Chapter 94: Gramps' Card Shop
Kame Game' Card Shop.
This card shop was famously well-regarded in Domino City, attracting Duelists from all over.
Today, Gramps was truly counting money until his hands grew tired.
"Wahahaha, Battle City is fantastic!" Gramps was overjoyed.
At that moment, the door swung open.
A woman with heterochromatic eyes, dressed in a silver robe, walked in.
Gramps hadn't seen this woman before, but from the moment he laid eyes on her, he sensed an unusual charm about her.
"Welcome! Here to buy card packs?" Gramps inquired.
The heterochromatic-eyed woman brushed aside her silvery hair and nodded:
"Yes, I just arrived in Domino City, but my deck was stolen."
"I want to rebuild a deck, so I came here to take a look."
Gramps nodded sympathetically—this beautiful heterochromatic-eyed woman was truly unlucky.
Business had been so booming today that the latest high-quality card packs had all sold out.
"There are some leftovers here. Would you like to give them a try?" Gramps pulled out a box.
The heterochromatic-eyed woman nodded, then produced a black-and-gold card, asking: "Can I pay with a card?"
Gramps' expression went numb. His tiny card shop didn't have a card reader—what a joke!
"It seems not, but I didn't bring enough cash," the heterochromatic-eyed woman said regretfully.
Gramps initially intended to be kind and not charge her.
But the next second, the woman placed a dazzling green gem on the counter.
"This is an emerald gemstone rumored to have originated from the ancient kingdom of Atlantis. It's quite valuable even today. Consider this gem as payment."
After placing the gem, the woman picked up the card box and left.
Gramps stood there, utterly dumbfounded.
"Holy grass!"
Grass is a plant, representing Gramps' current state of inner turmoil.
Weird things happen every year, but today was especially full of them.
Gramps picked up the green gem, examining it repeatedly.
Finally, he could only utter: "Holy grass, holy grass, holy grass, holy grass..."
This gem was genuine!
And not just genuine—it was of the kingly tier, the kind that could be passed down as a family heirloom.
Let's not forget, in his youth, besides being a gaming prodigy, Gramps was also a... tomb raider!
As a tomb raider, what kind of treasure-filled tomb hadn't Gramps explored?
What kind of treasure hadn't he laid eyes on?
He'd even taken a stroll through the Pharaoh's treasure vault.
Otherwise, how would he have gotten the Millennium Puzzle?
With his extensive experience, Gramps immediately determined that this green gem was authentic and priceless. Moreover, his keen eyes couldn't even pinpoint the era this gem belonged to.
What had that woman said earlier?
The former kingdom of Atlantis...
Gramps had never heard of it.
After leaving Gramps' card shop, the heterochromatic-eyed woman quickly found a place to sit.
Before long, the woman looked up and murmured: "Kawaki lost."
As expected, the original squad was only that capable.
But it wasn't without gains—at least they had helped test out quite a few things.
Dartz...
No, this woman's body should be called "Daley"!
Dartz had taken control of a stranger's body to come to Domino City. Right now, he was a crossdresser.
A woman's body, a man's heart.
A strange body, a strange identity, a strange deck—Dartz suddenly wanted to personally witness what would unfold in this city.
Preferably... to monitor that Yu Miao up close.
Why could Yu Miao absorb the power of Orichalcos?
Dartz opened his palm, watching as two blank cards slowly manifested patterns and text.
These two cards were the "Orichalcos" field spells.
The last time Dartz left an "Orichalcos" field spell for Yu Miao, he hoped the other would use it and fall under his control.
Unfortunately, the plan failed.
Dartz even lost a bit of his power in the process.
This time, Dartz wouldn't give Yu Miao any chance to reclaim the "Orichalcos" field spells!
He would keep a close watch on Yu Miao!
Looking at the nearly invincible "Orichalcos" field spells in his hand, Dartz hadn't expected them to be tributed away by The Winged Dragon of Ra...
"The 'Orichalcos' field spell cannot be destroyed, so cards like 'Mystical Space Typhoon,' 'Heavy Storm,' or 'Dust Tornado' can't touch it."
"But The Winged Dragon of Ra's tribute effect—I never imagined it could make the 'Orichalcos' field spell leave the field..."
Dartz couldn't help but ponder a question.
If tributing could make the "Orichalcos" field spell leave the field, did that mean other effects could too?
One can discern one's own shortcomings by observing the strengths of others.
Dartz hadn't quietly pondered a problem like this for many years.
If not for Yu Miao's duel today, Dartz would never have even considered this issue.
The field spell's immunity to destruction—this effect resistance wasn't actually invincible, as it turned out.
Dartz finally reached this conclusion.
There was another question.
Why did Yu Miao have The Winged Dragon of Ra?
Had Marik, that Rare hunter leader, bestowed the God Card upon him?
"Hmph, haha." Dartz chuckled coldly.
Soon, Dartz constructed a deck from the cards in the box.
Of course, that wasn't all—he also slipped some of his own cards into it.
Dartz even considered participating in Battle City using this new identity.
After all, once Battle City concluded, the three Egyptian God Cards would gather in one person's hands. Then, Dartz would launch his global cleansing plan.
Before that, it wouldn't hurt for Dartz to gauge certain individuals' strengths in advance.
