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# Chapter 609: Drown in the Past
Alister told the Kaiba Brothers his story. Upon hearing that Alister had lost his brother because of Gozaburo Kaiba, Kaiba's fist clenched.
Keipei also hadn't expected that this person from Organization Doma was actually brought to this point and stood against his Brother because of Gozaburo Kaiba, his and his Brother's adopted father.
"Milk, is that your brother's name, Alister?"
"Ah, Milk liked robots. This was his favorite toy, and it was the last keepsake I found by his corpse." Alister looked at Keipei with a gaze full of reminiscence. He remembered Milk's age when he was alive, which wasn't much different from Keipei's age now. He saw Milk's shadow in Keipei.
"Kaiba Seto, you who also have a brother, can imagine this pain of mine, right! This is all thanks to Gozaburo Kaiba!"
"After losing my parents and losing Milk, I joined Doma. It was so that one day I could get revenge on you, Kaiba Seto, who inherited Gozaburo Kaiba and inherited the sin of KaibaCorp!" Alister glanced at the **Machina Colonel** on his Field. "Milk liked robots, so the **Machina** Deck I obtained from Lord Dartz also mainly consisted of robot soldiers."
"And the power of the **Seal of Orichalcos** further unearthed my inner darkness, creating even more advanced Dark **Machina** monsters. These monsters are the proof of my battle with Milk, and also my will to get revenge on you!"
**Machina Colonel** [ATK 3000]
However, even though Alister explained the cause and effect of his conflict with KaibaCorp, while Kaiba was somewhat moved and could empathize with Alister's plight, understanding the pain of losing a brother was one thing, but trying to influence Kaiba because of it was impossible.
Kaiba's pride and confidence were engraved in his bones. Just as Kaiba never lingered on the past, his eyes had always only seen the future. Even the present, which was about to become the past, he wouldn't care about.
Moreover, speaking of tragic pasts, how much better was Kaiba's childhood? He also lost his parents, but Kaiba relied on his own ability to trick and win a gamble against Gozaburo Kaiba, making him adopt him and Keipei as adopted sons. Afterwards, he also relied on his own ability to grow step by step and finally forced Gozaburo Kaiba to death, becoming the heir of KaibaCorp.
The risk in this process was not small at all. Don't forget that after Gozaburo Kaiba adopted Kaiba Seto, he had thought about using Kaiba Seto's body to revive the dead Noah Kaiba who existed in the Cyber World. If Gozaburo had done that, Kaiba, whose body was possessed, would have been killed.
Furthermore, Kaiba Seto's rebellion against Gozaburo Kaiba was also an extremely high-risk action. These were all concrete efforts Kaiba made to protect Keipei. Therefore, in Kaiba's eyes at this moment, Alister, who was indulging in his tragic past and unable to step towards the future, was nothing but a coward.
"Hmph, even if you say that, don't forget that **The Ultimate Creature of Destruction** granted **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** the toughness to not be destroyed by battle, and the ability for a monster that battled it to be destroyed at the end of the Damage Step." Coldly waving his hand, Kaiba said to Alister, "You are still in your Battle Phase. If you want to die, then just hurry up and come."
"Of course I will attack, Kaiba Seto, but you are wrong. The one who will die is not me, but you." Alister sneered and waved his hand, saying, "**Machina Colonel**, attack the Defense Position **Lord of D. - The Dominator**!"
"Hmph, then the Attack Target is transferred again to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** on my Field."
Hearing Kaiba's instruction, the Defense Position **Lord of D. - The Dominator** quickly retreated a few steps to make Space, letting **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** directly face **Machina Colonel**. Watching the **Machina Colonel** wielding a high-speed rotating chainsaw approach, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** let out a powerful roar, about to counterattack.
[**Blue-Eyes White Dragon**] [ATK 3000]
"Alister clearly knew that Brother's **Lord of D. - The Dominator** on the Field had the ability to transfer the Attack Target, so why did he still declare an attack with **Machina Colonel**?" Keipei looked at the two monsters engaging in battle and became suspicious.
Although Alister always had a crazy appearance of wanting a desperate struggle when facing Kaiba, his own dueling style was undoubtedly full of calculation and sanity, quite similar to Kaiba's dueling style. Such an Alister would absolutely not be the type of person who would recklessly declare an attack knowing that his attack could not destroy the monster on Kaiba's Field.
Especially, because of the Effect of **The Ultimate Creature of Destruction**, **Machina Colonel** would not only be unable to destroy **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, but even if its ATK wasn't equal to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's**, it would still be Effect Destruction afterwards.
