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"Slap!"
Zigfried, sitting on the Stairs, took a slap to the face from Kaiba.
"You guy! Not even my father has ever hit me!"
Kaiba looked down at Zigfried von Schroeder, who was covering his cheek with his hand, his gaze cold as he raised his hand again.
"Eeek!"
Zigfried was nowhere near as arrogant as he was before the Duel. Seeing Kaiba raise his hand again, he quickly covered his entire face with his Palm, terrified, and said nervously, "Don't hit me, don't hit me, I'll talk, I'll talk!"
"The people in this Venue falling unconscious was the work of the People of Industrial Illusions. I was just responsible for hacking into KaibaCorp's Firewall and implanting the Virus. The ones who actually did the deed were also People of Industrial Illusions. It has nothing to do with me at all!"
"Slap!"
However, despite Zigfried rambling on and on, all he got was another big slap from Kaiba.
Zigfried, whose Heart had suffered immense trauma, had his collar grabbed by Kaiba and was yanked up. Kaiba's voice was extremely cold: "I don't care if you're guilty or not, tell me if there's a way to end all this!"
Zigfried nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! As long as you dismantle the things the People of Industrial Illusions set up, shut down the Virus program within the KaibaCorp Network, and Destroy the Golden Castle of Stromberg which serves as the Activation Key, you can end all this!"
"The People of Industrial Illusions built something Underground in this Building, but according to them, what's important isn't the physical object Underground but a certain Card. As long as that Card is Destroyed, it will be over;"
"I gave the Golden Castle of Stromberg to my Younger Brother, Leon von Schroeder, the one Duelling on the Duel Platform. Ending the Duel is useless, that Card must be Destroyed during the Duel. However, I added an Effect to that Card: 'Cannot be Destroyed by Spell/Trap/Monster Effect';"
"And then there's the Virus placed in the KaibaCorp Network. I only put the Virus in, I don't know the actual location, but you should know!"
"That's all there is, that's all I know!"
Zigfried's will to survive was incredibly strong; it wasn't that he was timid as a mouse.
After the Duel ended, having been sent flying by the utterly Despairing three consecutive Attacks of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, he lay on the Stairs, unable to accept the reality of being defeated, especially such a complete Defeat. Zigfried chose to make one last Struggle.
But unfortunately, not everyone can Struggle as thoroughly as a certain Cyber Dragon Duelist, even Struggling to new heights. Zigfried, as a gentleman, a rich man, an inventor, and a noble, had Limits to his talent. Being able to achieve Achievements in multiple areas like Electronic Network, scientific research and invention, and economic finance was already very strong, but he had never touched upon "close combat," "fighting," or "boxing."
And who he was facing was Kaiba Seto, the Master of Cutting Iron Chains with Cards, the Expert at Blocking Bullets with Briefcases, the Specialist in Landing Safely from High Altitudes without Protection, the Man whose voice was louder than a Helicopter propeller, the trench coat enthusiast, the Dragon Enthusiast, the Husband of Blue-Eyes, the Person who would die if he didn't Cold Snort, the High Star Opening Hand, the Legendary Duelist.
Especially after the KaibaCorp takeover incident orchestrated by Pegasus and The Big Five earlier, although he promoted his trusted subordinate Isono as the head of the security department, Kaiba, as a Safety Measure, arranged a devilish special training method for himself – every time he lost to Hayato or Yugi in an AI Match, he would do one set of exercises, and if he won, he would do two sets.
Now, Kaiba, not to mention others, could at least go Fifty-Fifty with Joey Wheeler. Although he couldn't defeat the combined Tristan and Joey Wheeler like a certain invincible guest God, he could at least solo the KaibaCorp security department. A mere Zigfried was simply serving himself up.
Under Kaiba's threat of "I Attack Position Summon my fist," Zigfried was subdued with extreme ease and speed. Kaiba even experimented with a technique he learned from that country in the west called "Bone-Separating Muscle-Dislocating Technique" on this guy Zigfried.
