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Chapter 740: Okay, This Time We're Playing Pure Cyber Dragon
Pharaoh's Turn ended, but Hayato didn't breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, he looked at the face identical to his own across from him and asked the question he had asked for the third time since meeting him:
"Just who are you?"
It wasn't the astonishment of the first time he asked, nor the vigilance of the second. This third time, Hayato was somewhat confused.
The man calling himself "Pharaoh" seemed to have noticed Hayato's change. With his arms, which were as empty as before, crossed over his chest, he said proudly, "Hmph, it took you two Turns to barely sense a hint of the hidden truth. Although you still don't catch my eye, you're not completely irredeemably slow."
"Heh heh, if you want to know the answer so badly, at least show me some respect. For example, at least prostrate yourself before me. If you do that, I might tell you the answer in my pleasure."
Hearing Pharaoh's words, Hayato pulled a long face. "To get an answer, I'd actually kneel to someone else? I'm not that honest."
Placing his finger on the Top of his Deck, Hayato looked at Pharaoh and said, "Anyway, I can get the answer just by defeating you. I can do that this Turn, so I'm not in such a hurry for just one Turn. With this Draw, I'll end this Duel!"
"My Turn, Draw!"
Watching Hayato reject his "suggestion," Pharaoh nodded almost imperceptibly. Although the situation on the Field seemed like Pharaoh had no way to deal with Hayato, actually, if Hayato couldn't create enough advantage this Turn, in the next Turn, the *M界* monsters in Pharaoh's Graveyard would return, and the advantage would be on Pharaoh's side.
And Hayato could not fail to see this situation, but he still rejected Pharaoh's "suggestion." This didn't make Pharaoh angry; on the contrary, Hayato having such arrogance made him somewhat satisfied. If Hayato had truly surrendered to him as he said, Pharaoh would have been angry, even wrathful.
However, thinking this in his heart was one thing; what Pharaoh said with his mouth was another. He wouldn't show his satisfaction with Hayato, instead saying disdainfully, "You can defeat me this Turn? Heh heh hahahaha, stop saying such wildly arrogant things, Hayato Kobayashi."
"Indulge in the spectacle of your futile struggle before me, before me, the King of Kings, the Pharaoh among Pharaohs, and then be crushed!"
But looking at the Card he drew into his Hand, Hayato revealed a smile. "Struggle? Yes, then you'd better watch closely. What comes next is the struggle I make for victory!"
"Activate the Spell Card, Card of Demise! I draw from the Top of my Deck until my Hand increases to five Cards, and then during the fifth Standby Phase after activation, I discard all Cards in my Hand." While drawing from his Deck, Hayato said, "But it doesn't matter, the Duel will end before then. Draw!"
He drew five Cards from his Deck. Before Hayato could even see what Cards he had drawn, suddenly, *M界王-阿隆* on Pharaoh's Field moved on its own. As its scepter struck the ground, a water blade formed from a muddy current shot out from the tide at his feet, piercing a Card in Hayato's Hand.
"What is this?!"
"*M界王-阿隆*'s second effect. It can be activated when your opponent adds a Card to their Hand outside of the Draw Phase. Your opponent randomly selects one Card from their Hand and sends it to the Graveyard." Pharaoh explained with a smile. "Incidentally, his third effect is, when an opponent's monster is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, I can add one LIGHT or DARK Attribute Reptile-Type monster, other than *M界王-阿隆*, from my Deck or Graveyard to my Hand."
"It's just a pity that the *原始生命态衍生物* was sent to the Graveyard by *M界的渊源*'s effect before, so this effect wasn't triggered."
Pausing, Pharaoh continued, "While *M界王-阿隆* exists on the Field, carelessly using Card effects can lead to unknown results. Just like now, even if you replenish your Hand with a Spell Card, you might accidentally send a key Card to the Graveyard."
