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"Draw!"

[Ryo Marufuji: 2300 LP, hand 1→2]

"Respect for victory?" Seeing Caesar's changed demeanor, even so drastic as if he had transformed into a completely different person in an instant, Wan Zhangmu was momentarily stunned, almost thinking he had encountered some kind of split personality. However, he quickly regained his composure and said, "This kind of momentum is more like it. Defeating you when you're clearly out of sorts doesn't give me the joy of victory. But, with just one [Electronic Emergency Call] and a card you just drew, can you break through the monsters on my field?"

"【Cyber ​​Twin Dragons】, or 【Chimera Fortress Dragon】? Do you have enough powerful monsters in your 'Cyber ​​Stream'?"

"You only have two cards left to use!"

The setup on Manjoume's field, namely [Cyber ​​Ender Dragon], might still pose some threat, since its defense penetration effect perfectly counters the [Awakening Dragon - Young Hellfire God] with 0 defense points that Manjoume is currently facing. However, the face-down card in his back row is not just for show; this time it's a proper face-down card, not a bait like the previous [Bottle of Greed].

Besides these, Manjoume is not afraid of any of Caesar's fusion monsters.

However, Manjoume didn't consider one thing—in the time he had been preparing for the exchange tournament, he had added a lot of new cards to his deck, but who said that he was the only one who had added new cards to his deck?

Looking at the card he had drawn, Marufuji Ryo didn't hesitate to play it, saying, "If one card isn't enough, then just draw as many as possible, right? I'll set a card face-down in my back row and then activate the Spell Card, [Heavenly Treasure Card]!"

"Both players draw as many cards as possible from their decks until they have six cards in their hand!"

The card Caesar drew this turn was none other than the ultimate comeback card, "Heavenly Treasure Card." To maximize its benefit, he even set aside "Electronic Emergency Call" from his hand before activating this card.

[Ryo Marufuji: 2300 LP, hand 2→6]

Watching Marufuji Ryo's hand instantly transform into six cards, Manjoume couldn't help but regret his earlier insistence on saying something. However, his hands didn't slow down, and he stubbornly retorted, "Although the 'Heavenly Treasure Card' gave you six cards, I also had no cards in my hand and could draw six cards as well!"

"Moreover, powerful cards often come with great risks. I've gained six cards for nothing. If you can't defeat me in one go this turn, you'll be facing my fierce and relentless attack!"

Manjoume thought that Marufuji would maintain his calm expression after he made his threats, but to his surprise, a cold smile slowly appeared on his opponent's face: "Hmph, for victory, isn't this level of risk the most basic thing?"

'Is that person really Caesar? How come he completely changed as if he had been having a mental struggle for thousands of words just by looking down and then looking up?' Wan Zhangmu thought to himself.

"What I've learned from this short dueling career is that every card has its limits, Manjoume." Looking at the card he had drawn, Marufuji Ryo glanced at Samejima, the vice principal, and casually remarked, "The continuous evolution of [Cyber ​​Dragon] has finally reached its limit, trapping me in a shackle called 'Perfection' that I can't move."

"However, the power of the [Electronic Dragon] has its limits."

Manjoume didn't quite understand what Marufuji Ryo meant by suddenly saying this, and frowned in confusion: "Who would understand this?"

"I'm not using [Cyber ​​Dragon] anymore, Manjoume!" He drew a card from his hand and sent it to the graveyard. Behind Ryo Marufuji, a monster appeared, its body covered in sharp blades, its appearance ferocious and completely unlike a machine, its art style entirely different from the "Cyber ​​Stream" to which [Cyber ​​Dragon] belonged. "I'll use this card to start my counterattack!"

"Discard [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] from my hand to activate its effect, and add one [Cyber ​​Dark] Spell/Trap Card from my Deck to my hand!"

As soon as Ryo Marufuji played his card, while the others were still wondering why Caesar had never used that card before, Samejima couldn't sit still any longer. He suddenly stood up from his seat and exclaimed in surprise, "That...that card!?"

"Why does Ryo have a card with 'Reverse Electron Flow'?! A card with 'Reverse Electron Flow' isn't—"

Samejima recalled that half a month ago, Hayato said that the [Dragon Shining Takumi] in his deck were making a ruckus and sensed that a new companion could be born. He needed to play another round against [Cyber ​​Dark] to awaken the new [Dragon Shining Takumi], so he approached Samejima, the contemporary master of "Cyber ​​Style".

However, Samejima almost died at the hands of "Reverse Electro Stream" in order to help Hayato unlock the legacy of "Dragon Light Technique". Despite his willingness to help, he was not worried about Hayato taking the "Reverse Electro Stream" card and lent it to Hayato without any concern.

Afterwards, although Hayato did show Samejima his newly acquired [Dragon Light Takumi], he did not return the "Reverse Electron Flow" immediately, because Hayato had created a second and third new [Dragon Light Takumi] card after that, and Samejima thought that Hayato had not yet used them all.

(Longhui Qiaoxin's Daddy "DAD")

But now, looking at it, it seems Hayato somehow handed over the "Reverse Electron Flow" to Akira!?

Hayato had mentioned before that Ryo had the talent to inherit "Reverse Electron Flow," far surpassing Samejima himself, who found it rather difficult to use. However, considering that Ryo had not yet reached the limit of "perfection" that he could achieve at that time, and that he was too young, Samejima did not make up his mind to pass on "Reverse Electron Flow" to Ryo. He thought that he would tell Ryo about the existence of "Reverse Electron Flow" after he graduated and encountered setbacks in the professional dueling world.

Looking back now, the new [Ryuki Takumi] is real, but it's likely that Hayato's real purpose was to take the opportunity to hand over the "Inner Electron Flow" to Akira, who is currently going through a period of confusion in his life!

Surprised as she was, Samejima sat down next to Ichinose, the principal of the northern branch school, under his questioning gaze, watching with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation to see how Ryo would perform.

"【Cyber ​​Darkness】, 'Inner Cyber ​​Flow'? What are those weird things?" Watching the seemingly benevolent 【Cyber ​​Darkness Claw】 disappear and take a card from Marufuji Ryo's deck to add to his hand, Manjoume frowned. "And what kind of operation is it to switch decks mid-game?"

“A few days ago, Principal Hayato handed me these cards, saying it was up to me whether I added them to my deck or not. His exact words were, ‘Don’t fire if you’re confused.’ Although I didn’t fully understand, I think he meant that the time to use this deck would be when I was no longer confused.”

Ryo Marufuji revealed the card he had added to his hand, saying, "And now, I'm no longer lost!"

"Continuous Spell Card [Cyber ​​Dark World] activated!"

As Ryo Marufuji inserted the card into the magic trap area, starting from his feet, a reddish-purple current began to spread out, with green, data-like, leaping lines flowing through it, constructing one intricate pattern after another in mid-air.

Although it is only a Continuous Spell Card, the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark World] after activation is almost equivalent to that of a [Field Spell Card].

"As an effect that can be dealt with when [Cyber ​​Dark World] is activated, I can add one [Cyber ​​Dark] monster with the same name that is not in my Graveyard to my hand. The monster I choose is this [Cyber ​​Dark Cannon]."

Adding the card to his hand, Marufuji Ryo's actions didn't stop there. He actually sent another card he had added to his hand to the graveyard. "Next is the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark Cannon]. I discard this card from my hand to activate it. I add a [Cyber ​​Dark] Machine-Type monster from my Deck to my hand. I choose [Cyber ​​Dark Magic Horn]."

After repeatedly changing his hand, Ryo Marufuji still had six cards, but he had already added two new "Cyber ​​Dark" monsters to his graveyard. While Manjoume was on guard against the unknown "Cyber ​​Dark" monsters, Ryo Marufuji took out another card from his graveyard and said, "If only your opponent has a monster on their field, banish 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core' from my graveyard to activate its third effect."

"Special Summon a Cyber ​​Dragon from my deck!"

"Come forth, [Cyber ​​Dragon]!"

