Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Huh? Bringing him to me... why are you saying this, huh?" Instructor Napoleon was taken aback by Judai's words, his heart skipped a beat, but he tried to remain calm and said, "Marten is a student in the Yellow Dormitory, shouldn't he be handed over to Kira-sensei?"

John saw that Marufuji Sho and Asuka had also followed, and handed Napoleon over to them for care. After hearing Napoleon's words, John asked in confusion, "But wouldn't it be better to leave the child with his father? Malden is your son, Napoleon, isn't he?"

The tone wasn't even a guess, but a complete certainty. Napoleon, the instructor, said in a flustered manner, "W-why do you know about this, aru!? I don't remember announcing this in the academy. Malden doesn't seem like the type to talk about this with anyone."

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network!" Marufuji Sho suddenly shouted, then coughed, "Ahem... If Rokuzo were here, he would definitely say the same thing, right? It's said that when he was habitually investigating the past duel information of each student, he accidentally found out that Malden's former name was 'Gana Bonaparte'."

“Because the surname is not very common and happens to be the same as yours, Coach Napoleon, Wuzhe followed the clues and found out the relationship between Coach Gene and Malden.” Asuka paused and added, “However, there should be no more than ten people in the academy who know about this, and we won’t go around talking about it.”

"Please, please don't tell anyone, aru!" Coach Napoleon pleaded. "I'm worried that if my relationship with Malden is exposed, others will look at his abilities differently, aru."

"There's no need to wait for the relationship to be exposed. The strength he's shown now is already hard to ignore," Kenzan remarked, watching "Gana Malden" almost completely absorb the power of the card.

"Hmm? Only two units of power... it's still not enough." Feeling the power within his body that was just one step away from his expected level, "Gana Malden" opened his eyes, frowned, and muttered to himself, "Even in a place like this, I have to stumble, Onore Kobayashi Hayato!"

"—However, as long as I get my hands on the third 'Phantom Demon' that's right in front of me, it will still satisfy my needs." Looking at John in front of him, "Gana Malden" grinned maliciously, then looked at Judai and smiled gently, "Wait a little longer, Judai, I will soon be able to gather enough energy to create a world that will truly prevent us from being separated again and from being disturbed by others."

“I can’t pretend I didn’t hear those words, ‘Malden’!” Jaden raised his Duel Disk. “No matter how many times you take over other people’s bodies, I will expel you from their bodies just like I did when I saved Amon last time!”

John also stepped forward and stood next to Jaden, raising his Duel Disk and saying, "Count me in too, Jaden!"

Looking at John standing beside him, Judai smiled and said, "Are you coming too, John?"

“Well, after all, I can’t just ignore what they said about trying to take my card.” John replied with the same bright smile. “Although we usually jokingly call [Thunder King Harmon] a ‘distant relative’ of me and the [Jewel Beasts], we have indeed become partners during this time, and I can’t just sit by and watch him get taken away!”

"Furthermore, regarding the other two 'Phantom Demons' that were taken from us, although they claim that the 'Phantom Demons' were actively calling for them, Jaden, you can tell just as well as I can, right? The 'Phantom Demons' are terrified, terrified of the deadly aura emanating from this dangerous guy!"

“In that case, let’s all go together!” Jaden nodded and said, “Rescue Malden and the ‘Phantom Demons’!”

"We can't forget to give them a good beating too!" John looked equally spirited. "At the beginning of the semester, you and I teamed up for the first time in the human world for a duel. That duel was our first team duel in this world of elves!"

"Then let's continue like that duel and achieve another complete victory!"

Jaden seemed to remember something and said, "Don't fall down after the duel like you did last time, John."

"Don't worry, my Duel Disk is equipped with a Duel Energy Storage Device this time, so I won't be so easily defeated again," John promised earnestly. "I won't fall behind."

Judai and John were talking in tacit understanding, but Garner Malden had a gloomy look on his face. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Enough! How much longer are you going to chat!"

"I've already gathered such immense power, and with such a terrifying threat right before my eyes, why are you still looking away from me? Look this way! Just look at me, that's enough!"

The energy emanating from "Ghana Malden" converged on his left arm, distorting it into a bizarre arm with a duel disk. The surging energy even conjured a deck of cards out of thin air: "Looks like it's necessary to take some necessary measures against you here..."

