I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

"Hmph... How could a mediocre student like you, with your Osiris-Red [status], possibly understand what Asuka-senpai is so amazing!"

Soon, following Junko's voice, Momoe, with her black ponytail, immediately brushed her bangs aside. Although her personality was more gentle than Junko's, she quickly nodded and said as the two discussed Tenjōin Asuka:

"Yes...that's right...and—"

In that instant, after subtly agreeing with Junko's statement, she immediately smiled and looked at Yuki Judai beside her:

"【Ritual Summoning】appeared at the same time as 【Fusion Summoning】, right...?"

"Although the [Fusion Summoning] system became more mature and favored by most duelists because of the new rules for the dueling tournament established by Yuuki-senpai and President Kaiba..."

"But Ritual Summoning cards are by no means weak, okay? Besides, they have a long history~"

Soon, amidst the two girls' simultaneously somewhat disdainful complaints, Jaden Yuki paused slightly, nodding with a mixture of surprise and realization as he looked at the 6-star Ritual Monster in the arena:

"Hmm...is that so?"

...

At that very moment, after summoning this powerful [Ritual Monster] card in front of Yufeng, the girl took a deep breath, her expression tense.

"Hmm... looks like a good start!"

Soon, under the moonlight, the girl's hair swayed in the gentle breeze, and her cheeks flushed slightly with excitement. She quickly calmed down and activated the effects of two cards on the field in quick succession:

"First, based on the effect of [Cyber ​​Angel - Idaten -] currently on the field: This effect can only be activated if this card is successfully Ritual Summoned. Add 1 Ritual Spell Card from your Deck/Graveyard to your hand."

"And the card I'm going to add to my hand next is [The Absolute Ritual of the Mechanical Angel], which is an even more advanced version than [The Ritual of the Mechanical Angel]!"

Soon, the monster card on the field, surging with streaks of blue light, flashed and activated its effect. Tenjouin Asuka once again pointed to the [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] in her graveyard, which had just been released from her hand and sent to the graveyard:

"Then my [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] in the Chain Graveyard doesn't have the search effect that allows me to draw a new Ritual Monster [Cyber ​​Angel - Miaka-] once per turn!"

In an instant, as the effects of two cards responded in the graveyard and the field respectively, the chain status was resolved, and Asuka's deck slowly unfolded in front of her. She quickly and accurately selected the two cards she wanted.

Meanwhile, seeing the smooth execution of this chain of combos, Youfeng nodded in slight surprise:

"Is that so... to have grasped the characteristics of the [Ritual] deck to this extent in such a short time..."

"As expected of Asuka..."

"It seems to be starting to resemble Shi Yijun..."

...

At the same time, as Yu Feng nodded with a slight sigh, Tenjouin Asuka's beautiful brown eyes flashed with even more confidence as she directly displayed the higher-level version of the original family's [Ritual Magic] that she had just retrieved on the field:

"Then, Senior Youfeng, it's my turn!"

"This ultimate card is enough to represent my [Cyber ​​Angel]!"

Soon, accompanied by a flash of magical light, a ring of flames, representing the [ritual summoning], immediately lit up again on the shimmering water's edge—

The overall style of the card is consistent with that of the one that successfully summoned the "Cyber ​​Angel - Idaten -", but the goddess priest in the card description has been changed to face away from the card and towards the sacred fire altar, and the altar has also been upgraded to a higher level.

"Because of this [Absolute Ritual of the Machine Angel]: You can Tribute monsters from your hand/field until their total Levels equal the level of the Ritual Summoned monster, or as an alternative to Tribute, return an Angel or Warrior monster from your Graveyard to the Deck, and Ritual Summon 1 [Cyber ​​Angel] Ritual Monster from your hand."

"Therefore, I can use the [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] from my graveyard and a Level 4 monster from my hand that meets the requirements as materials for this [Ritual Summon]!"

In an instant, Asuka Tenjouin threw a monster card from her hand into the flames lit by the ritual magic that illuminated the field.

A dazzling, ethereal red light, against a dark purple background, instantly unleashed a powerful force of ascension. A deity resembling a young girl, one of the three Hindu triads, spread her three arms, striking a majestic and solemn pose. Simultaneously, three pairs of transparent, ethereal wings, like wings themselves, fluttered around her waist, creating a breathtakingly beautiful spectacle.

"Come forth! Level 10—[Cyber ​​Angel - Miakaru-]"

【Electronic Angel - Miakaru-】

[Attribute: light]

[Race: Angel]

【Level: 10】

[Attack power: 3000]

[Defense: 2000]

"..."

Seeing these two ethereal figures, shining brightly before him and displaying their powerful divine strength at 6 and 10 stars respectively, Youfeng glanced at the short-skirted girl radiating a confident smile and sighed slightly:

"It's so soulful, it's just too soulful..."

"You didn't get a single useless part even though you did it all yourself, right...?"

"The eldest sister of the main family makes her appearance in the first round... Asuka... no wonder she's known as the strongest girl in Duel Academy..."

After a slight sigh, Youfeng immediately entered his turn and began drawing cards:

"My turn, draw a card!"

Soon, after acquiring a powerful Machine-type monster, Yuuki smiled slightly at Asuka, who still retained a touch of girlish naiveté despite her mature appearance:

"Next, I will show you the true essence of the [Ritual] Dragon Radiance Technique!"

