Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"What is that? Is it the arrogance of the strong towards the weak, Fubuki Tenjouin?" Riki Mackenzie really didn't understand Fubuki's words. After all, having never experienced any supernatural events, she couldn't understand things like "darkness." She only thought that Fubuki was talking about what would happen if she had won in the past and Fubuki had lost. "Nonsense, I can't understand it!"

She said coldly, "You can keep spouting those nonsensical words to yourself after I defeat you, or try to defeat me, defeat me, the Holy Night's Radiant Dragon, who is stronger than your lower-level birds and beasts!"

"And don't forget, I still have a face-down card in my backcourt!"

Hearing Riki's words, Fubuki glanced at her backstage area, her relaxed expression softening slightly. While still somewhat relaxed, she was no longer as nonchalant: "I don't want to be defeated again anytime soon, otherwise, wouldn't it be incredibly embarrassing to have a 0% win rate? Besides, not only would my lovely sister worry about her brother's mental state, but my enthusiastic fans would also be disappointed in me. Actually, I wanted to find someone and bring him back..."

(At this moment, Fubuki's expression is a mysterious blush—speaking of which, Caesar, why are you blushing again?)

"Ahem, anyway, enough chit-chat. Consider the previous interactions as a warm-up, Riki-chan. But what follows is the real battle." With that, Fubuki's smile almost completely vanished as she seriously drew a card from her hand. "Witness the full glory of my 'King' Fubuki!"

"Spell Card [Double Summon] activated! Grants me an additional Normal Summon this turn. Since I don't have a Field Spell Card to reduce the Tribute required for Tributeing, I Tribute both of my monsters on the field to Tribute them for a Tribute Summon!"

Whirlwinds rose around the two birds, "Indian" and "American," completely enveloping them and transforming them into two rising emerald green tornadoes. One hand was outstretched and raised into the air, and Fubuki suddenly clenched her fist: "Got it! This wind from the wilderness!"

"Soaring overlord of the heavens, reign supreme and subdue all things beneath your raging winds!"

"Superior Summoning, Level 8☆!"

The cards in her hand were placed on the Duel Disk. At this moment, Fubuki changed her arrogant tone from before and said softly in a voice that could be heard by Riki on the opposite side, "-- [The Tyrant of the Gale - Smoloff]".

The two tornadoes collided violently, and the airflow speed increased many times over. Amidst the raging wind, a pair of emerald green wings suddenly unfurled, tearing the two tornadoes apart and revealing the form of the giant bird that had been hiding there.

That wasn't all. Just as the tornado was about to dissipate, Fubuki suddenly took out a card from her grave and said with a complicated expression, "Although I know it has nothing to do with you, it feels strangely ominous for me to use you after just breaking free from that."

"In short, lend me your power again, Second Body [Smof]!"

As she spoke, Fubuki placed the card she had taken from the Graveyard onto the Duel Disk, saying, "If I successfully Tribute Summon a DARK or WIND monster, I activate the effect of this card in my Graveyard to Special Summon it!"

"The wind can spread hope, but it can also bring destruction. O demon bird, the opposite of the divine bird, bring down calamity!"

Special Summon, Level 8!

"【Dark Lord - Smoloff】!"

Chapter 1306 failed to get Fubuki to use her full strength

【Smurf, the Tyrant of the Gale】【8☆/Wind】

[Bird/Beast Race/Effect]

[2900/2000]

【Smurf, the Dark Overlord】【8☆/Dark】

[Bird/Beast Race/Effect]

[2900/2000]

After releasing two birds on his field as a Tribute Summon, Fubuki had only one card left in his hand, but two giant birds appeared on his field that looked like inverted mirror images.

The majestic and aloof wind god-like bird—[Smurf, the Tyrant of the Gale];

Like a demon god, a dark and restless bird—[Dark Overlord - Smoloff].

If Ryo Marufuji mastered the various special summons of Cyber ​​Dragon, then Fubuki Tenjouin completely mastered the advanced summons of Smolder. After Riki Mackenzie challenged her to try and defeat her, she immediately demonstrated her true strength!

"A level 8 monster with an attack power of 2900, and there are two of them!" Marufuji Sho exclaimed in surprise. "So that's the true strength of the legendary 'King' Fubuki. You can't tell from her usual appearance at all."

