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Chapter 1685 Yubel: I don't understand, I forgot in the middle, but anyway, the advantage is on my side!

"The cards randomly selected to be sent to the graveyard are this [Tears of Elegy - Renohart] and [Tears of Elegy Type - Kusha's Wrath]. Both of them have effects that can be activated, forming a self-destructing chain: C1 [Tears of Elegy Type - Kusha's Wrath] C2 [Tears of Elegy - Renohart]!"

"Don't even think about starting again! I'm going to chain the effect of my [Yubel Phantom]!" Although because of Hayato's self-chain, Yubel can only chain the effect of [Tears of Elegy - Renohart] and not the effect of [Tears of Elegy Type - Kusha's Wrath], I still have to stop it even if I can only block one, otherwise who knows what kind of situation Hayato will play out.

"When your opponent activates a monster effect, you can activate this effect by Tributing this [Yubel Phantom] on my field—change that effect to 'Destroy one [Yubel] monster from your Deck, hand, or field'!"

Seeing Yubel's action, Hayato waved his hand and said, "Then I'll chain-activate the effect of 'Tears of Elegy - Little Mermaid' in my hand. When my opponent activates the effect of a monster on the field, I can activate this effect to Special Summon it from my hand and send three cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard!"

"I can also chain-activate the effect of my [Revenge of the Demon Lotus] card. During my opponent's turn, if I control a [Yubel] monster, or if a monster's effect is activated, I can Tribute this card to activate this effect and change that effect to 'Destroy one [Yubel] monster on the field!'"

Even though it was only the preparation stage for Hayato's turn, both sides unleashed their full power in an instant, piling up a chain of attacks!

But it wasn't over yet. Hayato then activated his [Eternal Evil - Echoing Lament], a continuous trap card that, while having little presence on the field, could be used repeatedly: "Then I'll chain the effect of [Ren of the Sacrifice Demon Realm]. If I have a [Tears of Elegy] monster on my field, I'll target one monster on my opponent's field and negate its effect. I'm targeting [Yubel - Extremely Sad Dragon] on your field, Yubel!"

C6, [A Lifetime of Evil: The Lament]!
Before Yubel's [Requiem for the Demon Lotus] and [Yubel's Phantom] could change Hayato's monster effects to destroy her monsters, Hayato preemptively negated Yubel's monster effects directly. The target was naturally [Yubel - Extremely Sad Dragon], which was in defense position and could not be destroyed by battle, nor could it cause battle damage to Yubel through battle.

As for the choice of sending it to the graveyard, it would naturally be this [Divine Flame Dragon - Crimson Dragon] that he currently has no use on the field.

Seeing Hayato activate his Trap Card, Yubel decisively pulled out a card from his back row and showed it, saying, "Then I'll chain the effect of [Eternal Evil - Echoing Lament] and activate this face-down card in my back row!"

"Trap Card [Bitter Merza]! You can activate this card by Tributing 1 monster on my field. Select and add the Tributed monster from my Deck or Graveyard to your hand. The monster has a different original name but the same original Type, Attribute, and Level!"

"What I'm doing is Tributing this Level 10 Fiend monster, [Yubel], which I have on the field. I'm then Tributing it myself and adding another Level 10 Fiend monster, [Yubel the Spirit], from my Deck to my hand!"

During the preparation phase, both sides managed to open the chain store up to C7!

C1【珠泪哀歌族型俱舍怒威族】C2【珠泪哀歌族·雷诺哈特】C3【尤贝尔幻影】C4【珠泪哀歌族·小美人鱼】C5【纳祭魔界莲】C6【壹世坏·奏响的哀唱】C7【苦涩的默札】！
[Yuber: 4000LP, hand 0→1]

First, we dealt with Yubel's "Bitter Merza," adding a card from her deck to her hand. Immediately afterward, on Hayato's side, the whip used by "Tearful Lamenter Renohart" appeared in his hand.

Because he had already emptied his hand of cards in one go, and because [Temple's Water Spear] had been silently serving Hayato by his side, helping him get more cards—if only her gaze hadn't been so lewd, Hayato would have been even more grateful to her—even though Hayato only had one hand free to move, he was still able to grasp the whip and lash it out at Yubel.

"Snapped!"

The spikes at the end of the whip even broke the sound barrier as they sliced ​​through the air, creating a loud sonic boom. Yubel, being the monster on her own field, felt the pain acutely because she was Yubel herself. While she admitted to being somewhat perverted, she only ever played BDSM games with Jaden. The pain she felt from Hayato's actions was pure pain, and the only feeling it evoked was pure anger!
“Under the effect of [Eternal Evil - Echoing Lament], I send my [Divine Flame Dragon - Crimson Dragon] to the Graveyard.” Hayato said, picking up cards from the field and sending them to the Graveyard at any time. “Then it’s your effect of [Sacrifice Demon Lotus].

“Yes, so while your [Tears of Elegy - Little Mermaid] has successfully activated its effect from your hand, it can no longer be Special Summoned to the field or sent to the Graveyard from the top of your Deck.” Yubel looked at Hayato and said, “Now I only have one [Yubel - Extremely Sad Dragon] on my field, and you must choose to destroy it!”

"Then let's destroy it? You can't evolve any further anyway, right?" Even if it's destroyed, it can't evolve any further. Just like Hayato said before, [Yubel - the Extremely Sad Dragon], which has already reached its final stage, is not a threat to Hayato.

"And then, it's your [Yubel Phantom] effect again, modifying my [Tears of Elegy - Renohart] effect to..."

"Changed to: I choose to destroy one of my [Yubel] monsters that is on the field, in my deck, or in my hand."

Yubel stared at the dissipating remains of the [Yubel - Extremely Sad Dragon] that had just been destroyed on his field, gritted his teeth, and took a card from his deck to send to the graveyard: "I choose to destroy this [Yubel Elf] in my deck!"

"Hmph, trying to destroy [Yubel Spirit] to Special Summon a new version of yourself?" Hayato smirked. "But before you can unleash your full potential, it's time for my last card to activate its effect!"

"I don't need to explain the effect of 【Tears of Elegy - Type: Wrathful Might】 twice, right? If this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, send two cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard!"

Both sides used their methods to achieve most of their effects, and the final result was that even Hayato only managed to graveyard two cards from his deck. At least Yubel's initial goal was partially achieved.

After all, few people can guarantee that the cards they send to the graveyard will be 1000% useful. For most people, blindly sending five cards is less efficient than carefully sending one, because they might accidentally send powerful cards like [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring] or [G-Crystal Plus] into the graveyard as well. But for Hayato—

"【Tears of Elegy - Siren Mermaid】and 【Shaddoll】, you're really unlucky, Yubel. Didn't you just drag down the last 【Shaddoll】 in my deck? I had finally emptied my hand and was about to start playing 【Infernal Flame】, but now I have to start drawing cards again."

Hayato laughed and said, "Why are you looking so bitter and gloomy? Isn't a duel supposed to be fun? — At least I'm having a great time. So let's continue this pleasant, I mean, enjoyable duel!"

"C1 [Tears of Elegy Clan - Sirens] C2 [Shadowdow Beast]!"

As expected, the two cards Hayato had placed in the graveyard activated their effects again. Yubel understood why Hayato's deck was so thick at the start of the duel. After all, if he kept piling cards in the graveyard, a deck that didn't have a sixty-card limit might not last. Moreover, his opponent especially liked to bring some strange cards to play.

Before Hayato drew his card, Yubel said, "Don't think that only your monsters can be Special Summoned. The effect of my destroyed [Yubel Spirit] is activated! This effect can only be activated when this card is destroyed! Special Summon a second [Yubel] from my hand, Deck, Graveyard, or banished monsters!"

"Then I'll activate the effect of [Tears of Elegy - Rusaka Mermaid]! This effect can only be activated when an opponent activates a monster's Special Summon effect. Negate and destroy that activation, and then send one [Tears of Elegy] card from my hand or face-up on the field to the Graveyard!"

"You activated that monster's effect again?!" Yubel exclaimed in surprise. "But you don't have a single card in your hand right now. Are you going to send your 'Tearful Lament' Rusaka Mermaid to the Graveyard?!"

"You casually call cards your own Tamashi, deceive them out of their true feelings, and then unhesitatingly sacrifice them as useful tools in a duel—you're no longer human!"

"Wait a minute, don't punch me. How could I just casually sacrifice [Tears of Elegy Clan - Rusaka Mermaid]?" Hayato retorted. "Did I forget to introduce my [Tears of Elegy] to you?"

"Look at this mermaid body; look at this invincible blind pile; and look at this final effect—if [Tears of Elegy - Rusaka Mermaid] is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, activate this card and Special Summon it!"

"Beautiful, powerful, and immortal! This is the invincible power of [Tears of the Pearl]!"

As Hayato spoke, he didn't notice that the [Tears of Elegy Clan - Rusaka Mermaid] he had pulled over to introduce had taken the opportunity to snuggle into his arms, taking one of Hayato's arms around her, looking like "beauty is only fit for the strong (referring to Rusaka)". This made the expression of [Temple's Water Sprite] on the side look so fierce that it looked like she wanted to eat him.

"But then again, I never said I was sending the card to the graveyard to be [Tears of Elegy - Rusaka Mermaid] herself, did I?" Hayato said, holding a card on the field. "Although you can't tell from the name, all the other [Eternal Evil] cards, except for the family's top spell card, True Pearl—I mean [Pearl World]—have the [Tears of Elegy] field in them. And the card that [Tears of Elegy - Rusaka Mermaid] sends to the graveyard only requires the field name, not that it's a monster card!"

"C4 [Tears of Elegy - Rusaka Mermaid], I negate and destroy the effect of [Yubel Fairy]'s Special Summon [Yubel], and send [Eternal Evil - Echoing Lament], which had its effect used this turn, to the Graveyard!"

Yubel, who had retreated to the sidelines after her card was destroyed, held only the [Yubel Elf] card she had just added to her hand—her last resort. She watched Hayato's moves with indifference, unmoved even as her monster's Special Summon was about to be negated—after all, she couldn't actually do anything.

Although it seems like you're leaving the field completely empty and giving up, [Yubel Elf] has the effect of being Special Summoned from your hand when an opponent declares an attack. Furthermore, if it is Special Summoned, you can add one Spell/Trap Card with the name [Yubel] from your Deck to your hand or place it on the field. This allows you to re-set the Continuous Spell Card [Nightmare Pain] back onto the field.

In this way, combined with the fact that [Yubel] is also immune to battle damage, [Nightmare Pain] can reflect the battle damage Yubel receives back to Hayato, posing a significant threat to him. Even if [Yubel] is destroyed, its destruction effect is not limited to once per turn, and you can Special Summon a new [Yubel], and even send [Undead Torture Giant] from the Graveyard to Hayato Kobayashi's field!

Yubel: I don't understand (dialect), the middle is omitted, but the vibrant and competitive scene is still vivid in my mind - in short, the advantage is on my side!

Thankfully, Yubel didn't reveal all his plans, otherwise Hayato would have recorded it and played it repeatedly in class to show his students what "interpretation death" meant.

The first thing to be dealt with was the effect of [Tears of Elegy - Rusaka Mermaid]. With a single swing of its sword, it sent a watery sword aura into the graveyard, annihilating another [Yuber Elf] in the Yubel graveyard that was trying to revive. Then, Hayato's Continuous Trap Card [Eternal Evil - Echoing Lament] on the field shattered and was sent to the graveyard by its effect.

After C3's [Yubel Spirit] effect, it's Hayato's [Tearful Lament Siren Mermaid] and [Shaddoll Beast]. First, he draws a card from his deck using [Shaddoll Beast]'s effect. Hayato glances at his graveyard and says, "[Tearful Lament Siren Mermaid]'s effect: Graveyard Fusion. This time, the Fusion materials I've chosen are—[Tearful Lament Siren Mermaid] itself in my graveyard, and the last of the three cards I sent to the graveyard earlier using Little Blue's effect—this [Saint of Hell - Caltesia]!"

"The fusion material requirements are: [Saintess of Hell - Caltesia] plus a monster of the Light/Dark attribute!"

　Death Stranding 2, Countdown: 4 days

　　Gqux finale, countdown: 1 day

　　
　
(End of this chapter)