Although he started traveling and came to Egypt in order to make a card that had been identified as the "Jade Beast", after what happened with Pegasus' Night Journey, Becas no longer had the intention to continue traveling.
What Kaiba said before about dissecting Pegasus at night was just a casual comment, and it was not true. After all, just like what Amaluda said when he persuaded him, he was the only person in the world who existed after the fusion of humans and elves. In the end, Kaiba just took a tube of his blood.
Of course, the losses caused by Pegasus' night march to Kaiba cannot be fully compensated by this blood vessel alone. Leaving aside other benefits from business cooperation, Bekas showed the damaged central building and surrounding areas in Guiping. After losing a specific amount of money, the astronomical compensation was paid in one fell swoop without even a single bargain.
However, it was not the International Illusion Society that paid the money, but Becas himself. After all, the largest shareholdings in the International Illusion Society today are Hayato's 40% and then the game's 30%. Becas only holds 20% of the shares. Although he can be regarded as the third largest shareholder, he cannot spend as much as he did when he controlled 100% of the International Illusion Society.
But in fact, even without the International Illusion Society, the savings of the Bekas family alone are enough for him to blow up several more buildings of the same specifications, even if there is one in each building that accounts for the largest amount of compensation. The "Ark Reactor" doesn't matter either.
Although it was Keihei who took the initiative to detonate the Ark reactor and blow up the building, the cause can still be blamed on Tenma Yakou, so Keihei accepted the wad of checks from Bekas with peace of mind. Seahorse? Kaiba has always been indifferent to him, he cares about other things.
As for Yugi, Hayato and the others, even Bekas, who was so thick-skinned that he could pick up a light cannon, was a little embarrassed. After all, he had invited them to accompany him on his trip in the first place, and they ended up staying in Egypt for less than a week. He interrupted the trip.
——Although in fact, for the gamers who have been to the world in the King's Memory Slate and spent many days there, their trip to Egypt has actually lasted a long time, but Beka Si just doesn't know.
But no matter what, Becas felt that since he was the organizer of the trip, even though he needed to leave first, he still had to fulfill his responsibilities and help arrange Hayato Yugi's next trip.
After hearing about Yami Yumu's plan, Bekas couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Because his purpose was to travel around the world to collect materials, he was not able to see with his own eyes the stone tablet that could return the soul of the Pharaoh to the underworld, and it was also because Atum, who had outstanding talents, had to leave this world.
Regrettably, Bekas directly waved his hand and bought a ship for Hayato and his companions to use on their next journey. It is a coincidence that this ship actually belongs to the Egyptian branch of Anasis Shipbuilding.
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Although the first impression seems to be that of a country with only desert, Egypt actually has a lot of waters, not to mention that it is also the location of the Suins Canal that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. For the global shipping industry Egypt has a very important strategic position, so it is reasonable for Anasis Shipbuilding to set up a branch here.
"The ancient Egyptians believed that ships were a means of transportation for people who had surrendered to the gods and pharaohs from the living world to the kingdom of the dead." Sitting at a round table placed on the bow deck, Honda pulled out the backup card in the city. A card in the pile said, "The design prototype of this card seems to be derived from this."
"[The Ferry to the Underworld]..." This was also the first time Jonouchi learned about the unused card he was carrying from someone else. Listening to Honda's introduction, he began to think divergently. He said, "Speaking of which, it seems that it is not just ancient Egypt. Ancient Greece also seems to have such a theory of ferries to the underworld. The Vikings in Northern Europe also have the custom of sending away the bodies of the dead on ships?"
"Just like in most myths around the world, there will be a flood that destroys the world. This is normal." Hayato paused and said casually, "And in fact, there did exist that flood. Atlantis ten thousand years ago The world-destroying flood caused by the mad king of Sri Lanka to cleanse the world."
"Dazi...it's really amazing. But I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about you who defeated him." Amaluda walked towards the group of people with a plate of dishes and put on his clothes. A plate with dishes was placed on the table. "This ship actually has a good restaurant. It just gives me an opportunity to show off my unique skills."
"Let's try it. Although it was originally a French dish, I am quite proud of the Italian confit chicken."
