Yu-Gi-Oh!: I've Been Kidnapped by the Spirits and Taken to Duel City

Chapter 137 Showdown with "Z-ONE"

Chapter 137 Showdown with "Z-ONE"

Kagura Kiryu fell silent.

Z-ONE, standing to the side, also fell silent.

Indeed, one should not have any expectations of this world.

After all, the fundamental law of this universe is playing cards; there's nothing that can't be solved by playing cards.

After all, even if a big boss with the power to destroy the world doesn't play cards, he still can't destroy the world.

Z-ONE continued, "Of course, the duel is just a means to an end."

"I have only observed this future so far, and I want to stop it."

Kagura Kiryu nodded, then remembered something else:

"By the way, could you please stop your time machine?"

"The Fusion Army and those guys from the Hyperion world are quite troublesome."

Z-ONE suddenly fell silent, and after a moment, calmly said:

"I didn't know about this."

Kiryu Kagura: ? ? ?

"Don't deny it, okay? Besides you, who else has the ability to send people from decades in the future to Duel City?"

"If you mean those invaders—"

Z-ONE sighed: "I do have a guess."

"They could indeed have been shipped from Z-ONE."

Kagura Kiryu had some guesses because of these contradictory statements:

Tell me more.

"I am not the real Z-ONE."

Z-ONE raised his arm: "This body is virtual; you could say it's just a memory."

"I used the space's ability to store memories to create another version of myself."

Z-ONE's voice was calm: "I don't know if you've heard of it, but a person and an intelligent life form composed of their own memories become different individuals the moment they separate."

"The [me] you see now is a real intelligent life form created by Z-ONE, possessing the same memories, but we have already separated."

Memories also began to diverge.

"I don't know what the real Z-ONE is thinking, but I guess something must have happened."

"As for what happened, I don't know; you'll have to find out for yourself."

Z-ONE's mechanical voice was flat, but Kagura Kiryu frowned.

"You mean if something happens that changes the real Z-ONE's mind and puts him on the opposite side, I'll still have to defeat him?"

Z-ONE nodded calmly.

Kagura Kiryu: "Are you sure I can beat you in my current state?"

Z-ONE shook his head: "Definitely not."

"That solves it."

Kagura Kiryu shrugged: "How about you print me a hundred or so cards?"

Z-ONE's eyes narrowed slightly beneath the mask, revealing a fleeting, unusual smile.

"No, everything here is virtual, I can't give you anything."

"Or rather, you have to acquire all of this yourself."

Kagura Kiryu's eyes narrowed slightly, showing some excitement:

"What do you mean?"

Z-ONE slowly placed his hands on the D-wheel, and the huge life support device slowly rose up, with the surrounding white walls reflecting a dangerous red light.

He looked down at Kagura Kiryu, the mechanical arm in front of the D-Wheel gleaming with an eerie, excited light.

"This room contains some card data that I brought from the future. If we use Kaiba Corporation's research team, we can create some powerful cards that surpass this era."

"But I will absolutely not easily hand over these things that disrupt the balance of the times to others."

Z-ONE adopted a defiant stance: "If you want it, defeat me."

Kagura Kiryu: —

"Well, you've been waiting for me here, haven't you?"

His lips twitched: "I can't beat the Time Machine God right now."

Even with his advanced deck, monsters that are immune to both battle and spell destruction are difficult to defeat.

"It's okay."

Z-ONE's robotic arm generates a card deck from data:

"I am not in my true form right now, so I am not displaying my full power."

"The data stream of the Time Machine God is too massive; this space cannot handle it."

"So only a portion of my deck consists of Time Machine Gods, and given your current state, you might still have a chance to defeat them."

Kiryu Kagura raised an eyebrow. On his shoulder, a data stream condensed into a duel disk, on which a deck of cards was embedded.

"It seems I can't refuse?"

He smiled as he picked up the Duel Disk, and Z-ONE controlled the two huge mechanical arms on the D-Wheel.

"This is also to help you go further in future battles."

Kiryu Kagura doesn't know what Z-ONE is thinking, but they seem to be friends in the future, and their relationship is good.

At least Z-ONE was friendly and showed no hostility towards him.

He specifically pulled out his deck to take a look, and after confirming that it was the deck he usually used, he inserted it into the Duel Disk.

"Duel!" x2

【Kagura Kiryu, LP4000】

【Z-0NE, LP4000】

The deck was automatically shuffled, and both players saw a coin flip, with the first player getting Z-ONE.

Time Machine God is a deck that goes second, so if Z-ONE goes first, it should be quite difficult for them.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Z-ONE controlled the giant robotic arm and glanced at the cards in his hand.

"Normal Summon: [Chrono Angel] (Original Card)."

The giant robotic arm threw the card out, and through a ring, the card was magnified vertically, even exceeding the height of Kagura Kiryu.

A huge card slammed into the air, projecting out a strange, tall, thin machine with a headdress resembling blue wings.

[Time Angel, Level 1, Light Attribute, Angel Type, Attack 0, Effect Monster.]

"Set one card face down, and the turn ends."

A huge card was placed in front of him, and then the mechanical arm gestured for him to proceed.

Kagura Kiryu drew a card, looking at the frail monster in front of him with a slightly speechless expression.

This thing has zero attack power; you can tell at a glance that it's no ordinary character.

When this card in Attack Position is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, all monsters on the field are returned to their owner's hand.

This is the card's effect from the anime version; it's quite sneaky. Z-0NE deliberately didn't explain the effect, making him fall into a trap.

"I activate the Spell Card, [Advanced Ritual]!"

Kiryu Kagura immediately revealed his hand: "Send the Normal Monsters whose total Levels equal to the Ritual Summoned Monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard, and Ritual Summon 1 Ritual Monster from your hand."

"I send the Level 7 [Dark Magician] from my deck to the Graveyard. Ritual Summon!"

"Come forth, [Magician of Chaos]!"

The Dark Magician, dressed in a glamorous vest, makes his entrance, his staff spinning rapidly as he strikes a cool pose.

[Chaos Magician, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 2500, Ritual Monster]

But there was no trace of elves in it.

"This world is virtual; naturally, there are no elves."

Seemingly noticing his confusion, Z-ONE offered an explanation.

Kagura Kiryu continued, "Next, I activate the spell card in my hand, [Dark Magic's Last Curtain]."

"Pay 1000 LP to Special Summon a DARK Spellcaster monster from your hand or Graveyard!"

[Kagura Kiryu, LP4000→LP3000]

"Come forth, Dark Magician of the graveyard!"

A purple six-pointed star magic circle appeared on the ground, and a [Black Magician] nimbly emerged, also spinning his staff, standing there in a cool pose.

[Dark Magician, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 2500, Normal Monster]

"At this very moment, the effect of [Chaos Magician] activated!"

"Once per turn, when a Spell/Trap Card is activated, target and destroy one card on the field."

"I choose to destroy the [Time Angel]!"