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Chapter 1715 Moss: I'm a girl

"It's a Triple Summon? Did you just draw it using the effect of [Space Gift]? Otherwise, you could have Special Summoned it from your hand using the effect of [Neurospace Expansion]." Asuka guessed.

"Although I'm a little late, a hero won't be absent when it's time to appear. And even though it's a Normal Summon, I specifically sent [N-Water Wave Dolphin] and [N-Flame Beetle] to the Graveyard." Jaden said, waving his hand, "Because I'm going to activate this Spell Card [Contact Gate] in my hand again!"

"You can activate this effect by banishing one of each of the two types of [N] monsters from my Graveyard—that is, [N-Water Wave Dolphin] and [N-Flame Beetle]! Special Summon one [N] monster with the same name from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard."

Jaden drew two cards from his deck and declared, "I Special Summon [N-Sky Hummingbird] and [N-Dark Panther] from my deck to my field, whose effects have not been negated!"

【N·Sky Hummingbird】【ATK800】

【N·Dark Panther】【ATK1000】

With the number of monsters on the field reduced to three, Jaden immediately replenished them with a "Contact Gate," filling all five monster zones. He then declared immediately after "N-Sky Hummingbird" appeared: "Once per turn during my Main Phase, I activate the effect of 'N-Sky Hummingbird.' Based on the number of cards in my opponent's hand, I recover 500 Life Points per card."

"Because you have six cards, Mr. Sato, I can now recover 3000 base points in one go!"

As he spoke, Jaden commanded his [N·Sky Hummingbird] to take flight and sip nectar from the flower cluster formed by Koji Sato's hand.

But at that moment, Koji Sato sneered, "Sorewatoka na?"

Just as the N·Sky Hummingbird was about to suck the nectar, the six clusters of flowers suddenly withered and decayed, and the Judai's base points were not able to recover even a little bit.
“As long as [Scabbed Wounded Knight] is in the Monster Zone, it will negate the effects that restore Life Points for both of us. That means we only have these 4000 Life Points to use, no more.” Koji Sato said, while also opening his face-down card in the back row, “And chaining your [N-Sky Hummingbird] effect to activate, I’m also going to open my face-down card in the back row—the Quick-Play Spell Card [Night Star Flash]!”

"That card isn't Hayato-sensei's!?" Asuka exclaimed in surprise when she saw the card activated by Koji Sato. "I always used to think that Hayato-sensei liked to give away cards to increase everyone's strength, but I've never been so reluctant to let him give away cards as I am now. Isn't this just making the enemies we face stronger?"

"The effect of that card, I remember, was—"

"This [Flash of the Night Star] can only be activated if the opponent controls two or more monsters than I do. The opponent can send any number of their monsters to the Graveyard," Koji Sato explained. "After that, I apply different effects depending on the number of monsters the opponent controls."

"When your opponent has 0 monsters remaining on their field, reduce my Life Points to half; when they have 1 monster remaining, restore your opponent's Life Points to 2000." Sato Koji, who was extending a finger as he spoke, paused, then smiled as he extended his second finger. "So far, these effects are favorable to you. However, when they have two monsters remaining, apply the effects of banishing your opponent's hand until the End Phase; when they have three or more monsters remaining, Jaden, you cannot activate any monster effects this turn."

It doesn't matter if it halves Koji Sato's Life Points or restores Jaden's Life Points, especially since the latter is unlikely to happen anyway, since [Scabbed Scar Knight] is still on the field. Jaden currently has six cards in his hand, and it would be a huge loss if they were all banished—even just until the End Phase—and with three or more monsters, monster effects can't be activated.
It doesn't seem like it's unacceptable, does it?
Looking at the monsters on his field, Jaden suddenly realized that although the effect of "Night Star Flash" seemed dangerous, the impact of simply not being able to activate monster effects wasn't actually that great.

After playing "Night Star Flash" in the back row, Sato-sensei only has two face-down cards left. The troublesome "Convenient Ride" next to it can be ignored as long as he doesn't draw cards from his deck. As long as he clears Sato-sensei's Life Points this turn with those two face-down cards and wins the duel quickly, he won't have to think about so many troublesome things.

Although only N-Sky Hummingbird, N-Dark Panther, and E-Hero Neos are in Attack Position among the monsters on my field, their combined Attack Power exceeds 4000 points, so defeating the opponent shouldn't be too difficult, especially since the opponent has a monster with 0 Attack Power in Attack Position on their field.

"So, Judai, what is your answer?"

Upon hearing Mr. Sato Koji's question, Judai, who had already made up his mind, replied without hesitation: "I will not abandon any of my teammates; they will all stay on my field!"

"So, you've chosen to give up your ability to activate monster effects this turn?" Koji Sato's smile seemed to be mocking Jaden. "It sounds like the choice you would make: easily give up, happily stagnate, and enjoy the present without looking at the past or the future."

【Flash of the Night Star】shot out, drawing a line in front of Jaden, but without harming any monsters. However, Jaden will also be unable to activate any of his monsters' effects this turn.

His initial plan was to summon [E·hero Nebula Neos] using the powerful Triple Contact Fusion. Further replenishing his hand wasn't the main point, since [Borrowed] was still on Sato Koji's field. The main thing was that Jaden wanted to use the effect of [E·hero Nebula Neos] to negate the effect of Sato Koji's [Scabbed Scar Knight]—but who knew that [N·Sky Hummingbird]'s effect would be sealed away while it was sipping nectar?

However, this has one advantage: when Jaden performs contact fusion, he no longer needs to worry about the uncontrollable side effects of the [New Universe] fusion monsters.

"Although the effect has been negated, how can such gravity bind our righteous souls? I will return [E·Hero Neos], [N·Sky Hummingbird], [N·Dark Panther], and [N·Earth Mole] in Defense Position to my Deck to fulfill the Fusion Material requirement and add three [N] monsters with different Attributes to [E·Hero Neos]!"

"A union of friendship! The quadruple starlight will awaken hope and miracles, and a brand new hero will be born at the end of all gravity! 3, 2, 1!"

"Quadruple Contact Fusion, Level 11☆!"

With his arms crossed in front of his chest, Judai squatted slightly before suddenly raising his arms overhead and shouting, "The universe—is here!!!"

"【E·hero Universe Neo-Cosmic Warrior】!"

【E·hero Cosmic Neos】【11☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

【3500/3000】 Although the strongest effect of its appearance was sealed due to the effect of 【Flash of the Night Star】 and Jaden's 【E·hero Cosmic Neos】 - which prevents the opponent from activating their effects on the field this turn, its 3500 ATK is enough to represent its powerful strength.

Furthermore, this contact fusion also freed up space on Jaden's field. Jaden played a card from his hand and said, "Although I am not allowed to activate the effects of monsters, the use of spell cards is an exception—I activate the spell card [NEX] and send [N-Radiant Moss] on my field to the graveyard!"

Although it was supposed to be sent to the graveyard, the body of [N·Radiant Moss] on the field of Jaden began to change under the effect of [NEX], gradually transforming from an abstract and distorted monster into a female monster with a curvaceous figure?

"【NEX】can allow 【N】 to adapt to Earth's gravity and return to their original form in space, using their true power that is no longer suppressed, just like 【N·Water Wave Dolphin】 became 【N·Ocean Dolphin】." Jaden put down the card, "【N·Radiant Moss】 will also 'evolve'!"

"Heroes from the new space from the other side of the universe, reveal your original form, freed from the shackles of gravity!"

"Let's return to the origin, [N·Shimmering Moss]!"

【N·Sparkling Moss】【4☆/Light】

[Plant Tribe/Fusion/Effect]

[500/1100]

"Compared to [N-Radiant Moss], its attack and defense are both increased by 200 points." Seeing [N-Shining Moss] on Jaden's field, John couldn't help but say, "It's a pity that Jaden's effect activation was sealed, otherwise I would really be curious about what that monster's effect is now."

