Duels should be played with a smile.

Leyou ended the round with impeccable gentlemanly manners, glancing at his two back cards one last time, feeling quite at ease.

During the duel, Yang Yu exuded a more fierce aura than she usually did, but after seeing Le You's amiable demeanor, her expression relaxed slightly.

“In a duel, I will naturally give it my all. For a duelist, giving it your all is the greatest respect.” Yuza Ageha replied to Rakuyu’s words, drew his card for this turn, and frowned imperceptibly.

"There are no weak fighters among the top 100 duelists. I believe that with Mr. Leyou's strength, there is no need for me to go easy on him."

These words pretty much indicate that he's about to take drastic measures.

"Spell Card [Pot of Greed and Greed]: Banish 10 cards face-down from your deck, draw 2."

The deck's thickness decreased by a third in an instant. Yuza Yoha placed his hand on top of the deck and looked at Leyu.

Leyou shrugged and replied, "Don't worry, I don't have any ash. You can smoke as much as you want."

Yuza Yoha nodded slightly, and after drawing two cards, he didn't think much before slapping one of them down.

"Normal Summon: [Thunder King]"

[Light · 4★ · Lightning · Attack Power 1900]

Amidst flashes of golden lightning, the "Little Super Thunder Dragon," which controls lightning, stood on the field in a simple and unadorned manner.

"Thunder King's continuous effect: As long as this card is face-up on your field, neither player can add cards from the deck to their hand by means other than drawing a card."

Yuza Akane calmly explained this seemingly ordinary yet incredibly powerful effect. If an uninformed person saw him, they might mistake him for a novice duelist learning to use some cute animal deck.

But those in the know understand just how sinister the Thunder King card is.

"Wait a minute?! What? Thunder King? Aren't you using the Trap Hollow deck?"

"Hmm?" Yuza Yōha's lips curled into a handsome smile as he said, "My title is 'Trap Cutter Yōha,' but the decks I use aren't limited to just Trap Cutter."

"For a qualified duelist, mastering several different types of decks is just the basics."

Leyou nodded seriously: "That makes a lot of sense, but I think that although your deck is not a Trap Cry deck, it is not necessarily a different type of deck from Trap Cry."

Yuza Akane stared at Yuza's two backrow cards and retorted without backing down, "Perhaps I'm not the only one with this style of deck in this duel?"

Before Leyou could reply, Yuza Yohyu, under Leyou's somewhat surprised gaze, stacked the two monsters on his field together.

She did not intend to use the Thunder King's effect to suppress it.

"The summoning condition is two Level 4 monsters. I'll stack Raikou and Trickster to create an Xyz Network!"

"O stealthy traveler who roams the river of time, turn your clock and appear here!"

"Xyz Summon! Rank 4! [Time Stalker - Perpetual Loop Chain Operator]!"

[Dark · 4☆ · Telekinesis · Attack Power 1900]

As the bells rang, the turning of the chain caused the clock face to rotate, and a brown-haired girl walked through the cycle of time.

"Hmm... It's a Time Rogue deck? By the way, what's the special feature of this deck again?"

Leyou's only impression of the Time Stalker deck is that his cards are often stolen by a Time Stalker monster and used as Xyz Material; that's about it.

However, it is clear that Yuza Akane has no intention of explaining, and deck information is a crucial part of the duel.

"Activate the backrow trap card [Time Stalker Returns]! And immediately apply its effect!"

"You can only use one of the two effects of the card name per turn. I will use the first effect: Target 1 Time Stalker Xyz Monster on your field and add it as Material by overlaying it under the targeted monster!"

A jade-colored dial with a slightly crystalline sheen appeared beside the winding operator, looking somewhat like a teleportation portal.

"Then, I'll chain-activate the [Multiplied G] in my hand!"

With Raikou already there, discarding G wouldn't have made a difference, since decks with Raikou generally don't have many special summons later on. Also, Yuu didn't expect Yuza to use Raikou to stack Xyz Monsters, so he didn't use the G in his hand.

Even though we draw one less card, using it now is enough to disrupt the opponent's strategy.

However, Yuza Ageha did not intend to give Rakuyu this opportunity.

"Counter Trap Card [Divine Announcement], negate your G."

Today, Yuza Akane wore light makeup, and her complexion looked great. However, at this moment, the words uttered from her rosy lips sounded so ruthless in the midst of the duel.

Leyou really wants a red restart card right now.

Unfortunately, it's just a dream.

"That's ruthless... another supernatural ability. I don't have a counter-trap, you can continue."

With his hands shrugged, Leyou chose to give up the fight.

"To handle the flyback effect, I will overlap the [Time Stalker Standard Hand Dog] below the winding operator."

Three points of light surrounded the chain operator. Leyou was curious about what the monster's effects were, and also about what kind of developments Yuza Ageha would have next.

You've already used all your supernatural powers to knock out G, you can't just end the round with one punch, can you?

While Leyou was pondering his next move, he was unaware that Yuza Yangyu was also harboring some doubts.

