Chapter 537 Curse of the Eye

Chapter 537 Curse of the Eye

Chapter 537 The Curse of the Thousand Eyes (7K for monthly ticket~)

"Welcome, Amagi boy~"

At International Illusion Company, Mitsuru Amagi followed Ansel through the video corridor. Not far away, a man walked towards them.

The man had long silver hair and wore a very formal red gentleman's coat. He used his long hair to cover his left eye.

While clapping, he walked to a place not far from Amagi Hikaru and greeted him with a smile.

His accent is very strange. If he speaks construction site English, he is a typical American after all. His father is a big casino owner in Las Vegas and he is the son of a super rich man.

But to say that he speaks normally is somewhat unreasonable.

Because his words seemed to be singing, with very strange ups and downs, as if in an opera.

"Hello, Mr. Beckas." Amagi Mitsuru also returned the greeting.

Then he glanced at the scene around him.

this place……

Tiancheng Guang vaguely felt that this place was familiar.

"Hehe, that's right, Amagi boy~ The place you are now is the place where Kaiba boy and I dueled."

Knew it--

When Amagi Mitsuru first came to this place, he actually felt a little familiar with it. He had a vague impression of the surrounding area, but he had never been to the International Illusion Company. Now seeing the various equipment and virtual imaging machines spread out around, as well as the "dueling stage" that was so huge that several people could stand on it, made Amagi Mitsuru feel somewhat familiar.

However, I didn't expect to end up in a place like this all of a sudden.

He was still vaguely excited.

However, after the excitement, he suddenly looked at Beckas again, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Beckas still kept smiling.

Tian Chengguang hesitated for a moment, then immediately placed his hand on the Emerald Book, and then asked hesitantly: "I heard that Mr. Becas has the ability to read people's thoughts..."

Tian Chengguang knew that it was a little inappropriate to ask such a question at this time, but his inner thoughts were discovered in an instant, and Tian Chengguang was instinctively on guard, so he took the initiative to ask.

"Yeah, of course."

He said it openly.

"President?" "So this is true--" Maeda Hayato and Ansel couldn't help but exclaimed.

In fact, the two have always been very curious about the rumor that Bekas has the ability to read minds. However, at first glance, they both seem to be successful in their careers and have lively personalities, but the former has been autistic in the dormitory of the Duel Academy for several years, and the latter seems to entertain others but is actually a pessimist. Neither of them would ask Bekas.

But they were indeed curious, so when Tiancheng Guang asked, they both looked at Bekas curiously.

Others, such as the Maze Brothers and Bekas' bodyguards, did not react so much.

After all, they are all old employees and know some of Becas's secrets to some extent.

But Amagi Hikaru was a little confused.

Logically, shouldn't Beckas have this ability to read minds?
Amagi Hikaru frowned.

In the original work, Bekas was originally famous as a painter, but his lover died young, so he gave up his dream of becoming a painter. In order to find a way to revive his lover, he went to Egypt and obtained the "Millennium Eye", which gave him the ability to read minds.

But at this point in time, his Millennium Eye should have been gone long ago, so how could it still be like this?

This mind-reading isn't a natural ability like Saiou's, so can he retain it?

"I'm sorry, Amagi boy~" Becas rubbed his forehead gently, "I didn't mean to read YOU's inner thoughts just now."

What's happening here?
Tiancheng Guang was a little confused.

Beckas shook his head slightly, turned around and motioned everyone to follow.

Passing through some memorial buildings in front of the International Vision, we gradually entered the more cutting-edge and simpler design floor of the National Vision Company.

As he walked, a curly-haired designer from International Illusion walked out of the studio, saw Bekas, quickly saluted him, and followed him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. France."

"No, no, no, that's not the case, Mr. Beckas." The gray-haired curly-haired man said it was okay, while raising his eyebrows and winking at Maeda Hayato, looking very proud.

France...

This is a talented designer.

Amagi Hikaru remembered this person.

In the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, card design is not a simple matter. Many cards are "sprites" that exist first and then appear as cards.

For example, the "Three Fantasy Gods" cards made by Pekas all started with stone slabs, and then Pekas used his personal abilities to design the cards of the Three Fantasy Gods, and then the "souls" of the Three Fantasy Gods were transferred into the God Cards.

