"Alright, Seto, what are you going to do now?" Gozaburo asked.
Kaiba remained silent for a moment.
"Hmph... hahahahaha!"
The President suddenly threw his head back and let out his trademark laugh. Only after he finished did he speak.
"Perhaps you have made some slight progress, and perhaps you prepared for this duel. But that still doesn't change the fact that you are nothing more than a short-sighted, third-rate duelist. The world of dueling is far broader than you imagine. If you cannot understand that, then use your own body to remember it through this duel."
He immediately played another card from his hand.
"I summon Kaibaman!"
On the screen, it looked as if the President had summoned himself. However, the summoned President wore a white dragon helmet that covered half of his face.
The President had even gone as far as to print himself into a card.
[Kaibaman, ATK 700]
"By Tributing Kaibaman, I can summon this card from my hand! Descend now, my strongest servant who has crossed three thousand years of time"
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, summon!"
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon, ATK 3000]
"Furthermore, while Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon is on the field or in the Graveyard, its name is treated as Blue-Eyes White Dragon," Kaiba shouted. "I fuse Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon! Transform into a form of explosive fury amidst endless radiance"
"Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, Fusion Summon!"
Two white dragons soared into the sky, turning into two beams of dazzling white light that streaked across the firmament like meteors. The white dragons entwined within a vortex, weaving together and releasing a divine radiance as brilliant as ten thousand jewels.
As the light dissipated, a brand-new, two-headed white dragon broke through the air, leaving a silver trail in its wake as it vibrated its wings.
[Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, ATK 3000]
"The double fusion of Blue-Eyes," Gozaburo noted. "Is this also the result of your efforts over the years, Seto?"
However, his tone shifted. "But because the number of Dragons on the field and in the Graveyard has increased, Buster Blader's attack power has grown even higher."
[Buster Blader, ATK 3100 → ATK 4100]
"Battle," Kaiba said coldly. "Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, attack Buster Blader! Twin Burst Stream of Destruction!"
Both dragon heads opened their mouths simultaneously, and an endless torrent of white light blasted out like an incandescent storm! But Buster Blader showed no fear. With his sword in hand, he unleashed a domineering sword intent that collided head-on with the storm of light.
"Buster Blader's attack power is higher," Gozaburo reminded him.
[Kaiba, LP 4000 → LP 2900]
Kaiba remained expressionless. "But Twin Burst Dragon cannot be destroyed by battle. Furthermore, when this card fails to destroy an opponent's monster by battle, that monster is banished from the game at the end of the Damage Step!"
He spoke in a deep voice.
"A Buster Blader that isn't in that guy's hands is nothing to be afraid of. Disappear!"
The torrent of light blasted by the white dragon grew even more turbulent, quickly engulfing the swordsman until his form twisted and vanished.
"You've successfully cleared Buster Blader, then." Gozaburo seemed unconcerned.
"The Battle Phase ends. Main Phase 2," Kaiba continued. "Next, I activate the Spell Card Trade-In. By discarding a Level 8 monster from my hand, I draw two cards. I discard another Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand to draw two cards."
Kaiba drew two cards, then revealed another.
"Quick-Play Spell, Hand Destruction! Both players discard two cards from their hands, then draw two cards."
After drawing his cards, he selected two more from his hand.
"I set one card face-down. Finally, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Super Rejuvenation! During the End Phase, I draw cards from my Deck equal to the number of Dragon monsters discarded from my hand or Tributed this turn. This turn, I just discarded three Dragons from my hand, so I draw three cards from my Deck!"
Kaiba drew his three cards.
"The strongest restorative power of the Dragon tribe... Indeed, it is just like you. You never give up, no matter what kind of blow you receive or what situation you find yourself in; you always find a way out. It truly is just like the power of Super Rejuvenation."
"What use is this nonsense now? You were never truly a father to me, Gozaburo. Not in the past, and certainly not in the future," Kaiba interrupted impatiently. "Stop wasting time and draw your card!"
"Heh... then it is my turn. Draw."
Gozaburo gave a soft chuckle.
"You really are as aggressive as ever, Seto. True, to you, the past holds nothing worth lingering over; it is even something you wish to cut away and discard. I was once the same. To me, the past was meaningless. Only those who grasp the future can become kings. Only the weak, who lack the courage to face the future, wallow in the past. In this regard, you and I are very much alike, Seto."
"I am nothing like you, Gozaburo," Kaiba said coldly.
"You won't admit it? It doesn't matter. But my perspective has changed now. After experiencing everything and looking back now, I find that even the darkest corners of memory shine as brilliantly as pearls today."
He slowly raised his hand.
"I activate my face-down card. The Trap Card Destruction Sword Memories," Gozaburo declared. "By discarding one Destruction Sword card from my hand, I can Special Summon one Buster Blader monster from my Deck."
Gozaburo sent a card from his hand to the Graveyard, and a beam of golden light flew out from his Deck.
"I Special Summon this card from my Deck. Appear now! Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster, summon!"
The Buster Blader who had just left the field last turn seemed to return instantly. This time he had changed his armor, but his base stats remained the same.
[Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster, ATK 2600]
"An evolved form of Buster Blader?" Kaiba huffed.
"Then, I Normal Summon Twin-Headed Behemoth from my hand."
[Twin-Headed Behemoth, ATK 1500]
"Twin-Headed Behemoth is a Union Monster. It can be equipped to any monster I control," Gozaburo said. "I equip Twin-Headed Behemoth to Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster. The equipped monster's original attack power becomes 1000, and it can attack twice per turn."
[Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster, ATK 2600 → ATK 1000]
Kaiba crossed his arms and sneered. "With that kind of attack power, even if it can attack twice"
"You will understand very soon, Seto," Gozaburo said. "I activate the effect of Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster. Once per turn, by sending one Monster Card equipped to this card to the Graveyard, all monsters on the opponent's field with the same Type as that monster are destroyed!"
Kaiba frowned slightly.
Monsters of the same Type...
"Therefore, I send Twin-Headed Behemoth, currently equipped to Buster Blader, to the Graveyard," Gozaburo declared. "Twin-Headed Behemoth is a Dragon. All Dragon monsters on your field are destroyed!"
The swordsman drew his dragon-slaying blade. In a flash of sword light, he swept across Kaiba's field with overwhelming force. With a single strike, the Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon was annihilated in a surge of sword energy!
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