Chapter 90: Mentality

Misawa's hunch was correct to some extent. Chaos decks don't rely much on traps, and the champion build that year actually carried the "Notice from the Palace" to block the trap.

Because Chaos' main force was overwhelmingly powerful compared to other decks at the time, it was natural for Chaos to have the advantage when both sides were blocked by traps.

You Xuan: "Activate the continuous magic 'Mirage of Nightmare'. During your opponent's standby phase, draw four cards from your hand, but during your own standby phase, you must randomly discard the same number of cards from your hand.

Finally, cover one more card and the round ends."

Misawa: "It's my turn, draw a card!"

The situation suddenly reversed in one round, becoming overwhelmingly disadvantageous to him. He had to think of a solution in this round.

"Activate the Spell Card 'Treasure of Adversity'! If your opponent has a Special Summoned Monster on the Field and you have no Monsters on the Field, draw two cards from your Deck!" (Original Card)
When Misawa saw one of the two new cards in his hand, he couldn't help but show joy.

Here it comes! A reversal move!
"It looks like my deck hasn't given up the top spot yet."

Misawa raised his head, smiled, and raised the duel disk in his hand. The graveyard area of ​​the duel disk glowed with dazzling golden light.

"First place, do you know what happens to carbon when it's put under a lot of pressure?"

You Xuan: "Turn into diamond?"

He vaguely remembered Misawa saying something similar in the original work.

"Oh, you deserve to be the first place. Not bad!" Misawa said, "The one I discarded to the graveyard through the effect of Mathematician in the first turn was Carbon Dragon!
Carbon Dragon's effect. After this card enters the Graveyard, it can only be activated when there are ten or more cards stacked above it in the Graveyard!

Remove the Carbon Dragon from the game, and you can Special Summon a Diamond Dragon from your hand or graveyard! ” (animation effect)

This is a unique effect that fits the character of Misawa, but it is a bit difficult to use according to the original work. Carbon Dragon has been greatly strengthened after being made into a real card. It does not need to meet the annoying condition of "ten cards in the graveyard". As long as it is excluded from the graveyard, a 7-star or lower Dragon Bone will fly out from the deck or graveyard. It is not limited to "Diamond Dragon", but it has been restricted to the defense position summon.

"There are now more than ten cards stacked above the Carbon Dragon in my graveyard, so the effect is activated! Transform into a dazzling diamond and descend--

——Level 7, Diamond Dragon, Summon!"

The dazzling light of the dragon was so dazzling that it almost blinded people. The dragon, which was crystal clear, soared into the sky, and spots of light fell like raindrops, a diamond dragon with an incomparable luxurious aura.

[Diamond Dragon, Attack Power 2100]

A typical card that may not be that great but definitely not cheap at first glance.

Asuka in the stands: "In the first round, the effect of Mathematician was used to throw a monster to the Graveyard, so did that Misawa Daichi have already deployed it this far back from the beginning of the duel?"

"But the power of the Diamond Dragon is not enough to break the current situation." Marufuji Ryo said, "He should have some other backup plan, right?"

Sure enough, Sanze smiled confidently: "After the Chaos Warriors comes the Meteor Black Dragon, and the legendary monsters come one after another. Then I will also burn my full strength to fight you!
Activate the equipment magic "Giant" from your hand and equip it to the "Diamond Dragon"!
When your HP is lower than your opponent's, the equipped monster's original attack power is doubled! "

[Diamond Dragon, Attack Power 2100 → Attack Power 4200]

"Attack power four thousand two!" The students couldn't help but get agitated again.

The situation reversed again!

"Go ahead, Diamond Dragon! Attack the 'Chaos Wizard'!"

You Xuan's remaining health is 1600, and the Chaos Wizard's attack power is only 2300. This attack can directly cause a huge damage of 1900.

Misawa's Jedi counterattack!

The diamond dragon opened its mouth, and the flowing flashes all over its body poured into its mouth, transforming into a spiral beam of light that rushed out!

"Open the cover card!" You Xuan waved his hand, "Trap Card - Enemy Attack Alert!"

"Mu Da!" Misawa shouted, "The 'Notice from the Palace' is still on the field, any traps will be useless!"

"I know." You Xuan raised his hand, "So I immediately activated the second face-up card, Quick Attack Magic - Evil Spirit Repel! Discard a card from your hand and destroy all the Continuous Trap Cards on the field.

Destroy the 'Palace Notice'!"

Misawa understood immediately: "I see. The card activated later will have its effect processed first, so when the effect of 'Enemy Attack Alert' is applied, the continuous trap 'Notice from the Palace' is no longer on the field, so the trap effect can be processed normally."

"Exactly."

As he spoke, the black storm had already rolled up the backfield trap, and the overbearing impact crushed the trap cards into pieces.

"Therefore, the effect of 'Enemy Attack Alert' applies normally. When the opponent's monster declares an attack, Special Summon a monster from your hand. And the opponent's attacking monster must be forced to attack the monster I summoned!" (Original effect)

Enemy Attack Alert, also from DM's spin-off "Yu-Gi-Oh! R", a trap in the mecha deck.

