Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

"I thought my opponent would be a Dragon deck, or a Warrior deck like the one from 'Heart of Legend,' but it turned out to be the 'Dark Magician' deck that Yugi uses, probably a very high concentration of Spellcaster decks? In that case, it's a perfect match for the deck I'm using this time—I have to repeat, it's practically fate!"

"By chaining the Special Summon of [Dark Magician of Destruction], I activate the effect of this card in my hand."

"During both players' Main Phases, if there are monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck on the field, you can activate this effect and Special Summon this card from my hand!"

A monster of the same Spellcaster type, but the complete opposite of [Dark Magician of Destruction], the LIGHT monster [Teaching Thunder-Fledris] jumped out of Hayato's hand!

"But before that, the effect of the Special Summoned 'Dark Magician of Destruction' activated." Before Hayato's Special Summon was complete, Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus retrieved a card from his deck and said, "This effect can only be activated when 'Dark Magician of Destruction' is Special Summoned. Add one 'Dark Magician' or one card with that name from my deck to my hand."

This also reveals the difference between the Dark Magician deck used by the game and the Dark Magician deck used by Tymaeus, because it calls the Dark Magician the Dark Wizard. Both names are correct from a translation perspective, but just like the God card copied by Franz is called the Winged Dragon of Ra, while the original in Hayato's hand is called the Winged Dragon of Ra, the difference in names can affect many things.

Tyrannosaurus the Dragon Knight reveals the card in his hand: "The card I searched from my deck is this one, a quick-play spell card, [Tyrannosaurus's Eye]."

【Timaeus the Dragon Knight: 3000 LP, Hand: 4→5】

"Hmm? I've never heard of this card. It's not [Eye of Timaeus], ​​but [Eye of Timaeus]?" Hayato paused, then continued, "In that case, I will also complete the Special Summon of [Thunder of the Teacher - Fledelis]. And as for the effect that can be activated when it is Special Summoned, the second effect of [Thunder of the Teacher - Fledelis] will activate!"

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

[Mage Race/Effect]

[2500/2500]

"If this card is Special Summoned from the hand, you can activate this effect: Set one 'Teaching' Trap Card from your Deck to the back row. If your opponent controls any number of Fusion/Synchro Monsters with 2500 or more ATK, this effect can also be activated during the turn the card is set!"

Although it was the opponent's turn, Hayato's side also set up the exact same "one in front, one behind" formation, placing two cards on the field.

The Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus appears to have a human form, but in reality, it is only driven by instinct. It does not comment on the cards played by Hayato. Even if Hayato intervenes in its deployment, it simply waits for Hayato to finish his deployment before continuing its operation.

"Next, it's my normal summon for this turn. I will normal summon [Elven Sage]."

Hayato played another familiar card and saw a monster commonly used in the game appear on the field of Dragon Knight - Timaeus, the Cannon Fodder Sword, cough cough, [Elf Swordsman]. However, its appearance had changed, just like [Merged Dragon - Timaeus]. Although the name had changed to the so-called "Sage" and the attribute had been retained as Light, it looked like it had been corrupted.

[Elf Sage] [4☆/Light]

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[1400/2000]

"If I summon or Special Summon [Sage of the Spirits], I reveal my entire hand to my opponent. If any of those cards have the name [Ritual of Light and Darkness], I can draw three cards from my Deck. If I use a draw effect, I can also discard two cards from my hand."

After hearing what the Dragon Knight Timaeus said, Hayato couldn't help but complain, "What do you mean by 'humanoid blessing'? Isn't this exactly the same as the effect of 'angel's charity'?"

Tyrannosaurus Rex did not respond to Hayato's question, but silently revealed all the cards in his hand. He currently had four cards left in his hand. Besides the previously revealed "Tyrannosaurus's Eye," Hayato discovered that two of the other three cards were surprisingly similar to classic cards from the game.

One card looks like "The Summoning of the Devil," and another looks like "The Magician of Dark Chaos." They're both oversized versions. Only the last card is recognizable to Hayato Kakashi—the classic "Pot of Greed."

—Seriously, why didn't this person activate [Pot of Greed] before [Angel's Charity]? What a rip-off!

As Hayato finished watching, Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus also drew three cards from his deck: "Since both [Black Chaos Magician - Black Chaos] and [Chaos Demon Lord - Skeleton Demon] are monsters that have the [Ritual of Light and Darkness] recorded, I can draw cards from my deck using the effect of [Elf Sage].

"Then, I discarded two cards: the monster card [Chaos Demon Lord - Skeleton Demon] and the continuous trap card [Two Hearts]."

After completing the graveyard setup, Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus said, "Because of the effect of [Elven Sage], once its effect is activated, I can only Special Summon a monster from the Extra Deck once until the end of the turn."

"Among the cards sent to the graveyard by its effect, [Chaos Demon Lord - Skeleton Demon] has an effect that can be activated - If this card is sent to the graveyard, I can send one Ritual Spell Card from my hand or Deck to the graveyard to activate this effect: I send this [Ritual of Light and Darkness] from my Deck to the graveyard."

Describing the deck's core as the cost of its effects, Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus draws another card from his deck: "Under the effect of [Chaos Demon Lord - Skeleton Demon], the Ritual Monster whose name is written on that Ritual Spell Card is added to my hand from my deck."

"The Ritual of Light and Darkness records two ritual monsters: Dark Chaos Magician and Chaos Warrior. I have added Chaos Warrior from my deck to my hand."

【魔龙骑士-提迈欧斯：3000LP，手牌：5→4→7→5→6】

By the time the opponent played a [Sage of the Elves], their hand had unexpectedly gained two more cards. Even just by observing, [Merged Dragon - Timaeus] could see that the power of "another self" had indeed become quite formidable—at least the card effects used in these duels had become incredibly powerful.

