Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

"The prince lost his original appearance and turned into a frog because the witch cast a vicious spell on him..."

"After meeting the princess of my true love, the curse was naturally lifted..."

"What followed was the happy ending of a fairy tale... the prince and princess had a happy wedding, and then..."

Knock knock knock knock…

Asuka walked alone to the room where the sound came from, and received the order from Saiou. While Yusei and the others were heading to the duel arena, she came here specifically to summon Yusei's next opponent.

After she reached out and knocked on the door in front of her, the sound inside stopped abruptly, and the room became quiet and silent again.

"……who is it?"

A female voice inquired from inside the room.

"…It's the Saiou-sama who is calling you."

Seeing that the other party had no intention of opening the door, Asuka pondered in her heart and added: "Rose Princess, you have been chosen as the substitute of Lord Saiou to replace him in the next duel with Osiris Red Yusei."

"Lord Saiou? Duel?"

Hearing Asuka's words, the woman in the room immediately changed to a friendly attitude: "Wait, I'm going to prepare to go out now, please wait for me."

"It's okay, don't worry." Standing quietly at the door, Asuka's thoughts had already flown to the other side.

Although she didn't understand why King Sai specifically designated the Rose Princess in the room as Youxing's opponent, this did not prevent her from coming over to carry out King Sai's orders.

……

Duel Academy, universal duel arena.

After hearing about Yusei and Saiou's duel over the destination of their school trip, the idle and curious people gathered here, waiting for the duel to begin.

For a moment, the entire venue was even packed to the rare point of being completely occupied.

Standing alone in the duel arena, Yusei was ready, closing his eyes and waiting for his opponent to show up.

"Speaking of which...it really made me wait so long..."

Seeing that the opponent named by Saiou had not shown up yet, Jianshan in the audience couldn't help but let out a complaining sound.

Are all these guys from the Light Society pigeons? One or two of them always have various excuses to avoid duels...

"What kind of person would he be to be chosen by that Saiou? I am really looking forward to it!"

With an excited expression on his face, Yuki Judai, who was sitting next to Kenzan, fixed his eyes on the contestant entrance on the other side.

Next, Yusei's next opponent will appear there.

"That fellow Saiou doesn't intend to fight personally, which means... now is not the moment of the decisive battle chosen by his prophecy, right?"

Yusei, who was also getting a little impatient from waiting, began to think about Saiou's intentions.

A guy who believes in the so-called destiny like him will definitely not rashly do anything beyond his plan.

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"…Sorry to have kept you waiting, Yusei!"

Suddenly, a slightly cheerful female voice interrupted Youxing's thoughts.

Yusei raised his head and opened his eyes, and immediately saw Asuka, dressed in white, standing next to the duel arena.

"Asuka? Could it be that... you are my next opponent?"

"No, that's not the case." Shaking her head slightly, Asuka raised her arm and pointed to the other side: "Your opponent is that adult - the Rose Princess of our Light Society!"

"Princess...Princess?"

Hearing this somewhat abrupt name, Yusei, who was curious, couldn't help but turn his gaze in the direction Asuka was pointing.

Then, he saw a beautiful silver-haired girl wearing a blue princess dress and with her hair tied up in a hairpin, walking slowly towards him with graceful steps.

That was none other than the Rose Princess, the female duelist chosen by King Sai to be his substitute in this duel.

"Wow! Is she a real princess? I didn't know there was such a person in the Duel Academy!"

"Huh? Since she's from the Light Society, why isn't she wearing a white uniform, but a blue, uh, princess dress instead?"

"Uh... I don't know. Maybe this is the privileged class?"

Looking at the girl appearing on the other side, the crowd couldn't help but let out bursts of exclamations.

Although her appearance was not as good as that of the school belle Asuka, the delicate temperament displayed by the Rose Princess also captured the hearts of the men present.

Among them, Marufuji Sho's eyes were the most blazing...

"According to the fate predicted by Lord Saiou..."

Rose Princess took the duel disk from Asuka, put it on her arm, and walked onto the duel field. She immediately stopped and looked in the direction of Yusei: "Yusei, I will be the one to duel with you next."

"Well, please give me your guidance, Princess Rose."

He nodded lightly, and Youxing also showed a relatively polite attitude towards the girl he met for the first time.

"Very good, then, let's have a duel that is even more beautiful than a fairy tale!"

Reaching out to tidy up the silver bangs that fell on her forehead, Princess Rose immediately inserted her deck into the deck area of ​​the duel disk and unfolded the duel disk in front of everyone: "...Duel!"

530 The pure white evil beast, the ice barrier pancake frog!

“…I don’t really understand what beauty is, but if this is a duel, I’m not going to admit defeat here!”

Not fooled by the weak appearance of the Rose Princess opposite him, the determined Yusei stretched out his arm and unfolded his duel disk while speaking these words: "...Rose Princess, let's start our duel...Duel!"

(Rose Princess LP: 4000)

(Youxing LP: 4000)

"Then I'll attack first. During my turn... I'll draw a card."

Taking the initiative in the duel, Rose Princess gracefully stretched out her fingers and drew a card from the deck under the gaze of everyone.

After looking at her hand, she immediately inserted a card into the back field of the duel disk: "First, I will activate the continuous magic card from my hand - [Water Stage]!"

"...As long as this card is face-up on the field, Water Monsters I control cannot be destroyed by battle with non-Water Monsters. Also...if this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can activate this effect by targeting 1 Water monster in my Graveyard, and Special Summon that monster. However...after this effect is activated, I cannot Special Summon unless I am a Water monster until the end of this turn."

In fact, the continuous magic card [Water Stage] also has a hidden effect that prevents the [Water Orchid] monster from being affected by the effects of the opponent's monsters, but in most situations, this effect cannot be used.

After all, the [Water Fairy] deck is so unpopular and the number of cards is so small that many people have forgotten the existence of this series...

"…A magic card that protects a water attribute monster? Does that mean that Rose Princess's deck is a water-themed series?"

Looking at the magic cards that appeared on the field, Yuki Judai in the audience couldn't help but stroke his chin and thought: "Could it be that the Rose Princess's deck is the famous [Sea Emperor Water Scale]?"

[Poseidon Water Scales], this was once the mainstream card deck in Yu-Gi-Oh, and it can also be said to be the leading player in the storytelling world.

When fully deployed, its combat power is as great as that of a million horses, and it can suppress the opponent without any chance of fighting back!

If this is really the deck, then Youxing will be in trouble next.

"...Next, I activate the Spell Card [Emblem of Ice Barrier] from my hand. Based on the effect of this card, I add an [Ice Barrier] monster from my deck to my hand."

Yugi Judai: "...Hmm? Ice barrier???"

To Yuki Judai's surprise, the Rose Princess did not use the storyteller's [Poseidon Water Scale] deck, but instead activated a magic card related to the [Ice Barrier] theme.

With the effect of this card, she can then accurately retrieve a [Ice Barrier] series monster from the deck.

Yusei: "...Ice barrier?"

Princess Rose: "Yes, according to the effect of the magic card, I will add [Ice Barrier Sorcerer] from the deck to the hand."

With a slight smile, Rose Princess began to explain to Youxing.

As she finished her words, the indicator light on the duel disk began to flash, and after a moment, it automatically popped out a card separately.

Reaching out to take the card, Princess Rose immediately added it to her hand.

"Then, I activate the effect of [Ghost Frog] in my hand, discard [Little Gray-Blue Slime] in my hand, and Special Summon it to the field!"

"Special Summon, appear! [Ghost Frog]!!!"

A yellow frog with red ghost mask patterns printed on its body surface appeared on Princess Rose's field as she cried out.

This 2-star monster named after a demon can, in a sense, be regarded as the source of all evil!

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【Ghost Frog】

(Aqua / Water / 2 stars / Attack: 1000 / Defense: 500)

effect:

①: You can discard 1 WATER monster other than this card from your hand, and Special Summon it from your hand.

②: This card can only be activated when it is successfully Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned. Select 1 Aquatic/Water Attribute/Level 2 or lower monster from your Deck and face-up monsters on the field and send it to the Graveyard.

③: Once per turn, you can activate this effect by returning 1 monster on your field to the owner's hand. During this turn, you can only summon 1 "Frog" monster other than "Ghost Frog" during your Main Phase in addition to the Normal Summon.

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"Ghost frog... and ice barrier... is that possible?"

Seeing the Rose Princess's inexplicably familiar operation, Yusei, who often plays YGO, couldn't help but think of a robot player nicknamed ⑨ - Cirno.

If I remember correctly, her deck seems to be the one that Rose Princess is using now, a super deck that focuses on transforming 2-star monsters into 2nd-level monsters!

"Activate the effect of [Ghost Frog]! If this card is successfully Special Summoned, send a Level 2 Water-attribute Aqua monster from your deck to the Graveyard! I choose [Pure Frog] from my deck!"

After summoning the Ghost Frog, Princess Rose immediately waved her hand to activate its effect, sending the frog brothers in the deck to the graveyard, paving the way for the subsequent development.

"Next, I activate the third effect of [Ghost Frog], targeting itself, sending it back to my hand, and then during this turn, I can Normal Summon a Frog monster other than it."

"I continue to activate the effect of [Ghost Frog] in my hand, discard [Ice Barrier Sorcerer] in my hand, and Special Summon it to the field again... and at this moment, the second effect of [Ghost Frog] will be triggered again. I send [Magic Frog], a 2-star Aquatic Water Attribute, from my deck to the graveyard."

"Then... the [Pure Frog] in the graveyard activates its effect, banishing [Magic Frog] from the graveyard, allowing itself to be Special Summoned. Then I stack a 2* [Pure Frog] with a 2* [Ghost Frog] to perform an Xyz Summon!"

The purple frog wearing a bachelor's hat, [Magic Frog], raised its head and pushed the green frog with a samurai sword hanging on its waist, [Pure Frog], out of the graveyard, making it appear in front of the Rose Princess together with the [Ghost Frog] on the field.

As Princess Rose finished her words, the two frogs of the same level were also enveloped by the light and plunged into the super vortex that appeared in front of them.

The purple light and the yellow light intersected in the vortex, and what emerged from it was a pure white light that illuminated the surrounding space and was dazzling.

"…Show up! Tier 2——【Pancake Frog】!!!"

Overlapping each other like kagami-chan (flat, overlapping rice cakes used as offerings to gods during the Japanese New Year), two white frogs, one big and one small, appeared in front of everyone's eyes accompanied by light.

Two golden balls of light, representing excess material, rotate around its body at a regular speed like satellites orbiting a planet.

Although the Pancake Frog looks cute and honest, hidden within that simple and cute appearance... is a murderous intent that is difficult to detect!

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【Frog Cookie】

(Aqua / Water / Level 2 / Attack Power: 2200 / Defense Power: 0)

Xyz/Effect: 2 Level 2 Aqua Monsters

①: During your or your opponent's Standby Phase, remove 1 Xyz Material from this card. Special Summon 1 "Frog" monster from your Deck.

②: Once per turn, when your opponent activates a monster effect, magic, or trap card, you can activate this card by sending 1 Aqua monster from your hand or on the field to the Graveyard. That activation is negated and destroyed. After that, you can set the destroyed card on your field.

③: If this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can activate this effect by targeting 1 Water monster in your Graveyard. Add that monster to your hand.

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“…It’s indeed a pancake frog!”

Looking at the white monster in front of him, Youxing couldn't help but hold his head.

At this moment, he couldn't help but recall the fear of being dominated by the [Thunder Spirit Pancake Frog] deck...

Not only does it invalidate the card effect you activated, but it also directly moves it to its own field. It's completely inhumane...