Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

Seeing Shinji's card fall again, Crowe gritted his teeth. This time, the plan was only half complete.

But, this is the only way it can end.

"Battle has begun! [Thunder Cutter Bird], attack [Sure Hit Needle Bee]!"

With 2600 attack power against only 200, [Sure Hit Big Head Bee] was instantly cut in two by this one strike, causing Shinji's LP to drop from 4000 to 1600.

Kro also placed both cards face down in his backcourt:

"I also place two cards face down, and the turn ends."

"Then, my turn, draw a card!"

Seeing the card he had drawn, Shinji nodded and immediately placed it on his Duel Disk.

"I activate the effect of [Bee Army - Double Crossbow Bees] in my hand! This card can be Special Summoned from my hand, but its second effect is negated this turn!"

As Shinji's voice rang out, a bee with a yellow body and purple stripes appeared beside his D-Wheel. What was rather unusual was that this bee had two stingers at the end of its tail.

"Then open the face-down card, [A Race Assembles]! I can Special Summon a monster from my hand or graveyard that has a different original card name but the same race as that monster!"

I choose to resurrect the [Bee Army - Guaranteed Hit Needle Bee] from my own graveyard!

In a flash of light, the [Sure Hit Needle Bee], which had just been sent to the graveyard by [Rain of Lightning Slash Bird], instantly returned to Shinji's field.

However, to Crow's surprise, when [Sure Hit Bottom Bee] returned, Shinji didn't seem to be in a hurry to activate its effect, but instead revealed another monster from his hand.

"Next, I will Normal Summon [Bee Army - Poison Stinger Bee] from my hand! And I will upgrade [Combo Double Crossbow Bee] (Level 3) and [Poison Stinger Bee] (Level 2)!"

With its tail resembling a syringe filled with medicine and its body clad in brown armor, the bee had barely appeared on Shinji's field when its body transformed into two emerald green halos, enveloping the yellow and purple bee within them.

"O raging stinger born of bees! Become an arrow piercing the sky, together with the flash of light! Synchro Summon! Appear, [Bee Army - Spirit Bow of the Azusa Bee]!"

The light of the Synchro Summon appeared once again, but this time, what emerged from the light was no longer birds or beasts, but a queen bee with a female body, wearing a dress with white and red as the main colors, and holding a bow and arrow.

"Now, I activate the effect of [Bee Army - Guaranteed Hit Needle Bee] on the field! Deal 200 damage to you!"

Furthermore, due to the effect of [Bee Army - Spirit Bow of the Azusa Bee], the effect damage dealt by [Bee Army] monsters on the field will be doubled! That is, 400 damage!

Another stinger flew towards Kro's Blackbird, and this time, a small arrow followed the stinger, causing Kro's LP to drop to 3400 points.

"hateful……"

Having steadied the Blackbird, which had been somewhat shaken by the arrows and needles, Crow immediately began to provoke Shinji.

"What's wrong, Shinji? If that's all you've got, it's not enough! You can't defeat my [Rainstorm Blade Bird] with just that! Well then, next turn, I'll defeat you!"

Normally, Shinji would likely have laughed off such provocation from Crow. But today, perhaps influenced by the monster summoned by the higher-ups, Shinji was in no mood for it and simply said coldly:

"In that case, I'll show you my full power! I'll adjust the star level of my level 5 [Spirit Bow of the Azusa Bee] against my level 1 [Sure Hit Big Head Pin Bee] again!"

Use your membranous wings to unleash explosive winds! Use your stingers to pave the path to truth! Synchro Summon! Come, [Bee Army - Assault Hook-and-Sickle Gun Bee]!

The light of the synchronization shone once more, and under the shroud of five halos, the weak bee successfully evolved into a bee warrior with a jet-black, hard carapace and wielding a giant battle halberd.

Very good, that's it!

Looking at the last card in his hand, [Bee Army - Chase Dart Bee], Shinji clenched his fist. As long as [Bee Army - Assault Hook Gun Bee] successfully defeated [Rainstorm Thunder Cutter Bird], he would win the match.

"Battle has begun! [Assault Hooked Scythe Bee], attack [Rain of Thunder Cutter Bird]!"

On the surface, this was a doomed charge launched by a monster with an attack power of only 2500 against a monster with an attack power of 2600, which made the audience in the stands gasp in surprise.

However, Shinji knows perfectly well that the truth is not like that:

"Now, I activate the effect of [Assault Hooked Scythe Gun Bee]! When this card attacks an opponent's monster with higher ATK than this card, that opponent's monster's ATK is halved during damage calculation!"

"However, I activate the Continuous Trap Card [Blackwing Cursed Armor]! When a [Blackwing] monster targeted by this card is targeted by an effect activated by an opponent's monster, that effect is negated!"

Upon hearing the effect of the trap card activated by Crow, Shinji breathed a slight sigh of relief and said:

"It's useless! This effect can't stop the [Assault Hooked Scythe Gun Bee] effect!"

As if in sync with Shinji's words, the attack power of [Rainstorm Slasher Bird] dropped from 2600 points to 1300 points.

"Of course I know that, but this card has a second effect!"

When a monster targeted by this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, instead, you can reduce that monster's ATK by 400 and its Level by 1!

"What!?"

Chapter 183 Acceptance and Resistance

[Assault Hooked Scythe Gun Bee] slashed down heavily with its halberd, creating sparks as it cut through the chest armor of [Rainstorm Thunder Cutter Bird]. Amidst the flying sparks, Kro's LP instantly dropped from 3400 to 2200.

However, the [Rainstorm Slashing Bird] that should have been destroyed by this strike remained standing in place.

However, the effect of the [Bee Army - Chase Dart Bee] card, which Shinji held tightly in his hand, was:

"When a [Bee Army] monster on your field destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to activate this effect, inflicting damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's ATK."

However, the [Rain of Lightning Blade Bird], which was preserved from destruction by the Trap Card [Black Feather Cursed Armor] at the cost of 400 ATK and 1 Star Level, naturally cannot trigger the effect of this card.

Unfortunately, Shinji can do nothing more now and can only end his turn.

"Then, my turn, draw a card!"

After adding the drawn card to his hand, Crow immediately picked up a card from the side and added it to his Duel Disk.

"I activate the Spell Card, [Reverse Wind]! I select one [Blackwing] monster from my Graveyard and add it to my hand, but I must take damage equal to that monster's ATK!"

I choose to add [Blackfeather - Sudden Wind] from the graveyard to my hand!

As Kro retrieved the card from the Duel Disk that had been sent to the Graveyard, a strong gust of wind slammed into the front of the Blackbird, forcing Kro to regain control of the vehicle amidst a series of swaying motions.

His LP was further reduced to 1800 points after taking 400 points of attack damage from [Sudden Wind].

"Now, I activate the effect of [Sudden Wind] in my hand again and Special Summon it once more!"

Amidst the flashes of light, the Darkwing Beast, which Kro had sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material in the previous turn, was summoned back to Kro's field.

"Then, I used a level 1 [Sudden Wind] to adjust the star level of my current level 6 [Rainstorm Slasher]!"

"Damp black wings, echoing the pattering rain! A thunderous strike! Synchro Summon! Break through! [Strike Blackwing - Tears of the Thousand Birds Blade]!"

Enveloped in the radiance of Synchro Summoning and its emerald aura, the bird-beast wielding a katana and clad in purple armor vanished. But soon, a pair of jet-black wings, their bases covered in red armor, tore through the Synchro Summoning's radiance.

The black waterbird with white markings around its eyes opened its dark yellow beak, revealing the human face hidden within. Dark green armor covered its arms and left leg, allowing it to grip the katana more firmly.

"It's not over yet! Next, I'll Normal Summon Rank 2 [Blackwing - Hamedan of the Sands] from my hand!"

Another card fell from Crowe's hand, and a kiwi bird, which seemed to have long legs, a red ornament around its neck, and black and orange feathers, arrived next to Crowe's Blackbird amidst the swirling sandstorm.

"Next, I'll use the Level 5 [Shadow of Karma] to upgrade the Level 2 [Hamedan of the Sands]! When [Shadow of Karma] is used as Synchro Material, I'll Synchro Summon it from the Graveyard instead of the Extra Deck!"

Kro's voice made Shinji's face darken again, because at this moment, there was only one level 7 monster in Kro's graveyard that could be Synchro Summoned in this way.

That's the [Rainstorm Blade Bird] that just entered the graveyard as a Synchro Material!

"Flap your jet-black wings and run with thunder! Lightning slash! Phantom Synchro! Unleash your power, [Strike Blackwing - Thunder Cutter Bird]!"

The avian warrior clad in purple armor has reappeared, meaning that Kro can activate its effect again.

As the pure white blade flashed, Shinji's last remaining [Assault Hooked Scythe Gun Bee] was instantly cleaved in two. Next, he would face the combined attack of [Rainstorm Thunder Cutter Bird], whose attack power had been restored to 2600, and [Tears of Chidori Blade Bird], whose attack power had reached 4100 with the support of five [Blackwing] monsters in the graveyard.

He only had one [Chasing Dart Bee] card in his hand that couldn't be used, and his LP was only 1600 points.

"Direct attack!"

As the blade fell, Shinji's LP was reduced to zero, and his D-Wheel slowly came to a stop after emitting a puff of black smoke. At that moment, the voice announcing the victor resounded:

"It's decided! The winner of the opening match is the one who has maintained overwhelming strength and advantage throughout, Crowe Hogan!"

Amid cheers and praises from the audience, Crowe slowly brought the Blackbird to a stop, got off, turned around, and met Shinji, who was already walking towards him.

"A good duel, Kro, congratulations on your victory. Although some of your actions during the duel seemed to me to be a disgrace to the bonds between us commoners, I still hope that you can carry the bonds and hopes of us commoners to the end."

Looking at Shinji's hand, this time, instead of reaching out to shake it as usual, Crow immediately asked:

"The act you're referring to as 'tainting the bonds between ordinary people,' you mean my use of a monster as a sacrifice to summon [Kirisame Kunai Bird] by my superiors?"

"you know!?"

Upon hearing Crow's question, Shinji's eyes instantly sharpened.

"It seems that what you did at that time wasn't unconscious. You did it on purpose? Why?"

In an instant, an emotional Shinji grabbed Crow's shoulder and questioned him with dissatisfaction:

"Kro, didn't you also tell me that using Synchro Summoning to combine the power of weak monsters into a powerful force is a perfect example of the bonds between ordinary people!?"

"That's right, even now, I still think so."

Kro's first words made Shinji loosen his grip, but just when he thought Kro was still the like-minded partner he knew, Kro said something else...

"However, after seeing what you said to that guy named Akama Reiji this morning, I started to reflect. Although we should unite the lower classes to resist the upper classes, we can't completely reject the upper classes' overtures, can we? That way, the lives of everyone at the bottom can also improve, right?"

"How can this be accepted! The so-called goodwill shown by those at the top is nothing more than a way to lull us into a false sense of security and make us give up the resistance! But once we really give up the resistance, the lower class will return to the miserable life of being oppressed by the top, where everyone might not even be able to afford food!"

Shinji's impassioned defense made Crowe waver slightly. Although he felt that Reiji Akaba, as Yuya's partner, was trustworthy, he also felt that Shinji's words made sense. If the people at the top went back on their word, it would be the people at the bottom who would ultimately suffer the consequences.

However, Shinji's next remark, delivered while the iron was hot, instantly solidified Crow's resolve:

"So, Crowe, let's all work together to completely overthrow these bastards at the top! Don't believe those liars among them, let them all taste the suffering of those at the bottom!"

"No! Shinji, I've figured it out. What you're doing is undoubtedly wrong!"

Chapter 184: The Dialogue Between the Bird and the Bee, the Final Quarterfinal Match

"Shinji, what you're doing is nothing more than trying to make yourself the new top echelon and relegate those who were already at the top to the bottom. But this approach is absolutely wrong!"

At this moment, having firmly resolved his beliefs, Crow stared intently into Shinji's eyes and said...

"Even if this approach succeeds, it's merely a swap of roles between the top and the bottom, but the top and bottom still exist, and people at the bottom will still suffer persecution from the top! In the end, this approach won't change anything!"

Even Shinji was momentarily stunned by Crow's imposing aura. But he quickly regained his composure and questioned Crow:

"Then what do you think we should do?! This is the only way we can escape the persecution from the top!"

“No, Shinji, we absolutely cannot be left with only this option! Today, that man named Reiji Akaba gave me hope. Since he was able to reach an agreement with the top leadership so that we wouldn’t be sent to forced labor facilities, it proves that even people at the top, like the Administrative Council, are capable of communication.”

After taking a deep breath, Crowe continued.

"So, Shinji, I plan to find an opportunity to talk to the Administrative Council and ask them to change the way they treat the lower classes so that we, the lower classes, can also survive."