Start with Dragon Maid and start dueling!

= "Projectile Loading Dragon"

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The holy sword wrapped in flames was swung at the defending Projectile Dragon.

But during the attack, a change suddenly occurred on the revived Fire Warrior!

A shadow like a real phoenix rose from its body and rushed towards the ferocious gun-barrel dragon next to it!

"What is this?" Looking at the changes that took place, the mysterious Knight Hanno felt puzzled.

"The effect of "Mighty Phoenix Swordmaster" is activated! During the Damage Phase of this card's battle, you can select a monster on the field and equip it as an Equipment Card!"

Jonouchi was excited and shouted:

“Equip the “Barrel Reloading Furious Dragon”!”

39 The Dragon Witch's Path, a Sign of Turmoil!

——Drink!

The blazing wings of fire spread!

The sword master strikes with all his strength, swinging his sword to create a heat wave that sweeps the entire place!

The slug dragon was submerged in the heat wave and disappeared in an instant, unable to put up even the slightest resistance.

"'Mighty Phoenix Sword Saint', destroy 'Bullet Loading Dragon'!"

Jonouchi cheered up, clenched his fist and shouted with great momentum.

Because not only the target he assigned to attack, but also another troublesome "Barrel-Loading Furious Dragon" was rendered insignificant by the power of the Divine Flame Sword Saint.

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‖「Mighty Phoenix Sword Saint Kia Freed」

※「Barrel Reloading Furious Dragon」

3000 → [3500]

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"Using the effect to turn the trump monster on the field into an equipment card that increases attack power... killing two birds with one stone, well done!"

Yugi Muto was worried about Jonouchi.

Even in unfavorable circumstances, Jonouchi still burst out with great strength, which was no different from before.

However, he did not win the duel in this round.

"hateful……!"

Jonouchi looked at his empty hand of cards, feeling somewhat unwilling.

"If there's another card..."

Now he also understands the importance of resources.

"Activate the effect of "Excalibur - Phoenix Sword" in the Graveyard, banish 2 Warrior-Type monsters, and return them to your hand."

"Equip the "Divine Sword - Phoenix Sword" to the "Mighty Phoenix Sword Saint"!"

The sword master holding the divine sword increased his strength again.

But the sword was not held for long before it was about to leave his palm.

"End of round!"

Jonouchi ended his turn.

But the other party was not as straightforward as him.

"Don't forget the effect of the "Bullet" monster. When they are destroyed, they will Special Summon new monsters from the deck at the end of the turn."

The mysterious Miss Hanno Knight once again filled the vacancy of the monster on her field.

"The effect of Metal Jacket Projectile Dragon is activated."

But at this moment, the mighty swordsman on the field threw out the Phoenix Sword!

"no!"

With the idea of ​​reducing the number of enemy monsters by one, Jonouchi activated another effect of "Mighty Phoenix Swordmaster".

"Send an Equip Card to the Graveyard to negate the effect of that monster!"

The woman who went by the alias of Hanno Knight was stunned for a moment, and then a gentle laugh came from behind the broken mask:

"If this card had appeared earlier, it might have changed the outcome of the duel, but now..."

"It's a little late."

A brand new slug dragon appeared from the summoning light.

It was the last words of another monster.

"It's over." Kaiba turned around coldly and no longer looked at the battle whose outcome had already been determined.

"Brother, why do you say that? Aren't there monsters on the field in the city?" Mu Ma asked in confusion.

"From the moment the mediocre announced the end of the first round, the duel was over."

"The remaining time is nothing but a futile struggle on the part of Jonouchi." Kaiba glanced at the strange woman who covered her face.

"He was completely manipulated by that woman."

——? ? ?’s turn——

“It’s my turn…!”

Miss Hanno Knight cut her hand of cards, which was full and seemed to have an endless supply.

His eyes passed over the dueling platform and looked outside the dueling platform.

The elevator that goes between the cabin and the rooftop.

