Tenma Yako led everyone to the entrance of Pegasus's collection room, then paused for a moment, indicating that even he didn't have the authority to enter this door. The door's system was completely independent of the Industrial Illusions Society building, and only Pegasus himself could open it.
But he mentioned that the key had already been mailed along with the previous invitation letter to the two Duel Kings.
Youyu was momentarily stunned, and then suddenly remembered the unimpressive card with a key illustration that came with the videotape Pegasus had sent requesting a return.
Previously, he was only focused on the "Masked Change" card sent by Pegasus, nearly ignoring this seemingly meaningless item. Fortunately, he hadn't decided to hang it up in a store as a souvenir to sell, or things would be quite awkward now...
Similarly, Yugi had such a card too. Each of them took out their key cards, and together they opened the door to the collection room.
Upon entering the room, it was no surprise that Pegasus's collection room seemed crammed from ceiling to floor with all sorts of Toon Monsters.
There were cute Toon Blue-Eyes White Dragons, Toon Summoned Skulls, Toon Gemini Elves, Toon Dark Magician Girls...
It didn't quite match the image of a capitalist, authority figure, or artist, but privately, Pegasus had no interest in antique sculptures or world-famous paintings, preferring to collect cute and adorable Toon Monsters.
However, since Yugi, Kaiba, and others had dealt with Pegasus before, they were well aware of his eccentricities, so they weren't really surprised by the room full of cute things.
This concept is somewhat akin to the legendary "Otaku's Wall," just that he plays at a higher level...
If you must say it, in some ways, President Kaiba is somewhat similar. The president flies in Blue-Eyes White Dragon planes, drives Blue-Eyes White Dragon cars, and everything he uses is somehow related to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
And when you walk into the president's office, you can immediately see the incredibly intricate mini Blue-Eyes White Dragon model on his desk...
Of course, the president is also quite picky about the White Dragon image. For example, when the president saw the cute little loli-like Toon Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Pegasus's collection room, he just glanced disdainfully, snorted heavily, and turned away contemptuously.
So, obviously, the president is not interested in small ones...
Toon Dark Magician Girl looks pretty cute too, resembling an innocent and lively loli. With her tiny arms and legs, and the small Magic Staff in her hand looking like a lollipop.
Maybe it was because Youyu glanced at the Toon Dark Magician Girl model as he passed by. As he walked past, the spirit of the Dark Magician Girl floated out, blinking her large eyes to look at this mini version of herself.
Could it be that the master... prefers something like this?
However, she looked at the petite figure of the cartoon girl with A-sized stature, then looked down at herself, and couldn't help but genuinely feel it was not something she could achieve...
Although Pegasus was not present, he had specifically left a holographic video recording.
The video warned everyone about the true enemy this time, revealing the existence of "Doma" and describing how terrifying an organization it was, even showing how Doma's shadow lingered throughout the lengthy progression of human civilization.
The Industrial Revolution, the Italian Renaissance, Napoleon's unification of Europe, all crucial turning points in the history of civilization development, were all related to Doma.
Others might have been indifferent, but several players couldn't help but whisper among themselves upon hearing this.
Such a setup made people feel awe for the colossal entity of Doma, but the key points of silly players' attention were often different.
For instance, they were now discussing whether Watt got the idea for improving the steam engine after playing a card game with Dartz.
And perhaps Mona Lisa was also a skilled card player, possibly a card-playing buddy with Da Vinci from the beginning.
No need to mention Napoleon, it's very likely he was the Duel King of that era. Starting with a deck of cards, playing so hard he unified the world...
Although the Duel Monsters Card Game didn't become globally popular until Pegasus created it, as an ancient ritual passed down through time, Dark Duelists who inherited the game existed in every era and region.
Who knows? Maybe Genghis Khan was also an impressive card player back then...
Following Pegasus's instructions, they needed to find a Legendary Card he secretly created with the power to instantly turn the tide inside this room.
In the animation, it might take a while for everyone to find it, but because Youyu remembered the plot, they could skip this part.
The entire collection room was filled with Toon Monsters, except for a model of "Pot of Greed" that was completely unrelated to anything else in the room. The card made by Pegasus was placed inside this "Pot of Greed".
It was a blank card, with nothing on its surface.
They had to admire President Pegasus's ingenuity, thinking of such a masterpiece — a blank slate card, isn't that obviously meant for printing cards?
Since it's a blank slate, should I not be the one to define what it is?
