Chapter 354 - 481-485

# Chapter 481: The Strongest Cyberdark

"I Tribute the Level 10 or lower [Cyberdark] Fusion Monster on my Field equipped with [Cyber End Dragon]—[Cyberdark Dragon]—"

Hearing Samejima's words, Hayato was also stunned.

Although his System's presence was very low, there was one function Hayato found quite practical, and that was the [Shop] function. However, he wasn't referring to the Card Pack drawing function, but rather the Shop where you could exchange specific Cards.

When Hayato first transmigrated, in the real-life OCG environment at that time, [Zoodiac Drident] was still running rampant, [Firewall Dragon] had just become "big sister" not long ago, and [Phoenix Enforcer] was still an [Elemental HERO]. As time passed, Hayato was able to sync new Cards released in his previous world from the System, such as [Neos Shining Flare Wingman].

And the Summoning Condition Samejima was using now, Hayato had seen it in the [Structure Deck] with the number "SD41" not long before he transmigrated. However, due to weather reasons, the domestic release of the SD41 was delayed. Hayato never received the SD41 he pre-ordered before transmigrating, but he had seen the Cards from that Structure Deck within the System.

The Monster summoned by this condition was indeed...

Under Hayato's astonished gaze, black mist surged from the [Cyberdark Dragon] gripping [Cyber End Dragon], enveloping both itself and [Cyber End Dragon], which was treated as an Equip Card. Within the pitch-black mist, yellow lightning emerged, accompanied by the sound of chains breaking.

"Scattered throughout the world, the wisdom of shadow, transform into a star of miracles pouring down, leap! Dance!"

Samejima looked at the giant Monster shrouded in mist and shouted loudly, "Raging torrents, gather in my hand, break through the limit!!"

"Fusion Summon, [Cyberdark End Dragon]!!!"

As Samejima raised his hand high, the [Cyberdark Dragon] on his Field, surrounded by mist, also responded. The bright yellow lightning previously restrained by the mist broke free from its shackles, and the yellow radiance filled with destructive aura occupied everything in sight.

Although its form seemed unchanged, still just the [Cyberdark Dragon] holding [Cyber End Dragon], its essence had become completely different at this moment.

The [Cyberdark Dragon] that had surpassed its original limit—no, the [Cyberdark End Dragon]—the Cards in the Graveyard would no longer be its aid, but it would also no longer be constrained by the Graveyard. It had transcended conventional restrictions and reached a new realm, just like Samejima, who was using the [Shadow Cyber Style] with the resolve to risk his life!

[Cyberdark End Dragon] [Level 12 / DARK]

[Machine / Fusion / Effect]

[5000 ATK / 3800 DEF]

The chains of [Darkness Approaches] that had previously wrapped around [Cyberdark Dragon] had disappeared from [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s body. Also missing was the power boost it gained from the Graveyard. However, while losing that, the power of [Cyber End Dragon] perfectly fused with it, no longer an Equip Card that could be destroyed at any moment.

"Its Level is the highest, 12, and its ATK is also as high as 5000." Hayato's gaze was quite serious. Although a Duel Monster's Level wasn't an absolute standard for measuring its strength, none of the Level 12 monsters could be underestimated, even some Level 12 vanilla Fusion Monsters.

[Cyberdark End Dragon] was also a Fusion Monster, but it was obvious it couldn't be a Normal Monster without effects. Otherwise, it wouldn't live up to its current aura. And if Hayato remembered correctly, its effect seemed to be...

"The materials required for [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s Fusion Summon are [Cyber End Dragon] and [Cyberdark Dragon], but it can be Special Summoned by Tributing a Level 10 or lower [Cyberdark] Fusion Monster on my Field equipped with [Cyber End Dragon]."

After Summoning [Cyberdark End Dragon], Samejima's complexion became even worse than before. His left hand, which wasn't holding Cards, was tightly clutching his heart. Even someone without medical knowledge could tell at a glance that his physical condition was quite bad.

But even though his body was enduring unprecedented pain, Samejima still persisted in the duel. "Once per turn, [Cyberdark End Dragon] can equip one Monster Card from either player's Graveyard to itself. And [Cyberdark End Dragon] can make attacks up to the number of Equip Cards it has during each Battle Phase."

"And finally, its last effect, as a symbol that has surpassed the limit and unified the [Shadow Cyber Style] and [Cyber Style], [Cyberdark End Dragon] has the ability to be unaffected by the effects activated by the opponent."

"Ugh! Cough, cough, cough!" As soon as he finished speaking, Samejima covered his mouth with his hand as if he could no longer bear it, and coughed, his aura very weak.

"Samejima..."

"Mr. Samejima..."

Calming his cough and straightening his chest again, Samejima heard the concern for him in Hayato's and the Previous Master/Instructor's words. He forced a smile onto his face: "Don't worry about me. On the contrary, I'm enjoying this instant."

"Breaking through my past limit, at this instant, I have already surpassed 'perfection'. And as long as this instant can shine infinitely enough, an instant is eternity!"

As Samejima spoke, he seemed to burn his soul, reigniting his fighting spirit and power. He declared loudly, "Then I activate [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s effect! I equip the [Cyber End Dragon] in your Graveyard, Hayato, to [Cyberdark End Dragon] as an Equip Card!"

"Then, the effect of [Cyberdark Invasion] in my Spell/Trap Zone! I equip the [Cyberdark Cannon] in my Graveyard to [Cyberdark End Dragon] as an Equip Card to increase its ATK by 1000 points!"

Two Cards were placed in Samejima's Spell/Trap Zone one after another. The [Cyber End Dragon] taken from Hayato's Graveyard and the [Cyberdark Cannon] from Samejima's Graveyard. The two Equip Cards were absorbed by [Cyberdark End Dragon] one by one, causing its 5000 ATK, which was already comparable to [Five-Headed Dragon], to increase further!

[Cyberdark End Dragon] (Equipped with [Cyber End Dragon], [Cyberdark Cannon]) [ATK 5000 → 6000]

"Now, enter my Battle Phase!"

After confirming he had done his utmost, Samejima made the declaration, his gaze fixed on the Cards in Hayato's Spell/Trap Zone.

At the End Phase of Hayato's previous turn, besides the [Time Capsule] he activated at the start, he had four Set Cards in his Spell/Trap Zone. One of them was a Card Set on the first turn, but he hadn't activated that Card even when [Cyberdarkness Dragon] directly attacked him earlier, seemingly a Card of unknown significance.

Besides that, Hayato had only Set three Cards last turn. One of them was the [Curse of Darkness] he used on [Cyberdark Dragon] earlier, which had already been sent to the Graveyard because [Cyberdark Dragon] left the Field. This meant only two Cards remained.

Furthermore, there was the Card in Hayato's Hand. Samejima had some grasp of that Card, so one Card in his Hand wasn't played but kept for now.

The only Monster on Hayato's Field was [Cyber Dragon] in Attack Position. So, there was only one thing to do now.

"[Cyberdark End Dragon], attack [Cyber Dragon]!" Samejima pointed at the [Cyber Dragon] on Hayato's Field. Although [Cyber Dragon] used the effect of [Power Bond] to break through [Cyberdarkness Dragon] last turn, its ATK was only 2100 now.

If this attack hit, Hayato's Life Points would instantly drop to a flickering candle-like 100.

"Don't be swallowed by the darkness, Hayato!" Samejima encouraged Hayato, "Show me your Duelist's light!"

"Hyper-Darkend-Break!"

The lightning on [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s body gathered into a lightning sphere in front of it, and an energy cannon surged towards the [Cyber Dragon] on Hayato's Field.

This attack wasn't something that could be easily defended against. Even Cards like [Sakuretsu Armor] or [Mirror Force] would have difficulty saving [Cyber Dragon]. The reason lay in [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s troublesome ability to be "unaffected by the effects activated by the opponent."

Whether it was a Spell Card, Trap Card, or Monster Effect, whether activated from the Field, Graveyard, or Hand, the instant Hayato activated an effect, [Cyberdark End Dragon] would gain a brief but unbreakable resistance to resist everything, unless it was a Continuous Effect that had the ability to take effect on [Cyberdark End Dragon].

So, could Hayato be so lucky as to have a Card with a Continuous Effect?

"Kuriri!"

Under the lightning that could annihilation everything, a small, fragile, and seemingly powerless Monster leaped out from Hayato's Hand!

"At the instant [Cyberdark End Dragon] declares an attack, the effect of [Rainbow Kuriboh] in my Hand takes effect!"

Watching [Rainbow Kuriboh] deploy a soft rainbow-colored veil on the Field, blocking the destructive lightning, Hayato added, "[Rainbow Kuriboh] will be equipped to your [Cyberdark End Dragon], Mr. Samejima, as an Equip Card, and [Cyberdark End Dragon] equipped with [Rainbow Kuriboh] will thus be deprived of the ability to attack!"

Saying this, Hayato's mouth curved into a smile, "This isn't a temporary effect that is 'activated', but a 'continuous' 'Equip Effect'. So even [Cyberdark End Dragon] cannot be immune to it!"

"Kuriri!"

On Hayato's shoulder, [Rainbow Kuriboh] stood with its hands on its hips, looking smug.

But just then, Hayato heard Samejima's voice from across the Field: "As expected, the Card in your Hand, Hayato, was [Rainbow Kuriboh]."

"Although it's a Monster with very weak ATK and DEF, because it repeatedly appeared in your duels as the Duel King and helped you defeat enemies, I have a deep impression of it."

As Samejima spoke, he drew a Card from his Hand. "Since it has the ability to restrict a Monster's attack as an Equip Card, I chain to [Rainbow Kuriboh]'s effect and activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Mystical Space Typhoon] from my Hand!"

