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Chapter 547: Mystical Elf Died Again, So Inhumane
Unlike the gentle and kind Yugi Mutou, Dark Yugi has never been considered a gentle or good person. It's only under the influence of his Aibo that his style of doing things appears somewhat appropriate.
At this moment, because Solomon Muto was attacked, Dark Yugi didn't consider whether using dark power to materialize a spirit would kill the guy in front of him who seemed to be a burglar. Instead, he unleashed his full power without restraint.
But what he didn't expect was, facing the slash unleashed by the suddenly materialized Mystical Elf, the Hooded Man not only showed no intention of dodging, but the corner of his mouth, illuminated by the moonlight, instead curled into a sneer. Instead, he directly swung his left arm, which was wearing a circular device, to meet the Mystical Elf's attack!
Under Yugi's astonished gaze, the Mystical Elf's attack failed to achieve any effect; instead, it was struck back. Under the Hooded Man's green-glowing punch attack, the Mystical Elf was instantly destroyed on the spot!
The Mystical Elf died again! So inhumane!
“Mutou Yuugi-dono, or rather, calling you 'Nameless Pharaoh' would be more fitting, wouldn't it?” Holding the unconscious Solomon Muto hostage, the Hooded Man loosened his clenched fist. A chain ornament inlaid with a green gem dropped from his palm. That strange green light just now likely came from within it.
Yugi had an impression of that style of chain ornament. When participating in the KC Cup in America, in order to obtain Uria, Lord of Searing Flames used for ritual summon, Yugi had faced off against a person who called himself "Rafael". At that time, Yugi had seen the same chain ornament on Rafael's neck.
“Calling me 'Nameless Pharaoh' the first time we meet, just who are you—”
Yugi wasn't discouraged by the Mystical Elf's defeat, and drew another card with a backhand motion. Dark Magician was about to manifest from the card and attack again.
But faster than Yugi's movements was the Hooded Man's palm suddenly placed on Solomon Muto's neck, whom he was holding hostage: “Hey, hey, hey, pay a little attention over here, Nameless Pharaoh. Are you trying to test whether you summoning a monster to attack me is faster, or if me breaking this old man's neck like snapping a twig from a roadside bush is faster?”
“What?!” Yugi gritted his teeth in anger at the Hooded Man's despicable act of taking Solomon Muto as a hostage. He wished he could summon Dark Magician Girl along with Dark Magician at the same time for a super boost.
However, he genuinely worried about Solomon Muto's safety. His hand holding the Dark Magician card stiffly hovered over the Duel Disk, hesitating and not dropping it, while also fearing that any reaction from him would provoke the Hooded Man.
But this hesitation was exactly what the Hooded Man wanted. Seeing that Yugi didn't act decisively, he sneered, “Indeed, just as Rafael said, Nameless Pharaoh, you are merely a 'reactor'. Although you have the resolve to sacrifice yourself when facing a crisis, you completely lack the decisiveness to make a decisive sacrifice to achieve your goal.”
“Since you won't make a move, I'll be taking this old man with me!”
As he spoke, the Hooded Man hoisted the still unconscious Solomon Muto onto his shoulder, and actually leaped directly out of the broken window!
“Boom!”
Although Yugi immediately summoned Dark Magician and activated an attack the instant the Hooded Man moved his hand away from Grandpa Solomon's neck, the attack was ultimately a step too slow and hit empty space, watching helplessly as the Hooded Man escaped with Solomon Muto.
Yugi rushed to the window, mimicking the Hooded Man by stepping onto the window frame and leaping out, pursuing him. Protected by Dark Magician, he landed smoothly from the third-floor height. But just as he was about to pursue the Hooded Man who had also jumped out the window, he found that the guy had actually gotten onto a motorcycle that was parked downstairs beforehand.
“If you want this old man back, come to the rooftop of that unfinished building across the street, Nameless Pharaoh. Remember to bring the Three Egyptian Gods cards!”
