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# Chapter 415: Still Buying Tickets After the Price Went Up, Aren't They Cheap?

After the Duel ended, Zigfried von Schroeder, as the eliminated player, had a face full of unwillingness. Just as Zigfried von Schroeder was about to say some harsh words to Yugi Mutou, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse below the Duel platform, his expression changed, and he hurriedly left the Duel field.

Yugi Mutou was a little puzzled. After all, ever since he said "Everything is within calculation" just now, he hadn't understood why Zigfried von Schroeder suddenly became filled with hatred towards him.

It was clearly an interesting Duel, wasn't it?

"Congratulations, Aibo," from within the Millennium Puzzle, Dark Yugi, who had watched the entire Duel, showed a relieved smile. "A glorious victory, truly an interesting Duel."

"Oh, it was nothing, I'm not that amazing," Yugi Mutou scratched the back of his head a little shyly and looked at the audience all around him.

When he was just immersed in the Duel, because Zigfried von Schroeder was distracting him, Yugi Mutou didn't feel anything was wrong. Now recalling that so many people had been staring at him since the beginning, it really was a little embarrassing!

It was different from Duelist Kingdom and Duel City. Although the former also had many audience members, there were only a little over a hundred people. Although the latter had more audience members, Yugi Mutou could accept it because it was broadcast through cameras. But the current KC Cup, the Kaiba Dome was packed with ten thousand people; that kind of visual impact was completely incomparable to the several matches Yugi Mutou had participated in before.

Dark Yugi chuckled, "Don't be so shy, Aibo. You are the winner, what you should do now is puff out your chest and openly welcome this glory."

Dark Yugi, as the Pharaoh, didn't think Yugi Mutou's recent actions were shameful at all. Displaying the King's radiance under the adore of all people was the most normal thing. Even if he hadn't recovered his memory, Dark Yugi's subconscious also thought so.

Perhaps Dark Yugi's words were very convincing, or perhaps Yugi Mutou also felt he should change his introverted personality somewhat. He mustered his courage and let himself show a confident smile, looking towards the audience seats.

Because during Duelist Kingdom, he and Hayato together defeated Maximillion Pegasus, and then in Duel City, as one of the three Duelists who used God Cards, he fought and achieved a Top 4 result, although Yugi Mutou's personal personality was low-key and not ostentatious, in reality, his popularity in the Duel Monsters related circles was quite high.

Those willing to buy tickets to watch the KC Cup despite the bizarre lottery rules set by Kaiba, although it doesn't exclude some wealthy and idle bystanders, the majority are definitely people with a hobby for Duel Monsters.

Seeing Yugi Mutou, who had performed a wonderful Duel, inspecting the venue with a confident smile, the audience naturally offered thunderous applause---

"Mutou Yuugi!"

"Yugi-sama!"

"You easily did what we couldn't, I truly adore you!"

"I really like you!"

Although some strange things were mixed into the audience's shouts, Yugi Mutou truly felt the audience's passion.

And after rarely mustering the courage to change himself and face so many audience members, Yugi Mutou also discovered that changing wasn't as difficult as he had imagined at all.

However, Yugi Mutou's relaxed mood didn't last long. An arrogant voice sounded behind him:

"Hmph, still enjoying the feeling of being a winner, Yugi Mutou?"

Stepping up the steps one by one, the trench coat worn by the speaker, although indoors with no wind, floated up against gravity. "Or rather, are you, who couldn't fully enjoy the Duel just now, wanting to Duel me again?"

"If that's the case, at least show me your serious side, not that child's play-like Duel just now where you didn't even Summon Dark Magician!"

Yugi Mutou turned around, with a face full of unexpected. "Kaiba?"

Even though his opponent hadn't even come out of the preparation room yet, Kaiba, who had already put his Deck into his Duel Disk and activated it early, crossed his arms over his chest and slightly raised his head arrogantly. "Let me state this beforehand, I haven't made any adjustments to the order of the Duels. It just so happens that the person Dueling after you is indeed me."

If Kaiba's gaze hadn't shifted away from Yugi Mutou and glanced to the side while he was speaking, his words might actually have been very convincing.

Thinking that his Duel had ended and that the next match was about to begin, Yugi Mutou smiled apologetically at Kaiba and chose to leave the Duel platform.