"Nani?!" "Kuriri!?"

The classic and useful [Mystical Space Typhoon] was placed in the only empty spot in Samejima's Spell/Trap Zone, transforming into a strong storm. Facing the Monster's attack, the powerful [Rainbow Kuriboh] desperately clung to Hayato's clothes, not wanting to leave, but it couldn't resist [Mystical Space Typhoon]'s suction and was destroyed.

And after [Rainbow Kuriboh] was destroyed, the rainbow light veil that protected [Cyber Dragon] also disappeared, and [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s attack landed—

"Boom!"

"Ugh—!!!"

The 6000 ATK destroyed [Cyber Dragon], and the Battle Damage, which wasn't reduced much, directly hit Hayato. The substantial electric shock knocked Hayato back about ten meters, directly hitting the wall at the end of the Room, causing him to let out a muffled groan.

[Hayato: 4000 → 100 LP]

A full 3900 points of damage instantly reduced Hayato's Life Points to just three digits, but Hayato didn't relax because—

"[Cyberdark End Dragon] has the ability to attack up to the number of Equip Cards it has in one turn," Even seeing Hayato's Life Points drop to 100 remaining, Samejima didn't hold back and continued to command, "Therefore, I can attack again!"

"Direct Attack the opponent Duelist, [Cyberdark End Dragon]..."

"Second time, Hyper-Darkend-Break!"

Surging lightning manifested again, and this time Hayato didn't even have a Monster to use as a shield. With 100 Life Points, he was about to face a full 6000 ATK head-on!

"What a dangerous situation. If I get hit, I'm finished." Hayato watched the lightning sphere almost fully form and about to fire, revealing an excited expression. "However, my partner isn't that easy to defeat!"

"When the opponent's Monster declares a Direct Attack, I activate the effect of [Rainbow Kuriboh], which was just destroyed in the Graveyard! I Special Summon it from the Graveyard in Defense Position!"

"Wake Up, My Hero!"

[Rainbow Kuriboh] [100 DEF]

The small Monster revived from the Graveyard, standing in front of Hayato, whose Life Points were like a flickering candle, acting as Hayato's barrier once again, just like before.

Against [Cyberdark End Dragon]'s 6000 ATK, [Rainbow Kuriboh], with only 100 DEF, would be instantly destroyed, but because it was in Defense Position, Hayato wouldn't take damage from this attack.

It should have been so.

The lightning shot out, and [Rainbow Kuriboh] also closed its eyes, waiting for destruction. But along with the lightning came the Card Samejima used to destroy [Rainbow Kuriboh]'s protection.

"You protected him again, what a kind Monster." A Card from Samejima's Hand was inserted into the Spell & Trap Zone. "But I activate this Card, the second Quick-Play Spell Card, [Enemy Controller]!"

"Change your [Rainbow Kuriboh], Hayato, to Attack Position, and the attack continues!"

[Rainbow Kuriboh] [100 DEF → 100 ATK]

With the press of a button on a game controller, the [Rainbow Kuriboh], originally in Defense Position, was forced into Attack Position. Reflected in its eyes was the lightning released by [Cyberdark End Dragon]...

# Descent from Cyber Dragon Constellation

Samejima gave the instruction: "It seems this is the end, Hayato. This is the final, transcending Dark End Burst!"

The lightning that destroys all things fell, instantly destroying the Rainbow Kuriboh in Attack Position. With an apologetic gaze before Rainbow Kuriboh disappeared, the lightning, seemingly undiminished, reached Hayato's position.

The Battle Damage value was a staggering 5900 points!

"!!"

Hayato's figure, who had been knocked flying against the wall earlier, was swallowed by the lightning. Samejima watched Hayato's figure disappear and couldn't help but sigh, "The result is actually..."

"He still failed." The Previous Master/Instructor, who was the Referee for this Duel, also sighed, his face full of regret. "It seems the ultimate Legacy of 'Cyber Style' is still—"

"No, Hayato hasn't lost yet, Teacher!" Listening to the Previous Master/Instructor's regretful words, Samejima suddenly noticed something. The regret on his face vanished, replaced by an expression of anticipation. "Cyberdark End Dragon hasn't disappeared from my Field!"

"Cyberdark End Dragon, which should have disappeared with the end of the Duel, didn't disappear. This means this Duel is still continuing, and Hayato didn't lose because of that last attack!"

"But how exactly did Hayato..."

Answering Samejima's confusion was Hayato's voice coming from the smoke stirred up by Cyberdark End Dragon's attack.

"It was a Set Card, I used a Set Card."

Hayato emerged from the smoke, holding a Rainbow Kuriboh card that was gradually dispersing. In front of him, a yellow energy barrier blocked the Cyberdark End Dragon's recent attack, preventing it from reaching Hayato until it completely dissipated.

The Rainbow Kuriboh card in his hand disappeared. Hayato spread his hand: "The Rainbow Kuriboh that was Special Summoned from the Graveyard by its Effect was just destroyed by battle, so it's banished."

"As for the Battle Damage, it was the Effect of this Set Card I activated, Power Wall."

"A Trap Card?" Samejima looked at the Power Wall that Hayato activated, depicting a Hero holding up a shield to challenge a giant dragon for protection. It was the first time he had seen this card. "Cyberdark End Dragon shouldn't be affected by the effects you activate, Hayato. The Attack Negation effect shouldn't apply."

Hayato shook his head: "No, Power Wall isn't a card like Absorption Shield that Negates the opponent's monster's attack. Your attack did indeed Destroy Rainbow Kuriboh. What Power Wall Negates is only 'damage'."

As Hayato explained, he raised the Duel Disk on his left hand. Only then did Samejima notice that, at some point, a thick stack of cards was missing from Hayato's Deck.

"'During damage calculation when an opponent's monster's attack would inflict battle damage to you, Power Wall can be activated.' Hayato pointed to his Graveyard. 'Until the battle damage you would take from that battle becomes 0, for every 500 damage points, send one card from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard.'"

"'The battle damage Cyberdark End Dragon would inflict on me after Breaking Through Rainbow Kuriboh with 100 ATK Points is 5900 points. Therefore, I need to send twelve cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard to reduce the damage to 0.'"

[Hayato: 100 LP]

"'Sending cards from your Deck to the Graveyard to negate battle damage, a remarkable decision.' Samejima praised, a hint of a smile appearing on his face. 'You successfully blocked Cyberdark End Dragon's Double Attack, Hayato.'"

"'Even an offensive as fierce as a storm can be blocked. With this, even I have no more moves.' Samejima glanced at the last card in his Hand and Set it in his Spell/Trap Zone. 'Then I Set one card. I end my turn.'"

[Samejima: 1800 LP, Hand 0]

[Cyberdark End Dragon] (Cyber End Dragon, Cyberdark Cannon) [ATK 6000]

[Cyberdark World] [Cyberdark Invasion] [Set Card]

After declaring the end of his turn, Samejima's legs went weak, and his figure stumbled, almost losing his balance. He couldn't help but cough twice, looking extremely weak.

However, Samejima's gaze was fixed on Hayato, unwilling to move, his eyes shining brightly. He yearned to see hope in Hayato, anticipating Hayato's response to his life-or-death Duel.

Hayato wasn't in a hurry to draw a card. Instead, he lowered his head and glanced at his Deck. The total number of cards in the Deck he was using in this Duel was the minimum limit for a Deck, 40 cards. Because he had used Graceful Charity twice in the previous two turns for card drawing, although he replenished a large amount of cards in hand, a large number of cards in Hayato's Deck were consumed.

Adding the Power Wall he just activated, which saved his last 100 Life Points, only the final five cards remained in Hayato's Deck.

Samejima's Cyberdark End Dragon possessed powerful resistance, almost completely immune to effects. Although it could be dealt with by the invincible Sea Turtle, Hayato's Deck unfortunately didn't include one. Furthermore, even if he used a Sea Turtle to deal with Cyberdark End Dragon, he wouldn't be able to get rid of the Sea Turtle himself.

If he couldn't draw a card capable of defeating Cyberdark End Dragon this turn, he would definitely lose.

Hayato had just confirmed the cards he sent to the Graveyard. The card that could help Hayato defeat Cyberdark End Dragon had not been sent to the Graveyard, meaning it was still in the Deck.

As long as he could draw that card from the remaining five cards, he could turn the tide and win. But if he drew any other card, he would surely lose. In his current desperate state, he had no ability to block Cyberdark End Dragon's attack.

In other words, Hayato could call this Duel a gamble with only a 20% chance of victory.

"My resolve for victory, my honor in this Duel, is entrusted to this draw." With his finger on the Duel Disk, Hayato took a deep breath. "This is my final struggle!"

"My turn, draw!"

The card Hayato drew traced a golden arc through the air. In that instant of drawing, an instant illusion appeared before Hayato's eyes.

He saw an explosion, and time and space were born within the explosion.

He saw an explosion, and countless stars were born within the explosion.

He saw an explosion, and life was born within the explosion.

Then, there was another explosion.

Countless starlight illuminated the chaos, outlining a massive dragon that manifested before Hayato's eyes.

Looking in Hayato's direction, the star giant dragon looked him up and down. As if confirming something, it nodded and then disappeared.

Only a vague and unintelligible passage of words remained: "...unfamiliar kin...brilliant soul...in the name of..., permission..."

When Hayato came back to his senses, he realized he had just completed the draw action. Turning his wrist, the card held between his fingers flipped over and was displayed before his eyes. Looking at the card before him, a smile curved on Hayato's lips.

"It seems my final ace card did indeed come to my hand."

Hayato raised his palm and pointed to a card on his Field: "During my Standby Phase, as time passes, the Time Capsule card will be destroyed, and the card I banished from the very beginning of the Duel will come to my hand."

