Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

"……come on……"

Although tiny, it does exist.

Amidst that wave of what could be described as violence, besides the students who were still clueless about the situation and were merely watching the spectacle, there were also some dissenting voices that were drowned out.

That was an encouragement to You Xi.

By carefully searching the past, you can find voices in every corner.

There were about five or six people: a boy wearing black-rimmed glasses who looked somewhat timid, a girl with freckles on her face and braids who looked plain, and a slightly overweight otaku with an ordinary appearance.

Yuki recognized these as the students who were victims he had forced Satomi Sho to return the stolen cards.

Not all of these people stood up, nor were they all students from the school. But those who appeared here, those he was watching, gritted their teeth, overcame their fear, and cheered him on with all their might.

This should be the limit of what they can do, but it is already a great help to Youxi.

“I told Si-kun that the power of support is very important. I can’t go back on my word to him on this point.”

Yu Xi withdrew her gaze and solemnly declared to Keno, "So, I'm sorry, Professor Keno. I have to say no to you!"

"...That's a real shame."

Kno said nothing more and continued, "Set one more card face down, end of turn. Now, begin your last turn, Yuki."

"Before we begin, let's use this card to ignite the flames of counterattack!"

Yu Xi stretched out his arm, and at that very moment, a face-down card in front of his palm stood upright.

"At the end of the phase, the Perpetual Trap 'Folding Card Bonds' activates!"

Chapter 46 The Value of the Only Disciple!

Yuki's second face-down card revealed a crimson trap.

Unlike the "Light-Protecting Spirit Sword" which hinders attacks, this trap is not meant to trap the opponent, but rather to assist in one's own strategy.

"I'm going to use this card's second effect immediately! Banish 'Queen Knight,' 'King Knight,' and 'Guard Knight' from my Graveyard, and draw 3 cards from my Deck! Draw!"

Without leaving himself any room to use effect ①, Yuuki sent all the card knights to another dimension in one go. The knights' souls transformed into three sharp swords, becoming Yuuki's weapons.

"Now it's my turn. I activate the Spell Card: 'Pot of Greed'! Draw 2 more cards from my Deck!"

"There's even a card as rare as 'Pot of Greed'?"

A green ceramic pot with a greedy smile carved on its surface appeared in Yuxi's back row and broke into two new cards, which surprised Kno.

The power of a card like "Pot of Greed" that provides mindless card replenishment is obvious to anyone; even a fool could see its value. However, it's extremely rare on the market, making it highly sought after but unavailable. I never expected to see it here.

"In this way, You Xijun will have 5 cards in his hand."

Seeing Youxi draw a huge number of cards, Xingyewu couldn't help but say happily, "With so many cards in hand, there's bound to be a way out, right?"

"It's hard to say."

Izayoi Yuki, however, could not be as optimistic as Hoshinobu.

"That 'Ancient Mechanical Chaos Giant' is really too troublesome; it's uncertain whether Izumi-kun can get past it."

Because they have become teammates and discussed deck building, Izayoi Yuki now has a deeper understanding of Yuki's deck.

For Yuki, the "Chaos Giant" is undoubtedly the strongest enemy at present, without exception.

It's not impossible for Youxi to defeat it, but the chances are slim.

"However, since it's Izumi-san, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

"Oh?"

Hearing Izayoi Yuki's murmur, Hoshinobu turned her head in surprise.

Does Xiaoxue trust You Xijun a lot?

“Because I said before that I would trust him, and I won’t go back on my word.” The white-haired girl’s expression was matter-of-fact. “You feel the same way, right, Mai?”

"Of course. After all, it's precisely at critical moments that Yu Xijun is able to unleash his full potential."

"Ah."

Hearing Hoshinobu's cheerful and unhesitating reply, Izayoi Yuki stared intently at the duel in the arena.

So, bring out the same strength you had when you dueled with me that day, Izumi-kun.

Show me another miracle.

"As for this hand... I'll activate the Spell Card 'Whirlwind' from my hand first."

Yu Xi glanced at his hand from left to right and put the first card on the left into the Duel Disk.

"Use this card's effect to destroy any face-down Spell/Trap Cards behind you."

As soon as Youxi finished speaking, a blue tornado burst out of the car and hurtled towards Keno's position at high speed.

Seeing this, the latter said, "Chain this effect and activate the Trap Card: 'Competition - Cross Dimension'."

