Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 713 Fivefold Attack (12,000 words, please vote!)

The nobles never expected that this seemingly unremarkable, even somewhat timid, boy would be able to summon a monster with an attack power of 4000 right from the start.

Even King didn't directly confront this monster.

"Cover two cards, end the turn!"

Marufuji Sho's expression was solemn as he looked ahead.

Although the attack power is as high as 4000, it is not enough for the older brother.

Fortunately, there are other things to guard against.

A monster with 4,000 attack power on the field, accompanied by two face-down cards, is quite intimidating from any angle.

In many situations, this would be enough to deter many duelists.

After all, dealing with a 4000-level monster while also dealing with two face-down cards is no small feat.

but--

This level of skill is far from sufficient for Gouchen.

"Heh, interesting."

"Well then, it's my turn. Draw a card." Gou Chen drew a card from his deck with a bang, glanced at it, and a smirk appeared on his face. "Activate, Spell Card—"

"Lightning Storm!"

Marufuji Sho's eyes widened.

The image of the Chimera Rampage Dragon appears in the card, with endless lightning bombarding everything!
"If you have no face-up cards on your field, you can activate this card to destroy all Attack Position monsters on your opponent's field, or destroy all Spell/Trap Cards on your opponent's field."

"I choose spell and trap cards!"

Unexpectedly, there was wind right away.

"Counter Trap: Red Machine Swap!" At this moment, Marufuji Sho had no choice but to activate a trap card. "While you control a Fusion Monster with a Machine on your field, you can activate this effect when that monster's effect, Spell Card, or Trap Card is activated. Negate that activation. After that, send all cards with the same name from the activated player's Deck or Extra Deck to the Graveyard!"

As Marufuji Sho countered, a red warning light flashed, and then a big X appeared on the Lightning Storm card.

Gou Chen glanced down at his deck, where two cards popped out automatically. He picked them up and casually put them into the graveyard.

"good."

"Then, Magic Card, Polar Bear, set off."

"I cleverly discard the card 'Tendouki' from my hand and activate the effect of 'Arctic Bear'. I add two monsters with 'Arctic Bear' in their names from my Deck to my hand."

Hmm... I'm retrieving two cards at once.

"I added Polar Bear - Big Grizzly Bear and Polar Bear - Little Polar Bear from my deck to my hand."

Gou Chen added the two cards to his hand, and then...

"Perpetual Magic Card, Arctic Bear Radiation!"

coming!

Everyone focused their attention.

The stars began to replace the ceiling of the room, and the light of the Big Dipper seemed to shine here.

"You can only have 1 of this card face up on the field at a time. When you activate this card, place 7 counters on it."

Arctic celestial bear radiation, indicator: 7.
coming soon!
The Arctic Bear's terrifying gacha system!

"While this card is on the field, each time a monster with the 'Polar Bear' trait is Special Summoned from your hand or Extra Deck, you can remove 1 counter from this card to activate this effect. Draw 1 card."

Seven tokens allow you to draw seven cards!
Arctic bears are actually quite terrifying.

"Activate the effect of Little Grizzly in your hand. During your or your opponent's Main Phase, you can Tribute 1 Level 7 or higher monster from your hand, other than this card, to activate this effect. Special Summon this card from your hand. After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters other than those with a Level until the end of this turn."

"At the same time, if the effect of the card 'Tendou Shining Choku' in the Graveyard is activated and a monster is Tributed, you can banish this card from the Graveyard instead."

Well--

Marufuji Sho frowned.

As expected, it's a card related to Ryūki Chō.

"I use the effect of Little Grizzly Bear to Special Summon itself, except for the Heavenly Radiance of Light."

As Gou Chen moved, a powerful mechanical grizzly bear, wielding two axes, appeared on the field.

Arctic Sky Bear - Little Grizzly Bear, Level 7, Water Attribute, Beast Race, Attack Power 700.
"This effect can only be activated if Little Grizzly is successfully Special Summoned. Special Summon 1 Arctic Bear monster from your hand, except Arctic Bear - Little Grizzly. Also, due to the effect of Arctic Bear Radiation, I draw 1 card."

I Special Summon the Polar Bear from my hand!

Polar Bear - Little White Bear, Level 7, Water Attribute, Beast Race, Attack Power 700.
"This effect can only be activated if Polar Bear is successfully Special Summoned. Add 1 Arctic Bear monster (other than Polar Bear) from your Deck to your hand. Also, use the effect of Arctic Bear Radiation to draw 1 more card!"

Arctic celestial bear radiation, indicator: 7→6→5.
Tenjouin Fubuki's expression was somewhat somber.

As expected of Ryo, he can wield the deck so easily, even when using other decks.

"Heh, I've added 'Heavenly Radiance - Bear Fighting Dragon Clever Alpha' from my deck to my hand."

This card is treated as a card similar to Polar Bear or Dragon's Blessing in terms of rules. This card cannot be Normal Summoned; it can only be Special Summoned by card effects.