Leaving behind this sentence, the tires of the motorcycle beneath the Hooded Man rapidly screeched against the ground. The roaring mechanical beast carried the Hooded Man and Solomon Muto away together, leaving only the red line traced by the crimson taillights in the night street.
Beside Yugi, Dark Magician raised his emerald green wand, constantly aiming at that motorcycle, but ultimately couldn't fire a second attack in time. Yugi ultimately couldn't risk attacking and potentially involving Grandpa Solomon, and could only let the Hooded Man take him away.
The radiance of the Millennium Puzzle dimmed, Dark Yugi exchanged places with Yugi Mutou. Yugi's voice came from the quiet street:
“Grandpa—!!!”
“Master Solomon was kidnapped again?!”
Behind the construction site in front of an unfinished building not far from Kame Game Store, Joey Wheeler, who had rushed here after being notified by Yugi to meet him, after hearing what Yugi said, said excitedly, “To actually use the despicable method of kidnapping others, it's unforgivable!”
“Although it's the same routine of Grandpa Solomon being kidnapped and then Yugi being threatened, it feels quite awkward,” Tristan, who arrived shortly after, also had a serious expression. “We have to rescue him, we can't just leave him.”
“But, is the opponent after the Three Egyptian Gods cards?” Téa asked Yugi.
Yugi nodded: “Ah, the opponent specifically requested that I bring the Three Egyptian Gods cards. They must be coveting the power of the Three Egyptian Gods left by Hayato, which is why they kidnapped Ji-chan to threaten me.”
“Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, aren't the Three Egyptian Gods cards only usable by people related to the Millennium Items? Like Marik, Hayato, and you, Yugi, although that guy Kaiba can also do it inexplicably.” Joey Wheeler frowned, recalling, “If that person is after the God Cards, maybe if you hand over the cards to him, he'll be punished by the God.”
Hearing this, Yugi recalled the chain ornament he had seen before, shook his head and said, “No, my intuition as a duelist tells me that person isn't simple. And what he's targeted doesn't seem like just the God Cards. He must be plotting something else.”
“Next, I will go up and find him, and defeat him through a duel. But I'm not at ease about whether that person will do something despicable after losing the duel.”
Joey Wheeler nodded understandingly: “After all, he's someone who committed the act of kidnapping others to threaten you, Yugi. It's indeed possible that he might use Master Solomon as a threat again when he realizes he's about to lose.”
“I see, I understand what you mean, Yugi.” Tristan put his hand on Joey Wheeler's shoulder. “That guy can't possibly keep Grandpa Solomon with him during the duel. While you distract him with the duel, we'll rescue Grandpa Solomon!”
“I'm counting on you, Joey Wheeler, Tristan.”
Although the building was not yet completed, it wasn't lacking too much. Elevators and such were already installed.
Taking the elevator to the top floor of the building, Yugi and Téa were in one group, while Joey Wheeler and Tristan acted separately from the two to avoid exposing their existence prematurely. After passing through a set of scaffolding marked "Safety First", Yugi and Téa arrived at the open space in the center of the building's top floor.
Apart from a construction crane parked there, Yugi and Téa looked around, but could only find construction materials piled up like walls. They couldn't find any figure.
“Welcome to your grave, Nameless Pharaoh!”
Just as Yugi and Téa were looking around, a voice suddenly sounded from above them. Then the guy wearing the hood that Yugi had seen before actually leaped down from the sky, landing not far in front of them.
Glancing upwards, Yugi noticed a large stack of wooden boards fixed to the crane's hoisting rope at a certain height above the ground. He figured the guy wearing the hood just now had been standing there waiting for Yugi's arrival.
However, Yugi couldn't find Solomon Muto's figure near where he appeared. It seemed like he was hidden.
“Hmm? You didn't come alone, but brought your friend?” The Hooded Man glanced at Téa beside Yugi, not caring about the opponent. “It doesn't matter, it's just as well you came, I can collect your corpse. So, Nameless Pharaoh, did you bring the God Cards?”