The Pharaoh's Coffin on his Field slowly rose from the underground and began to gradually dissipate at a certain height, revealing a card hidden deep within, which Hayato added to his hand.

And then, Hayato flipped the "Meaning Unknown" Set Card on his Field, which he had also Set on the first turn.

"I activate Trap Card, Descent from the Sky Dragon Constellation. The turn I activate this card, I cannot Special Summon monsters except by this card's effect."

Hayato's Field, which was originally enveloped by the red-purple power of Cyberdark World, was now illuminated by a beam of starlight that fell as he activated Descent from the Sky Dragon Constellation, casting an independent space within the ominous darkness.

Starting from this beam of starlight, another beam of light shone down, and then one beam followed another. The power of Cyberdark World, which had originally affected the entire Field, was completely driven away from Hayato's side, leaving only a place illuminated by pure starlight.

Samejima and the Previous Master/Instructor couldn't help but cast their gazes towards the sky above Hayato. The scene they witnessed left them greatly shocked. For a moment, they didn't even know how to describe the strangeness before them with words, forgetting even to exclaim, able only to store the view before their eyes in their memory.

Appearing above Hayato was a brilliant and dazzling meteor shower. Countless meteors created a starry sky that shocked the heart!

Accompanying the meteor shower was the illuminated Graveyard Zone of Hayato's Duel Disk. The figures of the monsters that Hayato had sent to the Graveyard in the previous battle appeared one by one.

Cyber Dragon, Cyber Dragon Nachster, Cyber Dragon Vier... The cards housing one monster after another were banished from Hayato's Graveyard. They turned into phantoms, appearing consecutively behind Hayato, and then one by one dissipated, becoming meteors falling from the sky, streaking across the heavens.

"'Banish all LIGHT Machine monsters from my Field and Graveyard. Only by paying the cost of this 'Meteor Shower of the Extreme Sky' can Descent from the Sky Dragon Constellation be activated.'" Hayato looked up at the stars, a smile curving on his lips. He raised the card he had just drawn this turn from his hand. "'From my hand, Special Summon one Level 6 or higher LIGHT Machine monster.'"

The starlight seemed to find a gathering place, all converging on the card Hayato held high above his head. Before Hayato could even place the card on his Duel Disk, a loud dragon roar echoed from behind him.

The head of a massive mechanical dragon, a giant machine dragon, materialized through the converging starlight and the power of the numerous monsters Hayato banished. Although it was a mechanical construct, it seemed to possess its own life, looking down upon everything on the ground.

And beside the enormous mechanical dragon head, the power of the monsters Hayato banished by Descent from the Sky Dragon Constellation gathered, transforming into numerous hovering small mechanical dragon head funnels, orbiting the giant dragon head like planets guarding a star.

"'Oh, Light and Dark wandering in the universe, gather in my hand as a raging torrent and the Light of Hope!'" Hayato slammed the card in his hand onto his Duel Disk. "'In the name of the stars, the infinite, and Cyber Dragon Constellation, push open the Gate of Truth for me!'"

"'Come forth, my glory, my Tamashii!!'"

"'The ultimate strongest ultimate Cyber Dragon———Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head!!!'"

Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head [Level 10/LIGHT]

[Machine Type/Special Summon/Effect]

[?/ ?]

"'That is Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head!'" The Previous Master/Instructor looked at the Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head that Hayato had Summoned, extremely excited.

The card of the "Cyber Style" passed down through generations, the Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head that others couldn't even see the essence of, was truly Summoned into this world! His mood was so excited he could barely contain himself, wanting nothing more than to rush out of the Dojo and find a lively street to cosplay as Manjoume Thunder.

Samejima also looked at Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head with an inexplicable expression: "You successfully Summoned it! As expected of Hayato, you easily did something we couldn't. It truly makes me excited!"

The Cyberdark End Dragon on Samejima's Field looked at the towering Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head with a stance as if facing a formidable enemy. The lightning on its body seemed to overflow uncontrollably.

Hayato, who had plagiarized the lines of a certain No. Hunter to Summon Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head, was surprisingly the calmest person on the scene at this moment. He said confidently: "Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head, Summoned by Descent from the Sky Dragon Constellation, will have its ATK and DEF values become the number of monsters banished by its effect multiplied by 500 points."

"'The total number of banished monsters is fourteen. Therefore, Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head's ATK and DEF values are 7000 points!'"

Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head [7000/7000]

"'ATK, 7000 points?!'" Samejima glanced at his Cyberdark End Dragon on the Field. Its 6000 ATK points suddenly didn't seem so impressive. "'Although Cyberdark End Dragon has the ability to be unaffected by the opponent's activated effects, did you actually surpass it in ATK?'"

"'Hayato, by Summoning Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head, you truly showed me genuine 'hope'. But I must use this card as a response to your all-out Duel.'" Samejima said, activating his Set Card in the Spell/Trap Zone. "'Chain to the Special Summon of Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head, activate Trap Card Bottomless Trap Hole!'"

"'When your opponent Normal Summons, Special Summons, or Flip Summons a monster, change that monster to Face-Down Defense Position and it cannot change its Battle Position!'"

Seeing that the Set Card Samejima activated was this one, Hayato laughed triumphantly: "'Muda muda muda! Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head, Special Summoned by Descent from the Sky Dragon Constellation, is not an existence whose soul can be bound by mere gravity!'"

"'It is unaffected by other cards' effects! Even if we don't compare ATK and DEF, Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head's resistance surpasses your Cyberdark End Dragon!'"

"'Nani?!'" Samejima looked at his activated Bottomless Trap Hole, which had successfully activated but had no effect on the Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head in the sky. He wore a very surprised expression. "'Unaffected by outside effects... Is this the independent power of the stars?'"

"'However, I won't give up just like this!'" Since the effect to weaken the opponent didn't succeed, he would strengthen himself instead. "'I activate the effect of Cyberdark Invasion! Once per turn, equip Cyberdark Chimera from my Graveyard to Cyberdark End Dragon as an Equip Card that increases its ATK by 1000 points!'"

Cyberdark End Dragon (Cyber End Dragon, Cyberdark Cannon, Cyberdark Chimera) [ATK 6000→7000]

"'Heh heh, weak, weak, weak. 'Cyberdark' ultimately relies only on external force. Before absolute power, it's completely defenseless.'" Hayato played the last card in his hand. "'Then let's use this card to put an end to this Duel!'"

"'Activate Spell Card, Harpie's Feather Duster!'"

"'Destroy all Spell/Trap Cards on your opponent's Field!'"

The power originating from Harpie Lady turned into a storm, transforming Samejima's filled Spell/Trap Zone into a land of raging winds. Cyberdark End Dragon wailed, yet it couldn't resist this absolute power stripping away its Equip Cards one by one.

Cyber End Dragon, Cyberdark Cannon, and Cyberdark Chimera were stripped away one by one and returned to the Graveyard. Cyberdark End Dragon, its power dropping back to its original 5000 points, raised its head and noticed the Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head in the sky looking down at it. That gaze was like a human observing a tiny ant on the ground out of curiosity.

Cyberdark End Dragon [ATK 7000→6000]

Hayato's voice came from outside the storm: "'Then, enter my Battle Phase. Let this final blow, symbolizing starlight, purify everything.'"

"'The darkness of 'Shadow Cyber Style', I will crush it!'"

"'Cyber Heavenly Dragon Head attacks Cyberdark End Dragon! The name of the attack is...'"

"'Inferno Unrivaled Bursting Wave Cannon!'"

The plot of Kamen Rider Revice is getting better and better. Tamaki is becoming more of a comedian, Kagerou has become a 'True Fragrance' guy, and I'll take a guess that Weekend's boss is Karizaki's dead father (the Gene Stamp was developed by Karizaki based on his father's research, a foreshadowing from the first episode).

PS: There are only five cards left in the Deck, a 20% win rate. Although this is also a Reference from Sister Shui's Video, I didn't just make it up; there really were five cards left. I even felt it was too coincidental when I was writing it.

Hayato's Deck calculation: King of the Swamp searches Polymerization, Cyber Repair Plant Recycle + Search, Cyber Dragon Core Search one, Graceful Charity Draw six, then Time Capsule Banish one, Remaining 25.

Second turn draw one, then Graveyard Recycle Graceful Charity and Draw 6 again, Cyber Dragon Core Special Summon Nachster, Remaining 17, then Power Wall Send 12 Cards, exactly 5 cards. Truly unintentionally replicated a classic.

PS2: As everyone knows, dazzling stars are luminous celestial bodies, and the Sun is also a luminous celestial body.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 483: I Got the Amazing... [Drytron]!

As [Cyber End Dragon]'s attack destroyed [Armored Cyberdark End Dragon], Samejima's Life Points were completely cleared by the aftermath of the weakened attack.

[Samejima: 1800 LP → 0]

With one side's Life Points reaching zero, the duel ended. The figure of [Cyber End Dragon] on Hayato's Field slowly dispersed, turning into sparkling stardust that fell. On Hayato's Duel Disk, a light flashed on the [Cyber End Dragon] card, catching Hayato's attention.

Looking down, Hayato noticed that the [Cyber End Dragon] card on his Duel Disk had undergone a slight change after the duel ended. If most Duel Monsters cards were standard Normal, this [Cyber End Dragon] had suddenly transformed into a Holographic Rare, or "HR".

Not only did the originally black Card Name turn into shining gold, but the overall image of [Cyber End Dragon] also gained a sense of three-dimensionality, looking like an engraving. Even the clouds in the Card Background became vibrant and bright.

"What is this?"

While wondering, Hayato heard a "thud". Turning his head, he saw Samejima lying flat on the floor. The sound just now was from him falling.

"Samejima-san!"