Defeated in the Duel, defeated again in the Physical Duel, plus Zigfried wasn't blind and could clearly see Kaiba's Gaze, which was like he wanted to commit Murder because he was worried about his Younger Brother. Although face was important, for Zigfried, "himself" was the most important thing. He confessed everything he knew completely.
Staring at the Terrified Zigfried for a long time, Kaiba gave a Cold Snort, loosened his Finger, and stood up straight, letting the lifted Zigfried fall back onto the Stairs, hitting the sharp edge of the Stairs and gasping in pain.
"Hmph, you better not be lying, otherwise, look forward to suffering from Pain Insensitivity."
Although Zigfried didn't provide any Evidence, Kaiba couldn't find any trace of "Zigfried is lying" on his face. Because of his previous "torture," Zigfried wouldn't be able to move his Legs even a tiny bit for at least a day. There was no need for him to take Zigfried to verify if what he said was true.
The Burden was secondary; it would be troublesome if this guy caused any trouble, like shouting loudly and creating a disturbance in a Situation where he needed to be hidden and avoid others.
Anyway, if only his hands could move, Zigfried couldn't Escape to anywhere else.
Thinking this, Kaiba turned around.
"Stay here honestly, don't think about Escape."
"Okay, I definitely won't go anywhere, won't go anywhere."
Looking at Kaiba's Back, Zigfried's words were very respectful, maintaining the "coward" persona he had kept since just now. However, the Gaze he directed at Kaiba revealed extreme maliciousness after confirming Kaiba had completely turned away.
Watching Kaiba's foot step onto the next step of the Stairs, Zigfried maintained the overall stillness of his Body to prevent Kaiba from noticing anything amiss if he turned back, his gaze glancing towards the Stairs above him not far away.
At a height of about five or six steps above Zigfried's current position, a Briefcase was placed under an empty seat. That Briefcase was hidden by Zigfried the moment Kaiba stopped him when he was planning to leave the Venue a short while ago.
This was America, a place where even the Air was filled with the fragrance of freedom, and as an old saying goes, "Free America, Gun battles every day." In America, you can be penniless, without identification, but you absolutely cannot be without a Gun, and that Briefcase contained a Handgun Zigfried kept for self-defense.
Confirming that Kaiba hadn't noticed his slight turn of the head just now, Zigfried dragged his Legs, which had lost sensation due to Kaiba's "torture," and used his hands to support himself on the ground, moving his Body up one step.
Get there, just get there!
Confirming again that Kaiba hadn't noticed his movements, maintaining silent movements, Zigfried's Body was moved up another step by him.
Now he was only three steps away from the Briefcase. Zigfried could reach out and touch the Briefcase.
However, to quickly complete the action of opening the Briefcase and taking out the Gun, he needed to move at least one more step.
Watching Kaiba's distance from him widen slightly again, Zigfried was almost unable to maintain the "Terrified" and "Fearful" Expression on his face, almost bursting into maniacal laughter.
Didn't expect this, Kaiba Seto, of course I won't leave here.
Because right here, I will finish you!
As long as I get there, once I get the Gun, you're dead!
At that time, I will be the Winner, I am stronger than you, you are just a lowly mortal, I am an Elite!
His hands touched the cold Stairs, Zigfried's inner fury almost bursting from his eyes.
From childhood until now, he had always been suppressed by the Existence of "Kaiba Seto." Soon, soon the dark clouds in his Heart would Disperse!
Moving his Body up one step, confirming that Kaiba hadn't turned back to look at him until now, Zigfried excitedly reached out towards the location of his Briefcase—
"Huh, are you trying to get this thing?"
Under Zigfried's stunned Gaze, a Shorty wearing a red hat picked up the Briefcase he was just about to reach.
Hearing the speaker's voice, Kaiba also turned his head, frowning as he looked at the young man with several Bloodstains running down half of his face.
"Kaiba Seto?"
Rex Raptor, who had finally dealt with the Staff who attacked him using Duel Monsters during Kaiba and Zigfried's Duel, held the Briefcase Zigfried had just wanted to open and greeted Kaiba. Kaiba also nodded in return.
