Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Although he adopted an attitude that left no room for negotiation and his tone was quite domineering and did not allow anyone to refute him, perhaps because of the unspoken understanding between father and son, Hayato could sense that Hiroyuki Kobayashi was not actually that opposed to Malik moving in.

However, perhaps because he had previously said that "Hayato can't find friends," but then brought a whole bunch of friends to his parents, Hiroyuki Kobayashi felt that his authority as a father had been tarnished, so he wanted to regain some authority in such a trivial matter.

Surely it can't be that boring?

Looking at his father's dio-like appearance, Hayato found it hard to deny his own suspicions.

"So, how can we get Malik to move in?"

Seeing Hayato lower his stance, Hiroyuki Kobayashi smiled smugly: "Hmph, do we need to say more about this? Of course, we'll decide with the most popular Duel Monsters these days!"

"When it comes to the strength of Duel Monsters, I can say that I am invincible in London during my years of business trips. If it weren't for work, I would have participated in that cup competition held by the Kaiba Group long ago, and the champion would definitely be me, Hiroyuki Kobayashi!"

"That so-called Duel King is nothing but trash. If I were to face him, defeating him would be easier for me than breaking a twig with my finger. Hehehehe!"

Seeing the smug look on Kobayashi Hiroichi's face, Hayato and Malik exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of doubt in each other's eyes, and fell silent.

Is this old man really following Duel Monsters?

However, since his father had made such a request, Hayato naturally wouldn't refuse: "In that case, there's no other way. Just defeat your father, right? That sounds easy."

"Heh heh, to be so arrogant towards your father, looks like you're pretty confident in Duel Monsters." Kobayashi Hiroichi said, opening the luggage that Hayato had previously placed aside, taking out a Duel Disk and putting it on himself.

Although during the Duel City era, in order to limit the quality of participating duelists and prevent a large number of weak players from using puzzle cards to feed others, thus reducing the prestige of the top eight duelists, Kaiba Corporation imposed strict restrictions on the purchase of Duel Disks at that time.

However, after the Duel City event ended, the meticulously developed Duel Disks were directly mass-produced and sold by the Kaiba Corporation to recoup the development costs. The previously strict restrictions on purchasing Duel Disks were also removed, and anyone with money could buy a few. After the KC Cup incident ended and the Kaiba Corporation defeated the Schreid Corporation, which had been its adversary, its Duel Disk sales business expanded to Europe, which originally belonged to the Schreid Corporation.

However, judging from its design, the Duel Disk in Kobayashi Hiroyuki's hand is not a Duel Disk from the Kaiba Corporation, but a Duel Disk previously released by the Schreid Corporation. Its design is more rounded than the sharp Kaiba type, which could be used as an arm blade. Moreover, the main body of the Duel Disk is not a spliced ​​type, but a telescopic type used by the Duel Academy in the future GX era.

In addition, compared to the extremely durable Seahorse-type Duel Disk, which is made of a lot of alloy materials and uses high-quality materials at a loss, the Schreid-type Duel Disk is made of plastic, rubber, resin and metallic paint. Although it is very lightweight, the cost is that the paint is easy to peel off, the unpainted parts have a plastic feel and even watermarks, and what's more, the back of the Duel Disk, which is not visible, has a lot of glue skimmed off and dead screw holes.

It was clear that his father's Duel Disk wasn't a recent purchase, but rather something he bought before the Haima Group defeated the Schreid Group. Moreover, judging from the wear and tear on the paint, it had indeed been used for quite some time.

Although the Duel Disks are different models, the Kaiba Group and the Schreid Group did not engage in any malicious competition that allowed only their own Duel Disks to connect and battle with each other. Therefore, when Hayato and Hiroyuki Kobayashi took out their respective decks and put them into the Duel Disks to activate them, the connection was quite stable.

Thus, a father-son duel between Kobayashi Hiroyuki and Kobayashi Hayato began, with the stakes being whether Malik could stay at Hayato's house, leading to the scene at the beginning.

"Hmph, I've drawn a pretty good hand of cards, and the cards I drew this turn are quite good too." Kobayashi Hiroyuki was quite satisfied with his hand, and drew a card from it. "Well then, get ready to be taught a lesson, Hayato!"

"Let me show you my cool, powerful, and perfectly stylish deck!" With a spirited shout, Hiroyuki Kobayashi played a card from his hand, "Defense Position Summon: [Half-Dragon Maid - Dormitory Dragon Girl]!"

Under Hayato's astonished gaze, a phantom room appeared out of thin air on Kobayashi Hiroyuki's field. Judging from the decorations, it seemed to be in a luxurious mansion. Inside the bedroom of this mansion, a blonde girl in a black dress was dusting the room with a feather duster. A bucket and a mop were placed on the floor next to her, confirming that she was a maid cleaning the room.

However, although she was indeed wearing a maid outfit, no one would really mistake the girl in front of them for just an ordinary maid that could be found anywhere in a large family. The reason was that the long black tail that protruded from above her buttocks was clearly the tail of a dragon, and the black dragon horns that extended from her golden hair on her head further confirmed her identity as a dragon!

Seemingly noticing everyone's gaze, the girl turned around and met Hayato's eyes. Her cheeks flushed slightly. After leaving the cleaning supplies in the vanished bedroom, she respectfully bowed deeply to her master in a maid's salute. Then, she stood gracefully in Kobayashi Hiroyuki's place, her hands folded at her lower abdomen, dignified and elegant, looking every bit the professional maid.

[Half-Dragon Maid - Bedroom Maid] [4☆/Dark]

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[500/1800]

"Oh my, no matter how many times I see it, Kuro is really elegant." Kobayashi Sumire said with a smile as she looked at the monster summoned by Kobayashi Hiroyuki.

Standing to the side, Malik simply said expressionlessly, "I'm ready."

"You beast, what's gotten into you?" Hayato complained, but to be honest, the fact that his father was using the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck was really beyond his expectations.

As explained many times before, card players have a wide range of preferences, but the three most popular ones are "sister card", "dragon lover" and "radish lover". Hayato recently got the [Dragon Shining Takumi], which includes "dragon lover" and "radish lover". The [Dragon Maid] in front of us is the perfect combination of "sister card" and "dragon lover".

Although its strength is not too strong compared to other mainstream decks, the Dragon Maid deck is quite popular due to duelists' preference, and it can also be quite powerful if it is assisted by the Guardian Dragon, which "cannot protect the big brother".

As for the final combination of "sister card" and "carrot lover"? That would naturally be the famous "I only affect the speed at which women draw their swords" [Sky Striker]. Unfortunately, that deck mainly focused on Link Summoning, so it didn't have many opportunities to appear in the DM era.

Hayato's association was interpreted as surprise by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who proudly put his hands on his hips and said, "Hmph, the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck is the ultimate deck that perfectly combines human wisdom with the power of the dragon race. It is the perfect deck for me, Hiroyuki Kobayashi. It is also with the help of their powerful strength that I have no rivals in the whole of London."

"Although the power of the Dormitory Dragon Girl doesn't seem very strong, she will be the starting point for my deck to operate at full power."

As he spoke, Hiroyuki Kobayashi drew his deck, “If [Half-Dragon Maid - Dormitory Dragon Girl] is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, I will add one [Half-Dragon Maid] Spell/Trap Card from my deck to my hand.”

"I add [Half-Dragon Maid's Changing Clothes] to my hand, and then activate it!"

"This card allows me to send the Fusion Material Monsters specified by a Dragon Fusion Monster from my hand or field to the Graveyard, and then Fusion Summon that Dragon Fusion Monster!" Hiroyuki Kobayashi activated the card he had just retrieved on the field, while simultaneously sending two cards from his hand to the Graveyard. "I use 'Half-Dragon Maid - Crimson Dragon Girl' and 'Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl' from my hand as Fusion Material,"

Fusion Summon My Favorite Maid! (The fusion materials are a Half-Dragon Maid Monster and a Dragon Monster of 5 stars or higher!)

"Soaring amidst radiant black wings, the perfectly elegant half-dragon maid, come forth, my ace, my Tamashi!"

"【Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl】!"

Under the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid's Changing Clothes], a soaring dragon was Fusion Summoned onto Hiroyuki Kobayashi's field. However, more than admiring the summoning of a powerful monster, Hayato was more concerned about something else—

[Laundry Dragon Girl]? Little Blue!

Wow, how come there are half-dragon maids with Little Blue these days?

Chapter 485 If you were a dragon, that would be fine too.

The Half-Dragon Maid card is popular regardless of its strength, but within the Half-Dragon Maid card series, there is one card that enjoys a unique kind of popularity.

That is the "Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl" that, although called "Half-Dragon Maid", will not appear in the "Half-Dragon Maid" deck. She is also known as Little Blue.

When you're playing the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck, you go first to build up your field and try to show off your precise graveyard-filling skills by summoning Little Blue. But then you find that all your invincible Lightning Feather and Bubble are already in the graveyard. At that moment, you might ask yourself why you put Little Blue in your deck.

Hayato had naturally played the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck before, and when he first got it, he completely ignored everyone's advice and said, "Chinese people play Chinese dragons," while putting three small blue cards into the deck.

However, when Hayato Normal Summoned Blue and discovered that his invincible [Super Polymerization] and [Red-Eyes Fusion] had been dumped into the graveyard, he had an epiphany and then sent his Blue to the [Lightsworn] deck to become the invincible [Lightsworn Maid].

If one day Little Blue becomes a banned card, countless players of [Half-Dragon Maid] will probably be overjoyed, because it would mean that Little Blue has actually been discovered.

However, the probability of that happening is about the same as the probability of the Chinese national football team qualifying for the World Cup.

Hayato's inner turmoil: because of "The Half-Dragon Maid's Changing Clothes," she was chosen as a fusion material and sent to the graveyard. The red dragon used its wings to protect a seemingly clumsy blue-haired maid who was hugging her, and together they burst into light.

Then, a beautiful, slender, and elegant dragon appeared next to [Half-Dragon Maid - Bedroom Dragon Girl].

Unlike the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, which look extremely dangerous, the beautiful dragon in front of him had soft lines, making even Hayato, who wasn't a furry enthusiast, marvel at its beauty.

Her white abdomen and neck, set against the black of the rest of her body, looked like pure white skin peeking out from under a black silk veil covering her entire body. The red lines, serving as a transition between white and black, added a touch of allure to the dragon's figure. In particular, her pair of turquoise dragon eyes were truly the "finishing touch" of the painting. What a beauty, no, what a beautiful dragon.

【Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl】【10☆/Light】

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[3500/2000]

"Impressive! You summoned two monsters in the first round, one of which is a fusion monster with a level of 10☆ and its attack power is even higher than that of Blue-Eyes White Dragon." Malik, who was watching the battle from the sofa in the living room, praised Kobayashi Hiroyuki's performance.

Upon hearing this, Hiroyuki Kobayashi wore a smug expression, but still remained arrogant: "Hmph, this is nothing, not even my full strength. But since it's a test of my child's growth, let's relax and have some fun."

"I set three cards face down in my back row. End of turn."

[Hiroyuki Kobayashi: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

【Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl】【ATK3500】

【Half-Dragon Maid - Bedroom Dragon Girl】【DEF1800】

[GaiK] X3

"Hmph, how about it? Are you scared after seeing my power-up, Hayato?" Hiroyuki Kobayashi said smugly. "Not just anyone can defeat my [Radiant Dragon Girl]. Her attack power is a full 3500 points. Even Seto Kaiba couldn't surpass her."

Hayato, upon hearing this, looked unconvinced: "Don't be so absolute. It's just 3500 attack power. As long as it's not infinite, there's always the possibility of surpassing it."

"Hmph, then you can try it."

Hayato glanced at his hand, smiled, and placed his fingers on the deck: "Then my turn begins, draw!"

"At this moment, my [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] on the field has an effect that can be activated!"

Hiroyuki Kobayashi activated his effect during Hayato's Standby Phase, pointing to his own [Radiant Dragon Girl]: "Only once during either player's Standby Phase, Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster with a Level of 9 or lower from my hand or Graveyard."

Hayato, who had also played the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck before, was not surprised by the effect of [Radiant Dragon Maid]. After all, as mentioned before, although the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck is very famous, in terms of strength, it cannot compare with super mainstream decks such as Little Golden Man, Spellcaster, and Super Thunder Dragon. It can only be considered a first-class fun deck.

Even with a perfect starting hand of the [Half-Dragon Maid] at its peak, the only option is to create a [Radiant] or [Celestial Sphere] and then set a trap card. In the DM era, the only option becomes [Radiant Dragon Maid].

Playing tricks during the preparation and battle phases is what the [Half-Dragon Maid] excels at.

On Kobayashi Hiroyuki's field, [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] spread out her wings, and the black dragon wings cast a bright and soft light, like the warm sun of early spring, awakening the lazy dragon girl who was sleeping in the graveyard.

"Mmm~"

In a bright and sunny room, a blue-haired maid, wearing waterproof boots and standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, stretched after washing clothes that needed to be dried. However, she clumsily knocked the clothes to the ground, and her long, fluffy dragon tail drooped down sadly.

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【2☆/Water】

[Dragon Clan/Effect]

[500/1600]

"He actually summoned Little Blue?" Hayato raised an eyebrow, and couldn't help but look at his father with newfound respect.

Not only did she include Little Blue in [Dragon Maid], but she also bravely summoned Little Blue. Isn't she afraid of accidentally dumping powerful cards into the graveyard?

No, I forgot to mention something. All the duelists here are incredibly lucky with their draws. Little Blue, who often causes trouble in the real card game environment, can probably actually fill the graveyard precisely here. In that case, Little Blue will become much stronger.

Thinking of this, Hayato's gaze towards his father became somewhat serious.

"The lower-level monsters of the 'Half-Dragon Maid' series all have special abilities that can be activated when they are Summoned or Special Summoned. 'Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl' is no exception. She has the ability to send the top three cards of my deck to the Graveyard."

As Kobayashi Hiroichi spoke, he forcefully pulled out three cards from his Duel Disk and showed them to Hayato. "This effect is rather useless for other decks, but because [Radiant Dragon Girl] can revive dragons in the graveyard, this effect is perfect for the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck!"

The smug Kobayashi Hiroyuki completely failed to notice that Hayato's serious expression suddenly turned into one of utter bewilderment when he revealed the three cards. Oblivious to this, he continued talking to himself, "Hmph, the 'Laundry Dragon Girl' with the ability to send powerful monsters to the graveyard is fantastic! I'm so happy I could burst into song!"

"But before I get too carried away, let me first check what card was sent to the graveyard?"

As he spoke, Hiroyuki Kobayashi smiled and flipped the card in his hand over, then his expression suddenly changed: "N-Nani!? Baka Nen!?!"

The cards in his hand were none other than three grinning Chronos cards... [Pot of Greed].

Kobayashi Hiroichi stared blankly at Xiaolan, who was still cleaning up the huge pile of clothes on the ground—clothes she had painstakingly washed but now needed to be washed again because they had fallen on the floor. Seeing Kobayashi Hiroichi's gaze, she put on a teary-eyed expression and sobbed, "Waaah~"

Kobayashi Sumire, who was watching from the sidelines, was amused by the dramatic scene on the field and said helplessly, "As expected of the clumsy Xiao Lan, all three Pot of Greed have been wasted. What a pity."

"Ugh, ugh!" Kobayashi Hiroyuki was furious, but there was nothing he could do. After all, summoning Little Blue was his own choice. If he had known this would happen, he should have summoned the other [Crimson Dragon Girl] from the graveyard.

Helpless, he sent the three [Pot of Greed] in his hand to the graveyard, and Hayato took them back.

"What a blind stack! Three Pot of Greed in one go! Truly a hero among blind stacks. What was I even thinking about?" Hayato exclaimed sincerely. Even in a different world, Little Blue is still Little Blue. "Now, during my Main Phase, I activate the Spell Card Cyber ​​Emergency Call."

As Hayato inserts a card from his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone of the Duel Disk, the card art for "Electronic Emergency Call," depicting a group of flying dragon-like monsters chasing a fighter jet, appears on the field.

Based on the card art alone, Hiroyuki Kobayashi couldn't tell what series the card belonged to, but Hayato explained it to him: "The effect of [Cyber ​​Emergency Call] is to add one [Cyber ​​Dragon] or a Machine-Type LIGHT monster that cannot be Normal Summoned from my Deck to my hand."

"Huh? [Cyber ​​Dragon]? I didn't expect you to be using a 'Cyber ​​Stream' card." Hiroyuki Kobayashi seemed completely uninterested in "Duel City," "KC Cup," or other Duel Monsters-related information, but it turned out he knew about "Cyber ​​Stream." "If I remember correctly, 'Cyber ​​Stream' seems to be very good at strong attacks in one turn."