As expected, when **Machina Colonel's** Attack Target was transferred to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, Alister used the same trick again, playing another Card from his Hand: "Chain **Machina Colonel's** Attack Declaration, I Activate this Quick-Play Spell Card, **Giant Shadow of Vanity**."
"When a monster declares an attack, you can Activate this Card by targeting one Face-up Monster on the Field. That monster's ATK increases by 1000 points until the end of that Battle Phase. And the Monster I choose is, of course, **Machina Colonel** on my Field!"
"Enjoy the fun of Hell, Kaiba Seto!"
[**Machina Colonel**] [ATK 3000 → 4000]
The two huge monsters, **Machina Colonel** and **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, collided. Fortunately, the Corridor in Pegasus's Family Castle was built quite wide and wasn't destroyed by the battle of the two monsters.
At first, the two monsters could be considered evenly matched. The high-speed rotating chainsaw failed to cut through **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** sturdy scales. Instead, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** breath was melting **Machina Colonel's** armor little by little.
But, as **Giant Shadow of Vanity** took Effect, **Machina Colonel's** ATK suddenly surged, and the chainsaw instantly accelerated, cutting open a few of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** dragon scales. This was followed by a zero-range electromagnetic cannon shot that had accumulated energy for a long time, and **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** was heavily blasted away!
"Cough!"
[Kaiba Seto: 1200 → 200 LP]
Kaiba's Life Points, which were already precarious, decreased again from Battle Damage, reaching the point of only having 200 points left!
"Kaiba Seto, this is the penalty for daring to insult my **Machina** Deck! Where is your arrogance from just now?" Alister looked at Kaiba's Life Points, which had dropped to a level that even Kuriboh's punch could clear, and laughed proudly, "To protect **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, you repeatedly reduced your own Life Points. How unsightly."
"After your Life Points are completely reduced to zero, let's see what else you can protect!"
Saying this, Alister didn't give Kaiba an opportunity to counterattack and actively sent his **Machina Colonel** on the Field to the Graveyard.
Although **The Ultimate Creature of Destruction** was a Normal Trap Card and would be sent to Graveyard after its Effect took Effect, the Effect it granted to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** would continue until the end of the turn. The Effect "a Monster that battled with **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** is destroyed after Damage Calculation ends" also followed the same principle.
So even if **Machina Colonel's** ATK was increased to 4000 points, because it had no resistance to destruction, it would also be destroyed and sent to Graveyard.
Although Alister had no monster that could continue to attack and inflict Damage to Kaiba this turn, it didn't matter. Leaving Kaiba with his mere 200 Life Points was completely fine, not that it was necessarily best to leave them.
In this Duel, Alister had made up his mind to give Kaiba Seto a complete defeat. After completely destroying Kaiba's will and arrogance, Alister would use the **Seal of Orichalcos** to have Kaiba's soul absorbed by the Orichalcos God.
If this Card in his Hand were replaced with the **Seal of Orichalcos**, it would be a finishing blow. In that case, Kaiba Seto should already be dead by now. Pity it can't be replaced.
Ending the Battle Phase and entering Main Phase 2, Alister looked at Kaiba barely propping up his body, revealing a contemptuous smile.
Soon, very soon, he would be able to kill Kaiba Seto. Wait until the next turn, first take down Kaiba Seto's important **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, then find a way to Search for the **Seal of Orichalcos**. As long as he cleared Kaiba's Life Points, which were like a flickering candle, he could get revenge for Milk.
Thinking this way, Alister instead heard the laughter of Kaiba, who was clearly the disadvantaged side but revealed a rampant expression.
"Hmph hmph, hehe, hahahaha!"
"Kaiba Seto, you guy..." Alister furrowed his brow and said through clenched teeth, "Do you know what the situation is right now!"
"I'm about to kill you. You guy, at least show me a little fear or unwillingness that can satisfy me! What are you laughing at!"
"Hmph, I'm laughing at you guy. You are fundamentally just an incompetent person." Facing Alister's wrathful gaze, Kaiba said coldly, "A guy who can't even see the path he wants to take indeed only deserves to be lost in the past."
"From beginning to end, you are fundamentally just drifting with the current. Because your hometown was destroyed, you listened to others and hated Gozaburo - although that guy really wasn't a good person. Then because Gozaburo died, you lost your goal and hated me. Your life fundamentally has no goal."
"What is that appearance? What is that gaze? What is that wrath!"
"If you don't even know what kind of path you want to take, who can someone like you save?" Kaiba said coldly, "My future will not stop here. As for you, just hold onto that past and drown!"
