Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

As he spoke, he drew six cards from his deck. "This card can replenish both players' hands to a total of six cards. Since my hand is empty, I can draw six cards."

“Then I can draw six cards too!” Jaden retorted, drawing six cards as well.

The "Heavenly Treasure Card," the strongest card to replenish the hand in Duel Monsters and even the only limited card to date, is that powerful. With just one card, it replenished both Yugi and Jaden's depleted hands to the maximum limit.

Draw twelve cards from one card; can other cards do that?

However, although he drew six cards just like in the game, Jaden wasn't particularly happy. The reason was that it was now Yugi's turn. Yugi could freely play the resources in his hand, but Jaden could only hold onto the cards in his hand and couldn't use them.

"I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] to Special Summon [Dark Magician Girl] from my Graveyard to my field in Attack Position."

The "Anka" symbol, representing life, appeared on the game field, and [Dark Magician Girl] stealthily reappeared. After confirming that [E·hero Nendoroid], who had hugged her and self-destructed earlier, was no longer on the field, she regained her confident stance.

Dark Magician Girl: ATK 2000 → 2300

“Then this card, [Sage’s Jewel].” Yugi drew another card from his hand. “If [Dark Magician Girl] is on my field, I can Special Summon [Dark Magician Girl] from my hand or deck.”

"Come forth, my most loyal servant, [Dark Magician]!"

【Dark Magician Girl】playfully waves her wand. Although she has a master who loves close combat, at least so far, 【Dark Magician Girl】has been using magic properly.

As the obscure and profound incantation was chanted, a dazzling and colorful jewel appeared out of thin air beside the Dark Magician Girl. The jewel shattered, releasing a surge of magical power, and the Dark Magician from the game's hand was summoned to the field!

[Black Magician] [ATK2500]

Seeing that Yugi summoned his most trusted mage master and apprentice duo, [Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl], on the field without even using a normal summon, Jaden was extremely nervous, but also incredibly excited.

There aren't many duelists in the world who can summon Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl in a single turn. How could Jaden not be excited that he was being treated so seriously?

Looking at the card in his hand, Yugi smiled and said, "Judai, from the previous duels, I could feel your passion as a duelist. The [E·hero] card suits you quite well."

"If I remember correctly, the effect of [New Bubble Man] is not activated 'when attacking a monster,' but 'after battle,' right? Even if he dies, he will fight for justice to the last time. What an amazing belief."

The gamer inserted a card into the magic trap zone: "However, faith alone cannot uphold justice. Right here, I will show you the power of my magicians."

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Dark Magician's Ritual]: Send a Fusion Material Monster that includes [Dark Magician] or [Dark Magician Girl] from my hand or field to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster."

A black and red magical vortex converged on the game field, bringing [Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl] closer together, side by side.

"The staffs of master and apprentice meet at this moment, their dual magic resonates, and the strongest magician duo is formed!"

The game cheers loudly.

"Fusion Summoning! [Grand Archmage - Dark Archmage's Apprentice]!!"

As the game activated the card, his [Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl] stood side by side on the field, effectively completing their fusion. However, although the fusion process appeared rather rudimentary and could even be described as perfunctory, [Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl] were indeed considered as a single monster.

[Super Archmage - Dark Archmage's Apprentice] [8☆/Dark]

[Mage Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2800/2300]

"Alright, let's enter the battle phase!" Yugi waved his hand forward. "Here comes the attack, Jaden!"

"【Super Mage - Black Mage Apprentice】, attack 【E·hero New Bubble Man】!"

"Black Blast Magic!!"

Jaden, equally spirited, exclaimed, "Oh! Come on, Mr. Game!"

Jaden exchanged a glance with [New Bubble Man], sensing the intense fighting spirit in his monster's eyes: "Although we understand the gap between us, we can't lose in terms of momentum, [New Bubble Man]!"

"Attack!"

[New Bubble Man] nodded, raised his arm, and aimed the cannon at [Super Mage - Black Mage Apprentice] on the game field, launching a stream of blue foam.

“...It’s about to start.” Seeing this, the Dark Mage whispered to the Dark Mage Girl beside him, and took the lead in raising the staff in his hand. The surging magic power gathered into a vortex at the tip of the staff, and the magic storm was ready to be unleashed.

[Dark Magician Girl] responded energetically, "Yeah! Watch me, Master!"

