Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Now that [Junora the Prisoner] has negated all face-up cards on my field when she appeared, that face-down card seems to be the only one that survived and is still usable.

However, in a duel, unless it's a card inserted into the spell/trap zone of your own duel disk, you can lift the duel disk to see what card is inserted. Otherwise, unless you activate the card, you are generally not allowed to remove the card to check it. Moreover, the card that Caesar set was just a projection left on the field. John didn't have any cards placed on his duel disk, so he couldn't see it even if he wanted to.

What exactly is the card Caesar set face-down? Is now the right time to activate it? Can that card be activated now? Will activating that card change the course of the game?

John knew nothing. All he knew was that the card seemed to be the only means of retaliation he could muster, even if it was useless against Hayato's attacks. It was the only means... the only "struggle"!

“‘Without being plunged into despair, one cannot see where hope lies; without being the first to sacrifice, one cannot make a sacrifice…’” John couldn’t help but recall Caesar’s words from the previous round, and suddenly felt that these words seemed to apply to him at this moment as well. Wasn’t he trapped in the despair of defeat, unable to use any cards? Then, he seemed to touch upon a hazy, illusory hope.

Furthermore, John also remembered the word "Lesson" that Hayato had mentioned not long ago.

Lesson 1: Don't have any strange expectations of me;

Lesson 2: Don't let the cards notice;

Lesson 3: Trust the cards, just trust them.

as well as......

"Lesson 4, pay tribute to the deck, to the cards you trust, and to the meaning of the duel in your heart. Then, step into a whole new phase of the duel."

Without hesitation, John reached out and pressed the button to activate the card-covering mechanism. The card that Caesar had placed in the corresponding position was flipped open, and John shouted, "Caesar, I will use your legacy with respect, so give me the appropriate response!"

"Activate the backcourt face card!"

The card that Caesar had covered was flipped open, revealing a red border, indicating that it was a trap card. The eerie ghost on the card art floated and merged into a vortex. After the card was activated, the same fusion light lit up in John's graveyard as the card art!

The card Caesar set face-down... was the trap card [Dead Soul Fusion]!

Upon seeing this, Hayato exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually [Soul Fusion]!"

"A card that is Fusion Summoned by banishing Fusion Material Monsters from the Graveyard face down. The problem is that this card is still useful for Kaiser's Cyber ​​Dragon, but now it's you, John, who is activating this card. Can a Fusion Monster with Cyber ​​Dragon in your Extra Deck be Fusion Summoned by this card?"

Although it's a two-person team, John and Caesar only share Life Points, cards from the Graveyard, and cards on the field. Their hands, decks, and Extra Decks are naturally separate, and they use their own cards. While "Dead Soul Fusion" should theoretically banish the large number of Machine-Type monsters Caesar left in the Graveyard and fuse to summon powerful monsters like "Chimera Overload Dragon," it's something John, who doesn't have any Extra Deck monsters related to "Cyber ​​Dragon," can't do.

In other words, even if this [Dead Soul Fusion] is activated, it cannot be considered a successful activation.

—That being said, John's graveyard was indeed emitting a seven-colored rainbow light, as if the cards inside were truly waiting for John to use them, to banish them and participate in the [Dead Soul Fusion].

"Hmph, looks like it's working, John Anderson," Caesar said calmly, standing to the side. "It's not the [Cyber ​​Dragon] card, but your own [Crystal Beast] actively responding to [Soul Fusion] and wanting to become your power? Oh, Mosiroy!"

"Let Hayato-sensei and I witness your power, John Anderson!"

“Everyone…” John looked at the light shining from his grave, and the familiar scent of his family emanated from the light.

'It's such a shame to lose after all this time.'

'So John, fight back!'

'With our strength!'

'Although the idea of ​​"excluding" is a bit scary, especially "excluding the inside..."'

'But if it's you, John, then there's no problem!'

Let's pull off a beautiful comeback!

John didn't offer any pleasantries when he heard what the "Jade Beasts" said, because they were family, and family members don't need to say thank you.

"I understand, then let's all attack together!"

"Ruby~" Among the seven cards John took out from the graveyard, [Ruby Beast] responded to John with a cry, representing the other [Jade Beasts].

"Although I don't know the outcome of doing this, there's always a way!"

