Chapter 335: Academy King of Games battle?

"Duel!" x2

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP4000】

【Marufuji Ryo, LP4000】

"I'll go first. Draw."

Fujiki You Xuan said.

"I set one monster in face-down Defense Position, then set one card. Turn end."

Marufuji Ryo: "My turn, draw!"

Glancing at his hand, he immediately pulled out a card.

"Magic Card 'Time Capsule'. Select one card from my deck and banish it face-down. After my second Standby Phase following this activation, I can add that card to my hand."

Gold Sarcophagus and Time Capsule are considered obsolete due to the slow pace of the modern game, but in the early environment, they were restricted, powerful cards. Although you have to wait two turns, the universal search effect was once highly favored by players.

Unlike the modern Yu-Gi-Oh! where games are decided in a single turn—by the time two Standby Phases pass, the grass on your grave would be several feet high—OTKs were rare in the early days. It was normal to pass your first turn with an empty field if you had a bad hand. Waiting two turns for a search was perfectly acceptable.

Marufuji Ryo searched his deck for a card and placed it face-down into the Time Capsule. The capsule closed, sank into the ground with a golden glow, and vanished.

Hmm, although the card searched by Time Capsule couldn't be seen, Fujiki You Xuan could guess it was the Magic Card "Power Bond".

A Fusion Magic Card exclusive to the Machine-Type; monsters fused with this card have their ATK doubled.

Marufuji Ryo often started with Time Capsule in the anime, and the card he always chose was Power Bond.

"Holy crap, look at that guy over there. Doesn't he look like Kaiser?"

"It really looks like him. And his opponent... hiss~ isn't that 'that guy' from the Yellow Dorm?"

Several people passing by on the street happened to be academy students visiting Duel City during their break. They were greatly surprised to encounter the academy's two biggest celebrities in Duel City.

The Lord of the Yellow Dorm versus the Academy's Kaiser!

Is this a duel betting on the title of Academy Emperor?

"Record! Hurry up and record!"

Several students quickly gathered around.

Everyone knew that whoever won this duel, the recording would definitely go viral back at the academy. It was a duel of the highest level of interest.

"Then I activate the Magic Card 'Pot of Greed'," Marufuji Ryo said. "Draw two cards from my deck."

After drawing, he paused, his gaze sweeping over Fujiki You Xuan's face-down cards.

Although he hadn't dueled Fujiki You Xuan, he had watched plenty of his duels. He knew this person was skilled at setting up traps; his backrow was likely not to be underestimated.

"Quick-Play Magic 'Mystical Space Typhoon'," Marufuji Ryo said. "Destroy one Magic or Trap card on the field. I'll destroy your face-down card."

A black cyclone swirled around Fujiki You Xuan's face-down card, and a bolt of lightning struck, shattering the trap card into pieces.

Fujiki You Xuan's mouth curled slightly upward: "The face-down card you destroyed was the Trap Card 'Fake Trap'. When this card is destroyed by a card effect, I draw one card. If it's destroyed by an opponent's Magic card effect, I can draw two cards from my deck." (Original card)

Marufuji Ryo understood: "So I was played."

"Because it was destroyed by your Quick-Play Magic 'Mystical Space Typhoon', I draw two cards."

Fujiki You Xuan drew from his deck.

"Then I Special Summon 'Cyber Dragon'."

The legendary monster, the core of the Cyber style, the mechanical dragon appeared on his field amidst overflowing electricity, protecting Marufuji Ryo with its coiled steel body.

【Cyber Dragon, ATK 2100】

"Although Cyber Dragon is a Level 5 monster, if the opponent has a monster and I have none, I can Special Summon it directly from my hand."

Marufuji Ryo waved his hand.

"Cyber Dragon, attack the face-down monster."

Cyber Dragon opened its mouth, and a spiral of golden flame, accompanied by electricity, blasted out. The face-down monster flipped; the little frog with a halo on its head was pulverized under the light flow.

