Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Slap, slap, slap..."

Upon hearing Misawa's words, Tania clapped her hands and applauded him, saying, "As expected of you, Misawa-kun! You only watched my duel for one round, yet you analyzed so much. It seems that not only is your courage outstanding, but your wisdom is also quite remarkable."

After a pause, Tania opened her arms, allowing Misawa and Maeda to look at the Amazons scattered around the Savage Arena, and continued, "Just as you guessed, my tribe, which follows the last king of the Amazons, is what humans call 'Card Spirits.' In fact, not only them, but I am also a so-called 'Card Spirit,' brought from the world of spirits to the world of humans for someone's purpose."

"So, you really are materialized card spirits?"

Maeda's eyes widened, though they still looked quite small. He had witnessed the materialization of card Pokémon before, in that special ruin behind the Duel Academy. The Gravekeeper clan there, Jaden's Winged Kuriboh, and Banjou's Light and Dark Dragon, even his own Death Bear, had materialized there. "I thought Pokémon could only materialize under certain special conditions. You're all materialized card Pokémon? But is this number really possible?"

"By borrowing the power of some being, of course it is possible, and this is the foundation of our existence in the human world. And it's not just me; most of the 'people' in the 'Seven Stars' organization are like this, existing in this world without restrictions by borrowing the power of some being." Tanya counted on her fingers, "Making vampires unafraid of sunlight and able to walk freely, allowing those swallowed by darkness to return to the light, awakening the sleeping spirits in the cards, giving existence from another world a physical form, and so on."

"The so-called 'Seven Stars' are essentially a group of non-human duelists. Do you have the courage to fight against demons and the wisdom to contend with devils, Misawa-kun?"

Why did Tania duel with Oyama before her duel with Misawa? Didn't she know that would expose information about her deck to Misawa? Of course she knew, but exposing information also meant accumulating "momentum." Compared to Misawa Daichi, who witnessed an absolute defeat, Tania, who quickly and forcefully defeated Oyama with an absolute advantage and a flawless OTK tactic, had an absolute difference in momentum.

Although it may sound mysterious, these mysterious concepts of "fate," "will," and "momentum" are real in Duel Monsters. When it comes to the crucial moment in a duel where the two sides are evenly matched, a slight difference in momentum can really determine the final outcome!

Even before a duel, someone with a weak will might see their own OTK (One-Turn Kill) strategy and immediately concede defeat before the duel even begins. Although it has been confirmed that Misawa is not that kind of person, it didn't stop Tanya from asking him this question before their duel.

Misawa's answer did not disappoint Tanya.

"In terms of wisdom and courage, I believe I am second to none." Easily breaking free from the oppressive aura created by Tania, Misawa said calmly without fear, "I told you long ago that I was prepared to fight with all my might to protect the key to the 'Seven Essence Seal'. I even knew the deck you were using before our duel began, so you could say I had an advantage, Tania."

"Oh dear, that's quite a tough stance, but I'm not opposed, Misawa-kun~" Hearing Misawa's assertive words, Tania said shyly like a little girl, "Then will you go easy on me in the duel?"

“Of course not, because I told you, I will do my best.” Looking at Tanya, Misawa said with a smile, and wearing the Duel Disk, he walked into the center of the [Savage Arena] and stood opposite Tanya under her gaze.

"Honestly, saying that makes me like you even more, doesn't it?" Tanya twisted her body, a blush creeping onto her face, but she quickly regained her composure and entered battle mode. Similar to before her battle against Ooyama, Tanya took out her neatly prepared and cleaned "Wisdom" [Amazon] deck, then took out her "Courage" [Amazon] deck, placing them in her hands and saying to Misawa, "So, it's the same choice again, Misawa-kun. Now that you know in advance what I'll be giving you, have you thought about your choice?"

“Of course. Tanya, you said before that you should have wisdom to match your courage, right? So my choice is only natural. 'Courage' alone and 'wisdom' alone are not your whole picture. To defeat someone, you need to understand them in all aspects. What I choose is the complete you.”

“Then there’s only one answer.” Misawa didn’t point to Tania’s left or right hand, but directly to Tania herself. “The opponent I’ve chosen isn’t any deck, but the last queen of the Amazons—Tania herself!”

Hearing Misawa's words, Tanya's face lit up with uncontrollable joy and happiness. She couldn't help but laugh and say, "Haha, hahaha, Misawa-kun, you're so funny! I'm really lucky. The one chasing me isn't anyone else but you. Maybe our meeting was arranged by some kind of 'fate'."

"It's decided. I've already decided on the stakes for the duel. If I win, you'll stay in our tribe like that human before, Misawa-kun, but not as a slave like him, but as my husband!"

"Husband!?"

Even Misawa, upon hearing Tanya's words, momentarily lost his composure. Meanwhile, Maeda Hayato, standing nearby, looked at Tanya with an expression that said, "I knew you had ulterior motives."

The woman knocked Si Ze to the ground; she was surely going to capture him and make him a hard-working slave!

Those additional conditions are completely unfair; reject her, four points!

However, perhaps because Maeda had misunderstood Misawa's name from the beginning, his thoughts did not reach Misawa at all. Misawa's cheeks flushed slightly as he replied, "Since you've added conditions, then I'll add them too. If I win, you must also let go of Oyama Hei, who was previously defeated and enslaved."

"So you agree, right, Misawa-kun? Of course, no problem! If you win, not only can you protect the key and rescue your classmate, but I can also marry you~" Tanya said shyly, agreeing to Misawa's additional conditions as well.

As Tania was adjusting the "Wisdom" and "Courage" Amazon decks, Misawa suddenly unbuttoned his school uniform jacket and pulled it open to the sides. To an unsuspecting person, who might mistake it for the actions of an exhibitionist, Misawa revealed a green long-sleeved undershirt and a dark green vest draped over it.

The vest, with its tactical style, had six red card boxes on it, which looked from a distance like explosive packs strapped to a terrorist's body. Tanya looked at Misawa in surprise at how he had placed the deck in that position, while Maeda Hayato was not too surprised because he had seen Misawa's duels before.

"I remember the Six Harmonies deck was a 'Six Harmonies Deck' corresponding to the six basic attributes, right?" Despite clearly remembering what Misawa called his deck, Maeda, like most others, still couldn't remember Misawa's name. He muttered to himself, "To deal with the Amazon deck, which mainly uses EARTH monsters, should he use an EARTH deck or the opposing WIND deck?"

In the early days of the Duel Monsters community, most duelists would specialize in their area of ​​expertise, spending a lot of time and energy researching and perfecting a deck in order to achieve the ultimate. For example, most of the famous duelists in the professional duelist community today did this, such as "Dinosaur" Ryuzaki, who specializes in Dinosaur-type decks, and "Fisherman" Ryota Kajiki, an expert in Water-attribute decks. The most representative example is the legendary duelist Seto Kaiba, who, after acquiring "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," devoted himself entirely to the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" deck.

However, that's not absolute. Besides the famous Duelist King Hayato Kobayashi, who is very good at stuffing random things into his deck, to the point that he can pull out three different decks in three rounds, other legendary duelists also have decks that are good at multiple combinations. For example, the champion of the last Professional Duelist World Championship, Katsuya Jonouchi, in addition to Red-Eyes Black Dragon, occasionally has some strange cards in his deck, such as Fortress Whale, Android - Psychic Shocker, and many Gemini Monsters.

There's also Yugi Muto, who was once ranked as the first Duel King alongside the current Duel King, Hayato Kobayashi, and is also known as the second strongest man in the world. In addition to the famous "Dark Magician" series, his deck also includes a variety of cards such as "Destroyer Dragon," "Magnet Warrior," "Tools," and "Silence." His main strength lies in his versatility and mastery of various cards. According to Principal Hayato, Yugi Muto, who has become the chief designer of the International Illusion Company, is currently designing a card to unify his cards and unleash even greater power.

Since the Duel City arc, perhaps influenced by the Duel King's own dueling style, more and more people have started to explore new series outside of their own main series. This is to enrich the deck's options and to increase its horizontal attack range when it is impossible to break through the upper limit. The best example is Ryuzaki "Dinosaur" who brought some Machine-type [Scrap Metal] monsters into his deck.

The professional duelist circle is constantly changing, and the students in the academy naturally won't fall behind the trend. It's impossible for the mainstream computer system on the market to be Windows 11 while the school is still teaching Windows 7. The school naturally encourages students to develop comprehensively so that they won't be overwhelmed by a single card after their deck information is revealed. Of course, the situation where "Kaiser" Liang can counter with "Cyber ​​Load Fusion" when someone uses "System Crash" on him is purely a difference in ability.

The top students from the Sun God-Yellow Dormitory and the Obelisk-Blue Dormitory all used multiple decks for duels on the recommendation of their teachers. For example, Asuka Tenjouin used the "Cyber ​​Angel" deck she used in her duel with Jaden, and she also had a deck mainly composed of WATER Spellcaster monsters, "Ice Queen". Manjoume also prepared a FIRE-based deck in addition to his main Dragon-type deck.

