A duelist never gives up!

"Stop. I'm chaining the effect of Castor on your field to activate the Counter Trap Card - Magic Doll Night. This can only be activated if there are no monsters in your Graveyard. The effects of Effect Monsters are negated." Hara Nana interrupted.

"Tsk!" Black Man Number One exclaimed, "You think you can stop me like this? I'll set a card, then activate this card, Phantom Knights' Dark Cloth Visor!"

"Wait! This is a trap card! A trap card cannot be activated during the turn it is covered!" Xuefeng shouted hurriedly, looking at the card with a red border.

"Hmph, you ignorant brat, let me tell you about the effect of this card!" Black Man No. 4 sneered, "If there are no Trap Cards in your Graveyard, you can activate this card during your face-down turn. After activating this card, it becomes a Normal Monster (Warrior-Type, Dark, Level 0, Attack 300/Defense ) Special Summoned in Defense Position to the Monster Zone (it does not count as a Trap Card).

"Because there are no traps in my graveyard, it can be activated directly!" The man in black placed this card in the monster zone.

"Now, all the conditions are met!" the man in black shouted.

"There are two level four monsters. Be careful, they are coming." Ai reminded Yuan Qi.

The man in black, number one, held up a card and shouted to the heavens, "There are two Level 4 monsters. I'm going to stack the Devil, Castor, and the Cloth Armor. The two monsters will form a Hyper Network and Hyper Summon—Devil, the Death God, Thanatos!"

The dark warrior rode out of hell on his warhorse, his scarlet eyes flashing with dangerous light, and the sharp sword in his hand seemed as if it would chop off the enemy's head in the next second.

"Overwhelming summon?" Xuefeng exclaimed.

"Hahaha, you haven't seen it before? That's right, this is the Ultra Summoning!" The Man in Black No. 1 laughed.

"Then what is its effect?" Xuefeng asked nervously.

"Effect? ​​Its effect is... Do you think I'm going to tell you?" Man in Black No. 1 sneered, "Don't be naive, kid. What's going on now is a life-and-death dark duel. Feel free to be terrified!"

"The effect is once per turn. It can be activated by removing 1 Xyz Material from this card. During this turn, this card is unaffected by the effects of monsters other than this card. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn." Ai whispered in Yuan Qi's ear. As a god, she naturally knew the effects of all the cards.

"I understand." Yuan Qi nodded.

"Don't tell Xuefeng?" Ai asked curiously.

"No, I can deal with it in the next round." Yuan Qi said, looking at the monster on the field.

"I cover a card, and the turn ends!" said the man in black number one.

"You talk too much. Let's get this over with." Man in Black No. 2 said, "It's my turn. Draw a card!"

During the Main Phase, I activate the Field Spell Card, Fusion Regeneration Mechanism. Immediately following this, I activate its effect. Once per turn, I can activate this effect by discarding 1 card from my hand. Select 1 "Fusion" from my Deck or Graveyard and add it to my hand.

As he spoke, Man in Black No. 2 sent a card from his hand to the graveyard: "I discard the Little White Rabbit in my hand and retrieve a Fusion from the deck."

"Little White Rabbit? Yuan Qi! We can't let him retrieve it!" Ai shouted anxiously, "The deck has both Fusion and Normal monsters. He's targeting that monster!"

"I know!" Hara Nana used the cards in his hand without hesitation. "I chain-activate the effect of Phantom Rabbit in my hand! When the effect of a monster on the field is activated, or when the effect of a face-up Spell or Trap Card on the field is activated, I can activate this effect by sending this card in my hand or on the field to the Graveyard. Destroy the card on the field!"

A petite figure appeared on the field, the Phantom Rabbit jumped up, and its small, white and tender palm grabbed the hilt of the knife. Then, with a flash of the knife, the fusion regeneration mechanism was cut in half.

"This card is Phantom Rabbit?! It's really powerful!" Xuefeng said in shock.

"This...this couldn't be...the legendary hand trap only possessed by top duelists, right?!" Man in Black No. 1 said excitedly, "We're getting rich! We're getting rich!"

"Phantom Rabbit... I was lucky enough to watch a recording of a top Duelist, and in that recording, someone did use this card." Number Two murmured, "Top Duelist... Do I have a chance to become a top Duelist too?"

"Nonsense, of course! As long as we win this duel, both of their decks will belong to us!" Man in Black No. 1 patted Man in Black No. 2 on the shoulder.

But... there's only one Phantom Rabbit. The man in black didn't say what was on his mind, but continued, "I Normally Summon Venus, Agent of Creation."

A winged angel appeared on the field. The angel had long golden hair and a slim body. She closed her eyes and clasped her hands around her chest, as if praying for something.

I activate the effect of Venus, Agent of Creation. ①: Pay 500 Life Points to activate. Special Summon 1 "Holy Sphere" from your hand or deck.

Man in Black No. 4000: 3500lp → lp.

This duel has reached the first LP value change, but it is the effect damage paid by the opponent himself.

As soon as lp finished paying, a crystal clear white sphere appeared on the field.

"I'll pay again."

3500lp→3000lp

Then another ball appeared on the duel field.