The mechanical dragon reappeared on Ryo Marufuji's field, but perhaps due to the influence of the [Electronic Dark World], the armor on the [Electronic Dragon] seemed to have become somewhat dark, and even emitted an ominous and dangerous blackish-purple aura.

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

Chapter 1313 This is Power (voice cracks)!

【Electronic Dragon】【ATK2100】

This was the first monster that Ryo Marufuji summoned this turn, but it was by no means the last, because immediately afterward, he played another card from his hand and said: "Next is my Normal Summon for this turn. I will Normal Summon this [Cyber ​​Dark Horn] that was searched by the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark Cannon] in Attack Position!"

A strangely shaped mechanical monster, resembling a scorpion or a flying dragon, appeared on Marufuji Ryo's field. Several cables behind it connected to the [Electronic Dark World] that unfolded beneath Marufuji Ryo's feet, seemingly gaining some special power through this connection.

Meanwhile, in the audience, Marufuji Sho looked at the newly appeared [Cyber ​​Dark Horn] on Marufuji Ryo's field with a worried expression: "That kind of monster... What happened to my brother? He suddenly seems like a different person, and his deck is filled with a dark feeling..."

“Although I don’t quite understand what’s going on, Caesar is still himself, at least that’s how I feel,” Jaden said somewhat uncertainly. “But suddenly he’s like a completely different person. It’s really strange. It’s just like Fubuki when she was ‘Darkness’. She gives off a completely different feeling, but you can still feel that she is the same person.”

"Can feelings really be used as a basis?" Marufuji Sho looked at Judai with some doubt. Even he couldn't help but have some doubts about Judai's words.

"Trust Judai, just trust him. You don't need a reason to believe." Maeda Hayato patted Marufuji Sho on the shoulder, indicating that he should continue watching the match.

Putting everything else aside, although Marufuji Ryo's deck suddenly seemed to have turned dark, with the art style changing from the cool and sci-fi "Cyber ​​Dragon" to the eerie "Cyber ​​Dark Horn" style, Maeda Hayato, Jaden, and Manjoume, who could see the spirits, did not sense any dark aura emanating from Marufuji Ryo. Instead, they still exuded a clear fighting spirit.

In that case, there's nothing to worry about!

【Electronic Dark Magic Horn】【4☆/Dark】

[Mechanical Race/Effect]

[800/800]

After glancing at the data of the [Electronic Dark Horn], Manjoume sneered, "I thought there was something special, but in the end you just summoned a weak monster with an attack power of less than 1000 points, let alone 1500. Is that what you call a struggle?"

"【Electronic Darkness】is different from the 'Surface Electron Flow' that exists on the surface of the material world, represented by 【Electronic Dragons】. It exists in the dark and chaotic void of the digital world—the 【Electronic Darkness World】—as an 'Inner Electron Flow.'" Marufuji Ryo paused, looking at Manjoume with a cold smile. "If the way for the 'Surface Electron Flow' to become stronger is through continuous optimization and striving for perfection, the power of the 'Inner Electron Flow' is to dominate and then win!"

"【Cyber ​​Dark】 monsters can dominate the weaker ones. When 【Cyber ​​Dark Magic Horn】 is successfully summoned, you can target one Dragon-Type monster of Level 3 or lower in my Graveyard and equip it to 【Cyber ​​Dark Magic Horn】 as an Equip Card. And while 【Cyber ​​Dark World】 exists, this power will extend to the opponent's Graveyard!"

Looking at the graveyard area of ​​the Manjoume Duel Disk, Ryo Marufuji's smile turned slightly contemptuous: "However, your low-star dragon power is too weak and has already been eliminated, so I'll just continue using the dragon monsters in my graveyard for now."

"【Cyber ​​Dark Cannon】 and 【Cyber ​​Dark Claw】 are both Level 3 Dragon-type monsters in 【Cyber ​​Dark】 that exist specifically to be dominated. I will equip 【Cyber ​​Dark Cannon】 with the effect of 【Cyber ​​Dark Horn】!"

