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Chapter 1789 Caesar: Being able to witness Synchro Summoning is so good it's worth dying for.
However, before the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon] receives the amplification of the jewel's power, the effect of the [Counter Jewel] is dealt with first due to the chain's effect of being triggered later.

"【Counter Gem】is an effect that requires sending all other cards in my Spell & Trap Zone except this card to the Graveyard to activate. However, when it is activated, the effect of 【Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon】 has already been activated, so the only card I send to the Graveyard is this 【Bridge of the Heart】."

John clears the last card from his back field and then retrieves four more cards from his graveyard. "Under the effect of Counter Gem, I place as many Crystal Beast monsters as possible face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone as possible from my Graveyard as possible, and then destroy all Crystal Beast cards on my field during the End Phase of this turn."

"Therefore, I can place the four cards [Jade Beast - Ruby Beast], [Jade Beast - Pegasus], [Jade Beast - Topaz Tiger], and [Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth] on my back row!"

As the backcourt was instantly filled again, John's [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon] finally received the amplified power, and its attack power surged!
【Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon】【ATK4000→8000】

"8000 attack power, hmph, this is getting interesting." Seeing John's [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon] attack power almost double, how could Caesar not think of his classic [Power Weld] [Electronic Terminator Dragon] combo? He was immediately itching to join the battle.

"Is that all? The real fun is yet to come, 'Hell Caesar'." John chuckled and waved his hand. "When placed in the Spell & Trap Zone, activate the effect of my [Crystal Beast - Ruby Beast] in the back row to Special Summon it from my Spell & Trap Zone. And you can Special Summon as many other [Crystal Beast] monsters from my Spell & Trap Zone as possible!"

"And the second effect of [Blessing of the Gem] in my graveyard: If this card is in my graveyard and a [Gem Beast] card is placed in my Spell & Trap Zone, banish this card to activate this effect, reveal the top card of my deck, and if it is a [Gem Beast], Special Summon it; otherwise, send it to the graveyard."

Caesar turned his head to look at the card John had taken out: "【The Blessing of the Jade】? When was this card made?"

“When you activate [Dimensional Resurrection],” John reminded him. “Activating [Dimensional Resurrection] requires discarding a card from your hand. That’s when I send this card to the graveyard when I Special Summon [Ultimate Gem Beast - Rainbow Dragon], which was banished.”

"C1 [Jade Beast - Ruby Beast] C2 [Jade's Blessing], the effect of [Jade's Blessing] will be processed first. Draw!"

John drew a card from the top of his deck, glanced at it, and then revealed it. "The card I flipped over is this [Crystal Beast - Cobalt Spinel Eagle]. I'm Special Summoning it to the field!"

"Then, I use the effect of [Sapphire Beast - Ruby Beast] to Special Summon it in Defense Position, and since I have one empty slot in my Monster Zone, I Special Summon [Sapphire Beast - Jade Pegasus] from my back field in Defense Position!"

"Then comes the effect of [Crystal Beast - Jade Pegasus] when it is successfully Special Summoned, which places [Crystal Beast - Amethyst Cat] from my Deck as a Continuous Spell Card face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone."

"Next is the second effect of [Crystal Miracle]: If this card is in the Graveyard, or if there is a [Crystal Beast] card in my Spell & Trap Zone, banish this card from the Graveyard to activate this effect, and place one [Crystal Beast] from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard as a Continuous Spell Card face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone."

"Place the [Jade Beast - Jade Turtle] from my graveyard in the back area!"

John Anderson: 4000LP, 0 in hand

【Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon】【ATK8000】

【Thunder Emperor - Hamon】【DEF4000】

【Jade Beast - Red Jade Beast】【DEF300】

【Jade Beast - Cobalt Spinel Eagle】【DEF800】

【Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus】【DEF1200】

Backstage: [Jade Beast - Emerald Turtle] [Jade Beast - Yellow Jade Tiger] [Jade Beast - Amethyst Cat] [Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth]

Location: [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins]

Even the [Crystal Beast] can "tell stories" during the opponent's turn, and John's storytelling resulted in gathering all the [Crystal Beast] cards on the field. The Field Spell Card [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins] also gained a significant boost in power because there were four [Crystal Beast] cards on the back field!
"The activation of Spell/Trap Cards will be 'sealed' three times by the effect of [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins]. Although your monster is strong, it probably won't work without the support of Spell/Trap Cards, right?" John said confidently. "Do you still want to say that my [Crystal Beast] has no interference effect?"