Compared to Joey Wheeler, Yugi, and Hayato, Rex Raptor was completely unfamiliar with Kaiba. Even Kujaku Mai had interacted with Rex Raptor several times at least.
However, although there was no personal relationship, Rex Raptor initially came with the Goal of rescue to help Kaiba.
There weren't many people who could move freely in this Venue, and the group of Staff who suddenly appeared just now somehow managed to commit Murder using Duel Monsters. Rex Raptor also defeated them because he was more skilled as a Duelist. But, no one knew if there would be another wave of Staff, or when they would Attack.
Rex Raptor didn't choose to blindly rush into the Evacuation Channel. He still clearly remembered the Gunshot from just now. The current Situation should be that those who can move should stick together as much as possible. And because the commotion caused by Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which Kaiba Summoned at the end of his Duel with Zigfried, was too great, and it was also the closest to Rex Raptor, Rex Raptor rushed over to see if he could help.
However, upon arriving, Rex Raptor looked around but didn't find any Staff. Instead, he saw Kaiba walking towards the exit Direction and a guy lying on the Stairs, moving with difficulty towards a Briefcase, seemingly having trouble moving.
Out of kindness, after confirming that the person was reaching for that Briefcase, Rex Raptor voluntarily stepped forward to help him pick it up and opened it casually.
"I didn't expect there to be someone so passionate about Duel Monsters, even coming to watch the KC Cup Match despite being disabled in the lower Body? It's a shame Yours Truly was eliminated in the first round, otherwise, you might have seen Yours Truly's heroic figure."
Completely oblivious to Zigfried and Kaiba's Gazes, Rex Raptor casually opened the unlocked Briefcase and felt inside. After grabbing something hard, he pulled it out. "Seeing you're having so much trouble moving, don't worry, I'll help you get it. Here you go—"
Looking at the Gun that appeared in his hand, Rex Raptor was completely stunned.
"W-wait, what is this thing!"
"It's a Handgun, right? Although I've never handled Firearms and I'm not interested in Firearms, this metallic texture and weight, it's a Handgun, right? And it's not a toy Gun, it's a real Gun!"
"Why can I just casually open a Briefcase and pull out a Handgun? Does everyone in this country have a Handgun?!"
Kaiba's brow furrowed, then his pupils contracted, because he noticed that Zigfried's position had moved, significantly higher than where he was just now!
Combined with the Briefcase in Rex Raptor's hand, that guy Zigfried, was he trying to move towards that Briefcase just now?!
That guy, with the Handgun in the Briefcase, was he trying to—!
"Hey, Rex Raptor, quickly get away from the guy at your feet!"
Combining what he saw of Rex Raptor's performance from afar just now, Kaiba knew that this guy Rex Raptor seemed to have come to help him out of good intentions. Kaiba wouldn't accept favors; he would only mock Rex Raptor for coming to help, saying he was looking down on him and thought everyone else was as weak as him.
However, although he usually acted arrogant and looked down on everyone, Kaiba didn't want the Illusion in his mind just now to become reality.
Looking at Rex Raptor, who hadn't reacted, Kaiba said this while turning around and stepping onto the Stairs again towards Zigfried's location: "This guy isn't one of the weakened people in the Venue as you think!"
"He's with the people who attacked you just now, and he's like the leader!"
"His Goal is the Gun in your hand!"
"N-Nani?!" Rex Raptor looked at Zigfried lying at his feet in surprise, moving his foot back one step to create distance from Zigfried.
"Too slow, too slow, too slow!"
However, Zigfried grabbed Rex Raptor's other foot with a ferocious Expression and pulled hard to the side.
Rex Raptor's entire Body's center of gravity was disrupted, and he fell backward onto the Stairs. The Gun he was holding in his hand was thrown into the Air by his unconsciously swinging arm as he fell.
"I told you, Kaiba, the Winner is always I, Zigfried von Schroeder!" Looking at the Handgun spinning and falling in the Air, Zigfried completely lost control of his Expression, laughing maniacally with a ferocious look, "Thanks to this guy named Rex Raptor, he helped me open the Briefcase and take out the Handgun!"