"Is that the point? Shouldn't the point be that the monster is actually female?" Asuka couldn't help but complain about the drastic change in appearance of [N·Shimmering Moss] before and after its "evolution." "I was thinking that all the [N] monsters in Jaden were male-oriented, but it turns out that [N·Shimmering Moss] was hiding that much?"

"That's not important, is it? What's important is that this way, the combined attack power of Jaden's monsters on the field will be exactly 4000 points, which is more than enough for him to use the Attack Position 'Scabbed Wound Knight' to wipe out Sato-sensei's Life Points." John paused, looking at Jaden who was taking out new cards from his hand. "And it seems like Jaden has plans for further developments?"

"Although theoretically the duel should be over, I still feel it's not that simple, so I'll play this card again, [Neuro Fusion]: Send the Fusion Material Monsters determined by the Fusion Monster from my hand, field, and Deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summon a Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck that uses only these two monsters as Fusion Material, and one of the materials is [E-Hero Neos], ignoring its Summoning conditions!"

Although one of the fusion materials printed on the card art of [Neuro Fusion] is [N-type Water Wave Dolphin], this card does not stipulate that the other fusion material besides [E-type Hero Neos] must be an [N-type] monster. Rather, any monster can be used as long as the fusion monster is allowed, such as [Necromancer Guardian] which Jaden retrieved from his deck!
"I send two cards from my deck, [E·Hero Neos] and [Necromancer], to the Graveyard to fulfill the Fusion Material requirement and combine [E·Hero Neos] with an Effect Monster of Level 4 or lower!"

"A blend of courage and heroism intertwines with a tender heart, and here, a hero of hope and love is born!"

"Smash your iron fist and crush evil, [E·hero]!"

【E·hero: The Valiant New Universe】【7☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

"【E·Hero Neos】's ATK increases by 100 points for each 【N】 monster and 【Hero】 monster in my Graveyard. This effect does not need to be activated. Currently, I have 【E·Hero Neos】 and 【N·Radiant Moss】 in my Graveyard, therefore 【E·Hero Neos】's ATK increases by 200 points."

With four cards remaining in his hand, Jaden had no intention of playing any more, as he felt his current lineup was more than enough to break through his opponent's lines. Without hesitation, he waved his hand and declared, "Now, I enter my battle phase! First, I'll use [E·Hero: Valiant Neos] to attack [Scabbed Scar Knight]!"

"Deliberate punch!"

A fist the size of a clay pot was swung by [E·hero Brave Neos], creating a tornado-like gust of wind that swept towards [Scabbed Scar Knight]. At the same moment, another card was revealed in the back row by Koji Sato:

"Continuous Trap Card [Soul Barrier]: As long as I have a monster on my field, the battle damage I take becomes 0."

Looking at the hazy protective shield that unfolded in front of Koji Sato, Judai said, "Luckily, I added the fusion summon [E·hero Brave Neos], otherwise, if I had attacked with [E·hero Cosmic Neos] first, wouldn't I have missed 3500 points of damage?"

"But Mr. Sato! With only one monster present, once the [Scarred Wounded Knight] is destroyed, the [Soul Barrier] will be useless, right?"

"But Judai, did you destroy my [Scabbed Scar Knight]?" Koji Sato asked calmly, adjusting his glasses.

"What are you saying, teacher? Your monster has already been destroyed!!" Jaden was about to say that [Scabbed Scar Knight] had been destroyed, after all, [E-Hero Neos]'s punch had sent armor fragments flying everywhere, and no matter how you looked at it, [Scabbed Scar Knight] looked like it had been killed.

But, right where the [Scabbed Scar Knight] was standing, wasn't that the [Scabbed Scar Knight] himself slowly rising up?!

Not only was it not damaged, Jaden also discovered that his fist, the [E·hero Neos], was also covered with those strange "armor fragments"?
　I still have one leave slip left this month that I haven't used yet, it's really worrying.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)