Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Chapter 1826 Flederis is a woman who could be my mother!

But seeing Kaiba unleash two consecutive effects, Hayato shook his head: "You were too hasty, Seth. You just handed over the crucial counter so easily? Or were you misled by the continuous 'triple counter' effects when I used [Ultimate Dragon Mage]?"

"The buyer's show and the seller's show are different! The triple counter of [Ultimate Dragon Mage] is not a true triple triple counter. Now that you've used the effects of [Ultimate Dragon Mage] and [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon], you have no way to stop me from using monster effects!"

Hayato, having already exhausted his two hand cards, played the card in his hand: "Now, I'm going to use this 'Albus's Fallen Heir'!"

Kaiba's pupils contracted, not expecting that Hayato didn't actually need the effect of [White Saintess - Acycia] to search for it, as he already had [Albus's Fallen Heir] prepared in his hand. It seemed that he had indeed wasted the effect of [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon] because of a lack of information.

But just as he was about to say something to remind Hayato that the effect of [Fusion Forbidden Area] was still in effect, so [Albus's Fallen] couldn't use its effect to fuse even if it appeared, he was stunned when he saw the card art on the card Hayato played, which was completely different from before.

"Alternate art card?" Kaiba's first reaction was that Hayato had picked up an alternate art card of "Albus's Fallen Blood". He quickly realized that not only was the card art different, but the name of the "Albus's Fallen Blood" card that Hayato had just played was also different.

(Hey bro, you smell so good)

"Do you think I can't read? That card is clearly called 'The Fall of the White Dragon'!"

"Actually, [White Dragon's Fallen Heir] is [Albus] himself, only after he transformed into the 'Bride' form of [True Flame Dragon - White World Dragon]," Hayato explained. "Although it's not written in the card's name, the card name [White Dragon's Fallen Heir] is used as [Albus's Fallen Heir] according to the rules."

"If this card is in my hand, I can activate this effect by sending one monster with the name 'Albus' from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard as cost, Special Summon it, and enter a restriction that prevents me from Special Summoning any Fusion/Synchro Monster except Level 8 for this turn!"

"I send this [Black Dragon Exia] to the Graveyard, and Special Summon [White Dragon's Fallen Seed] from my hand!"

【小林隼人：4000LP，手牌：5→6→5→4→3】

【White Dragon's Fallen Heir → Albus's Fallen Heir】【4☆/Dark】

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[1800/0]

Although the name and appearance have changed, the stats of [White Dragon's Fallen Heir] are still exactly the same as those of [Albus's Fallen Heir]. It's just that the appearance looks more like the original dark-skinned sports student Albus being forced by Acyria to wear her carefully dressed "bridal" outfit.

—The young couple is having quite a lot of fun.

“Not only does it have a self-jump, but ‘White Dragon’s Fall’ also has a card-by-card search function, it’s practically a Beyblade with its own signature moves.” Hayato raised his Duel Disk and caught the card that was automatically searched. “When ‘White Dragon’s Fall’ is Normal or Special Summoned, I can activate this ability. I Special Summon one ‘Execia’ monster from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard—I Special Summon a second ‘White Saintess - Execia’!”

【White Saintess - Acricia】【ATK1500】

Although [White Saintess - Exeria] had already appeared before, and its second effect of releasing itself to search had already been used once and negated, Hayato still chose to Special Summon it. After all—he couldn't very well search for [Teaching Saintess - Exeria], could he? Although it does have an effect that can trigger upon Special Summoning, it would put Hayato in a self-restriction state, preventing him from Special Summoning from the Extra Deck.

The [Teaching] axis should only turn after other axes have reached their limits; it's too early to start self-imposed restrictions on the Extra Deck now. Furthermore, [Teaching Saintess - Exeria] is a regular monster, while [White Saintess - Exeria] is a Tuner monster, perfectly complementing [White Dragon's Fall]!
"There are two Level 4☆ monsters!" Kaiba seemed even more excited than Hayato, even though he had just been annoyed that Hayato had outmaneuvered him and prevented him from deploying the monster. "And it's one Adjuster and one Non-Adjuster, is it coming?"

"Sodayo!" Hayato picked up two monster cards from his Duel Disk. "I'll send my Level 4 Tuner monster, 'White Saintess - Exeria,' and my Level 4 non-Tuner monster, 'White Dragon's Fall,' as Synchro Materials to the Graveyard. The material requirement is at least one Level 4 Tuner monster plus one non-Tuner monster!"

"Three heroes unite, united against a common enemy! They will combine their teachings with the power of the Great Spirit Peak, and spread the name of the Sword of Xiang!"

In front of Hayato's [White Saintess - Acrisia] and [White Dragon's Fallen Heir], three men and women dressed in a distinctly traditional Chinese style appeared together.

"Theo!" "Aden!" "Fredris!"

"Come on!" X3
"Summoning Synchro, Level 4☆ + 4☆ = 8☆!"

"When two paths meet on a desperate situation, the one who draws his sword will prevail—[The Three Heroes: The Sword Master]!"