Glancing at the distance between Kaiba and himself at this moment, Zigfried became even more arrogant: "How far are you from me? Ten meters? Nine meters? No matter how fast you are climbing the Stairs, it will take at least five seconds to reach me."
"But, catching the Handgun and then shooting you, that won't even take me a second!"
"Although your fist is strong and powerful, at this distance between you and me, a Handgun is accurate and fast!"
"This is the Outcome for you who fell for it, this is my Escape route!"
"The Era has changed, Kaiba Seto! Compared to Duel Monsters, Handguns are much easier to use!"
Zigfried laughed triumphantly, reaching out towards the Handgun falling in the Air. His experience told him that as long as he could reach out, he could grab the Handgun.
"Whoosh—"
"Pfft!"
Just as Zigfried's Finger was only a hair's breadth away from grabbing the falling Handgun, a Duel Monsters Card suddenly appeared and pierced the Palm of Zigfried's hand with extreme abruptness.
Even a soft Grass Sprout, when extremely thin, can accidentally scratch a person's skin. And a rapidly spinning Card, if practiced to the extreme, can even cut through iron sheets.
Maintaining the motion of throwing the Card, Kaiba sneered as he watched the Goddess of Whim, which he had used as a throwing Weapon countless times, injure Zigfried's Palm, causing his movement towards the Handgun to deform and fail to catch the falling Handgun. He then bent down, caught the Handgun that slid down the Stairs, checked that the Ammunition was sufficient, and skillfully opened the Safety Measure.
"No, the Era hasn't changed, Zigfried."
Sitting up from the Stairs, covering the Back of his Head which had a large bump, Rex Raptor looked at Zigfried, who was wailing while covering his Palm, which was almost pierced by the Card, with a bewildered Expression. He lowered his head and looked at the Deck inserted in the Duel Disk on his Wrist.
What the heck, are the Duel Monsters Cards I use every day this powerful?
How did that guy Weevil manage to tear up Cards and eat them back then?
(End of Chapter)
Zigfried, sitting on the Stairs, took a slap to the face from Kaiba.
"You guy! Not even my father has ever hit me!"
Kaiba looked down at Zigfried von Schroeder, who was covering his cheek with his hand, his gaze cold as he raised his hand again.
"Eeek!"
Zigfried was nowhere near as arrogant as he was before the Duel. Seeing Kaiba raise his hand again, he quickly covered his entire face with his Palm, terrified, and said nervously, "Don't hit me, don't hit me, I'll talk, I'll talk!"
"The people in this Venue falling unconscious was the work of the People of Industrial Illusions. I was just responsible for hacking into KaibaCorp's Firewall and implanting the Virus. The ones who actually did the deed were also People of Industrial Illusions. It has nothing to do with me at all!"
"Slap!"
However, despite Zigfried rambling on and on, all he got was another big slap from Kaiba.
Zigfried, whose Heart had suffered immense trauma, had his collar grabbed by Kaiba and was yanked up. Kaiba's voice was extremely cold: "I don't care if you're guilty or not, tell me if there's a way to end all this!"
Zigfried nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! As long as you dismantle the things the People of Industrial Illusions set up, shut down the Virus program within the KaibaCorp Network, and Destroy the Golden Castle of Stromberg which serves as the Activation Key, you can end all this!"
"The People of Industrial Illusions built something Underground in this Building, but according to them, what's important isn't the physical object Underground but a certain Card. As long as that Card is Destroyed, it will be over;"
"I gave the Golden Castle of Stromberg to my Younger Brother, Leon von Schroeder, the one Duelling on the Duel Platform. Ending the Duel is useless, that Card must be Destroyed during the Duel. However, I added an Effect to that Card: 'Cannot be Destroyed by Spell/Trap/Monster Effect';"
"And then there's the Virus placed in the KaibaCorp Network. I only put the Virus in, I don't know the actual location, but you should know!"
"That's all there is, that's all I know!"
Zigfried's will to survive was incredibly strong; it wasn't that he was timid as a mouse.
