Duels should be played with a smile.

With an impassioned tone and without changing expression, he read the name of the card aloud again with intonation, and then flipped the card over.

"Target this card on my Abyss Blue-Eyes Dragon. This turn, she is unaffected by card effects other than hers, cannot be destroyed by battle, and any monsters that battle her are destroyed at the end of the Damage Step!"

Aside from the Azure-Eyes Dragon, the Blue-Eyes Dragon is the most worth protecting, but the Azure-Eyes Dragon already has strong resistance, so the only target is the Blue-Eyes Dragon.

The effect of getting a free card in one turn is a bit slow, but it's really great.

The chain reverses, the trap card takes effect, and Alucard's card-bombing effect is useless. However, the mission is already completed, and his card-bombing effect was just a bonus anyway.

"Seahorse, do you remember what I told you?"

"The so-called Xyz Summoning is a summoning method that aims for the ultimate sublimation, bridging the real and the illusory, and constantly climbing to the highest level!"

"I will use Alucard as material to rebuild the Hypernet!"

"Upgrade to Supertransformation!"

"Rather than working diligently but achieving nothing, it's better to just lie down and wait for the victory bell to ring! Let's slack off! Let's get started!"

"Rank 4, the angel wandering in the night, awaiting victory! [The Sloth Angel of Deception]!"

Chanting an incantation of unclear meaning, a dark purple beam of light fell from the vortex. The cute but unmotivated Sloth Angel lay motionless on the ground as soon as she entered the arena—after all, it was rather stiff to rely on her own effects to achieve her special victory, so she spent most of her time lying on the ground waiting for others to hand her the materials.

[Dark ☆☆☆☆ Demon · Defense 2500]

Looking at the monster that was even more lazy than Leyu, Kaiba found it hard to connect this Sloth Angel with the recent massive Xyz Rank Ascension.

"The effect of 'Ghostly Sloth Angel' can be activated once per turn by detaching 1 Xyz Material from this card. Add 1 'Ghostly Spell/Trap Card' from your Deck to your hand, detach Alkard, and search your Deck for 'Ghostly Curveball'."

She rolled over, kicked away Alucard, who had turned into a ball of supermassive material, and lazily pulled a magic card from under her four-dimensional skirt, tossed it to Leyou, and then continued to lie in a different position.

"Activate the Spell Card [Deceptive Curveball], Special Summon Alkard from the Graveyard."

A powerful curveball struck Alucard, who was still in the graveyard before he could settle down. The huge impact sent him flying to the side of the Sloth Angel on the field, leaving him somewhat confused.

"Then came the second Xyz upgrade! I once again used Alkad as material to rebuild the Xyz Network!"

"Descend! Second [Demon Sloth Angel]!"

Two identical Sloths lay on the ground in similar poses, their languid appearance even making the four people present feel sleepy, as if someone was whispering in their ears, "A duel can be fought anytime, now hurry up and go home and sleep!"

"The effect of the Sloth Angel is only once per turn, and it is not limited by the card name, so a second Sloth Angel can activate this effect again."

"Remove Alucard as material and search for [Ghostly Terror]".

"At the same time, another effect of Alucard was activated."

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can target 1 other 'Demon Trick' card in your Graveyard; add that card to your hand, and I will recycle the 'Demon Trick Curveball' card I just used."

After going around in circles and returning to the cemetery, Arucard immediately spotted the culprit who had made him work overtime in the training field, grabbed him, and was about to throw him away.

"At this very moment! I'll chain your effect and activate the effect of [Blue-Eyes Sprite Dragon]!" Kaiba, who had been OMO for a long time, finally intervened.

"Once per turn, you can activate this effect when a card effect in your Graveyard is activated. Negate that activation!"

The elven dragon, draped in white gauze, shone brightly, its pure white light illuminating the dark graveyard.

"Have you forgotten? This is a Sebadorgon deck!"

"Face Card [Infinite Bubble], target your Blue-Eyes Dragon, negate!"