Hearing this, Yugi reached for the topmost card in his deck on the Duel Disk, drew it and showed it to the Hooded Man opposite him: “As you can see, I have brought the card of Slifer the Sky Dragon, one of the Three Egyptian Gods. Now, where have you hidden Ji-chan!”
Yugi's aura was extremely oppressive.
Although the guy in front of him seemed completely defenseless, it seemed like he could be taken down just by summoning a monster and attacking, Yugi himself had no plan to make a move for now. After all, he had no idea where Solomon Muto was. If the opponent had set up some kind of device like a "bomb connected to his pulse", making a move would instead put his Grandpa in danger.
The first thing to do was to find out the information about where the opponent had hidden Grandpa. As for the subsequent rescue, Yugi had confidence in Joey Wheeler and Tristan.
The Hooded Man didn't care about Yugi's aggressive aura. He had indeed seen Slifer the Sky Dragon, one of the "Three Egyptian Gods" he knew of, appear in Yugi's hand. He said with composure: “Hmm, it is indeed a God Card.”
“My name is Grimo, I belong to the Doma organization, and I am the servant of Rafael, one of the Three Swordsmen in the organization.” As he spoke, the Hooded Man named Grimo took off his hood, revealing his forehead that appeared quite shiny even in the night sky, and a programmer's hairstyle that looked like he couldn't duel at all, “If you want to win back your Grandpa, accept my duel with a God Card as the bet!”
Raising his wrist, the side of the circular device Grimo was wearing on his hand unfolded. Six segments extended from it, surprisingly forming a Duel Disk. Its design was completely different from the one released by KaibaCorp, looking quite Western European in style, yet appearing quite fierce due to its many sharp angles.
Yugi, whose mind wasn't entirely focused on what the opponent said, and who hadn't noticed the name "Rafael", frowned. He thought inwardly that things were bad. Although he didn't know if Grimo, who was standing high up just now, knew about the existence of Joey Wheeler and Tristan, the opponent didn't pay attention to his words, and still didn't say where Grandpa was hidden.
“I can agree to duel you, but before that, tell me where Ji-chan is!”
“So impatient. Can't you feel at ease unless you see your Grandpa?” Grimo frowned. His empty right hand pressed the side of the Duel Disk wearing on his left hand. It seemed like he activated some device. “Then I'll let you see.”
“Buzz—”
Accompanied by the sound of the mechanical device operating, the crane beside Grimo actually started moving, its angle slightly adjusted. Only then did Yugi notice that Solomon Muto just now was actually in his blind spot, fixed by ropes to the back of that large wooden board, suspended in the air by the hoisting rope!
“Ji-chan!”
“Clank!”
The mechanical device stopped operating, and the crane also stopped moving. Solomon Muto and the wooden board fixing him swayed left and right in the air due to inertia, making one worry if the rope were to break like that, he would be directly flung out.
Because Solomon Muto finally appeared, Yugi glimpsed the corner of Joey Wheeler and Tristan's blue school uniforms near a pile of construction materials not far behind Grimo. He knew that the two had started their operation because they had found Grandpa Solomon's existence.
To prevent their existence from being noticed by Grimo, Yugi immediately spoke up: “Betting Ji-chan, I accept your duel!”
“Duel!”
[Yugi: 4000 LP]
[Grimo: 4000 LP]
While Yugi started the duel with Grimo to rescue his Grandpa, he didn't know that whether it was Yugi and Grimo dueling, Téa watching the field behind Yugi worriedly, or Joey Wheeler and Tristan in the corner, they were all being clearly watched at this moment by a surveillance camera installed on the edge of the rooftop.
Tracing back through the camera's data network, in front of a computer screen, a tall, muscular blonde man was watching Yugi on the screen. If Yugi were there, he would recognize him at a glance. This person was none other than Rafael, whom he had faced during the KC Cup!
“Nameless Pharaoh, let me see your power.”
Rafael was not alone. After hearing his muttering, someone walked up behind Rafael, casually rested his hand on the back of Rafael's chair, and looked at the screen: “Oh~, your servant is already facing Mutou Yuugi? That was fast.”
