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

“Very well, Professor Chronos, let’s begin the game now!”

Soon after both of them shuffled their decks into the Duel Disk, Yufeng immediately tossed a silver coin high into the air.

After the silver coin traced a mysterious arc in the air, the final result was that Youfeng would decide who went first in this duel.

Just when everyone thought that Youfeng was about to use his usual counter-attacking style, Youfeng unexpectedly nodded to Professor Chronos opposite him:

"Hmm... In that case, I'll go first and take it without hesitation!"

In that instant, both sides declared their intention to duel:

"DUEL!!!"

"DUEL!!!"

Then, Youfeng and Professor Chronos each drew 5 cards from the top of their main decks as their starting cards.

After clearly seeing the contents of his card, Professor Chronos's eyes flashed with excitement:

"Huh?! What a perfect start... As long as I don't get rolled around like a tire... even if my opponent is Yuufu, I'll show you the ultimate form of the mighty Ancient Machine Titan!"

...

Soon, amidst Chronos's extremely excited voice, Youfeng didn't say anything more, but simply smiled and shook his head:

"What? You want your own turn?! That's too greedy!"

As You Feng's half-joking "reprimand" went on, a hint of surprise quickly flashed across everyone's faces:

"...Are you kidding me? This is the first turn, where you can't attack... Mr. Yuuka..."

At that moment of obstruction, the people in the front row, seemingly realizing something, immediately raised their eyebrows:

"Could it be... the kind of FTK where you can win in the first round?!"

Soon after Asuka Tenjouin first introduced this concept, seeing the confused looks on everyone's faces, the girl immediately explained:

"Hmm... it's similar to an OTK (One-Hit Kill) combo, but the conditions are much stricter—you need to defeat your opponent directly within the first round using non-offensive effect damage..."

"The difficulty... has almost reached an extremely incomprehensible level..."

"..."

Yuki Jaden: "Ooh ooh..."

Just as she nodded slightly in surprise, Tenjouin Asuka shook her head helplessly.

"Jūdai...you can't possibly not know something like this, can you?"

Yuki Jaden: "Haha~"

Soon, amidst Jaden Yuki's awkward laughter, Jun Manjou, sitting not far from Asuka Tenjouin, also spoke softly with his arms crossed:

"Professor Chronos... let me remind you~ Mr. Yufeng possesses a powerful monster called the [Catapult Turtle]!"

...

At that very moment, Professor Chronos's face also darkened.

But the next second, You Feng immediately raised his palm, signaling the other party to relax:

"Don't be nervous, Professor, this time I didn't insert the [Ejector Turtle]..."

Accompanied by Youfeng's leisurely tone, he immediately played a [Normal Spell] card from his hand:

"This time, I'll just drive a dump truck and crush you—I'll activate a [Famous Deduction] card from my hand!"

75. Gustav's maximum cannon: OTK, the cannon fires, boom boom boom!

Soon, a scene depicting an Arab detective wearing a green coat and a white turban, holding a pipe and working on his head, appeared in everyone's view.

Yu Feng immediately pointed to the top of his massive, silver-white deck:

"Now, based on the effect of this card: Your opponent declares any Level from 1 to 12. Until a monster that can be Normal Summoned appears, flip cards from the top of your Deck. If the Level of that monster is the same as the declared Level, send all the flipped cards to the Graveyard. If not, Special Summon that monster, and send the remaining flipped cards to the Graveyard."

"So come, Professor Chronos, let's make a choice that will determine our fate!"

Soon, amidst You Feng's resounding voice, Professor Chronos, faced with this choice, also showed a moment of extreme hesitation and inner conflict on his face:

"Ah, this... um... that..."

After a moment's hesitation, and glancing at Youfeng's deck, Professor Chronos immediately shook his head as if muttering to himself:

"If it's not a Cyber ​​Dragon deck, you can't choose a Level 5 monster to prevent your Special Summon... In that case... you might as well choose a more versatile Level 4 monster..."

"But since you've let me choose..."

In that instant, while deep in thought, Professor Chronos hesitated for a moment before making a choice of a number:

"I choose to go against the grain and go for 8 stars!"

Soon, accompanied by the sound of Chronos finally making up his mind, he immediately and ultimately chose that number.

In an instant, cards were tossed from the main deck of the game into the graveyard.

As he watched the cards being flipped over one by one from the top of Yu Feng's main deck and sent to the graveyard, Chronos's brow furrowed once again:

"Um?!"

"Yufeng, why did you include so many Ritual Monsters in your deck...?"

"Is your deck a ritual deck?"

...

Soon after, accompanied by Professor Chronos's long, confusing voice, the final Level 8 Machine-Type monster card that Yuu had deliberately included in the graveyard was immediately revealed. At that very moment, after a large number of cards had been placed in the graveyard, the effect of [Famous Deduction] perfectly matched the number 8 Professor Chronos had mentioned, and it was immediately sent to the graveyard as well.

Then, the effect of the Yang deck of [Famous Deduction] stopped instantly, and the scene became calm for a moment.

"YES!"

After letting out a surprised exclamation, Professor Chronos crossed his arms, his expression slightly arrogant, and said:

"Hmph, looks like... I'm pretty lucky... Director Youfeng... I'm really sorry that I didn't let you unleash your full potential and wasted so many card resources~"

As Professor Chronos's voice faded, it was Jaden Yuki, the "Jellyfish Head" in the audience, who seemed to immediately realize what was happening. His gaze flickered slightly towards Yuuki's gradually rising purpose, and he hesitantly speculated:

"No...something doesn't seem quite right..."

"Senior Yuuka, it seems he's not using this as a means of Special Summoning at all—if his deck is a Ritual deck, then Ritual monster cards will never be summoned..."

"Using this method is simply a huge loss... unless..."

...

Soon, following Jaden Yuki's speculation, everyone reacted instantly:

"Could it be that Senior Youfeng is using this method to actively build a grave?!"

"Just like how [Future Fusion] makes us feel like we're directly performing [Fusion Summoning], but what's actually more important is [Gravesite Building] rather than [Fusion] itself..."

Asuka Tenjouin followed Jaden Yuki's lead and continued her speculation, her companions Ryo Marufuji and Jun Manjoume both nodded with serious expressions.

"That certainly seems to be the case..."

...

At that moment, although he was somewhat slow to realize it compared to the others, Professor Chronos finally reacted and his mouth dropped open slightly:

"...Is that really how it is? Damn it..."

However, at that very moment, just as Professor Chronos regretted not randomly choosing a 12-star or 1-star card—a card with a very low probability—so that Youfeng could build one less card, Youfeng looked at Professor Chronos's bewildered expression and shook his head with a smile:

"Hmm...it seems you're having second thoughts? Professor Chronos, then I'll give you one more chance—"

"Next, I will activate another [Famous Deduction] card from my hand, allowing you to choose again!"

Soon, another [Magic] card, depicting a detective with a pipe in the same pose as the previous one, was played. Immediately, an option box, resembling a number pad, appeared in front of Professor Chronos for him to choose from.

"Hmm... This time, I must choose a number that I absolutely cannot hit—so I choose 1!"

The next second, the instant Professor Chronos's finger pressed the first button in the options box in front of him...

The cards in Yuufu's main deck were revealed again, but this time, a Level 10 monster card depicting a bullet-shaped monster traveling on a railway track at a speed that almost exceeds the speed of sound and creates a dazzling light was immediately displayed.

Since it is far removed from Professor Chronos's chosen option 1, according to the rules of [Famous Deduction], this card is immediately Special Summoned to the field:

Danganronpa Express

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attribute: Earth]

[Star rating: 10]

[Attack power: 3000]

[Defense: 0]

"Whoo~"

Seeing that his choice had resulted in Youfeng failing to complete the puzzle without even using a single card, Professor Chronos, who had been looking tense, finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Hmph, this time, I've finally dashed your expectations... Director You Feng!"

And as Chronos's triumphant voice rang out, his gaze began to formally examine this 10-star monster card.

"Hmm?! 3000 attack power... This seems a bit troublesome!"

But the next second, the blond, mushroom-headed professor, with his deep purple lipstick and distinctive "Osiris Blue" uniform resembling a European formal suit, immediately gave another disdainful smile:

"However, these cards are no match for my [Ancient Mechanical Giant]..."

Then, thinking of this, Professor Chronos, who was using the special silver-white duel disk on his chest, looked at Yuuki and said quietly:

"Well... without using the Cyber ​​Dragon deck... you won't be able to defeat me easily, Master Yufeng!"

...

But the next second, faced with the blond professor's "provocative" voice, You Feng immediately smiled and shook his head:

"Solevadocana (Is that really the case?) --"

"Then, I choose one card from my Graveyard to activate the effect of [Machine Force - Devastation Heavy Armor]: This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned from the Graveyard by banishing Machine-Type monsters from your Graveyard whose total Levels are 12 or more."