This time I can get a kill!
However, just as the girl was holding her breath and getting ready to move forward, she suddenly felt that the overwhelming power within her had disappeared.
The "United We Stand" card vanished from the field, and the Berry Magician Girl, Chocolate Magician Girl, all the holograms disappeared as well.
When she came back to her senses, the girl found that she had also become a ghostly figure of a spirit, disappearing from the Dueling Arena.
Youyu did not order her to strike the final blow, instead, he turned off the Duel Disc, ending the duel.
Dark Magician Girl blinked her beautiful big eyes, her head full of question marks.
Eh!?
Clearly, I only needed to attack to win... why didn't the master continue?
The spectators were all equally bewildered.
To them, it seemed almost a certainty that Youyu would win this duel.
Yugi's three Set Cards in the backfield were all stepped on, and there was no Monster on his field to block this direct attack of over 4000 attack points. This was almost assured.
Even Yugi was puzzled: "Youyu, why...?"
"Because I feel reaching this point is enough," Youyu shrugged, "How should I put it, I just feel like Yugi, you... hmm... are not giving it your all."
"That's not true, I was taking it very seriously," Yugi stated earnestly, "After all, that's the only way to show respect to you as a Duelist, Youyu."
"I'm not saying you're not respecting me," Youyu smiled and chose his words carefully, "but it feels a bit different from what you said. Also... your Card Deck isn't complete yet, is it?"
Yugi paused, then smiled a bit embarrassedly.
"You saw through me?"
"I kind of figured a bit."
"Yeah, this is my first try at building a Card Deck by myself without relying on another me," Yugi said, "But I ended up wanting to put in a lot of cards I saw, and some cards I thought might be useful but didn't add... all in all, it's kind of a makeshift deck right now, but it is made with all my effort..."
...Alright.
Youyu roughly understood.
So Yugi was using him as a punching bag, wanting to test a new Card Deck...
"And also," Youyu said, "Earlier when I equipped 'United We Stand' on 'Chocolate Magician Girl,' you used 'Forbidden Lance' on Chocolate Magician Girl. That way, Chocolate Magician Girl couldn't receive the effect of United We Stand...
...It was indeed a beautiful operation. But don't you think the timing was a bit rushed?"
Yugi recalled the duel just now, nodded: "Indeed. If I hadn't activated 'Forbidden Lance' at that time, Youyu, you would have activated 'Infected Mail' next, choosing to allow the level four 'Chocolate Magician Girl' to gain the ability to attack directly in this round..."
"Exactly," Youyu nodded, "If you used 'Forbidden Lance' at that moment, then according to its effect, Chocolate Magician Girl could neither receive the increase of 'United We Stand,' nor accept the effect of 'Infected Mail'.
Then I wouldn't have been able to create a 4400 attack Dark Magician Girl capable of attacking directly."
"Ah, then perhaps I didn't think it through enough," Yugi realized, scratching his head with a smile, "Thanks, Youyu. It seems I still have a lot to improve on..."
Did Yugi genuinely not think of that level?
Actually, Youyu didn't think so either. He preferred to believe that Yugi might not have been thinking that seriously.
This is also why he felt that there wasn't much point in continuing this duel. Because from the start, Yugi didn't want to win.
Or more accurately, didn't particularly want to win.
This made Youyu feel that dueling with the current Yugi seemed lacking in the sense of opposition between Duelists.
Although Yugi had not yet surpassed the Pharaoh, he was already close to a critical point of transformation.
Though still confused, he had begun to think, feeling he couldn't continue relying on the King's power.
After all, soon they would have to part.
Perhaps this young man thought that if, until the very moment they were forced to part, he still couldn't stand on his own and remained someone who hid behind another self seeking safety at every moment of trouble, the other would be greatly disappointed at their separation?
In that case, there was no way to let the other person leave without concern.
Even now, though he hadn't completed his transformation and was still confused, Yugi's strength was by no means weak, and his talent in dueling was quite astounding.
However, compared to most Duelists, he lacked one critical thing.
That is the desire to win.
In fact, this relates to Yugi's own personality. He's naturally gentle, not fond of competing or fighting with others since childhood. Although he has immense talent in all kinds of games, for him, games are about having fun, and he never developed a strong competitive spirit in any game.
Because of his lack of passion for victory, his indifferent attitude to duel results has made everyone throughout the DM series think the surface Yugi, the vessel of the Pharaoh, is very weak.
And so, when this boy suddenly had a "must win" reason and had to wield the Duel Disc and personally step into battle, everyone, including the Great Evil God Sok and even Yugi's friends, were shocked to discover—
—that he had always been this strong!
...
The outcome of this duel was temporarily left unresolved. Perhaps when Yugi truly stands alone and clinches the title of Duel King, they will continue this duel.
After bidding farewell, as Youyu watched Yugi and Anzu leave under the night sky, he felt that that day might not be far off.
Soon, Yugi will undergo a transformation, reaching the pinnacle of the Duel World, and truly deserving of the title "Duel King".
There's a saying that a man will become stronger for those important to him.
For the surface Yugi, this is exactly the case.
Originally without the desire for victory, uninterested in ultimate status and power, Yugi will soon find a "must win" reason.
That would be the bonds between him and the King.
After all, when the King leaves this world, taking all traces he left, the only inheritance he can leave for the surface Yugi is the title of "Duel King" they achieved together.
Because he has to defend the name "Duel King" left by the King for him, he has no choice but to win, and always must keep winning.
Only at that time will the young Muto Yugi truly grow into the figure he should be, becoming the invincible Duel King.