Chapter 11: Ally of Justice (Confirmed)
The few people gathered around the table turned their heads when they heard Grandpa Solomon 's voice.
Grandpa Solomon , who had been inside the house for quite some time, pulled back the curtain to the inner room and walked out, holding a small, dusty box in his hand. As he walked, he kept patting the dust off the box: "Oh dear, although it's a precious collection, I usually can't bear to take it out, so it was really hard to find for a while."
"Oh, Grandpa, is that where the rare Card is kept?" Joey Wheeler excitedly ran over first. Tristan and Téa , who had become somewhat interested in the game of Duel Monsters after watching Hayato and Yugi's Duel, followed behind Joey Wheeler .
Seeing that everyone else was moving towards the counter where Grandpa Solomon was, Yugi quickly said to Hayato, "Hayato, let's hurry over too. Grandpa's Card is super, super rare!"
"Tch, you're really good at fooling people. Fine, I'll let you off this time." Since Yugi had proactively changed the subject like this, Hayato temporarily let go of the matter of him "going easy in the Duel" and followed Yugi towards the counter.
However, he still felt a little regretful in his heart. Although his Deck was just the System's initial Deck, the Cards Yugi used were not the complete version he would build later. While there was a gap in the quality of their Decks, it wasn't ridiculously large. This meant that this time was likely the best chance Hayato had to defeat Yugi.
Although he felt some regret, he wasn't discouraged. Duelist Kingdom, Battle City, and so on – he would have plenty more opportunities to Duel Yugi. Next time, he would definitely win!
Grandpa Solomon was cleaning the small box. The Cowhide Material casing had accumulated quite a bit of dust. To avoid damaging the Card he was about to take out, Grandpa Solomon carefully cleaned it over and over again. It was clear that he attached considerable importance to the Card inside.
"Grandpa, while you were inside, we just finished watching a Duel between Yugi and Hayato," Téa and Tristan were slightly choked by the dust and moved a little away from the counter. Joey Wheeler , however, seemed to have no nose at all and wasn't afraid of the dust. Instead, he leaned in closest, eager to see the Card inside the box as soon as possible. While waiting, he verbally relayed the Duel to Grandpa Solomon , who hadn't seen it.
"Oh? 4000 ATK! Yugi is really amazing, truly worthy of being my grandson." While praising Yugi, Grandpa Solomon didn't forget to praise himself, but he also didn't forget Hayato, "Of course, Hayato, you're also very impressive. A Monster with 3000 ATK isn't something you see everywhere."
"That's right. If you ask me, the highest ATK in Duel Monsters is probably just like that," Joey Wheeler 's confident expression made it seem like he was the one who had Summoned the 3000 ATK Monster earlier if you didn't know better. "Without using Spell Cards, I doubt any Monster could possess such terrifying power."
"Hoho, that's not necessarily true," Hearing Joey Wheeler 's words, Grandpa Solomon shook his head and handed out the box, which he had finished cleaning the dust off.
"This is my treasure. Today, I'll let you kids see something special."
"Oh! What is it, what is it!" This time, not only Joey Wheeler , but also Tristan and Téa crowded around. Yugi and Hayato stood on the outer edge of the circle.
Carefully opening the box, Solomon Mutou put on a pair of white gloves with a serious expression. He drew a Card from it and displayed it in front of everyone: "Look, it's this one."
Blue-Eyes White Dragon!
"A-amazing! Whether it's the ATK and DEF, or the oppressive feeling from the Card Art!" Joey Wheeler 's eyes were practically glued to it. Just moments ago, he had said no Monster could reach 3000 ATK, and Solomon Mutou immediately pulled out such a Card. Moreover, its DEF was also as high as 2500, a level that even Gaia The Fierce Knight would find difficult to break through.
"This Card is called 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'. Among all Duel Monsters, it can be considered a Super Rare Card." Joey Wheeler 's flattery made Grandpa Solomon feel very comfortable. He continued his introduction with a proud face, "Both its ATK and DEF are top-tier. Furthermore, there are only four 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' Cards issued globally, and this is one of those rare one-fourths."
"It's practically a Priceless Treasure," Unlike his previous lack of understanding, Tristan didn't rashly take the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that Grandpa Solomon was showing off. Having gained some understanding of Duel Monsters, he now grasped the value contained behind the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's luxurious stats, not to mention that it was a super limited edition with only four copies worldwide.
And as everyone knows, "limited" generally means "expensive." In today's world where Duel Monsters is becoming increasingly popular, if this Blue-Eyes White Dragon were offered for trade, there would likely be many people willing to trade a house for it.
"Grandpa, let us see it closer," Joey Wheeler wanted to get closer to look, but with the counter blocking him and Grandpa Solomon also carefully maintaining distance, he couldn't get any closer and could only ask Grandpa Solomon .
But Grandpa Solomon protectively shielded the Card behind him. Joey Wheeler 's gaze was too hungry, almost as if he wanted to eat the Card: "No way. This Card is a Non-sale Item. Letting you see it is already an exception."
"Ahaha, actually, even if I wanted to buy it, I couldn't afford it," Joey Wheeler also realized that he might have been too direct, even making Grandpa Solomon misunderstand that he wanted to buy the Card. "But speaking of which, I also want to buy some powerful Monster Cards. Grandpa, find me some Card Packs that have powerful Monsters in them."
"Well, I can do that."
Honda hesitated for a moment, then also spoke up: "Um, Grandpa, I'd like a few packs too. Could you Recommend some suitable for Beginners?"
"Oh, Tristan , you want to play Duel Monsters too?" Joey Wheeler turned his head to look at Tristan , a smile on his face, but it quickly turned into a strange expression, "This way, I can teach you a good lesson! That way you won't call me an idiot every time I lose."
"Hmph, that's hard to say. Maybe this Beginner will be the one teaching you a lesson," Tristan wasn't willing to show weakness and returned with a similar expression, though his expression wasn't as exaggerated as Joey Wheeler 's.
"Grandpa, I also want to buy two Cards." Hayato also took out the wallet he had 'borrowed' from the Director and his group earlier. The money inside added up to about thirty thousand Yen.
Hayato didn't feel guilty. You see, if the original plot trajectory had continued, that Director would have been punished by Yugi's Dark Personality – the Pharaoh's Soul – with a Shadow Game, resulting in him seeing everything as Mosaic for the rest of his life. Now, he was just beaten up, lost a little face and money.
Hayato felt that he was truly an Ally of Justice.