105 Kaiba: Blue-Eyes White Dragon Is the Best in the World! I said so!

“Now, the final match of the semifinals begins! Contestant Isis Ishtar versus Kaiba, the president!”

Today’s last duel is also the very battle from the original anime where Seto Kaiba frees himself from his overreliance on the God card, “Obelisk the Tormentor.”

However, without the Obelisk, but now wielding the brand-new “Blue-Eyes” series along with the godlike “Blue-Eyes Light Dragon,” what kind of duel will this be against Isis, a woman both intellectual and fiercely skilled in dueling?

“Isis Ishtar... you’re the one who handed over one of the three Egyptian God Cards, the Earth Destroyer Obelisk the Tormentor, to Yugi, aren’t you?”

As they stepped onto the duel stage, Kaiba didn’t start the duel immediately but threw out a question first.

“Yes,” Isis answered without hesitation, not lying.

“Hmph! You didn’t keep one of the Egyptian God Cards for yourself but gave it to Yugi instead. Is there some purpose or reason behind that?”

Kaiba was extremely curious. Not only did she not use the God Cards herself, but she actually gave them away! And the recipient was someone Kaiba knew very well—Yugi!

He wanted to know why Isis entrusted the God Card to Yugi, and why she specifically chose him.

“That is a secret between us,” Isis said, choosing to remain silent. Was she supposed to reveal that in all the futures she had seen, not once had Kaiba fulfilled their pact with his own hands?

“Hmph! Whether you say or not, it’s none of my business; I’m just curious.”

If she wouldn’t say, Kaiba could always ask Yugi privately after the duel. Given their relationship, this was something he could surely uncover.

“The three Egyptian God Cards are known as the ‘ultimate weapons’ in the world of Duel Monsters! Once summoned, it’s like holding the key to the gates of victory in advance!”

Kaiba rarely spoke so much.

“And now, I will shatter you here and advance to the next semifinals! Then, in the semifinals, I will defeat the three Egyptian Gods in Yugi’s hands head-on and prove that even gods are not invincible!”

This was Kaiba’s ultimate purpose in participating in this city tournament they both had organized. He planned to use the new evolved form of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which he had won from Beckett, to defeat the invincible monsters known as the “ultimate weapons”—the Egyptian God Cards!

He wanted to prove that his Blue-Eyes White Dragon was the strongest monster in Duel Monsters next to “Dark Magician Exodia,” a monster capable of granting him the supreme title of “Duel King.”

Since the Kingdom Tournament ended and the duel video of Yugi versus Beckett was released, Duel Monsters players worldwide unanimously hailed Yugi’s “Elemental Hero” deck as the strongest in the world, with “Elemental Hero Burstinatrix” becoming the strongest monster aside from the Dark Magician!

This caused Kaiba’s White Dragon to fall from its once unchallenged position as the “number one monster” after the Dark Magician to second place! Although Yugi was now part friend, part partner, and part rival, since receiving the “Blue-Eyes” series, Kaiba had been determined to reclaim his White Dragon’s throne as the strongest monster.

The title of strongest Duel Monster belonged only to his White Dragon! Not even gods could snatch the throne from beneath its claws!

“The outcome of this duel has long been decided,” Isis murmured softly as she gently stroked the Millennium Necklace around her neck.

“Hm?”

“Nothing,” she replied.

Hearing Kaiba’s skeptical grunt, Isis shook her head, indicating it was just a whisper to herself. At that moment, the duel system announced which player would take the first turn.

“My turn. Draw!”

“Activating three consecutive ‘Graceful Charity’ Spell Cards.”

Right from the start, Isis demonstrated what it meant to be in perfect harmony with her deck—three Forbidden Cards “Graceful Charity” in her opening hand of six cards! The bond between her and her deck was comparable to Kaiba’s White Dragon fused with his deck!

“Then, I set a monster face-down in defense position, set three more cards face-down, and end my turn.”

“Hey! Yugi, don’t you think Isis’ playing style is a lot like Mai from the Kingdom era?”

Jounouchi whispered to Yugi, watching Isis in her white cloak on stage.

Throughout her turn, Isis hadn’t once glanced directly at her hand, yet she flawlessly played three “Graceful Charity” cards, set one monster, and three magic or trap cards.

This was almost identical to the “Perfume Tactic” Mai used during their first duel.

“Somewhat similar, but it’s definitely not Mai’s perfume tactic.”

Mai’s perfume tactic involved coating the backs of cards with her familiar perfume scent, tricking opponents into believing she had a supernatural ability to know her drawn cards without looking, thereby breaking their spirit psychologically.

But here, thousands of meters above the ground, in the biting wind, no perfume could possibly be detected!

Yugi’s attention was now fixed on Isis’ whispered words before the match and the Millennium Necklace she wore.

‘A special ability to foresee the future... did she see Kaiba’s crushing defeat?’

The Millennium Rod could control minds, the Millennium Eye could read minds, the Millennium Puzzle housed the soul of the Nameless Pharaoh, and the Millennium Ring contained the soul of a resident from the Shadow Realm.

If the Millennium Necklace granted the power to glimpse future events, had Isis truly defeated Kaiba and won this match?

He didn’t believe it!

But at the same time, he was eager to see how Kaiba would shatter this “predestined fate.”

“My turn. Draw!”

Looking over his opening hand, Kaiba smiled confidently and summoned a monster right away.

‘Summon “Lightray Magician” in attack position.’

“Summoning ‘Lightray Magician’ in attack position!”

Lightray Magician was a green-skinned monster inspired by fairy tales.

‘Now, Lightray Magician attacks my opponent’s monster.’

“Lightray Magician! Use your mighty power to crush the enemy! Shroud them in magical mist!”

With an attack power of 1800, Kaiba confidently directed his monster to strike Isis’ face-down monster.

Under the green mist emitted by Lightray Magician, Isis’ set monster flipped face-up, revealing its true form, causing Yugi’s eyes to widen sharply at the sight.

“Flip effect activated! ‘Graveyard Scout’!”