"—Break your arms and legs so you can't escape from my side; cut out your tongue so you can't say hurtful things anymore; crush your soul and swallow it, so we'll never be apart again!"

In the abnormal gravity of "Gana Malden's" speech, she, Judai, and John shouted simultaneously—

"Duel!" x3

Chapter 1806: Will the initial move of the strong desire have any chain reaction?

"I'll start the attack, Draw!"

John drew a card from his deck and saw one of them, and couldn't help but show a happy expression: "Ya☆da☆Zai! I drew a pretty powerful card right off the bat."

John Anderson: 4000LP, Hand: 5→6

"The Spell Card [Pot of Greed] is activated. Is there a chain?"

John started with a Pot of Greed and checked his opponent's hand. Although he had only been here for less than half a year, he had already learned the "Greed Deception" trick that was extremely popular at the Duel Academy headquarters and taught to students by Professor Chronos.

"I have no problem, continue your performance." Without responding to [Pot of Greed] or playing any cards, "Gana Malden" simply said, "No pitfalls, quick move."

"Then, I will draw two cards from my deck."

“This card… is all thanks to Hayato-sensei and Caesar who trained with me before. Now, witness the results of your training—” John said, having increased his hand size, and played another card, “Next, I will activate the Continuous Spell Card [Future Fusion]!”

"This card allows me to select the Fusion Material Monsters needed to create a Fusion Monster from my Deck, send them to the Graveyard during my turn, and then Fusion Summon the selected Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck during my Standby Phase of the next turn... Should I call this the Extra Deck now?"

It should be noted that this duel between John and Jaden is similar not only in the team lineups but also in the format of the demonstration duel at the beginning of the school year. Jaden and John each use a field to set up their cards, and they can share cards in the graveyard. However, if one side has no monsters on their field, the other side's monsters cannot provide support.

Therefore, not only is the duel order "John → 'Gana Malden' → Jaden → 'Gana Malden' → John", but the battle phase can only begin on "Gana Malden's" second turn. John's "Future Fusion" card at this moment will not be able to be used by Jaden during his turn to Special Summon the specified Fusion Monster, unlike when Kaiser teamed up with him to duel Hayato. It will still only take effect on John's turn.

At the same time, naturally, the basic scores for both sides are calculated separately, with each person having an independent 4000 basic score.

However, despite the various disadvantages, the advantages are also obvious – John's excessive number of [Jewel Beast] cards will no longer block his teammates' spell and trap zones, preventing others from using their cards.

"Fusion?" Gana Malden was clearly surprised. From the information she gleaned from her body's memories, John Anderson's [Jewel Beast] didn't possess any fusion power. The existence of [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon] was its strongest weapon and trump card. The strength of the other cards could only be described as "medium-strength" and difficult to withstand.

“It’s normal that you don’t know, because this power awakened when Malden wasn’t there, and then the commotion you caused made us leave the school in a hurry. Malden didn’t even have a chance to understand the situation before you possessed him.”

John finished speaking, and Jaden continued, "Even with the help of that 'Duel Energy Distributor' that Hayato-sensei prepared to accelerate our stamina recovery, we were still somewhat exhausted. But it was worth it to preserve the important information. And all of this is your own doing!"

“That’s right! Watch closely, you who dare not show your true face and only dare to take the bodies of others as blackmail, this dazzling rainbow light will build a bridge to hope and reflect your ugly heart!” John said, grabbing seven cards from the top of the deck and showing them off. Those cards were exactly seven [Crystal Beast] cards!

"I show my opponent the [Ultimate Gemstone Dragon - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] from my Extra Deck, and send the seven [Gemstone Beasts]—their designated Material Monsters—from my Deck to the Graveyard! Next turn, the bridge of hope will be completed!"

Seeing John pile up a full seven cards in the graveyard, "Gana Malden" frowned: "[Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]...it actually hides a secret weapon that I didn't know about?"

“However, the efficiency of using a card like [Future Fusion] is just too low. It only takes effect on your next turn, while I have two full turns to slowly destroy it!” Pointing to the card on John’s back row, “Gana Malden” said, “And as long as the [Future Fusion] card itself is destroyed, the ‘future’ you’re looking forward to will never come!”

Hearing this, John didn't refute anything, but nodded and said, "That's right. So, I won't rely on 'the wisdom of future generations,' but will do my best to do everything right now!"

