Duels should be played with a smile.

If anyone wants to change the deck, just shout her name!

"Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring!!!"

A dog-headed loli makes her grand entrance!

A streak of crimson light appeared, and the ugly green pot was split in two.

Ash Blossom stood atop the Pot of Greed, gave Joy a thumbs-up, and disappeared into the shower of cherry blossoms.

“Not surprising,” K said calmly, finding Ash Blossom’s appearance quite ordinary.

Because he wasn't afraid of Ash Blossom at all.

"No matter how strong Ash Blossom is, it's still just a card that came out later."

"Later cards are usually more powerful than older cards, but... they also often come with more constraints."

"I activate the second Pot of Greed."

The green jug reappeared, and two cards flew out from it, arriving in front of K.

Leyou pursed her lips and didn't reply.

What else can you say at a time like this!

A Pot of Greed without a card name that can be used once per turn is indeed more powerful than Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring with a card name that can be used once per turn.

"Don't be surprised yet, I have a third Pot of Greed."

Two more cards were drawn, and K has completely stopped pretending.

Starting with three strong desires? You might as well just say you're printing cards on the spot!

That's not right either. Even if Wang Yang printed cards on the spot, he wouldn't dare to openly print three Pot of Greed cards at once.

As expected, printing cards is just for fun. For real card printing, you still have to look to Konami!

With a handful of cards in hand, K was completely unfazed by the dust and grime. Finally, he showed a different expression, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"In a duel, you can never defeat me... As the creator of this world, my power is limitless!"

"As outsiders, do not presume to challenge the supreme Creator!"

"Next, I'll activate [Angel's Charity]! Draw 3 cards, discard 2!"

K continued to shamelessly draw cards, and Leyou glanced at one of them and saw that it was an ordinary Level 1 monster that K had discarded.

The card depicts an ordinary bald old man.

The card names are also completely unoriginal.

[Magical Scientist]

The effect is even more straightforward—pay 1000 LP to Special Summon an additional Fusion Monster of level 6 or lower. This Fusion Monster cannot attack directly, and the extra LP is returned at the end of the turn.

That's it, that's about all the effect.

Yes, there's no once per round, or the card name is used once per round.

It's ordinary, simple, and unpretentious.

But it is abnormally powerful.

This is a card that shone brightly in the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh!

And it receives the same treatment as other outstanding cards.

Locked in a dark room.

Furthermore, as Duel Monsters evolved and the card pool became increasingly deep, his already virtually impossible chance of being released from prison was completely extinguished, leaving him with no hope of ever getting out.

This card... it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the best single card in Yu-Gi-Oh!

"It seems you've noticed too." Following Leyou's gaze, K spoke calmly.

"In that case, I don't need to hide anything anymore."

"Activate the Spell Card [Monster Resurrection]! Revive the [Catapult Turtle] in my Graveyard!"

An Anka symbol flashed across the field, and the one that appeared was not the expected Moko, but the appearance of the Catapult Turtle was not much different from the appearance of Moko.

Anyway, K has stopped pretending.

So Leyou doesn't want to indulge them.

"Chain your Dead Resurrection, activate [Amplified G]!"

K was slightly surprised to see a dense swarm of cockroaches appear, but quickly shook his head and ignored them.

"Approved, do as you please."

K's complete disregard for G's powerful weapon surprised Leyou. Even with the Magic Catapult Cannon, it takes many special summons.

Isn't this guy afraid of pulling out some kind of counter card?

However, it was clear that K's confident demeanor indicated that he was genuinely unafraid.

However, after reviving the catapult turtle, K immediately pulled out a second Monster Reborn card.

"Come on! Magic Scientist! It's time to show the power of your strongest card!"

"Come back!"

A shower of green light fell as a hunched, bald old man slowly stood beside the catapult turtle.

They looked at each other, their eyes filled with longing.

They're back, they're all back.

However... the timing of my return was somewhat unfortunate.

"This duel... is over," K said casually, completely unconcerned that Leyou had just drawn two cards.