The electronic dragon Infinite, who had to undergo countless tribulations every day only to fail and be struck by lightning, reappeared on the field, directly above the Blue-Eyes Dragon. If Infinite failed its tribulation, the lightning would strike the dragon below.

"Hmph, don't even think about it! I'll activate the other effect of [Blue-Eyes Fairy Dragon], Tribute her to activate it, and Special Summon 1 other Dragon-Type LIGHT Synchro Monster from my Extra Deck in Defense Position!"

The monster summoned by this effect is destroyed at the end of its turn, but most of the time, this effect cannot destroy the summoned monster.

The process is very standard. If nothing unexpected happens, the Fairy Dragon will pull the Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon, a commonly used Synchro Monster that doesn't have the Blue-Eyes attribute. Then, the Blue-Eyes Silver Dragon will give the Dragon-Type monsters on Kaiba's field two turns of Prestige Resistance.

In that case, Leyou's plan will have to be terminated ahead of schedule.

and so.

"Eat what I'm pointing at!"

"Quick-Play Spell Card [Called from the Graveyard], it dug up your Fairy Dragon!"

The Faerie Dragon's release costs money, so it goes straight to the graveyard when activated, and can be easily discarded.

After Graveyard Finger was activated, priority shifted back to Kaiba. However, Kaiba, who had two face-down cards, observed the situation on the field, thought for a moment, shook his head, and did not activate any face-down cards.

However, this also reveals that he has at least one card to cover, which he can use to deal with the current situation.

"Now that the chain is complete, let's reverse the chain. C5 Grave Digs the Fairy Dragon, Fairy Dragon is nullified, C4 is nullified, C3 Bubble loses its target, C2 Fairy Dragon's effect is still nullified, C1 Alucard takes effect."

"The 'ghostly curveball' has been recovered; the chain reaction is complete."

"Now, the main event is about to begin!"

"There are two monsters of the same rank. We need to get on the seahorse!"

Suddenly, the sky changed color, and a much larger vortex appeared in the air.

This is one of the charms of the OCG: a single Normal Summon, through the synergy of many cards, can achieve seemingly unrelated goals.

"The summoning condition is two Xyz Monsters of the same rank, other than 'Number' monsters!"

"I'll stack two fallen angels with wicked schemes on top of each other!"

"Xyz Summon! Appear here now! FNo.0! Pegasus, now you are free! Ride towards the boundless future! This is the world I have created, my future! Soar to the heavens! I! Future Emperor Hope!"

The reason for summoning this monster is solely for those words in its effect—to gain control of the opponent's monster until the end of the battle phase.

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If the future presents endless obstacles, then cleave them with a single sword strike! This is the decision made by a warrior who transcends the future.

Emerging from the ends of time and space, these warriors, symbols of hope, are solely dedicated to creating a better future.

Of course, that's what they say, but the main purpose of summoning this monster is still to complete their own mission.

As a task master, how could I forget such enjoyable tasks?

At the end, we must bring the Blue-Eyes White Dragon across from us! We'll use this warrior to pave the way for the future!

After all, if you use Kaiba's Blue-Eyes to deliver the final blow, Kaiba's mentality will definitely change, and he will definitely think more about his Blue-Eyes deck. This can be considered as changing Kaiba's future from the side. So, calling out the future Emperor is not considered as neglecting his duties, but rather as being in the right place at the right time!

"Hmph! Judging from your excited expression, this must be your trump card monster, right?"

"That's right, I've prepared a big gift for you, and it'll be my ace monster!"

“In that case…” Kaiba recalled a scene where some of the Card Spirits mentioned using Xyz Monsters for Xyz Summoning when he was talking with Kisara and other Card Spirits.

At that time, the elves warned themselves that if they saw an Xyz Monster with very complicated summoning conditions, they must be cautious.

Now, this future emperor perfectly fits this description, and his majestic appearance makes him seem more like a true ace monster than the previous fallen angel.

so...

"You didn't like the big gift I gave you before and even wanted to return it to me, so now I don't want the big gift you prepared for me either!"