Valon raised his hand to adjust the goggles on his forehead: “How nice. Mutou Yuugi is probably the easiest opponent among the three currently holding the Three Egyptian Gods Cards to take the Cards from, after all, his weakness is simply too obvious.”
“Compared to Hayato Kobayashi, who held the Three Egyptian Gods Cards before, Mutou Yuugi is indeed much easier to take the Cards from. But that's also on the premise of holding his family hostage.” Alister heard this and couldn't help but turn his head and say, “Rafael, your subordinate's style is completely different from yours. However, since it's ultimately for Lord Dartz's great goal, I can't criticize anything.”
“Well, whatever, as long as the goal is achieved.” Compared to Alister, who was slightly bothered by the idea of harming family, Valon wasn't repulsed at all by Grimo's plan to hold Solomon Muto hostage. “Speaking of which, Alister, what about you? How do you plan to take the God Card that Kaiba Seto is holding? I remember he seems like he also has a younger brother, right?”
Hearing Valon mention the name "Kaiba Seto", Alister's originally relatively calm expression suddenly twisted slightly. Just hearing the name seemed like it made him angry beyond belief, but he still held back and said, “Hmph, I'm not like Kaiba Seto, that guy who's dirtier than rat droppings in a Restroom. If I want to, I can take the God Card from KaibaCorp anytime.”
“What about you, Valon? I remember the last God Card is at the Egyptian Antiquities Traveling Exhibition Hall, right?”
“Ah, yes. The person holding that card is called...” Valon straightened up and glanced at a computer screen he was operating before on the other side. On it was clearly Ishizu's data. “The family head of the Tomb Keepers, Ishizu Ishtar. She stopped at the top 8 during Battle City. Apart from that, there are no public duel data records. Both Mutou Yuugi and Kaiba Seto are much stronger than her.”
“You could say she's the worst goal. There's no challenge at all.”
“Although I said 'Mutou Yuugi is the easiest opponent to take cards from', this woman named Ishizu doesn't even have the qualification to be my opponent. And she looks quite ordinary. I heard that before Hayato Kobayashi disappeared, he seemed like he had some connection with this woman, because someone provided information that her younger brother called Hayato Kobayashi 'Brother-in-law'.”
Valon was giving his evaluation, but in his heart, he couldn't help but think about what kind of woman he considered beautiful according to his own aesthetic, and immediately a blonde figure appeared in his mind.
Rafael, who had been silently looking at the screen, heard Valon mention "Hayato Kobayashi" and spoke up, which was rare: “Although the information collected from various sources and the video recovered from KaibaCorp's internal surveillance network all indicate that Hayato Kobayashi disappeared during a struggle with the existence named 'Anubis'.”
“But I've always had a feeling that Hayato Kobayashi, the strongest duelist in the World, wouldn't die so easily. Even Lord Dartz thinks so.”
“No way. Although I'm not doubting Lord Dartz, that guy's body is completely gone.” Valon didn't agree with Rafael's idea. “Besides, Rafael, it's not like you don't know, Lord Dartz has always had a strange recognition for that guy Hayato Kobayashi. He always says he has high hopes for him.”
“Exactly. I don't know what qualification Hayato Kobayashi, who always hangs out with Kaiba Seto, who's more vulgar than frog's urine, has to be so highly anticipated by Lord Dartz.” Alister also thought Rafael's feeling was wrong. “And it's precisely because Hayato Kobayashi disappeared that we received Lord Dartz's instruction to take the Three Egyptian Gods. You must have misunderstood Lord Dartz's meaning, Rafael.”
“Is that so? Perhaps.” Rafael nodded as if convinced, but it seemed more like he was just being perfunctory. He returned to silence and looked at the screen in front of him.
While the few of them were in communication, Yugi and Grimo's duel developed rapidly.
The details of the duel are not important, so I will use King Crimson to delete this time!
Updated 5K today. Originally wanted to update 6K but really didn't have time to write, so 5K will have to do.
