Bakura: "Flash Bomb's effect, forcibly ends this turn!"
Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, the displays on both Duel Disks changed to "End Phase." This was not merely the usual forced end to the Battle Phase, but a forced end to the entire turn. There was not even an opportunity to set cards in the Back Row and establish a defense. Of course, Dartz could not have done that anyway.
His Monster Zone and Back Row were already completely filled by his own Mirror Knights. There was not a single empty slot, so he could neither summon Monsters nor set new cards.
However, this also meant Dartz had no chance to replenish the Mirror Counter on the Token that had lost one. Thus, the Mirror Knight that had just battled lost the shield in its hand and would be destroyed by battle if attacked again.
"You merely used a Trap's effect to cling on for one more turn," Dartz said. "You are only bluffing."
Bakura yawned lazily.
"Whether I'm bluffing or not, you'll find out soon enough. All right, we've played around long enough. You did all right, I suppose. I believe you would probably count as quite an impressive opponent in this era, but how should I put it? This is all there is to you. So next—"
Bakura suddenly shed the lazy, unmotivated attitude he had maintained until now. It seemed as though he had finally gotten serious, like a beast that had lain dormant and at last bared its fangs.
He smiled. "...My Turn."
Dartz's expression tightened.
He had more or less sensed that, until now, his opponent had merely been playing around. Bakura had approached the duel casually, almost as though he had been looking forward to seeing what Dartz could do.
But from