Chapter 223: Kaiba Suffers NTR (translter:hhahaha)
Following the Passage straight ahead, Hayato and Kaiba could feel that although the incline was slight, they were slowly descending deeper. After walking for a few minutes, the two finally reached a Door at the end of the Passage.
The Door was half-open. As soon as they reached the Door, before pushing it open, Hayato heard the voices of several people coming from inside:
"Lord Epimetheus, if my subordinate is not mistaken, it should not be time to hand over the Earnings yet."
"Idiot! Didn't you hear what that guy Seto Kaiba announced today!"
"Uh, Lord Pandora, are you referring to the 'Duel City' event? KaibaCorp has already sent the Duel Disks to the Shop."
"After Duel City starts, those Duelists will prefer hunting on the streets rather than spending money to buy Cards in the Shop. What kind of business will you have then? Besides, they're just Fake Cards, they'll be exposed sooner or later!"
"Pandora, it seems your subordinate isn't very smart."
Hayato and Kaiba exchanged glances. After listening for a while, they were basically certain that there were only three people talking in the room. It sounded like two of them were of equal Level, and the third was their subordinate, belonging to the one named "Pandora," and likely the owner of this Card Shop.
The other person was named "Epimetheus." Just by hearing the name, they could guess that he was likely Pandora's Partner in the same Team.
Hayato raised his fingers, gesturing a 3. Kaiba nodded. As Hayato counted down by curling his fingers into a fist, the Countdown reached zero. Hayato and Kaiba moved in perfect sync, both kicking the Door simultaneously, and kicked both doors completely open, sending them crashing to the ground!
What surprised the two of them was that, among the three people talking, one of them was coincidentally hit by the kicked-down Door, immediately pinned to the ground and unable to move. The other two in the room also sprang up from their positions like startled cats, looking warily at the two unexpected intruders: "Who are you!?"
"Just two Duelists passing by, remember that." Clapping his hands, Hayato stepped into the room, walking over the fallen Door Panel, and looked at the two masked men before him. When he heard the name "Pandora," Hayato had a suspicion. Upon entering, it was indeed Pandora the Magician, who in the original future would have a Chainsaw Duel with Mutou Yuugi.
As for the other person, Hayato didn't have much of an impression. After all, the Ghouls were an international theft organization; it would be stranger if its members were only those whom Hayato recognized.
The person pinned under the Door Panel groaned under the weight of the panel and Hayato, but Hayato didn't care if he was in pain or not. Jumping off the Door Panel, he happened to step on and shatter the Glasses that the pinned Shop Manager had dropped on the ground. Hayato gave him another kick, knocking him unconscious.
"Ghouls members, huh? Hmph, figured as much, hiding their faces." Kaiba looked around the room. Seeing that no Mechanism was triggered by Hayato entering, he also entered the room, looking at the two masked figures before him with an expression of Arrogance.
"Pandora," wearing a Magician's Hat, frowned. He had recognized the two intruders: "One of the two Kings of Games from Duelist Kingdom, Kobayashi Hayato."
"And the user of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Seto Kaiba?" Epimetheus, standing beside Pandora, also narrowed his eyes. "How did you find this place? I thought our disguise outside was perfect."
Hayato pointed a hand towards the fluorescent light on the ceiling: "Grandma said, those who know the truth won't be deceived by illusions."
Pandora's mind raced, and he came up with an idea. Although the leader of the Ghouls had already given them the task of hunting famous Duelists after Duel City began, the Deck he used was specifically tuned for Mutou Yuugi's Spellcaster Type Deck, and someone else had been assigned by the leader to deal with Kobayashi Hayato.
Although Epimetheus was indeed assigned to hunt Seto Kaiba, the timing wasn't good right now. If possible, it would naturally be best to avoid a fight.
"Actually, we're not—"
"I didn't expect you to find us, impressive! We are indeed elite cadres of the Ghouls, Epimetheus and Pandora, known as the Doomsday Duo!"
With an expression on Pandora's face as if he had eaten shit, Epimetheus actually revealed their identities directly: "As two of the elite cadres of the Ghouls, since you've discovered our identities, we can't just let you leave so easily!"
"Hmph, those words should be mine to say!" First, Hayato almost stole his Winning Line during a Duel, and now even a Ghouls Lackey dares to steal his line? "Are you ready to face the wrath of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
"Tch, this idiot!" Pandora looked at Epimetheus, who had confronted Kaiba and already activated their respective Duel Disks, and noticed that Hayato had also activated his Duel Disk.