After the Duel ended, having been sent flying by the utterly Despairing three consecutive Attacks of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, he lay on the Stairs, unable to accept the reality of being defeated, especially such a complete Defeat. Zigfried chose to make one last Struggle.
But unfortunately, not everyone can Struggle as thoroughly as a certain Cyber Dragon Duelist, even Struggling to new heights. Zigfried, as a gentleman, a rich man, an inventor, and a noble, had Limits to his talent. Being able to achieve Achievements in multiple areas like Electronic Network, scientific research and invention, and economic finance was already very strong, but he had never touched upon "close combat," "fighting," or "boxing."
And who he was facing was Kaiba Seto, the Master of Cutting Iron Chains with Cards, the Expert at Blocking Bullets with Briefcases, the Specialist in Landing Safely from High Altitudes without Protection, the Man whose voice was louder than a Helicopter propeller, the trench coat enthusiast, the Dragon Enthusiast, the Husband of Blue-Eyes, the Person who would die if he didn't Cold Snort, the High Star Opening Hand, the Legendary Duelist.
Especially after the KaibaCorp takeover incident orchestrated by Pegasus and The Big Five earlier, although he promoted his trusted subordinate Isono as the head of the security department, Kaiba, as a Safety Measure, arranged a devilish special training method for himself – every time he lost to Hayato or Yugi in an AI Match, he would do one set of exercises, and if he won, he would do two sets.
Now, Kaiba, not to mention others, could at least go Fifty-Fifty with Joey Wheeler. Although he couldn't defeat the combined Tristan and Joey Wheeler like a certain invincible guest God, he could at least solo the KaibaCorp security department. A mere Zigfried was simply serving himself up.
Under Kaiba's threat of "I Attack Position Summon my fist," Zigfried was subdued with extreme ease and speed. Kaiba even experimented with a technique he learned from that country in the west called "Bone-Separating Muscle-Dislocating Technique" on this guy Zigfried.
Defeated in the Duel, defeated again in the Physical Duel, plus Zigfried wasn't blind and could clearly see Kaiba's Gaze, which was like he wanted to commit Murder because he was worried about his Younger Brother. Although face was important, for Zigfried, "himself" was the most important thing. He confessed everything he knew completely.
Staring at the Terrified Zigfried for a long time, Kaiba gave a Cold Snort, loosened his Finger, and stood up straight, letting the lifted Zigfried fall back onto the Stairs, hitting the sharp edge of the Stairs and gasping in pain.
"Hmph, you better not be lying, otherwise, look forward to suffering from Pain Insensitivity."
Although Zigfried didn't provide any Evidence, Kaiba couldn't find any trace of "Zigfried is lying" on his face. Because of his previous "torture," Zigfried wouldn't be able to move his Legs even a tiny bit for at least a day. There was no need for him to take Zigfried to verify if what he said was true.
The Burden was secondary; it would be troublesome if this guy caused any trouble, like shouting loudly and creating a disturbance in a Situation where he needed to be hidden and avoid others.
Anyway, if only his hands could move, Zigfried couldn't Escape to anywhere else.
Thinking this, Kaiba turned around.
"Stay here honestly, don't think about Escape."
"Okay, I definitely won't go anywhere, won't go anywhere."
Looking at Kaiba's Back, Zigfried's words were very respectful, maintaining the "coward" persona he had kept since just now. However, the Gaze he directed at Kaiba revealed extreme maliciousness after confirming Kaiba had completely turned away.
Watching Kaiba's foot step onto the next step of the Stairs, Zigfried maintained the overall stillness of his Body to prevent Kaiba from noticing anything amiss if he turned back, his gaze glancing towards the Stairs above him not far away.
At a height of about five or six steps above Zigfried's current position, a Briefcase was placed under an empty seat. That Briefcase was hidden by Zigfried the moment Kaiba stopped him when he was planning to leave the Venue a short while ago.
This was America, a place where even the Air was filled with the fragrance of freedom, and as an old saying goes, "Free America, Gun battles every day." In America, you can be penniless, without identification, but you absolutely cannot be without a Gun, and that Briefcase contained a Handgun Zigfried kept for self-defense.
