Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"Then, let's enter the battle phase!"

After successfully eliminating the effects of the trap card, Jiang You began his attack.

"First, [Yao Cui (Swimsuit)]'s attack!"

Yao Cui leaped forward, his sharp high-heeled shoe striking Fujimura Taiga in the abdomen. This petty creature was clearly seeking revenge for the kick Fujimura had inflicted earlier. This kick tore a hole through Fujimura Taiga's doll costume. Unleashing the full force of his blood-colored magic, the wound widened dramatically, sending Fujimura Taiga to the grave.

Taiga Fujimura LP 3000 → LP 2000.

It seems that they are not going to attack Xuankeng, so Jiang You confidently directs Yao Cui to make the final blow.

"Well, it's time to end it! [Yao Cui], please secure this victory for us!"

"It's not over yet! It may not be fair to you, but this is the reality!"

Fujimura Taiga confidently opened the last face-down card, "I activate the Quick-Play Magic Card [Incarnation of the Black Sun]! Your opponent cannot respond to this card's activation. Activate the card's effect, pay half your life points, banish three Servants from your Graveyard, and Special Summon a [Tezcatlipoca] from your Deck's Graveyard!"

The black sun hangs high in the sky, illuminating everything.

The Aztec god of the sun, in charge of battle and magic, beauty and discord, night and domination, in short, a god in charge of a vast array of powers. With the sun as his backdrop, he roared his battle cry to everyone: "Wu↓↑xiao↑!"

[Smoke Mirror] 12-star Assassin with 4000 attack power.

Smoke Mirror landed in the middle of the field, looking around thoughtfully.

"Woooooo, look! This is the main god of our South American mythology, the incredibly powerful Smoky Mirror! Hey, boss, what color are you now?"

Fujimura Taiga still maintained the most basic respect for her "original body" and her immediate superior. Facing the smoke mirror, she twisted her butt like a loyal dog, and her tail behind her also swayed left and right at a high speed.

I just don't understand why the tail on the costume can stand up. Also, isn't wagging a tail a canine way of expressing happiness? And jaguars are felines, right?

Smoke Mirror turned to look at Fujimura Taiga, his frustration evident. "In Central and South America, leopards are considered the most powerful, wise, and sacred beasts. That's why I'm considered the incarnation of a leopard... Do you understand what I mean? Try to act wisely, okay?"

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Chapter 237: Smoke Mirror, what reward did you pay!

Because he was scolded by his immediate superior, Fujimura Taiga shrank his neck and said nothing more.

Smoke Mirror glanced at Jiang You for a few seconds, then turned to look at Fujimura Taiga: "Since you are still fighting, I won't interfere with what you do. Wait until the results are out before making any comments. What are you doing standing there? Keep fighting!"

"YES, SIR!"

Fujimura Taiga stood at attention and saluted. "The effect of [Smoke Mirror]! As a god who accepts warrior souls, for each Servant in the banished zone, the attack power increases by 200 points!"

[Smoke Mirror] Attack damage: 4000 → 4600.

Jiang You took a look at the specific effect of [Smoke Mirror].

This card cannot be targeted by effects. It cannot be destroyed by effects. It cannot be affected by servant effects.

This card cannot attack unless it is Advanced Summoned.

For each Servant in the Banished Zone, the attack power of that card increases by 200 points.

While this card is face-up, the Battle Phase cannot be skipped in any way. Enemy Servants cannot be in Defense Position while face-up, and must attack this card when they can.

When your opponent activates the effect of a Spell or Trap Card that selects a Servant on the field, you can return one of your Banished Servant cards to the Deck, negating and destroying it.

Once per turn, you can activate this card by banishing a Servant from the Graveyard, selecting a Servant on the field and banishing it. This card deals damage to your opponent equal to the Attack Points of the banished Servant.

Like most of Ju's crowns, it can only be destroyed through combat. While the Black Sun Incarnation's extremely simple summoning method isn't without cost, the Smoke Mirror summoned by this effect can't attack, missing a significant advantage. This aligns with the South American mythology of offering sacrifices to gain the gods' favor.

"Well then, in Main Phase Two, I'll activate the effect of [Indestructible Lake Light] in the Graveyard and equip it to [Yao Cui (Swimsuit)]!"

Since this sword's been sitting idle in the graveyard for a while now, why not add some extra panels? Maybe it can circumvent certain effects that rely on attack power? (This section is after the attack, but it was moved up when I changed it. To avoid affecting the post, I'll leave it this way for now.)

【Yao Cui (Swimsuit)】

Attack damage: 3000 → 3600.