As for Osiris-Red Dormitory, for the vast majority of Red Dormitory students, it's already quite good if they can make good use of the decks they have. Not everyone can stand out like Jaden and be on par with the top students of Blue Dormitory as a Red Dormitory student.

Among the students, the most outrageous was Misawa. He prepared not one deck, but six decks, each focusing on a different attribute and fighting style, and then chose the deck to deal with the duel based on the situation.

Under Maeda's curious gaze, Misawa did not take out any decks, but simply took out a few cards from each deck, combined them into a brand new deck, inserted it into the deck, and handed it to the Duel Disk to shuffle: "Since I am facing the complete Tania, I will use all of myself to fight."

"Let me experiment and see what kind of chemical reaction will occur when our decks collide!"

"Duel!"

[Misawa Daichi: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

Chapter 1133 Giant Ultimate Plant (Not Really)

“Duel.”

Tanya followed closely behind Misawa, pushing her deck into the Duel Disk slot. The Duel Disk, adorned with fur that looked rather luxurious, wasn't as primitive as it appeared. Like the Academy-style Duel Disk used by Misawa, it automatically shuffled the deck. Tanya then drew five initial cards from her hand.

Tanya: 4000 LP, 5 cards in hand

"I'll take the first turn. My turn, draw!" As Tanya drew five cards, Misawa gained the first turn. Tanya didn't even look at her own hand, but instead raised an eyebrow at Misawa, who was standing ready on the opposite side of the field, and said, "That's strange. I clearly witnessed my OTK tactic last turn, even though I could have entered the battle phase as the second turn player. Why did you still give me the second turn? Taking the first turn allows you to draw an extra card. Is it because your hand has run into trouble and you want to make up for it with the card you draw?"

“No, there’s nothing wrong with my hand.” Misawa shook his head, looking at the cards in his hand. “Although it sounds like a battle of pride, Tanya, since I’m challenging you when you’re using both ‘Courage’ and ‘Wisdom’, how can I give up the first move just because I’m afraid of a combo? It’s only when I defeat you by going head-to-head with your combo that it can be considered a battle where we both go all out.”

Taking out a card from his hand and summoning it to the field, Misawa said, "Besides, going first is actually to maximize the effect of the cards in my hand. Normal Spell Card [Dual Synthesis] activated. Now, let's begin the experiment!"

(No)

As the card was played, countless three-dimensional white text "bullets" appeared out of thin air behind Misawa, extending forward and constantly combining around him. These texts contained knowledge from various fields, including English, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. More precisely, the name of the card Misawa activated, "Dual Synthesis," itself relates to chemical knowledge, referring to how chemical reactions can transform simpler substances into more complex ones.

Just as Maeda Hayato, a poor student, was starting to get a headache, Misawa reached out and tapped on one of the countless white "bullets" in front of him, selecting a chemical reaction formula. He said, "The first effect of [Dual Synthesis] is to add one [Chemical Electric World] or one [Complete Combustion] and one [Chemical Beast] monster from the deck to my hand. I choose the Field Spell Card [Chemical Electric World] to add to my hand."

The remaining white "bullet screens" dissipated, while the chemical reaction formula selected by Misawa flattened itself, turned into a card, and was added to Misawa's hand. Misawa immediately activated the card that had just been added to his hand, saying: "The so-called [Chemical Electric Field] is 'Spark-Field'. 'Electric Field' refers to 'electrolysis,' which is the process of passing an electric current through an electrolyte solution or molten substance, causing an oxidation-reduction reaction at the anode and cathode."

"I activate the Field Spell Card [Chemical Electric World]!"

From beneath Misawa's feet, countless hexagonal spaces suddenly began to unfold, instantly covering the surrounding [Savage Arena]. This caused his duel with Tania to move into the void, where red electricity flashed intermittently, illuminating the honeycomb-like barrier boundaries that had been hidden around him.

"Even though I don't understand it, it feels so amazing!"

Hearing Maeda Hayato's exclamation from the sidelines, Tanya looked at Misawa Daichi with affection and said, "So, in your eyes, Misawa-kun, our duel is like a chemistry experiment? What kind of sparks will your deck create, and what kind of results will it produce? Not only you, but I'm also very much looking forward to it~"

“Then watch closely, Tanya, my strategy is about to unfold.” Misawa placed a monster card on the front row and said, “First, I’m going to Normal Summon [Dark Storm Dragon]!”

