The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

The tenth generation looked completely bewildered. (Image: Elderly person using a cell phone on the subway.jpg)

At this point, Rei continued to explain: "【Girl in Love】has another monster effect, which places a Girl Counter on the monster attacking her, turning it into a captive of the girl."

The little girl winked at the Winged Man, who then developed a heart shape over his head and gave her a loving look.

[Elemental Heroes Winged Warrior: Girl Counter 0→1]

Judai: ...

He rubbed his temples: "What am I fighting?"

I regret accepting the challenge, but since it's already started, there's no going back.

He shook his head, regained his composure, and continued, "My battle isn't over yet. I'll attack again with [Elemental Hero Flower Bud]!"

"Furthermore, the effect of Little Bud is that when there is an Elemental HERO other than this card on your field, this monster cannot be targeted for attacks and can attack your opponent directly."

"Therefore, Little Flower Bud is launching a direct attack on you, go!"

"What did you say?!"

The next moment, the stamen of the little flower bud opened, and a gush of pollen gushed out, drifting towards Li.

"Uh......"

[Saotome Rei: LP 4400 → 3800]

After delivering that blow, Jaden continued, "When Little Flower Bud deals damage to the opponent, this monster's Attack increases by 100 points, while its Defense decreases by 100 points."

[Elemental Hero Little Flower Bud: Attack 600→700, Defense 1000→900]

"That concludes my turn."

He stopped using Electro to attack, even though he didn't know what the girl's pointer did, as long as he didn't attack the little girl, he would be fine.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saotome Gift Card: 4 → 5]

After drawing the card, Rei revealed a card from her hand without hesitation: "I activate the Equip Spell [Cupid's Kiss] from my hand!"

[Saotome Gift Card: 5 → 4]

As the effect took hold, a little angel named Cupid flew over and kissed the little girl on the cheek.

Chirp~~☆

Immediately afterwards, Li raised his hand and commanded, "Battle begins! Attack the Winged Warrior! The Heartfelt Thoughts!"

Just then, Jaden seemed to see a scene full of pink bubbles again.

The young woman in love jogged over, saying to the winged man, "Mr. Winged Warrior, please accept my feelings for you!"

Judai: Don't come any closer!!

The Winged Warrior turned to the side, and the little girl, who had missed her target, fell to the ground.

The girl in love looked at the Winged Warrior with a pitiful expression: 'That's so unfair, so unfair!'

The latter looked completely flustered: 'I'm sorry, that's not what I meant...'

Girl in love: 'Then you have to listen to me from now on.'

Winged Warrior: 'Of course!'

"The effect of 【Cupid's Kiss】 is that when the equipped monster attacks an opponent's monster that has a Girl Counter placed on it, and the equipped monster takes battle damage, it gains control of that monster."

[Saotome Rei: LP 3800 → 3200]

Watching the two monsters exchanging glances, Judai couldn't help but facepalm and mutter, "What am I even looking at?"

This scene is truly too much to bear.

Chapter Forty: The Flower Girl

Jaden's only thought right now is: This is so weird. I'll take another look, and it's still so weird.

At that moment, Saotome Rei revealed another magic card: "Activate Equip Spell, [Happy Wedding]!"

[Saotome Gift Card: 4 → 3]

"Due to this card's effect, the equipped monster's ATK increases by the sum of the original ATKs of the monsters whose owners were yours."

"Therefore, the attack power of the 'Girl in Love' should be increased by the attack power of the Winged Warrior."

In the blink of an eye, the little girl changed into a wedding dress and held a bouquet of flowers in her hands.

[A girl in love: Attack power 400 → 1400]

"Finally, cover one more card, and the turn ends."

[Saotome Gift Card: 3 → 2]

Li scoffed, "He doesn't seem like much. As expected, Lord Liang is the strongest."

Of course, she didn't realize that this was a case of the Tenth Generation letting the water go.

"Finally, the round is over..."

Judai sighed; he had never played such a mentally exhausting game.

"Let's draw cards first..."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

After glancing at the cards he had drawn, he immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Let's fight!"

"As long as you don't attack the 'girl in love,' the monster won't be taken away. Therefore, Electro attacks Wingman with Lightning Strike!"

At his command, Electro pushed out his palm, and a bolt of electricity shot out from his palm.

Zizzi——! !

Seeing this, Rei quickly swung her arm and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card, [Defense Girl]!"

The next second, the girl in love spread her arms to protect Winged Man and took the hit from Electro.

ah--!!

The little girl screamed again and collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

[Saotome Rei: LP 3200 → 3000]

Rei clenched her fist triumphantly and chuckled, "Due to the effect of [Defense Girl], when a monster on my field is attacked, the target can be changed to [Girl in Love]."

