Boom!
An enormous commotion instantly erupted throughout the stands.
"Prohibition?!"
"Oh my god, they named Cyber-Stein and banned it outright?!"
"That's a seasoned pro for you! After getting crushed by cost-free fusion summons last game, he opened this one with a Continuous Spell aimed straight at the weak point!"
"It's all over now. Cyber-Stein can't take the field or activate its effect, so the source of Yūki's world-destroying fusion army from this morning has been cut off. Those four face-down cards in his back row are probably all useless scraps meant to protect Cyber-Stein!"
In the second-floor VIP stands.
Academic Affairs Office Director Hiraoka held his white porcelain teacup, a satisfied sneer slowly curling his lips as he nodded approvingly.
That was exactly what he had expected of the rare card he had paid a fortune to obtain through private channels.
Although the Paradox Brothers had been as stupid as pigs in the first two games, they still possessed the fundamentals of professional players, striking precisely at the weak point on the very first turn.
As long as Cyber-Stein was locked down, Yūki's fragile, opportunistic Chain would collapse on its own.
This game was in the bag!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the student stands.
Chazz Princeton stood with his arms folded, watching the Paradox Brothers laughing wildly on the field with cold eyes. The corner of his mouth twitched violently, and he could not help muttering a curse.
"Two idiots with nothing but muscle in their skulls..."
A student beside Chazz Princeton could not resist asking, "Chazz Princeton, wasn't that a brilliant lockdown by the Paradox Brothers? They shut down Yūki's boss monster outright!"
"Brilliant, my ass!"
Chazz Princeton spat in exasperation and said through gritted teeth:
"Didn't they watch this guy's duel recordings before coming to the