A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

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But with the [Drunkard] debuff triggered at the end of the turn, Kana experienced the sadness of discarding her hand for the first time in this game.

Chapter 302 "Lucy Dies"

Kira also saw the [Pumpkin King] card and commented, "Not bad! These 4 health points should last you for one or two rounds."

Lucy's turn was skipped, and Kira's turn came first. He calmly drew two cards, then leisurely nodded at his cards, looking relaxed.

He could indeed relax, since he didn't feel obligated to defeat either of them, nor did he bear the psychological burden of "losing his qualification for the assessment." Therefore, winning or losing wasn't important to him. What mattered was whether he could design and balance the character skills and card effects of this card game.

Snapped!

"Ice World!" Kira played a magic card depicting an ice field, aiming his attack at the entire field.

[Ice World (2): All other characters take 1 point of ice damage]

Cana's [Fire Wall] finally came in handy, negating 1 point; Lucy then activated [Useless Seduction], which was judged as the equipment card [Ice Emperor Armor].

[Ice Emperor Armor: When equipped, reduces ice damage taken by 1]

If she could equip this card, she would be immune to this damage. Unfortunately, it's just a judgment card. Lucy's health drops to 1, and she's on the verge of death.

"Hmph... Lucy, you should rest for now!"

Kira showed no mercy, immediately playing a [Roar of the Fire Dragon] card, but what he shouted was...

"【Word of Power】Activated, take another 【Ice World】!"

The ruthless man launched the most ruthless attack.

Kana has the monster [Pumpkin King] to absorb the damage, while Lucy... [Useless Seduction], just as its name suggests, flipped over a [Defense] card during the judgment.

With no cards in hand and her skills ineffective, there was no one to save Lucy at this moment!

Lucy's character is temporarily offline, the summoned celestial spirits also disappear, and Kira discards all the [Pranks] he placed in her hand.

Fortunately, because of her death, her teammate Kana can draw a card.

“Take good care of it! That’s the only thing Lucy left behind!” Kira joked.

Kana snapped, "So noisy!"

Kira showed no mercy, unleashing another 'prank' skill. But because Lucy was defeated, he only had two cards left this time, which he placed in Cana's hand.

After a simple "attack and defense" combo, Kira used two [Recovery] cards to increase his life and mana, then chose to end his turn.

"Aren't you going to continue the attack?"

Kira replied dismissively, "Ah... the remaining three are all basic cards! We've already attacked this turn, so they're useless."

With Lady Luck's blessing, Cana barely made it through the seventh and eighth rounds, during which time both she and Kira received some rest.

After that, the three of them arrived at Lucy's resurrection round, the ninth round that would decide their fate!

Kana finally got her second chance to "draw 2 cards" in this game, but this time, after drawing cards, she didn't choose to replace [Card Master], but instead used the two cards in her hand directly.

[Magic Amulet: Dodges one instance of damage each turn]

[Magic Card: Draw 1 extra card each turn]

These two cards, one an equipment and the other an item, do not conflict with each other, which makes Kira marvel at her luck.

And before Kana's turn ended and Kira's turn began, Lucy was finally revived!

Her character card changed from gray to color, and the 4 points of health and mana made her feel very welcome. However, she had no cards in hand, which made her seem a bit lonely. Since this was her last round of "resting," she naturally didn't have a chance to play.

These three rounds lasted less than two minutes, but facing an opponent like Kira alone was still very dangerous. However, Cana survived thanks to her extraordinary luck.

Kira's turn begins. After drawing cards, his life/mana/hand cards are 5/4/6 respectively.

"Then, let's play a prank!"

Lucy's resurrection restored Kira's ability to distribute [Pranks] back to three. He gave them all to Lucy and then used [Prankster] on Cana, removing three [Pranks], discarding her [Magic Amulet], and deducting 1 point of magic and life. Of course, this was blocked by Pumpkin King.

"[Magic Pocket Watch (1)]!"

"[The Earth Collapses (2)]!"

"[recover]!"

"[The World of Ice (2)]!"

"[attack]!"

Using the [Word of Power] skill, Kira treats magic cards with different names than regular cards as if they were already used magic cards on the field, and all of them are area-of-effect attacks; when his magic power is insufficient, he uses [Recovery] to replenish it, with a double bonus, so he can fully afford the consumption of magic cards.

All of this was done to weaken their health!

