# Chapter 283: A Card That Changed Countless People's Habits

# Chapter 283: A Card That Changed Countless People's Habits

[Seto Kaiba: 4000LP, Hand 5]

[Bakura Ryo: 4000LP, Hand 5]

After drawing five cards into his Hand, Kaiba wasn't in a hurry to claim the First Turn. Instead, he calmly crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for Bakura to take the First Turn.

Although in Kaiba's eyes, besides Hayato, Yugi Mutou, and Marik, everyone else, even Joey Wheeler, was just a Lackey, this didn't mean he was so arrogant as to think Bakura wasn't worth using his Full Power against. On the contrary, having come to a profound understanding after Yugi Mutou's "Mind Crush," Kaiba was now quite devout and fervent about Dueling. Let alone Bakura Ryo, he would Duel with Full Power even against an Elementary School Student. This was the embodiment of the saying, "Even a lion uses its full strength when hunting a rabbit."

"Oh, President Kaiba doesn't want the Right to Go First? You really look down on me, huh? Well, I guess I'll just have to take the First Turn then." Bakura didn't reveal his true self immediately, still maintaining a weak-willed appearance.

Kaiba looked coldly at Bakura Drawing Cards and said, "Don't misunderstand, Lackey. I'm only giving up the Right to Go First because you can't Attack on the First Turn."

"Go ahead and Draw Cards, Summon monsters, and set up your Defense Formation. No matter what kind of Cards you use, they will ultimately be torn to shreds by my Invincible Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Mocked by Kaiba like this, even the cunning and calculating Bakura couldn't quite maintain his composure. When had he ever been looked down upon like this in a thousand years? If it weren't still too early to reveal his true form, Bakura really wanted to teach this arrogant bastard who didn't know his place a good lesson.

"Oh my, oh my, since you put it that way..." Drawing a Card from his Hand, Bakura played it and placed it in his Spell & Trap Zone. "Activate Spell Card, Graceful Charity! I Draw three Cards from my Deck, then choose two Cards from my Hand to Discard."

After using Graceful Charity to refresh his Hand, Bakura smugly revealed a sinister grin, but remembering he had to maintain his persona, he quickly stopped the corners of his mouth from turning up and played a Monster. "Summon a Monster in Face-Down Defense Position. My Turn ends."

[Bakura: 4000LP, Hand 5]

[Face-Down Defense Monster]

"Hmph, you don't even dare face me?" Kaiba glanced disdainfully at the Card on Bakura's Field. "My Turn, Draw Card."

"I Activate the Effect of Cosmic Sage from my Hand! This Card cannot be Normal Summoned, but it can be Special Summoned from my Hand by Sending a Monster from my Hand or Field that is not an Effect Monster to the Graveyard."

Kaiba showed a Minotaurus from his Hand before Sending it to the Graveyard Zone on his Duel Disk. "I Send Minotaurus from my Hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon Cosmic Sage! When Special Summoned successfully by its Effect, Cosmic Sage's ATK increases by the Level of Minotaurus x 200, which is 800 points!"

On Kaiba's Field, a Spellcaster wearing an ornate robe appeared, holding a staff. Around him, Magic Power condensed into a ring, filled with various celestial bodies like meteors, planets, black holes, and stars. It was clearly a miniature universe!

[Cosmic Sage] [Level 7/DARK]

[Spellcaster Type/Special Summon/Effect]

[1500/2450 → 2300/2450]

"He Special Summoned a High-Level Monster without using any Tributes or his Normal Summon opportunity?" Joey Wheeler was a bit surprised by the Card Kaiba used. "That Kaiba guy is arrogant, but he does have some Strength."

Noticing Serenity Wheeler beside him, Joey Wheeler added, "Of course, compared to me, who reached the Top 4 in Duelist Kingdom, he's definitely not as good."

"Hmph, you mediocre duelist over there, boasting and bragging, you're annoying! You amateur, do you think I'm only at your level?" Kaiba in the Duel Field glanced at Joey Wheeler, then shifted his attention back to the Field. "I Activate Cosmic Sage's second Effect! Once per Turn, I can Tribute one Effect Monster on my Field."

"From my Hand or Deck, I Special Summon a Normal Monster!"

As Kaiba caught a Card that popped out of his Duel Disk, the cold air on the unobstructed Sky Duel Arena atop this Airship was suddenly dispersed. "Come forth and fight for me, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!!"

With a high-pitched Dragon Roar, a magnificent and pure white Giant Dragon soared up from the clouds. The fierce winds it stirred up even canceled out the cold air brought by the Airship's flight!

Kaiba's Ace Monster, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, was Summoned on the very first Turn!

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [ATK 3000]

"Not yet, not yet! Just one Blue-Eyes White Dragon is nowhere near my limit!" Kaiba played another Card from his Hand. "Activate Spell Card Last Will! Since my Cosmic Sage was Sent to my Graveyard this Turn, I can Special Summon a Monster with 1500 or less ATK from my Deck!"

