Aster Phoenix VS Bishop

"Aster Phoenix!"

The black-robed figures recognized Aster's identity, and they were even more astonished.

"Who's in charge here?" Aster asked, his gaze swiftly sweeping over the crowd.

The black-robed figures looked at one another.

A moment later, the leading black-robed man stepped forward.

"Me." He pointed at himself. "I'm the Bishop here. Whatever it is, you can discuss it with me."

"You?" Aster sized him up for a moment, then gave a slight nod. "Fine. Then let's make this quick."

He glanced down at his watch.

"I probably have about an hour left. I need to catch a flight afterward. So sorry, but I'll wrap this up as quickly as possible."

Such a contemptuous attitude angered everyone present. However, Bishop raised a hand to signal everyone to remain calm. "Aster Phoenix, the pro scene's Prodigy Rookie—we've heard of you.

"But if I remember correctly, Our Organization has no grudge against you."

"Indeed, we don't." Aster smiled. "I'm just doing a friend a small favor by taking care of you. But time is limited, so since you're the one in charge, I'll deal with you first."

Bishop snorted heavily and flicked his robes.

"Then it seems a fight is unavoidable. But taking me down won't be so easy."

As he spoke, he activated his Duel Disk as well.

"Duel!" x2

Aster, LP 4000

Bishop, LP 4000

"I'll go first. Draw."

Bishop drew for his first turn, then slowly pulled a card from his hand.

"First, I set one monster in Face-down Defense Position."

"Next, I activate this card."

He inserted another card from his hand into his Duel Disk.

"Spell Card, 'Swords of Revealing Light'!

"For the next three turns, calculated by the opponent's turns, the opponent's monsters cannot make an Attack Declaration!"

Aster frowned slightly in