"I'm initiating the [Electronic Emergency Call] to call Zhang [Long Huiqiao]!"

80. [Dragon Yi Qiao - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = DRA]: Let me punch you once by myself!

Soon after, the classic Cyber ​​Dragon spell card, depicting a downed mechanical plane making an urgent distress call, was played onto the field.

Everyone's expression froze for a moment:

"Although... didn't Senior Yuuki say we should use the same [Ritual Deck]? How come... it's still Cyber ​​Dragon after all this time..."

Amidst the two girls' complaints, soon after, the red-clad boy with the "jellyfish head," Jaden Yuki, also looked at the classic [Cyber ​​Dragon] starting combo card and remarked:

"However... as the core deck that best represents Yufeng's work, no one would say anything if we used our old friend Sebastián at this time, right?"

As Jaden Yuki laughed, Asuka Tenjouin, who had been slightly disappointed that she couldn't learn more about [ritual manipulation] from Yuuki's actions, quickly nodded.

"Hmm... Indeed, it's entirely the duelist's prerogative to use any cards, there's absolutely no problem with that... However—"

Soon, after glancing at the activation of this most basic [Spell] card of the [Cyber ​​Style], Tenjouin Asuka immediately smiled as she looked at her Level 10 [Cyber ​​Angel] on her field:

"However, although my deck is called 'Cyber' Angel, or 'Machine' Angel... my ritual monsters have absolutely nothing to do with Machine-type monsters, but are Angel-type monsters!"

"So, even if you wanted to use the [Electronic Dragon] to roll tires, Senior Yufeng... it wouldn't work~"

Soon, seeing the girl's confident smile, Youfeng immediately nodded:

"Well...indeed..."

"But is it possible that my [Electronic Emergency Call] wasn't actually calling for a monster from the [Cyber ​​Dragon] series?"

...

At this moment, accompanied by Yufeng's soft voice, Tenjouin Asuka, Yufeng's opponent, was momentarily stunned by Yufeng's unexpected move.

"but..."

Just as Tenjouin Asuka was re-examining the [Magic] card, seemingly trying to understand its effect, Yuuki, meeting her questioning gaze, pointed to the [Electronic Emergency Call] card he had just played:

"This card's effect: Add 1 Cyber ​​Dragon monster or a Machine-Type monster and a LIGHT monster that cannot be Normal Summoned from your Deck to your hand."

"So—I can search for more than just Cyber ​​Dragon."

After revealing a slight smile, Youfeng immediately reached for his silver-white Duel Disk, took out his main deck, and began searching.

Soon, to everyone's astonishment, Yu Feng immediately added a Level 1 Machine-Type LIGHT monster, Gazo, to his hand.

At that moment, seeing the strange monster card that Yuuki had added to his hand, Jaden Yuki was also quite startled and shook his head:

"But, Yuuki-senpai, is it really okay for you to treat your deck like this? What if you lose the bond with your [Cyber ​​Dragon]..."

...

At the same time, before Jaden Yuki could finish his worried words of advice, Yuuki immediately extended his hand:

"Shut up, Judai!"

Amidst Yuuki's righteous and stern rebuke, Yuuki Jaden scratched his head in utter bewilderment.

This instantly caused the two girls accompanying him behind him to smile slightly.

Jaden Yuki: ??? This scene feels strangely familiar...

...

Soon after "scolding" Jaden Yuki, Yuuka immediately drew the Level 1 Machine-Type LIGHT monster card he had just acquired from his hand. Right where everyone's eyes were focused, Yuuka activated its effect from his hand:

"Next, I will activate this [Dragon's Radiance - Right Pivot α] directly from my hand. According to its effect—"

"You can activate this effect by Tributing 1 other [Dragonlight Monster] or Ritual Monster from your hand/field. Special Summon this card from your hand/Graveyard in Defense Position. After that, you can add 1 Ritual Monster from your Deck to your hand. During the turn this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters other than those that cannot be Normal Summoned."

"Then, I will directly release another [Dragonlight Takumi] monster from my hand—[Dragonlight Takumi - Uesugi ζ]—and Special Summon this card [Dragonlight Takumi - Uesugi α] in face-up Attack Position."

In an instant, a Level 1 Machine-Type monster with the same aura was also immediately thrown into the Graveyard, while the monster card displayed in the hand was a Machine-Type monster made entirely of metal mechanical structure, resembling a dragon-shaped machine, which instantly appeared as if it had sped away from space:

【Long Huiqiao - Right Pivot α】

[Star rating: 1]

[Attribute: light]

[Race: Mechanical]

[Attack power: 2000]

[Defense: 0]

Then, after successfully Special Summoning this 1-star monster card to the field, everyone was instantly astonished by this monster card, which resembled a celestial body flying in the sky. Although it was only 1-star, its attack power was a whopping 2000 points.

Jaden Yuki even rubbed his eyes, scrutinizing the card's information with a suspicious look. After carefully reviewing the card's stats in the star rating and attack power sections, Jaden Yuki shook his head with a sigh:

"2000 attack power, and it's only a 1-star monster card..."

"Even at 5 stars, Senior Yufeng's [Cyber ​​Dragon] only has 2100 attack power..."

"Compared to this, it's really outrageous..."