Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Brother, brother!?" Marufuji Sho froze, completely unable to meet Marufuji Ryo's gaze. "I..."

However, Ryo Marufuji didn't seem to care about what he was saying. Just as he had said before, he wanted Sho Marufuji to answer him with a duel. Drawing two cards face down from his remaining three cards, Ryo Marufuji declared, "Two cards face down, my turn is over."

[Ryo Marufuji: 4000LP, 1 card in hand]

【Electronic Dragon (Primitive Electronic Dragon)】(Shield Slam)【ATK2100】

[Time Capsule] [Gaicard] X2

Marufuji Ryo was furious about Marufuji Sho's previous remarks, to the point that he was absolutely enraged. This was not only because Marufuji Sho had slandered his important sect, "Electronic Flow," but also because Marufuji Sho had dared to use his name.

When did my younger brother become like this? He was so smug in front of others, but now he's so cowardly in front of me. I, as his older brother, have completely failed in my duty to discipline him.

Marufuji Sho also sensed Marufuji Ryo's genuine anger. He was afraid of his older brother from the bottom of his heart. Although he accepted the duel, it was only because he dared not refuse Marufuji Ryo, who was clearly angry.

Moreover, although I joined "Cyber ​​Stream," I haven't been able to show any talent in Duel Monsters that could surpass my brother's. How could I possibly defeat my brother, who has already graduated from "Cyber ​​Stream"?

I can't beat them, how can I fight them?

"My turn, draw a card... Hmm!?"

After drawing a card from his deck, Marufuji Sho was stunned when he saw the card he had drawn, and then an obvious look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

Previously, in Marufuji Sho's hand, there were five cards: [Rotor Robot], [Red Robot Call], [Wild Tornado], [Fusion], and [Fusion Recycling], none of which were particularly useful.

However, if we add the card he just drew, that's a different story!

"I activate the Spell Card, [Planetary Transformation], adding a Field Spell Card from my Deck to my hand. I've chosen this one, [Giant Machine City]!"

Sho Marufuji awkwardly used the Duel Disk to retrieve the cards he had searched for from his deck, a move that made Ryo Marufuji, his opponent, frown. The "Cyber ​​Stream" dojo held daily morning training sessions, practicing card-drawing techniques, practiced by everyone from the current master, Iemitsu Samejima, to the newly initiated apprentices. However, Sho Marufuji's movements didn't resemble those of someone who had practiced diligently.

He joined "Electronic Flow" not recently, but he hadn't shown any talent. Before, Marufuji Ryo had wondered if his younger brother was just not talented, but now that he'd drawn a card, he realized that Marufuji had probably never taken his training seriously and had just been getting by.

Marufuji Sho, who had added the card to his hand, immediately activated it, opening the field area of ​​his Duel Disk and placing the card there. It seemed that the Field Spell Card had given him confidence, and his voice became louder: "I activate the Field Spell Card [Giant Machine City], and then set one card face down."

Amidst the roar, a massive city suddenly appeared out of nowhere, rising from the ground, complete with waterways, overpasses, and suspended air routes, looking quite developed.

"Setting cards face down during the main phase seems unnecessary, but my goal is to use the first effect of [Giant Machine City], which allows me to target one card on my field once per turn, destroy that card, and add one [Machine] card from my deck to my hand."

Under Marufuji Sho's command, the colossal city of [Giant Robot City] fired a laser beam from its central command tower toward the face-down card in its back row, sealing the card. At the same time, Marufuji Sho also retrieved the card he needed from his deck and showed it to Marufuji Ryo, saying, "The card I want to add is this one, [Steam Robot]!"

“Search for [Machine] from the deck…” Ryo Marufuji’s expression did not ease at all because of Sho Marufuji’s performance; he was still very dissatisfied with the other’s performance. “But, I remember that even apprentices who haven’t started yet are given three [Cyber ​​Ogre] cards each, right, Sho?”

“That’s because…” Marufuji Sho stopped mid-sentence. After a pause, he added, “This…this has nothing to do with this duel, right, brother?”

