Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 627 The Game Designer Who Passed By (1 words, please vote for me!)

Why, why am I seeing Mr. Yugi Muto here?
As the duel began, the Duel Academy's arena transformed into a giant circus using physical projection technology.

This is also the core of "entertainment duel"—to create a performance that excites and delights the audience by combining the duel with a physical setting.

Shiyunin Sora, flustered, munched on a candy while watching the person in the dueling arena... to be precise, his "master" Sakaki Yuya's opponent, the eternal king of the fusion dimension, the world's strongest duelist, Muto Yugi!

Why is he here?
He looked at Yuya Sakaki on the stage, who was completely unaware of the situation. He wanted to remind him, but he was afraid of revealing that he was not a human from this dimension. He was flustered and confused.

At this very moment, the duel has already begun.

"I'll attack first!"

During Yuya Sakaki's turn, he began to examine the cards in his hand.

At the same time, Yugi Muto glanced at the cards in his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

Attacking from behind...

"Huh, why isn't Yuya-nii drawing cards anymore?"

"yes--"

"Oh—that." Shiyunin Sora answered casually when the children next to her asked a question, "After Yuya created that magical pendulum, the rules of duels seem to have gradually started to change. It seems that you can no longer draw cards when you go first."

"Hey, why is it like this? Wouldn't it be a huge loss to attack first?"

"Is that so..." Shiyunin Sora remained noncommittal, and continued, "Anyway, from then on, the rule that you can't draw cards if you go first should gradually spread, right?"

"In that case, you can go first—" At the same time, in the duel arena, Yuya Sakaki had already summoned a monster with a smile.

Yuya Sakaki has an innocent appearance, agile and lithe body, and a hairstyle that looks like a tomato. He has a handsome smile and is a typical sunny boy. Therefore, when others see him smile, they will feel a slight resonance, which is the basis for his entertainment duels.

"Normal Summon: Entertainment Partner Silverclaw Wolf!"

A handsome silver wolf with a five-pointed star painted on its face jumped out of the circus and howled at the sky.

Entertainment Partner Silver Claw Wolf, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Beast Race, Attack Power 1800, Pendulum Monster.

"End of round!"

Is this the end?
Yugi Muto raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Idiot, Yuya—he should have gone all out and given it his all!" At the same time, in the audience, seeing Yuya finish his round so easily, Shiunin Sora instinctively spoke up.

Upon hearing his voice, Hiiragi Yuzu let out a puzzled "Huh?" because this adorable junior had always seemed so composed, as if he were hiding some secret, yet today, seeing Yuya in his duel, he appeared so tense.

Yuzu Hiiragi is Yuya Sakaki's childhood friend. If Ruri or Serena were here at this moment, they would immediately recognize that she looks exactly like them, except for her hairstyle. If they could see her, they would instantly understand that she is also their "sister".

"Yuya...Is he in trouble again?" Yuzu Hiiragi worried silently.

However, Yuya's thinking was simple: since the other party was his fan, he certainly couldn't kill him. Besides, entertainment duels need to be performed to be enjoyable.

"My turn, draw a card."

Yugi Muto drew cards as usual.

He glanced at the cards in his hand.

Not bad, it's good enough to give it a try.

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Toy Box."

"Eh?"

As Yugi Muto moved, a huge toy box fell heavily from the sky with a "thud".

The toy box was filled with all sorts of toys, and it looked very childlike.

"Wow—so many toys!" Among the students of Yusheng Academy, the most active and playful chubby boy twisted and turned his body excitedly as he looked at the things on the playground.

"A toy? It looks interesting." Yuya felt a little relieved when he saw that Yugi Muto hadn't summoned any strange-looking things.

"Once per turn, Toy Box can select any monster whose original name contains 'Toy' from your hand, Deck, face-up monsters, or Graveyard. You can also treat yourself as a Spell Card. You can set up to two monsters that have been Set by their effects from your hand to the Spell & Trap Zone as Spell Cards and set them face-down in your Spell & Trap Zone."

The game spoke a long string of words.