While speaking, Pharaoh glanced at the Card of Hayato's that was pierced by the water blade. "Let me see, which Card was sent to your Graveyard?"
But upon seeing the Card art on the Card Hayato sent to the Graveyard, Pharaoh was momentarily stunned. "Why do you have Cyber Dragon in the Deck?! Isn't this supposed to be an Ojama, Armed Dragon, VWXYZ Series hybrid Deck?"
"Hmph~ Since you've discovered it, then I won't pretend anymore." Seeing this, Hayato showed a helpless expression. "On the surface, I use Ojama Armed Dragon V to Z, but actually, the Deck I'm using is 'pure' Cyber Dragon!"
"The radiance of the Cyber Dragon Constellation shines down, Space sings to me!"
Drawing a Card and holding it above his head, Hayato declared, "I pay half of my Life Points to activate this Card, the Quick-Play Spell Card Cyberload Fusion! This Turn, once when I Fusion Summon a Machine-Type Fusion Monster, I can select materials from my Hand, Field, or Graveyard and banish them."
"Then, the Quick-Play Spell Card Overload Fusion! Because of Cyberload Fusion Support's enhancement, I can select Fusion Materials from my Field, Graveyard, Hand, and Banished Zone and return them to the Deck, and Fusion Summon one Fusion Monster that lists Cyber Dragon as a Fusion Material from my Fusion Deck! This Turn, my other monsters cannot attack except for that Fusion Monster."
"The materials I will select are these!"
[Hayato: 3250 → 1625LP]
As his Life Points plummeted, lightning surged around Hayato's Duel Disk, but this lightning was bound and pulled into the Fusion Vortex above Hayato's head. At the same time, behind Hayato, monster after monster manifested as phantoms.
X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank...
XYZ-Dragon Cannon, VW-Tiger Catapult...
VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, Armed Dragon Catapult...
The Machine-Type monsters Hayato had summoned in previous battles appeared either from the Graveyard or the Banished Zone, surrounding the Cyber Dragon in the center. A total of ten monsters threw themselves into the Fusion Vortex.
Then, the ultimate Cyber Dragon descended!
"Heh heh heh, don't blink, this is the last monster you'll see!" Hayato slapped the Fusion Monster Card in his Hand onto his Duel Disk. "Fusion Summon! Chimeratech Overdragon!"
"Cards on my Field other than Chimeratech Overdragon will be sent to the Graveyard by its own effect, but having just this one is enough! Because its ATK is determined by the quantity of Fusion Materials!"
"The ATK of Chimeratech Overdragon, which descends now with ten Machine-Type monsters as Fusion Materials—"
"—is 8000!"
[Chimeratech Overdragon] [ATK 8000]
The massive ten-headed giant machine dragon descended onto Hayato's Field. Even before battle, its enormous body, as it stretched out, occupied almost all the Space on Hayato's Field, actually crushing Ojama King and sending it directly to the Graveyard.
The tide that enveloped the entire Field, which could even absorb a massive meteor before, was like a small puddle before Chimeratech Overdragon's enormous body. But seeing this, Pharaoh instead showed an excited expression. "Hmph hmph, heh heh hahahaha, that's it, this level is enough to satisfy me."
"Because Chimeratech Overdragon sent Ojama King to the Graveyard, even though it wasn't triggered by my third effect, I add one LIGHT or DARK Attribute Reptile-Type monster from my Deck to my Hand!"
"And now, are you going to attack, Hayato Kobayashi?"
Hearing Pharaoh's words, Hayato gave a definite answer. "For that, isn't there only one answer?"
"Enter my Battle Phase, then use Chimeratech Overdragon to attack *M界王-阿隆*!"
"Destruction Burst Stream"
Without ranting about Hayato stealing someone else's attack name, Pharaoh revealed a smile. "What a pity, Hayato Kobayashi. To summon this monster, you didn't hesitate to sacrifice the Ojama King on your Field to gain the power to end everything."