"Confit chicken?" Hayato raised an eyebrow and smelled the smell of the dishes served by Amaluda, "Is this aroma of white wine?"
"Although beef, lamb, and pork are usually paired with red wine in Italian cuisine, the relatively bland chicken still needs to be paired with white wine." Honda seemed to have considerable tasting skills, and he smelled it carefully, "There is also the smell of olive oil, it's Is it a specialty of Florence?”
"Experts." Amaluda glanced at Honda and Hayato in surprise. He also belatedly remembered that he had investigated the backgrounds of several people when he was still at Doma. Honda Hiroshi was the future successor of Japan's famous automobile group, and Kobayashi Hayato had someone who worked in the Paradis Group. A working mother and a diplomat father are not ordinary families.
"I removed most of the characteristics of French cuisine and replaced them with the characteristics of Italian cuisine, but retained some of them, because only in this way, you will know that what you are eating is a dish improved from French cuisine." He puffed up his chest, Yameruda said proudly. He said, apparently carelessly.
"Huh? Isn't it just a simple roast chicken?" Jonouchi didn't smell the smell carefully, but just took a piece of chicken leg and put it into his mouth. He was stunned. He didn't realize that this dish was complicated at all. Too lazy to think about that, he thought for a while and continued eating the chicken legs.
Looking at Jonouchi's posture of chewing peonies, Americaruda couldn't help but sigh, and looked at the plate of confit chicken on the round table: "I'm not boasting, but if I were to rate it, this dish would be a good one." It’s enough 2☆.”
"Only 2☆? What's your evaluation standard?"
"Because in my eyes, many dishes are not good at all, not even worth a ☆, and the highest standard in my heart is probably 6☆." Amaluda thought for a while and said, "For example, if you can give people BBQ with a devilish aura or something like that.”
"It sounds like it's not as good as a burger that incorporates the feeling of hunger into the ingredients and can swallow all the monsters on the opponent's field." Jonouchi complained.
"Oh, you should continue to eat yours." Amaluda glanced at Jonouchi and said disdainfully, then looked at the other side of the round table, "Compared to those..."
"What's going on with this guy Seto Kaiba?"
I saw Kaiba sitting next to Yugi who was also sitting at the round table, staring at Yugi without even blinking. His sharp eyes made Yugi freeze in his position uncomfortably, even if Amiru Da has already served several specialty dishes without even taking a bite.
At the side of the game, Keihei, who had long been accustomed to Kaiba's performance, calmly comforted Kyoko: "Don't worry, sister Kyoko, according to my experience, there is a 90% or even 10% chance that he is just addicted to poker and wants to find someone." It’s just people playing cards.”
After hearing Keihei's words, Tairiang put down his fork after swallowing the cream puff in his mouth, and asked curiously: "Why does Kaiba-kun seem to be a drug addict in your mouth, Keihei-chan?"
"This is normal. After all, when I was watching the duel before, I was intrigued by Hayato-san's [Predatory Plant], and then I found out that Hayato-san's deck is still as inhospitable as ever. No one can enjoy my brother. It's quite normal for him to have an addiction to cards." Finally, Keppei added, "This is what duelists are like."
"Don't talk nonsense, Keihei, we are not like that guy Kaiba, okay? I want to become the best duelist in the world, female——"
"Katsu ちtake りたい, モノもない!"
Before Jonouchi could finish his sentence, music that made him want to start running immediately came from his mobile phone. He opened the mobile phone in confusion and saw a video call. In the belief that he would not have to pay roaming charges as the receiver, he answered the call and found that it was Peacock Wu.
"Oh, it's a dance. Happy New Year."
"Yeah, of course I remember. I remember everything you said clearly."
"Have you seen the news? No, that guy from Kaiba didn't suffer any damage. Becas was so rich that he directly compensated everything. Well, we are now on the boat that Becas bought, but that guy had to return to the United States beforehand. went."
"The food on the table? Hehe, it was cooked by someone you would never guess. I won't tell you yet. Do you want to take a guess?"