End of Chapter
Alister told the Kaiba Brothers his story. Upon hearing that Alister had lost his brother because of Gozaburo Kaiba, Kaiba's fist clenched.
Keipei also hadn't expected that this person from Organization Doma was actually brought to this point and stood against his Brother because of Gozaburo Kaiba, his and his Brother's adopted father.
"Milk, is that your brother's name, Alister?"
"Ah, Milk liked robots. This was his favorite toy, and it was the last keepsake I found by his corpse." Alister looked at Keipei with a gaze full of reminiscence. He remembered Milk's age when he was alive, which wasn't much different from Keipei's age now. He saw Milk's shadow in Keipei.
"Kaiba Seto, you who also have a brother, can imagine this pain of mine, right! This is all thanks to Gozaburo Kaiba!"
"After losing my parents and losing Milk, I joined Doma. It was so that one day I could get revenge on you, Kaiba Seto, who inherited Gozaburo Kaiba and inherited the sin of KaibaCorp!" Alister glanced at the **Machina Colonel** on his Field. "Milk liked robots, so the **Machina** Deck I obtained from Lord Dartz also mainly consisted of robot soldiers."
"And the power of the **Seal of Orichalcos** further unearthed my inner darkness, creating even more advanced Dark **Machina** monsters. These monsters are the proof of my battle with Milk, and also my will to get revenge on you!"
**Machina Colonel** [ATK 3000]
However, even though Alister explained the cause and effect of his conflict with KaibaCorp, while Kaiba was somewhat moved and could empathize with Alister's plight, understanding the pain of losing a brother was one thing, but trying to influence Kaiba because of it was impossible.
Kaiba's pride and confidence were engraved in his bones. Just as Kaiba never lingered on the past, his eyes had always only seen the future. Even the present, which was about to become the past, he wouldn't care about.
Moreover, speaking of tragic pasts, how much better was Kaiba's childhood? He also lost his parents, but Kaiba relied on his own ability to trick and win a gamble against Gozaburo Kaiba, making him adopt him and Keipei as adopted sons. Afterwards, he also relied on his own ability to grow step by step and finally forced Gozaburo Kaiba to death, becoming the heir of KaibaCorp.
The risk in this process was not small at all. Don't forget that after Gozaburo Kaiba adopted Kaiba Seto, he had thought about using Kaiba Seto's body to revive the dead Noah Kaiba who existed in the Cyber World. If Gozaburo had done that, Kaiba, whose body was possessed, would have been killed.
Furthermore, Kaiba Seto's rebellion against Gozaburo Kaiba was also an extremely high-risk action. These were all concrete efforts Kaiba made to protect Keipei. Therefore, in Kaiba's eyes at this moment, Alister, who was indulging in his tragic past and unable to step towards the future, was nothing but a coward.
"Hmph, even if you say that, don't forget that **The Ultimate Creature of Destruction** granted **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** the toughness to not be destroyed by battle, and the ability for a monster that battled it to be destroyed at the end of the Damage Step." Coldly waving his hand, Kaiba said to Alister, "You are still in your Battle Phase. If you want to die, then just hurry up and come."
"Of course I will attack, Kaiba Seto, but you are wrong. The one who will die is not me, but you." Alister sneered and waved his hand, saying, "**Machina Colonel**, attack the Defense Position **Lord of D. - The Dominator**!"
"Hmph, then the Attack Target is transferred again to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** on my Field."
Hearing Kaiba's instruction, the Defense Position **Lord of D. - The Dominator** quickly retreated a few steps to make Space, letting **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** directly face **Machina Colonel**. Watching the **Machina Colonel** wielding a high-speed rotating chainsaw approach, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** let out a powerful roar, about to counterattack.
[**Blue-Eyes White Dragon**] [ATK 3000]
"Alister clearly knew that Brother's **Lord of D. - The Dominator** on the Field had the ability to transfer the Attack Target, so why did he still declare an attack with **Machina Colonel**?" Keipei looked at the two monsters engaging in battle and became suspicious.
Although Alister always had a crazy appearance of wanting a desperate struggle when facing Kaiba, his own dueling style was undoubtedly full of calculation and sanity, quite similar to Kaiba's dueling style. Such an Alister would absolutely not be the type of person who would recklessly declare an attack knowing that his attack could not destroy the monster on Kaiba's Field.
Especially, because of the Effect of **The Ultimate Creature of Destruction**, **Machina Colonel** would not only be unable to destroy **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, but even if its ATK wasn't equal to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's**, it would still be Effect Destruction afterwards.
As expected, when **Machina Colonel's** Attack Target was transferred to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, Alister used the same trick again, playing another Card from his Hand: "Chain **Machina Colonel's** Attack Declaration, I Activate this Quick-Play Spell Card, **Giant Shadow of Vanity**."
"When a monster declares an attack, you can Activate this Card by targeting one Face-up Monster on the Field. That monster's ATK increases by 1000 points until the end of that Battle Phase. And the Monster I choose is, of course, **Machina Colonel** on my Field!"
"Enjoy the fun of Hell, Kaiba Seto!"
[**Machina Colonel**] [ATK 3000 → 4000]
The two huge monsters, **Machina Colonel** and **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, collided. Fortunately, the Corridor in Pegasus's Family Castle was built quite wide and wasn't destroyed by the battle of the two monsters.
At first, the two monsters could be considered evenly matched. The high-speed rotating chainsaw failed to cut through **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** sturdy scales. Instead, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** breath was melting **Machina Colonel's** armor little by little.
But, as **Giant Shadow of Vanity** took Effect, **Machina Colonel's** ATK suddenly surged, and the chainsaw instantly accelerated, cutting open a few of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** dragon scales. This was followed by a zero-range electromagnetic cannon shot that had accumulated energy for a long time, and **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** was heavily blasted away!
"Cough!"
[Kaiba Seto: 1200 → 200 LP]
Kaiba's Life Points, which were already precarious, decreased again from Battle Damage, reaching the point of only having 200 points left!
"Kaiba Seto, this is the penalty for daring to insult my **Machina** Deck! Where is your arrogance from just now?" Alister looked at Kaiba's Life Points, which had dropped to a level that even Kuriboh's punch could clear, and laughed proudly, "To protect **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, you repeatedly reduced your own Life Points. How unsightly."
"After your Life Points are completely reduced to zero, let's see what else you can protect!"
Saying this, Alister didn't give Kaiba an opportunity to counterattack and actively sent his **Machina Colonel** on the Field to the Graveyard.
Although **The Ultimate Creature of Destruction** was a Normal Trap Card and would be sent to Graveyard after its Effect took Effect, the Effect it granted to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** would continue until the end of the turn. The Effect "a Monster that battled with **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** is destroyed after Damage Calculation ends" also followed the same principle.
So even if **Machina Colonel's** ATK was increased to 4000 points, because it had no resistance to destruction, it would also be destroyed and sent to Graveyard.
Although Alister had no monster that could continue to attack and inflict Damage to Kaiba this turn, it didn't matter. Leaving Kaiba with his mere 200 Life Points was completely fine, not that it was necessarily best to leave them.
In this Duel, Alister had made up his mind to give Kaiba Seto a complete defeat. After completely destroying Kaiba's will and arrogance, Alister would use the **Seal of Orichalcos** to have Kaiba's soul absorbed by the Orichalcos God.
If this Card in his Hand were replaced with the **Seal of Orichalcos**, it would be a finishing blow. In that case, Kaiba Seto should already be dead by now. Pity it can't be replaced.
Ending the Battle Phase and entering Main Phase 2, Alister looked at Kaiba barely propping up his body, revealing a contemptuous smile.
Soon, very soon, he would be able to kill Kaiba Seto. Wait until the next turn, first take down Kaiba Seto's important **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, then find a way to Search for the **Seal of Orichalcos**. As long as he cleared Kaiba's Life Points, which were like a flickering candle, he could get revenge for Milk.
Thinking this way, Alister instead heard the laughter of Kaiba, who was clearly the disadvantaged side but revealed a rampant expression.
"Hmph hmph, hehe, hahahaha!"
"Kaiba Seto, you guy..." Alister furrowed his brow and said through clenched teeth, "Do you know what the situation is right now!"
"I'm about to kill you. You guy, at least show me a little fear or unwillingness that can satisfy me! What are you laughing at!"
"Hmph, I'm laughing at you guy. You are fundamentally just an incompetent person." Facing Alister's wrathful gaze, Kaiba said coldly, "A guy who can't even see the path he wants to take indeed only deserves to be lost in the past."
"From beginning to end, you are fundamentally just drifting with the current. Because your hometown was destroyed, you listened to others and hated Gozaburo - although that guy really wasn't a good person. Then because Gozaburo died, you lost your goal and hated me. Your life fundamentally has no goal."
"What is that appearance? What is that gaze? What is that wrath!"
"If you don't even know what kind of path you want to take, who can someone like you save?" Kaiba said coldly, "My future will not stop here. As for you, just hold onto that past and drown!"
End of Chapter