"Under the effect of [Dead Soul Fusion], the following seven [Jade Beasts] in my graveyard, excluding their inner sides: [Jade Beast - Ruby Beast], [Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth], [Jade Beast - Topaz Tiger], [Jade Beast - Emerald Turtle], [Jade Beast - Azure Pegasus], [Jade Beast - Cobalt Spinel Eagle], and [Jade Beast - Amethyst Cat], will be used as fusion materials!"

It was as if the scene when John summoned the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon] had been recreated. The seven jewels that rose from John's grave were arranged in the air like stars, and one by one they became the decorations on the long dragon. The hazy figure quickly solidified and transformed from an illusory rainbow phantom into a real and huge celestial dragon in the blink of an eye.

In terms of appearance, there are obvious differences compared to the previous [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon]. Not only have the blue feathers on its dragon wings changed to a mature and pure white, but the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon], which used to inlay jewels into its body to gather power, has now completely integrated the power of the [Jewel Beasts], and the seven-colored power has been directly integrated into its body. From its semi-transparent abdomen and throat, one can clearly see the seven-colored radiance flowing within its body, like a nebula.

If the previous [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon] was merely a monstrous representation of a rainbow after the rain in reality, then the current [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon] has truly become, just as John dreamed, the embodiment of the "Rainbow Bridge" in mythology that spans the world and connects the nine realms.

No, it's no longer appropriate to refer to it as "Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon." The monster fused by John using the power of "Dead Soul Fusion" should now be called—

"The bonds that have been forged together will awaken a seven-colored arc of light, building a bridge of hearts to connect all things!"

John, no longer bothering to act, directly grabbed a beam of the seven-colored light emanating from the new "Rainbow Dragon" in the sky. A blank card appeared out of thin air in his hand, quickly imprinted with a purple border, a fully upgraded level of 12 stars, and the new "Rainbow Dragon's" artwork and name.

"Fusion Summon, Level 12☆!"

"With the bonds I share with my family, let's create new hope—"

"Beyond the Radiance of the Rainbow Bridge - [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]!"

【Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon】【12☆/Light】

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[4000/0]

"It evolved from 'Rainbow Dragon' to 'Rainbow Bridge Dragon'? The Aluminum Bridge Dragon from the Pokémon Studio next door is coming over." Hayato looked at the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] in front of him, feeling a mix of emotions, but he couldn't help but complain, "Because its original level was so bad, someone told it to 'evolve a bit higher before trying again,' so did it really evolve? Rainbow Bridge Dragon, you bastard."

"No, thinking along these lines, could it be that the Speaker Hero really is..."

While Hayato was lost in thought, John was also gazing intently at the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] soaring in the sky, looking completely captivated by its radiance: "Is this the true form of [Rainbow Dragon] after it has unleashed its true power, [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]!"

"Using its power, I can feel that it's not impossible to bring everyone back to their original world!"

Through the power of the Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon, John felt that his vision was being shared—or rather, the Rainbow Dragon, which unified all the other Jewel Beasts, was a symbol of John himself. The Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon, when its power was fully unleashed, could even be considered John's incarnation. That magnificent vision allowed John not only to clearly sense the aura of everything that had been dragged from another world to this world, but also to precisely trace back to the specific coordinates of the human world!

The feeling was exactly like unlocking the fog of war in a Dota-like game by entering cheat codes, or having a god-like perspective and wallhack in an FPS game! The massive flow of information didn't make John feel uncomfortable at all; on the contrary, he was completely captivated by the power of everyone's hearts that he sensed, which was locked by the power of the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon].

Among duelists, those who possess talents like "Spirit Master" are the most likely to awaken "New-Type" abilities. Through close contact with Jaden, a semi-awakened individual, and catalyzed by his duel with Hayato, John, guided by the power of the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon], finally experienced the same feelings as other "New-Types," connecting with others' minds from a perspective beyond the physical realm.

The fear and unease of being transferred to this other world, the curiosity about the fairy world, the joy of communicating face-to-face for the first time with the fairy residing in the card he had always been in close contact with... Countless emotions flowed into John's heart, making him feel extremely empathetic towards others and making him even more eager to use the power of the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] to bring everyone back to the human world.

But he wasn't like Jaden, a "hot-blooded idiot" who would throw everything else aside and ignore everything else when he got carried away. In the end, he calmed down because he knew that once the power of the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] was activated, there would only be one chance to bring everyone else back to their original world.