You can activate this effect if you control a Polar Bear or Dragonlight Trick monster other than Bear-Fighting Dragonlight Trick α. Special Summon this card from your hand. After that, you can add 1 Polar Bear Spell/Trap Card or Dragonlight Trick Monster Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand.

Tianji Huishi - Xiong Doulong Qiao α, Level 7, Water Attribute, Mechanical Race, Attack Power 2000.
"I added the Arctic Bear 5x Charge from my deck to my hand. At the same time, I drew another card due to the Arctic Bear Radiation effect."

"Release the Polar Bear Cub from your hand and Special Summon Polar Bear - Grizzly Bear from your hand!"

A monster, bigger, more imposing, and better equipped than the little grizzly bear, roared as it made its entrance, brandishing its claws.

Arctic Sky Bear - Great Grizzly Bear, Level 8, Water Attribute, Beast Warrior Race, Attack Power 2800.
"If this card is Special Summoned while you control another Arctic Bear monster, I can activate this effect by banishing one card from your opponent's Graveyard. I can also call upon the Red Golem in your Graveyard. Additionally, I can draw another card due to the effect of Arctic Bear Radiation."

"Then at this moment, I will also activate the effects of the trap cards in the graveyard!" Marufuji Sho was not affected by Gouchen's continuous special summons and card draws at all, and activated the card effects at lightning speed.

The nobles, who had been stunned by Gou Chen's continuous special summons and card draws, finally came to their senses. Once they came to their senses, they discovered that Marufuji Sho had activated the effect of a trap card in the graveyard, just like Amagi Hikaru!
"The effect of Red Robot Summoning allows you to banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 Robot monster in your Graveyard; add that monster to your hand."

I choose the kite-flying man.

Marufuji Sho was not at a disadvantage and retrieved the kite robot without hesitation.

Gou Chen nodded slightly.

reasonable.

He certainly knew the effect of the Red Robot's Call, but in reality, there was no difference. For him, activating the effect of the Big Grizzly Bear would force Marufuji Sho to activate the effect of the Trap Card.

This can also prevent Marufuji Sho from using any strange tactics later.

"Use a level 8 grizzly bear and a level 7 polar bear to adjust the star rating!"

coming!

Yusei focused his attention on the duel.

Negative-tone star!
"The summoning condition is to send 1 Tuner monster and 1 non-Tuner monster from your field to the Graveyard if the level difference is up to 1!"

Gou Chen raised his right hand, and the huge Big Dipper in the sky began to shine brightly, making him appear like a god.

“Building upon the entire world, unlike the absolute harmony of collaboration, now manifest here as a torrent of data!”

Negative harmonicity!
Level 1, Polar Bear - Gouchen I!

The enormous polar bear transformed into a jet-black ring. Then, another bear flowed into its ring, and countless black stars filled the empty spaces within its body. Finally, only one bright star remained—

Arctic Sky Bear - Gouchen 1, Level 1, Water Attribute, Beast Race, Defense 2000.
“Gou Chen…”

"A different Level 1 Synchro Monster than last time!"

"Two Level 1 Synchro Monsters!?"

People from other dimensions might not care much, but for the staff and nobles from the same dimension present, it was absolutely outrageous, utterly absurd.

"Because I Special Summon the Arctic Bear monster from the Extra Deck, I can draw 1 card. At the same time, the effect of Gou Chen Yi is activated. If this card is Special Summoned, I can activate 1 Field Spell Card, Arctic Bear, from my Deck."

Arctic celestial bear radiation: 5→4→3→2.
Each missing counter means drawing one more card. Now that the counter is 2, that means drawing 5 cards, which is outrageous.

At the same time, a massive interstellar warship slowly appeared behind the dueling arena and came to a stop there.

"As long as Polar Bear Big Dipper is on the field, once per turn, if you Tribute a monster by activating the effect of your Polar Bear monster, you can banish 1 Star 7 or higher Polar Bear from your Graveyard instead."

I activate the effect of Gou Chen 1, banishing the Little White Bear from the Graveyard and Special Summoning the Big Grizzly Bear from the Graveyard.

"At this moment, the effect of Polaris Big Dipper activates, placing 1 counter on each monster Special Summoned."

The Big Dipper, representing the North Pole, indicates the direction from 0 to 1.
“7 and 8…” Marufuji Sho was more worried about the numbers than the numbers.

"Heh, not too stupid." Ryo Marufuji picked up the monster on the field. "Send the Level 8 Grizzly Bear and the Level 7 Little Grizzly Bear to the Graveyard for a negative level adjustment!"

"Come on, Polar Bear - Polaris!"

Arctic Bear - Polaris, Level 1, Water Attribute, Mechanical Race, Attack Power 700.
Draw another card.

At the same time, the warship's indicator also reached 2.
"Release the little grizzly bear from your hand to Special Summon the big polar bear from your hand!"

