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

"Of course!"

As You Ming spoke, he carefully put the dumbbells back.

Instantly, I felt the suppressed qi and blood in my body relax, and my whole body felt comfortable. "Everyone says that money is the root of all evil and will corrupt people's hearts."

But who can resist the power of money?

Money makes the world go round; money can buy rare card decks; money can summon powerful monsters—it's awesome!

"If someone offered you a lot of money to do something, would you do it?" Kurosaki Ruri asked, her gaze fixed on him with a dazed look.

You Ming instantly became alert, looking at her warily: "Miss Kurosaki, do you have some get-rich-quick scheme that you want to include me in?"

Let me make this clear first: we're selling our skills, not our bodies!

I am the only son left in my family. If I sell myself, the family line will end.

Unless... you have to pay more!

Looking at his mercenary and greedy expression, Kurosaki Ruri couldn't help but shake her head.

The probing look in his eyes faded, and he said softly, "I was just asking. Once you're warmed up, let's begin our duel."

As she spoke, she took out a purplish-black hair tie from her pocket and tied her waist-length hair up high.

Her slender, fair neck was exposed, and her entire demeanor instantly changed from aloof to capable.

You Ming nodded, the playfulness in his eyes fading, replaced by a serious expression.

He raised his hand, placed the Duel Disk on his wrist, inserted it into his newly updated deck, and said, "Let's have a friendly match today, try out each other's new decks, Duel!"

"Duel!" Ruri Kurosaki also put on her duel disk.

【DUEL!】

【Ruri Kurosaki, LP4000】

[Yu Ming, LP4000]

"I'll attack first!"

Ruri Kurosaki raised her hand to draw a card, her gaze sweeping over her hand as she said, "Summon 'Lyrical Robin - Cobalt Spinel'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the duel disk began to flash with light.

A small, entirely brown bird took flight and landed on the field, its wings fluttering and carrying a faint breeze.

【Lyrical Robin - Cobalt Spinel, LV1】

"Next, activate the effect of 'Azure Jade Swallow' in my hand! While there is a Winged Beast Monster on the field, this card can Special Summon 1 Level 1 Winged Beast Monster from your hand! Come forth, Azure Stone Wagtail!"

Another flash of light appeared, and a wagtail covered in azure and blue feathers appeared on the field.

The Cobalt Spinel stood alongside them, and the three Level 1 Bird-Beast monsters unfolded on the field, forming a perfect setup.

【Lyrical Robin - Azure Stone Wagtail, LV1】

【Lyrical Robin - Jade Swallow, LV1】

"If Azure Stone Wagtail is Special Summoned, activate its effect! Add one Lyrebird-type Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand!"

Her deck was rapidly shuffled under the infusion of white feathers: "I choose to add 'Lyrical Bird-Bird of Love' to my hand!"

Ruri's fingers lightly swiped across the duel disk, and a magic card popped out of her deck and fell into her hand.

Stack the level 1 'Cobalt Spinel', 'Jade Swallow', and 'Azure Wagtail' together! Xyz Summon—

—Show yourself, Lyric Thrush/Chorus Little Ruri!

The three beams of light converged, forming a dazzling supermassive vortex.

Within the vortex, a monster in the form of a girl dressed in a blue-green feathered robe slowly emerged, with a pair of wings unfurling behind her and a faint sonic power surrounding her.

【Lyrical Ballad - Chorus of Little Glass, ATK0】

"Lyrical Birds - Chorus Ruri's effect activated! Attack power increased by 500 times the number of Xyz Materials! Now there are three Xyz Materials, attack power increased by 1500!"

The blue-green bird-man flapped its wings, and the three surrounding materials infused with power, making it much larger.

【Lyrical Ballad - Chorus of Little Glass, ATK0→1500】

"Finally, I'll set two cards face down, and my turn is over."

Watching Kurosaki Ruri's actions, a hint of approval flashed in You Ming's eyes, and he understood.

He recalled his previous duels with Ruri Kurosaki, including one where she summoned two monsters and then immediately set three cards, using the same strategy as Yuto.

One time, she summoned the chorus of Little Liuli and then nothing happened. In the end, she was stunned by her own skateboard.

This time, she perfectly combined the experiences from the two duels.

First, I Xyz Summon the core monster for suppression, and also searched for the series of Trap Cards. I kept the face-down cards for later.

The entire operation was smooth and flawless.

"Not bad, you've made great progress."

Yu Ming couldn't help but clap his hands in praise, his tone full of approval, "It seems you've been working on dueling techniques quite a bit lately."

Ruri Kurosaki's cheeks flushed slightly, but she still looked at him with unwavering eyes:

"Please show no mercy. Let me clearly see exactly where the difference lies between us!"

"That's natural."

You Ming's smile faded, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. "I've been wanting to test the power of my newly updated Dragon Conquest deck."

It's my turn, draw a card!

He raised his hand to draw a card, his gaze sweeping over the cards in his hand, a sharp smile curling at the corner of his lips:

"Activate the effect of Radiant Dragon - Rainbow Dragon from your hand! Send this card and one Dragon-Type monster from your hand to the Graveyard, and add two True Dragon monsters from your Deck to your hand!"

I send Light Dragon - Rainbow Dragon and Storm Dragon - Gale Dragon from my hand to the graveyard!

Add Earth Dragon - Trace Dragon and Flame Dragon - Explosive Dragon from your deck to your hand!

The Duel Disk flashed, and two Dragon cards transformed into streaks of light and fell into the Graveyard.

Two more cards popped out of the deck and fell into Youming's hands.

"Next, activate the effect of Earth Dragon - Trace Dragon in your hand! Discard this card and one Dragon monster from your hand."

Special Summon 1 Rock Dragon Rusty Dragon from your Deck! Come forth, Rock Dragon Rusty Dragon!

Yu Ming throws Earth Dragon - Trace Dragon and one Dragon-Type Monster Card into the Graveyard.

A yellowish-brown light exploded from the deck, and a giant dragon clad in rock armor burst forth from the earth.

Its body was enormous, surrounded by thick earth-elemental energy, and it stood firmly on the field.

【Iwasei Ryu - Rusty Dragon, ATK1600】

You Ming looked up at Kurosaki Ruri, a hint of provocation in his eyes: "Now, do you want to activate Ruri's chorus effect?"

Ruri Kurosaki's eyes narrowed as she pondered the meaning of Yu Ming's words.

Two and a half seconds later, she understood the other party's plan.

The attack power of the chorus Xiao Liuli is only 1500, which is lower than that of the Ruolong (1600).

If she doesn't use them now, and the opponent attacks, it's equivalent to wasting two of her cards.

Since the other party said that, it was obvious that they were deliberately reminding me.

She immediately said, "When the opponent has a Special Summoned monster on their field, activate the effect of Lyric Robin/Chorus Little Ruri!"

Remove one excess material and return it to your hand!

As the chorus of Little Ruri flapped its wings, a burst of sonic power shot out, striking Rock Dragon - Ruin Dragon.

One material was missing from the Xyz Aura, and Rock Dragon-Rust Dragon turned into a stream of light and returned to Yuming's hand.

"As expected, it will activate its effect."

You Ming chuckled lightly, showing no sign of panic. "Then, let's continue! Activate the effect of Storm Dragon - Gale Dragon in the graveyard!"

Banish Lightbringer Dragon - Rainbow Dragon and Earthbringer Dragon - Trace Dragon from your Graveyard, Special Summon this card to the field - Come forth, Stormbringer Dragon - Gale Dragon!