Similarly, the cards of the three mythical gods left this world along with the soul of the nameless pharaoh. It was also because Bekas relied on his personal ability to copy a "Winged Dragon of the Sun God" for research.

Another example is Ed’s father, the famous “World Destruction Card Maker” designer Phoenix.

Whether it is animation or comics, those BOSSes who have no shape or whose bodies have disappeared require his extraordinary design talent to create carrier cards or unseal cards.

Whether it's the Planet series or Blood Demon D, they all depend on him.

However, he is not the only designer of the entire "GX", and it does not mean that all the blame should be put on Mr. Phoenix.

For example, Hayato Maeda later became a card designer and designed new environments and cards for the tenth generation.

In the original work, there are other outstanding designers in this world, that is, the "France" in front of us.

Unlike Hayato Maeda who pays more attention to art and "design sense", France's idea is very simple. Duelists are pursuing more powerful cards, so the cards he designs are relatively powerful cards.

It is precisely because of this idea that in the original work, Bekas awarded the Best of the Year to Hayato Maeda, which made France, who had always wanted to be recognized by Bekas, hate Hayato Maeda and to some extent feel jealous of him.

Under such circumstances, France stole the "Winged Dragon of the Sun God" card that Bekas used to research and copy from the company, and then participated in the GX competition.

It is impossible for a normal person to use the God Card.

If you want to touch God, you will be punished by God.

But - France is a "genius".

The "God Binding Tomb" he designed can even control the will of the Sun God, allowing him to use the Sun God to duel with Judai!
This alone makes him far superior to all other designers of his time.

It is precisely because of his talent that Beckas has always attached great importance to him and wanted to train him.

Unfortunately, he did not understand Becas’ design philosophy—strength is one aspect, but “sense of design” is more important.

Apparently, the France in this world did not steal Pteranodon's card, but he still kept competing with Maeda Hayato.

"In fact, ME discovered this a long time ago."

Bekas brought two of his most admired designers, and Ansel, the "Duel Academy Representative" selected by the International Illusion Company, and talked to Amagi Mitsuru as they walked.

"Yes, just as you know, ME has the ability to read minds... But, that was a long, long time ago."

As Becas walked steadily forward, he said, "More than ten years ago, I wanted to revive my lover, and I had evil thoughts, so I forced many people to duel with me.

At that time, I obtained the legendary [Millennium Artifact] that is now circulating in the market...

Yes, those stories are not exaggerated, but what Game Boy really experienced. "

Bekas put his hands behind his back and did not touch his left eye socket.

"ME has a thousand-year-old artifact, the Millennium Eye, which can read people's minds and let me see what other people are thinking. Because of this, I can be successful in everything I do."

But then——

He continued.

After losing the game, he gave up on his previous career and prepared to be a wealthy boss, but he was attacked and his eyes were taken away.

After that, he was just an ordinary middle-aged uncle - at most he had talent, could create a blue-eyed light dragon, and had unparalleled artistic attainments.

The corners of the Maze Brothers' mouths twitched as they listened to Bekas' self-introduction.

All in all, after that, Bekas was not too obsessed with anything. He simply ran the International Illusion Company, promoted the development of Duel Monsters, and by the way, created various "cartoon monster" collections according to his own preferences.

He basically doesn't ask about other things.

Even in the original "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX", apart from the matters of his own designer, he only discussed the discovery of "Light of Destruction" with his acquaintance, Principal Samejima.

After all, the latter is indeed a cosmic "disaster" that would threaten the entire Earth.

"But——" Beckas walked to a huge laboratory, stopped, turned around, put his hands behind his back, smiled gently, and spoke to several people around him.

"About two years ago, ME suddenly discovered that ME accidentally heard the voice of another person."

"Ah!" "Wow——"

Two years ago?
Amagi Hikaru listened to the story in amazement.

Beckas nodded and continued.

At first he thought he was hallucinating and that he was still the person who possessed the magic weapon. However, as the voices he heard became more accurate, he gradually realized that he seemed to be able to hear other people's voices again.

He was actually very nervous at first.

