"What?" Yukikaze took a shocked step back. "Not only did you negate and destroy my monster... you also easily Special Summoned a powerful Synchro Monster?!"
Senior Kazuko Kurosawa... was so strong!
Yukikaze looked at the two enormous Blackwing monsters on her opponent's field, then at the Snowdrop in the flowing white dress on her own field. She pursed her little lips and made a difficult decision.
She raised the only card in her hand and slammed it onto her Duel Disk.
"I Normal Summon Lone Fire Blossom!"
A flower just about to bloom appeared on the field, but compared to the surrounding monsters, it was so tiny that Mina and Aoshi in the audience nearly missed it.
Yet even such a tiny, inconspicuous creature possessed a powerful effect!
"Next, I activate Lone Fire Blossom's effect. I Tribute this card on my field to Special Summon Rosemary of the Six Flowers from my Deck in Defense Position."
The girl wearing a stocking on one leg appeared on the field once more, smiling at Yukikaze.
"I activate Rosemary's effect to add..." Yukikaze hesitated for a moment.
"...Rikka's Thin Ice from my Deck to my hand!"
As the red Trap Card landed in her palm, Yukikaze's heart gave a violent thump.
She had only recently printed this Trap Card, and she had yet to master it...
But wanting victory without paying any price at all was nothing but wishful thinking.
Her opponent was a stronger duelist than her. If she wanted to win, she needed to be prepared for this!
"I Set one card, and then..."
"Come forth! No. 39: Hope Emperor Hopp!"
A crisp voice suddenly rang out, startling Yukikaze so badly that she nearly dropped the Trap Card in her hand. She turned to look and saw a huge vortex slowly