Chapter 369
'Jack...'
As the two gazed deeply into each other's eyes, Ryuuga, disguised as Ryuusei had infiltrated the group, looked around, observing the other contestants. She then noticed a woman with long, bright pink hair and a crimson dress looking in their direction, or more precisely, looking at Yusei standing next to Ryuuga.
'He actually came too?!'
Aki stared at Yusei with a complicated look for a while, and Yusei seemed to sense her gaze and turned her head away. Upon seeing this, Aki quickly closed her eyes and turned to the other side.
Just as Yusei was wondering who was watching him, the duel order and opponents were already assigned, and Yusei was the first to go. His opponent was...
"Oh my god! Yusei is facing off against our Little Angel Ryuusei!"
Upon learning the result, Ryuuga clutched his head in frustration. "My first duel is against Yusei? How unlucky!"
In the past few days, Ryuuga has made great progress under Yusei's guidance, but he has never beaten Yusei. He encountered the invincible Yusei right from the start, so it can be said that he has no hope of advancing. He is extremely unlucky.
Yusei placed his hand on Ryuuga's shoulder and said, "Just give it your all, and let me see how you've grown."
"Oh! Just you wait and see, Yusei!"
Ryuuga's childlike nature quickly cheered him up. Since there was no hope of advancing, he might as well just start the match and enjoy the upcoming duel!
After a short rest, only Yusei and Ryuuga remained in the Duel Arena.
"Alright, it's time for the duel. Both of you, please activate your Duel Disk."
After the Spiky-haired Host, Ryuuga unfolded his Duel Disk, and Yusei silently raised his own Duel Disk as well.
"Duel!!" ×2
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]
['Ryuusei': LP4000]
Once the duel began, Ryuuga didn't hold back and took the first attack.
"My turn, draw a card!"
['Ryuusei' cards in hand: 5 → 6]
He flipped over the card he had drawn and exclaimed excitedly, "Oh! It came right away! I'll summon [Transformer Warrior - Cellphone] in Attack Position!"
As Ryuuga slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a burst of light rose up on the field, and a large yellow swivel phone was projected onto the screen.
Click click click click...!
After a transformation, it quickly turned into a robot.
Then Ryuuga excitedly swung his right arm around a few times. "The phone's monster effect, dialing is now displayed!"
"Once per turn, while in Attack Position, you can flip cards from the top of your Deck by the amount of the number shown when you dial (roll the dice). If any of those cards are Level 4 or lower [Transformer Warrior] monsters, you can Special Summon one of them."
Beep beep beep... The phone dialed number six at the last minute.
"Lucky! Then I can look at the six cards on top of the deck!"
Ryuuga's eyes quickly scanned the six cards that were turned over, and he quickly picked out one of them, shuffling the rest back into the deck.
"I will Special Summon the Tuner monster [Transformer Warrior Microscope] in Attack Position!"
Ryuuga twirled his right arm a few more times, then excitedly exclaimed, "When the Microscope is in Attack Position, it can Special Summon a Level 4 [Transformer Warrior Camera] from your hand!"
['Ryuusei' hand: 6 → 4]
Just like the first time Ryuuga and Yusei's relationship unfolded, but this time Ryuuga won't make the same mistakes as before.
"Got it! I'm using a Level 4 camera to adjust the stars on a Level 3 microscope!"
"To protect world peace, let us unite courage and strength!"
"Synchro Summon! Messenger of Love and Justice, [Power Tool Dragon]!!"
In an instant, a bright green light shone, Ryuuga's ace Power Tool Dragon, made its appearance once again.
[Power Tool Dragon: Defense 2500]
Seeing that Ryuuga didn't attack the starting lineup like the first time, Yusei nodded in satisfaction; his current actions were fine.
"Now I'm going to go all out, Yusei!"
"Bring it on."
At this moment, Ryuuga raised his little fist and shouted, "[Power Tool Dragon] monster effect activated! I select three Equip Spell Cards from my Deck and reveal them to my opponent. My opponent then randomly selects one and adds it to my hand."
"And I chose these three..."
He flipped over the three cards he had chosen: [Transformer Warrior - Repair Device], [Transformer Warrior - Repair Device], and [Transformer Warrior - Repair Device]. Lu
All three cards are the same; it doesn't matter which one you choose.
