Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

【Longhui Qiao - Right Pivot α】【ATK2000→1000】

Hiroyuki Kobayashi was also surprised when he heard about the effect of [Meteor Shower Monster]. He hadn't forgotten what Hayato had said before about the effect of [Meteor Shower Monster], which was that after meeting the conditions of having enough tributes in the hand and on the field, one could Special Summon Ritual Monsters from the hand and graveyard.

In other words, although [Ryugi Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = QUA] was destroyed and sent to the graveyard, Hayato, who added [Meteor Shower Takumi] to his hand, can still revive [Ryugi Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = QUA] in the graveyard as long as he has enough tributes!

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Hiroyuki Kobayashi relaxed again: "You actually lowered the attack power of [Dragon Light Takumi - Right Pivot α] which can be used as a sacrifice. In that case, you won't have enough attack power to summon [Dragon Light Takumi - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA]."

Hayato chuckled. "No, you've forgotten about a monster."

"The monsters of 【Dragon's Radiance】 can only be Special Summoned once per turn by their own effects, but there is a monster in my Graveyard that I have not yet Special Summoned by its own effects."

A light shone in Hayato's graveyard. The figure of [Dragon Light Takumi - Right Pivot α], who had just lowered his attack power in exchange for [Meteor Shower Takumi], disappeared, and was replaced by the reappearance of [Dragon Light Takumi - Heavenly Pillar β]!

【Longhui Qiao-Tenchon 3β】【ATK2000】

"Now I have two more monsters with 2000 attack power. I activate the Ritual Spell Card [Meteor Shower] from my hand!"

"Descend once more, [Dragon Art Technique - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA]!"

After sacrificing the two [Dragon Shining Cho] on the field, [Dragon Gift Cho - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA] rose from the graveyard. The resurrected Cho immediately locked onto [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Butler], who had previously damaged it with a throwing knife. Although it is a machine, it still holds a grudge.

【Longyi Qiao - Tianlong Liuxing = QUA】【ATK4000】

Because the total star rating of the tributes used is 2 stars, 【Dragon's Meteor = QUA】 still has the ability to destroy all Spell/Trap Cards on the opponent's field. However, since Kobayashi Hiroyuki's back row had already been cleared, the effect was meaningless to activate.

However, the effect of the destruction spell/trap card 【Dragon's Cleverness - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA】 is no longer needed. At this moment, its attack power, which is equal to that of 【Obelisk the Tormentor】, is enough to pose a significant threat to Hiroyuki Kobayashi.

"The foreplay is almost done. This duel will end in this round. Let's start with an attack from [Dragon's Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA]!" Hayato raised his hand above his head. "Into my battle phase!"

Upon hearing this, Hiroyuki Kobayashi glared at his own little blue dog on the field.

The lower-level monsters of the 【Half-Dragon Maid】 series have two effects. One effect can be activated when the monster is Summoned or Special Summoned, while the other effect is used at the start of the Battle Phase for both players.

Little Blue's second effect is that she can return the "Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl" on the field to her hand, and then Special Summon a Level 7 "Half-Dragon Maid" from her hand or Graveyard. This would be a very suitable effect to work with her first effect - sending the top three cards of the deck to the Graveyard.

However, because the three cards previously placed in the graveyard were all "Pot of Greed", Kobayashi Hiroyuki's graveyard now only contains "Half-Dragon Maid - Crimson Dragon Girl", a monster that was previously sent to the graveyard as fusion material for "Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl". Unfortunately, its level is only 8☆, ​​making it completely unsuitable for the effect of "Laundry Dragon Girl".

With all the cards in his back row exposed, and knowing that his monsters would inevitably be destroyed during the battle phase, Hiroyuki Kobayashi could only watch helplessly from the sidelines.

To Hiroyuki Kobayashi's surprise, Hayato chose to attack not the attack-positioned [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Girl Butler], but the defense-positioned [Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl].

"【Dragon Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA】, launch an attack on 【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】.

"It actually attacked a monster in Defense Position?" Hiroyuki Kobayashi asked, puzzled, while staring at [Ryugi Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = QUA] with a questioning look. "That monster has already shown three effects, could it also have the ability to pierce through Defense Position?"

