A duelist never gives up!

"Chain." Hara Qi inserted the Quick Play Magic Card into the Duel Board with a blank expression. "I activate Forbidden Holy Grail, targeting the Leviathan on your field, increasing its attack power by 400 and negating its effects."

In an instant, Shiratori Nozomi's face turned extremely pale, as if it was covered with chalk dust.

"You...you know..."

"Well, I know the effect of the underwater surprise attack." Yuan Qi nodded.

Shiratori Nozomi sighed heavily and continued, "I activated the effect of Undersea Assault and sent Atlantis back onto the field from the graveyard."

The blue ocean once again enveloped the duel field, but now it had no meaning other than adding 200 attack and defense points to water-attribute monsters.

"Then I will special summon the Plant-Eating Snake Bottle Cobra from the deck." Hara Shichi continued.

A dark green cobra appeared on the duel field with its tongue sticking out, gently swinging its tail. Its red eyes looked at Shiratori Nozomi standing opposite it unscrupulously, as if it had already locked onto her.

"I activate the effect of Snake Bottle Cobra and add Bright Fusion from my deck to my hand."

After Yuan Qi finished these operations, he gently turned his head to look at Ai and said, "It's about to begin."

"Oh, come on, you don't have to call me every time you overshoot summon. It's not like I don't know what to do!" Ai put her little hand on Yuan Qi's shoulder and said.

Yuan Qi looked at the uncontrollable smile on Ai's face and said nothing.

Then, he looked at the two Predator Plants on the field and said, "I will stack the two Predator Plants on the field, forming a Xyz Network of two monsters, and Xyz Summon - Phantom Knights - Shattering Sword!"

A headless knight carrying a big sword emerged from the excessive vortex with blue flames. Under him, a black horse raised its front hooves and let out a sharp roar.

He stood on the duel field like a ghost crawling out of hell.

Chapter 26: Magic Dessert: Pudding Princess Chocolate Platter

"It's a Gyro Monster! A Gyro Monster like no other!" the commentator exclaimed excitedly. "This is already the second new monster to appear in this year's tournament! Seeing so many promising young Duelists appear, my heart can't help but surge with excitement!"

"Good boy, it turns out you have this trick up your sleeve. No wonder you dare to ask me for a life!" Nafeli couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Teacher, you agreed to Yuan Qi's request without knowing anything?" Xuefeng said in shock.

"That's nonsense." Nafeli curled his lips and said, "I'm a teacher. How can I not trust my students?"

Xuefeng was suddenly speechless.

"A monster I've never seen before..." Shiratori Hime looked at the centaur knight on the field, and a drop of cold sweat couldn't help but appear on her forehead. It dripped down her smooth cheek and fell to the ground with a plop, and was evaporated by the scorching sun.

"This is the world's first Broken Sword. Of course, you haven't seen it before." Ai raised his head arrogantly, patted Yuan Qi's head and commanded, "Qi, activate the effect."

"Yes, yes," Hara Nana said perfunctorily to Ai, extending his hand. "I activate the effect of Phantom Knights' Shattering Sword. Once per turn, I remove one Xyz Material. This effect targets one card each on your own and your opponent's side of the field, destroying those cards."

Hara Nana pointed at Shiratori Nozomi's last face-down card and said, "I target Phantom Knights' Broken Sword on my field and the face-down card on your field, and destroy both of them!"

The huge sword flew out of his hand and pierced the Gaika on Shiratori Hime's field, and then the Broken Sword itself began to dissipate.

"Peng!"

As the cold blue will-o'-the-wisp burned, the covered cards on Shiratori Hime's field were destroyed and sent to the graveyard.

However, Yuan Qi looked at the image on the destroyed card and his expression suddenly became strange: "The Kamikaze Shield...it feels a bit wasteful."

As Shiratori Nozomi watched the defenses she had built a few minutes ago being torn apart one by one by Hara Nana, her emotions plummeted to the bottom.

Hara Nana looked at Shiratori Nozomi's distraught look and shook his head, saying, "Don't be so quick to make that expression. I've only just begun."

"Is there anything else you want to do?" Shiratori Nozomi pursed her lips and frowned.

"Of course, shouldn't you know that? My deck is made up of Golem Desserts." Yuan Qi said as a matter of course, "I haven't summoned Golem Desserts yet in this duel."

Magic dessert?

When Shiratori Nozomi heard this, she felt a sweet sensation in her throat and spat out a mouthful of blood, splashing all over Hara Nana's face.

Your puppet dessert is a bad beast and a plant predator?

Oh, I just searched for Bright Fusion and was planning to use Gem Knight, right?

Do you really think I've never seen the Puppet Dessert deck?

Shiratori Nozomi had a vague memory of the Golem Dessert deck her 12-year-old sister used. She remembered it as relying solely on Pudding Princess's board clears and Dessert's counter-traps as a defense. Unlike Hara Nana's Dessert deck, which was a mess with a ton of other items, how could it even be considered Golem Dessert? It was way too low-quality!

