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

"..."

"You can forgive Mom even for this. Illya is so sweet!"

Minamoto no Raikou was so moved that she burst into tears. When it came to the word "child", her rationality kept evaporating, and she didn't act like a Heroic Spirit at all. "Mom will be your Servant for life!"

"Anyway..."

Matou Shinji glanced at Minamoto no Raikou cautiously, worried that this guy would attack him if he disagreed with her. Judging from Minamoto no Raikou's behavior, she was indeed a person who did not listen to others.

"I have to take care of myself first. This attack reduction and effect are too damaging. I can't just run into Minamoto no Raikou's attack power, or I'll die. I'm going to Normal Summon [Matou Sakura]!"

[Matou Sakura] Attack power 1200.

"Sakura, it's really helpful that you can get right to it this time."

This was one of the only two times Shinji Matou had drawn Sakura directly, the previous one being during his duel with Cu Chulainn. The other times, he couldn't find her at all. "Without you, I don't know what to do. [Matou Sakura] effect, send me to the other side!"

"Enter the battle phase! First, the [Marking Bug] attacks [Minamoto no Raikou]!"

Minamoto no Raikou came to Shinji Matou's field and stared at him with murderous eyes.

“…Calm down, calm down.”

Matou Shinji was a little embarrassed. "I'll let you make the first move, but you can't hit me again after this! Minamoto no Raikou attacks Matou Shinji!"

If it hits, it will cause up to 2800LP of damage. Shinji Matou meant to let Minamoto no Raikou take action first to relieve his anger, but Minamoto no Raikou found that his attack would hurt Illya, so the murderous intent in her eyes became even stronger.

"Sorry, Raikou, this might hurt a bit. I'll activate the Trap Card [Support Shot] to destroy [Minamoto no Raikou]!"

The bullet pierced Minamoto no Raikou's forehead, but she smiled with relief.

"You can definitely use this effect to destroy the Crest Bug!"

Shinji Matou realized that something was wrong and that what Illya said before about not being able to cope with it was not true.

"Are you lying to me?"

“It’s called tactics.”

Illya smiled back at Matou Shinji, "You taught me this. You can use my reactions as intelligence to infer card effects, and I can also use false information to confuse people."

Then, Illya's backfield card activated: "I activate the Trap Card [Infinite Martial Arts]! Special Summon a Servant related to [Minamoto no Raikou] from your hand and graveyard to your side of the field! And Special Summon a Servant related to [Oeyama] from your opponent's deck and graveyard. Servants summoned by this card's effect will not be affected by the effects of [Infinite Martial Arts] or servants summoned by [Infinite Martial Arts] until the end of the next turn!"

Minamoto no Raikou: Attack: 3000 → 2500

A blonde, horned flat-class loli appeared on Shinji Matou's field with a pair of huge ghost hands.

[Ibaraki Douji] Berserker 6 stars, attack power 2400.

"Isn't this Tsuna? He's not here as an opponent but as a teammate, and his opponent is Minamoto no Raikou?"

Ibaraki Douji looked at the chaotic scene and laughed out loud, "What? This is really interesting and makes me happy!"

"It's just that your aura is quite weak. Where's the momentum that allowed you to cut off my arm?"

Ibaraki Douji discovered that there was something wrong with Watanabe Tsuna's attack power.

"You're on the same side as me, so you're passive, right?"

"If possible, I would like to fight you again."

As legendary mortal enemies, their relationship does not seem to be so incompatible.

"Your serious demeanor hasn't changed at all."

Ibaraki Douji shook his head and turned his attention to Matou Shinji. "Hey, you seaweed-haired guy, you're the main fighter in this battle, right? Just let me make a big scene! If you can't, I'll tear your head off!"

"With your attack power, can you cause any trouble?"

Shinji Matou was threatened with death once again. He helplessly looked at the Servant that jumped out of Minamoto no Raikou's deck, "If your attack was 100 higher, you could have killed Minamoto no Raikou directly. You created such a good opportunity!"

"What nonsense... I am the devil, what human talk!"

Ibaraki Douji didn't care about that. As a ghost, she was very willful. "Why don't you say that if you were a little more useless, it would be solved by reducing your attack power by 100 points?"

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Chapter 144: Even if Su is dead, he can still be a powerful monster.

"As expected of Illya!"

Minamoto no Raikou didn't care at all that Illya had killed her once. She was now filled with joy at being back on Illya's field.

"It's just that this trap card always makes these bugs appear together, when we only need our Genji-related servants! Mom, I must give that Caster a good lecture."

"No matter what, let me exit the scene first. Maximize the damage."

With the addition of Ibaraki Douji, the damage that Shinji Matou can cause has increased.

"Ibaraki Douji attacks me!"

"I've been annoyed with you for a long time! Just bite your teeth!"

Ibaraki Douji's punch was somewhat influenced by personal grudges, and the punch from the big monster directly hit Shinji Matou in the face.

Illya LP 4000 → LP 1800.

The damage, which exceeded half her health, caused Illya to cry out in pain. Jiang You had been the main fighter up until now, and she had never suffered such heavy damage in a duel before, which made her unprepared. This sound made Minamoto no Raikou look distressed, and she could no longer suppress her killing intent.

"So Jiang You had been suffering from this kind of pain before?"

In fact, she misunderstood. Jiang You's pain was actually much less than others, and was within the threshold that most normal people could accept.

So Jiang You received another favorability reward from Illya, which made him a little confused.

"It hurts! Just wait!"

Unlike Minamoto no Raikou, Ibaraki Douji is not a regular Servant, so Shinji Matou is not afraid of her revenge. That punch almost made Shinji Matou cry, "Don't give me a chance!"

"Ibaraki Douji's effect is once per turn. When a Servant is destroyed, it increases the Attack of all Ōeyama servants on the field by 300 points. Since she is the only Ōeyama servant on the field, only she gets the increase. What a useless effect!"

[Ibaraki Douji] Attack: 2400 → 2700

"What are you talking about? I can draw a corresponding magic card when I appear!"

Ibaraki Douji was not happy to be told this by Matou Shinji, and she specifically explained her own effects.

"I'm useless, so what's the difference between that and no effect?"

Shinji Matou sneered at this, what hidden effect.

Ibaraki Douji raised his middle finger to Matou Shinji, not knowing whether Jiang You's Noble Phantasm or the Holy Grail had instilled some strange knowledge into her: "That's because you don't deserve it!"

"I'm covering two cards in the backfield, ending my turn!"

Shinji Matou has used up all his cards.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Illya began her turn.

"By the effect of [Dojikiri Yasuna], send a [Tsuchigumo] from your deck to the graveyard and draw a card!"

Because the Equip Spell card was still on Illya's field, even though the target was gone, Illya still controlled its effects. Illya successfully replenished her hand to three cards.

"Next, with the effect of [Snow City], add a [Lijelite] to your hand."

The Einzbern deck started out very conventionally, "Using the effect of [Lizelit], I send myself to the Graveyard and Special Summon [Cloak of Heaven] from the Deck in Defense Position!"

【Clothes of Heaven】Defense: 1200.

"Immediately after that I usually summon myself!"

【Illya】Attack power 1500.

"Finally, I will special summon two cards, [Illya (Cloak of Heaven)]!"

【Illya (Clothes of Heaven)】

Attack damage: 2500 → 3000.

"It's this card again. Honestly, I'm tired of seeing it."

Shinji Matou complained that Illya would summon this card in almost every battle, and it had to be said that the effect was quite good.

"What qualifications do you have to speak against me?"

Illya retorted, "You didn't start with a Crest Worm, did you?"

"Then, with the effect of [Illya (Cloak of Heaven)], I will target the [Crest Bug] in your Graveyard and Special Summon it to my field!"

As long as this card is successfully summoned and Ibaraki Douji is taken away, Illya can directly use the attack to eliminate all of Matou Shinji's health.

"Why didn't anyone say anything about you when you summoned my card from the graveyard?! That's not fair!"

The Bull Monster on the field is a Bull, but no one said anything about the Bull Monster in the Graveyard. Matou Shinji felt that this should be treated equally. "Do you think I'm unprepared? I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Bug Magic Regeneration] to 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."

"And I'm going to summon a [Crest Bug] from the graveyard and a [Winged Blade Bug] from the deck!"

[Marking Bug] Attack power 500.

[Winged Blade Bug] Defense: 1000.

Because it was launched later but arrived first, [Marking Bug] had already left the graveyard when Illya's effect took effect, causing the effect to lose its target and fail to activate.

"Enter the combat stage!"

Illya has no way to summon servants for the time being and can only enter the battle.

"First, [Illya (Heaven's Clothes)]"

Attack Ibaraki Douji!"

Ibaraki Douji must be eliminated first, otherwise if she continues to grow, Minamoto no Raikou will have no way to stop her attack, and Illya's current blood volume can no longer withstand the consumption.

Shinji Matou's LP: 2500 → LP: 2300.

"Next, Minamoto no Raikou will attack the Crimson Bug!"

Although attacking [Matou Sakura] can cause up to 1800 points of LP damage at one time, if the Marking Worm is not dealt with while Minamoto no Raikou is still immune to other card effects, the next round will be dangerous.

The purple lightning turned the engraved insects into charcoal, and the insect repellent effect was first-class.

"[Minamoto no Raikou] Effect! After destroying an enemy Servant in battle, add an Equip Spell Card from your deck to your hand. The card I'm adding is [Spider Cut]!"

Minamoto no Raikou: Attack: 3000 → 3500

"Spider-Kiri? The famous sword that killed Tsuchigumo, who was planning to attack Minamoto no Yorimitsu while he was ill?"

Matou Shinji pondered, "The defensive effect is clearly written into Minamoto no Raikou's card itself, so this weapon is in charge of the legendary counterattack effect?"

"That's right!"

Since Shinji Matou has already guessed it, there is no need for Illya to hide it.

"The effect of this card is: Once per turn, when the enemy declares an attack, pay 500 Life Points, banish a Servant from the Graveyard, and destroy that Servant."

"Finally, I covered a card in the backcourt to end my turn."

Illya still has two cards left in her backfield at this time.

"I see. You're trying to circumvent the effects of the Crest Bug by destroying its effects?"

Shinji Matou touched his chin, he had found a way to win.

"Clever, but not comprehensive enough. You have to know that the Matou family's insect magic is more than just cresting insects!"

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Chapter 145: The Strongest Winged Blade Bug After Evolution (Not)

"My turn, draw a card!"

Shinji Matou looked at the cards in his hand with an expression that said, "As expected."

"Victory is in my hands!"

"I summoned the Marking Bugs to provide cover for the Winged Blade Bugs. How many hits can you sustain with your current health of 1800?"

Shinji Matou pointed at the buzzing insects on the protagonist's field, "You know, the [Winged Blade Bug] can directly attack the main combatant."

"Two times."

Illya still knows this simple arithmetic.