The Seal of Orichalcos, activate!
The "Seal of Orichalcos" activated by Amelda, one of the Doma Three Musketeers, exuded an impressive aura unlike any other follower of Doma.
The dazzling green light burst out, shattering the bar counter, wine cabinet, and the window glass. Countless glass shards scattered like a rain of flowers, and a visible green array spread across the floor, overturning coffee tables and seemingly imported leather sofas, punching through the wall from the living room to the bedroom, forming a clear hexagram from the floor to the ceiling.
Such a commotion was bound to attract attention. The Kaiba brothers quickly emerged from their rooms, immediately noticing the disturbance.
"The Seal of Orichalcos... Doma's people?" Kaiba approached, arms crossed. "Is Youyu their first target?"
While the barrier was activated like an explosion, none of the other rooms seemed to stir, suggesting either the entire floor was rented by Kaiba Company or irrelevant individuals had been cleared by Doma beforehand.
In the anime, the Doma Three Musketeers liked clearing the area before dueling. The passengers suddenly vanished when Yugi and his friends were on the train. It was the same with Kaiba; when flying on a plane, suddenly it was just the brothers left.
Amelda narrowed his eyes, glaring coldly at Kaiba.
"Finally, you've appeared, Kaiba Seto," he said coldly, "Originally, you were the one I wanted revenge against. Facing the Duel King first was an accident; it should've been you standing in this barrier...
...but it doesn't matter. Once I defeat him, you're next, Kaiba Seto. Until then, prepare yourself."
Mokuba was taken aback: "Revenge? The target is brother?"
He shot Kaiba a questioning glance, who simply snorted disdainfully with arms crossed, "I have no recollection, just another clown jumping around."
This seemed to further ignite Amelda's anger. He pulled out a black, shabby toy, resembling a mobile suit from traditional animation, severely faded and missing limbs.
"Do you know what this is?" Amelda asked coldly.
"Hmph, trash," Kaiba sneered, "Just like what you'll soon become. I'd love to personally pound you into that state, but unfortunately, you can't win against the man in front of you."
Yugi: "..."
Although President Kaiba's confidence touched Youyu, each duel led Kaiba to raise a load of flags over Youyu, creating a sense of pressure...
"In your eyes, this is just trash?!" Amelda raged, grinding his teeth, "This is the only thing left from my younger brother, who was brutally killed by Kaiba Company!"
Kaiba's eyelids twitched.
There aren't many things in this world that can unsettle President Kaiba—Yugi's one, White Dragon's one, and the brother can be considered.
...Yeah, sure, maybe the brother only ranks third...
...Now, he might also have to consider a certain rising presence named Youyu in the president's eyes.
Amelda then began to narrate his backstory.
Typically, the good-looking villains have a profound tragic history, and Amelda was no exception.
According to him, his peaceful and beautiful country faced a sudden war during his childhood. The war took away everything from him, incinerating his entire livelihood.
His parents, family, friends, all destroyed. Even after accepting reality and fleeing with his younger brother, his brother was killed by an unidentified AOE, leaving only the broken toy in his hand.
...Now you might be wondering, so what's this got to do with the president?
Amelda explained, saying his entire family was killed by weapons sold by Kaiba Company!
So this mess rests on Kaiba Company's shoulders!
If your whole family was gunned down, wouldn't you confront the gun maker? (Tony Stark gave it a thumbs down)
Upon growing up and acquiring power, he returned to find his old foe Kaiba Gozaburo already buried, grass grown tall on his grave.
...No problem, then we'll go after the successor, Kaiba Seto, for revenge!
What? You say he quit selling weapons for the card game business?
Hmm...
...Still doesn't matter! Anyway, I want him dead!
Thus, President Kaiba Stark Seto unknowingly took the fall...
Kind-hearted Mokuba felt a bit sympathetic hearing the story: "This person is another victim of Gozaburo..."
Kaiba frowned, staying silent.
"So prepare yourself, Kaiba, we still have a lot to settle. You're next," Amelda said coldly, "Let's continue the duel!
I summon 'Gorlag', in Attack mode!"
The summoned monster was a red furry demon, with white horns on its head.
[Gorlag, ATK 1000]
"Due to the Seal of Orichalcos' effect, its attack power increases!" Amelda declared.
The hexagram mark appeared above the demon's head, and evil energy surged into the monster's body, turning its eyes blazing red.
[Gorlag, ATK 1000 → ATK 1500]
"Great!" Mokuba exclaimed, "Attack power-wise, it's still on Youyu's side..."
"Foolish!" Amelda retorted, "Gorlag's monster effect allows its attack power to increase by 500 points for each Fire Attribute monster on the field!
Gorlag itself is a Fire Attribute, so if I'm not mistaken..."
He smirked coldly, pointing to the hero on Youyu's field.
"Your 'Elemental Hero Heat' is also a Fire Attribute monster, isn't it?"
Youyu: "..."
Though he wished he could lie, the glaring flame effect on Heat was so obvious that even he wouldn't believe it...
"So Gorlag's attack power rises another 1000 points!"
[Gorlag, ATK 1500 → ATK 2500]
Mokuba was shocked: "A monster with 2500 attack power in one go..."
"Battle phase initiated! Gorlag, attack Heat!"
The red-bodied demon charged forward with a roar, the flame in its hand manifested into a swaying, intangible sword. The Flame Sword slashed through the hero, defeating him on the spot.
"Trap Card, Guard Barrier." Youyu flipped the set card on the field, "This card can reduce the battle damage to 0, and afterwards I can draw one card from the deck."
A transparent barrier appeared, surrounded him, dispersing the flames from the shield's surface.
This trap card is common in the environment. Standing out among many similar traps is its ability not only to block an attack but also to draw a card, making it handy without losing card advantage.
"My battle phase ends, but that's just the beginning of Gorlag's abilities," Amelda said, "Gorlag's subsequent effect allows it to specially summon any monster it destroys in battle to its own field in Attack mode.
Then all those monsters have their attributes changed to Fire Attribute!"
"What?" Mokuba was astonished, "Such a capability is too overpowered, isn't it?!"
"Taking the opponent's monster in battle and increasing attack power with quantity," Kaiba commented blandly, "Doma's guys do have some troublesome cards."
"My turn ends," Amelda declared.
Gorlag was indeed one of Doma's custom printed cards. Its ability to acquire monsters through battle and amplify its attack power might seem overwhelmingly strong and unbeatable.
Nonetheless, Youyu didn't view it as particularly challenging to deal with. Primarily, the monster lacked resistance, and with that, various ways to resolve it were numerous. Plus, 2500 attack isn't very high either, so defeating it isn't hard.
"My turn, draw." Youyu promptly prepared to counterattack, "Activating Magic Card - Polymerization from hand! From hand..."
"That won't work!" Amelda shouted, "Set Card flip, Trap Card activate! Continuous Trap - Imperial Order!"
The trap card flipped, instantly a mighty, unseen force restrained the "Polymerization" played by Youyu. The potent magic left unchanneled, eventually "Polymerization" turned to ashes, exploding apart.
Amelda laughed triumphantly: "As long as the trap card Imperial Order remains face-up on the field, any Magic Card effects are nullified!"
Youyu slightly raised an eyebrow.
Jeez, this guy really brought such disharmonious stuff.
Alright, this might be a bit troublesome now.