Simply put, it means using these two monsters as Spell Cards to cover the Spell & Trap Zones.

"Huh?" Ziyunyuan Suliang asked in surprise.

"Haha, Sora, there are things you don't know?" the chubby boy spoke up again. "I know, it's those monsters that can be set as Spell Cards, they're very similar to Yuya's Pendulum Monsters."

"Ah... um..." Su Liang was not surprised by this, but by the fact that the other party was using this kind of card.

Isn't it Dark Magician...?

"Ah, so you're placing monsters on the field like Spell Cards? I see. Are you trying to imitate Pendulum Monsters?" Yuya couldn't help but speculate curiously upon seeing this action. "It seems similar... but there are some differences, right?"

"Ah, that's roughly the idea, Yuya-kun, but... I have a few other thoughts." Yugi said casually, taking out two cards from his deck, showing them off, and then placing them face down in the back row. "I'm face down Toy Soldier and Toy Tank from my deck."

"Then, cover both cards and end the turn."

"Huh? Is it over already?"

The children were puzzled, while Suyunyuan Suyun was already sweating.

Is this... Yugi Muto, the Duel King?
What a terrifying sense of oppression.

"He didn't summon anything, so what is this big brother doing?" a little girl watching asked.

"Ah—I remember now." At this moment, the rich kid in the Duel Academy suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "I've seen him before. He seems to be a game designer from another dimension who came to visit!"

Game designer?
The others were suddenly taken aback.

"Wow, I'm so excited—" the chubby boy jumped up excitedly, "So, he's a game maker? Wow, does that mean he can design toys too?"

The three children stared at Yugi Muto with wide eyes.

"I see." On the other side, Yuya Sakaki also came to his senses. "No wonder you wanted to see Pendulum Summoning. Were you looking for inspiration?"

The game nodded gently.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you... I... Pendulum Summoning isn't unique to me." Little Tomato sighed, then forced herself to cheer up and patted her face with both hands. "No, I can't let the guests down right now—I have to show you Pendulum Summoning at least."

"My turn, draw a card!"

He looked at the card he had drawn.

"Great!" Yuya Sakaki cheered excitedly when he saw the card he had drawn, and then immediately revealed the two cards. "I'll set the Pendulum Scale of Entertainment Partner Swing Cobra (Scale 2) and Entertainment Partner Card Guardian (Scale 8)!"

Two beams of light rose up beside Yuya Sakaki, and then a golden cobra and a giant playing card appeared in the beams of light, swaying in a dazzling rainbow.

Pendulum scale: 2→8
"This way, we can Special Summon monsters from Level 3 to Level 7!"

"Swing, pendulum of the soul, draw arcs of light across the sky!"

A giant pendant emerged from the sky, slowly moving from left to right, and then swaying from right to left.

"Pendulum Summon!"

"Come on, my monsters!"

"Level 7, Heterochromatic Spirit Dragon; Level 4, Entertainment Partner Golden Fang Wolf!"

Heterochromatic Pendulum Dragon, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2500, Pendulum Monster.

Entertainment companion Golden Tooth Wolf, Level 4, Light attribute, Beast race, Attack power 1800.
The heterochromatic pendulum dragon has a huge blade wing on each side of its body, and its eyes are different colors, making it look incredibly fierce.

The game looked at the monster with some surprise.

This monster is no ordinary monster.

It seems that this little boy named Yuya has other secrets.

"The effect of Entertainment Partner Gold Fang Wolf: If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, all Entertainment Partner monsters you control gain 200 ATK."

Golden Tooth Wolf, ATK: 1800→2000.
Silver Claw Wolf, ATK: 1800→2000.
"Wow, the total number of attacks has already exceeded six thousand! If we can get through this, we'll win!"

Ziyunyuan Suliang expressed her helplessness at their optimism.

It can't be that simple.

Unexpectedly, Yuya Sakaki jumped directly onto the heterochromatic pendulum dragon and said to Yugi Muto, "This is my pendulum summon—"

"Seeing pendulum summoning in person was really quite interesting." Yugi couldn't help but laugh and clap his hands.

