Chapter 73: Within the City Vs. Putah

"It's the selection of the top eight." Jonouchi glanced around at the others a little nervously, "I don't know who I will face off against. I'm so nervous."

"I wish I had met you sooner, kid. It's so easy to deal with you. I'm afraid I don't even need to expose my trump card. In this kind of trial, the deeper I hide my trump card, the better." Thief Keith said to him. Jonouchi said.

Jonouchi did not show any weakness: "Hmph, I should be the one to say that, right? To deal with a despicable villain like you, I don't even need 1% of my strength. I can defeat you easily."

"Oh, Jonouchi boy and Keith boy seem to be looking forward to the trials."

Becas noticed the thieves Keith and Jonouchi who were interacting with each other and made harsh words: "I am quite touched by your enthusiasm for the duel. But," after a pause, Becas made a helpless expression, spread his hands and shook his head, " For the sake of fairness, it is not yourself or me who decides the order of your duel, but this!"

He snapped his fingers, and the old deacon who returned to his position got the signal and pressed the button of a remote control next to him. A door suddenly cracked open on the wall opposite the auditorium of the duel hall, and a large screen was pushed out from the wall.

On the big screen, there were eight illuminated avatar frames with the same style as yesterday. The only difference was that today the avatars in the avatar frame also lit up, and the faces of Hayato, Yugi, and Jonouchi were all recorded in it.

The picture on the big screen began to change, and the eight avatars disappeared one by one, leaving only two blank avatar frames, symmetrical on both sides of the screen. The avatars in the avatar frame kept changing. After a while, the changes slowly stopped. The last ones that appeared on the screen were the avatars of Jonouchi and Putah Gallum.

"I'm actually the first one to appear?" Ptah glanced at Jonouchi on the side, then put it behind him, staring straight at Samejima sitting next to Yugi, "Humph, Samejima Iemitsu , you are lucky not to face me. Win the game, then wash your neck and wait for me to kill you!"

Jonouchi was a little angry: "You guys, are you too proud too soon? The only one who can win the duel is me, and I have a reason why I can't lose."

"As you can see, the two sides in the first trial are the Jonouchi boy and the Putah boy~" Bekas raised his hands to applaud, but no one cooperated with him, so he stopped after clapping twice. He didn't feel embarrassed at all, he still had a smile on his face, "Well, the game will be in ten minutes, so you two should be ready~"

Under the guidance of the old deacon, everyone arrived at the auditorium where they had been yesterday, and each chose a suitable seat to sit down. Jonouchi and Putah Gallem followed the old deacon to the backstage to prepare for the next duel. prepare for.

"Mr. Samejima, I heard from Mai that it seems that Putah Garam had a duel with you once." Yugi, who was sitting next to Hayato, asked Samejima next to him.

Samejima took off his hat, revealing his lush hair, and nodded: "Well, we met on the island yesterday afternoon. At that time, he seemed to have won seven duels in a row, but He was only one star chip away from entering the castle, so he challenged me after seeing me.”

"Although the duel process was very dangerous, in the end I won the duel with superior skills. Although we only bet one star chip, it seemed that it was because I ended his winning streak, so he seemed to hate it. Me, hahaha."

"It's just that you can't underestimate him just because he lost to me once." Samejima became serious and said seriously, "If I were asked to duel with him again, I can't guarantee that I can win again."

"The deck used by that guy seems to be a super rare card. Although it is not as scary as [Blue Eyes White Dragon], it seems that only a few people use it worldwide."

Ten minutes passed in a blink of an eye. After a while, the passages on both sides of the already arranged duel arena opened. Jonouchi and Putah took the automatic forward elevator from their respective passages to the duel stage. Putting their respective decks on the duel stage, the old deacon confirmed that both players were ready and said loudly:

"I announce that the first match of the Duel Kingdom's quarterfinals selection will be between Katsuya Jounouchi and Putah Garam."

"The game officially begins!"

"Duel!" X2

[Putah: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

[Within the city: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

"It's mine to strike first! Draw cards!" One beat faster than Jonouchi, Putah drew five cards from his hand first and took the right to strike first. "The kid on the opposite side, let me show you what belongs to me. Let’s have a gorgeous duel, sir!”

"First I have to activate the magic card, [Sealed Mantra]!"

Under the influence of the virtual projection system, a simple wooden box appeared on the Ptah site. There were firm screw seals on the four corners of the box. It seemed that something extraordinary was being held inside the box.

"[Sealed Mantra]?! Could it be that deck!" Although Putah only played one card, Yugi, who was well-informed, had already recognized the identity of the deck he was using. Samejima on the side nodded, confirming Yugi's guess: "Ah, it's that [Sealed Beast] deck."

"It revolves around the magic card [Sealed Mantra], and summons a large number of [Sealed Beast] monsters to form an army to defeat the enemy. This is the duel method of Putah Garam." Samejima looked serious, "Even if you defeat a few [Sealed Beasts], it won't help. As long as [Sealed Mantra] is still on the field, Putah can summon a large number of [Sealed Beasts] again at any time."

"When the number of monsters reaches a certain level, it is difficult for ordinary duelists to last even one turn." Samejima looked at the duel field, "Although there is a weakness that is relatively weak without the presence of [Sealed Mantra], but there is no To think that I drew the core of the deck in the first round."

"Your friend called Jonouchi is in danger. The only thing to be thankful for now is that Ptah couldn't attack because he attacked first."

Putah's operation did not stop after he typed the [Sealed Mantra]. Just as Samejima Iemitsu said, his summoning was just about to begin——

"Because there is [Sealed Mantra] on the field, all [Sealed Beast-Inun] and [Sealed Beast-Nunurao] in my hand can be special summoned directly!"

With that said, Ptah played two cards in his hand on his field at the same time.