Hayato and the Previous Master/Instructor quickly ran to the fallen Samejima's side and carefully helped the weakened Samejima up from the ground.

"Hey Samejima, can you still hold on?" The Previous Master/Instructor looked at Samejima, who was pale from the recent duel. Although his words sounded harsh, he was very worried about Samejima's condition.

At the same time, he felt a bit of self-reproach. After all, Samejima had Dueled Hayato for the legacy of the "Cyber Style". While this was the responsibility of the "Cyber Style" Master, the previous bearer of this responsibility was Samejima's teacher, the Previous Master/Instructor himself.

*If I had stayed in my position a little longer, this kid Samejima wouldn't have had to risk his life by using the "Shadow Cyber Style" like this,* the Previous Master/Instructor thought to himself.

"Ah, I'm just a bit too tired, Teacher."

In the previous duel, Samejima had broken through his limits and Summoned the strongest "Shadow Cyber Style" monster—[Armored Cyberdark End Dragon]. The price of breaking through his limits was now reflected on him. A few wrinkles appeared on his cheeks, and his hair showed some paleness, making him look much older.

"I actually reached my physical limit during the duel, and I was just holding on with willpower. Just now, because the duel ended, I couldn't help but relax for a moment." With a forced smile, Samejima comforted the Previous Master/Instructor, "However, I didn't fail my mission."

"Yes, you did well, you did very well."

Amidst the Previous Master/Instructor's praise, Samejima looked at Hayato and also noticed the "upgraded" [Cyber End Dragon] card in his hand.

"It seems like it was a success, right? Then the rest is up to you, Hayato-kun." Samejima earnestly entrusted Hayato, "The legacy of the 'Cyber Style', I'm counting on you."

Nodding at Samejima, Hayato held the [Cyber End Dragon] card in one hand and the metal box Samejima had given him earlier in the other. He placed the [Cyber End Dragon] card above the box as if Summoning a monster.

The moment the card touched the metal box, it was as if some mechanical device inside the box sensed something within the [Cyber End Dragon] card and reacted instantly. The fine patterns on the surface of the metal box lit up with blue radiance, outlining a pattern like a cluster of stars.

With a "click", a crack appeared on the surface of the metal box, which had previously been seamless. The box automatically unfolded, pushing out over a dozen cards hidden within from bottom to top.

The topmost card was none other than [Drytron Meteonis Draconids], Level 12, 4000 ATK/DEF, a noble LIGHT Attribute Machine Type Ritual Monster.

In a deep orange-red universe, countless bright yellow stars shone. The mechanical-bodied dragon-shaped giant beast spread its blue light wings, shaped like sextants, from its arms, as if a spirit god descending upon the universe, reigning over the world.

Named after the "Quadrantids Meteor Shower", [Drytron Meteonis Draconids] conveyed a sense of grandeur originating from the infinite universe, and a realization of one's own insignificance in comparison, just by looking at its Card Art.

If someone's willpower was not strong enough, they probably wouldn't even need to use it; just looking at the card would make them scared stiff and collapse to the ground.

Hayato took the [Drytron] Deck from the Card Box. Looking at the [Drytron Meteonis Draconids] card, the Previous Master/Instructor couldn't help but show a relieved smile.

The "Cyber Style" had been passed down through generations, and this mystery that no one could inherit had finally been solved. Someone who hadn't dedicated almost their entire life to the Style like the Previous Master/Instructor couldn't understand his feelings at this moment.

However, glancing at the weakened Samejima, who was also smiling, the Previous Master/Instructor suddenly remembered that there was still a problem with the "Cyber Style" that needed to be resolved, which was the issue of the "Shadow Cyber Style".

Although Samejima successfully broke through his limits and used [Armored Cyberdark End Dragon], others could see how forced his usage was. Dueling a single match was almost like risking his life, clearly showing that he hadn't received the full acceptance of the "Shadow Cyber Style" and was only holding on with his willpower as a Duelist.

This should absolutely not be the true usage of the "Shadow Cyber Style". It was like a heavy greatsword; although dragging the greatsword across the ground could barely be considered using it, the true usage should at least be able to lift the greatsword.

The ultimate power of the "Cyber Style"—the Deck in Hayato's hand named [Drytron]—had found its destined inheritor. So when would the inheritor of the darkness of the "Cyber Style"—the "Shadow Cyber Style"—appear?

Thinking of this, the Previous Master/Instructor suddenly felt a little relaxed.

It didn't matter if he didn't live to see the successor appear. Although this kid Samejima's personality was completely different from mine, his teacher, lacking much competitiveness and more inclined towards kindness, the fact that he secretly used the "Shadow Cyber Style" Deck behind my back shows that this kid isn't lacking in ambition.

Rather, this kid's ambition isn't aimed at others but at himself. He doesn't strive to be stronger than others, but rather to surpass himself. Entrusting the "Cyber Style" to Samejima was truly the right decision.

Perhaps even the inheritor of the "Shadow Cyber Style" might be born from among his Disciples someday.

Speaking of which, it was fortunate that Samejima had recently mentioned to me that the Disciple he had recently taken, although young, possessed a powerful, almost innate talent for using the "Cyber Style". Samejima even asserted that before long, he might even be qualified to obtain [Cyber End Dragon].

What was that kid's name again, Ryo? Putting everything else aside, among a bunch of Apprentices who slacked off during drawing practice, he was the only one who practiced the most seriously. His talent was unclear, but he was very diligent.

I wonder how far that kid will go in the future. The young people nowadays are getting more and more amazing. As an outdated old man like myself, it's probably best to just watch the younger generation from the sidelines.

————Dragon + Radish = Drytron, Dragon + Waifu Card = ?————

A week later, riding on the rich benefactor Kaiba's jet plane, Hayato and Yugi's group departed from San Francisco and were about to return to Domino City.

After this period of recovery, Tristan and Téa had recovered well and were successfully discharged from the hospital. As for Marik, whether it was extraordinary talent or something else, even though he didn't rest well in the hospital and played cat and mouse with Ishizu every day as brother and sister, his body actually recovered to normal recovery metrics.

On the Tarmac at the Airport, in front of the Boarding Gate for Kaiba's [Blue-Eyes White Dragon Jet], Professor Arthur Hawkins and Grandpa Solomon Muto were saying their reluctant farewells: "It's time to part again, Solomon -kun."

"Yes, I don't know when we'll see each other again, Arthur."

The two elderly men held hands, their eyes filled with reluctance towards their friend.

They were both getting on in years. Although they were capable people who fought on the front lines of archaeology in their youth, climbing mountains and descending into the earth, as time passed day by day, the years took many things from them. In a few more years, they might not even be able to ride a jet plane anymore.

Separated by the ocean, the number of times they could meet would only become fewer and fewer. Therefore, each separation was very likely to be forever.

Beside Professor Arthur and Grandpa Solomon , Rebecca, teary-eyed, held Yugi's hand: "Darling, please don't go, okay? I'll earn money to support you!"

"What will I do without you? Take me with you, Darling~"

While saying this, Rebecca intended to push her luck and get closer to Yugi, wanting to hug him. But before her hand could reach Yugi's arm, a seemingly fair and delicate, yet strong hand firmly pressed against Rebecca's head, preventing her from advancing.

Téa had a dark face: "You're underage, act like it! Stay away from Yugi!"

"No way! You vixen, get away from Darling!"

"Who are you calling a vixen? You kid, go study!"

"I'm already in college!"

"So what? You're still a kid!"

Arguing and arguing, the two women, their faces twisted in face art, moved away from Yugi, the "battlefield". Their hands were tightly clasped, and their foreheads were pressed firmly together.

"Darling is mine!" Although Rebecca was young, her demeanor didn't lose to Téa at all.

"Heh heh, kids only know how to shout. What can you do to me? I'm Yugi's classmate, I can go to school and home with him every day and even go to his house to play." Téa showed a face art-filled expression, "Can you do that?"

"Y-you can even go to Darling's house to play together?!" Rebecca was instantly broken by Téa 's words and couldn't help but imagine the scene that would occur when Téa played at Yugi's house—

In the living room of Yugi's house, Grandpa Solomon was slumped on the sofa, holding a beer. His arm was draped over the armrest, swinging back and forth. Drunk, he was muttering, "How pleasant~ How pleasant~"

On the other side of the sofa, Yugi and Téa sat together, each drinking a can of beer and laughing at the drunk Solomon : "Look at Grandpa Solomon , he's already done after just a few cans, he's so lame."

"This Ji-chan is just lame."

Hearing Yugi's words, Téa raised an eyebrow and looked at Yugi with interest: "Hearing you say that, you're very brave, huh?"

"Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay? I'm super good at drinking."

"Super good at drinking? Very brave, huh~" Téa smiled lewdly and patted Yugi's thigh, "Nice stats, quite firm~"

Because he was drunk, Yugi's face was flushed, and he shyly pulled his thigh away from Téa 's hand: "Hey, Téa , what are you doing!"

Téa looked Yugi up and down, a smile playing on her lips: "How old are you, still so shy? I think you completely don't understand, huh?"

"U-understand what?"

"You want to understand?" Téa leaned close to Yugi's ear. Téa 's body scent, mixed with the smell of alcohol, wafted into Yugi's nose, making his cheeks blush. "I put some Good Stuff in the room."

"Good Stuff? Is it New Cards?"

"What New Cards? It's more exciting than cards, and I can teach you how to 'den dua lang'~"

———

Rebecca wanted to force herself to stop imagining, but she could already hear Yugi's voice, " Téa , don't," as Téa pounced on him. Her face was filled with unwillingness and jealousy, and an expression of being unable to accept the truth: "That kind of thing... no!!!"

