Chapter 46: The Vampire Noblewoman!

"I'll do it!"

"No, let me!"

"Judai, I promised Professor Cronos that I should be the one to duel this match!"

"Kaiser, I've partnered with Hikari in tag duels before—I'm a better teammate for him than you are!"

"Ugh—" As Ryo Fujiki and Judai argued, the female vampire beside them yawned and lazily pulled the curtain aside.

Moonlight seeped into the mansion, making her feel slightly listless.

"So you never even considered that you two might duel together?" Asuka sighed, "Hikari hasn't even been out of the hospital for many days yet."

"But Hikari's already up there," Judai couldn't help scratching his head.

"Yeah…" Ryo Fujiki nodded as well.

They'd already stepped forward first—how could you pull him back now?

"Oh, so I'm telling you—boys who think only about duels are all stubborn idiots…" Asuka was utterly speechless.

"Judai, no matter what, Professor Cronos entrusted this to me, and I must take responsibility—for his sake," Ryo Fujiki regarded Judai solemnly.

Judai hesitated for a moment, then finally yielded, stepping aside.

Ever since Hikari had been "injured" and hospitalized, he'd been deeply worried—fearing that Dark Duels would harm his friends. Today, even Professor Cronos, who had clearly won his duel, struggled to walk, only strengthened his conviction.

His Spirit Adaptability was only four stars, but Master Professor Dadesi said his Spirit power far exceeded normal limits—even in a Dark Duel, he could still leap around energetically, so he felt obligated to protect his classmates.

Yet he couldn't ignore the professor's request either.

Then… let's wait and see.

"Have you decided?"

"Yes." Ryo Fujiki replied.

"Then I'll explain the rules of the Dark Duel!" Nearby, Camula had already taken it upon herself to act as referee, "This is a 2v2 Tag Duel. The first player cannot attack; attacks are allowed starting from the second turn. Partners share the same Monster Zone, Spell/Trap Zone, Graveyard, and Removed from Play area. Only the current duelist's deck counts during their turn. Both teams start with 8000 LP."

The order is: Lady Banshee, Blue Cute, Young Lady, Purple Cute.

The loser's soul will be sealed within a card.

Any objections?"

Everyone nodded. Only Hikari instinctively rubbed his arms at the mention of "Purple Cute."

Kinda gross.

"Go get 'em, Hikari, Kaiser!" Judai cheered them on amid the tense atmosphere.

"Then—"

"Duel!" ×3

Vampire Team LP: 8000.

Blue-Purple Team LP: 8000.

"I'll take the first turn—" The white-haired vampire swiftly drew a card, "Heh, activate Continuous Spell Card: Vampire's Domain!"

"Once per turn, pay 500 LP to summon one 【Vampire】 monster in addition to your normal summon."

"I normal summon Vampire Lady, then tribute her to perform a Level-Up Summon: Vampire Dragon!"

A demonic dragon with only one eye and bat-like wings flew out from the castle's darkness.

Vampire Dragon, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Zombie, ATK 2400.

Vampire Team LP: 8000 → 7500.

"ATK 2400? That's nothing to my brother!" Xiang, seeing this, immediately bragged about his older sibling.

"I'll end my turn."

"My turn, draw!" Ryo Fujiki drew a card, glanced at it, then immediately revealed his hand, "Special Summon: Cyber Dragon!"

Here it comes!

Cyber Dragon!

Hikari kept nodding his head.

He couldn't forget that line—abandon all mainstream decks and play the invincible Sebadolgon!

The Cyber deck, bursting with style in Fusion decks!

Cyber Dragon, Level 5, Light Attribute, Machine, ATK 2100.

"Next, activate the effect of Cyber Dragon IV in my hand! When I successfully summon or special summon Cyber Dragon, I can special summon this card from my hand in defense position."

A small purple-jointed Cyber Dragon flew out from his hand.

"While Cyber Dragon IV is on the field, all Cyber Dragons on my field gain 500 ATK and DEF!"

Cyber Dragon ATK: 2100 → 2600. Cyber Dragon IV DEF: 1600 → 2100.

"Perfect! Now it's stronger than the Vampire Dragon!"

"Battle! Cyber Dragon, attack Vampire Dragon—Evolution Flame!"

The mechanical dragon spewed white flames, instantly destroying the undead dragon.

Vampire Team LP: 7500 → 7300.

"When an upgraded Vampire Dragon is sent to the Graveyard, I can add one Level 4 or lower monster from my deck to my hand!" The Vampire Banshee revealed the effect of the Vampire Dragon in the Graveyard, then opened her deck and selected a card, "I add Bull Demon to my hand."

"Can she special summon a Zombie monster…?"

As a top student, Ryo Fujiki naturally recognized this card.

"I set two cards face-down, end my turn."

"Looks like it's not that bad!" Xiang cheered from below, "My brother's enough!"