"Sigh..." However, Yuya Sakaki wasn't so happy about the praise. "Pendulum Summoning isn't unique to me... It won't be long before everyone has Pendulum Cards..."

He was somewhat saddened, but he rallied his spirits again and commanded his monsters: "Now, battle phase—Silver Claw Wolves, attack!"

Activated when Silverclaw Wolf declares an attack. All [Entertainment Partner] monsters you control gain 300 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase.

Silver Claw Wolf, ATK: 2000→2300; Golden Tooth Wolf, ATK: 2000→2300.
"Wow, it's gone up even further!"

“I’m so excited!”

Three monsters charged at Yugi together. Among them, Silver Claw Wolf performed a beautiful acrobatic move in the air, making Yugi chuckle. However, he didn't forget the duel: "The effect of the toy box."

"Eh?"

"Once per turn, when your opponent's monster declares an attack, you can send 1 face-down card from your field to the Graveyard to activate this effect; destroy that opponent's monster."

The toy box spun around, and a plastic soldier flew out of the box, crashing into the Silver Claw Wolf, causing him to let out a "whoosh" and turn into specks of light.

"Oh—that's what that box is for." Yuya Sakaki suddenly realized.

"So, the toy is actually a cannonball, used to protect the box? Wow, that's so interesting..." the children exclaimed happily.

"It's not over yet." Yugi laughed and continued, "The effect of the Toy Soldier can only be activated if this card in the Spell & Trap Zone is sent to the Graveyard. Special Summon this card."

A whole bunch of puzzle pieces spewed out of the toy box, and these pieces were quickly assembled to form an adorable soldier.

Toy Soldier, Level 4, Light Attribute, Warrior Race, Defense 1000.
"The effect of Toy Soldier can only be activated when this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 Toy Box from your Deck to your hand. If you control Toy Box, you can also add 1 Level 4 LIGHT monster from your Deck to your hand instead."

The Duel Disk on the left hand processed automatically, and several cards flew out of the deck. He looked at those cards for a while and hesitated for a moment.

"I'll add... Silent Magician to my hand." Yugi thought for a moment and then chose one to add to his hand.

"Hmm..." On the other side, watching the Silver Claw Wolf explode and disappear, Yuya was a little embarrassed and said, "When a Pendulum Monster is destroyed, it is not sent to the Graveyard, but sent face up to the top of the Extra Deck."

The game developers have already seen this and have no objections.

"However, I still have monsters on the field to fight—use the Golden Tooth Wolf to attack the toy soldiers."

The golden-toothed wolf jumped in front of the toy soldier, bit into the soldier, and destroyed it, turning it into many puzzle pieces.

"Great! Now we can attack directly with Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Sakaki Yuya's good friend, Kengensaka Noboru, exclaimed excitedly upon seeing this.

"Here it comes, Mr. Yugi Muto, the direct attack from the Pendulum Monster you've been waiting for—"

"Open a face-down card, a trap card, and a counterattack gate. This can be activated when your opponent's monster declares a direct attack. Negate that attack, and draw 1 card from your Deck. If the card you draw is a monster, you can Normal Summon that monster in Attack Position."

"Eh..." Just as he was about to bite down on the game, Yugi Muto unexpectedly opened a face-down card.

The Gate of Counterattack!

A huge, transparent mirror blocked the game's path. He chuckled, dodged the attack, and then casually drew a card.

"Hmm... Attack signal summon, Lemon Magical Girl."

Lemon Magical Girl, Level 2, Light Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 800.
"So cute!" the female student exclaimed in surprise.

However, the failure of three consecutive attacks made Yuya, who was already in a bad mood, even more depressed. Hearing the children cheering for the game made him feel even worse.

"It's alright, Yuya!" In the stands, Noboru Gogensaka, seeing that Yuya's attack had failed, cupped his hands like a microphone and tried to muffle his voice as he shouted at Yuya, "Even though the attack failed, it still consumed a card. As long as you have a Pendulum, you can Special Summon from the Extra Deck again and again. There's nothing to be afraid of!"

That's absolutely right.