The last one!
Marufuji Sho watched as the last indicator of the Arctic Sky Bear radiation turned into a phantom, and finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Drawing 7 cards, that's terrifying.

"If this card is Special Summoned while you control another Polar Bear monster, you can target 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls; destroy that card."

I've destroyed your overlay card.

The polar bear raised its massive hammer and swung it at Marufuji Sho's overlay card. Marufuji Sho blocked the storm with one hand and shouted, "Then I'll activate my overlay card directly, the Trap Card Magnet!"

This turn, monsters on the field whose original type was Machine or Rock are unaffected by the effects of other monsters on your side of the field!

"Oh?" Gou Chen nodded slightly in approval. "Using this card to assist a monster with 4000 attack power, allowing it to be unaffected by other monsters for a turn, is indeed very useful."

but--

That card, was it Special Summoned using Future Fusion?

Well……

Correct.

This is the biggest flaw of the monsters specially summoned by Future Fusion.

Marufuji Sho wiped the cold sweat from his chin, still looking at his opponent with unyielding determination.

No matter what, he had to wake his brother!

"Then... let's synchronize again with the level 1 Gou Chen Yi and the level 8 Great White Bear!"

"Send all Level 8 or higher Tuners on your field with a Level difference of up to 7, and one non-Tuner Synchro Monster, to the Graveyard. Descend, Warrior of the Stars!"

"Level 7, Arctic Bear - Imperial Chariot!"

A giant scythe flew out of the spaceship and crashed into the ground. Then, a powerful mechanical warrior appeared, grabbed the scythe with one hand, spun the weapon rapidly, and stood at the front.

Arctic Sky Bear - Imperial Chariot, Level 7, Water Attribute, Beast Warrior Race, Attack Power 2700.
The Big Dipper, the North Star, is indicated by the number 4.
"If the Imperial Chariot is Special Summoned, you can target up to two cards on the field other than this card to activate this effect. Destroy those cards—I will destroy your Future Fusion!"

really.

Marufuji Sho's expression changed, but at this moment he had no way to resist and could only watch as the equipment magic card turned into smoke and vanished with a bang.

Having lost the power of the future, the robots on the field slowly crumbled and vanished into nothingness.

“Finally.” Gou Chen gently raised his hand. “Hahahaha—Activate the effect of Arctic Bear - Polaris, Tribute it on the field and the Level 8 Arctic Bear - Grizzly Bear in your hand. Special Summon 1 Level 7 Arctic Bear Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect gain a special effect—while on the field, your opponent cannot activate the effects of monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck that have a Level.”

"Come on! The seven brightest stars!"

"Polar Bear - Big Dipper!"

Swish swish swish swish swish swish—

Seven stars illuminated the entire illusory ceiling, and a silver-white mechanical warrior flew out from among the stars.

Arctic Bear - Big Dipper, Level 7, Water Attribute, Beast Warrior Race, Attack Power 3000.
"As long as this card is in the Monster Zone, the effects of any face-up monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck that do not have a Level are negated!"

The Big Dipper, the North Star, is indicated by the number 5.
"Battle has begun—attack directly using the Big Dipper!"

"Xiang!" "Watch out!" The Duel Academy teammates exclaimed.

"Activate the effect of the Kite Machine in your hand. If the opponent attacks directly, discard it to reduce the damage of a battle to 0!"

Faced with the terrifying mechanical warriors rushing towards him, Marufuji Sho didn't hesitate to pull out the kite robot he had just retrieved and discard it to prevent further damage.

Big Dipper, wielding a greatsword, rushed to Marufuji Sho's side and slashed down. Marufuji Sho felt the world change color, and his vision seemed to turn black and white in an instant.

Well--

He knelt down, feeling the excruciating, icy pain, unable to speak for a long time.

"You dodged it—"

"But it's not enough!"

The companions at the scene also made their own judgments.

This level is not enough!
Because the total attack power of the monsters on the field is still greater than 4000!

"Then, attack directly with the Arctic Sky Bear-Imperial Chariot!"

"The effect of the kite robot in the graveyard, excluding it, reduces the damage of direct attacks to 0!"

The imperial chariot spun its enormous scythe and slashed down at Marufuji Sho from a distance. Marufuji Sho coughed violently and felt an electric current coursing through his body.

"Then, finally, Xiong Doulong Qiao α will launch a direct attack!"

"Except for the last kite-man effect!"

Even a direct hit that deals zero damage can be painful, and Marufuji Sho doesn't dare to think whether he can survive until the next turn if he doesn't activate the effect.

Just as he expected, countless ice crystals pierced through his body, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"You made it through all of that? Not bad..."

"Cover two cards, end the turn."

Marufuji Sho clutched his stomach, slowly got up, and looked at Gou Chen.

Gou Chen maintained a confident demeanor, which made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Behind Gou Chen, two nobles cheered.

Won!

Isn't this a sure win?