"Then, I stacked the two sacred spheres together, and the two monsters formed an X-Net, X-Summoning the Cornflower Saint Horse."

A monster with a man's head and body, and the lower body of a horse, appeared on the duel field, holding a spear.

"Another...another Xyz Summoning?" Xuefeng was already numb. Could it be that Xyz Summoning was actually very simple and everyone could learn it just by moving their fingers?

"I cover two cards and the turn ends."

"It's your turn." The man in black No. 2 looked at Yuan Qi and said.

Yuan Qi looked at the two huge monsters on the other side's field and said:

"My turn, draw a card."

Chapter 16: The power of the senior sister is invincible!

"I enter the main phase one," Yuan Qi said, "and then I summon the magical dessert witch Madeline."

"It's up to you again, Miss Witch." Yuan Qi smiled at Miss Witch who was riding on the silver fork.

The witch pressed down her big hat and showed a sly smile, as if to say, leave it to me!

"I activate the effect of Madeline Witch. When this card is successfully Normal Summoned or Flip Summoned, retrieve a Golem Dessert Monster from your Deck."

"Don't even think about it! Chain activation, Trap Card Breakthrough Skill." Man in Black No. 2 opened the face of the card and said, "This card can select a monster on your opponent's field and negate its effect. I choose your Witch Madeline."

Just as the witch was about to cast her magic, she was interrupted by the energy released by the trap card, and she pouted in anger.

"This will negate the effect of your Madeline Witch." said the second man in black.

"Huh, do you think you're the only one who interrupts others?!" Man in Black No. 1 sneered when he saw this scene.

But he found that Yuan Qi's face was not filled with the helpless rage that was interrupted, but instead... he was smiling?

"I got fooled~" Ai smiled as he looked at Yuan Qi's cards.

"Yeah, I really got fooled." Yuan Qi opened his own card and said:

"I activate the Trap Card - Golem Sweets Festival, Special Summoning any number of "Golem Sweets" monsters from my hand. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect return to their owner's Deck during the End Phase!"

"I Special Summon the Golem Dessert Pancake Owl from my hand!"

The owl wearing glasses hopped onto the field and spread its wings.

"So that's how it is. The initial move has been in your hands all along. Madeline's witch is just a monster you used to test my backcourt." The second man in black said, looking at the owl on the field.

"Why do you think I only have one First Move of Madeline Witch?" Yuan Qi said calmly, "In an environment with 4,000 LP, monster interruption is a very serious matter, right?"

"In that case, isn't it natural to invest heavily in the initial movement?"

"The effect of the owl can special summon monsters from the deck. You have clearly seen it once, so why do you still want to leave the trap to the Witch Madeline?" complained the Man in Black No. 1.

No, not an owl.

Owl can only special summon one monster. If you give the trap to Owl and let the effect of Madeline Witch pass, according to the effect of Magic Dessert Festival, the monster that Owl wants to special summon can also be specially recruited by the effect of the festival. Whether it is interrupting Madeline or Owl, the difference is the same, so why does he still say that he was tricked?

"Monster! There must be a powerful monster in his deck!" Man in Black No. 2 suddenly became alert, "Quickly stop him from deploying!"

"Huh?" Man in Black No. 1 looked at the trap card he had placed earlier - Invasion Infection. This card was just a retrieval card and not an interference card at all.

"So, you mean there's no more interference, right?" Yuan Qi instantly understood what the other party was saying. "Then I won't be polite!"

"I activate Owl's effect to banish Phantom Rabbit from the Graveyard and Special Summon Golem Dessert: Jelly Ice Postman from my Deck!" Hara Shichi said, placing the Phantom Rabbit out of the Graveyard. "Next, I activate Postman's effect to retrieve a Golem Dessert Spell: Trap from my Deck! I choose to add Golem Dessert Scroll to my hand!"

The Magic Puppet Dessert Coupon popped out from the Duel Disk. Yuan Qi took it and inserted it directly into the Duel Disk: "I activate the Perpetual Magic Card - Magic Puppet Dessert Coupon!"

After doing all this, Yuan Qi said to Ai beside him:

"Ayi, come on."

"Well, let's get started!" Ai put his hand on Yuan Qi's hand, and colorful light flickered and flowed between the two of them.

"I have two Level 4 monsters! I'll stack Madeline Witch and Gelatin Postman on the field, forming a Gyro Network with the two monsters. Gyro Summon—Magic Queen Dessert Crown Tiramisu!"

Crown Tiramisu appeared again, with a calm smile on her face. The neat dress and silver-gray curly hair made her more dignified besides her beauty, as if the word elegance was tailor-made for her.

"Over-summoning?! Impossible! Why would this kid use Over-summoning?!" Man in Black No. 1 said with his eyes wide open.

"So this is what gives you the confidence?" In comparison, the second man in black was much calmer. "Come on, activate her effect. Isn't this your goal?"

"No need for further explanation," Hara Nana said. "I activate the effect of Queen's Crown Tiramisu. Once per turn, I remove one Xyz material from this card. I can then target up to two "Puppet Dessert" cards in your Graveyard. Return those cards to the Deck, and select the card with the most return points from your opponent's field and return them to the owner's Deck."