"Besides the effect of [Giant Machine City], my destroyed face-down card—[Wild Tornado]—also has an effect that can be activated." Before sending the card to the graveyard, Marufuji Sho showed the face-down card that had been destroyed. "If this face-down card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, I can target a face-up card on the field and destroy that face-up card."

"What I'm going to destroy is your Primal Cyber ​​Dragon on the field, brother!"

A sudden gust of wind swept across the wide city streets, engulfing the Primal Cyber ​​Dragon in front of Marufuji. Although the Primal Cyber ​​Dragon's attack power was increased to 2100 points through the effect of Shield Slam, it still had no resistance and would simply be destroyed by the Wilderness Tornado.

That was exactly what Marufuji Sho thought, and when he saw that after the whirlwind subsided, the [Primal Cyber ​​Dragon] card on Marufuji Ryo's field had indeed disappeared: "W-It worked?"

After seeing his tactics succeed, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but smile. But before he could fully open his smile, he saw a beam of light suddenly reflected off Marufuji Ryo's field under the sunlight.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Marufuji Ryo had placed several reflectors on the field at some unknown time.

"Trying to destroy my Cyber ​​Dragon while searching for cards? You're too greedy, Sho. Do you think I'll let you destroy my cards?" Marufuji Ryo's voice rang out, also drawing Marufuji Sho's attention to the face-down card next to him, Attack Reflector. "Chaining the effect of Wild Tornado, I activate the Trap Card Attack Reflector."

"You can activate this card by Tributing one of my Cyber ​​Dragons on the field. Special Summon one Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon from my Deck and hand!"

One by one, the reflector that had just misled Marufuji Sho into thinking that the [Wild Tornado] had successfully taken effect retracted inward, like armor, and nested itself on the [Primal Electronic Dragon], which originally had exposed internal cables. Although it lost its offensive power, it gained a powerful defensive capability that accompanied the reflector.

【Electronic Barrier Dragon】【6☆/Light】

[Machine Race/Special Summon/Effect]

[800/2800]

"They actually managed to evade my destructive effects by evolving the [Primal Cyber ​​Dragon]? How could this be...?"

Marufuji Sho never expected his brother to have such a trick up his sleeve. He had just thought he had successfully cleared out Marufuji Ryo's frontcourt.

But it doesn't matter. So what if it's a [Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon] with 2800 defense? At first glance, the cards in my hand seem terrible, but upon closer inspection, they're actually quite good.

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion], using [Gyrocopter] and the [Steam Gyrocopter] monster I just added to my hand as Fusion Materials." Sending the cards from his hand to the Graveyard, Marufuji Sho excitedly announced, "Fusion Summon [Steam Gyrocopter] from my Fusion Deck!"

A helicopter with rounded body lines and a pair of big eyes appeared in front of Marufuji Sho, and the old-fashioned steam train combined with the power of [fusion]. The propeller was attached to the steam train body to form a shape similar to the famous fantasy weapon "Thrustwing Hunter Interceptor".

[Steam Gyrobot] [6 stars/location]

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2200/1600]

"I will activate this card from my hand again, the Spell Card [Fusion Recycle]. I will add one [Fusion] monster and a Fusion Material Monster used for Fusion Summoning from my Graveyard to my hand. I will add [Fusion] and [Steam Robot] to my hand."

The card that had just been sent to the cemetery was back in Marufuji Sho's hands. Seeing this, Marufuji Ryo finally understood why Marufuji Sho had that half-finished smile on his face after destroying his card.

The attack power of the [Steam Gyrobot] is 2200 points, while its material monster [Steam Gyrobot] has an attack power of 1800 points. When the attack power of the two monsters is added together, it is exactly 4000 points, which is just enough to clear out its own basic points.

However, his plan failed when [Electronic Barrier Dragon] appeared. After all, clearing one's life points requires destroying all the monsters on the field, and neither [Steam Gyroman] nor [Steamman] has the ability to break through [Electronic Barrier Dragon]'s 2800 defense points.

Knowing this, yet still recycling the [Steam Robot], which means—

"I'll activate the Spell Card [Fusion] again from my hand, using [Steam Gyrobot] on my field and [Steam Robot] in my hand as Fusion Materials." Marufuji Sho raised his hand, then swung it down, pointing to the field [Giant Robot City] simulated by the virtual projection system beneath his feet. "What I'm going to Fusion Summon is the true form of this Field Spell Card!"

"The materials are [Machine] Fusion Monster and [Machine] Monster. They transform and combine to launch an attack! Fusion Summon! [Super Transportation Machine - Mobile Base]!"

The second activation of [Fusion] sent the [Steam Robot] and [Steam Gyrobot] to the graveyard, where the two monsters transformed into light and merged into the ground beneath their feet. Amidst the roar, the overpass, river, and aerial guide lines beneath their feet combined and deformed, merging together to form a gigantic robot.

【Super Transportation Robot - Mobile Base】【10 stars/location】

[Mechanical Race/Fusion/Effect]

[0/5000]

The [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base] looks enormous, like a towering giant, but its stats are quite surprising. Despite its high star rating and 5000 defense points comparable to the [Five Divine Dragons], its attack power is a dismal 0, a waste of its massive size.

However, the fact that Marufuji Sho did not display his defense stance but rather his attack stance suggests that this monster cannot be judged solely by its stats; it must have some other effects that can be used.

"Once per turn, activate the effect of [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base]: Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; Special Summon 1 [Mech] monster with ATK equal to or less than that monster's ATK from my Deck or Fusion Deck."

Marufuji Sho picked out a card from his deck. "Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon has 800 ATK, so I can Special Summon Decoy Machine with 300 ATK from my deck in Defense Position."

"Then, enter the battle phase and use [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base] to attack the opponent's [Electronic Barrier Dragon] on the field!"

Chapter 861: Unauthorized card production without administrator permission means it must be discontinued!

"Using a monster with 0 attack power to attack a [Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon] with 2800 defense power?" Jonouchi looked at Marufuji Sho's actions on the field with some curiosity, then turned to Pegasus and asked, "Hey, Pegasus-san, you must be the designer of the [Machine] deck, right? What other effects does that card have?"

"Huh?" Pegasus was also taken aback. "Jounouchi boy, although it is indeed me who designed the [Machine], I don't remember telling you that I was the designer of the [Machine] series cards?"

"Because besides you, no one else would design monsters with such an overly chibi style, right?" Hayato retorted.

“It’s in this place…” Pegasus shrugged helplessly. “But even if you ask me, I don’t know what the effect of that card called [Super Transportation Robot - Mobile Fortress] is.”

"In the end, neither the [Giant Robot City] nor the [Super Transportation Robot - Mobile Base] cards were designed by me, nor were they included in any of the Duel-Monster cards released by International Illusion Society so far."

Those around him were puzzled by Pegasus's words. It wasn't just because Pegasus, who had been confirmed as the designer of the "Machine" card, was saying that the "Machine" on Marufuji Sho's field wasn't released by Koukou Gensou, but also because of the matter-of-fact calm expression on Pegasus's face when he said it.

"Don't you find it strange that the [Super Transportation Robot - Mobile Base] card wasn't issued by the International Illusion Society? If that's the case, don't you want to consider recalling that card?" Hayato said to Pegasus. "Making a card without the game administrator's permission, if it were me, I would definitely make that card a collector's item!"

"I'm not surprised at all that you would say something like that, Hayato Kobayashi," Baron remarked, glancing at Hayato. Pegasus, looking equally helpless, added:

"Besides, have you forgotten that you also have a bunch of cards that weren't printed by the International Illusion Society, Hayato boy? I'm already used to you guys saying things like 'a true duelist can even create his own future when drawing cards' and then printing cards that I haven't drawn."

"So that [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base] is the product of the bond between that child named Marufuji Sho and the Pokémon?" Hearing this, Atem, for some reason, also became interested and came to the outside world from the [Millennium Puzzle] by switching places with the game, trying to observe Marufuji Sho with his own eyes.

But after only a few glances, he frowned again: "Something's not right, there's something wrong with his body..."

