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

Since they shared a dormitory room, Ryo Marufuji and Asuka Tenjouin, who could observe the situation almost directly through the window, immediately rushed over with serious expressions and their Duel Disks.

Seeing the two's seemingly combative aura, the "jellyfish-headed" boy, Jaden Yuki, immediately turned his gaze to them and asked with slight surprise:

"Senior...and Marufuji-senpai...where did you two come from?"

Soon, faced with Jaden Yuki's questioning voice, the two immediately shook their heads:

"While I was greeting Fubuki at the school clinic... we ran into Nanahoshi's enemies... so after resolving the conflict there, I was worried that Yuuka-sensei might be attacked... so I rushed over here..."

At this point, Asuka Tenjōin, the girl with brown eyes that flashed with surprise, clearly recognized the other party's identity immediately—Teacher Daitokuji, and her pupils trembled as she said:

"...Master Daitokuji is actually an enemy...?"

As the girl exclaimed in surprise, Marufuji Ryo, who had come along, also showed a slight surprise in his expression, but he quickly refrained from expressing it and instead focused his gaze intently on the specific situation on the field.

...

At the same time, after the blue-haired boy Marufuji's gray eyes looked towards the arena, the girl immediately focused her gaze on the crucial [Great Universe] card:

After instantly understanding the predicament that Daitokuji-sensei's preemptive move had created for Yuuko, his expression immediately tensed up:

"As for Machine-type decks..."

"...If Senior Youfeng had brought a deck that relied on graveyard clearing, like the [Heavenly Love] deck, he probably wouldn't have been able to even get going..."

"This completely unexpected situation caught me completely off guard..."

Under the moonlight, Asuka Tenjouin, her blue skirt swaying, immediately shook her head with a melancholy expression.

Marufuji Ryo, who came with him, slowly nodded, then took a deep breath:

"If Teacher Yufeng uses [Cyber ​​Dragon] this time... then there is indeed still hope of turning the tide..."

"However... the requirement to draw [Overload Fusion] precisely is just too demanding..."

...

At that very moment, amidst the whispers and comments from snare, Youfeng shook his head slightly, a confident smile immediately appearing on his lips:

"While the awe-inspiring power of the [Great Universe] is indeed immense...but—"

Soon, accompanied by Youfeng's confident voice, his finger immediately slid to one of the Effect Monster cards he had drawn this turn in his hand:

"Now, I will Normal Summon one Level 4 monster from my hand in face-up Attack Position: [Guidance of the Dead Prison - Albert]!"

"A being split from the abyss, mocking the light and deceiving the darkness!"

In an instant, a red-haired boy dressed in somewhat clownish armor leaped out of the fiery abyss, appearing simultaneously with the monster card played by Youfeng, accompanied by intense heat.

【The Guidance of Death Prison Village - Albert】

[Race: Angel]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Star rating: 4]

[Attack power: 1800]

[Defense: 0]

...

"??? This thing is a machine?!"

At that moment, as this monster appeared, everyone was stunned to see that this monster card, which had absolutely no relation to the [Machine] race in terms of both form and race, and then turned their suspicious gazes toward Youfeng.

Upon seeing the card, Marufuji Ryo paused in surprise, then immediately shook his head.

"Let's wait and see... Maybe this card is just a support card..."

But soon, Youfeng pointed at the card, shook his head with a smile, and then activated its effect:

"If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can activate this effect. Add 1 [Mark] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand."

"So--"

As this special targeted search effect activated on Yufeng's field, Yufeng immediately drew his main deck from his silver Duel Disk, quickly and without hesitation selecting a Fusion Spell Card, a card exclusive to the Brand deck and possessing specific power.

In an instant, right in front of Yufeng, on the forest clearing outside the [Obelisk-Blue] restaurant, under the moonlight and used as a temporary duel arena, the famous scene of ice and fire battle depicting the [Ice Sword Dragon - Phantom Ice Dragon] and [Divine Flame Dragon - Crimson World Dragon] in Yufeng's [Imprint] deck was flashing.

...

"This kind of momentum..."

The instant the card flashed and activated its effect, Marufuji Ryo, whose card was closest to a Dragon-type monster among them, was the first to react, and remarked with slight emotion:

"This looks exactly like a scene of dragon battle—I think... President Kaiba would probably be very interested to see this..."

As the blue-haired boy's voice echoed, Jaden Yuki, Asuka Tenjouin, and even Yuuki's opponent, Daitokuji-sensei, all instantly pictured the domineering CEO-like man in the white trench coat and nodded in agreement.

