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Chapter 1350 Flawless Absolute Defense (Confirmed)

"If I successfully Summon or Special Summon myself, this effect can be activated: Add one [King of War] card or one Plant-Type monster from my Deck to my hand."

From the Duel Disk of [King of Light - Queen Mador], a branch extends out, and a flower bud blooms on it, revealing a card encased within to Jaden. "I choose this card, the Plant-Type monster - [Rose Lover]."

[Light Realm King Battle - Queen Mador: 5300LP, 5 card in hand]

【Aromatherapy Master - Jasmine】【DEF1900】

[Battle of the King of Light - Queen Mador] [DEF2400]

Having just acquired the card "Rose Lovers," "King of Light - Queen Mador" showed no intention of adding it to her hand. Instead, she immediately discarded it and sent it to the graveyard. Instead, she played a card from her hand and inserted it into the Spell Trap Zone of the Duel Disk, saying, "Next, I discard a card from my hand to activate this Spell Card, 'Aroma Mixing.'"

As the card [King of Light - Queen Mador] was activated, a rose fragrance spread from her and reached Jaden's side. This fragrance was much stronger than the previous scents of "angelica," "jasmine," and "laurel leaf," causing Jaden to cover her nose and wave her arms repeatedly, trying to dispel the fragrance: "What an awful smell!"

"Hmph, tasteless fellow, this is a perfectly proportioned blend of fragrances." [Light King Battle - Queen Mador]'s impression of Jaden worsened because of his words, and she explained unhappily, "[Aroma Mixing] can only be activated by discarding a card from my hand. Its effect is to place one of the following cards from my hand or deck face-up in my Spell & Trap Zone: [Moist Wind], [Thirsty Wind], and [Graceful Wind]."

"And the card I chose is this one, [Moist Wind]!"

The fragrance contracted and coalesced, gathering into a concentrated drop in the palm of [Light Realm King War - Queen Mador], and dripped into the wood beneath her feet. A natural breeze blew from afar, spreading the fragrance again and making it even more intense.

To Jaden's surprise, he discovered that the "Moist Wind" card was actually a continuous trap card. In other words, "Aromatic Mixture" could bypass the rules and place the trap card face-up on the field.

"Surprised? Because [Moist Wind] is a Trap Card?" Easily reading Jaden's thoughts from his expression, [King of Light - Queen Mador] said smugly, "Actually, it's not just [Moist Wind], [Thirsty Wind] and [Graceful Wind] are also Continuous Trap Cards. Instead of being surprised by that, come and witness the true power of my [Fragrances]."

"Both effects of 【Moist Wind】can be used once per turn. I have just enough Life Points, so I'll pay some to activate the first effect of 【Moist Wind】!" As 【Light King Battle - Queen Mador】 spoke, she unhesitatingly injected a certain amount of life force into her Duel Disk, making the wooden Duel Disk visibly come back to life, and even the tender tips of green grass peeked out from the cracks.

[Light Realm King Battle - Queen Mador: 5300→4300LP, 3 cards in hand]

Because of the previous recovery, even though her Life Points dropped by 1000, [Light King War - Queen Mador]'s Life Points are still higher than Jaden's. As she gently stroked the tender bud that was peeking out on the Duel Disk with her fingers, she said, "I have to pay 1000 Life Points to activate the first effect of [Moist Wind]. I add a [Fragrant] monster from my deck to my hand. The card I chose is the second [Fragrant Seraph - Euryale] in my deck."

Because both effects of [Aroma Seraphim - Angelica] are limited to once per turn by the card name, even if you search for that card and get it into your hand, [Light King Battle - Queen Mador] cannot activate it.

However, Marufuji Sho, who was watching the match, remembered that when [Light King War - Queen Mador] first used the first effect of [Fragrant Seraph - Angelica], he mentioned that the card could be used during both players' turns. In other words, the card could recover [Light King War - Queen Mador]'s life points at speed 2. If this point was ignored, a miscalculation might lead to a misjudgment that the card could deliver a kill, thus putting the player at a disadvantage.