The dragon witch that she had been thinking about all the time was still nowhere to be seen.

The Dragon Witch seemed to have given up watching the battle and was concentrating on preparing for the next duel that would inevitably take place.

"Still not showing up, am I really hated?"

"Hmm... We must meet before the deadline."

"Why do you keep avoiding me?"

In fact, Ling didn't deliberately avoid her.

They didn't even know she existed.

Miss Hanno Knight took out a card from her hand.

It was a magic that Jonouchi was familiar with and had already cast before.

"Discard a card from your hand, activate "Black Core", and banish "Mighty Phoenix Swordmaster"!"

The dark ball of electricity fell again, but this time there was no resistance.

Easily devoured the Sword Master of Divine Flame!

Amid the Sword Master's muffled groan, a blank void was left behind.

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Except for "Mighty Phoenix Sword Saint Kiya Freed"!

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"Ah... eh... eh?"

Jonouchi had a dazed look on his face, as if he was petrified on the spot.

He had imagined what kind of challenges the Mighty Sword Master would face, but he didn't expect it to end so easily.

The difference in the cards in hand is too big, and this is an unavoidable result.

The Mighty Sword Master, who can only negate the effects of monsters, is not as tough as he was before his rebirth.

"Although I want to wait for the Dragon Witch to appear, the duel can no longer be delayed."

The knight of Hanno, draw your spear,

"[Projectile Tracer Dragon] changes to attack position!"

——Battle Phase——

"Direct attack!"

The scarlet bullet dragon raised its sharp claws and swung them towards the city at a swift speed!

Without any cards on the field, Jonouchi was powerless to turn the tide and took this final blow hard!

"Ugh! Ah!!!"

Jonouchi: LP300→0

"Damn it!" Jonouchi burst into tears and knelt down, pounding the ground.

His agreement with Yugi to fight in Duel City was ruined.

The shadow of the "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" gradually drifted away from Jonouchi's heart, falling into an unreachable corner.

His scream frightened Miss Hanno Knight and she even took a small step back.

"Are you okay?"

"Ahaha, don't mind it." Jonouchi, who recovered instantly, touched the back of his head as if nothing had happened, and stood up with a smile.

"You played well, but you were eliminated before the semi-finals. I'm a little unwilling to accept it."

"The winner is the Knight of Hanoi!"

Referee Isono raised his hand to announce the result of the duel, allowing the winner of the third duel to advance.

After the duel, Yugi and the others gathered around, not only to comfort Jonouchi for his defeat, but also because they were curious about the winner who was full of mysteries.

"'Knight of Hanoi'... This isn't your real name, is it?" Xingzi frowned and clenched her chin.

This strange name is obviously a pseudonym.

"That's true. I was asked to use this name when I was wearing this outfit, and I was troubled by it."

"I'm obviously not a knight."

Miss Hanno, who is not a knight, said so.

Yugi Muto took the opportunity to ask, "Ms. Hanno, what is your reason for participating in the duel tournament?"

The other self in his heart made him try to figure out indirectly whether the woman in front of him, who seemed to be full of déjà vu, was a friend or an enemy.

"I wanted to meet the Dragon Witch. I heard that she would be attending this conference, so I came here~"

"A fan of the Dragon Witch?"

Jonouchi suddenly realized, "No wonder they used a deck full of Dragon monsters."

Single-race decks are very rare. Even Kaiba, who uses the dragon monster "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" as his trump card, will not only include monsters of one race in his deck.

If you specialize your deck based on your preferences, then there's nothing strange about it.

"If you want to see the Dragon Witch, why don't you just go find her?"

"Do you know where the Dragon Witch is?" A surprised voice came from behind the broken mask of Miss Hanno Knight.

Scratching his cheek, Jonouchi recalled, "Her room seems to be 5-1109. I saw her open the door and go in when I passed by before."

"She's a very cold girl. I wanted to say hello to her."

“Thank you very much for letting me know!”