"An effect that negates and destroys a [Crystal Beast] monster by sending it to the Graveyard when a Spell/Trap Card is activated. That sounds pretty powerful." Hayato nodded, but then asked, "What if my Spell/Trap Cards don't activate, and only their effects are activated?"

"Eh?"

While John was still in a daze, Hayato waved his hand and said, "The second effect of [Radiant Tina] can only be activated during my Main Phase. Place one [Radiant] Continuous Spell Card face-up on my field from my Deck."

Hayato lifted the Duel Disk, which was automatically searching for cards, "—and this is the card I've chosen, [Radiant Saint ~Homecoming Parallelism~]."

Although it was a Continuous Spell Card, the way Hayato placed it on the Duel Disk was just like a Field Spell Card. Huge plants kept breaking through the soil and growing wildly in the ancient Roman Colosseum, quickly covering and transforming the area into a lush plant garden.

Behind Hayato, a teardrop-shaped, semi-transparent container supported by coiled trees is the most eye-catching. Its shape looks like a sealed seed, radiating a dazzling light.

"As a Continuous Spell Card, 【Radiant Saint ~ Homecoming Parallelism~】 will grant me resistance to monsters in my central Monster Zone being destroyed by card effects, and it also has a second effect that can be activated actively. Moreover, since it is placed rather than activated, your 【Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins】 cannot counter me."

As Hayato spoke, he picked up the card of "Radiant Wave Tina" from the field and said, "I can activate this effect by sending one monster card from my hand or field to the Graveyard. I can Special Summon a Radiant monster from my Deck in Defense Position with an attribute different from that monster. Also, as a self-restriction, I cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck this turn unless they are Synchro Monsters."

"The card I sent to the graveyard is my WATER card, [Radiant Flower Posh - Tina], which I control. Therefore, I can Special Summon this FIRE card, [Radiant Flower Posh - Lucina], from my Deck in Defense Position!"

The blooming flowers swayed like flames, clustering around yet another girl. Among them, a cluster of unopened blossoms was chosen by the girl and raised like a torch, from which incantations emerged, swirling and extending around her. 【Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina】【6☆/Flame】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[2500/1800]

Also a Level 6☆ high-level monster, 【Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina】 has even higher attack power than the previous 【Radiant Wave Poem - Tina】, reaching a full 2500 points at the 【Dark Magician】 level, making it a worthy ace monster for the protagonist.

The previous [Radiant Saint's Wave Poem - Tina] was alright, as Caesar could recognize its prototype because of its outstanding name. However, Caesar couldn't figure out which god the [Radiant Saint's Flower Poem - Lucina] was.

John, on the other hand, had previously read many ancient Roman texts in his search for clues about the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon]: "Lucina is a variant of 'Lucina,' the goddess in ancient Roman mythology who was in charge of women's childbirth and managed the birth and growth of children, but she is better known for her prototype in Greek mythology - the midwife goddess Eretia."

"Although it was not originally a god of the ancient Greeks but was incorporated into the Greek pantheon after the destruction of the Minoan civilization, it gained considerable fame because it was a god sent by Hera to prevent the birth of Heracles in mythology."

Pointing to the torch-like flower bud in the hand of [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina], John said, "I didn't think of it at first, but Eletia's image is that of a goddess holding a torch, leading children out of darkness and letting babies see the sunlight. It's very similar to the image on that card, which is why I was able to recognize it."

"You have a wide range of knowledge. Since you've brought it up, I'll add some information about [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina]." Hayato agreed with John's display of a wide range of knowledge typical of card players. "Although it sounds like just a midwife goddess, in classical times Eletia was often associated with the hunting moon goddess Artemis, and in Roman times it was even equivalent to Juno—the Roman counterpart of Hera."