In the void, air currents began to gather in front of Misawa, instantly forming a storm vortex. Using this gray storm, which whipped up countless dust particles, as its body, a slender, bat-like black dragon emerged from the eye of the storm, letting out a hoarse roar.

【Dark Storm Dragon】【8☆/Dark】

[Dragon/Normal]

[2700/2500]

"A Level 8 monster was Normal Summoned without using any Tributes?" Tania was quite surprised to see the Dark Storm Dragon with 2700 ATK appear so easily on Misawa's field. Unlike monsters that have the effect of "can be Summoned without using Tributes" and show no reduction in ATK, DEF, or Level, it was in its complete state.

However, she quickly noticed that with the appearance of [Dark Storm Dragon], the red lightning in this void space had inexplicably weakened considerably, and she immediately guessed, "Could it be the effect of a Field Spell Card?"

“That’s right, this is the first effect of [Chemical Electric World]. As long as [Chemical Electric World] exists in the Field Zone, when I summon a Level 5 or higher Gemini Monster, I can do so once per turn without needing to Tribute.” Misawa paused, then looked at [Dark Storm Dragon]. “[Dark Storm Dragon] is a Level 8 Gemini Monster, but as long as this card exists on the field or in the Graveyard, it is treated as a Normal Monster, and its hidden power cannot be used until a second Gemini Summon is performed.”

Seeing that Tanya seemed unconcerned about the power of [Dark Storm Dragon], Misawa said, "I know very well that a high-attack monster on its own won't be able to resist if you use an OTK tactic again, Tanya. However, [Dark Storm Dragon] is just a stepping stone for my next move. When I have the DARK Level 8 Dragon monster [Dark Storm Dragon] on my field, the monsters that this card can summon are already eager to make their appearance!"

"Spell Card [Light of Shadows] activated! During the turn this card's effect is activated, I cannot conduct my Battle Phase, but since it's my first turn, I can completely ignore this cost." Inserting a card into the Spell & Trap Zone, Misawa raised his hand and pointed upwards. "You can target one DARK monster I control; Special Summon one LIGHT monster from my Deck or Fusion Deck that shares the same Type and Level as the targeted monster. And the monster I'm summoning is this one—"

Above Misawa's head, the sky, now a void covered by the [Chemical Electric World], was filled with the breath of the [Dark Storm Dragon] as it exhaled a storm that merged into the darkness. In the extreme darkness, an unusual burst of light emerged. The red lightning from the Field Spell Card [Chemical Electric World], distributed around the light, surged toward the center of the light, as if being absorbed by the being nurtured within it.

"O limb-splitter who plunders treasures and limbs, cursed by greed and twisted into a pitiful, twisted form by the golden curse, before your destined death arrives, indulge your desires and suffering to the fullest, unleash the power hidden deep within your life, you evil dragon of limbs!"

Holding a Fusion Monster modeled after Fafnir, the dragon slain by the hero Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied, Misawa placed it horizontally on the Duel Disk and shouted, "Fusion Summon!"

"【Super Fusion Monster - Laputinus】!"

The monster born from the light revealed its true form as Misawa put down the card. However, the light that absorbed the dangerous lightning was not a sacred being. Instead, it was a creature with extremely obvious stitching marks all over its body. Its skin color and structure proved that none of its parts were original but were extensions from other creatures. It landed on the ground with four limbs of different lengths. The evil dragon with the extensions spread its strange wings and let out a majestic roar!

【Super Fusion Monster - Laputinus】【8☆/Light】

[Dragon/Fusion/Effect]

[2200/2200]

The appearance of the Dark Storm Dragon with an attack power of 2700 points didn't even amaze Tanya, let alone the Super-Mixed Monster - Laputinus, whose attack and defense stats were even lower. However, with the latter's appearance, Tanya clearly saw that the red lightning that had previously only been barely caught by the storm was now actively merging into the Dark Storm Dragon's body, and its stats began to change!

[Dark Storm Dragon] [Dragon/Normal → Dragon/Dual/Effect]

"The effect of 【Super Synergy Monster - Laputinus】is that as long as this card is in the Monster Zone, all Gemini monsters on the field are treated as if they were summoned again. That is, there is no need to perform a double summon, and all Gemini monsters will immediately unleash their full power and fully unleash their hidden potential from the moment they are summoned."

He still had three cards in his hand, and then drew another card, saying, "The core of the monster that can resist Tanya's OTK tactic is about to be assembled. I will Normal Summon this monster from my hand again."

"A second normal summon?"

