Chapter 221: These Few Cards Want to Go to You

Unlike her sister's style, the younger sister Grace is much more elegant and gentle.

Therefore, her fusion process also differs from her sister's.

"I fuse my hand card, Amazon's Pet Tiger, with Amazon Scout!"

Fierce beasts of the dense forest, acquire the warrior's gaze that locks onto prey—become a brand-new ferocious beast, appear!

She spread her arms flat, her hair fluttering, her skirt swaying with the wind.

"Fusion Summon!"

She slightly widened her pale green pupils.

My beloved ferocious beast!

"Appear."

"Level 7, Amazon's Pet Tiger-Lion!"

A fierce one-eyed lion-tiger roared as it appeared on the Duel Platform; beneath it, a boy in yellow clothes leapt to his feet in excitement, cheering loudly.

Tenjo Hikari and the others looked down and, upon recognizing Sanze, silently turned away.

Whether it's a muscular woman or a little girl, Sanze's true love has always been tigers.

Amazon's Pet Tiger-Lion, Level 7, Earth Attribute, Beast Type, ATK 2500.

"Next, Spell Card—Soul-Returning Pill—revive the Amazon Swordsman from the graveyard…"

"Not a chance!" Seeing his opponent play this card, Wan Wan Zhangmu immediately flipped his face-down card, "How could you possibly duel in peace!? Activate Trap Card—Disruptive Trio!"

This card can Special Summon three weak monsters in Defense Position on your opponent's field!

As he spoke, three grotesquely shaped monsters emerged from Wan Wan Zhangmu's Trap Cards and flew to his opponent's field—some lying down, some working out, some drinking tea—occupying the space anyway.

Disruptive Token, Level 2, Earth Attribute, Beast Type, ATK 0, DEF 1000.

"Huh…?" The Amazon Swordsman, sword in hand, was about to advance—but froze upon seeing the field.

"Oh, sorry for the disturbance." "My apologies, truly." "What are you staring at? Can't you see I'm working out?!"

Grace's elegant smile began to crack.

She regretted having boosted her Spirit Power during Dimension Travel—now, the noise from the Disruptive Tokens cluttered her mind, leaving her agitated.

"Yes!" Wan Wan Zhangmu pumped his fist in excitement.

Finally, those three bastards shut up.

How's that for Disruptive Attack? The stronger your power, the greater the impact—the worse your duel state, the weaker your strength!

"Hikari, later, destroy those three monsters—they only have 1000 DEF. Use Ancient Machine's Piercing Armor and you'll deal massive damage at once!"

"That won't work." Tenjo Hikari glanced sideways at Wan Wan Zhangmu, coughed lightly, "It's impossible."

"Why?!"

"No surprise from Tenjo Hikari." On the other side, Gloria lowered her playful demeanor, uncrossed her arms, and fixed her gaze intently on Tenjo Hikari.

Grace understood what Tenjo Hikari meant. After taking a deep breath to calm herself, she gently swept her hair back with her right hand and said: "As long as Amazon's Pet Tiger-Lion is on the field, your opponent cannot attack any monster except it."

Gloria smiled, widened her crimson pupils, and added: "And as long as Amazon Empress is on the field, my Amazon cards cannot be destroyed by battle or effects!"

"Ugh!"

Wan Wan Zhangmu felt as if a dozen Disruptive brothers were screaming in his ears.

His entire strategy didn't even need to be countered!

In Tenjo Hikari's view, Wan Wan Zhangmu had actually done quite well.

He drastically changed his card resources and dismantled the Slow Life combo.

But… in truth, Tenjo Hikari had originally wanted Wan Wan Zhangmu to destroy the Empress, because in his memory, Amazon Empress's effect was: "As long as this card exists in the Monster Zone, other Amazon cards on your field cannot be destroyed by battle or effects."

But the effect wasn't O-cardized.

Still, that was normal. After all, in the original story, the Taylor sisters' cards and Pendulum Scales had no connection—but after O-cardization, they gained Pendulum effects and even "Amazon Golden Whipper" and "Amazon Silver Swordsman."

It's hard to say these two cards aren't related to the Taylor sisters.

In this world, the Taylor sisters likely still use the original cards, so the Empress herself has resistance—not the O-cardized effect that protects "all other Amazon cards except this one."

"Battle: Amazon's Pet Tiger-Lion attacks XYZ-Draco Cannon! During damage calculation, Amazon's Pet Tiger-Lion's ATK increases by 500 points!"

