Chapter 75: Attack Lock!

"My turn!"

The Dark Magician Girl drew a card with a swift whoosh, glanced at her hand, winked at the audience, and instantly played a monster.

"Normal summon, Chocolate Magic Girl!"

"Hehe~" A petite, adorable blue-haired magic girl dressed identically to the Dark Magician Girl flew out of the card and waved at those around her.

Chocolate Magic Girl, Level 4, Water Attribute, Spellcaster Type, ATK 1600.

"Wow!!"

"So cute!" A crowd of unsuspecting student spectators, even Professor Cronos, burst into cheers.

In contrast, Xiang remained utterly unmoved before the Dark Magician Girl, firmly convinced that the Dark Magician Girl was the cutest.

"Activate Chocolate Magic Girl's special ability," the Dark Magician Girl gently swayed her staff, "Once per turn, by discarding one Spellcaster monster from your hand, draw one card."

"Discard the Dark Magician Girl. Draw!"

After drawing, she waved to the crowd below and said, "End my turn."

"Great! With only 1600 ATK, this turn is the perfect chance to strike hard!" Serena clapped her fists together, speaking in her signature style.

"Huh?" The Fusion Army students, who were even more focused on Tenjo Hikari than Serena, had expected nothing unusual—but they now saw something entirely different from what they'd anticipated. "Strange, this situation should be nothing for Tenjo Hikari—why does he look so troubled?"

Judai and the others heard them. Students with broad knowledge and strong calculation skills, led by Sanzawa Daichi and Kai Sa Ryo, immediately shook their heads.

"Hey, what do you mean?"

"Uh… classmate," Sanzawa Daichi shook his head, "that… Chocolate Magic Girl isn't just any card!"

Wan Wan Zhangmu nodded vigorously: "That monster's effect is extremely powerful—if an opponent's monster attacks her, she can immediately revive one Spellcaster from the graveyard and halve the attacker's ATK, redirecting the attack to the revived monster…"

"So strong!" Hearing this effect, the Fusion Army finally realized her latent threat—the Dark Magician Girl's graveyard contained another Dark Magician Girl; if they attacked now, they'd need at least 4000 ATK to even stand a chance!

"Was this card designed by Ryo Fujiki? I've heard my Master mention it… It shouldn't be available on the market yet." Wan Wan Zhangmu frowned. "Indeed, this is unquestionably a 【Genuine Article】!"

It was a card with unmistakable Ryo Fujiki's design style: seemingly ordinary, even cute at first glance, but secretly deadly.

"Haha, no problem! Hikari's deck has plenty of ways to handle this!" Judai laughed beside them.

Tenjo Hikari stared at his hand.

He hadn't drawn the simplest card.

If he had Easy Fusion, he could now directly Fusion Summon Thousand-Eyed Eyed Jishen and immediately devour the Chocolate Magic Girl to proceed with battle.

As for his current hand…

He dared not risk it.

"I activate the Continuous Magic card, Future Fusion!" Tenjo Hikari slid a Continuous Magic card into his back row. Professor Cronos hadn't yet acquired this world's Future Fusion for him, but the Source-Numbered version had its own merits—at least now he didn't need to fuse immediately. "Then, I cover two cards. End my turn."

"Not choosing to attack? Then it's my turn~"

The Dark Magician Girl drew a card, glanced at it, and grinned: "Normal summon, Apple Magic Girl!"

This time, a short-haired girl in red magician attire with wings landed on the field, making a pistol gesture with her hand.

Apple Magic Girl, Level 3, Fire Attribute, Spellcaster Type, ATK 1200.

"Oh no, this one can Special Summon a Level-5 Spellcaster from the hand." Wan Wan Zhangmu was startled.

"Moreover," Kai Sa frowned, "if this card is destroyed, it can recover a Spellcaster from the graveyard…"

"So strong! Too strong!" Judai exclaimed, thrilled. "This duel is completely different from before!"

"Still, the strategy seems aimed at restricting the opponent's attacks?" Chui Xue lightly strummed her guitar. "Haha, if it were me, I'd have a clear advantage against this deck."

Serena, who had been eavesdropping, suddenly understood.

So that's how it was. If it were her, she'd have blindly charged right in.

"Battle! Magic Girls, direct attack!"

"Wait! Reveal the face-down card: Quick-Play Magic, Scapegoat!" At Tenjo Hikari's shout, four multicolored, fluffy creatures emerged.

"Oh! It's Scapegoat!" The Dark Magician Girl recognized the card instantly. Seeing the sheep appear, she quickly covered her mouth with one hand and whispered softly, "Be gentle—don't wake them up~"

The two Magic Girls crept forward with their wands, each landing a single hit to destroy the yellow and blue sheep.

"With Scapegoat, the next move should be sudden mutation, right?" A Fusion Army student said instinctively.

"What? Use Thousand-Eyes Restrict to absorb the Magic Girls! Hikari's deck is too perverted —" One Fusion Army student couldn't help blurting out his real thought, "How can you use such a cruel effect on Magic Girls!"

It seemed this student still longed to blend into the crowd and cheer alongside the Dark Magician Girl's fans.

"Alright, end my turn." The Dark Magician Girl gently pressed a button, ending her turn.

"My turn, draw!" Tenjo Hikari drew a card, then pointed at the field. "Activate Future Fusion's effect: During the first Preparation Phase after this card's activation, reveal one Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck. Send all its Fusion Materials to the graveyard."

"I reveal Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Giant. Send Ancient Mechanical Giant and Ancient Mechanical Knight from my deck to the graveyard!"

"Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Giant?" Wan Wan Zhangmu realized a possibility. "Could Tenjo be planning to battle with the Ultimate Giant's power? Indeed, Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Giant has a full 4400 ATK—even if reduced, it can still fight."

Sanzawa Daichi was also surprised: "Using this method? I thought he'd go for sudden mutation—didn't expect him to aim for the Ultimate Giant?"

"Because even Thousand-Eyed Eyed Jishen can't resolve the Magic Girls—only stalemate on the field? After all, even if devoured, as long as one Magic Girl remains, Hikari must wait—he can't attack proactively," Ming Xiang added.

"In other words, Hikari plans to wait until both Thousand-Eyed Eyed Jishen and the Ultimate Giant appear before fighting?" Judai frowned. "Somehow, it doesn't feel that simple."

The spectators, hearing their analysis, murmured in awe.

"Incredible! That Dark Magician Girl is both strong and cute!"

"So this is what Attack Lock means?"

"Mm-hmm~" The Dark Magician Girl nodded with a smile, drawing a card from her deck.

Quick-Play Magic, Dimensional Magic. Can release a Spellcaster to Special Summon another Spellcaster and destroy an opponent's monster.

In her eyes, she saw the Ultimate Giant emerge—then shattered by her own magic.

The Dark Magician Girl smirked.

If I win, Chaos Warrior Ko shouldn't blame me for forgetting my duty, right?

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