If a Synchro Monster Special Summoned by Polaris is on the field, your opponent cannot activate the effects of monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck that have a Level. If the Big Dipper is on the field, the effects of face-up monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck that do not have a Level are negated.

By combining the two, that seals away all Synchro, Fusion, and Xyz Monsters!

Even the fusion summoning, which is uncommon in this dimension, is completely useless in front of the Big Dipper!

"Hoo... Hah—"

Marufuji Sho took a deep breath.

He knew, without anyone telling him, how bad his situation was.

Not only does the older brother have a monster that can block extra monsters, but his attack power is also quite high. In addition, he has replenished a large number of cards in his hand—and in this situation, he has even covered two cards.

In any case, this was very bad for him.

but……

It's not that there's no hope.

"My turn!!" Marufuji Sho's momentum returned, catching the two nobles, who thought they had won for sure, completely off guard.

This kid—

Marufuji Sho pulled out a card, and looking at it in his hand, his expression became increasingly serious.

His older brother has always protected him from the wind and rain, and now he understands that to become a qualified leader, in addition to the ability to fight, one must also have a sense of responsibility and perseverance.

I will definitely rescue my brother!
"Activate the Spell Card, Angel's Charity, draw three cards from your deck and discard two cards."

"What the hell? This is so exaggerated!" the two nobles exclaimed.

Without a word, Marufuji Sho drew three cards from his deck, and then...

"I sent the Tendouhui Takumi and the rescue robot in my hand to the cemetery."

"The Heavenly Radiance is extremely ingenious?" Gouchen was clearly taken aback.

Similarly, the others present also clearly sensed the different atmosphere.

What's happening here?
"Activate the magic card, Cyber ​​Emergency Call!"

Electronic emergency distress call!
Are we going to go on?

Judai was somewhat worried about Marufuji Sho's health.

"Add 1 Cyber ​​Dragon monster or a Machine-Type LIGHT monster that cannot be Normal Summoned from your Deck to your hand."

"I'm adding Dragon Prism Technician - Right Pivot Alpha from my deck to my hand!"

As Marufuji Sho finished his move, a mechanical dragon slowly appeared beside him. Looking at the situation on the field and Marufuji Sho's grave, it was furious: "Didn't I tell you to call us only in crucial moments?! This is only your second turn—"

"This is the time for me to fight with all my might!" Marufuji Sho declared resolutely. "Because only by giving it my all can I possibly get a full response!"

Upon hearing this, Tianbei Si paused, looking at the man with some surprise.

In just a few days, his skills have improved so much, and he's become quite imposing.

"Activate Field Spell Card: Dragon's Radiance - Fukuzoku!"

Marufuji Sho held up the card and called out to the warship. Behind him, the tall mechanical warship slowly appeared, corresponding to the North Star, the Big Dipper.

The nobles stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded at the scene.

This is……

The place corresponding to the polar bear is called Long Huiqiao!?

"The effect of 'Dragon's Radiance Trickster - Basket-Zoji' can be processed by adding 1 other Dragon's Radiance Trickster Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand."

"I'm adding Meteor Shower from my deck to my hand!"

"Ritual magic card?" Gou Chen was also taken aback.

Facing the Big Dipper, most deck ace cards can't actually unleash their full potential, but—ritual monsters happen to be monsters that the Big Dipper can't control!

but--

"In that case, I'll activate the overlay card, the trap card, and the Arctic Bear 5x line charge!"

"Once per turn, pay 700 Life Points and choose one of its effects to activate. I choose to add 1 monster from my Graveyard to my hand."

Gouchen, LP: 4000→3300.
"I add the grizzly bear from my graveyard to my hand, and then activate its effect. During either player's Main Phase, you can Tribute a Level 7 or higher monster from your hand other than this card to activate this effect. Special Summon this card from your hand."

The effect triggered by the Arctic Bear in the graveyard can replace the monster's release, banishing it.

"I'm deploying except for the Arctic Celestial Bear, and I'm using the Special Summoning Grizzly Bear to defend!"

"Then, the effect of the Great Grizzly Bear activates, banishing the Heavenly Radiance Mastery from your graveyard!"

Before Marufuji Sho could even make a move, Gouchen Special Summoned a monster during his opponent's turn and banished cards from Marufuji Sho's Graveyard. Marufuji Sho watched his cards disappear, feeling slightly upset.

“Oh—I understand.” Yuto looked at this scene, thought for a moment, and figured out the key point. “Polar Sky Bear needs to consume a monster to be Special Summoned, but Sky Bear’s Trickster can replace the release and be Special Summoned.”

So, since Heavenly Radiance Technique can support two decks simultaneously, it means... Dragon Radiance Technique also has related needs.

“I see. Without the radiation from the Arctic bear, Marufuji Sho would have a hard time developing if he lacked the materials for liberation, right?” Kurosaki Hayabusa nodded in response.

“But what if Marufuji Sho has monsters in his hand?” Amagi Hikaru casually remarked.

“Since it’s a monster retrieved using an electronic emergency call, it must not have any usable monsters in its hand, right?” Daichi Misawa chimed in.

In terms of judgment, that's the case.

but--

The duel is not over, and everything is uncertain.

"Activate the Spell Card, Super Dragon Shining Tech. Special Summon 1 Dragon Shining Tech monster from your Deck. Destroy the monster Special Summoned by this effect during the End Phase."

"I Special Summon Rank 1 Dragonfire Takumi v2 from my Deck!"

"If this card is Special Summoned, you can activate this effect. Add 1 other Dragonscale Monster from your Deck to your hand. I add Sky Piercing Four Gamma from my Deck to my hand!"

“That’s right.” Hikaru Amagi nodded.

Without addressing your weaknesses, recklessly exposing them is not the mark of a qualified duelist.

"Beautiful—" Yudou also praised in a low voice.

"Then, I will also activate the effect of the monster, the Big Dipper effect, which can only be activated if the opponent Special Summons a monster. Add 1 Arctic Bear card from the Deck to your hand."

I added the Arctic Sky Bear - the Great Black Bear - to my hand.

At the same time, the indicator for the North Star, the Big Dipper, has also reached 6!

Marufuji Sho frowned. Although he didn't know the specific effects of that venue, he knew that if it was the Big Dipper, gathering the special number [7] would definitely not be a good thing.

He looked at his hand. "Activate the effect of Right Pivot Alpha, Tribute Dragonlight Takumi on the field, Special Summon it. After that, you can add 1 Ritual Monster from your Deck to your hand."

"I've added Dragon's Grace - Heavenly Dragon Meteor QUA from my deck to my hand!"

The massive warship slowly opened its hatch, and a huge 12-star Ritual Monster card flew out and hovered above Marufuji Sho's head.

He felt unwell; his blood vessels seemed to be constricting, and he felt tired and in pain.

"The effect of Dragonlight Technica-v2 in the Graveyard can only be activated if you control a Dragonlight Technica card. Special Summon this card from your hand or Graveyard. If a monster Special Summoned by this effect leaves the field, banish it."

In this way, the indicator of the North Star, the Big Dipper, will be 7!

"Activate the Ritual Spell Card, Meteor Shower!"

Marufuji Sho held up the Ritual Magic Card in his hand.

The stars gathered, their light falling like rain.

"Eh?"

"That ritual monster is a level 12 ritual monster, right?"

"Only two stars—"

“Meteor Shower is a special Ritual Spell Card. It doesn’t require a star level, but rather an attack power,” Hikaru Amagi explained casually from the side. “Unlike other Ritual Spell Cards, as long as you have enough Machine-Type monsters with sufficient attack power, this card can Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster.”

Oh?
Gou Chen looked on thoughtfully.

"The total attack power is 4000. I will release the two Level 1 Dragonlight Monsters with 2000 attack power on the field to perform a Ritual Summon!"

"Memories sleeping amidst the stars!! Awakening time!! A fleeting flash like a comet, a meteor's brilliance, shining forth!!"
Long Yi Qiao - Tianlong Liuxing QUA.
Welcome!

As the starlight rained down, a mechanical dragon shimmering with golden light flew out of Marufuji Sho's hand, then transformed into stars and points of light, slowly descending.

Long Yiqiao - Heavenly Dragon Meteor - QUA, Light attribute, Mechanical race, Attack power 4000.
"Attack power is 4000 again!?"

"Wow, so strong, so terrifying!"

The two nobles were trembling with fear.

Are all the duelists in this other world this strong?!

“Brother…” Marufuji Sho looked at his brother with a sad expression, but he still held on with his own will. “No matter what, I must awaken my brother’s memories, just like Amagi-kun did!”

The effect of Celestial Dragon Meteor (QUA) can only be activated if the combined Levels of the monsters used in this card's Ritual Summon are 2 or lower. Destroy all Spell & Trap Cards on your opponent's field!

Because Dragon Meteor is a Ritual Monster, not a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, it is not affected by the Big Dipper!

Despite feeling suffocated and physically unwell, Marufuji Sho still commanded the monster to charge towards Gouchen's territory.

"I activate a Trap Card, Damage Reduction! This turn, all damage I take is halved. Then, I activate the effect of the Field Spell Card, Arctic Bear, detaching its seven materials, and then target 1 monster your opponent controls. Gain control of that monster—"

"what?"

"The ace monster I finally managed to summon through the ritual!?"

"Dragon Meteor QUA cannot be targeted by the effects of the opponent's Spell/Trap Cards!"

Daichi Misawa breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh ho... Interesting. Well then, I'll activate the effect of the big black bear in my hand—of course, because of the field, I can directly banish the little grizzly bear from the graveyard and then Special Summon it in Defense Position."

Arctic Sky Bear - Great Black Bear, Level 7, Water Attribute, Defense 700.
The next instant, under the starlight, an endless barrage of cannon fire bombarded the Arctic Bear. Under such circumstances, even Gou Chen had to use his hands to shield himself from the raging wind.

"The effect of the Great Black Bear." Gou Chen was not upset at all because his Spell and Trap Cards were cleared, but continued to control the cards. "If there are other Arctic Bear monsters on your field, and this card is Special Summoned, you can target 1 face-up monster on your opponent's field; turn that monster face-down."

I choose, Heavenly Dragon Meteor QUA!

Oops!

The monster that had been summoned with great difficulty was instantly overwritten.

In an instant, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

This……

How to do?
Marufuji Sho stared blankly at the scene and at his cue cards.

How to do?
Then, his gaze gradually hardened.

No matter what, we must keep going!

Because he is a duelist, he has to be responsible for the duels, as well as for his family and friends.

"Activate the effect of the Heavenly Dragon 4 in your hand, and release the Heavenly Dragon Meteor on the field!"

"Although it was covered, Fusion and Ritual don't need to worry about whether the monster was covered, like Synchro or Xyz. Even if it was covered, Dragon Meteor can still be used to release it!" Marufuji Sho remembered this point very well.

Hikaru Amagi once used this technique to easily defeat a duelist from Xyz Dimension. After that, he secretly studied related knowledge and can be said to have a good understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of "Covering Monsters".

"I Tribute Dragon Meteor QUA to Special Summon Sky Pillar 4. Then, by Sky Pillar 4's effect, this card can be Special Summoned by this effect. You can revive 1 Dragonlight Monster with 2000 ATK other than Sky Pillar 4 in your Graveyard. I revive Right Pivot Alpha!"

"You've gathered all the materials, but you only have one card left. It's useless."

"Then I'll activate the effect of Meteor Shower in the graveyard!"

If this card is in your Graveyard, you can target 1 Dragonlight Trickster Monster you control; that monster loses 1000 ATK, and this card is added to your hand.

"I'm reducing Tianbei IV's attack power by 1000 points!"

Eh--

In that case!?
Attack power is down to only 3000!
Even if Meteorite can Special Summon Ritual Monsters from the Graveyard, there's no way to Ritual Summon them!

Not enough attack power!
Marufuji Sho looked at the cue cards in his hand.

Now, he only has this one choice left.

To defeat my brother this round and to awaken as much of his memory as possible, I have to use this!

"The Heavenly Pillar IV on the Liberation Field, Special Summon, Heavenly Chef Iδ".

"There was even a monster hiding there?!"

"Incredible... this guy actually thought of this all along?"

In this way, we can perform the ritual summoning again!
but--

That's not enough.

Marufuji Sho observed the scene with a grave expression.

He was out of cards, while his brother had a full hand of them!
To win, you have to bet everything!
"The effect of Celestial Chef I is that after Special Summoning it by its own effect, you can reveal 1 Ritual Monster or Ritual Spell Card and then draw 1 card."

I'll show you the Meteor Shower Technique: Draw a card!

He strained with all his might, desperately pulling out a card—

"Draw a card!"

Starlight shone on him, illuminating his body.

coming!

He looked at the card he had drawn.

"What are you doing? Are you crazy?!" Tianbei shouted from the side. "Didn't I tell you? Your spirit power isn't enough!"

"At this point, whether it's enough or not is no longer important!!"

"Activate the Spell Card, Meteor Shower! Tribute monsters on the field with a total ATK of 4000 or more, and Ritual Summon them from your hand and Graveyard!"

"I release Heavenly Chef I and Right Pivot to perform the ritual summoning!"

"Ritual Summons!"

"Level 12, Dragon Art Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor DRA!"

The dragon drawn on the ritual magic card slowly falls from the sky, and the starlight, like raindrops, not only brings peace to the heart but also seems to reveal a sense of holiness.

Long Yiqiao - Tianlong Meteor DRA, Level 12, Light attribute, Mechanical race, Attack power 4000.
Marufuji Sho felt as if every part of his body was breaking, but he didn't care at all.

"Dragon Meteor DRA, Ritual Summoned with a Level 2 or lower monster, can attack all monsters on your opponent's field!"

all!?

Gouchen's pupils contracted slightly.

"It's not over yet."

"I'll pay half my health to activate the effect of the Graveyard Mixer!"

Marufuji Sho, LP: 4000→2000.
"You can activate this effect by banishing any number of Machine-Type monsters, including this card, from your Graveyard. Special Summon 1 Machine Fusion Monster with the same Level as the banished monsters from your Extra Deck, ignoring the conditions. Destroy the monsters Special Summoned by this effect during the End Phase!"
I'm excluding the Blender Man, UFO Man, Dragon Man, Rescue Man, Extreme War Machine King War God Man, Dragon Radiance Takumi Tenpo IV γ, Dragon Radiance Takumi-Right Pivot α, and Dragon Instrument Takumi-Heavenly Dragon Meteor QUA!

