You can become a duel king even with pre-made cards

"Two 8-star monsters gathered at once?!" Otto felt bad, but the opponent's [Photon Transformation] in the backcourt was still eyeing him. Even if he used Mika Elise's banishment effect, it would probably be in vain. But if he didn't do it here...

Just as Otto was hesitating, Kaito threw out Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow and said, "If there is a [Galaxy-Eyes] monster on the field, this card can be Special Summoned from your hand in Defense Position. It seems that you were too cautious and missed the most easily interrupted point in my combo."

Otto also understood it instantly, and cried out in his heart, what a pity. However, the time had passed, and it was too late to regret. He could only wait quietly for the other party's terminal.

Kaito didn't keep Otto waiting for long. After all, he already held the 'key' to defeating his opponent: "Galaxy Knight and Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon are stacking their lights! Giant dragon bathed in the glory of the dragon, descend! Xyz Summoning Tier 8: Dragon Knight: Shine!"

Dragon Knight: Shining 8th level / Light / Warrior / Over ATK: 2800

“Dong~↗Dong~↗Dong~↘!”

Otto thought of many possibilities and was ready to face the "Galaxy-Eyes' Strongest Monster" [No. 62 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King]. But the monster Kaito summoned at this moment directly interrupted all of Otto's plans.

Of course Otto knew this card. After all, he had duelled with his cousin Oyan a few months ago. And Otto's ace was exactly this card, Dragon Knight Shining. But it was precisely because of this that he realized that his situation was so fragile at the moment. The effect of Dragon Knight Shining, whether it was used to protect his own card or to negate Mika Elise herself, was enough to make Otto's layout collapse.

To put it in one sentence: I am waiting for a solution, what are you waiting for?

"Activate the Photon Transformation effect." As expected, after Special Summoning Shining Dragon Knight, Otto directly chose to activate the Photon Transformation effect and began to earn cards: "Send the Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon on the field to the graveyard, and retrieve [Photon Delay] from the deck! Then, Special Summon the Level 5 [Photon Slayer]!"

Photon Killer 5*/Light/Warrior DEF: 1000

"There are two 5-star monsters! This guy is forcing me to hand over the effect of Mika Elise!" Otto immediately understood the other party's conspiracy: "No, calm down. The other party has not yet determined what kind of monster he is going to summon. Excluding it now is just a waste of opportunity."

Although the situation became particularly unfavorable to him because of waiting, Otto did not become impatient, but became calmer.

"If being too calm and silent can be called indecisive, being too decisive can become impulsive and reckless. You must find the right 'degree'!"

Kaito sneered, picked up the Metroid and Photon Slayer and said, "Use level 5 Metroid and Photon Slayer to stack light! Holy Guardian, come here! Xyz Summon Tiras, the First Guardian, at level 5!"

First Guardian Tiras Level 5 / Light / Angel / Overload ATK: 2600

Otto looked at the angel who had just appeared with a huge shield and a sharp blade in his hand, his expression was extremely serious: "It turned out to be the original guardian?! But now! Activate the effect of Mika Elise! Activate it with her as the target and exclude her!"

"As expected, they would activate a banishing effect at this time." Kaito looked as if he understood Otto. "But, I have a countermeasure! Activate the effect of Dragon Knight: Shining: Remove 1 Xyz Material, and target Mika Elise on your field: During this turn, the effects of the targeted monster are negated, and it cannot be affected by effects other than this card."

"As expected, it's here." Looking at Mika Elise who lost her own effects due to the light of the Dragon Knight, Otto nodded slightly. But what was even more terrifying was that the remaining light and shadow left by the removed excess material gradually turned into the appearance of a dragon!

Kaito pulled out a Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from his deck and said, "When Afterglow Dragon is removed to activate the effect of a Xyz monster, select 1 "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" from your hand or deck to Special Summon it, or stack it under a Xyz monster you control as Xyz Material. Descend from your deck again, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!"

Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon 8*/Light/Dragon ATK: 3000

"Three monsters?! And that First Guardian..." After reading the First Guardian's effect, Otto knew he had to activate the face-up card immediately: "Open the face-up card: Masterpiece Puzzle! Activate by targeting two monsters in the Graveyard, and Special Summon them. After that, use those two monsters to Xyz Summon 1 [Hope] monster that meets the summoning conditions!"

"What?! It's a special recruit [Hope] monster?!" As I said before, Kaito was playing in the resurrection match at that time and was unable to watch Yuma's duel ceremony, so he didn't know about this card.

"Target the IGIG Magician and Sala-Girl-IGIG Coat in the graveyard!" Otto pulled the two monsters out of the graveyard and immediately stacked them together: "Come, light from the astral world! Xyz Summoning Tier 4: No. 39 Hope the King!"

