Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1515 Lightning Emperor!
Lightning and lightning surrounded the vortex of the Super Transformation, and endless flashes of light converged at this moment, freezing in the void and forming the words "SNO.39".

This new form of Hope, which never appeared in the anime's timeline, emerged due to the timeline change. It was also a top-tier fighter who became a versatile cheat code even in the physical card market.

SNO.39 Hope Emperor - Lightning Emperor!
【SNO.39 Hope Emperor - Lightning Emperor, Attack Power 2500】

"Electric Light Emperor?" The jellyfish monster began to sense danger.

What's going on? This isn't what we agreed on!

What is "Lightning Emperor"? Why has no one ever told me that Yuma Tsukumo has this card?
No, there's nothing to panic about. Even if it transforms into some fancy new form, it still only has 2500 attack power, which is perfectly manageable.

Yes, that's right, there's nothing to be afraid of. My invisible jellyfish can split and regenerate no matter if it's destroyed by combat or effects, it's immortal. And if anything unexpected happens, there's an invincible defensive trap called "Explosive Armor" lying in wait in the back row, so whatever the Chaos or Flash number Hope is, we'll just blow them all up.

The jellyfish monster smirked, suppressing his unease, and confidence returned to his eyes.

Of course, this confidence probably only lasted for three to five seconds.

"My bond with the astral body, a brand new power, watch closely!" Yuma shouted, "SNO.39 Hope Emperor - Lightning Emperor, attack 'NO.4 Venomous Tentacle - Stealth Jellyfish'!"

"It's useless, have you forgotten?" The jellyfish monster laughed loudly, "My invisible jellyfish is immortal! No matter how many times it's destroyed, it can Special Summon a new larva, and then if the larva is destroyed, it can Special Summon the original again, endlessly."

“But even if monsters are immortal, duelists have a limit to their lifespan!” Astral interrupted him. “Yuma, Monster Effect!”

"it is good!"

Yuma confidently clenched his fist.

"When the Lightning Emperor is in battle, by removing two Xyz Materials, its attack power can be reduced to 5,000 only when calculating damage!"

"Five thousand!?"

The jellyfish monster instantly lost its composure.

【Jellyfish Monster, LP2800】

With 2800 health remaining, if he were to be struck by the Lightning Emperor's blade, it would instantly deal an astonishing 3100 damage, resulting in an instant kill.

The astral body is right. Even if the invisible jellyfish doesn't die, he, as a duelist, has his limits. Taking this blow will be the end for him.

"Activate the face-down card, Trap Card 'Explosive Armor'! This card can destroy the opponent's attacking monster when the opponent declares an attack!"

The jellyfish monster burst into loud laughter.

"What a pity! It was your mistake to reveal the monster effect of 'Lightning Emperor' to me during the attack declaration phase! If you had waited until the damage calculation step to activate 'Lightning Emperor's' effect, my 'Explosive Armor' would have been unable to activate due to missing the timing."

But Astral Spectre smiled slightly: "Is that really true?"

"Nani?"

The jellyfish monster was stunned, only then realizing something was wrong: "Wait, wait! Why didn't my trap activate!?"

Yuma and Astral said in unison: "When SNO.39 Hope the Emperor - Lightning Emperor is in battle, the opponent cannot activate any magic, trap, or monster effects until the damage calculation step is over!"

A single strike with 5,000 attack power, with all effects locked during battle – that was Hope's signature card back in the Xyz era, the most frequently used fighting card in actual gameplay.

He only made one strike, but that one strike decided the outcome!

"Attack power of 5,000, and it even has an effect that disables!" the jellyfish monster yelled at the top of its lungs. "That's so unfair! Lord Bebekuta! Help me, please—"

A slash crackling with electricity descended, carrying the glimmer of hope; the churning electric snakes sealed the victory!

[Jellyfish Monster, LP2800 → LP0] "We won!"

Yuma was excited and raised the dazzling Lightning Emperor in his hand high above his head.

"This is the embodiment of my bond with the astral body, a new power, Hope the Emperor - Lightning Emperor!"

They printed a new vest while chatting and laughing.

This shows that for Duel Monsters, having the right trainer is also very important.

Take Hope, for example. Ever since she followed Yuma and Astral Body, she's been living the high life, printing out fake accounts like they're free. She gets a small burst of popularity every three days and a big burst of new accounts every five days. She has so many fake accounts that she can't even count them all.

Of course, the price is working overtime like crazy.
The astral body silently reached out and absorbed the "NO.4 Venomous Stinging Cell Invisible Jellyfish" from the body of the fallen jellyfish monster.

"As expected, it's not a real NO." Astral thought to himself, "Just a fake card."

But this was to be expected, so Starlight didn't feel any regret.

"Yuma, what are you dawdling for?"

Not far away, Kaito had already hoisted Orbit 7 onto his back. His loyal robot Orbit 7 had now transformed into a jetpack and was carried on Kaito's back, the propulsion flames carrying Kaito into the air.

"There are only two fusion beams left!" Kaito shouted. "It seems that Kokoro and the last guy left have run away, and there is no one left to guard these two beams."

I just had Orbital 7 scan the remaining beams of light. It looks like a strong enough strike with the power of 'NO.' should stop the Varia dimension's invasion of our world. Let's go, Yuma!

Yuma snapped out of his daze: "Oh, okay!"

He hurriedly put Hope, who had just finished playing cards and was off work, back onto the duel disk.

"Then I'll have to ask you for help again, I hope Royal Hope!"

Hope: "."

Well, although Yuma and Astral have collected quite a few No.s by now, with various ranks, levels of attack power, and different effects, he seems to have selective amnesia and never remembers the other No.s, assigning Hope to do all the dirty, tiring, and potentially fatal work.

This is probably the fate of the employees that bosses favor the most.

The Barian Dimension.

Vector, the only designated villain among the Seven Emperors, was sitting on his throne, tilting his head and watching the battle from afar, his expression already showing signs of impatience.

"None of them are of any use. Humans are indeed useless. No, if that's the case, not only humans, but Kiragu is also a good-for-nothing."

He shook his head repeatedly as he spoke.

But he wasn't too surprised by this.

Anyway, it's no secret among the Seven Emperors that Kira is useless. Ever since it was revealed that he spent all his time slacking off watching anime and cheering for pretty girls after he went to the human dimension, he has become the undisputed worst among the Seven Emperors.

"That saying is true after all: if you want to do something well, you have to do it yourself."

As he spoke, Vector tightened the pressure on his right foot, looked down at Drubey, who was already struggling in pain under his foot, and sneered.

"Don't you think so, Drubey?"

(End of this chapter)