Amazon's Pet Tiger-Lion, ATK: 2500 → 3000

"Ah! Equal to the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon—"

Now that's more like it.

The fierce beast lunged at the robot and soon destroyed it.

Boys' LP: 8000 → 7800.

Amazon's Pet Tiger-Lion, ATK: 3000 → 2500

"Hmph, negligible…" Wan Wan Zhangmu, with his middle-school delusions and Spirit Power, naturally dismissed this damage.

"Then the second strike: Amazon Empress attacks directly!"

2800 points of direct damage!

Seeing this, Wan Wan Zhangmu suddenly raised his hand: "Do you think I didn't anticipate this?!

Flip Trap Card—Explosive Ambush! Pay 2000 LP to Special Summon one monster from your graveyard in face-down Defense Position!"

"Come forth, Masked Dragon!" Since it was face-down Special Summoned, Amazon Reverence Hall won't absorb its ATK.

Boys' LP: 7800 → 5800.

"What are you doing, Wan Wan Zhangmu!!!" Originally, Wan Wan Zhangmu had summoned a wall with his LP—though he lost 2000 HP, he saved 800, and Masked Dragon could Special Summon a monster after battle, so it was decent defense.

But…

Sanze stood up and shouted at Wan Wan Zhangmu.

Wan Wan Zhangmu's heart jolted—no one understood Amazon better than Sanze!

"Hehehe, with Amazon Empress on the field, all our Amazon monsters gain the 【Penetration】 effect!" Grace gently shook her head, expressing regret.

Gloria tapped her arm and added: "Let me tell you one more thing—even if you somehow remove the Fusion-Summoned Empress from the field, her effect still activates and revives my Amazon Queen, and I'll still have Amazon monsters immune to battle destruction."

Damn it!

In truth, his strategy and thinking were perfectly sound.

He just targeted the wrong thing!

"Battle continues," Grace lightly flicked her long hair, "Amazon Empress attacks the face-down monster!"

Amazon Empress's ATK is 2800; the face-down Special Summoned Masked Dragon has DEF 1100.

The difference is 1700 points!

Boys' LP: 5800 → 4100!

As the Empress pierced through Masked Dragon, both players' LP plummeted further.

If this were a solo duel, they'd already be in the red zone!

Wan Wan Zhangmu rubbed his arm; though the virtual projection didn't pierce him like a Spirit Duel, his dignity made the pain worse.

"Sorry, Hikari… I messed everything up…" The onlookers mostly thought he'd meant well but failed.

Of course, some who knew Amazon Empress couldn't help shouting that he was holding them back.

"Don't say that, Lightning," Tenjo Hikari couldn't help reaching out to gently tap his forehead, "You're the most proud Duelist—how could you possibly mess up?

Everything you did was right!"

Everything I did was right?!

Are you comforting me now, after all this?

Huh—

No!

Wan Wan Zhangmu suddenly grasped a chain of logic.

"I get it—that's how it works!" He narrowed his eyes, "I activate Masked Dragon's effect: when this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard, I can Special Summon one Dragon-type monster with ATK 1500 or less from my deck…"

"I Special Summon… Level 1, Infernal Guardian Dragon!"

Infernal Guardian Dragon, Level 1, Fire Attribute, Dragon Type, ATK 0, DEF 2000.

A classic ATK-0 monster card—these were everywhere in Wan Wan Zhangmu's deck. This one was especially unique among the 1-stars: it was the card he drew during the Club's "Who Draws the Rarest First?" contest, back when Tenjo Hikari, Judai, and the Fusion Club members competed. A 1-star Tuner with a full 2000 DEF—this value was still very high in this world.

Plus, since its ATK is 0, it won't be drained by Reverence Hall either.

"DEF 2000?" Grace lightly raised her hand and gracefully waved it, "Still trying to strengthen defense? But even if we can't remove the three Disruptive Tokens, Pet Tiger-Lion and Empress alone are enough."

She set two cards face-down: "I'll set two cards, end my turn."

Chapter Three.

Thanks to the brothers who helped me find bugs last chapter—I messed up. XYZ's effect isn't once per turn. But it's not a big issue, since I also messed up the Empress's effect: in the anime, the Empress's immunity includes all monsters on the field. Actually, XYZ can't destroy Reverence Hall, so I changed it to destroy Slow Life instead—turns out, the mistake worked out…

To be honest, I rewatched A5 today and got a bit dizzy. I'm truly sorry—this chapter wasn't well done; I wrote it too hastily.

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