Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

The rather underhanded-sounding "Card Thief" was played by Da Shan, and an arm extended from the magic card that had been opened in his back row, grabbing towards Tanya's deck. Before Tanya could react, it firmly grabbed the top card of Tanya's deck.

"This is?"

"The effect of 【Card Thief】 is that after I declare a card name, my opponent draws a card from the top of their deck. Sounds like a favorable effect for you? But if the card drawn is the card I declared, then all cards in my opponent's hand and on the field are forcibly returned to their deck and shuffled."

Upon hearing Daiyama's words, Misawa, who was watching the match, widened his eyes and said, "What kind of card is that? Impossible. Even I, who am proficient in mathematical duels, can only estimate what cards the opponent has in their deck based on their past data, and place specific cards to counter them."

"But to guess the top card of an opponent's deck in the first turn, without knowing anything about it, is absolutely impossible!"

"Your junior from Huang's dorm? Hmph, I did have the same idea as you in the past, which was that I could accurately control the course of a duel through studying and calculation. And my brain was good enough to get the first place in every year in my year." Taira replied with his back to Misawa, "But duels and drawing cards are not things that can be calculated by probability. It's like Murphy's Law. When I think about drawing bad cards, that terrible result has already become a fixed future."

"While I consistently ranked first in the written exam, I repeatedly drew unsuitable cards in actual battles and failed to get the response I wanted. After another defeat in the duel assessment, I looked at the sea and suddenly realized that the fate of drawing cards is actually predetermined. Once the deck is shuffled, the fate is fixed, just like nature, which has existed since the beginning of time and will not change in the future."

"The essence of drawing cards lies in nature! I have undergone trials and training to integrate with nature, so drawing cards is as natural to me as breathing. That's right, it's as natural as exhaling after inhaling, regardless of whether it's the enemy or the ally drawing cards!"

Pointing at Tanya, Daisan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. In the darkness, a lightning-fast intuition flashed through him, and he abruptly opened his eyes, saying, "The card you drew is [Amazon Swordsman]!"

【Card Thief】 forcefully pulled out the top card of Tanya's deck with his outstretched arm. Just as Daiyama had declared, that card was the monster card 【Amazon Swordsman】, a powerful card with the effect of "the opponent takes the damage to you from the battle that occurred during this card's battle!"

"It actually came true!?" Even Tanya couldn't help but show a surprised expression when she saw that Ooyama had successfully predicted the card she had drawn.

"Ya☆Da☆Thief! All my training has paid off!" Da Shan exclaimed excitedly, pointing at Tania. "Then, according to the effect of [Draw Thief], all seven cards in your hand, including the card you drew, as well as the cards on the field, must be shuffled back into the deck!"

"Return to nothingness!"

With no cards in hand to stop Daiyama's actions, Tanya's hand of cards was successfully emptied in one turn!

On the other hand, Ōyama Hei had a full five cards left in his hand, almost like a mirror image of when he used the [Draw Machine] to return all his cards to his deck!

Chapter 1131 Infinite Combo?

Before her turn even began, Tanya's hand was completely wiped out by a ridiculously powerful combo from Da Shan, a combo so over-the-top it was as if both players' decks had been flipped face up. This "super intuition" about drawing cards was just as excessive as Pegasus's "Millennium Eye".

In short, it's unforgivable, Pegasus!

Looking at Tanya, whose hand was now empty, Dashan glanced at his own five cards and felt a significant advantage.

"The Spell Card [Mining of the Spellstone], discard two cards from your hand, target one Spell Card in my Graveyard, I choose [Draw Thief], add it to my hand." Instead of choosing the usual best option [Heavenly Treasure], Oyama chose to add the [Draw Thief] he had just used back to his hand. "Although there's no limit to once per turn for the card name, activating this card is meaningless if the opponent has no cards on their field or in their hand."

"However, in the next round, I will activate [Card Thief] again, and no matter what kind of lineup you have on the field, it will be wiped out, and then you will be attacked directly by [Card Draw Machine]!"

"I'll put a card face down and end my turn." By drawing a card from his hand and putting it face down, Taira Ohyama declared the end of his turn.

