Two shooting stars fell, as the Neo-Spacian and aliens engaged in a fierce battle on the island. The grand commotion caught the attention of the entire island, including those silly folks at the base who were watching the fun.
Online players immediately rushed to the scene — those offline quickly logged on after getting the news through forums and friends, eager to get front-row seats.
Professional recording tool, Miss Yue Hua, was still in bed when she suddenly got a call about big news. Frightened, the little streamer jumped out of bed and dashed to her gaming pod in her pajamas.
...And then, upon logging in, she saw the daily routine of Ultraman fixing up a Kaiju.
Miss Yue Hua hurriedly opened her live streaming room and logged into the game, as the forum was already buzzing with the news. Many card fans, upon hearing the news, flocked over, snacks in hand, ready to witness this historic moment through the stream.
The Ultraman debut in the Yu-Gi-Oh version!
This is not some mundane gossip you get to munch on every day.
Unfortunately, by the time they arrived, the spirit melee seemed to have already ended. The dimensional Kaiju was famously flipped over the shoulder by the Elemental Hero Ultraman before crashing to the ground. It moaned for a few seconds before disappearing amid dimensional distortion.
Soon after, a spaceship appeared where it vanished, with figures casting down with a beam of light, landing on the ground.
Seeing the alien boastfully open a Duel Disc in front of Judai, the players started discussing immediately.
"Whoa, the aliens play cards?"
"Of course, in the world of card games, those who don't play are trash."
"In the anime, wasn't Judai's first battle after gaining Neo-Spacian powers also against an alien? Only the one in there was a total weakling... By the way, why does this alien look like an anthropomorphized Duel Disc?"
"Even M78 civil servants have to play cards to do business…
Just as everyone expected, the Elemental Hero Ultraman quickly dispelled its gigantism and landed beside Judai.
"Judai! It's up to you now!"
"Eh? Me?" Judai pointed at himself in confusion, then at the opponent, "You mean, I have to duel that guy?"
"That's right!" Neo-Spacian nodded repeatedly, "The enemy is the 'Light of Destruction' from the cosmos, destroying all evil! Now they have set their eyes on Earth. If they're not defeated here, the consequences will be dire!"
"Oh, oh, oh, you mean I need to protect Earth!"
It's said that every boy harbors a heroic dream in their heart, and Youyu like Judai is even more so.
Upon hearing that it's for saving the entire world, Judai suddenly got more spirited, eager to fight with the alien.
"Then it's up to you, Judai. I believe in you."
Neo-Spacian nodded towards him, then its body turned into innumerable golden light spots and vanished into the Card Deck installed on Judai's wrist.
"Alright!" Judai was bursting with eagerness, "Bring it on, alien!"
"Duel!"x2
[Judai, LP 4000]
[Alien, LP 4000]
"I'm taking the first turn, draw." The alien took the first move.
Since they knew the opponent was a Kaiju, the opening move was naturally predictable.
"Activate the Field Magic 'Kyoutou Waterfront'!"
The Dueling Arena's terrain instantly changed, its surrounding jungle and trees vanishing as steel constructs shot skyward, with waves crashing onto the shore.
"Why on earth is the alien's field Tokyo Bay as well?" The players chatted idly.
"Who knows, maybe aliens are also infatuated with Tokyo. Kaiju and aliens in special effects seem to like it there. Ever heard of 'The Day Tokyo Sank'? Aliens love that scenario."
"Set a monster on the field." The alien drew three cards in one go, "Then set two cards, turn ends."
"What style will the alien's duel take? I'm super excited!" Judai was still in an excited state.
"My turn, draw!" Judai drew a card and quickly revealed one from his hand, "Activate the Magic Card 'Take Over 5'!
Send the top five cards from the Card Deck to the graveyard."
He quickly tossed five cards into the grave, with Judai's Duel Disk Grave Zone lighting up in golden flashes.
"One of the cards I sent to the grave is 'Dandylion!'" he said, "When 'Dandylion' is sent to the grave, summon two 'Fluff Tokens' on the field!"
[Fluff Token, Defense 0]x2
Two innocuous little spirits with defense 0, like dandelions, landed on Yugi's field, causing many card fans to gasp.
"Source of all evil! Source of all evil!"
"Damn, I just learned today that such a horrifying thing was designed by Judai! It's indeed befitting of The Supreme King — even the cards he prints are ruthless..."
Indeed, the "Dandylion," which Judai doodled thoughtlessly as a child, happens to be a frequent unwelcome guest in physical card formats!
Its effect is simply too fierce — when it's sent to the grave, you can unconditionally special summon two tokens. Whether it's from the field, hand, or deck, it triggers upon being graveyard-bound.
This means it doesn't consume the summon limit and can produce two monsters out of thin air, serving greatly in various card deck systems and meta configurations.
Who knew? This mainstream Forbidden Card, dreaded by all, turned out to be the creation of the seemingly clueless and fun-loving Yuki Judai...
"Magic Card 'Neo-Spacian Wave!' (from the anime)
Judai explained, "When the number of monsters in your Card Deck with 'Neo-Spacian' in their names exceeds those on the field, activate this!
All monsters on your field are destroyed, and then based on that number, special summon monsters with 'Neo-Spacian' in their names randomly from the deck.
So I will destroy the two 'Fluff Tokens' on the field, and randomly special summon two 'Neo-Spacian' monsters from the deck!"
The two Fluff Tokens on the field disappeared one after the other, as vibrant colors flickered in Judai's card deck. Two cards ejected in sequence from his deck, which he drew and immediately unveiled.
"The monsters I randomly summoned are—
—'Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin!'
And 'Neo-Spacian Grand Mole!'"
Waters surged, as the water-blue bodied Dolphin Guy jumped out from a massive wave, while the earth cracked open, with a soil-brown Mole, sporting a rotating drill on its head, emerging, looking like a diligent tunneling worker.
[Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, Attack 600]
[Neo-Spacian Grand Mole, Attack 900]
When the two Neo-Spacian heroes appeared, it immediately stirred quite a commotion around.
"Praise the Mole Overlord!"
"Dolphin Bro: Yo? Mind showing your hand?"
Even though their attack power is low and they don't seem combat-capable, the individual abilities of these Neo-Spacians should not be underestimated.
This yellow-haired mole, in particular, may look naive and harmless on the surface, but it can really trap people into despair...