She's tested them several times already, so why aren't those two cards in the back row moving? What are those two cards anyway? They can't be attack/declaration traps, can they?

She tried to glean some information from Leyou's expression, but all she saw was a furrowed brow, just like hers.

"It seems that I can't force your backline out under normal circumstances. In that case, I'll just go straight into battle!"

With a determined heart, Yuza Akane, who appeared very calm on the surface, simply closed his eyes and charged forward.

"Wind-up operator! Direct attack! Dial bombardment!"

Countless watch faces flew towards Leyou, proving in a simple and brutal way that the most primitive means of causing harm is also the most effective.

Seeing Yuza Ageha launch a direct attack, Rakuyu sighed.

But the smile at the corner of his mouth was all too obvious.

"Hey hey, I was hoping to catch a big fish, but given the current situation, you probably won't be willing to raise the stakes any further."

"So, I'll grant your wish! Watch closely, this is my backcourt!"

"Activate the covered continuous trap card! [Major Arrest]!"

"Target your Chained Monster! Gain control of it! While that monster is on my field, it cannot attack or activate its effects. When it leaves the field, this card is destroyed."

As the saying goes, "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet." The title "Time Stalkers" doesn't sound like a legitimate organization, so their capture is perfectly reasonable.

A soft yet strong rope flew out from the trap and precisely looped around the chain handler, capturing the lovely brown-haired girl in one swift motion.

"A time traveler, huh? Stealing, huh? You'll have to come with me to the police station!"

"Give me your watch face!"

Having caught the thief, a just interrogation was naturally to be conducted, but given the indescribable content, five thousand words will be omitted.

As a continuous effect, Great Arrest takes effect immediately upon successful activation. Yuza Akane only had this one monster on the field to begin with, and now that it has been captured, her Battle Phase has been forced to end.

"It's a mass arrest..."

Yuza Yangyu's words carried a hint of gritted teeth. She had previously considered that it might be a Holy Reversal, a Water Shield, or some kind of trap, since as a user of the Insect Bewitching Demon, she was very familiar with these traps.

But she really didn't expect it to be this heinous mass arrest.

"Luckily, I had a backup plan and didn't summon the dial repairer, otherwise I would have really lost out."

With the only monster captured, Yuza Ageha became even more serious, but with only 2 cards in hand, it was not enough to fill the void left by the monster that was taken away.

"If you have the effect of [Photon Slasher] in your hand, you can Special Summon it if you have no monsters on your field."

[Light - 4★ - Warrior - Attack Power 2100]

With an attack power of 2100, Yuza Ageha could barely hold off most low-level monsters. After setting up a rudimentary defense, he ended his turn.

Perhaps, the unknown backstage area is her source of confidence?

Leyou pondered for a moment, then drew his card for this turn.

"Tsk tsk tsk... This is strange. I wonder if it's because it's in a virtual world, or because I'm dueling with a sufficiently powerful duelist, but this gacha pull was really not good..."

The card drawn was Gray Flowing Beauty.

It's not that it's useless, it's just that it's incredibly unlucky.

"Main phase...turn my onboard player into a defensive position."

[Defense Strength 2500]

Bound in a form of XX bondage, the chained member squatted down with lifeless eyes. The simple movement indicated that she had entered a defensive posture. Although she was bound, she could not activate any effects. However, after gaining control, Leyou was able to openly and thoroughly see through the chained member.

To observe the effect.

"What... this effect doesn't seem particularly powerful at all. I guess it will only be useful when combined with other cards from the same family."

After casually making a comment about the effectiveness of the blockchain operator, Leyou didn't perform any other actions and simply ended his turn.

With three cards in hand that are useless, I can only rely on Yuza Ageha's monsters to make do.

"My turn, draw a card!"

With great confidence, Yuza Yangyu drew a card, which startled Leyou. She was a little worried that Yuza Yangyu might have drawn some kind of Spinning Top or something similar. Leyou was really not familiar with Time Divers, but the only thing that could make her so happy was that she had drawn a Spinning Top.

However, what was presented to Leyou was still a scene that raised blood pressure.

"Cover a backcourt card, end the round."

The one that was just drawn is the one covered. Judging from Yuza Ageha's expression, it probably won't be anything good.

Leyou felt utterly exhausted.

Can't this world ever get better? How come when Master Chronos is in Soul Ancient Machine Titan, Edward is in Soul Heroes, and the Faceless Ones are in Soul Great Magnet Flame, someone who plays in the underworld pit has suddenly appeared?

But no matter how much they complain, the duel must continue.

"My turn... draw a card... huh?"

This gacha pull is quite interesting.

"Main phase, cover a backcourt card, end turn."

The deck is simple and unpretentious, and even the duels are simple and unpretentious, without any fancy storytelling, just simple set and pass.

Seeing that Yuzakura's actions were almost exactly the same as his own, Yuzakura's eyes twitched.

Now, the duel has completely entered uncharted territory.

"My turn, draw a card... Normal Summon [Entertainment Mage Trickster]."