Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Chapter 1838 The rabbit on that card in the alley really looks like a rabbit's head!
He took a step forward and used something like "dress-up magic" to change his outfit. Heine's expression visibly relaxed, and he let out a long breath, muttering to himself, "Phew, this outfit is definitely more comfortable. The 'Crystal Master Craftsman' outfit is too flashy."

As she spoke, Heine didn't forget to tidy her hair, letting a long tuft hang down from her forehead, covering half of her face. It seemed that by blocking half of her vision, she could reduce the amount of social interaction she needed to do by half. She even tugged at her baseball cap, using the shadow of its brim to block her other eye to further reduce direct eye contact with others.

—You can tell at a glance that someone with chronic social anxiety has been around for a long time.

"My effect, that is, [Witchcraft Craftsman Tailor Heine], is that as long as I am in the Monster Zone, no other Spellcaster monsters on my field will be the target of my opponent's effects."

After briefly explaining its effect, Heine played a card from his remaining five cards, saying, "Next is this card, the spell card [Monster Reborn]. It Special Summons [Black Forest Witch] from my Graveyard to my field. The effect of [Black Forest Witch] does not have the restriction of being used once per turn."

(The part about the reversed Heavenly Gang)

"【Witchcraft Chaos Fusion】Activated! Send the Fusion Material Monsters that include a 【Witchcraft】 monster from my hand or field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck." He played a card, which transformed into an envelope and floated down. Although flustered, Heine managed to catch the envelope and said, "Even though Lady Vera isn't here, I will protect everyone!"

"The chosen fusion material is another copy of myself in my hand and the [Black Forest Witch] on the field. The material requirement is a [Witchcraft] monster plus a Spellcaster monster. Be reborn, new me!"

After Heine's staff was activated, the sewing needles flew out all at once, like floating cannons, crisscrossing in the air to create complex patterns. The magical threads released from them wove together to form a light veil that covered Heine's field.

A hand lifted the white veil and draped it over the shoulder, and the [Witch Magic Substitute Master] that Hayato had seen before reappeared!
[Substitute Witchcraft Master] [8☆/Dark]

[Mage Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2700/2800]

"Hmm, what a strange feeling, like fighting alongside myself or something."

"Me too, I feel like I'm going insane."

The two Heines, with different identities, looked at each other, clearly the same person, yet they couldn't even speak fluently, appearing rather dazed.

Hayato teased her, "Hmm? No summoning incantation? That's so amateurish!"

"I'm so sorry!" Heine apologized to Hayato instinctively, looking very embarrassed. "Because it was my summoned self, I felt like saying some weird lines, and I was so embarrassed! Anyway, I'm really sorry!"

"Um, I'll continue my turn." Heine said, bowing his head and sending the card to the graveyard. "Because sending it to the graveyard again allows me to use the effect of [Black Forest Witch] to search my deck for another monster with 1500 or less DEF and add it to my hand. Here, I'll choose [Witchcraft Artisan - Painted Petrie], which has 1500 DEF."

However, Heine, as the [Substitute Master of Witchcraft], did not immediately deal with the effect of [Black Forest Witch] or search the deck. Instead, he raised his wand and said, "At the same time, I, as the [Substitute Master of Witchcraft], also have an effect that I can activate."

“When the effects of a Spellcaster-Type monster or Spell Card other than a Fusion Monster are activated, I can choose one of my three effects to activate. Each of my three abilities can be activated once per turn.” Heine paused, then drew a rune in the air with his wand. “And now, to chain the effect of the Black Forest Witch, I’m going to use this ability.”

"Special Summon a Level 6 or lower [Witchcraft] monster from my hand or Deck. I hereby Special Summon [Witchcraft Artisan Jeweler Adele], a Level 5 monster from my Deck."

Taking out the card, Heine swallowed hard and called out timidly in a low voice, "Miss Anne-Andelle, could you... could you come out and help me?"

"Miss Andelle?"

"Huh? Who's calling me?" A girl dressed in a purple dress, looking like a young lady, suddenly appeared with a sour face. When she saw that it was Heine who was calling her, her expression softened. "I thought it was someone else. It's Heine."

(Andelle is so pretty!)

【Witchcraft Craftsman/Jeweler Adele】【5☆/Light】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[2000/2300]

"Yes, yes, for this and that reason, I need Miss Andel's help—"

"Hey, Du-jie, why are you being so polite?" Despite her elegant and aristocratic appearance, [Witchcraft Craftswoman & Jeweler Adele] is actually quite straightforward and generous. She patted Heine on the shoulder with a friendly "we're best buddies" attitude. "Anyway, you just need to knock that man over there to the ground, right? Leave it to me!"

