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

"Just because you beat an opponent who relied on a superior summon, does that make you so complacent? He wasn't using a Bird deck, just a Barbarian deck. In fact, if it weren't for the action cards and the Pendulum Card you printed on the spot, he would have already beaten you. Just based on that, your deck already has a big problem."

If Soleva's sarcastic remarks only made Sakaki Yuya blush and intend to continue arguing with him, Soleva's next sentence made him widen his eyes in astonishment:

"I once encountered a guy who used a Magician deck, and he defeated me without even giving me a chance to make a move, thus winning the duel."

"When you can do that too, then I'll admit you're right."

Chapter 14 Card Rewards

"Surprisingly, someone managed to do this against Mr. Soreva using a Magician deck?"

Thinking of Soleva in the duel, Yuya Sakaki couldn't help but think of his previous duel with Soleva, bringing the situation back into his mind, and felt that the person Soleva encountered in the duel was unfathomably strong.

Little did he know, Soreva was cursing under his breath as he mentioned it:

"Damn the dealer! It's unbelievable that I drew five monster cards as the second player in my Trap Hollow deck! Not a single one of them is an Obstruction! If I had just gotten a G, and drawn a [Infinite Impermanence], or a Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring that could effectively block, I wouldn't have been OTKed!"

Unfortunately, Yuya Sakaki couldn't hear Soleva's thoughts. He began to doubt himself. If someone that strong existed, could he defeat him through a duel?

And so, a bewildered Yuya Sakaki walked out of the classroom door, which worried Yuzu Hiiragi, who always cared about him. She was about to chase after him when Soleva stopped her:

"Alright, Yuzu. Let him think about it on his own. Maybe he'll be able to figure things out more clearly, right? You should trust him a little more."

Even though Sorewa said that, Yuzu Hiiragi couldn't suppress her worry for Yuya Sakaki:

"But what if something happens to Yuya..."

Although Soreva was worried about letting a teenager run around, she thought, isn't Yuya Sakaki the main character? How could he possibly get into trouble so easily!

So, Soreva gave Yuzu a thumbs-up and said:

"Don't worry, that's Yuya, nothing serious will happen to him! But here, if you leave too, Yuzu, I'll be in trouble. I don't have much experience taking care of kids!"

"This……"

Looking at the three little ones all staring at her, and Sorewa with his hands clasped together in a pleading gesture, Yuzu could only sigh and agree:

“I understand, I will help you, Mr. Soreva.”

"Thanks. Well then, as a token of my appreciation, here's this card for you, Yuzu."

Stunned, Yuzu took the card from Soreva's hand and began to examine the strange monster card called [Hamonist of the Phantom Melody].

The background color of the monster card was a deep blue she had never seen before, with silver-white hexagonal patterns; and there were 8 triangular arrows around the edge of the monster card image, but only the two triangular arrows in the lower left and lower right corners were bright red; upon closer inspection, it could also be seen that this monster card had no defensive power, which was replaced by a line of text "LINK-2".

"Mr. Soleva, what is this card?"

Although she had some vague suspicions, Hiiragi Yuzu still chose to ask Soleva the question.

When Sorewa heard Yuzu Hiiragi ask a question, he responded as if it were perfectly natural:

"How about the [Fantasy] Link Monster? It should suit you perfectly, right?"

Upon confirming with Soleva that the monster card contained the [Illusion] attribute, Yuzu was immediately moved. In her mind, this card was undoubtedly prepared especially for her by Soleva, and she immediately bowed to Soleva in gratitude.

"Mr. Soreva, thank you! I will definitely cherish this card!"

"Haha... I'm glad you like it."

Soreva was exasperated. He had only given away an SR card. Even if it was a new card to them, there was no need to make such a big deal out of it.

What's more, he got this card by chance. If he hadn't been short of SR dust at the time, he probably would have already disenchanted it.

Of course, he still wouldn't say something so reckless.

