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Chapter 1678 I thought it was a speed bump. Tell my tears. We are all living with all our might.
Although Hayato currently has two cards in his hand that he can't play right now, Reno Hart and Little Mermaid, as well as two trap cards, Eternal Evil and Eternal Evil, the remaining two cards are enough for him to expand and strengthen his lineup on the field!
“Legend has it that alchemy has the ability to turn metals into gold. To achieve this, alchemists developed a technique called ‘substitution,’ which is to accelerate the chemical and conceptual changes of an object—a shortcut.” Hayato said suddenly, picking up a card. “Although my personal aesthetic is that ‘taking a shortcut is taking a long detour, and taking a long detour is the shortest shortcut,’ I’ll show you how ‘substitution’ works in fusion.”

"Send my [Tearful Lament Siren Mermaid], [Tearful Lament Mermaid], and [Shaddoll Hound] to the Graveyard as Fusion Materials. Spell Card [Displacement Fusion] activated! The Fusion Material requirement is three DARK monsters on the field!"

"The three-leafed shield-seeded spike-leaf vine, the three-legged man-eating plant three-pointed tree, and Vilthunus, the god of the changing seasons and plant growth, the mermaid and the shadow have now merged into one and become nourishment, turning into bones beneath this enchanting flower!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 9☆!"

"Sway, [Predatory Plant - Spikeleaf Vine Trident Flower Goddess]!"

[Predatory Plant - Spikeleaf Vine, Trident Flower Goddess] [9☆/Dark]

[Plant Tribe/Fusion/Effect]

[3000/3000]

A colossal plant dragon burst forth from the earth and appeared on Hayato's field, but compared to this vine dragon with an attack power of 3000, Yubel was more concerned about the third [Tears of Elegy] monster, which was finally sent to Hayato's grave at this moment!

As expected, the [Tears of Elegy - Siren Mermaid] activated its effect the moment it was sent to the graveyard, creating a third vortex of fusion on Hayato's field!

This time, the [Fierce, Hungry, Poisonous Fusion Dragon] from Hayato's graveyard reappeared, stood alongside the [Tearful Lament Siren Mermaid], and plunged into the tide to be submerged.

"If 【Tearful Lament Siren Mermaid】 is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect, you can activate this effect. Return the Fusion Material Monsters (including this card in the Graveyard) that are attached to the Fusion Monster from my hand, field, and Graveyard to the bottom of my Deck. Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck. The Fusion Material Monsters I use are 【Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon】 and the DARK monster 【Tearful Lament Siren Mermaid】 itself!"

"The alluring flower blooming in hell and the mermaid who guides death with her song, now become one, giving birth to a new threat from the depths of purgatory! Here, I proclaim the truth of my 'pure [Predator Plant] deck'!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

A giant morning glory bloomed on Hayato Field, and from the flower commonly known as the five-pointed star, a pair of purple dragon wings that seemed to encompass the universe suddenly spread out!

Hayato also slapped a card at that moment.
"Sing, sing, sing! [Predatory Herbivorous - Rhinoceros Horned Dragon]!"

[Plant-eating Rhinoceros Horned Dragon] [8☆/Dark]

[Plant Tribe/Fusion/Effect]

[2700/1900]

"It's not over yet. I'll activate the second effect of my Trap Card 'Half-Dragon Maid's Arrangement' in my Graveyard. By banishing this card from my Graveyard, I can Special Summon one 'Half-Dragon Maid' monster from my hand and Graveyard in Defense Position. The monster Special Summoned by this effect returns to my hand at the end of this turn."

By removing one card from the graveyard, Hayato picked up a card and said, "Now, the blind pile needs to speed up, Blue!"

"Hmph, the future Dragon Emperor - Little Blue, makes a dazzling appearance!" With one fist raised high, Little Blue made an excited entrance like Ultraman, then flicked its tail to toss the three cards on top of Hayato's deck.

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【2☆/Water】

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[500/1600]

"This effect can only be activated if 【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned. Send three cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard." Hayato continued, "But more importantly, this gives me two 【Half-Dragon Maid】 monsters of the same Attribute but different Levels on the field and in the Graveyard!" He didn't activate the cards sent to the Graveyard, as if Hayato's deck was poorly constructed.

"Quack! Not again?!" Little Blue's arrogant smile froze, and she turned to look at Hayato. "Could it be—"

"That's right! I'm going to remove all the little blue ones on the field and the big blue ones in the graveyard! The little blue ones that have already been used to build up their graveyards are no longer of any use. Just like that—they're gone!" Hayato grinned and waved his hand. "Transform a thousand times, Kira☆Kira's Shining Dragon Girl!"

"【Half-Dragon Maid·Personal Dragon Maid】!"

