Breaking the Situation

"Morphing Jar and Nightmare Penguin?" D.D frowned. "You want to use Nightmare Penguin's bounce effect to get rid of Destiny HERO - Plasma?

But no! I told you, as long as Destiny HERO - Plasma is On the Field, all your monsters are vanilla. Their effects can't activate at all."

"It's only 'On the Field,'" Kira said. "Destiny HERO - Plasma can negate all the effects of monsters on my Field, but what if they aren't On the Field?"

"What?"

"Quick-Play Spell, 'Mysterious Chinese Pot.' Tribute a monster On the Field and recover Life Points equal to that monster's ATK or DEF."

Kira waved a hand.

"I Tribute 'Morphing Jar.'"

Morphing Jar, ATK 700

"I recover Life Points equal to Morphing Jar's ATK."

Kira, LP 3300 → LP 4000

"You recovered Life Points?" D.D frowned. "But even if you recovered Life Points, it means nothing before Destiny HERO - Plasma—"

But before he could finish, he realized something was wrong. His pupils abruptly contracted.

No, this was...!?

"Looks like you noticed." Kira smiled faintly. "That's right. When Morphing Jar's effect resolved, it had already been Tributed by Mysterious Chinese Pot and sent to the Graveyard. So when its effect resolved, it was in the Graveyard rather than On the Field. That means its effect won't be negated by Destiny HERO - Plasma."

It was the same trick he had used not long ago to get rid of Saiō's Light Barrier: Tributing to escape, a classic card game tactic.

"And Morphing Jar's effect..."

D.D's heart jolted again.

Oh no, that jar's effect was—

"That's right. Morphing Jar forces both of us to discard our entire hands, then draw five cards."

Kira pointed at the Top of Deck.

"And you have to draw five cards, including the 'D