Chapter 148: Underworld Temptation
[Total score for this Duel: 600 DP]
[Achievement completed, Reward waiting to be claimed]
[You have obtained a Card Drop, please check promptly]
Compared to the first message that appeared after every Duel, what Hayato was most focused on was still the third one.
As compensation for the DP System revision, Hayato could use this [Card Drop] System to directly obtain Cards corresponding to the Duelists he Dueled.
And who was the person Hayato had just defeated? Samejima Iemitsu! The future Duel Academy, Kaiser Ryo's Teacher, the Master of Cyber Style. How could it not drop a Cyber Dragon?
Then, Hayato looked at a Trap Card that appeared in his hand and fell into deep thought—Does Cyber Style still have a future?
The Card he obtained was **[Compulsory Evacuation Device]**, also known as "Temptation of Ultraman's Father", and could also be directly called "Underworld Temptation". With such a nickname, one could guess just by thinking about it that this Card's Effect definitely isn't straightforward.
Its Effect is, every time a Card is Send to Graveyard, the Card's owner takes 300 Points of Damage for each Card. Although it doesn't interfere with the flow of combos, this Card can be said to be quite Shady (playstyle) for Decks that heavily use the Graveyard.
In Hayato's previous life, there was a painful experience of once Activating a **[That Grass Looks Greener]**, discarding over ten Cards from the Deck into the Graveyard, and then the opponent Chain Activated "Underworld Temptation", 'self-damaging' over four thousand Life Points in one go.
If this Card had appeared on the "Gravekeepers' Siblings"—Sunny boy Marik, Passionate Ishizu, Frivolous and humorous Rishid—Hayato would have felt it was quite reasonable, but the problem was that this Card was dropped from the "Cyber Style" Duelist Samejima.
As expected of you, Samejima, even the System classified you as a Shady (playstyle) Duelist. And you still say you play Cyber Style?
To think you filled your Cyber Style Deck with Shady (playstyle) Cards. Fortunately, my pure Machine Type Deck was superior.
Walking down from the platform, Hayato watched a large group of Industrial Illusions people pass by him, walking on their own. It seemed because of the previous Duel, Pegasus's Duel Platform had finally reached the end of its lifespan and had to be replaced and reinstalled.
Therefore, Hayato and Yugi's Duel also had to be delayed.
However, Hayato was also glad for this. His Deck still contained Cards like **[System Error]**. Although he didn't Draw a Card in the Duel with Samejima, if it were in the Duel with Yugi, Hayato had no doubt that at the critical moment, those Counter Cards would appear in his hand and cause him to brick.
Furthermore, Hayato had just finished the Duel with Samejima, and his stamina was also somewhat Consumed. It was naturally good to have some time to recover and rest. Don't look at Duel Monsters as just Dueling on the surface. In fact, every time he took Damage, Summoned a Monster, or even Drew a Card, there was more or less a Consumption of stamina, and these Consumptions could not be recovered by Life Point Recovery.
Before there was no Virtual Imaging System, it was fine. Hayato had sparred with Yugi and Joey Wheeler and didn't feel much, but after using Kaiba's Virtual Projection System, this feeling intensified significantly. Hayato suspected that Kaiba's Virtual Projection System definitely used something strange, maybe it was related to Duel Monsters' Card Spirits.
Walking out of the lounge, Hayato came to the Spectator Area. Samejima was one step faster than Hayato, having already arrived here in advance, and was awkwardly accepting comfort from Joey Wheeler and the others.
"Samejima Uncle, actually, you Dueled very beautifully too. If it were me instead, with Summoning Monsters sealed, I could only sit and wait for death." Joey Wheeler put his arm around Samejima's shoulder and stood with him. Although he was a high school student, Joey Wheeler 's Stats were actually quite good, actually five or six centimeters taller than Samejima.
"Being able to reach the Semifinals is actually already among quite powerful Duelists. I'm sure many endorsements will come knocking after you go back." Compared to Joey Wheeler 's "role-reversal" type of comfort, Kujaku Mai's comfort was much more realistic. "Moreover, I'm afraid after you go back, Mr. Samejima, you can graduate from 'Cyber Style', right?"
"Oh, right, it's that most famous Card of 'Cyber Style', **[Cyber Dragon]**, isn't it? I've long heard of that Monster's great name. It's just a pity that Mr. Samejima's current Deck isn't the perfect 'Cyber Style' Deck after obtaining **[Cyber Dragon]**, and I also couldn't face off against Mr. Samejima."
Yugi said, looking at Samejima with an expectant expression, "Mr. Samejima, if there's a chance to meet again after Duelist Kingdom, at that time, could I please ask you to Duel me with the perfect 'Cyber Style' after obtaining **[Cyber Dragon]**?"
Samejima also said with a smile, "Dueling is certainly no problem. It's just a pity that I might not be able to use the perfect 'Cyber Style' at that time."
Yugi was startled for a moment and immediately understood Samejima's meaning. "Is that so, you've also found your Path forward. I truly look forward to the time we meet again."
At this moment, Bakura, who was standing on the outermost edge of the group, noticed Hayato's arrival, came before Hayato with a joyful expression, and congratulated him with a smile, "Congratulations, Hayato-kun, another Duel Victory."
"Oh, Hayato, you're here too. That [Material Dragon] just now was a bit too cool!" Tristan heard Bakura's words, also turned his head, and looked at Hayato. "The huge Giant Dragon descended from the sky at extremely high speed and swooped towards the ground. Even if the people on the ground tried to resist, they couldn't destroy the Giant Dragon's shell. It was simply more exciting than that 'Monster X Hunter' that was just released recently."
Joey Wheeler appropriately offered a Rant from the side, "Everything else was fine, it's just that 'Cute Star Flying Crash' thing, the name is too Dark humor."
"Hahaha, don't mind it, don't mind it." Hayato replied with a smile, while his gaze turned towards Samejima, who had a smiling face. "Mr. Samejima, thank you for the Duel, it helped me grow a lot."
This sentence wasn't just politeness. Not to mention the dropped **[Compulsory Evacuation Device]**, on the way here, Hayato claimed the Achievement Reward after defeating Samejima. Although the Achievement's name was quite absurd [Won the Kiss of the Duel Academy Flower], the Reward was a System new function that was quite, quite practical for Hayato.
"That sentence, actually, should be said by me, Hayato-kun. Thank you very much for letting me witness the limit of perfection and the limit of power." Samejima said with a smile. "Just like the promise Yugi-kun made to me just now, I also want to make a promise to you. After I complete my 'Cyber Style' that surpasses perfection, could I Duel you again?"
Looking at Samejima's outstretched hand, Hayato smiled and shook it. "Mhm, it's a promise. After all, I wouldn't refuse a Duel."
"Then, carry my will with you and keep Dueling, Hayato-kun." Samejima shook his hand and looked at Yugi nearby. "Your Opponent next is Yugi-kun. The legendary Duelist who defeated **[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]**. Even after observing your Duel, Yugi, I still couldn't see through the upper limit of your Potential."
"Be prepared for a tough fight, Hayato."
Hayato nodded, wanting to say something, when he suddenly felt a gaze focused on him from behind. He suddenly turned his head to look, only to find that Lemuria was sitting not far away, watching them with a smiling face, his hands still "pa pa" clapping.