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

"What... what is this? Is this attack power an effect of this arena?"

Upon hearing Richard's terrified voice, Soreva immediately shook his head:

"Then you're wrong. This is the effect of [Silverfish-class Special Agent Ship]! When there are face-up cards in the field zone, this card can increase the ATK of [Military Pierce] monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck to the amount of their original DEF, and protect them from being destroyed by card effects!"

in addition……"

As he drew out the sound, the corners of Soreva's mouth curved into an even more exaggerated smile, and a card was already being pulled out of his hand.

"I hope you haven't forgotten that I placed this [Relic Slayer] on top of my deck using the effect of [Silverfish Slayer], and I just drew it using the effect of [Silverfish-class Special Agent Ship]!"

"And I haven't performed a normal summon this turn yet."

"It's difficult, is it possible..."

Before Richard could speak, Soreva picked up the [Relic Army Scroll] and slammed it heavily onto his D panel:

"That's right, I'm going to Normal Summon this [Relic Army] from my hand!"

Amidst the surging of light, the [Shari-gun-kan] filled with white rice reappeared. This time, however, with the appearance of the [Shari-gun-kan], the entire [Gun-kan-shu|Naval Battle|] instantly erupted in excitement.

Such strange phenomena naturally made Richard want to avoid them:

"What, what is this?!"

"Don't be afraid. The effect of [Military Summoning | Naval Battle] can only be activated if you successfully Normal or Special Summon a [Military Summoning] monster. You can select one [Military Summoning] card from your Deck and place it on top of the Deck."

With a smile and a word of comfort to Richard, Soreva then declared the name of the card.

"I choose to place one [Random Hand of the Army] at the top of the deck."

After dealing with all of this, Soreva immediately broke into a bright, sunny smile and said to Richard:

"So, this is the last Xyz Summon you'll see in this duel! I'll stack my Level 4 [Shari Gunkan] and [Red Shari Gunkan] on the field to create a stacking network of two monsters and Xyz Summon them!"

Appear! Vanguard of the Dreadnought Battleships, the first ship to open the delicious door with crimson salmon roe! [Dreadnought Battleship - Salmon Roe Class, First Ship]!

It looked very familiar. That's right, Richard recognized it. The sushi-like warship covered with bright red salmon roe that appeared on the Soreva field at this moment was exactly the same as the warship he had seen on the sea!

And after the [first ship of the Salmon Roe class] made its appearance, Soreva immediately stretched out her arms and loudly declared to Richard:

"Now, come on, let's enjoy this final feast on the sushi battleship!"

Chapter 366 The Self-Exposure of Weakness, The Person Behind Richard

"[Salmon Roe-class First Ship]'s effect! This card can only be activated when it is successfully Xyz Summoned! Because it Xyz Summoned [Relic Army], I can draw a card from my Deck!"

With a swift slide, Soreva added the [Randomly Selected Striker] card, which he had just placed on top of his deck, to his hand, thus beginning the battle.

"Next, the battle begins! [Sea Urchin-class No. 2], launch a direct attack on the enemy!"

As the [Urchin-class No. 2] ships turned their guns toward him in unison at Soreva's command, Richard did not hesitate to flip over the last card he had covered in the rear:

"I activate the Continuous Trap Card, [Lucky Fist]! This card can be activated once per turn when your opponent's monster declares an attack, and you toss a coin three times!"

Now, Richard, who was covered in cold sweat, immediately held up three fingers to Soreva and said,

"If all three are face-up, I can draw three cards from my deck! If all three are face-down, this card is destroyed! If this face-up card on the field is destroyed, I lose 6000 Life Points!"

Now, flip a coin!

In an instant, three coins appeared before the two of them, spinning as they were tossed into the air. Soon after, the first coin fell back down.

just!

Although it was only the first one, it was enough to make Richard happy:

"Excellent, a great start!"

Then, the second coin quickly fell, and as for the result...

just!

At this moment, Richard's heart was pounding, which meant that he was much closer to getting all three coins heads up.

If all three coins land heads, allowing him to draw three cards, he might be able to draw the crucial card that will prevent Soleva from clearing all his LP through battle!

Finally, the third coin landed, and its design was...

just!

Now, Richard could no longer contain his elation and immediately said with a smile:

"Based on the effect of [Lucky Fist], I can draw three cards! Draw!"

After drawing three cards in a row, Richard carefully turned over the card in his right hand, and when he saw the true face of the card he had drawn, he immediately cheered.

That's right, he drew it. He drew the card his friend had given him, the one that would allow him to save his last bit of LP when facing a final, direct attack:

[The Warbreaker]!

The only slight disappointment is that [Lucky Fist] is a card that can only be activated when an attack is declared, which prevented [Warbreaker] from blocking the attack from [Urchin-class Second Ship], which was a bit of a shame for Richard.

However, that's enough for Richard. At the very least, the [Destroyer] in his hand, combined with the monster card still set on the field, should be able to help him save his last LP, right?

It's even possible that they could stage a comeback in this round.

And so, Richard simply allowed the giant sea urchin fired by the [Sea Urchin-class No. 2] to slam heavily into him. The [Sea Urchin-class No. 2]'s attack power, boosted by its defense, had reached 3400 points, and this single shot reduced Richard's LP to a mere 600 points.

But just as Richard thought that Soreva was about to launch a second attack, he suddenly heard Soreva sneer:

"Now, the duel is over. In fact, I should thank you for handing over your weakness to me yourself."

"You, what do you mean?"

In response to Richard's confusion, Soreva simply used the effect that was about to activate:

"At this moment, I activate the effect of [Salmon Roe Class First Ship] on the field! Once per turn, when one of your [Military Pierce] monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck inflicts battle damage to your opponent, you can destroy one card on your opponent's field!"

Smiling, Soreva pointed his finger at the [Lucky Fist] at Richard's feet.

"I think your [Lucky Fist] shouldn't only cause you damage when it's destroyed by its own effect, right? So... I choose to destroy this [Lucky Fist]!"

"not good!"

Richard knew that Soreva was right. Having a card that deals massive effect damage when destroyed was indeed a weakness for him, and he had only taken this gamble because he knew he was unlikely to win.

Unexpectedly, this gamble exposed a weakness that had serious negative effects on him as well.

But it was too late now. The red salmon roe shells had already been ejected from the muzzle of the [Salmon Roe-class No. 1 ship], smashing the [Lucky Fist] to pieces.

The violent explosion caused by the destruction of [Lucky Fist] instantly took away Richard's last bit of LP, reducing his LP to zero.

With Soleva's victory, the AR scene generated by the D-view mirror disappeared. Soleva, amidst the surging crowd, slowly walked towards Richard, who had been blown to the ground, and smiled as he extended his hand to him.

"Now, hand over the fragments of your heart, cheater Richard."

"you……"

Upon hearing Soleva call him a cheater by name, Richard's face instantly flashed with anger. However, seeing the unfriendly crowd surrounding him, he fearfully pulled the Heart Shard from his pocket and tossed it into Soleva's hand.

He placed the Heart Shard in front of the Tyrannosaurus Rex D panel, allowing the panel to test it using the new program installed for this WDC. After confirming that it was indeed the Heart Shard, Soreva also removed the rope wrapped around Richard's wrist.

"Richard, who has already been disqualified from the competition, please leave."

"You... hum!"

Richard glared at Soreva with resentment, then scrambled to his feet and slunk away. Soreva, meanwhile, held up the fragment of the heart to the sunlight and examined it closely.

"Hmm, two fragments, the one in the middle and the one in the bottom right corner? Looks like he didn't harm too many people after all."

After saying that, Soreva tossed the heart fragment in his hand, then hummed a little tune as he walked out of the crowd to see if there was any other place where he could slack off.

As for Richard, whom he had let go, he was now panting heavily outside the Heart Garden and took out his phone to make a call.

The call was quickly connected, and before Richard could even speak, a warm voice came from the other end:

"Hey Richard, my dear friend, what brings you to call me all of a sudden?"

"Charlie, I failed. That operations committee member who was pursuing me was no good. I've been defeated by him, and he even took away my Heart Fragment. Remember to warn your other friends who are helping you take advantage of the situation to be careful."

Upon hearing Richard's message, Charlie did not reply; his previously smiling face had now been replaced by a serious expression.

After a long while, he finally answered the phone:

"I understand, don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, the man named Charlie immediately adjusted his cowboy hat and looked down at a card amidst the crowd:

"[No.7], I hope you truly possess the power to bring good luck to that girl!"

Chapter 367 The Stolen No. Card

"That's really strange, how come there are so many people playing gambling cards?"

As night deepened, Soreva, who had been saying he wanted to slack off all day but had been kept busy by Ghosh's constant phone calls and had spent the whole day catching cheaters, sat down on a bench on the street, exhausted, and couldn't help but complain.

For some reason, many of these cheaters carry cards that have a gambling-like effect, and their cheating methods are, in a sense, quite clumsy, making it easy for people to spot that they are cheating.

When Soreva found them, their reaction was the same: they turned and ran, but they just wouldn't let themselves out of Soreva's sight, just like Richard.

This made Soreva, who was sitting on the bench at that moment, start to think:

"What's the point of them doing this?"

However, before Soreva could come up with an answer, Ghosh called again, and Soreva could only answer the phone impatiently.

"Hey, Ghosh, any more cheaters to catch?"

However, this time, from Ghosh's unusual answer, Soreva detected a hint of panic:

"No, this time it's not about cheaters anymore. It's about a card that was exhibited at the art museum after the opening of Kokoro. Mr. Kokoro is very angry now."

Upon hearing that something could actually anger Mr. Xinyuan, Soreva immediately became gloating and intrigued:

"Oh, tell me, what card was stolen that could make Mr. Kokoro so angry?"

"Yes, according to the museum's records, the name of this card should be [No.7 Lucky Striped Man]."

"Ahem, what are you saying!?"

Upon hearing Ghosh say that the lost card was a [No.] card, Soreva immediately became restless. After all, most of the [No.] cards held by Kokoro were painstakingly obtained by him and Kaito, and they were just lost like that?

However, upon closer reflection, Soreva discovered something very amiss: