Duels should be played with a smile.

Zieg's face was filled with a sweet confidence, and he even had the mood to lecture.

"My turn, draw a card."

"This is the wonderland of Northern Europe, a perfect place for my deck to shine. If there were a Hall of Heroes here, this duel would surely be even more spectacular!"

"Under the watchful gaze of Odin, King of the Gods, Valkyrie who guides you to victory, sound the horn of victory for me!"

"Activate the Spell Card 'Valkyrie Ride', and Special Summon any number of 'Valkyrie' monsters of different names from your hand according to its effect!"

In the already misty, dreamlike fairyland, a pure white temple faintly emerges, and Valkyries riding white winged horses patrol the sky and join the battle.

"Come! Bring me victory!"

"【Valkyrie Sigraun】【Valkyrie Elda】【Valkyrie Brunhilde】!"

[Light - 9★ - Angel - Attack Power 2200]

[Light - 8★ - Angel - Attack Power 2000]

[Light - 7★ - Angel - Attack Power 1800]

The three most powerful Valkyries landed neatly on the battlefield, instantly bringing Sieg's attack power to a whopping 6000 points. With just 2000 more points of damage, he could take down Ella, who had nothing on the field, in one fell swoop.

After the Valkyrie descended, her attire, which was both heroic and cool, captivated many viewers. This combination of strength and beauty was simply irresistible!

It seems that in Norse mythology, Valkyries are used to... so their attire seems acceptable?

Having summoned three powerful monsters in one go, Sieg couldn't help but feel a little smug. But when he raised his proud head slightly, trying to observe Ella's expression from a superior position, he discovered an embarrassing fact.

Ella seemed to be a little taller than him...

He had previously ignored this fact simply because of Ella's gender, and when he eased the awkwardness and looked Ella in the eye, her indifferent expression, as always, dealt him a small blow.

Even if a noble young master isn't exactly pampered, his inherent arrogance isn't so easily concealed.

"The Valkyrie's power is not just that!"

"Valkyrie's Ride has a follow-up effect: if I Special Summon 3 or more monsters using this effect, I will take 0 battle damage until the end of the next turn!"

The three Valkyries raised their swords together, their tips touching, radiating a divine light and protecting Sieg behind them.

"What?! How can there be such a powerful card? Not only can it create a powerful offensive in one go, but its defense is also watertight?!"

Many viewers even wondered if the cycling pass was fake.

“Powerful cards often come with risks.” Seeing the audience’s confusion, Zig explained, “During the end phase of the turn this card is activated, all the monsters on my field return to their owners’ decks.”

"Oh, is that alright then?"

"but!"

Zieg thoroughly enjoyed the feeling.

It's fantastic to capture everyone's attention and guide them to do what you want them to do, according to your own ideas!

"【Valkyrie's Ride】has another effect! Banish this card from the Graveyard and add 【Time Goddess's Mischief】from the Deck to my hand!"

Having whetted the audience's appetite, Sieg pretended not to care about Ella, and with a wave of his hand, he was about to launch an attack.

"Miss Ella, I'm so sorry, this duel is about to end before it has even begun."

"I activate the Equip Spell Card 'Unity' on my field, targeting Brunhilde! According to its effect, the equipped monster gains ATK and DEF equal to 800 for each face-up monster I control!"

Brunhilde's attack power: 1800 → 4200

"This is my invincible Valkyrie OTK tactic!"

"Let me use this grand parade to bring this duel, which has only just begun, to a close!"

"Valkyries, launch the attack! The Valkyries' Parade!"

At Sieg's command, the three Valkyries set out together, riding their Pegasus towards Ella.

Behind them, countless petals fell.

Just as their swords were about to strike Ella, a giant pendulum blocked their way.

"The effect of [Battlebreaker] in your hand can only be activated when an opponent's monster declares a direct attack. Special Summon this card from your hand, and then end the Battle Phase."

Unwilling to utter a single word, Ella summoned the Pendulum Sword to the field in Defense Position, reverting to her previous taciturn demeanor.

"Has a life-saving card? That doesn't surprise me."

Zieg seemed to have everything under control.

"Anyone who can be invited by Seto Kaiba must be no ordinary person."

"The instant you end your Battle Phase! I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card I just searched for, [Time Goddess's Mischief]!"

"If you control only Valkyrie monsters, you can activate this at the end of your Battle Phase."

With green twin tails and resembling a certain washed-up anime idol, the Goddess of Time appeared on the field with a playful smile, a giant clock materializing from her staff.

"Send this card to the Graveyard, and your turn will start at the beginning of your next Battle Phase!"

Under the goddess's control, the clock's hands spun rapidly, and time jumped directly to the next round.

"Since a turn has passed, my Valkyries can launch another attack! Although you have an extra Wall Monster on your field this time, it only allows you to last one more turn."

"Valkyries! Attack once more!"

Elda, with the lowest attack power, attacked the Warbreaker, but the pendulum, which could only serve as a target, was easily destroyed, and because of Elda's effect, the Warbreaker was directly eliminated.

The remaining two Valkyries crossed the defense line and attacked Ella.

"The effect of [Battlebreaker] in your hand can only be activated when an opponent's monster declares a direct attack. Special Summon this card from your hand, and then end the Battle Phase."