They managed to eliminate almost all the monsters in the graveyard?!

At this moment, the two nobles dared not utter a word, for before them, from the ground, a monster was bursting forth with a thunderous roar—

"Special Summoning: Super Transport Robot - Giant Drill!"

Marufuji Sho's own ace, and also one of his favorite monsters.

Super Transport Robot - Giant Drill, Level 8, Earth Attribute, Machine Race, Attack Power 3000.
Gou Chen looked at the scene in surprise.

"Fight!!" Marufuji Shou roared.

"Attack the grizzly bear with the Heavenly Dragon Meteor DRA!"

Starlight coalesced, and the first bombardment descended, instantly destroying the mechanical bear.

"Attack the big black bear with the Heavenly Dragon Meteor DRA!"

More shelling followed, and more destruction swept through!

"Next, attack Xiong Doulong Qiao α!"

Three hits in a row!!

Marufuji Sho felt his blood rushing to his head, and his spirit power seemed to be rising steadily as well—

Gouchen, LP: 3300→2300.
"Fourth attack, attack the Imperial Chariot!!"

Facing the Imperial Chariot, Tianlong Meteor DRA stopped firing indiscriminately and charged straight at the face of the Imperial Chariot's giant sword.

Boom—another powerful monster vanished!

Gouchen, LP: 2300→1650.
"Finally, five consecutive attacks, attack the Big Dipper!!"

The Big Dipper, wielding its Seven Star Greatsword, is locked in battle with Dragon Meteor (DRA). Although it has considerable power to suppress extra monsters, Ryugi Cho is all too familiar with it as a fellow monster and cooperative ally.

Gouchen, LP: 1650→1150.
"Wow……"

"OMG……"

It's cool, it's exaggerated.

After five consecutive attacks, Gou Chen didn't utter a single word of pain, but Marufuji Sho was completely exhausted.

"That drill has an attack power of 3000... As long as we attack directly, even if it's halved, we'll still win."

"Hehehe, hahahaha—not bad, not bad! You made me feel pain!" Gou Chen laughed loudly.

Marufuji Sho, hearing those familiar lines, was somewhat dazed, but then he shouted, "Then attack directly!!"

A giant drill burrowed from the arena into the ground, then, as if swimming underwater, came to Gouchen's side, emerged from within, and launched a deafening attack. Countless plumes of dust filled the entire dueling arena, obscuring what had happened.

"We won!" Marufuji Sho shouted excitedly.

Hikaru Amagi raised an eyebrow, then gently shook his head.

"Well played..."

As the smoke cleared, a figure slowly emerged from it...

Gouchen, LP: 1150.
He did not lose his life.

"How...how could this be?"

“Because I used this.” Gou Chen lifted a card from the grave.

Marufuji Sho's pupils contracted, Misawa Daichi jumped to his feet, Fubuki shook her head helplessly, and the Duel Academy teammates exclaimed in disbelief.

It turned out to be——

It turned out to be...

Kite man!!!
"Wind, a kite robot!?" Marufuji Sho's eyes widened.

"Didn't I tell you? As a duelist, you have to consider everything. When using combined power, you shouldn't just focus on the monster's attack power, but also pay attention to all the possibilities of your opponent."

"Uh—" Marufuji Sho stood there dumbfounded, "Brother...brother?"

"Xiang, you almost beat me."

He really is my older brother!

My brother—he didn't lose his memory!?
Hikaru Amagi stroked his chin, indicating that he didn't think that way.

It looks like he just recently regained his memories.

The most obvious difference is that... this time during the Synchro Summon, the power of the Red Dragon was not manifested, whereas it was clearly present last time.

It seems that during this time, Ryo Marufuji remembered everything through his own efforts or other methods.

"If you had used Dragon Meteor DRA to attack the Big Dipper and the Emperor Chariot first, and then used the Giant Drill to attack the Great White Bear or Great Grizzly Bear in the defense position, you would have dealt exactly 1150 damage through the piercing damage."

Marufuji Sho was taken aback.

"But in order to make better use of the Dragon Meteor DRA and to cause more damage with the Giant Drill, you chose to destroy all my monsters with the Dragon Meteor DRA and then attack directly with the Giant Drill—this gave me the opportunity."

indeed.

Greed is a mindset that should not be had.

The mindset that duelists need most is to be as precise as possible and avoid unnecessary complications. Otherwise, if they make too many moves and their opponents discover their weaknesses and vulnerabilities, they will be able to turn the tables and win, which would be a huge loss.

but--

This is not Marufuji Sho's fault.

Before Amagi Hikaru saw Marufuji Ryo today, he didn't know Marufuji Ryo's current situation.

If he knew that Marufuji Ryo had regained his memories, he definitely wouldn't have been so foolish as to fight like that.

“Sho, I’m so glad you’ve grown into a real man, a real duelist.” Gou Chen… Marufuji Ryo rarely praised his younger brother. “Now I can rest assured.”

"Brother!!" Marufuji Sho felt that the pain he had endured by risking everything, gambling with the spirits' disgust, and forcibly summoning two superior ritual monsters was nothing compared to the weight of this word of recognition.

The two nobles exchanged a glance.

They really are brothers?!
"But—I only respect victory!!!"

Marufuji Sho was startled by his older brother's outrageous shout. The sound was deafening, as if it could pierce the sky, making Marufuji Sho think that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

"Since you've missed your only chance to defeat me, then I won't hold back, Xiang! You've run out of options, so let's end this round!"

The next second, the giant drill bit shattered with a crash because its time was up.

Oh no.

Marufuji Sho watched the field.

Brother still has 5 cards left!

"This is the last thing I can teach you—in a truly crucial duel, sacrifice is also a form of wisdom!"

The choice between two options is an eternal dilemma.

This is also a difficult problem that true duelists must consider.

"My turn, draw a card." Marufuji Ryo drew a card from his deck. "Hand wipe, both players discard all cards in their hands and draw the same number of cards."

He glanced at the card he had drawn and scoffed, "This card can be activated directly from your hand if you have no other cards on your field."

?

"Trap Card: Infinite Impermanence!"

In front of Marufuji Ryo, it was as if bubbles were floating backwards.

He trained in Xyz Summoning for a long time in the Xyz Dimension, but in the end, due to an accident and Ayla, he joined the Synchro Dimension City Hall team.

Perhaps this is just a cruel joke of fate.

"You can target 1 monster your opponent controls. Negate that monster until the end of the turn."

Oops--

Marufuji Sho was already sweating profusely from being unable to support the Dragon Radiance Elf, and seeing this card made him even more nervous.

DRA does not have the effect of QUA, so it can be targeted by the effects of spell and trap cards.

He had actually been thinking that even without an immediate victory, he could use the effect of Dragon Meteor (DRA): During the opponent's turn, banish monsters with a combined ATK of 2000 or 4000 from your Graveyard, and then target any face-up cards on the opponent's field with a combined ATK of 2000 or more. Send those cards to the Graveyard.

but now--

"Then……"

"Ah."

"The final magic card, Power Fusion!"

Sure enough, it came.

Hikaru Amagi raised an eyebrow.

"Fuse the three Cyber ​​Dragons in my hand to Fusion Summon Cyber ​​End Dragon!!!"

"The attack power of a monster fused with this effect will be doubled!"

Amidst the stars and the ships, a three-headed mechanical dragon slowly emerged.

Electronic Terminator Dragon, Level 10, Light attribute, Machine race, Attack power 4000→8000!

That's it!
The group of people looked at each other, some unsure of what to say.

Even the nobles who felt they had won were somewhat bewildered at this moment.

How exactly is this calculated?

Did they win, or did they lose?

Isn't this our noble family's trump card of negative harmony? How did it become fusion?
Even Misawa was somewhat confused at this moment.

What, what happened?
How am I different from him?

Wasn't he affected even more severely?

Just then, Hikaru Amagi stood up and clapped softly.

"You played really well, Xiang! And Caesar—you've worried us so much!!"

He already figured it out.

Perhaps during a previous duel, Ryo Marufuji had already realized his physical problems, but he didn't care—he only wanted to win!
Since we've already participated, there's no reason to give up halfway.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this mindset that what appears to be stricter regulation has actually had little impact on him, allowing him more freedom to perform on his own. Because only duelists who can truly perform on their own can achieve better results and reach a higher level.

Marufuji Ryo looked at Amagi Hikaru, feeling somewhat apologetic.

Because he wanted to keep playing, he didn't contact his juniors or classmates.

It seems they were indeed overly worried.

Even the light couldn't sit still and actually came to find him in person under these circumstances.

It's shameful for a senior to cause worry to younger generations.

But perhaps it's a good thing—in this duel, Ryo Marufuji saw his younger brother's duel, which was different from his own, yet equally impressive.

As for other things, we'll talk about them later!

Now, he's going to win!

"Ha—I only respect victory!! No matter the reason, since I've already entered the competition, then I must..."

victory!!"

As Marufuji Ryo said this, his eyes revealed his excitement and satisfaction.

He really was so close to losing to his younger brother!

That's amazing... Xiang, it seems you've been through a lot too!
but!

My path to duels began earlier than yours, and I have been more persistent than you!

Even if I lose my memory, even if I am in a foreign land, I may forget everything, but I will never forget the duel and the desire for victory!

I'm waiting for you to catch up!
"Eternal evolutionary flame!"

Under the pure white light, the duel came to a close!
Marufuji Sho, LP: 2000→0.
　1W2, 1W2, although both refer to amnesia, using the same trope twice feels repetitive and uninteresting, so there are subtle differences between Misawa and Caesar.

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