How come the Ace of Cups isn't considered the Holy Grail?

"I choose to Special Summon [Rumble Goblindberg]!"

Get up and work overtime!

The small plane, which had just entered the cemetery, hadn't even shut down when it received another sortie order and had to fly back onto the field through the passageway.

[Rumble, rumble, rumble, goblindberg]

[Attack power: 1400]

"Then, stack the Level 4 monsters on the field, [Shua La La Bancho - Ga Ga Ga Coat 2] and [Rumble Goblindberg]! Build a stacking network with these two monsters! XYZ Summon!"

"Come to my side! Rank 4! [No. 39 Hope Royal Hope - Double Up]!"

A giant phantom of a slot machine appears. Turn the handle, and the patterns on the screen begin to rotate, stopping one by one, starting with the first one.

Crown, crown, and more crown!

The three identical crown patterns joined together at this moment, and a shimmering light poured out from it like an ocean, condensing into a figure that was identical to Hope, the King of Hope, on the field, but whose whole body was faintly enveloped in fluorescence, making it appear somewhat illusory.

[No. 39 Hope for Real Hopp - Double Up]

【Level 4】

[Excess Material: 2]

[Warrior/Xyz/Light]

[Defense: 2500]

Chapter 261 A Strike from the Other Shore

"【Number 39 Hope Royal Hope - Double Up】Effect activated! Detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, and add 1 【Double Up Chance】from your Deck to your hand!"

As he spoke, Yuuto glanced at Kyonobu across from him.

No movement?

Is it not a strange effect?

Still feel that doubling the price isn't enough, are you waiting for me to make a big move?

[No. 39 Hope for Real Hopp - Double Up]

[Excess Material: 2 → 1]

Yuuto drew a green card from his deck, pointing the [Double Chance] between two fingers at the [Number 39 Hope Royal Hope - Double] on the field, and continued:

"After that, I Special Summon 1 'Hope the Great' Xyz Monster other than 'Number 39 Double Up' from my Extra Deck as an Xyz Summon!"

"Monsters Special Summoned by this effect gain double ATK, but cannot attack directly!"

"I will use [No. 39 Hope the Great - Double] on the field as Xyz Material to rebuild the Xyz Network with 1 monster!"

At this moment, [No.39 Hope Emperor Hope - Double] on the field retracted its body, as if time had reversed, reversing the previous transformation process of [No.39 Hope Emperor Hope], and slowly disappeared into the vortex in the form of a sword.

"Rank up XYZ Change!"

"Break through the limits! Hope for Real Hopp!"

"As people transcend hope and embrace dreams, a new future will emerge in the distant future. Surpass the limits and grasp it in your hands! Appear! [No. 39 Hope Emperor Beyond the Shore Super Hope]!"

Amidst the twinkling starlight, Hope stood in the darkness, surrounded by four Hopes of different forms. Ayaka Sajou and Kyoko were unaware of their identities, but Yuu Watari knew them very well.

As Hope, the hope of the Central Kingdom, raised his sword, Hope, Hope V, Hope Shengguang, and Hope Yuanwang also raised their swords high.

At this moment, the power of chaos resonated with the light, and the power within them surged, gradually merging into one.

After that, the nebula burst open.

Hopeful Hopper's figure reappeared, white armor pieces attaching to his body one after another. His original wings shattered, turning into specks of light and dissipating, replaced by a huge ring-shaped device floating behind him. Golden blades split into more than a dozen, serving as both wings and weapons.

At this moment, the black and white giant stood behind Youdu, reflecting his towering figure that reached the heavens and the earth, straight to the other side, in the eyes of everyone present.

[No. 39 Hopeful Kings, Beyond Hope]

【Level 6】

[Excess Material: 2]

[Warrior/Xyz/Light]

[Attack power: 3000→6000]

It seems to be going surprisingly smoothly?

"The effect of [No. 39 Hopeful Emperor Beyond Super Hope] is activated!" Yuuto's voice continued: "If this card is successfully Xyz Summoned, reduce the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls to 0!"

Energy gathered in the ring behind Beyond Hope, its clear blue like flowing water, then condensed into a sphere and shot out a beam of light that swallowed both monsters on the field.

【No. 69 Heraldry and Shield - Wrath of the Gods】

[Attack power: 3100→0]

【Chaos No. 69 Emblem: Death God Chaos Emblem】

[Attack power: 4000→0]

Did they actually reduce all my monsters' attack power to 0?

Kyoko was slightly surprised for a moment by the effect of Beyond Hope.

No matter, as long as Yuto dares to attack her, she can activate the effect of [Chaos No. 69 Emblem of Death Chaos] to destroy all of Yuto's cards on the field!

Yudou obviously didn't intend to just go through the motions without any preparation and directly used the 6000-point attack power of the Other Shore Super Hope to attack.

"I discard the Quick-Play Spell [Double Chance] from my hand and use my Rank 4 [U- ...

"O crimson spear from the deepest darkness, now unite with the white wings that embody hope, and awaken new power! Appear! Rank 4! [Heavy Armor - Hope Fin Spearman]!"

The Magician fell into a nebula vortex amidst the light, gaining the Hope Fin Spearman with several sharp blades resembling wings on his back.

His heavy black armor was adorned with additional gold pieces, and a ring of sharp blades protruded from his overly slender waist. A round, luminous green gemstone was embedded in his chest, and he held a spear and a blade in each hand as weapons.

