Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

"I activate the [Scrap Speedster] entry effect!"

"If this card is successfully Synchro Summoned, you can activate this effect. Special Summon as many 'Synchro' Tuner monsters as possible from your Deck in Defense Position (maximum 1 of each of the same Level)."

"Next, following the chain effect of [Scrap Speed ​​Booster], I activate the effect of [Scrap Converter] in the graveyard!"

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, you can target 1 Tuner monster in your Graveyard to activate this effect."

"That monster was Special Summoned in Defense Position."

"The effects of monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot be activated this turn."

"My target is the [Scrap Synchronizer] in the cemetery!"

"Special Summon it!"

"Revive, [Scrap Synchron]!"

Just as You Yang was about to summon the monster again, Wang Zhen, who was opposite him, suddenly shouted loudly:

"Wait a moment!"

"What makes you think you can activate the [Scrap Converter] effect?"

"Didn't you say that yourself when you summoned [Scrap Synchron]?"

"The effects of monsters Special Summoned by its effect will be negated!"

"You bastard, did you secretly use some underhanded methods?"

I request arbitration!

Looking at Wang Zhen's smug smile that seemed to say, "I've got you covered," You Yang was speechless.

In the audience, those duelists who had been crushed and eliminated by Wang Zhen with his powerful cards were now covering their faces.

How embarrassing!

It's so embarrassing to lose to an idiot who doesn't even know the basic rules!

The other contestants in the stands were also speechless.

Who among those who made it this far isn't a top-tier duelist who has been through countless battles?

How did such a scoundrel manage to sneak in?

"How did this idiot even get in here?"

Inside the VIP room, Xie Wan'an looked at Wang Zhen's smug face on the screen and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"We came here for you, Miss."

"Me?" Xie Wan'an pointed to herself in response to the mirror's reply, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

When she first returned to Tian Shu City, quite a few families did try to curry favor with her.

But once they learned that she was about to sever ties with her family, these people naturally scattered like birds and beasts.

She didn't take it to heart. Coming when there's value, leaving when there isn't—isn't that normal logic?

But what's wrong with this idiot?

Those top families, in order to distance themselves from her, didn't even send any of their own clansmen to participate in this competition.

It was to give her a warning and let her know who really calls the shots in Tian Shu City.

Even small and medium-sized families like Lei Zhen and He Yan were affected to varying degrees, though not as severely as the top-tier families.

The Wang family can be considered a newly emerging family in Tian Shu City.

Every industry has its own sector.

Wang Zhen, on the other hand, is the only son of the current head of the Wang family. He was even born late in life, and with all sorts of advantages, he has always been very favored.

Therefore, Wang Zhen was a typical spoiled brat. Although he was a bit arrogant, he never did anything too outrageous.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't be here!

What exactly does the Wang family want to do?

Just as Xie Wan'an was rapidly considering whether there was some conspiracy behind the Wang family, Jing's voice rang out again.

"Um... Miss, it seems... he simply likes you, which is why he came to participate despite the pressure from his family."

Even Jing, when she said those words, carried a hint of undisguised embarrassment.

Xie Wan'an was stunned. She never expected that the reason would be so superficial.

Over the years, she has been trying to break away from her family and has had neither the time nor the energy to consider such matters.

Moreover, even if she had time to consider it, someone like Wang Zhen was completely outside her aesthetic range.

It's completely impossible between the two of them.

She gazed at the screen at the black-haired boy standing opposite Wang Zhen, looking helpless, and finally could only sigh in resignation before saying:

"Never mind, let him be."

Xie Wan'an didn't say the second half of his sentence.

Anyway, now that he's up against You Yang, his journey in this competition is over.

"Ha, the Eastern Alliance's dueling level is getting worse and worse. This kind of idiot can even get on stage."

Lilith's clear, mocking voice rang out, suddenly drawing the attention of the surrounding audience.

However, those gazes all carried undisguised anger.

"Hey, you little brat, do you even know what a duel is?"

"Looking at your age, you probably haven't even finished your studies, have you? How dare you comment here?"

"That's it!"

Many of the audience members were just enthusiasts and didn't really understand the incredibly complex rules.

However, upon hearing Lilith's undisguised insults against their own country, they were naturally filled with immense anger.

It was only because Lilith was just a child that they took action; otherwise, someone would have already done it.

"Ha, I don't understand?"

A cold, inappropriate smirk played on Lilith's lips.

She gave the group of people who were speaking a cold look, and an invisible pressure instantly enveloped them.

Emerald green thorns, filled with an ominous aura, began to slowly spread from beneath her feet.

On the dueling field, You Yang never expected that he would have to take on the role of teacher while competing in a match.

He pondered his words for a moment, and almost simultaneously with Lilith outside the arena, he spoke the same words in completely different tones.

"This is because the state of 'effect nullification' usually only lasts on the field."

"Once a monster leaves the field area, for example, if it is sent to the graveyard, then this invalid status will be immediately reset."

"According to the rules, after a monster card is 'negated by effect,' if it leaves the field, for example, by being sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, destroyed by battle or effect, or banished, etc..."

"Then it will reset all its states."

"Therefore, when it activates its effect in a new area, such as the graveyard, those effects are completely new and independent, and naturally are no longer affected by the nullification statuses it suffered when it was on the field before."

"Did you understand?"

"—Idiots?"

"This……"

The group that had been arguing with Lilith earlier looked at each other and fell silent.

To be honest, they didn't fully understand.

However, Lilith's confident demeanor didn't seem like she was talking nonsense.

Moreover, the unfathomable young man who was dueling on the field said the same thing.

So, that should be correct, right?

Seeing that Wang Zhen still looked somewhat bewildered, You Yang had no choice but to patiently speak again:

Let me give you an example.

"If a person who is banned from the platform (whose effect is nullified on the field) moves to a new place, such as another platform (going to the cemetery), then the ban from the previous platform will naturally be lifted."

"He can then speak again according to the rules of the new place (the activation conditions of the graveyard effect)."

"Therefore, the fact that my [Scrap Converter] can activate its effect in the graveyard is not a loophole in the rules, but rather follows the basic rule of 'resetting upon leaving the field'."

"Now, do you understand?"

Wang Zhen nodded somewhat awkwardly; once he heard that, he understood.

You Yang was also a little drunk. These days, there are all kinds of people.

He slapped down the card that was automatically spat out from the Duel Disk, and his expression immediately turned serious!

"Revive, [Scrap Synchron]!"

With a clanging of metal parts, the chubby orange mechanical figure, wearing a yellow safety helmet and with a body that looked like it was pieced together from various scrap metals, reappeared on Youyang's field.

[Scrap Synchron] [★3] [Dark/Tuner/Warrior] [Attack: 1300 / Defense: 500]

"Next, we'll see the effects of the [Scrap Speed ​​Booster]!"

"Appear, my Synchron Monsters!"

"Taku~"

White mist billowed from the mouth of the [Scrap Speedster], and its arms suddenly swung, causing the five dazzling stars surrounding it to scatter instantly!

One of the stars collided with the newly revived [Scrap Synchron] and disappeared from the field.

"The first one!"

"A 1-star [Jet Synchronizer]!"

The first star suddenly lit up, followed by the sound of a propeller spinning at high speed, and a creature with yellow flames shooting from its tail emerged.

A monster resembling a miniature jet appeared on Yu Yang's field.