"You are the opponent he recognizes the most in this world," Kisara said seriously. "If possible, I would also like to personally experience a duel with Mr. Youyu, the Duel King."
She paused, then bowed slightly.
"Please."
"...Alright," Youyu agreed.
After all, it's just a card game, and he often played against the President.
Since Mrs. President has asked so politely...
"Thank you," Kisara said sincerely, as her attention returned to the ongoing duel.
She drew two cards from her hand and said, "Set two cards on the field, and my turn ends."
In the first turn, she chose to set up with a "Maiden with Eyes of Blue," which has 0 attack points and looks harmless but obviously isn't easy to deal with, and two Set Cards.
It is worth mentioning that although the "Maiden with Eyes of Blue" is part of the Blue-Eyes Deck, she herself is a "Tuner Monster."
In the real-world card environment, "Tuner Monsters" are a new type of monsters that were born after the K Consortium launched "Synchro Summon," but the anime's worldview is different.
In the anime's worldview, Tuner Monsters — also referred to as "Tuners" by Yubel earlier — are spirits with special abilities. Their history is as long as that of Duel Monsters themselves, having existed since ancient times.
However, until the timeline of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, humans had not discovered the material known as "Yusei Particles," and thus had not developed the "Synchro Summon" method.
So prior to this, Tuner Monsters remained buried and unnoticed among the many ordinary duel monsters, and no one realized their potential.
Youyu gathered his spirits.
In theory, there are only three "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" cards in the world, but if the opponent is the real White Bride Spirit, then without a doubt, she wouldn't be restricted by these conditions.
Just like in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX where the Duel Monster Spirit "Kaibaman" had a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Kisara surely has one too.
It's foreseeable that the deck in her hands might be different from President Kaiba's Blue-Eyes Deck.
I can't be careless.
"My turn, draw." Youyu started by playing a Pot card, "Magic Card - Pot of Greed, draw two more cards."
With the new two cards in hand, he swiftly decided on a tactical combination.
Perfect, take this opportunity to test this new deck construction.
"If there are monsters on the opponent's field and none on mine, I can Special Summon this card directly from my hand," Youyu revealed a card from his hand, "Special Summon 'Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight'!"
A dragon's roar was heard before the figure appeared, piercing space with a red spear. The Dark Knight sat astride a golden giant dragon, its neck encased in sturdy armor. The knight, clad in black armor, wielded entwined spears, drawing authoritative cross-shaped trails in the air.
[Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight, Attack Power 2300]
That's right, Youyu was once again playing one of the signature monsters from the First Duel King Muto Yugi's derived deck—Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight.
To master this deck, the key lies in calling out "Gaia" loudly and fully each time you summon it, or the card spirit will not respond... (crossed out)
Actually, in the Spirit World setting, "Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight" is the prototype of the legendary Strongest Warrior, "Black Luster Soldier."
According to legend, long ago, this knight named "Gaia" underwent a baptism of light and darkness and passed the "Black Luster Ritual," finally obtaining the primordial "Power of Chaos" of the universe, becoming the Strongest Warrior who opened the heavens and earth.
Therefore, in the Duel Monsters' card set, the Gaia Deck and Black Luster Soldier Deck are tightly interconnected.
"I Normal Summon 'Keeper of Dragon Magic'."
[Keeper of Dragon Magic, Attack Power 1800]
"The effect of Keeper of Dragon Magic, when successfully summoned, discard a card from the hand and add the 'Fusion' Normal Magic Card from the deck to the hand."
Youyu drew a card that ejected from his deck and revealed it.
"I add the Magic Card 'Spiral Fusion' to my hand," Youyu added the searched card to his hand and then drew another from his hand, "Magic Card 'Transmodify'!"
Send a monster on your field to the graveyard, and Special Summon from your deck a monster with the same attribute and type, but one level higher.
I send the level four, Dragon-Type Dark Attribute 'Keeper of Dragon Magic' to the graveyard, Transmodify! Special Summon from the deck a level five, Dragon-Type Dark Attribute—
—Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon!!!
A golden body soared into the sky, the golden dragon roaring! It had wings like an indestructible golden skeleton, and a long tail covered in what seemed like golden armor wrapping its vertebrae.
[Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon, Attack Power 2000]
Whether from its appearance, name, or attack power, it's clear that this is another alias derived from the "Curse of Dragon" monster that Muto Yugi used in his early days.