"Is this Lancelot's holy sword?"

Because Yao Cui also has a Knight of the Round Table slot, she can also equip the Holy Sword of the Round Table in addition to the Sword of Contracted Victory. She waved the suddenly appearing Wuhua Lake Light in her hand and said, "Hmm... Can I really defeat this guy in strange clothes with this thing?"

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll kill me if you want to fight me."

Jiang You really has no means to destroy the Smoke Mirror now. Even if he uses the triple magic card [Never Night], it will be invalidated by the effect of [Smoke Mirror]. He has to find a way to consume the cards in the exclusion zone.

"[Yao Cui] attacks [Smoke Mirror]!"

If possible, Jiang You didn't want to do this, but the forced effect of [Smoke Mirror] forced him to make this attack.

Yao Cui used the same movements as when he fought Fujimura Taiga before, building a road with blood and slid in front of the smoke mirror like ice skating.

Then, with a strange cry of "Wu——", her head was hit by the mace-like scepter in Smoke Mirror's hand.

The overflowing attack from the crown was fed back to Jiang You. This was in a dark game, and Jiang You couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.

River tour LP 4000 → LP 1900.

"I end my turn."

At this time, Jiang You and Fujimura Taiga both entered a one-on-one state. Fortunately, the Smoke Mirror's exclusion required a target, otherwise Jiang You would really be defeated. The Smoke Mirror would not be affected by the servant's effect, and the Water Monster Cui's blocking would not work.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Fujimura Taiga glanced at the cards in his hand and ended his turn in disappointment. This was a target-selecting magic card, which had no effect on Yao Cui and might even be countered. Furthermore, the Smoke Mirror was still on the field, so Jiang You had to attack once. "Then I'll cover a card in the backfield and end my turn. Don't struggle! Losing to our boss is not unfair!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Jiang You knew it was over, but it wasn't because of him, but because of Fujimura Taiga.

"Yes, it's over! But it's you who's over!"

"Have you forgotten the effect of Yao Cui? I activate the effect of [Yao Cui (Swimsuit)], discard a card in my hand, and deal 1000 points of damage to you! I can't deal with Smoke Mirror, but I can deal with you directly!"

Although Water Monster Cui is not strong enough to make the final decision, her numerous effect options allow her to adapt to various situations.

"!"

Fujimura Taiga slapped her head with her tiger palm. The summoning conditions of the smoke mirror just pushed her blood line to the killing line, so Jiang You didn't need to enter the combat stage at all.

"Boss, listen to my explanation. I didn't mean it!"

"As my clone, aren't you a little too lazy? My domain always welcomes losers."

The Smoking Mirror accepts all warriors, regardless of victory or defeat, and they all have a place in his domain. Only the courage to face fear is what he admires.

"But I'm going to be betrayed. Kukulkan will definitely kill me! I might not even see the sun tomorrow."

Fujimura Taiga hugged Yanyanjing's thighs, tears welling up in his eyes, looking pitiful. "Boss, as her brother, you must plead for me!"

"Rebellion...you became her dependent?"

Smoke Mirror began to feel that this clone was no longer acceptable. What kind of dirty stuff had melted into it to turn it into this state?

"I think you need some re-education. If we meet again next time, I will retrain you to be a warrior. Just look forward to it!"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Smoke Mirror's murderous look made Fujimura Taiga retreat repeatedly.

"Hurry up and do it. I owe you a favor."

Smoke Mirror covered his face. He didn't want to see Fujimura Taiga's humiliating appearance again. What a terrible thing! He wanted to watch the soldiers fight to refresh his eyes.

Jiang You saw the extra quest with a reward of [?] and nodded. This was a card from Smoke Mirror. Maybe he could get his third crown.

Yao Cui fired the final blow to end the duel.

Taiga Fujimura LP 1000 → LP 0!

“Woooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa——”

Fujimura Taiga was defeated, and from now on Dark Yugi left a mark of loyalty on her.

Then Jiang You’s email lit up, and the reward from the Smoke Mirror mission arrived.

He opened it and saw a [cocoa bean]

Magic Card [Cocoa Bean]: ①Recover 1000 LP points ②When this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, draw a card.

"So you're throwing the unclaimed reward for killing the fox here at my place?"

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Chapter 238 Kukulkan: I traveled through time?

While secretly complaining about Smoke Mirror's stinginess, Jiang You still put the [Cocoa Beans] away. This thing is considered a high-quality Cost and is suitable for Yao Cui to use.

"Wow, I'm brainwashed! What an evil Servant! My reputation is ruined right here!"

