Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

The water flow swept up Hayato's card, flipped it over, and showed it to Fanny Valentine before returning it to Hayato's hand. A sword then cleaved the trickle, and a girl wielding a sword appeared on Hayato's field.

【The Sword of Gods - Water Child Guardian】【7☆/Water】

【Phantom Dragon Clan/Effect】

【2000/2500→2100/2600】

With its combination of shimenawa (sacred rope) and armor, the newly appeared [Shinken Oni - Mizuko no Mori] has a subtle sense of incongruity in its appearance, as if it is not human, and its race is indeed an unusual and rare Phantom Dragon monster.

"The second effect of 【Fengshen Sword Demon - Shuizi Shou】 is that it can add one 【Genki】 monster other than Phantom Dragon from my deck to my hand - yes, although it is not visible in the card name, this card actually has the 【Genki】 field."

Hayato tapped the cards on the Duel Disk and took a card from his deck. "I'm adding this red demon of slaughter—the Demon-Type [Golden God of War Demon - Vermilion]—to my hand."

(I don't know why this card is compressed the most.)

"Next, I set [Rabillins Welcome Welcome Big Welcome] and use the universal effect of [Genki] monsters—I reveal one face-down card on my field to my opponent and return it to my hand or Extra Deck, then Special Summon [Golden God War Demon - Zhu Sha]!"

【Golden God's War Demon - Vermilion Sand】【8☆/Flame】

[Demon Race/Effect]

【3000/300→3100/400】

Wielding a giant sword, the monster resembling a demon from the legendary Mount Ooe—[Golden God's War Demon - Zhu Sha]—appears on Hayato's field in attack position. With the bonus from [Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting], its attack power even surpasses that of the legendary [Blue-Eyes White Dragon].

That's not all. Hayato retrieved the "Labyrinth Welcome, Welcome, Big Welcome" card from his hand, but instead of placing it face down, he revealed a card from his hand.

(The butler is called "Sister Zhong" by Xiao Lü and Xiao Fen, and I've been a die-hard fan of the butler for a long time.)

"During the main phase for both players, I can activate this effect by sending this 'Silver Castle Butler - Arias' from my hand or field to the Graveyard. I can either Special Summon a 'Silver Castle' monster from my hand or Set a Normal Trap Card."

"I set [Labyrinth Welcome Welcome Big Welcome], and cards set by the effect of [Silver Castle Butler - Arias] can also be activated during the turn they are set."

The card he had just put down was immediately flipped over, and Hayato waved his hand: "Activate the Normal Trap Card [Labyrinth Welcome Welcome Big Welcome]! Special Summon one [Silver Castle] monster from my hand, Deck, and Graveyard!"

"Big Welcome to Labrynth! Welcome, welcome, a very big welcome!"

Imitating Kaiba's tone of "Bruis, shatter, shatter, cheers!", Hayato opened his arms and shouted, while countless petals danced and gathered in one place on his field, and a white-haired woman in a long dress appeared in the flower dance.

"Oh ho ho ho, I have arrived!" With an arrogant queenly laugh, the Silver City Lord—[Rabilins of Silver City]—made her dazzling entrance!

【Rabilins of the Silver City】【8☆/Dark】

[Demon Race/Effect]

【2900/1900→3000/2000】

(Shirogane-hime is so cute when she likes to stack the cards~)

However, at the same time that [Rabilins of the Silver Castle] appeared on the field, [God-Sword Oni - Mizuko no Mamoru] on Hayato's field quietly disappeared.

"While the effect of Special Summoning a monster directly from the Deck is very powerful, powerful cards often come with great risks. After the Special Summon of [Labyrinth Welcome Welcome Big Welcome] is completed, all the monsters on my field must be returned to my hand."

Hayato picked up a card from the Duel Disk: "I return the [Godsword Demon - Mizuko-no-Kami] from the field to my hand."

"However, because of the effect of my Normal Trap Card that caused the monster to leave the field, the effects of my 'Rabillins of Silver Castle' on the field and 'Fire-blown Furnace of Silver Castle' in my Graveyard will both activate!"

"C1 [Rabillins of Silver City] C2 [Fire-blowing Furnace of Silver City]!"

Chapter 2100 Dragon Maid Maze - Part 3

"C1 [Rabillins of Silver City] C2 [Fire-blowing Furnace of Silver City]!"

After recovering [Godsword Demon - Mizuko-no-Kami], Hayato activated the [Silver Castle] chain combo. "First is the effect of [Silver Castle's Fire Furnace]. This card can only be activated if it is in the Graveyard or if my Normal Trap Card's effect causes a monster to leave the field."