K Consortium truly excels at selling nostalgia. Back in the day, many Normal Monsters in Muto Yugi's deck were later developed into various new aliases...
"'Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon's effect," said Youyu. "When it is successfully summoned, you can add any Magic Trap Card related to 'Knight of Gaia' from your deck to your hand."
The deck automatically searched again, and Youyu drew the card that was brought to his hand, revealing it.
"I've added the Field Magic 'Charging Gaia' to my hand. Next, I activate the Field Magic 'Charging Gaia'!"
The terrain changed with simulated tremors and intense humming, flames surged like burning clouds, and the entire dueling arena swiftly switched to Gaia's exclusive territory.
"The effect of the Field Magic 'Charging Gaia,' once per turn, you can reveal a Level 5 Dragon-Type monster from your hand, and add a 'Lord Gaia' monster from your deck to your hand."
Youyu revealed a card from his hand.
"I reveal the Level 5 Dragon-Type monster 'Prison Flame Cursed Dragon' from my hand, and add 'Magical Knight Gaia' to my hand from the deck.
Then, I activate the Magic Card 'Spiral Fusion!' Send Fusion Material from the hand and field to the graveyard for a Fusion Summon of a Dragon-Type Fusion Monster!
I fuse 'Magical Knight Gaia' from my hand with 'Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon' on the field!
The fusion requirement is a 'Lord Gaia' monster plus any Dragon-Type monster, Fusion Summon!
Sky Galloping ~Gaia the Dragon Champion~~~!!!"
In a spiral of light, the knight and dragon merged into one, the knight named Gaia mounted the soaring dragon descending from the sky! The dragon's body was as red as a branding iron, an endless golden backdrop like the setting sun, and it flapped its red bone wings, a person and dragon charging forth as if from the very edge of sunset!
[Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, Attack Power 2600]
"Sky Galloping Gaia's effect!" said Youyu. "When successfully summoned, add a Continuous Magic 'Spiral Spear Strike' from the deck to your hand.
Then, 'Spiral Fusion's effect. If a Dragon-Type Fusion Monster is summoned using this card, its attack power increases by 2600, and it can attack twice in one Battle Phase!"
Kisara blinked in surprise: "But the monster you summoned isn't 'Gaia the Dragon Champion'..."
"Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, his card name can also be treated as 'Gaia the Dragon Champion' according to the rules," explained Youyu.
[Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, Attack Power 2600 → Attack Power 5200]
"Attack power... 5200, and it can attack multiple times!?" exclaimed Kisara. "That's... that's incredible!"
But Youyu did not relax his vigilance. He knew that the "Maiden with Eyes of Blue" on his opponent's field, though seemingly weak with zero attack power, actually had strong field presence.
Maiden with Eyes of Blue, when targeted for an attack, can negate the attack and special summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon from the deck, and similarly, when targeted by effects, can summon Blue-Eyes from the deck as well...
"Wait a moment, my effect processing isn't finished yet." One card popped out of Youyu's Duel Disk Grave Zone: "The 'Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon', which I just sent to the graveyard as Fusion Material, still has an effect!
If this card is sent to the graveyard, you can target one 'Knight of Gaia' monster you control. It negates the effects of all monsters your opponent controls with attack power less than that 'Knight of Gaia' monster!"
Kisara's large water-blue eyes widened.
Does that mean...
"'Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion's attack power is 5200," said Youyu, "so all of your monsters with attack power under 5200 have their effects negated!"
He paused and smiled slightly.
"A friendly reminder, the Field Magic 'Charging Gaia' also has an effect. As long as there is a 'Gaia the Dragon Champion' in my Monster Zone, during the Battle Phase, the opponent player cannot activate any Magic, Trap, or Monster Effects."
In other words, attack declaration traps like "Mirror Force" and "Sakuretsu Armor," and even invincible hand pits like the Kuriboh, are sealed.
"Attack power 5200, can attack multiple times, negates all monster effects, and effects cannot be activated during the Battle Phase... so strong, too strong!"
Kisara praised sincerely, then reached out her small hand to press a button on her Duel Disc.
"But before the effect resolution takes effect, I'm going to activate this... Trap Card 'Raigeki Break.' Discard one card, and destroy a card on the field.
I discard one card to destroy 'Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion.'
A heavy thunder rumbled in the sky, and a giant demonic hand emerged from the clouds. A golden lightning bolt shot from its thick, withered fingers, shattering the Dragon Champion with over five thousand attack points into pieces.
Youyu: "..."
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