The exact same words came from Ella's mouth, and the second Warbreaker made a dazzling appearance, instantly shattering Sieg's smug expression.

At this moment, Zig had only one thought in his mind—was the person in front of him a woman or a robot? Did she really not show any emotional changes at all?

Having used up four cards but essentially achieved nothing, Sieg, who had originally wanted to end the battle quickly, felt a sense of foreboding.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Nibelungen Treasure,' equip 1 'Ring of Nibelungen' from my Deck to a Dissipator on your field. Then, I draw 5 cards from my Deck."

Zig played a magic card that could be considered a fake card, instantly giving him five more cards than he originally had in his hand.

He glanced at the five cards he had drawn and felt a slight sense of regret.

If Ella hadn't started with nothing on the field and been unable to activate that outrageous five-draw card, he might have already won the duel.

"Spell Card [White Bird Girl], I Special Summon 1 Valkyrie Monster from my hand, and then Special Summon [Valkyrie Eldest Daughter]!"

[Light - 6★ - Angel - Attack Power 1600]

"If this card is Special Summoned from your hand by a Spell Card effect, you can recycle 'Time Goddess's Mischief' from your Graveyard. By my next turn, you won't be able to escape the invincible combo between Valkyrie and Time Goddess again!"

Sieg, whose plan had failed, was now getting impatient. Because he had been ignored by Ella, he no longer wanted to show any gentlemanly manners. He just wanted to defeat the woman opposite him and then participate in the next duel.

"Set a card face down, end the turn, and because of Time Goddess's prank, it's no longer the turn I used Valkyrie Ride, so the monster's return-to-the-deck effect is also skipped."

Of course, the damage reduction effect is also gone.

Even though Sieg's tactics failed due to the double-killing of monsters, the spectacular scene created by the ingenious combination of monsters and spell cards still made the audience marvel at Sieg's power.

At the same time, they were also curious about how Ella would deal with the situation next.

"My turn, draw a card."

"At this very moment! The effect of the [Ring of the Nibelungs] equipped on your monster has activated. During your Draw Phase each turn, you must draw 2 cards. If any of the cards you draw are monster cards, you may choose one of them to discard."

Sieg's agitated mind calmed down a bit. There were many cards in his deck that could reveal information about the opponent's deck. Seeing two cards at once would give Sieg some understanding and guesses about Ella's deck.

"Come on, draw two cards and show them to me!"

The ring engraved with runes, worn by the Dissipator, took effect. Ella remained calm and composed, because she had already drawn the key monster at the beginning, and the effect of drawing two cards at this time was helping her.

"The cards I just drew are [Temporary Truce] and [Golden Goblin], no monsters."

Upon seeing the two cards, Zieg's vision went black.

Even though he doesn't usually put much thought into duels, he is well aware of the composition of the cards Ella has been playing.

Who would have thought that such a tall and seemingly aloof woman would use the ultimate self-isolation deck!

"Activate [Temporary Truce], each player draws 1 card, and until the end of your next turn, all damage taken by both players becomes 0."

"Activate [Golden Goblin], draw a card, and recover 1000 LP."

Ella's voice was very steady, with almost no inflection, leading many viewers to wonder if this was some kind of advanced intelligent human-machine duel being tested by the technologically advanced Hikvision Corporation.

"Normal Summon [Car D], and Tribute it. Draw two cards. Depending on the effect of Car D, go to the End Phase."

She traded one card for two, even gaining a card, but when the turn ended, Ella had to discard the extra card from her hand.

"Discard the [Starlight Kuriboh] in your hand, end of turn."

Ella originally planned to use Starlight Kuriboh to summon the chef, so that Sieg would experience the despair of helplessness before the main course began, and also to observe the audience's reaction. However, after seeing that the opponent was using a Valkyrie deck, she abandoned the idea.

Valkyrie decks actually have a way to deal with Starlight tanks.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Because of the temporary truce, this turn is truly a truce only. Sieg hasn't drawn any cards that can break this stalemate, and after setting down two defensive cards, he ends the turn.

With one card to prevent combat damage and to check the opponent's cards, and another to defend against damage effects, Zieg felt a little more at ease with this double insurance.

In his understanding, many self-contained decks are OTK decks. Now that he has a full 10,000 LP, with the double protection of two trap cards, he is not very afraid of OTK.

"My turn, draw two cards."

"I drew the [Golden Goblin] and the monster card [Entertainment Wizard Trickster].

"Then discard that clown!"

Although I don't recognize this card, judging from the prefix, could the woman's deck be a fun mage? I don't think I've ever heard of this deck before.

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard by activating the effect of Trickster, its ATK and DEF become 0, and it revives an Amusement Spell Monster from the Graveyard. After that, I take 1000 damage."

"Hmph! I won't let you have your way!"

Even if you don't know what the other side is going to do, it's right to prevent them from doing what they want!

"Activate the face-down Trap Card 'Frea's Apple'! Target cards in your opponent's Graveyard equal to the number of 'Valkyrie' monsters you control. Banish those cards. I banish Trickster, Starlight Kuriboh, Card Car, and Temporary Truce from your Graveyard!"

Sieg's Valkyries mobilized, drawing the souls from the graveyard into Valhalla, leaving Ella's graveyard empty.

But it doesn't matter anymore.