[Ōyama Taira: 4000LP, 2 cards in hand]

[Card-drawing machine] [DEF2000]

【GaiKa】

Although the board setup by Daiyama was so simple it had a kind of innocent beauty, that was the confidence that came with his divine draw. Besides, even with his incredibly simple board, his opponent could only draw one card at a time. Whether it was a board-clearing card like [Black Hole], [Lightning Strike], or [Great Storm], there was nothing to worry about. Even if she destroyed his [Draw Machine] or face-down cards, so what? That woman wouldn't have any other cards in her hand to perform any further actions.

"My turn, draw a card." Thinking this, Ooyama saw Tanya draw a card from her deck and activate it, "Then I use the spell card [Pot of Greed] to draw two cards from my deck."

"Hmm? To draw [Pot of Greed] at a time like this? But it's still meaningless. Whether I have one or two cards in my hand, they will become zero by the time I turn because of [Card Thief]." Although Tanya's hand has changed from "one" to "two", Ōyama Hei doesn't think there's anything to worry about. After all, his [Card Draw Machine] on the field has a full 2000 defense points, which is not something that can be easily destroyed by ordinary Normal Summoned monsters.

Even if the opponent uses cards like "Ground Shatter" to destroy the "Draw Machine", it doesn't matter. The face-down card in your back row is "Counter Gate", which can negate the opponent's direct attack and allow you to draw a card from your deck. When you draw a monster, you can even Normal Summon it to the field in Attack Position. You are not afraid of losing any Life Points to the opponent.

However, Tanya glanced at the two cards she had drawn and gave a mysterious smile, saying, "Oh? I drew some pretty good cards. Should I say you were unlucky to have chosen the 'Wisdom' [Amazon] deck, which doesn't quite fit your dueling style, or should I say I was incredibly lucky to have drawn this pair of cards so easily?"

"I activate the spell card [Planetary Transformation]. I add one Field Spell Card from my Deck to my hand. I choose [Black Garden] and activate it!"

As Tania retrieved the card from her deck into her hand and immediately placed it in the arena, the surrounding Savage Arena was instantly covered by roses and thorns created by the duel imagery, transforming from an ancient gladiatorial arena into a "garden" shrouded in black.

"To survive in the dangerous natural world, the Amazon will stop at nothing. It's not just about taming wild beasts, making traps and tools, and using sneak attacks; everything in nature will be used to our advantage: the secretions of venomous animals, the terrain of jungles and mountains, and even naturally occurring special environments," Tanya said, explaining the effect of the Field Spell Card. "The existence of the Black Garden will continuously collect the power of all monsters and transform it into nutrients for the roses."

"Each time a face-up Summon or Special Summon of a monster is activated except for the effect of [Black Garden], the ATK of that monster is halved, and after that, the controller of that monster Special Summons one [Rose Token] to the opponent's field in Attack Position."

"A card that halves the attack power of monsters summoned afterward?" The activation of [Black Garden] moved Oyama Hei somewhat, but not because he was amazed by the effect. Instead, he was disdainful of Tanya's actions. "You could have used this meaningless card at the end of the turn, but you activated it now. Doesn't that mean that the monsters you summon afterward will also be affected by the effect and have their attack power halved?"

"They even sent those so-called 'Rose Tokens' to my field. What kind of stupid effect is that, sending cards to someone else's field?" In the end, Oyama Hei said with some disappointment, "I thought it would be some tough opponent, but is this all there is to it? It's completely unworthy of being used as a test of my training results."

"Hehe, is that so?" Tanya revealed another card from her hand. "Indeed, as you guessed, my other card is the monster card [Amazon Princess], and I'm going to Normal Summon it. However, activating the Field Spell Card [Black Garden] before summoning my monster wasn't a mistake on my part; it was precisely a necessary condition to complete my OTK."

"OTK? It's actually OTK?" Misawa said in surprise upon hearing Tanya's words. "To end the duel in one turn? But how is that possible? Even with six cards in hand, achieving an OTK is extremely difficult. Tanya just had her hand emptied by Oyama in the previous turn, and she's saying she's going to achieve an OTK?"