"Hey, Xiang!" Judai frowned, unusually scolding him, "The duel's just beginning—the strange female vampire hasn't even played yet!"

"Hehehe, right—you haven't seen the Young Lady's power yet, so how can you be so confident?" Camula laughed heartily.

"Haa~" The female vampire yawned, drew a card from her deck, and let her dueling disk auto-expand, "Activate Field Spell: Vampire Empire."

With a thunderous roar, everything around them turned void. Under the students' stunned gazes, countless classical bell towers rose from the ground—castles, bell towers, graveyards emerged, shrouded in blood-red mist and smoke.

A crimson moon hung high in the sky!

"What card is this?" Ryo Fujiki was astonished.

As a top student, he rarely encountered cards he didn't know—like the Vampire cards Professor Cronos and Camula used earlier, he recognized them all.

But this one…?

"Watch out, Kaiser!" Hikari shouted from the side, "When Vampire Empire is on the field, all Zombie monsters on the field gain 500 ATK when attacking. Moreover, if any card from our deck is sent to the Graveyard, they can send a Vampire from their deck to the Graveyard to destroy one of our cards!"

"That's an incredibly strong effect!" Ryo Fujiki was even more stunned.

In this era, an environment that boosts ATK by a few hundred was already powerful—let alone one that could destroy cards?

"Normal summon: Vampire Lady."

"Hah!"

The female vampire, previously used as a tribute, flew over from nearby and landed on the dueling field.

Vampire Lady, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Zombie, ATK 1550.

"Battle! Attack Cyber Dragon."

"What?!" Everyone except Hikari shouted in shock.

"Attack Cyber Dragon's 2600 ATK with a Vampire Lady at only 1550 ATK?"

"Doesn't she know how to duel?"

The female vampire glanced at Ryo Xiang, who'd said she didn't know how to duel, then drew a card: "When a monster declares an attack, activate this card's effect."

"Special summon myself in defense position."

"Myself?!"

The female vampire revealed a card from her hand, placed it on the dueling disk, then gently flapped her wings and floated slowly up to the Monster Zone.

Many students had never seen anything like this.

But I have to say, up close... she was truly beautiful.

"Oh, so cute…" Xiang giggled dreamily below.

Vampire Noblewoman, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Zombie, DEF 2000.

"My effect: When a monster declares an attack, I can special summon myself from my hand in defense position. Then, use Vampire Lady to attack Cyber Dragon—and activate my effect again—pay 3000 LP!"

"Three thousand?!"

"Huh?"

For people who normally had only 4000 LP, this was practically suicide!

Vampire Team LP: 7300 → 4300.

"According to my effect, when a Zombie monster deals battle damage, the controller gains LP equal to the amount paid—up to 3000!" She delicately bit her fingertip, shivered, then flicked a drop of blood onto the green-haired vampire.

Vampire Lady ATK 1550 → 2050 → 5050!

"F-five thousand?!" Wan Wan Zhangmu nearly toppled over.

"Even… even stronger than my brother's Cyber End Dragon…"

Infused with the Noblewoman's blood, the Vampire Lady felt boundless power, leapt up, and swiped her claw, crushing Cyber Dragon.

"Ugh—" Blood turned into blades, piercing through Hikari and Kaiser's bodies, leaving wounds that forced them to retreat.

Student Team LP: 8000 → 5550.

"Meanwhile, Vampire's Domain effect: When your own Vampire monster deals battle damage, you recover that much LP."

Vampire Team LP: 4300 → 6750.

"Vampire Lady's effect: When this card deals battle damage, declare one monster, spell, or trap card—you must discard one from your deck. I declare: Monster."

"Hmm…" Kai Sa remembered Hikari's explanation of the Vampire Empire's effect, his face instantly turning pale. "I send the Original Dragon from my deck to the graveyard."

"Then, the Vampire Empire's effect," the Vampire Princess gently flapped her wings, "I send the Vampire Wizard from my deck to the graveyard, then destroy the face-down card on your right."

A massive red moon emitted an eerie crimson glow; the next instant, the bloodlight struck the face-down card, shattering it with a sharp crack.

It was a Spell Card—Soul-Returning Pill! It looked like he had saved it for Hikari!

"So… so strong…" Wan Teng Xiang watched the Vampire Princess's devastating attack and couldn't help swallowing hard. That beautiful, adorable face had nearly become a symbol of the devil in his eyes. "R-Really, the Black Magician Girl is better…"

"No, what am I thinking—Brother!" He quickly slapped his own face and turned anxiously toward Wan Teng Liang.

The opponent is too strong—can Brother and Hikari really win!?

Hikari took a deep breath.

Of course—he'd sensed this moment would come the moment he heard "Young Mistress."

Unlike the Darkness clone who was just here for the fun, this Vampire Princess was undoubtedly a powerful spirit from another dimension—a Duel Spirit who mastered dueling!

But—wanna race attack power with Original Dragon!?

Just wait—I've also adjusted my deck!

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