"Good, very good, very good indeed."
The tall Ghouls Hunter removed his hood, revealing a face half-covered by a mask. The other uncovered half was a rugged, square face with a broad chin and determined eyes.
His partner, the short Hunter, also took off his hood. Unlike the first, under the hood of this short Hunter was a round face, also half-covered by a mask, but his eyes appeared sly and lecherous, the kind you'd unconsciously avoid on the street.
"We are the high-ranking Hunter duo within the Ghouls, two of Master Marik's strongest duelists." The short one chuckled, "Allow me to introduce ourselves; we are the Mask of Light and Dark. I am the Mask of Light, and this is the Mask of Dark..."
"Such things don't matter; I'm not interested in the names of small fries!" President Kaiba, as domineering as ever, had already opened his Duel Disc, "No matter who the opponent is, I will crush them with absolute power. It's that simple!"
"Hehehe, truly in line with the president's style." The Mask of Light chuckled peculiarly, "But before we officially begin, I must clarify the conditions."
As you might already know, President Kaiba's adorable brother is one of the stakes this time. If you win, we will naturally release him safely. As a group of duelists, we Ghouls still have that level of credibility.
But if you lose, then President Kaiba, you will have to part with the 'Obelisk the Tormentor' in your possession, and Youyu, you'll need to hand over the 'Slifer the Sky Dragon' you possess."
These words, though not surprising to Youyu, caused President Kaiba's eyelid to twitch. He turned in shock to look at Youyu.
This guy... possesses 'Slifer the Sky Dragon'?
Is he, like me, a Master of God?
Due to his dear brother being captured, President Kaiba hadn't had time to pay attention to the movements of the Divine Cards. It wasn't until now that he realized the Sky Dragon had been sent to Youyu by Marik from afar.
Kaiba's gaze towards Youyu changed slightly, perhaps elevating from "an acknowledged duelist" to "a worthy opponent."
However, despite his fervent desire to play, President Kaiba, with his brother still held captive, clearly knew how to prioritize. He restrained his urge to duel Youyu on the spot, focusing on the Ghouls for the time being: "Enough talk, we accept the conditions, let's go!"
"Hehehe, as impatient as the rumors say." The Mask of Light chuckled twice, turning to his partner, "Are you ready, partner?"
"Anytime." The well-built Mask of Dark snorted with a laugh.
"Duel!" x4
The team battle here also follows the rules characteristic of the animation.
Duelists on the same team use their own card decks, each holding five cards in hand, and possess five Monster Zones and five Magic Trap Zones individually.
During the duel, teammates also consider each other as opponents. For example, in the animation, the Mask of Light used an effect to "swap hands with an opponent," where "opponent" could also be his teammate.
However, teammates can also use each other's fields and graveyards. In the animation, when Yugi's empty field was attacked directly by the opponent, Kaiba commanded his monster to rush onto Yugi's field to block the attack...
...Of course, after blocking, the president didn't forget to add, "Don't get the wrong idea; it's just to repay you for the favor, blah blah blah."
Of course, everyone knows that the president is a classic Vegeta-style tsundere. If he needs to find a reason, there's always one, even if he can't find one, he might say, "Don't get me wrong, I just acted on a whim, and my body moved on its own..."
"I'll go first, draw card." The first move was by the tall Mask of Dark, "I summon 'Grand Tiki Elder,' in Attack Position."
A strange and sinister-looking black monster appeared on the field, dressed like a sorcerer with a green prayer bead around its neck, floating ghost-like in midair.
[Grand Tiki Elder, Attack 1500]
"And a Set Card, end turn."
The team duel proceeded by alternating between the two camps. Next, it was Kaiba's turn.
"My turn!" President Kaiba drew his card with vigor, speaking with a deep voice, "You dare kidnap Mokuba and cross my bottom line, so you must be prepared to endure my wrath. Brace yourselves!
I activate the Magic Card - Cost Down from my hand! Discard one card to activate its effect, reducing the star level of all monsters in my hand by two!
Then, I discard 'Peten the Dark Clown' from my hand. When this card is sent to the Graveyard, I can banish it from play to special summon another 'Peten the Dark Clown' from my card deck!"
The president executed a combo, not only reducing the star level of the monsters in his hand but also summoning a Peten the Dark Clown, dressed humorously with a wide-brimmed hat, from his card deck without consuming the normal summon point.
This way, the monsters in his hand originally having seven to eight stars would drop to five to six stars, requiring only one tribute for a summon.
Of course, everyone was aware of what the president intended to summon.
"Using Peten on the field as a tribute..." Kaiba pulled out a card from his hand, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Descend, my strongest servant, dispel the darkness with your ultimate light—
—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
As if responding to Kaiba's fury, a storm of wind whipped up in the space. A blinding light crashed down from the sky, and from within the incandescent beam emerged silver-white wings. The Light Dragon appeared from the dazzling vortex, roaring thunderously, its dragon might intimidating the entire street.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon, summoned!
The Mask of Light and Mask of Dark visibly turned pale: "Summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the first turn...!?"
The players, too, were all high-strung as if on a sugar rush: "Wife Dragon! I can do this!"
"Upstairs, a member of Peach Neighbors has appeared."
"What are you waiting for with the screenshots?!"
President Kaiba: "Hahahahaha! Tremble before the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
It's the classic three-part laugh. It seems the joy of summoning the white bride surpassed the anger of his brother's capture...
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Attack 3000]
"Heh, but in the first round of a team battle, no players can attack." Kaiba crossed his arms with a light hum, "You all got away with this one. I'll Set a card, end turn."
"Hehehe, summoning the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on the first turn was unexpected, but we were prepared for it too." Next up was the Mask of Light, "My turn, draw card!
I activate the Magic Card - Mask of the Accursed from my hand!"
A green Magic Card appeared, projecting a sinister black mask onto the open field.
"Go, attach yourself to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
The eerie black mask flew across the field, directly attaching itself to the White Dragon's chest. The silver-white dragon let out a low roar, its might significantly diminished.
"What? Blue-Eyes!?" Kaiba exclaimed, "What have you done!?"
"Hehe, Mask of the Accursed is an equip mask that nullifies a monster." The Mask of Light sneered, "A monster with this equipped can't attack, defend, or even serve as a shield. If you don't find a way by the second round, we can bypass Blue-Eyes to attack you directly, Mr. President." (anime effect)
"You bastard..." The president gritted his teeth in anger.
It's understandable, anyone whose wife got tagged with something weird would be fuming like crazy...