Retrieving the previously discarded [Electronic Dark Cannon] from the graveyard and inserting it into the magic trap area, [Electronic Dark Horn], resembling a long worm, appeared beneath [Electronic Dark Cannon] on the field. It was firmly clamped by the [Electronic Dark Horn]'s rib-like claws, and the remaining cables on its body pierced into its body.

【Electronic Dark Magic Horn】(Electronic Dark Cannon) 【ATK800→2400】

"The attack power of [Cyber ​​Dark Horn] will increase by the original attack power of the monster it is equipped with. The original attack power of [Cyber ​​Dark Cannon] is 1600 points, so the attack power of [Cyber ​​Dark Horn] will increase by 1600 points to 2400 points."

Seeing the surprised and puzzled look on Manjoume's face, Marufuji Ryo explained, while playing another card, "In the [Cyber ​​Dark World], my summoning of [Cyber ​​Dark] monsters is not limited to once per turn; I can perform an additional summon during the Main Phase!"

"I will then summon this [Cyber ​​Dark Dragonbone] again, and equip it with the [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] in my graveyard, which will also increase its attack power to 2400 points!"

【Electronic Dark Dragonbone】(Electronic Dark Claw) 【ATK800→2400】

"Two monsters with 2400 attack power have been summoned in a row?" Manjoume raised an eyebrow and glanced at his field. "Although it surpasses [Dark and Annihilation Dragon], my [Burning Dragon] still has a higher attack power!"

The attack power of [Burning Dragon] is the standard 2500 points for the protagonist's ace monster, which is exactly the same as the two [Cyber ​​Dark] monsters that Marufuji Ryo summoned this turn, neither of which has the ability to defeat it.

However, as everyone knows, besides "sell-the-groin literature" and "MyGO!!!!!", the boomerang is also one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century.

“‘The attack power of a Duel Monster is not the key to determining its strength.’ That’s what you said when I Special Summoned Cyber ​​Dragon. ‘If we skip the battle and destroy it by effect, then no matter how high Cyber ​​Dragon’s attack power is, it will be meaningless.’”

After repeating what Manjoume had said earlier, Marufuji Ryo threw a card from his hand and said, "Now, it's my turn to say the same thing to your [Burning Dragon]!"

"Magic Card [Evolutionary Flame]!"

"This card can only be activated if I control [Cyber ​​Dragon]! Destroy one card on your opponent's field, and the cost is that [Cyber ​​Dragon] cannot attack during the turn this card is activated." Ryo Marufuji coldly pointed at [Burning Dragon] on Manjoume's field, "Just like that, it's doomed!"

"Evolution Burst!"

The Cyber ​​Dragon, which was specially summoned using the effect of Cyber ​​Dragon Core, opened its mouth, locked on, and spewed out a torrent of water that instantly engulfed the Burning Dragon on the field!

Even the Flame Dragon, which can move amidst lava, would be annihilated by the [Electronic Dragon]'s attack.

At the cost of [Cyber ​​Dragon] being unable to attack this turn, Ryo Marufuji used a "loan" to instantly kill [Burning Dragon], leaving him with two monsters on the field. Manjoume also only had two monsters remaining. With seemingly no cards in his hand to continue the combo, Ryo waved his hand: "That's it, let's enter my battle phase! Use [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon Bone] to attack [Dark and Annihilation Dragon]!"

"Dark Whip!"

Upon hearing Marufuji Ryo give the attack command, Manjoume shouted, "Although it was prepared for [Cyber ​​End Dragon], it doesn't matter if we use it now. Chain the attack of [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon Bone] to open this face-down card in my back row—"

"Trap Card: [Attack-Luring Armor]!"

As Manjoume flipped open his back row face-down card, a purple beam shot out and rushed toward Ryo Marufuji's field. It grazed past an attack that Cyber ​​Dark Dragonbone had just finished charging up and was about to unleash, and instead struck another monster on Ryo Marufuji's field—Cyber ​​Dark Horn.

However, the [Electronic Dark Horn] that was hit by the light was not destroyed. It was just that a strange-looking armor suddenly appeared on its body, which looked somewhat similar to the face on the chest of the [Dragon of Darkness and Annihilation].

