Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1710 City of Death
"Alright, Ed, that might hurt!"

Judai swung his arm twice, just like Ryuga's signature move.

"Elemental Hero: Lava Neos, attack 'Destiny Hero: Anti-Utopia'!"

Lava Neos raised his right arm high, and the entire Jaden arena seemed to distort due to the intense heat. Ripples spread through the air from the heatwave.

The lava boiled, and crimson flames, like thousands of fiery serpents, erupted from the gaps in the Neo-Universe Armor, swirling and coiling in mid-air, forming a vortex. The golden-red flames spun wildly like a star, transforming into a gigantic fireball several meters in diameter, resembling a supernova about to erupt.

But at that very moment, Edward shouted, "Activate Faceless Card, Continuous Trap 'Death City'!" (Original Card)
"A city of death?" Jaden asked with interest.

He naturally thought of the signature field magic "Dark City" used by the Edward he knew, which was the Destiny Hero version of Skyscraper.

“That’s right, Death City is a trap exclusive to Destiny HERO monsters,” Edward said. “Once per turn, when the opponent’s monster declares an attack, I can choose one of my Destiny HERO monsters and increase that monster’s ATK by 100.”

Judai: "Huh? Only 100 points?"

At first glance, this effect seems inferior to the field spell "Dark City" in every aspect. After all, Dark City can increase the Destiny Hero's attack power by 1000 points, and this Death City card can only be triggered when the opponent attacks.

The attack declaration-triggered effect, coupled with a negligible 100-point boost, makes this card seem rather useless at first glance.

but
"Oh, right!" Jaden seemed to suddenly remember something, "The effect of that Fate Hero called Dystopia is..."

“Oh? It seems you know the Dystopians.” Edward sneered. “Indeed, I’m going to use another effect here that the Dystopians haven’t used yet.”

Once per turn, Destiny HERO - Dystopian can destroy any card on the field if its ATK changes! This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn! (Animation effect)

The physical card "Dystopia" can activate this effect at any time as long as its ATK is different from its original ATK. However, once the card is destroyed, Dystopia's ATK will be forcibly restored to its original value.

In the anime, the Ottoman can only be activated the instant its attack power changes. However, compared to the physical card, which has a relatively rigid activation condition, the Ottoman can retain its increased attack power without reverting to its original state.

"The moment you declare your attack, according to the perpetual trap 'Death City,' increase the Anti-Utopian attack power by 100!" Ed said.

[Destiny Hero - Anti-Utopia, Attack Power 2800 → Attack Power 2900]

"Then, at that very moment, based on the effect of the Anti-Utopia, the instant its attack power changes, destroy one card on the field," Edward shouted. "Destroy your 'Elemental HERO Lava Neos'!"
"Noble justice!"

The Anti-Utopian burst forth with radiance, astonishing energy surging from his body. Lava Neos was struck head-on by that sublime light, and despite his best efforts to defend himself, he could not withstand it and exploded into a dazzling display of fire.

"Oh dear, even the Lava Neos was destroyed."

Judai raised his hand again to block the blast wave.

"it's a pity"

Yubel, arms crossed, scolded from behind, "What are you doing, Jaden? Are you sleepwalking?"

"Oh dear, don't be so harsh. It's rare to run into acquaintances in another world, so it's normal to get a little carried away and forget about myself." Jaden scratched his head and laughed.

Ed frowned.

What’s going on with this guy?

When such a powerful trump card as Lava Neos is destroyed, even if a normal person doesn't feel discouraged, lose their fighting spirit, or lose their will to fight, they should at least show some symbolic frustration and respect, right?

And this guy, despite suffering such a heavy blow, is still so relaxed.
Suddenly, Ed recalled the words the jellyfish-headed man had spoken at the start of the duel.

"If I'm going to fight anyway, at least I can enjoy the process, right?" As these words echoed in my ears, I seemed to see the jellyfish-headed man's sincere eyes, seemingly without a trace of impurity, and his radiant smile, almost blinding.

Do things like this, and people like this, really exist in the world?

Edward began to waver.

Even knowing it's a life-or-death duel, can you still enjoy the process?
Their passion for dueling extends to overcoming death, to the point where they disregard even life and death. Do such duelists truly exist?
Does such a state of being truly exist?
In an instant, he absurdly felt that he, as the commander of the Fusion Army, was actually inferior to his opponent in terms of cultivation level.

Judai: "The round is over."

The declaration of ending finally brought Edward back to reality.

No, what am I thinking? I clearly have the upper hand in the situation, so why am I acting like I'm the one who's been defeated?

"My turn, draw a card!" Edward said.

It's all because of this strange jellyfish head that I've become so weird.

Yes, it's this guy's fault.

Ed was certain. Defeating this guy would definitely make all those random, nonsensical thoughts in his head disappear.

"Now I'll unleash my full power!"

A sharp glint seemed to shoot from Edward's azure eyes.

"Activate the Spell Card—"

—Merge with destiny!!!

The strongest fusion magic of Destiny Heroes can select fusion materials from the hand or deck, almost like a fusion that breaks through space and transcends time.

"This card allows me to fuse my Destiny HERO from my deck!" Edward revealed two monster cards that popped out of his deck. "Therefore, I will fuse 'Destiny HERO Discman' and 'Destiny HERO Negater' from my deck!"

The fusion condition is two Destiny Hero Monsters! Let the sublime judgment of justice descend once again—

—Hero of Destiny, Dependent of the Utopian!

Depthonian Unit 2!
【Destiny Hero - Anti-Utopia, Attack Power 2800】

Jaden's eyes lit up: "Oh, this is amazing! There's even a second Destiny Hero! As expected of Edward."

"Instead of getting excited, you should worry about your life first," Edward said coldly. "The effect of Depthonian is activated. If this card is Special Summoned, target a Level 4 or lower 'Destiny HERO' monster in your Graveyard and inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's ATK."

Ed reveals another monster card from the graveyard.

"I choose 'Hero of Destiny - Divine Man' from the graveyard! I grant you Divine Man's attack power, 1600 points of damage!"

But Judai only slowly revealed another card from his hand.

"Then I discard 'Winged Cotton Ball' from my hand to the graveyard, and its effect activates. Until the end of this turn, all effect damage I take becomes 0!"

(End of this chapter)