The seemingly absurd action was actually quite dramatic. As Misawa put down the card, a monster did appear on his field. As the swaying plant monster with burning flames appeared, Misawa explained, "This is the second effect of [Chemical Electric World], which is that once per turn, I can Normal Summon one Gemini monster in addition to my Normal Summon. The appearance of [Dark Storm Dragon] before was due to that extra Normal Summon, while the one I used to summon [Lone Spark] now is the normal Normal Summon that can be performed once per turn."

【Lone Spark Flower】【3☆/Flame】

[Plant Tribe/Effect]

[500/1400]

Flames burned on the flower's stamen, which resembled a bomb fuse. What was a deadly threat to other plants was merely nourishment for the Lonefire Flower. As the flames spread into the swollen flower, Misawa activated the Lonefire Flower's effect: "Once per turn, Tribute 1 face-up Plant-Type monster I control to activate the Lonefire Flower's effect. I Tribute the Lonefire Flower itself. By its effect, I Special Summon 1 Plant-Type monster from my Deck."

"I hereby Special Summon [Giant Plant]!"

The Lone Fire Flower was released due to its own effect, and with a "bang", it exploded into a brilliant firework. Under the colorful fireworks, some fairy butterflies with flaming wings were attracted. However, at the place where the Lone Fire Flower exploded, the vines on the ground were not affected by the flames. Instead, they absorbed the power of the flames and grew more and more luxuriantly, even rising much higher than the ground.

Suddenly, a thick plant stem emerged from the ground, growing rapidly with the nutrients from the Lone Fire Flower. In the blink of an eye, it grew into a giant tree. The excess nutrients even caused it to rapidly mutate into insect-like sickle-shaped limbs and fluttering tentacles, making it look extremely ferocious, terrifying, and threatening.

[Giant Plant] [6 stars/plot]

[Plant-based/Dual/Effect]

[2400/1200]

Because of the effect of [Super Monster - Laputinus], the [Giant Plant], being a Gemini Monster, is already in a second summon state when it is Special Summoned by the effect of [Lone Flame]. It can use its powerful effect without waiting for the next summon. After all, compared to other monsters that can use their effects immediately upon summoning, Gemini Monsters are subject to far more restrictions, so it is only natural that their effects are slightly stronger.

Upon seeing the appearance of the Giant Plant, and glancing at the Super Monster - Laputinus and the Lone Flower that Misawa had just sent to the graveyard, Maeda Hayato's expression changed drastically as he recalled the Giant Plant's effects. He exclaimed in surprise, "Wait, is this the kind of combination? Is the method you're using to counter the OTK tactic of the Black Garden and Amazon Princess combination that you're going to use that combo!?"

"If I remember correctly, the effect of [Giant Plant] is—"

“Once per turn during my Main Phase, the effect of [Giant Plant] activates. Special Summon one Insect-Type or Plant-Type monster from my hand or Graveyard.” Misawa deliberately didn’t answer directly, but instead replied to Maeda Hayato, who had mispronounced his name again, by stating the monster’s effect. “And what I’m going to summon is [Lone Spark], which was just delivered to the Graveyard.”

"Although the effect of [Lone Spark] can only be used once per turn, that restriction only applies to the monster's own effect, not the card name's one-time-per-turn restriction. This means that [Lone Spark] revived by [Giant Plant] can activate its effect again, Tribute itself to Special Summon another Plant-Type monster from my Deck. I choose the second [Giant Plant]!"

[Giant Plant] [ATK2400]

The revived [Lone Spark] had barely returned to the field when it was once again Tributed by Misawa and sent to the Graveyard. In its place rose a second [Giant Plant] on his field, and like the first one, the second [Giant Plant] was also in a Double Summon state. The "once per turn" restriction of [Giant Plant]'s effect, like [Lone Spark], only applies to the monster itself and does not have the "once per turn" restriction for the card name. This means that the second [Giant Plant] can still activate its effect!

"[Giant Plant]'s effect activates. I Special Summon [Lone Blossom] from my Graveyard, then Tribute [Lone Blossom] to activate its effect and Special Summon a third [Giant Plant] from my Deck!"

[Giant Plant] [ATK2400]

The third [Giant Plant] arrived on Misawa's field from his deck. Although it can also Special Summon Insect or Plant monsters from his Graveyard using its effect, it cannot activate its ability at this moment. The reason is quite simple—after the two LIGHT/DARK monsters [Dark Storm Dragon] and [Super Synergy Monster - Laputinus], the consecutive appearance of the three [Giant Plants] means that all five of Misawa's monster zones on his field are now occupied, leaving him with no space to Special Summon another monster.