Yu-Gi-Oh!: I use an Orichalcos deck

Her opponent is—the undefeated Queen of the Night, Black Glass!

The host's exaggerated tone reignited the audience's excitement, but Yuuki felt a chill run down his spine. Kuro Ruri, a legendary player using the Night Elf deck, was said to have never lost a single official match since her debut. She looked at Yuuki as if he were an inanimate object.

The two shook hands at the referee's signal. Black Glaze's hand was cool and soft, yet as strong as an iron clamp. "I will show you a true duel," she said, her voice so soft only Yuuki could hear.

"Just what I wanted." Yuki grinned. "My Saiyans love challenging strong opponents."

Duel! As the referee announced, both players simultaneously drew their starting five cards.

"I'll attack first." Black Glass's voice was like an ice blade slicing through the air as she activated the area magic, Dark Forest.

The entire arena instantly transformed into a dark forest under the moonlight, dotted with eerie fluorescent mushrooms, creating a sinister and mysterious atmosphere.

"Dark Forest effect: All Night Elf monsters gain 300 attack power," Black Glass explained. "Then I summoned Night Elf Nightingale Singer (Attack power 1200 → 1500)."

An elven girl holding a harp appeared on the Black Glass Field, her wings gleaming with a metallic sheen.

Nightingale Singer's effect: When successfully summoned, you can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Night Elf from your hand. Black Crystal plays another card: Come, Night Elf Firefly Watcher (ATK 800 → 107100).

Little elves holding lanterns appeared on the field, and the lights flickered on and off.

Synchro Summon the level 3 Firefly Watcher and the level 4 Nightingale Singer. Black Glass makes an elegant synchronization gesture, and the whispers under the moonlight transform into a blade piercing the darkness. Synchro Summon: Night Elf Moonblade Assassin (Attack 2300 → 2600)!

In the light, a masked female assassin descended, wielding crescent-shaped blades in both hands.

The Moonblade Assassin's effect allows you to destroy one Spell/Trap Card once per turn. Black Glaze points to Yuuki's backrow; even though you don't have a face-down card right now, its effect still activates.

You Ji frowned: "You're launching this even without a target?"

For this. Black Crystal reveals a card from her hand and activates the Quick-Play Spell Dark Echo. When a Night Elf effect is activated on the field, you can draw a card from your deck.

She added: Place two cards face down, and the turn ends.

Yuki took a deep breath. Kuro Ruri's stage presence wasn't particularly strong, but her movements were as precise as a machine, without a single unnecessary motion. This kind of pressure was something none of her previous opponents had possessed.

My turn, draw a card! Yuki glanced at the newly drawn card—Saiyan's Fighting Spirit, a magic card that increases attack power based on the number of cards on the opponent's field.

"Activate the Magic Card: Saiyan Training!" Yuki shouted, adding a level 4 or lower Saiyan monster from his deck to his hand.

He chose Saiyan Goku, which is the soul of the entire deck.

Normally summons Saiyan Goku (Attack Power 1800)! The figure in the orange martial arts uniform leaps onto the field, his signature spiky hair standing out under the lights.

Sun Wukong's effect: When successfully summoned, you can Special Summon a Saiyan monster from your hand. Yuuki plays another card: "Come forth, Saiyan Vegeta (ATK 1900)!"

The proud Saiyan prince appeared on the field with his arms crossed, standing side by side with Son Goku.

Stack level 4 Goku and Vegeta on top of each other! Yuuki makes the Xyz Summoning gesture; the alliance of rivals will create a miracle! XYZ Summon! Descend, Super Saiyan Blue Vegito (Attack Power 3000)!

Blue flames erupted as the fusion warrior Vegito appeared in his strongest form, and the temperature in the entire arena seemed to rise a few degrees.

Vegito's effect! Removes one Xyz Material, allowing two attacks this turn! Yuuki points at Moonblade Assassin, battle begins! Vegito attacks Moonblade Assassin!

Activate the Trap Card Dark Night Mirror! Black Crystal opens its face-down card, selects one of your opponent's monsters, and Special Summons a copy of it with half ATK to your field!

A semi-transparent Vegito appeared on the Black Crystal Field (Attack Power 1500).

Then activate the second trap, Night Bind! Black Glass continued, "Reduce the attack of all your monsters by 300 points equal to the number of Night Elves on my field."

Vegito's attack power dropped from 3000 to 2700, while the clone's dropped to 1200.

The battle continues! Vegeta attacks the Moonblade Assassin! Yuuki persists in his attack.

The blue-haired warrior's energy wave collided with the Moonblade Assassin's twin blades, ultimately defeating the Moonblade Assassin and reducing Black Glaze's health from 8000 to 7900.

In the second attack, Vegito attacks the clone!

The clone was easily destroyed, but Black Glaze's health only dropped to 7600.

"The round is over," Yuki said somewhat unwillingly. His attack had been perfectly neutralized, causing almost no real damage.

My turn, draw a card. Hei Liuli glanced at her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips, and activated the magic card Dark Night Feast, discarding one card from her hand and drawing two cards from her deck.

She reveals the card she discarded: When Night Elf Rose is discarded, you can Special Summon a Night Elf from your Graveyard. Come back, Moonblade Assassin (ATK 2300 → 2600).

Next, summon the Night Elf Shadow Hunter (Attack Power 1600 → 1900). A masked elf wielding a longbow joins the Black Glass arena.

Synchro Summon the level 4 Shadow Hunter and the level 5 Moonblade Assassin. Black Glass once again makes the Synchro Summoning gesture; the hunter and dancer under the moonlight merge into one, becoming the noble ruler of the night! Synchro Summon! Night Elf Silvermoon Duchess (Attack 2900 → 3200)!

A tall elf, wearing a silver crown and a star-studded veil, descended, her scepter radiating a cold light.

The Silver Moon Duchess's effect, "Black Glass's voice carries the omen of victory," can destroy one of your opponent's monsters with lower attack power once per turn.

The scepter pointed at Vegeta, and a beam of silver light shot out.

Activate the Quick-Play Spell: Saiyan Instant Transmission! Yuuki reacts swiftly, returning Vegito to the Extra Deck and Special Summoning Goku and Vegeta from the Graveyard!

The blue-haired warriors separated into two golden beams, and Goku and Vegeta in their basic forms reappeared.

A futile struggle. Black Glazed Glass shook her head, and Lady Silver Moon attacked Sun Wukong!

With a swipe of the scepter, silver light cascaded down like a waterfall, instantly engulfing Sun Wukong. Youji's health dropped from 8000 to 6900.

Set one card face down; turn ends. Black Glass gracefully withdrew her hand.

Yuki's hands trembled slightly. Kuro Ruri's suppressive power was too strong; every move precisely targeted his weaknesses. But he couldn't give up—Saiyans excel at unleashing their power in adversity!

My turn, draw a card! Yuuki's eyes lit up when he saw the newly drawn card—Saiyan's Adversity!

"Activate the Spell Card Saiyan's Adversity!" Yuki shouted. "When your Life Points are lower than your opponent's and you have fewer monsters on the field than your opponent, you can Special Summon two Saiyan Monsters from your hand!"

Two golden lights flashed, and Saiyan Gohan and Saiyan Trunks joined the battle (attack power of 1200 and 1300 respectively).

Synchro Summon! Level 3 Trunks and Level 4 Gohan! Yuuki makes a Synchro Summoning gesture. The young warrior's anger will ignite his potential. Unleash the true power of the Saiyan hybrid! Synchro Summon! Super Saiyan 2 Gohan (Attack Power 2500)!

Gohan, with his blond hair standing on end even more, appears, surrounded by lightning-shaped energy.

Next, the Saiyan Piccolo (Attack Power 1500) is summoned! A green-skinned Namekian appears with his arms crossed.

Piccolo's effect allows him to add one Saiyan Spell/Trap Card from his Deck to his hand when he is successfully summoned. Yuuki chose the Spirit Bomb.

Now, activate the Spell Card Saiyan Fighting Spirit! The game continues, and based on the number of cards on the opponent's field, the attack power of all our Saiyan monsters increases! Black Crystal has Lady Silver Moon and one face-down card on its field, so each one gains 600 points!

Gohan's attack power increased to 3100, Vegeta's to 2500, and Piccolo's to 2100.

Fight! Gohan attacks Lady Silvermoon! Demon Flash!

Activate the Trap Card Dark Shield! Black Crystal reveals its last face-down card, preventing one Night Elf from being destroyed by battle this turn, and reducing its battle damage to 0!

Gohan's attack was blocked by the silver barrier.

Vegeta attacks! Yuki relentlessly pursues him.

Silvermoon Duchess's effect activates! Black Glaze calmly responds and destroys Piccolo!

With a flash of light from the scepter, Piccolo was destroyed. Vegeta's attacks continued, but Lady Silvermoon easily dodged them without taking any damage.

The round ended. Yuki gritted his teeth. Once again, his attack was perfectly neutralized.

My turn, draw a card. Black Glaze glanced at her hand, a rare smile appearing on her face. "Yuki, you're a decent duelist. Therefore, I will send you off with the most magnificent finale."