Confirming that Kaiba hadn't noticed his slight turn of the head just now, Zigfried dragged his Legs, which had lost sensation due to Kaiba's "torture," and used his hands to support himself on the ground, moving his Body up one step.
Get there, just get there!
Confirming again that Kaiba hadn't noticed his movements, maintaining silent movements, Zigfried's Body was moved up another step by him.
Now he was only three steps away from the Briefcase. Zigfried could reach out and touch the Briefcase.
However, to quickly complete the action of opening the Briefcase and taking out the Gun, he needed to move at least one more step.
Watching Kaiba's distance from him widen slightly again, Zigfried was almost unable to maintain the "Terrified" and "Fearful" Expression on his face, almost bursting into maniacal laughter.
Didn't expect this, Kaiba Seto, of course I won't leave here.
Because right here, I will finish you!
As long as I get there, once I get the Gun, you're dead!
At that time, I will be the Winner, I am stronger than you, you are just a lowly mortal, I am an Elite!
His hands touched the cold Stairs, Zigfried's inner fury almost bursting from his eyes.
From childhood until now, he had always been suppressed by the Existence of "Kaiba Seto." Soon, soon the dark clouds in his Heart would Disperse!
Moving his Body up one step, confirming that Kaiba hadn't turned back to look at him until now, Zigfried excitedly reached out towards the location of his Briefcase—
"Huh, are you trying to get this thing?"
Under Zigfried's stunned Gaze, a Shorty wearing a red hat picked up the Briefcase he was just about to reach.
Hearing the speaker's voice, Kaiba also turned his head, frowning as he looked at the young man with several Bloodstains running down half of his face.
"Kaiba Seto?"
Rex Raptor, who had finally dealt with the Staff who attacked him using Duel Monsters during Kaiba and Zigfried's Duel, held the Briefcase Zigfried had just wanted to open and greeted Kaiba. Kaiba also nodded in return.
Compared to Joey Wheeler, Yugi, and Hayato, Rex Raptor was completely unfamiliar with Kaiba. Even Kujaku Mai had interacted with Rex Raptor several times at least.
However, although there was no personal relationship, Rex Raptor initially came with the Goal of rescue to help Kaiba.
There weren't many people who could move freely in this Venue, and the group of Staff who suddenly appeared just now somehow managed to commit Murder using Duel Monsters. Rex Raptor also defeated them because he was more skilled as a Duelist. But, no one knew if there would be another wave of Staff, or when they would Attack.
Rex Raptor didn't choose to blindly rush into the Evacuation Channel. He still clearly remembered the Gunshot from just now. The current Situation should be that those who can move should stick together as much as possible. And because the commotion caused by Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which Kaiba Summoned at the end of his Duel with Zigfried, was too great, and it was also the closest to Rex Raptor, Rex Raptor rushed over to see if he could help.
However, upon arriving, Rex Raptor looked around but didn't find any Staff. Instead, he saw Kaiba walking towards the exit Direction and a guy lying on the Stairs, moving with difficulty towards a Briefcase, seemingly having trouble moving.
Out of kindness, after confirming that the person was reaching for that Briefcase, Rex Raptor voluntarily stepped forward to help him pick it up and opened it casually.
"I didn't expect there to be someone so passionate about Duel Monsters, even coming to watch the KC Cup Match despite being disabled in the lower Body? It's a shame Yours Truly was eliminated in the first round, otherwise, you might have seen Yours Truly's heroic figure."
Completely oblivious to Zigfried and Kaiba's Gazes, Rex Raptor casually opened the unlocked Briefcase and felt inside. After grabbing something hard, he pulled it out. "Seeing you're having so much trouble moving, don't worry, I'll help you get it. Here you go—"
Looking at the Gun that appeared in his hand, Rex Raptor was completely stunned.
"W-wait, what is this thing!"
"It's a Handgun, right? Although I've never handled Firearms and I'm not interested in Firearms, this metallic texture and weight, it's a Handgun, right? And it's not a toy Gun, it's a real Gun!"