"While there are monsters with effects so numerous they can't all be listed on a single sheet of paper, [Dragon's Meteor = QUA] isn't that excessive. It can't damage monsters in Defense Position either." Hayato shrugged, paused, then triumphantly inserted a card from his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone.

"However, if attacking a monster in defense position doesn't cause damage, you can simply change it to attack position."

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Enemy Controller]!"

As Hayato activated the card, a game controller appeared in front of him for him to input commands, and the controller's cable became tangled around Kobayashi Hiroyuki's [Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl].

"Ouch!" Little Blue cried out in surprise as she got tangled in the wires, but she couldn't move at all because she was bound. Her wildly wagging tail knocked over the clothes that she had just managed to put away.

"To think they could control my monster! This is so unpleasant!" Hiroyuki Kobayashi gritted his teeth. "It's like having another person watching you use the toilet when you're all alone in a bathroom—it's so humiliating and awkward!"

"Hmph, let's just call it a compliment for now. So, enter the code '←→Beware of Winged Dragon', and the [Enemy Controller] will have its display changed from a defensive display to an attack display, replacing the target of [Dragon Art - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA]'s attack!"

After Hayato shouted out a series of incomprehensible commands, the opposing Blue was indeed switched from defense to attack, and faced the [Ryugi Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = QUA] with an attack power of 4000!

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【DEF1600→ATK500】

【Longyi Qiao - Tianlong Liuxing = QUA】【ATK4000】

"Help! Help! What's with this high attack power?!" Little Blue cried and begged for help while being forcibly controlled to swing her little fists at [Dragon Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA]. She turned her gaze to Kobayashi Hiroyuki, "Help me! Why are you just standing there watching?!"

"Masaka, Masaka! Have you really given up on me?!"

"Ugh!!!"

【Long Yiqiao - Tianlong Liuxing = QUA】 didn't use much force when attacking Xiao Lan; he simply bent down, extended his mechanical claw, and flicked Xiao Lan's forehead. However, although the movement was very light, due to its massive size, even a single flick easily sent Xiao Lan flying, crashing into Kobayashi Hiroyuki!

"Buga!!" Hiroyuki Kobayashi fell backward after being struck in the abdomen by Xiaolan's dragon horn, while Xiaolan, with mosquito coil-like eyes, also passed out and was taken to the cemetery.

[Hiroyuki Kobayashi: 4000→500LP]

It took Kobayashi Hiroyuki a while to recover from the 3500 points of combat damage, and he said with some embarrassment and annoyance, "Oh dear! How dare you treat me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki, like this!"

"However, that's all for now. 3500 points of combat damage is your limit!"

Looking at the card in his hand, Hiroyuki Kobayashi couldn't help but smile smugly.

In his hand, besides the "Half-Dragon Maid - Bedroom Dragon Girl" which was returned to his hand by the effect of "Half-Dragon Maid's Rest", there is also a "Half-Dragon Maid - Skywind Dragon Girl" which was retrieved from the deck and added to his hand by "Half-Dragon Maid's Rest".

It's not just the Ritual Spell Card "Meteor Shower" from "Dragon Shining Takumi" that can be recycled from the graveyard using its own effect; the Fusion-like Cards of "Half-Dragon Maid" and "Half-Dragon Maid's Dress" used by the player also have the same effect. As long as one "Half-Dragon Maid" on the field is returned to the hand, it can be recycled.

In the next turn, you can first Normal Summon "Dormitory Dragon Girl" to search for Spell/Trap Cards in your Deck, and then use "Half-Dragon Maid's Dress" to return "Dormitory Dragon Girl" to your hand to recycle "Half-Dragon Maid's Dress". At the same time, you can trigger the effect of "Dragon Girl Butler" to destroy "Dragon's Cleverness - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA".

Then, by using [Half-Dragon Maid's Changing Clothes], you can use [Half-Dragon Maid - Bedroom Dragon Girl] and the level 8 [Half-Dragon Maid - Skywind Dragon Girl] in your hand as materials to summon [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] again.

Victory still belongs to me, Hiroyuki Kobayashi!

