"It was about time to get down to business."
Paradox's heart tightened again when he heard that.
What was he pulling this time?
Kira said, "I'll activate another 'Pot of Greed' and draw two more cards from my Deck."
"First, there's that eyesore, 'Skill Drain.'" Kira looked up at the sinister Continuous Trap in Paradox's Back Row. "A Malefic Deck that can easily swarm the Field with high-ATK monsters, paired with Skill Drain that silences all effects.
"That really is quite a nasty combination. Monster Effects can't be used, and I can't beat you in a contest of ATK either."
He sighed as he spoke, as though he had been forced into a corner.
"No choice, then. I'll have to use this move too."
With a wave of his hand, a Trap appeared out of thin air in his Back Row.
"Continuous Trap, 'Royal Decree'!
"All Trap Card effects on the Field, except this card, are negated!"
Paradox: "!!!"
Royal Decree?
A Trap with the same effect as Jinzo, regarded as the absolute nemesis of Trap Cards. Its ability to lock down Traps often made it a powerful weapon specifically used against sinister Decks. Yet because of its own lockdown nature, it also frequently joined the ranks of those sinister Decks and made them even more oppressive.
This card was indeed terrible news for his Skill Drain strategy, but what shocked Paradox even more was—
—Why could Kira activate a Trap from his hand?
But the next moment, he learned the answer. A menacing monster phantom appeared in the air behind Kira. Its form flickered and drifted, with Horus's single eye set in the center of its face and executioner's blades for hands, like the Ghost of an executioner.
"Executioner - Makyura!" Paradox recognized it.
"During the turn Executioner -