"However, power gained through sacrifice is fundamentally meaningless. Your action of sending Ojama King to the Graveyard brought me this Card. The effect of Gentleman Salamander, which I just added to my Hand, activates!"
"When an opponent's monster declares an attack, I can Special Summon it from my Hand, and your opponent can only target it for attack!"
Just an instant before the photon impact that could destroy everything was about to land on *M界王-阿隆*, a Merlin... I mean, a salamander, jumped out from Pharaoh's Hand. Wearing a suit and holding a staff umbrella, he elegantly opened his umbrella, completely accepting Chimeratech Overdragon's attack, and then was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard.
The decisive blow was deflected?!
As Gentleman Salamander was destroyed, since it was Special Summoned in Defense Position, Pharaoh didn't take any damage from this battle. On the contrary, the Myutant tide beneath his feet surged intensely.
Because a Reptile-Type monster on Pharaoh's Field was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Myutant Origin was about to take effect, about to destroy Hayato's decisive ace Card on the Field—Chimeratech Overdragon!?
"It seems, in the end, I had superior skill, Hayato Kobayashi." Looking at Chimeratech Overdragon about to be absorbed by the tide, Pharaoh, who felt he had already secured victory, said with satisfaction, "In that case, consider it a reward for the faint light you emitted through your effortful struggle. Engrave my name in your heart and prostrate yourself with reverence."
"My name is—"
"Crack—!"
In an instant, both Pharaoh, who was about to insert the Card in his Hand into his Duel Disk, and the Pharaoh who was about to say his name, froze simultaneously as a voice sounded from somewhere unknown. The surrounding scenery, which resembled a Temple, suddenly shattered, and Hayato suddenly returned to the Royal Palace Entrance where he was originally!
"Hey, what were you spacing out about just now, Hayato Kobayashi?" Priest Seto, who had shaken Hayato's shoulder and woken him up, frowned in confusion, not understanding why Hayato suddenly started spacing out after touching the Millennium Key's power.
Hayato also recovered from the sudden change of scenery. Looking at Seto before him, although he knew the other party seemed to have woken him up out of good intentions, he still couldn't suppress the annoyed feeling in his heart and gritted his teeth, "Seto, I really thank you!"
And watching Hayato's figure disappear abruptly, leaving behind his Duel Disk and the last Card in his Hand that he hadn't played on the ground, Pharaoh also frowned, and only after a long time did he slightly relax. "Hmph, I was just a little bit away from deciding the victory or defeat, but I was suddenly interrupted by Old Man Seto. What a pity."
Noticing a Quick-Play Spell Card, Forbidden Dress, that had disappeared from Hayato's Field, Pharaoh raised an eyebrow. "Ho ho, it seems you also prepared a counter Card for *M界的渊源*. Did you intend to gain resistance to not be an effect target of *M界的渊源*'s effect with it? But unfortunately, the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone is this one."
Took out the Trap Card Double Passe from his Duel Disk. With this Card's existence, if Hayato's Chimeratech Overdragon survived *M界的渊源* and dared to attack again, it would instead cause Hayato to suffer.
Pharaoh looked at one of Hayato's Cards still on the ground that hadn't disappeared. Out of curiosity about what the last Card in Hayato's Hand was, Pharaoh stepped forward, bent down, and picked it up. His expression suddenly changed when he saw what Card it was.
"Tsk, how could it be this Card." Watching the Spell of Painful Soul in his Hand disperse with the wind, Pharaoh was silent for a long time and sighed. "It seems I actually lost in the end. What a rare feeling of failure."
"However, losing to my own reincarnation is not something to be ashamed of. After all, I am the Pharaoh, I am the sun. As my reincarnation, you are naturally also the sun. Hmph hmph, there's nothing to be ashamed of, heh heh hahahaha!"
(I got carried away and wrote the Duel directly to the end.)
(As for what this Duel was, it will be written later.)