Immediately afterward, to everyone's surprise, the attack of the [Electronic Dark Dragon Bone], which had already flown onto Manjoume's field and was about to collide with the [Dragon of Darkness and Annihilation], suddenly came to an abrupt halt in front of him. Then, it accelerated in the opposite direction and flew back towards Marufuji Ryo's field!?

"Considering that sometimes monsters are granted resistances, such as not being destroyed by effects, not being targeted by effects, or even being unaffected by the opponent's effects, it would probably be difficult to successfully use a card like [Explosive Armor] against a card like [Cyber ​​Ender Dragon]?"

Manjoume's statement was rather conservative; in fact, the word "approximately" could have been removed. "In short, this [Attack Guiding Armor] is a countermeasure I prepared specifically for your [Electronic Terminator Dragon], which takes attack to the extreme."

"When both monsters declare an attack, [Attack-Inducing Armor] can be activated by choosing one of its two effects: destroy the attacking monster, or target one monster on either field other than the attacking monster to transfer the attack target to the target monster and perform damage calculation."

Manjoume said smugly, "Originally, I was thinking that I might be able to use the attack of [Cyber ​​End Dragon] to make you defeat yourself, but it's fine to use it now. Let your two monsters with an attack power of 2400 fight each other and perish together!"

"Or perhaps you have cards in your hand that boost monster attack power to save one of them? But either way, the only one who will suffer battle damage is yourself! Hahahaha!"

Amidst Manjoume's triumphant laughter, the attack from the [Electronic Dark Dragon Bone], drawn by the [Attack-Inducing Armor], had already reached the front of the [Electronic Dark Demon Horn]. In order to protect itself, the [Electronic Dark Demon Horn] had no choice but to activate the [Electronic Dark Cannon] beneath it to launch an attack, colliding with the attack launched by the [Electronic Dark Dragon Bone] using the [Electronic Dark Evil Claw]!

However, Ryo Marufuji, watching his two monsters clash, sneered, "Is this all you have to offer? Nothing special. Perhaps I forgot to tell you, the equipment monsters equipped by the CyberDark monsters have the function of taking the place of the CyberDark monsters in battle!"

"What?!"

Manjoume was stunned, watching helplessly as the attacks of [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon Bone] and [Cyber ​​Dark Demon Horn] canceled each other out. After a flash of light, neither of the monsters was destroyed; only the other two [Cyber ​​Dark] monsters, which existed as Equip Cards, were shimmering with an ominous light.

"Not only can it act as a scapegoat to destroy monsters, but it can also be used as an Equip Card to equip monsters and to calculate damage during battles. Both Cyber ​​Dark Claw and Cyber ​​Dark Cannon have effects that can be activated. These effects are sending one monster from my Fusion Deck to the Graveyard and sending one monster from my Deck to the Graveyard, respectively."

As his monsters fought each other, Ryo Marufuji, who was unharmed by the battle due to the evenly matched forces, coldly smiled and took out two cards, saying, "I will send [Cyber ​​Infinite Dragon] and [Cyber ​​Dark Chimera] from my Fusion Deck and my deck to the Graveyard respectively."

"At the same time, if the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark Chimera] is activated, and this card is sent to the Graveyard, and a [Cyber ​​Dark] monster with the same name that is not in my Graveyard is sent from my Deck to the Graveyard, I choose to send [Cyber ​​Dark Wing Blade] to the Graveyard."

One image after another, Marufuji Ryo's carefree actions of sending his monsters to the graveyard one after another made his opponent, Manjoume, frown: "Although I did say that I would do my best to win, it's a bit too fast for your style to suddenly become someone who can send monsters to the graveyard as casually as Hayato-sensei."

"But no matter what, even if your monsters have a bunch of effects that can be activated, they'll still face that moment eventually." Manjoume said, pointing to the [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] and [Cyber ​​Dark Cannon] that were equipped with them respectively. "After your monster that replaced you is destroyed, and your attack power is greatly reduced, your [Cyber ​​Dark Dragon Bone] and [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] are just two targets with a mere 800 attack power!"