"That's the expression! That's the expression I've always wanted to see!" Téa looked down at Rebecca and said triumphantly, "That expression of jealousy towards me!"

Yugi, Tristan , and Joey Wheeler , who were nearby, were also extremely embarrassed by the face art battle between the two women.

Although Téa had only said one thing from beginning to end—that she often went to Yugi's house to play—Rebecca's expression was entirely something she had imagined herself. However, Téa also didn't mention that the others, including them, also went to Yugi's house to play together.

Rebecca thought Téa would "seal the deal" with Yugi, but the actual situation was—

"As a Tribute for the monster on my Field, I Summon my ace monster, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]! Then I Equip the Equip Spell Card [Claw of Hermos] and Attack your [Dark Magician], Yugi!"

"Wow, an Attack with 3000 ATK! So strong, too strong! I Activate Trap Card [Mirror Force]!"

"Come forth, my Tamashii, [Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight]! Then I Activate Magic Card [Spiritual Energy Entity]! I Tribute [Gaia] at the End Phase of my Turn! This is a necessary sacrifice!"

———

"Alright, alright, that's enough from you two kids."

Kujaku Mai covered her forehead, looking helpless as she separated Téa and Rebecca. They were supposed to be "love rivals" with an awkward relationship, but even after Professor Arthur and Grandpa Solomon had finished their farewells, these two were still bickering here. Kujaku Mai was starting to wonder what kind of feelings they were even fighting over.

"If you don't go now, everyone else will be waiting for you."

"No, I'm not in a hurry at all." Hayato and Marik sat on the steps of the Boarding Stairs, watching the show with great interest. Ishizu stood beside them, looking helpless. Hayato held a French fry in his hand and put it in his mouth, "I love watching women argue."

"Please save that kind of spectating for when you're back in Domino City, Mr. Dark Humor Duel King," Kujaku Mai retorted, pushing Téa to board the jet plane. Her gaze wandered towards Joey Wheeler .

Joey Wheeler 's face showed some hesitation; he seemed to have something he wanted to say but was struggling to say it. Tristan and Otogi, standing on either side of Joey Wheeler , exchanged glances behind him, both showing a sly smile, and simultaneously gave Joey Wheeler a push from behind.

"Whoa!" Joey Wheeler staggered forward a couple of steps from the push. Just as he regained balance, he found that Kujaku Mai, who had been five or six meters away just moments ago, was now only two or three meters away.

"What's wrong, Joey Wheeler ?" Kujaku Mai smiled charmingly, her soft hand tucking a strand of loose hair behind her ear, as if she hadn't seen Tristan and Otogi's actions.

Hearing Kujaku Mai's voice, Joey Wheeler took a deep breath, seemingly having made up his mind. He raised his head and met Kujaku Mai's gaze without avoiding it, saying to the beauty before him, "Aren't you coming to Domino City with us, Mai?"

"Nice!" x2

Behind Joey Wheeler , Otogi and Tristan high-fived, happy that Joey Wheeler had finally said something decent.

And perhaps feeling that what he had said was a bit awkward and strange, Joey Wheeler quickly added, "Uh, what I mean is, look, Mai, the last time you came to Domino City was for Battle City, and we didn't really show you around Domino City, we were just focused on dueling. But this time in San Francisco, you often accompanied us."

"That's really embarrassing. Even though we're, we're such good friends, I didn't, we didn't show you around Domino City."

Looking at the tongue-tied Joey Wheeler rambling and coming up with a very forced reason to invite her, Kujaku Mai's eyes were full of barely contained smile.

"Anyway," Although he had made up his mind to say something nice, he was struggling to find the right words and didn't know what he was saying. So, he simply gave up and was straightforward. Joey Wheeler looked into Kujaku Mai's amber eyes, "Are you coming, Mai?"

Meeting Joey Wheeler 's gaze, it was the usually assertive Kujaku Mai who turned her head away first, turning sideways to avoid looking at Joey Wheeler .

"Not yet."

Kujaku Mai refused.

Hearing Kujaku Mai's refusal, Joey Wheeler was slightly distracted, and his mood became a little down. But just then, he heard Kujaku Mai's subsequent words.

"My name is Kujaku Mai. As a duelist, my goal is to become a world-class female professional duelist to prove to others that women also have the ability to reach the peak of strength."

Turning sideways to Joey Wheeler , Kujaku Mai suddenly introduced herself, just like she did to Yugi during the Duelist Kingdom, without looking at Joey Wheeler who was standing beside Yugi.

"There are more frequent professional duelist events here in America than in Japan. To achieve my goal, it's more suitable for me to stay here. Otherwise, it would be too regrettable to give up my dream without making an effort."

"However, if there is such a day, as a celebration of me achieving my goal, or perhaps as comfort for me if I couldn't achieve my dream, I wonder if there will be someone who is willing to take me for a walk on the streets of Domino City?"

"As for me, I prefer places like parks."

Turning her head, Kujaku Mai looked at Joey Wheeler , revealing a radiant and moving smile, and uncharacteristically, like a little girl, she playfully winked.

The disappointment on Joey Wheeler 's face turned into a bright smile: "Oh! The tour guide task promised by Joey Wheeler -sama is permanently valid!"

"And I'm a local of Domino City, so accompanying you to every park is no problem."

——————Not very good at emotional scenes——————

All the way, Joey Wheeler kept a silly grin on his face. Even when his [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] got turtled, [Steel Ogre Grotto #1] got turtled, and [Summoned Skull] got turtled multiple times during the duels he played with Hayato to pass time, he remained calm and collected and smiled the entire time.

"Speaking of which, I completely don't understand. What's the deal with Joey Wheeler ? Did he and Kujaku Mai make any actual progress?"

Marik manually shuffled his deck, then put the cards back on the table and drew the top card, asking Hayato.

"I didn't see them confirm a relationship or anything. What's that guy so happy about?"

Hayato also spread his hands: "It's hard for me to explain this to you, three-year-old. After all, I'm just an emotionless duelist."

"Also, in chain to your draw just now, I activate [Confiscation]. Send that card you drew to the Graveyard."

Marik opened his dead fish eyes and laid out the [Lava Golem] card he had added to his hand, as well as the other cards in his hand: "Why don't you just send me to the Graveyard? I can't play anymore."

"Mm-hmm, good game, it was a pleasant duel." Because of Marik's surrender, although it wasn't a duel using Duel Disks, Hayato still received the system settlement of 500 DP, and smiled as he gathered up the cards on the Field.

"Only Brother-in-law yourself feels pleasant, right?" Marik retorted, glancing at his older sister Ishizu, who was sitting on the other side of the cabin chatting with Téa , a little distance away from the "dueling area" here. He lowered his voice and leaned into Hayato's ear, "Speaking of which, Brother-in-law, how far have you gotten with my older sister?"

"Did you hit a home run? Or third base? Second base?" Marik was full of gossip, "You don't mean you haven't even reached first base, right?"

"Stop talking nonsense all the time. My older sister and I are completely innocent."

"Heh heh, Brother-in-law, stop pretending." Marik's smile became quite perverted, making it hard to connect him with the Rare Hunters leader whose face art could scare little kids. No matter how you looked at it, his smile was like that of a pimp. "Look at my older sister's chest, look at my older sister's waist, look at my older sister's buttocks. Do you dare say you don't have any thoughts?"

As Marik spoke, his voice was slightly uncontrolled. Hayato raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "Marik, it's a bit inappropriate for you to talk about your older sister like that, isn't it?"

"What did I say, Brother-in-law? It's normal for men to be lustful, and my older sister has such a great body, it's fine no matter how picky you are," Marik completely ignored the awkward look Hayato gave him and continued talking to himself, "Although my older sister is very rigid, and her cooking is terrible, her personality is still very gentle and considerate. You should seize the opportunity to pursue her."

"But my older sister's rigid personality is also a problem. If you really can't stand it, how about I introduce you to a couple of hot girls I met while street racing? Their stats are also very attractive and they're very open-minded. Why don't you write down their phone num—"

"Marik?"

Hearing the voice from behind, Marik's body instantly froze. He mechanically turned his head to look behind him. It was Ishizu, smiling as gently as ever. However, from Ishizu's gentle expression, Marik felt a chillingly cold intent.

It was killing intent, this was definitely killing intent!

"Hayato, I suddenly remembered I wanted to say a few words to Marik. It's okay if I interrupt your duel for a moment, right?"

Despite having the same unchanging expression, Ishizu's gentle smile contained barely contained killing intent when facing Marik, but when facing Hayato, Ishizu's aura became purely gentle and shy.

"Ah, it's completely fine. Marik and my duel just ended." Completely ignoring Marik's pleading expression of winking and gesturing towards him for help, Hayato patted Marik's shoulder with a pleasant look, "You should handle your relationship with your older sister well, Marik-san~"

No one knew what Marik went through after being dragged away by Ishizu. They only knew that when he returned to his seat, he had a scared stiff expression until the jet plane arrived above Domino City.

Although it was a jet plane, since Kaiba used the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] as the exterior design, he naturally spent a fortune on this jet plane, packing it full of various black technology, including the magical "vertical takeoff and landing" function. The landing was quite smooth, almost like riding an airship.

Getting off the jet plane, Hayato casually turned off the airplane mode on his mobile phone, which he had kept on. However, what was just a casual action led Hayato to see a bunch of messages instantly popping up on his mobile phone.

These messages were not spam text bombardment; without exception, they were all sent by the same contact. And the topmost message clearly displayed—

"Hayato, your father and I are back. We'll be at Domino City Airport in half an hour. Aren't you surprised and pleasantly surprised?"

Looking at the time it was sent, it was indeed about half an hour ago.

Joey Wheeler , who got off the jet plane behind Hayato, heard the string of "ding dong", "ding dong", "ding dong" sounds from Hayato's mobile phone as it received messages and asked confusedly, "Was that your mobile phone, Hayato? What's wrong?"

"Yeah, it's quite magical, and a coincidence." Hayato looked towards a black dot on the horizon, which was gradually enlarging into the shape of a jet plane, and pointed in that direction with a helpless look, "My parents seem to have returned to the country. They're probably on that jet plane behind us?"

In the Departure Lounge, Hayato waited for the jet plane to land. Yugi and Joey Wheeler didn't leave either but stayed with Hayato. It was also their first time seeing Hayato's parents.

Speaking of which, it had been quite a long time since Hayato had seen his mother. The last time was two years ago when he had just transmigrated to this world. And the next day, his mother went abroad to find his father, whom she hadn't met yet, to have some time alone together.

And after his mother finished that month-long annual leave, her company sent her abroad for a business trip. Thus, she hadn't returned to Domino City in these two years, only occasionally sending Hayato emails and photos, as well as remittances to his bank card.

However, according to that string of texts just now, it seems that the overseas business has all been resolved this time, and his mother's business trip has ended, so she can return to the country. And his diplomat father also happened to finish his work handover and was transferred back domestically, so they returned together.

Through the glass of the Departure Lounge, Hayato saw the jet plane that his parents seemed to be on getting closer and closer to the ground. The landing gear extended, and it landed on the long Runway, taxiing.

Before long, at the Arrivals Area, Hayato saw his parents, but—

"Humph, jet planes, possessing excellent power and speed, couldn't be more suitable as a means of travel."

"Ah, guest, please don't block the entrance. Please move inside a bit."

"Ho ho, are you ordering me? Ordering me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki?" The man, 1.95 meters tall, stood in the center of the airport bus with his arms crossed over his chest, not moving. "The airport is very spacious, isn't it? Drive!"

"Don't cause trouble for others, you idiot!" Beside the man, a woman who seemed to be his spouse grabbed hold of his earlobe and forcibly dragged him off the bus. The man being dragged said with a face full of unwillingness, "Yare yare, to treat me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki, like this! This humiliation, more unbearable than rat droppings in a toilet, I must pay it back!"

"You're the idiot making a fool of yourself there!" The woman angrily let go of his hand. "The child is so much like you, I'm starting to worry how he'll find a girlfriend in the future."

"Heh heh, let alone finding a girlfriend, that kid Hayato won't even have a girlfriend he has a good relationship with. This is my deep understanding of him as a father who inherited my personality!"

"I wasn't praising you!"

The noisy couple easily attracted the attention of others, especially the man's tall stature and his Dio-like mannerisms when speaking, which were exactly the same as Hayato's. Joey Wheeler asked Hayato, "Hayato, I mean, are those your parents?"

"No, those are strangers who are social terrorists."

Chapter 484: What Proper Dragonmaid Deck Runs Blue?

"Duel!" X2

[Hayato Kobayashi: 4000 LP, Hand 5]

[Kobayashi Hiroyuki: 4000 LP, Hand 5]

"Then I'll take the first turn, Hayato!" Arrogantly snatching the right to go first, Kobayashi Hiroyuki dramatically drew a card from his Deck.

Seeing this, some people might find it strange and wonder if they missed a chapter.

An hour earlier, at the Airport.

"Oh, you're back, Hayato." Sitting on a bench in the arrival Hall with his legs crossed, hands clasped together on his knees, Kobayashi Hiroyuki said flatly.

Hayato ranted, "Isn't 'I'm back' more appropriate at a time like this?"

As he spoke, Hayato cast a helpless gaze towards his mother, Kobayashi Sumire, who returned a similarly helpless expression.

"Counting the days, it's been about ten years since we last met, hasn't it? I think the last time was when you were ten years old." Kobayashi Hiroyuki looked Hayato up and down, revealing an arrogant smile. "You've grown quite a bit taller, but in my opinion, you haven't grown much otherwise."

"I bet you're still the same as when you were a kid, unable to make a single friend, not even having any close female acquaintances, Hahahaha!"

Talking to himself, Kobayashi Hiroyuki laughed and turned his head, his eyes meeting Yugi's, who was standing nearby. The tall and fierce-looking Kobayashi Hiroyuki gave Yugi a considerable sense of pressure, causing him to involuntarily step back half a step.

"What are you looking at? Am I handsome?"

"Hey, Old Man, that's enough." Hayato stepped in front of Yugi, blocking Kobayashi Hiroyuki's view. "Yugi is my friend, and so are Joey Wheeler and the others."

"Oh my, Hayato-chan's friends?" Hearing this, Kobayashi Sumire's gaze swept over the people behind Hayato, instantly locking onto Téa and Ishizu. After giving them special attention, she showed a gentle smile towards Yugi. "You must be Yugi-kun? Thank you for taking care of Hayato."

"Ah, no, no, it's actually Hayato-kun who's always helping us," Yugi said shyly, waving his hand.

Unlike Kobayashi Sumire, Kobayashi Hiroyuki showed a greatly shocked expression when he heard Hayato say that Yugi and the others were his friends: "B-Bakana!?"

"That kid Hayato actually made so many friends, and even women? How is that possible?!"

I just made some friends, what kind of expression is that?!

Hayato ranted in his heart, ignoring his suddenly dejected Old Man, and began introducing his friends to his mother.

"Yugi, Téa , Joey Wheeler , and also Tristan and Otogi. They are all my classmates at School, but our friendship isn't just limited to being classmates. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say we're comrades who've faced life-or-death situations together."

"Although Tristan and Joey Wheeler look like delinquents, they are both very kind people."

"That last sentence wasn't necessary!" Joey Wheeler complained, greeting Kobayashi Sumire along with Yugi.

"Then there's Marik and Ishizu, he—"

After introducing Yugi and the others, just as Hayato was about to introduce Marik and Ishizu to his mother, having only just said their names, Ishizu proactively stepped forward and introduced herself to Kobayashi Sumire: "Hello, Auntie, I am Ishizu, Hayato's friend. This is my younger brother, Marik."

Marik felt very strange standing behind Ishizu. What was his sister doing introducing herself so proactively?

"Oh, Ishizu, it's nice to meet you too." A peculiar radiance flashed in Kobayashi Sumire's eyes. Although Ishizu hadn't said anything explicitly, as a fellow woman, she had understood Ishizu's idea, and a particularly gentle smile appeared on her face.

She had been worried before that Hayato, whose personality was sometimes exactly like her husband's, might not find a girlfriend in the future. Now, thinking about it, there was absolutely no need to worry.

Yugi, Joey Wheeler , and the others went home with Grandpa Solomon . Ishizu also left to return to her work at the Egyptian artifact touring exhibition Hall. Hayato and his parents returned home, bringing Marik, the tag-along, with them.

Kobayashi Sumire was very welcoming of Marik, Ishizu's younger brother, staying at their house. After all, in her eyes, Marik was a very cute child, quite handsome too, and the younger brother of Ishizu, who had a rather ambiguous relationship with Hayato. Aside from being very anime/manga, he had no real flaws. The guest Room at home was empty anyway.

However, Kobayashi Hiroyuki had a different view on this.

"Hmph, I hate people who stay at other people's houses the most in my life, especially when the one staying in my house is a male." Kobayashi Hiroyuki had considerable objections to Marik having stayed at their house before, even putting on a sour face because of it.

"'Intruder Marik', 'Letters from the Past', 'Youth Spent with Marik', I hate such plotlines the most."

"No, what you're talking about has completely veered off into some other weird direction, and I don't think our family has a concept of being gentlemen for generations either, do we?" Hayato ranted, temporarily placing the luggage he was carrying on the living Room carpet.

Although he put on an unyielding stance and spoke in a very forceful tone that brooked no argument, perhaps due to the telepathy between father and son, Hayato could sense that Kobayashi Hiroyuki wasn't actually that opposed to Marik staying.

However, perhaps it was because he had previously said "Hayato can't find friends," only for Hayato to turn around and show up with a whole bunch of friends in front of his parents. Because of this, Kobayashi Hiroyuki felt his paternal authority had been swept away, so he wanted to regain some authority in this completely insignificant matter?

Surely, he wouldn't be that boring?

Looking at his Old Man's Dio-like form, Hayato found it hard to deny his guess.

"So, how can Marik stay?"

Seeing Hayato lower his stance, Kobayashi Hiroyuki smiled smugly. "Hmph, do I even need to say it? Of course, we'll decide with the recently popular Duel Monsters!"

"When it comes to Duel Monsters strength, I've been undefeated throughout London during my business trips these past few years. If it weren't for work, I would have already participated in that whatever-it-is Cup match hosted by KaibaCorp. The champion would definitely be me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki!"

"That so-called Duel King now is probably just some rotten fish or small fry. Anyway, if I were to face him, defeating him would probably be easier than breaking a twig with my fingers, Hahahaha!"

Looking at Kobayashi Hiroyuki's smug expression, Hayato and Marik exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of doubt in each other's eyes, and fell silent.

Does this old man really keep up with Duel Monsters?

However, since his Old Man requested it, Hayato naturally wouldn't refuse: "In that case, there's no choice. All I have to do is beat you, Old Man, right? Sounds easy enough."

"Ho ho, showing such an arrogant attitude towards your own father, it seems you're quite confident in Duel Monsters." Kobayashi Hiroyuki said, opening the luggage that Hayato had placed aside earlier and taking out a Duel Disk to put on.

Although during Duelist Kingdom, in order to limit the quality of participating duelists and avoid a large number of weaklings with incomplete puzzle cards handing out freebies to others, causing even weak duelists to have the chance to collect all the puzzle cards and decreasing the value of the top eight, KaibaCorp had very strict restrictions on who could purchase Duel Disks at that time.