“There’s no sign of any spirits being active, right?” Hayato said what Atem hadn’t said, looking at Marufuji Sho with a curious expression. “When a duelist forms a bond with a card, the spirit in the card will respond to the duelist, and the best proof of this bond is the card printing.”

"However, to achieve this, it is not a hard requirement that the duelist himself has the ability to see the spirits; the key is whether the sleeping spirits in the cards can be awakened."

"It seems that Marufuji Sho, like his brother Marufuji Ryo, does not have the ability to see spirits, and there are no active card spirits around him, which makes the appearance of his [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base] seem strange and intriguing."

Due to the well-known time-stop explanation, the [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base] with an attack power of 0 is launching an attack on the [Electronic Barrier Dragon] with a defense power of 2800 points under the command of Marufuji Sho.

"At this moment, the second effect of my Field Spell Card [Giant Machine City] activates once per turn during damage calculation when my [Machine] monster battles: send one [Machine] monster from my Deck to the Graveyard!"

Marufuji Sho drew a card from his deck and announced, "Send [Kite Robot] to the Graveyard, and swap the original ATK and DEF of [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base] that is battling only during this damage calculation!"

Upon hearing Marufuji Sho's words, Marufuji Ryo was also taken aback: "Attack power and defense power swapped... which means?!"

The fist of the seemingly overconfident Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base, which had launched an attack on the Electronic Barrier Dragon, began to transform and expand, becoming enormous. The numbers next to its attack power and defense power on its panel quickly switched!

[Super Transportation Robot - Mobile Base] [0/5000→5000/0]

The giant robot looked down at the [Electronic Barrier Dragon] on the ground from above. The difference in power between the two was reversed by the activation of the Field Spell Card [Giant Machine City]. As if a witch from Mercury were making ketchup, [Super Transportation Robot - Mobile Base] slammed its palm down!

"Yamenasai!"

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base] slapped down, instantly sending Marufuji's [Electronic Barrier Dragon] "to the second dimension," smashing it into flying fragments. Even with 2800 defense points, it was barely more durable than 0 points against the [Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base]'s 5000 attack power.

Although Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon has the ability to negate an opponent's monster's attack once per turn while in Attack Position, Ryo Marufuji's Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon is in Defense Position. Moreover, even if he has any cards on his back field that change the battle position, it won't matter because Sho Marufuji's Giant Machine City has an extremely valuable effect that activates during damage calculation.

In damage calculation, except for rare exceptions, even counterattack traps with a spell speed of three cannot be activated.

However, because [Electronic Barrier Dragon] was in Defense Position, without the ability to penetrate defense, no matter how high the attack power of [Super Transporter - Mobile Base] was, it could not cause any damage to Marufuji Ryo. Marufuji Ryo's other monster on the field, [Decoy], was also in Defense Position and could not attack.

"I... cleared my brother's field?" Despite declaring an attack, Marufuji Sho's face was filled with disbelief as he watched his monster actually destroy Marufuji Ryo's monster. This astonishment quickly turned into surprise. "I actually suppressed my brother, the brother who has always been stronger than me?"

"This, this is really..."

Controlling his elation, Marufuji Sho glanced at the remaining [Red Robot Call] in his hand, placed it face down in the back row, and declared, "During my Main Phase 2, I set one card down, and end my turn."

'With this power, I was able to duel my brother to this extent, which fully demonstrates that the difference between us is merely the difference in cards. No, even before drawing that card from my deck, I had already suppressed my brother and Marufuji Ryo, proving that my talent surpasses Marufuji Ryo's!'

'The advantage is with me!'

[Marufuji Sho: 4000LP, 0 cards in hand]

[Super Transportation Robot - Mobile Base] [5000/0→0/5000]

[Decoy Robot] [DEF500]

【GaiKa】

Location: [Giant Robot City]

After Marufuji Ryo's "Cyber ​​Barrier Dragon" was destroyed by Marufuji Sho, he glanced at his younger brother after sending the destroyed monster card to the graveyard.

It wasn't just his personality; when exactly did my younger brother acquire such strength? But judging from his card-searching movements just now, it didn't seem like he practiced dueling regularly. However, we were in a duel now; I didn't need to think about that too much, just focus on the next card draw.