Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

The card 【Forbidden Drop】is not widely owned; only Ramses II and Hayato, Atem and Yugi, as well as Caesar and Pegasus Tsukiyuki possess it. Among them, Pegasus Tsukiyuki is the only one who uses a card from the 【Fallen Angels】 deck because he uses the 【Forbidden】 series, which can be considered as using a card from his own deck.

But why did Kajiki Ryota give this card?

"Because this is part of the reward I received." Seeing Edward's confusion, Kajiki Ryota didn't keep him in suspense and gave the answer directly, "I think it's called Pegasus Moonwalk? A card belonging to Pegasus's adopted son from the International Illusion Society was requisitioned by Kobayashi Hayato for mass production. However, Duel Monster cards can't be copied so easily, so Kobayashi Hayato made a batch of 'early experimental' cards."

"According to him, the effect seems pretty good, exactly the same as the original. Although he also said that because the cards are tiring, they can't be mass-produced in large quantities, but at least five can be made every year. While saying something like 'It's a pity we can't sell them to shops,' he gave us, the group of people who came to help, this batch of 'Forbidden Drop' cards."

After a pause, Kajiki Ryota looked at Edward with a strange expression: "However, I remember that your [D·hero Destroyer of Phoenix] has an effect that can be activated during the main phase of both sides, right? Why don't you try to destroy your own [D·hero Doctrine] to avoid [Forbidden Drop]?"

Upon hearing this, Edward's lips twitched, and he said helplessly, "I can understand your desire to show off the effect of your new card, but unfortunately, I've already witnessed the effect of this card in my duel with that 'Caesar' Liang. I guess you haven't seen that duel, have you?"

"You said it yourself, the card you sent to the graveyard is a monster card, so because of the effect of 'Forbidden Drop', I can't use the effect of a monster card to follow up the chain in response to the activation of 'Forbidden Drop'."

As Edward finished speaking, the Forbidden Drop took effect. Absorbing the power of the three cards that Kajiki Ryota sent to the graveyard, the unclean droplet dripped from a black wine glass that appeared on Kajiki Ryota's field, splashing onto the three monsters on Edward's field!

【D·hero Theorist】【ATK3400→1700】

【D·hero Destroys the Phoenix】】【ATK2500→1250】

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】【ATK2600→1300】【

"Not only was my monster's attack power reduced, but its effects were also negated." Edward looked helplessly at the monsters on his field; none of them had an attack power higher than 2000. Fortunately, in order to use [Forbidden Drop], Kajiki Ryota had also consumed a large number of cards in his hand at once.

"But as a price, you'll only have two cards left in your hand. So how are you going to win?"

“Indeed, those two cards are quite troublesome, especially if I don’t draw this card during this turn’s draw phase.” Kajiki Ryota revealed a card in his hand. “I’ll set one card face down and then activate the Spell Card [Heavenly Treasure Card]!”

To Edward's bewildered gaze, the unique zero-frame start and perfect draw of the older generation of duelists gave him a tremendous shock!

Because Edward has four cards in his hand, he can only benefit from two cards in the "Heavenly Treasure"; however, because Kajiki Ryota used up all but two cards in his hand when he used "Forbidden Drop", he can draw a total of six cards after placing a card face down!

"Because I have no cards in my hand, I can draw six cards!" Kajiki Ryota's tone was exceptionally excited as he drew cards, while Edward could only deeply understand Hayato's words, "It's more painful to see others earn more than me than to lose cards," and said unwillingly, "I have four cards in my hand, so I can draw two cards."

"Not only that, you also have to randomly discard four cards during your next turn's preparation phase," Kajiki Ryota said gleefully. "Because of Kobayashi Hayato, many people have started using the combination of the cards [Nightmare Mirage] and [Extraordinary Food]. To deal with this shameless effect of replenishing up to four cards at once, [Heavenly Treasure Card] is the best countermeasure we've come up with over the years."

"Even though Jonouchi still couldn't beat Kobayashi Hayato even with this combo, at least I got to see the jealous look in Kobayashi Hayato's eyes, and that's satisfying enough."

While laughing, Kajiki Ryota looked at his hand and drew a card, saying, "First, I'm going to discard this [Warrior of Atlantis] from my hand to the graveyard to activate its effect."

"Add a Field Spell Card, [Legendary City - Atlantis], from my deck to my hand."

"Next, I activate the Field Spell Card [Legendary City - Atlantis]. This card's name is treated as [Sea] under the rules, increasing the ATK and DEF of all WATER monsters on the field by 200, and also decreasing the Level of all WATER monsters in both players' hands and on the field by 1 star!"