The Half-Dragon Maid, Azure River Dragon Girl, disappeared from Hayato's graveyard along with the Half-Dragon Maid, Laundry Dragon Girl. In their place appeared a mirror and a serving dragon girl standing respectfully beside it.

[Half-Dragon Maid - Personal Dragon Girl] [8☆/Light]

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[2000/3000]

"No Fusion Spell Card is needed. 'Half-Dragon Maid - Personal Dragon Girl' can be Special Summoned from my Extra Deck simply by banishing one 'Half-Dragon Maid' monster of the same Attribute but different Level from both my field and Graveyard." Hayato took a card from his Deck. "And if it is successfully Special Summoned, I can activate this effect to Special Summon another 'Half-Dragon Maid' monster of Level 4 or lower from my Deck."

"I specially summoned a level 4☆ Kuro—that is, the [Half-Dragon Maid - Dormitory Dragon Girl]."

[Half-Dragon Maid - Bedroom Maid] [4☆/Dark]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[500/1800]

The elegant black-clad dragon girl stood in the last empty spot on Hayato's field, flicked her feather duster to clear the dust from Hayato's field, and added another card to his hand.

"If [Half-Dragon Maid - Dormitory Maid] is Special Summoned, I can activate this effect. I add one [Half-Dragon Maid] Spell/Trap Card from my Deck to my hand. I chose the [Half-Dragon Maid] Fusion Card - [Half-Dragon Maid's Dressing Room]. Then I activate this card."

"I will use the monsters in my hand and on the field as Fusion Materials to perform a Fusion Summon of a Dragon-Type monster. I will use 'Half-Dragon Maid - Dormitory Maid' and 'Half-Dragon Maid - Personal Dragon Girl' on my field as Fusion Materials, satisfying the Fusion Material requirement of a 'Half-Dragon Maid' monster plus a Dragon-Type monster of Level 5 or higher!" "O perfectly elegant head maid who commands six maids, your master hereby commands you: Release the seal and unleash your true form!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 10☆!"

"Descent, Wagatsumashi! [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl]!"

【Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl】【10☆/Light】

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[3500/2000]

"The second effect of [Displacement Fusion] is to banish this card from my Graveyard and return any Fusion Monsters from my Graveyard to my Fusion Deck—I've chosen this [Half-Dragon Maid - Close-Combat Dragon Girl]." Retrieving the card from his Graveyard, Hayato placed his hand on the deck floating in mid-air. "I draw a card from my deck, Draw!"

"Hmph, as expected, the final trump card will eventually fall into my hands. I activate the Continuous Spell Card [Nightmare Mirage]!"

"Next, I'll set three cards face-down on my back field. That concludes my turn." Looking at his final turn on the field, Hayato announced the end of the turn with satisfaction. "Alright, now it's your turn to play Duel Monsters."

【小林隼人：4000LP，手牌5→6→5→6→5→2】

【Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl】【ATK3500】

[Herbivorous Rhinoceros] [ATK2700]

[Predatory Plant - Spikeleaf Vine, Trident Flower Goddess] [ATK3000]

【Ballad of Flowers】【ATK3000】

Backstage: [Nightmare of the Mirage] [GaiK (One Lifetime of Evil - The Echoing Lament)] [GaiK (One Lifetime of Evil - The Clear Echo)] [GaiK]

In the current Hayato field, [Predator Plant - Rhinoceros Horned Dragon] can provide one monstrous effect stun, [Ballad of Flowers] can provide one tri-color counter, [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] can provide one tri-color counter, and [Predator Plant - Spikeleaf Tri-Pointed Hellflower] can provide one extra special summon counter that does not chain;
Then, although the face-down card in the back row cannot be activated for the time being because there is no Tearful Monster on the field, the [Tearful Lament Tribe - Little Mermaid] in the hand can be Special Summoned to the Graveyard by Yubel activating the monster effect, and at the same time activate the monster effect of the Continuous Trap Card [Eternal Evil - Echoing Lament], and counter the three-speed, three-color counter of the Trap Card [Eternal Evil - Clear Echo].

Commentary death? That kind of prediction doesn't exist! This is [Tears of the Goddess]! Even if Yubel had her cards revealed, could she possibly come up with a way to counter this invincible combination? Absolutely not! Even "Information Sky Slash" would be defeated by "Full Power Tears of the Goddess." That's how powerful Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.0's Tobler is!
However, it would be a stretch to say that Hayato's side was at its peak. After all, although he knew who had the "Earth Angel" card, he was reluctant to have Hayato play cards with Isis at a high intensity like he was farming Kaiba, and he was also too embarrassed to steal Isis's card. Moreover, due to the limitation of DP points, he had to be selective when buying cards and had to make trade-offs.

But in the end, the fact that the whole family didn't get to eat any of the restricted [Tears] is already very strong. Just like Hayato's lineup on the field, how could Yubel possibly beat them?