"Although 【Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon】 won't appear until my next turn under the effect of 【Future Fusion】, the fact that its fusion material—seven 【Gem Beasts】—is sent to the Graveyard by 【Future Fusion】 is extremely valuable in itself. That is—the gathered 【Gem Beasts】 will awaken the rainbow light!"

"If there are seven different types of Crystal Beast monsters on my field or in my Graveyard due to the effect of [Ultimate Crystal Beast - Rainbow Dragon], I can Special Summon it. This Special Summon does not start a chain and does not require paying any additional Cost. I then Summon it to the field!"

"Descend from the heavens, Rainbow-Dragon!"

【Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon】【ATK4000】

After his battle with Hayato, John's deck seemed to have only added one more [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] to the Extra Deck. However, the mere existence of this card brought a significant improvement to his duels. The most obvious change is that, like now, by relying on the power of [Future Fusion] to accurately fill the graveyard, John can easily summon [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon] with just two cards in his hand, a summon that used to require a great deal of effort!

"It's here! John's ace, [Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Dragon]!" Jaden exclaimed excitedly. "Although it can't use its effects the turn it enters the field, it's still a pretty powerful monster with a whopping 4000 attack power!"

John, hands on his hips, said smugly, "Hahaha, Rainbow-Dragon is really amazing, but Judai, if you praise him like this, I'll get proud too. Does that mean I can't even show his progress to a higher level?"

"A higher level of progress?" Gana Malden looked at [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon] with some disdain and said sarcastically, "What kind of progress can this weak monster with only attack power and effects that are no different from a blank card possibly make? You can't possibly bring forward the arrival of [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] to now, can you?"

Yes, that's right~

John gave an unexpected answer, picking up the [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon] card he had just put down and saying, "I told you before, I won't rely on any 'wisdom of future generations' or think about 'things a thousand years from now.' For me, 'the present' is already precious enough, so in 'the present,' I will do my best to make everything perfect—bringing the distant 'future' to 'the present'!"

"【Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon】can only be Special Summoned by the second method I'm about to use, besides Fusion Summoning. That is—Tribute one Level 10 【Ultimate Jewel God】monster on my field and Special Summon it from my Extra Deck!"

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

"Rainbow Transformation, Level 12☆!"

"Beyond the brilliance of rainbow light—[Ultimate Jewel God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]!"

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

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[4000/0]

"【Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon】is more than just pretty. While its ATK and DEF stats haven't changed, its level has increased from 10☆ to 12☆, and its effect removes the restriction that it can't be activated the turn it's Special Summoned!" John finished speaking, not intending to end his turn by playing just two cards, but to continue the play, "And after that, I'm going to activate this Spell Card 【Pot of Greed】 to return five monster cards from my Graveyard to the Deck, shuffle them, and draw two cards."

Since duelists like Jaden and John are the type of duelists who typically only include one copy of a specific monster card in their deck, the card "Pot of Greed" is extremely useful for them. Not only can it recover key components into the deck, but it can also draw two cards, just like the limited card "Pot of Greed," which can only be included once. It's incredibly useful.

At this moment, John returned the five [Jade Beasts] from the graveyard to the deck, drew two new cards to replenish his hand, and then played the card he had just drawn, saying, "Next, I'll activate this card again, the Continuous Spell Card [Jade Tree]."

"Every time a [Crystal Beast] is placed in my Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, I can place a [Jewel Counter] on this card. Then, by sending this card to the Graveyard, I can place the same number of [Crystal Beasts] from my Deck as Continuous Spell Cards in my Spell & Trap Zone."

After explaining the card's effect, John played the second card he had just drawn: "Then I activate this [Crystal Bond], adding one [Crystal Beast] from my deck to my hand, and placing another [Crystal Beast] with a different name from my deck as a Continuous Spell Card face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone."

"I add the [Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus] that just returned to my deck to my hand, and place the [Jade Beast - Ruby Beast] from my deck face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone. Then I place a gem counter on the [Jade Tree]."

【Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus】【DEF1200】

[Gem Tree] [Gem Marker 0→1]

"Furthermore, when [Crystal Beast - Jade Pegasus] is successfully Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, I can also place one [Crystal Beast] from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard as a Continuous Spell Card in my Spell & Trap Zone. I choose [Crystal Beast - Cobalt Spinel Eagle] from my Graveyard."