However, after Duelist Kingdom ended, the carefully researched Duel Disks were directly sold by KaibaCorp on a large scale to recover the research costs. The originally rigid regulations on Duel Disk purchases were also removed; anyone with money could buy several. And after the KC Cup incident ended, reversing the situation and defeating the Shredder Group that had been opposing them all along, KaibaCorp's (Duel) Disk selling business even expanded into Europe, which had belonged to the Shredder Group.

However, the Duel Disk in Kobayashi Hiroyuki's hand was not a KaibaCorp Duel Disk in terms of design, but a Duel Disk released by the Shredder Group before. The design was more rounded than the sharp Kaiba type that could be used as an arm blade, and the main body of the Duel Disk was not a spliced type but a retractable type like the one used by the Duel Academy in the future GX era.

In addition, compared to the extremely durable Kaiba-type Duel Disks that were made of real materials and almost lost money by using a large amount of alloy materials, the Shredder-type Duel Disks were made of plastic, rubber, resin, and metallic paint. Although they were very light, the cost was that the painted areas were prone to paint peeling, the unpainted areas were full of plastic and even had watermarks, and more exaggeratedly, the back of the Duel Disk that could not be seen had a large number of hollowed-out areas and dead screw holes.

It was obvious that his Old Man's Duel Disk was not bought recently, but purchased before the Kaiba Group defeated the Shredder Group, and judging from the wear and tear of the detailed paint, it had indeed been used for some time.

Although the Duel Disk models were different, KaibaCorp and the Shredder Group did not engage in the vicious competitive operation of only Duel Disks from their own group being able to connect and battle each other, so when Hayato and Kobayashi Hiroyuki took out their respective Decks and placed them in the Duel Disks to activate them, the connection was quite stable.

Thus, wagering whether Marik could stay at Hayato's house, the father-son duel between Kobayashi Hiroyuki and Kobayashi Hayato began, leading to the opening scene.

"Hmph, I really drew a good hand, and the card I drew this turn is also quite good." Kobayashi Hiroyuki was quite satisfied with his hand, drawing a card from it. "Then prepare to be taught a lesson by me, Hayato!"

"Let me show you my handsome, powerful, and perfectly dashing Deck!" Shouting with high spirits, Kobayashi Hiroyuki played a card from his hand, "I summon in defense position, "Dragonmaid Parlor Dragonmaid"!"

Under Hayato's surprised gaze, a virtual room appeared out of nowhere on Kobayashi Hiroyuki's field. The decorations seemed to be in a luxurious mansion, and in the bedroom of this mansion, a blonde girl in a black dress was dusting the room with a feather duster. A bucket and mop were placed on the floor next to her, verifying that the other party's identity seemed to be a cleaning maid.

However, although she was indeed wearing a maid outfit, no one would really think of the girl in front of them as just an ordinary maid that could be found anywhere in a large family. The reason lies in the long black tail protruding from above the girl's buttocks, which was clearly the tail of a dragon, and the black dragon horns protruding from the blonde hair on top of the girl's head further verified the other party's identity, which was simply a dragon!

As if noticing everyone's gaze, the girl turned around to meet Hayato's gaze, her cheeks slightly red. After leaving the cleaning tools in the disappeared bedroom, she respectfully bowed deeply to her master, then stood gracefully on Kobayashi Hiroyuki's field, her hands folded over her lower abdomen, dignified and elegant, like a professional maid.

[Dragonmaid Parlor Dragonmaid] [4☆/Dark]

[Dragon/Effect]

[500/1800]

"Oh my, no matter how many times I look at her, Kuro is so elegant." Looking at the monster summoned by Kobayashi Hiroyuki, Kobayashi Sumire said with a smile.

Standing next to her, Marik said expressionlessly, "I'm ready."

"You pervert, what are you ready for?" Hayato ranted, but to be honest, the fact that his Old Man was using a Dragonmaid Deck was too unexpected for him.

As explained many times before, the XPs of card players are quite free and cover a wide range, but the three most mainstream ones are "waifu cards," "dragon addiction," and "mecha control." Among them, the Dragonmaid Deck that Hayato recently obtained included "dragon addiction" and "mecha control," and the Dragonmaid in front of him was the perfect combination of "waifu cards" and "dragon addiction."

Although the strength is not as strong as other super-mainstream decks, the Dragonmaid Deck is quite popular due to the love of duelists, and with the help of the "Guardian Dragon" who "can't protect the big brother," it also has considerable combat power.

As for the final combination of "waifu cards" and "mecha control"? That is naturally the famous Sky Striker Ace - Raye, which "only affects the drawing speed of women." Unfortunately, that deck mainly uses Link Summon, so there is not much chance of appearing in the DM era.

Hayato's association was understood by Kobayashi Hiroyuki as surprise, and he said with his arms akimbo triumphantly: "Hmph, the Dragonmaid Deck is the ultimate Deck that perfectly combines human wisdom and the power of dragons. It is the most suitable Deck for me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki. It is also with the help of their powerful power that I have no opponents throughout London."

"Although Dragonmaid Parlor Dragonmaid does not look very powerful, she will become the starting point for my Deck to operate at full power."

As he said this, Kobayashi Hiroyuki drew from his Deck. "When Dragonmaid Parlor Dragonmaid is summoned/specially summoned, I add a Dragonmaid Spell/Trap Card from my Deck to my hand."

"I add Dragonmaid Changeover to my hand, and then activate it!"

"This card can send the Fusion Material Monsters decided by a Dragon Fusion Monster from my hand/field to the GY, then Fusion Summon that Dragon Fusion Monster!" Kobayashi Hiroyuki activated the card he had just searched on the field, and at the same time sent two cards in his hand to the GY. "Using Dragonmaid Red-Eyes Baby Dragon and Dragonmaid Laundry Dragonmaid as Fusion Materials,"

"The Fusion Material is a Dragonmaid monster + a Level 5 or higher Dragon monster. I Fusion Summon my most beloved maid!"

"Soaring black wings in radiance and glory, perfectly dashing Dragonmaid, come out, my ace, my Tamashi!"

"Dragonmaid Sheou!"

Under the effect of Dragonmaid Changeover, the soaring dragon was Fusion Summoned on Kobayashi Hiroyuki's field, but instead of being impressed by the summoning of a powerful monster, Hayato was more concerned about another matter—

Dragonmaid Laundry Dragonmaid? Little Blue!

Wow, how can someone use a Dragonmaid Deck that runs Little Blue?

Chapter 485: If You Were a Dragon, That's Fine Too

Dragonmaid has a popularity independent of its strength, but among the Dragonmaid cards, there is one card that enjoys another unique popularity.

That is the Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon, known as Little Blue, which is called Dragonmaid but doesn't appear in Dragonmaid Decks.

When you are playing a Dragonmaid Deck, going first and setting up your board, wanting to show off your precise milling skill, you Summon Little Blue, only to find that your invincible Raigeki, Harpie's Feather Duster, and Infinite Impermanence are all sent to the Graveyard. At that moment, you might ask yourself why you put Little Blue in your Deck.

Hayato, of course, had also played the Dragonmaid Deck before. In fact, when he first got it, he completely ignored advice, saying "Chinese person plays Chinese dragon" while putting three copies of Little Blue in his Deck.

However, when Hayato Normal Summoned Little Blue and found that his invincible Super Polymerization and Red-Eyes Fusion were sent to the Graveyard, he had an epiphany. He then dispatched his Little Blue to the Lightsworn Deck to become the invincible Lightsworn maid.

If one day Little Blue could become a Forbidden Card, countless Dragonmaid Players would probably cry tears of joy, because that would mean Little Blue was actually developed.

However, the probability of that happening is about the same as the National Football Team's probability of qualifying.

While Hayato was grumbling internally, the red giant dragon, who was chosen as Fusion Material and sent to the Graveyard by Dragonmaid Changeover, used the wings on her back to shield a seemingly careless blue-haired maid who was hugging her, and together they burst into light.

Subsequently, a beautiful giant dragon with a slender and elegant figure appeared next to Dragonmaid Chamber Dragonmaid.

Unlike giant dragons such as Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Dragon, which look full of destructive power, the beautiful dragon before him had gentle body lines, making even Hayato, who wasn't a furry fan, exclaim at her beauty.

Her white abdomen and neck, contrasted by the black of her other body parts, looked like fair skin peeking out from black stockings covering her entire body. Red lines served as a transition between the white and black, adding a touch of charm to the giant dragon's figure. Especially her teal dragon eyes were truly worthy of the name "The Final Touch". What a beauty, no, what a beautiful dragon.

[Dragonmaid Sheou] [Level 10/LIGHT]

[Dragon Type/Fusion/Effect]

[3500/2000]

"Amazing, you Summoned two monsters on the First Turn. Not only is there a Fusion Monster with a Level as high as 10, but its ATK is even higher than Blue-Eyes White Dragon," Marik said, praising Kobayashi Hiroyuki's operation while watching from the sofa in the Living Room.

Hearing this, Kobayashi Hiroyuki showed an appreciative expression, but his words were still arrogant: "Heh heh, this is nothing yet, it's not my full power at all. But since it's a test of my child's growth, I'll just play casually for a bit."

"I Set three cards in my Spell/Trap Zone. I End Turn."

[Kobayashi Hiroyuki: 4000 LP, Hand 0]

[Dragonmaid Sheou] [ATK 3500]

[Dragonmaid Chamber Dragonmaid] [DEF 1800]

[Set Card] X3

"Heh heh, how about it? Are you feeling fear after seeing my field setup, Hayato?" Kobayashi Hiroyuki said proudly. "Not just anyone can defeat my Dragonmaid Sheou. Her ATK is a full 3500 points. Even Kaiba Seto couldn't surpass that."