"Why can I just casually open a Briefcase and pull out a Handgun? Does everyone in this country have a Handgun?!"
Kaiba's brow furrowed, then his pupils contracted, because he noticed that Zigfried's position had moved, significantly higher than where he was just now!
Combined with the Briefcase in Rex Raptor's hand, that guy Zigfried, was he trying to move towards that Briefcase just now?!
That guy, with the Handgun in the Briefcase, was he trying to—!
"Hey, Rex Raptor, quickly get away from the guy at your feet!"
Combining what he saw of Rex Raptor's performance from afar just now, Kaiba knew that this guy Rex Raptor seemed to have come to help him out of good intentions. Kaiba wouldn't accept favors; he would only mock Rex Raptor for coming to help, saying he was looking down on him and thought everyone else was as weak as him.
However, although he usually acted arrogant and looked down on everyone, Kaiba didn't want the Illusion in his mind just now to become reality.
Looking at Rex Raptor, who hadn't reacted, Kaiba said this while turning around and stepping onto the Stairs again towards Zigfried's location: "This guy isn't one of the weakened people in the Venue as you think!"
"He's with the people who attacked you just now, and he's like the leader!"
"His Goal is the Gun in your hand!"
"N-Nani?!" Rex Raptor looked at Zigfried lying at his feet in surprise, moving his foot back one step to create distance from Zigfried.
"Too slow, too slow, too slow!"
However, Zigfried grabbed Rex Raptor's other foot with a ferocious Expression and pulled hard to the side.
Rex Raptor's entire Body's center of gravity was disrupted, and he fell backward onto the Stairs. The Gun he was holding in his hand was thrown into the Air by his unconsciously swinging arm as he fell.
"I told you, Kaiba, the Winner is always I, Zigfried von Schroeder!" Looking at the Handgun spinning and falling in the Air, Zigfried completely lost control of his Expression, laughing maniacally with a ferocious look, "Thanks to this guy named Rex Raptor, he helped me open the Briefcase and take out the Handgun!"
Glancing at the distance between Kaiba and himself at this moment, Zigfried became even more arrogant: "How far are you from me? Ten meters? Nine meters? No matter how fast you are climbing the Stairs, it will take at least five seconds to reach me."
"But, catching the Handgun and then shooting you, that won't even take me a second!"
"Although your fist is strong and powerful, at this distance between you and me, a Handgun is accurate and fast!"
"This is the Outcome for you who fell for it, this is my Escape route!"
"The Era has changed, Kaiba Seto! Compared to Duel Monsters, Handguns are much easier to use!"
Zigfried laughed triumphantly, reaching out towards the Handgun falling in the Air. His experience told him that as long as he could reach out, he could grab the Handgun.
"Whoosh—"
"Pfft!"
Just as Zigfried's Finger was only a hair's breadth away from grabbing the falling Handgun, a Duel Monsters Card suddenly appeared and pierced the Palm of Zigfried's hand with extreme abruptness.
Even a soft Grass Sprout, when extremely thin, can accidentally scratch a person's skin. And a rapidly spinning Card, if practiced to the extreme, can even cut through iron sheets.
Maintaining the motion of throwing the Card, Kaiba sneered as he watched the Goddess of Whim, which he had used as a throwing Weapon countless times, injure Zigfried's Palm, causing his movement towards the Handgun to deform and fail to catch the falling Handgun. He then bent down, caught the Handgun that slid down the Stairs, checked that the Ammunition was sufficient, and skillfully opened the Safety Measure.
"No, the Era hasn't changed, Zigfried."
Sitting up from the Stairs, covering the Back of his Head which had a large bump, Rex Raptor looked at Zigfried, who was wailing while covering his Palm, which was almost pierced by the Card, with a bewildered Expression. He lowered his head and looked at the Deck inserted in the Duel Disk on his Wrist.
What the heck, are the Duel Monsters Cards I use every day this powerful?
How did that guy Weevil manage to tear up Cards and eat them back then?
(End of Chapter)
