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

However, just as Soreva drew his card from his deck, Richard opposite him revealed one of his face-down cards:

"At this moment, I activate the trap card [Gambling]! It can only be activated when the opponent has 6 or more cards in their hand and you have 2 or fewer cards in your hand. Guess the coin's heads or tails!"

In an instant, a coin with the WDC logo on one side and Mr. Heart Garden's large head, which now made Soreva somewhat annoyed, appeared before the two of them.

At that moment, Richard shouted out:

"I bet the WDC logo is on the front!"

As he shouted, the giant coin spun and flew into the air, drawing the attention of both Soreva and Richard.

Soon, the coin came crashing down, hitting the ground almost right in front of Soreva and Richard.

As the smoke cleared, the two could see the final outcome of the coin:

The logo should be facing upwards!

Richard immediately let out a cheer:

"Alright! Then, based on the effect of [Gambling], I can replenish my hand to 5 cards! Draw a card!"

In an instant, three more cards entered Richard's hand.

However, Soreva gave Richard a meaningful look:

"I remember this card shouldn't be in your registered deck or side either, right? Looks like you're cheating again?"

Despite being pointed this out by Soreva, Richard showed no embarrassment whatsoever, and instead spoke as if it were righteous indignation:

"This isn't a WDC competition, so there's nothing wrong with me using an unregistered card, right?"

Faced with such a retort, Soreva could only shrug.

"You're right, then my duel shall begin now!"

As he spoke, Soreva revealed a card from his hand.

"I activate the Spell Card [Rough Man's Expectation] from my hand! You can activate this effect if you control no monsters. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Normal Monster from your Deck!"

Before Soreva could even declare the monster he had Special Summoned, another Trap Card was activated at Richard's feet:

"At this moment, I activate a Continuous Trap Card, [Point Out the target]! When the opponent successfully Special Summons a monster, roll the dice once. If the number rolled matches the number of the Special Summonsed monster, return that monster to its owner's hand!"

After explaining the effect of this [pointing out the eye], Richard gave Soreva a sinister smile.

"Now, Special Summon your monster!"

"Then, I choose to Special Summon [Relic Army] from my Deck!"

At Soreva's call, a giant skein made of simple white rice and seaweed appeared in front of Soreva, and [pointing out the eye] instantly emitted light, forming a die in front of the two of them.

The die then spun and fell to the ground under the influence of gravity.

After spinning it for a while, both of them saw the final number the die had rolled: 6!

This also means that Soreva's special summon will not be stopped by it, and [Relic Army] can continue to remain on Soreva's field.

"That was quite a close call, so..."

As he spoke, Soreva revealed another monster card from his hand to Richard.

"I activate the effect of this [Red Relic Army] from my hand! You can activate this effect by showing one other [Relic Army] from your hand to your opponent. Special Summon this card!"

After saying that, Richard saw Soreva show him a card, but...

"Hey! Isn't this the same card?!"

Seeing the two [Red Relic Scrolls] that Soreva had just revealed, Richard immediately cried out. However, he quickly heard Soreva's response:

"No, no, no, the card name [Red Relic Army] can be used as [Relic Army] as long as it exists in your hand, deck, graveyard, or field."

This is perfectly legal use, completely different from your cheating methods!

With that, Soreva took back the two cards he had shown, and simply pulled one out and slapped it onto his D panel.

With its red rice, the [Red Relic Gunkan], which is very similar to the [Relic Gunkan], appeared on Soreva's field.

But just as Richard was about to take this opportunity to activate the [Point Out the Eye] effect, he heard Soreva's voice immediately follow:

"At this moment, I will continue to apply the effects of [Red Relic Army Penetration]!"

"What!?"

Richard hadn't expected that the successful recruitment wasn't the end of the [Red Relic Army] effect, which also meant that the [Point Out the Eye] effect couldn't be activated for the time being.

And then Soleva's voice, explaining the effects, rang out:

"After that, you can Special Summon one [Army Summon] monster other than [Red Relic Army Summon] from your Deck by negating its effect. Using that monster and this [Red Relic Army Summon] as materials, Special Summon one Xyz Monster whose name is written on that monster from your Extra Deck as an Xyz Summon!"

"FXXK!"

If Richard was merely surprised just now, he now cursed out loud.

Because he knew that once this effect resolved, Soleva's series of effects would ultimately only Special Summon one Xyz Monster.

While his [Point Out] can target monsters with ranks, it cannot target Xyz Monsters that only have classes!

However, Soreva's voice continued to ring out relentlessly:

"My chosen Special Summon is [Sea Urchin Slash]!"

In an instant, a giant sushi roll covered with a thick layer of sea urchin appeared on Soreva's stage, and Soreva immediately raised his hand and began to chant.

"Next, I will use [Red Relic Gunsword] and [Sea Urchin Gunsword] as Xyz Materials to construct a stacking network with the two monsters and Xyz Summon them!"

Make your appearance! The strongest warship to conquer the world with its ultimate umami flavor, transforming sea urchins into cannonballs! [Super Dreadnought - Sea Urchin-class Second Ship]!

The giant sushi warship covered with sea urchins has finally reappeared on Soreva's field, following its initial arrival and battle against Yuma.

The sound of Soreva activating its effect followed immediately:

"If this card is successfully Xyz Summoned, it gains the corresponding effect based on the Xyz Summoning Materials! Right now, its materials include [Sea Urchin Slash], so this card can attack directly!"

As for Richard, although he was very unwilling, he could only watch as the effect of [Pointing Out the Eye] was automatically triggered.

This time, [Pointing Out the Eye] did indeed roll a 5, but it was powerless against the [Sea Urchin-class Second Ship], which only had a class but not a rank.

What Richard didn't expect was that the sound of Soreva activating its effect rang out again, and this time, it made him vomit blood:

"Now, I activate another effect of [Sea Urchin-class Second Ship]! During my Main Phase and my opponent's Battle End once, negate the effects of up to the number of my [Military Penetration] monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck!"

Currently, I only have [Sea Urchin-class Second Ship] on my field that meets the requirements, so I can negate the effect of one of your cards! I choose to negate the effect of [Point Out]!

Chapter 365: A Feast for Sushi Battleships

"Damn it!"

As Richard watched as a giant sea urchin was launched from [Sea Urchin-class Second Ship] and landed on the card [Point Out], a gloomy look settled on his face. After all, it meant that he could no longer rely on this card to limit Soreva's Special Summon.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Soleva reveal another different [Military Slash] monster card in his hand:

"Next, I activate the effect of [Silver Fish Scythe] in my hand! If you control [Relic Scythe] or an Xyz Monster that uses [Relic Scythe] as Xyz Material, you can Special Summon this card from your hand!"

In an instant, another huge skein of sushi arrived at Soreva's table. This time, the top of the sushi was covered with long, thin, white silver fish, and it was garnished with a small dollop of yellow mustard sauce and green scallion shreds, making it look even more appetizing.

After [Silver Fish Slash] appeared, Soreva didn't hesitate to activate its effect:

"During your Main Phase, this [Silverfish Striker] can Special Summon one [Striker] monster from your hand other than [Silverfish Striker]!"

I choose to Special Summon the [Red Relic Gunkan] that I just showed you!

The Gunkan Sushi, which had just disappeared from Soleva's field as material for an Xyz Summon, with its rice dyed a reddish-yellow color due to red vinegar, has now reappeared under the power of [Silver Fish Gunkan].

But this is not the end of the effect:

"After that, I can choose any number of [Relic Army] from my deck or graveyard and place them on top of my deck in any order I like."

As he spoke, Soreva held up one finger to Richard.

"Therefore, I choose to place one [Relic Army] on top of my deck!"

As Soreva spoke, a shuffling sound immediately came from his deck, and at the top of the deck was the [Relic Army Pass] that Soreva had just pointed out.

Richard, however, didn't understand. Even if Soreva placed this card at the top of his deck, wouldn't he draw it in the next turn? What was the point of doing that?

However, Soreva quickly provided Richard with an answer through his Xyz Summon:

"Next, I'll stack my Level 4 [Silverfish Scythe] and [Relic Scythe] on my field! I'll create a stacking network with these two monsters and Xyz Summon them!"

Arrive! Aircraft carriers carrying countless silverfish, your operation has now begun! [Aircraft Carrier Gunkan-Silverfish-class Special Operations Ship]!

At Soreva's call, a massive battleship, with an appearance completely different from the [Urni-class No. 2 ship], descended from the channel of the Super Summon.

If the design of the [Urni-class second ship] is more similar to that of a real battleship, then the design of the [Silverfish-class special operations ship] is undoubtedly inspired by an aircraft carrier.

The seaweed, cut and laid on top of white rice, formed the runway of an aircraft carrier. The clumps piled on top, garnished with either yellow mustard or a little red caviar, looked like airplanes ready to take off.

And immediately after it arrived, Soreva's voice rang out:

"Just like the [Sea Urchin-class Second Ship], this [Silverfish-class Special Agent Ship] can apply corresponding effects based on the Xyz Summoned monsters when it is successfully Xyz Summoned!"

This time, when talking about the effectiveness of the [Silverfish-class special operations ship], Soreva even held up two fingers.

"Because it contains [Relic Army], I can draw a card from my deck! Draw!"

After slicing the card heavily across the top of the deck and placing it into his hand, Soreva, who had previously held two fingers upright, now only had one finger standing upright:

"And because this card also contains [Silver Fish Slash], I can also add a [Slash] Spell/Trap Card from my deck to my hand!"

At this point, Soreva couldn't help but smirk, since the deck he was using today was no longer the one that had mixed [Military Slash] and [Light Angel] themes from his previous duels with Yuma, but a pure [Military Slash] deck.

Therefore, his deck now contains more [Military Spells] and Trap Cards than before.

"I choose to add the field spell [Military Command | Naval Battle] to my hand!"

As he spoke, Soreva reached out his hand to the deck on the D panel, caught the card that the D panel had spat out, and slapped it directly onto the D panel.

"And activate it!"

As the card was activated, Richard saw the AR scene displayed around him and Soreva instantly change, transforming into a huge harbor.

However, the harbor was filled with all sorts of raw materials for making sushi, such as steaming white rice, golden tamagoyaki, and various kinds of chilled seafood. But the size of these things had all become the size of houses.

Even more strikingly, not far from them, Richard spotted several sushi-themed warships floating on the sea that bore a striking resemblance to the two [Military Smash] Xyz Monsters on Soreva's field.

However, all of this pales in comparison to the terror brought about by the simultaneous increase in attack power of the two [Military Slash] Xyz Monsters on Soreva's field: