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

"The battle continues. The 'Queen's Knight' attacks, followed by direct attacks from the 'King's Knight' and the 'Guard Knight'!"

"what……"

【Star Leaf Dance LP: 6000→3500】

In response to Yuki's declaration of battle, the swords of the Three Poker Knights pierced through Hoshino Mai's body, taking away a portion of her life points. However, with their attack power halved and their opponents' base score increased, the results were less than ideal.

But this is the limit that Youxi can currently achieve.

"Activate the Spell Card: 'Light-Sealing Sword'."

After the battle phase ends, the game enters the main phase 2, which is not part of the DL village rules. Yuki puts her only hand card into the duel disk.

Instantly, countless swords of light descended from the sky, forming an unbreakable cage that trapped Xing Yewu within.

"This card will self-destruct after three turns of calculation during your opponent's turn, and as long as it is on the field, your opponent's monsters cannot declare an attack. My turn ends. The Three Knights of Poker's ATK is restored to its original value."

"Trying to stall for three rounds with the 'Light-Sealing Sword'? Unfortunately, that won't work, Yuuki-kun."

Seeing through You Xi's intentions at a glance, Xing Yewu immediately spoke up, pouring cold water on him.

"At the end of the phase, the second effect of 'Hysterical Signing' activates!"

"②: This effect activates during the End Phase of the turn you send this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard. Add up to 3 'Harpie' cards from your Deck to your hand (maximum 1 of each card with the same name)."

After the back-and-forth battles of the previous and current rounds, Hoshino Mai's resources weren't much better than Yuuki's. She only had one card in her hand and a cost card for the next turn to utilize. However, this common sense and premise were overturned by the continuous magic power of "Extraordinary Food" sent to the graveyard.

"The cards I want to add are: 'Harpist,' 'Harpist,' and—"

The three cards popped out of the deck one by one. As the deck was being shuffled into the Duel Disk, Xingye Wu held the cards in her hand and showed them to Yu Xi.

One of them is a magic card that can cause Yuki's so-called defense to crumble.

"The Harpy's Feather Broom."

Chapter 5 Xyz Summoning—!

"Activate 'Harpie's Feather Duster' to destroy all Spell & Trap Cards on your opponent's field."

Without any intention to delay or keep the audience in suspense, the rounds changed, and after drawing her cards, Hoshino Mai inserted the only magic card she had retrieved, which possessed a power level comparable to a limited card in the OCG, into her Duel Disk.

Instantly, a storm of colorful feathers arose, blowing the Sword of Light and its cards away.

"That removes the attack restrictions from the 'Sword of Light' on me."

"But in return, it also consumes one of your cards."

The removal of "Light's Seal" wasn't actually unexpected for Yuki. During his pre-reading of Hoshino's face-down cards, he had guessed there might be a card that could send "Hysterical Sign" to the graveyard. Activating "Light's Seal" was precisely to restrict Hoshino's choice.

"Moreover, relying solely on the remaining two monsters is insufficient for an effective deployment."

Yuki is quite familiar with the "Harpie" deck.

It belongs to the more entertaining type of second-tier deck. It has "Sign" in its card draw, which is comparable to the mainstream pie chart deck, but it does not have the ability to create a board with a single card.

As far as Yu Xi knows, there is no way to link "Harpoid Spirit Master" and "Harpoid Dancer".

unless……!

"Don't rush, Yu Xi-kun. I haven't prepared a magnificent stage suitable for the 'Harpie' yet."

Suddenly, a slot resembling a CD player popped out from the side of the Duel Disk, and Hoshino Mai placed a card into it.

"—Activate the area-of-effect spell: 'Divine Wind of the Valley of Mist'."

Her action didn't change the surrounding environment much, but the wind started to blow.

A cool breeze, refreshing and soothing, dispelled the sweltering heat. A bikini-clad girl, her white feathers billowing, appeared in the wind and danced gracefully.

"Then, an attack signal summons—'Harpie Dancer'."

"Harpie Dancer, Level 4/Wind/Bird" "ATK: 1200/DEF: 1000"

"The second effect of this card name can only be used once per turn."

①: This card's name is treated as "Harpie" as long as it exists on the field or in the Graveyard.

②: You can target 1 WIND monster you control; return that monster to its owner's hand. Then, you can Summon 1 WIND monster.

"So this is it after all."

Yuki's expression was serious. With "Harpie Dancer" and "Kamikaze of the Valley of Mist" in hand, it was no secret to him what Hoshino Mai was going to do next.

"The second effect of 'Harpie Dancer' activates: Target 'Dancer' itself, bounce it back to my hand, and then resummon it to the field. At this moment, the effect of 'Dream Wind of the Valley of Mist' will be triggered."

"Once per turn, if a face-up WIND monster you control is returned to your hand: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower WIND monster from your Deck. Appear, 'Harpie Spirit Master'!"

"Harpie Spirit Master ★4 Wind/Bird Beast" "ATK: 1400/DEF: 1300"

Suddenly the wind picked up, and a scarlet-haired girl, who served as a priestess or shaman in her tribe, appeared on the wind, holding a collar and chain in one hand and a scepter in the other.