"Although we used different decks, Fubuki once put me in a tough and desperate situation, so it's only natural that she's strong, right?" Jaden patted his shoulder, but then glanced at one of the two monsters on Fubuki's field with some concern—[Dark Lord Smolder], "That monster..."

"Are you worried that your brother hasn't completely escaped the darkness and is still affected by that 'Darkness,' Judai?"

Just then, a female voice came from behind Jaden. Turning around, Jaden was surprised to find that Asuka, who had been sitting with the girls in the blue dormitory, had somehow moved to the red dormitory and taken the seat directly behind him: "Asuka? When did you get here?"

“While Sho Marufuji was surprised, Momoe and the others went off to prepare something, leaving me alone, so I came over here to check.” Asuka said, then looked at the [Darkness Overlord - Smolder] on the field, “It’s a coincidence that the monster’s name also has ‘Darkness’ in it, but it’s just a coincidence. My brother already had that card when he entered the Duel Academy, and he even got it from Principal Hayato.”

"You got it from Hayato-sensei? Then it's alright." Hearing Asuka say that, Jaden immediately stopped worrying. "But as powerful as the card is, it's amazing that Fubuki was able to summon two high-level monsters in one go."

"After all, she is that 'King' Fubuki. According to the information I have gathered, before Fubuki disappeared last school year, her ranking in events like the inter-school competition was even higher than that of Marufuji Ryo."

The voice came from behind Asuka. Misawa had also somehow ended up in the Red Dorm area and was sitting in an empty seat, sharing his information: "And in the duo known as the 'Twin Pillars of Duel Academy,' Tenjouin Fubuki's win rate is also higher than Caesar's."

"That person is actually stronger than my brother? And then, my older brother even defeated that person." Marufuji Sho tapped his palm with his fist. "Doesn't that mean that my older brother is stronger than him?!"

"It doesn't matter, I'll take action."

This time, Jaden didn't need to turn around. Not only did he recognize who the voice belonged to, but the confident voice came from right in front of him. After scaring away the other Red Dorm students sitting in front of Jaden with his aura, Manjoume stood directly in front of him and said, "Whether it's you, Jaden, or Ryo Marufuji, in the end, you'll only be stepping stones on my path to becoming the strongest."

"Okay, okay, so Manjoume, don't block our view of the match." Completely ignoring Manjoume's words, Judai waved his hand, signaling Manjoume to move aside.

"It's Mr. Manjoume!"

On the dueling field, Fubuki, who had placed the two cards together, looked at Riki Mackenzie and said, "Are you satisfied with this response, Riki-chan? I'm not quite sure if I'm remembering correctly, but it seems like I used the same combination when I defeated you two years ago, right?"

"The clearing of the back row by 【Divine Bird's Sweep】, the chain appearance of 【Gale Overlord】 and 【Dark Overlord】—not only are the combinations the same, but even the order in which the cards are used hasn't changed much." Riki paused, looking directly into Fubuki's eyes, and said, "But I'm different from who I was two years ago, the me now!"

"Back then, you easily cleared my backrow, and the only remaining monster on my field, [Archangel Christia], was almost powerless against your monsters' continuous attacks. But now, I have two monsters on my field and a face-down card in my backrow. Even if you were Fubuki, you couldn't defeat me in one go!"

Upon hearing this, Fubuki smiled confidently: "Ruiki-chan, your growth is indeed very obvious, and I have also seen your strength. However, if from the very beginning you saw me as your opponent two years ago, it's a pity that I still won this duel."

"Enter battle phase, use [Gale Overlord - Smolf] to attack [Holy Night's Radiant Dragon]!"

"Breath of the Wild!"

As the emerald bird flapped its wings, a towering tornado suddenly formed, sweeping towards Riki's field, carrying sand and dust, and firmly locking onto her white dragon.

"A monster with 2900 ATK against a monster with 2500 ATK is indeed your advantage, Fubuki, but what if I use this card?" Riki said confidently, pressing the button to activate a face-down card. "When the opponent's monster declares an attack, targeting the attacking monster, I activate this face-down card—"

"boom!"

However, even though Riki had clearly stated that she was going to activate a face-down card, and had pressed the button to activate "Holy Night's Blazing Dragon" before Fubuki's monster attack hit her, her Duel Disk seemed to malfunction and she couldn't flip the face-down card at all. The tornado hit "Holy Night's Blazing Dragon" directly.

