"My turn, I draw!"
Sōsuke Takahashi raised his hand and drew, barely able to hide the excitement on his face.
As long as this card gave him a monster or a power-up card, he could keep widening his advantage.
The card had only just left his Deck when Yūki flipped the leftmost face-down card in his back row.
"During your Draw Phase, I activate the Trap Card, [Drop Off]."
A white-gloved hand reached out of the trap's projection and slapped the card Sōsuke Takahashi had just drawn.
"Its effect discards one card drawn during your Draw Phase and sends it to the Graveyard."
Before Sōsuke Takahashi could even get a clear look at the card, it dissolved into motes of light between his fingers and fell into the Graveyard zone.
His smile froze.
"The card I just drew gets discarded straight away?"
"Yes."
Yūki confirmed it.
Sōsuke Takahashi stared at his empty hand zone for two seconds, then forced down his unease.
"It doesn't matter. I still have Cannon Armored Car on my field. You've only delayed my reinforcements by one turn. I still hold the advantage!"
He raised his hand and pointed at Yūki's face-down monster.
"Entering the Battle Phase!"
"Cannon Armored Car, attack the face-down Defense Position monster."
"Blast it to pieces!"
The supports on either side of the vehicle spread out, and its body jolted backward.
Its cannon spun at high speed, sending streams of shells trailing fire toward Yūki's Monster Zone.
Explosions erupted one after another, smoke and shattered light engulfing half the Dueling Arena.
The face-down card flipped face up under the barrage.
A warrior in a blue cloak stepped out of the screen of light, holding swords in both hands.
He bent down and braced his swords, his defense value lighting up at his