I Said the Mindscape Had to Have Rules

In a Mindscape where card games were the main form of combat, everyone's deck faithfully reflected their personal style.

Take Hellcat, for example. Her deck was packed with powerful monsters boasting high attack, and she could negate all sorts of effects her opponent activated, crushing them with sheer force.

Bai Lili's deck, on the other hand, revolved around combos between monster cards. She built up an advantage through constant feints and pressure, then claimed the final victory.

That suited their fighting styles as Magical Girls perfectly. Cat-Cat's powerful close combat and Bai Lili's complex, ever-changing magic really did show up in their decks.

As for Cheshire Rabbit and Scarlet Snow...

The former used repeated draws to assemble a special win condition in her hand for an OTK. If that failed, she could pivot straight into setting five cards in her back row and burying her opponent in traps.

The latter had a highly flexible playstyle. She could suppress her opponent by negating effects with monsters and back-row spells, or use effects to directly cut away their life points before finding an opening to finish them off.

"Everyone's deck has its own personality. When we run into a troublesome enemy, we can send in whoever matches up best against it. That might solve most of our problems."

Her fox tail swaying, the fox girl nodded as she spoke.

Just imagine: if Garuda sent out some small-fry monsters, Scarlet Snow could go in and clear them out. One string of combos would flatten her opponent in two or three turns, with plenty of room for error.

If they encountered a tricky elite monster with troublesome mechanics, Bai Lili could hold it in check with her combos. If they faced a boss, Cat-Cat could stack up a huge play, push her attack into