"Hmph. It seems setting the finals here really was the correct choice, wouldn't you agree, Zigfried?"
Kaiba glanced toward the passage behind him. Zigfried happened to be standing there, eyes wide as he watched Kisaragi and Leon's duel.
He was shocked by Kisaragi's dueling ability. Originally, he had believed his younger brother's strength was no weaker than this Duel King's. But he had been badly mistaken.
Even so, he forced himself to remain calm, because he had already given Leon a special card.
"Heh heh heh. Seto Kaiba, I originally thought the woman you chose was just a pretty vase. It seems I underestimated you," Zigfried said.
"How could someone I, Seto Kaiba, chose possibly be useless? Your brother cannot defeat her!" Kaiba said.
"Huh? Leon is Zigfried's brother?"
Yugi and the others were stunned when they heard that.
At that moment, Zigfried's expression changed completely.
"So you knew. When did you find out? And if you knew Leon was my brother, why did you let him advance to the finals instead of disqualifying both of us?"
"Ha ha ha! Because if you and your brother had both been disqualified, the KC Grand Prix would have lost its meaning. Besides, I believe Kisaragi can defeat your brother. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?" Kaiba laughed.
"Heh heh heh. Well played, Kaiba. However, if my brother defeats the Duel King, the nature of this entire matter will change completely," Zigfried said.
"And I gave my brother a card capable of destroying KaibaCorp. As long as that card is activated…"
Zigfried thought darkly to himself.
"Big Sis Kisaragi has two high-level monsters on the field. The situation is bad for me. Looks like I can only use the card my brother gave me. But…"
Leon showed a sorrowful expression.
"Leon, if you wanted to duel me, then don't make that kind of face!" Kisaragi said.
"Big Sis Kisaragi, I became a duelist because I admired you. I was useless in the Schroeder family, and I always wanted to help my brother. But I didn't know how to help him. Then one day, my brother discovered my talent and gave me the means to be useful to him. So for my brother's sake, even if it's you, I'll defeat you!"
"I activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed from my hand and draw two cards from my deck!"
"Next, I send Glife the Phantom Bird from my hand to the Graveyard and add Golden Castle of Stromberg from my deck to my hand!"
The moment Leon said the name of that card, Kaiba, Grandpa Solomon, and Professor Hopkins all revealed shocked expressions.
"To think you managed to obtain that card, Leon. As expected, destiny favors you!" Zigfried thought. "Leon, now is the time to use that card. No one can stand in the way of our victory!"
"Zigfried, you bastard!" Kaiba turned and glared at him.
"Golden Castle of Stromberg. What effect does it have? Why is Kaiba so furious after seeing that card?" Yugi wondered.
"I activate the Field Spell Card Golden Castle of Stromberg from my hand!"
"So it's here," Kisaragi thought.
"Next, I activate Golden Castle of Stromberg's effect. During my Main Phase, I can Special Summon one monster from my deck that mentions Golden Castle of Stromberg in its card text. During the turn I activate this effect, I cannot Normal Summon."
"Therefore, I Special Summon Cinderella from my deck!"
Cinderella
ATK 300 / DEF 600
"I activate Cinderella's special effect. When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can Special Summon one Pumpkin Carriage from my hand or deck. And if Golden Castle of Stromberg exists in the Field Zone, I can also equip one Glass Slippers from my deck to this card."
Cinderella
ATK 1300 / DEF 600
Pumpkin Carriage
ATK 0 / DEF 300
"As long as Pumpkin Carriage exists in my Monster Zone, my Cinderella can attack directly. Also, Golden Castle of Stromberg on my field cannot be destroyed by card effects and cannot be targeted by my opponent's card effects."
"Kisaragi, be careful! I was defeated by Cinderella!" Rebecca shouted.
"Next, I activate my face-down Continuous Trap Card Call of the Haunted. With this card's effect, I Special Summon Glife the Phantom Bird from my Graveyard!"
Glife the Phantom Bird
ATK 1500 / DEF 1500
"I activate Glife the Phantom Bird's effect. When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can target one card in my opponent's Spell and Trap Zone and destroy it."
"Big Sis Kisaragi, I'll destroy your face-down card!"
Glife the Phantom Bird stirred up a storm with its wings, aiming to destroy Kisara's face-down card.
"If you're going to destroy it, then I might as well activate it."
After saying that, Kisara pressed the button.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Majesty with Eyes of Blue. I send one Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my deck to the Graveyard and target Cinderella. As long as Cinderella remains face-up on the field, she cannot attack."
"What?!" Leon exclaimed in shock.
"Amazing. The Cinderella combo that gave me so much trouble was broken by Kisaragi so easily!" Rebecca said.
"So that is Golden Castle of Stromberg," Grandpa Solomon said.
"I never expected that card to appear here," Professor Hopkins said.
"Is there something wrong with that card?" Téa asked.
"Among the cards Pegasus created, there exist some rare cards that were only prototypes and were never commercialized," Professor Hopkins said.
"You mean that Golden Castle of Stromberg? But why would a prototype card appear here?" Joey asked.
"Several years ago, it was once used as the prize for winning a certain tournament. Of course, as a prototype, it could not be used in actual duels. Even so, it remains a rare card created by Pegasus," Professor Hopkins said.
"For collectors, it is one of the dream cards they desire above all else. I never imagined I would get to see it here," Grandpa Solomon said.
"You used the Schroeder family's power to obtain it, didn't you?" Kaiba said to Zigfried behind him.
"I would rather not hear that from you, Kaiba."
"But a card like that should be judged by the hologram system as a forbidden card and fail to respond," Mokuba said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to realize something.
"Could it be?"
Kaiba nodded.
"It seems he removed the Duel Computer's limiter, allowing forbidden cards to be used as well," Kaiba said.
"Hey, doesn't that mean he's cheating?" Joey said.
Leon also showed a shocked expression.
"As if this world doesn't already have plenty of forbidden cards, like Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity. Compared to those, Golden Castle of Stromberg isn't anything special," Kisaragi muttered quietly.
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