Across from Kobayashi Hiroyuki, Hayato nodded in agreement: "Ah, that's true. [Ryugi Takumi - Dragon Meteor = QUA] is okay for clearing Spell & Trap Cards, but in terms of dealing battle damage, the other [Ryugi Takumi] is stronger."

"Dealing 3500 points of combat damage is indeed the limit of what I can do."

"However, my turn is not over yet. In my second main phase, I will activate this winning card!"

"Perpetual Magic Card, [Spiritual Exophysis]!"

As Hayato inserted the card from his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone, neither Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who had little experience with these kinds of weird cards, nor Takumi Ryugi-Tenryu Meteor = QUA, who was new to Duel Monsters, understood the card's effect or what was about to happen.

Malik, who was watching, sighed helplessly when he saw the [Spiritual Exophysis]: "This kind of operation is familiar, the same old ending."

Kobayashi Sumire, who wasn't very familiar with Duel Monsters, asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with that card, the one called 'Spiritual Exophysis'?"

"It's not a huge problem, really. To put it simply, it's like, 'This is my struggle for victory, I'm willing to abandon my old friend,' or something like that," Malik mimicked Hayato's tone. "The effect of that [Spiritual Exophysis] is—"

"During the end phase for both players, you are forced to Tribute one monster on your field, inflicting damage to your opponent equal to half the Tributed monster's ATK." Hayato's lips curled into a "sorrowful" expression. "For the final victory, this is a necessary sacrifice!"

"Force the monsters on your field to be released?"

Hiroyuki Kobayashi turned his gaze to [Ryuki Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = QUA], who was equally bewildered and hadn't reacted yet, and glanced at the attack power stat.

【Longyi Qiao - Tianlong Liuxing = QUA】【ATK4000】

"Half of 4000, 2000 points?!" Kobayashi Hiroyuki panicked instantly, shouting at [Long Yiqiao - Tianlong Meteor = QUA], "Are you going to self-destruct? Don't do anything stupid! Don't come any closer!!"

However, no matter how much Kobayashi Hiroyuki and [Ryugi Takumi - Tenryu Meteor = QUA] did not want to see what was about to happen, Hayato still firmly declared: "Then, my turn is over."

"Then, the effect of [Spiritual Exophysis] takes effect, releasing my [Dragon's Cleverness - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = QUA]!"

"Let us sacrifice ourselves for the greater good!"

The Star Dragon was detonated with a bang, and the shockwave swept Kobayashi Hiroyuki away, sending him sprawling on the ground with his rear end sticking out. Hayato, on the other hand, took the opportunity to lift his bangs, looking refreshed.

"It's been so long since I've felt this good to expose myself. It's like wearing brand new panties to greet the first morning of the new year, it's so refreshing."

While stretching, Hayato noticed that as the duel ended, the undamaged figure of [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Butler] gradually disappeared from the field like a typical Duel Monster image, but before disappearing, it still retained enough intelligence, even bowing politely to Hayato before retreating back into the deck filled in Kobayashi Hiroyuki's Duel Disk.

Hayato's lips curled into a smile, revealing an expression of great interest.

'So it really is a card sprite? No wonder it's so intelligent.'

'But judging from Dad's expression, he doesn't seem to be able to see the card sprites. That's a real shame, otherwise the duels would probably be more interesting, right?'

If Hiroyuki Kobayashi had drawn a slightly more lucky "Half-Dragon Maid" card, for example, if he hadn't discarded all three "Pot of Greed" cards into the graveyard but only two, and the other was just a random 7-star "Half-Dragon Maid," then there might have been even more variables in this duel.

"Curry?" Hayato heard the voice of [Rainbow Kuriboh] in his ear. He looked down at the last card in his hand. [Rainbow Kuriboh] poked its head out from the card it was residing in, asking Hayato what he was thinking.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something." Hayato rubbed Rainbow Kuriboh's soft head with his fingers and looked at Kobayashi Hiroyuki's deck as he sat up from the ground. "Although you're not the only duelist who has awakened a Card Spirit but hasn't seen its ability, we still need to do some necessary confirmation."

"Dad, can I take a look at your deck?"

Chapter 487 I got a Pokémon...a half-dragon maid!

