Duels should be played with a smile.

Some monsters are like that; when they appear on the opposing side, you feel utterly disgusted, but when they appear on your own field, you feel incredibly safe.

As for the game, it's currently in an idle state.

AFK, watch the show, live a life of peace and quiet, focus on OMO (Online-Merge-Offline), and be a proper Pharaoh.

"It seems you're all really looking forward to his appearance, but hold on, Isolde has another effect!"

"No, we've already sampled enough. Please, please don't let him appear." The Phantom Thief replied with his eyes closed. This kind of thing should be taken away quickly.

Whether he plays or not is not up to you!

"Isolde's second effect: I send 1 Equip Spell Card [Flame Sword - Durandal] from my Deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 Level Warrior-Type monsters [Fire Cutter] from my Deck, equal to the number of Equip Spell Cards sent to the Graveyard!"

Instead of sending two Equip Spell Cards to the graveyard to summon Hero Boy, which is commonly known as a woman giving birth, this move relieved both Mr. Phantom Thief and Yusei. Putting aside what the subsequent actions might lead to, the extremely long storytelling process alone could put anyone to sleep.

Furthermore, if Jaden really wins by telling stories, wouldn't Yusei have been completely outmatched for the entire match?

"The effect of [Fire-Cutter] is: Once per turn, send this card on the field to the Graveyard and Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Warrior monster from your hand."

"I hereby Special Summon the Mistress of Shadows!"

The short, fire-splitting woman gripped the two flints in her hands, and with a few clicks, she lit a fire, the flames creating a cloud of mist.

A moment later, the Fire-Cutting Lady vanished, and the flames she had lit went out. From behind the mist, the dark hero walked with graceful steps in the shadows cast by the scattered sparks.

Then, this seemingly cold-blooded woman took out a knight's belt and threw it into Jaden's hand, where it turned into a card.

"The effect of Shadow Mist Lady is that once per turn, if the same card is Special Summoned, you can add one [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card from your Deck to your hand."

Seeing that Jaden's actions had resulted in a large number of monsters on the field and plenty of cards in his hand, Mr. Phantom Thief felt extremely annoyed. If he had been able to draw a G earlier, wouldn't he have been drawing to his heart's content by now? Let's count how many times he's Special Summoned!

This is also a drawback of Yu-Gi-Oh! at this stage of its development: when you don't have any hand traps, you can really only watch during your opponent's turn.

After talking for so long, the preliminary preparations are finally almost done. Jaden placed his hand on the covered Fusion Magic Card, and what he was going to do was self-evident.

"Here he comes! Here he comes! The man we've been waiting for is finally here!"

"Before we go any further, let's finish this last step!"

"The effect of [Destiny HERO Demon], which I previously sent to the Graveyard, allows you to Special Summon another card with the same name from your Deck, banishing yourself!"

"Now, everything is ready!"

A burly, demonic figure, like a devil incarnate, roared as he descended onto the battlefield. When he and the Denial Man appeared at the same time, a single small fusion magic card was all it took to bring that man back from the ashes.

"I activate the face-down spell card [Fusion]!"

"The fusion materials require a 6-star or higher [Hero] monster + a [Destiny Hero] monster!"

"I'll use the Level 6 Hero Demon on the field and the Fate/LOL Negation Man in my hand as Fusion Material! Fusion Summon!"

The two heroes were enveloped in jet-black flames, and something was about to be born within those flames.

"Hero, who falls again and again, and is reborn from the ashes, who has come to understand the true meaning of destruction in the endless cycle of life and death, use your hellish flames to destroy your enemies and yourself!"

"No matter how many times it is destroyed, as long as the belief remains, it will eventually be reborn from the ashes!"

"May the hero who lives forever in destruction and breaks the shackles of fate descend!"

"【Destiny Hero Destroys the Phoenix People】!"

Endless flames poured down, as if the sky were on fire, and at the edge of that sky, a shooting star was falling rapidly.

boom--

A deafening sound, scattered pebbles, drifting away, then extinguishing, then reigniting the flames.

Fearless heroes descend from the heavens and emerge from hell.

[Dark · 8-Star · Warrior Race · Attack 2500 · Defense 2100]

With his eyes slightly narrowed, the Phantom Thief took a serious look at the hero he knew so well for the first time, feeling a slight sense of emotion.

It's rare to see a Phoenix summoned on the field instead of being summoned through Fusion Fate, so this is quite a joyous sight—no matter how powerful the Phoenix is, the card disadvantage of regular Fusion is always unavoidable.

The reason why Phoenix is ​​so powerful that it can travel everywhere is because it has the card "Fusion Fate" which can fuse cards in the deck, and it can summon any two monsters and then copy Fusion Fate to pull Phoenix into the Blue Lock Dragon Anaconda.

[Destiny Hero Destroys Phoenix], nicknamed Phoenix Chick.

【Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight】, nicknamed Crouching Dragon.

The Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, possessing either one can bring peace to the world. Now that the Young Phoenix has been born, I wonder where the Crouching Dragon is?

Just as Mr. Phantom Thief was lost in thought, he saw Jaden flip a card in his hand and gently place it on the Duel Disk.

"Magic Card: Resurrection of the Dead".