Because he actually knew about "Saiou Takuma" - he was one of the few people in this world who discovered the "Light of Destruction" in advance and made preparations for it, so he knew that the Light of Destruction could enhance this ability and make people infected by the power of the Light of Destruction want to destroy and destroy more.

But later, he gradually discovered that his situation was different from Saiou Takuma's.

While he does once again hear people’s inner voices, he can’t actually actively listen to people’s hearts.

More like a throwback and a bonus.

Then he considered another possibility.

That is, "elf adaptability".

Originally, he did not have the ability of elven power. He himself could not see elves, and without the thousand-year-old artifact, he could hardly do these things.

But with the emergence of dimensional exploration and the development of the concept of "elf adaptability", Bekas, as the world's number one designer and president of International Illusion, naturally has to work hard to cultivate this ability.

Regardless of anything else, being able to see the elves was quite tempting to Becas.

At least he would be very happy if he could see a "cartoon" monster.

Therefore, in addition to work, Bekas is also learning how to improve the adaptability of elves. In the past few years, he has gradually improved to a very high level, reaching the nine-star level, which is much higher than Tianchengguang, a student who has only been studying for two years.

"In fact, it is not much different from ME's guess—"

Beckas said with a smile.

Although he no longer had the Millennium Artifact, as the elf's adaptability increased, he once again had the ability to listen to other people's inner thoughts, and it seemed that the higher the elf's adaptability increased, the clearer the voices he could hear.

That is why, this year, when he heard France's incomprehension and confusion about his own behavior, after watching Amagi Hikaru's duel, he was inspired and created the "Dragon Magic Guardian" specifically to assist in fusion, and then used it to convey his ideas to all designers.

Strength is always secondary. The concept of the designers of International Illusion Company is always to combine design, spirituality, strength and art. The pure pursuit of strength is not what designers should have.

With the mind-reading ability that returned to his body, he resolved minor conflicts in the company, relieved France's mind, and prevented France from wasting his time. As for the competition between France and Maeda Hayato, he didn't care too much.

People need to compete with each other in order to progress faster. Besides, Maeda Hayato has no one chasing him and has the temperament of a sloth.

In short.

This ability to read minds made Beckas very satisfied, as if he had returned to the past.

"As expected of Mr. Bekas! So powerful!" France, a super fan of Bekas, shouted excitedly, not minding at all that he had been read by others' minds before.

"But..." Beckas said, closing his eyes. The second "turn".

The smile on his face gradually faded.

Indeed, mind reading is a very powerful ability. Countless gamblers are eager to acquire the ability to read minds so that they can easily see through the dealer's actions and easily know which is the most "profitable" option.

but--

Beckas has seen through the stupidity of gamblers since he was a child, and even became a "gambler" in order to resurrect his lover. He knows very well that there is no such good thing as pie falling from the air. Just like when he was "given" the Millennium Eye, it was never "lucky".

So, over the past year, he has been researching and exploring why he regained the ability to read minds.

then……

He finally found it!

"Well, everyone, be careful—"

Becas turned around and signaled the two bodyguards to open the door. The bodyguards looked at each other, nodded, and came to the door. They first entered the password to unlock the mechanical password.

Afterwards, after the electronic password was unlocked and the first-floor door opened, what appeared in front of everyone was a new-floor door closed with a metal spiral lock.

The two bodyguards worked hard to turn the door.

Several people couldn't help swallowing.

Bekas was so cautious in asking everyone to be careful, and the sealed doors were so layered that they couldn't help but feel stressed and nervous.

The second-layer metal security door was slowly unlocked, and then the door was slowly pushed open.

What appeared before them was an empty, dark room.

But then, a golden flash appeared.

The air froze instantly.

Cold sweat broke out on Maeda Hayato's forehead, and the relaxed smile on France's face disappeared.

The Maze brothers gasped, and the two bodyguards quickly dodged.

Just by being swept by the light, the group of people felt as if their bodies were pierced, and were filled with a cold feeling.

And the next second...

In the darkness, an eye slowly opened and scanned everyone. Almost everyone felt as if they were being strangled by the neck and were filled with a suffocating feeling.

Maeda Hayato was so scared that he hid behind France, and France was sweating and trembling.

What, what's going on?

I felt like I was seen through.

