Chapter 87

"Dark Magician, Timaeus, merge!"

The dragon transformed into a surge of energy that enveloped the Dark Magician, unleashing a powerful burst of light.

"Show yourself, [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Ruler]!"

The light faded the moment the Yugi's sound ended.

A magical warrior wearing a large cloak and magnificent armor makes his appearance.

[Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Ruler: Attack Power 3000]

Rafael's pupils contracted slightly. "[Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler]... it looks like [Chaos Warrior]. Could this card be a combination of [Dark Magician] and [Chaos Warrior]?"

Yugi nodded in response, replying, "That's right. Its summoning condition is [Dark Magician] plus a [Chaos] Ritual Monster. Only when this Polymerization condition is met can it be summoned."

"However, the effect of [Eye of Timaeus] can omit this condition; [Dark Magician] is sufficient."

He then raised his voice slightly and continued, "Alright, I have an effect to deal with the moment [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Controller] appears."

If this card Fusion Summon, you can target 1 LIGHT/ Dark Attribute Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster.

"What I want to resurrect is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Rafael interrupted him immediately, "I won't let you do that!"

Then, he flipped over the card that had been covered up in the previous round.

"Discard a card from your hand to activate a face-down card and counter the trap [Divine Punishment]!"

Discard 1 card from your hand to activate this effect. Negate the activation of an Effect Monster's effect and destroy it.

[Rafael's hand cards: 2 → 1]

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, instantly hitting the super magic warrior.

Bang--!

Before the Yugi could even react, the Super Magic Warrior was annihilated in a bolt of lightning.

He frowned deeply. "Quite capable, Rafael. We were really caught off guard..."

"I originally planned to destroy your monster using another effect of [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler]."

You can activate this effect by Tributing 1 LIGHT and 1 Dark Attribute Monster you control. Banish all monsters on your opponent's field.

Rafael chuckled and said, "Heh, I see. Well, I certainly picked a good time..."

If he didn't immediately negate it and revive the Witch of the Black Forest, then when the Super Magician Warrior activates its second effect, even if it's negated, the Witch of the Black Forest can still retrieve Gandora to clear the field.

"I'm sorry, you've already used up the Legendary Dragon."

A hint of smugness appeared on his face.

The Yugi shook its head and asked, "Is that really true?"

"Oh!?"

Rafael raised an eyebrow and chuckled with amusement.

At this moment, Yugi reached his hand towards the entrance of the graveyard and continued, "The third ability of the destroyed [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler] has been activated."

If this Fusion Summon card is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can target 1 Spell Card in your Graveyard; add that card to your hand.

"The card that's back in my hand is, of course, [Eye of Timaeus]."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

"Well..."

Rafael's expression froze when he saw the Yugi had taken the card back.

The Yugi chuckled, pointed at the Dragon Mage, and continued, "I'll activate the effect of [Guardian Dragon Magician] once more, and show you [Grand Mage - Dark Magician Master and Apprentice], which contains the [Dark Magician] inscription, and revive [Dark Magician] again in his reverse state."

The Dark Magician covered the Yugi again.

"However, to activate the effect of [Eye of Timaeus], you'll have to wait until the next turn to flip [Dark Magician]."

The Yugi simply shrugged indifferently.

Let's just wait, one more round won't make a difference.

So he continued his actions for this round, "It's just a pity that [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Ruler] didn't play its due role this round, so I'll do something else..."

As he spoke, he pressed the button on the Duel Disk.

"Activate face down, Trap Card [High-Speed Draw]!"

Destroy any number of 2 or more monsters you control. For every 2 monsters destroyed, draw 1 card from your Deck.

"What I'm going to destroy are two [Macaron Marshmallon], of course."

Bang bang--!

The two Macaron Marshmallon were instantly pulverized.

But then, in the next moment, the two Macaron Marshmallon reappeared.

"Of course, one of the destroyed [Macaron Marshmallon] can activate its ability to revive the other two [Macaron Marshmallon] in the graveyard."

[Macaron Marshmallon: Defense 200] ×2

This means there's no cost involved, and you even gain a card.

"And since two monsters were destroyed by the [High-Speed Draw] effect, I can draw one card."

"Degeneration!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→7]

Chapter 121 The Dark Red Enchanter

"I'm going to use this now. I'll offer another [Macaron Marshmallon] as a sacrifice to summon the [Dark Red Enchanter]."

After the Yugi places the newly drawn card onto the Duel Disk, a Macaron Marshmallon instantly disappears from the field, and a mage dressed in crimson appears in its place.