(End of Chapter)
Unlike the gentle and kind Yugi Mutou, Dark Yugi has never been considered a gentle or good person. It's only under the influence of his Aibo that his style of doing things appears somewhat appropriate.
At this moment, because Solomon Muto was attacked, Dark Yugi didn't consider whether using dark power to materialize a spirit would kill the guy in front of him who seemed to be a burglar. Instead, he unleashed his full power without restraint.
But what he didn't expect was, facing the slash unleashed by the suddenly materialized Mystical Elf, the Hooded Man not only showed no intention of dodging, but the corner of his mouth, illuminated by the moonlight, instead curled into a sneer. Instead, he directly swung his left arm, which was wearing a circular device, to meet the Mystical Elf's attack!
Under Yugi's astonished gaze, the Mystical Elf's attack failed to achieve any effect; instead, it was struck back. Under the Hooded Man's green-glowing punch attack, the Mystical Elf was instantly destroyed on the spot!
The Mystical Elf died again! So inhumane!
“Mutou Yuugi-dono, or rather, calling you 'Nameless Pharaoh' would be more fitting, wouldn't it?” Holding the unconscious Solomon Muto hostage, the Hooded Man loosened his clenched fist. A chain ornament inlaid with a green gem dropped from his palm. That strange green light just now likely came from within it.
Yugi had an impression of that style of chain ornament. When participating in the KC Cup in America, in order to obtain Uria, Lord of Searing Flames used for ritual summon, Yugi had faced off against a person who called himself "Rafael". At that time, Yugi had seen the same chain ornament on Rafael's neck.
“Calling me 'Nameless Pharaoh' the first time we meet, just who are you—”
Yugi wasn't discouraged by the Mystical Elf's defeat, and drew another card with a backhand motion. Dark Magician was about to manifest from the card and attack again.
But faster than Yugi's movements was the Hooded Man's palm suddenly placed on Solomon Muto's neck, whom he was holding hostage: “Hey, hey, hey, pay a little attention over here, Nameless Pharaoh. Are you trying to test whether you summoning a monster to attack me is faster, or if me breaking this old man's neck like snapping a twig from a roadside bush is faster?”
“What?!” Yugi gritted his teeth in anger at the Hooded Man's despicable act of taking Solomon Muto as a hostage. He wished he could summon Dark Magician Girl along with Dark Magician at the same time for a super boost.
However, he genuinely worried about Solomon Muto's safety. His hand holding the Dark Magician card stiffly hovered over the Duel Disk, hesitating and not dropping it, while also fearing that any reaction from him would provoke the Hooded Man.
But this hesitation was exactly what the Hooded Man wanted. Seeing that Yugi didn't act decisively, he sneered, “Indeed, just as Rafael said, Nameless Pharaoh, you are merely a 'reactor'. Although you have the resolve to sacrifice yourself when facing a crisis, you completely lack the decisiveness to make a decisive sacrifice to achieve your goal.”
“Since you won't make a move, I'll be taking this old man with me!”
As he spoke, the Hooded Man hoisted the still unconscious Solomon Muto onto his shoulder, and actually leaped directly out of the broken window!
“Boom!”
Although Yugi immediately summoned Dark Magician and activated an attack the instant the Hooded Man moved his hand away from Grandpa Solomon's neck, the attack was ultimately a step too slow and hit empty space, watching helplessly as the Hooded Man escaped with Solomon Muto.
Yugi rushed to the window, mimicking the Hooded Man by stepping onto the window frame and leaping out, pursuing him. Protected by Dark Magician, he landed smoothly from the third-floor height. But just as he was about to pursue the Hooded Man who had also jumped out the window, he found that the guy had actually gotten onto a motorcycle that was parked downstairs beforehand.
“If you want this old man back, come to the rooftop of that unfinished building across the street, Nameless Pharaoh. Remember to bring the Three Egyptian Gods cards!”