Amagi Hikaru blinked, and Tiera flew out automatically beside him, exclaiming "Wow..." in a low voice, looking at the [Eyes] in the darkness.

"...Mr. Beckas, this, could this be the legendary..." someone asked with a shiver.

"Yeah~~that's right, HAHAHA~~this is exactly the [Millennium Eyes] in the story of the Duel King that is passed down!" Bekas joked and laughed.

"Millennium Eye? Mr. Beckas, have you found it again--"

"No...not to retrieve it." Beckas shook his head.

"That is not the real Millennium Eye... NO - that is not the real Millennium Eye."

Becas nodded his forehead lightly, and then continued to explain: "How should I describe it?
That should be the spirit of the Millennium Eye?"

"Does a thousand-year-old artifact also have an [Elf]!?" France exclaimed.

How could a thousand-year-old artifact contain any spirits?

Amagi Hikaru frowned and looked at the Millennium Eye in the darkness, then hesitated and thought.

It’s not the Millennium Eye, but the “elf” of the Millennium Eye?
Could it be that...

【Fantasy Demon Clan】!
In Amagi Hikaru's impression, Phantasmagor is a "new race" of monsters that was released not long ago. The biggest feature of this race of monsters is that every monster must have an [Eye] mark on its body!

"After more than a year of research, ME gradually discovered that ME did not regain the ability to read minds, but attracted the power of past souls. This power allowed me to regain the ability to read minds, but I was also overwhelmed by the unstoppable mind-reading every day."

In the past, he read minds selectively, so he only needed to know key information at critical moments.

But now, automatic mind reading 24 hours a day is really tormenting for someone like him who is getting older and lacks exercise.

"So, ME calls it the Curse of the Thousand Eyes."

It's actually a curse?
Several members of the International Illusion Company immediately asked Beckas in panic how to deal with this matter.

Beckas shook his head gently and said, "It doesn't matter—"

Bekas is a man who has been through many battles and has seen a lot.

God's card, evil god's card, pyramid, light dragon, which card did not come into being through his hands?
The Curse of the Thousand Eyes does exist on him, but this curse is also a kind of "opportunity".

Because he discovered that behind the heavy fog and darkness, there were brand new "possibilities"!
If he could get rid of the "ghosts" that lingered here and would never dissipate, and overcome the curse of the [Eye], then he might be able to explore and create new monsters!

"A completely new monster?" "A race that doesn't exist today?" "Is Mr. Becas going to create a new design myth again!?"

The two designers Hayato Maeda and France exclaimed in amazement at the same time.

Rather than creating cards, Mr. Bekas, worthy of being the father of Duel Monsters, has already begun thinking about "designing" a whole new race!

"The only problem is that I no longer have that possibility—" Becas shook his head softly, tapped his forehead with his hand, and then looked at Amagi Hikaru, "Amagi boy, by now, YOU should understand why ME called you here, right?"

He had actually tried hard to duel with this [Eye] before, but unfortunately, he hadn't dueled for many years and was almost killed instantly. In addition, his physical fitness was notoriously poor without the Millennium Eye. After being defeated, he almost had to stay in bed for a month. Knowing that he couldn't do this, he began to look for someone who could do this for him.

In the duel with the [Eye], although he did not defeat his opponent, he also knew what types of those "new monsters" might be, so he knew that he needed an excellent person with the possibility of [fusion].

Then... who could this [possibility] be?
Tian Chengguang nodded reluctantly.

Becas said, "I'm sorry. I didn't tell YOU what I was going to do beforehand. I just asked the Labyrinth Brothers to ask you to duel with me.

After all, I didn’t tell them what happened here.”

"I watched your duel at the GX Tournament, and I asked Ans-boy to observe you closely. I also gave you the [Guardian of the Dragon Mage] card. By the way, I also asked Mr. Muto Sugoroku to use the Forgotten World to estimate your resilience.

The result is undoubtedly perfect.

You are indeed the duelist I need!"

Only then did Amagi Mitsuru realize that there were such details involved.

The Maze brothers looked at each other, the elder brother shrugged, and the younger brother spread his hands indifferently.

They really thought that Bekas asked Amagi Mitsuru to come because he wanted to duel with the outstanding junior, so they wanted to make fun of Bekas.

