# Chapter 71: Playing Puns Will Cost You Money
"A guy who acts all mysterious. I Set one Card, and my Turn ends!" Bakura ended his Turn so easily. Although he said Hayato was acting mysterious, Summoning the same Monster didn't look like a coincidence no matter how you saw it.
[Bakura: 4000LP, Hand 4]
[Newt][ATK1400]
[Set Card]
'Could this guy be reading my Inner Thoughts right now?' Bakura looked at Hayato and thought this.
Hayato didn't know, nor did he care about Bakura's thoughts, he just Drew a Card: "My Turn, Draw a Card!"
Looking at the Spell Card added to his Hand, Hayato raised an eyebrow and looked towards Bakura across from him: "This is Bad, my Hand isn't good at all. Bakura, how about yours?"
"Heh heh, asking the obvious." Looking at a Hand full of "Powerful Monsters," Bakura said calmly, "I have some good cards in my Hand, thanks to Pegasus's New Rule. Next Turn I'll be Direct Attacking you."
As if!
Because Pegasus's New Rule wasn't revealed beforehand, after the New Rule was announced in the Kingdom, many Duelists suffered greatly due to the excessive number of Monsters with 4 Stars or more in their Decks. In the previous Rules, the Star Level of Monsters was mostly for show and didn't have much effect, while high-Star Monsters often meant higher Attack and Defense, so many people's Decks were filled with high-Star Monsters.
Then the Rules updated the Tribute Summon Rule, and a lot of people felt their prime was over.
Professional Players like Weevil and Rex often had cards prepared in their Side Deck in addition to their Main Deck, so the impact was relatively minor. Many people didn't change their Decks, resulting in often starting with high-Star monsters, including Bakura.
"Is that so? Your Hand isn't that good either." Looking at Bakura's "You can read my mind after all" expression, Hayato wanted to Rant about how Bakura's awkwardness was almost completely undisguised every time he looked at his Hand. "In that case, let me do you a favor."
"I Activate [Hand Destruction], all players with a Hand discard their entire Hand, then draw the number of cards discarded from their Deck." Saying this, Hayato showed the back of his Hand to Bakura, "Aside from the activated Hand Destruction, my current Hand is 4 cards, so I can draw 4 cards from my Deck."
"I also had four cards." Bakura drew four cards. Looking at his newly refreshed Hand, his face showed delight. He looked up at Hayato, "Heh heh heh, I really have you to thank for your Hand Destruction, Hayato-kun. My Hand is quite good now."
"Is that so? If my Hand Destruction brought you a smile, then nothing could be better. But, how about experiencing double the happiness?" Hayato flipped up the Set Card he had on the Field earlier, "I Activate [Mind Crush], Declare one card name. The card name I will Declare is---"
"[Dark Doll Necrofear]!"
"Nani! Bakana!"
Following Hayato's Declaration, the Set Card in his Spell/Trap Zone flipped up, and a wave of energy shot out from the Card, directly hitting Bakura's Hand. If the card name Hayato Declared wasn't in Bakura's Hand, this electric light should have connected to Hayato's Hand, but looking at the current situation, it's obvious, Bakura truly had [Dark Doll Necrofear] in his Hand!
"He actually got the Millennium Eye beforehand? You bastard!" Bakura, or rather, the Great Evil God within Bakura, was somewhat irritated.
The Millennium Eye's ability is the sight that sees through truth. Mind Reading is just the most basic way to use it. Hayato Kobayashi before him wasn't the first time he had shown strange abilities. There's no doubt he possesses the Millennium Eye. Bakura even suspected his identity had been seen through by him.
"Who exactly are you, and how much do you truly know!"
"Just a passing Duelist, remember that." Borrowing a line, Hayato commanded, "Possession confirmed, Effect activated! Mind Crush, Bakura!"
The electric light connected to Bakura's Hand suddenly surged and thickened. The electric shock followed the Card and connected to Bakura's hand holding the Card. Something around him suddenly seemed to shatter, leaving Bakura momentarily dazed. And when he came back to his senses, he found that several cards from his Hand had all left his grasp, scattered onto the ground and disappeared.
"Damn you, Hayato!" An angry expression appeared on Bakura's face, but only for a moment, then changed into a sinister smile, "Did you think I would say that? Idiot, you fell for it! I knew you would use this kind of Card that can maximize the use of the Millennium Eye's ability!"
Hayato, who only included Mind Crush in his Deck because it was indeed useful and wasn't sold off with Weevil's other cards: ???
"The moment [Dark Doll Necrofear] is sent to the Graveyard, I can Activate the Card I Set last Turn! [Spirit Message]!"
The card Bakura Set earlier flipped up. A skull-shaped mist emerged from the Card Art, just looking at it sent shivers down one's spine.
"Spirit Message's Effect is, each time your Turn ends, I can place one Spirit Message Card in my Spell/Trap Zone." The word 'triumph' was practically carved onto Bakura's face. "If you cannot defeat me within five Turns, when the five cards 'D', 'E', 'A', 'T', 'H' are Assembled on my Field, I will directly achieve Victory in the game!"
"Start the Countdown to the end of your Life Points, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Oh? A Trap Card version of Exodia? So strong, truly too strong. In that case, I Set two cards, then End my Turn." Hayato looked at Bakura's eerie Field, but didn't take Bakura's threat seriously at all. "Oh dear, how dangerous, I'm actually left with an Empty Field."
[Hayato: 4000LP, Hand 2]
[Set Card][Set Card]
"Hayato Kobayashi, stop being sarcastic! If you keep acting like this, you'll become fertilizer for my Dark Deck!" Bakura finished playing the Pun in Hayato's name with one sentence, but looking at his expression, he didn't seem to do it on purpose.
Hayato Kobayashi: In Japanese, "Kobayashi" is a homophone for "fertilizer," and "Hayato" has the same pronunciation as "Oh dear."
"The moment your Turn ends, Spirit Message's Effect activates, Spirit Message Card 'E' will come to my Field!"
The skull representing Spirit Message showed the letter 'D' on its forehead. The mist surrounding it spread and split, and mist inscribed with the letter 'E' appeared in a nearby position.
"After D is E, huh? I still suggest you Assemble letters like V, M, X, those are a bit more powerful."
"My Turn, Draw a Card!" Ignoring Hayato's meaningless words, Bakura's Hand returned to 1, then returned to 5. "Since your city gates are open, then I won't hold back. Normal Summon [Goblin Zombie], then along with the Newt on the Field, Direct Attack you!"
[Goblin Zombie], whose entire skin was completely rotted away, leaving only pale bones and muscles, appeared on the Field. As soon as it appeared, it immediately, along with the Newt on the side, which seemed constantly bothered, swung its blade towards Hayato.