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

Soon, everyone watched with slight regret as You Feng [Long Yi Qiao - Tian Long Liu Xing = DRA] unleashed a powerful and seemingly all-powerful attack.

But at that very moment, Tenjouin Asuka also shook her head slightly with a serious expression.

"Not yet—"

The girl tidied her hair slightly, then took a deep breath and opened the last card she had placed face down in the previous round:

"Indeed... at this moment, facing Senior Youfeng's 4000 attack power big brother on the field..."

"There's absolutely nothing in my deck that can beat it..."

"but--"

In an instant, accompanied by the resolute voice of the girl in the blue dress, an 8-star Ritual Monster, Cyber ​​Angel - Dagini - from Tenjouin Asuka's Cyber ​​Angel deck, appeared in the water-rippled open space. The monster was depicted holding swords crossed over its chest in a defensive stance.

"I can now activate this Quick-Play Spell card from the back row – Majestic Mechanical Angel."

"Based on this card's effect: You can activate this effect by Tributing 1 [Cyber ​​Angel] Ritual Monster from your hand/field and targeting 1 Fairy-Type LIGHT Monster you control."

"The ATK and DEF of the targeted monster increase by 200 times the Level of the Tributed monster until the end of this turn. If the targeted monster battles an opponent's monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck this turn, the effects of that opponent's monster are negated only during the Battle Phase."

"Although, Senior Yuuka, you are also a Ritual Monster, I cannot nullify your effect..."

Soon, as everyone was still somewhat taken aback, the brown-haired girl with the shimmering light immediately smiled, seemingly confident of victory.

"However, I will directly unleash [Cyber ​​Angel - Idaten-], increasing the attack and defense of my [Cyber ​​Angel - Mijuu-] by 6 x 200 = 1200 points each!"

In an instant, with the girl's nimble fingers moving, the powerful 6-star [Angel-Type] Ritual Monster card, the first one to be [Ritual Summoned], was instantly released and sent to the Graveyard. Its starlight-like brilliance instantly bathed over Tenjouin Asuka's [Cyber ​​Angel - Miakaru-], the absolute leader of the group:

【Electronic Angel - Miaka Naru-】

[Attack power: 3000→4200]

[Defense: 2000 → 3200]

...

"In this way... even though Asuka-senpai only has one monster left on the field, her attack power has actually surpassed her opponent's... reaching 4200 points..."

Soon, as the powerful effect of suddenly increasing attack power took effect, just as Youfeng was about to destroy his 10-star sister on the field through battle, he witnessed this.

The fact that this seemingly heroic senior could unleash such power against all odds drew nods of approval from the crowd.

As for the girl's opponent this time, Yuuka, who was entering his duel phase, looked at the boy in front of him with great appreciation and smiled slightly:

"Hmm... As expected of Asuka... So, this is the foreshadowing you laid in the last round—"

"The dazzling burst of energy in an instant certainly suits your capable and efficient temperament."

As Youfeng murmured his thoughts, a hint of surprise flashed across the girl's eyes, and then her interest became even more intense.

...

But then, just as everyone was slightly surprised by the current situation and were admiring the girl, something happened.

Suddenly sensing something amiss, the "jellyfish-headed" boy, Judai Yuki, frowned slightly as he looked at the powerful [Angel Race] ritual monster on the field, as seen by Asuka.

"But... although the attack power has temporarily increased, causing the attack power to surpass the previous level, if it only takes effect for one round, you simply won't be able to remove Brother Youfeng's [Dragon Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = DRA], right?"

"After all... the attack power will drop in the next round..."

And very quickly, just as Judai Yuki expressed her doubts, Momoe and Junko, who were wholeheartedly hoping that their friend Asuka could find a glimmer of hope in her duel with her "idol," also instantly fell into a look of disappointment upon hearing Judai Yuki's voice:

"Hmm...right~"

...

But the next second, just as everyone's eyes were fixed on the blue-skinned female monster on the opposite side, Tenjouin Asuka, with her blue skirt, who seemed to possess unparalleled divine power, yet whose aura was equally sharp, the moment the monster appeared.

Asuka's expression showed no disappointment; instead, she simply shook her head slightly.

"and many more..."

"My methods for increasing attack power are not yet finished!"

Soon, accompanied by the girl's excited and confident voice, and her finger pointing to her own graveyard, [Cyber ​​Angel - Idaten -], which had been sent to the graveyard as material to increase the attack power of [Cyber ​​Angel - Miakaru -], continued to activate its effect:

"This card can only be activated when it is Tributed. All Ritual Monsters on your field gain 1000 ATK and DEF."

"And this increase in attack power has no time limit!"

In an instant, as this eerily blue Ritual Monster activated its effect in Asuka Tenjouin's graveyard, the multi-armed female Angel warrior on the field was also bathed in a white light:

【Electronic Angel - Miaka Naru-】

[Attack power: 4200→5200]

[Defense: 3200]

...

Soon, everyone was stunned to see the card's attack power increase again:

"Wow... to be able to boost the attack power of a Ritual Monster to this extent... Asuka-senpai, could you be a hidden Cyber ​​Dragon player?"

Accompanied by Jaden Yuki's slightly teasing voice, Junko and Momoe, who had been on edge since the beginning, finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"Even if... the attack power decreases in the next round... it will still be enough to block Senior Yuuka's [Dragon Radiance] brother..."