Suddenly, waves surged on the calm sea, lifting the floating platform beneath Kajiki Ryota's feet. Only after large sections of building debris broke through the water and were revealed did Edward realize that the floating platform beneath Kajiki Ryota's feet had transformed into a towering structure in the center of this underwater city.

"More important than the increase in attack and defense, [Legendary City - Atlantis] lowers the level of the monsters in my hand. Level 7 monsters will only require one tribute to be Tribute Summoned, while Level 5 monsters will no longer require tributes."

"Therefore I can directly Normal Summon this card—My Half-Body, My Tamashi! Warrior Charging Towards the Sea!"

"Riding the waves! [The Legendary Fisherman II]!"

As Kajiki Ryota placed the card on the Duel Disk, a waterspout rose in his field of view, and a fisherman, shirtless and holding a crossbow, emerged from the waves, riding a whale shark!

[The Legendary Fisherman II] [5☆/Water] → [4☆/Water]

[Warrior Race/Effect]

【2200/1800】→【2400/2000】

Although it is a Level 5 monster, as Kajiki Ryota said, after its Level was lowered by a Field Spell Card, it became a monster that can be Normal Summoned directly without Tribute, and its ATK is now the same as that of Red-Eyes Black Dragon.

However, what attracted Edward's attention even more than the numbers was the appearance of the [Legendary Fisherman II].

"Isn't that... Kajiki Ryota himself?!"

The "Legendary Fisherman II" who appeared at Kajiki Ryota's field doesn't just look somewhat like Kajiki Ryota, it looks exactly the same, even with the same spiky hairstyle!

“Oh, now that you mention it, it does look quite similar.” Kajiki Ryota looked at the [Legendary Fisherman II] as if he had just discovered it, and nodded. “So that’s why Kobayashi Hayato asked me for the photo. Turns out, just like Jonouchi, he used it to order monsters that look similar to the Duelists.”

"Hmph, looking at it this way, maybe I wasn't wrong about the summoning phrase. [Legendary Fisherman II] is a brand new monster that inherits from [Legendary Fisherman]. As long as it exists on the field or in the graveyard, its card name can be used as [Legendary Fisherman]."

Chapter 1467 First Life, Second Life, Third Life!

"This card, 【Legendary Fisherman】, is very similar to my father, not only in appearance but also in that he is immune to attacks at sea and unaffected by spell card effects. In that case, my other half—【Legendary Fisherman II】—will surpass his father!"

“Apart from its effect of being used as [Legendary Fisherman] when it's on the field or in the graveyard,” Kajiki Ryota waved his hand, “[Legendary Fisherman II] will not be affected by any other monster effects while [Sea] is on the field!”

"However, because of [Forbidden Drop], this resistance seems to be useless for the time being?" Kajiki Ryota smiled as he glanced at the three monsters on Edward's field whose effects had been negated. "It doesn't matter, it's just a stepping stone anyway."

"A springboard?" Edward raised an eyebrow, glanced at the "Legendary Fisherman II," and didn't quite understand what the sentence meant.

“If the ‘Legendary Fisherman’ that symbolizes my father represents the ‘past,’ then this ‘Legendary Fisherman II’ that looks so much like me represents the ‘present.’” Kajiki Ryota glanced at Edward and said with a slightly serious tone, “The ‘past’ is important, that’s true, but the ‘present’ is also important, as is the equally important ‘future.’”

"So it is with duels, and so it is with life, Edward."

“Well then, watch closely, this is the monster I truly intend to summon, the card that symbolizes the ‘future’!” Kajiki Ryota drew another card from his hand. “The past needs to be remembered, but only by standing firm in the present can we create the future!”

"Tribute [Legendary Fisherman II], whose card name is [Legendary Fisherman] on my field, and Special Summon it from my hand!"

"Tides, nod to me! Reborn amidst a legend that will last for generations! Going against the current, [The Legendary Fisherman III]!"

The waves engulfed the legendary Fisherman II, and moments later the waves shattered into a spray of water. The fisherman, now transformed, returned, wielding a more advanced fishing spear and standing on a whale shark whose jewel on his forehead had become even larger!

[The Legendary Fisherman III] [7☆/Water]

[Warrior/Special Summon/Effect]

[2500/2000]

"Evolved?!" Looking at the drastically changed appearance of [Legendary Fisherman III], Edward raised an eyebrow and said with considerable surprise, "But it's clearly a water attribute, yet its level, attack power, and defense power haven't changed because of [Legendary City - Atlantis]?"

