Power of The World

"Under the effect of Negate Attack, this turn's Battle Phase had ended. But surely you hadn't forgotten the effect of 'The World,' had you?"

Kira smiled.

Saiō gritted his teeth. "The World can skip the opponent's next turn by sending two monsters to the Graveyard."

"Correct." Kira waved his hand. "Send 'Arcana Force XII - The Hanged Man' and the 'Sacred Lotus' on the Field to the Graveyard, and activate The World's effect—

—ZA WARUDO!

Turn, leap forward!"

The two monsters were offered as Tributes, turning into golden motes that vanished. A translucent clock face materialized faintly over the Duel Field, its hands spinning wildly to the sound of ticking. The turn shifted, instantly arriving at Saiō's turn—but time within that turn had completely frozen.

Saiō's entire Field seemed to have been frozen solid. His Deck was locked, leaving him unable to draw, and he could perform no actions at all. He could only watch helplessly as the phases advanced, rapidly skipping over an entire turn until it was once again Kira's Draw Phase.

"Then it's still My Turn. Draw."

The corners of Kira's lips rose.

"Then, during the Standby Phase, the effect of 'Des Frog' in my Graveyard activates. If this card is in my Graveyard during my Standby Phase and there are no cards in my Spell & Trap Zone, I can Special Summon it.

I Special Summon 'Des Frog' in Defense Position."

Des Frog, DEF 100

"It can be Special Summoned every turn as long as the Back Row is empty."

Saiō's eyelid twitched.

N-no way!?

"That Sacred Lotus you just offered as a Tribute!?" Saiō seemed to recall it. He appeared to have seen that monster before and vaguely knew it was something similar to Des Frog.

"Oh? You'd already noticed?"

Kira smiled.

"Correct.