Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

In contrast to the two others, Marufuji Sho suddenly felt confident about Judai, saying, "Don't worry, my brother is clearly very confident. Otherwise, why would he still be able to smile?"

As Marufuji Sho said, seeing that [Fusion Release] returned his [E. Hero Absolute Zero] to the Fusion Deck, Jaden still smiled and said, "Oh! As expected, Mr. Keith, who was from the same era as Hayato-sensei, also has this trick. The alternative use of [Fusion Release] is indeed very powerful in dealing with decks that use Fusion Monsters. It broke my [E. Hero Absolute Zero] without bloodshed."

"However—this also gives me an opportunity, a chance to Special Summon this card from my hand!"

Jaden flipped the card he had drawn over to show it, and played the card, saying, "When this is the only card I have in my hand, I can Special Summon [E·Hero Bubble Man] to the field."

【E·hero Foam Warrior】【ATK1200】

"Then, since I only have one card on the field, [E·hero Bubble Man], now that it has been Special Summoned, I activate its second effect and draw two cards from my deck!"

It was precisely because Keith returned Jaden's [E·hero Absolute Zero] from the field to the Fusion Deck that Jaden, who only had [E·hero Bubble Man] in his hand, had the opportunity to Special Summon it and activate its draw effect. [E·hero Bubble Man], known as "Greed Man," was still dealing damage!

"Draw!" Jaden drew two cards from his deck and activated another card, saying, "Then I'll use this card, 'Hero's Legacy,' to activate this card by returning two Fusion Monsters from my Graveyard that require 'Hero' monsters as Fusion Material to my Deck."

"I return [E-hero Sunrise] and [E-hero Flamewing Man - Flame Strike] from my graveyard to the Fusion Deck, and then I draw three cards from the deck."

Compared to "Greedy Hero with Pot of Greed", Jaden's combo is even more outrageous. He only had one card in his hand, but after playing two cards in a row, his hand quickly grew to a full four cards.

"Next up is this card, [Monster Reborn]! Special Summon [E·Hero Black Neos] from my Graveyard!"

Despite its flaws, the new Neos Fusion Monsters that Jaden acquired are no longer restricted by the limitation of being able to be Special Summoned only through Fusion Summoning. The Neos Fusion Monster that was destroyed in battle has returned to Jaden's field.

Jaden summoned him back for the purpose of—

"Use your effect again, [E·hero Black Neos]! Seal the effect of [Desperate Revolver Dragon] on the opponent's field!" Jaden declared, pointing at [Desperate Revolver Dragon] on Keith's field, "Dark Trap!"

Although the name doesn't sound like a move used by a righteous person, it's fine because [E·hero Black Neos] is cool. He waved his cape and entangled [Desperate Revolver Dragon] on Keith's field. As long as [E·hero Black Neos] is on the field, he continuously blocks its effect and nullifies it.

"Heh, is that what you're planning?" Knowing the threat his [Desperate Revolver Dragon] posed during the battle, Keith understood Jaden's choice, but he still said disdainfully, "Even if it loses its effect, so what? My [Desperate Revolver Dragon] still has an attack power of 2800 points, higher than your [E·hero Dark Neos].

"Or are you actually targeting [StarCraft - Dark Rose]? It's just 600 combat damage, I can handle it, but at the end of this turn, your [E-Hero Dark Neos] will also leave the field if you don't use its effect on yourself?"

“That seems to be true, so I’ll have to try my luck next.” Hearing Keith’s words, Jaden did not refute them, but nodded in response.

Just as Keith didn't understand what Jaden meant by "taking a chance," Jaden glanced at [E·hero Black Neos] on the field and said, "This is my first time trying this too, so I'll have to ask you for help, [E·hero Black Neos]."

“And another one, [N·Radiant Moss].” As he spoke, Jaden played a card from his hand. “Spell Card, [EN Switch] activated. Select one [E·hero] monster or [N] monster on my field and return it to my Deck. Then Special Summon one [E·hero] monster or [N] monster with a different name from that monster from my Deck.”

"I return [E·Hero Bubble Man] from my field to the deck, and then Special Summon [N·Radiant Moss] from the deck!"

On the field, [E·hero Bubble Man], having already used all its effects and having no other value on the field, pressed a button somewhere and remotely summoned a large fighter jet to pick it up and take it back to its deck to rest. Meanwhile, [N·Radiant Moss], which didn't have the same financial power, ran out of the deck on two legs and absorbed some of the moisture left on the field by [E·hero Bubble Man] to restore its stamina.

