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

"[Machiri Zorgen] will be destroyed at the end of the turn anyway, so it's a good opportunity for me. Well done, Shinji."

During this period, Zouken Matou was generous in praising Shinji Matou.

"Of course!"

Shinji Matou wiped his nose, looking pleased.

"I'm covering a card in the backcourt, ending my turn. It's your turn!"

"Before you finish, I'll open my Continuous Trap Card [Argonaut Recruitment]. During the draw phase, if the card drawn is an [Argonaut] Servant, you can directly Special Summon it! And draw a card! The card I put on the top of the deck earlier is - [Hercules]!"

"Come on, Hercules! Jason admires you so much, so let him see your strength!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Medea saw clearly the cards she had drawn.

"...????"

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Chapter 140: Engraving the Insect Blood C.

"Why not [Hercules]?"

Medea looked at the cards in her hand in despair. They weren't even servants of the Argonauts. Even Jason was forcibly retrieved by her using her own cards.

"[Hercules] You're not even at the top of the deck. Where did you go?!"

Medea turned her gaze towards Jiang You, a hint of hostility in her eyes. Even Gilgamesh's anti-barrier weapon, the Sword of Separation, couldn't effectively attack this Noble Phantasm by overcoming its rules. If someone were to tamper with it, only one person could do so: the owner of this outrageous Noble Phantasm.

Jiang You inexplicably received an email reminding him that Medea's favorability had decreased. Unexpectedly, something that the NPC made up on his own could actually lower his favorability. He was so dissatisfied that he was ready to log off and write a manifesto to fight against the enemy.

"Did you forget that you need to shuffle your deck after searching?"

Shinji Matou helped Jiang You explain that it was a rare opportunity to learn magic, and he had carefully read the rules of the duel.

"Hercules was washed back down after you retrieved the trap."

"Is...is that so?"

Medea had not fought many duels, and even her ranking was inherited from Jason.

"But it feels like your deck is rejecting you... really." Matou Shinji knew that feeling. Matou Sakura was quite difficult to get started with here, while Old Bug was always there at the start of the game. After all, a duel wasn't a real card game, and the Servants in the deck also chose their own main combatants.

After just a few words, Matou Shinji's true nature began to show: "How hilarious! Is this the magician from the Age of Gods?"

"You wait for me!"

This sentence was not only said to Shinji Matou, but Medea also decided to teach Jason a lesson after returning.

"I Normal Summon [Atalanta]!"

The green lynx leaped onto the battlefield.

【Atalanta】Attack power 2000.

"Medea."

Atalanta nodded to Medea. The price Medea had paid for Jason's release was that she would turn against her and help Medea if needed, but it seemed that was no longer necessary. Medea had disguised herself as her younger self for this very reason. But Gilgamesh offered her a chance.

Atalanta felt relieved now. Now she didn't have to backstab Jason. Although she disliked Jason, they had been friends for thousands of years. She drew her bow and asked, "Who am I targeting?"

"[Atalanta]'s effect will destroy [Argonaut Recruitment]!"

Atalanta nodded and shot backhand through the trap card behind her.

"what?"

Shinji Matou didn't expect that Medea destroyed his own card.

"[Argonaut Recruitment] effect: If this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by a card effect, Special Summon an [Argonaut] Servant from your Deck."

Medea said that since she couldn't rely on the bond, she would use the effect to force the summon! "I want to summon, [Hercules]!"

[Hercules] Attack power 3000.

"It's been a long time! I activate the [Book of Treason]! I want to take [Hercules] away!"

Shinji Matou's LP: 4000 → LP: 2500.

[Hercules] Attack damage 3000 → 1500

"In that case, send Hercules to the cemetery!"

Because cards go to the graveyard of their original owners when they are destroyed, Medea intends to trigger Heracles' graveyard jump effect this way.

"I'm entering the battle phase!"

"Atalanta attacks Hercules!"

Atalanta's arrow pierced Heracles' heart.

Shinji Matou's LP: 2500 → LP: 2000.

"I cover the backcourt with the last card in my hand, ending my turn."

Medea had no other options but to end her turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Shinji Matou replenished his hand to two cards.

"At this moment, the effect of [Hercules] is activated. Special Summoned from the Graveyard!"

Hercules is resurrected again!

[Hercules] Attack power 3000.

"Let me guess. You know I can draw another [Marking Bug] next turn, so your backfield card should be [Ten Thousand Symbols Must Break the Rules], so you're confident in using the effect of [Hercules]."

Shinji Matou analyzed the situation on the field.

"So what if you know?"

Medea has full confidence in her treasure. It does not cost anything and can perfectly trigger the effects of servants. This is much stronger than the [Book of Treason].

"I activate the effect of [Bug Magic Workshop] and Special Summon a [Marking Bug] from my deck!"

"You knew that, yet you still summoned this thing? [Ten Thousand Talismans Will Break the Rules]! I won't let you activate this thing's effects!"

Medea once again took control of the [Marking Bug].

[Marking Bug] Attack power 500.

"Of course it's because knowing it will put an end to it!"

Matou Shinji slapped his cards down and said, "I Normal Summon a [Winged Blade Bug]!"

【Winged Blade Bug】Attack power 1000.

"It's over, Medea! Even the Age of Gods magician is defeated by me, Matou Shinji! I enter the battle phase!"

"First, [Matou Zouken] attacks the [Marking Bug]!"

"Are you crazy? [Marking Bug] has no combat damage, you're just giving me Servant Cards!"

Zouken Matou destroyed his own bug, and the effect of the Marking Bug was activated. He was about to become Medea's Servant.

"Who said that? I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Bug Magic Regeneration] and Special Summon [Marked Bug] and [Winged Blade Bug] from the Deck's Graveyard, with a maximum star rating equal to the liberated Servant's star rating!"

Under the order of Shinji Matou, Zouken Matou decomposed into a swarm of insects, avoiding the control effect of the cresting insects.

"I'm going to summon two [Marking Bugs]!"

[Marking Bug] Attack power 500*2.

"What a shame, Medea. The stronger your card, the stronger I become. No matter if you are a legendary hero or a god, you are no match for me, Matou Shinji!"

The two imprinted worms attacked [Hercules] and [Atalanta] and successfully seized control of them.

"Now 5000 points of field attack belong to me! Oh no, there's also a Marking Bug, which brings the total to 6000 points of field attack. Do you have any cards that can block attacks?"

Shinji Matou, who was about to win, lifted his hair and asked Medea with his head held high.

It wasn't like Medea didn't have cards that could withstand such a situation; Medea Lily could do it, but unfortunately, she didn't respond to Medea. Her pure self might not like her current appearance.

"In that case, let's end it!"

Hercules and Atalanta attacked Medea uncontrollably.

Medea LP 4000 → LP 1000 → LP 0!

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Chapter 141 Jason, please wait and be hopeful.

"Medea's luck doesn't seem to be very good. Jason's Argonaut deck has many powerful cards, but she didn't get a chance to show them off to us. Anyway, let's congratulate Shinji Matou on another victory. Once again, a mortal has triumphed over a myth!"

Shinji Matou's fans burst into cheers. Shinji Matou, a player who was able to reach the finals without powerful monsters, won the recognition of many people. Even if Shinji Matou lost the game here, they would still cheer for him.

Of course, there are also dissenters. Others believe that duels should be fair duels based on personal legends and experiences, not just about showing off one another's cards. The two sides are currently locked in a war of words, but perhaps physical action will soon follow.

"So this is the meaning of Caster's Noble Phantasm."

Red A pointed at the two groups of spectators who were arguing with each other and said to Toosaka Rin, some of them had already become red in the face and thick with anger.

"Conflicts can erupt simply because of differences in preferences. If a fight breaks out, innocent people will undoubtedly be injured. If Caster's Noble Phantasm can cover them for a long time, the uncontrollable melee will become a controllable duel. The impact will be greatly reduced."

Toosaka Rin imagined the scene: people would pull out their cards and duel at the drop of a hat. They would bring out their ancestors, relatives, and friends for a tense and thrilling battle.

"How should I put it... I always feel that scene doesn't seem like the way this world should be."

If possible, Toosaka Rin still wants to continue exploring magic, but the current situation is not something she can decide on her own.

"I can probably guess what the Clock Tower is thinking. Caster, also known as Jiang You's Noble Phantasm, is very similar in nature to the Second and Third Laws, and he can also take out Soul Crystals. I suspect this guy is a future Heroic Spirit like you, so I can't find any written or legendary records."

"possible."

Red A nodded. The Throne of Heroes actually has no concept of time. The Heroic Spirits of the past and future all exist together.

"For someone who can use two major techniques simultaneously, it's no wonder the Clock Tower is so interested in him."

Toosaka Rin feels that her future is bleak, and she has a premonition that the world will undergo earth-shaking changes in the future.

"Isn't this all the more reason to help him?"

Red A's motivation increased again.

"You still say you're not a ally of justice? I feel like you're becoming more and more like yourself now. All you think about is saving the world."

Toosaka Rin rolled her eyes. She didn't want to think about it too much. "Now I feel so embarrassed that I want to destroy the world. I vowed to win the championship before, but in the end, both Jason and I were eliminated."

Medea returned to Jiang You's side with a gloomy face and looked very unhappy.

"Is this Noble Phantasm of yours directed at me?"

Medea kicked Jason, who, angered by this, uttered a cry of pain in a very artificial way and rolled on the ground. He was then subjected to even more cruel abuse by Medea.

Jiang You didn't want to see Jason die here, he also wanted to see if he could get some cards. So he helped Jason out and said, "You're in such a bad state, there's no way you can draw the key cards."

"The bond holder of the deck is related to the card energy... and the bond with the corresponding servant."

This is the performance in the animation. This thing does not exist in the official server at all, but Jiang You feels that there is indeed such a setting in the collaboration.

"Given your relationship with Jason...it's quite impressive that the card you drew didn't get stuck right away."

In the actual game, there is a high probability that the soul players who play White Dragon will get stuck with 40 stars at the beginning. It is a miracle that Medea can still fight Shinji Matou back and forth on her own.

"So my late husband hates me?"

Medea heard something else and smiled wildly, "Looks like I need to teach you a lesson."

This time, Jason truly let out a heartbreaking scream. Jingmi, who was standing guard, curiously poked her head in to take a look, then retracted her head. She didn't quite understand this kind of love relationship.

Jiang You covered his face. Medea's narrow-mindedness was truly terrifying. Jason was truly doomed to die at this rate. He could only divert Medea's attention: "Medea, do you remember the list of materials you gave me before?"

"I remember, but you actually had time to get it for me? Aren't you always the overseer here?"

There was a hint of complaint in Medea's tone; she did almost everything.

"Or did you go to other worlds to collect them for me during your absence?"

If I say yes, it might improve my favorability, right? Jiang You glanced at Jason and decided to give up this tempting idea.