Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Although the effect of [D·hero Fear Man] not only changes his own attack power but also increases his defense power by a terrifying 7900 points, what Edward needs now is not a powerful shield, but a monster to break through.

Since [Shadowhound] forcibly changed it to Defense Position, [D·hero Fearman] is unable to participate in the attack in this phase of the battle.

Seeing his [D·hero Fear Man] changed to Defense Position, Edward wasn't too surprised, and had an expression that said, "As expected, Hayato-sensei, you really did have cards prepared for this situation, which is why you look so relaxed."

"However, from the very beginning, I was assuming that [D·hero Fear Man] would be dealt with by you, Hayato-sensei!"

Without [D·hero Fear Man], how will Edward deal with Hayato's monsters on the field?

【D·hero Evil Takuban】: That's easy, I'll just become the Supreme!

"Since I don't have [D·hero Fear Man], I'll use [D·hero Dystopian Man] to fight! I'll use him to attack [Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Butler] on your field, Hayato-sensei!"

Originally, [D·hero Dystopian] only had an attack power of 2800 points, which was no match for Hayato's [Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Butler]. However, Edward's previous [D·hero Dagger Man] boosted the attack power of all of Edward's [D·hero] monsters, which naturally also benefited [D·hero Dystopian].

Take advantage of the fact that [Half-Dragon Maid - Radiant Dragon Girl] has transformed into her relatively weaker human form, [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Girl Butler], and [D·Hero Dystopian] to launch an attack!

"Stinging into the Demotic Utopia!"

A black energy, resembling a scorpion's tail, extended from [D·hero Dystopian]'s body, swirling around him with remarkable agility before wrapping around his right foot to imbue it with power.

With a leap, [D·hero Dystopian] adjusted her posture in mid-air and launched a flying kick at Hayato's [Half-Dragon Maid·Dragon Butler]!

"Muda! During your Standby Phase, I searched for and added this [Half-Dragon Maid - Cooking Dragon Girl] to my hand using the effect of [Half-Dragon Maid - Crimson Flame Dragon Girl]. It has an effect that can be activated from my hand during your opponent's turn!" Just then, Hayato revealed a card from his hand. "I can discard it from my hand and target any [Half-Dragon Maid] monster I control to activate this effect. Increase the targeted monster's ATK by 2000 until the end of this turn!"

Hayato sends the card to the Graveyard and points to the "Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Butler" on his field. "The chain 'D. Hero D. Utopia's' attack declaration is activated. The target of my effect is naturally the 'Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Butler' that has become the target of your monster's attack. Increase its ATK by 2000!"

The attack power of [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Girl Butler] has now reached 3300 points. If Hayato successfully applies the power of [Half-Dragon Maid - Crimson Flame Dragon Girl] to [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Girl Butler], its attack power will instantly increase to 5300 points, which is equivalent to the previous [Five Divine Dragons]. Instead, it will turn the tables and kill [D·hero Dystopian] who took the initiative to approach and attack it!

Even with the protection of [D·hero Fearman], which prevents Edward's [D·hero Anti-Utopia] from being destroyed and Edward from taking combat damage, the attack of [D·hero Anti-Utopia] this turn is wasted.

"A dragon form of 'Half-Dragon Maid' that can activate different effects by being discarded from the hand, just like 'Half-Dragon Maid - Earthly Compassionate Dragon Maid'...?" Edward frowned, somewhat anticipating the current situation. "In that case, we have no choice but to use this effect!"

"【D·hero Anti-Tauren】Second effect: If this card's ATK is different from its original ATK, you can target 1 card on the field to activate this effect!"

Ed originally intended to use this effect after [D·hero Anti-Utopia] finished attacking to maximize its value, but now that [D·hero Anti-Utopia] is about to be defeated by the [Half-Dragon Maid·Dragon Butler] whose attack power has skyrocketed, he has no choice but to use it.

"This effect destroys the target card and restores the ATK of [D·hero Dystopian] to its original value. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn." Edward pointed to Hayato's field. "The target I chose for this effect is naturally [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Butler] on your field, Hayato-sensei!"

