Yu-Gi-Oh!: From Casual Gamer to Soulful Player

While Duel Monsters had a wide influence before this, it wasn't particularly large.

Because what it represents is actually a tabletop card game.

But all of this was completely shattered when the national tournaments of various countries were released!

The appearance of the Duel Arena brought the 3D images of monsters that only existed on the cards to life!

This is also a process of transforming the intangible into the tangible.

This huge breakthrough not only ignited the passion of Duel Monsters players, but also attracted a growing number of ordinary people to join the ranks of players.

It's expanding, and it's been expanding all along.

However, to date, there are not many dueling rings; most countries only have one in the venue where they will be holding a national tournament.

Although these venues were open for free before the national tournament began, only a small number of players were able to get in line and successfully use the dueling rings for duels.

Even so, every player who tried the Duel Arena became a die-hard fan of the Duel Monsters game.

The feeling of summoning monsters at will and fighting them according to your own will is so addictive!

Perhaps there were some tabletop card games that could have rivaled Duel Monsters before.

But once they stepped off the dueling arena, the real game-changing attack began.

After realizing that the game developers they played couldn't provide a device similar to a dueling arena, players of card games all switched to Duel Monsters.

Without any commercial action, all other card games died out within a month, while Duel Monsters unleashed its siphon power, causing the number of players to skyrocket...

However, this also led to a surge in the number of participants in national competitions across various countries, far exceeding the original planned number.

But Bekas didn't find it troublesome at all, easily directing employees across the country and negotiating with organizations holding national conventions in various countries from headquarters.

From the moment the dueling ring appeared, it was no longer Pegasus who had to fly around preparing for the national tournament.

Instead, it was the organizations that came to Pegasus, the father of Duel Monsters, for help!

……

The national tournament was in full swing, but the International Illusion Society did not send any of its trained duelists to participate.

Because they are dueling every day and getting used to the new expert rules that will be implemented after the national tournament.

Do you know what it means to adapt to the version in advance?

On the Ice River side, "Momentum" has already been upgraded to 10 stars with the help of the Titans.

Further improvement is possible, but it can no longer be achieved simply by playing against AI opponents.

He needs equally matched opponents to continue improving.

Therefore, even the duelists accompanied by the International Illusion Society could not arouse the interest of the Giant Warrior.

However, fighting against them allows Hyoga to improve their soul abilities at a faster pace.

It turns out that growing up requires taking a beating.

"Lord Hyoga, I did it!"

In the research lab, Tianma Yexing suddenly cheered and excitedly approached Hyoga with a brand-new card in hand.

This card was made by Tianma Yexing himself, and it is also the first 7-star card he made independently.

Hyoga praised him and examined the new card he had made.

[Angel O7, 7 Stars, Light]

[Angel Race/Effect, 2500/1500]

[Effect: When this card is successfully Tribute Summoned, it gains the following effect. While this card is face-up on the field, the effects of Effect Monsters cannot be activated.]

With 7 stars and 2500 attack power, it should be the protagonist's ace monster at first glance.

Its effects will become stronger as more and more effective.

Moreover, this card is made entirely according to expert rules.

Angel O7 requires a Superior Summon to obtain this effect, and in the current duel rules where Superior Summon does not exist, it is essentially a blank slate.

However, Glacier discovered a key point here.

The card's original name was Angel Oh Seven, not Angel Zero Seven; the middle one is the letter O.

As expected, this is another misunderstanding by armchair gamers.

In addition, Hyoga has also discovered a misunderstanding he made in the past few days, which is within the rules of the higher-level summoning.

That is the number of offerings.

As a casual player, I always thought that 5-star and 6-star monsters required one sacrifice, 7-star and 8-star monsters required two sacrifices, and 9-star and above monsters required three sacrifices.

This is because an 8-star Blue-Eyes White Dragon requires two, and the three Egyptian God cards require three sacrifices for a 10-star version.

However, after the expert rules were activated with the help of the Giant Warrior, Hyoga was surprised to discover that monsters of 7 stars or higher actually required two sacrifices.

The requirement of three tributes for the three Egyptian God cards is a rule written on their own cards, not a universal rule.

When Glacier created the expert rules, he did so according to his own understanding.

However, when the expert rules were applied, the Colossus changed the rules!

(Giant Warrior: What level are you guys in? You have the same number of sacrifices as me?)

Although Pegasus hasn't created any other monsters of 9 stars or higher that require sacrifices to summon, the rules themselves have already been established.

Although no one else knew, Hyoga himself felt very embarrassed.

Hyoga returned the [Angel O7] to Pegasus Night Walk and offered him some encouragement, saying, "Night Walk, this card can definitely be the core of your deck. You can try to create more support cards that complement it."

【Angel O7】is an artificial angel; there is no spirit in the original form.

However, if Tianma Yexing puts more effort into it, it is entirely possible to transform it into a true spirit.

Moreover, in Hyoga's eyes, the monster in Pegasus Night Walk's heart had also changed from dark attribute to light attribute.

It seems that under Hyoga's tutelage, this boss who might create the Three Evil Gods in the future has now become a great person!

Hmm... I hope it doesn't turn into something evil!

"yes!"

Having already felt a great sense of accomplishment from receiving Hyoga's praise, Pegasus Nightwalker was now even more confident.

However, at that very moment, news of a visit came from the door of the research lab.

It was Pegasus Moonwalker who came to visit Lord Hyoga.

The research lab was not a place that could be entered casually, and even Tenma Tsukiyuki, who did not hold a position there, could only enter after Hyoga gave his permission.

Of course the glacier let us through!

The reason for Tianma Yuexing's arrival is that his "momentum" has also reached 7 stars after the recent duel.

Hyoga checked it and confirmed it was correct. He then smiled and changed his Duel Disk to green, which could be created by combining cyan and yellow.

Tianma Yuexing is very happy.

I envy the celestial horse that roams at night.

So, Tianma Yexing showed the [Angel O7] he had just made to Tianma Yuexing, hoping to gain his envy as well.

But Tianma Yuexing's first reaction upon seeing [Angel O7] was...

"Night Walker, is this the card you made for me?"

After all, Yuexing uses the Angel deck, and [Angel O7] just fills a gap in his deck.

"Well……"

Ye Xing couldn't bring himself to deny it!

In Hyoga's eyes, the monster that had just turned into a little angel inside Yagyou had turned back into a demon.

He's really fickle!