Unfortunately, Cana had the summoned monster [Pumpkin King], and Lucy had [Useless Seduction], so even though neither of them had any cards in hand, the damage they received was not as expected.

Fortunately, the [Pumpkin King] had exhausted all its life force and was removed.

Just when the two thought Kira would end things there, Kira's actions once again surprised them.

"[Seven Star Sword (3)]!"

The sudden sound and the unexpected bad news caused Kana and Lucy, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, to freeze again. The immense power of the [Seven Star Sword] had only been felt for a few minutes!

His mind tensed instantly, and he immediately looked down to count his remaining health points, finally letting out two panicked exclamations: "Not enough! Absolutely not enough!"

The damage is 7 points. In order, Cana will take 3 points and Lucy will take 2 points. However, since Cana only has 2 health left, she will definitely die. Therefore, the last point of damage will fall on Lucy.

But! Lucy only has 2 points of health left, and she can't withstand 3 attacks at all!

In that instant, the two felt as if they saw the light of the Seven Stars descending from the sky, dazzling and overwhelming!

The only chance is [useless seduction]!

It's that useless seduction technique that can protect you from harm as long as it's identified as a magic card!

However, the first judgment revealed a basic card [Defense], rendering the judgment invalid. Kana and Lucy had only 1 health point left and faced a major crisis!

The power of the Seven Star Sword remains, dealing 4 points of damage. Kana is hit and dies, her character card turns gray, and the [Magic Card] and [Prank] in her area are also discarded!

Seeing this, Lucy panicked even more, clasped her hands together in prayer with a "slap," and shouted, "It has to work! Please! My seduction technique!!"

The card slowly flipped open; it was a [Restore] card!

Lucy's heart sank, and a look of disappointment crossed her face: "It didn't work..."

Just then, Kira suddenly said, "No! There's still a chance!"

"Huh?!" Lucy looked up quickly, but couldn't think of a way out for the moment.

In the end, Cana was the first to understand Kira's meaning and said, "That's right! My death allows Lucy to draw a card from her hand! So this [Recovery] should be Lucy's card right now!"

“That’s right!” Kira waved his hand, and the top card of the deck was flipped over, revealing a [Roar of the Fire Dragon]!

Lucy was stunned by the turn of events, staring blankly at the judgment card, thinking to herself, 'Thank you, Natsu!'

The judgment was valid; Lucy was immune to the damage. The calculation continued, and on the last attempt, an [Attack] card was revealed. However, Lucy already had [Recovery], so she could save herself and survived the [Seven Star Sword].

Kana jumped up excitedly and cheered, "Great, Lucy!"

"Hehe... I told you I was lucky!" Lucy wiped the sweat from her brow and said to Cana with a smile, "But we can't let our guard down, Kira still has one more card to play!"

Kira chuckled: "Don't worry, this is a [Defense] card! And I've already used [Attack] on Cana this turn, so I can't convert it into [Attack] to use on you!"

“However…” Kira’s expression changed drastically, “…the talent who can unleash pranks!”

Chapter 303 The End of the Game

The two's shock caused Kira to burst into laughter: "Hahaha!!! This skill can be used an unlimited number of times per turn!"

With the skill activated, Kira removed three [Prank] cards from Lucy's hand. At this point, Lucy had no cards to discard, but that was alright; losing 1 point of mana was still acceptable; however, the final 1 point of damage was still left to fate.

"Come on, Lucy! The time has come to test whether your skill is truly useful!!"

Kiramo was eager to fight, Cana was frowning, and Lucy looked serious. All three of them were waiting for the answer to be revealed.

[Useless Seduction Technique] was slowly activated. The card was flipped over, and four large characters slowly came into the eyes of the group—Card Storm!

[Card Storm (3): Gain one card from each character]

This is a magic card!

"Wow! How lucky!" Kira announced the end of the turn, glancing at Cana as he said, "By the way! [Card Storm] was designed based on your skill, Cana!"

Kana laughed again and sat down boldly once more: "Thank you so much!"

The ninth round ended without any major incident. After Lucy's resurrection, Cana's death, and Lucy's near-death experience, Kira finally exhausted all his magic power, leaving him with only one basic card, [Defense], whose authenticity was unknown.

The situation of the three people at this time is as follows:

[Kana: Dead]

Lucy:

Life: 1/4

Mana: 3/4

Hand: 0

Kira:

Life: 3/8

Mana: 0/8

Hand: 1

Equipment: [Thunder Spear]

Item: [Magic Airship]