"Just like you said yourself, teacher, 'No matter how high the attack power is, it's meaningless if you can't unleash it.' As for the [Half-Dragon Maid - Dragon Maid Butler] that I'm about to obtain, as long as I destroy it first, I won't need to care about its attack power!"

"Destiny Bomb!"

Holding an energy ball in each hand, as Edward clasped his hands together, [D·hero Dystopian] also pressed his two energy balls together, creating a shockwave that swept towards Hayato's field.

As the eldest sister of the main family, the [Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Girl Butler] naturally stood at the forefront to shield the others behind her from the impact, successfully blocking almost all of it, so that Xiao Lan and the others behind her could only feel the breeze.

However, the price was that [Half-Dragon Maid/Dragon Butler] was also forced to disappear from Hayato's arena.

In an instant, the attack and defense stats of the monsters on both sides' fields almost all changed.

Ed Phoenix: 4000LP, 1 cards in hand

【D·hero's captivating charm】【ATK1600】

【D·hero Anti-Tauren】【ATK3600→2800】【

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】【ATK2700】

【D·hero Fear Man】【DEF7900→7100】

[Future Integration]

[Hayato Kobayashi: 2900LP, hand 5→4]

[Armed Dragon - Thunder - LV10] [ATK4300→4200]

【Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl】【DEF3300→3200】

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【DEF1900→1800】

【Shadowdee Nephilim】【DEF 2800→2700】

[The Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting] [The Nightmare of the Mirage Tower]

Venue: [Branding Theatre City - Desperate Death Prison Village]

"The destruction of the [Half-Dragon Maid] monster reduced the bonus provided by [Half-Dragon Maid's Greeting]. Therefore, due to the lack of an attack target, [D·hero Dystopian] triggered the attack rollback rule and can reselect an attack target."

Edward pointed to the monster on Hayato's field, whose defense was exactly the same as [D. Hero D. Tauren]'s attack power, now restored to its original value but only 100 points lower than [Shadowdow Nephilim]. "The monster I'm attacking is [Shadowdow Nephilim]!"

"【Goddled Nephilim】Activates its effect at the start of the damage step when battling a Special Summoned monster, destroying the targeted monster." Hayato paused, "However—"

"However, thanks to the protection of [D.hero Fearman], my [D.hero] monster will not be destroyed this turn, so even the effect of [Shadowdome Nephilim] cannot withstand the attack of [D.hero Dystopian]!"

Edward finished Hayato's sentence and waved his hand, "Attack one more time, [D·hero Antitopia] - Sting Antitopia!"

This time, [D·hero Dystopian]'s attack was successfully launched, striking the towering giant girl with a flying kick. Pain and sorrow appeared on her doll-like face. [Shadowdee Nephilim] was destroyed by Edward's attack and sent to the graveyard. However, because it was in defense mode, Hayato was not harmed.

However, because [Shadowdee Nephilim] was destroyed and sent to the graveyard, as the threads wrapped around [D. Hero Fearman] dissipated, several threads wrapped with something were stretched out in front of Hayato.

“Well, rest well, Nephilim. I’ll accept your power.” Taking the card in front of him, Hayato showed it to Edward. “The third effect of Shadowdome Nephilim is that if this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can target one Shadowdome Spell/Trap Card in my Graveyard and add that card to my hand.”

"Although it doesn't seem to be written on the card, [Contact with the False God] has the [Shadowdress] field, so I'm adding this card to my hand."

[Hayato Kobayashi: 2900LP, hand 4→5]

"It's a pity that even though it's an Angel-type monster, [Shadowdee Nephilim] is a Fusion Monster, so it can't trigger the second effect of a Field Spell Card."

Hearing Hayato's words, Edward glanced at the ominous theater city beneath his feet, then looked at Hayato and said, "But Hayato-sensei, although you've retrieved the card 'Contact with the Illusion of God,' which wasn't face-down, you shouldn't be able to activate it from your hand, right?"

“Even if it was face down last round, it’s useless, because you can only activate one of these cards per turn.” Hayato nodded.