"I've held back all this time, and it seems like it was the right thing to do!"

"Counter Trap Card [Divine Judgment]! Pay half of your LP to negate and destroy your Special Summon!"

The invincible future warrior, before even making his debut, was defeated by the even more invincible old man with a single, definitive statement...

"Hahahaha! You never expected this, did you! Leyou, you've actually been tricked by me one day! Hahahaha!!!!"

As if releasing all his previous grievances, Kaiba, who had mostly kept his emotions hidden since Duel City, finally let out a long sigh of relief and released his joy with a hearty laugh.

So this is what it's like to use trap cards!

Even if I have to pay half of the LP, just seeing this guy looking so dejected and crestfallen would make me happier than anything else!

Speaking of which, my Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon can synergize well with Trap Cards, so I might as well use the power of Trap Cards more often in the future...

Hahahaha!!!

President Kaiba, who possesses superhuman physical abilities, also has an exceptionally large lung capacity, enough to sustain his laughter for a very long time.

In contrast, Leyou, who had been all smiles, stood frozen in place, overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

On [Date], the God of Pure Love failed in his duel with Seto Kaiba using the Pure Love tactic and was forced to switch to Plan B.

As a qualified duelist, one must have the ability to overcome obstacles, whether they are interference, counters, or invincible old gods. One must prepare in advance so that one can overcome obstacles when encountering them. In other words, a good deck should have multiple points of attack, and usually there are backup points after a failed attack.

"Seahorse! Don't be too happy yet!"

"Don't forget, all of that just now was done by me using a Normal Summon. I even had two extra cards in my hand. In terms of resources, I didn't lose much at all."

If there are real losses, the game can't continue, and it's time to cut losses.

The advantage of adding the Guide Ghost Plan axis to the Tinda Magic Triangle deck is that, since the deck itself doesn't rely too much on Normal Summon, trading one Normal Summon for a Future Dragon Emperor and two cards in your hand is still quite profitable.

"I think the last card you have is probably not a distractor card, so I can proceed with the operation with confidence."

If there really is still one left, then we should just compromise and give up.

"First, I'll use the spell card 'Pot of Greed' to collect all the cards in my graveyard: two Fallen Angels of Deception, one Alkade, the Guide, and the Future Emperor. Then I'll draw two cards."

"Then activate the Spell Card 'Foolish Burial' to send 'Tinda Triangle Intruder' from the Deck to the Graveyard."

"Then comes the effect of the monster 'Tinda's Triangle Barrier Stone' in my hand: Once per turn, you can discard 1 other card from your hand to activate this effect. Send 1 'Tinda's Triangle' card from your Deck to the Graveyard, and then Special Summon this card face-down in Defense Position." (Note 1)

"Discard 'Ghostly Terror' from your hand, send 'Tinda Triangle Angel' from your Deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summon a Barrier Stone."

A massive, dark green barrier stone flashed across the field for a moment, and something could be vaguely seen sealed within it, but the next second, the card was placed face down.

[Dark ★★★ Reversal · Demon · Defense 1800]

"It's a face-down Special Summon?" Kaiba was somewhat surprised to see a Special Summon face-down for the first time, and a sense of unease crept into his heart.

The more you've been tricked by face-down cards, and the more you use face-down cards to trick others, the more you understand the fear that Yu-Gi-Oh! players have of face-down cards.

Sometimes, even six oddballs in the frontcourt can't match the pressure from a single blocker in the backcourt.

"Don't worry, I don't like to play dirty tricks. I'll turn everything over for you in a bit so that everyone can see it."

Seahorse scoffed dismissively, not believing a single punctuation mark of Leyou's words.

"Graveyard Intruder's effect: Once per turn, if this card in your Graveyard is Special Summoned face-down Defense Position by a monster you control, Special Summon this card face-down Defense Position as well."

Something that looked like a giant insect, or a strangely shaped dragon, crawled out of the graveyard, came onto the field, and then immediately burrowed back into the soil, disappearing from sight.

[Dark 6★ Reversal Demon 0 Defense]