Paradox's situation had become extremely dire.
With Archlord Kristya on the Field, neither side could Special Summon. For his Malefic Deck, that was practically a death sentence. Most of the monsters in his Deck had become useless bricks in his hand, completely unable to move.
His one trump card for breaking the situation, Skill Drain, was now sealed by Royal Decree, along with every other Trap in his Back Row.
However, this Future Person might have been destined to learn a painful lesson today: there was no such thing as the worst possible situation. Things could always get worse.
Whenever you felt that things had hit rock bottom, you had to firmly believe—
—things could always get worse.
"Battle Phase ended. Entering Main Phase 2."
Kira slowly drew another two cards, then casually set them down.
"Set two cards."
Paradox warily studied Kira's Back Row.
Another two set cards in the Back Row... but with Royal Decree On the Field, all Traps were negated. That condition should have applied equally to both sides. No matter how many cards Kira set in his Back Row, they would still be locked down by his own Royal Decree and unable to activate.
Were those cards meant as protection in case Royal Decree was removed and his formation was broken?
The more Paradox considered it, the more troublesome it felt.
That damn Duel King's Field was already absurdly impossible to break through, yet he was still laying out contingencies for whatever came next. Why did he have to be so damn thorough?
Still, he could not afford to think that far ahead. The formation before him was already enough to give him a headache.
But the next moment, Kira revealed a brightly colored red Trap from his hand and smiled cheerfully.
"Executioner - Makyura's