Although on the surface, during a Duel Monsters Duel, both players just stand there drawing cards and playing cards, occasionally pressing the Activate Set Card button on the Duel Disk, it seems like it doesn't consume much physical strength. But in reality, KaibaCorp's high-fidelity virtual projection system still puts some burden on a person's body, especially since Yugi Mutou's Life Points in the previous Duel were only 400 LP remaining.

Not everyone can be like President Kaiba, who suffers from severe dueling addiction and thinks of nothing but dueling all day, forgetting about tea and food.

Watching Yugi Mutou leave the Duel field, Kaiba let out a cold snort, seemingly annoyed that Yugi Mutou hadn't accepted his Duel invitation.

But even if Yugi Mutou had agreed, it wouldn't have worked. Although Kaiba had used his administrator authority to pull some strings these past two days, he was still quite particular about the publicly stated rules. Yugi Mutou and Kaiba, who were placed in different groups, even if they wanted to face each other, the earliest they could meet would be the semifinals.

Kaiba wasn't worried that Yugi Mutou would be eliminated before the semifinals. If that were the case, he wouldn't consider Yugi Mutou one of his targets.

If he wanted to become the strongest duelist in name and reality, the first thing he had to do was defeat Yugi Mutou, and then defeat Hayato. Before Dueling Hayato again, Yugi Mutou was the final obstacle on Kaiba's path. None of the other duelists were considered by Kaiba, not even the "Rafael" he met yesterday. After all, running away before the Duel ended was clearly an act of cowardice.

As for Joey Wheeler? Kaiba had never considered him an opponent, because Joey Wheeler had never won against Kaiba even once.

His gaze shifted towards the surrounding audience. Looking at the packed Kaiba Dome, Kaiba, waiting for his opponent to enter, was somewhat pleased by the number of audience members.

Although yesterday was the first day of the KC Cup's opening, in terms of the audience's level of interest, today was still the day. This was mainly because the second and third strongest duelists in terms of strength on the surface—namely Kaiba and Yugi Mutou—would both appear in today's match schedule. So the tickets for the Kaiba Dome today sold extremely well, even though Kaiba had raised the ticket price by another dollar.

Although Yugi Mutou was in the Top 4 in Duel City and Kaiba was the runner-up, in the eyes of the audience, Yugi Mutou's strength was stronger than Kaiba's. This was mainly because the two of them hadn't faced each other in Duel City, and the only previous record was Kaiba losing to Yugi Mutou.

"Ah, sorry, sorry, have you been waiting long, President Kaiba?" An unprofessional-sounding voice rang out, bringing Kaiba's thoughts back. Only to see a guy wearing a cloak walk onto the Duel platform, using his hood to cover most of his face, not revealing his true appearance.

Seeing this, Kaiba slightly furrowed his brow.

Although the KC Cup was an official match that had gone through proper registration, sufficient preparation, and complete application, because Kaiba wanted to maximize the relaxation of the registration restrictions, the KC Cup's registration mechanism was quite irregular. One could participate just by providing a Duel Disk, a normal Deck, and a name.

It was also because of this that guys like Rafael, Valon, Amelda, Zigfried von Schroeder, and "Dan Kuroto" were able to sneak into the match.

Although there was an audition phase to help Kaiba eliminate a considerable portion of those trying to sneak by, it was clear that the aforementioned individuals proved that as long as one had strength, they could still get through the audition and enter the official match.

And the guy standing before Kaiba at this moment, who was concealing his identity with a cloak, was also one of them. Although the KC Cup was an official match, the only requirement for the players was simply not to cheat. There were no restrictions on clothing or appearance, and Kaiba couldn't demand the other person reveal their face just because he found them suspicious.

If there really were requirements for appearance, many people would have to look up immediately, especially Yugi Mutou, who had the most flamboyant and colorful haircut and was the best at dueling. And yet, that haircut was something he was born with.

"You are Bakura Nerofa?" Recalling the other person's name and calling it out, Kaiba, with a cold face, raised his Duel Disk which was already ready. "Since you are ready, I don't mind starting this Duel a little earlier. Anyway, sooner or later, the Duel will only end in an instant."

Using a beatdown Deck, Kaiba, who was especially skilled at "high-level opening hand," definitely had the qualification to say such arrogant words.