Yuya forced himself to stay alert.

"You seem very scared?"

"Huh? What, no, nothing."

"Heh, there's no need to be so nervous, Yuya-kun." Yugi Muto chuckled and shook his head. "The duel has only just begun."

"Yes, yes... the best is yet to come!"

Yuya forced out his catchphrase.

This line appeared in several of Yuya Sakaki's duels, so the game still has a pretty good impression of it.

"That's interesting. It reminds me of a very interesting junior... Pendulum Summoning, huh...?"

Judging from your expression, you've probably been troubled lately by not being the only pendulum summoner. But that doesn't really matter, does it?

If you really cared that much, you wouldn't practice and explain pendulum summoning to your friends or students, nor would you share this joy. So, what truly bothers you is realizing that while you're somewhat special, you're not that special, right?

Yuya gave a couple of awkward laughs, feeling a little embarrassed.

Although I'm fairly mature, have a good personality, am helpful, and cheerful, I've still harbored fantasies of being the most special person in the world. The realization that I'm not that special naturally makes me sad.

“Well… Mr. Game, I…” For some reason, Yuya felt that the other person was both persuasive and pleasant to listen to, and had even started using honorifics. However, although he wanted to seek an answer, he didn’t know what to ask for the moment.

"Oh, well. Actually, if you think about it carefully, you might not be the most special person, but you are indeed the one who leads the pendulum summoning. So, you inherently possess this quality and talent. And whether you are the first or the only pendulum summoner, it doesn't really matter, right? What matters is the understanding and trust in the summoning."

For example… I know someone who focuses solely on Fusion Summoning. He wasn't the creator of Fusion, but in the field of Fusion Summoning, there are probably very few who can compare to him.”

"Huh—is it that powerful?" Yuya was somewhat incredulous, and he couldn't quite imagine what level that was.

However, Shiun-in Sora, who was watching, knew very well who Muto Yugi was talking about.

Amagi light!
That ultimate, absolute Fusion Master, that unparalleled Fusion Duelist, that strongest human alchemist, that peerless Fusion Duelist whom even their Fusion Army must acknowledge!
“So…” Yugi Muto smiled kindly and gently, “The key is that you need to understand your pendulum summoning.”

Sakaki Yuya looked puzzled and hesitated before asking, "Is there anything I don't understand?"

"Let's give it a try then—my turn. Draw a card."

Yugi Muto glanced at his hand.

Well……

"There is one thing that needs to be determined first."

"Eh?"

"That is, why exactly is the Pendulum Monster placed at the top of the Extra Deck?"

"Special characteristics?"

"Haha, that's definitely a characteristic, Yuya-kun. The question is, how broad is the scope of this characteristic?"

Yuya seemed to understand, but not quite.

"Then, I release the magical girl on the field and Special Summon Silence Magician."

The petite female magician slowly transformed into specks of light, which shone down with pure white light, shimmering brilliantly.

A tall woman dressed in a blue robe and a silver-white magic hat appeared silently on the field, bathed in light.

Centered around the Silent Magician, an invisible force begins to spread wildly.

Silent Magician, Level 4, Light Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 1000.
"Attack power is only 1000! Don't be afraid!"

"No—no, that monster." Shiyunin Suliang was somewhat panicked.

Weren't those toy soldiers just now? How come even the legendary Silent Magician has appeared now!

Meanwhile, at Lion Corporation, some men in black who were monitoring the energy levels of duels throughout the city suddenly noticed that Yuu-shojuku's energy was surging. They quickly turned around and were shocked to find that Yuya Sakaki was dueling with Yugi Muto.

"Notify the president immediately!"

Despite not using Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Summoning, Yugi Muto's summoning quickly made them realize that this person was no ordinary game designer, but an extremely dangerous individual!

"The Silent Magician's attack power increases by 500 points based on the number of cards in your hand."

The game gently raised the card in its hand.

4 sheets.

"Therefore, the Silent Magician's attack power will be... 3000."

Silent Magician, ATK: 1000 → 3000.
"Ah, an attack power of 3000 is already higher than that of the Heterochromatic Pendulum Dragon!"