She slammed a card onto the Duel Disk: Activate the Spell Card Night Ascension! Tribute Lady Silvermoon on the field to Special Summon Night Elf Eternal Queen from the Deck (ATK 3500 → 3800)!

The Silver Moon Duchess transformed into light and reassembled into an even more majestic being—the queen, wearing a black diamond crown and with six transparent wings as deep as the night sky, descended, causing the entire venue to tremble.

The effect of the Eternal Queen, Black Crystal, is that when she is successfully Special Summoned, she can destroy all monsters on the opponent's field with lower ATK than her.

The Empress raised her hand, and a dark wave spread, instantly annihilating Gohan and Vegeta. Yugi's arena was now completely empty.

Battle! The Eternal Queen attacks directly! Embrace of the Night!

Dark energy surged towards Yuki like a tidal wave, and he watched in despair as his health plummeted from 6900... to 3100... to 0.

No! Just as his deck was about to reach zero, it suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light! A card popped out automatically and floated in the air—the card depicted a red-haired Saiyan image he had never seen before.

Super Saiyan God Gogeta...? Yuki exclaimed the card name in surprise. He didn't remember designing this card.

What?! Black Glaze showed a surprised expression for the first time. New cards were automatically generated in the deck? This is impossible!

Golden light enveloped Youji, and his health points were restored to 3100.

A special rule has been triggered. The referee announced in surprise, "A soul resonance has been detected. The duel continues!"

Yuuki gripped the scorching new card, feeling an unprecedented surge of power flow into his body. My turn... Draw!

The newly drawn card was the Saiyan Legacy, a card he rarely used. But at this moment, he understood how to combine it.

"Activate the Magic Kasaiyan Legacy!" Yuuki's voice became deep and powerful. He then performed a Special Fusion Summon, excluding Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, and Piccolo from the graveyard!

The phantoms of the five warriors converged in the air, forming a giant energy ball.

Saiyan souls from across time, gather here and create the ultimate warrior! Fusion Summon! Descend, Super Saiyan God Gogeta (Attack Power 4500)!

The energy sphere exploded, and a perfect warrior with red hair and blue eyes descended, his sacred and powerful aura sweeping across the entire arena. The audience erupted in deafening cheers.

Gogeta's effect! Yuki announced that when he is successfully Special Summoned, he can destroy all cards on the opponent's field!

The red-haired warrior gently raised his hand, and a beam of red light swept across, causing the Eternal Queen and the Dark Forest to vanish like smoke. The Black Glass arena was instantly cleared.

Battle! Gogeta attacks directly! God Impact!

The red light struck the black glass, and she closed her eyes, awaiting the impact... but the expected pain did not come. Opening her eyes, she found her health bar had dropped from 8000 to 0, but she was unharmed.

"The victor is Yuki!" the referee announced loudly.

The entire arena erupted in cheers, the audience rising to their feet in applause. Black Ruri stood rooted to the spot, her icy blue eyes flashing with complex emotions. She slowly walked towards Yuuki, extending her slender hand: "A magnificent duel. Your deck... is quite unique."

Yuji took her hand and found it wasn't cold this time: Thank you. Your night elf is very strong too.

Suddenly, Hei Liuli leaned closer and whispered in his ear: "Eight o'clock tonight, in the arena's back garden. I have something to tell you." With that, she turned and left, her long, silvery-white hair tracing a graceful arc in the air.

You Ji stood there, stunned, his ears burning. He vaguely saw a blush appear on Hei Liuli's usually cold face when she turned around.

That evening, Yuki arrived at the garden on time. Under the moonlight, Kuroi Ruri stood by the fountain, having changed out of her gothic dress from the competition and into a simple white dress, looking completely different.

"You've come." Her voice softened considerably. "I...I want to tell you that no one has ever dueled like you."

Approaching the Journey: What does that mean?

Most people are just in it for the win. Black Glass looked up at the moon, but you...you're dueling with your soul. Your Saiyan deck responded to that passion, even creating new cards for you. She turned to Yuuki, which reminded me of why I first fell in love with card games.

Yuki's heart raced: So... you don't hate me anymore?

Black Glaze suddenly laughed, like ice melting: "Fool. If I hated you, why would I ask you out?" She gently took Yuuki's hand. "I wanted to understand you better...and your Saiyan deck."

You're welcome anytime. Yu Ji grinned, but next time I won't hold back.

"Who asked you to go easy on me?" Hei Liuli said reproachfully, but she gripped his hand tightly. "I'll definitely win next time."