Hara Nana didn't notice Shiratori Nozomi didn't continue talking, but didn't care. He continued, "I activate the Spell Card - Bright Fusion, sending Gem Knight Red Pomegranate and Phantom Rabbit from the Deck to the Graveyard. I Fusion Summon Gem Knight Slant Green."

Xie Lu, holding a Western long sword, appeared on the duel field. Behind him, the silver cloak fluttered slightly in the breeze, and the sunlight shone on his golden armor, emitting a dazzling brilliance.

"I activate the effect of Jewel Knight: Diagonal Green. As long as this card is in the Monster Zone, I can Normal Summon a monster once in addition to the Normal Summon itself. During my Main Phase, I can Normal Summon a monster."

After Yuan Qi finished speaking, he slapped the last card in his hand on the Duel Board and said, "I Normal Summon - Golem Dessert Jelly Angel!"

The cute jelly angel, wearing a flawless snow-white dress, came skipping in front of Yuan Qi, a bright smile blooming on her innocent little face.

Looking at the Jelly Angel, Yuan Qi smiled knowingly and said, "I will activate the Jelly Angel's effect, liberate the Jelly Angel, and Special Summon Pancake Owl from the Deck to the field."

The jelly angel nodded, and the pair of cloud-white wings behind it flapped slightly, and it flew gently to the cemetery. Then the owl waved its little wings and landed on the ground.

"Then I activate the effect of Owl, banishing Jewel Knight Red Pomegranate from the Graveyard and Special Summoning Golem Dessert Pudding Princess from the Deck."

Princess Pudding gracefully lifted her skirt and landed lightly on the duel field like a lady attending a banquet.

"There are two five-star monsters. Is player Yuan Qi planning to Xyz Summon them again? Will it be a new Xyz monster?!" The commentator's voice sounded at the right time, making the audience hold their breath and look forward to it.

Yuan Qi quickly responded to their expectations: "I will stack the Gem Knight Slant Green and the Magic Dessert Pudding Princess on the field. The two monsters form an X-Net and X-Summon - Magic Dessert Pudding Princess Chocolate Pudding Platter!"

The lovely pudding princess changed into a chocolate-colored long dress with a red satin ribbon tied into a beautiful bow around her slender waist. The interweaving of black and red made the little girl look more mature and mysterious, and the small high heels on her feet made her look like a queen.

"It's Golem Dessert! Contestant Hara Nan has once again summoned a massive monster from the Golem Dessert field! He's once again created new possibilities for Golem Dessert!"

"So powerful! Could he have printed this card himself?"

"Wait, I think I heard a rumor recently that the Duel King, Purlivia, fought a first-year student to a draw while visiting her alma mater. Could they be talking about him?!"

"How is that possible! He's the Duel King! But this player from the original Seventh Class does seem quite capable. If he can beat the Iron Thorn Academy today, I'll go home and bet everything I have on the Duelist Academy winning the championship this year!"

Printed it yourself?

how is this possible.

Nozomi Shiratori couldn't help but sneer when she heard the audience's voices.

It must have been given to him by the elders of the family, right?

Although there is no information about which family he belongs to, judging from the duel between the Duel King and him, as well as his black hair and black eyes, he must be the illegitimate child of the Arisa family!

Hara Nana didn't know Shiratori Nozomi's malicious speculation about him. He looked at the chocolate platter on the field and said lightly:

"I activate the effect of the chocolate platter."

Chapter 27: Hang a carrot in front of the donkey's head

"Once per turn, you can activate this by targeting a Golem Dessert card in your Graveyard. Return that card to your Deck." Hara Nana said, picking up the Madeline Witch from the Graveyard. "I return the Madeline Witch to your Deck."

"Uh... is that it?" The audience couldn't help but feel disappointed when they saw this scene.

"After all, it's the result of two five-star monsters stacked together, so it shouldn't be that serious, right?"

"Well, actually, 2500 ATK is pretty good."

Standing across from Hara Nana, Shiratori Nozomi almost wondered if she had misheard. Returning a Golem Dessert card from the graveyard to the deck could be considered an effect? ​​What was the point of such an effect?

But at the same time, a glimmer of hope arose in her heart.

If the effect of the chocolate platter is only to this extent, then maybe I still have a chance!

But hope is something that often goes unfulfilled.

After returning Madeline Witch to the deck, Hara Shichi quickly activated Chocolate Platter's second effect: "When Chocolate Platter returns your Golem Dessert card to the deck while Pudding Princess is used as an Xyz Material, you can remove one Xyz Material and Special Summon a Golem Dessert from your deck in face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position."

"So it's a special recruitment?" Shiratori Nozomi hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem at this moment, but her mood became brighter. If it was just a return to the deck, the effect would be too outrageous. If it was just a special recruitment point, it would make sense.

