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Chapter 1908 Valentine's Day is perfect for lovers to love and hate each other (lol)
"Dark Fusion Summoning, [E-hero Neo-Universe Overlord]!"

【霸王十代：4000LP，手牌：8→6→8→7】

【E-hero New Universe Tyrant】【ATK2500】

【E-hero Wings of Inferno - Hellfire】【ATK2100】

Backcourt: [Future Fusion]

"[E-hero Shadow Mist Lady], [E-hero Golden Dark Star], [E-hero Neos], [E-hero Death Prisoner], banish these four monster cards and [E-hero Hell Rider] from my Graveyard to activate the effect of [E-hero Hell Rider], and set one [Super Polymerization] card from my Deck to the back field."

After completing the fusion of [E-hero Neo-Universe Overlord], Overlord Jaden banished all five monster cards from his graveyard in one go. "After this effect is activated, I cannot Special Summon any monster other than [Hero] until the end of my opponent's turn. However, I can also Fusion Summon Fusion Monsters that can only be Special Summoned using [Dark Fusion] effects."

"Next, I'll activate this [Necromancer's Remnant] and equip it on my level 6☆ [E-hero Wings of Inferno - Hellfire]."

A layer of dark purple mist appeared on [E-hero Wings of Inferno - Hellfire], constantly churning as if it had its own consciousness, adding a touch of terror and eeriness to [E-hero Wings of Inferno - Hellfire].

"【The Remnant of the Necromancer】is an Equip Spell Card that can only be equipped to Fiend-Zombie monsters of Level 5 or higher. This card’s first effect can only be used once per turn. I choose one of its two effects to activate. Here, I choose the first one—I use monsters in my hand or on the field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster."

Showing the cards in his hand, Jaden said, "Under the effect of [E-hero Hell Rider], monsters that could only be Fusion Summoned by [Dark Fusion] can now be Fusion Summoned by other effects. I used the effect of [Necromancer's Remnant] to use my Level 7☆ [E-hero Extreme Evil Blade] and Level 7☆ [E-hero Fallen Claw] as Fusion Materials, satisfying the material requirement of an [E-hero] monster plus a Level 5 or higher monster."

"Unleash your ferocious power with your blade, offer me your wicked mind and cruelty, and tear everything apart!"

"Dark Fusion Summon, Level 8☆!"

"Entangled by evil blades—[E-hero Extreme Evil Undead]!"

【E-hero Extreme Evil Undead】【8☆/Dark】

[Demon Race/Fusion/Effect]

[3000/3000]

The [E-hero Extreme Evil Death Demon], which cannot be destroyed by battle or effects, descends upon Jaden's field. However, as a price, Jaden's hand size is significantly reduced to four cards.

"Next, I'll lay three cards in the air, and the round ends here."

Jaden placed three cards face-down on his back row, keeping only one card in his hand as the cost for activating [Super Polymerization], intending to end his turn like that.

Compared to his previous duel with Jim, Jaden's playstyle seemed much more restrained. The final [E-hero Evil Blade Demon King] was replaced with the more conservative [E-hero Extreme Evil Death Demon], and he also lost one [E-hero Dark Knight] to provide attack reduction. However, this wasn't because Jaden had bad luck with his hand or anything like that; it was simply because—

Others might not know, but Jaden, the Overlord, certainly knew the effects of [Yubel]. Although his past was sealed away, Jaden's memories from when he teamed up with John to duel Yubel had already returned, and those memories clearly recorded Yubel's characteristics. Using a card like [E-hero Evil Blade Demon King] against Yubel, who has the ability to reflect battle damage, is simply laughable.

Moreover, it seems that only the monsters on the front row have been restrained. This time, Jaden has four cards set to the back row, including [Super Polymerization], plus a [Future Polymerization] that will take effect during the next Standby Phase. It can be considered a very powerful endgame.

However, Jaden's memories of [Yubel] were still based on [Yubel] when he left Earth several years ago, and his last duel was mostly against the "Three Phantom Demons". Therefore, even Jaden could not know the specific details of the deck that Yubel was using now from his memories, nor did he know how John's deck had been modified after Yubel obtained it.

"Then it's my turn, draw a card."

Looking at the monsters on Jaden's field, Yubel revealed a sickly smile: "What a great aura, Jaden. Show me more 'love'. I am extremely thirsty and will not be easily satisfied."