"Oh no, Yuya-kun—"

The children began to worry about Yuya.

"However, before that, there are a few things I want to try."

"?"

"Set one card face down, activate a spell card, and wipe out your hand." Suddenly, Yugi held up a spell card. "I don't know if you have any pendulum monsters in your hand, but let's try it out first."

"Both sides discard all their cards and then draw the corresponding number of cards."

Yuya glanced at his hand: "Yes, it does exist, Entertainment Partner Transformation Chain Giraffe."

"So, we discard our hand cards and then draw cards."

After discarding their cards and drawing their own, Yuya looked at the graveyard with a puzzled expression.

The giraffe... went to the cemetery.

"It seems that Pendulum Monsters sent from the hand to the Graveyard won't be sent to the Extra Deck."

It really is!
It was only then that Yuya vaguely realized what had happened.

It seems that only Pendulum Monsters on the field can be sent to the Extra Deck?

"So, what's next?"

"Eh?"

The game chuckled: "The exceptionally skilled Fusion Summoner I mentioned earlier can utilize various fusion techniques in all sorts of details. Whether it's a forbidden fusion zone, a prohibition order, or other strange restrictions, he can find the corresponding method, perform his own fusion, and summon a fusion monster."

"Ah—Mr. Yugi, you mean I want to be like him too!?" Yuya realized.

The gap is now quite large.

Yugi thought to himself. Hikaru Amagi's understanding of fusion had reached an unbelievable level. Although Yuya Sakaki was the guide of Pendulum, it seemed that he, who was just watching from the sidelines, knew more than Yuya.

However, he also happens to be very interested in pendulums, so he was happy to try it together.

"Activate a Trap Card." Yugi casually opened a face-down card. "Trap Card, Dimensional Arena."

What is this again?
Yuya and the audience were filled with question marks.

In the air, a huge purple hole slowly emerged.

"The effect of this card is: This turn, monsters sent to the Graveyard are banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard."

"Eh??"

"Then why didn't you activate it earlier? Wouldn't erasure of the monster from your hand have eliminated it?" the chubby boy asked in confusion.

“This guy…” Kenjiro Saka gasped, “He’s testing the limits and range of the pendulum!”

The previous deletion of the notes was definitely intentional!
"Set one card down again, reveal the first set card, the Spell Card, the Divine Treasure Card, and both players draw 6 cards in their hands."

"what?"

Draw 6!?
That's so fake!!
Yuya, bewildered, drew 5 cards from his deck, and Yugi also drew 5 cards at the same time.

"Damn it, the Silent Magician whose attack power was just reduced has not only recovered, but has even reached 4000!"

"Battle, Silent Magician attacks Heterochromatic Pendulum Dragon."

"Quickly dodge, Heterochromatic!" Yuya saw the witch raise her staff, gathering light, and frantically call out to the Heterochromatic Pendulum Dragon. Upon hearing the call, the Heterochromatic Pendulum Dragon immediately jumped up and dodged and weaved through the circus.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "dodge" in this world, and the magician's attack still landed on it.

boom--

Sakaki Yuya, LP: 4000→2500.
"Ouch, that looks painful."

"The Ferris wheel was smashed right through!"

"Are you alright, Yuya-kun?"

Yuya Sakaki rubbed his head as he crawled out of the ruins, feeling as if he had just gone through a cool parkour session.

"It's okay, even if it's destroyed, we can Special Summon it from the Extra Deck anyway. As long as we find a way to deplete that game designer's hand... What!?" Kenjisaka suddenly exclaimed.

At this moment, Yuya also came to his senses and looked at his extra deck.

No!

The heterochromatic dinosaurs are gone!
"It seems that it's not guaranteed to make it into the Extra Deck," Yugi said with a smile.

"If a monster on the field cannot be sent to the graveyard but is banished instead, it cannot enter the Extra Deck and will be banished directly...?" Yuya looked at his cards, lost in confusion.

What should we do?!

