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

[Defense: 1300]

"Is it... the Eagle Girl deck?"

As Yuuka watched the beautiful eagle goddess warrior appear, he felt a gentle breeze blowing in his face, and his spirits lifted slightly as he looked at this charming, fairy-like monster.

"It's truly a feast for the eyes..."

...

Seeing that the other party seemed quite interested in her monster, Mai immediately flashed a friendly smile and said enthusiastically:

"Thank you for your praise, Yufeng..."

"However... at this moment, let me first see what card you're hiding face-down in your back row..."

"Since this monster card is considered as 'Hawk Lady' on the field, I can activate the effect of the Field Spell 'Hawk Lady's Hunting Ground' to target and destroy one of your 1 Spell/Trap Cards."

Soon, after the almost non-selective activation of the effect, among the cards face-down in the Windfield, the mysterious card in the back row was immediately blasted into the graveyard.

At that instant, Kongque Wu also immediately saw the [Blood Trap] card, [Nightmare Labyrinth], which she had won from Pandora, the rare card hunter of the Gurus Group, in Youfeng's graveyard. It depicted a spirit that seemed to be forever lost in an endless labyrinth.

Soon, upon seeing this core card of the "dark field" that could be used in conjunction with cards that forcibly change the form of an opponent's character, or to trigger a synergy effect by changing the form of an opponent's character in front of them to achieve a powerful situation, Mai Kongque was slightly taken aback and looked at Yuuki with some surprise.

While this backrow strategy is indeed quite common in the current dueling environment, discovering this card in the backrow of this boy who values ​​dueling prowess was still a surprise to Mai.

"Winning Tactics...while I don't discriminate against any tactic that can lead to victory..."

"But this kind of card is clearly not normal!"

"..."

As Kongque Wu crossed her arms and looked at Youfeng with great suspicion, Youfeng instantly raised his hands slightly, making a "surrender" gesture:

"Haha, don't be nervous, it's just a card I won from a previous match and randomly threw into my deck..."

Faced with You Feng's "sincere" explanation, Kong Que Wu nodded with a mixture of suspicion and doubt. Then, her gaze returned to the [Divine Eagle Perfumer] she had just summoned:

"Then I activate the effect of [Perfumer of the Eagle]: If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can activate this effect. Add 1 Spell/Trap Card with the name of [Three Sisters of the Eagle] from your Deck to your hand."

The instant the card depicting the fragrant woman lit up, Mai Kujaku nimbly reached for her Duel Disk, retrieved her entire deck, laid it out before her, and retrieved a [Spell] card, immediately playing it onto the field.

"I immediately activate this available Normal Spell Card—[Kaleidoscope - Magnificent Clone]: You can activate this effect if there is [Hawk Lady] on the field. Special Summon 1 [Hawk Lady] or [Hawk Sisters] from your hand/Deck."

"I choose to Special Summon a [Three Condor Sisters] directly from the deck in face-up attack position!"

In an instant, a series of vortexes of swirling divine eagles appeared before Peacock Dance and Youfeng. At the very center of these vortexes, as if the [Divine Eagle Lady] had created a shadow clone, three mysterious ladies with eagle claws immediately appeared in a two-front-one-back battle formation:

【The Three Condor Sisters】

[Star rating: 6]

[Attribute: Wind]

【Family：鸟兽】

[Attack power: 1950]

[Defense: 2100]

"Then, I activate the special effect of another Level 4 monster card from my hand: This effect can be activated if you control a Level 5 or higher [Divine Eagle] monster. Special Summon this card from your hand."

"Therefore, I will Special Summon this [Hawk Prophet] with a face-up Attack Statement:"

In an instant, strange bubbles, like dreamlike illusions, appeared again beside the two monster cards on the field, Yuufu and Kujaku-mai. A harpy girl with a pair of mysterious black wings, dressed in blue, and holding three ethereal crystal balls in her yellow eagle claws, appeared and stood side by side with her sisters, the [Divine Harp Girl], on the field.

【Condor Prophet】

[Star rating: 4]

[Attribute: Wind]

【Family：鸟兽】

[Attack power: 1300]

[Defense: 1400]

The next second, after taking a deep breath and preparing herself mentally, Peacock Dance, who had tossed her yellow curly hair, immediately entered battle mode and issued battle commands to Yuuki:

"【The Three Sisters of the Divine Eagle】attacks the monster card set in front of the field by Yu Feng—"

Under this onslaught, the monster card that Youfeng had been holding face-down in the front row was immediately revealed, showing a hideous, lewd clown of the Demon race standing in the center of the field, wielding a long club...

Killer Clown

[Star rating: 4]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Race: Demon]

[Attack power: 1350]

[Defense: 1400]

Peacock Dance: "??? Wandering Wind? You dare say you're not from the underworld?! Tell me! Are you a clown guillotine?! Or an underworld electronic dragon?!"

20. The Ace Grail = The Gift of Greed? Oh no, it's been cursed by the Cyber ​​Dragon!

At this very moment, Seto Kaiba, who had just landed from the Kaiba Corporation's airship and entered the crowd, wearing his silver-white Duel Disk, was searching for his duel opponent.