As if to confirm this idea, Pegasus specifically pointed out in the video that he hopes Yugi can hold this card. Because he believes only Yugi can bring out the card's full power.
Youyu automatically filtered this sentence to mean, only the rank of a king with the power of bluff can harness the power of a non-effect card. For example, a player like Youyu with normal hair who follows the rules is obviously not capable…
"Mr. Pegasus has long anticipated this moment." At this moment, Tenma Yako, who had been quietly watching from the side, spoke up, "So he made preparations in advance and arranged a series of countermeasures.
Currently, on the surface, Industrial Illusions Society has fallen into the control of Doma, but forces hidden in the Inner World are already prepared, just waiting for the right time to declare war on Doma."
Kaiba gave him a cold glance: "But if this 'Doma' is really as omnipotent as Pegasus says, even close to the role of a 'World Ruler,' can your so-called Dark Duelists really overthrow them?"
"Only relying on us? Of course not." Tenma Yako replied without emotion, like a complex, unfeeling message-passing machine, "So as per Mr. Pegasus's plan, Yugi, Kaiba, Youyu, as the top duelists in this world, you are the last trump cards on this side."
After a pause, he suddenly realized he seemed to have missed something: "Oh right, you too, Jonouchi Katsuya."
Jonouchi wanted to get physical again: "You were definitely putting on that tone on purpose, right!?"
"Not only that." Yugi revealed what seemed to be a freshly printed cheating card, the Legendary Dragon "Timaeus the Knight of Destiny," "We also have the power of the Duel Monster Spirits fighting alongside us."
"Yeah, that's right. We're not fighting alone, you know."
Even Jonouchi managed to produce a "Claw of Hermos" from who-knows-where—only now did Youyu realize that Jonouchi had also acquired his Legendary Dragon.
But there was nothing too surprising about it. After all, Hermos himself looked exactly like Jonouchi; sooner or later, it was bound to end up in his hands.
"Hmph, bringing along a Normal Monster as a burden? Well, whatever." Kaiba crossed his arms, smirking arrogantly, "While you are all trembling and making futile arrangements here, the so-called invincible 'Doma' organization, the Three Musketeers at its summit, one of them, Amelda, has long since been dealt with by us."
"Eh!?" Yugi and his companions expressed their surprise.
Even Tenma Yako's eyelids moved a bit.
He was somewhat surprised. Although he had never directly encountered the Doma's Three Musketeers in action, he had heard a bit about their strength.
Rafael never appeared in public places, never participated in large-scale competitions, but there were rumors in North America saying that if Rafael participated in the "Duel City Tournament," the title of Duel King wouldn't have anything to do with Yugi or Youyu.
Although saying such things is quite irresponsible and potentially inflammatory, it's enough to indicate the strength of this person.
There's also Amelda, who reportedly once defeated the champion of a highly recognized international tournament hosted by Industrial Illusions Society in a few turns. Even the so-called "Card Professor" from Industrial Illusions Society, one of the world's top Inner World masters, had been defeated by this person.
Therefore, it shows that each of the Three Musketeers is a master of the utmost degree.
Is this Kaiba Seto really that impressive? To nonchalantly solve a member of the Three Musketeers?
At this point, Mokuba spoke up appropriately: "It wasn't my brother, it was Youyu. Before we came here, Youyu already defeated one of the Three Musketeers, Amelda."
Everyone turned their eyes towards Youyu.
Jonouchi: "Yoshi! As expected of Youyu, with this, we've got the first point on our side!"
Yugi: "Youyu-san is really strong, it seems we're behind again…"
Tenma Yako also muttered to himself: "Duel King Youyu, it seems he truly lives up to his reputation…"
Player Group of Four: "Youyu-san is amazing!"
"Hmph." Kaiba crossed his arms, smirked arrogantly, "This level is only to be expected."
Jonouchi squinted: "We were talking about Youyu; we didn't praise you, what are you so proud of?"
Kaiba glared at him, coldly mocking: "Normal Monster!"
Youyu coughed, signaling to be humble, let's stay humble...
"Speaking of which, it's said that your Nightwalker World has achieved quite good results against Doma in Domino." Yako said, "I've heard from Gekko about the situation over there. It's a good start for this war."
Youyu pondered for a moment, then said, "You said your Industrial Illusions Society is ready to counterattack. Regarding this plan... I have some ideas, maybe they can help."