(End of Chapter)
Pharaoh's Turn ended, but Hayato didn't breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, he looked at the face identical to his own across from him and asked the question he had asked for the third time since meeting him:
"Just who are you?"
It wasn't the astonishment of the first time he asked, nor the vigilance of the second. This third time, Hayato was somewhat confused.
The man calling himself "Pharaoh" seemed to have noticed Hayato's change. With his arms, which were as empty as before, crossed over his chest, he said proudly, "Hmph, it took you two Turns to barely sense a hint of the hidden truth. Although you still don't catch my eye, you're not completely irredeemably slow."
"Heh heh, if you want to know the answer so badly, at least show me some respect. For example, at least prostrate yourself before me. If you do that, I might tell you the answer in my pleasure."
Hearing Pharaoh's words, Hayato pulled a long face. "To get an answer, I'd actually kneel to someone else? I'm not that honest."
Placing his finger on the Top of his Deck, Hayato looked at Pharaoh and said, "Anyway, I can get the answer just by defeating you. I can do that this Turn, so I'm not in such a hurry for just one Turn. With this Draw, I'll end this Duel!"
"My Turn, Draw!"
Watching Hayato reject his "suggestion," Pharaoh nodded almost imperceptibly. Although the situation on the Field seemed like Pharaoh had no way to deal with Hayato, actually, if Hayato couldn't create enough advantage this Turn, in the next Turn, the *M界* monsters in Pharaoh's Graveyard would return, and the advantage would be on Pharaoh's side.
And Hayato could not fail to see this situation, but he still rejected Pharaoh's "suggestion." This didn't make Pharaoh angry; on the contrary, Hayato having such arrogance made him somewhat satisfied. If Hayato had truly surrendered to him as he said, Pharaoh would have been angry, even wrathful.
However, thinking this in his heart was one thing; what Pharaoh said with his mouth was another. He wouldn't show his satisfaction with Hayato, instead saying disdainfully, "You can defeat me this Turn? Heh heh hahahaha, stop saying such wildly arrogant things, Hayato Kobayashi."
"Indulge in the spectacle of your futile struggle before me, before me, the King of Kings, the Pharaoh among Pharaohs, and then be crushed!"
But looking at the Card he drew into his Hand, Hayato revealed a smile. "Struggle? Yes, then you'd better watch closely. What comes next is the struggle I make for victory!"
"Activate the Spell Card, Card of Demise! I draw from the Top of my Deck until my Hand increases to five Cards, and then during the fifth Standby Phase after activation, I discard all Cards in my Hand." While drawing from his Deck, Hayato said, "But it doesn't matter, the Duel will end before then. Draw!"
He drew five Cards from his Deck. Before Hayato could even see what Cards he had drawn, suddenly, *M界王-阿隆* on Pharaoh's Field moved on its own. As its scepter struck the ground, a water blade formed from a muddy current shot out from the tide at his feet, piercing a Card in Hayato's Hand.
"What is this?!"
"*M界王-阿隆*'s second effect. It can be activated when your opponent adds a Card to their Hand outside of the Draw Phase. Your opponent randomly selects one Card from their Hand and sends it to the Graveyard." Pharaoh explained with a smile. "Incidentally, his third effect is, when an opponent's monster is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, I can add one LIGHT or DARK Attribute Reptile-Type monster, other than *M界王-阿隆*, from my Deck or Graveyard to my Hand."
"It's just a pity that the *原始生命态衍生物* was sent to the Graveyard by *M界的渊源*'s effect before, so this effect wasn't triggered."
Pausing, Pharaoh continued, "While *M界王-阿隆* exists on the Field, carelessly using Card effects can lead to unknown results. Just like now, even if you replenish your Hand with a Spell Card, you might accidentally send a key Card to the Graveyard."
While speaking, Pharaoh glanced at the Card of Hayato's that was pierced by the water blade. "Let me see, which Card was sent to your Graveyard?"