【N·Radiant Moss】【3☆/Light】

[Plant Tribe/Effect]

[300/900]

Following the previous four [N] monsters of the Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire attributes, the fifth attribute—[N Radiant Moss] of the Light attribute—has also appeared on the field in Generation X. Including [N Black Panther], which had only appeared as fusion material for [E-Hero Black Neos], all six new [N] monsters obtained in Generation X have now made an appearance.

But Jaden didn't seem satisfied with just that. He still wanted to officially bring out [N Black Panther] as well. After putting down the card [N Radiant Moss], he played another card and said, "And then this card, [Neuro] Fusion Monsters' exclusive [Fusion Release] - [Contact Separation]!"

"Similar to the [Fusion Release] you activated earlier, Mr. Keith, the effect of [Contact Separation] is also to return one face-up Fusion Monster with [Neuro] in its name on my field to the Fusion Deck. The difference is that the condition for Special Summoning Fusion Materials has changed to 'collect them all in my Deck'."

Jaden waved his hand, "Then, I'll return [E-Hero Black Neos] from my field to my Fusion Deck. And since [E-Hero Black Neos] and [N-Black Panther], the Fusion Material Monsters described in [E-Hero Black Neos], are now together in my Deck, I'll Special Summon them to my field!"

"Come out! [E·Hero Neo-Universe] and [N·Black Panther]!"

A flash of light appeared on [E·hero Dark Neos]'s body, and [N·Dark Panther] was separated from [E·hero Dark Neos] and existed independently. Finally, [N] made his official appearance.

【N·Black Panther】【3☆/Dark】

[Orc/Effect]

[1000/500]

【E·hero New Universe】【ATK2500】

Among all the [N] monsters, [N·Black Panther] is the last one to appear, and its attack power seems to be the highest. Its effect also seems to be the most powerful. The upgraded [E·Hero Black Neos] has the ability to negate monster effects an unlimited number of times per turn. Before fusion, its original effect can even directly copy the opponent's monster effects and card names.

However, neither of them seems to be of enough help to Jaden at this moment, especially now that [E·hero Black Neos] has left and the effects of [Desperate Revolver Dragon] have been restored.

Keith glanced at [N·Black Panther], and because of [E·Hero Black Neocosmos], he had guessed that the effect of [N·Black Panther] was somewhat similar to that of [E·Hero Black Neocosmos], so he didn't pay much attention to it, but instead looked at the other card, [N·Radiant Moss].

"So, your plan is to use that plant-type moss to perform some kind of 'contact fusion' with that [E·hero Neocosmos]?" Keith said dismissively, "What terrifying effects could a mere plant-type possibly have?"

Upon hearing Keith's words, Jaden suddenly recalled the predatory plants planted in the garden in front of Hayato's villa and disagreed with Keith's statement.

"Don't underestimate plants, [N·Radiant Moss] also hides terrifying power." Jaden glanced at his [N·Radiant Moss] on the field and said, "However, although [N·Radiant Moss] alone can come into contact with [E·Hero Neos] and awaken enough power to guide to victory, I'm a little greedy."

After a pause, Jaden took a deep breath and suddenly said, "Up to now, I have roughly mastered the individual power of the [N]s and the power of fusion with [E·hero Neos]. So, it's time to move on to the next stage! Lesson 4, which I learned in my graduation duel with Caesar—Express your respect! Express your respect, and then move on to another brand new stage of dueling!"

"That is to say—to fuse my [N·Radiant Moss] and [N·Black Panther] together with [E·Hero Neocosmos]!"

"Huh!?" Keith's sunglasses slipped down his nose as he looked at E. Hero Neos, standing between N. Radiant Moss and N. Black Panther on the field. "Two monsters together?!"

"Although the [N] are 'New Space Heroes' from the 'New Space,' they are ultimately 'Elemental Heroes' without the [E·hero] field. Master Daitokuji once told me that my greatest talent is the ability to perfectly harmonize elements, so even with the contact fusion of [N], if I wanted to achieve it, I might be able to achieve the same multiple contact fusion as multiple elemental fusion!"

"Hazard-On!" Jaden said, raising his palm towards the sky, "When the three forces unite, from one side of the distant universe, the duality of light and darkness converges here, and the heroes of the new space will be awakened with new powers under this triple contact!"

"Triple contact fusion? No, it's chaotic contact fusion!"

"Born from the vortex of evolution! Level 9☆—"

The power of darkness seemed to have gone out of control, completely invading [E·hero Neo-Universe]'s body and turning it completely black. However, just before it went berserk, the power of light transformed into white armor and attached itself to its original body!