Leyou glanced at the card he had just drawn, and also seemed somewhat unconcerned about the threat posed by the Magic Science.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"Let's see if you can kill me in an instant?"

As soon as he said that, the three chess pieces in his pocket started bouncing around, becoming quite restless. However, Leyou didn't intend to make a move right away. He calmed them down a bit and told them to wait for their chance.

"Don't rush... this guy hasn't played all his cards yet... don't forget, I'm also a 'hamster' player, and the moment a 'hamster' player reaches their strongest is the moment the final battle begins..."

"Don't worry, how could I, the mighty 'Eternal Calamity', possibly fail here?"

After some calming, the chess piece in my pocket finally settled down a bit and stopped causing trouble.

After Leyou refocused his attention on the duel, K had already begun his final operation.

The loading and firing are all ready; all that's missing are the shells.

"Activate the effect of Magical Summon! Pay 1000 LP to Special Summon..."

"Don't be in such a hurry!" Leyou immediately interrupted K's actions and tossed out a card from his hand.

"The effect of [Effect Veiler] in your hand can be activated by targeting any Magical creatures you control; negate their effects until the end of this turn!"

The Effect Veiler, which had already shown its brilliance in the 5DS era, once again displayed its due glory in this era. Beneath its wings, the hunched magical scientist appeared somewhat weary.

But before she could exert any more pressure, a large, dark green hand emerged from the cemetery and grabbed her.

"Quick-Play Spell Card, Graveyard Pointer, points to your effect cover."

"..."

Leyou was silent for a moment, then slowly asked, "Wouldn't it have been better if you had pointed to G earlier? Or you could have pointed to Gray instead."

This effect was something he had just drawn, because G had already passed, and he actually thought K didn't have the Grave Finger or Sword Finger.

"Do you understand my thoughts, or what's the point?" K replied somewhat mysteriously, but his cryptic manner didn't convince Leyou.

“At the very least, I have managed to block your effect now,” K added.

Leyou didn't answer, but just shrugged.

Given all that, what else could he say?

"Then I'll chain it again, chaining it to activate [Infinite Bubble]! Targeting your Magic Science, it remains ineffective!"

With a trap card pulled out, Leyou truly revealed his true colors as a cunning hunter!

This bubble was just drawn!

No, this isn't called stealing dogs, this is called the bond between you and your deck!

After the opponent resorted to cheating and lacked sportsmanship, his own deck also joined forces with him in his hatred of the enemy and answered his call!

That's right, that's it!

"Chain your illusions, declare [Infinite Illusions], activate Sword Pointing."

K's voice rang out at the right moment, immediately pulling Leyou back to reality.

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Leyou couldn't help but complain, "You... you have both Grave Finger and Sword Finger, and you don't even use either of them to defend against G, just waiting for Bubble and Effect Concealment, are you out of your mind?"

"Don't worry about it." K remained as inscrutable as ever, as if he had already anticipated Leyou's reaction.

"No matter what you think, at least I've achieved my goal. The bubble effect has been rendered ineffective. What magic can you possibly use to stop me now?"

"The effect of the Magical Creature is handled normally, Special Summoning the Fusion Monster 'Fiend Manifestation' from the Extra Deck!"

In a laboratory filled with dark green, a culture tube was opened, and a tall, monstrous demon emerged from it.

[Dark 6★ Demon Attack Power 2500→3000]

"As long as 'Summon Fiend' exists in the Monster Zone, its card name is also treated as 'Summon Fiend'."

"And as long as this card is in the Monster Zone, all [Summon Fiends] on your field gain 500 ATK."

K briefly explained the effects of the demonic manifestation before turning his attention to the catapult turtle.

"I don't think I need to remind you of what to do next, right?"

"I only need to launch five Demon Manifestations and one Ejector Turtle to take you down."

"Then you'll need to recruit several more Catapult Turtles..." Looking up, Leyou caught K's somewhat enigmatic smile and immediately thought of another possibility, changing his tune: "Your Catapult Turtles, are they the original version?!"

The Catapult Turtle can detach 1 monster on its field once per turn, inflicting damage to the opponent's LP equal to half the ATK of the detached monster.