“Unlike you, during my turn, I can activate Quick-Play Spell Cards from my hand during the Battle Phase. And this card in my hand is the key to my victory!”

Edward glanced at the Continuous Spell Card [Future Fusion] on his back row, "I'll use this Quick-Play Spell Card—[Instant Fusion]—to become a navigator to the future!"

"I will use my three monsters on the field, [D·hero Demon], [D·hero Dystopian], and [D·hero Fear], as Fusion Material to activate [Instant Fusion]!"

"Triple fusion!?" Outside the arena, Asuka stared in astonishment as Edward went so far as to send [D·hero Fear Man] to the graveyard as fusion material. "[D·hero] also has such a powerful monster?"

Having noticed Asuka's arrival long ago, Edward took the card to the graveyard, glanced at Asuka, and then looked at Hayato, saying, "The serious [D·hero] and the frivolous [E·hero] are not the same beings. The greatest limit for them, who bear heavy fates, is the fusion of the two bodies."

"However, my friends will guide me into the future. With this understanding and resolve, the bond between me and my friends will allow [D·hero] to give birth to a brand new power!"

"The monster I want to fuse with is the one I showed before under the theme of 'Future Fusion'—"

"Phantom from the future, trinity united in a majestic form, break free of your shackles and unleash a meteor-like punch against fate!" With his hands clasped together, the power of Saiou, which had always existed in Edward's deck, climbed up his arm and onto the card in Edward's hand. "Fusion Summon, Level 8!"

"Show yourself! [V·hero Sanyi]!"

【V·hero 31】【8☆/Dark】

[Warrior Race/Fusion/Effect]

[2500/2000]

The power of the Trisolarans [D·hero] was absorbed and twisted by [Instant Fusion], transforming them into a warrior clad in red armor, who appeared on Edward's field during this battle phase. The card Edward considered his last hope was none other than [V·hero Trisolaran], which he had previously revealed when activating [Future Fusion]!

"Finally, it has arrived! The strongest [V·hero] with the power to shake fate!" Edward said excitedly as he looked at the [V·hero Trinity] on his field.

"Break free from your shackles..." Compared to Edward's excitement, Hayato was more concerned with Edward's summoning words before casting [V·hero 31], "In your opinion, Edward, are your [D·heroes] burdened with the weight of fate?"

"Isn't that how it is, Hayato-sensei?" Edward said matter-of-factly. "I remember there's a saying in an ancient Eastern country, 'When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their sinews and bones, starves their body, and frustrates their endeavors.' That roughly means that heroes always have to go through hardships, right?"

“Just like in comics, the important people around a hero always leave for various reasons, such as the Thomas couple who fell in front of Bruce Wayne, and Uncle Ben who taught Peter Parker that with great power comes great responsibility before he died.” After a pause, Edward silently added his own father, who was murdered by DD, to the list in his mind.

"My [D·heroes] are also fighting with their own heavy destinies, aren't they? But, as long as I use the power of the phantom of [V·hero], even my [D·heroes] can briefly break free from the gravity of fate."

However, listening to Edward's words, Hayato shook his head in disapproval: "That's full of arbitrary ideas, and when you say 'break free,' you don't mean Saiou's scheming of divination techniques, do you?"

Edward wasn't too surprised that Hayato mentioned Saiou's name. After all, besides being his manager, his friend Saiou was also known as a fortune teller in high society. Presumably, Hayato had been learning about his students' interpersonal relationships lately.

"Saiou's divination can see a definite future, and if people could know what their future holds, they wouldn't panic because of sudden accidents. That's 'enlightenment,' and 'enlightenment' will blow away all 'despair'!" Trying to correct Hayato's derogatory term for his friend's divination as "tricks," Edward said earnestly, "With such 'enlightenment,' what's wrong with letting my [D·hero] break free from the weight of fate!"

"So you're still just a kid." Looking at Edward, Hayato shook his head again. "Not to mention that the so-called 'future' should never be something you have to accept once you know it, without making any effort to change it. You were wrong from the start, Edward—"

"Your [D·hero] has never fought with the burden of fate on their shoulders. They only have you on their shoulders."