"No, no need to go that far. Subduing Mr. Hayato is enough." Heine said weakly, using the effect of [Black Forest Witch] to search for cards and add [Witchcraft Craftsman - Painted Pitley] to his hand. Although he could put on a tough act as a [Witchcraft Substitute Master] in front of outsiders, Heine became cowardly again in front of Adele, whom he knew.

【海涅：4000LP，手牌：5→4→2→3】

[Witchcraft Substitute Master] [DEF2800]

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Tailor Heine】【ATK2400】

[Witchcraft Craftsman/Jeweler Adele] [DEF2300]

"I discard one Spell Card from my hand to activate Miss Adele's effect." Heine discarded a card, glancing at Adele beside him. Adele then began to introduce herself, "My effect is to Special Summon one 'Witchcraft' monster from my hand to the field at the cost of discarding one Spell Card. This effect can even be activated during my opponent's turn. Heh heh, pretty impressive, right?"

“I, I’ll use the effect again!” Heine said. “Because Miss Andel is a Sorcerer, I’ll activate [Witchcraft Substitute Master] again, which is my effect. This time, I’ll add a [Witchcraft] Spell/Trap Card from my Graveyard to my hand.”

After retrieving one card, Heine put down the monster cards in his hand again: "Then please lend me a hand, Miss Pitley!"

"Put down the card," Heine called out. And just like when Andel appeared before, a spatial transfer spell unfolded on the ground. A witch with RGB light strips on her staff, whose colors could be freely adjusted, walked out gracefully. The most eye-catching thing was that the ends of her braids were combed into the shape of a calligraphy brush tip, and there were orange highlights to imitate paint.

(Petley is so cute!)

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Painted Petley】【3☆/Water】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[1000/1500]

"Oh my, how lively! Heine and Andel are both here~" Instead of holding the staff by the handle, Pitley unusually hugged the magic orb on the staff and said with a smile, "Just give me orders, Heine-chan~"

"Hi, hi!"

Feeling awkward and uncomfortable giving orders, Heine still held the two cards in his hand and said, "Miss Pietray's power is to release herself during the main phase of both players' games and discard one of my spell cards to activate the ability to Special Summon one 'Witchcraft' monster from my deck, excluding Miss Pietray."

"Hmm, I've received your support, Heine-chan~" Seeing Heine discard another card from his hand, [Witch Artisan - Painted Petley] smiled, raised her staff, and drew a line of paint in the air. "So I guess the help you're going to bring in is—Little Petley, right?"

"Yes, thank you for your help, Miss Petrie."

Heine watched as the [Witch Artisan - Painter Pitley] vanished, and then, from the paint she left behind, a young girl emerged in a panic, clutching several lumps of unfinished clay: "B-Everyone, don't run around! Oh! Sister Heine, Sister Andel!"

(Pottery is the kind of woman who can become my XX!)

[Witchcraft Craftswoman - Pottery Potri] [2 stars/Land] [Mage/Effect]

[0/2500]

The repeated summoning had reduced Heine's hand to just one card, but this seemed to suit her perfectly, as she had already revealed her last card: "Alchemy really consumes a lot of resources. Lady Vera must have worked so hard to run the workshop so well. Anyway, now that I only have one card left in my hand, I'm going to activate this spell card—[Heavenly Treasure]!"

Hayato raised an eyebrow: "It's quite suitable for the [Witchcraft] which consumes a lot of cards. It's a pity that I didn't draw any cards that I could play during my opponent's turn this time, so I can only draw one card under the effect of this card."

"I...I can draw six cards!" Heine laughed excitedly, then suddenly realized something and quickly explained to Hayato, "No, I...I didn't mean to show off to you, Mr. Hayato. I'm just happy to be able to draw a lot of cards."

"I...I'll draw a card!"

【海涅：4000LP，手牌：3→2→3→2→1→6】

[Hayato Kobayashi: 4000LP, hand cards: 5→6]

Heine drew six cards in one go, chuckling to herself, completely forgetting she was in a duel. It wasn't until Adele nudged her that she realized Hayato was still waiting for her to unleash his power. Blushing, she continued playing cards, saying, "Um, I'm going to use the effect of [Witchcraft Craftsman - Pottery Potri] to discard one of my spell cards and Special Summon one [Witchcraft Craftsman] from my deck except for her."

"Is it okay, Potelie?"

"Mmm, don't worry, leave it to me and everyone else, Sister Heine!" The blonde little mage—who made pottery with magic but often brought unfinished pottery to life because she couldn't control her magic—confidently put her hands on her hips and called to her soft little friends, "Let's all call out Sister Shumita!"

The teleportation barrier opened, and a group of little creatures rushed forward, pulling one person out from the scorching air at the other end.

"W-What did I do?!" The red-haired witch, holding a forging tool, looked around in a daze. "Why did you drag me here?"