【The Three Heroes: Sword Master】【8☆/Light】

[Mage Race/Synchronization/Effect]

[2500/2500]

Upon closer inspection, the trio standing together are none other than Acycia's companions from the past "Teaching"—"Teaching Hammer - Theo", "Teaching Apocalypse - Aden", and Acycia's sister, who is also one of the Holy Maidens of the Teaching Dragon Kingdom, "Teaching Knight - Friedriss"!

They left the Dragon Kingdom with Albus and Acyria, and after traveling to many places, they all chose to join the Sword Masters. This Sword Master of the Three Heroes is what the trio looked like when they joined the Sword Masters.

"Cry for my power!" Theo, dressed in yellow, cracked his neck.

"Please take care of me." Compared to the arrogant Theo, Aden in green was very polite in greeting the seahorse.

"This is what I wore back when I was in the [Swordsmanship] guild." Friedris glanced at her outfit, sighing nostalgically. She dusted off non-existent dust from her new blue robes, then turned to Hayato with a teasing smile, saying, "Want to try and take my bait?"

"Tsk, so you, who spends all day flirting with your card spirits, have the right to say I'm touching the cards?" Kaiba couldn't help but complain as he looked at the [Three Heroes Swordsman] that Hayato had specially summoned. "Does the yellow one correspond to Zhang Fei, the green one to Guan Yu, and the blue one to Liu Bei? Am I Lu Bu now?"

"So, Albus and the gluttonous saintess are truly a pair of star-crossed lovers," Hayato said with a laugh, winking at Kaiba. "But do you admit you touched the card just now?"

"Hmph, you misheard!" Kaiba used his shamelessness to retract his previous statement.

Hayato didn't press further, because he could tell that if he asked a couple more questions, Kaiba would actually turn red-hot. Teasing him to this point was enough: "So, if the [Three Heroes Sword Master] is successfully summoned, I will activate its effect—and then Seth, you still won't be able to stop me, right?"

"Hmph!" Kaiba responded with a cold snort. Lifting his Duel Disk, Hayato took out a card and showed it to Kaiba, saying, "Under the effect of [Three Heroes Swordsman], I add a Level 4 or Level 8 Spellcaster monster with the same ATK and DEF from my Deck or Graveyard to my hand. Here, I choose to add the Level 8 Spellcaster monster with 2500 ATK and DEF—[Teaching Thunder - Fledris]—to my hand."

"During the main phase for both players, if there is a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck on the field, you can activate the effect of [Teaching Thunder - Flederis] to Special Summon this card from my hand!"

【Teaching Thunder - Flederis】【8☆/Light】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[2500/2500]

(They said it while they were still developing)

Seeing "another version of herself" appear on Hayato's field, Friedris, known as the "Demon-Eyed Swordsman" among the Three Heroes of the Swordsmanship, revealed a subtle expression: "Is today my dark history exposé? Why are they even bringing out this past version of themselves?"

"I'm also quite puzzled." Another version of Flederis, whose power had been corrupted by the holy mark of rampage, transforming into ceaseless lightning that swirled around her, and whose limbs (except her right hand) were still bound by restraints, was in the state she was in before escaping from [Teaching] and joining [Swords of the Aspects]. She looked at herself after joining [Swords of the Aspects] with the same subtle gaze. "I feel like there are two or three more 'me's' appearing today."

(As per the setting, Thunder was before he joined Xiangjian, and even the instructors had not yet become the Death Prison Village.)
“Alright, ladies, let me continue this development.” Hayato took a card from his Duel Disk. “This effect can be activated if I Special Summon [Teaching Thunder - Friedris] from my hand. Set one [Teaching] Trap Card from my Deck to my field. If there is a Fusion/Synchro Monster with 2500 or more ATK on your opponent's field, this effect can also be activated during the turn the card is set.”

"I covered up [the encounter with teaching]."

Seeing Hayato set a Trap Card face down, Kaiba reminded him, "Even if you have a Trap Card ready to activate this turn, as you said, 'Ultimate Dragon Magister' only loses its negation effect on monster effects. It still retains its counters against Spell Cards and Trap Cards."

“That’s why I said I’m not taking a shortcut, but taking a longer route.” Hayato said noncommittally. “But what I want to point out is that what’s really important is not the card that [Teaching Thunder - Fledelis] puts face down, but its presence on the field itself.”

"During both players' Main Phases, if a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck is on the field, I can activate the effect of this card, 【Knight of Guidance - Friedriss】, to Special Summon it from my hand—and if there are other 【Guidance】 monsters on my field, I can negate the effects of one more face-up monster on the field until the End Phase!"

Amidst the "I knew it would be like this" expressions of the two Freudris already on the field, the third entity [Freudris] appears on Hayato's field. She is the teaching saint and the strongest knight from the very beginning of the timeline, before even the truth about the Stigmata has been revealed.

【The Knight of Guidance - Flederis】【8☆/Light】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[2500/2500]

Numerically, 【Knight of Guidance - Freudris】 is exactly the same as 【Thunder of Guidance - Freudris】, with no difference whatsoever except for the card name. Even in the era of 【Three Heroes Swordsmen】, it was the same, only that it became a Synchro Monster. It gives people the feeling that the existence of its equipment is completely unimportant, and its own combat power is just that high.

