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

Cu Chulainn looked at Fergus's field attack of 3400, a value that even Scathach could hardly break through, but he had to deal with it.

"Anyway, you can't launch an attack, Bazette..."

"Cu Chulainn!"

Fergus' tone was filled with anger, and he flatly refused, "How can you let your Master, a lady, deal with that kind of thing!"

"So you're a brainless guy when it comes to women! This is..."

Bazette reluctantly stepped in between the two men and stopped their argument.

"You two, stop arguing. I'm not a weak woman. I've come across many strange magicians. This is nothing. Cú Chulainn, let me handle it!"

After hearing what Bazett said, Fergus couldn't say anything else and turned his head to the side.

Bazette kicked the Marking Bug high into the air, then delivered a powerful punch that shattered it accurately, sending its juices splattering all over her.

So Shinji Matou gained control of Bazette.

"It's truly a shame to be against your own Master. Matou Shinji's tactics not only torture the opponent in the duel, but also constantly attack the opponent's mind. How despicable!"

"Then I'll cover two cards in the backcourt and end my turn."

Cu Chulainn stared at Matou Shinji angrily. This unreasonable way of inciting his companions to rebel reminded him of someone.

Shinji Matou was about to draw a card when he found that Cu Chulainn had jumped from the main station area to the battle area without permission.

"???!!!!!!"

No, how could cheating be so blatant? Matou Shinji was stunned.

【Cuchulainn】Attack power 2500.

"[Cuchulainn]'s effect allows this card to return to the battlefield on the next turn after being sent to the Graveyard."

Seeing Matou Shinji's surprised expression, Cu Chulainn was very satisfied. "Don't be too scared. Although I have battle continuation, I am not immortal after all. If I leave the stage again, I will be eliminated."

"Really, it scared me."

In fact, Shinji Matou had just tried to go directly to the battle area, but unfortunately failed.

"It's my turn, draw a card!"

"It's useless for your Master to stay on my field. I can't activate her effects. In that case, I will activate the effect of [Matou Zouken] in the graveyard and release [Bazett]! Special Summon him from the graveyard!"

Bazette transformed into a stream of light and returned to the deck, and the insects that flew out of the light were now forming human forms.

"Don't try to succeed!"

In Cu Chulainn's cognition, Kirizoken is the only ace servant in Matou Shinji's deck. As long as the defense is slightly improved, his attack can be blocked. In addition, the effect of releasing other cards to break them makes him a bit difficult to deal with.

"I activate the effect of [Reverse Light Sword] to negate the effect of [Matou Zouken]!"

The Noble Phantasm that reverses cause and effect cuts off all the flying insects, and Matou Zouken's attempt to masquerade fails.

"Well, boy, this is a big loss, right?"

Having effectively eliminated two Servants at once, Cú Chulainn couldn't help but feel smug. I felt the balance of victory was tilting towards him. "This Noble Phantasm can be used again next turn. With only 350 Life Points left, what can you do?"

"It's indeed a difficult Noble Phantasm to handle, but you seem to have forgotten one thing, right? My [Bug Magic Workshop] has the effect of pulling a bug for one turn. So, I will summon [Marking Bug] again!"

[Marking Bug] Attack power 500.

The abominable bug that can take away control of servants appears again.

"So, as long as Fergus is still on the field, he will always have the opportunity to be used by me. In front of me, using powerful cards will be accompanied by huge risks!"

"Now, let's enter the battle phase. [Marking Bug] attacks [Fergus]!"

The spiral sword easily blew up the engraved worm, but under the influence of the rules, Fergus was still controlled and became hostile to Cu Chulainn again.

"Now, it's my turn to launch three attacks. Cú Chulainn, can you take it?"

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Chapter 108: Brother Gou, you’d better not touch the coin-operated card.

"First, the first strike!"

Fergus, his eyes lifeless, trudged towards Cu Chulainn with heavy steps. The spinning greatsword attacked Cu Chulainn.

Cu Chulainn tried to block it with his magic spear, but the difference of nearly 1000 attack points could not be overcome by martial arts (in fact, even 1 more point would not work), and the giant sword hit his chest.

Cuchulain LP 4000 → LP 3100.

"He's still on the court..."

Shinji Matou was shocked to see Cu Chulainn staying on the field after the attack.

"My own effect makes me immune to damage from combat effects once per round!"

Cu Chulainn gave an explanation with a grin.

"That makes no difference, Fergus, keep attacking!"

Another powerful blow, and Cu Chulainn was attacked again. This time he had no help from the arrow avoidance protection and was sent directly into the exclusion zone.

Cuchulain LP 3100 → LP 2200.

"Then this is the final blow!"

Cu Chulainn's remaining LP was no longer able to withstand the damage of the final blow, and Shinji Masaki declared his victory.

"Not so easy! I open the Continuous Trap Card [Four-Branch Shallows]! Effect ① During the enemy's Battle Phase, when the opponent has a Servant on the field and we have no Servant on the field, pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon 1 [Red Branch Knights] Servant in Attack Position from the Deck. Servants summoned by this effect cannot activate their effects this turn. Effect ② While this card is face-up, only one Servant from either team can declare an attack during the Battle Phase!"

The great taboo of one-on-one duels inherited by the Knights of the Red Branch, to which the legendary Irish hero Cu Chulainn belonged, began here, and four runes representing different effects enveloped the entire battle area.

"I still want to summon [Cuchulainn]!"

Cu Chulainn returned to the field again, and his deck naturally contained three full cards belonging to him.

Cuchulain LP 2200 → LP 1200.

【Cuchulainn】Attack power 2500.

"Because this is a card from another chapter, the effect that prevents one destruction is in effect again, so your attack is ineffective!"

Cuchulainn successfully withstood Fergus's third attack.

"Even so, you still have to accept the damage from the battle!"

Even if it was just to lower the blood line, Shinji Masaki would not miss this opportunity. Fergus's attack again took away another 900 health points of Cu Chulainn.

Cuchulain LP 1700 → LP 300.

"Finally, I cover a card in the backfield to end my turn."

"You're quite capable, Seaweed Head, for pushing me to this point. I recognize you a little bit."

Cu Chulainn looked at his health line which was even more dangerous than Shinji Matou's and praised.

Shinji Matou was very pleased with the praise from the Heroic Spirit. Servant Duels were also a part of the mystery for those magicians. If he could win the competition, it would also prove that he was also a genius in the mystery. This made him puff out his chest and say, "Of course, I have top-notch talents in all aspects, don't I?"

"No...you're really terrible at magic."

Cu Chulainn had studied rune magic hard with Scathach in the Land of Shadows, and he also had the possibility of appearing as Caster, so he saw through Shinji Matou's blocked magic circuits at a glance.

"What's with that expression? It's enough for everyone to have some outstanding qualities. It's impossible for me to be the king and guide others. Anyway, it's my turn, draw a card!"

Shinji Matou didn't listen at all. Being recognized in the field of magic was his obsession.

The moment Cu Chulainn pulled the card, a vast magical force formed into undead spirits that lingered around it, wailing and circling. The aura of death made everyone's heartbeats pause, and everyone knew that this was a powerful card.

"It seems that even the master knows about my shame."

Cu Chulainn rubbed his nose in embarrassment. At this point he really needed Scathach's power to break through the strengthened Fergus.

"Then I'll trouble you. When I activate [Land of Shadows], I can banish all cards from my graveyard and Special Summon [Scathach], the Queen of the Land of Shadows, from my deck! Come on, Master, show everyone your god-killing martial arts!"

The black castle on the desolate rock ridge appeared again, and with two guns that turned into red meteors, Scathach in a black veil appeared on the duel field again.

【Scathach】Attack power 3250.

"Cú Chulainn, has fighting in this era become entertainment for people to watch?"

Scathach frowned. She didn't like this approach very much. Battles should be fought to the death, and even a duel would be fine, but she was very dissatisfied with the entertainment aspect of dueling.

"Master, this was Caster's doing. Magic must remain 'mysterious' for now. You saw it too, it's just that he went too far, and now this city has become accustomed to the existence of magic."

Cu Chulainn explained the situation to Scathach.

"...Forget it, let's deal with the current situation first. You've been forced into this state by an ordinary person who's not even a magus. You're too lazy, Cú Chulainn!"

Scathach was very dissatisfied when she saw that Cu Chulainn only had 300 LP points left.

"I understand. With your help, Master, I will definitely win. Just watch!"

"Victory? Scathach's attack power is lower than Fergus's right now. How are you going to break through?"

In response to Cu Chulainn's declaration of victory, Matou Shinji questioned.

Cu Chulainn turned to Matou Shinji: "Listen! Scathach cannot be destroyed by battle. It cannot be targeted by effects. And once per turn, you can select one Servant on the field to destroy. So, Master, kill Fergus here, with the Spear of Death!"

Scathach had already flashed to Fergus's side and was about to kill him in the next second.

"In that case, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Insect Regeneration], which is the Insect Transformation Spell that Grandpa used to escape. The effect is: Release a designated Servant on the field, and Special Summon [Marked Bug] and [Winged Blade Bug] from the Deck's Graveyard with a maximum star rating equal to the released Servant's star rating."

"The cards in the graveyard are no longer usable!"

Cu Chulainn reminded the Shadow Kingdom of the cemetery's blocking effect.

"It doesn't matter. I still have a [Marking Bug] and two [Winged Blade Bugs] in my deck! I'll summon one of each to the field!"

Fergus released his power to avoid Scathach's destructive effects, then transformed into two bugs in defense mode.

[Marking Bug] Defense: 500.

[Winged Blade Bug] Defense: 1000.

"What a troublesome bug! In that case, I'll attack the [Marking Bug]!"

This is the last Marking Bug. Although Scathach will not be the target of the effect, Marking Bugs do not need to take a target, so only Cu Chulainn can launch the attack. Moreover, this is the last [Marking Bug], and with the blockade effect of the Shadow Kingdom, it will not be affected anymore.

Cu Chulainn was once again controlled and brought to Shinji Matou's field.

"It's your turn, Seaweed-Head!"

Cuchulainn ended his turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Matou Shinji showed his hand, "Actually, this is my real trump card. I Normal Summon [Zuwan Hassan]!"

[Zhuwan Hassan] Assassin 2 stars, attack power 1500.

Summoned this way for the first time, Zhu Wan looked around without saying a word. She was so tightly wrapped that he couldn't tell what expression lay beneath the mask.

"Hassan the Curse has the ability to break through Scathach's defenses! Hassan the Curse will not be affected by trap effects until the damage determination phase. Hassan the Curse also has an effect, Self-Transformation: Destroy a Servant on your field and gain half of its attack power. This effect can be activated continuously!"

"Don't try to succeed!"

Cu Chulainn knew that he could be destroyed twice, so Zhu Wan increased his attack power by 2 points to a terrifying 2500 attack points.

"I activate the effect of [Reverse Light Sword], negating its effect and destroying it!"

"I want you to activate the effect!"

Matou Shinji was incredibly excited; he'd been waiting for this for ages! "I'm switching [Winged Blade Bug] to attack position and entering combat mode directly!"

【Winged Blade Bug】Attack power 1000.

"You lose, Cu Chulainn! I can't deal with Scathach, but I can deal with you! [Winged Blade Bug] will attack you directly!"

"There's still a chance! I'll activate the effect of [Warrior's Boiling] and flip a coin. If it lands heads—"

Cu Chulainn didn't have time to say his lines because the coin landed on tails, and not only could he not block the attack, he also lost half of his health.

Cuchulain LP 300 → LP 150.

Then the winged blade insect attacked him directly.

Cuchulain LP 150 → LP 0.

[The winner is——Matou Shinji! ]

Cheers and applause broke out instantly.