Qiu could not help saying, "Are you seriously planning to win with a monster like that?"
"A monster like that?" Kira smiled. "How rude. A monster this cool and fiery is one of a kind."
Lava Golem seemed to agree, letting out a deep, resonant growl.
"Tch, that kind of monster..."
Qiu looked up at the burning demon, then at the black iron cage binding her. The anger in her heart intensified.
"I'll send it to its grave right now! I Normal Summon the Tuner Monster, Night Rose Knight!"
The blue-haired swordsman in black leaped onto Qiu's field. He lightly swung the longsword in his hand, leaving behind a silver arc scattered with starlight as his small white cape billowed behind him.
Night Rose Knight, ATK 1000
"Normally, when you summon a monster, Black Garden should Special Summon a Token onto my field," Kira said. "But all of my Monster Zones are filled right now, so that effect cannot activate. Therefore, no Token is summoned."
Qiu frowned slightly.
He had sealed her attacks, then planned to burn away her Life Points with Lava Golem. And with the Monster Zones filled, she could no longer use the Black Garden and Rose Fire combination to burn his Life Points either.
So that was what he was planning?
But...
"Night Rose Knight's Monster Effect. When this card is Summoned Successfully, I can Special Summon a level four or lower Plant Type monster from my hand."
Qiu revealed another card in her hand.
"I Special Summon Poison Root King!"
Though it was supposedly a Plant Type monster, it looked more like an undead zombie. Its pitch-black body radiated an ominous aura, and from its appearance alone, it seemed like some decayed creature that had just crawled out of a grave.
Although Poison