[Heavy Armor - Hope Fin Spearman]

【Level 4】

[Excess Material: 2]

[Beast Warrior/Xyz/Water]

[Attack power: 2500]

When [Heavy Armor - Hope Fin Lancer] is in the Monster Zone, it should have an effect that reduces the ATK of the monsters on the opponent's field by 500. Unfortunately, now all the monsters on the Mad Nobunaga's field have ATK of 0, so this effect is useless if the ATK cannot be reduced to a negative number.

"Now, the last piece of the puzzle leading to victory is complete!" Looking at the three figures on his field, each with a different appearance and size, but all related to Hope, Yuuto chuckled and announced the start of the battle.

"Fight!"

Kyoko's gaze sharpened, but the next second, what came out of Yuwatari's mouth was not the declaration of attack she wanted to hear.

"The effect of [Heavy Armor - Hope Fin Lancer] is activated! At the start of either player's Battle Phase, negate the effects of all Attack Position monsters on your opponent's field!"

"Paralyzing spear!"

Under Yuwatari's instructions, the finned spearman twirled his spear with one hand and then hurled it at the Kyojinko field. The spear, which was deeply embedded in the floor, immediately burst forth with crimson lightning.

The two monsters on the field, affected by the lightning, trembled slightly and became weak in an instant.

Kyonobu: "!!!"

Right now, the two monsters on her field are essentially two vanilla normal monsters with 0 attack!

"You know what this means, right?" Yuuto, somewhat surprised that he hadn't encountered any obstacles, maintained his smile and, without further delay, immediately issued an attack order to the other side of the Super Hope.

"Go! [No. 39 Hope Emperor Beyond Hope] Attack [No. 69 Emblem Aegis - Wrath of the Gods]!"

"Hope Sword - Other Shore Slash!"

6000 versus 0, the advantage is mine!

After Yudo gave the order, the massive Beyond Hyper Hope, which resembled a Gundam, swung three swords in each hand, using them as claws. After each strike, a flash of light appeared in his crimson eyes, and the swords in his hands spun and were thrown out like shuriken.

The spinning blade passed smoothly through the body of the God's Wrath, splitting it into three pieces with almost no hindrance, and flew unabated toward the madman who could not dodge.

“Grrr——!”

The genuine pain of being cut in half penetrated her body and soul, causing Kyoko to let out a cry of pain and collapse softly to the ground.

[Kyoseo's LP: 4000 → 0]

[Yudou: Win!]

Chapter 262 A baffling situation has arisen.

"Ok?"

The moment the duel ended, Jesta, who had been watching OMO on the distant rooftop for a while, sensed something was wrong.

Although he had watched Kyoko and Yuuto play cards for a long time and had seen them summon some strange things with cards, he still treated it as just a game and didn't take it to heart.

Are you kidding me? You can't kill someone just by playing cards, can you?

Wow, that's really something!

When Kyoshiko, who had been pierced through by the attack of the Other Shore Super Hope but was unharmed and whose clothes were not even torn, suddenly collapsed to the ground and began to dissipate into pure magic, Jesta was completely... completely dumbfounded.

Wait, how come they were having a good time, and suddenly his Assassin looks like he's about to die?

He wondered if he had blinked at all.

You guys actually killed someone while playing cards?!

There was no time to hesitate any longer. Sensing that the contract between himself and Kyojin was weakening, Jesta chose to use a Command Seal without hesitation.

"By command of the spell, live on, Assassin."

First, he used a Willpower spell on Kyoshinko to slow down his retreat. Then, relying on the Dead Apostle's superhuman physical abilities, Jesta rushed directly from the rooftop of the building towards the room where Yudo and the others were.

Who dares to kill his follower?

You have already found a way to die. (Image)

Inside the room, Kyoshinko lay on the ground, filled with resentment at his failure to eliminate even a few heretics.

As expected, she was still too weak. Not only was her strength insufficient, but her faith was also not devout enough. If she could truly and completely reproduce the miracles of the previous 18 Hassans, she would never have been defeated by this heretic!

Kyoko inwardly condemned her own weakness, but her body was unable to resist the urge to retreat like the protagonists in those heroic tales, relying on her willpower to stand up and fight Yuwatari for another three hundred rounds.

Just as Kyoshiko's basic score was reduced to zero, several orbs of light flew out of her body, landed in Yuuto's hand, and were reshaped into the shape of cards.

Once the golden light covering the cards faded, six cards with borders as black as the starry sky appeared before his eyes.

[No. 8, Heir to the Herald King's Genome]...

It was those 'No.' cards that Kyoko possessed!

From No. 8 to Chaos No. 69, one of each, without any omissions.

very good!

Having earned six cards for free, Youdu nodded in satisfaction.

He can use all the cards except for No. 8. The name-changing effect of God's Wrath, which can be used once per turn, is also quite useful. It's just a little troublesome to summon it, as you need to summon God's Smash and then wait for the opponent to activate its effect or attack...

But he was already very content that he could use it!

Putting away the card, Yuuto looked at Kyoshinoko lying on the ground, going through the exit process. He was about to go over to see what she would drop when he suddenly noticed that the speed at which Kyoshinoko's body disintegrated into magic seemed to have slowed down a lot.

What's going on? ×2

Upon discovering that Kyoshino's eyes, which were not covered by her veil, also revealed the same doubt as his own, Yuuto eliminated her from his list of suspects.

Was that her Master using a Command Spell?

Just as he was thinking this, You Du's ears caught a sharp sound of something cutting through the air coming from outside the window.

Is that Archer still attacking Gilgamesh?