Yugen sent five cards from the top of his deck to the graveyard, but the turn did not end there.
"Although the summoning of 'Mecha Team - Fortress' failed, this card itself also has a special summoning effect," Yugen said. "By discarding Mechanical Race monsters from my hand with a total Level of eight or more, Mecha Fortress itself can revive from the graveyard."
He showed a card in his hand.
"Discard 'Mecha Team - Giant Transformation' with Level 8 from my hand to revive the Fortress from the graveyard!"
Heavy rumbling sounds, Mecha components clashing and colliding, heavy tracks falling on the ground, the giant cannon locked forward.
[Mecha Team - Fortress, Attack Power 2500]
"Mecha Fortress, attack the monster covered face-down."
The heavy cannon of the Mecha fired, blasting open the covered monster.
[Skeleton Angels, Defense Power 400]
"When Skeleton Angels is flipped, I draw one card from the deck."
Dr. Bainstein drew a card.
"My turn ends."
Dr. Bainstein: "Then it's my turn, draw."
He looked up at Yugen, with a smile that seemed to carry a hint of mischief.
"I activate this guy from my hand—
—Continuous Magic 'Schrodinger's Prank Cat'!" (Original Card)
Yugen raised an eyebrow.
It seemed something strange had appeared yet again.
This time it was a cat dressed in a white suit, a hat perched on its swaying tail, its demeanor looking like an elegant magician.
"Whenever I draw cards outside of the draw phase, upon confirming the drawn cards, I can choose to return them to the deck for shuffling.
If this effect is used to return and shuffle the cards, I can then draw the same number of cards returned. However, if this effect draws cards, I cannot use Schrodinger's Prank Cat to draw cards again."
Mitsuzawa realized: "Using this card to increase the chances of drawing needed cards?"
"Activate Magic Card 'Pot of Greed', and draw two cards from the deck."
Dr. Bainstein drew two cards, adjusted his glasses, and carefully examined them.
"Hmm... I'd still choose to use the Prank Cat's effect to return these two cards to the deck and draw two more cards."
The doctor drew two new cards, showing a satisfied smile.
"Then it's time to summon this guy to the field. Normal Summon 'Demon Realm Mathematician Laplace'!"
Although it was said to be a mathematician, it resembled a goat-headed skeleton demon.
[Demon Realm Mathematician Laplace, Attack Power 1000]
"Then I cover two cards in the backfield and activate the Magic Card 'Wormhole'!"
Dr. Bainstein continued.
"Wormhole allows me to choose one monster on my field and banish it from the game until the beginning of my next turn's Standby Phase. Of course, the banished monster zone remains unusable during this period.
I banish 'Demon Realm Mathematician Laplace' from the game!"
A massive wormhole opened in the cosmos, seemingly ready to devour even the radiance of the stars. The Demon Realm Mathematician was pulled in by the irresistible gravity and vanished from the field.
"Banish your own monster?" Asuka asked in surprise.
"Heh heh, that's right, little girl. But Laplace is a special mathematician with unique abilities," Bainstein chuckled. "When Demon Realm Mathematician Laplace leaves the field, for each card on the field, inflict 300 points of damage to the opponent!"
Mitsuzawa realized: "That's why you deliberately covered cards before activating Wormhole..."
"Currently, I have one Field Spell card, Continuous Magic 'Schrodinger's Prank Cat', two cover cards on my field. Your field has 'Mecha Team - Fortress', making it a total of five cards.
Therefore, the total damage is 1500 points!"
The demon, now off the field, appeared translucently, as if chanting something. Numbers and formula symbols appeared all around, encircling Yugen, piercing through him.
The power of knowledge.JPG.
[Yugen, LP4000 → LP2500]
"Then the effect of the Field Spell 'Relative Terrain' activates," Bainstein said. "Since you have taken damage, all monsters on your field must bear the same amount of damage as the attacker in terms of Attack Power.
In other words, the Attack Power of 'Mecha Team - Fortress' decreases by 1500 points."
[Mecha Team - Fortress, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 1000]
"I see, attacking the Duelist is equivalent to attacking the monster at the same time!" Mitsuzawa commented. "Is this the duel style of Dr. Bainstein?"
"My turn ends."
Yugen: "My turn, draw."
But before he had the chance to draw, the doctor interrupted once more: "Wait! During your draw phase, a trap has already been activated!
Continuous Trap 'Card Drawing Paradox'!"
One of his cover cards in the backfield flipped over.
"As long as this card is on the field, neither side can draw cards during their own draw phase," Dr. Bainstein said. "However, conversely, both players can draw a card during the opponent's draw phase.
So now, during your draw phase, it's my turn to draw a card."
Mitsuzawa: "?"
Asuka: "?"
What kind of strange card is this?
Yugen furrowed his brow slightly.
"I see, the master of duel physics truly lives up to his reputation."
In a world of animation, there's no concept of game balance. Powerful cards are akin to superior techniques in fantasy, and no one in fantasy criticizes how supreme techniques disrupt game balance. Duelists who can harness powerful cards are true strong players.
As for Dr. Bainstein's deck, setting it aside, the cards he prints, like the recent Singularity Demon and this Card Drawing Paradox, are indeed cards with great potential. If all these items are actually printed by him, his reputation might truly be well-deserved.
"Then I will activate the effect of Magic Card 'Take Over 5' from the graveyard," Yugen said. "During my Standby Phase, I banish this card from the graveyard and cards with the same name from the deck from the game to draw one card from the deck."
Yugen drew a card.
"Hmm, even after facing that Card Drawing Paradox, you still managed to draw a card?"
Bainstein frowned slightly, seemingly a bit displeased with the failed card draw blockade from this turn.
"Then I'll add this card as well...
... Trap Card 'Overlord's Monopoly'!"
His other cover card in the backfield flipped open.
"This card can only be activated during the Standby Phase; the opponent cannot conduct the battle phase this turn!"