Chapter 214

The Judai looked completely bewildered. (Image: Elderly person using a cell phone on the subway. jpg)

At this point, Rei continued to explain, "[Maiden of Love] also has another monster effect: placing a Maiden Counters on a monster attacking her turns it into a captive of the girl."

The little girl winked at the Winged HERO, who then displayed a heart shape over his head and gave her a look of affection.

[Elemental HERO Avian: Maiden Counters 0→1]

Judai:...

He rubbed his temples. "What am I fighting?"

I somewhat regret accepting this challenge, but since it's already started, there's no going back.

He shook his head, regained his composure, and continued, "My battle isn't over yet! I'll attack again with [Elemental Hero Neos Alius]!"

"Furthermore, the effect of Little Bud is that when there is no [Elemental HERO] on your field other than this card, this monster cannot be targeted for attacks and can attack your opponent directly."

"Therefore, Little Flower Bud is launching a direct attack on you, go!"

"What did you say?!"

The next moment, the stamen of the little flower bud opened, and a gush of pollen gushed out, drifting towards Li.

"Well..."

[Saotome Rei: LP4400→3800]

After delivering that blow, Judai continued, "When Flower Bud deals damage to the opponent, this monster's Attack increases by 100 points, while its Defense decreases by 100 points."

[Elemental Hero Neos Alius: Attack 600→700, Defense 1000→900]

"That concludes my turn."

He stopped using Sparkman, though he didn't know what the Maiden Counters did, but as long as he didn't attack the little girl, everything would be fine.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saotome Rei card: 4→5]

After drawing the card, Rei revealed a card from her hand without hesitation. "I activate the Equip Spell [Cupid's Kiss] from my hand!"

[Saotome Rei card:5→4]

As the effect took hold, a Little Angel named Cupid flew over and kissed the little girl on the cheek.

Chu~~☆

Immediately afterwards, Li raised his hand and commanded, "Battle begins! Attack the Winged HERO! The Heartfelt Thoughts!"

Just then, Judai seemed to see a scene filled with pink bubbles again.

The young woman in love jogged over, saying to the winged man, "Mr. Winged HERO, please accept my feelings for you!"

Judai: Don't come any closer!!

The Winged HERO turned to the side, and the little girl, having missed her target, fell to the ground.

The girl in love looked at the Winged HERO with a pitiful expression. "That's so mean, so mean!"

The latter looked completely flustered: 'I'm sorry, that's not what I meant...'

The girl in love: 'Then you have to listen to me from now on.'

Winged HERO: "Of course!"

"[Cupid's Kiss]'s effect is that when the equipped monster attacks an opponent's monster that has Maiden Counters placed on it, and the equipped monster takes battle damage, the equipped monster gains control of that monster."

[Saotome Rei: LP 3800 → 3200]

Watching the two monsters exchanging glances, Judai couldn't help but facepalm and mutter, "What am I even looking at?"

This scene is truly an eyesore.

Chapter Forty: The Flower Girl

Judai's only thought right now is: This is so weird. I'll take another look, and it's still so weird.

At that moment, Saotome Rei revealed another Spell Card: "Activate Equip Spell, [Happy Marriage]!"

[Saotome Rei Card:4→3]

"Due to this card's effect, the equipped monster's ATK increases by the sum of the original ATKs of all monsters whose original owners were yours."

"Therefore, the attack power of [the Maiden of Love] should be increased by the attack power of the Winged HERO."

In the blink of an eye, the little girl was dressed in a wedding gown and holding a bouquet of flowers.

[Maiden of Love: Attack power 400 → 1400]

"Finally, set one card face down to end the turn."

[Saotome Rei Card:3→2]

Li scoffed, "Looks like he's nothing special. As expected, Lord Liang is the strongest."

Of course, she didn't realize that this was a case of the Judai letting the water go.

"Finally, the round is over..."

Judai sighed; he had never played such a mentally exhausting game.

"Let's draw cards first..."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2→3]

After glancing at the cards he had drawn, he immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Let's fight!"

"As long as you don't attack [the Maiden of Love], the monster won't be taken away. Therefore, Sparkman attacks Winged HERO, Lightning Strike!"

At his command, Sparkman pushed out his palm, and a bolt of electricity shot out from his hand.

Sizzle--!!

Seeing this, Rei quickly swung her arm and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card, [Defense Maiden]!"

The next second, the girl in love spread her arms to protect Winged HERO, taking the hit from Sparkman.

Ah--!!

The little girl screamed again and collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

[Saotome Rei: LP 3200 → 3000]

Rei clenched her fist triumphantly and chuckled, "Due to the effect of [Defense Maiden], when a monster on my field is attacked, the target can be changed to [Maiden of Love]."