"Special Summon Revival Jam with 0 ATK!" Kaiba played another Card from his Deck, a cold smile on his face. "When Revival Jam is Tributed for a Tribute Summon of a Dragon-Type Monster, it can be treated as two Tributes. And I haven't performed a Normal Summon this Turn."

"Come forth, the second Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

A purple young Dragon appeared on Kaiba's Field. As soon as it appeared, it began chanting a song in the language of Dragon-Types. Accompanied by a beautiful melody, the second Blue-Eyes White Dragon appeared on Kaiba's Field!

"Battle Phase! Witness the majesty of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Lackey!" The two Cards in his Hand weren't useful yet, so Kaiba wasn't in a hurry to Set them. He pointed his hand towards Bakura's Field and ordered coldly, "Attack that Face-down Position monster!"

"Burst Stream of Destruction!"

The Dragon's Breath of wind and LIGHT Attribute, named "Burst Stream of Destruction," gathered in the mouth of the first Blue-Eyes White Dragon that appeared. With an effortless breath attack, the white torrent easily tore apart the Face-Down Defense Position monster on Bakura's Field and Sent it to the Graveyard.

But watching his Monster be Destroyed by Kaiba, Bakura spoke rather smugly, "You attacked so easily, without even thinking about what Card I had Set? You've completely fallen into my Trap, President Kaiba!"

"I Activate the Effect of Newt, which was Destroyed and Sent to the Graveyard by you! If this Card is Destroyed by Battle with a Monster, your Blue-Eyes White Dragon's ATK/DEF are permanently decreased by 500 points!"

From Bakura's Graveyard, a blue Ghost, while Blue-Eyes White Dragon wasn't paying attention, wrapped itself around it, continuously eroding the Light Giant Dragon with its Dark Energy.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] #1 [3000/2500 → 2500/2000]

"Hmph, that only decreased the Power of one Blue-Eyes White Dragon. My other Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which hasn't Attacked yet, has an ATK of 3000 points, and you have no Monsters left on your Field!" Kaiba wasn't bothered and ordered again, "Second time, Burst Stream of Destruction!"

The white torrent reappeared, striking towards Bakura just as it had swallowed Newt moments before. The Attack hit perfectly, and the impact force converted from the excessive Damage even knocked Bakura to the ground.

[Bakura: 4000 → 1000LP]

Despite his Life Points plummeting, Bakura sat up from the ground and laughed, "Perfect! This is truly perfect, President Kaiba!"

"Thanks to your Attack, I've gained enough Power!"

One of the two Cards in his Hand suddenly began to burn with ominous black flames, giving off a bad feeling as if from hell.

Drawing that Card, Bakura Summoned it to the Field, even though it was Kaiba's Turn. "I Activate the Effect of Gorz the Emissary of Darkness from my Hand—"

"Holy crap!"

Kaiba on the Field hadn't realized what Card Bakura had just Activated, but Hayato outside the Field instantly perked up, no longer sleepy, looking in disbelief at the black flames burning on Bakura's Field.

"Hayato, what's wrong?" Ishizu Ishtar asked in confusion. "Is there something wrong with that Gorz the Emissary of Darkness Card?"

"It's not just 'something wrong'," Hayato frowned, looking at the Card Bakura played. "That Card has a Powerful Effect that made countless people develop a good habit."

"Of all Cards, it had to be this one, and Kaiba just happened to hit him hard exactly as Bakura wanted. This is really bad now."

Gorz the Emissary of Darkness, a Card that can trigger its Effect when it's in the Hand and the player takes any type of Damage. Although it has the restriction that it can only be Activated when the Field is empty, that cannot hide the Power of its Effect.

Once Damage is taken, Gorz the Emissary of Darkness can be Special Summoned directly from the Hand. Its 2700/2500 stats are quite good, not to mention it also has different abilities that activate depending on the type of Damage received.

If it's Effect Damage, Gorz will appear as an avenger, inflicting equal Damage to the opponent as the user received. If it's Battle Damage, it can even Special Summon a Kaien the Emissary of Darkness Token with ATK/DEF equal to the Battle Damage received.

Because of this Card, in Hayato's previous life, countless people, after learning their lesson, developed the habit of "attacking with weaker monsters first." Even after the meta changed so much over the years, this habit was still preserved.

Now, the person who's about to develop this habit is Kaiba.

Because the wind was very strong on the Sky Duel Arena, only Ishizu Ishtar, who leaned her ear close to Hayato's mouth, could hear his explanation of the Card. Kaiba still didn't understand what was going on with the Card Bakura Activated.

However, looking at the two warriors wearing black armor slowly rising on Bakura's Field, Kaiba's dueling intuition gave him a bad feeling.

It seems he's been tricked yet again?