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Chapter 423: Absolutely No Problem (Confirmed)
Although it wasn't a Dark Game, the impact force simulated by the Virtual Projection System, boosted by **Gaia the Dragon Champion**'s ATK after the effect of **Double or Nothing!**, pushed Tenma Tsukihiro against the wall with a "thud". It sounded like he hit it quite hard.
**Gaia the Dragon Champion**, which delivered the finishing blow, disappeared from the Duel Field as the duel concluded, and Hayato also received the system's settlement for the duel that just ended.
[Congratulations on achieving another victory. Duel Settlement: 650 DP]
[Current Accumulated DP Points: 10000 DP]
[You have one prize card]
The battle settlement of 650 DP was within Hayato's expectations; after all, he finished the duel within three turns and took no damage. But before he knew it, he had accumulated 10000 DP points again.
If he were to use them to buy card packs, Hayato could open 100 card packs in one go. But for the current Hayato, rather than getting new cards and completing existing series, it was more practical to save them up and directly buy some powerful support cards, such as **Nibiru, the Primal Being**, **Maxx "C"**, and so on.
But what surprised Hayato a little was that after such a long time, he actually gained a dropped card again.
Even though after the KC Cup started, he dueled for so long in the preliminary stage, Hayato won so many times but not a single card dropped. But after dueling against Tenma Tsukihiro, this "outsider" who didn't participate in the KC Cup, there was a drop.
Not expecting to gain any powerful card, Hayato opened the Claim Interface, but the card that appeared before his eyes surprised him a little.
"Kuriri?" On Hayato's shoulder, **Rainbow Kuriboh** felt a familiar yet strange aura appear and also ran out, wanting to see what it was.
A monster card appeared in Hayato's hand. In the card art, a monster whose appearance was extremely similar to the **Kuriboh** Yugi possessed, except it had a pair of pure white small wings on its back, lazily let out a yawn. Noticing that Hayato was looking at it from outside the card art, it lively waved its hand to say hello.
"Kuriri, Kuriri~"
The card Hayato got was actually **Winged Kuriboh**?
As everyone knows, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! World, every generation's protagonist has their own **Kuriboh** card. Although it's not necessarily a card that appears often to decide victory or defeat, they can choose not to use it, but they must have it. Just like Yugi's **Kuriboh**, **Winged Kuriboh** is the **Kuriboh** card of the second-generation protagonist, Jaden Yuki.
However, for now, Hayato wasn't in a hurry to bond with **Winged Kuriboh**. Instead, he put it away first to check on the condition of Tenma Tsukihiro, who had just hit the wall quite hard. **Winged Kuriboh** was also quite understanding, obediently stayed inside the card, stretched, and closed its eyes to rest.
Walking over to Tenma Tsukihiro, who was standing up while holding the wall, Hayato asked, "How are you? You're not injured, are you? Sorry, I accidentally didn't hold back my strength."
"No, no, no, Mr. Hayato, this has nothing to do with you, it's mainly because my strength isn't enough." Tenma Tsukihiro's expression unconsciously showed shame. "It seems I'm still too far from being the perfect duelist Master Pegasus spoke of."
Perfect duelist?
Hayato was reminded by Tenma Tsukihiro's words and suddenly remembered something: the Tenma Tsukihiro in front of him seemed a little different from the Tenma Tsukihiro in the Yu-Gi-Oh! R Manga in his impression?
In the manga world, Tenma Tsukihiro was not given the evaluation by Pegasus that he "had no talent in Duel Monsters". Instead, he was indeed called a "perfect duelist" by him, and even the ace card and trump card of Industrial Illusions.
However, considering that Pegasus hasn't died and Tenma Tsukihiro doesn't have a twin brother, Tenma Yexing, it seems quite normal for there to be some differences.
Compared to those things, what Hayato cared about more was the card Tenma Tsukihiro used in the duel just now.
**Splendid Venus**, if looked at alone, is just a card whose effect isn't too powerful. The same tribute could completely summon a more powerful monster.
However, although the effect of Duel Monsters is very important, the power hidden behind the card is even more important. **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** and **Dark Magician** are still Normal Monsters with no effects, but the meaning they symbolize is much more important than many monsters with powerful effects.
And **Splendid Venus** is such a card.
In Hayato's impression, the origin of this card is the same as Tenma Tsukihiro; both appeared in the manga world of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Except Tenma Tsukihiro exists in the Yu-Gi-Oh! R Manga, while **Splendid Venus** comes from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Manga.
In the GX Manga, **Splendid Venus** belongs to the "Planet" Series of cards. The design prototypes for the cards in that Series are the sun and the eight planets of the Solar System, as well as the already "expelled" Pluto, a total of ten cards. The power of the "Planet" Series itself isn't important; what's important is, they are the key to opening a seal.