Leaving behind this sentence, the tires of the motorcycle beneath the Hooded Man rapidly screeched against the ground. The roaring mechanical beast carried the Hooded Man and Solomon Muto away together, leaving only the red line traced by the crimson taillights in the night street.
Beside Yugi, Dark Magician raised his emerald green wand, constantly aiming at that motorcycle, but ultimately couldn't fire a second attack in time. Yugi ultimately couldn't risk attacking and potentially involving Grandpa Solomon, and could only let the Hooded Man take him away.
The radiance of the Millennium Puzzle dimmed, Dark Yugi exchanged places with Yugi Mutou. Yugi's voice came from the quiet street:
“Grandpa—!!!”
“Master Solomon was kidnapped again?!”
Behind the construction site in front of an unfinished building not far from Kame Game Store, Joey Wheeler, who had rushed here after being notified by Yugi to meet him, after hearing what Yugi said, said excitedly, “To actually use the despicable method of kidnapping others, it's unforgivable!”
“Although it's the same routine of Grandpa Solomon being kidnapped and then Yugi being threatened, it feels quite awkward,” Tristan, who arrived shortly after, also had a serious expression. “We have to rescue him, we can't just leave him.”
“But, is the opponent after the Three Egyptian Gods cards?” Téa asked Yugi.
Yugi nodded: “Ah, the opponent specifically requested that I bring the Three Egyptian Gods cards. They must be coveting the power of the Three Egyptian Gods left by Hayato, which is why they kidnapped Ji-chan to threaten me.”
“Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, aren't the Three Egyptian Gods cards only usable by people related to the Millennium Items? Like Marik, Hayato, and you, Yugi, although that guy Kaiba can also do it inexplicably.” Joey Wheeler frowned, recalling, “If that person is after the God Cards, maybe if you hand over the cards to him, he'll be punished by the God.”
Hearing this, Yugi recalled the chain ornament he had seen before, shook his head and said, “No, my intuition as a duelist tells me that person isn't simple. And what he's targeted doesn't seem like just the God Cards. He must be plotting something else.”
“Next, I will go up and find him, and defeat him through a duel. But I'm not at ease about whether that person will do something despicable after losing the duel.”
Joey Wheeler nodded understandingly: “After all, he's someone who committed the act of kidnapping others to threaten you, Yugi. It's indeed possible that he might use Master Solomon as a threat again when he realizes he's about to lose.”
“I see, I understand what you mean, Yugi.” Tristan put his hand on Joey Wheeler's shoulder. “That guy can't possibly keep Grandpa Solomon with him during the duel. While you distract him with the duel, we'll rescue Grandpa Solomon!”
“I'm counting on you, Joey Wheeler, Tristan.”
Although the building was not yet completed, it wasn't lacking too much. Elevators and such were already installed.
Taking the elevator to the top floor of the building, Yugi and Téa were in one group, while Joey Wheeler and Tristan acted separately from the two to avoid exposing their existence prematurely. After passing through a set of scaffolding marked "Safety First", Yugi and Téa arrived at the open space in the center of the building's top floor.
Apart from a construction crane parked there, Yugi and Téa looked around, but could only find construction materials piled up like walls. They couldn't find any figure.
“Welcome to your grave, Nameless Pharaoh!”
Just as Yugi and Téa were looking around, a voice suddenly sounded from above them. Then the guy wearing the hood that Yugi had seen before actually leaped down from the sky, landing not far in front of them.
Glancing upwards, Yugi noticed a large stack of wooden boards fixed to the crane's hoisting rope at a certain height above the ground. He figured the guy wearing the hood just now had been standing there waiting for Yugi's arrival.
However, Yugi couldn't find Solomon Muto's figure near where he appeared. It seemed like he was hidden.
“Hmm? You didn't come alone, but brought your friend?” The Hooded Man glanced at Téa beside Yugi, not caring about the opponent. “It doesn't matter, it's just as well you came, I can collect your corpse. So, Nameless Pharaoh, did you bring the God Cards?”
