Yu-Gi-Oh!: Holding Ruri Kurosaki, I'm invincible!

Liuli never expected this.

After I changed my playing style, my opponent was able to react so quickly.

Her original plan was to use this card to prevent him from Xyz Summoning once the field was covered with Xyz Monster materials.

Even when encountering the Thunder King deck we've faced before, this card can be used to make a trade the moment the attack comes.

This achieves a one-for-one exchange.

That way, she can make full use of her abilities in the next round.

Who would have thought that this trump card would be forced out so quickly?

Yu Ming wasn't surprised by her card.

What was originally a pure Xyz Speed ​​deck has now been transformed into a deck full of traps; it would be strange if it didn't have one or two traps.

The "I was struck by lightning" incident was just an appetizer to test the waters.

"Fight! Attack the 'Lyrical Robin - Azure Stone Wagtail' with my sister!"

After receiving instructions, the little girl in pink struck an adorable pose and flew towards the white birdman.

"What?"

Liuli was even more puzzled by this action.

They attacked without using an Xyz Summon?

Both monsters have an attack power of 200. Do they want to take each other down with them?

She glanced at her second face-up card...

"No, the activation conditions are not met."

And so, the two weak monsters with the same attack power punched each other in mid-air and exploded at the same time.

"Alright, the obstacle blocking the way is dealt with!"

Yu Ming draws another card: "Activate Quick-Play Spell 'I-I-I Return'!"

If a monster you control is destroyed by battle, you can Special Summon as many monsters as possible that were sent to the Graveyard this turn!

"Rise again, my sister!"

The monster that had just gone down was resurrected under a blue-purple magic circle.

【My sister, ATK200LV2】

"However, for each Special Summoned 'one' during the turn this effect is activated, I will take 600 battle damage."

[Yu Ming, LP4000→3400]

This is not the Duel Tower; losing health points will not cause pain.

You Ming said, "We're still in the battle phase. My specially summoned sister can still attack. Let's fight!"

[Ruri Kurosaki, LP4000→3800]

"Alright, battle over! Activate the effect of 'I-I-I-Boy' in my hand!"

"If you control a 'GagaGaga' monster other than 'GagaGaga Kid', you can Special Summon it."

A child wearing a purple hat appeared on the field, carrying an ice pop, after passing by his sister.

【Me, me, me, kid, LV2】

"There are two Level 2 monsters..."

Liuli sighed inwardly. The conditions required for an Xyz Summon were perfectly bypassed, and the obstacles I had set up were completely avoided.

"Could it be that he saw through my face card from the very beginning?"

Seeing his opponent's expression, You Ming nodded with satisfaction.

It seems she figured it out.

This is a basic skill for professional poker players.

When the opponent is likely to use a deep trap strategy, the key is not to rush into an attack, but to try to eliminate all the traps by trading one for one.

The best time to launch an attack is after the opponent has used up most of their traps.

Otherwise, if you summon two monsters with two cards, and someone else defeats them with a single face-down card, it's a huge loss.

"Activate the 'My Sister' effect!"

Yu Ming said, "Choose a 'I-I-I' monster other than this card, and make the combined Level of the two monsters four."

Therefore, the levels of "Little Sister" and "Little Boy" become 2+2=4!

【Me, me, me, kid, LV2→4】

[My sister, LV2→4]

"Go! Stack my Level 4 sister and my little boy on top of each other, creating a stacking network with the two monsters, and Xyz Summon!"

The two monsters transformed into two points of light, one pink and one blue, which hovered in the air and converged on the ground.

It formed a purplish-black vortex.

"Return with the power of the wind, Tier Four—Tornado!"

A monster with a body made of wind emerged from a vortex on the ground.

【Tornado, ATK2100】

Looking at his deck, which could be used to summon Xyz Summon cards at any time and in any situation, Youming felt a sense of satisfaction.

Sigh, I've put so much effort into earning resources.

That's what we've been waiting for!

"Activate the effect of Tornado Dragon, remove 1 Xyz Material, and destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card on your opponent's field."

You Ming smiled and pointed to the card that Liu Li had previously pointed at: "What I want to destroy is the middle face-down card!"

The face-down card on the glass field was destroyed by a gust of wind and blown into the air.

Before being destroyed, it revealed its true form in a card—the Divine Bird Attack.

"So the second face-down card is the Divine Bird Attack?"

You Ming understood: "Just as I guessed, leave a bird-beast monster on the field, and simultaneously set up the Divine Bird Attack."

If the Lovebirds fail to stop my Xyz Summon, use this card to destroy my monster.

This must be what they call second-stage defense.

Liuli remained silent, because Youming's words had perfectly captured her thoughts.

She felt that her actions were entirely within You Ming's expectations, leaving no room for improvement.

"Then I'll set a card face down, and the turn ends."

Liuli looked at her hand, which only had one card left, the "Lyrical Songbird - Jade Swallow".

I originally planned to save it for the next round, but now it seems things are not going to go smoothly.

Fortunately, she had a third card for extending her battery life.

"My turn! Draw a card!"

"At this very moment, activate the Tornado effect!"

Yu Ming said, "Remove the second Xyz Material and destroy the third face-down card!"

It was the familiar tornado again, but this time it revealed its true form before it took off—the cry of the living dead.

"I see. The last card was designed to help with the flow of this turn. It seems like a good counter."

He only said half of what he wanted to say.

If the Divine Bird attack was used in the previous round to change the situation, the other card will synergize with this Call of the Dead.

It can also be used to disrupt operations.

Liuli looked at the newly drawn card with a blank expression, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Thank you, my deck."

"Um?"

You Ming had a bad feeling; normally, hearing such words would make one wary.

Special Summon "Lyrical Warbler - Turquoise Warbler" by activating its effect!

This card can be Special Summoned directly if you have no monsters on your field!

A green bird-man flew through the air and landed in front of Liuli.

[Lyrical Robin - Turquoise Warbler, ATK100]

You Ming: ...

No, sister!

Is your lucky draw really that accurate?

Shouldn't we adopt a more scientific approach to gacha pulls?

"When this Special Summon is successful, you can Special Summon 1 Lyrebird monster from your hand or Graveyard!"

Ignoring You Ming's thoughts, Liu Li continued her actions: "Resurrect, Azure Stone Wagtail!"

The bird flapped its wings, forming a black circle on the ground, from which white feathers slowly emerged.

Ruri: "That should work—"

"Activate a quick-attack spell!"

Yu Ming interrupted her chant: "'The Pointer of the Grave'! Target a monster in the opponent's graveyard, and that monster is removed from the game."

Furthermore, neither player can use the effect of a card with the same name this turn. Banish Azure Stone Wagtail!

"What?"

The white birdman that had been slowly emerging from the black hole.

He entered another dimension under the touch of a dark green finger.

"In this way, due to the loss of a target, the Turquoise Warbler's effect is equivalent to firing a shot without hitting its target."

As You Ming spoke, he couldn't help but wipe away his cold sweat.

Oh my god, thank goodness I upgraded my deck in advance.

Otherwise, in this situation, it would be really difficult to fight against the combo of "Turquoise Warbler" pulling "Azure Stone Wagtail" and then searching.

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