However, Hayato decided that even if **Splendid Venus** appeared before him, that didn't mean the other nine "Planet" Series cards would appear one by one in the near future. Putting other things aside, the card in the "Planet" Series that symbolizes Earth is **E·HERO Terra Firma**; there is simply no possibility for this card to appear.
Hayato didn't lie when he gave **E HERO** to little Judai at that time, because Pegasus told him that he planned to release the newly designed **E HERO** Deck after the KC Cup ended. Until then, it was estimated that only Hayato and little Judai in the entire world possessed **E HERO** cards.
Although Hayato didn't doubt the compatibility between Judai and **E HERO** at all, it was too early to talk about card printing. How long had he even had **E HERO**?
Under such circumstances, no one could possibly print the **E·HERO Terra Firma** card. Which means even if the other nine "Planet" Series cards appeared, the seal, which might or might not exist, would be impossible to open due to the missing key.
Hayato believed this to be true.
Looking at his mobile phone, it had been about an hour since he left the Kaiba Dome venue. Unable to find any clue about "Night" from Tenma Tsukihiro, and having already finished dueling, Hayato also had no plan to continue staying here or watch Tenma Tsukihiro and the others work. After confirming that Tenma Tsukihiro's body was not injured and watching the staff take him back to the Monitoring Room, Hayato also left.
Watching Hayato leave in the distance, Tenma Tsukihiro, sitting in the center seat of the Monitoring Room, couldn't help but press his temples.
Now, he always had a strange illusion in his heart: that he hadn't used his full power in the duel just now. But this shouldn't be the case; he had clearly already summoned even his strongest monster. How could he not have used his full power?
Drawing his deck to confirm, Tenma Tsukihiro was absolutely convinced that the ace monster of his deck was **Splendid Venus**. Even when **Master Hyperion**, the boss monster in **The Agent** Deck with the same level as **Splendid Venus**, passed before his eyes, he didn't even spare it a glance.
----Pegasus, who is currently playing video games----
"That detestable Kaiba Seto, and that Mutou Yuugi!" Zigfried von Schroeder angrily flipped over the coffee table in front of him. The tea originally placed on the glass coffee table was all spilled onto the wooden floor, and the glass teapot and cup were all smashed to pieces.
Zigfried von Schroeder, who lost the duel against Yugi, had become a confirmed Eliminated Duelist and was no longer eligible to participate in the subsequent KC Cup event. Coupled with his strong resistance to giving Kaiba money, he also didn't buy a seat inside the Kaiba Dome to watch the matches. So he could only return to a Hotel near Kaiba Land and vent his dissatisfaction in his Room.
Beside the angry Zigfried von Schroeder, his younger brother, Leon von Schroeder, who used the alias 'Leon von Schroeder', advised him, saying, "Brother, don't be too angry. Winning and losing in Duel Monsters is very normal, and your opponent was Mr. Yugi. He's a Top 4 player from Battle City, after all, only having lost to Duel King Mr. Hayato. His strength is very high."
"Are you saying my strength isn't as good as his?!" Zigfried von Schroeder, who was using this alias, glared at his younger brother.
Rayne didn't answer his brother's question while he was angry, choosing silence. However, it could be seen from his expression and gaze that he indeed believed his brother's strength in Duel Monsters was not as good as Mutou Yuugi's.
Even though he was his own younger brother, he didn't side with him at all. Zigfried, annoyed, glared at Rayne. Even though he was the older brother, why was he eliminated in the first round of the KC Cup while his younger brother defeated his opponent and advanced to the second round?
Zigfried was so angry his throat felt like it was smoking. Just as he wanted to pick up some tea to moisten his throat, he realized the prepared tea had just been knocked over by himself. Having nowhere to vent his anger, he called out to the butler waiting nearby, "What are you standing there for? Go get me some water!"
"That detestable Mutou Yuugi, to actually use such despicable means! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have lost face like this! Because of him, the Schroeder Family's reputation is ruined! Detestable!"
"But Brother, didn't you use 'Zigfried von Schroeder' as an alias? No one knows you are 'Zigfried von Schroeder'. How could the Schroeder Family lose face—"
"Shut up! How dare you talk back when your brother is speaking!" The angry Zigfried cut off Rayne's unfinished words. Looking at his younger brother who decisively closed his mouth, he took a deep breath, barely calming his mood, and said, "In short, Rayne, you have to bring honor to the Schroeder Family."
"You have to keep winning, keep winning until you face that Kaiba Seto and defeat him. This is the task your brother has assigned you. You must do it."
"Don't worry, Brother, I also have no plan to lose the duel before becoming champion." Rayne said, glancing at his deck. "I believe in my [Fairy Tale] Deck. I will definitely not lose before dueling Mr. Hayato."