The cape originally worn by the [E·hero Black Neocosm] was now covered with white bones and transformed into a pair of silver-white demon wings. The new [E·hero Neocosm] even displayed special patterns that could only be achieved when the power of light and darkness was perfectly harmonized. With the cyan energy fully charged, the new hero made a dazzling debut!

"Super-Best-Match! [E·hero Chaos Neo-Universe]!"

【E·hero Chaos Neocosmos】【9☆/Dark】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[3000/2500]

"Is this the kind of monster summoned by the fusion of triple contact, no, chaotic contact?" Keith said with some surprise, looking at the [E-hero Chaos Neos], which was guaranteed to be cool because of the addition of [N-Black Panther] to the fusion. "Its attack power and defense power are actually comparable to [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]."

Despite the praise, Keith wasn't easily intimidated by [E·hero Chaos Neocosm]: "But it's just a monster with 3000 attack power, only 200 points higher than my [Desperate Revolver Dragon] and 1100 points higher than [Starry Night - Dark Rose]. It's not enough to wipe out my basic points."

"Furthermore, with the [Desperate Revolver Dragon] now restored to its original state, do you dare to attack it while it's still around?"

Upon hearing Keith's words, Jaden mimicked Keith's earlier action, raising his hand and snapping his fingers, saying, "Don't be in such a hurry, Mr. Keith. When [E·hero Black Neos] was ineffective against [Desperate Revolver Dragon], it accidentally brought something along with it."

"That is—once per turn, during my Main Phase, I activate the effect of [E·hero Chaos Neos] and flip three coins!"

Upon hearing the familiar activation conditions, Keith's eyes widened suddenly: "You!? You're imitating me?!"

"Hmph, can you call it plagiarism when it comes to Duel Monsters?" Jaden chuckled shamelessly and continued, "Depending on the number of times a coin lands heads up, [E·hero Chaos Neos] can obtain different effects—so, toss the coin!"

Just like when the [Desperate Revolver Dragon] activated its effect, three illusory coins appeared above Jaden's [E.Hero Chaos Neos] head. Even just like with Keith, Jaden also got the same result: three coins with the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] image facing up!

"Ya☆Da☆Zai!" Jaden excitedly pumped his fist and commanded, "When facing face up three times, the effect of [E·Hero Chaos Neos] is—destroy all monsters on your opponent's field!"

"Let's begin the clearing operation, [E·hero Chaos Neocosm]!"

"Light-Dark Spiral!"

The power of light and darkness transformed into a giant spiral sphere covering the entire field of Keith. As [E·hero Chaos Neos] clenched his hands and launched an attack, in just an instant, the two monsters on Keith's field were completely unable to withstand the impact and were annihilated!

"Although it's not the first time I've seen it, Seto Kaiba's taste is really terrible." Keith, who hadn't activated the effects of [Desperate Revolver Dragon] and [Starry Night - Dark Rose], complained about the coins from earlier. When he used the effect of [Desperate Revolver Dragon], he only saw the back due to the angle and didn't know that the front was printed with [Blue-Eyes White Dragon].

Looking at Judai, he calmly opened his arms and said, "Then, attack! Hero, no, Yuki Judai."

“Oh! It’s time to go, Mr. Keith!” Jaden nodded and looked at [E·hero Chaos Neos], “Let’s win together, [E·hero Chaos Neos]! Attack the opponent directly!”

"Heaven and Hell - Broken!"

Chapter 1492 This is the complete form of Tenjouin Fubuki!

Keith Howard: 1300LP → 0

"Gotcha!" Seeing Keith's Life Points drop to zero, Jaden breathed a sigh of relief and excitedly struck his signature pose. "What an interesting duel!"

"We won! What an interesting duel!" Off the field, Marufuji Sho happily repeated Jaden's lines, "As expected of the eldest brother!"

"The final [E·hero Chaos Neos] was simply the essence of this duel. It actually took the duel to a new level with the help of Mr. Keith's power. That's the charm of Duel Monsters." Fubuki said with emotion, "It's really touching, Jaden."

"Haha, it's not that good, is it? Mr. Keith was also cooperating with me, and the main force was [E·hero Neo-Universe] and the others."

Hearing Judai's words, Keith scoffed, "Cooperation? Stop talking nonsense. As the victor, just enjoy the joy of victory and stop finding fault with the defeated."

"Although the 'Starry Night' deck that Hayato Kobayashi gave me is quite strong, I'm still a bit clumsy using it, not as good as you, a kid who's also using a deck you haven't mastered." Keith didn't try to save face by pretending or being stubborn about his shortcomings, but frankly analyzed himself. "If my compatibility with this deck is 80%, yours is probably 100% or even higher, right?"