At the same time, the instant he played this monster card acquired through searching, Yuufu immediately activated its effect:

"You can only activate 1 card with this name per turn. During the turn this card is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck unless they are Fusion Monsters. Send 2 Fusion Material Monsters from your hand, Deck, or field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster that used 'Albus' as Fusion Material from your Extra Deck."

...

"?!"

"Melting monsters directly from the deck?!"

"This is even more advanced than [Future Fusion]..."

Soon after hearing the specific effects of the card, Ryo Marufuji's eyes flashed, as if he realized the card's strength.

At this moment, the young girl, Asuka Tenjouin, blinked her brown eyes and nodded:

"Hmm... Senior Yufeng raised his [Xyz] and returned to [Fusion] at this moment... the card's strength must be more than that... I'm afraid—"

"There's something even more terrifying!"

...

In that instant, Youfeng quickly opened his main deck based on the card effects and took out two cards as materials for this [Fusion]:

"First, there's a core low-level monster from the [Brand] deck—[Albus's Fallen Child], followed by one DARK monster card."

Soon, he drew the Level 4 low-level monster card of the white-haired dragon boy and another low-level monster card in the deck that also had the aura of the dragon race, and played them as fusion materials.

Because of the "Universe" card in Daitokuji's back row, these two cards did not go to the graveyard as they would normally do, but were instead banished from the game.

After searching and playing these two monsters, both belonging to the Dragon race and imbued with the power of the abyss, Yufeng immediately reached for his Duel Disk, drew his Extra Deck, and played one of the 8-star, crimson-colored, exclusive Fusion monster cards—a fully Dragon-type monster belonging to the [Imprint] deck:

"Now, I'll use these two monster cards as materials—"

In an instant, under the intervention of the [Imprint Fusion] magic card, a strong and subtle [Fusion] magical atmosphere was immediately stirred up:

"Guiding the divine flame with the power of Albert's mark from the abyss, a mark he wields from the Land of Death—"

"Fusion Summoning - Level 8! [Divine Flame Dragon - Crimson Realm Dragon]!"

In an instant, accompanied by Youfeng's powerful and resounding declaration of summoning, a blazing inferno immediately swirled around the open space.

Then, a four-legged dragon with outstretched wings, its body predominantly black and red, but covered in unique, indestructible dragon scales like bright silver armor, was immediately summoned into the arena, treading on flames that seemed capable of burning everything:

【Divine Flame Dragon - Crimson Realm Dragon】

[Race: Dragon]

[Attribute: light]

[Star rating: 8]

[Attack power: 2500]

[Defense: 3000]

...

"Good heavens, Senior Youfeng, have you... completely abandoned the faith of the Machine Race?"

Soon, under everyone's "soul-searching questioning," You Feng immediately shook his head seriously and clenched his fist:

"Who says mechanical ascension means you can't be a dragon fanatic?! We cyber dragon players are dual dragon/mechanical enthusiasts, is there a problem with that?!"

As Yufeng's teasing voice rang out, the girl Asuka paused for a moment, then nodded after a brief pause.

“It seems to be true…”

Marufuji Ryo: ...

...

But at that very moment, Daitokuji-sensei, who had been setting up the venue first, frowned slightly as he watched the powerful dragon monster make its appearance.

But the next second, after taking another look at the "Great Universe" behind him, the white-haired, aura-filled Daitokuji-sensei shook his head and let out a soft snort:

"While you are indeed very strong, Director Youfeng... under the giant rock that must be excluded from the graveyard, your resources will inevitably dwindle..."

"And the monsters on my field will accumulate more and more attacks due to the resources that are [removed]..."

"So... you had no chance of winning this battle from the very beginning."

And just as the teacher of Daitokuji Temple closed his eyes slightly, his voice filled with confidence.

Everyone stared intently at the [Gluttonous Beast that Devours Millions] on the field, and couldn't help but clench their fists.

...

And the next second——

Amidst the tense atmosphere, under the moonlight, Youfeng smiled slightly:

"Sorevadoka (Is that really true?)~"

"Is it possible that—with my Branded deck, he's not really afraid of banishment at all?!"

"Some special builds even intentionally include cards like [Cosmos]..."

Soon, accompanied by Youfeng's soft voice, he immediately played another card from his hand, activating the effect of [Divine Flame Dragon - Crimson World Dragon] on the field!

94. Synchronization Attack: The Ultimate Flowing Heaven Class!

Then, at the moment of his first Fusion Summon using [Brand Fusion], Yufeng immediately pointed to the dragon monster bathed in flames on his field, and shook his head slightly with regret: