Chapter 94: The Whole World Can Guess Seto Kaiba's Set Card
Seto Kaiba, known as Seto Kaiba, is a famous legendary Duelist and one of the most severe sufferers of the Urge to Duel in the Yu-Gi-Oh! DM World, and even the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime series. He even went so far as to travel through time and dig up graves just to Duel someone. He is also a scientific believer in superstition.
Alongside his many deeds is his Monster Card that is quite representative in Yu-Gi-Oh! history—Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Its Defense is 2500, which Red-Eyes Black Dragon cannot overcome, and its ATK is as high as 3000 Points, once becoming the unit of measurement for Duel Monsters' ATK. It sold for 87 million (this sentence crossed out).
And now, Hayato is about to Duel Kaiba, who possesses three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.
[Hayato: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
[Kaiba: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
"I'll take the First Turn!" Kaiba's action was one step faster than Hayato's. Although he was a bit disappointed that he couldn't test his new Duel Disk on someone, the thought of utterly crushing his opponent with his invincible Blue-Eyes White Dragon made Kaiba somewhat excited. "My Turn, Draw a Card!"
Looking at the six Cards in his Hand, Kaiba thought for a moment and came up with a Strategy he considered quite perfect. 'I don't know what kind of Cards that guy named Hayato Kobayashi is using, but as long as he falls into my Trap, he's finished.'
"I Summon Saggi the Dark Clown in Defense Position on the Field, then Set two Cards. Turn End." Since it was the first Turn and he couldn't Attack, Kaiba seemed to have simply set up some Defense and ended his Turn. "Prove your Power to me, Attack me, you third-rate Duelist!"
[Kaiba: 4000 LP, Hand 3]
Saggi the Dark Clown [DEF 1500]
[Set Card] [Set Card]
Looking at the Saggi the Dark Clown in Defense Position on Kaiba's Field, Hayato didn't pay much attention to Kaiba's provocation. Instead, he felt a bit speechless: Classic Saggi Defense + Set Cards. Seto Kaiba, I don't even need to guess your Spell/Trap Zone Set Cards. What else could it be besides Crush Card Virus?
Putting everything else aside, Kaiba's Deck has always been filled with high-ATK Monsters, and his Dueling style has always been aggressive pressure on the opponent. Among a bunch of high-ATK Monsters, why would a Saggi the Dark Clown with only 600 ATK appear? It's not like that guy Kaiba can't buy Rare Cards.
"My Turn, Draw." Hayato Drew a Card. Because he had given the Ojama Brothers to Keipei, he had put a few other Cards into his Warrior Type Deck this time to fill the gaps.
"Saying things like 'fourth-rate Duelist' and 'Small Fry' all the time, Seto, you actually just want me to Attack, right? You're deliberately trying to provoke me, probably setting some kind of Trap. In that case, I'll use this Card!" Hayato said, playing a Card. "Harpie's Feather Duster. Its Effect is that one Card can wipe out your entire Spell/Trap Zone."
A giant feather duster appeared on the Field. Kaiba's two Set Cards in the Spell/Trap Zone were revealed after being swept over. Besides the Crush Card Virus that Hayato had already guessed, the other was the cursed Sakuretsu Armor. Neither of the two Set Cards was spared by the invincible Harpie's Feather Duster, and both were sent to the Graveyard.
"Damn it!" Seeing his Deck destruction Strategy fail, Kaiba was annoyed.
"With this, that Saggi the Dark Clown is no longer a threat. I Activate the Spell Card Unexpected Dai! This Card can only be used when I have no Monsters on my Field. I can Special Summon a Monster from my Deck." Hayato explained the Effect and searched his Deck for a Card. "The first one, X-Head Cannon!"
A blue mechanical soldier appeared on Hayato's Field. Its 1800 ATK was already quite good in this era.
X-Head Cannon [Level 4/LIGHT]
[Machine Type/Normal]
[1800/1500]
"Activate the Spell Card Frontline Base! As long as this Card exists on my Field, once per Turn, I can Special Summon a Union Monster from my Hand. The second one, Y-Dragon Head!"
Following the blue mechanical soldier, a completely red mechanical flying dragon appeared. Kaiba's eyes became serious. He also possessed these Monsters, although the ones he held seemed slightly different from Hayato's, being "Fusion Monsters" rather than "Union Monsters". But he figured the Effects wouldn't be too different.
In that case, the next Card Hayato would play was—
"I haven't performed a Normal Summon this Turn yet, so I will Summon this Monster. The third one, Z-Metal Tank!"
A yellow mechanical tread appeared. With this, Hayato's Field had Assembled the three "X", "Y", and "Z" Monsters.
"First, I will combine with. I will Equip Z-Metal Tank to Y-Dragon Head, turning it into an Equip Card that increases its ATK and Defense by 600 Points." The red flying dragon embedded its main body into the yellow treads, and its ATK also increased accordingly. However, since it wasn't a Fusion Summon, it didn't gain the special Effects after Fusion.
Y-Dragon Head [Level 4/LIGHT]
[Machine Type/Union]
[1500/1600] → [2100/2200]
"Battle Phase! X-Head Cannon will Destroy Saggi the Dark Clown, and then Y-Dragon Head will launch a Direct Attack on Seto Kaiba!"
The clown Saggi attempted to use its magic tricks to confuse the Monsters and evade the Attack, but unfortunately, it was facing steel cannon barrels. The Monsters on Hayato's Field focused their fire for a wave of total Attack. After the smoke cleared, Saggi the Dark Clown had been Destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, and Kaiba's Life Points dropped by more than half in one go.
[Kaiba: 4000 LP → 1900 LP]
"Set one Card, I End my Turn." Setting his last Hand Card, Hayato calmly ended his Turn. He had already gathered all the materials for on his Field, but just now, in order to deal more damage, he didn't Fusion Summon directly. Hayato himself found it somewhat unbelievable that his Hand wasn't Bricked at all when facing Seto Kaiba.
[Hayato: 4000 LP, Hand 0]
X-Head Cannon [ATK 1800]
Y-Dragon Head (Z-Metal Tank) [ATK 2100]
Frontline Base [Set Card]
"Just a mere fourth-rate Duelist, yet so arrogant. My Turn, Draw!" Kaiba Drew a Card and looked at it. His annoyed Expression suddenly turned somewhat smug. "Heh heh, Hahahaha, let me Crush your inexplicable confidence and courage! With my Ace Card!"
"I Normal Summon Kaiser Sea Horse! When used for the Summon of a LIGHT Attribute Monster, it can be used as two Tributes!"
Seeing the Monster with the name "Kaiba" Appear on Kaiba's Field, Hayato was a bit confused. "Are you going to use it to Tribute Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon? But you've already performed a Normal Summon."
"Don't think of me the same way you think of Duelists like you! I am Seto Kaiba!" For some reason, Kaiba suddenly said arrogantly, "Activate the Spell Card Double Summon! I can perform a second Normal Summon this Turn! The Stage for the Appearance has been set for you!"
"By Tributing Kaiser Sea Horse on the Field, my Strongest Dragon, unleash your unrivaled torrent of light!"
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!!"