"Hoya hoya, you're really as impatient as ever, Seto Kaiba." The duelist named "Bakura Nerofa" revealed his Duel Disk from under his cloak, took out his Deck from his waist on the other side, and pushed the Deck into the Duel Disk like loading a bullet, activating it. "My suggestion is, don't speak too soon, and don't speak too confidently."

"If you want to know why, I've actually been proven wrong on this matter quite a bit myself, and I know how awkward that can be."

Both Bakura Nerofa and Kaiba were ready. Although the scheduled time for the next Duel hadn't arrived yet, the referee had long since gotten used to their President's usual impulsiveness. After notifying the audience via broadcast that Kaiba's Duel was about to begin, the two's Duel started at light speed.

"Duel!" x2

[Kaiba: 4000 LP]

[Bakura: 4000 LP]

"I'll be taking the First Turn, is that alright, Seto Kaiba?" Seemingly asking, Bakura Nerofa was not polite at all. After drawing five cards from his Hand simultaneously with Kaiba, he quite directly drew another card.

Bakura Nerofa's English sounded quite non-standard to Kaiba. It even had a bit of an Indian accent, and also sounded a bit like it was from Egypt. Especially when he called out "Seto," he inexplicably added emphasis, making it sound very unfamiliar.

"Hmph, whatever you want. Anyway, your weak resistance is completely meaningless." Looking at Bakura Nerofa with a stern face, Kaiba let out a cold snort.

The name Bakura Nerofa was likely just a pseudonym. This was something Kaiba found out incidentally yesterday when checking on Rafael, Zigfried von Schroeder, and others. Kaiba also conveniently arranged for Bakura Nerofa and himself to be in the same Duel group. Towards such a rat using a pseudonym and hiding their appearance, Kaiba naturally wouldn't show a pleasant expression. Of course, even towards an old acquaintance like Joey Wheeler, Kaiba wouldn't show a pleasant expression either.

Bakura Nerofa taking the First Turn was irrelevant, because for Kaiba, the Second Turn was more practical than the First Turn. Although in that case, he would have to deal with the Traps prepared by the player who went first, on the other hand, there was no need to worry about Defense, he just needed to Attack with Full Power.

Especially, in the situation where he had drawn this "perfect hand". Looking at the 24 stars in hand, Kaiba sneered inwardly, while his face remained stern on the surface.

"Then, my turn," looking at the cards in hand, Bakura Nerofa drew two cards from his Hand. "I Normal Summon Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands in Defense Position, then Activate its Effect when Summoned to Add to Hand one Ritual Spell Card or Ritual Monster from my Deck."

[Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands][Level 4/LIGHT]
[Fairy/Effect]
[1400/1000]

Although it is classified as a Fairy Type, the appearance of Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands is clearly very different from what ordinary people understand as "angels". Its bronze body is covered in arm after arm. Compared to Senju of the Thousand Hands, which has a "thousand hands" image, Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands appearing on Bakura Nerofa's Field gives a feeling of ferocity rather than might.

"The Ritual Monster I choose to Add to Hand is Demise, King of Armageddon."

'A Ritual Monster? Just like Super Soldier - Chaos Soldier used by Yugi Mutou just now, as long as the Level is met, you can Tribute Monsters with almost no restrictions to Summon high-level powerful monsters.'

'But before my Blue-Eyes, hmph hmph...'

Kaiba watched Bakura Nerofa's operation, gave a cold smile and said nothing.

After Searching Deck for the Card Demise, King of Armageddon from his Deck, Bakura Nerofa temporarily Added to Hand it, and then played another card. "I have gathered the Ritual Monster and the Spell Card used for the Ritual in my Hand, so now, it is time to Offer the Tribute."

"Activate Spell Card End of the World! From my Hand and Field, select Monsters with a combined Level of Level 8 or higher to Tribute. Ritual Summon Demise, King of Armageddon, which was just Added to Hand from my Hand."

Bakura Nerofa said, sending one card from his Hand and Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands from the Field to the Graveyard together, "The Monsters I choose are Ritual Raven with Level 4 from my Hand and Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands with Level 4 from the Field! The combined Level is Level 8!"

"Dark pole in the cycle of creation and destruction, if you accept the Tribute, offer your power for my use!"

"Ritual Summon! Demise, King of Armageddon!"

[Demise, King of Armageddon][Level 8/DARK]
[Fiend/Ritual/Effect]
[2400/2000]

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