Judai looked disgusted: "Eh~, not again?"

In an instant, the scene of pink bubbles reappeared before my eyes.

Winged Hero, his face contorted with rage, cried out, "Electric Shock Hero! You're supposed to be a hero, yet you attacked a vulnerable girl! What an outrageous bastard!"

Upon hearing this, Electro covered his head in distress with his hands: "What have I done? Miss, are you alright?"

The girl in love wore a pitiful expression again: 'Don't blame yourself. You're like this because of your destiny in battle. I don't blame you.'

After she finished speaking, she winked at Electro.

Electro clutched his chest as if he'd been shot in the heart: "I've fallen in love!!"

So, a heart appeared on Electro's chest.

[Elemental Heroes: Electro Warrior - Girl Counter 0→1]

Rei: "A girl in love can be very strong. Now even Electro has become a captive of a girl."

"It seems only heartless plants and girls are reliable here..."

With that, Judai flicked his hand and commanded, "Go, Little Flower Bud, attack directly!"

The stamens of the small flower buds opened again, and a slightly more concentrated stream of pollen gushed out and drifted towards the opposite side.

"Uh......"

[Saotome Rei: LP 3000 → 2300]

Jaden then said, "Because the little bud caused you combat damage, your attack power has increased again."

[Elemental Hero Little Flower Bud: Attack 700→800, Defense 900→800]

Li: "It's no use. As long as I take away Electro again in the next round, Little Flower Bud won't be able to attack me directly anymore."

However, at that moment, Jaden chuckled and said, "Unfortunately, you won't be able to take my monsters away from now on."

Li frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

Under her questioning gaze, Jaden revealed a magic card in his hand, "Magic Card [Petal] Activated!"

Tribute 1 Elemental HERO Flower Bud from your field to activate this effect. Special Summon 1 Elemental HERO Flower Lady from your hand or Deck.

The petals of the small flower bud bloomed, and a white light emanated from its body. Its form gradually changed, and soon it appeared before us as a woman with a voluptuous figure. She had white petals on her head that resembled hair, and wore a dress that looked like it was woven from green leaves.

[Elemental Heroes: Flower Girl - Attack Power 1900]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

The flower girl, arms crossed, exuding a queen-like aura, said: 'How pathetic, to be bewitched by such a young girl.'

The Electroman on the side was so frightened that he took a step back, and the Winged Man on the other side also looked guilty.

Jaden then explained, "As long as the Elemental HERO Flora Lady is on the field, the opponent can only choose her as their attack target."

Li gritted her teeth: "How could this be..."

If you can't attack Electro, who has placed the girl's marker, you can't take control.

In this way, as long as the Flower Lady doesn't attack or get controlled by counters, the monsters on Jaden's field can attack at will.

"Finally, cover one more card, and the turn ends."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 1]

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saotome Gift Card: 2 → 3]

After glancing at the cards he had drawn, Rei's eyes lit up: "Here it comes! I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my hand, and Special Summon [Elemental HERO Bloom] from my Graveyard to my field."

"And because of the effect of [Happy Wedding], the attack power of [Girl in Love] will increase to 2000 points."

However, at that moment, Jaden quickly pressed the button to face down: "I was just waiting for this move. I'll activate the face down card and the Continuous Trap [Limited Resurrection] will be activated. I will Special Summon a monster with 1000 or less ATK from my Graveyard."

"Rise, [Elemental Heroes: Little Flower Bud]!"

Om-! !

With a flash of golden light, Little Flower Bud reappeared on his field.

[Elemental Heroes: Little Flower Bud - Attack Power 600]

"Thus, the [Monster Resurrection] skill becomes ineffective when it loses its target, and the [Girl in Love] skill, which lacks sufficient attack power, cannot attack the Flower Girl."

Upon hearing this, Li looked utterly dejected: 'How could this be? I actually lost like this?'

Seeing her expression, Judai scratched his head in distress. Had this child been hurt too badly?

However, in his view, this was already a lenient gesture, and Li should be convinced of it.

'Forget it, never mind, let's end this fight first.'

"My turn, draw a card!"

After confirming his hand, he immediately inserted it into the Duel Disk: "Activate the Spell Card [Inherited Power], send Electroman on the field to the Graveyard, and increase Flower Lady's ATK by the same amount."

Electro was instantly transformed into pure power and absorbed by the Flower Girl.

[Elemental Heroes Flower Girl: Attack Power 1900 → 3500]

"Attack power 3500 points..."

Li looked over listlessly.

"Go! Little Flower Bud will attack you directly, while Flower Girl will attack [The Girl in Love] at the same time!"

Both monsters simultaneously released pollen that drifted towards the other side.