"What?! Bounce back to the deck?" The pupils of the second man in black shrank sharply, and he suddenly opened his face card, "I chain activate! Trap Card - Intimidating Roar! You can't declare an attack this turn!

"I..." Man in Black No. 1 subconsciously wanted to open his own cover card, but when he saw the monster on the field of Man in Black No. 2, the movement of his hand suddenly stopped.

"I'll send the Extra Material Postman to the Graveyard, and then return the Postman and Magic Doll Night from the Graveyard to the Deck!" Yuan Qi returned the two cards from the Graveyard to the Deck, then pointed at the Black Man No. 1 and said, "Then I'll return the Demonic Death God Thanatos on your field and the face-down card in your backfield to the Deck!"

"Don't even think about it! I chain activate the effect of Thanatos, the Possessed Death God. Once per turn, you can activate this effect by removing 1 Xyz Material from this card. This turn, this card is unaffected by the effects of monsters other than this card. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn," said the first man in black. "Then I activate the effect of the Trap Card Invasion, Infestation, and select Heras, the Possessed Great Eagle, from my hand to return it to the deck, and add Castor, the Possessed Devil, from my deck to my hand!"

"Hahaha! In this way, the effect of your Crown Tiramisu is wasted! When it's my turn, I can use the Demonic Death God Thanatos to directly attack and destroy your Crown Tiramisu!" The Man in Black No. 1 laughed out loud.

However, what greeted him were two sighs.

"Ugh."

"Ugh."

"Look at your field." The second man in black couldn't help but remind him.

"Huh? My court? My court is not..." The man in black No. 1 looked at his own court and his voice suddenly stopped.

He had...nothing on the field.

Chapter 17: Combat phase.

"What's going on... I clearly activated the chain!" The man in black No. 1 looked at the empty venue and said in a trembling voice.

"It can't chain," Black Man No. 2 explained. "Queen Crown Tiramisu's card ejection doesn't target anything. In other words, the moment she returns the card from the Graveyard to the Deck, her effect has already been activated."

"Since you knew, why didn't you remind me?!" The man in black, No. 1, grabbed No. 2's collar and roared.

"Didn't I warn you?!" Black Number Two said hoarsely, "Then tell me, why didn't you activate your face-up card and monster effect when I chain-activated Intimidating Roar?! What were you thinking? What were you hesitating about?!"

"You're thinking he might choose the divine horse Cornflower Sage on my field! Thinking you might have a chance to save an excess material!"

The man in black number one loosened his grip; he was right.

At that moment, this thought did flash through his mind, whether intentionally or unintentionally, but he did not choose to activate his cover card.

"Tsk, I'm wrong about this! This kid is different from ordinary students. We must cooperate with each other to win this duel!" said the man in black, number one. "After you win, the decks will be yours to distribute."

There is no cooperation anymore, and now the situation is disadvantageous.

The opponent traded a Gyro material for three cards for a Gyro monster, and the result was... Man in Black No. 2 looked at the empty field of Man in Black No. 1 and made his own judgment.

He won't get his turn.

Hara Nanchi didn't let their argument stop him: "When a Golem Sweets card is returned from the Graveyard to the Deck, I activate the effect of Golem Sweets Scroll: If any "Golem Sweets" cards on your field or Graveyard, other than this card, are returned to your hand or Deck by their effects, activate this effect. Add 1 "Golem Sweets" monster from your Deck to your hand. If you control an Angel-Type "Golem Sweets" monster, you can Special Summon it in Attack Position without adding it to your hand."

"Because my Crown Tiramisu is Angel-Type, I can Special Summon Jelly Ice Postman from my deck. Then I activate Jelly Ice Postman's effect and retrieve a Golem Dessert Spell/Trap card from my deck and add it to my hand."

Although the Postman cannot be summoned to take effect, there must be an Orc Golem Dessert on the field every time he takes effect. It will be useless if he uses it and it will affect the development. But he always likes to use it... But!

He has no card name once a turn!

"I'm adding Night of the Magic Doll to my hand!" Hara Nana added Night of the Magic Doll to his hand once again, and then placed it on the field. "Since I can't attack, my turn ends."

"Is it...my turn?" Xuefeng finally reacted. She had been watching Yuan Qi's fancy operations and was completely stunned.

Hara Nana is truly amazing. It's clearly a two-on-two duel, but he's holding his own even when facing two. Perhaps... it's actually just one against two? Can I really play a role in this duel?

"Being weak isn't scary. Being willing to be weak is. Don't stay where you are."

She was right. I had clearly discovered the secret passage leading to the back mountain long ago, and I had clearly discovered such a powerful Duel Pokémon as Phantom Rabbit, but I didn't even have the courage to go forward and talk to him. Phantom Rabbit must have noticed me a long time ago, right? My timidity must have disappointed her, right?

How annoying.

The timid self, the cowardly self, the self who uses weakness as an excuse.

but……

"Xuefeng? What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Yuan Qi looked at Xuefeng who was not moving for a long time and asked with concern.

"Hmm? I feel good now." Xuefeng shook his head.

But we can't go on like this, or we'll be left behind.