No.39 Hope King Hope 4th level / Light / Warrior / Overload ATK: 2500

'You actually summoned Hope at this time... Did you know the effect of the First Guardian?' Kaito frowned, but he had to fight now: "Fight! Go, Dragon Knight Shine! Attack Mika Elise!"

PS: At the end of the Battle Phase when the First Guardian is fighting, select 1 card on your opponent's field and destroy it.

"Sorry..." After apologizing to Micah Elise, Otto watched the Dragon Knight Shining kill Micah Elise.

Otto LP: 6200 → 5900

"Then comes the long-lost Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon's attack! Destruction Photon Stream!" Kaito had an expression that said, "You guessed the Guardian effect." The next second, he turned into the villain from the first film and attacked Hope.

Otto immediately said, "That won't work! Activate Hope's effect: remove 1 Xyz material to make this attack ineffective! Luna Shield!"

Hope flapped his wings, turning them into a yellow crescent moon, allowing the white destructive photon stream to flow along the crescent moon and around.

Kaito and Galaxy-Eyes withdrew their hands at the same time and looked at Hope who remained in Luna Shield Mode.

"It's really... a nostalgic scene." Kaito looked at Hope, his eyes filled with nostalgia: "It's great to be able to face Hope again."

After sighing, Kaito continued, "But the attack isn't over yet! Original Guardian, attack Hope!"

"The Hope effect is activated! Another Xyz material is removed to invalidate the attack of the Original Guardian!" Otto removed Hope's material again, and only then was he able to perfectly defend against Kaito's attack.

'In order to revive us, Yuma removed No's resistance to being defeated by non-No monsters. 'Kaito looked at the attacks that were unnecessary and ineffective in the past, and sighed inwardly: "So, as the successor, you must not let me down! Activate Magic Card: Magic Flower Pot! Send [Photon Transformation] to the Graveyard to activate, draw 2 cards! Finally, cover 1 card, and the turn ends."

Kaito hand card: 4 (photon hand) → 2

Chapter 326 Otto's Struggle

At the end of the phase, one of Kaito's Guardian's Xyz materials is automatically removed.

"My turn, draw a card!" A drop of cold sweat dripped down Otto's forehead. Although he managed to block all the attacks from the opponent, almost all the monsters on his field were destroyed, leaving only Hope, which had no materials.

'But, surrendering like this would be too cowardly.' Otto moved his hand to the card he had just drawn: "Even if it's a last-ditch struggle, I want to grab that last glimmer of hope! Activate Magic Card: Pot of Greed. Retrieve 5 monsters from the graveyard: Magnificat, Gibrina, Mikaelise, Sophia, and Irena, and draw 2 cards from your deck. Draw a card!"

"Huh... Here it comes!" Otto looked excited when he saw the card he had drawn.

"Activate continuous magic: Onomatopoeia selection!" Otto took out a certain enhancement card and said, "As a processing for the effect when it is activated, retrieve 1 [Onomatopoeia] card from the deck. Add [Onomatopoeia Link] to your hand."

After searching for the Onomatopoeia Link, Otto immediately said: "Then, activate the Onomatopoeia Link, send the [Me Me Me Guardian] in your hand to the graveyard, and search [Raging Raging Dwarf - Rumble Rumble Gloves] and [Me Me Me Sister] from your deck!"

My sister 2*/Dark/Mage ATK: 200

After searching, Otto continued, "Normal Summon my sister and activate the effect: Retrieve 1 [My sister] Spell/Trap Card from the Deck. How about chain activating the Shining Effect?"

Kaito's expression was very serious.

Generally speaking, for a search effect like this, you can basically make it if you can. But the problem is that he only has one turn to interfere, and if he fails to make it accurately, it will be like going to jail.

Kaito fell into the same state as Otto in the previous round. The difference was that Kaito decisively stopped the action of Jiao Kang: "Don't activate the effect."

“In that case, search for the equipment spell: [Revenge]. Then, target the [Revenge of the Magician] in the Graveyard and activate Revenge of the Magician! Special Summon it and equip it!”

I I I Magician 4*/Dark/Mage Clan ATK: 1500

"I, I, my magician effect is activated: my own level becomes 3 stars." After Otto said this, he glanced at Shining, obviously asking: Is the effect activated?

Kaito remained silent. This time, it was his turn not to move. After all...

You never know what weird stuff your opponent's Hope extra deck can come up with.

"My sister's effect: Activate with herself and the My sister's magician as the target: their levels become the current total of the two!"

