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[John Anderson: 4000LP, Hand 5]

[Yucheng Tenth Generation: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

Although it is common sense that John should take a break to adjust his condition after the duel with France. No matter how unprofessional his opponent is, the monster he uses is a "god" after all. Even if it is a replica, it has power far beyond that of ordinary monsters. John did not win without any injuries, and his physical strength was affected to some extent.

But this time, it was not only Judai, who was extremely fanatical about duels and the "duel idiot" in Ed's words, who proposed to continue the duel, but even John himself wanted to continue the duel. Although the loss of physical strength was an objective fact, it was also true that his card had evolved, which was what he meant by saying that although his physical condition was not at its best, his mental state was at its peak.

John and Judai were so engrossed in the duel that they were far less interested in other things than in the duel. It could be said that they were like a turtle and a mung bean - they fell in love with each other.

"Let me start first, John!" Judai remembered what John had just said, and deliberately chose to give up the relatively advantageous second move of the [Hero] deck and took the initiative. "It will take some time for [Ultimate Gem Beast - Rainbow Dragon] to be completed, right? Then let him accumulate strength for a while, and let me see how powerful he is when it's your turn!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Hearing Judai's words, John also smiled and nodded and said, "Oh! Thank you very much, Judai, the [Gemmons] and I will work hard!"

Judai looked at the cards in his hand, pulled out one and said, "Then you will take the lead!"

"Activate the Spell Card [Hero Arrival]! If there is no face-up monster on my field, you can activate this by paying half of my Life Points to Special Summon a Level 4☆ or lower [E-hero] monster from my Deck."

[Yujo Judai: 4000LP→2000LP, hand 6→5]

"I Special Summon [E·hero Bubble Man] in Attack Position!"

【E·hero Bubble Man】【ATK800】

However, before Judai placed the [E·hero Bubble Man] retrieved from the deck horizontally on the duel disk, John showed a card from his hand and said: "Then at this moment, I will also link your [Hero Arrival] to activate the effect of [Proliferation G] in my hand."

"This turn, every time you Special Summon a monster, I must draw a card from my deck. And because it is linked to the activation of [Hero Arrival], it naturally includes the Special Summon of [E·Hero Bubble Man] this time!"

At the same time as Judai put down the [E·hero Bubble Man] card, John drew a card from the deck.

[John Anderson: 4000LP, hand 5→4→5]

"If you choose the right time to activate it, you can at least draw a card. It's a card that you won't lose. It's really powerful, John." Seeing a cockroach appear at John's feet because of the effect of [Proliferation G], but because it was hidden in the grass, only a bright spot could be seen. Judai raised the duel disk and continued, "In that case, I can't lose to you. If I don't have other cards on the field, [E·hero Bubble Man] can activate its effect when it is summoned, reverse summoned, or special summoned. I draw two cards from the deck!"

"Draw!"

[Yujo Judai: 2000 LP, hand 5→7]

Pulling out cards from the deck, Judai continued, "Then I activate the magic card [Angel's Charity], I draw three cards from the deck, and then choose two cards from my hand to discard. The cards I want to discard are [Cross Transporter] and [E·hero Shadow Mist Girl]."

"When both cards are sent to the graveyard, the effect is activated. Chain C1 [E. Hero Shadow Mist Lady] C2 [Cross Transporter]. The effect of [Cross Transporter] is dealt with first."

Judai paused, retrieved a card from the Duel Disk and said, "When [Cross Transporter] is sent to the Graveyard, add an [N] monster from my deck to my hand."

"I add [N Sky Hummingbird] to my hand."

"Then I deal with the effect of [E·hero Shadow Mist Girl]. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, I can activate it. I add a [Hero] monster other than [E·hero Shadow Mist Girl] from my deck to my hand."

"I choose [E·hero Solid State Man]."

Without reducing the number of cards in his hand, Judai used two cards to search, and his hand increased by two cards out of thin air as if by magic!

[Yujo Judai: 2000 LP, hand 7→9]

However, no matter how many cards Judai has earned now, he will have to quickly consume them next. After all, fusion summons always lose cards.

