Chapter 75

Asuka: "Urghhh!"

As always, there was absolutely no holding back or showing mercy. Fujiki You Xuan opened with the full firepower of Card Trooper. The doubled attack power from Limiter Removal poured over the young girl without the slightest resistance, and with a 'Boom—', black smoke billowed into the sky.

【Asuka, LP4000→LP200】

The entire arena was instantly shocked.

Who exactly was Tenjoin Asuka?

A super elite of the middle school division, she had been recommended for Obelisk Blue since enrollment. Even setting aside her appearance, she was regarded by many as a strong candidate for this year's Rookie King just as a duelist.

Everyone had originally expected a fierce battle, intense offense and defense between experts, and a hearty, satisfying outcome.

As a result, in the very first turn of the opening, it looked like it was already about to end?

Senior Kohinata Koshinagata Xinghua, who had been sitting outside the arena with a dull expression and vacant eyes since the end of her last match as if she had been 'broken', finally regained some spirit in her eyes at this moment.

No, to be more precise, she even looked a bit radiant; the gloom on her face was swept away, and there was even a smile at the corners of her mouth.

That's it!

Give her a good, harsh training! Break her just like you did to me just now!

Seemingly having gradually forgotten the frustration from just a moment ago, Senior Koshinagata Xinghua's smile grew increasingly twisted.

"Urgh, I was careless."

Asuka withstood the impact and let out a long breath.

Using her body to tank damage in exchange for life points to counterattack was indeed her habitual tactic, but if she accidentally exchanged too much and sent herself packing, that would be purely ridiculous.

Such an unprecedented and bizarre way to die might even get her nailed to the academy's pillar of shame and become a laughingstock.

Asuka shook her head, forcing herself to focus her energy on the duel.

"According to the effect of 'Cyber Tutu', my monster can perform a counterattack.

Go, direct attack from Cyber Tutu!"

The feminine Cyber star leaped into the air, her figure spinning as gracefully as a ballerina, and she swept a leg toward Fujiki You Xuan as if caught in a whirlwind.

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP4000→LP3000】

"The effect of the Equip Spell 'Angel's Wing'! When battle damage is dealt, deal an additional 300 points of battle damage!"

【Fujiki You Xuan, LP3000→LP2700】

Fujiki You Xuan blocked the impact of the virtual image with his duel disk, his body swaying once before standing firmly.

"Then I set three cards on the field, turn end." Fujiki You Xuan said, "End Phase, the side effect of 'Limiter Removal'. Machine-type monsters that accepted this card's effect are destroyed at the end of the turn."

Card Trooper exploded with a 'Boom—', turning into a pile of ashes.

"However, the effect of 'Card Trooper': when this card is destroyed on the field and sent to the Graveyard, draw one card from the deck."

Fujiki You Xuan drew a card.

The surrounding crowd finally relaxed their breathing slightly.

"It's so intense from the first turn..."

"Tenjoin-san's life points are instantly like a candle in the wind; it's very dangerous."

Fujiki You Xuan: "."

He had momentarily overlooked the 'candle in the wind' trope. This 'locking life points' thing was also a curse in the original work; usually, whoever locked their life points first had the advantage, yet this actually sent Asuka into the counterattack life point range first.

Hmm, but it shouldn't be that metaphysical here... right?

"My turn, draw!"

Asuka steadied her mindset.

He actually saw through her tactic and dealt a heavy blow... however, because of the side effect of Limiter Removal, the opponent has no monsters on the field either.

But the opponent's back-row set cards...

"Hesitation isn't a solution." Asuka said with a firm gaze, "I will carry out my duel!

Battle, direct attack with 'Cyber Tutu'!"

As Cyber Tutu moved and spun, her elegant figure leaped forward, and a roundhouse kick swept toward him.

"As bold as expected." Fujiki You Xuan narrowed his eyes, "Then I open my set card, Trap Card - Dimension Wall!

When the opponent declares an attack, the damage dealt by this battle... is taken by the opponent!"

Crowd: "!!!"

"Revealing such a trap at a juncture like this!?"

This trap undoubtedly directly rewrote the situation; the one who would take this direct attack and lose immediately became Asuka herself.