Misawa understood: "I see, this way, as long as I summon a defense monster from my hand, I can avoid damage and keep the Chaos Wizard."

"That's true, but I have to do more than just avoid harm."

You Xuan smiled and waved his hand.

"Using the effect of 'Enemy Attack Alert', Special Summon 'Female Warrior from Another Dimension' from your hand in Defense Position, and force it to battle with 'Diamond Dragon'!"

Misawa: “Nani!??”

It turns out to be a female warrior from another dimension
[Female warrior from another dimension, defense power 1600]

As a good student, Misawa certainly couldn't forget this guy's effect.
"Stop! I won't attack anymore! Diamond Dragon, come back!"

"Mu Da. The monsters summoned by 'Enemy Attack Alert' must be forced to fight with the monsters that declare an attack!" You Xuan said, "Then there is the effect of 'Other Dimensional Female Warrior'!

After fighting with the opponent's monster, both monsters will be removed from the game! "

The female warrior from another dimension leaped up and launched a self-sacrificing attack. She took the attack of the diamond dragon, slashed with her sword, and the space was shattered. The powerful gravity immediately sucked the diamond dragon and herself into the whirlpool, joining her teammates in the journey of another dimension.

Misawa's eyes were red: "My diamond dragon"

A diamond dragon with an attack power of 4,200, or an Obelisk rounded up.
"Well, then, with three cards covered, the turn is over." said Misawa.

The destruction of the palace's notice meant that his strategy of blocking the underworld had officially failed. But on the bright side, at least he could use traps. This was not necessarily a bad thing in this overwhelmingly unfavorable situation for him.

still have a chance!

"During my turn, I draw a card," You Xuan said, "I'll activate the quick-attack magic 'Whirlwind' to destroy 'Nightmare Mirage' so that I don't have to discard cards in my hand due to its side effects.

Then comes the battle phase. A direct attack from the Meteor Black Dragon."

"That won't do! The moment we enter the battle phase, activate the face card! The Trap Card 'Intimidating Roar'!"

Invisible sound waves burst out from the trap cards, sweeping across You Xuan's field. The Meteor Black Dragon roared and raised its dragon claws to cover its ears.

Misawa: "During the turn when Intimidating Roar is activated, the opponent cannot declare an attack!"

You Xuan: "In that case, then Face a monster card onto the field, and the turn ends."

“My turn!
Activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' and draw two more cards from your deck."

Misawa drew a card and frowned slightly, as if he was unable to draw a reversal move.

"Let's take a gamble and open the face card. Trap Card 'Reckless Greed'! In exchange for skipping the next two draw phases, draw two more cards from the deck!"

At this point in the duel, if he couldn't win in this round, his chances of winning would be increasingly slim.

The last stand!
"Open the face card, Continuous Trap 'Cry of the Living Dead'! Revive the monster from the Graveyard in Attack Position!" Misawa shouted, "I revive this card that I discarded to the Graveyard in the first turn!
The master of the universe, the ruler of the myriad worlds—

——Level 2900, Queen of the Universe! "[Queen of the Universe, attack power ]

"Then activate the ritual magic 'Litmus's Death Ritual' from your hand!" Misawa shouted, "Sacrifice monsters with a total level of eight stars or above from your hand and the field, and ritually summon 'Litmus's Death Swordsman' from your hand!
I sacrifice the Level 8 'Queen of the Universe' on the field!
Use the sword in your hand to cut off all darkness and evil! Ritual Summoning——

——Level 8, Shimus’s Death Swordsman!!!”

The Queen of the Universe disappeared in the ritual flames, and was replaced by a swordsman holding two swords, her red cape fluttering gracefully.

[Shimus's Dead Swordsman, Attack Power 0]

"Shimus's Dead Swordsman has 0 attack power, but when there is a face-up Trap Card on the field, the attack power will increase by 3000!" Misawa said, "I have a Continuous Trap 'Call of the Living Dead' on my field, so the attack power increases by 3000!"

[Shimus's Dead Swordsman, attack power 0 → attack power 3000]

It is the final trump card that Misawa summoned in the duel with Judai in the original work.

"I see." You Xuan smiled, "'Shimus's Dead Swordsman' is a Ritual Monster that is not affected by any Trap Card effects and cannot be destroyed by battle.

Did you choose this thing to fight me as another plan to deal with me besides the "Notice from the Royal Palace"? "

"Yes, this is the trump card I picked out to best defeat you!"

"But I don't need to remind you that even if there are traps on the field, his attack power is still not as strong as Meteor Black Dragon's."

"I know!" Sanze said, "But I haven't performed a Normal Summon yet this turn.
I will summon this card, the monster that I will rely on for victory or defeat.

—Imitation Fantasy Master! "

A one-star magician, holding a small mirror in his hand to cover his face.

[Imitation Fantasy, Attack Power 0]

"Imitate the effect of the Illusionist. You can copy the original attack and defense values ​​of a monster on the opponent's field! I will use this card to copy your 'Meteor Black Dragon'!"

