Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1693 Star Saint Dragon
Shingo Hoshino, LP2750

Shingo Hoshino, having swallowed the poison, wiped the dust off his body and squinted his eyes.

"I see, you do have some skill. No wonder you have the right to be arrogant."

"You flatter me, it's so-so." You Xuan gestured for you to come. "Come on, it's your turn."

Shingo Hoshino: "My turn, draw a card."

Shingo drew a card.

"If you think the power of a Star Saint is nothing more than this, then you are being too naive. I'll give you credit for being able to break my Pleiades Cluster, but the real battle is just beginning!"

Shingo raised his voice.

"I summon 'Star Saint - Straw Hat Galaxy'!"

The starlight connected in the sky, weaving together the image of a green straw hat. The constellations materialized, transforming once again into the image of constellation knights.

【Star Saint - Straw Hat Galaxy, Attack Power 1550】

"The effect of the Straw Hat Galaxy is that by banishing one 'Star Saint' monster from the Graveyard, you can return another 'Star Saint' monster from the Graveyard to your hand."

Shingo Hoshino showed off two Hoshino cards he took from the graveyard.

“I remove ‘Star Saint Ox Constellation II’ from the game from the graveyard and return ‘Star Saint Winnowing Basket III’ to my hand from the graveyard.”

Shingo reveals the monster card he has retrieved.

"Then, the subsequent effect of the Straw Hat Galaxy allows for an additional Normal Summon of a 'Star Saint' monster in the turn on which the Recycle effect was activated."

Shingo immediately slammed the card he had just retrieved back into his hand back onto the Duel Disk.

"Once again, Normal Summon 'Star Saint - Ji Su San'!"

Starlight soared into the sky, coalescing to form the constellation Sagittarius. From that image, a centaur wielding a golden bow materialized.

【Star Saint - Ji Su San, Attack Power 1800】

You Xuan clapped his hands: "Not bad, you managed to assemble this formation again so quickly. So let me guess, next it'll be a five-star formation, right?"

Shingo Hoshino: "The effect of Star Saint - Mizuki! Up to twice per turn, change the Level of Star Saint monsters on the field by one star."

I'm going to use this effect twice in a row to raise the levels of both 'Star Saint - Ji Su San' and 'Star Saint - Straw Hat Galaxy' by one star each, making them level five!

【Star Saint - Ji Su San, LV4→ LV5】

【Star Saint - Straw Hat Galaxy, LV4→ LV5】

"Then we'll stack the level 5 'Star Saint - Sagittarius' and 'Star Saint - Straw Hat Galaxy'!" Shingo said. "The two monsters will form a stacking network, and we'll Xyz Summon—"

—Star Saint Pleiades, Number Two!

【Star Saint - Pleiades Cluster, Attack Power 2500】

"Sure enough, they immediately got on the second unit." You Xuan smiled.

Yuma was even more nervous than the person involved: "Damn it, that troublesome Star Paladin we finally got rid of has already created a second one so quickly."

"It's not over yet! Didn't I tell you? The power of a Star Saint is not just at this level."

"Then activate the Equip Spell 'Xyz Vengeance' from your hand!" Shingo shouted. "This card can revive an Xyz Monster in Attack Position from the Graveyard onto the field, and equip it to this card!"
Revive the first 'Star Saint - Pleiades' from the graveyard!

The image of the magic card appeared in his back field, starlight gathered, and the first Pleiades star formed in the golden radiance, tall and majestic, shrouded in that holy light.

【Star Saint - Pleiades Cluster, Attack Power 2500】

Judai rested his chin on his hand: "Wow, two of these troublesome aces have appeared all at once."

“However, in that case, the second one resurrected from the graveyard will be without any Xyz Materials,” Astral said. “Without materials, it will just be a monster with an attack power of 2500.”

After a pause, Astral Body glanced at Shingo.

"But it seems this guy has other ideas."

Sure enough, the next moment, Shingo Hoshino continued, "Use 'Star Saint: Pleiades' as Xyz Material and stack it again!"

"Huh? It's actually a stacking and upgrading!?" Yuma exclaimed in surprise.

"Not bad, my Star Saint has the ability to evolve and upgrade. Using Xyz Monsters with 'Star Saint' in their names as materials, it can be upgraded again!"

Shingo Hoshino raised his hand.

"Advanced Xyz Summoning - "

—Star Saint Dragon, Ptolemy Cluster M7!

The dazzling golden light surrounded the Pleiades star cluster, engulfing it completely and transforming it into a shimmering golden star cluster.

Then the star cluster exploded, and a divine dragon with a holy white body soared out from it!

【Star Saint Dragon - Ptolemy Cluster M7, Attack Power 2700】

"Oh, it seems like an even more powerful one has appeared." Judai said in a light tone, "They look really strong."

At this moment, Brooke and the surrounding rebels all found it strange.

They watched You Xuan fight the academy cadre with bated breath, every step fraught with tension and cold sweat. Yet these seafood-headed guys, clearly You Xuan's companions, seemed so relaxed and cheerful, as if they were watching a performance.
"The effect of Star Saint Dragon Ptolemy Cluster M7 is activated!" Shingo Hoshino exclaimed. "Once per turn, remove one Xyz Material, and bounce any monster from your or your opponent's field or Graveyard back to its owner's hand!"

The gamer quickly realized, "What an amazing ability! Not only can it bounce away the opponent's cards to clear the field and disrupt the opponent, but it can also bounce back your own cards for resource recycling to speed up the deck's operation."

“That’s right, this is the power of Star Saint Dragon M7!” Shingo Hoshino said. “And now, I’m going to use this effect immediately to bounce your ‘Infernal Fire Death Dragon’ back to your hand!”

He laughed.

"Infernal Death Dragon is a Synchro Monster, so there's no need to return it to your hand. Just return it to the Extra Deck!"

Star Saint Dragon's entire body was gathering starlight, seemingly charging up its power, and it precisely locked onto the direction of Eternal Fire Death Dragon.

“Then activate the face-down card,” You Xuan said. “The Trap Card ‘Skill Imprisonment’!”
Target one card on your field; negate all monster effects activated this turn that target that card!

The Eternal Fire Death Dragon let out a wise roar. The invisible waves released by the trap converged on the Eternal Fire Death Dragon's body, seemingly reflecting the starlight that had fallen upon it, causing the starlight that was gathering on the Ptolemaic Cluster to dim instantly.

"If it's ineffective, then so be it. I'd like to see what you'll do with the second one."

Shingo Hoshino shouted.

"Then the effect of 'Star Saint - Pleiades' will be activated! Remove one Xyz Material and bounce 'Infernal Death Dragon' back to your hand!"

(End of this chapter)