Although Bekas has produced many new cards over the years, he hasn't had any duels for more than ten years, and he can't even hold the duel disk properly. They actually want to see Bekas duel with Amagi Hikaru, a new-age, excellent and powerful duelist.

It's a pity that I can't watch it.

After explaining everything, Bekas bowed solemnly to Amagi Hikaru and apologized. With the surprise of the people around him and the support of Amagi Hikaru, he stood up and began to tell his thoughts.

As the father of Duel Monsters, it was difficult for him to accept that a "new race" was in front of him, but he could only watch and not touch it.

So he really wanted to cross the [Eye].

"Mr. Beckas, in that case, let me do it!" France shouted and prepared to take out the deck from his pocket.

For the sake of Bekas, he prepared to take out the "God-Binding Tomb" which he had never dared to let Bekas see.

Becas shook his head: "Mr. France, you are a genius designer, but you are just a genius designer. If it is just about defeating the Eye, then there are people in the world who can defeat it.

But - what ME needs is to defeat the Eye while preserving new possibilities."

This kind of thing requires a specialized person to do it.

Apart from Amagi Hikaru, he did not see anyone else. Even Ed and John, whom he admired the most, did not have this talent.

Is this so...

Amagi Hikaru knew that at this time, Bekas probably had not seen the duel of the tenth generation, otherwise he would have a choice.

But in fact, Amagi Hikaru didn't mind.

Because he had secretly heard from Maeda Hayato in advance that Bekas was now extremely weak in dueling and it might be difficult for him to duel on equal terms.

In that case, it doesn't matter.

"Mr. Becas, you could have told me about what's happening here in advance so that I could prepare in advance. However, since you trust me so much, I won't let you down." Tian Chengguang lit up the duel disk, "Then leave it to me!"

"Oh! You are worthy of being Amagi BOY!" Becas couldn't help but applaud.

"Then..." Becas took out a card from his suit and handed it to Amagi Hikaru with a smile, "Then, this card is given to you. Regardless of whether YOU can defeat [him] or not, ME believes that the most suitable person for this card should be you."

Fusion is born!

Tian Chengguang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Too strong——

Amagi Hikaru cheered in his heart.

This seems to be the first time that Amagi Hikaru has received the "prize" before the duel.

The card Fusion Birth is a normal magic card that can be directly retrieved by the Dragon Mage Guardian. Regardless of whether it can be fused or not, it is a profit for his deck to have 5 cards in the graveyard!
Afterwards, Bekas told Amagi Hikaru that if Amagi Hikaru defeated the [Eye], then in the future, he would definitely give Amagi Hikaru the [New Race] card in advance.

That feeling is even better——

Who says artists are crazy? This is great!

Amagi Hikaru walked into the house and the door slowly closed automatically. In the darkness, Amagi Hikaru looked into the [Eye].

Then, the room suddenly lit up!
Countless lights shone on the floor, and Amagi Hikaru finally saw the structure of the entire room.

This is a large dueling arena. The [Eye] floating in the sky circled in the sky for a long time and flew to the other side of the dueling arena. Then, it emitted golden light again. After shining for a while, it gradually turned into a phantom.

one……

The shadow of a man wearing a red gentleman's coat and long silver hair, looking gentle and refined.

Becas!
The designers and employees who were standing outside the door and looking at the scene inside exclaimed at the same time.

No wonder——

No wonder Mr. Beckas couldn't solve it on his own.

It turns out that the opponent is actually [himself]!

Several people looked at each other.

The [present] Mr. Beckas will never be able to defeat his other self.

Becas was outside the huge laboratory, picked up the microphone, and said to Amagi Hikaru inside: "Amagi boy, be careful, that [Eye] has the ultimate ability to read minds. Even if you have some magic tricks to avoid mind reading, it cannot be avoided!"

Amagi Hikaru frowned.

I see. That is indeed difficult to deal with.

Amagi Hikaru flicked his left hand, and the duel disk opened automatically, emitting a faint purple light. On the opposite side, the figure smiled and raised his left hand slightly, turning it into a translucent duel disk with an "eye mark".

"duel!"

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000.
Shadow of the Millennium Eye, LP: 4000.
(End of this chapter)