"Return, targeting the dark magician of the cemetery!"

A pale green Anka symbol flashed across the sky, and specks of light rained down as the dark magician, who had been sleeping in the cemetery, returned to the battlefield.

"...?"

Mr. Phantom Thief is starting to panic.

At this moment, Jaden has three revealed cards: Fusion, Miracle Fusion, and Masked Change, as well as one unknown card.

Mr. Phantom Thief now only hopes that the last unknown card is not Red-Eyes Black Dragon - generally speaking, no one who plays Hero would put a Red-Eyes in their deck, right?

"Yugi-san." Jaden suddenly turned to look at Yugi.

This small gesture ignited a spark of hope in Mr. Phantom Thief's heart—Red Daddy is good, but Judai might not necessarily have him!

"Yugi-san, do you know that your dark magician possesses immense power, powerful enough to help us win this duel!"

Suddenly being mentioned, Yugi looked at Jaden with a puzzled expression, as if to say, "I didn't know, how did you know?"

“Jaden is right, Yugi-san. Dark magicians are the highest-ranking magicians, and fusion is a summoning method that can create miracles!” Yusei also looked over and chimed in.

He had always heard of this incredibly powerful monster, but this incredibly powerful monster also had many limitations, and he had never had the chance to see it.

It wasn't until the Judai was brought forward that he suddenly remembered that there was such a thing.

If we can really summon that monster, we'll definitely win this duel!

Upon hearing Yusei's suggestion, Yugi began to recall his experiences of fusing the Dark Magician with other monsters time and time again. Many of these experiences had indeed created powerful monsters that helped him secure victory. However, he was unsure whether those monsters could truly play a role in this battle that transcended the times.

"Game-san, think carefully about the force that has always supported you all the way!"

Having interacted with games since childhood, Jaden, after growing up, also gained some understanding of the games' past experiences, and he is trying to make the games recall that power.

"The force that has always supported me... I remember it!"

"It's something that can be seen yet cannot be seen; it's...friendship and bonds!"

For some reason, the image of a gambling god flashed through the game player's mind, followed by the images of his other companions.

A smile appeared on his lips, a smile that reflected the shadows of two people.

At this moment, the Pharaoh and Yu-Gi-Oh! became one.

"I can already feel that power!"

The game player sensed that a powerful spirit was watching over him.

"In that case, these two cards are yours! Game-san, let's witness that power!"

Jaden handed Yugi a fusion card and the unknown card together, then took a few steps back to stand with Yusei, beginning to look forward to the outcome.

Unlike Yusei and Jaden, who have high expectations, Mr. Phantom Thief only wants to complain right now.

Is there a referee?! This guy committed a foul! How could he give someone a card halfway through?! And it looks like the other guy is planning to openly print a card on the spot!

After receiving the two cards, Yugi confirmed the card other than the one from the Fusion and couldn't help but laugh.

This card... actually, it's quite suitable.

That guy is a good partner! Although his personality can be really bad at times, he's very reliable when it counts.

In his brief exchange with the elf, Yugi had already grasped the true nature of that power, and he also understood how to use it.

The Dark Magician is indispensable, but as long as the other monster represents bonds and friendship, that's enough!

At this moment, receiving the card from Jaden is itself receiving Jaden's friendship and bond!

"Now, let me use this fusion to create a miracle of friendship!"

"You, the most powerful and supreme magicians, the dragon's children, representing infinite possibilities, now your powers converge in my hands, your powers are linked by our friendship and bonds!"

Fusion Summon!

"The strongest magician! The strongest dragon rider! The strongest fusion summon!!!"

"I will use the [Black Magician] and [Albus's Fallen Heir] as materials to fuse them!"

"Integration! Descends!"

"【Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight】!"

[Dark 8-Star Mage Race 3000 Attack 2500 Defense]

On this day, the man who had once single-handedly defeated countless decks returned to the battlefield.

At this moment, the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix meet here.

The next second, Mr. Phantom Thief sighed slightly and helplessly opened the card.

After the most extravagant overdose in Chapters 11 and 12, comes the most extravagant fusion.

The most resilient warriors who will never truly die, and mages who are difficult to hit and possess extremely strong offensive capabilities—when these two appear simultaneously, they can unleash unimaginable power, capable of directly crushing the vast majority of enemies.

Mr. Phantom Thief is speechless.

This group of people, let's not even talk about the righteous three against one, let's not even mention the three of them sharing the same hand and graveyard, the cards given on the spot were just a change of people to activate them, it's not a big problem, but look at the way the King looks, that must have been printed on the spot!

Is the ink on the Dragon Magician still wet?!

"You over there, Mr. Ren Amamiya... after seeing me like this, do you think this duel still needs to continue?"

With a childlike heart (a mischievous mentality), Jaden was thrilled to have gathered both monsters on the field at the same time for the first time, and even wanted to try to persuade them to surrender.

Initially, his plan was simply to set up a stage, dismantle all the opponent's cards, and then kill them with a few punches to end the battle, since that's what the hero excels at.

However, that one lucky draw did change his plans completely.

Perhaps it really was a destined gacha draw, as the two cards drawn were indeed Resurrection of the Dead and Albus's Fallen Heir.