"I hate these Encounter Duels. Duels should be like a spectacular Magic Show, only starting after careful preparation. It's truly lacking in elegance!" Shuffling his Deck and inserting it into the Deck Zone of his Duel Disk, Pandora looked angrily at Hayato.
"Scared? Then you can just put down your Deck and surrender." Hayato nodded towards the Spirits who had returned from patrolling the room. Before entering this room, Hayato had sent out his Ojama Yellow and others to check the room.
After all, this was someone else's base. Even if there weren't mechanisms as exaggerated as a Self-Destruct Switch, things like Chainsaws or Pitfalls weren't impossible. However, according to the Spirits' Initial Observation, there didn't seem to be any.
"Don't misunderstand, King of Games. The reason I say this is purely because I'm not someone who likes conflict. The game of Duel Monsters can't accomplish anything." Using Shaving Cards and the "Takui Wuniang (Censored)" Special Shuffle Trick, Pandora drew a rather good Hand. "However, if we must compete, I won't lose to anyone!"
"Duel!" X2
[Hayato: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
[Pandora: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
"I'll take the first Turn! Draw Card!" Pandora was a step faster in drawing a Card. Without even looking at what Card he drew, Pandora seemed to have already finished thinking about the order of using his Cards and activated a Card from his Hand. "Spell Card Double Summon! This Turn, I can perform two Normal Summons!"
"Normal Summon Double Coston! Then I Tribute it to perform a Tribute Summon!"
[Double Coston] [Level 4/DARK]
[Zombie Type/Effect]
[1700/1650]
Like conjoined twin ghosts—as soon as Double Coston appeared on Pandora's Field, despite its relatively decent stats, it was immediately Released by Pandora without hesitation to Summon a stronger Monster.
Dark Magic Power gathered into a crimson magic circle. From within that circle, a figure quite familiar to Hayato slowly emerged.
Its originally luxurious black Spellcaster robe was stained a reddish-brown like congealed blood, and its smooth golden long hair had turned a dry, pale white. The Dark Magician standing on Pandora's Field had darker skin compared to Mutou Yuugi's white-skinned version of Dark Magician, and its face bore the same evil, twisted smile as Pandora.
[Dark Magician] [Level 7/DARK]
[Spellcaster Type/Normal Monster]
[2500/2100]
"Behold, Kobayashi Hayato! This is the ace Monster of my Deck, the ultimate master of magic, Dark Magician! Seeing your partner—Mutou Yuugi's Monster appear on my Field, how do you feel now!"
"How do I feel? Hearing you talk in the same voice as me feels pretty weird, and [Nigga Magician], get lost." Hayato retorted.
Although Pandora's Dark Magician was the same as Mutou Yuugi's Dark Magician in other aspects, Hayato was a 'face-con'. The art of a dark-skinned Dark Magician was too avant-garde for him to accept.
"Tch, your Arrogance won't last long!" Pandora was annoyed that he didn't see a surprised expression on Hayato's face. "Set two Cards. My End Turn."
[Pandora: 4000 LP, Hand 1]
[Dark Magician] [Attack Points 2500]
[Set Card] X2
"My Turn, Draw Card!" Hayato drew a Card, raised an eyebrow, and let out a smug laugh. "Hahaha, watch closely, Pandora, this is the Struggle I make for victory!"
"Activate Spell Card, Graceful Charity! Draw three Cards, then Send Gaia The Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon from my Hand to the Graveyard. Next, Spell Card Dragon's Mirror! This Card can only be used to Summon Dragon-Type Fusion Monsters, but its Fusion Material can be chosen from the Graveyard!"
"Descend in a new form, my Tamashii! Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion—"
Gaia—!!!]"
On Hayato's Field, a pillar of Flames shot up from the ground. A sharp Lance swept through, clearing away the surging Flames and revealing the figure of Gaia The Fierce Knight resurrected from the Graveyard.
Bathed in Flames, resurrected, even the Mount beneath Gaia The Fierce Knight, Curse of Dragon, had evolved. Its bright yellow body was dyed an orange-red like the Hellfire from its mouth.
[Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion] [Level 7/WIND]
[Dragon-Type/Fusion/Effect]
[2600/2100]
"Gaia the Dragon Champion?! This isn't the form mentioned in the Information at all!" Pandora's eyes widened. "This Pressure!"
"You bastard!"
Pandora's words were interrupted. That last sentence wasn't spoken by him, but came from beside the two of them.
Kaiba's face was contorted in a fierce expression, as if he had seen his father's murderer. He glared angrily at Epimetheus, who was Dueling him.
However, Hayato could understand his feelings. Because on Epimetheus's Field, directly across from Kaiba, there was actually a Blue-Eyes White Dragon with a slightly greenish body!
(End of this chapter)