“I need your help, Shumita, and I’d also like to let you get some fresh air outside,” Andel said, taking over Heine’s command. “Now, go stand over there.”

"Why should I take orders from you?!" Despite her reluctance, Shumita obediently stood in one place and looked at Heine beside her, asking, "So what's going on?"

"Large, probably."

(My go-to fan is Shumita!)

【Witch Artisan - Pottery Potelie】【4☆/Fire】

[Mage Race/Effect]

[1800/600]

Hayato counted on his fingers: "Bottle, Pitley, Shumita, Andelle, Heine. Except for Vera and Jenny, everyone from the [Witchcraft] workshop is here."

“Oh! You seem to know our workshop members quite well. It’s a pity, though, that while my effect supports Heine continuing to Special Summon other [Witchcraft] members from the deck, it’s a shame that Sister Vera isn’t here, and Jenny isn’t suitable to appear at this time either.” Shumita, ever the friendly type, chimed in, explaining, “So—what’s next, Heine?”

"Huh!? Next, what's next?" Heine glanced at his graveyard and took out a card. "What I'm going to use is the effect of [Witchcraft Artisan - Painted Petrie] in my graveyard. I can only activate this effect by banishing this card from my graveyard. I draw one card from my deck, and then I choose one [Witchcraft] card from my hand and send it to the graveyard. If I don't have any [Witchcraft] cards in my hand, I banish all cards in my hand."

Heine draws a card from his deck, reveals one card in his hand, and sends it to the graveyard. "The card I'm sending from my hand to the graveyard is this: [Witchcraft Craftsman - Omni].

"Then I will use Miss Andel's other ability—"

“I can release myself to target one of the [Witchcraft] monsters in Heine’s Graveyard other than myself, and Special Summon that monster to the field.” Adele glanced at Heine’s field and continued, “So, Heine, you want to summon another version of yourself, right?”

"Yes, yes, thank you for your trouble, Miss Andel."

"Don't worry about me, just focus on my magic skills—heave-ho!"

With a gem in hand, [Witchcraft Craftsman - Jeweler Adele] swung her wand, which resembled a pair of pliers, and smashed it. As the priceless gem shattered, the magic contained within it was released, and a third "Heine" was Special Summoned onto Heine's field—the second entity [Witchcraft Craftsman - Tailor Heine], which had previously been sent to the graveyard as fusion material.

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Tailor Heine】【ATK2400】

"With two 'me' on the field now, their effects will combine, making all of my Spellcaster monsters untargetable by my opponent's effects."

As if triggering an echo, both [Witchcraft Craftsman Tailor Heine] spoke up at the same time to introduce the results. After noticing that "the other self" was also speaking, both "Heine" lowered their heads awkwardly and dared not speak.

The [Witch's Magic Substitute Master] had no choice but to chime in, saying, "In this way, no card effect that targets anything can affect us."

"Next is the effect of Miss [Witchcraft Craftsman - Omni] in the graveyard. Banish one of her [Witchcraft] spell cards from my graveyard and activate it. Its effect becomes the same as the effect when that spell card was activated."

(So ​​cute, I want to—)
Taking out two cards from the graveyard, Heine said, "What I banished is this [Witchcraft Slacking Off]. It can only be activated by targeting a [Witchcraft] monster in my graveyard, and then Special Summoning it to my field. I Special Summoned Little Potrie!"

"Hehe, Potrie and her friends are back!" With her "pottery army," [Witch Artisan Potter Potrie] returned to the Heine field and occupied the last monster zone.

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Pottery Potel】】【DEF2500

"Then, then, I place four cards face-down on the back row. That ends my turn."

Heine weakly declared the end of her turn by placing four cards face down at once, but at the same time, several beams of light rose from her graveyard and converged into her hand.

Noticing Hayato's gaze, she quickly explained, "This... this is the power of the [Witchcraft] spell cards in my graveyard. During my End Phase, if they are in my graveyard and I have a [Witchcraft] monster on my field, I can add them to my hand. They are [Witchcraft Cooperative] and [Witchcraft Creation]."

"There's also this kind of continuous spell card, 'Witch's Alley.' This card has the same ability as the previous two, but instead of returning to my hand, it will be placed face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone."

Not only the monster zone, but even the last empty space in the spell and trap zone was occupied by the newly placed [Witch's Alley]. Heine, holding the cards in his hand, finally ended his turn, filling the entire field.

(I almost mistook Pottery's creation for Blood Wolf Breaking Army)
【海涅：4000LP，手牌：6→5→5→1→3】

[Witchcraft Substitute Master] [DEF2800]

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Tailor Heine】【ATK2400】

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Tailor Heine】【ATK2400】

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Pottery Potel】】【DEF600

【Witchcraft Craftsman - Pottery Potel】】【DEF2500

Back row: [Witch's Alley] [Face Card] x4
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