So Ryuuga simply took out one of the cards and shuffled the remaining two back into the deck.
['Ryuusei' cards in hand: 4 → 5]
"By sending one [Transformer Warrior] monster from your hand to the Graveyard and selecting one [Transformer Warrior] monster from your Graveyard, activate the Equip Spell [Transformer Warrior Repair Device] to Special Summon the selected monster. However, the monster revived by this effect cannot change its battle position."
"I Special Summon Microscope in Attack Position, and activate its effect again to Special Summon Level 4 [Transformer Warrior /Cassette Recorder] from my hand."
After the microscope reappeared, a tape recorder was projected onto the screen, and after some transformation, it quickly turned into a red robot.
['Ryuusei' hand: 5 → 2]
"Great, now I can perform a double Synchro Summon!"
Ryuuga had wanted to do this for a long time. "I'll use a level 4 tape recorder to adjust the stars on a level 3 microscope!"
"Go ahead and try to touch this steel's scales! Synchronous Summoning, [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon]!!"
As the light of synergy dissipated, a mechanical dragon appeared, almost identical in form to the Power Tool Dragon, except that its color was darker and it had red markings on its body.
[Mecha-Power Tool Dragon: Defense 2500]
Chapter Seventeen: Junk Barrage
[Mecha-Power Tool Dragon], this card was printed by Yusei using the power of the Red Dragon, and he gave it to Ryuuga in the past few days.
"Wow!! Ryuusei Summoner went all out right from the start and managed to complete two Synchro Summon!!"
'Ohhhhh!!!'×N
Responding to the Spiky-haired Host's shouts, the audience cheered and praised Ryuusei for his skill on the field.
Amidst cheers, Ryuuga continued his actions, "It's not over yet, Yusei! I'll equip the Equip Spell [Gravity Cannon] from my hand to a Machine-Type monster!"
In an instant, a beam of light appeared on the mechanical dragon's right arm, and the bucket on the right arm quickly transformed into a cannon.
"And at this moment, the monster effect of [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon] activates: When this card is equipped with Equip Spell during your turn, you can draw one card from your Deck."
"Then activate the effect of the Equip Spell [Gravity Cannon], which increases the equipped monster's ATK by 400 points once per turn."
[Mecha-Power Tool Dragon: Attack Power 2300 → 2700]
Then, Ryuuga placed the remaining two cards from his hand into the Spell & Trap Zone: "Two more cards to trap, end of turn."
['Ryuusei' card in hand: 2 → 0]
"How about it, Yusei? I've become pretty strong, haven't I?" Ryuuga shouted excitedly after the turn ended.
"Yes, you have indeed become stronger."
This was the first time Ryuuga had had such a good start, so he was naturally very satisfied.
By summoning two Synchro Monsters in succession while also setting a face-down card, it's clear that Yusei has taken Ryuuga's teachings to heart and is no longer focusing solely on his own cards.
"My turn!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 5 → 6]
Yusei's eyes darted around as he took a close look at the card in his hand. Without hesitation, he played it. "I activate the Spell Card [Tune] from my hand. I add a Tuner monster with [Synchron] in its name to my hand, and then send the top card of my deck to the Graveyard. I add [Junk Synchron] to my hand."
As soon as the sound faded, his deck was automatically shuffled and a card was pushed out – that card was, of course, [Junk Synchron].
After finishing, Yusei flipped over a card from the top of his deck, glanced at it, and then put it into the graveyard.
"Next, I summon the Tuner monster [Junk Synchron]!"
A beam of light immediately rose up, and a robot covered in orange armor appeared.
"Based on the effect of [Junk Synchron], which negates the effects of Level 2 or lower monsters in the Graveyard and Special Summons them in Defense Position, I Special Summon [AD Changer] in Defense Position."
The next moment, a flag bearer appeared, carrying a red flag with the letter 'A' and a blue flag with the letter 'D'.
"And when I have a [Junk] monster on my field, I can Special Summon a [Junk Servant] from my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 6 → 4]
Upon seeing the row of monsters on Yusei's field, Ryuuga became excited. "Whoa! Yusei's counterattack is about to begin!"
Seeing his carefree attitude, Yusei smiled slightly, then announced loudly, "I'll use a level 1 [AD Changer] and a level 4 [Junk Servant] to level up [Junk Synchron]!"
"Synchro Summon! Appear, [Stardust Warrior]!"
In an instant, the light of the synchronization shone brightly, and a beige giant wearing a green eye patch pierced through the light and landed in front of the Yusei.
"[Stardust Warrior] gains ATK equal to 100 times the number of Warrior-type monsters in both players' graveyards. Since I have three Warrior-type monsters in my graveyard, my ATK increases by 300."
[Stardust Warrior: Attack Power 2800 → 3100]
"Attack power 3100!? That's awesome, no wonder he's Yusei!"
As Ryuuga sighed, Yusei continued, "I banished the monster [AD Changer] from my graveyard from the Yugi. Based on its effect, I changed the battle position of one monster on the field. [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon] is now in Attack Position."
[Stardust Warrior: Attack power 3100 → 3000]
"Trying to destroy this guy? No way!"
Seeing this, Ryuuga waved his hand and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card [Weapon Summon]! Add one Equip Spell Card from the Deck to your hand, and equip that card to the correct target. I'm equipping [Guardian's Strength] from my Deck to [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon]!"
As a layer of colorful light appeared on the mechanical dragon's body, Yusei thought, 'It wasn't equipped on [Transformer Warrior - Phone]? Then the remaining face-down cards are most likely [Transformer].'
The card [Transformer Warrior] is Trap Card that negates an attack and changes the battle position of the attacked [Transformer Warrior] when it is attacked. As long as it does not attack the [Transformer Warrior], it has little effect on Yusei.
"In that case..." Yusei said, then tossed out another Spell Card.
"I activate the Equip Spell [Junk Barrage] from my hand and equip it to [Stardust Warrior]. When a monster equipped with this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to half the destroyed monster's ATK."
"Hey!? Half the attack power for damage? You can't use such a powerful effect!" Ryuuga shouted hurriedly, "At this moment, the other effect of [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon] activates, allowing you to equip one Equip Card (which is equipped to another monster) to [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon] once per turn!"
"Yusei, I'll accept your card, hehe~!"
However, Yusei did not panic. Instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, because in Ryuuga's Yusei, Ryua's move was an extremely bad play.
"It's not over yet! I activate the Spell Card [Double Summon], which allows me to perform another Normal Summon. By Tributing [Stardust Warrior], I can Tribute Summon [Salvage Warrior]!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 4 → 1]
"Huh!? The Synchro Monster I finally managed to summon was..."
Not only Ryuuga, but Yusei's 'terrible play' left everyone watching completely dumbfounded.
Yusei ignored the strange looks from everyone and continued operating the card, "When this card is successfully Tribute Summon, Special Summon 1 Tuner monster from your Graveyard or Hand, and Special Summon [Junk Synchron]."
"Then, the Level 5 [Salvage Warrior] levels up the Level 3 [Junk Synchron] and Special Summons a second [Stardust Warrior]!"
[Stardust Warrior: Attack Power 2800 → 3100]
PS: My computer is finally working!!
Chapter Eighteen: The Ingenious Use of Junk Barrage
PS: The attack power of the Stardust Warrior in the previous chapter was calculated incorrectly; it was 3200 instead of 3100. It has been corrected.
Freeing the first Stardust Warrior and then Synchro Summoning another Stardust Warrior? What kind of strange move is this? Just for an extra 200 attack points?
Having suffered at Yusei's hands, Ryuuga didn't believe the former would be so shallow, but still said, "It's useless, Yusei! No matter how much the attack power of [Stardust Warrior] increases, it will only be nullified during the battle phase when fighting against an equipped monster that is equipped with [Gravity Cannon]."
"Furthermore, each time the equipped monster declares an attack in battle, the Equip Spell [Guardian's Strength] will place a Spell Counter, increasing the equipped monster's attack and defense by 500 points."
"In other words, if [Stardust Warrior] and [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon] were to fight, [Stardust Warrior]'s attack power would drop back to 2800 points, while [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon]'s attack power would increase to 3200 points. Your monster would lose, Yusei!"
'Besides, the remaining cards I have are [Transformation], so even if Yusei attacks the phone, it won't do me the slightest damage, hehe!'
However, just as Ryuuga was feeling smug, Yusei did something that no one expected.
He decisively swung his arm down and immediately gave the order, "Battle! [Stardust Warrior] Attack [Mecha-Power Tool Dragon]!"