Hayato, hearing this, had an indifferent expression: "Don't speak so absolutely. It's just 3500 ATK. As long as it's not infinite, there's inevitably a possibility to surpass it."

"Hmph, then go ahead and try."

Hayato glanced at his Hand, smiled, and placed his finger on his Deck: "Then my Turn begins. Draw!"

"Then at this instant, my Dragonmaid Sheou on the Field has an Effect that can Activate!"

Kobayashi Hiroyuki Activated the Effect during Hayato's Standby Phase, pointing his finger at his Dragonmaid Sheou. "Only once during both players' Standby Phase, I can Special Summon one Dragon-Type monster with a Level of 9 or lower from my Hand or Graveyard."

Hayato, having once played the Dragonmaid Deck, wasn't surprised by Dragonmaid Sheou's Effect. After all, as mentioned before, although the Dragonmaid Deck is famous, in terms of strength it cannot compare to meta decks like Golden Lord, Faker, or Thunder Dragon Colossus. It can only be considered a Tier 1 casual deck.

Even a Dragonmaid god hand in its peak state could only make a Sheou or Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres and a Set Trap. In the DM Era, Dragonmaid Sheou became the only option.

Playing tricks during timings like the Standby Phase and Battle Phase is the Dragonmaid's specialty.

On Kobayashi Hiroyuki's Field, Dragonmaid Sheou spread her wings on her back. Her black dragon wings cast a bright and soft radiance, like the rising warm sun, awakening the lazy Dragonmaid sleeping in the Graveyard.

"Mmm~"

In a Sunny Room, a blue-haired maid wearing waterproof boots stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, holding a basket of washed clothes that needed drying. She stretched, but carelessly knocked the clothes onto the ground. The long, fluffy dragon tail behind her also drooped in disappointment.

[Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon] [Level 2/WATER]

[Dragon Type/Effect]

[500/1600]

"He actually Summoned Little Blue?" Hayato raised an eyebrow, couldn't help but look at his dad with higher regard.

Not only does he include Little Blue in his Dragonmaid Deck, but he's also brave enough to Summon Little Blue. Isn't he afraid of accidentally sending powerful cards to the Graveyard?

No, I forgot something. Duelists here are everyone is a god drawer. Little Blue, who often causes trouble in the real card environment, can probably truly achieve precise milling here. In that case, Little Blue would become much stronger.

Thinking of this, Hayato's gaze towards his dad couldn't help but become a little serious.

"Dragonmaid lower-level monsters all have a special ability that can be Activated when they are Summoned or Special Summoned. Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon is naturally no exception. She has the ability to send the top three cards of my Deck to the Graveyard."

As Kobayashi Hiroyuki spoke, he placed his finger on his Duel Disk and drew forcefully. Three cards were drawn and shown to Hayato. "For other decks, this Effect is quite useless, but because Dragonmaid Sheou has the Effect to revive dragon types from the Graveyard, this Effect is most suitable for the Dragonmaid Deck!"

Proud Kobayashi Hiroyuki didn't notice at all that the serious look on Hayato's face suddenly became dumbfounded when he showed the three cards. Completely unaware, he was still talking to himself: "Heh heh, Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon, with the ability to send powerful monsters to the Graveyard, is great! I'm so happy I wish I could sing a song,"

"But before I get extremely excited, let me first confirm what cards were sent to the Graveyard?"

As he spoke, Kobayashi Hiroyuki smiled and flipped the cards in his Hand. Then his face suddenly changed color: "Na- Nani!? Bakana!?!""

The cards in his Hand were none other than three smirking Chronos's... Pot of Greed.

Kobayashi Hiroyuki looked stunned as he gazed at Little Blue on his Field, who was still tidying up that big mess of clothes that were finally washed clean but needed to be washed again because they fell onto the ground. Seeing Kobayashi Hiroyuki's gaze came over, she put on a teary-eyed look: "Sound of crying~"

Kobayashi Sumire, who was watching, was amused by the dramatic scene on the Field. She said helplessly, "As expected, it's careless Little Blue. This way, all three Pot of Greed were wasted. What a pity."

"Ya, Yarou!" Kobayashi Hiroyuki was angry, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Summoning Little Blue was his own choice. If I had known this, he should have Summoned the other Dragonmaid Ernus from the Graveyard just now.

Helplessly, he sent the three Pot of Greed in his Hand to the Graveyard. Hayato took over again.

"What a mill, three Pot of Greed in one go. Truly a hero among milling. Seriously, what was I being serious about just now?" Hayato exclaimed sincerely. Even after changing worlds, Little Blue is, as expected, still Little Blue. "Now, during my Main Phase, I Activate the Magic Card Cyber Emergency."

As Hayato inserted a card from his Hand into the Spell & Trap Zone of his Duel Disk, Cyber Emergency, whose card art depicted a group of flying dragon-shaped monsters chasing a fighter jet, manifested on the Field.

Just by the card art, Kobayashi Hiroyuki was completely unaware what series this card belonged to, but Hayato already began to explain to him: "Cyber Emergency's Effect is to Add one Cyber Dragon or one Machine-Type LIGHT Attribute monster that cannot be Normal Summoned from my Deck to my Hand."

"Oh? Cyber Dragon? I didn't expect you to be using Cyber Style cards." Although Kobayashi Hiroyuki looked like he didn't pay attention to Battle City, KC Cup, or other Duel Monsters information, he surprisingly did know about Cyber Style. "If I remember correctly, Cyber Style seems to be good at one-turn kills."

"At that time in London, I also encountered a Cyber Style Duelist. On the First Turn, they actually Summoned Cyber Twin Dragon, which had 5600 ATK and could double attack. Fortunately, I had superior skill."

"According to that guy, Cyber Style seems to have an even stronger monster called something End Dragon, but he wasn't qualified. In short, it's very powerful." He paused, then Kobayashi Hiroyuki made up his mind. "Then, I must stop you."

"I Activate the second Effect of my Dragonmaid Sheou on the Field! When the Opponent Activates a Spell/Trap/Monster Effect, I can Chain to it, Negate and Destroy the Activation!"

Hearing Kobayashi Hiroyuki's instruction, Dragonmaid Sheou hesitated for a moment, but still spread her dragon wings and flew up again, transforming into a light arrow that struck Cyber Emergency on Hayato's Field, piercing and destroying it.

"It actually has an omninegation effect!" Marik didn't expect Dragonmaid Sheou to not only look beautiful but also have such a powerful effect. "It simply is a Solemn Judgment that does not require paying Life Points and has no restrictions."

"Madamada, Dragonmaid Sheou's Effect also has subsequent processing. Dragonmaid Sheou, who Activated this Effect, returns to my Deck, and then attacks in human form!" Kobayashi Hiroyuki played a card onto the Field, waving his hand forward. "Position Switching Tactic, Come forth, Dragonmaid Hospitality!"

The light arrow that Dragonmaid Sheou transformed into returned to Kobayashi Hiroyuki's Field after piercing Cyber Emergency. However, it seems like negating the card's activation consumed some of her energy. Dragonmaid Sheou changed from dragon form to human form.

Wearing a traditional and classic black maid outfit, her long skirt hem dragged all the way to the feet. In front was white cloth. Her wrapped hands, covered by untransformed dragon scales, were crossed over the lower abdomen. Even though it was slightly difficult, Dragonmaid Hospitality still performed an elegant maid bow to the one meeting for the first time, Hayato.

[Dragonmaid Hospitality] [Level 9/LIGHT]

[Dragon Type/Fusion/Effect]

[3000/2000]

Compared to Dragonmaid Sheou in her dragon form, Dragonmaid Hospitality's ATK decreased to the level of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and her Effects also changed.

However, before Kobayashi Hiroyuki could show off, only to see Hayato sent a card from his Hand to the Graveyard, and the Cyber Emergency card that was pierced by the light arrow before actually recovered again like time flowing backward?!

"Nani!?"

Kobayashi Hiroyuki's surprised voice entered Dragonmaid Hospitality's ears. The perfect and elegant butler maid couldn't help but sigh, and thought to herself: It's because of this that I hesitated just now. I was tricked into activating the effect so easily. Truly losing composure.

"Cyber Emergency's second Effect is, when this card's activation is negated by the opponent duelist and is sent to the Graveyard, I can discard one card from my hand, then Add Cyber Emergency from the Graveyard to my Hand, and I activate it again here."

Hayato's corner of mouth curved up. "In other words, you just now blindly used/committed your precious counter/negation. It's simply a huge loss, because that was completely meaningless! Muda Muda!"

"Tsk, it has such a troublesome effect." Kobayashi Hiroyuki frowned, but remembered his Set Cards and relaxed a little. "Even so, what can you do? It's just adding Cyber Dragon to Hand. In terms of strength, Cyber Dragon is no match for my Dragonmaid opponent."

Finished speaking, Kobayashi Hiroyuki saw Hayato drew a card that automatically popped out of the Deck. Suddenly having a strange premonition, he subconsciously repeated a sentence: "What was added to the Hand is Cyber Dragon, right?"

"Well..." Hayato glanced at the card in his Hand and used rule bending. "Actually, Cyber Emergency can also be called Drytron Emergency."

"I Activate the one added to the Hand, Drytron Gamma Eligius's Effect! I Tribute Drytron Beta Rastaban from my Hand, and Special Summon Drytron Gamma Eligius from my Hand!"

On Hayato's Field, shining but not dazzling starlight gathered. The phantom of a mechanical dragon, full of technological feel and carrying a huge propulsion device on its back, manifested.

"Starlight Flash! Unknown power transforms into a heavenly dragon and rides the strong wind upwards! Special Summon, Descent! Drytron Gamma Eligius!"