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

...

At that moment, Seto Kaiba, the club president who was fighting against Yuuki, shook his head slightly and looked intently at the boy in front of him:

"Although... there are indeed very large differences between me and Yuuka in terms of dueling philosophy..."

"However—I don't believe Youfeng is a player who would cheat. Therefore, I don't support checking cards."

After stating his position, Seto Kaiba nodded slightly to Yuuka.

"Then, it would be better if you explained your card's effect yourself."

Soon, after hearing Seto Kaiba's deep voice, everyone nodded in agreement.

Although Malik had a long-standing grudge against Yufeng, he also wanted to take this opportunity to obtain complete information about Yufeng's deck, which had a high probability of being his opponent.

But at this moment, faced with Seto Kaiba's proposed solution, he couldn't say anything more for the time being, and could only remain silent with a gloomy expression.

"They really are... a nuisance..."

...

After summoning the [Chimera Terminator Dragon], Yufeng smiled slightly and nodded slowly in response to everyone's questions, pointing to his monster card:

"Hmm... It's very simple. This card's ATK and DEF are 800 Fusion Material. And the requirement for the Fusion Material is that it consists of Cyber ​​Dragon and any number of Machine-Type monsters."

"And all 20 monster cards in the entire deck are Machine-type. Therefore, 15 x 800 = 12000!"

After casually stating that he would "calculate the attack power on the spot," You Feng even spread out his palms and asked with an "innocent" expression:

"Is there a problem with this? There's absolutely no problem!"

[Cyber ​​Dragon]: White Dragon, although you are very strong, you are still a bit too young to show off your attack power in front of us Cyber ​​Dragons!

...

At that moment, after glancing at Yuuki, who said "this is perfectly normal," and at the [Chimera Terminator Dragon] with an attack power of 12000 in the arena, everyone fell into a tacit silence.

Seto Kaiba, Yugi Muto, Katsuya Jonouchi, Mai Kujaku, Malik: ...? ? ?

On the contrary, Shizuka, who had some understanding of cards but not a deep one, and who had only come to cheer everyone up, frowned and asked in confusion:

"Huh?! Is this kind of thing really that hard to do...? Why did you guys suddenly go silent? I think Brother Youfeng's words make a lot of sense!"

As the girl's innocent voice rang out, the blond-haired boy beside her, Katsuya Jonouchi, immediately seemed to be wearing a "mask of pain":

"Uh... Shizuka, how am I supposed to explain this to you...? This isn't something that's difficult to do at all..."

"This thing should be written in Grimm's Fairy Tales, not used to make us duelists feel utterly hopeless..."

Seeing that his younger sister Shizuka still didn't seem to understand, Jonouchi took a deep breath:

"Let me put it this way, Shizuka, my ace monster, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, only has 2400 attack power, which is already an extremely rare monster with high attack power... Even a top-tier rich kid like Kaiba... has only 4500 attack power for his strongest monster card... and that's just a regular one."

Seto Kaiba: "??? You and it are both just ordinary beings, what right do you have to talk about my [Ultimate Dragon]?!"

As Seto Kaiba clenched his fist in disgust, Jonouchi's face instantly darkened.

Seeing Jonouchi's discomfitured expression, Seto Kaiba, feeling much better, added insult to injury with a sly smile:

"Besides, that [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] has already become Yuufu's [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] exclusive [Equipment Spell] card, hasn't it? You idiot~"

...

"Seahorse, stop talking. I'll wait for you. Let's fight after the race..."

Amidst Katsuya's "injured" expression, Yugi Muto, immersed in the breathtaking spectacle of his performance, let out a long, drawn-out gasp in response to the reminder from the King within him:

"Hmm... As expected of Youfeng... Using [Future Fusion] for precise graveyard stacking in the early stages, and then planning to directly use [Overload Fusion] to allocate his graveyard resources, thus increasing the attack power of this terrifying mechanical dragon to an unimaginable level?"

Amidst Yugi Muto's exclamation, Katsuya Jonouchi finally realized what was happening in that instant:

"I see... So that's why they used [Future Fusion] even if it meant being destroyed? It turns out the important thing wasn't [Fusion] but [Graveyard]..."

Soon, the "yellow-haired boy's" "I see" expression quickly drew disdain from the peacock dancer beside him.

"Otherwise what? Do you think President Kaiba would rather commit suicide than let Yuuki's grave be desecrated..."

"only--"

Soon, this hot female professional duelist turned her attention back to Yuuka, whose dueling style was very elegant:

"I never imagined that Yuufu could even continue fusing resources that were previously excluded... Cyber ​​Dragon deck... it's truly terrifying..."

"This is simply pushing the power of [fusion] to its absolute limit!"

As the Peacock Dancer sighed, and after glancing once more with considerable apprehension at the [Chimera Terminator Dragon] with its 12000 attack power on the Wind Field, everyone nodded in agreement.