“During the Hellenistic period, she was recorded as ‘Artemis, the protector of childbirth,’ while Roman texts placed her counterpart Lucina in Roman mythology, who combined the functions of Juno and Diana. Now you know the status and value of the ‘Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina,’ right?”

"The second effect of [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina] is similar to that of [Radiant Wave Poem - Tina], both of which can only be activated during my Main Phase." After catching the card retrieved from the Duel Disk, Hayato showed it off. "From my Deck, I will add one [Radiant] monster other than [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina] to my hand. I choose to add [Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna] to my hand."

"Since I've already sent [Radiant Wave Tina] to the Graveyard and [Radiant Flower Lucina] wasn't placed in the center, I can use the same first effect as the other two cards in my hand to Special Summon [Radiant Moon Fortuna] directly to my central Monster Zone and occupy the C position!"

A cute, outgoing blonde girl, strikingly similar to "Fujita O-on" from "School Idol O-Shi," skipped and hopped onto Hayato's stage, hands on her hips with an arrogant air: "Wahahaha, the one who ultimately debuts in the center position is none other than my Lady Fortuna!"

(You may not know Kotone Fujita, but you've definitely seen her memes.)

【Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna】【6☆/Light】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[2200/1800]

"This time, instead of performing, they're just using the real name of the Roman goddess of fate, Fortuna?" John looked at [Radiant Moon Poem - Fortuna], who was quite smugly showing off her position to [Radiant Flower Poem - Lucina] next to her. "I remember that the Wheel of Fortune in the Tarot is also based on this goddess."

"They're all goddesses from ancient Roman mythology. No wonder Hayato-sensei said your 'Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins' is a suitable venue, after all, 'Sapphire Beast' is also a Duel Monster Card related to ancient Rome," Caesar casually remarked. "But your 'Sapphire Beast' is about to be crushed."

"No way!" John glared at Caesar, who was making sarcastic remarks, and looked at the monsters on Hayato's field. "Although there are already two powerful monsters with an attack power of over 2000 on Hayato's field, my lines are not so easily broken through."

"Is that so? You're quite confident." Hayato raised his Duel Disk again, showing the ongoing auto-search. "Like the other two [Radiant Saints], [Radiant Saint Moon Poem - Fortuna] activates its second effect during my Main Phase, and its ability is to place a [Radiant Saint] Continuous Trap Card face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone - similarly, your [Rainbow Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins] cannot prevent its placement."

"Place this Continuous Trap Card [Radiant Rhapsody] on my back row. The effect of this card is that as long as there is a monster in my central Monster Zone, your opponent can only attack that monster."

Looking at the card art for 【Radiant Saint ~Rhapsody of Rhapsody~】, where the water droplet seed that appeared in 【Radiant Saint ~Homecoming Parallelism~】 splits open and a strange plant monster stretches out chains to play "binding play" with the 【Radiant Saint】 monsters, Hayato looked away and played a card from his hand. "But that's not the point. What I'm going to do next is Normal Summon this 【Radiant Saint Poem of the Prison God】."

“【Radiant Saint】?” Caesar keenly noticed the unusual detail. “Isn’t it 【Radiant Saint】?”

“It’s normal for the same field to have different spellings, right? Just because the characters are the same doesn’t mean that the field exists. For example, it’s not the original Black Feather Dragon.” After completing today’s insult to Black Feather Dragon (1/1), Hayato explained, “Similarly, although it’s not written on the card, the Holy Prison Spirit of the Radiant Poem also has the field of Radiant Saint.”

【小林隼人：4000LP，手牌6→5→4→5→4→3】

【The Prison God of the Radiant Hymn】【1☆/Flame】

[Demon Race/Adjustment/Effect]

[300/200]

“The deck suddenly switched from a Spellcaster deck to a Fiend deck. Considering that Continuous Trap Card from earlier, could this be the true essence of the [Radiant Saint] deck’s power?” John frowned. “And, Tuner monsters are starting to appear.”

"It's truly exciting to witness the power of 'Synchro Summoning'." Unlike John, who had at least seen Synchro Summoning once or twice, Caesar had only heard of but never seen the rumored new method of summoning—Synchro Summoning. To be able to witness it firsthand in his duel with Hayato was truly worth dying for!

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