Hearing this, Yugi reached for the topmost card in his deck on the Duel Disk, drew it and showed it to the Hooded Man opposite him: “As you can see, I have brought the card of Slifer the Sky Dragon, one of the Three Egyptian Gods. Now, where have you hidden Ji-chan!”
Yugi's aura was extremely oppressive.
Although the guy in front of him seemed completely defenseless, it seemed like he could be taken down just by summoning a monster and attacking, Yugi himself had no plan to make a move for now. After all, he had no idea where Solomon Muto was. If the opponent had set up some kind of device like a "bomb connected to his pulse", making a move would instead put his Grandpa in danger.
The first thing to do was to find out the information about where the opponent had hidden Grandpa. As for the subsequent rescue, Yugi had confidence in Joey Wheeler and Tristan.
The Hooded Man didn't care about Yugi's aggressive aura. He had indeed seen Slifer the Sky Dragon, one of the "Three Egyptian Gods" he knew of, appear in Yugi's hand. He said with composure: “Hmm, it is indeed a God Card.”
“My name is Grimo, I belong to the Doma organization, and I am the servant of Rafael, one of the Three Swordsmen in the organization.” As he spoke, the Hooded Man named Grimo took off his hood, revealing his forehead that appeared quite shiny even in the night sky, and a programmer's hairstyle that looked like he couldn't duel at all, “If you want to win back your Grandpa, accept my duel with a God Card as the bet!”
Raising his wrist, the side of the circular device Grimo was wearing on his hand unfolded. Six segments extended from it, surprisingly forming a Duel Disk. Its design was completely different from the one released by KaibaCorp, looking quite Western European in style, yet appearing quite fierce due to its many sharp angles.
Yugi, whose mind wasn't entirely focused on what the opponent said, and who hadn't noticed the name "Rafael", frowned. He thought inwardly that things were bad. Although he didn't know if Grimo, who was standing high up just now, knew about the existence of Joey Wheeler and Tristan, the opponent didn't pay attention to his words, and still didn't say where Grandpa was hidden.
“I can agree to duel you, but before that, tell me where Ji-chan is!”
“So impatient. Can't you feel at ease unless you see your Grandpa?” Grimo frowned. His empty right hand pressed the side of the Duel Disk wearing on his left hand. It seemed like he activated some device. “Then I'll let you see.”
“Buzz—”
Accompanied by the sound of the mechanical device operating, the crane beside Grimo actually started moving, its angle slightly adjusted. Only then did Yugi notice that Solomon Muto just now was actually in his blind spot, fixed by ropes to the back of that large wooden board, suspended in the air by the hoisting rope!
“Ji-chan!”
“Clank!”
The mechanical device stopped operating, and the crane also stopped moving. Solomon Muto and the wooden board fixing him swayed left and right in the air due to inertia, making one worry if the rope were to break like that, he would be directly flung out.
Because Solomon Muto finally appeared, Yugi glimpsed the corner of Joey Wheeler and Tristan's blue school uniforms near a pile of construction materials not far behind Grimo. He knew that the two had started their operation because they had found Grandpa Solomon's existence.
To prevent their existence from being noticed by Grimo, Yugi immediately spoke up: “Betting Ji-chan, I accept your duel!”
“Duel!”
[Yugi: 4000 LP]
[Grimo: 4000 LP]
While Yugi started the duel with Grimo to rescue his Grandpa, he didn't know that whether it was Yugi and Grimo dueling, Téa watching the field behind Yugi worriedly, or Joey Wheeler and Tristan in the corner, they were all being clearly watched at this moment by a surveillance camera installed on the edge of the rooftop.
Tracing back through the camera's data network, in front of a computer screen, a tall, muscular blonde man was watching Yugi on the screen. If Yugi were there, he would recognize him at a glance. This person was none other than Rafael, whom he had faced during the KC Cup!
“Nameless Pharaoh, let me see your power.”
Rafael was not alone. After hearing his muttering, someone walked up behind Rafael, casually rested his hand on the back of Rafael's chair, and looked at the screen: “Oh~, your servant is already facing Mutou Yuugi? That was fast.”
