Chapter 508: Reunion of Old Friends

Toon Kingdom, activate!

A huge book appeared on Pegasus's field, unfolding with a rustle. A small toon castle emerged from the unfolded book, with torches burning on both sides of the gate, and small red flags fluttering in the wind at the top.

"Toon Kingdom must be activated by banishing the top five cards of your Deck from the game." (Original effect)

Pegasus unhurriedly drew the top five cards of his Deck.

"I banish the top five cards of my Deck from the game."

"Toon... Kingdom?"

Jonouchi felt a bit strange in his heart, and dealt with it with 120% energy.

Pegasus said he had retired, but it seemed he hadn't been completely idle over the years. He was sure that the Pegasus of that year didn't have this card.

He knew that Pegasus used the "Toon" series, which was a dedicated deck he designed for himself as the father of Duel Monsters, and it was the only one in the world. The monster characteristics were all very q and cute naughty images.

But the key card of Pegasus's Toon series back then was the Continuous Spell "Toon World", and all Toon monsters had to rely on Toon World on the field to maintain existence. At least Jonouchi hadn't heard of "Toon Kingdom" back then.

Toon Kingdom first appeared when Pegasus reappeared in GX. However, Toon Kingdom was not immediately made into a physical card at that time, and was only exclusively included in the classic game "Tag Force" of the same period.

The Toon Kingdom in Tag Force and the effect in the anime were completely consistent, and they were all Continuous Spells. But after being made into a physical card, Toon Kingdom was modified into a Field Spell, and the effect was modified to a certain extent.

Compared with the anime, the physical card added the resistance of "Toon monsters cannot be targeted by opponent's effects", which should be considered an enhancement in general.

"Be careful, Jonouchi-boy," Pegasus smiled. "My Toons are all firing at full power from the start.

I Normal Summon 'Holy Elf'!"

A blue-skinned elf with blonde hair appeared on the field, with her hands folded in prayer.

【Holy Elf, ATK 800】

"Then activate Quick-Play Spell 'Dimension Magic'!" Pegasus said. "This card can be activated when there is a Spellcaster-type monster on my field.

Offer a monster on my field as a Tribute, and Special Summon a Spellcaster-type monster from my hand!"

Pegasus pointed to the elf girl who had just appeared.

"I offer 'Holy Elf' as a Tribute, and Special Summon a Spellcaster-type from my hand..."

Pegasus smiled and revealed the card in his hand.

"Come out, my cutest Toon monster—"

"—Toon Dark Magician Girl, summon!"

The huge Toon Kingdom book closed, and then opened again with a rustle. The petite magical girl hugged a series of backflips and landed lightly, with fair long legs, stepping on round-toed long boots, her face beautiful and childish, with a bit of eccentricity.

【Toon Dark Magician Girl, ATK 2000】

"Toon Dark Magician Girl?"

Jonouchi stared at the Dark Magician loli who jumped onto the field.

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Back in the day, Pegasus took pleasure in NTR-ing the opponent's big monsters to turn them into his own cartoon versions. Like how he snatched Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon to turn it into a Cartoon Blue-Eyes, snatched Yugi's Dark Magician to turn it into a Cartoon Dark Magician, and even Cartoon Summoned Skull, and so on.

However, Jonouchi also remembers that there shouldn't have been a Cartoon Dark Magician Girl back then; after all, even Yugi hadn't summoned Dark Magician Girl during the Duelist Kingdom era. This national idol magical girl's debut was in Battle City.

"That's right. Look, isn't she much cuter this way?"

Pegasus gestured to his Dark Magician loli, looking very proud.

"No way? The original version is clearly cuter!" Jonouchi retorted righteously.

"Tsk tsk."

Pegasus shook his head.

"You really don't know how to appreciate things at all. My cartoon monsters are clearly cuter in every aspect, you know. You should just use your body to experience her power."

Pegasus waved his hand grandly.

"The subsequent effect of Dimension Magic hasn't ended yet!