Even if you can't give it to me, at least—accept my 'love' which is called 'pain'!

"Continuous Spell Card [Nightmare of Pain] activated! Once per turn, during my Main Phase, I can activate the first effect of this card to destroy one face-up DARK monster in my hand or on my field, or add one [Yubel] other than [Nightmare of Pain] or a card with the [Yubel] card name from my Deck to my hand."

Revealing a card from his hand, Yubel, with John's face on his head, burst into maniacal laughter: "What I'm going to destroy is myself in this hand!"

The card that Yubel showed was Yubel herself. She crushed the monster card with her own hands, and then a thorny vine grew from the ground and delivered a card to Yubel's hand.

That wasn't all. After [Yubel]'s card was destroyed, Yubel took another card from his deck and slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "When [Yubel] is destroyed, my effect will activate. Jaden, this is the form I have gained for protecting you, yet being hated by you and banished to the cold space!"

"Pain is love, hate is infatuation, loathing is desire! Swallow suffering, embrace destruction, my twisted half!"

"Special Summon - [Yubel - The Hated Knight]!"

【Yuber - The Hated Knight】【11☆/Dark】

[Demon/Special Summon/Effect]

[0/0]

On Yubel's field, black mist expanded, and under the constraint of black lightning on the surface, it transformed into a huge demon, a twisted monster with two heads and an evil eye opening in the center of its body.

“Take a good look, Jaden, at my form, the one you fear and avoid~” Yubel smiled happily as he looked at the “himself” appearing on the field. “Unlike the [Yubel] who needed to rely on you—tributing monsters every turn to maintain his existence—this form of me, while suffering the torment of loneliness and desolation without you by my side, no longer needs tributes to exist.” “Only the effect of 'me'—[Yubel]—can Special Summon [Yubel - The Hated Knight]. Then, while [Yubel - The Hated Knight] exists in the Monster Zone, it cannot be destroyed by battle, and I will not take battle damage; that damage will be borne by you.” Yubel generously revealed the effect of this form, explaining, “Furthermore, during my End Phase, I will destroy all other monsters on my field, and simultaneously destroy the same number of your monsters.”

"Both [E-hero Neos] and [E-hero Extreme Death Demon] are monsters that cannot be destroyed by battle or effects," Jaden said coldly.

"But at least that [E-hero Wings of Inferno - Hellfire] will be destroyed!" Yubel glared at the only female monster on the field of Jaden King with dissatisfaction. "Those humans disappeared, and now your fusion monster has turned into a woman. It's disgusting—only I should be able to be by your side!"

“But even so, I’m not actually a very jealous person, and I’m sure you can tell that, Jaden, right?” Yubel smiled. “I won’t target female monsters or anything like that—I’ll only target anyone who appears around you, Jaden, except for myself.”

"The card I just added to my hand with [Nightmare of Pain] is this [Undead Torture Giant], which reveals [Yubel Spirit] from my hand to my opponent to activate its effect."

The monster that Yubel had previously used to block Jaden's attack was now being blasted out, and a giant steel statue appeared on the field—but not on Yubel's field, but on Jaden's side.
"Special Summon 'Giant Tortured by the Dead' to my opponent's field, and after that, any monsters I've shown to my opponent in my hand can be Special Summoned to my field." Yubel said, playing a card. "Take my 'love,' Jaden! And now I'm Special Summoning 'Yubel the Spirit'!"

[The Undead Torture the Giant] [8☆/Dark]

[Demon Race/Effect]

[3000/300]

【Yubel Elf】【10☆/Dark】

[Demon Race/Effect]

[0/0]

“Like [Yubel - The Hated Knight], my spirit form – [Yubel the Spirit] – also possesses the ability to be undestroyed by battle and to reduce battle damage to me to 0.” Yubel, having put down the card, pointed to the cards on his back field and said, “Furthermore, the second effect of [Nightmare Pain] is that as long as I have a [Yubel] monster on my field, my opponent can only attack [Yubel] monsters, and battle damage to me from battles involving my [Yubel] monsters will be taken by my opponent.”

"In other words—now that I have Special Summoned two 'myself's' on the field, and Jaden, you have a monster with 2000 or more ATK on your field, I have already won!"

"However, before I share my 'love' with you, Jaden, I need to use the effect of [Yubel Elf] - this card can only be activated when it is Special Summoned. Add one Spell/Trap Card with the name [Yubel] from my Deck to my hand or Set it on the field. Set the Continuous Spell Card [Mature Chronicle] and then activate it directly."