Picking up the new deck, Dartz found a Duelist on the street.
He issued a duel invitation!
"Ha, beautiful lady, am I hearing things?"
"You actually want to duel me?"
Rex doubted his own ears. He looked so strong—was he the kind of pushover anyone could bully?
"Yes, you heard right. Will you duel me or not?"
"If you win, you won't just get this card..."
Dartz excelled at probing the weaknesses and darkness in human nature. He could tell at a glance that this Duelist was greedy.
"Gah, this card is... Beast King Barbaros?" Rex was stunned.
The legendary Beast King capable of destroying heaven and earth?
Rumored to have only three copies worldwide at most—extremely precious in terms of rarity value.
"Exactly. So, will you duel?" Dartz put away this monster card.
"Damn it, if you've got more cards like this, I'll win until you have nothing left but your underwear!" Rex's face twisted with glee. Today was truly his lucky day.
This heterochromatic-eyed girl was pitifully naive...
Wasn't she practically delivering treasure to him?
Ahahahaha!!
*DUEL!!*
Daley: 4000 LP
Rex: 4000 LP
"I'll take the first move." Dartz drew a card from his deck. In the past, he had always used his "Orichalcos" series of overpowered cheat cards.
It had been so long... since he'd dueled properly like this.
"Ahahaha, so what if you go first?"
"Do you think I, Rex, am afraid of you?"
Rex didn't care. He was a former national runner-up, after all.
"Set 'Skull Servant' in Defense Position." Dartz performed a Normal Summon.
Ding~
[Skull Servant, 200 DEF, Zombie]
"Set two cards." Dartz ended his turn.
Since he was using a fake identity, Dartz naturally wouldn't use the "Orichalcos" field spell—that would only expose him.
Rex covered his mouth, secretly snickering.
This is it?
Skull Servant?
Seriously, that normal monster was utterly useless.
This woman really was a treasure-delivery saint!!
"Yeah! My turn, draw!" Rex drew a card, his facial features sharpening with confidence.
Ding~
A dinosaur monster appeared.
[Mad Sword Beast, 1400 ATK, Dinosaur]
"Not done yet. I'll activate this Field Spell."
"Jurassic World!!"
Rumble...
A massive dinosaur kingdom emerged.
Under this field, all Dinosaur-Type monsters gain 300 ATK and DEF.
"Yosh! Mad Sword Beast, increase your attack!" Ryuzaki shouted.
[Mad Sword Beast: 1400 → 1700 ATK]
"Attack, my adorable dinosaur!"
Battle Phase. Mad Sword Beast charged at Dartz's side, its sharp horn shattering Skull Servant.
Bones clattered across the field with crisp, ringing sounds.
"Hehehe, when Mad Sword Beast attacks a Defense Position monster, if its ATK exceeds that monster's DEF, you take the difference as battle damage."
Ryuzaki pointed at Dartz, forcing him to take the damage.
Faced with the projected impact from the duel disk, Dartz didn't even blink.
[Daley: 4000 LP → 2500 LP]
"Set two cards. Hehehehe." Ryuzaki ended his turn amidst laughter.
I ask you, with a dinosaur monster capable of piercing defense, how will you, esteemed sir (or madam), respond?
"At the end of your turn, I activate the Trap Card, 'Needlebug Nest.'"
[Needlebug Nest: Send the top 5 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard.]
Dartz sent the top five cards of his Deck to the Graveyard.
"Hmph, useless effort." Rex cursed under his breath.
Why struggle?
Just surrender quickly and hand over those rare cards.
"My turn, draw." Dartz calmly drew a card, then flipped his Set Spell Card: "Tri-Wight!"
[Tri-Wight: Target 3 Level 2 or lower Normal Monsters in your Graveyard; Special Summon them.]
Ding~
Three Skull Servant monsters appeared.
[Skull Servant, 200 DEF, Zombie]
"What!?"
"Three monsters?! What are you trying to do?"
Ryuzaki sensed something was wrong with this situation.
At the very least, this heterochromatic-eyed person wasn't right.
"I Tribute these three Skull Servants."
"Appear, Beast King Barbaros!!"
Boom~
Savage energy erupted.
[Beast King Barbaros, 3000 ATK, Beast-Warrior]
"When Beast King Barbaros is Tribute Summoned by Tributing 3 monsters, destroy all cards you control." Dartz explained mercilessly.
"Damn you, you treacherous heterochromatic-eyed fiend!" Rex was furious!
He never imagined this heterochromatic-eyed person could gather three Tributes in one turn to summon the noble Beast King Barbaros!
Screw this!
"If I'm going down, we're going down together!"
"Open, Set Card—'Torrential Tribute'!"
Rex activated this hard-earned rare Trap Card.
[Torrential Tribute: When a monster(s) is Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned: Destroy all monsters on the field.]
"Mutual destruction?"
"However, Beast King Barbaros's effect has already activated."
"The cards on your field cannot avoid being destroyed."
Dartz spoke as if describing an inevitable fact.
BOOM!!
In an instant, two forces clashed on the field.
One was the power of Beast King Barbaros, the other was the destructive torrent of Torrential Tribute...
Rex's second Set Card, destroyed alongside the others, was the innocent yet cursed "Sakuretsu Armour."
(End of Chapter)
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