Because they can't possibly use the power of the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] to take a group of people away, then travel back to this world and take another group away. The barriers between worlds aren't wooden planks that can be easily punched open so that people can freely travel back and forth. Therefore, they must master the power of the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon].

—First of all, let's try using the effect of [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] in this duel!

"After [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] completed its transformation, the evolutionary pathway between it and its previous state was also opened. It seems that it will no longer need to use seven [Gem Beasts] as fusion materials for fusion summoning as it does now, but can directly evolve by releasing [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]." John said, looking at the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] card on his Duel Disk, which was still emitting a gentle seven-colored glow. "Moreover, the power of [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] has also changed."

"The [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] that serves as a bridge has been weakened in terms of offensive capabilities. The effect of increasing attack power can only be activated during my turn and can only be used once per turn. The cost of increasing attack power has also changed to require banishing one [Gem Beast] from my graveyard to activate the effect. The value is no longer a straightforward 1000 points as before, but can increase by the same amount based on the original attack power of different [Gem Beasts]."

John paused, then waved his hand again, "And this reduction in power has resulted in a significant enhancement to another effect of [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]. The power to return everything to its origin, which could originally only be used during my turn when [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] was not summoned, has now become the power of Primal Return, which can be activated during this Fusion Summoning turn!"

"This effect can only be activated by Tributing the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] that I Fusion Summoned on my field. Return all cards on both players' fields to their respective owners' decks. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn!"

"This surpasses the power of 'Flying Over the Rainbow Bridge'—Flying Over the Rainbow Bridge Overload!"

As John watched the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] radiating seven-colored rainbow light, seemingly about to restore everything on both sides of the field to its original state, he felt as if he could hear the [Gem Beasts] asking him if he was confident of winning this duel.

Will we win?

Before, John wouldn't have been very confident, but after receiving the response from the [Sapphire Beasts] and working together to create the [Ultimate Sapphire God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon], John gained confidence in victory because of the unparalleled excitement and exhilaration.

"We'll win!" John exclaimed confidently. "We will win!"

Chapter 1798 Untitled

“Ugh… Bitter Lucy.” John Duck sat on the ground with a sad expression. “How did she manage to pull out a ‘Called One of the Grave’?”

"I encountered the King of Duels in the Elf World. His explosive power was as strong as a monster. I tried my best but couldn't defeat him." Caesar was still making sarcastic remarks, acting as if it was none of his business. Anyway, I finished one round and had some fun before handing it over to John. It wasn't a duel that I lost under my control. So, rounding it up, it's as if I didn't lose.

While Caesar was mentally triumphant, Hayato put away his cards and said, "What an interesting duel, John. I don't think I'll ever forget your duel."

"Yeah, right, Hayato-sensei, you'll probably forget about this victory that's all too common for you by tomorrow," John retorted, standing up.

Although John was very confident just now, saying that he would let the newly appeared [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] return everything to its original state, the cost for his [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] to activate its effect is precisely to release itself.

Although this activation cost allows John to use the effect of "Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon" to turn the tide when facing cards like "Skill Drain," Hayato happens to have a "Called by the Grave" card in his hand.

Besides being used to deal with hand traps like [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring], [Called by the Grave] is essentially a way to deal with monster effects activated in the opponent's graveyard. As long as it's not a type that is activated by banishing itself in the graveyard, it can effectively counter whether it's discarded from the hand or Tributed from the field. Naturally, it can also banish and negate [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] that John Tributed to the graveyard.

And what happened to John without the [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]...? It doesn't need to be explained in detail. It was simply that Hayato's monsters swarmed him and wiped out his life points in an instant.

"At the sound of the battle drums, a thousand troops stir; after scooping up the yellow sand, iron armor is washed..." Sheathing her longsword, [Knight of Instruction - Friedris] loosened her helmet, letting her previously tied-up pale purple hair fall loose over her shoulders, and exclaimed with emotion, "What a great victory!"

"...Did my sister learn bad habits from Hayato?" The [Saintess of Guidance - Acricia], who showed absolutely no respect for Hayato, looked at her sister without a second thought and laughed smugly with her hands on her hips. "But anyway, it was definitely a satisfying battle. Hmph, we two sisters are invincible, let's go on a rampage and slaughter everyone!"

"Fredris is in charge of the rampage, and you're in charge of sneaking biscuits on the sidelines, right?" Hayato retorted with a card he hadn't played yet—[Albus's Fallen Heir].

