Chapter 63: Opening Attack 7/10
"It's the sound of the Millennium Ring clashing again."
Although he hadn't seen the Millennium Ring's true form all this time, You Ling still felt very uneasy.
He couldn't have misheard twice.
"Aisha, let me handle this duel."
"But Mr. You Ling, didn't you say I should handle future practical combat tests myself?"
"This time is an exception. Although it's just my guess, Luka Slint might not be as simple as she appears."
"(｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡) Then you should have said so earlier, making me nervous all night for nothing."
Soul exchange; Aisha, as if relieved of a heavy burden, comfortably lay back in the Millennium Puzzle's mind room.
Eyes slightly dazed, Luka's aquamarine eyes rippled with a meaningful emotional fluctuation.
"So that's how it is. As expected, it's the same type of substitute. Truly makes one look forward to it!"
After Luka, among those present, Kevin Set was the second person to notice You Ling's soul exchange.
Even before Yilin, he captured the already completed soul exchange.
"My feeling was correct! Aisha Carlos only reveals the true soul of a Duelist when dueling. She is the opponent I am destined to defeat!"
Yilin nodded softly and said: "So that's it, You Ling exchanged with Xiao Ai again. It seems he really values this duel."
Luka Slint LP: 2000
VS
Aisha Yuna Carlos LP: 2000
Duel start, Luka's Elven Eye lit up first, indicating she took the first turn.
"My turn, draw!"
Perhaps not having Fusion Academy's kind of trend, Luka's deck was very normally worn at her slender waist.
"I summon in Attack Position——[Mystic Tomato]!" ( Killer Tomato)
[Mystic Tomato ★★★★ DARK][Plant-Type/Effect ATK: 1400 DEF: 1100]
Like a decoration that would only appear at Halloween, a tomato monster with a ferocious expression carved on it materialized and bounced onto Luka's field.
"Turn end."
Only performing one summon before putting down her hand cards, Luka declared the end of her turn.
"The legendary transfer student is indeed very cute," Irena on the stands commented truthfully, "And it seems her strength won't be very weak either."
Kyma nodded and said: "Mystic Tomato, indeed a very troublesome monster, so one can't just attack recklessly."
Don't just look at Luka summoning a monster with not-so-high attack power and ending her turn directly without even setting a card.
But [Mystic Tomato] itself is a monster with a last words effect.
[When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 DARK monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck in face-up Attack Position.]
If [Mystic Tomato] is destroyed by battle, its effect will trigger, allowing Luka to continue Special Summoning DARK monsters with 1500 or less ATK from her deck.
Without knowing the opponent's deck configuration, if one rashly destroys [Mystic Tomato], who knows what kind of monsters will be pulled out.
At worst, a second [Mystic Tomato] could be pulled from the deck, also a DARK monster with 1500 or less attack power, making it very difficult to directly break through the defense line.
Just from the first summon, one could see that Luka Slint's strength was considerably higher than that group of first-year students who only used Normal Monsters.
"My turn, draw!"
You Ling, starting his turn, drew a card.
You Ling was also aware of last words monsters like Mystic Tomato.
But for Aisha's deck, worries about offense didn't seem to require too much consideration.
"I summon 1 monster in face-down defense position, then set 1 card, turn end."
Classic one horizontal, one set; anyway, as long as he doesn't attack, he doesn't need to worry about [Mystic Tomato]'s last words effect, unless you commit suicide.
"A defense-oriented tactic, huh, makes sense."
Luka thought for a moment; if Aisha's deck was truly as others described yesterday, where even one trash monster with an effect was considered pushing the limits, she really couldn't think of any fighting style other than defense.
"My turn, draw."
Glancing at the card drawn this turn, a smile once again appeared on Luka's lips.
"Just right, since you're not attacking, I'll do it. I tribute the [Mystic Tomato] on my field, Tribute Summon!"
Giving up Mystic Tomato's last words effect upon battle destruction, after being tributed by Luka, it instantly turned into light and vanished, floating towards the sky.
Tributing only 1 monster, logically, should only allow for the Tribute Summon of a Level 5-6 monster.
"Burning like blood-red roses, unfurl your wings and bloom!——[Tytannial, Princess of Camellias]!" (Awe-Inspiring Angel Rose's Queen)
[Tytannial, Princess of Camellias ★★★★★★★ (7-Star) EARTH][Plant-Type/Effect ATK: 2400 DEF: 1300] (Note: Original is 2800 ATK, 2600 DEF, Level 8. This version seems custom.)
The Plant-Type angel monster with wings like crimson roses that Luka summoned during yesterday's summoning class.
You Ling's brow furrowed slightly, "Using only 1 monster as tribute, yet summoning a Level 7 monster?"
Pointing to the female angel slowly descending amidst the tribute summon's light, Luka explained: "The effect of Tytannial, Princess of Camellias, when using a Plant-Type monster as tribute, only 1 monster is needed for Tribute Summoning."
Coincidentally, the [Mystic Tomato] You Ling chose not to destroy last turn was a Plant monster.
"A Level 7 monster with attack power comparable to Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and only needs 1 tribute?"
In terms of monster strength alone, Luka Slint might be slightly stronger than the grade's NO.1, Kevin Set.
When Fusion Academy's first-year students were still comfortably using Normal Monsters, axe-kings chopping each other, this transfer student from Xyz Academy showed everyone a very clear disparity.
And such an elite powerhouse, her opponent in her first battle after transferring, happened to be Aisha, the former dead last who had defeated Kevin.
"Then let's attack, let me see your fighting style, student Aisha."
At Luka's command, the angel, unfurling her crimson rose wings, whipped up a tornado of red petals like burning flames towards the front.
"——Rose Flame, destroy the face-down defense monster!"
Battle confirmed; the monster You Ling hid under the face-down card was forcefully flipped open.
[Priestess Who Received the Chalice DEF: 2100] ( Priestess Who Received the Star Chalice)
The same tactical deployment as during the battle with Kevin; the monster hidden under You Ling's card back was the blue-haired steel-plate priestess with a defense power of 2100.
However, this time, the opponent monster's attack power was higher. In terms of panel stats alone, even the Star Chalice Priestess couldn't block this attack.
"You fell for it, Luka."
You Ling once again used Aisha's cute face to smile with the insidiousness of a successful scheme, while the set card at his feet slowly flipped open.
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