“That’s right, Misawa-kun, it’s OTK.” Tania said with a smile as she placed the card in her hand on the Duel Disk. “The first step after activating [Black Garden] is to Normal Summon [Amazon Princess] in Attack Position from my hand. The effect of [Black Garden] will take effect because a monster is summoned face-up. However, if [Amazon Princess] is successfully summoned, the effect of [Black Garden] will also be activated if it is chained to [Black Garden].

"In a chain reaction, I use the effect of [Amazon Princess] to add one [Amazon] Spell/Trap Card from my deck to my hand. I chose [Amazon's Cry], followed by the effect of [Black Garden], which halves the ATK of [Amazon Princess] and Special Summon one [Rose Token] to my opponent's field in Attack Position."

A young girl, wielding a bone-handled spear and dressed in a rather primitive style, leaped from outside the arena and landed in Tania's arena. She opened her mouth and, using some unknown technique, emitted a clear, melodious bird song. The next moment, a bird song echoed from the depths of the thorn-covered Black Garden. This was a special form of communication developed by the Amazons, who lived in the primeval jungle, to communicate without disturbing their prey. The Amazon princess had now received a response from the other Amazons.

However, because she was so engrossed in communicating with her companions, the Amazonian princess accidentally stepped on a protruding thorn on the ground with her bare foot, immediately getting a wound. Her face immediately showed a wronged expression, and she looked pitiful, crying.

[Princess of the Amazons → Queen of the Amazons] [3 stars/location]

[Warrior Race/Effect]

【1200/600→600/600】

As blood drips from the Amazonian princess's wounds and is absorbed by the thorns, dark purple roses begin to bloom in the Black Garden, and a new Rose Derivative appears on the flat ground.

【Rose Derivative】【2☆/Dark】

[Plant Tribe/Effect]

[800/800]

The blooming roses swayed in the breeze. Taiyama frowned and said, "Special Summoning an Attack Position monster to my field is one thing, and I can understand it as an attempt to damage me, but after the ATK of [Amazon Princess] is reduced by half, isn't that even lower than [Rose Token]?"

"Is this all there is to Amazon's so-called 'wisdom'?"

Tanya didn't say anything to Ooyama Hiraaki, but instead showed him another card she had retrieved, "The Cry of the Amazons," saying, "The card name 'Princess of the Amazons' only exists on the field and in the graveyard, so it's used as 'Queen of the Amazons.' Then, using the effect of 'Princess of the Amazons' to retrieve a Quick-Play Spell Card, 'The Cry of the Amazons' is activated. I choose one 'Amazon' card from my deck other than 'The Cry of the Amazons' and either add it to my hand or send it to the graveyard. I choose to add 'Amazon Warrior Captain' to my hand."

“And using the second effect of [Amazon's Cry], during my Main Phase, I banish this card from my Graveyard and target one [Amazon] monster I control. This turn, my monsters other than that monster cannot attack, and the targeted monster can attack each of your opponent's monsters once.” Tanya pointed to the only monster on her field, “My target is [Amazon Queen].

Despite her still-healing foot wound, the "Amazon Princess," whose card name is "Amazon Queen," bravely straightened her undeveloped chest and assumed a courageous stance, ready to attack.

However, at this moment, every monster on the field has a higher stat than the Amazon Princess, which only has 600 attack power. Tanya's actions are becoming increasingly meaningless to Daiyama.

"This effect can only be activated if I have no monsters on my field, or only [Amazon] monsters. Add [Amazon's Cry] to the effect of this [Amazon Warrior Captain] in my hand, and Special Summon it from my hand." With the card face down on the Duel Disk and the monster in Defense Position, Tania continued, "As before, the effect of [Black Garden] and the effect of [Amazon Warrior Captain] form a chain!"

"If Amazon Warrior Captain is successfully Summoned or Special Summoned, activate this effect: Set 1 Amazon Spell/Trap Card or 1 Fusion Card from your Deck to my field. The cost is that I cannot use any monster other than Amazon monsters to attack this turn. Then, the effect of Black Garden applies: Amazon Warrior Captain's ATK is halved, and I Special Summon one Rose Token to my opponent's field in Attack Position."

