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Chapter 907: No One Can Guess What Cards They'll Draw in Their Opening Hand, Except Kaiba
Looking at Yugi, whose temperament had greatly changed, the anger on Kaiba's face vanished completely, revealing a hint of excitement, but it quickly calmed down.
Taking a deep breath, he shouted: "Yugi!"
"Kaiba!" As a response, Atem also responded to Kaiba's call, raising the Duel Disk he was wearing and inserting his Deck. The Duel Disk unfolded and connected with Kaiba's.
No need for many words, the communication between Duelist is enough as long as they have the cards in their Hands.
"Duel!" X2
[Kaiba Seto: 4000 LP, Hand: 5]
[Atem: 4000 LP, Hand: 5]
Although there was a special ejection mechanism assisting the draw, Kaiba was not in a hurry to seize the first turn, but allowed Atem to take the first turn.
"I'll take the first turn, draw!" Drawing a card from the Top of Deck, Atem wasn't in a hurry to see what card he drew, but said with some nostalgia, "It's been a long time, Kaiba. A duel like this, where we don't need to worry about the safety of the World or anything like that, just a pure duel."
"Hmph, those are words only the winner has the qualification to say. Do you think you can still win like before?" Kaiba said with a cold snort, "I'm different from you. In this duel, I will definitely achieve victory!"
Hearing Kaiba's words, Atem also smiled: "That won't do. My duels are one less with each one I fight. Among these few remaining duels, I don't want to lose to you. Let me keep my perfect record against you and end it like this."
"I activate the Effect of this Ritual Monster in my Hand, Chaos Sorpcerer. I can only activate this by showing this card from my Hand to my Opponent. One Dark Magician that is not a Ritual Monster, or a Monster whose Card Name includes 'Dark Magician', is Added to Hand from my Deck. After that, select one card from my Hand and return to the top of the Deck."
He took out a card from the Deck and Added to Hand, and placed one card from his Hand on the Top of Deck, deciding for himself what card he would be able to draw next. Atem played another card from his Hand: "Activate Spell Card Polymerization! I use Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl from my Hand as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon this Monster from my Fusion Deck!"
Sending three cards to the Graveyard, Atem, who performed a three-for-one exchange, took out a card with a purple border and held it between his fingers, saying: "The strongest master-apprentice duo, respond to my call and appear!"
"Fusion Summon! The Dark Magicians!"
Atem's most trusted cards -- Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl appeared together on his Field, standing side-by-side.
[The Dark Magicians] [8☆/Dark]
[Spellcaster Type/Fusion/Effect]
[2800/2300]
Seeing Atem's Hand instantly reduced by half, Keipei, who had sat down with the now calm Joey Wheeler and Tristan, nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Atem's Hand and said: "That's how it should be. Fusion Summon is clearly designed to be a summoning method that results in card disadvantage. How can there be Deck like Brother Hayato's that gain card advantage while summoning?"
"Hmph, a mere combination of Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl is fundamentally no match for my Blue-Eyes. Don't tell me you're going to End Turn like this, Yugi." Kaiba said with a cold laugh.
Atem also returned a smile full of fighting spirit: "Of course not yet, Kaiba. The card I'm going to use next is this one, Quick-Play Spell Card De-Fusion. I activate it by targeting The Dark Magicians on my Field!"
"Huh? You're actually dispelling the fusion state of your own Fusion Monster?" Kaiba was startled at first, recalling the Effect of The Dark Magicians, the next moment he suddenly shifted his line of sight to the card Atem had just placed back on the Top of Deck. "Masaka!?"
"Yes, before the Effect of De-Fusion takes effect, the Effect of The Dark Magicians on my Field activates." Atem said, gesturing with his hand, "Once per turn, this can only be activated when a Spell/Trap Card's Effect activates. I draw a card from my Deck, and if the card drawn is a Spell/Trap Card, I can Set it on my Field."
He drew a card from the Top of Deck that he had intentionally placed there, Atem directly Set it on the Field, "And if the Set Card is a Quick-Play Spell Card or a Trap Card, it can be activated directly, even in the turn it was Set!"
"Then, resolve the Effect of De-Fusion. Return The Dark Magicians to the Fusion Deck, and I Special Summon the Fusion Material used for its Fusion Summon from my Graveyard -- Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician -- onto my Field!"
Although it is called De-Fusion, because the fusion form of The Dark Magicians, this Fusion Monster, is a more perfunctory method of simply standing side-by-side, compared to the "person riding a dragon" method, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl merely stood slightly apart from each other, and that was considered dispelling the fusion and becoming two Monsters.