It's unclear whether Jaden on the field still remembers this, but as a spectator, he couldn't bring himself to remind him.

However, it's not important that Judai doesn't remember the effect of [Aroma Seraphim - Angelica]. What's important is that after completing the search, [King of Light - Queen Mador] suddenly said, "The [Aroma Modulation] I activated earlier wasn't just about mobilizing the power of the cards in the deck. Truly high-quality aromas can only be revealed after a true mixing—that is, [Fusion]!"

"Both effects of the card 'Aromatherapy' can only be activated once per turn, and I'm going to banish 'Aromatherapy' from my graveyard to activate its second effect." [Queen Mador, the King of Light] retrieved the card 'Aromatherapy' from her graveyard, watching it dissipate in her hand, and continued, "I banish monsters from my hand and field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a Plant-Type Fusion Monster from my Fusion Deck!"

"A fusion monster of the plant race!?"

Maeda was somewhat surprised, because in his memory, Plant-type Fusion Monsters were quite rare. Before the advent of the "Predatory Plant" deck used by their principal, the entire Plant-type Fusion Monster lineup only had one vanilla Fusion Monster, "Rose-Dwelling Evil Spirit," a treatment comparable to that of the Reptilian-type, which also only had one Fusion Monster, "Insect Zero."

However, the two races combined are only equivalent to the Sea Dragon race, which has only two Fusion Monsters. But the combined total of the three races is not even a fraction of the Winged Beast race, let alone compared to the Magician race with twenty Fusion Monsters, the Dragon race with over forty Fusion Monsters, and the Warrior race with over fifty Fusion Monsters, whose numbers can only be described as tragic.

It's also because, apart from the rather subtle-looking [Evil Spirit Dwelling in Roses], which is hard to say whether it's beautiful or terrifying, that the plant-type fusion monsters are either the ferocious and handsome [Predatory Plants] like Principal Hayato's, which have a strong and beautiful aesthetic. Maeda finds it a little hard to imagine what kind of plant-type monster [King of Light - Queen Mador] would create using [Aromatic Mixing].

The monsters currently appearing in the "Fragrance" category are all delicate young girls. Could the art style suddenly shift and merge into some ferocious monsters? Thinking that besides beautiful flowers, there are also ferocious carnivorous plants among the plants, Maeda suddenly felt that perhaps those plants that confuse insects could be drawn with a girl image similar to "Fragrance" and made into a deck that is similar to the prototype of "Predatory Plants" but completely different.

Maeda secretly remembered this sudden inspiration and even thought that he might be able to show it to Mr. Yugi Muto as his first project. Maybe he would like it? Because their principal often spread strange rumors on the forum that "Yugi Muto has a special attack on girls," Maeda thought that it might be true. He might as well try drawing the card illustrations in a more girlish way.

Jaden glanced at the four cards remaining in the hand of [King of Light - Queen Mador] and said, "Although we can omit the resource cost of the [Fusion] Spell Card, banishing monsters actually increases the loss."

"Hmph, there's no need to worry about that. My 'Aroma' monsters have worked so hard to raise my Life Points, and I won't let that effort go to waste." [King of Light - Queen Mador] said with a smirk of pride. "Similar to the effects of 'Aroma' monsters, when my Life Points are higher than my opponent's, 'Aroma Fusion' also has an additional effect: it can banish Plant-Type monsters from my Graveyard to use as Fusion Material!"

"The monsters I'm excluding are the only two remaining Plant-type monsters in my graveyard—[Aroma Mage Bay Leaf] and [Rose Lover], which was just sent to the graveyard as a Cost for [Aroma Mixing], to fulfill the requirements for fusion materials—[Aroma] monster plus Plant-type monster!"

"O solitary rose sprouting in the Garden of Integrity, bloom here blessed by the laurel leaves!" [Queen Mador of the Light Realm War] clasped her hands together, channeling a vast amount of magic into her palms, and before everyone's eyes, conjured a card radiating intense light. "Guided by my sacred light, let us merge and create eternal life!"