"Hmph, because as long as 'Legendary Fisherman III' is on the field, he won't be affected by the effects of Spell/Trap Cards, even my monsters. However, don't just focus on the surface and ignore the dangerous undercurrents below." Kajiki Ryota proudly raised his palm. "When I successfully Special Summon 'Legendary Fisherman III,' I activate its first effect!"

"At the same time, I chain-activate the effect of [Searching for Dolphins] in my hand. This effect can only be activated when a WATER monster's effect is activated, and I Special Summon it from my hand!"

A chubby dolphin surfaced from underwater and came to the side of the "Legendary Fisherman III". Kajiki Ryota also began to process the effect of the "Legendary Fisherman III" after the effect of the "Searching for Dolphins" was processed.

[Searching for Dolphins] [4 stars/water] → [3 stars/water]

[Fish/Effect]

【1500/500】→【1700/700】

The Legendary Fisherman III aimed his harpoon at the field, and the surging waves, defying gravity, converged on the tip of the harpoon, creating two split spearheads. Kajiki Ryota then explained, "The Legendary Fisherman III's power to open up new sea routes allows him to banish all monsters on the opponent's field when he is successfully Special Summoned, at the cost of being unable to attack this turn!"

With a wave of his hand, Kajiki Ryota gave the order: "Let's move out, [The Legendary Fisherman III]!"

"Let the water and sky reverse—Twisted Flower!"

As the legendary Fisherman III pulled the trigger, the trident-like harpoon was fired, causing the waves and tides to recoil in its wake. The trident, cleaving through the waves, did not directly strike any of the three [D·hero] bodies, but instead landed in the open space between them. The instant it touched the ground, the water harpoon released the ocean power it had accumulated, and the surging waves erupted in an instant, transforming into a huge vortex that devoured all the monsters on the field!

Admittedly, [D-Power] grants Edward the resistance that "the opponent cannot target cards on his field with their effects," but both the previous [Forbidden Drop] and the currently activated [Legendary Fisherman III] have the noble effect of not targeting, rendering the existence of [D-Power] meaningless.

The resistance that 【D-Power】 grants to 【D·hero Blood Demon-D】, which is not destroyed by the opponent's effects, goes without saying. The effect of 【Legendary Fisherman III】 is not destruction but a more thorough exclusion. He cannot even use this to trigger the resurrection effect that 【D·hero Destroyer Phoenix】 can activate after being destroyed.

Like flushing a toilet, the giant wave disappeared from the legendary city of Atlantis. On Kajiki Ryota's field, there was the legendary fisherman III with 2700 attack power and the homing dolphin with 1700 attack power. The combined attack power was enough to kill and clear Edward's initial 4000 base points.

However, due to the limitations of the effect of [Legendary Fisherman III], only [Seeking Dolphins] can participate in the attack. To achieve an OTK (One-Turn Kill) and defeat Edward in this turn, Kajiki Ryota needs a monster with higher attack power.

"Better safe than sorry. Without knowing what cards the opponent has in hand, I'll be a little more careful." After glancing at the six cards in Edward's hand, Kajiki Ryota pressed the button on the Duel Disk to activate a face-down card. "I activate this Spell Card I set earlier—[Sea of ​​Greed Eel]."

"I return two WATER monsters from my hand—[Legendary Fisherman] and [Fortress Whale]—to my deck and shuffle them. After that, I draw three cards from my deck."

【Kajiki Ryota: 4000LP, hand 2→3】

After glancing at the cards he had drawn, Kajiki Ryota played another card and said, "Next is this spell card, 'Fish Swarm Detector,' which adds one Level 7 or lower monster or WATER Normal Monster with the 'Sea' attribute to my deck into my hand."

"However, if there is a [Sea] on the field, [Fish Swarm Detector] triggers its additional effect, allowing me to Special Summon another WATER Normal Monster from my Deck!"

After retrieving a monster card and adding it to his hand, Ryota Kajiki placed another card he had retrieved at the same time onto his Duel Disk and shouted, "Come forth! Among the water-attribute monsters, there is a giant sea dragon with top-tier attack power—[Spiral Dragon]!"

A giant sea dragon that looked like a plesiosaur leaped out of the water with the waves and came onto Kajiki Ryota's field. Its attack power made Edward's eyes narrow!

