had been to so far in his life was Pegasus's Castle. But even that ancestral Castle of Pegasus paled significantly in comparison to the palace before his eyes.
Looking down at the Castle below, Hayato moved, floating downwards towards it. At this point, Hayato wasn't surprised at all.
He had somewhat guessed that his appearance here was likely due to the "god" Aleister had mentioned. He couldn't move no matter how he tried before, but was now automatically moving forward; this must mean that "god" wanted to see him.
Speculation without any clues was no different from fantasy. He might as well save himself the trouble and see what that "god" was actually trying to do.
Furthermore, Hayato felt that the palace looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen it before. Perhaps it was because Buildings of this style were all similar? Hayato thought so.
However, as Hayato was guided by an invisible power through the entrance of the palace, passing through a long corridor and entering the interior, the first thing he saw was a huge empty space in the exact center of the palace floor, and a giant pillar extending from the ground. And on the pillar, three giant dragon statues stood in different poses!
"This is!" Even though Hayato's memory was somewhat blurred due to the passage of time, upon seeing the crystal statues of the three giant dragons and the three sharp swords respectively inserted into different positions on the statues, how could Hayato not remember what these three dragons before him were!
They were clearly the three **Nameless Dragon** that appeared in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime's most polarizing original arc — the "Doma Arc"!
Because the series composition and Duel composition for the "Doma Arc" were not handled by the original author, Kazuki Takahashi, but by Shin Yoshida and Masahiro Hikokubo. Compared to Takahashi's distinct, morally clear character designs and focus on psychological depth, the latter two were accustomed to character designs that were almost entirely dark or light, and placed more emphasis on exploring game mechanics. This made the style of the "Doma Arc" completely different from before.
Although many characters displayed rich charm in this arc, it was also because these characters were completely different from their previous character settings — in other words, their character settings collapsed. Coupled with the fact that while the "Doma Arc" had many excellent Duels, the component of Card Printing was simply too excessive, making the "Doma Arc" the most controversial arc.
However, as an emotionless Duelist, Hayato's deepest impression was not the Doma Three Swordsmen, who were like mirrors to the protagonist trio in this arc, nor was it the classic gag material of Pharaoh using Berserker Soul to beat up Weevil, that guy who had been irrelevant for who knows how long. Instead, it was the famous Fake Card, Orichalcos.
The Orichalcos series of Cards was a series of Cards that only appeared in the anime. Even Kaiku Corporation, which was responsible for issuing Cards, only released a few Cards like Orichalcum Barrier later when they were capitalizing on nostalgia, which had no similarity to the anime Cards in terms of effect or name, except for the Card Face. But this didn't prevent domestic Bootleg Card merchants from printing Cards themselves at that time.
In that age group without much ability to distinguish, who hadn't Dueled against someone's The Seal of Orichalcos in elementary school? Not to mention the original series "Hexagram" printed by domestic manufacturers who got a taste of success and doubled down, or even the famous Fake Card, Orichalcos Shunoros.
However, the **Nameless Dragon** Cards, which also appeared in the anime, had much better treatment than Orichalcos. Although many years passed after the anime aired, they were eventually released as real cards after retaining their original names and weakening their effects. And Kaiku Corporation, having mastered the Wealth Code, even learned to build suspense, not releasing them all at once but slowly releasing Cards every now and then.
After all, releasing them all at once could indeed boost the sales of a single Card Pack, but the money from nostalgia fans is so easy to earn, it would be too wasted not to split them up and put them into individual Card Packs to boost sales together. (Specifically referring to the toothpaste-squeezing style restoration of Kaiba VS Ishizu in DP27)
They were respectively: **The Eye of Timaeus**, jointly awakened by Yugi Mutou and Dark Yugi, which fuses with a monster to become a brand new monster, and was pierced in the eye by the "Sword of Justice";
**The Fang of Critias**, awakened by Kaiba, which fuses with a Trap into a Monster, and was pierced in the tooth by the "Sword of Wisdom" (though for Kaiba, it might be the "Sword of Science");
And **The Claw of Hermos**, which logically should have fused with a Magic Card into a Monster, but unexpectedly turned the other way, fusing with a Monster into an Equip Spell Card. It was pulled out by Joey Wheeler from the "Sword of Freedom" inserted into its claw.
The crystal statues of the three giant dragons appearing before Hayato at this moment, weren't they these three **Nameless Dragon**!
As for why they are still called **Nameless Dragon** even though they clearly have names? Don't ask, if you ask, it's the **Nameless Dragon**!
While grumbling internally about the **Nameless Dragon**, Hayato heard a trembling voice coming from behind him: "Finally, your arrival has been awaited, saving the World—"
"You! How could it be you!"
Looking at **Dark Magician Girl**, who had been Taken Control from Yugi's hand more than once by Hayato, and then Tributed herself using **Magical Wand**, she seemed very panicked.
While the **Rainbow Kuriboh** and **Aleister the Invoker** who remained on the spot were staring intently at each other, Hayato, who had suddenly vanished, opened his eyes after the radiance slightly dispersed. He found himself unexpectedly high up in the sky.
Based on visual estimation, the distance from the ground was at least several hundred meters. Fortunately, Hayato didn't have acrophobia, otherwise, he would have fainted on the spot.
Even so, with nothing around to anchor himself, Hayato felt a slight panic. The transfer itself had been sudden, and appearing abruptly at such a high altitude was even more jarring.
However, after a brief moment of panic, Hayato quickly recovered. He realized he wasn't falling towards the ground under the effect of gravity. Instead, he was floating unnaturally in the sky, as if freed from the shackles of gravity. It felt as though the density of the air had increased, providing Hayato with sufficient buoyancy.
