CHAPTER 414: CHAPTER 413: BANISHING AND DRAWING POWER

Dimensional Slash: Twin Breaker!

As the chaotic blade drew near, Kaiba faced it with a smirk.

"Now that’s more like it," he declared. "I activate the Trap: Counter Gate! Your direct attack is negated, and I draw a card!"

A pale blue energy gate appeared before him. The barrage of sword slashes was sucked into the vortex and vanished. Kaiba drew a card.

"...Then, I set two cards and end my turn," Kira said.

Negate Attack had another effect: if you draw a monster, you can immediately Normal Summon it. But apparently Kaiba either didn’t draw a monster, or chose not to summon it.

"My turn, draw!" Kaiba declared. "I summon ’Kaibaman’!"

A flash of golden light revealed a white-coated, Kaiba-like monster, arms folded, with a Blue-Eyes helmet and long hair.

[Kaibaman, ATK 200]

Kira: "..."

How is Kaiba able to summon himself without feeling awkward? Doesn’t he feel embarrassed printing himself as a card?

And why does Kaibaman only have 200 ATK? With Kaiba’s physical prowess, he should at least be team captain level!

"Kaibaman’s effect: Tribute it to Special Summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand!

I tribute Kaibaman—descend! My strongest servant, the dragon of light that dispels all darkness—

—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!"

The pure white dragon, sculpted like a gemstone, descended in a dazzling light. Its blue gem-like eyes shone, and its wings bathed in radiance, surrounded by rings of energy.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon, summoned!

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon, ATK 3000]

"There it is!" Jaden cheered.

"The legendary Kaiba Seto’s strongest monster, said to rival the gods," Zane added. "The real battle starts now."

The strongest dragon versus the legendary warrior—a clash of titans.

Or so everyone thought.

But reality was...

"There it is, Blue-Eyes White Dragon," Kira said, grinning mysteriously.

His tone said, "I’ve been waiting for this."

"Now, I activate my set trap—"

With a flourish, he revealed it.

"Karma Cut!!"

Kaiba: "!"

"Karma Cut—discard a card to banish one face-up monster your opponent controls."

Kira discarded a card to the graveyard.

"Banish Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

A dimensional vortex opened, pulling the White Dragon in and erasing it without a trace.

"Not done yet," Kira smiled. "If the monster banished by this effect has copies in your opponent’s graveyard, all copies are banished as well!"

As he spoke, two beams of white light shot from Kaiba’s graveyard—two more White Dragons—vanishing into the vortex.

He had two more in his graveyard.

The spectators gasped.

One card, and three Blue-Eyes gone!

With no Blue-Eyes left in his deck, what could Kaiba do?

"And, the card I discarded for Karma Cut was ’Learning Elf’," Kira added. "When it goes to the graveyard, I draw a card."

He drew.

"Karma Cut..."

Zane winced.

He realized, hoping for a legendary clash between warrior and dragon was naive.

Who is the Yellow King?

He never fights head-on if he can mess with your mind.

He imagined himself in Kaiba’s place—if his three Cyber Dragons were banished, he’d probably lose it...

Even Kaiba must be seething now.

Kaiba stood with his head down, face darkening. Any moment now...

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!"

Kaiba suddenly laughed, startling everyone.

Everyone: "?"

What a bizarre reaction—like he’d just hit his opponent with Karma Cut.

"Good, very good. Wiping out all my Blue-Eyes at once—a deadly tactic. No matter how the Blue-Eyes deck evolves, it’s always built around those three core cards."

Kaiba sneered.

"But if you think that’s enough to stop me, you’ll have to try harder.

I activate Trade-In, discarding ’Tyrant Dragon’ to draw two cards."

As he drew, an invisible whirlwind stirred his coat. Kaiba raised a card high, shouting:

"Activate! Spell Card—

—Parallel World Fusion!"

Kira: "..."

Kaiba, you too?

Well, in the original, it wasn’t HERO-exclusive. Parallel World Fusion really is a generic fusion spell.

"Parallel World Fusion lets you shuffle banished monsters back into the deck as fusion materials for a Fusion Summon."

Kaiba raised his arm.

"Three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, fuse from the banished zone!"

The crowd was stunned.

"Fusion from the banished zone!?"

"The strongest, ultimate dragon in history, transcending time and space—now descend here—

—Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, summon!!"

Three Blue-Eyes merged into a storm of white light. Particles condensed into a colossal dragon with three white heads and massive wings, its presence overwhelming.

[Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, ATK 4500]

"Amazing," Jaden breathed.

Zane murmured, "He rebounded even after losing all his Blue-Eyes..."

This is Kaiba Seto’s true power—terrifying as ever.

Mokuba was full of confidence.

"My brother’s duels are the strongest."

But then he remembered—

Hmm... against Yugi, you have to banish it.

Well, best not to dwell on the details right now.