However, the three little ones, who had watched helplessly as Soreva handed the new card to Yuzu Hiiragi, couldn't sit still any longer and started shouting:

"Professor Soleva! We want the new cards too!"

"That's right! It can't just be given to Yuzu-nee alone! Teacher Soleva is being biased!"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Yuzu quickly helped Soreva calm down the three little ones:

"Everyone, please be quiet. Mr. Sorewa would never be biased. Right, Mr. Sorewa?"

Seeing that Yuzu was constantly giving him meaningful glances, Soleva knew exactly what she meant, and immediately said to the three little ones with a wry smile:

"Don't worry, everyone, I've prepared cards for you too. However, you must listen carefully in class, and you will only receive a reward if you pass my post-class test."

"Yes!"×3

Seeing the three little ones obediently sit down in their seats after responding, their hands placed neatly on the table, Soreva smiled and began his lesson:

"I remember you were all here yesterday when I was explaining Fusion and the Extra Deck to Yuzu. So today, I'll talk to you about all the Special Summoning methods related to the Extra Deck, and their summoning conditions. First, there's the Fusion Summoning, which you already saw yesterday..."

With that, Soreva picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the word "integration" on the blackboard behind him, and began his long and eloquent speech.

........................

"Hmm, well done. Yuzu and Yamashiro Tatsuya got all the questions right, and Harada Taishi and Ayukawa Ayumi got two wrong, but you still pass. Congratulations on passing today's test."

Upon hearing this, the three little ones who had been nervously surrounding Soreva immediately beamed with joy and cheered excitedly:

"Great! We passed!"

"Professor Soreva! You promised us you'd give us a reward!"

Seeing the three little ones all reaching out their hands, asking him for cards, Soreva could only smile wryly.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll give you a reward."

As he spoke, Soreva reached into his pocket and pulled out a small red envelope. The three children, seeing the back of the card peeking out of the envelope, instantly showed expressions of eager anticipation.

"So, the first one is for Harada Taishi!"

Upon hearing Soleva call his name, Harada Taishi, with his signature catchphrase "Hee-bi-rae-ru," came to Soleva's side.

Soleva then took a card from the red envelope and handed it to Harada Taishi:

"Harada Taishi, this [Raging Flame Kaibun Togolan] is your reward."

"Oh!"

Harada Taishi cheered as he received the card, but his cheer abruptly stopped when he saw the card itself, and a look of utter despair crossed his face.

"Teacher Soleva, why did you give me a high-level monster? I want cards from the Extra Deck..."

Upon hearing this, Soreva's face immediately darkened:

"Hey kid, if you don't like it, give me back the card! This is a UR card, it's super expensive to combine!"

Of course, he couldn't say this directly; he simply coughed lightly while clenching his fist and said:

"Harada Taishi, even if you've learned the Special Summoning method of the Extra Deck, don't underestimate these high-level monsters. Many high-level monsters, including this [Raging Flame Kaiju Togolan] that I gave you, are quite powerful."

Chapter 15 Yamashiro Tatsuya's Doubts

"A fairly powerful card?"

Upon hearing what Soreva said, Harada Taishi involuntarily looked at the [Raging Flame Kaibun Togolan] in his hand. However, after carefully examining its effects, Harada Taishi felt completely numb.

"Teacher Soreva, this isn't right, is it? Didn't you say this was a pretty powerful card? Why was it Special Summoned to the opponent's field? Isn't this helping the other side attack me?"

Seeing that Harada Taishi couldn't grasp the card's strategic value, Soreva couldn't help but sigh. However, being just a child, Soreva offered to explain:

"Taishi Harada, that's not how you see it. Let me give you an example. If you have a card like [Lightning Strike] that can destroy your opponent's monsters, but the monsters on your opponent's field have effect destruction resistance, then they can't be destroyed by your [Lightning Strike], right?"

Upon hearing Soreva's example, Harada Taishi nodded as if he understood, but seeing that he still hadn't grasped it, Soreva had no choice but to continue.

"But if you have a [Flame Kaiju Togoran] in your hand at this moment, can't you use the opponent's monster to Tribute, Special Summon Togoran, and then use [Lightning] to destroy Togoran and open up the game?"

Now, the chubby boy, Harada Taishi, finally understood, and his eyes instantly lit up.

"So there's another way! Xi Bi Lai Lu!"

"Besides, I didn't just pick this [Raging Flame Beast Togolan] randomly. Look, it's a monster from the Dinosaur Tribe. Harada Taishi, take out your [Graffiti Beast Tyrannosaurus].

At this moment, Harada Taishi, who greatly admired Soleva, would not go against Soleva's wishes. He immediately took out [Graffiti Beast Tyrannosaurus] from his deck and placed it next to [Raging Flame Beast Togolan].

Soreva pointed to the [Graffiti Beast Tyrannosaurus] effect description and began explaining it to Harada Taishi:

"Watch closely. The effect of this card is that as long as there is a Dinosaur-Type monster on the field, you can Tribute a Dinosaur-Type monster to summon it from your hand."

The dinosaur-type monsters mentioned here aren't limited to those on your own field. This means that if you have both of these cards in your hand, you can Special Summon [Raging Flame Kaiju Togolan] to your opponent's field, then Tribute it to Summon [Graffiti Tyrannosaurus].

"Oh oh oh! Xibilailu!"

This unprecedented idea instantly turned Harada Taishi into a "Hebilailu" repeating machine, while Ayukawa Ayumi and Yamashiro Tatsuya were even more eager to see what kind of cards and dueling strategies Soleva would bring them.

"Then, next up is Ayumi Ayukawa."

Upon hearing Soleva call her name, Ayumi Ayukawa immediately stood excitedly in front of Soleva.

However, as she approached Soleva, she keenly noticed that Soleva's expression didn't seem as relaxed as when he was facing Harada Taishi. Instead, he frowned and immediately put on a wronged look, asking:

"Mr. Soreva, is there something troubling you?"

Ayumi Ayukawa thought that seeing her so pitiful appearance, Soleva might soften and give her a powerful card, but to her surprise, Soleva immediately seized the opportunity and said:

"It is indeed a difficult situation. The [Water Maiden] deck you are using is quite weak in resource management and development, but it has the advantage of a small core, which allows you to choose more powerful water-type deck cores to match. However, this gives me more options, and I end up with fewer choices."

"Is that so?"

Hearing Soleva say that, Ayumi Ayukawa tilted her head, propped her cheek with her fingers, and suggested to Soleva in a coquettish manner,

"In that case, wouldn't it be better for Professor Soreva to just give me all those cards?"

The next second, Soreva's fingers lightly tapped Ayumi Ayukawa's head:

"Don't be too greedy! In that case, I'll give you a card that you can use right now."

After saying that, Soleva took a card out of the red envelope and handed it to Ayumi Ayukawa.

Although she hadn't fully seen the card's true form yet, the fact that its edges shared the same color scheme as the [Phantom Melody of the Sacred Flower Harmony] that Hiiragi Yuzu had was enough to excite Ayumi Ayukawa:

"Great! It's a brand new monster card, just like Yuzu-neechan's!"

This cheer drew envious glances from Harada Taishi and Yamashiro Tatsuya, as this was a completely new way to summon.

However, this time Soreva didn't explain the card to Ayumi Ayukawa as she had before. After all, compared to the special nature of the [Kai-Beast] cards, the effects of this [Sea Crystal Girl Coral Anemone] seemed much more normal.

Nevertheless, Ayumi Ayukawa was still very excited, after all, she was getting a new card, and the card art was such a cute girl, which was exactly to her liking.

Just as Ayumi Ayukawa skipped and hopped to find Yuzu Hiiragi and shared her find with her, Tatsuya Yamashiro also walked up to Soleva. Soleva, understanding the situation, took out the card she had prepared for him and handed it to him: