Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1421 The King of the Broken Steel Sword
The champion of heroes, Kusanagi Sword King, has been defeated.

Ghosh looked somber, his head slightly bowed, as if he were contemplating life.

I'm so stupid, really.

I thought the opponent would only use endless Trap Hole attacks to disrupt summons and interrupt their combos, but I didn't expect them to have so many other tricks up their sleeves besides Trap Hole.
Ghosh let out a long breath.

There are so many fusion-dimensional plot devices!
He's already starting to miss home.

Of course, he hadn't forgotten why he came here, and his purpose, as everyone knows, remained unchanged.

"Druwa"

Images from the past inexplicably flashed through his mind.

He had known Drouet for a long time. They were both orphans, living together in an orphanage in Spas.

Those were tough times; just surviving required an immense effort. And what gave them direction then was dueling.

When we first encountered Duel Monsters cards in our childhood, it was as if our entire bleak world had suddenly been illuminated. Two children, exhausted from struggling to make ends meet, seemed to have suddenly found their direction for the future, and discovered an ambition they were willing to fight for their entire lives.

They then worked tirelessly to become stronger, and accepted Mr. Xincheng's invitation to undergo rigorous training under his tutelage, a process akin to torture.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

In his memory, young Ghosh shook his head and subconsciously reached out to push away the cotton swab that Druwa offered him.

The young girl, Drova, pouted, pressed down his fidgeting hands, and said in a scolding tone, "What can we do? Just bear with it. Who told you to mess around during training?"

So Ghosh stopped moving and obediently let her apply medicine to the wound on his cheek, while laughing, "Hey, because I don't want to lose to Kaito no matter what."

Drew only shook his head: "You're not like Kaito, Ghosh. Don't force yourself."

Gorsh immediately objected: "How are they different? What makes me inferior to that guy?"

"I didn't say that. It's just..."

The girl hesitated for a moment.

"...Only you, I don't want you to put yourself in danger."

Ghosh was stunned.

Yes, because from a very young age, they only had each other. They grew up together, learned to duel together, and joined the training camp together.
They had long been like family to them.

But deep down they both knew that once they became independent duelists, they would likely face many dangerous missions. Separation and worry for each other were probably inevitable sooner or later.

Young Ghosh let out a long breath and slowly said, "You're really stupid."

The girl immediately became angry: "What did you say?"

As he spoke, he prepared to roll up his sleeves, probably because he felt that Ghosh deserved another beating.

But Ghosh replied earnestly, "Don't worry, we made a promise. From now on, no matter what happens, no matter when, we will never be apart."

"absolute."

Yes, we had already made plans for it.

"You brat, my interest goes far beyond this!" A fire reignited in Ghosh's eyes. "It's too early for me to give up so easily!"

Ghosh roared. "When I take damage from battle or card effects, the effect of 'Heroic Challenger - Thousand Blades' in my Graveyard activates!"

This card can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard!

"Rise, Heroic Challenger - Thousand-Blade Soldier!"

Because of the trap effect of the cross-counterattack, he took 2600 points of damage in one go, thus triggering the Thousand Blades effect in the graveyard. The silver-armored hero flew back onto the field, his body covered in silver blades that shimmered in the moonlight.

[Heroic Challenger - Thousand Blade Soldier, Attack Power 1300]

“Next, activate the spell card ‘Burial Spell Treasure’!” Ghosh said. “You banish three spell cards from your graveyard and draw two cards from your deck!”

I banished three Spells from my Graveyard: the Equip Spell 'Xyz Crown', the Normal Spell 'Xyz Treasure', and the Quick-Play Spell 'Battle Fund'. Then I drew two cards!

He wants to fight, and he will continue to fight.

He hasn't even met Drew yet, and he hasn't kept his promise. How could he possibly fall down like this?

It was as if he had poured all his resolve into that gacha draw; the moment he drew the card was like a transparent whirlwind. Then, glancing at the card he had drawn, a flicker of fire flashed in his eyes.

coming!

Ghosh couldn't help but want to throw his head back and laugh out loud.

Sure enough, his deck hadn't abandoned him yet, and his battle continued.

"I usually summon 'Heroic Challenger Morningstar Hammer Soldier'!"

A vortex of summoning appeared on the monster card, and Morning Star Hammer Soldier crashed to the ground like a meteor, sending debris flying. He was clad in heavy, jet-black armor, the spikes at his joints gleaming coldly, and the golden horns extending from the sides of his helmet resembled forged sacred relics. His right hand wielded a star-shaped chain hammer, tracing a burning path through the air, the golden, star-shaped hammerhead at the end of the chain constantly crackling with electric arcs. The moment the hammer soldier landed, the shockwave from the chain hammer striking the ground compressed the surrounding air into transparent ripples, and golden flames erupted at the point of contact with the hammerhead.

【Heroic Challenger - Morning Star Hammer Soldier, Attack Power 1500】

"Level 4 Heroic Challenger Morningstar Hammer Soldier and Heroic Challenger Thousand Blade Soldier Overlap! Two monsters form an Overlap Network, Xyz Summon!!!"
Show yourself, my true ace, my proud and strongest hero—

—Heroic Champion, King of Broken Steel Swords!!!

The light particles bursting forth from the supermassive vortex poured down like a galaxy, tearing through spatial rifts with violent trajectories. Each point of light, imbued with a metallic red glow, coalesced in the gale to form armor patterns. Crimson fangs first appeared on the shoulder armor, while the breastplate flowed and took shape like molten iron, ultimately forming a boiling crimson armor around the warrior.

As the silver greatsword was drawn from the vortex of light, its blade, formed from condensed light particles, resembled a forged blade of billions of miniature stars, leaving a comet-like silver trail with each swing. The moment the warrior landed, the shockwave beneath his feet melted the ground into a cross-shaped crack, the edges of which still held sparks of undying sword intent.

[Heroic Champion - Broken Steel Sword King, Attack Power 2000]

“Oh, finally he’s appeared, the King of Broken Steel Swords,” You Xuan said.

Ghosh's trump card, and also the strongest attacker in Warrior decks during the Xyz Era, was used by Yu Xuan to develop various decks targeting "OTK" in the physical card environment back then.

However, the Sword King in the anime is actually quite different from the real card.

In the physical card game, Steelbreaker King can only detach materials during your Main Phase to double its ATK until the end of your opponent's next turn. In the anime, however, this effect can be activated by detaching materials during battle, including during your opponent's turn when battle is fought.

However, in reality, if this card were made into a live-action card based on the anime's visuals, it would never have achieved the same level of practical use as it did back then. This is because the Steelbreaker King in the anime had one particularly annoying limitation.

This card can only declare an attack when its own life points are below 500.

(End of this chapter)