"Albus, shut up!" [Saintess of Teaching - Acyria] blushed and rushed to Albus's side, waving her pink fists and banging them around. She was obviously very concerned about her ability to eat, and especially concerned about it being mentioned.

Although it seemed like a playful banter between the young couple, seeing Albus's pale face and the fact that she looked like she was about to vomit blood, Hayato quickly stopped the super-strong girl's embarrassed and angry attack: "Alright, alright, you guys have all finished playing cards and aren't you going back? If you want to flirt, go somewhere where there's no one else around."

(She provides weapons and goggles, helps prepare clothes and tie her hair; Kit is the kind of woman who could be the mother of a gluttonous saint!)

"We've finally come to a world where we can move around freely, can't we at least relax a bit?" The foodie, who doesn't admit to being a foodie, complained, while holding up a piece of clothing, "I even prepared clothes suitable for the desert."

Looking at the clothes in the foodie's hand, Hayato complained, "Did you prepare those yourself? It was clearly Kit who prepared them, okay? And where are the black pantyhose? Where are the black pantyhose you wore when you were the White Saintess?"

(In the alternate art of the White Saintess, she's wearing a short dress and doesn't even say thank you to Kit for the clothes.)

"That thing is with me~" The [White Remains of the Guide to Evil] beside Hayato, which had been added to the deck but not drawn, said softly. However, it did not appear in the form of [Guide to Evil], but rather in the form of [Teaching] the 666 saintesses of the past to "eat mud together", but expelling [Teaching Saintess - Exeria] - which is [Guiding Saintess - Kua?].

Pulling at her stockings, [Guiding Saintess - Kua?] wore a meaningful smile: "Would Mr. Hayato like to confirm this?"

"Wow, that old woman Kuem is getting more and more perverted." Looking at the appearance of [Guiding Saintess - Kuem?], Acrisia had a disgusted expression on her face. "And she's the first Saintess, now she looks so pathetic."

"Why is this old woman acting so self-righteous..." Not only Akrysia, but also Friedris felt a bit disgusted with [Guiding Saintess - Kua?]. After all, in their original world, they had once been "fused" into her body and became [Herrscher Saintess - Caltesia]. Even now, because of Hayato, they were barely able to get along with her, but that was only to the extent that they wouldn't fight each other. It was completely impossible for them to smile at her.

But [Guiding Saintess - Kua?] simply smiled gently: "Really, I'm the same age as everyone else, don't say anything difficult to understand~"

"Ugh, pretending to be young is disgusting... Anyway, let's go back quickly, sister, Albus." Exeria, who had just wanted to wander around outside, changed her mind because of the existence of [Guiding Saintess - Kua?] and took the initiative to return to the card. Fledelis did the same. Albus shrugged helplessly at Hayato and followed them back.

Only the [Guiding Saintess - Kua] remained, smilingly standing beside Hayato, showing no intention of returning. Even as Hayato looked at her, she preemptively spoke before he could say anything, "I don't want to either, because if I go back, Acrisia and the others might run out, right? For Mr. Hayato, leaving me alone outside is more acceptable than having a whole bunch of others come out, isn't it?"

“I even went out of my way to help you, Mr. Hayato, tie up [Disruption Yellow] and the others.”

Upon hearing [Guiding Saintess - Kua?]'s words, Hayato realized that it was no wonder he hadn't heard [Disruptor Huang] and the other guys buzzing around him for the past two days. It was unusually quiet, and he had thought they were too scared to come out because of the [Harpies] that had come to the vicinity of the academy.

"In that case, you can stay outside, but don't bother my students."

"Mmm, I'll only provoke you, Mr. Hayato~"

Watching Hayato interact with his Pokémon, John sighed, "Hayato-sensei must have a tough time too."

"How to get along with your Pokémon is an art, especially when your teacher, Hayato, has so many Pokémon." John's [Jade Pegasus] had appeared beside him in response to the dangerous aura emanating from [Guiding Saintess - Kuva], but after realizing that she didn't pay any attention to him, it wasn't in a hurry to go back. Instead, it turned to John and said, "Also... you fought quite well just now, Johnny."

"Hehe, it's alright. It's all thanks to Sapphire and everyone who trusted me and responded to me with their strength."

“Your strength is also very important, John!”