[Dark Red Enchanter: Attack Power 1700]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 7→6]

Yugi pointed to the newly summoned monster and said, "At the moment [Dark Red Enchanter] enters the game, place two Spell Counter on this card."

"Furthermore, this card gains 300 attack points for each Spell Counter placed on it."

[Dark Red Enchanter: Spell Counter 0 → 2, Attack Power 1700 → 2300]

After that, he played the card he had drawn that turn, "Then I'll activate the Continuous Spell [Fragment of Greed] from my hand."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6 → 5]

"As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, each time you draw a card during your Draw Phase, place a Greedy Counter on this card."

"When you have collected two counters, you can send this card to the Graveyard and then draw two cards."

Rafael chuckled after hearing this. "Hmph, I see. So, a weakened version of [Pot of Greed] that's delayed by two turns is needed...?"

Ignoring the other player's reaction, the Yugi continued, "It's not over yet. Every time either player activates Spell Card, [Dark Red Enchanter] will place another Spell Counter."

[Dark Red Enchanter: Spell Counter 2→3, Attack Power 2300→2600]

"Preparations are almost complete..."

He nodded in satisfaction; the attack could proceed.

So he immediately swung his arm and shouted, "Go! [Dark Red Enchanter] attack has turned into Geka's [Guardian Grall]!"

At his command, the Crimson Archmage raised his wand, the gems on it gathering dark red magic power.

Seeing this, Rafael quickly shouted, "I won't let you hurt them!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Burial of the Sun God's Relief] from my Graveyard, banishing five cards from my Graveyard that include this card, forcibly ending this Battle Phase."

The energy that the Crimson Archmage had just gathered instantly dissipated.

"Really..."

Seeing Rafael's calm demeanor, the Yugi knew things weren't so simple.

"That's incredibly meticulous. Don't let your guard down, AIBO."

"Um."

After responding to King, Yugi pointed at the Crimson Mage and said, "Then I will activate the [Dark Red Enchanter]'s special ability."

Once per turn, you can remove the two Spell Counter placed on this card, and your opponent can discard one of their three cards.

[Dark Red Enchanter: Spell Counter 3 → 1, Attack Power 2600 → 2000]

"What!?"

Rafael's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Hey, Rafael, you still have that equipment card [Greatsword of Exorcism - Twilight], right? Throw it away."

The Yugi asked with a smile.

Rafael:...

He reluctantly stuffed the card into the grave.

[Rafael's hand cards: 1 → 0]

Without this card, he'll have a harder time dealing with those troublesome monsters with ultimate abilities.

Furthermore, since the Crimson Magister's effect of reducing one hand's worth of cards each turn is quite restrictive for decks like Rafael that rely on depleting hand size.

He doesn't have enough backcourt spaces to begin with, and equipment cards also take up space, so some important cards end up being useless in his hand.

In situations like this, the effect of the Crimson Magister's random card reduction becomes more significant, and if a key card is selected, it will be very difficult for Rafael.

Not only that.

"Although you stopped my attack, as long as [Dark King's Seal Sword] is in the Spell & Trap Zone, the opponent's monsters cannot change their battle position."

"In other words, your two monsters will be temporarily sealed, and you can only use the cards you acquire in the next turn."

"Hmm..."

Rafael was aware of this, of course, but in order to protect his monster, he stubbornly chose to consume the graveyard.

The desire to avoid leaving one's monster in the graveyard is indeed admirable.

"But doing so also makes one's own combat abilities more restricted, am I right, AIBO?"

You're right.

The Yugi agrees with King's point of view.

Because they all believed that the Duel Monsters were willing to make sacrifices for victory.

The victory in the duel is the best reward for the monsters.

We've gone off on a tangent.

Returning to the duel, since there was nothing left to do in the Yugi, I declared an end to this turn.

Then Rafael eagerly pulled out two cards.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Rafael's Hand Cards: 0 → 2]

The next moment, his eyes widened as he looked at the card in his hand, his gaze gradually softening.

"Um?"

Seeing the change in the other person's expression, Yugi raised an eyebrow; he roughly guessed what Rafael had drawn.

At this moment, Rafael looked at the box at his feet and said, "Activate the effect of the Continuous Spell [Tool Box] once again, and select two Equip Spell."

As soon as he finished speaking, two more cards flew out of the box.

--[Goddess's Holy Sword - Eagle Spirit], [Autonomous Action Unit].