The explosive convection locked the white dragon firmly in place, because the one attacking it was not the dark-attribute [Dark Lord - Smolf] but the wind-attribute [Gale Lord - Smolf]. The second effect of [Holy Night's Radiant Dragon] was completely ineffective, and it was destroyed by the tornado and sent to the graveyard.

Rachel Mackenzie's base score also plummeted.

[Ruiji: 4000→3600LP]

Rachel Mackenzie lowered the Duel Disk she had been using to shield her face from the oncoming wind, glanced at her decreasing Life Points and the face-down cards that hadn't activated, and asked in disbelief, "What just happened? Why did my face-down cards...?"

"Can't face-down cards be activated? It seems the card you prepared for me, Riki-chan, is a target-activated card." Fubuki glanced at the only face-down card on Riki's back row and said with a smile, "After all, two years ago, when I unleashed my finishing blow, you didn't have any face-down cards in your back row, so you haven't gotten that information, have you?"

"Actually, my [Windbreaker - Smolder] has the resistance that 'this card, when Tribute Summoned, cannot be targeted by the effects of the opponent's Spell/Trap Cards.' Although it can't defend against cards like [Divine Shield - Mirror Power -], it can't be affected by general targeting Trap Cards such as [Magic Cylinder] and [Absorption Shield]."

Fubuki laughed and said, then waved her hand again, "My attack doesn't end here. Let's continue the battle, [Dark Lord - Smolf]! Next up is [Holy Night Knights - Riel]. Destroy it!"

Seeing that the pitch-black demonic bird was about to replicate the tornado's return, Riki Mackenzie turned her gaze away from the graveyard. Before she could even mourn the destruction of the [Holy Night's Radiant Dragon], the attack that immediately appeared on the battlefield was from [Dark Lord - Smoloff], whose attack power was also 2900!

Who is stronger, 【Dark Lord - Smof】 or 【Holy Night Knights - Riel】?

Well, if it's simply a matter of monsters comparing attack power, then the [Dark Lord - Smoloff] with 2900 attack power is clearly a bit more troublesome...

Will we lose?

We will win!

Seeing the Dark Lord - Smolf attacking again, Riki Mackenzie was extremely confident. This Dark Lord - Smolf and the Gale Lord - Smolf are like inverted mirror images. It's one thing to have the same attack power, but surely they can't also have the same resistance?

With a chain attack declaration, she pressed the button to activate the face-down card again. Watching the face-down card on her back field slowly reveal itself, Riki regained her confidence.

If she gets the urge, she might just be able to defeat Fubuki!

"Chain your attack declaration of [Dark Lord - Smolder], open my face-down card, and then unleash your own counterattack, Fubuki!" Riki shouted the name of her card with great confidence, "Trap Card, [Explosive Armor]!"

For a fleeting moment, despite the large audience around her and the tornadoes still raging in the arena, Ricky Mackenzie felt a momentary silence fall over the room.

She was confused, but then she heard Fubuki across from her say helplessly, "Why this particular card? Doesn't the Western branch campus have this custom? If so, let me tell you something, Riki-chan—"

"--The card 【Explosive Armor】is entangled with a terrifying curse that ordinary people cannot break. Those who use it either cannot activate it successfully, or they will lose the duel even if they do activate it. This is also recorded in the Kojiki... cough cough... I mean, the Duel Monsters Beginner's Guide."

Fubuki raised her hand and snapped her fingers, saying, "Although the [Dark Lord - Smolf] does not have the same resistance as the [Gale Lord - Smolf], it has completely different power, with different effects and no overlapping application scenarios."

“When a Spell/Trap Card effect is activated, [Smolder the Dark Lord] can activate its third effect by Tributing one Winged Beast-WIND monster on my field, negating and destroying that activation!” Fubuki said, removing the card [Smolder the Gale Lord], “Tribute the [Smolder the Gale Lord] that has already attacked, negate and destroy the activation of [Explosive Armor], and then [Smolder the Dark Lord]'s attack continues!”

"Tears of the Kingdom!"