“Of course, because I designed the cards for the ‘New Space’ series.” Hearing Keith say this, Jaden couldn’t help but point to himself with a thumbs up and say proudly, “I told you I actually had the talent to design Duel Monster cards.”

"Although the cards for 【E·hero Neos】 are indeed based on the drawings you made in the past, I think it's mostly due to their own efforts. It must have been quite a struggle for them to turn your abstract drawings into cards," Marufuji Sho remarked.

"Huh? You actually look down on my painting like that! You piece of crap, I'm going to fix you!"

If someone tells Jaden that he's not good at playing cards, he'll just laugh it off, because he knows he's still pretty good. But if Marufuji Sho says his paintings are abstract, he'll really get angry.

Looking at Judai, who was holding Marufuji Sho's head between his biceps, Keith raised an eyebrow: "You designed it yourself? I see. But no matter what, it's part of your own ability."

"The strong don't need humility; it's only right for them to stand at the top."

Although Keith said that, Jaden clearly disagreed: "But isn't this duel just a friendly spar between you and me, Mr. Keith? And shouldn't a duel bring joy to both sides?"

"Ha, that's a very naive statement from a young person. Duel Monsters is never such a simple game. Do you think the winner will have it easy?" Keith said seriously. "The winner will continue to live, and the loser will fall into hell. But the winner will live on with the resentment of the losers. This is the fate that duelists who keep fighting must bear."

"Besides, you said you aspire to be a hero, right? If so, you'll be carrying not only the resentment of your opponents, but also the heavy expectations of others. Do you have the resolve to bear the weight of a duel for the sake of so-called 'justice' and 'hope,' young hero?"

At this point, Christon paused, looked at Jaden, and then suddenly waved his hand, "Forget it, anyway, Hayato Kobayashi is your teacher, so he should be able to teach you similar things. There's no need for me to lecture you."

Although he couldn't get revenge for being hit by the previous Jaden with a complete victory as expected, he did vent his frustration by playing cards. Keith didn't care too much about losing to a brat, because he felt that he wouldn't have lost if he had become more familiar with the new deck.

For example, your own "StarCraft - Dark Eclipse" can negate and destroy Trap Card activations by banishing "StarCraft" monsters from the Graveyard, and "StarCraft - Dark Star" can similarly banish "StarCraft" monsters from the Graveyard to negate and destroy Spell Card activations. Neither of these effects is limited to once per turn.

In addition, with the ability to negate and destroy monster effects, if I get the first turn and play all three cards in one turn, wouldn't that be equivalent to sealing away all of my opponent's spell, trap, and monster effects? Although it's difficult, it's not impossible for me to do it.

As expected, in Duel Monsters, it's all about striking first. If you strike first, you have a chance; if you strike second, you don't. Only a fool would choose to strike second.

Keith, who had never seen Lord Heavenly Cup Dragon before, thought to himself, then looked at Jaden and said, "However, although this duel was just a practice match, it's a fact that you defeated me. So, as the 'safety officer' that Hayato Kobayashi found, I can assist you with something. Alright, tell me, what do you need my help with?"

"Huh?" Jaden tilted his head in slight distress. "Help... Even if you put it that way, Mr. Keith, there's nothing I need to help with. We can't exactly ask you, Mr. Keith, to be our guide and lead us to the center of the island, can we?"

“After all, you’re the type who thinks ‘it’s not cool to finish a race with the help of others,’” Marufuji Sho said helplessly, having some understanding of Judai’s personality.

But Fubuki's eyes lit up when she heard their conversation: "Hey, I have an idea. Although Mr. Keith can't lead the way, he didn't say he couldn't come with us and protect us, right?"

"Protect your safety? You need my protection?" Keith glanced at Fubuki and then at Jaden, raising an eyebrow. In his observation, the two of them had no reason to fear the materialized dueling monsters on the island. "That's fine, I don't think you'll encounter any situations where I need to intervene. However, don't expect me to act as a bodyguard and eliminate all threats for you. I will only intervene when necessary."

"Like when I was in danger before, Mr. Ameruda stepped in?" Marufuji Sho looked at Keith and asked curiously, "Mr. Keith, although you lost to Big Brother in the sparring match, you are still a legendary duelist and one of the world's top professional duelists. If you get serious, you might be much stronger than Mr. Ameruda?"

'Don't ask me such difficult questions, you short, green-haired, bespectacled brat.' Keith glared at Marufuji Sho, thinking to himself, but still said confidently, 'We'll win.'