After summoning a Spellcaster-type through this effect, I will destroy one monster on the opponent's field!"

Pegasus pointed at Jonouchi's field and sneered.

"Although it's been a long time since I've seen Jonouchi-boy's Red-Eyes, it's quite nostalgic, but you should just exit the stage here for me."

Boom!

Red-Eyes Black Dragon was sucked by an invisible force into a golden container resembling a coffin, locked tight by crisscrossing iron chains. With a loud explosion, both the dragon and the coffin were blown into ashes. "Red-Eyes!"

Jonouchi raised his arm to block in front of him and couldn't help but shout.

Pegasus hummed and laughed softly.

"I said, my cartoons have been firing on all cylinders from the very beginning. If you're slightly careless... hmm?"

He frowned.

As the smoke cleared, the majestic Red-Eyes Black Dragon remained on the field, just like a magician who escaped the coffin he was sealed in at the very last moment before the explosion.

Not only that, behind the smoke, there was even a faint new dragon shadow on Jonouchi's field.

It was still a dragon with a pitch-black shell, bearing a considerable resemblance to Red-Eyes, only its size was a circle smaller, but its appearance was still fierce, and it kept roaring at him as if to demonstrate.

"You didn't think I've been standing still all these years, did you?"

Jonouchi chuckled.

"The effect of 'Red-Eyes Retro Dragon' in my hand.

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When a Level 7 or lower 'Red-Eyes' monster on my field is destroyed by an opponent's monster's attack or an opponent's card effect and sent to my Graveyard.

Special Summon this card from my hand in Defense Position. And revive as many of the destroyed monsters as possible back to the field in the same battle position as when they were destroyed!"

【Red-Eyes Retro Dragon, DEF 1600】

【Red-Eyes Black Dragon, ATK 2400】

"What a pity, my Red-Eyes isn't that easy to deal with, just like yours truly." Jonouchi held his head high and chest out.

"I see, perhaps you are a little different from back then."

Pegasus paused, then chuckled.

"However, you haven't forgotten that my cartoon monsters also cannot be understood by conventional logic, right?"

"What?"

"Battle." Pegasus said, "Cartoon Dark Magician Girl, attack Jonouchi directly!"

Jonouchi: "!"

"Have you forgotten that cartoon monsters can only be blocked by cartoon monsters?" Pegasus laughed loudly, "When there are no cartoon monsters on the opponent's field, cartoon monsters can attack the opponent player directly.

Go, Cartoon Dark Magician Girl!

Cartoon Dark Magic Attack!"

The Dark Magician loli did a backflip in the air, stepped on the magic circle, arrogantly stepped over the heads of the two Red-Eyes on Jonouchi's field, went straight to Jonouchi, held her staff with both hands, and knocked it right on Jonouchi's forehead with a 'thud'.

Jonouchi saw stars from the knock and even saw this naughty magic loli sticking her tongue out at him mockingly, carrying her small staff on her shoulder as she arrogantly flew back and landed beside her master.

【Jonouchi, LP 4000 → LP 2000】

"Hahaha, well done, my cartoon girl!"

Pegasus sneered.

"Although it's a happy reunion, it's a pity that it has to end here.

I will then activate the Spell card 'Shadow Toon' from my hand!

You can only activate this if 'Toon World' exists on your field... although there is no Toon World on my field.

But as long as the Continuous Spell 'Toon Kingdom' exists on the field, the card name can be treated as 'Toon World'."

The Spell card appeared on his field, transforming into another book image. The book opened, and a ghostly shadow flew out, actually copying the appearance of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon on Jonouchi's field.

"Red-Eyes?" Jonouchi was surprised, "What's going on?"

"Hahaha, this is the effect of Shadow Toon, choose one monster on the opponent's field and inflict damage to the opponent equal to that monster's ATK!

The one I want to choose is, of course... Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

【Red-Eyes Black Dragon, ATK 2400】

【Jonouchi, LP 2000】

Jonouchi: "!"

(End of chapter)