Teacher Satou's mouth twitched.
Right, Kira had just used Attack Seal to forcibly change Scabbed Knight to Defense Position, which meant he knew that while Scabbed Knight was in Attack Position, he could not attack other monsters. That meant he should have already known that any monster that attacked Scabbed Knight would be stolen.
Since he had known all along yet still seemingly recklessly sent the Black Scorpion Thief Gang charging in, it could only mean one thing.
Those five bastards had been undercover agents from the very beginning.
Satou's face turned cold. "You knew Scabbed Knight's effect from the start and used it against me, placing the Black Scorpion Thief Gang on my field so this killing combo could be completed?"
"Well, who knows?"
Kira said with a smile, wagging a finger.
"All I can say is, you should be more careful when using someone else's monsters. Since you took my monsters, you should naturally be prepared to use my cards."
With a wave of his hand, he continued.
"Next, Sheep Token, attack the Black Scorpion Thief Gang!"
Thus, the last Scapegoat also crashed headlong into the Black Scorpion Five-Man Team and died. The Black Scorpions' effect activated, automatically searching Kira's Deck and sending the second Jackpot Pot to the Graveyard.
"Damage Off Zone's effect halves the damage I take."
Kira, LP 3500 → LP 3000
Kira still had his final Sacrifice Kuriboh on the Field. One last attack.
If this attack went through, it would be over.
"Sacrifice Kuriboh, attack the Black Scorpion Thief Gang!"
The final Kuriboh charged out. The Black Scorpions shouted in unison, seemingly already popping champagne in celebration of another splendid victory for the Black Scorpions—but clearly, they had opened it too early.
Teacher Satou suddenly sneered.
"You think that means victory