“Little Green, Big Green; Little Red, Big Red; Little Pink, Big Pink; and still no Big Black, Little Black.” Hayato held a stack of cards in his hand, quickly flipping through them one by one. However, when he saw three cards in a row, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Do you believe in blind stacks?

"I admire the first person who put three small blue cards in their deck, because they might have ended up putting three copies of Life Fusion in there."

"Xiao Hong, I'll use the second effect to pull you up after I've set down the trap."

Hayato heard a chant that seemed almost etched into his DNA, yet was somewhat ambiguous. He turned his head and saw that the three brothers of [Disruption] had indeed run out again.

Among all of Hayato's card spirits, the [Disruption Yellow] brothers are arguably the weakest, but when it comes to pulling off mischief, they are undoubtedly the strongest.

The reason they started their antics was because Hayato found three [Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl] cards, which are actually Little Blue.

Hayato was also quite surprised. Although he knew from the duel that his father was very brave, so brave that he would even include Little Blue in the [Half-Dragon Maid] deck, what Hayato didn't expect was that while other [Half-Dragon Maid] cards only had one or two copies in the deck, Little Blue actually had three copies.

So strong, so incredibly strong.

While complaining with [Disruption Yellow] and the others about how his father's deck composition was truly a master of blue cards, Hayato flipped out the cards below, and a monster card appeared in front of him.

"【Tyrant Neptune】?" Hayato frowned. "Wow, why is it equipped with a forbidden card?"

On the card in Hayato's hand, there is a monster with the lower body of a crocodile, crawling on all fours with a long tail swinging, but standing upright with its upper body in armor and holding a giant scythe. It stares at a head shrouded in shadow and strikes a domineering pose.

The Rank 10☆ 【Tyrant Neptune】in Hayato's past life was a card that was imprisoned in a small dark room called the "Forbidden Card List" along with cards like 【Pot of Greed】. Its powerful effect can be seen from its 0 ATK and 0 DEF, which are symbols of strength.

The first effect of 【Tyrant Neptune】 is similar to that of 【Ra's Winged Dragon】, which is held by Hayato. It has the ability to gain the combined ATK and DEF of the tributes when it is Tribute Summoned. In addition, although it is a 10-star monster, it can be Tribute Summoned with a single monster, which makes it very flexible.

However, the key point is the second effect of [Tyrant Neptune], which is to gain the effect of one of the tribute monsters used to summon it.

What does this mean?

As we all know, many monsters in Duel Monsters have very powerful effects. In order to limit those powerful effects, many monsters have been given the tag "This card's effect can only be used once per turn".

However, [Tyrant Neptune] is not "used as a card with the same name and gaining the same effect", but rather gains the ability directly.

The Tyrant Neptune, despite its impressive effect, requires a Normal Summon slot, making it only somewhat usable initially. However, the evil conglomerate K released a Fusion Monster with a level of only 1 star, Lyric Nightingale, in an effort to make money.

The effects of 【Lyrical Nightingale - Solitary Nightingale】 are threefold. The first effect is that when a 【Lyrical Nightingale】Xyz Monster is used during Fusion, the level of the number of Xyz Materials can be increased. The second effect is that the ATK is increased by 500 times the level and is not affected by other card effects. The third effect is that once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can inflict damage to your opponent equal to 500 times the level.

On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with it. The latter two effects are all based on the level increase of the first effect. However, since the base level is only one, it cannot be increased much by proper fusion. When using [Simple Fusion] to summon, it only has the base level of 1☆. Its practicality is not as good as just randomly summoning a [Fireball].

The problem is, it's different if you release [Lyrical Nightingale - Independent Nightingale] to summon [Tyrant Neptune], because [Tyrant Neptune] is level 10☆.

With two cards in your hand and a Normal Summon plus 1000 Life Points, you can summon a powerful monster with 6000 ATK, unaffected by other cards, and dealing 5000 Effect Damage to your opponent once per turn. Who can withstand that?

After recalling the power of [Tyrant Neptune] in his past life, Hayato frowned as he looked at [Tyrant Neptune] appearing in his father's deck.

Aside from its glorious history of being banned, the most important thing is that, as its name suggests, 【Tyrant Neptune】 also belongs to the 【Planet Series】 deck.