I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

...

At that moment, accompanied by a question posed by Master Daitokuji with a hint of curiosity, Yuuka immediately nodded:

"Yes...it is indeed the official coin of that tournament, but—"

After gazing nostalgically at the coin that quickly landed on the back of his hand, Youfeng immediately shook his head with a smile:

"However, it's not a souvenir; it was specially smuggled from Seto Kaiba..."

Soon, amidst the gentle, joking voice of Yufeng, Daitokuji-sensei was momentarily taken aback by this completely unexpected answer.

Even the "jellyfish-headed" boy, Jaden Yuki, who was watching the battle, could only smile helplessly:

"This style of doing things is truly unique... Senior Yuuka..."

...

Soon, after extending his arm to confirm the result of the coin toss, Master Daitokuji was given the right to choose whether to go first or second.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

After reviewing his hand, he smiled directly at Youfeng and reached into his hand to draw a card, intending to play it as the first card of the first round of this duel.

Meeting the other's steady gaze, Youfeng immediately nodded, indicating that the other could officially begin his turn's combo.

"Then, I will first activate a Normal Spell Card from my hand—[Pot of Greed]!"

In an instant, a magic card depicting a greedy human face filled with money and desire, embedded with a strange pot, was played. Immediately, a large pot corresponding to the card's description appeared in the moonlit open space where the two were.

The instant the magical card's effect flickered, Master Daitokuji immediately retrieved his entire Extra Deck from his Duel Disk:

"This can only be activated at the start of Main Phase 1. I choose to activate one 'Pot of Greed' from my hand: Depending on the effect of this card, you can randomly banish 3 or 6 face-down cards from your Extra Deck face-down. And for every 3 banished cards, I draw 1 card from my Deck!"

Soon after explaining the card's effect, Daitokuji immediately selected six cards from his Extra Deck and threw them onto the field.

In an instant, the eerie face-shaped pot also possessed a faint magical power, absorbing all the cards played by the white-haired master Daitokuji with his full aura into the pot.

Then, Master Daitokuji reached for his Duel Disk again and drew cards twice in a row.

...

"Hmm... I drew two cards in a row, but it was done by exchanging resources from the Extra Deck... What a waste!"

As Daitokuji-sensei took the lead in "opening the pot," Yuki Judai looked at his teacher, who was usually rather strange but was still very kind and approachable, with great confusion.

"If you're going to draw cards, why not just put in [Pot of Greed]? There's not much point in putting in this kind of card, is there?"

And just as Jaden Yuki's sarcastic voice rang out.

Master Daitokuji immediately shook his head, giving a meaningful glance to Judai Yuki, the "jellyfish-headed" monk, a little further away.

"Jūdai... Card battles, besides the mainstream methods, also have different styles..."

At this point in the story, Master Daitokuji's gaze immediately turned to Yuuka with great interest:

"I think... Director You Feng should understand this even better—"

...

As Yuuki nodded slightly with an expression of "it was expected," Daitokuji chuckled and once again drew his Extra Deck from his Duel Disk. This time, however, he simultaneously drew a card from his hand and played it:

"Then, I Special Summon this 'Million-Eating Glutton' in face-up Attack Position. As its Special Summoning effect, this card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by banishing 5 or more cards face-down from your hand/field/Extra Deck!"

In an instant, at that moment, as Master Daitokuji played a Level 1 monster card, a roaring demon monster, resembling a small, evil dragon, roared onto the field:

[The gluttonous beast that devours millions]

[Race: Demon]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Star rating: 1]

[Attack power:?]

[Defense:?]

This small, demonic monster, which seemed to possess the power to devour, opened its mouth wide the moment it appeared, waiting for Daitokuji-sensei to "feed" it.

Just as Jaden Yuki, who was watching the game, shook his head in slight surprise, thinking that Daitokuji was going to banish 5 Extra Monsters again, Daitokuji immediately and impressively threw all 9 Extra Deck cards that had "survived" after the effect of "Pot of Greed" was activated in front of him.

As the cards scattered in front of it appeared, the small demon monster, now with its enormous maw, leaped high into the air and swallowed them all without chewing.

Then, this 1-star [Gluttonous Beast That Devours Millions] card quickly flashed with a white light, and its attack power continued to fluctuate:

“根据这张怪兽卡牌的效果：这张卡的攻击力/守备力上升里侧表示除外中的卡数量×100。也正是我刚刚一共除外的15张卡牌，15x100=1500点！”

[The gluttonous beast that devours millions]

[Attack power:?→1500]

[Defense:?→1500]

...