"Even more aggressively, we could directly swap it with [Dragon Artificial - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = DRA] on the Wind Field!"

...

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, at that very moment, due to the change in the monster on the field, Yuuka, whose battle had rewound, chose to end his battle phase.

After entering his [Main Phase 2], he immediately chose to set a card in the back row and ended his turn.

"Well then, I'll end my turn first... Asuka!"

With the turn finally safely in her hands, the young girl, Asuka Tenjouin, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Phew...it seems...we've finally escaped the nightmare of being instantly OTK'd by Senior Yuuka..."

After a slight sigh, the girl immediately reached for her duel disk and made a card-drawing motion:

"My turn, draw a card!"

soon--

As the only card drawn was placed in Asuka's hand, the girl immediately played it without hesitation:

"At this moment, I will activate a [Pot of Greed] from the field: At the start of your Main Phase 1, you can banish 3 or 6 face-down cards from your Extra Deck face-down randomly. For every 3 banished cards, you draw 1 card from your Deck. After this card is activated, you cannot draw cards using card effects until the end of this turn."

In an instant, as a classic Pot card was played, a huge pot made up of two ugly, greedy faces, one golden and one green, quickly appeared between Yuuka and Asuka. All six cards were sucked into the pot from the girl's Extra Deck, and then, after a brief shaking, were banished from the game.

Then, Asuka immediately drew two cards.

...

"Hmm... this kind of card is such a huge loss, wouldn't it mean I'd have to use my own terminal..."

Soon, witnessing the girl use up the resources of a full six Extra Deck cards in a row, Jaden Yuki was momentarily stunned. But the next second, after clearly seeing the Level 10 [Ritual] card in the girl's front row, he nodded in slight understanding:

"...Oh, so Asuka-senpai has a full [Ritual] deck, right...? Then that's fine..."

"The Extra Deck is useless anyway, so I might as well discard it and replace it with another card."

At that very moment, Junko, who was about to continue her sarcastic remarks with a look of disdain, was also caught off guard and raised an eyebrow slightly:

"Well... you, the worst student of [Osiris-Red], actually reacted so quickly this time..."

...

Soon after drawing two cards in a row, the girl immediately placed a [Magic Card] face-down in the Magic Trap Zone in the back row.

Then, he immediately looked directly at the imposing [Dragon Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = DRA] in the front field of Youfeng, and took a deep breath:

"It seems that, next, I'll inevitably have to replace your [Dragon Artificial - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = DRA]..."

But just as Asuka was about to enter her battle phase and launch an attack using [Cyber ​​Angel - Miakaru-], Yuuka shook his head instantly.

At that very moment, within the arena, the powerful [Dragon Radiance Skill] elder brother [Dragon Clarity Skill - Heavenly Dragon Meteor = DRA] also lit up with a specific time point—

"Not yet, Asuka."

After shaking his head slightly, Youfeng immediately pointed to the imposing monster card on his field and activated its effect:

"During your opponent's turn, banish monsters from your Graveyard until their total ATK reaches 2000 or 4000. You can also target face-up cards on your opponent's field that have a total ATK of 2000 or 1. Send those cards to the Graveyard."

"Then, I choose to banish a Level 1 [Dragon's Glow] low-level monster from my Graveyard, and in response, I will send this [Cyber ​​Angel - Mijuu-] from your field directly to the Graveyard!"

...

But at that very moment, as Yuuka chose her 10-star [Cyber ​​Angel] sister in the front row as the target of her destruction, Asuka Tenjouin glanced at Yuuka with some surprise and shook her head slightly:

"Senior Youfeng, it seems you've completely forgotten..."

"This card can be activated once per turn when the effect of a Spell, Trap, or Monster that destroys a card on the field is activated; you can return 1 Ritual Monster from your Graveyard to the Deck. Negate that activation and destroy it."

Amidst the girl's confident smile, the three spectators below the stage were momentarily stunned, simultaneously looking at You Feng with some confusion:

"But Senior Youfeng was just concerned about that point... right in the last round..."

"Isn't this memory a bit too bad?"

Soon, under the suspicious gaze of "Jellyfish Head" Yuki Jaden, Yuuka also shook his head noncommittally.

...

At the same time, just as Asuka, the girl in the blue skirt, was preparing to activate the effect, she was surprised to find that her [Cyber ​​Angel - Miaka-] had not lit up its time point due to the trigger effect.

"??? No time point...?!"

"Why can't I activate this effect?!"

Soon, amidst the girl's bewildered expression, Youfeng smiled and shook his head:

"Because my effect is to send the object directly to the grave rather than destroy it, therefore—the word 'destroy' doesn't even appear in the effect description."

...

Seeing that his tactics had completely failed and that the defensive barrier built by his attack power had been easily destroyed by Yu Feng, Yu Feng's expression immediately changed. However, in the end, he shook his head slightly, changed a [Monster] card in the front row, and then chose to end his turn.

Just as Yuuka was about to launch her attack into the battle phase, Asuka Tenjouin, as if she had made up her mind, immediately revealed the last card in her back row:

"Since that's the case... I will now unleash my final defensive measure—[Quick Attack Magic]: [Scapegoat]!"