A second force joined the vortex of magic gathered by the Dark Magician, and the Dark Magician Girl, who crossed her short staff with the Dark Magician's long staff, unleashed her full power, causing a sudden magical storm to erupt!

The blue bubble stream collided with the black and purple magic shockwave in mid-air. Faced with the attack of two top magicians working together, the new Bubble Hero was ultimately unable to withstand the power. The bubble stream was shattered in an instant, and he himself was swallowed up by the magic storm!

"Whoa!" After being partially blocked by [New Bubble Man], the impact of the magic storm also landed on Jaden behind him, causing him to stagger back two steps in pain.

[Tenth Generation: 2900 → 900 LP]

"Yay!" Dark Magician Girl cheered when she saw that her attack had worked. However, she didn't notice that in the area engulfed by the magic storm, New Bubble Man, with his last breath, used Dark Magician Girl's voice to pinpoint her location and raised his arm to fire his final attack!

"The final piece, the foam cutter!"

"clang!"

Amidst Jaden's expectant gaze, the final attack launched by [New Bubble Man] was blocked by the shield that [Dark Magician] had prepared in advance, despite being on guard the whole time.

"【Super Magus - Dark Mage Apprentice】will be destroyed by the effect of 【New Bubble Man】 after attacking 【New Bubble Man】. "However, if 【Super Magus - Dark Mage Apprentice】 is destroyed, I can Special Summon one 【Dark Mage】 and one 【Dark Mage Girl】 from my Graveyard."

"So that's how it was. That's how it blocked the final blow from the [New Bubble Man]."

Jaden, watching as the monsters on the field transformed from "Super Magus - Dark Magus Apprentice" into "Dark Magus" and "Dark Magician Girl" simply by increasing the distance between them, sighed, "As expected of Mr. Game."

【New Bubble Warrior】can destroy the monster it battles after damage calculation, making it quite reliable at taking down a monster together. However, 【Super Magus - Dark Mage Apprentice】has the effect of reviving 【Dark Mage】 and 【Dark Magician Girl】, which were used as fusion materials, after being destroyed.

The effect of [New Bubble Man] actually gives [Super Magician - Dark Magician's Apprentice] the opportunity to maximize its effect. By exchanging the [Super Magician - Dark Magician's Apprentice], which has already attacked, for the [Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl], which can still attack, it can even make use of the opponent's monster effects. Is this what a true duelist is like?

"So, this is the final attack, Judai."

The game points its finger at Jaden, issuing its final attack declaration: "[Dark Magician], direct attack on the duelist!"

"Dark Magician!"

Jaden fell silent as he watched the Dark Magician raise a magic sphere with his staff and attack him.

He still had six cards in his hand, and if he waited until the next turn, he might be able to turn the tide and win.

However, I can't even last this round.

The combined attack power of the [Dark Magician] and [Dark Magician Girl] on the field has reached a staggering 4800 points, and with the [Magician's Robe], it even reaches 5600 points, while my own base score is reduced to a mere 900 points, leaving me with absolutely no chance of victory.

I finally got to duel with Mr. Game, but I lost without even being able to summon any of the Fusion Monsters from [E·Hero]. It's so frustrating...

Somewhat discouraged, Jaden was completely unaware that a golden light was emanating from his deck. A portion of the water and earth attributes that had been stored in his graveyard was being drawn into his deck, as if something was being nurtured.

Even Yubel, who wasn't in Jaden's deck but was sealed away in a card box, sensed something was amiss with Jaden. Consumed by intense jealousy, Yubel roared from within the sealed cards:

"Tenth generation—!"

"Use me, Judai!!"

"I love you so much, I can bring you the victory you desire!!"

"Tenth generation!!!"

However, because of the seal, no one heard Yubel's voice, and no one could warn Jaden about the changes in his deck.

Even Yugi, who was standing right opposite Jaden, didn't notice anything amiss.

"boom!"

[Tenth Generation: 900LP → 0]

Seeing his life points drop to zero, Jaden smiled.

"I see. In that case, I'll remember this difference perfectly."

Yugi looked at Jaden with some surprise. Because of Jaden's age, he had thought that Jaden might be disappointed or even start to cry after defeating him, but Jaden's smile was not what he expected.

"After witnessing the gap between myself and Mr. Yugi, I'm even more motivated to get stronger!" Jaden gave Yugi a thumbs up. "What an interesting duel, Mr. Yugi."

"I see. It seems Hayato has excellent judgment. The [E·hero] deck suits you very well." Seeing that Jaden was not affected by the defeat at all, but instead used it as nourishment to motivate himself to move forward, Yugi was quite looking forward to seeing how far Jaden could go in the future. "I look forward to your future, Jaden-kun."

In the audience, Hayato watched as Jaden lost his duel and stood up. It was his turn for the next duel.

At first, Hayato actually planned to use CyberDragon or Kaiju, but after seeing Jaden's defeat, he changed his mind.

"Tsk tsk, that kid Judai hasn't grasped the essence of a hero at all," Hayato muttered to himself. "Well then, let me use E-Hero to bring smiles to everyone else's faces."

Chapter 437 Immortality, Immortality...

Tira Muku emerged from the fighters' waiting room, awaiting her opponent's arrival in the dueling arena. She smoothed a stray strand of hair that had fallen beside her ear; Tira Muku was in a fairly good mood.

Since joining the KC Cup, Tira has not encountered any powerful duelists. Along the way, she has not even used her ace monster in her deck much, and has easily made it to the second round.

Some duelists who enjoy excitement and challenges might feel that they are unlucky for not encountering strong opponents, but Tira sees it as good luck because, in essence, her interest in dueling monsters is far less than her desire for the bounty.

She was commissioned to participate in the KC Cup. Her employer seemed to be planning something and needed the help of players who qualified for the KC Cup. If the employer's plan succeeded, Tira thought she might be able to get double pay.

As Tira was thinking this, she heard footsteps coming up the steps.

"Hey, sorry to keep you waiting."

Upon hearing the sound, Tira looked up and saw "Dan Kuroto" stepping onto the dueling arena. She smiled contemptuously and narrowed her eyes.

Dan Kuroto, a duelist who was relatively unknown before the KC Cup, only began to make a name for himself at this tournament. His commonly used decks include the "Cyber ​​Dragon" deck of unknown origin and the "Kaiju" deck, which uses the opponent's monsters as tributes for summoning.

Recalling the information about Dan Kuroto, Tira did not consider him her opponent at all, because she had complete confidence in her own deck.

Unlike those incompetent duelists, Tira discovered long ago that he could hear the voices of the Duel Monsters in his deck, and not long ago he even managed to see a Duel Monster moving without relying on the virtual projection system.

Without a doubt, he was the chosen one, because no one else possessed this talent. Perhaps only legendary duelists like the King of Duel and Yugi Muto could possibly have the power he possessed.

Those trash duelists who lack this power are not worthy of Tira's attention.

Hayato stepped into the dueling arena, took out his deck, and looked at the woman in front of him with a slightly strange expression, who was looking at him with disdain.

This woman seems to be called Tira Muku. I don't remember her at all; I didn't face her during the preliminary rounds. However, if I remember correctly, I think I saw her duel a few days ago, and she seemed to be using a [Vampire] deck.

However, since there is no Xyz Summoning in the current era, the Vampire deck cannot unleash its full power. In fact, Hayato thinks the Vampire deck is very weak and can only be used for Trinity Summoning.

"Tira Muku, the deck you're using is the [Vampire] deck. Remember this name, because next, I will defeat you alongside my master."

With an arrogant chin raised, Tira Muku uttered a harsh remark before placing her deck into her Duel Disk. Hayato then noticed that Tira's Duel Disk seemed to have been modified; the original blue parts had been painted black.

“Master?” Another thing that puzzled Hayato was Tira’s mention of “master”.

Seeing the strange look in Tira's eyes as she stared at his deck, Hayato suddenly had a guess—could this girl be mistaking his favorite monster in the deck for her master?

Goodness, some people treat their monsters as wives, some as partners, and some as cannonballs, but this is the first time I've seen someone treat their monster as their master. You really know how to play games.

"Hmph, declaring your victory beforehand? Isn't that a bit too early? Besides, I don't think I'd lose to someone like you." Hayato stretched his neck, inserted his deck into the Duel Disk, and revealed a healthy smile. "Dan Kuroto, since the opponent is a [Vampire], then I'll play the 'hero' for once."

"This time, I'm using a pure hero deck."

"Duel!" x2