It was during the duel between Jonouchi Katsuya and the insect moth that he witnessed being watched by a crowd. After seeing the "yellow-haired" boy Jonouchi suddenly draw a [Iron Knight Gia Freed] card, laying the foundation for victory, Seto Kaiba was somewhat surprised that Jonouchi had become stronger so quickly.

But he still gave a disingenuous snort, subtly shifting his gaze:

"Hmph... Even mortals have their moments of glory?"

The next second, just as Seto Kaiba, dressed in a white trench coat with a cool demeanor, put his hands in his pockets, seemingly preparing to head to a slightly farther place to find a duel target.

Unexpectedly, I saw Yuuka having a "friendly duel" with Peacock Mai.

"Hmm... I remember this duelist... among female duelists, she's already considered extremely strong..."

"But what if the opponent is Yuuki... um?!"

"This guy is Youfeng?! He's incredibly sinister?!"

Upon seeing Yuuki being sent to the [Nightmare Labyrinth] in the graveyard, and the [Murderous Clown], Seto Kaiba's expression instantly became extremely interesting. He immediately stared at the handsome boy in the denim jacket, his eyes filled with a hint of confusion:

"Even powerful [Electronic Style] duelists would abandon power and choose such methods... It seems like I should probably make some effort to achieve this..."

Soon, after watching Yuuki's performance, Seto Kaiba shook his head, took out his deck from his Duel Disk with great concern, and reorganized it, even adding a few new cards.

...

Seeing the bewildered look on Kong Que Wu's face, You Feng immediately scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Haha...that's all, really none..."

Soon, amidst Youfeng's "sincere" smile, Peacock Mai, arms crossed, nodded warily. After using the [Three Sisters of the Divine Eagle] to defeat Youfeng's extravagantly dressed [Murder Clown] and send him to the graveyard.

They launched another attack using the other two [Divine Eagle] monsters on the field:

"So, because my [Continuous Spell] card [Hawk Lady's Hunting Grounds] increases the ATK/DEF of all [Winged Beast] monsters on my field by 200, [Hawk Perfumer]'s ATK will now reach 1400 + 200 = 1600!"

"Since you have no monsters left on your field, I can attack you directly!"

Soon, the eagle-woman monster that had been scattering fragrant green feathers in front of Youfeng, after briefly bathing in white light to enhance its attack power, circled over and unleashed a fierce attack with its sharp claws.

Youfeng was immediately forced into a defensive stance with his arms crossed in front of him, and a full damage of 1600 points instantly lit up on the Duel Disk.

[Wind Speed: LP4000→2400]

"And then, one more thing~"

With a slightly smug voice from the voluptuously dressed Peacock Dancer, she immediately pointed again at the girl in front of her, who was wearing blue stockings and black wings symbolizing the unknown, seemingly performing crystal divination.

The Eagle Goddess immediately raised the crystal ball high above her head, and a powerful, dreamlike bubble-like force enveloped Youfeng.

With a "bang," the dreamy bubble burst.

This time, with the attack power boost from [Hawk Lady's Hunting Ground] reaching 1500 attack power, [Hawk Prophet] instantly suppressed Youfeng's health to the brink of death.

[Wind Speed: LP2400→900]

After three consecutive attacks, mobilizing the five Condor Sisters on the field to launch one offensive after another, Mai also activated the effect of a [Condor Prophet] she had previously Special Summoned: she retrieved a Spell Card from the Graveyard with the card name of [Condor Sisters] - [Kaleidoscope - Magnificent Clone], which was just Special Summoned by using [Condor Sisters].

Then he placed a card face down in his back row before choosing to end his turn.

"Beat style? Although it's still at the level of Axe's melee attack, it's definitely a breath of fresh air in the DM timeline."

After taking his turn, Youfeng nodded with a touch of emotion, and even a hint of gratitude appeared in his eyes.

Peacock Dance, seeing the way You Feng was looking at her, smiled and looked at the handsome young man before her with the same expectation:

"Haha, my dueling creed is to eliminate all obstacles and launch continuous attacks!"

"Your turn, Youfeng!"

...

Then, Youfeng immediately nodded and, after the preparation phase, proceeded directly to the card-drawing phase:

"My turn, draw a card!"

As soon as a classic image of a lower-level monster, Cyber ​​Dragon, came into view, Yu Feng immediately pulled it out:

"I now activate the effect of this [Cyber ​​Dragon II] from my hand: Once per turn, you can reveal 1 Spell Card from your hand to your opponent. This card's name is treated as [Cyber ​​Dragon] until the End Phase."

Soon, after Yufeng flipped over this silver-white Machine-Type monster card, which was even more slender than its own Cyber ​​Dragon form, and a Fusion Spell Card to present to Mai, he also lightly slid his finger through his hand and played another low-level monster that he often used as a starting hand for Cyber ​​Runs:

"I now immediately Normal Summon one [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] from my hand in face-up Attack Position."

In an instant, a small mechanical monster, its body crackling with crimson electricity, also appeared before Youfeng:

【Electronic Dragon Core】

[Star rating: 2]