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Chapter 396: Making a Shady Deal with Dark Forces

[Virtual Hayato: 4000 LP → 0]

Because of Infernity Death Gunman, the massive 5200 points of Effect Damage that were Countered by Magic Cylinder's Effect and then Negated by Infernity Death Gunman instantly depleted Virtual Hayato's Life Points.

As the Virtual Projection was defeated, the Operational Logic that had been running at high speed during the Duel instantly overloaded, causing the Red Ring device, which served both information processing and Virtual Projection functions, to fall from above the Duel Arena.

This had absolutely nothing to do with Hayato "slightly" using some of the Magic Power of the Millennium Puzzle when he used Infernity Death Gunman. Yep.

Meanwhile, Mokuba heard the report from the Staff Member through his earpiece: "The occupied Information Channel has been released, the matter is resolved." He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"Looks like the matter is resolved, Mokuba boy~" Maximillion Pegasus said to Mokuba, watching with interest as Hayato walked up the Steps from the Duel Arena, tidying his Deck as he went. "Another Interesting Duel, Hayato boy."

"On the contrary, it was incredibly annoying, not even a warm-up," Hayato said with a helpless expression, reaching out to take two Cards from his Duel Disk. These two Cards were the ones Hayato had Set on his first Turn.

The Cards were Flipped, and Maximillion Pegasus smiled. "I see, then it is indeed as Hayato boy said, quite annoying."

"Spiral Rebirth, and Mysterious Chinese Pot?" Mokuba read the names of the two Cards in Hayato's Hand, looking at Hayato speechlessly. "So, the so-called 'Russian Roulette' just now, you weren't going to lose from the start, Hayato?"

The Damage from Magic Cylinder that was Negated by Infernity Death Gunman's Effect was as high as 5200 points. Neither Hayato, who had 2400 Life Points remaining, nor the Duel Robot, which had full Life Points, could withstand such high Damage.

Only in a situation where "there was no retreat for Both players," would the "Russian Roulette" scenario appear, making Hayato, who gambled the outcome of the Duel on the next Card of Destiny, seem so carefree.

But it turned out Hayato Set a Mysterious Chinese Pot in his Backrow!? Everyone else was taking the hit head-on with their bodies, but he cheated and hid a Bulletproof Vest!

What was even more excessive was that Hayato also had a Trap Card, Spiral Rebirth. The Effect written on the Card was that he could Special Summon a Dragon-Type Monster with Level 7 or higher from his Graveyard. Furthermore, if the Monster Special Summoned was Dragon Knight Gaia, it would gain the Ability to not be targeted by the Opponent's Card Effects and not be Destroyed by Effects.

From the moment the Duel Robot Activated Magic Cylinder to Counter the Attack, and Hayato Negated it with Infernity Death Gunman's Effect, there were only three possible outcomes before it:

Either, don't gamble with Hayato, and then Hayato could Tribute Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion with Mysterious Chinese Pot to Recover 5200 Life Points in one go, and then use Spiral Rebirth to Rebirth it again, gaining a second Attack Opportunity;

Or, gamble with Hayato, but whether he won or lost, Hayato could use Mysterious Chinese Pot to ensure his Life Points wouldn't be depleted by the 5200 points of Effect Damage.

This wasn't roulette at all, this was clearly a one-sided threat, holding a Gun Muzzle to someone's head. It's no wonder Infernity Death Gunman didn't point its Gun Muzzle at Hayato just now; it clearly knew that Hayato had no possibility of being the one to lose.

"That's why I said, no wonder that guy Seto chose to give up on this Duel Robot. Although there's a saying that 'the point of playing a game is to win,' a Machine that completely prevents you from using your true Strength is simply too annoying."

Hayato said, and in front of both Maximillion Pegasus and Mokuba, he Revealed several Cards from his Deck. "Look, Earthbound Immortals, Obelisk the Tormentor, and even The Winged Dragon of Ra. It's rare that I used all those Cards, but the Robot couldn't force out my Strength at all."

"More than that, I'm more concerned if this Deck of yours is really the 'pure [Gaia]' Deck you said it was?" Mokuba complained, but didn't dwell on it for too long. "Well, it's good that this Incident was resolved. It's just that this project might need to be taken back and have the code modified before it can be reactivated."

"An Incident, huh?" Hayato didn't say anything when he heard that, just smiled, and looked back again at the Duel Arena covered by the Virtual Projection System that had crashed to the ground. "Of course, of course it was an Incident. After all, who could bypass KaibaCorp's complex Network Firewall and Tamper with the Duel Robot?"

------ Noah: Anyway, exclude me first ------

Separated by the display Screen, Rafael watched as KaibaCorp Staff Members cleaned up the scene, and Hayato, Mokuba, and Maximillion Pegasus left the area. He said calmly, "King of Games Kobayashi Hayato, his Bond with Cards is truly deep. He is a Respected Opponent."

"Hey, hey, hey, I didn't call you here to praise that guy Kobayashi Hayato," a man wearing a gray long robe with a Hood spoke from beside Rafael, seemingly annoyed by Rafael's praise of Hayato.

Although he was speaking, the Gray-Robed Man kept hiding in the Shadows, refusing to approach the bright Screen even a single step, as if he didn't want his true appearance to be illuminated by the lit Screen.

Pointing to another Screen, the Gray-Robed Man said, "Anyway, you've already seen the effectiveness of this KaibaCorp firewall program's Opening, right? Although this Opening will likely be fixed soon, I still possess a considerable number of security vulnerabilities of the same level."

"With this, it should prove that I have the Qualification to make a Transaction with your Doma, right?" Saying this, the Gray-Robed Man casually pulled over a nearby Chair and sat down, saying with Confidence, "Even if you and the guy behind you disagree, I will find your Companion named Amelda. He will definitely be very interested in this thing."

Rafael glanced at the Gray-Robed Man, his brow slightly furrowed.

After leaving Kaiba Dome with Hayato and Mokuba, Rafael had originally planned to follow them to see what Hayato and the others were going to do, and while he was at it, he could test the true Strength of Hayato, who had gathered the Egyptian God Cards.

After all, if he used the Strength Hayato displayed in the Recording from the Duel City Finals as the standard, it was ultimately just outdated information due to oversight and couldn't be relied upon.

But just as Rafael was about to follow, he was stopped by this secretive guy in the gray robe next to him, who even called out the name of the "Doma" organization he belonged to.

At the first moment, Rafael wanted to Activate the Seal of Orichalcos to drag this Gray-Robed Man into a Shadow Duel and silence him, to prevent the "Doma" organization, which had been hidden in the World for many years, from being exposed. But who knew, the Gray-Robed Man actually possessed a Mysterious Power capable of Contending with the Seal of Orichalcos. Rafael couldn't do anything about him for a moment.

And it was under these circumstances that the Gray-Robed Man stated his Goal. He said he wanted to make a Transaction with Rafael, who was one of Doma's Swordsmen, and brought him to this Basement not far from Kaiba Land.

Subsequently, Rafael witnessed firsthand the Duel between Hayato and "Hayato" through the KaibaCorp Cameras that the Gray-Robed Man had hacked into.

Although he had confirmed that the Gray-Robed Man indeed had some substance in his hands, and he was also very clear that he really couldn't use Unconventional Means to obtain the KaibaCorp backdoor vulnerability from him for the time being, Rafael truly didn't want to reach Cooperation with the person in front of him.

Having reached a Heart-to-Heart Connection with his Guardian Eatos, he could feel at all times a kind of Aura on the Gray-Robed Man that was like a Decaying Thing, which was extremely uncomfortable.

But Rafael was also clear about another thing, and that was that the situation the Gray-Robed Man described was true. If he took the "backdoor vulnerability in KaibaCorp's internal Network" to make a Transaction with Amelda, Amelda, who was eager for revenge against Kaiba, would definitely agree to his Transaction, even if the content of the Transaction was harmful to "Doma" or even The Master.

Rather than that, it was better for him to handle the Transaction himself, which could control the possible Danger within the smallest scope.

"Well then, tell me, what exactly is the content of your Transaction?" Rafael raised his head and looked at the man, his eyes shining brightly as if trying to see through the man's true identity through the Hood. "Based on the content of the Transaction and the Reward you mentioned, I will then make a decision."

"Heh heh, your thoughts are truly easy to guess. You're thinking that rather than leaving the Transaction to Amelda, who isn't steady at all and only cares about his Hatred and can even abandon 'Doma' for it, it's better to take it on yourself to control the risk, right?" As if he had the Ability of Mind Reading, the Gray-Robed Man said with a smile, words that were almost exactly the opposite of what Amelda was thinking.