"For this turn, I will Normal Summon the [E·hero Solid Man] I just retrieved in Attack Position." After playing a card, Judai continued, "And when [E·hero Solid Man] is successfully summoned, its effect will be activated."

"Special Summon a Level 4☆ or lower [Hero] monster from my hand - this Level 4☆ [E-hero Blazer]."

[E·hero Solid Man][4☆/Earth]

【Warrior/Effect】

[1300/1100]

[E·hero Flame] [4☆/Flame]

【Warrior/Effect】

[1200/1800]

It was also when the Tenth Generation used E-hero Solid Man to chain special summon E-hero Blaze Man that John's conditions for drawing cards were met again.

"The effect of [Growing G] is activated again. I draw a card from my deck." John drew a card, and the number of cockroaches at his feet increased again. "The more monsters I Special Summon, the more cards I can draw, Judai."

[John Anderson: 4000LP, hand 5→6]

"You can rest assured about this, John. In order to let you enjoy the duel to your heart's content, I will have to perform more than one special summon next." Judai smiled and showed the duel disk with another card retrieved, "But before that, let me retrieve the necessary cards first."

"If [E·Hero Blazer] is successfully summoned or Special Summoned, I can add a [Fusion] from my deck to my hand."

[Yujo Judai: 2000 LP, hand 9→7→8]

"Send the Cross Guard in my hand to the Graveyard to activate its effect!" Showing a card in his hand, Judai looked at John and said, "Select an E-hero or N-type monster from my hand or Graveyard and Special Summon it. If it is a monster Special Summoned from the Graveyard, the effect of that monster is negated. However, I want to Special Summon a monster from my hand."

"Come out, [N·Sky Hummingbird]!" [N·Sky Hummingbird], which was previously added to the hand by the effect of [Cross Porter], was summoned to the field by Juudai!

【N·Sky Hummingbird】【3☆/Wind】

[Birds/Beasts/Effects]

[800/600] "Then, I draw a card again because of your Special Summoning of a monster!" Seeing Judai Special Summoning a monster again, John drew a card again without hesitation. After drawing the card, his eyes lit up - because at this moment, he had already drawn the [Thunder King - Harmon] that was added to the deck into his hand!

"Looks like you drew a good card, John?" Judai waved his hand and said, "Then draw more cards. The next card I'm going to activate is the magic card [Fusion] in my hand!"

"Send the [E·hero Liquid Man] in my hand and the [E·hero Flame Man] on the field to the Graveyard as fusion materials. The condition is that they must be two [Hero] monsters with different attributes!"

"When the dual elemental souls meet, a fiery will bursts out from the source of life, releasing life and hope! Be born in the rising sun, hero of the sun!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 7☆!"

"Wake-Up! [E·hero Sunrise]!"

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【7☆/Light】

[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/1200]

"When [E·hero Sunrise] is Special Summoned, I will add a [Miracle Fusion] from my deck to my hand. [E·hero Sunrise] can also increase the attack power of the monsters on my field by 200 points of the attribute type of the monsters on my field!" Judai was not in a hurry to search for the card, and said first, "Because the attributes of the monsters on my field are earth, water, wind, and light, the attack power of all monsters will increase by 800 points!"

[Yucheng Tenth Generation: 2000LP, 4 cards in hand]

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK2500→3300】

[N Sky Hummingbird] [ATK 800 → 1600]

[E·hero Solid Man][ATK1300→2100]

[E·hero Bubble Man][ATK800→1600]

"But because of the Special Summon of the monster, I drew a card from the deck again." This was the fourth time John drew a card due to the effect of [Proliferated G] in this turn. He finally made up for all the cards he didn't draw in the previous duel with France. It was a great pleasure.

[John Anderson: 4000LP, hand 6→7→8]

"Well, draw more, John. Because I need to replenish some cards as well." Judai smiled mysteriously and waved his hand, "Not only the effect of [E·hero Sunrise], but when I successfully Special Summon a [E·hero] Fusion Monster, I can banish [Cross Guardian] from the Graveyard to activate its second effect."