“Don’t be nervous, Yuya,” Yugi said. “That’s exactly what I wanted to say. Right now, you don’t even understand the details of pendulum, so how can you talk about truly mastering it? You may have the qualifications, but… you still have to learn.”

yes……

"Thank you so much, Mr. Game!"

"Haha... no need to thank me yet, because... I'm opening another overlay card."

Yuya's mood, which had just started to improve, suddenly spiked again.

"Magic Card: Harpy's Feather Duster"

"what?"

Everyone recognizes this card.

But the problem is, Yuya doesn't have any Spell/Trap Cards on his field, does he?

"Really not?"

Really not?

Everyone looked at the pillar of light.

"Could it be that?"

“That’s my thought too.” Yugi Muto held up the cards, pondering. “Even though they exist on entirely new grids, since they are grids, they should naturally be used as cards, right? If they can’t be attacked… then, could they actually be like toys, or even [magic]?”

A strong wind was blowing, and Yuya Sakaki looked to his side. Two entertainment partners hanging in the pillar of light were blown away by the wind and turned into specks of light with screams.

only……

They were not banished, but instead appeared at the top of Yuya's Extra Deck.

"Thank goodness..." Yuya breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh? Aren't monsters supposed to be excluded? How come they're appearing in the extra?" one of the children asked, confused.

“It seems that, just as Mr. Yugi said,” said Shiyunin Sora, who had somehow switched to a bar of chocolates. She took a bite and made a crisp sound as she spoke. “The two monsters used as Pendulum Cards are indeed treated as Spell Cards or Trap Cards. When they are destroyed, they are not banished because they are Spell Cards. Instead, they are treated as Pendulum Monsters are.”

"As expected of a game designer, their understanding of details is so precise," Yuzu couldn't help but praise.

Moreover, she no longer had the worries she had at the beginning.

Because this gentleman named Yugi Muto not only seems rational but also wise, and he's even guiding Yuya out of his shadow...

However, at this very moment...

With a series of cracking sounds, a group of men in black rushed into the dueling arena, looked at Yugi Muto, and hurriedly shouted, "Please stop! This duel is no longer suitable to continue!"

The game player glanced at them a few times, his face still friendly: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, I'm currently dueling with this young man. If you have anything to discuss, could we wait until after the duel? I'm sorry."

The men in black looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Just then, Reiji Akaba, the president of Lion Corporation, walked over. Several men in black quickly greeted him, and he nodded slightly to show his understanding.

“Akaba Reiji…” Yuya hesitated slightly when he saw him.

But then he remembered what Yugi Muto had just said.

right--

The real point shouldn't be about monopolizing. If you're the only one who has it all, will everyone be happy together?

What I should do is to understand and comprehend the pendulum better.

"Please continue the duel, Mr. Yugi," Yuya Sakaki hurriedly called out.

Several men in black looked at Chiba Ling'er. Chiba Ling'er hesitated for a moment, pushed up his glasses, and nodded again.

It seems like everything is alright now.

At this moment, Yuya realized that he was probably 80%...99% no match for the man in front of him, but he really wanted to try more.

"Then... I'll set two cards face down and activate the effect of Toy Box to set the toy soldiers face down from the graveyard."

Silent Magician, ATK: 4000 → 3000.
The backcourt is full again.

Yuya Sakaki felt his stomach churning.

Even though Mr. Game speaks very nicely, why... does it make me feel so uncomfortable?

"Go for it, Yuya! Even though your board is empty, you still have a big advantage with 7 cards in your hand! The Silent Magician only has 3000 ATK right now!"

Once again, Kenjiro cheered for Yuya.

Of course he knew it too.

The advantage of Pendulum Summoning is that it allows you to Special Summon cards from the Extra Deck repeatedly.

Luckily, I have the perfect scale on hand right now.

"I set the Star Reading Magician at scale 1 and the Time Reading Magician at scale 8 as pendulum scales..."

"Wait a moment."

Just as Yuya was about to place the two monsters on the pendulum square as usual, Yugi suddenly interrupted him: "Which one do you want to set the scale for first?"