Another Amazonian monster, with a similar style of dress to the petite Amazonian princess but with overly developed muscles that give a completely different impression, leaps into the arena.

Hayato Maeda, who had felt something was off since the beginning, couldn't figure out where that strange feeling came from. After thinking for a while, he saw the Amazon Warrior Captain enter the arena and suddenly realized where his strange feeling came from. Ordinary Duel Monsters are identified by the Duel Disk and then projected by the virtual projection system, even cards with spirits attached appear in this way.

However, something seems off about Tanya's Amazonian deck. Her monsters are clearly Amazonian tribesmen fighting themselves? No, perhaps she's got the cause and effect wrong. It's not that "humans" participate in the duels as Duel Monsters, but rather that the Duel Monsters exist in human form!?

For Maeda Hayato, who had already seen his card spirit [Death Tree Bear], this conclusion wasn't too supernatural, but it was still somewhat frightening. A card spirit could actually turn into a human? He looked at Misawa beside him with a slight panic, wanting to explain what he knew, but saw that Misawa's cheeks were slightly flushed.

Maeda hadn't reacted much when the Amazonian princess appeared, but after glancing at the Amazonian warrior captain and then at Misawa, he raised an eyebrow—something's not right with this guy.

As [Amazon Warrior Captain] appeared on Tania's field, she retrieved a card from her deck and placed it face-down on the back row. As a price, [Amazon Warrior Captain] was also injured by the thorns of [Black Garden]. Although it was more affected than [Amazon Princess], it still retained more power than the former. A second [Rose Token] also appeared on the field.

[Amazon Warrior Captain] [5 stars/location]

[Warrior Race/Effect]

【1900/0→950/0】

【Rose Derivatives】【ATK800】

"The card I set face-down is the Continuous Spell Card 'Amazon's Fighting Spirit.' Because it's a Continuous Spell Card, I can activate it even during the turn it's set. This card is the final piece of my OTK strategy." Tania said, looking at the revealed Continuous Spell Card 'Amazon's Fighting Spirit' after pressing the button to activate the face-down card. "Activating 'Amazon's Fighting Spirit', this card's effect is: when a monster with 'Amazon' in its name attacks a monster with higher ATK, the attacking monster gains 1000 ATK only during damage calculation!"

Tanya's card effect is basically a Continuous Spell Card version of the Amazon monster version of Skyscraper. It's not entirely useless, but its usefulness is limited; under normal circumstances, you might only use it once. However, the quick-thinking Misawa suddenly realized something, staring wide-eyed at Tanya's Amazon Princess on the field, saying, "Wait a minute, this combo... could it be—"

"Does that Amazonian princess have the ability to Special Summon monsters when declaring an attack!?"

"As expected of Misawa-kun, you actually guessed the effect of my card?" Tania looked at Misawa with a shy, girlish expression and said in surprise, "That's right. The moment [Amazon's Fighting Spirit] was successfully activated, my OTK strategy was already completed, because the third effect of [Amazon Princess] is one of the core elements of the OTK strategy."

"During the Battle Phase, I use [Amazon Princess] to attack my opponent's [Rose Token], and then when [Amazon Princess] declares its attack, I send [Amazon Warrior Captain] from my field to the Graveyard to activate its effect, Special Summoning one [Amazon] monster from my Deck in Defense Position, except for [Amazon Princess]!"

"I Special Summon [Amazon Swordsman] because I Special Summon a monster face-up, and then Special Summon a [Rose Token] to my opponent's field using the effect of [Black Garden], and then the battle continues!"

"Due to the effect of [Amazon's Fighting Spirit], when the [Amazon Princess] with 600 attack power attacks the [Rose Derivative] with 800 attack power, her attack power increases by 1000 to 1600 points!"

"The spear that pierces through the death thorns!"