Although it wasn't a Dark Game, the impact force simulated by the Virtual Projection System, boosted by **Gaia the Dragon Champion**'s ATK after the effect of **Double or Nothing!**, pushed Tenma Tsukihiro against the wall with a "thud". It sounded like he hit it quite hard.
**Gaia the Dragon Champion**, which delivered the finishing blow, disappeared from the Duel Field as the duel concluded, and Hayato also received the system's settlement for the duel that just ended.
[Congratulations on achieving another victory. Duel Settlement: 650 DP]
[Current Accumulated DP Points: 10000 DP]
[You have one prize card]
The battle settlement of 650 DP was within Hayato's expectations; after all, he finished the duel within three turns and took no damage. But before he knew it, he had accumulated 10000 DP points again.
If he were to use them to buy card packs, Hayato could open 100 card packs in one go. But for the current Hayato, rather than getting new cards and completing existing series, it was more practical to save them up and directly buy some powerful support cards, such as **Nibiru, the Primal Being**, **Maxx "C"**, and so on.
But what surprised Hayato a little was that after such a long time, he actually gained a dropped card again.
Even though after the KC Cup started, he dueled for so long in the preliminary stage, Hayato won so many times but not a single card dropped. But after dueling against Tenma Tsukihiro, this "outsider" who didn't participate in the KC Cup, there was a drop.
Not expecting to gain any powerful card, Hayato opened the Claim Interface, but the card that appeared before his eyes surprised him a little.
"Kuriri?" On Hayato's shoulder, **Rainbow Kuriboh** felt a familiar yet strange aura appear and also ran out, wanting to see what it was.
A monster card appeared in Hayato's hand. In the card art, a monster whose appearance was extremely similar to the **Kuriboh** Yugi possessed, except it had a pair of pure white small wings on its back, lazily let out a yawn. Noticing that Hayato was looking at it from outside the card art, it lively waved its hand to say hello.
"Kuriri, Kuriri~"
The card Hayato got was actually **Winged Kuriboh**?
As everyone knows, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! World, every generation's protagonist has their own **Kuriboh** card. Although it's not necessarily a card that appears often to decide victory or defeat, they can choose not to use it, but they must have it. Just like Yugi's **Kuriboh**, **Winged Kuriboh** is the **Kuriboh** card of the second-generation protagonist, Jaden Yuki.
However, for now, Hayato wasn't in a hurry to bond with **Winged Kuriboh**. Instead, he put it away first to check on the condition of Tenma Tsukihiro, who had just hit the wall quite hard. **Winged Kuriboh** was also quite understanding, obediently stayed inside the card, stretched, and closed its eyes to rest.
Walking over to Tenma Tsukihiro, who was standing up while holding the wall, Hayato asked, "How are you? You're not injured, are you? Sorry, I accidentally didn't hold back my strength."
"No, no, no, Mr. Hayato, this has nothing to do with you, it's mainly because my strength isn't enough." Tenma Tsukihiro's expression unconsciously showed shame. "It seems I'm still too far from being the perfect duelist Master Pegasus spoke of."
Perfect duelist?
Hayato was reminded by Tenma Tsukihiro's words and suddenly remembered something: the Tenma Tsukihiro in front of him seemed a little different from the Tenma Tsukihiro in the Yu-Gi-Oh! R Manga in his impression?
In the manga world, Tenma Tsukihiro was not given the evaluation by Pegasus that he "had no talent in Duel Monsters". Instead, he was indeed called a "perfect duelist" by him, and even the ace card and trump card of Industrial Illusions.
However, considering that Pegasus hasn't died and Tenma Tsukihiro doesn't have a twin brother, Tenma Yexing, it seems quite normal for there to be some differences.
Compared to those things, what Hayato cared about more was the card Tenma Tsukihiro used in the duel just now.
**Splendid Venus**, if looked at alone, is just a card whose effect isn't too powerful. The same tribute could completely summon a more powerful monster.
However, although the effect of Duel Monsters is very important, the power hidden behind the card is even more important. **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** and **Dark Magician** are still Normal Monsters with no effects, but the meaning they symbolize is much more important than many monsters with powerful effects.
And **Splendid Venus** is such a card.
In Hayato's impression, the origin of this card is the same as Tenma Tsukihiro; both appeared in the manga world of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Except Tenma Tsukihiro exists in the Yu-Gi-Oh! R Manga, while **Splendid Venus** comes from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Manga.
In the GX Manga, **Splendid Venus** belongs to the "Planet" Series of cards. The design prototypes for the cards in that Series are the sun and the eight planets of the Solar System, as well as the already "expelled" Pluto, a total of ten cards. The power of the "Planet" Series itself isn't important; what's important is, they are the key to opening a seal.