—To put it bluntly, it seems that Theo and Aden did not provide any attack power bonus to the "Demon-Eyed Swordsman". The three of them standing together looked like a team battle, but in reality, they were more like cheerleaders cheering for the invincible Friedrich.
"Okay, is there any other 'Fleurides' I need to get to know?" Looking at the several "Fleurides" on Hayato's field who were identical in appearance because they were all the same person, only differing in their clothing, he couldn't help but ask.

"But Hayato, don't forget the effect of the [Blue-Eyed Silver Dragon] I Special Summoned last turn—even though it's left the field, its effect continues until the end of this turn," Kaiba confidently reminded Hayato. "Its effect will protect all my Dragon monsters from being destroyed by their effects or becoming targets of your effects!"

However, looking at Kaiba and Hayato, they pointed out one point: "But have you overlooked something? Seth - [Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon]'s effect is aimed at 'all Dragon-Type monsters on the field,' but it only targets all Dragon-Type monsters that were on your field when it was summoned, at most including [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] summoned by the [Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon] effect that was chained at that time."

"【Ultimate Dragon Mage】, 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon】, and 【Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon】 are the only three dragons that were on your field when 【Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon】 activated its summoning effect. 【Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon】 can only cover these three. However, the 【Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon】 and 【Blue-Eyes Abyss Dragon】 that were summoned on your field later are not included in this category."

"Besides that, more importantly, the [Azure-Eyed Silver Dragon] only grants a mere 'Majestic Resistance,' but my [Knight of Guidance - Friedriss] has a noble effect that doesn't discriminate!"

"Seal the power of the Ultimate Dragon Mage, [Flederlis]!"

Upon hearing Hayato's words, the newly arrived [Knight of Guidance - Friedris] turned to look at herself, dressed in ancient Chinese swordsman attire: "Friedris?"

"Fredelis?"

The "Demon-Eyed Swordsman" being watched subconsciously glanced at [Teaching Thunder - Friedriss] beside her—during her defection from the teachings, she had abandoned her past name and didn't feel that her past "self" was calling her. Now, she could even say things like, "Now I am just the Demon-Eyed Swordsman, not anyone else."

Meanwhile, [Teaching Thunder - Freudris] also looked at [Teaching Knight - Freudris]. Although she hadn't joined [Swordsman] yet, she was imprisoned by the teachers and was on the run. She had the idea of ​​cutting ties with her past self, looked at her past self, and then said nothing.

Seeing several "Flederis" pointing at each other, Hayato awkwardly covered his face and added, "Okay, it's 'Knight of Guidance - Flederis.' Looks like I'll have to use her full name next—so you guys stop pointing at each other for now!"

【Knight of Instruction - Freudris】reluctantly lowered her hand, and, quite annoyed by being pointed at by the other two "Freudris", she moved with a bit of resentment, unleashing a sword aura that directly sliced ​​into 【Ultimate Dragon Mage】, the sword aura flying right into 【Ultimate Dragon Mage】's fingernail, causing him to instantly burst into tears from the pain, all three heads clenching their teeth and gasping for breath.

—It's like stuffing a splinter under your fingernail and then kicking the corner of a cabinet. Even Hayato felt a bit of phantom pain watching it. It looks like he can forget about using the [Ultimate Dragon Mage] effect this turn.

The fact that the effect of [Ultimate Dragon Magician] was negated also means something else—that is, not only monster effects, but now Hayato can also freely activate spell cards and trap cards without worrying about them being negated by [Ultimate Dragon Magician]. At this moment, there is a trap card in Hayato's back row that can be activated. How could such a coincidence happen?
"This 'Encounter of Teaching,' which was set by the effect of 'Thunder of Teaching - Flederis,' can be activated directly this turn it was set because you have a Fusion/Synchro Monster with 2500 or more ATK on your field!" Hayato pressed the button to activate the set card and took a card from his Graveyard. "I will choose one of its two effects to activate. Here, I will choose either 'Teaching' or 'The Fall of Albus' from my Graveyard to add to my hand or Special Summon."

"Rise, [White Dragon's Fallen Heir]!"

The card "White Dragon's Fallen Heir," used under the name "Albus's Fallen Heir," was naturally revived by "The Encounter of Teaching" and returned to Hayato's field. The boy dressed in "bridal attire," who had acted normally when it was just him and Excalibur, became somewhat shy upon seeing a large group of familiar faces, including three "Fleurdes," on Hayato's field after he had only been gone a short while: "Ugh, why is everyone here?"

"You're dressed quite fashionably, Albus," Theo joked. Aden, the other member of this close-knit duo known as the "Sword Masters of Xuanyuan," also chuckled and teased his comrade, "Can men be this beautiful?"

(The Three Heroes of the Sword Master: Xuanyuan is responsible for searching and cheering, while Yaoyan provides cleaning and combat power)

"Urussels!"

As you know, I've always been a staunch supporter of Friedrich.