"66666!"
"Holy crap, sacrificing the White Dragon to summon the Magician... that's some slick move!"
"Even though it's a loss, but one word, satisfying!"
"Hahaha, the president's gonna explode in anger!"
"As expected of Youyu-san, easily doing something we wouldn't even dare to imagine."
Just a second ago, the president was all smiles because he freed the White Dragon, but now his face turned sour, glaring at Youyu like he wants to tear him to pieces.
Considering his wife was just used as a sacrifice, the president being mad actually makes sense...
However, Youyu was focused on the game with an unreadable expression, no reaction at all.
You think sacrificing the White Dragon in front of the president doesn't make him feel quite satisfied?
...
... That kind of satisfaction is beyond your imagination.
F*ck, I've wanted to do this for a long time! Hahahaha...
Kaiba's face darkened: "Are you kidding me?"
"Ahem ahem, don't just look at it on the surface, President Kaiba." Youyu coughed twice, "The victory formula has already been completed."
Kaiba squinted his eyes, crossed his arms with a snort but stayed silent, though his stance seemed to say, "Come on, let's see your performance."
"Activate the Magic Card - Thousand Knives from my hand!"
Youyu played a card. Flying knives appeared one after another in mid-air, each of their blades aimed at the Des Gardius on his masked partners' field.
"Thousand Knives, exclusive magic of the Magician!" Mask of Dark gritted his teeth, "Want to use this effect to destroy our Des Gardius?"
The Magician swung his arm, and a rain of knives flew like a shower of flowers towards the Masked Beast Des Gardius, obliterating it despite its high attack power of 3300.
Masked Beast Des Gardius, destroyed!
"Hahaha, you fell for it!" Mask of Light and Dark laughed in unison, "In this instant, you've stepped into our trap!"
Kaiba's expression shifted slightly, thinking to himself: "There shouldn't be a Trap Card on the field, all cards in the rear have already been destroyed by 'Heavy Storm.' The trap they're referring to... could it be that Des Gardius still has a hidden special ability!?"
"At the moment of destruction, Des Gardius' special ability activates!" Mask of Dark swept his hand, "He leaves a Cursed Mask on the field!"
Sure enough, Des Gardius' body shattered and faded away with the smoke, but his mask remained. The sinister mask floated around the field, targeted its prey, and darted towards the Magician on Youyu's field.
"The Cursed Mask can equip to any Monster on the field, seizing control of it!" Perhaps due to his excitement about the NTR, Mask of Light was exceptionally enthusiastic, "Give me the Magician!"
"Hmph, that's not certain."
Youyu chuckled softly, immediately playing the next card: "Quick-Play Magic - Dedication through Light and Darkness! Sacrifice the Magician on the field to activate!"
Chaotic magic released from the Magic Card, capturing the Magician on the field, dragging it into the card. The Cursed Mask from Des Gardius lunged at nothing.
"What!? Sacrifice escape?" Mask of Light was stunned.
"Special summon from the Card Deck," Youyu raised his arm, "From the chaos is born a wizard of ultimate power - Dark Magician of Chaos!"
Torrential magic combined with the Quick-Play Magic sank into the ground, a black array opened on the surface. A slender mage emerged from the array with a straight posture, surrounded by runes, countless Ancient Priestly Texts danced around like sprites.
[Dark Magician of Chaos, attack power 2800]
Mask of Dark: "Summoning the ultimate mage at this critical moment!?"
Kaiba suddenly understood something, as if he realized.
So that's it. If Des Gardius was destroyed while his Blue-Eyes White Dragon was still on the field, the other side would undoubtedly seize control of it!
But Youyu used the Blue-Eyes White Dragon as a sacrifice to summon the Magician, then used the Quick-Play Magic to evade the Cursed Effect with the Magician as a sacrifice, and further summoned the legendary Chaos Magician...
... So everything was within his calculations?