I I I Magician Level: 4 → 3 → 5

My sister level: 2 → 5

"There are two level 5 monsters. They are coming!" Amagi Kaito was waiting seriously. At the same time, he was also a little curious. He really couldn't think of what kind of monsters he could summon to break the situation.

"Level 5 My My My Magician and Level 5 My My My Sister are stacking lights!" Then, an aura that was extremely familiar to Amagi Kaito spread out: "The power is overwhelming! Xyz Summoning Level 5: ZEXAL Weapon - Beast King Lion Armor!"

ZEXAL Weapon - Beast King Lion Armor 5*/Light/Beast Tribe/Extreme ATK: 3300 (300↑)

Hope ATK: 2500 → 2800

Otto: "When a monster equipped with Revenge of the Gods becomes a Xyz Material, Revenge of the Gods will increase the ATK of the Xyz Monster on the field by 300 points."

"You even got the ZEXAL weapon?" Kaito's expression became serious. "It seems that Shark has taken good care of you."

Otto pulled out my sister from Lion Armor and said, "Am I some kind of Pokémon? Remove 1 Xyz material and activate the effect of Beastmaster Lion Armor: Once per turn, retrieve 1 [ZEXAL Weapon] monster from your deck."

"That won't work. Activate the effect of Dragon Knight: Shining to negate the effect of Lion Armor until the End Phase of the turn."

Kaito was so decisive in activating the effect of Dragon Knight Shining because he knew this monster, or in other words, he knew the power of [ZEXAL Armed]. If he really let Otto go, Kaito might not be able to resist Hope in the Armed form.

However, Otto's goal has been achieved: "Activate Magic Card: I I I draw a card! Banish my sister and my guardian from the graveyard, and activate Lala Banchang-I I I Coat, and draw 2 cards from your deck."

Although he said he was drawing cards, Otto did not draw the cards directly. Instead, he placed his finger on the top of the deck: "Kaito-senpai, please bear witness! This is the trick that Master Lingya taught me - Barian Chaos Card Drawing!!!"

Otto's right hand suddenly pulled out the card, and the path of the card was filled with a dark red glow. Then, the light attached to the surface of the card dissipated, revealing the true appearance of the card.

"Sure enough, most of the cards drawn using the Barian Chaos Draw are related to chaos." Otto shook his head helplessly, but the smile on his face didn't match what he said: "Activate RUM-Restrictive Barian Power! Activate it with [No.39 Hope Emperor-Hope] as the target and upgrade it!"

"You even have the magic of upgrading in your hands." Kaito raised his eyebrows and became strange: "And it's the power of Barian. Kamishiro Ryoga really has high hopes for you!"

Otto could not deny it. At the same time, he also selected the monster to be summoned: "Youying... lend me your power!"

"The scarlet tyrant that commands chaos! Released from the ancient commandments, it becomes a blazing fire and dispels the darkness! Descend, Rank 5: CNo.39 Hope Emperor Hopeley V!"

CNo.39 Hope Emperor·Hopley V 5th level/Light/Warrior/Excess ATK: 2600

"Not Shengguang, but V?" Kaito Amagi frowned, looked at the two monsters on his field, and immediately understood the opponent's plan.

"Once per turn, remove 1 Xyz material, and activate the effect of Hopeley V!" Otto grinned and said, "Target the [Dragon Knight: Shine] on your field, destroy it and inflict damage equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster! Thunder Penalty!"

Kaito raised his hands and took Hope's damage, while his own health was reduced to a precarious level.

Kaito LP: 6200 → 3400

"Then, let's fight!" Otto said, "Armed with the Beast King Lion, defeat the Ancestral Guardian!"

The Beast King Lion Armor roared, then pounced on the Original Guardian and bit off her neck.

Kaito LP: 3400 → 2700

At the last moment, Otto said without hesitation: "Then, go ahead, Hopeley V, attack Kaito directly! Hope Sword, Chaos Slash!"

Then, smoke filled the air.

Chapter 327 Instant Kill!

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated. However, the giant blade that had been chopped down did not continue to fall, but was instead caught by a dragon claw, unable to move forward.

"Nani?!"

Seeing the blade unable to move, Otto was stunned. After all, the dragon claw - no, the dragon that was revealed after the smoke cleared was too familiar.

Otto's eyes widened, his face full of confusion: "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon! Why did it suddenly appear on the field!?"

Kaito raised his duel disk, pointed it at the graveyard and said, "Because I just used the effect of [Galaxy Chestnut Ball]."

"Galaxy... Chestnut Ball?!"