Valon raised his hand to adjust the goggles on his forehead: “How nice. Mutou Yuugi is probably the easiest opponent among the three currently holding the Three Egyptian Gods Cards to take the Cards from, after all, his weakness is simply too obvious.”
“Compared to Hayato Kobayashi, who held the Three Egyptian Gods Cards before, Mutou Yuugi is indeed much easier to take the Cards from. But that's also on the premise of holding his family hostage.” Alister heard this and couldn't help but turn his head and say, “Rafael, your subordinate's style is completely different from yours. However, since it's ultimately for Lord Dartz's great goal, I can't criticize anything.”
“Well, whatever, as long as the goal is achieved.” Compared to Alister, who was slightly bothered by the idea of harming family, Valon wasn't repulsed at all by Grimo's plan to hold Solomon Muto hostage. “Speaking of which, Alister, what about you? How do you plan to take the God Card that Kaiba Seto is holding? I remember he seems like he also has a younger brother, right?”
Hearing Valon mention the name "Kaiba Seto", Alister's originally relatively calm expression suddenly twisted slightly. Just hearing the name seemed like it made him angry beyond belief, but he still held back and said, “Hmph, I'm not like Kaiba Seto, that guy who's dirtier than rat droppings in a Restroom. If I want to, I can take the God Card from KaibaCorp anytime.”
“What about you, Valon? I remember the last God Card is at the Egyptian Antiquities Traveling Exhibition Hall, right?”
“Ah, yes. The person holding that card is called...” Valon straightened up and glanced at a computer screen he was operating before on the other side. On it was clearly Ishizu's data. “The family head of the Tomb Keepers, Ishizu Ishtar. She stopped at the top 8 during Battle City. Apart from that, there are no public duel data records. Both Mutou Yuugi and Kaiba Seto are much stronger than her.”
“You could say she's the worst goal. There's no challenge at all.”
“Although I said 'Mutou Yuugi is the easiest opponent to take cards from', this woman named Ishizu doesn't even have the qualification to be my opponent. And she looks quite ordinary. I heard that before Hayato Kobayashi disappeared, he seemed like he had some connection with this woman, because someone provided information that her younger brother called Hayato Kobayashi 'Brother-in-law'.”
Valon was giving his evaluation, but in his heart, he couldn't help but think about what kind of woman he considered beautiful according to his own aesthetic, and immediately a blonde figure appeared in his mind.
Rafael, who had been silently looking at the screen, heard Valon mention "Hayato Kobayashi" and spoke up, which was rare: “Although the information collected from various sources and the video recovered from KaibaCorp's internal surveillance network all indicate that Hayato Kobayashi disappeared during a struggle with the existence named 'Anubis'.”
“But I've always had a feeling that Hayato Kobayashi, the strongest duelist in the World, wouldn't die so easily. Even Lord Dartz thinks so.”
“No way. Although I'm not doubting Lord Dartz, that guy's body is completely gone.” Valon didn't agree with Rafael's idea. “Besides, Rafael, it's not like you don't know, Lord Dartz has always had a strange recognition for that guy Hayato Kobayashi. He always says he has high hopes for him.”
“Exactly. I don't know what qualification Hayato Kobayashi, who always hangs out with Kaiba Seto, who's more vulgar than frog's urine, has to be so highly anticipated by Lord Dartz.” Alister also thought Rafael's feeling was wrong. “And it's precisely because Hayato Kobayashi disappeared that we received Lord Dartz's instruction to take the Three Egyptian Gods. You must have misunderstood Lord Dartz's meaning, Rafael.”
“Is that so? Perhaps.” Rafael nodded as if convinced, but it seemed more like he was just being perfunctory. He returned to silence and looked at the screen in front of him.
While the few of them were in communication, Yugi and Grimo's duel developed rapidly.
The details of the duel are not important, so I will use King Crimson to delete this time!
Updated 5K today. Originally wanted to update 6K but really didn't have time to write, so 5K will have to do.
(End of Chapter)
