Chapter 320: Deck Master, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]?
After the scenery before Noah's eyes shifted, he appeared in the jungle where Hayato was, standing not far behind him.
"You must be Kobayashi Hayato."
The sudden voice from behind startled the unprepared Hayato. Turning his head, Hayato saw that it was Noah who had appeared and finally let out a sigh of relief. "You scared me, it's just you. I thought it was a ghost."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hayato felt like what he said was a bit problematic, because in a sense, Noah Kaiba, who had long been dead and only his consciousness lingered here, could indeed be considered a "ghost".
"Hmph, mortal, first I must congratulate you." Noah arrogantly lifted his chin, seemingly wanting to glare Hayato to death with his nostrils. "As a reward for being the first to defeat those useless Big Five, you shall have the qualification to Duel against me, who is a God."
That kind of overbearing arrogance was exactly the same as Kaiba's.
"A God?"
Noah revealed a smug smile. "Of course. As the Game Administrator of this Virtual World, I possess the Divine Power to change the world. All things are within my control. There is no question that I am a God."
"Ah, indeed. Even the previous Game Administrator who called himself a God was quite popular, as long as you don't suddenly yell 'Kobayashi Hayato' at me." Hayato put down the [Millennium Puzzle] he was holding and turned to face Noah directly.
Although according to the [Millennium Puzzle]'s guidance, Hayato was only a little distance away from the thing he was looking for, Hayato didn't think Noah appearing here would let him reach his destination so smoothly.
"Is this guy Noah Kaiba?" Marik in the [Millennium Puzzle] also had the ability to see things in the outside world. He sized up Noah with interest. "He looks too much like that Seto Kaiba. Are you sure they aren't really brothers?"
"Although Seto and Mokuba are brothers, I actually think Noah looks more like Seto. It's like Hela also thought Loki was more like Odin than Thor?" Hayato said a Marvel Meme that no one else knew.
"Hmph, what are you muttering about over there? And if you have to say it, it's clearly Seto who looks more like me."
As Noah spoke, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Two square rock pillars rose from beneath their feet, lifting them into the air like the Duel Platforms from the Duelist Kingdom era, while the empty space between them became the Duel Field.
Noah didn't use the Duel Disk he wore on his hand, but instead conjured a Deck of Cards out of thin air, floating in front of him. At the same time, behind Noah, a giant wooden ship floated in the air.
"The Deck Master I am using is the Ark of the Miraculous, which in the Bible symbolizes God creating heaven and earth and all things in seven days, and then destroying and recreating the world with a flood."
Noah said.
Without waiting for Hayato to be ready, Noah controlled five Cards to fly out of his Deck and float in front of him, giving Hayato a smile. "Speaking of which, there's something I must explain to you. As the Game Administrator of this world, I strongly dislike the Cactus Fighter Infinite Combo you used before."
"Therefore, as the Kami, I have decided that in this Virtual World, Cactus Fighter will be forbidden, along with that Summon Limit - Aggressive Monsters." Looking at Hayato with disdain, Noah continued, "So, as a benevolent God, I grant you the opportunity to reassemble your Deck. Choose the Cards you wish to use, Kobayashi Hayato."
Without pressing the scrolling light screen of Cards that appeared before him, Hayato looked at Noah speaking, as if seeing six red letters on him, and subconsciously muttered, "Fxck Konami."
His old grudges were stirred up, coupled with his previous perfect opening hand being interrupted, under this double hatred, Hayato's fingers rapidly tapped on several Cards.
Although griefing Decks were satisfying, under the influence of Yugi Mutou and the others, Hayato had gained a little bit of the so-called "Duelist's Honor", making him reluctant to use Decks with underhanded tactics. However, since his opponent was someone like Noah, Hayato didn't need to pretend to be a gentleman anymore.
Alien Warrior, Treeborn Frog, Summoner Monk, Royal Magical Library... Card after Card flashed before Hayato's eyes. His fingers moved rapidly, selecting the Cards he wanted to use.
After assembling his Deck, Hayato looked at the Ark of the Miraculous behind Noah, which looked more like a "Necromancer's Ship ferrying souls" than "humanity's last hope", and thought to himself:
'Although after being made into a physical Card, Ark of the Miraculous is just an ordinary Ritual Spell Card, I remember that during this period, it was indeed a Monster with quite a troublesome Effect.'