Bowing respectfully to greet Atem, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl both entered Defense Position on Atem's Field, preparing to face Kaiba's fierce attack in the next turn.
[Dark Magician] [DEF 2100]
[Dark Magician Girl] [DEF 1700]
Two Monsters in Defense Position were not worth Kaiba's vigilance, because he knew very well that what "Yugi" was good at was never commanding powerful monsters, but rather the use of various Spell/Trap Cards. So, the next thing should be that card that was just Set, right?
As expected, after placing two Monsters on the Duel Disk, Atem again pressed the activate Set Card button on the Duel Disk and said: "This Trap Card Set by the Effect of The Dark Magicians, Normal Trap Mind Crush, activate!"
"This can only be activated by declaring one Card Name. If the card I declare exists in my Opponent's Hand, my Opponent must discard all those cards from their Hand. And if the card I declare does not exist in my Opponent's Hand, I must randomly discard one card from my Hand." After narrating the Effect of Mind Crush, Atem wasn't worried at all about failing to guess his Opponent's Hand.
Actually, it wasn't just Atem, whether it was Hayato, Keipei, or the other onlookers, even Kaiba guessed the name Atem was about to say next.
"The Card Name I declare is, Blue-Eyes White Dragon."
Hearing that Atem indeed declared Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Kaiba became a bit angry: "You're actually sending my Blue-Eyes to the Graveyard! Onore Yugi!"
"Drawing in Duel Monsters is like a tennis ball that hits the net and bounces back. No one can guess which side it will ultimately land on, and no one knows what kind of cards they will be able to draw." Hayato paused and ranted, "Generally speaking, that's correct, except for Kaiba. Wow, I'm really curious about what card Kaiba drew, there couldn't possibly be a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, right? (Monotone)"
"You can't blame others for this, right? Although it's not always a combination of three Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Polymerization, and De-Fusion that seems like it's glued together, but as long as Brother duels, his Opening Hand will definitely have Blue-Eyes White Dragon." Keipei said softly to Hayato as he spoke,
"In the Legendary Duelist Duel Robot 2.0 recently launched at Kaiba Land, I also programmed this concept of Brother into it. I named it 'High-Level Starting Hand'."
"I heard you, Keipei! Go back and delete this concept for me!"
Looking at Yugi, whose temperament had greatly changed, the anger on Kaiba's face vanished completely, revealing a hint of excitement, but it quickly calmed down.
Taking a deep breath, he shouted: "Yugi!"
"Kaiba!" As a response, Atem also responded to Kaiba's call, raising the Duel Disk he was wearing and inserting his Deck. The Duel Disk unfolded and connected with Kaiba's.
No need for many words, the communication between Duelist is enough as long as they have the cards in their Hands.
"Duel!" X2
[Kaiba Seto: 4000 LP, Hand: 5]
[Atem: 4000 LP, Hand: 5]
Although there was a special ejection mechanism assisting the draw, Kaiba was not in a hurry to seize the first turn, but allowed Atem to take the first turn.
"I'll take the first turn, draw!" Drawing a card from the Top of Deck, Atem wasn't in a hurry to see what card he drew, but said with some nostalgia, "It's been a long time, Kaiba. A duel like this, where we don't need to worry about the safety of the World or anything like that, just a pure duel."
"Hmph, those are words only the winner has the qualification to say. Do you think you can still win like before?" Kaiba said with a cold snort, "I'm different from you. In this duel, I will definitely achieve victory!"
Hearing Kaiba's words, Atem also smiled: "That won't do. My duels are one less with each one I fight. Among these few remaining duels, I don't want to lose to you. Let me keep my perfect record against you and end it like this."
"I activate the Effect of this Ritual Monster in my Hand, Chaos Sorpcerer. I can only activate this by showing this card from my Hand to my Opponent. One Dark Magician that is not a Ritual Monster, or a Monster whose Card Name includes 'Dark Magician', is Added to Hand from my Deck. After that, select one card from my Hand and return to the top of the Deck."
He took out a card from the Deck and Added to Hand, and placed one card from his Hand on the Top of Deck, deciding for himself what card he would be able to draw next. Atem played another card from his Hand: "Activate Spell Card Polymerization! I use Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl from my Hand as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon this Monster from my Fusion Deck!"
Sending three cards to the Graveyard, Atem, who performed a three-for-one exchange, took out a card with a purple border and held it between his fingers, saying: "The strongest master-apprentice duo, respond to my call and appear!"
"Fusion Summon! The Dark Magicians!"
Atem's most trusted cards -- Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl appeared together on his Field, standing side-by-side.
[The Dark Magicians] [8☆/Dark]
[Spellcaster Type/Fusion/Effect]
[2800/2300]
Seeing Atem's Hand instantly reduced by half, Keipei, who had sat down with the now calm Joey Wheeler and Tristan, nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Atem's Hand and said: "That's how it should be. Fusion Summon is clearly designed to be a summoning method that results in card disadvantage. How can there be Deck like Brother Hayato's that gain card advantage while summoning?"
"Hmph, a mere combination of Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl is fundamentally no match for my Blue-Eyes. Don't tell me you're going to End Turn like this, Yugi." Kaiba said with a cold laugh.
Atem also returned a smile full of fighting spirit: "Of course not yet, Kaiba. The card I'm going to use next is this one, Quick-Play Spell Card De-Fusion. I activate it by targeting The Dark Magicians on my Field!"
"Huh? You're actually dispelling the fusion state of your own Fusion Monster?" Kaiba was startled at first, recalling the Effect of The Dark Magicians, the next moment he suddenly shifted his line of sight to the card Atem had just placed back on the Top of Deck. "Masaka!?"
"Yes, before the Effect of De-Fusion takes effect, the Effect of The Dark Magicians on my Field activates." Atem said, gesturing with his hand, "Once per turn, this can only be activated when a Spell/Trap Card's Effect activates. I draw a card from my Deck, and if the card drawn is a Spell/Trap Card, I can Set it on my Field."
He drew a card from the Top of Deck that he had intentionally placed there, Atem directly Set it on the Field, "And if the Set Card is a Quick-Play Spell Card or a Trap Card, it can be activated directly, even in the turn it was Set!"
"Then, resolve the Effect of De-Fusion. Return The Dark Magicians to the Fusion Deck, and I Special Summon the Fusion Material used for its Fusion Summon from my Graveyard -- Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician -- onto my Field!"
Although it is called De-Fusion, because the fusion form of The Dark Magicians, this Fusion Monster, is a more perfunctory method of simply standing side-by-side, compared to the "person riding a dragon" method, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl merely stood slightly apart from each other, and that was considered dispelling the fusion and becoming two Monsters.
Bowing respectfully to greet Atem, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl both entered Defense Position on Atem's Field, preparing to face Kaiba's fierce attack in the next turn.
[Dark Magician] [DEF 2100]
[Dark Magician Girl] [DEF 1700]
Two Monsters in Defense Position were not worth Kaiba's vigilance, because he knew very well that what "Yugi" was good at was never commanding powerful monsters, but rather the use of various Spell/Trap Cards. So, the next thing should be that card that was just Set, right?
As expected, after placing two Monsters on the Duel Disk, Atem again pressed the activate Set Card button on the Duel Disk and said: "This Trap Card Set by the Effect of The Dark Magicians, Normal Trap Mind Crush, activate!"
"This can only be activated by declaring one Card Name. If the card I declare exists in my Opponent's Hand, my Opponent must discard all those cards from their Hand. And if the card I declare does not exist in my Opponent's Hand, I must randomly discard one card from my Hand." After narrating the Effect of Mind Crush, Atem wasn't worried at all about failing to guess his Opponent's Hand.
Actually, it wasn't just Atem, whether it was Hayato, Keipei, or the other onlookers, even Kaiba guessed the name Atem was about to say next.
"The Card Name I declare is, Blue-Eyes White Dragon."
Hearing that Atem indeed declared Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Kaiba became a bit angry: "You're actually sending my Blue-Eyes to the Graveyard! Onore Yugi!"
"Drawing in Duel Monsters is like a tennis ball that hits the net and bounces back. No one can guess which side it will ultimately land on, and no one knows what kind of cards they will be able to draw." Hayato paused and ranted, "Generally speaking, that's correct, except for Kaiba. Wow, I'm really curious about what card Kaiba drew, there couldn't possibly be a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, right? (Monotone)"
"You can't blame others for this, right? Although it's not always a combination of three Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Polymerization, and De-Fusion that seems like it's glued together, but as long as Brother duels, his Opening Hand will definitely have Blue-Eyes White Dragon." Keipei said softly to Hayato as he spoke,
"In the Legendary Duelist Duel Robot 2.0 recently launched at Kaiba Land, I also programmed this concept of Brother into it. I named it 'High-Level Starting Hand'."
"I heard you, Keipei! Go back and delete this concept for me!"