[Spiral Dragon] [8☆/Water] → [7☆/Water]

[Sea Dragon Clan/Normal]

【2900/2900】→【3100/3100】

"Its attack and defense power even surpasses the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Even though it's not particularly handsome, the Spiral Dragon that appeared on Kajiki Ryota's field was filled with a kind of beauty called "strength," which was astonishing!

"How is it? It's strong, isn't it? It's beautiful, isn't it? This strong body and agile muscles, such beautiful muscle lines, represent the grandeur of the sea!" Kajiki Ryota seemed quite satisfied with the monster he had specially summoned. "Unfortunately, this is probably the last monster you will ever see."

"During my Main Phase, I activate the other effect of [Legendary Fisherman III] to return all of my opponent's banished cards to the Graveyard. Then, I enter the Battle Phase and use [Spiral Dragon] to directly attack my opponent's Duelist!"

"Battle Vortex Current!"

Starting from the Spiral Dragon, ripples spread across the sea surface, quickly transforming into violently undulating waves. The accumulated power converged into a giant wave more than ten meters high, rushing towards Edward!

If this attack hits, Edward's base score will drop by a whopping 3100 points, leaving him with only a meager 900 points!

At this moment, Edward had no choice but to take out the card in his hand, hold it up in front of him, and say: "When a monster is fighting, I discard this [D·hero Dynamite] from my hand to activate its effect!"

"That battle reduced my combat damage to 0, and both players took 1000 points of damage!"

Just as the tsunami-like waves were about to crash down on Edward, [D·hero Dynamite] flew out of Edward's hand and stood in front of the waves, detonating itself without hesitation to create an opening, allowing Edward to successfully dodge the direct attack of [Spiral Dragon] through the opening.

“However, you will also suffer damage from the [D·hero Dynamite] effect as a result,” Kajiki Ryota said to Edward.

“No, I won’t be hurt because I used this card as one of the fusion materials when I fused to summon [D·hero Phoenix Man of Destruction].” Retrieving a card from the graveyard, Edward showed it to Ryota Kajiki. “[D·hero Determined Man], this card can only be activated when the effects of a Spell, Trap, or Monster that has damaged me are activated while it is in the graveyard.”

"Return this card to my hand and reduce the damage that effect caused me to 0." Edward, who had put the [D·hero Determined] card back into his hand, now had six cards left, and looked at Kajiki Ryota. "The only one who will suffer effect damage will be you."

"Hmph, no way. How could a man of the sea not have ways to avoid risks? Jonouchi's 'Red-Eyes' is so good at effect damage, of course I have cards to deal with it too." Kajiki Ryota said smugly as he took out a card from his own graveyard. "Just like you used 'Fusion' to send 'D. Hero' to the graveyard before, I used 'Forbidden Drop' to send this card to the graveyard before."

"【Dream Shark】Can be activated when an effect that deals damage to me is in the Graveyard. Special Summon this card and reduce the damage dealt to me by that effect to 0."

After [D·hero Dynamite] self-destructed and destroyed the tsunami, the shockwave indiscriminately attacked both duelists. While the impact that attacked Edward was completely absorbed by his [D·hero Determined Man], a purple shark also leaped out onto Kajiki Ryota's field to block the damage for him.

【Dream Shark】【5☆/Water】→【4☆/Water】

[Fish/Effect]

【0/2600】→【200/2800】→【200/1800】

After the [Dream Shark] blocked the impact, it first received a buff from the Field Spell Card, but its defense quickly dropped sharply, as if it had been injured by absorbing the shockwave.

"The [Dream Shark] Special Summoned by this effect will have its DEF reduced by 1000, and will be excluded if it leaves the field." After explaining the situation, Kajiki Ryota glanced at the monsters on his field and said, "Although you blocked the direct attack of [Spiral Dragon], do you still have a second [D·Hero Dynamite] in your hand?"

"Next up is the direct attack from [The Dolphin Hunter]—a massive fish rampage!"

As Kajiki Ryota gave the order, the [Surveying Dolphin] opened its mouth and emitted a sonic wave, attracting a large school of fish from the ocean. Without needing any sharp teeth or other weapons, the sheer number and impact of the fish were enough to cause considerable damage, and they charged towards Edward!

This time, Edward didn't have a second [D·hero Dynamite] to protect himself from damage, and his base score immediately began to drop.

Just then, [Legendary Fisherman III], who was unable to participate in the attack this turn due to his own effect, seemed to have his hunting instincts aroused by the fish and suddenly fired a shot at Edward. The phantom of the fishing spear instantly pierced through Edward's body, causing his base stats to drop significantly!