The mirror in the little illusionist's hand locked onto the gigantic black dragon. The image of the dragon was reflected in the mirror, and the little magician instantly copied the same gigantic black dragon's posture!
[Imitation Fantasy, Attack Power 0 → Attack Power 3500]

The situation on the field instantly turned into a confrontation between two meteor black dragons!

"It's not over yet! Activate the Spell Card 'Double Attack'! Discard a monster card from your hand, select a monster on your field with a lower Level than the discarded monster, and the selected monster can attack twice during this turn!"

Misawa sent a card to the graveyard.

"I discard the level 8 'Water Dragon' in my hand and select the level 1 'Imitator Fantasy' on the field!
This round, 'Imitator Fantasy' can attack twice per round!"

The students watching in the audience became agitated again.

In such a desperate situation, facing the absolute suppression of the power of chaos, the land of Sanze once again stubbornly created a gap!
Judai outside the field was getting more and more excited: "They turned the situation around in an instant. Misawa is really strong!"

Wanzhang narrowed his eyes and stared at Youxuan, as if talking to himself, "You should be more than this, right?"

He would not allow this Dogecoin to lose to others before fighting with him again!
"'Imitator Fantasy', first attack, attack the 'Chaos Wizard' first!"

The imaginary magician opened his mouth to imitate the black dragon, and a domineering attack burst out. The Chaos Wizard was immediately engulfed in flames and was blasted into ashes.

[You Xuan, LP 1600→LP 400]

You Xuan staggered back two steps and smiled: "Awesome, second place."

"You can still be so calm, first place." Misawa smiled, "Then it seems I have to work harder.

Next is the second attack! Imitate the Illusionist and attack the Meteor Black Dragon! "

The two powerful black dragons opened their mouths at the same time, and meteors of fire poured down on each other without reservation! The meteors and flames collided in the center of the duel arena, and endless lava spread out, spreading and covering the entire surrounding area until the two black dragons were melted.

Misawa is in high spirits.

Meteor Black Dragon, destroy it!
"Then 'Litmus's Dead Swordsman', attack the covered monster!"

He could feel it, he could feel that the balance of victory was beginning to tip towards him again!
Shirui's Death Swordsman is one of his strongest trump cards. With Blue-Eyes White Dragon-level attack power, it cannot be destroyed by battle, and has a strong resistance to ignoring traps. It is the most suitable trump card to deal with this guy in front of him!

He can already see the dawn of victory.
"The Covered Monster you attacked is 'Warrior from Another Dimension'." You Xuan said calmly, "When this card battles a monster, that monster is removed from play along with this card."

[Warrior from another dimension, defense power 1000]

Misawa: “.”

Onlookers: “.”

Once again, the dimension cracked, and boundless gravity was released. Misawa's invincible Litmus Death Swordsman and the warrior from the other dimension were both sucked into the vortex and disappeared without a trace.

Things like destruction resistance and ignoring traps all became empty talk for a moment.

In front of the invincible Dimension Slash, all beings are equal and will be banished to another dimension.

No one exclaimed, no one explained, no one made any sound for a while.

An eerie silence.

After a long silence, Marufuji Ryo said quietly, "You are right about him. He is indeed a duelist whose tactics cannot be easily blocked."

"Hmm" Asuka had a complicated expression.

how to say
I can only say that sometimes it is impossible to stop a dog from messing with a person's mentality.
"My turn, draw a card."

You Xuan continued to operate calmly in silence.

"Activate the Spell Card 'Treasure of Buried Spells', remove three Spell Cards in the Graveyard from play, and draw two cards from your deck." (Original card)
Three magical images emerged from the graveyard area and disappeared in golden light.

"Remove 'Twin Devils of Mischief', 'Obliteration', and 'Angel's Charity' from the Graveyard and draw two cards."

"Activate the Spell Card 'Warrior's Survival' and return a Warrior-Type monster from your Graveyard to your hand.

I return 'Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation' to my hand.

Next, remove the light attribute 'Radiant Angel' that was previously discarded to the graveyard by 'Erasure', and the dark attribute 'Chaos Wizard' in the graveyard from the game.

Sacrifice the souls of light and darkness to the field of chaos and call upon the strongest warrior in the legend!

——Level 8, Chaos Warrior-The Messenger of Creation, Coming Again!"

Dazzling golden light exploded from the vortex of chaos, and the domineering beam of light blasted to the ground. The sharp blade of light and darkness split the chaos, and the legendary swordsman was ready to go.

[Chaos Warrior-Messenger of Creation, Attack Power 3000]

Misawa: “.”

"Chaos Warrior - the messenger of the opening, directly attack Misawa-san -

——Open up the double slash!!!"

The power of light and darkness gathered on the blade, and the sword light slashed down. Misawa raised his head, staring blankly at the sword light getting closer and closer to him, then he let out a long breath and closed his eyes.

that's all
He tried his best.

[Misawa, LP 500 → LP 0]

(End of this chapter)