"Target one 'Ancient Gear' monster you control; banish that monster. I send 'Thermonuclear Dragon' to another dimension."

The card targeted by "Whirlwind" was flipped open, and the space slowly rippled, swallowing the huge mechanical dragon into it, leaving only "Ancient Mechanical Chaos Giant" on Kno's field.

However, he had nothing to worry about.

Having "Chaos Giant" on the field is more than enough, and this trap card also has a powerful follow-up effect.

"The banished 'Thermonuclear Dragon' will return during my next preparation phase, and its attack power will be doubled until the end of the turn. Too bad, Yuuki. Things would have been different if your 'Whirlwind' had targeted a 'Linear Cannon.'"

Double the attack power equals 6000 damage points.

Even if they managed to defeat the "Chaos Giant," an even more terrifying nightmare awaited Yuki. Kno had clearly considered the worst-case scenario, and his backup plan was foolproof.

Seeing that the "Whirlwind" effect failed, Yu Xi's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "It doesn't matter. My goal is to eliminate that unknown face-down card so that I can play my cards without any worries."

"Pay 1000 Life Points to activate the Spell Card: 'Veil of Dark Magic'. Special Summon 1 DARK Spellcaster monster from your hand or Graveyard."

Yuki places one card from her hand onto the Duel Disk.

"Descend here! Special Summon 'Chaos Dark Magician'!"

"Chaotic Dark Magician, Level 8/Dark/Mage" "ATK: 2800/DEF: 2600"

[Yu Xi's LP: 1850 → 850]

A magnificent and intricate magic circle unfolded on the earth, and dark magic tore through the sea of ​​chaos. The supreme mage, who even held the power of chaos in his hands, slowly rose from within the circle and opened his cold eyes.

"When 'Chaos Dark Magician' is successfully Special Summoned, its effect activates! I can add 1 Spell Card from my Graveyard to my hand."

"I see, so you want to reclaim the 'Pot of Greed'?"

Kno said knowingly, "That way you can draw two more cards."

"Do not."

Yu Xi denied Keno's guess.

"The card I'm adding to my hand is a Continuous Spell: 'Severed Darkness'!"

"what?"

"Simply drawing cards doesn't mean much, but this card is different if I combine it with the cards in my hand."

Retrieving the card from the graveyard, Yuki immediately played it along with another card from her hand.

"Activate 'Severed Darkness' again, followed by the Spell Card: 'Curtain of Dark Magic'!"

"Pay half your Life Points to Special Summon 1 'Dark Magician' monster from your Deck. Come forth, my ace, 'Dark Magician'!"

"Black Magician, ATK: 2500"

[Yu Xi's LP: 850 → 425]

The pale skeleton, draped in a black robe, lifted it, revealing a deep darkness within. In the blink of an eye, as if by magic, he transformed into a supreme mage with an icy expression no less than that of a black-clad sorcerer.

This is the strongest weapon that Yuki used to break through the "Chaos Giant".

"The effect of 'Severed Darkness' can also activate its second effect during battles against Level 5 or higher Normal Monsters, thus enabling the defeat of 'Ancient Mechanical Chaos Giant'."

"Even so, the combined attack power of 'Black Magician' and 'Chaos Black Magician' isn't enough to deplete my health. You can only deal a maximum of 5300 damage to me."

Kno pointed out the flaws in Yuxi's tactics.

5300 damage is a lot, but not enough to defeat him.

In the next round, "Thermonuclear Dragon" will return in an overload state even stronger than "Chaos Giant," using its triple-seal effect during attacks to utterly destroy Yuki.

"I know, so I'll activate the effect of 'Severed Darkness' again: If a Normal Monster is successfully Special Summoned, draw 1 card from your Deck!"

Yu Xi rested her fingers on the card deck and took a soft breath.

His heart was beating a little fast, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

It was fear, tension, anticipation, and excitement. Every time I faced this situation, these emotions would surge up uncontrollably.

Fear and tension are natural, after all, no one knows what they'll get from this gacha pull. However, the unknown is also what makes it exciting and anticipated.

Let's use this gacha pull to cut through the darkness on the road ahead!

“Draw a card——!”

Suppressing the embarrassing, childish thoughts in his mind, Yu Xi applied force to his fingertips and pulled out the card at the top.

It traced a path through the air, casting a golden arc in the sunlight streaming through the skylight.

"……fighting!"