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Chapter 612: If Our Situations Were Reversed
Knocked to the ground by Kaiba's attack, Alister's heart was filled with unwillingness.
He was clearly just a hair's breadth away from his own victory, his own revenge. Why, why could this guy, Kaiba Seto, actually get a response from his Deck and pull off such a move at the last moment to counter-kill him!
Theoretically speaking, justice should be able to overcome evil. Kaiba Seto, the inheritor of KaibaCorp, which accumulated wealth through the dirty Arms Conglomerate, was undoubtedly the "evil". And he himself, who had experienced so much pain because of KaibaCorp's actions and was now fighting for revenge, should be the "justice"!
Why is the result like this! I cannot accept it!
As for Alister, who wanted to take his life but was defeated by him, Kaiba didn't have any idea of completely finishing him off.
Although Alister was a member of Doma and had an irreconcilable conflict in stance with Kaiba, if Kaiba were to take Alister's life because of this, wouldn't he also be walking down Gozaburo Kaiba's old path?
However, even if he wouldn't commit murder, it didn't mean Kaiba planned to let Alister off the hook. Since he had become the winner in the duel, the defeated Alister had become his "spoils". At the very least, Kaiba was still very interested in the Doma information Alister possessed.
Alister looked at Kaiba, who walked up to him, and remained in silence.
Although Alister hated Kaiba Seto because of the hatred and resentment he placed upon the surname "Kaiba", at the same time, due to his years of information gathering on Kaiba, almost like an obsessive stalker, he deeply knew what kind of person Kaiba himself actually was.
Furthermore, beyond the information, just from these few duels with Kaiba, even though Alister's burning desire for revenge made it impossible for him to enter a calm and collected state during the duels, he had gradually come to understand Kaiba's personality to some extent.
Just as Kaiba himself said, he was consistent inside and out. He truly didn't keep "Gozaburo Kaiba", who was a wreckage of the past, in his heart, because everything he had obtained until now wasn't from others' charity but from his own effort and struggle.
Everything from the past was ultimately an unchangeable shadow, while Kaiba himself was like a radiant king, whose eyes only saw the future of infinite possibility and had no room for the existence of this shadow. "Gozaburo Kaiba" and "Kaiba Military Industries" were already the past, trampled under his feet.
Just now, the attack from **Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon** didn't just crush Alister's **Meklord Army: Destruction Armament Strength**; Alister also deeply felt Kaiba's disdain for his obsession with revenge.
However, some things, while understandable, he cannot accept.
"From beginning to end, I don't believe my talent is inferior to yours in any way, Kaiba Seto."
Alister raised his head and looked at Kaiba. Kaiba stood under the bright light, his face buried in the shadow cast by the corridor's overhead lights; while Alister sat on the ground full of dim light, only his face illuminated by a little light.
"I am not someone whose eyes only see power. My Deck houses my obsession and has responded to me more than once, and my desire for victory has granted me enough motivation. And because of Milk, the **Meklord** Deck is even more of a cherished treasure to me, not inferior to your **Blue-Eyes**."
"But why am I the one who lost?"
"Hmph, you can't even figure out something like that, idiot?" Kaiba said, arms crossed over his chest, looking down at Alister. "The reason is quite simple, truly very simple. It's because I am Kaiba Seto."
The tone in which Kaiba spoke was so matter-of-fact. The reason, "Because he is Kaiba Seto, he is the winner," made Alister pause, then he habitually scoffed, "That's certainly your style, Battle City Runner-up."
He was clearly trying to provoke Kaiba by bringing up the time Kaiba lost to Hayato during Battle City.
But when Alister brought up the past, Kaiba scoffed and smiled, "That's exactly it, idiot. Why do you think you lost to me? How could someone whose gaze is only fixed on the past possibly win against me, who is continuously moving towards the future? When a person's gaze can only see the past, they cannot walk the correct path."
"You, who have suffered through war, deeply know the grief, indignation, and pain it brings. Are you going to pass on this pain and repeat the old path? Can attacking others soothe your own pain? You say your tragedy originated from Kaiba Military Industries' weapons, but now you are dragging innocent people into the abyss of your revenge and pushing them towards death. Is this what you call the justice of 'revenge'?"
Kaiba's expression was very serious. "Murder leads to being killed, and being killed leads to murder. This cycle of hatred will forever shackle destiny to the present, preventing the world from moving towards the future."
"Those who are alive have things they must do while living, and everything they do is a memorial to the dead."
Listening to Kaiba's criticism, Alister seemed to be pondering something. Finally, he showed a contemptuous expression again, saying, "Who understands what you're saying?"
"However, if it's you, you truly managed to make an effort to change your own future and not fall into a powerless desperate situation." As he spoke, Alister looked at Keipei nearby.
If at that time Kaiba hadn't plotted against Gozaburo to change his and his younger brother's destiny, would he one day encounter the same powerless predicament as Alister? And, if at that time Kaiba Seto had become Milk's brother, would there have been a possibility for Milk to survive under Kaiba's protection?
"If the situation for both of us were reversed, would our destiny be different? Would I be living your life, and would you be walking my old path?"
Listening to Alister's lament, Kaiba said with confidence, "I don't know. I've never thought about a question like that, because I am Kaiba Seto."
"Heh, yes, you are Kaiba Seto." Alister's mouth curved up, as if smiling, and he lowered his head, not looking at Kaiba.
What cannot be escaped is the self, and what cannot be salvaged is the past. Any hypothesis about the past was indeed just a joke to Kaiba.
Although it was strange, Kaiba did indeed find a rope in a briefcase he carried with him and used it to tie Alister's hands behind his back. Kaiba and Keipei then walked into the Data Center. Alister, left at the entrance, glanced at his Deck and Duel Disk, which had been removed and placed not far away. In a relatively hidden spot on the Duel Disk, a pressed red button flashed faintly.
End of Chapter
Knocked to the ground by Kaiba's attack, Alister's heart was filled with unwillingness.
He was clearly just a hair's breadth away from his own victory, his own revenge. Why, why could this guy, Kaiba Seto, actually get a response from his Deck and pull off such a move at the last moment to counter-kill him!
Theoretically speaking, justice should be able to overcome evil. Kaiba Seto, the inheritor of KaibaCorp, which accumulated wealth through the dirty Arms Conglomerate, was undoubtedly the "evil". And he himself, who had experienced so much pain because of KaibaCorp's actions and was now fighting for revenge, should be the "justice"!
Why is the result like this! I cannot accept it!
As for Alister, who wanted to take his life but was defeated by him, Kaiba didn't have any idea of completely finishing him off.
Although Alister was a member of Doma and had an irreconcilable conflict in stance with Kaiba, if Kaiba were to take Alister's life because of this, wouldn't he also be walking down Gozaburo Kaiba's old path?
However, even if he wouldn't commit murder, it didn't mean Kaiba planned to let Alister off the hook. Since he had become the winner in the duel, the defeated Alister had become his "spoils". At the very least, Kaiba was still very interested in the Doma information Alister possessed.
Alister looked at Kaiba, who walked up to him, and remained in silence.
Although Alister hated Kaiba Seto because of the hatred and resentment he placed upon the surname "Kaiba", at the same time, due to his years of information gathering on Kaiba, almost like an obsessive stalker, he deeply knew what kind of person Kaiba himself actually was.
Furthermore, beyond the information, just from these few duels with Kaiba, even though Alister's burning desire for revenge made it impossible for him to enter a calm and collected state during the duels, he had gradually come to understand Kaiba's personality to some extent.
Just as Kaiba himself said, he was consistent inside and out. He truly didn't keep "Gozaburo Kaiba", who was a wreckage of the past, in his heart, because everything he had obtained until now wasn't from others' charity but from his own effort and struggle.
Everything from the past was ultimately an unchangeable shadow, while Kaiba himself was like a radiant king, whose eyes only saw the future of infinite possibility and had no room for the existence of this shadow. "Gozaburo Kaiba" and "Kaiba Military Industries" were already the past, trampled under his feet.
Just now, the attack from **Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon** didn't just crush Alister's **Meklord Army: Destruction Armament Strength**; Alister also deeply felt Kaiba's disdain for his obsession with revenge.
However, some things, while understandable, he cannot accept.
"From beginning to end, I don't believe my talent is inferior to yours in any way, Kaiba Seto."
Alister raised his head and looked at Kaiba. Kaiba stood under the bright light, his face buried in the shadow cast by the corridor's overhead lights; while Alister sat on the ground full of dim light, only his face illuminated by a little light.
"I am not someone whose eyes only see power. My Deck houses my obsession and has responded to me more than once, and my desire for victory has granted me enough motivation. And because of Milk, the **Meklord** Deck is even more of a cherished treasure to me, not inferior to your **Blue-Eyes**."
"But why am I the one who lost?"
"Hmph, you can't even figure out something like that, idiot?" Kaiba said, arms crossed over his chest, looking down at Alister. "The reason is quite simple, truly very simple. It's because I am Kaiba Seto."
The tone in which Kaiba spoke was so matter-of-fact. The reason, "Because he is Kaiba Seto, he is the winner," made Alister pause, then he habitually scoffed, "That's certainly your style, Battle City Runner-up."
He was clearly trying to provoke Kaiba by bringing up the time Kaiba lost to Hayato during Battle City.
But when Alister brought up the past, Kaiba scoffed and smiled, "That's exactly it, idiot. Why do you think you lost to me? How could someone whose gaze is only fixed on the past possibly win against me, who is continuously moving towards the future? When a person's gaze can only see the past, they cannot walk the correct path."
"You, who have suffered through war, deeply know the grief, indignation, and pain it brings. Are you going to pass on this pain and repeat the old path? Can attacking others soothe your own pain? You say your tragedy originated from Kaiba Military Industries' weapons, but now you are dragging innocent people into the abyss of your revenge and pushing them towards death. Is this what you call the justice of 'revenge'?"
Kaiba's expression was very serious. "Murder leads to being killed, and being killed leads to murder. This cycle of hatred will forever shackle destiny to the present, preventing the world from moving towards the future."
"Those who are alive have things they must do while living, and everything they do is a memorial to the dead."
Listening to Kaiba's criticism, Alister seemed to be pondering something. Finally, he showed a contemptuous expression again, saying, "Who understands what you're saying?"
"However, if it's you, you truly managed to make an effort to change your own future and not fall into a powerless desperate situation." As he spoke, Alister looked at Keipei nearby.
If at that time Kaiba hadn't plotted against Gozaburo to change his and his younger brother's destiny, would he one day encounter the same powerless predicament as Alister? And, if at that time Kaiba Seto had become Milk's brother, would there have been a possibility for Milk to survive under Kaiba's protection?
"If the situation for both of us were reversed, would our destiny be different? Would I be living your life, and would you be walking my old path?"
Listening to Alister's lament, Kaiba said with confidence, "I don't know. I've never thought about a question like that, because I am Kaiba Seto."
"Heh, yes, you are Kaiba Seto." Alister's mouth curved up, as if smiling, and he lowered his head, not looking at Kaiba.
What cannot be escaped is the self, and what cannot be salvaged is the past. Any hypothesis about the past was indeed just a joke to Kaiba.
Although it was strange, Kaiba did indeed find a rope in a briefcase he carried with him and used it to tie Alister's hands behind his back. Kaiba and Keipei then walked into the Data Center. Alister, left at the entrance, glanced at his Deck and Duel Disk, which had been removed and placed not far away. In a relatively hidden spot on the Duel Disk, a pressed red button flashed faintly.
End of Chapter