"But rest assured, what I need will not have any influence on your Doma's Plan. On the contrary, if our Transaction is completed, it might even be Beneficial to your Doma's Plan~"

While speaking, the Gray-Robed Man casually threw something. A Card spun and fell into Rafael's Hand, which was constantly on guard, and was firmly held between his two fingers. Flipping the Card, Rafael saw the pattern on the Card clearly. It was a red Monster with a coiled body spitting flames, looking more like a Fiend Dragon than a Divine Dragon.

"Uria, Lord of Searing Flames? What is this Card?"

"It is both the Reward and part of the Transaction." The Gray-Robed Man said with a cold laugh. After operating something somewhere, the image on a Screen next to Rafael switched, revealing the Surveillance Footage inside Kaiba Dome, where a Match was currently taking place. The Camera turned and focused, quickly finding Yugi Mutou sitting in the Audience Seats, seriously watching the Match on the Duel Field.

"Yugi Mutou?" As one of the legendary Duelists whose Strength was publicly second only to King of Games Kobayashi Hayato, Rafael naturally knew Yugi Mutou. Furthermore, Rafael, who was deeply trusted by The Master, also knew that Yugi Mutou was on a List for the Plan The Master was about to carry out.

"As early as Duel City, the Uria, Lord of Searing Flames in your Hand was used to Battle against Yugi Mutou, leaving behind a trace of Yugi Mutou's Soul. Following the Guidance of this Card, you can constantly Track Yugi Mutou. All you need to do is Deliver this Card into his hands and have him use it in a Duel."

As the Gray-Robed Man spoke, his voice was full of laughter. Even through the Hood, Rafael could imagine that this guy's face right now was probably laughing wildly, as if he had already imagined the scene that would appear then.

"After giving him the Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, your and my Transaction will be completed, and not long after, you can retrieve that Uria, Lord of Searing Flames."

As the Gray-Robed Man spoke, he seemed to think of something, and his voice turned somewhat gloomy. "However, as a Restriction, you need to keep a distance from that guy Kobayashi Hayato for a while."

"This Card was once taken by him as the Cost of Escaping, left in front of Kobayashi Hayato. Although what he took was just an Empty Shell I created and didn't last long, it unexpectedly left a trace of his Aura as well."

"If he gets it, the Good Stuff I prepared on the Card will be Wasted."

"In short, this is the Transaction I want to make with Doma's Swordsmen: Deliver Uria, Lord of Searing Flames into Yugi Mutou's hands and have him use it. That's all."

"How about it?"

Rafael frowned, neither agreeing nor refusing, just remaining silent and putting away the Uria, Lord of Searing Flames Card. But just as he was about to say something, suddenly, the Screen next to Rafael flickered, and the images on Screen after Screen were changed, revealing a Cold and Arrogant face.

"Hmph, a mere Rat. It actually took me so long to catch it. Truly a remote Opening." Seto Kaiba's face, which Joey Wheeler had evaluated as "so Arrogant you want to Stomp on him," was full of Coldness. It seemed he saw Rafael and the Gray-Robed Man across the Screen. "To dare to intrude into KaibaCorp, you are truly a Lackey who doesn't know Death from Life, and you actually dare to hide so close!"

"Wash your neck and wait for—"

Kaiba hadn't finished speaking when the Screen suddenly went dark. The Gray-Robed Man was holding a Plug in his hand and casually threw it away. "Tsk, that Bastard Seto Kaiba. His movements are really fast. Interfering again."

"It seems we can't stay here. Anyway, judging by your look, you've agreed to the Transaction, right? Then this is where it ends."

Saying this, like fleeing, the Gray-Robed Man, who didn't want others to know of his existence, pulled down his Hood slightly and turned to walk towards the exit.

Rafael also knew it wasn't suitable to stay here for long, but looking at the Gray-Robed Man's back, on a strange impulse, Rafael asked that one sentence: "If he uses the Card Uria, Lord of Searing Flames, what will happen to Yugi Mutou?"

Rafael hadn't expected to get an answer, but what he didn't expect was that the Gray-Robed Man, who was in a hurry to leave, actually honestly stopped and replied, "Heh heh, nothing will happen. It won't have any influence on him personally."

"It's just letting him take a look at the Egyptian Scenery."

From under the Hood of the Gray-Robed Man, who had slightly turned his body, Rafael vaguely saw a Golden Eyeball held in his mouth.

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