...

"In that case, one punch would easily end the fight, right? After all—"

At this moment, Katsuya Jonouchi's gaze, with a slightly intriguing expression, swept across the field of Yuuki and looked at Seto Kaiba on the opposite side:

"Besides the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon on the field, Kaiba only has two face-down cards left, and his hand is empty..."

"I wonder who kept saying I was just an ordinary person, but they themselves were eliminated in the first round. Heh~"

Faced with Katsuya Jonouchi's open mockery, Seto Kaiba's eyes immediately flashed with a hint of murderous intent, but he did not show any reaction for the time being.

On the contrary, his younger brother, Keihei Kaiba, who was watching the game from the sidelines, clenched his fists in great resentment:

"Damn it... how could they say that about my brother... my brother... my brother..."

...

As Seto Kaiba wore a defiant, hesitant expression, in the shadows of the door leading to the top of the airship, Isis, dressed in Egyptian attire, held her breath in shock, shaking her head slightly.

"No, impossible... According to fate, Seto Kaiba should have lost to me, it's impossible that he didn't advance..."

"What kind of magic does this young man possess?!"

...

Just as everyone's attention was tensely focused on the scene at this moment, Seto Kaiba, dressed in a handsome white trench coat with short chestnut hair, suddenly let out a cold snort:

"Humph.."

"If this means that I, Kaiba Seto, have lost, it's really an insult to me!"

"Ordinary bones, games..."

After repeatedly dissing two duelists he knew who were watching from below the dueling ring, Seto Kaiba's gaze turned to Yuuki once again:

"Next, I will show you just how strong the true world's number one duelist really is!"

"At this moment, I choose to activate the [Quick-Play Spell] card that was face-down in the back row last turn—[Contraction]!"

In an instant, a green magical glow, signifying the activation of a spell card, flashed in the open space between Yuuki and Seto Kaiba. A spell card depicting the shrinking of goblin monsters instantly appeared in everyone's sight:

"This card's effect can be activated by targeting 1 face-up monster on the field. The targeted monster's original ATK is halved until the End Phase."

"In that case, you no longer have the power to defeat me!"

...

At that moment, Seto Kaiba let out a sound that was almost a roar, and his finger immediately pointed at the Chimera Terminator in the Wind Field.

"But if that happens, even if the attack power is reduced and we can't OTK Kaiba, we still can't keep our ace [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon], right?"

Upon seeing this magical card suddenly activate, Jonouchi frowned slightly.

But the next second, a slightly mournful voice came from beside him:

"No, the situation might be worse. All 12000 ATK of Yuu-feng's [Chimera Terminator Dragon] is from effects; if its original ATK was above the card's face value, it should be treated as 0, meaning its ATK is directly reduced to 0..."

At this moment, accompanied by the regretful voice of the "starfish-headed" boy, the expressions of the group led by Cheng Nei and Long Quewu instantly changed:

"In that case, wouldn't Kaiba be able to win directly with [Ultra Dragon]?!"

"hateful..."

"Did the scales of victory ultimately tip in Kaiba's favor?!"

"Even after Yuuki summoned a monster with 12,000 attack power, he still couldn't win. Kaiba's luck is just too good..."

...

Amidst the chorus of disbelief and disbelief, the [Chimera Terminator Dragon]'s form was immediately reduced to half its original size by the [Shrink] effect, and its attack power rapidly decreased.

【Chimera Terminator Dragon】

[Attack power:? →6000]

"Huh?! What's going on... Why wasn't it reset to zero?!"

In that instant, seeing the [Chimera Terminator Dragon] with its attack power rapidly decreasing but still overwhelmingly powerful at 6000 points, the initial regret turned into bewilderment.

Amidst the questioning gazes of the crowd, You Feng explained quietly:

"The effect of [Chimera Terminator Dragon] is not to increase attack power, but to change the original attack power."

...

"So that's what it is..."

After Yuuki's brief but powerful answer, Seto Kaiba's eyes flickered with a hint of relief:

"But that card was just a test, Yuufu..."

"At this moment, I will once again reveal another [Quick-Play Spell] card that I have hidden in my back row—[Partially Sealed]!"

"This card's effect is similar to the previous [Contraction]: Target 1 face-up monster on the field. The targeted monster cannot be destroyed by battle this turn, and its ATK is halved until the End Phase of this turn."

In an instant, a magical image of a warrior facing the blazing red attack, with a semi-transparent pale blue barrier rising in front of him to defend himself, suddenly appeared before everyone.

As a result of the fluctuations in this magical power, the [Chimera Terminator Dragon], whose original form had shrunk to half its original size, was once again restricted in its power, and its attack power was reduced by half again, leaving it with only 3000 points.

【Chimera Terminator Dragon】

[Attack power: 6000→3000]

"In this way, although it can only last for one round, as long as I can advance to the next round... and draw cards, I have an absolute chance of winning..."