Unlike the wild winds released by [Smolf the Tyrant of Gale], which represents nature, the tornadoes released by [Smolf the Tyrant of Darkness] are pitch black and possess a malevolent power that destroys cities and ravages civilization. Furthermore, after [Smolf the Tyrant of Gale] is released, the tornadoes suddenly expand to a larger size.

Although Riki Mackenzie successfully flipped over the card of [Explosive Armor] in the back row, the face-down card was shattered by the tornado as soon as it was revealed. It couldn't even protect itself, let alone attach its power to [Holy Night Knights - Riel].

With an attack power of only 1800, the Holy Night Knights - Riel raised his spear and charged at the tornado, but even with all his might, he could not overcome the huge difference in numbers, and was instantly destroyed and sent to the graveyard!

[Ruiji: 3600→2500LP]

With her base score dropping another 1100 points, Riki finally breathed a sigh of relief as she watched [Dark Lord - Smolder] return to the field. With only one Continuous Spell Card left on the field, [Holy Night Advent], she looked at Fubuki and said, "I successfully blocked your consecutive attacks. I wasn't defeated by you in one turn."

"In that case, when it's my turn—"

What Riki Mackenzie wants to say is that her [Knights of the Night] monsters all have different effects that can be activated in the graveyard. Although she currently has no cards in her hand, she can still create a miraculous turn in one turn that is enough to defeat [Dark Lord - Smolder], proving that she is by no means weaker than Fubuki.

However, Fubuki shook her head and revealed the last card in her hand, saying, "No, it's time to end this, Riki-chan. This duel is still my victory."

"However, unlike two years ago, you were only defeated by my two consecutive attacks back then. This time, you successfully forced out my final move. That is, this Quick-Play Spell Card, [Swallow's Nest]!"

The figure of [Dark Lord - Smoloff] disappeared as [Swallow's Nest] was activated by Fubuki. Within the steel-forged bird's nest, new life is being nurtured by the power drawn from [Dark Lord - Smoloff].

"【Swallow's Nest】? I remember the effect of that card was—" Riki Mackenzie recalled for a moment, her eyes suddenly widening.

"I can only activate this card by releasing one Winged Beast monster on my field, and its effect is to Special Summon one Winged Beast monster of the same Level as the released monster from my Deck. In the words of Principal Hayato, this is a necessary sacrifice."

Fubuki lifted the Duel Disk that was automatically searching, "Although it's easy to Special Summon the second [Gale Master Smolder] or [Dark Master Smolder], this is my first public showcase since my return, 'King's duels must be entertaining'!"

"So—come forth, primordial divine bird, [the Progenitor Bird - Smurf]!"

When Fubuki drew the card she had retrieved and placed it on the Duel Disk, and the golden four-winged bird descended onto her field, Riki Mackenzie saw that it had the same attack and defense as [Windbreaker Smolder] and [Darkbreaker Smolder], and clearly realized her defeat.

With only 2500 base points, it would be impossible for me to withstand such an attack.

She couldn't help but recall every day she had spent on Duel Academy Island over the past month.

Riki, who came to Duel Academy as an exchange student, shares the same goal as David, another exchange student—to find and defeat Tenjouin Fubuki. However, the difference lies in their motivations. David Luber's goal is to resolve the lingering shadow in his heart and dispel the trauma of being brutally defeated by Fubuki, while Riki Mackenzie? She doesn't actually care much about her past defeat.

What she cared about more was simply Fubuki herself, and why Fubuki hadn't participated in the exchange competition last year, or even appeared at the academy.

Before the tournament, she learned through rumors that Tenjouin Fubuki had acquired a powerful "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" deck. Although she hadn't used it in duels during the qualifiers, she was certain to use it in the quarterfinals when she needed to go all out. Therefore, Riki specially adjusted her deck, using "Holy Night's Blazing Dragon," which cannot be destroyed by DARK monsters, as her ace.

Who knew that Fubuki defeated him without using the "Red-Eyes" deck, but simply with the deck he had been using in the past? Why was this? Someone as weak as himself was still striving to become stronger, yet Fubuki so easily gave up the powerful strength he had already acquired?

Even when her basic score dropped to zero, Riki still couldn't understand it all, except for the phrase "there is the greatest distance between longing and understanding."

[Rickie Mackenzie: 2500LP→0]

"I'm so sorry I couldn't get Fubuki to use her full strength..."