Judai looked disgusted. "Eh~, not again?"

In an instant, the scene of pink bubbles reappeared before my eyes.

Winged HERO, his face contorted with rage, cried out, "Electric Lightning Hero! You're supposed to be a hero, yet you attacked a vulnerable girl! What an outrageous bastard!"

Upon hearing this, Sparkman covered his head in distress with his hands. "What have I done? Miss, are you alright?"

The girl in love put on a pitiful expression again: 'Don't blame yourself. You're like this because of your destiny in battle. I don't blame you.'

After she finished speaking, she winked at Sparkman.

Sparkman clutched his chest as if struck in the heart. "I've fallen in love!!"

So, a heart appeared on Sparkman's chest.

[Elemental Hero Sparkman- Maiden Counters 0→1]

Rei: "Maiden of Love can be very strong; now even Sparkman has become her captive."

"It seems only heartless plants and girls are reliable here..."

With that, Judai flicked his hand and commanded, "Go! Little Flower Bud, attack directly!"

The stamens of the small flower buds opened again, and a slightly more concentrated stream of pollen gushed out, drifting towards the opposite side.

"Well..."

[Saotome Rei: LP 3000 → 2300]

Judai then added, "Because the little bud caused you combat damage, your attack power has increased again."

[Elemental Hero Neos Alius: Attack 700→800, Defense 900→800]

Li: "It's no use. As long as I take away Sparkman again in the next round, Little Flower Bud won't be able to attack me directly anymore."

However, at that moment, Judai chuckled and said, "Unfortunately, you won't be able to take my monsters anymore."

Li frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"

Under her questioning gaze, Judai revealed a Spell Card in his hand, "Spell Card [Petal] Activated!"

Tribute 1 [Elemental Hero Neos Alius] from your field to activate this effect. Special Summon 1 [Elemental HERO Flower Girl] from your hand or Deck.

The petals of the small flower bud bloomed, and a white light emanated from its body. Its form gradually changed, and soon it transformed into a voluptuous woman. She had white petals resembling hair growing on her head, and wore a dress that seemed to be woven from green leaves.

[Elemental HERO Flower Girl - Attack Power 1900]

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3→2]

The flower girl crossed her arms, exuding a queen-like aura: 'How pathetic, to be bewitched by such a young girl.'

The Sparkman standing nearby took a step back in fright, while the Winged HERO opposite him also looked guilty.

Judai then explained, "As long as [Elemental HERO Flower Girl] is on the field, the opponent can only choose her as their attack target."

Li gritted her teeth. "How could this be..."

You cannot regain control if you cannot attack Sparkman has Maiden Counters.

In this way, as long as the Flower Lady doesn't attack or get controlled by counters, the monsters on Judai's field can attack at will.

"Finally, set one card face down to end the turn."

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 1]

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saotome Rei card: 2→3]

After glancing at the cards he had drawn, Rei's eyes lit up. "Here it comes! I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my hand, and Special Summon [Elemental Hero Neos Alius] from my Graveyard to my field."

"And because of the [Happy Marriage] effect, the [Maiden of Love]'s attack power will increase to 2000 points."

However, at that moment, Judai quickly pressed the button to face down. "I was just waiting for this move. I'll activate the face down card, and the Continuous Trap [Limit Reverse] will be used to Special Summon a monster with 1000 or less ATK from my Graveyard."

"Rise, [Elemental Hero Neos Alius]!"

Buzz--!!

With a flash of golden light, Little Flower Bud reappeared on his field.

[Elemental Hero Neos Alius: Attack Power 600]

"Thus, [Monster Reborn] fails because it has lost its target, and [Maiden of Love], lacking sufficient attack power, cannot attack Flower Girl."

Upon hearing this, Li looked dejected: 'How could this be? I actually lost like this?'

Seeing her expression, Judai scratched his head in distress. Had this child been hurt too badly?

However, in his view, this was already a lenient gesture, and Li should be completely convinced of its merits.

'Forget it, never mind, let's end this fight first.'

"My turn, draw a card!"

After confirming his hand, he immediately inserted it into the Duel Disk: "Activate the Spell Card [Power of Inheritance], send Sparkman on the field to the Graveyard, and Flower Lady's ATK increases by the same amount."

Sparkman was instantly transformed into pure power and absorbed by the Flower Girl.

[Elemental HERO Flower Girl: Attack Power 1900 → 3500]

"Attack power 3500 points..."

Li looked over listlessly.

"Go! Little Flower Bud attacks you directly, while Flower Girl attacks [the Maiden of Love] at the same time!"

Both monsters simultaneously released pollen that drifted towards the other side.