But air was still just air. Hayato tried kicking his legs and paddling, but he still remained in the same spot, not moving at all. Or perhaps he was moving, but the movement was so slight that Hayato himself couldn't detect it.
Only then did he have the presence of mind to look around. The sky above was a clear blue, and because it was covered by some thin clouds, the sun was gentle and not dazzling. Other than that, there was nothing in the air that could attract Hayato's attention.
However, below Hayato's feet, he saw several floating mountains that could only appear in a fantasy World, suspended above the earth without any support. And built upon the largest of these mountains was a magnificent, golden and splendid palace like a Castle.
Although he wasn't an ancient noble, Hayato possessed basic appreciation skills. The most luxurious and classical place he had been to so far in his life was Pegasus's Castle. But even that ancestral Castle of Pegasus paled significantly in comparison to the palace before his eyes.
Looking down at the Castle below, Hayato moved, floating downwards towards it. At this point, Hayato wasn't surprised at all.
He had somewhat guessed that his appearance here was likely due to the "god" Aleister had mentioned. He couldn't move no matter how he tried before, but was now automatically moving forward; this must mean that "god" wanted to see him.
Speculation without any clues was no different from fantasy. He might as well save himself the trouble and see what that "god" was actually trying to do.
Furthermore, Hayato felt that the palace looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen it before. Perhaps it was because Buildings of this style were all similar? Hayato thought so.
However, as Hayato was guided by an invisible power through the entrance of the palace, passing through a long corridor and entering the interior, the first thing he saw was a huge empty space in the exact center of the palace floor, and a giant pillar extending from the ground. And on the pillar, three giant dragon statues stood in different poses!
"This is!" Even though Hayato's memory was somewhat blurred due to the passage of time, upon seeing the crystal statues of the three giant dragons and the three sharp swords respectively inserted into different positions on the statues, how could Hayato not remember what these three dragons before him were!
They were clearly the three **Nameless Dragon** that appeared in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime's most polarizing original arc — the "Doma Arc"!
Because the series composition and Duel composition for the "Doma Arc" were not handled by the original author, Kazuki Takahashi, but by Shin Yoshida and Masahiro Hikokubo. Compared to Takahashi's distinct, morally clear character designs and focus on psychological depth, the latter two were accustomed to character designs that were almost entirely dark or light, and placed more emphasis on exploring game mechanics. This made the style of the "Doma Arc" completely different from before.
Although many characters displayed rich charm in this arc, it was also because these characters were completely different from their previous character settings — in other words, their character settings collapsed. Coupled with the fact that while the "Doma Arc" had many excellent Duels, the component of Card Printing was simply too excessive, making the "Doma Arc" the most controversial arc.
However, as an emotionless Duelist, Hayato's deepest impression was not the Doma Three Swordsmen, who were like mirrors to the protagonist trio in this arc, nor was it the classic gag material of Pharaoh using Berserker Soul to beat up Weevil, that guy who had been irrelevant for who knows how long. Instead, it was the famous Fake Card, Orichalcos.
The Orichalcos series of Cards was a series of Cards that only appeared in the anime. Even Kaiku Corporation, which was responsible for issuing Cards, only released a few Cards like Orichalcum Barrier later when they were capitalizing on nostalgia, which had no similarity to the anime Cards in terms of effect or name, except for the Card Face. But this didn't prevent domestic Bootleg Card merchants from printing Cards themselves at that time.
In that age group without much ability to distinguish, who hadn't Dueled against someone's The Seal of Orichalcos in elementary school? Not to mention the original series "Hexagram" printed by domestic manufacturers who got a taste of success and doubled down, or even the famous Fake Card, Orichalcos Shunoros.
However, the **Nameless Dragon** Cards, which also appeared in the anime, had much better treatment than Orichalcos. Although many years passed after the anime aired, they were eventually released as real cards after retaining their original names and weakening their effects. And Kaiku Corporation, having mastered the Wealth Code, even learned to build suspense, not releasing them all at once but slowly releasing Cards every now and then.
After all, releasing them all at once could indeed boost the sales of a single Card Pack, but the money from nostalgia fans is so easy to earn, it would be too wasted not to split them up and put them into individual Card Packs to boost sales together. (Specifically referring to the toothpaste-squeezing style restoration of Kaiba VS Ishizu in DP27)
They were respectively: **The Eye of Timaeus**, jointly awakened by Yugi Mutou and Dark Yugi, which fuses with a monster to become a brand new monster, and was pierced in the eye by the "Sword of Justice";
**The Fang of Critias**, awakened by Kaiba, which fuses with a Trap into a Monster, and was pierced in the tooth by the "Sword of Wisdom" (though for Kaiba, it might be the "Sword of Science");
And **The Claw of Hermos**, which logically should have fused with a Magic Card into a Monster, but unexpectedly turned the other way, fusing with a Monster into an Equip Spell Card. It was pulled out by Joey Wheeler from the "Sword of Freedom" inserted into its claw.
The crystal statues of the three giant dragons appearing before Hayato at this moment, weren't they these three **Nameless Dragon**!
As for why they are still called **Nameless Dragon** even though they clearly have names? Don't ask, if you ask, it's the **Nameless Dragon**!
While grumbling internally about the **Nameless Dragon**, Hayato heard a trembling voice coming from behind him: "Finally, your arrival has been awaited, saving the World—"
"You! How could it be you!"
Looking at **Dark Magician Girl**, who had been Taken Control from Yugi's hand more than once by Hayato, and then Tributed herself using **Magical Wand**, she seemed very panicked.