"Then, let's use this child's power immediately! Harpie Spirit Master's third effect activated!"

"You can activate this effect by discarding 1 'Harpie' card from your hand. Special Summon 1 'Harpie' monster from your Deck in Defense Position, except 'Harpie Summoner'."

Send "Harpist" to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Perfumer".

"Harpist Perfumer, Level 4/Wind/Bird" "ATK: 1400/DEF: 1300"

"If 'Harpie Perfumer' is successfully Special Summoned, I can add 1 Spell/Trap Card from my Deck that bears the name of 'Harpie Sisters' to my hand. Here, I'll choose the second one, 'Kaleidoscope - Magnificent Clone -'. Now all 'Harpies' on my field can be used as 'Harpie Sisters,' so I'll activate this Spell Card directly and Special Summon 'Harpie Sister 1'!"

"Harpie 1, Level 4/Wind/Bird" "ATK: 1300/DEF: 1400"

The effect has already been explained once, so there's no need to repeat it.

After the "Harpie Spirit Master" raised his scepter and summoned the third "Harpie" with long pink and purple hair by chanting a spell, the light refracted, and the fourth "Harpie Girl" also appeared in response.

In an instant, as if in response to Yuki's earlier actions, Xingyewu also summoned a large number of monsters.

Moreover, it has one more than Youxi, so the winner in terms of appearance is a foregone conclusion.

The level of support from the fans in the audience was also incomparable.

The moment Xingyewu completed the formation, a chorus of praise erupted from below. Compared to Youxi, whom they had never seen before and who was a boy, Xingyewu, a rising star with both good looks and talent, was naturally more popular.

However, none of this mattered to Youxi, who was already in the zone.

"There are 4 level 4 monsters...!"

Most importantly, all the monsters summoned by Xingyewu are of the same level.

This situation made him sense an extremely dangerous signal.

"The card name 'Harpie Girl 1' is considered 'Harpie Girl' according to the rules, and as long as it's on the field, all WIND monsters gain 300 ATK. But it still can't get past Yuki-kun's 'Guardian Knight,' so please allow me to summon my ace."

A serious look flashed in Xingye Wu's eyes. She reached out and overlapped the three monster cards on the Duel Disk, placing a black-framed monster card on top of the overlapped cards.

"I will stack the three Level 4 monsters on the field with Light!"

The moment the words left their mouths, the "Harpie" monsters transformed into three beams of light symbolizing the wind element, rushing one after another into the vortex that opened in the center of the arena where the two were dueling.

The vortex was as dazzling and magnificent as a real nebula, making it impossible to look away.

"Divine Eagle Dragon, soar here, use your fangs and claws to crush your prey! Xyz Summon!"

Then, the nebula's vortex contracted and erupted.

What emerged from it was a giant crimson dragon wearing a crown.

A collar was around the dragon's neck, and the chain of the collar was held in the hand of the "Harpie Spirit Master," whose fierce gaze swept over, eyeing Youxi with predatory intent.

"Tier 4, 'The Harpy's Pet Phantom Dragon'!"

"Harpie's Pet Dragon, Rank 4/Wind/Dragon/Xyz" "ATK: 2000/DEF: 2500"

"3 Wind-attribute 4-star monsters"

—Xyz Summon.

This is an advanced summoning method in card duels, on par with Fusion, Synchro, and Link. As shown above, it works by stacking monsters to create Xyz Material, allowing you to summon an Xyz Monster of the corresponding rank.

Now, Xingyewu's trump card will be unveiled.

"Due to the effect of 'Harpie Girl 1,' 'Pet Phantom Dragon's' ATK increases to 2300. Furthermore, as long as it is on the field with Xyz Material, your opponent cannot target 'Harpie' monsters for attacks or card effects."

Feeling the slight surge of excitement coursing through her body after the arrival of the "Pet Dragon," Xingye Wu said, "Not only that, the 'Pet Dragon' can ignore all monster barriers and attack the player directly. Let's fight, Yuki-kun."

"Harpie's Pet Phantom Dragon Attacks, Illusory Flames!"

[Yu Xi's LP: 3000 → 700]

The dragon kept by the "Harpie Girl" opened its mouth and breathed fire. The spiraling flames swept over the card knights and poured onto Yuki.

The latter also experienced the impact of stereoscopic images for the first time.

However, this wasn't some kind of dark duel, so the pain from the impact wasn't very intense.

"Next, 'Harpie 1' attacks 'Queen Knight'."

After the three "Harpies" were all transformed into supermassive materials for the "Pet Phantom Dragon", the "Harpie Girl 1" who remained alone took flight and tore the "Queen Knight's" chest apart with claws sharper than sword blades.

"Harpie Girl 1" can boost the attack power of all wind-attribute monsters, including herself.

The 100-point difference in attack power translated into damage, further eroding Yu Xina's lifeline.

[Yu Xi's LP: 700 → 600]

Chapter 6 The seal is lifted