"At the same time, the effect of my [Sapphire Beast - Ruby Beast] in the back row also takes effect. If Ruby is placed in the Spell & Trap Zone, I can Special Summon her and other [Sapphire Beasts] to the field!"

"I'll use a self-summoning chain: C1 [Jewel Beast - Ruby Beast] C2 [Jewel Beast - Jade Pegasus]. First, I'll place [Jewel Beast - Cobalt Spinel Eagle] face-up in the Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, then place a Gem Counter on [Jewel Tree], and finally Special Summon [Jewel Beast - Ruby Beast] and [Jewel Beast - Cobalt Spinel Eagle] together to the field!"

【约翰·安德森：4000LP，手牌6→7→6→5→6→5→4】

【Jade Beast - Cobalt Spinel Eagle】【DEF800】

【Jade Beast - Red Jade Beast】【DEF300】

[Gem Tree] [Gem Marker 1→2]

"Next, I will activate this card, [Crystal Blessing]. I can only target one [Crystal Beast] monster on my field. Destroy the targeted monster, and then Special Summon one [Crystal Beast Token] with the original Type, Attribute, Level, ATK, and DEF of the targeted monster to my field."

John put down his card, glanced at his field, and said, "Sorry, Sapphire, it'll hurt a little—I'm choosing to destroy my [Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus]!"

"Therefore, the generated [Crystal Beast Token] will inherit everything from [Crystal Beast - Jade Pegasus]. At the same time, the destroyed [Crystal Beast - Jade Pegasus] will not go to the Graveyard, but will be placed in my back row as a Continuous Spell Card, and another Gem Counter will be placed on [Crystal Tree]."

【Jewel Beast Derivative】【4☆/Wind】

[Orcs/Derivatives]

[1800/1200]

[Gem Tree] [Gem Marker 2→3]

“The effect of [Crystal Beast - Jade Pegasus] doesn’t have the restriction of being activated once per turn. I’ll use the power of this card to activate its effect again.” John revealed a card, “Quick-Play Spell Card [Crystal God Awakening]! This card can be activated by revealing one [Ultimate Crystal God] monster from my hand and choosing one of its two effects, or by choosing one or both effects if I have an [Ultimate Crystal God] monster on my field.”

"And now, I have [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] on my field, and I can activate both of its effects—add one [Bridge] or [Flying Over the Rainbow Bridge] from my deck to my hand or send it to the graveyard, and Special Summon one [Gem Beast] from my deck, graveyard, hand, and Spell & Trap Zone!"

"I'm adding 'Bridge of Hearts' from my deck to my hand and Special Summoning 'Jade Beast - Pegasus' from my back field!"

"The effect of the Special Summoned [Crystal Beast - Jade Pegasus] activates again! Place [Crystal Beast - Amber Mammoth] from my Graveyard face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, and add counters to [Crystal Tree]!"

John Anderson: 4000 LP, hand 4→3→3

[Gem Tree] [Gem Marker 3→4]

Chapter 1807: What matters isn't love, it's intensity... Does that seem backwards?

"Gana Malden" noticed that after John summoned so many monsters onto the field, his monster zone was completely full, with no empty slots left for the next turn's [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon]—even though [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon] had already appeared. At the same time, John only had two cards left in his hand.

"Apart from [Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Bridge Dragon], the rest of the monsters are just weaklings." Garner Malden dismissively commented on John's cards, adding, "Besides, what's the point of putting so many counters on [Gem Tree]? Do you even have room for that many cards in your back row?"

Unlike cards from the new era, the strength of [Gem Tree] is quite "old-fashioned". When it is sent to the graveyard after placing gem counters to activate its effect, it does not even require placing the [Gem Beast] cards that "select the maximum" number of counters from the deck. Instead, it must be the same as the number of counters, neither more nor less. It is a card that is quite difficult to master.

But John chuckled and said, “Don’t worry, apart from the five Crystal Beasts that were put back into the deck by the Pot of Greed, my deck already has an eighth Crystal Beast that is independent of the seven basic Crystal Beasts. Even if we exclude Crystal Beast Pegasus and Crystal Beast Ruby, the remaining number is enough.”

“As for the lack of space in the back row… I’d like to say that I’m planning to put even more cards in there.” John said, and actually played a card, “Continuous Spell Card [Bridge of Hearts] activated!”