"Lately, I feel like I've been running into a lot of people who play rituals. Could it be that the trend for the next few years is to strengthen rituals?" Hayato looked thoughtfully at the Dragon Knight - Timaeus, whose terminal seemed to be leaning towards rituals.

“Next, I will activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] to draw two cards from my deck.” Further replenishing his hand, Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus picked up [Elf Sage] from the field, saying, “Then, I will Tribute this [Elf Sage] to activate its second effect.” “From my hand, I will Special Summon a Ritual Monster whose name includes [Ritual of Light and Darkness]!”

"No ritual spell cards, and only [Sage of the Spirits] can barely be considered a tribute?" Hayato became a little serious, because the card effects his opponent had shown were really impressive, and it seemed he would have to sit up and play.

Just like the previous contortion of the Three-Eyed Little Wizard's body, the Black Chaos Magician emerged from the body of the Elf Sage beside the Destruction Black Magician and stood on the field.

【The Magician of Dark Chaos - Dark Chaos】【8☆/Dark】

[Mage Race/Ritual/Effect]

[2800/2600]

"I activated Pot of Greed before Special Summoning this monster. Speaking of Black Magician of Chaos, it must have that effect after all." Suddenly remembering something, Hayato looked at Black Magician of Chaos Black Chaos on the field, his fingers twitching as if he wanted to do something.

As he expected, Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus used the effect of [Dark Chaos Magician - Dark Chaos]: "If [Dark Chaos Magician - Dark Chaos] is Special Summoned, activate its first effect. This effect of this card name can only be used once per turn. Add 1 Spell Card from my Graveyard to my hand."

"I choose the spell card [Pot of Greed]. Then I activate it again, drawing two cards from my deck."

As an overly useful card, it's not unjust that Pot of Greed is listed as a limited card that can only be included in a deck. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to ban it altogether.

The effect of [Dark Chaos Magician - Dark Chaos] is similar to the original effect of [Chaos Dark Magician], which is an overpowered ability that adds one Spell Card from the Graveyard to your hand when it is Summoned or Special Summoned. Even the limitation of once per turn by the card name cannot overshadow its excellence.

The best evidence is that he activated two copies of the powerful "Pot of Greed" card at once!

"...That's enough. Watching others earn cards is even more painful than me losing them," Hayato said with a disgruntled expression.

"【Black Chaos Magician - Black Chaos】As long as this card is in the Monster Zone, my Spell & Trap Cards cannot be destroyed or banished by my opponent's effects, and this card is not affected by any effects activated by my opponent other than those targeting this card."

Tyrannosaurus the Dragon Knight ignored Hayato and proceeded to introduce the monsters on his field, "and its third effect, like the first, is limited to once per turn by the card name."

"You can target one card on your opponent's field and banish that card face down—I'm targeting the face-down card on your opponent's back field!"

Although Hayato's frontcourt was hit by a card with 2500 attack power, [Teaching Thunder - Fledlis], the Dragon Knight - Timaeus was completely unaffected and immediately chose to eliminate Hayato's backcourt card.

However, Hayato naturally wouldn't let the Demon Dragon Knight - Timaeus mess with his cards, and activated his face-down card without hesitation: "Instead of being banished face-down like this, I might as well activate it now - you should remember that you have a Fusion Monster with more than 2500 ATK on your field, right? It's that [Destruction Black Magician].

"If your opponent controls a Fusion/Synchro Monster with 2500 or more ATK, this Trap Card Set by the effect of [Teaching Thunder - Flederis] - [Teaching Encounter] can be activated during the turn it is Set!"

Hayato pressed the button to activate the face-down card and revealed a card in his hand. "I will choose one of the two effects of [Teaching Encounter] to activate. However, the effect that controls the graveyard has not yet met the usage conditions. I can only, and will only, choose to use the first effect of this card to Special Summon either a [Teaching] monster or [Albus's Fallen Child] from my hand!"

"After all this time of dormancy, come forth and elbow all enemies for me, you dark-skinned PE student—[Albus's Fallen Heir]!"

【Albus's Fallen Heir】【4☆/Dark】

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[1800/0]

"Hey, could you use a more normal summoning phrase next time?" Despite his complaints, [Albus's Fallen Heir] was still summoned from the cards Hayato had drawn, appearing on Hayato's field in defense position. Then came the effect of [Black Chaos Magician - Black Chaos], which banished [Teaching Encounter], a card on Hayato's back field that was already activated but still locked by its effect, and even banished it face down.

Generally speaking, banished cards may still be recovered, but without special recovery methods like [E·hero Eternal], cards banished from the side are almost permanently removed from the duel.

"Look, Albus, that 'wedding photo' of your first encounter with the gluttonous saintess has been excluded!" Hayato chimed in, adding fuel to the fire. "It's even excluded from the inside! How can you stand for that? If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to stand it and would absolutely explode at her."

Upon hearing this, Albus raised an eyebrow: "What kind of wedding photo is that card?"

"Tsk, Albus, what kind of attitude is that? You really don't care at all?" Hayato's deck member, "Gluttonous Saintess" Exysia, said with dissatisfaction upon hearing Albus's words.

Albus also gave Hayato a classic face-changing performance: "...I didn't say I didn't want to."

"That's good. Then let's go, Albus, and show them your 'Super Polymerization'!" Hayato said, discarding a card from his hand. "If [Albus's Fallen Blood] is Summoned or Special Summoned, I can only activate this by discarding one card from my hand."

"Use the monsters on both sides' fields containing this card as Fusion Material to perform a Fusion Summon of a Fusion Monster—in that case, other monsters on my field cannot be used as Fusion Material!" (End of Chapter)