Compared to his Blue-Eyes White Dragon being NTR-ed by the opponent, it's certainly better off as a sacrifice in the graveyard. Thinking this way, President Kaiba doesn't seem that angry...
"Kaiba! Borrowing your monster for a moment!" Youyu waved a hand, "First, use the 'Paladin of White Dragon' for a direct attack on Mask of Dark!"
Mask of Dark, having lost Des Gardius, had an empty field. Seeing this, the Ghouls brute was shocked and hurriedly sought help from his teammate: "Partner, save me!"
Mask of Light still had a lone defense position weakling monster on the field. According to the team rules, he could now send his monster to block for his partner.
But the Paladin of White Dragon's attack power is 1900, blocking it with their only defense position monster means they would face a direct attack from the Dark Magician of Chaos with an attack power of 2800...
This is a simple arithmetic problem. In that brief instant, Mask of Light weighed the pros and cons and ultimately chose not to act.
The Paladin of White Dragon charged straight towards Mask of Dark and sliced him down.
"Aaaaaah!"
[Mask of Dark, LP 4000→ LP 2100]
"Partner!" Mask of Light shouted, "Are you okay?"
Youyu crossed his arms with a smile: "As expected, just as I thought. You both keep calling each other partners so warmly, but in the end, you're nothing more than plastic brothers."
"What did you say?" Mask of Light shouted.
"You're worried if you send your Monster to protect your partner, you'll leave yourself open to a direct attack, right?
Of course, such a mindset is normal, it's human nature. There's a saying... better others than yourself? Rather than taking the hit, it's better for the partner to bleed as a meat shield."
Mask of Light hurriedly tried to explain: "No, it's because the Dark Magician of Chaos's attack power is relatively..."
Youyu waved him off, ignoring his explanation: "If I continue to directly attack Mask of Dark, and he'll be done for. You plastic partner won't dare sacrifice your monster to save him, right?
However, seeing that big guy looking pitiful, I will spare him for now this round.
Dark Magician of Chaos! Attack Mask of Light's field, the Masked Jester!"
The Dark Magician of Chaos received the command, lifted his staff, and unleashed a pitch-black chaotic magic blast, striking the unfortunate weakling monster as if to pierce through the space, creating a vortex of chaos behind the Masked Jester. It got blasted into a deep black hole, disappearing instantly.
Monsters destroyed by Dark Magician of Chaos do not go to the graveyard, but instead are removed from the game altogether, like having their very souls evaporated.
"Set two cards, end turn." Youyu said with a slight smile at Mask of Dark, "You got to keep your life."
Mask of Dark broke out in a cold sweat from the back.
For them, this was not just a duel. If they lost, as punishment, Marik would scramble their brains into mush remotely, making this a do-or-die battle.
Hence, it seems easier to understand a teammate saving their own skin by abandoning a partner.
Honestly, if Youyu hadn't commanded Dark Magician of Chaos to attack Mask of Light's defense monster and directly attack Mask of Dark again, Mask of Dark was really unsure if his partner would watch him die helplessly.
Mask of Light seemed to see his hesitance, quickly saying: "Partner, let me explain! I was just..."
"No need to explain!" Mask of Dark interrupted, "Anyway, you always say you have a smart brain, while I'm just a brute who's unable to comprehend your brilliant strategies. I probably can't understand what you're thinking."
Mask of Light looked shocked: "What are you saying? Aren't you always the one boasting about being stronger and calling yourself the big brother?"
"What? I'm older and stronger than you, got a problem with me being the big brother?"
Mask of Light looked aggrieved: "But you always like to use your strength to force me to do things I hate..."
"..."
Seeing the Ghoul partners start to bicker, the spectators couldn't hold back their laughter.
"23333 these two have history!"
"No need to say more, superficial brothers, we all understand."
"XSWL, I think these two could actually be a pair, what do I do, 2333."
"Mask of Dark: Xiao Guang, I'm coming in!"
"Holy crap, the person in front, I suspect you're being suggestive!"
"Arrest them immediately, we don't need evidence!"
"..."