"Pick two cards from my deck, then choose a card from my hand and return it to the bottom of the deck."

"It's not over yet! C1 [E·hero Sunrise] C2 [Cross Guard] C3 [E·hero Liquid]! This card can only be activated when it becomes the material for the Fusion Summon of a [Hero] Fusion Monster, is sent to the Graveyard, or is banished. I draw two cards from my deck and choose a card from my hand and discard it."

In a long chain, Judai drew a total of five cards from the deck, then put two of them back to the bottom of the deck and discarded them to the graveyard. In total, he earned the resources of three cards in his hand with one [Fusion] summon!

【游城十代：2000LP，手牌4→6→5→7→6→7】

"Next, I'm going to use the effect of [N Sky Hummingbird] on my field. John, you've drawn so many cards, can you let me share some of your joy?" Judai said with a smile, "Once per turn, based on the number of cards in the opponent's hand, I will restore 500 points of basic points for each card!"

"Because you have eight cards in your hand, John, I can recover 4000 basic points in one go!"

John saw that the cards in his hand suddenly turned into a large bunch of flowers. The [N·Sky Hummingbird] on the Judai field ran to him and was sucked in by a gust of wind. He actually used the advantage he got with [Proliferated G] to reversely use it to restore a large number of Judai's basic points!

However, using this effect now means that Judai has to stop here and end the round.

"Put five cards on my backcourt, and the turn is over." With an extremely cheerful smile, Judai put down five cards in one breath, showing his "feminine hero" style. "Come on, it's your turn, John."

[Yujo Judai: 2000→6000 LP, 7 cards in hand→2]

【E·hero Sunrise Man】【ATK3300】

[N Sky Hummingbird] [ATK1600]

【E·hero Solid State Hero】【ATK2100】

【E·hero Bubble Man】【ATK1600】

Backcourt: [Cover] x5

"Five covered cards and what not, Judai, you really are worthy of being Mr. Hayato's student." Thinking back to the past, when he was a child, he had the experience of dueling with Hayato. Although he was indeed taught a lesson by the opponent, which made him determined to continue on the path of a duelist to realize his ideal, the methods he used in the duel were really unforgettable.

Heavy traps and the like are the most annoying thing - it's not because the [Gem Beast] system itself is incompatible with investing too many magic and trap cards that occupy the backfield positions.

However, if we have to say it is a serious pit, the lineup arranged by the Tenth Generation at this moment does not seem to be very similar to John. Instead, it gives John a subtle sense of familiarity...

"Hmm? Wait, could it be that Judai you are here?"

John asked, suddenly realizing something.

"Hehe, you're so quick to notice, as expected of you, John." Judai said with a smile, "That's right, I'm also dueling in the style of yours, John. It's not that I'm imitating you or anything, it's just that since my opponent is you, I think it's most appropriate to use this duel style as your opponent."

"Although they are not powerful individually, they can release powerful power by supporting each other. Judai, you really understand romance!"

"John, you're not bad either!"

"Kuri Kuriri!" "Jiri~" Seeing that their partners were all hot-blooded idiots with duel-brained looks, [Winged Kuritama] and [Gemmon-Rubymon] looked at each other with a rather helpless expression on their faces.

"Judai, you are so thoughtful. I have to show my corresponding ability." John looked at the eight cards in his hand and drew another card. "It's my turn. Draw a card!"

Someone once said that the battle of Duel Monsters is a battle of card difference. In most cases, card resources can directly affect the outcome of the duel even more than basic points. Although there are examples of unfolding a larger field with fewer cards in hand, having enough cards in hand is definitely much easier than "unfolding with one card".

For example, now, facing so many monsters on the field of the Tenth Generation, John played a card at the first opportunity -

"If I have no face-up cards on the field, activate the effect of [Lightning Storm] to destroy all Attack Position monsters on the field or all Spell and Trap Cards on the field. I choose to destroy the former!"

Lightning strikes as a sign of friendship! (End of this chapter)