This question left Yuya a little bewildered. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Um... when reading?"

"Then, activate the effect of the Silent Magician."

! !
"Once per turn, this can only be activated when a Spell Card is activated. Negate that activation."

Advantage watched as the newly risen Time Reading Magician's body flickered, then disappeared from the field and... was sent to the graveyard!
"what?"

This scene confused the children again: "No, shouldn't we go to the extra one?"

"...Is this because the launch failed?"

"I see." Reiji Akaba adjusted his glasses. "A pendulum card that has been negated will be sent directly to the graveyard because it doesn't have the characteristics of a pendulum?"

Is that so?

Yuya suddenly realized.

If that's the case, then this set of scales cannot be used.

Fortunately, he had other markings on his hands.
"I set Star Reading Magician at scale 1 and Heterochromatic Unicorn at scale 8 to the P scale."

Although they are not a pair of magicians, heterochromatic unicorns are heterochromatic and can prevent the magician's scale from becoming 4.

"This way, you can Special Summon monsters from Level 2 to Level 7 at the same time!"

Although Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon has been banished, it's not a big problem. If we Special Summon 5 monsters each turn, we can probably survive.

"Come forth, my monsters!!"

He Special Summoned all the monsters from his Extra Deck and the two Pendulum Monsters in his hand in one go.

5!?

"Wow, that's incredible! Just thinking about being able to Special Summon 5 monsters every turn makes this game seem a bit tough..."

Several men in black whispered among themselves.

However, at this moment, Yugi couldn't help but shake his head: "This won't do, Yuya."

"What, what's wrong now?" Yuya asked nervously.

"Now that you see that Pendulum Cards can be negated, you should pay more attention to my Set Cards."

! !
He casually raised his hand: "Activate the overlay card, counterattack trap, Ascension Horn."

"What kind of card is this?" "I've never seen it before." "Such an obscure card." A group of spectators discussed.

"Oh no—" On the other side, Sora stopped eating her chocolate and her expression changed drastically. "We're doomed, Yuya's monster..."

"The Horn of Ascension is a Trap Card that can only be activated when the opponent Special Summons a monster during their Main Phase. That Special Summon is negated, and those monsters are destroyed. After that, the opponent draws 1 card from their Deck, and their Main Phase ends."

Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump—

Like a string of firecrackers, all five monsters on the field were shattered.

What's even more terrifying is...

All of these monsters were sent to the graveyard!
Yuya stared in disbelief as a card automatically popped out of his deck and entered the battle phase. He picked up his hand blankly, unable to recover for a long time.

"This... ah..."

"Hmm... what a terrifying weakness." Beside him, Reiji Akaba couldn't help but change her expression, her scarf dropping as she clearly looked worried. "Pendulum Summoning... it has so many details and weaknesses..."

"Yuya! Yuya!" Yuzu called out her childhood friend's name, and it took her a lot of effort to wake Yuya up.

He was slightly disoriented and his mind went blank after being beaten so badly. The duel with the game made him understand a lot.

First of all, he really didn't understand pendulums at all.

Secondly—Pendulum Summoning is far from invincible!

If you can't even use it properly, what makes you think you're the only pendulum summoner?!

However, we cannot give up yet.

He looked at the card in his hand.

"Well, anyway, I summon Whip Snake in defense position, set one card face down... end my turn."

The scale is still there, there is still hope.

"That's pretty good, Yuya-kun." Yugi smiled genuinely when he saw that Yuya was still thinking about persevering even in this situation.

"The most important thing for a duelist is an indomitable fighting spirit... I don't know how you want to achieve the entertainment duels you envision, but... no matter what, the most important thing is to uphold the most basic principles of dueling."

He was drawing cards as he spoke.

"Whether it's a smile or a pendulum, whatever it is, at least stick to yourself. Just like the person I told you about who insisted on fusion..." He glanced at the card he had drawn, then put it away.

He still has high hopes for Yuya.

Despite being naive, young, and somewhat carefree, he has a good personality and is kind to everyone.

If I could grow to the level of Hikaru Amagi...

No, no, no, Hikaru Amagi is still too crazy.