"As expected, there's a countermeasure..." Asuka quickly inserted a card from her hand, "Quick-Play Spell 'Heroine's Light'!" (Anime card)

She sent 'Cyber Tutu' from her duel disk to the Graveyard and quickly revealed another card from her hand.

"Heroine's Light, by sending 'Cyber Tutu' from my field to the Graveyard, Special Summon one 'Cyber Angel' from my hand!

Therefore, I use 'Cyber Tutu' on the field as an Offering! Appear—

—Level 6, Cyber Angel!"

The star disappeared from the field, and the scattered light spots formed a swirling vortex. A beam of light shot into the sky, and the silver-haired star with proud curves appeared while spinning.

【Cyber Angel, Attack 2300】

"Amazing!" Nakamura from the Student Council couldn't help but say, "Because the attacking monster disappeared from the field, this battle naturally doesn't occur, and no battle damage will be dealt!"

"And because it's a Special Summon during the Battle Phase, Cyber Angel can also attack!" the student beside him also said, "If this attack goes through, it can deal huge damage in one breath..."

Asuka couldn't help but smile proudly: "I'm not that easy, eh?"

She raised an eyebrow, noticing Fujiki You Xuan's other set card in the back row that had already been flipped.

Fujiki You Xuan calmly pointed at that card: "Quick-Play Spell - Book of Moon, change 'Cyber Angel' to face-down Defense Position."

Asuka: "."

Onlookers: "."

The big monster that had just landed fell over under the magic of the new moon, turning into a face-down set card.

Kohinata Koshinagata Xinghua: "Hahahaha! That's exactly it! Set! Set everything!"

She was as happy now as she had been autistic just a moment ago; it seemed like the senior was the most cheerful one in the whole arena.

"... The other effect of the Equip Spell 'Angel's Wing'." Asuka took a deep breath, "When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, draw one card from the deck.

Then I set two cards on the field, turn end."

Fujiki You Xuan: "My turn, draw.

I activate the Continuous Spell 'Dimension Hangar' from my hand!" (Anime card)

The Spell card appeared, and three cards automatically popped out from his deck. Fujiki You Xuan drew the three cards and showed them to his opponent respectively.

"When 'Dimension Hangar' is activated, I can select three Union monsters of Level 4 or lower from my deck and banish them from the game.

I banish 'Y-Dragon Head', 'Z-Metal Tank', and 'W-Wing Catapult' from my deck!"

He raised his arm and released his hand; the three cards transformed into the images of a red metal dragon, a tank-like metal track, and a blue battle wing, respectively, and were sucked into the black vortex that opened above his field.

"It's actually VWXYZ..." Asuka's expression was somewhat solemn.

The audience outside the arena was also in an uproar: "The rare cards once used by the legendary Kaiba Seto..."

"Then I Normal Summon 'X-Head Cannon'!"

【X-Head Cannon, Attack 1800】

"At this moment, the other effect of 'Dimension Hangar' activates." Fujiki You Xuan said, "When a monster is Normal or Special Summoned to my field, if a Union monster card banished by the Hangar's effect lists that monster's name, I can Special Summon the corresponding Union monster from the banished zone!"

Fujiki You Xuan revealed the two cards he had just banished in one breath.

"'Y-Dragon Head' and 'Z-Metal Tank' both list the name 'X-Head Cannon', so I Special Summon both cards simultaneously!"

The pitch-black vortex in the banished zone unfolded again, and like two bolts of golden lightning striking down from a black hole, the red dragon head and the heavy metal track fell onto his field respectively.

【Y-Dragon Head, Attack 1500】

【Z-Metal Tank, Attack 1500】

"Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot be used as Offerings and cannot attack." Fujiki You Xuan waved his hand, "However, I use 'X-Head Cannon', 'Y-Dragon Head', and 'Z-Metal Tank' on the field to transform and combine!"

The three machines began to transform separately, releasing electric currents that attracted each other, deforming and assembling, and soon they were stacked together like a human pyramid, combining into a majestic heavy combined mecha!

X-Head Cannon was the head, the metal track was the base, and Y-Dragon Head poked its head out from the crotch... (crossed out)

"XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Contact Fusion!"

【XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Attack 2800】

(End of chapter)