As for Yubel, although he doesn't know all of Hayato's monsters—after all, Hayato almost only uses "Tears of the Goddess" in the virtual world and rarely uses it in the real world—while Hayato has been using "Predator" cards for a long time, the appearance rate of terminal monsters like "Predator - Spikeleaf Flower Goddess" is far less than that of "Predator - Rhinoceros Horn Dragon," not to mention the unprecedented Synchro Monster "Baron of Flowers."

But looking at the monsters on Hayato's field, Yubel knew at least one thing—no matter what the opponent's monsters' effects were, just blow them up first!
"The long-winded development is finally over. Is your duel just a storytelling performance, Kobayashi Hayato?" Already annoyed by Hayato's seemingly endless developments, Yubel couldn't wait to draw a card from his deck as soon as Hayato announced the end of his turn.

"So during my opponent's preparation phase, because of the effect of [Nightmare Mirage], I draw two cards from my deck to make my hand four cards. As a trade-off, during my next preparation phase, I will randomly discard two cards from my hand."

Originally, [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] could have been Special Summoned during both players' Standby Phases by summoning a Level 9 or lower [Half-Dragon Maid] monster from Hayato's hand or Graveyard—like a Level 8 [Close-fitting Dragon Girl] that had already been summoned and had its revival restriction removed. However, because Hayato was using the [Displacement Fusion] effect to draw cards, he returned it to the Extra Deck. Besides that, Hayato didn't have any other [Half-Dragon Maid] monsters in his Graveyard, so he had to waste the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl].

As for why Hayato doesn't return the "Tears of Elegy Clan: Narcissus Mermaid" to his Extra Deck when it's still in his graveyard? Is it because Hayato has other uses for it?

Upon hearing Hayato's words, Yubel frowned and said, "What kind of 'price' is that? You clearly wanted to use that effect to send two 'Tears of Elegy' monsters from your hand to the graveyard! You even went so far as to send that face-down card, which is probably 'Extraordinary Food,' to the graveyard before 'Nightmare Mirage' takes effect—what an utterly shameless deck!"

As she spoke, she played a card from her hand, "Since you've replenished your cards, then during my Main Phase, I'll first play this spell card, [Pot of Greed]—"

“I don’t understand, I’ll just ignore it.” Hayato said without hesitation, and with a wave of his hand, the [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] on the field immediately spewed out a breath of dragon fire, blasting the [Pot of Greed] that Yubel had just placed on the field into [Pot of Greed] fragments. “The effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] can only be activated when the opponent activates the effect of a Spell, Trap, or Monster. Negate that activation and destroy it.”

"And I will return [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Maid] to my Extra Deck, and Special Summon [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Maid Butler] from my Extra Deck!"

"Come out, Crab Bro. I mean, [Dragon Girl Butler]!"

Releasing her breath depleted the power within [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl]. Being just a maid and lacking the strength of other monsters, she reluctantly transformed from her dragon form into human form to conserve her energy. Hearing Hayato's "slip of the tongue," [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Girl Butler] glared at him with resentful eyes.

【Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Girl Butler】【9☆/Light】

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[3000/2000]

"Tsk, troublesome monster. But since you've used your effects to stop me from drawing cards, it means you're prepared to face this—the destruction of lightning!" Yubel sneered as he played a card, "Spell Card [Lightning Strike], destroy all monsters on your opponent's field—"

"Weak, weak, weak! I'll keep going!" Hayato interrupted Yubel again, waving his hand. The [Ballad of Flowers] on the field immediately unleashed a sword aura that seemed capable of cleaving even a meteorite. "This effect can be activated once per day while the [Ballad of Flowers] is face-up on the field. It negates and destroys the effect of a Spell/Trap/Monster!"

"Boom!" The ceiling of the room had just been gathering thunderclouds, and it was cleaved in two by a sword with a loud boom, causing Yubel to waste two cards without accomplishing anything.

After being thwarted twice in a row, Yubel's expression immediately turned ugly: "You bastard, how dare you interfere with my progress, twice in a row!"

"Does the effect of your treatment require another day?" Hayato raised his hand and asked back, even mimicking a one-armed version of the "Great Spin of Virtue." "And that's actually your unfolding technique? I thought it was a speed bump."

　DB Box announced three new series. Compared to the Fusion series [Hundred Arms] and the Synchro series [Killer Melody], I'm more excited for the Reverse Monsters series [Corrective Trick]. The last Reverse Monsters series was the 10th issue with the Yonta Magic Triangle and the Machine Bug. It's been a long time since I've seen a Reverse Monsters series.

　　Also, besides Father's Day yesterday, something big happened at 4:04 PM (I'll move a non-biodegradable plastic chair from a food stall here first).
　　
　
(End of this chapter)