The instant he saw the card's attack power continuously increasing, Jaden Yuki instantly understood Master Daitokuji's intention:

"I see... So the deck is designed to boost attack power by banishing other cards... Master Daitokuji..."

But after nodding slightly in realization, the "jellyfish-headed" boy, who had his own understanding of card battles, glanced at the opponent's completely empty Extra Deck and shook his head again:

"But... once the Extra Deck is banished face-down, it can't be recovered at all, right?"

"Is this...is this really okay?!"

"If one card increases attack power by 100 points, it seems like a huge loss, right?"

"After all... the power of the Extra Deck, compared to lower-level monsters, is far greater than a mere thousand or so points of attack power, right?"

...

Then, under Jaden Yuki's utterly bewildered gaze, Daitokuji-sensei didn't offer any further explanation this time. Instead, he simply set all five remaining cards in his hand face-down in the back row.

"Then, I will place five cards face-down in my back row and end my turn!"

In that instant, the "jellyfish-headed" boy, who had initially doubted the situation regarding the lie told by the headmaster of Daitokuji Temple, also frowned with a tense expression.

“Wocao…”

"Five consecutive blocks by five players in the backcourt..."

"Master Daitokuji's move regarding the back river is a bit too abstract..."

Meanwhile, amidst Jaden Yuki's incessant muttering, Yuuki, watching the opponent's back row of cards all face down, finally wore a "I'm done for" expression and shook his head helplessly:

"Good heavens... what kind of card deck is this? It's way too creepy... is it some kind of lightning-fast deck...?"

...

Then, amidst Yufeng's helpless complaints, and at the very moment Daitokuji-sensei's turn ended, he immediately reached for his Duel Disk, making a card-drawing motion:

"My turn, draw a card!"

Soon, a new card was drawn from the top of Yu Feng's main deck and added to his hand.

But at the very moment he transitioned from the Draw Phase to his Main Phase 1, his opponent, Daitokuji-sensei, who had played five consecutive face-down cards in the back row in the previous turn, immediately flipped over one of his face-down cards on the left side of his back row.

And the instant that the eerie red [Continuous Trap] card shone with mysterious power and appeared before everyone, Master Daitokuji narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Director Youfeng, the next card will be the true core of my deck—at this moment, I'll directly open the [Continuous Trap] card I set face-down last turn from my back row—[Universe]!"

In an instant, in the forest clearing under the moonlight, a scene flashed and appeared, like an ancient religious ritual, depicting a white-haired man seemingly operating the power of the universe according to lost magic.

...

Upon seeing this, even though he already knew the other party would play this card, Youfeng still shook his head slightly and commented:

"...As expected...the hellish mode has been activated, hasn't it?"

"Although when it comes to matters of the underworld, Master Daitokuji is far inferior to 'Sunny Boy Malik'..."

"But actually, because of the inclusion of this 'Grand Universe' card... and the deck built around it... the level of this newspaper's absurdity immediately becomes exceptionally high..."

Soon, accompanied by Yuuki's soft sigh, the "jellyfish-headed" boy beside him, Yuuki Jaden, also looked at Yuuki with great confusion, and then stared again at the sticker on Daitokuji-sensei's field—the sticker for "Great Universe":

"...Hmm, it seems nothing has happened..."

"Is that card's effect very powerful, Senior Yufeng...?"

As Jaden Yuki asked a question, Yuuki immediately nodded with a deep gaze:

"The effect of this card is quite simple... As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, cards sent to the Graveyard are banished instead of going to the Graveyard."

...

In an instant, accompanied by Yuuki's helpless voice, Jaden Yuuki's expression also turned slightly serious, as if he had realized just how significant the impact of this effect would be on the situation:

"So... not only is it impossible to manage the resources of the graveyard... even—the effects of all cards with graveyard effects can't be activated, right?"

Amidst Jaden Yuki's questioning voice, Yuuka quickly nodded in agreement.

At that very moment, having activated the effect, Daitokuji-sensei quickly crossed his arms and looked at Yuki Judai with a beaming smile:

“That’s right… Judai…you have a high level of understanding—that’s precisely the key point of this card!”

Upon receiving the other party's direct affirmation, Jaden Yuki looked again at Yuuki, who also had a serious expression, and slowly nodded:

"In that case... a large portion of decks will become useless, right?! Senior Yuuka..."

But after a slight sigh, Jaden Yuki finally understood the true meaning of what was said before the duel: "Your dueling philosophy has completely collapsed"...

But the next second—

"If... this equivalent power were added to the [HERO] deck..."

...

As Jaden Yuki clearly fell into deep thought, soon, in the open space outside the [Oberist Blue] restaurant...