Hikaru Amagi's obsession with fusion was so intense that even Yugi Muto, a man of great experience, was somewhat intimidated. It was better to remain normal.

"My thoughts on the pendulum experiment are over. How you choose to progress and improve in the future is up to you. Yuya-kun."

As for now... um..."

The game hesitated for a moment.

Ok……

Let's just leave him with some hope.

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Golden Chest of Light." Yugi silently placed the Continuous Spell Card he drew in the previous turn onto the field.

In this way, the back row of the game area has a toy box on the far left and a golden light cabinet on the far right, which looks like two pendulums on the left and right.

"Activate during your Main Phase. Add 1 card with the name of the Golden Chest of Light (excluding the Golden Chest of Light) from your Deck to your hand. I add... Destroyer Dragon Gandora Forbidden to my hand."

“This kid is my trump card—” Yugi held the card and gently shook it.

The King of Duel's trump card?!
Su Liang peeked out, full of curiosity.

When the others heard that the game required the use of ace cards, they also looked over curiously, eagerly anticipating the game's summons.

"If you control a Golden Chest of Light, you can Special Summon this card directly from your hand."

Then—pay half your life points to destroy and banish all other cards on the field!

A jet-black dragon descended upon the materialized amusement park. Its hind legs landed on the ground, causing a violent tremor. Countless red crystals covered its body, and as Yugi Muto spoke, these red crystals began to slowly glow. Then, the red light permeated the entire dueling arena, piercing through everything in all directions. The world instantly turned from day to night—no, not night, but because Gandora was too dazzling!

"President! The energy from this duel is incalculable!!"

"Quickly, president, cover the president's escape!"

Akama Reiji stared wide-eyed at the scene before him, without moving an inch.

The others, like soulless puppets, watched the duel unfold before them.

boom--

Light shone in all directions.

Yuya struggled to flip over his face-down cards, trying to survive this turn, only to find that a [Counter-Check] card had already been activated on the field!
Oops!

he thinks.

An explosion of light!

The physical dueling arena is beginning to collapse!
With a thunderous roar, accompanied by the dragon's howl, everything seemed to slowly vanish into thin air.

Sakaki Yuya, LP: 2500→0.
Until the very end, the audience still didn't know what exactly happened in the end!
Only Yuya Sakaki stood there, stunned, savoring the memory of that final blow.

“A duel…it’s not that simple…” he muttered to himself.

When the duel images completely disappeared, he found that Yugi Muto was already standing in front of him.

“This child seems to really want to come to your place.” Yugi Muto smiled and handed a card to Yuya.

Yuya quickly reached out his hands and caught the card.

Chestnut balls...

No, it doesn't seem to be a chestnut ball!

The card was crackling and changing, as if it were about to turn into a green card at any moment!

"Good luck, Yuya-kun."

Yuya Sakaki gaped, and at that moment, Yugi turned and started to leave.

"Wait, please wait a minute—" Yuzu had somehow rushed down from the audience room, calling out, "Please, may I ask who you are...?"

"Me? Just a game designer who happened to be passing by, don't worry about me." The game waved goodbye to the group of people.

Yuya stared blankly at the game, feeling it grow ever more imposing in his heart.

"Mr. Game, how can I see you again!" Yuya shouted anxiously. "At that time, at that time I will definitely find the answer and prove that your efforts were not in vain!"

In that instant, Yuya Sakaki felt that Yugi might be the best mentor he had ever met in his life.

Not only did he help him solve his problems and delve into his inner world to find the details of the pendulum issue, but he also supported his own ideas. He was simply... a great duelist!
"A duel will suffice." With his back turned, Yugi walked out under the tense gazes of several men in black, and said softly, "As long as there's a duel... as long as we're duelists, we'll meet again someday."

He never expected to meet such a promising junior in this dimension, and he also looks forward to seeing him appear in the interdimensional duel that Kaiba is preparing in the future.

The pendulum's guide and the absolute fusion user—that's a great selling point, isn't it?

　10,000 votes a day, begging for monthly tickets!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)