Fujimura Taiga rolled around on the ground like a tantrum. "This isn't the way to change jobs! Gu, kill me!"

"Stop playing that joke... Well, as the victors, this area belongs to us. Mr. Fujimura Taiga, we need you to lead the leopard people around here, or Yao Cui will kill them all."

Seeing that the remaining leopard men were still baring their teeth at him, Jiang You couldn't help but sigh that they were worthy of being Aztec warriors. Even if their gods were defeated, they would still continue their fight.

“What are you keeping these for?”

Yao Cui stared at the group of hostile leopard people. She would not allow others to look at her in such a way. The bloody long nail was already in her hand.

"How do you feel about making high heels out of leopard skin?"

"You're going to be queen soon, so show some generosity. Look, Morgan even made use of her former enemy. Shouldn't you learn from her?"

Jiang You also has the task of dealing with a certain number of humans and monsters. The combat power of his own subordinates is necessary. You can't let him use his invincible skills to defeat them one by one, right?

"Tsk!"

Yao Cui made an unhappy sound, but did not refute.

"You actually asked your employees to work despite injuries, you black-hearted boss!"

Fujimura Daihe crawled on the ground like a worm, twisting and turning towards the leopard people. Facing this guy who had no dignity of a god, Jiang You had no choice but to let her wait for a while before going.

"But you can't just defeat me. You can't have the final say here. Kukulkan will be back soon."

Fujimura Taiga winked at Jiang You, meaning that they should run away.

"You can't deal with my boss, Smoke Mirror, right? Kukulkan isn't a half-baked warrior like me. She even knocked Smoke Mirror into the sea. Even with your Noble Phantasm, you might not be able to defeat her."

As one of the Aztec gods, Kukulkan's power is undeniable, but her spirit base isn't at the top level, so she likely lacks the suppressive power of Smoke Mirror. However, Kukulkan should have her own complete deck, so caution is advised.

"I know this. In fact, this is why I came here."

Jiang You's original target was Kukulkan, and Fujimura Daiga was just a by-product.

"Well, at least your Noble Phantasm can help you avoid a head-on confrontation with a super-powerful woman like her."

Fujimura Taiga resigned himself to his fate and lay on the ground.

"Then it's time to start building our territory."

Before Kukulkan's return, Jiang You, having nothing else to do, began planning his own territory. To secure the willingness of his subjects to fight for him, he needed more than just force; he had to provide them with food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. However, this was over 2,500 years before Christ. The people's livelihoods were extremely low, and their needs were minimal.

"Speaking of which, how do we build it?"

Yao Cui then realized the problem. The situation here is worse than the small village in her territory. "We can't just rely on a few of us. I won't admit that these adobe houses can become the fairy kingdom."

"Of course there are other helpers. In fact, if I didn't want to let Yao Cui have more fun, I would have planned to have a group of people beat up Fujimura Taiga."

Jiang You then summoned Medea, Lancelot, and the Hassans. This time, in addition to Baimao and Serenity, Cursed Arms has joined Jiang You's summonable Servants. This is a reward for Chapter 6. Currently, Jiang You has collected all the Hassans who officially debuted, except for Yaoxing. It's unclear whether the achievement will allow Wang Ha to be summoned as a target.

As for the three who were not summoned: Illya is still in class, Minamoto no Raikou needs to take care of Illya, and Bai Qiangdai, given by the Lion King, Jiang You promised the Lion King that he would only summon her when he saved the world. Now Jiang You is not sure what Bai Qiangdai's attitude will be because of her playful behavior. He will summon her when he fights Tima.

"No? I'm in charge of the battlefield, not the construction site!"

Hearing Jiang You's plan to turn the primitive Ur into a main city, Medea nearly pulled out all her Noble Phantasms. Even if Caster was useful, it wasn't supposed to be used this way, was it?

"Don't worry, I asked you to come here to build a base. The construction will be handled by the Specialized Personality of Baimao, and the construction tools have already been purchased."

Jiang You also felt that he had ordered Medea around too much. This wasn't the kind of game where as long as the favorability was high enough, you could order her around in any way you wanted.

"All you need to do is help strengthen the construction workers' bodies and set up defensive magic."

"That's okay..."

This is the so-called broken window effect. If Jiang You had asked for this at the beginning, Medea might not have agreed so readily.

Jiang You also mentioned some advantages: "Besides, this place was built nearly a thousand years before your time. The special magic materials here are much rarer than what the Clock Tower can provide. After the layout is completed, you can send the residents here to help you collect them."

"You just want to keep me here as a tool, right?"