Number 11: Big Eye, summon again!
[Number 11: Big Eye, ATK 2600]
"Oh, you brought Big Eye back already?" Kira said. "Fine, then Battle Replay. I won't attack."
He then drew two more cards and swiftly set two cards.
"Set two cards. End Turn."
The crowd of spectators in the laboratory began to stir.
"Oh no, that thing called Big Eye was revived," someone said. "Doesn't that mean it'll steal another Monster from us next turn?"
"Not necessarily."
Judai, the only person present besides Kira who had encountered Xyz Monsters before, stood with his hands on his hips and explained with a smile.
"Xyz Monsters differ from the ordinary Monsters we know. They need to use 'Xyz Materials' to activate their effects. Only Monsters that were Xyz Summoned have Xyz Materials to use.
Now that Big Eye was revived from the Graveyard, it has no Xyz Materials on it. So it can't use that terrifying ability to steal the opponent's Monster again."
"Is that so!" The researcher's eyes lit up as he examined Big Eye across the field as though it were some rare animal. "Xyz Monsters, huh. They seem so interesting."
Yamada Ken said coldly, "You think the likes of you can analyze the power of Numbers? Beat me first, then we'll talk.
My Turn, Draw a Card!"
Yamada Ken drew, then sneered when he saw the card he had drawn.
"You seem to think that without Xyz Materials, Big Eye's power has been sealed away. Heh. In the Xyz Dimension, our command over Xyz Monsters goes far beyond that."
Judai frowned. "What?"
Didn't an Xyz Monster become a blank slate once it lost its Xyz Materials?
"I activate the Spell Card 'Dieguang Regeneration'!" Yamada Ken shouted. "After this card is activated, it can become an Xyz