'I don't remember the specific Effect clearly, but it seemed to be able to negate the Effects of Monsters in the Graveyard, negate all Effects targeting Monster Cards in the Graveyard, and it could also banish Monsters to heal its Life Points, and also summon Monsters as a shield?'
After thinking for a moment, Hayato drew a Card from his Deck and showed it to Noah. "My Deck Master is this Card."
The Card in Hayato's hand was very familiar to Noah. So familiar, in fact, that he looked at it several times every day.
"Blue-Eyes..." Noah, filled with hatred for Seto Kaiba, thought day and night about how to torment Kaiba. He had long since figured out the composition of Kaiba's Deck, and what Noah valued most was the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Hayato's hand. "You actually didn't choose your usual Deck, but used Seto's Card?!"
"After all, there are only three Blue-Eyes White Dragon left in reality, and they are all in Kaiba's hands. If I don't use it now, I won't have many opportunities to use Blue-Eyes." Hayato chuckled lightly, patting the thigh of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that appeared beside him, only for Blue-Eyes to shake its body and shrug him off.
"Tsk tsk, I used to always be on the opposite side of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Now that I'm on its side, I realize that Blue-Eyes is indeed very beautiful. No wonder Seto treats it like his wife."
While admiring the figure of Blue-Eyes, Hayato had just finished commenting on its physique when a cold voice with a hint of annoyance came from behind him. "Kobayashi Hayato! You, you're truly audacious!"
The person glaring angrily at Hayato was none other than Kaiba?!
Seeing his Tamashii in someone else's hands, Kaiba was furious. "How dare you treat my Blue-Eyes as a subordinate! After leaving this world, I will definitely teach you a good lesson in the Semifinals!"
Originally, in the Grouping Match, in order to collect the God Cards, Kaiba had already targeted Hayato and Yugi Mutou as his opponents. Now, he had one more reason to Duel Hayato.
"Ahaha, you're here too, Seto." Hayato chuckled awkwardly.
Was what he just did considered "committing the act in front of the husband"? This is bad, Kaiba will definitely cause trouble for him after they get back.
Marik in the [Millennium Puzzle] watched Hayato stumble, feeling exceptionally refreshed, even more comfortable than a massage. He wished he could conjure some melon seeds out of thin air to snack on while watching the show, and didn't forget to mock Hayato. "I'll complain to Sister, Bro-in-law~"
"I told you I'm not your bro-in-law!"
Saying this, Hayato directly activated his Duel Disk and shouted, "Let's Duel, Noah!"
And Noah also looked at Kaiba who had appeared here and said with a laugh, his words full of confidence, "You've arrived just in time, Seto. You happened to arrive here just before this Duel began. Feel honored, because you can watch me, a God, completely crush your friend—Kobayashi Hayato!"
"Hmph, who do you think you are? A rat." Kaiba looked at Noah with disdain, then turned his head to look at Hayato and said coldly, "Hey, Kobayashi Hayato, don't you dare lose this Duel. Your Duelist's Honor or whatever has nothing to do with me, but if the prestige of Blue-Eyes is damaged because of your failure, don't think I'll let you off easily!"
Hayato waved his hand dismissively.
Even if Kaiba didn't say that, Hayato wouldn't lose. Although losing his body seemingly allowed him to become an eternal electronic ghost, Hayato currently had no intention of not being human. As for using Blue-Eyes White Dragon as his Deck Master, there were two reasons.
Firstly, it was naturally because Blue-Eyes White Dragon was simply too beautiful, and no one could resist the temptation of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Hayato had long wanted to build a Blue-Eyes Deck to play with, but because all the Blue-Eyes White Dragon were in Kaiba's hands, and he was reluctant to spend DP Points to buy them in the Shop, only in this Virtual World did Hayato have the chance to fulfill his dream.
Secondly, it was because after seeing Noah appear before him, the Achievement Quest that hadn't updated for a long time after the "Win the Duel City Tournament" task was released had updated—
Achievement Quest: [Crush! Destroy! Great Applause!]
[Conditions: Defeat Noah Kaiba using a Deck with Blue-Eyes White Dragon as the Deck Master 0/1]
[Reward: Random Dragon Deck Preconstructed Deck]
Achievement Quest: [Watch Me Clear It In One Go!]
[Conditions: Defeat Gozaburo Kaiba without taking damage, cannot use Monsters of Level 5 or higher]
[Reward: Random Machine Type Deck Preconstructed Deck]
Although the System's tasks were never mandatory, as an achievement hunter, how could Hayato miss the opportunity to unlock new achievements?