Special Summon [Fire-Blowing Furnace of Silver Castle] to my field.

"Super Flame Dance!"

A fiery tornado rose from Hayato's graveyard, and a metal heater with cat ears appeared on Hayato's field atop the flames.

【The Fire-Blowing Furnace of Silver Castle】【2☆/Dark】

[Demon Race/Effect]

【0/2000→100/2100】

Immediately afterwards, [Rabilins of Silver City] slammed his double-edged axe into the ground, and a shockwave struck Fanny Valentine, hitting a card in his hand!

"【Rabilins of the Silver Castle】 can only be activated if a monster leaves the field due to the effect of my Normal Trap Card. Destroy one card in your opponent's hand or on the field. If you choose to destroy a card from your hand, destroy one card at random."

Looking at the shattered Pot of Greed that had been sent to the cemetery, Hayato raised an eyebrow: "Luckily, Jackpot!"

"Next, I will use the second effect of [Rabilins of the Silver Castle], which can be activated by targeting a Normal Trap Card in my Graveyard, namely [Rabilins Welcome, Welcome, Great Welcome]."

"I set that card on my field. This effect cannot be activated if there are no Fiend monsters on my field."

Set the Trap Cards he retrieved from the graveyard face down, and with two Monster Cards in his hand, Hayato announced, "My turn is over."

"And my [Golden God War Demon - Vermilion] can activate its effect during my End Phase, which allows me to set one [Gen Demon] Trap Card from my Deck to the field. I set [Sword Demon God Domain] - this card also has the [Gen Demon] field."

【小林隼人：4000LP，手牌：5→3→3→4→3→3→1→2】

【Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl】【ATK3600】

【Golden God's War Demon - Vermilion Sand】【ATK3100】

【The Fire-Blowing Furnace of Silver Castle】【DEF2100】

[Rabilins of Silver City] [ATK3000]

Backstage: [The Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting] [GaiKa (Rabilins Welcome, Welcome, Big Welcome)] [GaiKa (Sword Demon God Realm)]

Seeing that Hayato had finished his storytelling and created such a scene with four fronts and three backs, Fanny Valentine confidently said, "Is that all the intensity you've got, Kobayashi Hayato? You've regressed!"

"Only two face-down cards were prepared in the back row, and there was only one low-level monster in the front row to make up the numbers. It's really a step backward."

"I initially thought I might have to work hard to last a few more rounds against you, but now it seems I might be able to turn the tables on you in my own turn!"

"At the end of your turn, all [PSY Frame Gear γ] Special Summoned by the effect of [PSY Frame Gear γ] on my field, as well as [PSY Frame Driver], are banished from the field." After a pause, Valentine confidently drew a card. "Then, it's my turn, draw!"

The instant Valentine finished drawing his card and entered his turn's preparation phase, Hayato waved his hand and said, "Then, the instant I enter my opponent's preparation phase, I will activate the effect of my [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl]."

"This can only be activated during the Standby Phase of both players' turns. Special Summon one Level 9 or lower 【Half-Dragon Maid】 monster from my hand or Graveyard."

After activating the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl], Hayato didn't stop there. He immediately revealed another face-down card: "Not only that, I'm also going to activate this face-down card in my back row, [Rabillins Welcome Welcome Big Welcome], to Special Summon Little Green from my Deck."

Upon hearing Hayato's words, the [Half-Dragon Maid - Living Room Dragon Girl], who had been sent to the graveyard as fusion material in the previous round, poked her head out from the graveyard: "Did you call me?"

"It's not 'Little Green' from 'Half-Dragon Maid,' it's 'Little Green' from 'Silver Castle,'" Hayato corrected. "Based on the chain principle of 'second move first,' I'll Special Summon 'Summoner of Silver Castle - Ariana' from my deck first."

[Ariana the Summoner of the Silver City] [4☆/Dark]

[Demon Race/Effect]

【1600/2100→1700/2200】

"Then I use the effect of [Rabillins Welcome Welcome Big Welcome] to return this [Silver City Fire Furnace] from my field to my hand."

A small green imp wielding a keychain resembling a sharp blade appeared on Hayato's field, kicking aside the "Silver Castle Fire Furnace" that was occupying its spot and sending it back to Hayato's hand. Only then did the effect of "Half-Dragon Maid" come into play, summoning a monster from Hayato's hand with "Radiant Light".

"Sister Yaoguang, Xiaolan, I'm back!"

Excited, Little Blue lunged forward, wanting to rush into the arms of [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl], but forgot that the other party was still in dragon form. Her forehead bumped into the scales on the other party's chest, and she fell to the ground dizzily.

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【DEF1600】

This is also because a second [Half-Dragon Maid] monster appeared on Hayato's field, and the stat bonuses provided by [Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting] were doubled.

[Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] [ATK3600→3700]

【Golden God's War Demon - Vermilion Sand】【ATK3100→3200】

[Rabilins of the Silver City] [ATK3000→3100]

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【DEF1600→1800】

[Ariana the Summoner of the Silver City] [DEF 2200→2300]

But that wasn't all. After filling the monster zone on the field with cards, Hayato said, "Because of the effect of [Rapyrins Welcome, Welcome, Great Welcome], [Silver Castle Fire Furnace] left my field, and the effect of [Silver Castle Rapyrins] is activated again."

"And the effects of the Special Summoned Blue and Green will also activate. Self-chain C1 [Rabilins of the Silver Castle] C2 [Ariana the Summoner of the Silver Castle] C3 [Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl]."

"First is Little Blue's effect, which sends three cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard."

Hayato pulled out three cards and sent them to the graveyard. Then he took out the top card of his deck, as if he was certain that the card was the one he could add to his hand next: "And Little Green's effect, which can be activated when this card is Normal or Special Summoned, add one 'Silver Castle' card from my deck to my hand, except for 'Silver Castle Envoy - Ariana'."

"The card I added to my hand is [Silver Princess of the Labyrinth Castle]."

"Finally, there's the effect of [Rabillins of the Silver City], which randomly destroys one card from the opponent's hand."

Valentine's face darkened as he saw that the [Pluto Barrier Wave] that had given him so much confidence had been destroyed by Hayato. He had been hoping to use this card to "silence" all of Hayato's monster cards so that he could launch a counterattack.

As soon as his turn entered the preparation phase, he already had only three cards left in his hand; on the other hand, Hayato was searching and Special Summoning, and his hand size actually increased.

【小林隼人：4000LP，手牌：2→1→2→3】

Although the number of cards in their hands is similar, the concepts are not on the same level. Hayato's hand is his resource for the next turn, but Valentine's hand is his reliance on whether he can break through the monsters blocking Hayato's field!

"Among the cards Little Blue just dumped into the graveyard, there is a second 'Half-Dragon Maid's Welcome. If this card is sent to the graveyard, its effect will activate." Hayato snapped his fingers. "This turn, your opponent cannot target any 'Half-Dragon Maid' monsters on my field with their effects."

"Hmph, this is my divine power, Little Blue!" In front of Hayato, Little Blue crossed her arms and nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with the result of her blind pile.

"During this preparation phase, I will also activate the effect of the [Silver City Fire Furnace] in my hand, send this card to the graveyard, discard one card from my hand to activate, and set the second [Rabillins Welcome Welcome Big Welcome] from my deck."

"At the same time, the second card that was sent to the graveyard by Xiaolan - [Silver Castle's Mad Clock] can only be activated if this card is in the graveyard and I send a card from my hand to the graveyard in order to activate the effect of another [Silver Castle] card or a normal trap card."

"I add [The Mad Clock of the Silver City] to my hand or Special Summon it."

[Hayato Kobayashi: 4000LP, hand cards: 3→1→2]

Both [Silver City] and [Half-Dragon Maid] are decks that excel at resource management and recycling. Hayato combined these two decks, and at least in terms of card advantage, he almost maxed out the card advantage, easily summoning a whole wave of monsters while constantly replenishing the back row with face-down cards.

Hayato's continuous offensive came to an end, temporarily handing the turn back to Valentine. Valentine, holding three cards in his hand, looked at Hayato's field, thought for a moment, and then played his first card: "I will Tribute the two monsters on my opponent's field to Special Summon [Lava Demon]!"

"What I need to liberate are the [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] and [Golden God War Demon - Vermilion] on the opponent's field!"

At the cost of not being able to Normal Summon monsters this turn, Valentine played the card "Lava Demon". Hayato, who always freed other people's monsters, finally got freed a monster himself. Before he could even use up his Tricolor Kou, his "Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl" disappeared first.

At the same time, the second highest attack power, [Golden God Demon - Vermilion], also disappeared. Hayato guessed that Valentine probably chose the target to release based on the monster's attack power, and did not know that [Golden God Demon - Vermilion] was actually a "humanoid [Book of Total Eclipse]" with the effect of turning all of the opponent's monsters face down in defense position.

Because Hayato had one less "Half-Dragon Maid" monster on his field, the attack power of all his monsters was reduced.

[Rabilins of the Silver City] [ATK3100→3000]

【Lava Demon God】【ATK3000→3100】