Actually, [Chronicle of Maturity] would be most effective if activated before Yubel's Special Summon begins. Unfortunately, she didn't draw it into her hand at the start of this duel, so she had no choice but to wait until now to use the effect of [Yubel's Spirit] to summon this card and set it up on the back field.

A scroll with dragon wings and a dragon tail floats above Yubel's back row. This card, which does not hold any counters, looks completely intimidating.

After flipping the card, Yubel waved his hand and said, "I'll just go straight into my battle phase and use my [Yubel - The Hated Knight] to attack my opponent's [Undead Torture Giant]!"

Both are monsters with an attack power of 3000, and Yubel can choose to attack either [Undead Torture Giant] or [E-hero Extreme Evil Demon], but without a doubt, attacking the former, which he himself placed on Jaden's field, is more to Yubel's liking.

However, Jaden obviously couldn't just stand by and watch her attack and try to take advantage of the situation: "Then, when the opponent's monster declares an attack, I activate my face-down card in the back row—[Dark Supremacy]!"

"You can target up to the number of face-up cards on your opponent's field equal to the number of 'Dark Fusion' cards in my Graveyard and the number of Spell Cards whose names are listed there. Negate the effects of those cards until the end of this turn!"

The card 【Dark Supremacy】, which was searched by the effect of 【E-hero Wings of Inferno - Hellfire】 in the previous turn, was activated by Jaden. Since he had used two cards, 【Dark Fusion】 and 【Dark Divine Summon】, both of which were asleep in the graveyard, Jaden was able to negate the effects of the two cards on Yubel's field under the effect of 【Dark Supremacy】.

Pointing to the opposite side, Jaden the Conqueror declared, "I will nullify the effects of [Yubel - The Hated Knight] and [Nightmare Pain]!"

Although it only lasts for one turn, Jaden waited until Yubel declared an attack in an attempt to bluff before playing the card. Jaden's intention was to thwart Yubel's plan and even make him suffer the consequences of his own actions—the effect of [Yubel - The Hated Knight] would be negated, turning him into a weak monster that could be destroyed by battle. Furthermore, [Nightmare Pain] would be negated, allowing Yubel to take up to 3000 points of battle damage!

This is why Jaden didn't activate Yubel when it first appeared. Although the form of [Yubel - The Hated Knight] was something he hadn't seen in his past memories, the counter-attack effect of [Yubel] was present from the initial form.

The most lethal move is that once [Yubel - The Hated Knight] is destroyed in battle, the effect of [E-hero Wings of Inferno - Hellfire] on Jaden's field will be triggered.

If the [Hero] Fusion Monster controlled by him destroys the opponent's monster in battle, this effect is activated, dealing 2100 damage to the opponent. Combined with the 3000 ATK of [Undead Torture Giant], it can instantly kill Yubel!

—But this combo is only possible if [Dark Domination] successfully nullifies the effects of Yubel's [Yubel - The Hated Knight] and [Nightmare Pain].

Yubel, who was still holding three cards in his hand, had already been on guard against this move when he heard Jaden search for "Dark Supremacy". Although this powerful trap card can erase the effects of multiple cards, it is not a counter trap. As a normal trap spell with a speed of 2, it can be chained by quick-play spell cards!

"That won't do, Jaden. How can you resist my 'love'?" Yubel grinned as he played a card from his hand. "Quick-Play Spell Card activated, [Super Beast's Roar]!"

"Target one card on my field and one on your opponent's field, and destroy those cards—I'm going to destroy the [Super Polymer] set on my opponent's field and the [Yubel - The Hated Knight] on my field!"

Although Jaden had three face-down cards left after revealing Dark Sovereign on the field, Yubel, who had been remembering the position of the card that was retrieved and placed face-down ever since Super Polymerization was retrieved, pointed to the correct spot and planned to trade his Yubel - The Hated Knight for Super Polymerization.

However, the Tenth Generation of Overlord did not agree to this "deal".

"In that case, I'll discard the Dark Kuriboh in my hand as the cost to activate it, chaining the Roar of the Super Beast to open the face-down card in my back row—unleash ultimate power, activate Super Polymerization!"

Happy Valentine's Day to all those in love, and happy Valentine's Day to those without!
Unupdated: 4/9