But upon seeing the Card art on the Card Hayato sent to the Graveyard, Pharaoh was momentarily stunned. "Why do you have Cyber Dragon in the Deck?! Isn't this supposed to be an Ojama, Armed Dragon, VWXYZ Series hybrid Deck?"
"Hmph~ Since you've discovered it, then I won't pretend anymore." Seeing this, Hayato showed a helpless expression. "On the surface, I use Ojama Armed Dragon V to Z, but actually, the Deck I'm using is 'pure' Cyber Dragon!"
"The radiance of the Cyber Dragon Constellation shines down, Space sings to me!"
Drawing a Card and holding it above his head, Hayato declared, "I pay half of my Life Points to activate this Card, the Quick-Play Spell Card Cyberload Fusion! This Turn, once when I Fusion Summon a Machine-Type Fusion Monster, I can select materials from my Hand, Field, or Graveyard and banish them."
"Then, the Quick-Play Spell Card Overload Fusion! Because of Cyberload Fusion Support's enhancement, I can select Fusion Materials from my Field, Graveyard, Hand, and Banished Zone and return them to the Deck, and Fusion Summon one Fusion Monster that lists Cyber Dragon as a Fusion Material from my Fusion Deck! This Turn, my other monsters cannot attack except for that Fusion Monster."
"The materials I will select are these!"
[Hayato: 3250 → 1625LP]
As his Life Points plummeted, lightning surged around Hayato's Duel Disk, but this lightning was bound and pulled into the Fusion Vortex above Hayato's head. At the same time, behind Hayato, monster after monster manifested as phantoms.
X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank...
XYZ-Dragon Cannon, VW-Tiger Catapult...
VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, Armed Dragon Catapult...
The Machine-Type monsters Hayato had summoned in previous battles appeared either from the Graveyard or the Banished Zone, surrounding the Cyber Dragon in the center. A total of ten monsters threw themselves into the Fusion Vortex.
Then, the ultimate Cyber Dragon descended!
"Heh heh heh, don't blink, this is the last monster you'll see!" Hayato slapped the Fusion Monster Card in his Hand onto his Duel Disk. "Fusion Summon! Chimeratech Overdragon!"
"Cards on my Field other than Chimeratech Overdragon will be sent to the Graveyard by its own effect, but having just this one is enough! Because its ATK is determined by the quantity of Fusion Materials!"
"The ATK of Chimeratech Overdragon, which descends now with ten Machine-Type monsters as Fusion Materials—"
"—is 8000!"
[Chimeratech Overdragon] [ATK 8000]
The massive ten-headed giant machine dragon descended onto Hayato's Field. Even before battle, its enormous body, as it stretched out, occupied almost all the Space on Hayato's Field, actually crushing Ojama King and sending it directly to the Graveyard.
The tide that enveloped the entire Field, which could even absorb a massive meteor before, was like a small puddle before Chimeratech Overdragon's enormous body. But seeing this, Pharaoh instead showed an excited expression. "Hmph hmph, heh heh hahahaha, that's it, this level is enough to satisfy me."
"Because Chimeratech Overdragon sent Ojama King to the Graveyard, even though it wasn't triggered by my third effect, I add one LIGHT or DARK Attribute Reptile-Type monster from my Deck to my Hand!"
"And now, are you going to attack, Hayato Kobayashi?"
Hearing Pharaoh's words, Hayato gave a definite answer. "For that, isn't there only one answer?"
"Enter my Battle Phase, then use Chimeratech Overdragon to attack *M界王-阿隆*!"
"Destruction Burst Stream"
Without ranting about Hayato stealing someone else's attack name, Pharaoh revealed a smile. "What a pity, Hayato Kobayashi. To summon this monster, you didn't hesitate to sacrifice the Ojama King on your Field to gain the power to end everything."