“Bearing myself… I don’t understand, Hayato-sensei.” Edward frowned, unable to comprehend what Hayato was saying, and was about to end the conversation when he waved his hand and said, “But I know this—that is, the power that I created together with Saiou’s power, this [V·hero Sanichi], can unleash far more power than imagined!”

"When a Fusion Summon is successful, [V·hero Sanichi]'s attack power becomes twice its original attack power until the end of the turn. At the same time, the Fusion Summoned [V·hero Sanichi] can make up to three attacks in the same battle phase."

Pointing to Hayato's field, Edward shouted, "Although [V·Hero Trinity] can't attack directly, Hayato-sensei, you now only have exactly three monsters left on your field!"

Chapter 1509: Here I discard my red tape.

【V·hero 31 people】【ATK2500→5000】

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】【ATK2700】

Watching [V·hero Sannin]'s attack power surge to a full 5000 points, capable of unleashing three more punches, and [D·hero Blood Demon-D] who hadn't even launched an attack yet, Hayato sighed: "I thought I'd grown somewhat from my duel with Kajiki Ryota, but I'm completely held back by the dead, Edward..."

"Even if it's you, Hayato-sensei, don't make it sound so easy!" Edward raised an eyebrow, slightly annoyed by Hayato's words. "I did make the decision to give up [D·hero Blood Demon-D] with Kajiki Ryota's teacher, but that should be unrelated to my current act of summoning [V·hero Trinity], right? If I had to say something, it would be what you call 'a necessary sacrifice', Hayato-sensei!"

"Once I use [V·Hero Sannin] to destroy all the monsters on your field, you'll be facing a direct attack from [D·Hero Blood Demon-D]!"

【D·hero Blood Demon-D】【ATK2700】

【V·hero 31 people】【ATK5000】

[Armed Dragon - Thunder - LV10] [ATK4200]

【Half-Dragon Maid - Dressing Table Dragon Girl】【DEF3200】

【Half-Dragon Maid - Laundry Dragon Girl】【DEF1800】

None of the three monsters on Hayato's field are a match for [V·hero Sannin], whose attack power has now soared to 5000 points. In particular, [Armed Dragon Raiden-LV10] will leave Hayato with 800 battle damage if it is destroyed in attack position. If Edward adjusts the attack order, it can even increase the damage by 1000 points.

After that, unlike [V·hero Sanichi], [D·hero Blood Demon-D], who was not restricted from direct attacks, was able to launch a direct attack on Hayato, who had few Life Points left, clearing out his Life Points and allowing Edward to win!

Edward doesn't need to worry about Hayato throwing out cards like Rainbow Kuriboh from his hand. After all, if he really wanted to use it, he could have used it long ago when D. Hero and the others attacked. There's no need to wait until the last moment to use it.

—It seems like I'll be able to defeat Hayato-sensei soon? Defeat the Duel King, Kobayashi Hayato? Even if that's without him taking it seriously, it's still incredibly exciting!

Even Edward himself felt a little unreal. Looking at the cards on his field, Edward couldn't help but smile.

"My battle phase continues, attack with [V·hero 31]!" Instead of immediately targeting [Armed Dragon Raiden-LV10], Edward first chose Hayato's weakest monster on the field—Blue—"The target is [Half-Dragon Maid Laundry Dragon Girl]!"

"Drill Hurricane!"

As a fictional [V·hero], [V·hero Trinity] does not have the ability to transform into a perpetual trap card and enter a magic trap zone like other [V·hero Trinity], but it can still undergo certain changes. For example, after Edward declared his attack, it disintegrated its body into three parts, rearranged them, and then deformed and twisted, transforming into a white warrior with drills on his hands and a jetpack on his back.

In the graveyard of Edward, the power of [D·hero Drill Man] was extracted and merged into the giant drill in the hand of [V·hero Sanyi]. As [V·hero Sanyi] moved around Little Blue at high speed, he continuously launched attacks, creating a huge storm that instantly shattered Little Blue!

"Buga—!!!" Howling in pain as she was kicked back to Hayato's grave, Ran left behind a fierce declaration, "I will definitely be back!"