Seeing Jonouchi holding up his mobile phone and constantly showing the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to the peacock dance on the other end of the phone, Honda got goosebumps and thought to himself: 'What a disgusting in-laws. Fortunately, they are not my parents, otherwise It's so bad...'
'But if it's me and Shizuka, hey hey...'
"boom!"
"Jounouchi! Why did you hit me suddenly!" "Because I always have the feeling that you are thinking about Shizuka, and my intuition is 1000% accurate!" "Damn it, Shizuka is the woman who can become my girlfriend!" "How can a guy like you be so narrow-minded!" "You already have Mai-chan, do you have the right to say such things!"
Honda and Jonouchi, the two restless gay friends, started to quarrel again after a few words, and when Kyoko and Keppei were diverted by the two to start a fight, only Hayato and Keppei were left at the round table, Kaiba Finally no longer silent.
"I heard that you are going to the so-called sunset place to find a so-called stone slab of the underworld, right?" Looking at the game, Kaiba said with a gloomy face, "Returning the soul to the underworld and stuff like that are all nonsense. Ridiculous, but I don’t care about that stuff.”
"The important thing is, do you want to escape, Yugi? With a better record than me, you want to escape to the so-called 'underworld' where no one can find you. Are you afraid of being surpassed by me? Yeah, game!"
Kaiba has always been a perfectionist in every aspect, and in the field of Duel Monsters, his goal has always been to become the strongest beyond everyone else. This means that although the person currently at the top of Duel Monsters is Hayato, if Kaiba wants to achieve his goal, he must defeat everyone stronger than him in order to be considered a complete success.
Otherwise, even if one day Kaiba defeats Hayato and reaches the position of Duel King but fails to defeat Yugi, even if the general public thinks that Kaiba is already the strongest in the field of duel monsters, Kaiba himself will not be satisfied. , will still insist on beating the game.
And if Yugi, that is, Atum, returns to the underworld, Kaiba will never be able to achieve his goal. This is what he is most unhappy about, and it is not due to the onset of card addiction like Keppei said.
...At most, just a little, just a little (a gesture that hurts the loss of the Korean market).
"Kaiba-kun..." Yugi heard Kaiba's words and said helplessly, "The other me -"
"I didn't talk to you, Muto Yugi. From the beginning to the end, the only opponent in my eyes was another Yugi. Let him come out!" He glared at Yugi fiercely. Kaiba still didn't accept it until now. "The other Yugi was three thousand years ago." The fact that the soul of Pharaoh Atum". Obviously he can accept the setting of "Muto Yugi can change into another personality during a duel".
As he spoke, Kaiba stood up, walked to one end of the deck, turned around suddenly, raised the duel plate with a sharp movement, and said: "That kind of idea of escape, it seems that you are no longer worthy of being my pursuit target. Well, then let me defeat you here, Yugi!"
"Now I have a better chance of winning. After defeating you, I will be one step closer to Kobayashi Hayato and replace you as the person closest to him!"
"Hmm...why do I feel uncomfortable eating Egyptian food? I even get seasick..."
Malik, who was clutching his stomach and having a bad stomach at the snack street, walked up to the deck with a pale face. He happened to hear Haima's words and was stunned. "Did I hear some explosive speech? Should I tell my sister and brother-in-law?" Are you being targeted by the address book?"
When Yugi heard what Kaiba said, he was a little undecided and asked Atum in the [Millennium Brick]: 'The other me...'
'Haima, his acting skills are too bad, aibo, you must have seen his thoughts. Atum in [Millennium Brick] shook his head helplessly, "You can just say it directly. You want to have a duel with me, but you invite me to fight with this ferocious look." '
'aibo...'
Although Atum hadn't finished speaking yet, Yugi, who was connected to him, knew what he was thinking. He nodded and said silently: 'Well, I'll leave it to you, the other me...'
The light on the [Millennium Building Blocks] shone, and in the blink of an eye, Yugi's temperament changed drastically, and Atum and Yugi exchanged places.
At the same time, in the [Millennium Building Block], Yugi muttered to himself and said the second half of the sentence that was not heard by Atum:
'Enjoy the duel, it's the only thing I can do to help you. '