"However, power gained through sacrifice is fundamentally meaningless. Your action of sending Ojama King to the Graveyard brought me this Card. The effect of Gentleman Salamander, which I just added to my Hand, activates!"
"When an opponent's monster declares an attack, I can Special Summon it from my Hand, and your opponent can only target it for attack!"
Just an instant before the photon impact that could destroy everything was about to land on *M界王-阿隆*, a Merlin... I mean, a salamander, jumped out from Pharaoh's Hand. Wearing a suit and holding a staff umbrella, he elegantly opened his umbrella, completely accepting Chimeratech Overdragon's attack, and then was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard.
The decisive blow was deflected?!
As Gentleman Salamander was destroyed, since it was Special Summoned in Defense Position, Pharaoh didn't take any damage from this battle. On the contrary, the Myutant tide beneath his feet surged intensely.
Because a Reptile-Type monster on Pharaoh's Field was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, Myutant Origin was about to take effect, about to destroy Hayato's decisive ace Card on the Field—Chimeratech Overdragon!?
"It seems, in the end, I had superior skill, Hayato Kobayashi." Looking at Chimeratech Overdragon about to be absorbed by the tide, Pharaoh, who felt he had already secured victory, said with satisfaction, "In that case, consider it a reward for the faint light you emitted through your effortful struggle. Engrave my name in your heart and prostrate yourself with reverence."
"My name is—"
"Crack—!"
In an instant, both Pharaoh, who was about to insert the Card in his Hand into his Duel Disk, and the Pharaoh who was about to say his name, froze simultaneously as a voice sounded from somewhere unknown. The surrounding scenery, which resembled a Temple, suddenly shattered, and Hayato suddenly returned to the Royal Palace Entrance where he was originally!
"Hey, what were you spacing out about just now, Hayato Kobayashi?" Priest Seto, who had shaken Hayato's shoulder and woken him up, frowned in confusion, not understanding why Hayato suddenly started spacing out after touching the Millennium Key's power.
Hayato also recovered from the sudden change of scenery. Looking at Seto before him, although he knew the other party seemed to have woken him up out of good intentions, he still couldn't suppress the annoyed feeling in his heart and gritted his teeth, "Seto, I really thank you!"
And watching Hayato's figure disappear abruptly, leaving behind his Duel Disk and the last Card in his Hand that he hadn't played on the ground, Pharaoh also frowned, and only after a long time did he slightly relax. "Hmph, I was just a little bit away from deciding the victory or defeat, but I was suddenly interrupted by Old Man Seto. What a pity."
Noticing a Quick-Play Spell Card, Forbidden Dress, that had disappeared from Hayato's Field, Pharaoh raised an eyebrow. "Ho ho, it seems you also prepared a counter Card for *M界的渊源*. Did you intend to gain resistance to not be an effect target of *M界的渊源*'s effect with it? But unfortunately, the Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone is this one."
Took out the Trap Card Double Passe from his Duel Disk. With this Card's existence, if Hayato's Chimeratech Overdragon survived *M界的渊源* and dared to attack again, it would instead cause Hayato to suffer.
Pharaoh looked at one of Hayato's Cards still on the ground that hadn't disappeared. Out of curiosity about what the last Card in Hayato's Hand was, Pharaoh stepped forward, bent down, and picked it up. His expression suddenly changed when he saw what Card it was.
"Tsk, how could it be this Card." Watching the Spell of Painful Soul in his Hand disperse with the wind, Pharaoh was silent for a long time and sighed. "It seems I actually lost in the end. What a rare feeling of failure."
"However, losing to my own reincarnation is not something to be ashamed of. After all, I am the Pharaoh, I am the sun. As my reincarnation, you are naturally also the sun. Hmph hmph, there's nothing to be ashamed of, heh heh hahahaha!"
(I got carried away and wrote the Duel directly to the end.)
(As for what this Duel was, it will be written later.)
(End of Chapter)
