In this world where everyone is a dueling brain

The Super Thunder Dragon, which originally only had 2600 attack power, increased its attack power to 3100 points under this effect.

Then, the high-heat thrusters ignited, and the mechanical blue-eyed dragon appeared on her field.

"Attack Brontosaurus-Brontosaurus with Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon."

Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon, at the beginning of the damage step of the battle, you can activate an effect targeting a card on the opponent's field, and return that card to the hand.

"Activate... the effect of the blue-eyed jet dragon."

Haimaxi was panting non-stop, and the feeling of suffocation surrounded her, bringing painful feelings all the time.

As long as this effect passes...

At this moment, Kouji's last cover card was also revealed.

A calm voice came, which sounded like sarcasm to Haimaxi——

"At this time, pay 1000 basic points and activate the trap card - skill extraction."

Kai Maxi raised his head from his panting, and saw Kouji slowly raised his hand, the surrounding breath and brilliance were absorbed by the opened eternal trap, and lost their color——

Skill Extraction, Continuous Trap, its effect is to invalidate the effects of all face-up monsters on the field.

——The eyes gradually widened.

She didn't forget the card.

In the past, Kouji would use this card in many duels.

She should have guessed...Gekka would be this one.

"—Wow..."

All the monsters on the field were stripped of their colors, whether it was the Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon, the Proto-Dragon, or even the monsters on Kouji's field.

When all the effects lose their color, the only meaningful thing in this battle is the attack power.

The original battle was reversed at this moment.

——Super Thunder Dragon's whole body was bursting with lightning, and countless bolts of lightning lit up from his body, one after another like sharp spears thrown at the Blue-Eyed Jet Dragon, piercing it easily.

The attack pierced through the Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon and also damaged Haimaxi.

Although it only has 100 points of damage, but...

After the smoke gradually dissipated, Haima Xi's figure reappeared.

"...the effect of the guardian of the temple."

she said in a hoarse voice.

When the guardian of the temple appeared on the scene, her body began to sway.

"End... end... battle stage."

Hai Maxi's leg wobbled a bit, barely stood still, but nearly fell again.

She first tried to stabilize her situation, and then she wanted to see the cards in her hand clearly, and now she probably still has... one?

Can't see...

What is this card?

"Activate the Chaos Realm that was set... Send this card to the graveyard."

She threw this card away directly, and then tried to draw a card from the deck with trembling hands.

Then, her hands dropped, and her whole body fell to the ground again——

"--boom!"

Embarrassed and vulnerable.

Even if she wanted to get up, her body seemed to be rejecting her, only responding with numbness.

Just like her body about to collapse, at some point, the rain gradually stopped, and the world shrouded in gray also shattered.

Section after section, like broken glass, and the original colors and images are like tearing apart the original false hanging painting, revealing its true, colder face.

With the sound of clattering, the duel arena disappeared, and what emerged from inside was a somewhat faded gray-white color.

Haimaxi realized that he had fallen on the cold ground, without rain or mud, but it was even more annoying.

She raised her head little by little and looked outside the door.

In the dim and cold corridor, the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant and inexplicable medicine. Everything was so quiet that it was annoying, as if it was telling the time of her death.

——This is the hospital she stayed in before.

It wasn't that he was admitted to the hospital later because of a serious illness, but he was admitted a long time ago because of a fever.

That's right, it was the last duel with Kouji.

it's here……

She lost.

And when she raised her neck again, she also saw the familiar layout, beside the hospital bed, there was a small table with a card mat on it.

Sitting on the other side of the table was Kouji from a few years ago.

The monsters, the rain, it's all gone.

Only a small ward and a card table remained.

The failure she least wanted to remember was in this place.

Haimaxi lowered his head and saw the hospital gown he was wearing.

Disgusted, irritable, unhappy...

What's even more annoying is that person.

He was not as unresponsive as he was in the duel just now, but showed a familiar smile——

"Unfortunately, it seems that you lost this duel. Although it is not over yet, you should not be able to continue, right?"

It's a conversation in memory.

Haimaxi was silent and didn't respond. He just stretched out his hand and climbed forward until he grabbed the familiar railing of the ward.

Keiji didn't speak, just looked at her with calm eyes.

The physical strength is passing away little by little.

The picture of the past gradually overlaps with the present.

Just as powerless, weak, and embarrassed as now.

Looking at Kaiba Xi like this, Keiji seemed to stand up from his position, as if he was about to leave like this, leaving her alone, with the attitude of a loser.

That's right...

Haimaxi grasped the railing, and the cold touch was very familiar.

For some reason, she remembered what she wanted to say to this person before.

Maybe it was venting anger, maybe it was annoyance, maybe it was losing control of her emotions, she lost her previous calm and ease, and whispered to the person who was about to leave——

"You are always...high and self-righteous, which makes people angry."

Now, she can clearly feel her emotions.

You can also really face your own thoughts.

Keiji, who was about to leave, stopped.

And Hai Maxi grasped the railing tightly with one hand, and the severe pain spread to his chest...

That's right, it was like this before...

She lost the duel.

Hai Maxi lowered his head, his hair fell down, almost covering his gray eyes.

"...You walked away a winner."

While she was holding back her moans, she grabbed the sheets with her other hand and moved herself up little by little——

"And until now, I am still left in this place as a loser..."

In the air was the familiar smell of disinfectant, which had been with her in the following years, but it was not as clear as the day she lost.

She will never forget.

After that, her time stopped here and turned into a ridiculous obsession, and to this day, it still haunts her like a nauseating sleep talk.

and so……

"Only this time, don't even think about leaving..."

Finally, she grabbed the sheets and regained a little strength, allowing herself to climb onto the bed.

And Hui Er looked at Kai Maxi like this, and sat down again.

"Have you not given up yet? How stubborn."

He didn't know whether it was to spoil the fun or just said something.

Then, he continued to sit there, watching Haimaxi struggling.

Kaibaxi didn't dislike Kouji's reaction.

What she hates more is charity and mercy.

Sitting on the hospital bed, she put her hands on the table, gasping for breath, with warm sweat streaming from her forehead.

Now, on the table is their match just now.

"continue."

she said weakly and coldly.

it's not finished yet.

Just now... She used the effect of Chaos Realm to retrieve a card from the deck of cards.

She then used the Chaos Realm effect from her Graveyard to draw another card from her deck.

"That's it for me... the round is over."

At this moment, the effect of the ancient white stone in the cemetery.

She can Special Summon a Blue-Eyes monster from her deck.

And there is no doubt about what monster to summon at this time.

She found that card from her deck——

A card with a light yellow border was summoned on the field.

That was the original Duel Monsters card.

Attack power 3000, dragon family, light attribute, no effect, but it is the strongest dragon that does not lose to any card.

——Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

This is the only blue-eyed white dragon she owns.

And now, the monster will be her guardian too.

"Alright then." Kouji shook his head, then drew a card from the deck——

"Pick the card."

"At this preparation stage, my main monster zone is full and I cannot activate the effect of destroying the Phoenix Man."

"And due to the effect of skill extraction, your ancestor dragon ancient dragon loses its effect and can be destroyed by battle."

Keiji said casually:

"Summon a third Thunder Dragon by banishing the Thunder Bird Dragon in the hand and the Super Thunder Dragon on the field."

"And the effect of Thunderbird Dragon is to return all the cards in your hand to the deck and draw two more cards."

He returned the Apple Scale Worm he had recovered with the Alone Beast Removal and the card he had drawn with the Super Librarian effect to his deck, and drew another card.

"Fold a card from your hand, and then activate the Namer of the Grave that you drew."