## Chapter 115: The Goddess of Destiny Smiles
Ending his Turn, Putah outwardly wore an expression of frustration at not being able to defeat Joey Wheeler this Turn, but inwardly, he was sneering.
'One Set Card in my Spell/Trap Zone is the Trap Hole I just Set. As long as a Monster with 1000 or more ATK is Summoned, it will instantly fall into my Trap and be Destroyed.'
'As for the other Dark Sacrifice, it protects my Monsters from being Destroyed by Cards like Time Wizard or Lightning Vortex. My Monsters are invincible!'
As for One-Shot Samurai? A Monster with only 500 ATK was not worth his concern at all.
Joey Wheeler didn't know what Putah was thinking at the moment. He placed his Finger on his Deck, somewhat hesitant.
He had exhausted all the Resources he could use, whether in his Spell/Trap Zone or his Hand. The only Monster left on his Field was One-Shot Samurai with only 500 ATK.
'Could it be that my Duelist Kingdom journey ends here?'
Joey Wheeler racked his brain but couldn't figure out how he could possibly defeat Putah's Sealed Beast. His Finger on the Deck couldn't help but tremble slightly, unable to Draw a Card for a long time.
If he couldn't defeat Putah, he wouldn't be able to continue participating in the Top 8 Match. If he left the Top 8 Qualifiers, he wouldn't be able to win the Duel King's Prize Money, and then Shizuka wouldn't have money for the Surgery.
Thinking of his sister potentially losing her sight forever, the usually bold Joey Wheeler couldn't help but feel fear.
That was the one thing he absolutely didn't want to happen.
"My Turn, Draw!" Drawing a Card with full Aura, Joey Wheeler looked and saw it was Graceful Dice, corresponding to the Skull Dice he had used before. On the Card's surface, Joey Wheeler vaguely saw the face of the angel transform into the face of his sister—Kawai Shizuka.
'I want to see you, big brother~'
His sister's words seemed to echo in his ears. Joey Wheeler suddenly looked up at Ptah Gallum across from him. "Hey, you guy named Putah, sorry to keep you waiting!"
"Now, I'm going to take you down!"
Putah smirked dismissively. "Heh, are you going to use that kind of Weak Monster again? It's useless! No matter what kind of Card you Draw, you can't defeat my Sealed Beast!"
Joey Wheeler didn't answer Putah. Instead, he looked at the Graceful Dice in his Hand and muttered to himself, "I have a sister. Although I'm not very smart and I'm Reckless, my sister, she's always looked at me like a hero."
"Her eyes are sick and need Surgery, but our family doesn't have money. The Duelist Kingdom's Prize Money is our last and only hope."
"What are you trying to say, you guy?" Putah's eyes narrowed.
Joey Wheeler smiled and played the Graceful Dice from his Hand. "My sister, she needs me, she needs a hero to help her."
"So, how can a hero run away from the battle?"
"Activate Magic Card, Graceful Dice!"
Watching a chibi angel holding a Dice appear on the Field, Joey Wheeler's Heart was filled with mixed emotions.
His parents had divorced, the initial reason being his father's alcoholism, Gambling, and domestic violence, which caused marital conflict. Because of this, he hadn't liked Gambling much since he was a child, as it always reminded him of his father, who was like a violent Demon when drunk.
If he could, he wouldn't want to use the Gambling Cards in his Deck. Due to their characteristic of high reward coexisting with high risk, Gambling Cards were among the cheapest types on the market, and Joey Wheeler only used them because he didn't have much money.
'It's truly ironic that I hated my old man so much, yet now I'm entrusting the Victory or Defeat to vague Gambling Luck.'
'But, if it's for Shizuka's sake...'
'Please, Goddess of Destiny, help me defeat the enemy before me!'
"The Effect of Graceful Dice can only be Activated on a Monster with 500 or less ATK. That Monster's ATK will become a multiple of the Dice roll." Joey Wheeler only had one One-Shot Samurai on his Field, which perfectly met the usage condition for Graceful Dice. "Dice, roll!"
Hearing this, the angel threw the Dice it was holding. It landed in the center of the Field and began to roll.
5 Points.
3 Points.
4 Points.
2 Points.
The numbers on the Dice flashed by quickly. Both Putah and Joey Wheeler, and even everyone watching the Match, focused intently on the slowing Dice.
The angel didn't have much Strength, and the Dice quickly stopped. It rolled past the 1 Point that nearly stopped Joey Wheeler's Heart, and the side facing up in the end showed 6 Points!
"No, impossible!"
"Maximum value six, Yatta ze!" Joey Wheeler nearly jumped with joy when he saw the final result. "Because of the Effect, One-Shot Samurai's ATK will increase!"
"500 Points will become 6 times, which is 3000 Points!"
"Attack Sealed Beast - Horuse, One-Shot Samurai!"
"Dash Iai!"
Under the angel's Power boost, the weak One-Shot Samurai erupted with astonishing Aura in an instant. Drawing its sword with a flash, it disappeared from its original position.
When it was caught by sight again, it had already appeared behind Sealed Beast - Horuse, slowly returning the katana in its Hand to its sheath.
"So slow." Uttering a phrase in English indifferently, One-Shot Samurai's sword just entered its sheath, and a huge wound suddenly appeared on the Toughness body of Sealed Beast - Horuse, cutting it precisely into two halves from head to tail.
"Although Kaiba treats it as a Normal Monster, it worked hard and erupted with a Light equivalent to Blue-Eyes White Dragon. As expected, Joey Wheeler, like Red-Eyes Black Dragon, is full of possibility." In the Spectator Area, Hayato showed a heartfelt smile.
Putah: 300 LP → 0
"I declare that the Winner of the first Match of the Top 8 Qualifiers is Joey Wheeler Katsuya!" The Old Butler appeared by the Duel Platform on time after Ptah Gallum's Life Points dropped to zero, announcing the result of the Match. "Although the Top 8 Match will eliminate Players, unlike the Kingdom Qualifiers, losers can still stay in the Castle and watch the subsequent—"
"No need for that!" Interrupting the Old Butler was Putah, who had lost the Match.
He gripped the handrails on both sides of the Duel Platform with both hands, his eyes red, staring intently at Joey Wheeler. "I'll remember you, Joey Wheeler Katsuya. Cherish the Victory you took from me, because one day, I will take it back from you!"
Saying this, without waiting for the automatic elevator behind him to extend, he jumped directly from the Duel Platform and ran into the Passage, disappearing. And the Spectator Area's Ptah Gallum's Secretary seeing this, quickly stood up from his seat and hurried off to find his Young Master.
However, Putah was ultimately the loser. Now everyone's attention was focused on Joey Wheeler.
Winning the Match, he let out a deep breath, as if relieved of a great burden. Turning back to look at his Partners in the Spectator Area, he showed a smile. "Hahaha, Old Man Joey Wheeler already said it, I'm the one who would win, right?"
"Stop being so cocky, Joey Wheeler." Tristan replied, then said with a smile, "Congratulations."
"Congratulations!" Téa also smiled and applauded.
Yugi: "Congratulations, Joey Wheeler-kun."
Bakura: "Joey Wheeler-kun, congratulations."
"Congratulations, Joey Wheeler." Hayato also smiled and applauded.
But just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly felt an uncomfortable gaze on him.
Turning his head to look, the guy named "Lemuria" was looking in their direction, still with an inexplicable smile on his face.