"I remove one of the Xyz Materials (Gem Knight) from the Chocolate Platter and Special Summon Golem Dessert: Jelly Ice Postman from my Deck in Attack Position. Then, I activate the Postman's effect and add Golem Dessert Castle from my Deck to my hand." Hara Nana just retrieved Golem Dessert Castle and inserted it directly into the Duel Board. "I activate the Field Spell Card - Golem Dessert Castle. Because of Golem Dessert Castle's effect, all Golem Dessert monsters in my Graveyard are returned to the Deck!"

"Return all cards to the deck? Wait? Could it be..."

"I activate the effect of Chocolate Platter again, removing one Xyz Material and Special Summoning a second Postman from my Deck!"

"The chocolate platter's effect doesn't last once per round?" Shiratori Nozomi exclaimed in disbelief. This means Hara Nana can rely on the postman to search for the magic trap again... No! That's not the key to the problem!

The key is that Yuan Qi already has two four-star puppet desserts on his field!

Shiratori Nozomi still remembers that before she went on stage, the team leader said to her:

[Please don't let Yuan Qi collect two four-star magic dessert monsters, otherwise...]

"I activate the Postman's effect to add Golem Dessert Stroll to my hand, and then stack the two Postmen on the field!"

"Two monsters form an overpowered network, overpowered summons—Magic Queen Dessert Crown Tiramisu!"

[Otherwise, the cards on your field will be completely bounced away by the Queen holding the scepter! ]

"I activate the effect of Queen's Crown Tiramisu, removing one Xyz Material, returning Pudding Princess and Postman from the Graveyard to the Deck, and selecting two cards on your field and returning them to the Deck."

"I select the Turtle Beast and Leviathan on your field and return them to your deck."

The elegant queen raised her small and exquisite scepter and gently tapped the two monsters on Shiratori Nozomi's field. Then, as a brilliant light fell on the Bad Beast and Leviathan, the two monsters immediately turned into two white lights and returned to the decks of Hara Nana and Shiratori Nozomi respectively.

"That's it, it's over." Hara Nana looked at Shiratori Nozomi's empty front court, raised his right hand and said calmly, "I'm entering the combat phase, using Chocolate Platter and Crown Tiramisu to attack directly!"

"Peng!"

The huge impact knocked Shiratori Nozomi to the ground, and also announced the result of the first round.

"Congratulations to Yuan Qi for winning the first round!" The commentator quickly called out the result. "Yuan Qi displayed exceptionally high-level Dueling skills in his first competition. Whether it was his use of the Turtle Beast or his triple Xyz Summon, these were not the capabilities of ordinary Duelists. The most impressive play was Yuan Qi's use of the Broken Sword to counter Shiratori Nozomi's unknown card. It truly showcased his steady and decisive Dueling style!"

"Okay, okay! Next round quickly!"

"Is the Iron Thorn Academy getting restless? I think their captain has stood up."

"Isn't that perfect? ​​I want to see this!"

Ryan had indeed stood up.

But the team leader stopped him: "There's an old saying in my hometown: 'The first push is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted.' Right now, he's on a roll, and the audience is excited. You might not get any benefit if you go up there."

"You mean I might lose if I go up now?" Ryan frowned.

"It's not a possibility of losing, it's a certainty," the team leader said bluntly. "You saw it just now, didn't you? He retrieved [Magic Dessert Stroll] from the deck, another card whose effects we don't understand at all... So, Airi, you play the next round."

"Eh?!" Airi exclaimed, "Does the teacher want me to be cannon fodder?"

"Be confident. Your mission is to reveal as much information about his deck as possible. This will be of great significance to our victory."

"That would be a meaningful cannon fodder!" Airi said tearfully, "No, I don't want to go up there and embarrass myself. Teacher, please call someone else."

"But what if you win?" The teacher pulled Airi aside and whispered in her ear, "Think about it, Hara Nana defeated Shiratori, and you defeated Hara Nana. Doesn't that mean..."

Airi swallowed and said, "It means..."

"It means your strength is above Shiratori's!"

Yeah! Why didn’t I think of that?!

Seeing that Airi was a little moved, the teacher quickly struck while the iron was hot and said, "Think about it again. After seeing you defeat Hara Nana, Shiratori, who always has a cold face towards you and is so arrogant, sees that she will definitely..."

"At once?"

"I admire you so much, I look up to you!"

"!!" Airi's almond-shaped eyes widened, and there was even a hint of excitement flushing on her little face.

"real?!"

"I am your teacher. How could a teacher deceive students?" said the teacher in charge.

"Well, there's really nothing I can do. Since that's the case, I'll just go for it!" Airi nodded foolishly and ran towards the arena with her short legs.

"Teacher, what did you just say to her?" Ryan couldn't help but ask curiously as he saw the huge change in Airi.

"It's just a carrot hung in front of the donkey's head." The teacher said lightly, hugging his chest.

Chapter 28: Attack first and win half the battle

"Don't be too proud." Shiratori Nozomi got up from the ground in a mess and said, "You just beat me. Senior Ryan is even stronger than me. Just watch, he will soon..."

When Shiratori Nozomi said this, her voice suddenly stopped, and her blue eyes showed an incredible expression, because a smaller figure suddenly appeared in front of her.