Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Edward, who was very familiar with Saiō's "Secret Power" deck, shouted "Stop!" at the exact moment the spinning card was about to reach its reversed position.

However, the card did not stop spinning as it had before with her shouts; instead, it continued to spin.

"What's going on? Why isn't the card stopping?"

Kenzan, who had previously fought against Saiō, couldn't help but utter a sound of doubt upon seeing the strange scene before him.

"Hehehehehe... You can no longer stop the flow of fate."

With a mocking expression, Saiō narrowed his eyes and continued to speak to the crowd: "I have already seen through this. This card will stop in a favorable position for me, so no matter what happens, it cannot change the outcome of a favorable position!"

"Varied……"

As Saiō said, Edna's predicted shout did not stop the cards above the Queen's head.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the card above the Empress's head, as if predetermined, came to rest precisely in the position advantageous to the Prince of Sai.

As he watched his prophecy come true, a pleased smile appeared on the corner of King Jai's mouth.

"...Holy crap! Is this some kind of cheating? Are you kidding me?"

Having been controlled by the King of the West and acting as a double agent for a time, Wan Zhangmu couldn't help but roll his eyes at the bizarre scene before him.

So all these so-called positions were predetermined, right? And what's with all this talk about choosing forward or reverse positions... it's just a joke, isn't it?

"Fate is never in chaos."

Completely ignoring Wan Zhangmu's words, Saiou smiled and shook his head, continuing, "...When the positional effect of [Secret Power 3 - Empress] is activated, if the opponent Normal Summons a monster, I can also Normal Summon one [Secret Power] monster from my hand."

"...Two cards are laid in ambush, turn ends."

After summoning the monster, Saiou then placed his two cards face down in the back row.

After that, he waved to end his turn.

“…Hmm.” Glancing in the direction of Saiou, Edward placed his finger on the deck and drew a card: “…My turn, draw!”

"Hehehehehe... In that instant, I opened the backcourt face-down card!"

Aiming at the preparation phase after Edward draws a card, Saiou activates the Ambush Card in the back row: "Continuous Trap Card - [Fusion Forbidden Area] activated! According to this card's effect, neither player can perform a Fusion Summon."

As the trap card was activated, an invisible net enveloped the entire surrounding space.

From this moment forward, Fusion Summoning will be prohibited, and any Fusion effect will be unable to be activated.

Edward: "...?!"

"What?! [Forbidden Fusion Area]? Does that mean we can't perform Fusion Summoning?"

"That despicable Prince Sai, is he deliberately issuing this kind of targeted card?"

"...Not only did he deliberately choose a position advantageous to himself, but he also intentionally prepared such tactic against heroes! What a despicable bastard! He deserves to die!!!"

Disgusted by the King of the West's various methods, the crowd couldn't help but voice their condemnation.

However, Saiou's personality, which is composed of the will of the light of destruction, is originally an aggregate of evil thoughts. Therefore, these words, which are full of malice and mockery, are actually a kind of praise and recognition to him.

This means that people are treating him as a qualified villain.

Therefore, upon hearing these words, Prince Sai simply smiled calmly, and his expression remained unchanged.

"Gulp... In that case, I'll summon this monster."

The prohibition of Fusion Summoning means that Fusion Monsters such as Phoenix Man, Destroyer of Utopia, and Ruler of Utopia cannot be Special Summoned to the field.

Performing a Normal Summon will trigger the effect of [Arcane Power 3 - Queen], allowing Saiou to Normal Summon an [Arcane Power] monster once during his turn...

However, if you don't summon a monster, then Saiou can launch a direct attack on himself in the next turn.

Therefore, monsters must be summoned regardless.

"..."

After realizing the current situation, Edward finally chose to place a monster card from his hand horizontally on the field: "...I summon [Destiny HERO Diamond Man] in Defense Position (DEF: 1600)."

"At this very moment, the Empress's effect activates!"

Taking out a single card from his hand, Saiou summoned it face up to his field: "Ed, since you summoned a monster, I can now also choose one 'Arcane Power' monster from my hand for a Normal Summon."

"...Appear! [Secret Ritual Power 4 - Emperor] (Attack Power: 1400)!"

A black and red mechanical angel, larger than the Empress, slowly appeared before the King of the West as he moved.

As before, the emperor now has a constantly rotating card above his head, which determines the effect he will activate.

"Hehehehehe... Ed, I'll grant your wish and let you guess the course of fate." With a smile, the Prince said this.

"Hmph! No need... Anyway, the result has already been decided by you, hasn't it?"

Having learned from his previous experience, Edward now saw through the king's lies.

No matter what she chooses, the outcome will ultimately stagnate in a position favorable to King Jai.

As Edward predicted, the card above the Emperor's head landed perfectly in the correct position, without any surprise.

This is... the absolute power of destiny possessed by Saiō!

Almost every choice and divination result will lead to an outcome favorable to him.

"Ha, this is boring..."

Shrugging, Saiou gave an ambiguous expression: "The active effect of [Secret Power 4 - Emperor] is activated. While this card is face-up on the field, all monsters I control gain 500 ATK."

【Arcane Power 3 - Empress】(Attack Power: 1300→1800)

【Secret Power 4 - Emperor】(Attack Power: 1400→1900)

As the emperor made his formal entrance, the light waves emanated from the two monsters wielding the power of the Mystic Arts.

With the appearance of fluctuations, their attack power also rose to a new level, reaching the bottleneck stage for monsters below 4 stars.

"The effect of [Destiny HERO Diamond Man] is activated. I check the top card of my deck. If that card is a Spell Card, I can put it in the Graveyard, and then activate that card's effect on my next turn."

Explaining the effect of Diamond Man, Edward reached out and drew the card from the top of his deck: "...The card I drew is the Spell Card [Fate Draw], so Diamond Man's effect will activate successfully!"

"Next, I'll lay a trap, and then the turn ends."

Unable to fuse, there was no need to develop this turn. After burying a card, Edward ended his turn.

"My turn, draw!" After drawing the top card of his deck, Saiou placed it directly onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot] in Attack Position. According to the Emperor's effect, its ATK will increase by 500!"

【Arcane Power 7 - Chariot】(Attack Power: 1700→2200)

"Then, the chariot will gain the effect of being in the correct position!" With a prophetic declaration, Saiou stopped what he was doing and patiently waited for the card to stop spinning.

As expected, the card on top of the chariot landed in a position advantageous to Saiō.

Yusei: "...As expected, it's the right seat again!"

Yuki Judai: "That Saiou guy is so despicable!"

"Hehehehehe... Let's fight!"

A wicked smile curled at the corner of his lips, revealing a knowing look on his face. Saiou waved his arm, issuing the attack command to his monster: "First... [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot] Attack [Destiny Hero - Diamond Man]! Slime Cannon!"

As Saiō's words fell, the [Secret Power 7 - Chariot] floating in front of Saiō immediately raised its tentacle-like arms and shot a shockwave made of slime towards the location of the diamond man.

The slime transformed into a bomb the moment it touched the diamond man, shattering him into golden specks of light.

However, since the Diamond was in Defense Mode, Edward did not suffer any damage from the battle.

"The attack continues... I..."

"Don't even think about it! At this moment... I activate the Trap Card [Fate Mark]! When a monster on your field is destroyed, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower [Fate HERO] from your Deck."

Just as Saiou was about to unleash his remaining monsters, Edward reached out and opened the face-down card in the back row, summoning a new hero from the deck.

"...Come on! [Destiny Hero - Defender] (Defense: 2700)"

The azure stone giant, resembling a fortress, appeared before Edward, guided by the black D mark and breaking through the light of the ritual's power.

The defender, who curled up, was only a 4-star monster with a paltry 100 attack points, but he possessed a solid defense of 2700 points that matched his physique!

It's true that all the attribute points were put into defense.

"Tsk...a monster with a defense of 2700..."

Even with the Emperor's buff, the monsters on the Saiō Field were unable to break through this defense.

After frowning in displeasure, Saiou raised his arm and pointed in front of him: "Then, I will activate the positional effect of [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot], which allows me to Special Summon the destroyed monster to my field if I destroy an opponent's monster in battle."

Saiō: "...Resurrect, Diamond Man (Attack Power: 1400)!"

Edward: "Hmm... Diamond Man..."

Unlike Edward, who has always been in a passive defensive state, Saiou has summoned or Special Summoned all monsters in attack position so far.

Even the diamond man who was resurrected from the graveyard due to the chariot's effect was placed beside the Queen in an attack-oriented posture.

From then on, Saiou had four monsters on his field: [Arcane Power 3 - Empress], [Arcane Power 4 - Emperor], [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot], and [Destiny Hero - Diamond Man]!

"Go for it, Edward..."

Currently, it's clear that Saiō's side, which is launching attacks with incredible speed and agility, holds a significant advantage.

However, Edward, who currently has a defense of 2700 that prevents Saiō from breaking through, has not had his health reduced.

Putting himself in the shoes of the girl on the field, Yusei unconsciously uttered encouraging whispers.

643 The Ace Arrives! The Power of the Mystic Ritual XI - World!

"...My turn, draw a card!"

"At this moment, based on the effect previously activated by [Destiny HERO Diamond Man], I activate the effect of the Spell Card [Destiny Draw] that was previously sent to the Graveyard... Discard one [Destiny HERO] monster from my hand, and then draw two cards from my Deck."

After discarding a high-level [Destiny HERO] monster from his hand that he couldn't use, Edward then drew two cards from his deck to replenish the cards he had just used up.

Then, she looked up at the two cards she had drawn.

One of them is a trap card with the effect of blocking attacks – [D-Luck].

The other card is a lower-level monster of the Destiny HERO that can be Normal Summoned – [Destiny HERO - Killer] (Warrior/DARK/Level 4/ATK: 1200/DEF: 1700).