Fusion Summon! Level 8☆!

"Born, [Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia]!"

With the prefix "Fragrant Night Demon," which is the opposite of the previous "Fragrant Seraph," the monster summoned by the Fusion Summoning of the King of Light - Queen Mador already exudes a rich fragrance before revealing its true form. It not only completely blends with the rose scent that had already spread, but also highlights another refreshing and invigorating aroma of laurel leaves.

The subtle herbal scent of bay leaves blended perfectly with the fresh fragrance of roses. Apart from Jaden, who was insensitive to perfumes, and Caesar, who completely ignored the scent, Maeda, Sho, and Daitokuji were all captivated by the strange aroma, their cheeks flushed as if they were drunk.

It was at this moment that a girl with two pairs of silver, openwork wings on her back, befitting her name "Night Demon," arrived late. Compared to the younger [Aroma Seraphim] and [Aroma Mage], she appeared much more mature. As her wings, similar to but different from those of [Aroma Seraphim - Angelica], fluttered, they infused the surrounding fragrance with her unique and rich magnolia scent.

【Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia】【8☆/Dark】

[Plant Tribe/Fusion/Effect]

[2600/1800]

However, even Caesar couldn't resist taking another deep breath of that irresistible blend of aromas, while Jaden pinched his nose tightly and breathed only through his mouth, resisting the fragrance and complaining, "The summoning line was something like 'guided by the holy light,' but it just summoned a dark-attribute monster."

"Moreover, its attack and defense stats are exactly the same as mine [E·hero-Golden Blade]? And its outfit doesn't seem to offer any defense either. It feels... inferior to [E·hero-Golden Blade]."

"Even in this kind of situation, Big Brother still has his mind full of his [Hero]." Hearing Judai's words, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but remark, "From some perspectives, that's really an amazing talent."

Maeda nodded in agreement, saying, "This kind of pure and unwavering self is very much like Jaden."

"Huh? [E·hero-Golden Blade] is handsome and strong, is it so strange that I like him?" Jaden looked at Sho and the others with some confusion.

"Hmph, what a tasteless fellow."

[Queen Mador of Light] placed the card [Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia] in Attack Position on the Duel Disk, marking the first time she has placed a monster on the field in Attack Position.

Looking at the four cards remaining in her hand, she drew one and inserted it into her Spell & Trap Zone: "Quick-Play Spell Card [Burial from Another Dimension], this card can be activated by targeting a maximum of three banished monsters from both players, returning those monsters to the Graveyard. The monsters I chose are my banished [Aroma Mage - Bay Leaf], [Rose Lover], and [Aroma Seraphim - Angelica]."

"Next, banish [Rose Lover] back to the graveyard to activate its effect."

A phantom of [Rose Lover], dressed in a long red dress like a bride, flashed past [King of Light - Queen Mador], and she took out a card from her hand, saying, "No tribute is needed. I can Special Summon a Plant-Type monster directly from my hand under the effect of [Rose Lover]!"

"Furthermore, this Plant-Type monster Special Summoned by this effect will not be affected by the effects of your opponent's Trap Cards this turn, but you will not have any Trap Cards on your field."

With the card placed horizontally on the Duel Disk, [King of Light Battle - Queen Mador] waved her hand and shouted: "Twin daughters of the mountain god, goddess from whom the crimson cherry blossoms have fallen, I bestow upon you the name 'Autumn,' and make you serve me as 'Beauty Princess'!"

Special Summon, Level 8!

"【Beauty Princess - Chiryu Princess】!"

Even though Jaden and the others didn't know the original prototype of the card played by [King of Light - Queen Mador], her summoning phrase had already introduced its prototype quite well. It was one of the two daughters of the mountain god "Ōyamatsumi-no-kami" in the Kojiki, and the wife of Yashima Shinobi-no-mikoto, whose other name was "Konohana Chiru-hime".

In her sister's name, "Konohana Sakura-hime", "Konohana" represents cherry blossoms, and "Konohana Sakura-hime" means cherry blossoms in full bloom. In contrast, in the name "Konohana Chiru-hime", "Chiru" means "scattered", and "Konohana Chiru-hime" means "cherry blossoms scattered".

The elder sister is the flower goddess of spring when cherry blossoms bloom, so naturally, "Konohana Chiru-hime" became the flower goddess of "autumn". The girl who appears before everyone at this moment is wearing a tight-fitting outfit made of many autumn flowers and surrounded by falling maple leaves that represent autumn. She is the [Ben-hime Chiru-hime] based on "Konohana Chiru-hime". Even the pronunciation of "Ben-hime (あき)" in her name is a homophone of "autumn (あき)".

【Beauty Princess - Chiru Princess】【8☆/Location】

[Plant Tribe/Effect]

[1800/2800]

"As long as [Red Princess - Chiru Princess] is face-up on the field, the opponent cannot target any other Plant-Type monsters with their effects. Then, as long as my Life Points are higher than the opponent's and [Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia] is in the Monster Zone, my Plant-Type monsters will not be destroyed by the opponent's effects. This is my perfect and absolute defense!"

Without any intention of hiding its monster effects, [Queen Mador of Light] proudly explained, "And I also have [Aroma Seraphim - Euryale] in my hand. Even during my opponent's turn, I can target [Aroma] monsters in my graveyard and recover their ATK as Life Points. Ordinary tactics will definitely not work against me!"

"And I'm going to set another card face-down in my back row to further strengthen my defense." With only one card revealed in her hand, [Aroma Seraphim - Angelica], [King of Light - Queen Mador], looked at Jaden and provocatively said, "I can't even imagine how I could possibly lose?"

"That concludes my turn. Now it's your turn, 'Hero' kid!"

[Light Realm King Battle - Queen Mador: 4300LP, 1 card in hand]

【Beauty Princess - Chiryu Princess】【DEF2800】

[Battle of the King of Light - Queen Mador] [DEF2400]

【Aromatherapy Master - Jasmine】【DEF1900】

【Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia】【ATK2600】

[Moist Wind] [GaiKa]

Chapter 1351 My Darling~ A Darling, Your Feelings Are Truly Amazing~

[Light Realm King Battle - Queen Mador] was smug, because she believed that her setup on the field was indeed flawless.

【Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia】 makes all monsters on your field immune to the opponent's effect destruction, and the only target your opponent can choose to attack is your 【Beauty Princess - Chiruhime】 in Defense Position. This means that if your opponent wants to defeat you, they can only destroy 【Beauty Princess - Chiruhime】 first and then deal with 【Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia】 to clear the field little by little.

However, during that process, [Red Princess - Chiru-hime]'s 2800 defense points are enough to render most monsters ineffective. Even if she is defeated, [Light King War - Queen Mador] can use [Fragrant Seraphim - Euryale] from her hand to trigger the effects of the [Fragrant] monsters on her field.

In addition to the effect of drawing cards when recovering Life Points, the effect of [Aroma Mage - Jasmine] is similar. At the moment when Life Points are recovered, all Plant-Type monsters on your field receive a buff, with their ATK increasing by the same amount as the Life Points recovered.

With the two cards already in her back row, even though [Light King Battle - Queen Mador] is usually a very peaceful and unassuming person, she couldn't help but feel satisfied with the power of the [Fragrances] she had personally nurtured.

Then, under her gaze, Jaden subtly drew the top card of his deck and looked at himself with a rather strange, embarrassed expression.

"My turn, draw a card."

"You seem to be a very honest person, to be honest. You even explained the effects of your monsters." Judai glanced at the virtual cards in front of him and pointed to one of them. "I was thinking about which two monsters to choose, but now it seems I don't have to worry about it anymore, because it seems that the only troublesome monsters I need to deal with are those two."

"In this situation, I should say this line..." Watching the powerful level 8 monster with 3000 attack and 2500 defense flip over and reveal itself to the opposite [King of Light - Queen Mador], Jaden mimicked Hayato's tone when he was teaching him, revealing a kind of "sunny" smile like a six-year-old, "I will bestow this powerful monster upon you!"

"Come forth, [Lava Demon]!"

The next moment, the ground beneath the feet of [Red Princess - Chiruhime] and [Fragrant Night Demon - Mulan] in the [Light King Battle - Queen Mador] suddenly cracked open, spewing out large amounts of lava. Caught off guard, neither of them had time to react before the lava covered their bodies. Their flammable clothes and vegetation were ignited by the intense heat, and [Red Princess - Chiruhime] and [Fragrant Night Demon - Mulan] were completely engulfed by the ballooning lava within a few breaths.

[King of Light Battle - Queen Mador] watched helplessly as the two monster cards on his Duel Disk were also ignited out of thin air and sent to the Graveyard, only to be replaced by a ferocious and terrifying monster that appeared on his Duel Disk.

Looking at the scene again, I noticed that an iron cage had somehow locked itself up, and the lava gradually took on a human shape, using the iron chain on its chest to lift the cage and stand up.

【Lava Demon God】【8☆/Flame】

[Demon/Special Summon/Effect]

[3000/2500]

"What... what is this?!"

Seeing the surprised look on [King of Light - Queen Mador's] face, Jaden wiped his nose and said with a smile, "The deck I'm using is 'Elemental HERO' [E·hero], and this card is my Lava Elemental HERO - [Lava Demon]!"

"The 【E·hero】 deck is a deck that is better at breaking through when going second. Although my teacher Hayato taught me to include more trap cards to improve my ability to deal with situations when going first, so that I don't end up with a bunch of monsters without resistance that get wiped out by 【Lightning】, he also helped me come up with many cards that can increase the power limit when breaking through when going second, including this 【Lava Demon】, which was also a gift he gave me when I entered school."

"【Lava Demon】cannot be Normal Summoned, and I cannot Normal Summon the turn it is Special Summoned. This is the risk that comes with this powerful card, but its power is not limited to that. As a Level 8 monster, it can be Special Summoned by Tributing two monsters, but what is Tributed is the opponent's monster, and it is Special Summoned to the opponent's field." Jaden pointed to 【King of Light - Queen Mador】, "And 【Beauty Princess - Chiru-hime】 and 【Fragrant Night Demon - Mulan】 were the tributes offered for 【Lava Demon】!"

"【Fragrant Night Demon - Magnolia】's effect only prevents your Plant-Type monsters from being destroyed by my effects if your Life Points are higher than mine. However, 'Liberate' can ignore this resistance!"

"Tch, what an unpleasant monster. But to send a monster with an attack power of 3000 to my field like that?" [King of Light - Queen Mador] frowned, releasing magic around herself to block the heat emanating from the [Lava Demon] behind her.

"Of course, that's not all. [Lava Demon] also has the ability to be forcibly activated during each controller's preparation phase, dealing 1000 points of effect damage to the controller."

Upon hearing Judai's explanation, [King of Light Battle - Queen Mador] raised an eyebrow, but said somewhat nonchalantly, "That's alright, it's just 1000 points of effect damage, nothing to me when I'm using [Fragrance]."

"However, because you sent [Benhime-Chiruhime] to the Graveyard, the conditions for her effect to activate were met. If [Benhime-Chiruhime] is sent to the Graveyard by the opponent through means such as battle or card effect destruction, her second effect is activated, and I Special Summon one Plant-Type monster other than [Benhime-Chiruhime] from my Deck!"

The Duel Disk automatically retrieved a card, grabbed it with a vine, and sent it to the hand of [King of Light - Queen Mador]. She flipped the card over and showed it to Jaden, saying, "I want to Special Summon this monster. I Special Summon it to my field in Attack Position!"

"Calites, the youngest of the Three Graces, of splendor, joy and feast; Thalia, the goddess of inspiration, I bestow upon you the name of queen, and you appear before me amidst the falling cherry blossoms!"

Special Summon, Level 8!