However, Hayato decided that even if **Splendid Venus** appeared before him, that didn't mean the other nine "Planet" Series cards would appear one by one in the near future. Putting other things aside, the card in the "Planet" Series that symbolizes Earth is **E·HERO Terra Firma**; there is simply no possibility for this card to appear.
Hayato didn't lie when he gave **E HERO** to little Judai at that time, because Pegasus told him that he planned to release the newly designed **E HERO** Deck after the KC Cup ended. Until then, it was estimated that only Hayato and little Judai in the entire world possessed **E HERO** cards.
Although Hayato didn't doubt the compatibility between Judai and **E HERO** at all, it was too early to talk about card printing. How long had he even had **E HERO**?
Under such circumstances, no one could possibly print the **E·HERO Terra Firma** card. Which means even if the other nine "Planet" Series cards appeared, the seal, which might or might not exist, would be impossible to open due to the missing key.
Hayato believed this to be true.
Looking at his mobile phone, it had been about an hour since he left the Kaiba Dome venue. Unable to find any clue about "Night" from Tenma Tsukihiro, and having already finished dueling, Hayato also had no plan to continue staying here or watch Tenma Tsukihiro and the others work. After confirming that Tenma Tsukihiro's body was not injured and watching the staff take him back to the Monitoring Room, Hayato also left.
Watching Hayato leave in the distance, Tenma Tsukihiro, sitting in the center seat of the Monitoring Room, couldn't help but press his temples.
Now, he always had a strange illusion in his heart: that he hadn't used his full power in the duel just now. But this shouldn't be the case; he had clearly already summoned even his strongest monster. How could he not have used his full power?
Drawing his deck to confirm, Tenma Tsukihiro was absolutely convinced that the ace monster of his deck was **Splendid Venus**. Even when **Master Hyperion**, the boss monster in **The Agent** Deck with the same level as **Splendid Venus**, passed before his eyes, he didn't even spare it a glance.
----Pegasus, who is currently playing video games----
"That detestable Kaiba Seto, and that Mutou Yuugi!" Zigfried von Schroeder angrily flipped over the coffee table in front of him. The tea originally placed on the glass coffee table was all spilled onto the wooden floor, and the glass teapot and cup were all smashed to pieces.
Zigfried von Schroeder, who lost the duel against Yugi, had become a confirmed Eliminated Duelist and was no longer eligible to participate in the subsequent KC Cup event. Coupled with his strong resistance to giving Kaiba money, he also didn't buy a seat inside the Kaiba Dome to watch the matches. So he could only return to a Hotel near Kaiba Land and vent his dissatisfaction in his Room.
Beside the angry Zigfried von Schroeder, his younger brother, Leon von Schroeder, who used the alias 'Leon von Schroeder', advised him, saying, "Brother, don't be too angry. Winning and losing in Duel Monsters is very normal, and your opponent was Mr. Yugi. He's a Top 4 player from Battle City, after all, only having lost to Duel King Mr. Hayato. His strength is very high."
"Are you saying my strength isn't as good as his?!" Zigfried von Schroeder, who was using this alias, glared at his younger brother.
Rayne didn't answer his brother's question while he was angry, choosing silence. However, it could be seen from his expression and gaze that he indeed believed his brother's strength in Duel Monsters was not as good as Mutou Yuugi's.
Even though he was his own younger brother, he didn't side with him at all. Zigfried, annoyed, glared at Rayne. Even though he was the older brother, why was he eliminated in the first round of the KC Cup while his younger brother defeated his opponent and advanced to the second round?
Zigfried was so angry his throat felt like it was smoking. Just as he wanted to pick up some tea to moisten his throat, he realized the prepared tea had just been knocked over by himself. Having nowhere to vent his anger, he called out to the butler waiting nearby, "What are you standing there for? Go get me some water!"
"That detestable Mutou Yuugi, to actually use such despicable means! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have lost face like this! Because of him, the Schroeder Family's reputation is ruined! Detestable!"
"But Brother, didn't you use 'Zigfried von Schroeder' as an alias? No one knows you are 'Zigfried von Schroeder'. How could the Schroeder Family lose face—"
"Shut up! How dare you talk back when your brother is speaking!" The angry Zigfried cut off Rayne's unfinished words. Looking at his younger brother who decisively closed his mouth, he took a deep breath, barely calming his mood, and said, "In short, Rayne, you have to bring honor to the Schroeder Family."
"You have to keep winning, keep winning until you face that Kaiba Seto and defeat him. This is the task your brother has assigned you. You must do it."
"Don't worry, Brother, I also have no plan to lose the duel before becoming champion." Rayne said, glancing at his deck. "I believe in my [Fairy Tale] Deck. I will definitely not lose before dueling Mr. Hayato."
