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

The earth was shattered, and the "Dark Magician" and the "Dark Magician Girl" jumped out, becoming the undisputed victims of overwork in this duel.

Upon seeing their return, Sho Satomi showed an impatient expression.

"Tsk! It's back again, these guys are such an eyesore. But even if you revive it, so what? This guy can't stand a chance against my mech army!"

"What if we add this card too?" Yuuki reached for the graveyard. "Spell Card: Servant of Souls, effect activated!"

"You can activate this effect by banishing this card from your Graveyard during your Main Phase. Draw the number of each type of 'Guardian Priest,' 'Dark Magician,' and 'Dark Magician Girl' monsters from both players' fields and Graveyards."

In the last round, Yuki used "Magic Hat" to send 3 Spell/Trap Cards to the Graveyard. The first one was "Magician's Guard", the second one was "Light of the Soul", and the last one was this.

Yuki's deck doesn't have "Guardian Priest" yet, but it can at least perform as well as "Pot of Greed".

"I currently have 'Dark Magician' and 'Dark Magician Girl' in my Graveyard, so I draw 2 cards. Then, because a Spell Card effect was activated, the effect of 'Dark Magician and Apprentice' was activated, so I draw 1 more card from my Deck. If it's a Spell/Trap Card, I Set it in my back row."

Three new cards were added in one go. If it was like a skilled cook trying to cook without rice when there was only "Dark Magician and Apprentice", then now Yuki's situation has been turned around.

He then took a new card from his hand.

"Activate the effect of 'Magician's Twin Souls': Send 1 Level 6 or higher Spellcaster monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, then Special Summon this card."

"Magician Dual Soul, Level 1/Dark/Mage" "ATK: 0/DEF: 0"

The magic circle unfolded, and the soul of a mage, whose entire body turned blue, emerged from within. It was evident from the appearance that this was the manifestation of the souls of a black magic master and his apprentice.

"Then activate the second effect of 'Magician's Twin Souls'."

"You can activate this effect by sending up to 2 Spell/Trap Cards from your hand or field to the Graveyard. Draw the number of Spell/Trap Cards you sent to the Graveyard from your Deck."

Send "Premature Burial" to the Graveyard and draw 1 card. Since Equip Cards are sent to the Graveyard instead of being destroyed, "Dark Magician and His Apprentice" remains on the field.

"Heh, they avoided the side effects by using cost."

Satomi Sho scoffed, "But how many times do I have to tell you before you understand? A mere 'Dark Magician Master and Apprentice' can't defeat my evolved mecha legion!"

"No direct combat is needed."

Even without Satomi Sho saying it, Yuki himself knew that without drawing cards like "Black Hole" and "Black Burst Magic," it would be difficult to launch a strong attack. However, he drew another Joker card that was enough to turn the tide and win.

"—I unleash the 'Magician's Dual Souls,' and summon the 'Catapult Turtle'!"

"Catapult Turtle, Level 5/Water/Water" "ATK: 1000/DEF: 2000"

The figure of "Magician Twin Souls" disappeared, replaced by a giant tortoise with a long rail launch pad on its back.

"A 'catapulting turtle'? What kind of monster is that?"

"A monster that can defeat you."

Yuki explained to Satomi Sho, who was frowning, "The effect of this card is to release 1 monster on your field and inflict damage to your opponent equal to half of that monster's ATK."

"I see. So you're planning to use effect damage attacks since you can't win in combat?"

Satomi Sho finally understood what Yuki wanted to do, but he didn't take it seriously.

"The 'Dark Magician and Apprentice' only have an attack power of 2800, which can only deal a maximum of 1400 damage to me. That's simply not enough!"

"Not necessarily."

Yu Xi lightly tapped the Duel Disk, flipping over the face-down card he had set with the effect of "Dark Magician Master and Apprentice".

Trap Card activated: "Transforming Clay Fortress!"

"Target one Level 4 or higher monster on my field, turn this card into an Effect Monster, and equip the targeted monster to it as an Equip Card."

"Deformable Clay Fortress, Level 4/Ground/Rock" "ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000"

The ground beneath the feet of the "Black Magician and His Apprentice" trembled, and a giant clay fortress rose rumblingly from the earth, carrying them into the air to confront the monsters, including the "Mech Colonel."

"The 'Transforming Clay Fortress' increases the attack and defense of the equipped card. Since 'Dark Magician and His Apprentice' has an attack of 2800, the 'Transforming Clay Fortress' will have an attack of 3800."

You Xi said, "I'll activate the effect of 'Ejecting Turtle,' sacrificing the 'Transforming Clay Fortress' to give you half of its attack power, which is 1900 points of damage."

"Load the shells and fire!"

As soon as You Xi finished speaking, the "Transforming Clay Fortress" transformed into a cannonball that landed on the "Catapult Turtle's" launch platform and was then launched by the "Catapult Turtle".

The clay projectile flew over the mech legion's protective net and hit the bullseye.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

[Sho Satomi's LP: 4400→2500]

Having taken a heavy hit from the human cannonball attack, Satomi Sho's face contorted with rage: "Damn it! Didn't I already tell you? You can't defeat me like this. What's the difference between this and directly sacrificing the 'Dark Magician Master and Apprentice'? It's just a matter of dealing a little more damage!"

"That's the difference!"

Two cards pop out of the graveyard, and Yuki puts them onto the Duel Disk.

The familiar cold-faced magician and pretty girl reappear.

"Because 'Clay Fortress' was sacrificed, 'Dark Magician and Apprentice', which was an Equip Card, was destroyed. Based on its last words, 'Dark Magician' and 'Dark Magician Girl' are Special Summoned. Then, 'Catapult Turtle's' effect is activated again, sacrificing 'Dark Magician' to inflict 1250 damage on you."

"What!?"

Satomi Sho's expression changed.

"Isn't that monster's effect supposed to be used once per turn!?"

“I never said there was a limit to the number of times.”

Yu Xi's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he commanded the "Black Magician" to transform into a white beam of light and shoot towards the Dark Duelist.

"Fire the second shell!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

[Sho Satomi's LP: 2500→1250]

"Then, because the 'Dark Magician' has entered the graveyard, the 'Dark Magician Girl's' attack power will increase to 2300. I will offer her up as a sacrifice as well."

Without giving Satomi Sho a chance to catch his breath, Yuki once again declared.

Without hesitation, the "Black Magic Girl" leaped onto the launch pad, placing her hands on either side. As the launch pad adjusted its center of gravity, her beautiful emerald green eyes aimed at Satomi Sho, who had been hit twice in a row.

"emission!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

[Sho Satomi's LP: 1250→100]

Half of 2300 is 1150. After three consecutive hits, I successfully brought Satomi Sho's base score below 500. Now there is only one last step left.

"wait wait wait!"

Satomi Sho clearly realized this as well. His face, already covered in cold sweat, turned pale. Ignoring the pain emanating from his soul and body, he hurriedly reached out to stop him, saying, "Yu... Yuki-kun! Wait! I... I know I was wrong. I apologize to you, I apologize! Let's stop here and make up! How about that!"

At first, she was a little flustered and stuttered when she spoke, but she became much more fluent later on.

Satomi Sho's expression was sincere, and his tone was genuine. It was clear that he truly wanted to reconcile with Yuuki and end the conflict.

But after a few seconds of silence, Yuki said, "Do you remember, Satomi Sho? You said yourself that the Dark Duel cannot stop, and a winner must be decided."

"We can think of other ways! Yes, other ways!"

Driven by a strong survival instinct, a person's brain can sometimes work very quickly.

Satomi Sho immediately thought of a way to break the Dark Duel.

"As long as we deliberately draw, the punishment of the Dark Duel will not fall on either of us."

Indeed, the punishment for a Dark Duel is borne by the loser, and if it's a draw, it's left unresolved. Yuki had also heard Izayoi Yuki and Hoshino Mai explain the loopholes in this rule.

however……

Despite Satomi Sho's hopeful gaze, Yuki shook her head: "It sounds good, but unfortunately, I can't grant your request, Satomi Sho. Because—I can't trust you."

To achieve a draw, Yuki would have to abandon his current killing move and then feign a few more rounds with Satomi Sho to gather enough cards to create a draw.

Regardless of whether he has such a card, once he gives it up, the initiative in the next round will return to Satomi Sho's hands.

He didn't think that Satomi Sho, whom he had let off the hook, would obediently keep his promise instead of turning his back on him.

and so--

"The effect of 'Ejector Turtle' is activated."

The hesitation lasted only a moment before Yu Xi cut it off, uttering the final declaration.

"Liberate yourself and deal 500 points of damage to you."

"Damn it!!"

[Sho Satomi's LP: 100→0]

Satomi Sho was engulfed by the light of the cannon fire, letting out the most shrill and resentful scream of the entire duel...

Chapter 79 Soul Seal

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"

Using the soul of the "Catapult Turtle" as a projectile, the light cannonball instantly sent Satomi Sho flying, wiping out the latter's remaining basic points.

And at that very moment, it was confirmed that Yuki had emerged victorious in this dark duel.

The way they won was a little subtle.

The "Catapult Turtle" burn-out FTK is a classic tactic in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh! in the OCG, usually paired with another forbidden card: "Magical Scientist". However, in the anime, it turned out to be a huge plot hole—the corrupted Yugi tried to use the "Catapult Turtle" combo to defeat Rafael, but ended up being killed instead of instantly defeating him.

If Rafiru, who would rather die than let monsters enter the graveyard, were here, I wonder if he would say that he "disrespects the souls of the monsters"?

Normally, You Xi might have let his mind wander along with this random thought, but he wasn't in the mood for it right now.

Once she was certain of her victory, her tense mind relaxed instantly. Saya gasped for breath, feeling completely exhausted.

Despite appearing calm in front of Satomi Sho, this was, after all, his first dark duel, and no one could guarantee a smooth and safe outcome.

Therefore, Yuki was on high alert when facing Satomi Sho, fearing that even the slightest oversight would lead to an unpleasant outcome.