Chapter 190
"Big brother!!"
Sho Marufuji called out to Judai with a pitiful expression.
"Sho Marufuji... why do you call me 'big brother'!?"
After hearing the way Sho Marufuji addressed Judai when he was being held by the girl, he asked in confusion.
"Because I admire you so much, I want to recognize you as my older brother!"
Sho Marufuji, disregarding his current state, explained to Judai.
"Sorry! I don't take followers!!"
The Judai refused decisively.
"How could this be...?"
Sho Marufuji immediately felt dejected.
Then Judai looked at Asuka.
"More than that, I'm curious why you called me here, Asuka?"
Judai asked her.
One of the girls answered him.
"This guy was peeping into the girls' dormitory bathroom, and we caught him!"
Upon hearing this, Judai looked at Sho Marufuji with disdain.
"I told you I didn't peep!!"
Sho Marufuji quickly denied it.
"But what does this have to do with me?"
Judai still didn't understand.
"Instead of explaining, let me show you this first!"
Asuka handed a piece of paper to Judai.
Judai instinctively took it, used his phone to illuminate it, and began to examine it.
"Huh!? A letter for me!?... I fell in love with you the first time I saw you... I'll be waiting for you behind the girls' dormitory tonight... Asuka Tenjoin... Huh!?"
Judai was dumbfounded when he saw this. He looked back at Asuka with a puzzled expression, wanting her to explain.
"This love letter was taken out by Sho Marufuji, who said I put it in his drawer, but I never wrote such a letter..."
After Asuka said that, Judai probably understood what had happened.
"In other words, someone wanted to frame me and make me a voyeur, but the letter was put in the wrong cabinet, causing Sho Marufuji to misunderstand, and that's how this situation came about!"
Judai roughly deduced the whole story.
"Speaking of which, during PE class, Judai put his shoes in my locker, and the envelope on top of the shoes too!"
At this moment, Sho Marufuji spoke again.
"I see. Then the situation becomes clear. This letter was a deliberate attempt by someone to frame Judai. It was just that Judai had misplaced his shoes, causing this misunderstanding!"
Asuka nodded and analyzed.
"So how should this be handled?"
The Judai asked again.
"Let's let Sho Marufuji off this time! But if he comes to the girls' dormitory again, he can expect to be expelled!"
The girls let Sho Marufuji off the hook for now.
"Thanks..."
Sho Marufuji breathed a sigh of relief after being let go.
"Instead of this! Judai, let's duel!"
Asuka revealed her true purpose.
"Is it your turn to challenge me this time!? Interesting! I accept this duel!"
Judai agreed quickly. He had a premonition before he came that he would be challenged, but he didn't expect it to be Asuka.
"As expected of you, you agreed so readily. Now, come with me!"
Afterwards, Asuka and the others led Judai away from the girls' dormitory and began their duel on a beach.
Chapter Six: Ice Blade Hand
"Duel!!" ×2
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]
[Asuka Tenjoin: LP4000]
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Asuka Tenjoin Hand Card: 5→6]
Asuka draws three cards from her hand first.
"I activate the Spell Card [Polymerization] from my hand! Polymerization [E-HERO Electrum] and [Blade Skater] from my hand to summon [E-HERO Ice Edge]!"
A skater landed on the sea.
[E-HERO Ice Edge: Attack Power 2100]
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Then set a card face down, and the turn ends.
Asuka quickly finished her turn.
[Asuka Tenjoin Hand Card: 6→2]
Looking at the monster, Judai muttered to himself.
"Fusion Monster whose effect changes depending on the number of monsters present!?"
The effect of [E-HERO Ice Edge]:
The number of monsters your opponent controls determines the following effect for this card.
●1: This card cannot be destroyed in battle.
●2 units: This card's attack power becomes doubled.
●3 cards: Negate the effects of cards activated by your opponent.
These effects seem pretty good, but they can't be stacked, and they only take effect when a certain quantity is reached, making them somewhat useless.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
Judai also drew three cards from his hand.
"Similarly, I activate the Spell Card [Polymerization] from my hand! I Polymerization [Elemental HERO Avian] and [Elemental HERO Burst Lady] from my hand to Fusion Summon [Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer]!"
A rather philosophical phoenix-man landed in front of the Judai.
[Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer: Attack Power 2100]
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"Then I'll set a card face down, and my turn ends."
Judai's starting moves are similar to Asuka's.
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 2]
"Same attack power, not planning to take each other down with you!? Then it's my turn, draw a card!"
[Asuka Tenjoin Hand Card: 2→3]
Asuka puts away the card she drew and immediately enters the battle phase.
"Battle has begun! I'm attacking [Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer] with [E-HERO Ice Edge]!"
The Ice Blade Hand began to spin rapidly like a dancer, hurling ice blades at the Phoenix Man.
Suddenly, the Phoenix Man grabbed Iceblade Hand's leg and shoved him back.
"What!?"
Asuka was somewhat surprised.
"Unfortunately, my [Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer] cannot be destroyed in battle."
Judai explained to her smugly that it was all for naught.
"I see. But [E-HERO Ice Edge] won't be destroyed by battle when the opponent only has one monster on their field."
Asuka smiled, satisfied with Judai's response.
"Then I'll set a card face down, and the turn ends."
She has another card to cover in her backcourt.
[Asuka Tenjoin Hand Card: 3→2]
At that moment, Judai quickly opened the cover card.
"Wait a minute! During your end phase, I'm going to activate the Trap Card [Ceasefire Reinforcement]!"
During the turn this card is activated, you cannot participate in the Battle Phase.
Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower Warrior-type monster from your Deck.
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He took three cards directly from the deck.
"The monster I chose is [HERO Kid], and when this card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon any number of [HERO Kid] from your Deck."
Three young heroes, their heads covered by glass domes, appeared on Judai's field at the same time.
[HERO Kid: Defense 600] ×3
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"Oh no! This completely seals off the effects of [E-HERO Ice Edge]!"
Upon seeing that Judai had four monsters on the field, Asuka immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Now it's my turn to draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2→3]
The Judai also immediately entered the battle phase.
"Battle has begun! I'm attacking [E-HERO Ice Edge] with [Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer], Phoenix Shot!"
The Phoenix Man threw a colorful ball of light towards the opposite side.
Asuka immediately lifted the cover.
"Open the card! [Double Bass Pose]!"
You can activate this effect when an opponent's monster Attack Position against a face-up monster you control in Attack Position. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the attacking monster's ATK. That opponent's monster's attack becomes a direct attack against you. That monster can then attack directly during your next turn.
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[Yusei Fudo: LP4000→1900]
[Asuka Tenjoin: LP4000→1900]
"A monster willing to sacrifice its life points to protect itself?! That's quite a spirit!"
As he spoke, Judai drew a card from his hand.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Mask Change] from my hand, sending the FIRE Attribute [Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer] to the Graveyard, and Special Summon [Masked HERO Blazeman]!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3→2]
A fiery red warrior with the character for "fire" printed on his belt makes his appearance.