Asuka: "Aaah!"
Completely as before, with no pity whatsoever, Yugen immediately went all out with Card Trooper. The doubled firepower from Limiter Removal poured down on the young girl without any hindrance, exploding with a boom and sending black smoke billowing skyward.
[Asuka, LP 4000 → LP 200]
The entire arena was instantly shocked.
What kind of person was Tenjoin Asuka?
An elite of the Middle School department, placed in Obelisk Blue since enrollment. Even setting aside her appearance, simply as a duelist, she was considered by many to be a strong contender for this year's rookie king.
Everyone initially thought they were about to witness a dragon-tiger struggle, an intense offense and defense, and a joyous victory between masters...
Yet, the first turn had just begun, and it seemed it was already almost over?
Senior student Kohinata Seika, who had been in a dazed, lifeless state since the end of the previous match, as if she had been broken, finally regained her composure at this moment.
No, to be precise, her face even brightened a little, a gloomy cloud swept away, and a hint of a smile played at the corner of her mouth.
Exactly!
Go ahead and discipline her severely! Just like you did to me, break her!
As if gradually forgetting her previous depression, Senior Seika's smile gradually became perverse.
"Ugh... I was careless."
Asuka stood firm against the impact, letting out a sigh of relief.
Using her body to take damage for a counter-attack was indeed her usual strategy, but if she accidentally took too much damage and sent herself to the Graveyard, it would become pure comedy.
Such an unprecedented, bizarre way to lose... she might even be nailed to the academy's pillar of shame and become a laughing stock...
Asuka shook her head, forcing herself to focus on the duel.
"Based on the effect of 'Double Pass', my monster can counterattack.
Go, Cyber Tutu direct attack!"
The female cyber idol flew up, her figure spinning like a graceful ballet dancer, one leg seeming to carry a secret whirlwind as it swept towards Yugen.
[Yugen, LP 4000 → LP 3000]
"The effect of Equip Spell 'Angel Wing'! When battle damage is inflicted, an additional 300 points of battle damage are added!"
[Yugen, LP 3000 → LP 2700]
Yugen blocked the dueling disk in front of him to withstand the impact of the virtual image, his body swayed briefly, then stabilized.
"Then I Set three cards, and end my turn," Yugen said. "At the end of the turn, 'Limiter Removal's' side effect. The Machine-Type monster that received this card's effect is destroyed at the end of the turn."
Card Trooper exploded with a boom, turning into a pile of ashes.
"However, 'Card Trooper's' effect: when this card is destroyed on the field and sent to the Graveyard, I draw one card from my deck."
Yugen drew a card.
The surrounding onlookers finally let out a slight breath.
"Turn 1 is already this exciting..."
"Student Tenjoin's LP instantly looks like a flickering candle in the wind, extremely dangerous."
Yugen: "..."
He temporarily overlooked the "flickering candle in the wind" part. Life point locking, that kind of thing, was also a curse in the original work. Under normal circumstances, whoever locked their life points first had a big advantage, but this time it even gave Asuka a head start with the counter-attack life points.
Hmm, but there probably isn't such a superstition here. Huh?
"My turn, draw!"
Asuka steadied her mind.
He actually saw through her strategy and inflicted heavy damage. However, due to Limiter Removal's side effect, there were no monsters on the opponent's field.
But the opponent's Set cards...
"Hesitation is not the answer," Asuka said with firm eyes. "I will uphold my dueling style!
Battle, 'Cyber Tutu' direct attack!"
As the cyber ballet skirt rustled and spun, its graceful form dashed forward, a spinning kick sweeping towards the opponent.
"Bold, and not unexpected." Yugen narrowed his eyes. "Then I activate my Set card, Trap Card - Dimension Wall!
When an opponent declares an attack, the damage inflicted by this battle... is taken by the opponent!"
The crowd: "!!!"
"To reveal such a Trap Card at this moment!?"
This Trap Card undoubtedly directly turned the tables. The one who was supposed to take the direct attack and lose immediately was now Asuka herself.
"He does have a countermeasure!" Asuka quickly inserted a card from her hand. "Quick-Play Spell 'Prima Light'!" (Anime card)
She sent "Cyber Tutu" from her dueling disk to the Graveyard, quickly revealing another card from her hand.
"Prima Light, by sending my 'Cyber Tutu' on the field to the Graveyard, I Special Summon a 'Cyber Prima' from my hand!
Therefore, I sacrifice my 'Cyber Tutu' on the field! Appear ——
—— Level 6, Cyber Prima!"
The idol disappeared from the field, scattering into glittering particles forming a swirling vortex. A beam of light shot up into the sky, and a silver-haired female idol with a proud figure appeared in a swirling motion.
[Cyber Prima, ATK 2300]
"Amazing!" Student Council member Nakamura couldn't help but say, "Since the attacking monster disappeared from the field, this battle is naturally not established, and no battle damage will be inflicted!"
"Furthermore, because it was a Special Summon during the Battle Phase, Cyber Prima can still attack!" The student next to him also said, "If this attack goes through, it can inflict huge damage in one go."
Asuka couldn't help but smile complaciously: "I'm not that easy to deal with, am I?"
She raised an eyebrow, noticing Yugen had already flipped another Set card in his backrow.
Yugen calmly pointed at that card: "Quick-Play Spell - Book of Moon, change 'Cyber Prima' to face-down Defense Position."
Asuka: "..."
The onlookers: "..."
The large monster that had just landed immediately fell face down under the magic of the new moon, turning into a face-down card.
Kohinata Seika: "Hahahahaha! That's it! Flip them! Flip them all!"
As much self-isolation as she had before, she was now equally happy. It seemed like the senior student was the happiest person in the entire arena.
"...Another effect of Equip Spell 'Angel Wing'," Asuka took a deep breath. "When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I draw one card from my deck.
Then I Set two cards, and end my turn."
Yugen: "My turn, draw.
I activate the Continuous Spell 'Different Dimension Hangar' from my hand!" (Anime card)
The spell card appeared, and three cards automatically shot out from his deck. Yugen drew the three cards, revealing them to his opponent one by one.
"When 'Different Dimension Hangar' is activated, you can banish three Level 4 or lower 'Union' monsters from your Deck.
I banish 'Y-Dragon Head', 'Z-Metal Tank', and 'W-Wing Catapult' from my Deck!"
He raised his arm, then let go of his hand. The three cards separately materialized into the images of a red metallic flying dragon, a tracked metallic tank, and a blue winged combat aircraft, each being sucked into a black vortex that opened above his field.
"It's VWXYZ..." Asuka's expression became somewhat serious.
The spectators outside the arena also buzzed with excitement: "The legendary rare cards used by Seto Kaiba..."
"Then, I Normal Summon 'X-Head Cannon'!"
[X-Head Cannon, ATK 1800]
"At this moment, another effect of 'Different Dimension Hangar' activates," Yugen said. "When a monster on your field is Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, if that monster's name is written on a Union monster card banished by Hangar's effect, you can Special Summon the corresponding Union monster from your banished zone!"
Yugen revealed the two cards he had just banished in one go.
"'Y-Dragon Head' and 'Z-Metal Tank' both have 'X-Head Cannon' written on them, so I Special Summon both cards simultaneously!"
The dark vortex in the banished zone opened again, like two golden flashes striking down from the black hole. The red dragon head and heavy treads respectively landed on his field.
[Y-Dragon Head, ATK 1500]
[Z-Metal Tank, ATK 1500]
"Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot be Tributed, nor can they attack," Yugen waved his hand. "However, I use 'X-Head Cannon', 'Y-Dragon Head', and 'Z-Metal Tank' to perform a Union Fusion!"
The three machines began to transform separately, emitting electrical currents that attracted each other, transforming and combining. Quickly, they stacked upon each other like Arhat statues, combining to form a majestic, heavy-duty combined mecha!
X-Head Cannon formed the head, the metal treads formed the base, and the Y-dragon head emerged from the lower part. (crossed out)
"XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Fusion Summon!"
[XYZ-Dragon Cannon, ATK 2800]