The instant the battle phase began, a series of chain effects appeared on Tanya's field. The effects of multiple cards, including [Amazon Princess], [Amazon's Fighting Spirit], and [Black Garden], were activated simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, her [Amazon Warrior Captain] in defense position was sent to the graveyard and replaced by [Amazon Swordsman] wielding a longsword. Meanwhile, a third [Rose Token] appeared on the field.

However, the next moment, the Amazon Princess, whose attack power was boosted by the Amazon's Fighting Spirit, pierced through a Rose Derivative with her spear. The overflowing combat damage landed on Daiyama's face, but it could not hide the surprised and somewhat panicked expression on his face.

【Dashanping: 4000→3200LP】

"【The Cry of the Amazons】 grants 【Princess of the Amazons】the ability to attack each monster once, meaning her third effect can be triggered with each attack. And each time the effect is triggered, you can Special Summon a monster from your Deck to place a 【Rose Token】 on my field?!"

"Each attack destroys my monsters, but also allows me to summon new monsters to increase my attack opportunities—"

"This is... a near-infinite infinite loop!?"

Chapter 1132 Misawa VS Tanya

Attack, destroy, summon again…

Attack, destroy, summon again...

[Black Garden] repeatedly summons [Rose Tokens] on the field of Ōyamahira, and each newly summoned [Rose Tokens] is destroyed by [Amazon Princess] time and time again. Each attack declaration means the birth of a new [Amazon] monster and [Rose Token], and also means that Ōyamahira has suffered 800 points of battle damage.

He was just a hair's breadth away from having all the monsters on his field cleared and then triggering the Counter Gate during a direct attack; he was just a hair's breadth away from the next turn when he could unleash his godlike draw power; but in the end, Ōyama Taira couldn't reach that "then" moment.

Admittedly, Tanya's combo only has the ability to Special Summon cards from the deck without returning them to the deck, making it almost an infinite loop. However, it can loop many times before Tanya runs out of Amazon monsters in her deck. At least, Taira's 4000 Life Points couldn't last more than five loops before he was quickly wiped out and defeated.

【大山平：3200LP→2400→1600→800→0】

The virtual images of the Duel Monsters disappear when the duel ends. However, only the [Draw Machine] and the Field Spell Card [Black Garden], which Ōyama-hei never participated in the battle, disappear. The [Amazon] monsters do not disappear because of the duel and still exist in reality.

"Oh ho ho ho, what a great victory!" With a queenly laugh, Tania waved her hand, and the Amazons immediately came to the side of the mountain, who was sitting on the ground after losing the duel.

"My cultivation was completely useless, I got OTK..." Da Shan murmured dejectedly. Even when the Amazonian lifted him up by the armpits and was about to drag him away, he did not put up any resistance. He seemed so devastated that he no longer cared about becoming a slave.

“Now you can’t say I didn’t give you a chance, human. The result of this duel is your defeat and my victory.” Although Ōyama Ping didn’t react at all, Tania still said, “According to the agreement before the duel ceremony, you, the loser, should prepare to be a laborer and slave in our tribe for a long time.”

"You don't have any objections, do you, Misawa-kun?"

Looking at Tanya who turned around to look at him, Misawa wanted to save Oyama, who seemed to be a senior student in the academy, but the promise between Oyama and Tanya was made first. He had seen the sacred duel from beginning to end. Tanya had not used any despicable means, and her victory was fair and square. Therefore, the promise made before the duel should naturally be fulfilled.

Aside from the duel itself, although Misawa wasn't as perceptive in this regard as Maeda Hayato, who had encountered supernatural forces many times before, his mind and observation skills were not dull, and he naturally noticed the abnormality of the Amazons that Maeda had noticed before.

"Tanya, I have a question about you and your people..." Without any hesitation, Misawa asked Tanya the question that had been on his mind, seeking an answer.

“I originally thought that you and your tribe came from the legendary ‘Amazon’ tribe, which was originally composed of only women and existed in the world. I also thought that when you mentioned ‘this place’ before, you were comparing it to the place where you used to live.”

"But that's not the case, is it? Compared to ordinary humans, you Amazons are fundamentally different, even more so than the differences between races. Especially in the duel just now, the Amazons even actively joined the fight. It felt to me almost like—"