Before they knew it, [Fisher God]'s attack rhythm had been disrupted, and the two nine-star Magic Spirits had forcibly stalled it for nearly an entire turn.
As for the controller behind [Fisher God]... it was actually difficult to tell whether [Fisher God]'s actions were guided by its own will or by Carola's instructions. After all, Carola had the sort of personality that was easily affected by this kind of tactic.
An overly simple personality was indeed endearing in everyday interactions, but once one entered a relatively serious battle, it became a weakness others could exploit.
What made Carola not unpleasant was that her nature was fundamentally "good," and she possessed relatively sound values. She would never be vague when it came to major matters of right and wrong.
But when it came to minor details, she did occasionally have moments that made people laugh.
Like this duel right now.
[Abyss Mermaid]'s [Dance of Solitude] limited the number of Dark's "summons," but at the same time, it also limited the number of Carola's own "summons."
Thus, while [Fisher God] and [Dark Magician] repeatedly struggled against one another, Carola could only stand there setting [Arcana Cards] in advance or preparing to activate [Magic Cards], unable to summon more Magic Spirits.
However, Carola's number of cards in hand was indeed steadily accumulating.
Likewise, after the turn changed, Dark's hand had increased from only two cards to four.
Of those four cards, one was [Black Magician · Dark Magician], while the other three were [Black Lance], [Dark Magician Girl], and [Dark Magician of Chaos].
[Black Lance] was an unconventional Weapon Card capable of allowing a Magic Spirit to deal true damage directly to the opponent by damaging their Magic Spirits.
However, only Magic Spirits that had mastered the power of [Dark Magician] could equip