【Treeborn Frog, DEF 100】

"Treeborn Frog... a monster with self-revival capabilities."

Marufuji Ryo frowned and drew a card from his hand.

"Set one card, turn end."

The spectating students were already recording and started praising him: "As expected of Kaiser, he immediately summoned a high-level monster, cleared the backrow, and consolidated his own backrow setup."

The student next to him nodded: "You could say it's a perfect first turn, both offensive and defensive."

Fujiki You Xuan: "..."

You have to say, Marufuji Ryo's opening was exactly the same as when he first dueled Yugi Mutou. At that time, the gold-medal commentator, the student Four Arithmetic Operations, evaluated it the same way...

"Cyber Dragon, a high-level monster that can be brought out in an instant, truly impressive... That's the monster you're proud of, right?" Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

Marufuji Ryo also smiled and looked up at the Cyber Dragon protecting him.

"It is my friend."

As he said this, the Cyber Dragon actually seemed to hear him, lowering its head to nod at him.

However, it was no surprise; it was common knowledge that Kaiser's Cyber Dragon was a spirit.

"I've witnessed your duels, the fighting style known as 'Kaiser'," Fujiki You Xuan laughed. "Respecting every possibility of the opponent, showing the powerful bond between yourself and your monsters through dueling, and giving your opponent a dignified end with the strongest form of Cyber Dragon. This is your fighting style, and also the reason why Kaiser is strong."

He paused, narrowing his eyes meaningfully.

"Well, if you can keep winning like this, that's naturally for the best..."

Marufuji Ryo was taken aback, not quite understanding what he meant, but still said.

"As long as I can carry out my own dueling and stay firm on my path, there's nothing to regret even if I lose to a strong enemy."

"Haha, that's true."

Fujiki You Xuan smiled mysteriously and said no more.

"Then my turn, draw." Fujiki You Xuan said. "Standby Phase, the effect of 'Treeborn Frog' in the Graveyard. If this card is in the Graveyard and I have no 'Treeborn Frog' on my field, I can Special Summon it. Therefore, I revive Treeborn Frog from the Graveyard."

A holy light descended, and the little frog with a halo and angel-like wings jumped back onto his field.

【Treeborn Frog, ATK 100】

"Then I offer 'Treeborn Frog' as an Offering for a Tribute Summon!"

Fujiki You Xuan raised his hand, and a green storm swirled up, surrounded by countless wind blades, as if an army of wind was welcoming the arrival of their commander.

"Raiza the Storm Monarch, summon!"

【Raiza the Storm Monarch, ATK 2400】

"When Raiza the Storm Monarch is successfully Tribute Summoned, I can return one card on the field to the top of the deck," Fujiki You Xuan said. "'Cyber Dragon', return to the top of the deck."

The green storm swirled, the strong wind enveloped Cyber Dragon, and its metallic body vanished, turning into a beam of golden light that flew back to the top of Ryo's deck.

"Then, 'Raiza the Storm Monarch' attacks directly."

Green wind blades swept across the field, even the ground was cut by the myriad air currents. The storm swept over Marufuji Ryo, and the latter swayed.

【Marufuji Ryo, LP4000 -> LP1600】

The spectating students were in an uproar.

"The Lord of the Yellow Dorm has taken the first point!"

One guy seemed to be livestreaming.

"Even that Kaiser is being suppressed..."

But Marufuji Ryo was not discouraged. After the wind blades swept past, he stood straight and smiled: "As expected of the power of the Monarchs, an ultra-rare series; it truly is an effective attack."

"Then I activate the Magic Card 'Card of Sanctity'," Fujiki You Xuan said. "In the turn I performed a Tribute Summon, I draw two cards from my deck. But the cards drawn cannot be used this turn, and if they can be set, at least one must be set." (Original card)

Fujiki You Xuan drew two cards.

"Then I set two cards, turn end."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 336 =====

Fujiki You Xuan drew two cards.

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

(End of chapter)