"Activate when the opponent declares an attack, discard it, then select 1 [Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon] from your hand or deck to Special Summon and change the battle target." Kaito briefly explained the effect of the Galaxy Kurikoku and said, "Counterattack, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!"

The Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon opened its mouth impatiently, and then a silver-white stream of destructive photons spurted out of its mouth, submerging Hopeley V's entire body.

Otto LP: 5900 → 5500

"When Hope's V is destroyed by the opponent, recover 1 Xyz monster from the Graveyard." Otto took a deep breath, took out Hope without any surprises and said, "Recover [No.39 Hope King·Hope]."

After recovering Hope, Otto looked at Galaxy-Eyes and asked, "Why did you let me win? When I used the Lion King Armor to attack, you used the Galaxy Chestnut Ball to counterattack. This is the best solution. Whether you activate the effect of Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and warp away together, or die together, it is better than the current situation."

Kaito looked at Hope V and said, "Because, Galaxy-Eyes is eager. Longing for the long-awaited opportunity to collide with Hope."

"Are you eager for a chance to clash with Hope?!" Otto looked up at the extremely excited Galaxy-Eyes and said, "You're just itching to fight."

In response to Otto, Galaxy-Eyes gave him a thumbs-up.

"Cover 1 card, end of turn!" Otto touched his right eyelid which was twitching wildly, and ended his turn fiercely.

Otto Hand Card: 2 (Raging Dwarf - Rumbling Gloves)

"It's my turn, draw a card!" After drawing the card, Kaito said directly, "Here we go! First, I Normal Summon Galaxy Monk and activate its effect: Target 5 [Galaxy] or [Photon] cards from the Graveyard, return those cards to the deck, shuffle them, and then draw 2 cards. Target the two Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragons, Photon Shifters, Galaxy Knights, and Photon Destroyers in the Graveyard, return them to the deck, shuffle them, and then draw 2 cards!"

Afterwards, Kaito didn't rush to activate the drawn card, but inserted the card drawn at the beginning of this turn into the Duel Disk and said: "Activate Magic Card: Resurrection of the Dead! According to the effect, Special Summon [Galaxy-Eyes Afterglow Dragon] from the Graveyard in Defense Position!"

Then, the remaining light that once flashed by woke up from the cemetery.

Seeing the two 8-star monsters gathered on the field, Otto took a breath and said, "There are two level 8 monsters. Are you planning to..."

"Two level 8 monsters, stacking lights!" Kaito raised his right hand and clenched it tightly. His whole body was burning with red fighting spirit, and then a long sword engraved with special runes appeared in his hand, which Kaito threw towards the place where the Xyz Nebula appeared.

"Light and darkness wandering in the universe, sleeping in its narrow cracks, sad dragons! Gather your strength and open the door to reality! Xyz Summoning Rank 8: Descend! The Ultimate Galactic Dragon: No. 62 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King!"

No.62 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King 8th level / Light / Dragon / Ultra ATK: 4000

"It's Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King!" Otto was not surprised. After all, Ryoga Kamishiro had told the story of him and Yuma over and over again - just like a knight's journey. So Otto had memorized the various effects of their cards. Not to mention the effect of Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King, which was the last tragic song of Amagi Kaito.

"Now, let's fight!" Kaito said with high morale at this moment: "Go, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King! Attack Beast King Lion Armor! At this moment, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King's effect is activated: Once during the damage calculation of this card's battle, you can activate this effect by removing 1 Xyz Material from this card. This card's ATK increases by 1 times the total Rank of the Xyz Monsters on the field during that damage calculation. Now, our total Rank on the field is 200! Therefore, the ATK increases by 13 points!"

No.62 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King ATK: 4000 → 6600

"It's not over yet, the effect of the Afterglow Dragon sent to the graveyard as material is activated!" At this moment, Kaito activated the effect of the Afterglow Dragon in the graveyard: "Put "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" from the deck under the Photon Dragon King as a Xyz material! And because it is activated during the battle phase, the attack power of all the "No." Xyz monsters on my field is doubled."

"It's doubled?!" Otto gasped. "6600 times... it's actually 13200 attack power?!"

After receiving the gift from the Afterlight Dragon, the Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon King truly demonstrated what OTK is. The combat damage of up to 10200 directly emptied Otto's health, causing him to lose on the spot.

With the end of the duel, the sea breeze that had stopped finally resumed, and even the sound of the waves came into everyone's ears.

Otto and the other two knew that they had escaped from that strange time stop.

"Although it's a little rough, you have indeed inherited a large part of Yuma's spirit. This is very good." Amagi Kaito nodded in agreement, and then said: "Come with me. Since you are humans from another world, you probably don't have household registration and housing. I will help you arrange it properly."