The Evil God's strike shattered Chaos Neos like dry wood, and the aftershock that tore through him forced Judai to stagger back. He dropped to one knee, bracing himself against it as he panted heavily, thick black smoke gradually dispersing from his body.
Judai gasped for a moment before recovering enough to speak. "Because I activated the Set Card 'Damage Diet' during the Attack Declaration, the number of cards on my field was reduced by one during damage calculation.
I have five cards on my field, so during the Damage Calculation Step, The Wicked Eraser's ATK also drops to 5000."
The Wicked Eraser, ATK 6000 → ATK 5000
"When Chaos Neos was destroyed, its ATK was 3500, so the Battle Damage was 1500. Then, due to Damage Diet's effect, the Battle Damage was halved, so the damage I took became 750."
Judai, LP 1500 → LP 750
"Quite tenacious."
Yubel snorted, though a faint smile appeared on her face.
"Well, I don't dislike a tenacious Judai either."
She Set another card in her Back Row.
"I'll Set one more card in my Back Row. End Turn."
Judai's breathing settled, but he remained on one knee without getting up.
"So strong. Just as Kira said, Yubel gained additional power in space. And with the Evil God involved, she really isn't an opponent I can defeat while holding anything back."
After only a brief consideration, Judai had already made his decision.
Yeah, there was nothing to hesitate over. He had decided long ago that the next time he saw Yubel, he would bring her back at any cost.
He had to give it everything he had.
Even if that meant embracing the darkness.
Judai gently closed his eyes.
Judai: "Hey? You there?"
"..."
Judai: "I know you can hear me. Stop sleeping."