# Chapter 311: About Forgetting to Title the Chapter Every Day
Driven by Kaiba's intense Dueling Addiction, although the warm-up Event hadn't been completed yet, less than half an hour after the Quarterfinals ended, the "Sky Duel Arena" on the "St. Anne" underwent a major transformation, preparing to determine the order of the Duels for the upcoming Top 4 Duelists.
Of course, although the Duels were happening now, there was never a rule stating that the recording of the Duel currently being filmed must be live broadcast immediately. Filming it now and broadcasting it at the scheduled live broadcast time after the warm-up was complete, or even writing sensational titles based on the final results beforehand and guiding the gambling on the Dark Web for profit, was simply effortless for Mokuba, who was in charge of these many matters, completely without challenge.
After being used only four times, the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon Lottery Machine GO! GO!] was discarded by Kaiba without hesitation and moved back to the Airship's Storage Room. It's expected that Kaiba won't bring it out again for a long time, perhaps even until it becomes unusable and has to be scrapped.
In a sense, as Kaiba himself said, he is not a nostalgic person. It's just that his speed of 'abandoning the old for the new' is a bit fast.
Kobayashi Hayato, Yugi Mutou, Kaiba, and Joey Wheeler stood on the four circular Duel Towers in the center of the Hall, facing each other. Following the order they advanced to the Semifinals, their positions clockwise were Kaiba → Joey Wheeler → Kobayashi Hayato → Yugi Mutou.
Meanwhile, an elevator leading directly from the Airship to the "Sky Duel Arena" outside had been added near the edge of the Hall. Mokuba, Téa, Tristan , Serenity Wheeler, Mai Valentine, Ishizu Ishtar, and others entered it one by one and sat in the reserved seats.
Roland, acting as the Referee, also entered his designated seat and began announcing the rules for the upcoming Duel.
"You four Duelists who have advanced to the Semifinals of Battle City, what's next is the Seeding Match to determine the match order for the Semifinals." Roland, who had eaten a few mints in the past half hour to soothe his throat, now spoke with full vigor. Without a loudspeaker, his voice clearly reached everyone present. "The rules applied in this Duel are a four-person Battle Royal!"
"Each Duelist's Life Points will be linked to the Duel Tower beneath their feet. In the upcoming match, as each Duelist's Life Points decrease, their Duel Tower will automatically rise by a corresponding height. The first two Duelists to reach the Sky Duel Arena will form one Duel pairing, while the remaining two will form the other pairing."
"Also, please be reminded that although it's called a 'Duel Tower', a Duel Tower that rises due to Life Point deduction will not descend if Life Points are recovered, and Life Points voluntarily paid will also be considered deducted."
Listening to Roland's explanation, Joey Wheeler scratched the back of his head, looking a bit troubled, and glanced at Yugi Mutou standing opposite him. "Although I don't quite understand the specifics, basically we just need to keep our Life Points close to the opponent we want to Duel, right?"
"It seems, Joey Wheeler, you've already decided on the opponent you want to Duel?" Kobayashi Hayato, standing to Joey Wheeler's left, said with a smile.
Because of Kobayashi Hayato's inclusion, the Semifinals list for Battle City no longer matched the plot progression Kobayashi Hayato knew. However, having transmigrated here for so long, Kobayashi Hayato no longer had any thoughts of "respecting the original work". Rather, he was quite happy to be able to change the original plot.
At least, there was no chance for the famous scene of "Joey Wheeler's Death" to appear.
Hearing this, Joey Wheeler glanced at Kaiba standing to his right, his gaze filled with fighting spirit. "I've been looking forward to an opportunity to face off against this guy Kaiba for a long time. Time and time again, that arrogant look on his face just makes me angry. I finally have a chance to teach him a lesson, and I don't want to miss it."
"Hmph, a commoner who doesn't know his place." Kaiba snorted coldly, his gaze merely glancing at Joey Wheeler. "Just a mere commoner, what qualification do you have to challenge my invincible Blue-Eyes White Dragon? From the start, you were not on the list of opponents I expected."
He cast his gaze towards Kobayashi Hayato opposite him and Yugi Mutou to his right. "The Winged Dragon of Ra, Slifer the Sky Dragon, and the Obelisk the Tormentor in my hand, the King of Games will only be decided among the three of us, and the victor will claim all Three Egyptian God Cards."
Clearly, even though he had qualified for the Semifinals, putting him on the same level as Kaiba, this guy Kaiba still had such an arrogant attitude and didn't take him seriously at all. This made Joey Wheeler quite angry. "Then just watch, President Kaiba. Don't let this mere commoner's tough opponent chip your tooth."
Yugi Mutou and Kobayashi Hayato exchanged glances, seeing the mutual helplessness in each other's eyes. Compared to Joey Wheeler, the two of them didn't have much preference for who their next Duel opponent would be.
The aura among the four Duelists was quite powerful. Roland looked at Mokuba sitting on the elevator, and after receiving the Vice President's nod of approval, he spoke:
"Next, please each Duelist present one Monster Card face-down as proof to determine the order. The user of the Monster with the highest ATK will gain priority for the Duel, and the remaining Duelists will Duel in clockwise order."
"However, the Monster Card that has been revealed cannot be used in the subsequent Duel."
Hearing Roland's words, the four quickly selected the cards to reveal, placed them on their already activated Duel Disks, and flipped them over simultaneously.
On Kaiba's Field, it was the Diamond Dragon, its entire body shining like a diamond, with an ATK of 2100 points.
Joey Wheeler's Monster was a variant Hulk that looked like it had been splashed with purple dye, which I'd call Maximum Six, with an ATK of 1900 points, slightly inferior to Diamond Dragon.
Kobayashi Hayato had no intention of taking the First Turn. The Monster that appeared on his Field was Death Stalker, with an ATK of only 900 points. Out of bond for this old friend who had accompanied him since the beginning of his transmigration, Kobayashi Hayato had always kept its card tucked away in his Side Deck at his waist.
What was a bit unexpected for Kobayashi Hayato was that the Monster that appeared on Yugi Mutou's Field after him was Gaia The Fierce Knight. Its 2300 ATK was exactly 200 points more than Kaiba's Diamond Dragon, thereby seizing the right to the First Turn.
Thus, the order of the Duel was decided, and Roland announced: "Then next, the order of the Duel will be Yugi Mutou, Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler, Kobayashi Hayato. I declare that the Semifinals Seeding Match for the Battle City Top 4 Duelists now begins!"
"Duel!" X4
[Yugi Mutou: 4000 Life Points]
[Kaiba: 4000 Life Points]
[Joey Wheeler: 4000 Life Points]
[Kobayashi Hayato: 4000 Life Points]
"My Turn, Draw!" In the blink of an eye, the Pharaoh, who had instantly taken over for Original Yugi, drew a card from the Deck. After glancing at it, he added it to his hand, his gaze sweeping over the other three.
Although he didn't have any particular obsession about his next opponent, considering that Dark Yugi needed to collect all Three Egyptian God Cards to regain his memory. Theoretically, there were at most two more Duels remaining, which meant Yugi Mutou's opponents should ideally be Kobayashi Hayato and Kaiba.
Therefore, although it was a bit unfair to Joey Wheeler, Yugi Mutou's temporary target would be him. As long as he eliminated Joey Wheeler first, he could then focus on defeating either Kobayashi Hayato or Kaiba to be paired with the other.
"Summon one Monster in Face-Down Defense Position, then I Set three cards, End Turn."
In this four-person Battle Royal, the first three people to act do not have the ability to enter the Battle Phase. They have to wait until the fourth turn, which is Kobayashi Hayato's turn to Yugi Mutou's right, before they can enter the Battle Phase and initiate an attack on others.
[Yugi Mutou: 4000 Life Points, hand 2]
[Face-Down Defense Monster]
[Set Cards] X3
"Hmph, choosing a Defensive Strategy before your Battle Phase arrives, Yugi Mutou? My Turn!" The signature cold snort revealed it was Kaiba. After Drawing from his Deck, he immediately activated one on the Field. "Draw! Then I Attack Position Summon Jester Confit."
On Kaiba's Field, a Spellcaster Type Monster dressed as a clown appeared. Its 600 ATK was quite weak. In Kaiba's Deck, which adheres to the principle of "Strong Attack is Truth," the appearance of a Monster with less than 1500 ATK was quite abnormal in itself, not to mention Kaiba even Attack Position Summoned it directly onto the Field, clearly indicating to others that he was going to use a Trap Card.
[Jester Confit] [Level 3/DARK]
[Spellcaster Type/Normal Monster]
[600/1500]
"Set two cards, my Turn ends." After Kaiba Set two cards, he also quickly ended his turn.
However, even though the cards were Set, Kobayashi Hayato could swear on the soul of Odion slumbering within the Millennium Puzzle that if those two Set cards didn't include Crush Card Virus, he'd eat his hat.
Even Yugi Mutou had a helpless look, clearly having guessed Kaiba's strategy as well. Can't this guy Kaiba use some new patterns? Why does he always use this one move? After this live broadcast, probably every Duelist in the world will know what Kaiba's Set cards are, right?
Then, the Duelist with the most surprises, No. 1—Joey Wheeler—began his turn.
"This guy Kaiba actually Set cards just like Yugi Mutou, too? What kind of cards could they be?" Joey Wheeler, the only one among those present who hadn't figured out what Kaiba's Set cards were, had a conflicted look as he drew a card. "Anyway, I'll just Summon a powerful Monster."
"Activate the Spell Card Fusion! I will use Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my hand as Fusion Material!" Playing two cards from his hand, Joey Wheeler actually managed to gather these two cards in his hand on the very first turn. "Come forth, Black Skull Dragon!"
Black Flame and Dark Lightning converged into a huge vortex. Black Skull Dragon, which Joey Wheeler had previously used to defeat Mai Valentine, appeared on the Field!
[Black Skull Dragon] [ATK 3200]
(End of Chapter)