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Chapter 541: Your next line is, 'Short, weak, and another update'
"My Turn, Draw!"
Seeing the card he drew, Hayato revealed a smile: "Now, I hold the future in my Hand."
"Activate the Magic Card **[Card of Demise]**! I will replenish my Hand to five cards, and because of the huge cost of the powerful card, I will discard my entire Hand during the fifth Standby Phase after activation!"
While speaking, Hayato drew five cards into his Hand, receiving a rant from Aleister: "After five turns, people will be dead, what kind of ridiculous cost is that?"
Hayato glanced at the cards he drew, and drew one of them: "Aleister Crowley, since you summoned your strongest Invoked Monster, then in return, I will also summon the strongest Fusion Monster in my Deck this turn."
"Activate the Magic Card **[Spiral Fusion]**! Using **[Dark Knight - Gaia]** and **[Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon]** from my Hand as Fusion Material, send them to the Graveyard!"
"Chaos wandering the dark path! The gale that surpasses the sky opens the path! Manifest! Level 7!"
"Fusion Summon! **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**!"
[Dragon Knight Gaia] [Level 7/Wind]
[Dragon Type/Fusion/Effect]
[2600/2100]
Powerful magic power was released from **[Gaia]**'s body, breaking the curse power on **[Curse of Dragon]**'s body, causing the two to merge into one, becoming the legendary dragon cavalry, and descending onto Hayato's Field.
"**[Dragon Knight Gaia]**'s first effect: While this card exists in the Monster Zone, its card name is treated as **[Gaia the Dragon Champion]**. And if the Fusion Monster Summoned by **[Spiral Fusion]** is **[Gaia the Dragon Champion]**, its ATK is increased by 2600, and **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** is granted the ability to attack monsters up to 2 times during one Battle Phase!"
[Dragon Knight Gaia] [ATK 2600→5200]
"5200 ATK, and it can attack twice!?"
Aleister couldn't help but be greatly surprised. If Hayato were to attack with **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, it would be bad. "In that case, I will chain to the Special Summon of **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**! Activate the effect of **[Invoked Purgatrio]** on my Field!"
"Once per turn, if a monster is Special Summoned to the Opponent's Field, I can activate by targeting one monster on the Opponent's Field. Destroy that monster, thus severing your last hope! I choose to destroy that **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**!"
The knight riding the flying dragon soared into the sky, but was intercepted by the giant god also existing high in the sky. The "bandages" on the giant humanoid **[Invoked Purgatrio]**'s body twisted into sharp lances, and were projected towards **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, who dared to provoke divine majesty!
Hayato calmly played a card: "Muda Muda Muda! Chaining to **[Invoked Purgatrio]**'s effect, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card **[Forbidden Dress]**! Decrease **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**'s ATK by 600, and grant it the ability to not be targeted by effects and not be destroyed by effects until the end of the turn!"
"Your next line is, 'What, it's destruction resistance!'"
"What, it's destruction resistance! Nani!?" Looking at the white holy robe that appeared on **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**'s body blocking all the magical metal lances projected by his **[Invoked Purgatrio]**, Aleister couldn't help but complain, and belatedly realized that he had actually said the exact line Hayato had just predicted.
"Your next line is, 'You can even guess what I'm going to say?'"
"You can even guess what I'm going to... You bastard!"
**[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, who manifested in the sky due to the power of **[Spiral Fusion]**, although its ATK decreased slightly, successfully landed on Hayato's Field, and Aleister's momentum was completely suppressed by Hayato.
[Dragon Knight Gaia] [ATK 5200→4800]
"Heh heh, it seems it's just as you said, this duel will end before your [Precognition Savings Account] activates its effect, Aleister. However, the slight difference is, the winner is me, Hayato Kobayashi, that point hasn't changed in the slightest."
"Enter Battle Phase! **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** attacks your **[Magical Merchant]**!"
During the previous turn, Aleister, in order to reduce Hayato's resources in the Graveyard as much as possible, chose at that time to banish **[Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion]** from Hayato's Graveyard instead of **[Magical Merchant]** on his own field to perform the **[Invocation]** Fusion, which allowed Hayato to successfully use it afterwards to avoid being directly attacked by **[Invoked Magellanica]**.
And now, although its ATK decreased by 600, it is still as high as 4800. **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, which is 300 higher than **[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]**, thrust its lance at **[Magical Merchant]**, which Aleister had summoned from the very beginning of the duel.
Perhaps dueling with the strongest monster against the strongest monster might not be considered glorious by some, but Hayato never cared about such things. Dominate and then win; this is his dueling style.
**[Magical Merchant]**, with only 200 ATK, was directly shattered by the 4800 ATK attack, and Aleister's remaining 1750 Life Points were also instantly cleared.
[Aleister: 1750 LP→0]
"Ugh!!" Aleister himself, because his Life Points were reduced to zero, he consequently fell back onto the ground.
The tall **[Invoked Magellanica]**, as well as **[Invoked Purgatrio]**, gradually dispersed because the duel ended. Hayato, who had seized victory, came before Aleister as the winner.
"Yare yare, that was truly a merciless, forceful attack. It seems my training in the Duel Ritual is still a bit immature, I should have removed my vulnerability earlier. Just like how even the most genius human can easily perish due to the body's fragility, I was completely defeated by the initial **[Magical Merchant]**."
As the loser of the duel, at this moment, Aleister's body glowed with golden light, as if about to disperse, and he looked at Hayato before him with a helpless expression. Clearly, the Dark Game was following the initial rules, collecting the reward Hayato deserved.
However, listening to Aleister's self-reflection, Hayato didn't agree: "Do you think that by removing such a vulnerability, you can elevate yourself to a perfect state?"
"Isn't that the case?" Aleister said with some regret, "Even if your **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** can attack twice, besides **[Magical Merchant]** on my field, **[Invoked Magellanica]**'s ATK is 3000, **[Invoked Purgatrio]**'s ATK is 4500, and I can also increase **[Invoked Magellanica]**'s ATK by 1000 by discarding myself from my hand. Even if your **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** can attack twice, it would only deal 1100 damage to me."
"And when it's my next turn, I can use **[Invocation]** again to summon powerful monsters to battle. Plus the card from [Precognition Savings Account] and a basic draw, victory or defeat isn't necessarily certain."
"No, that's not what I was talking about." Hayato shook his head, looking down at Aleister, who was still somewhat unconvinced, "I'm asking you, do you truly think that the fragility of humans is a flaw?"
"My idea is different from yours. Although human life is short and the body is fragile, it is precisely because of this foundation that humans can understand the preciousness of time, and bloom with brilliant light in their short lives."
"Compared to the long and dim lives of the ageless and immortal race, isn't a short yet eternal flash like fireworks more beautiful?" Hayato said, taking out the **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** card he had just used, "Furthermore, **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** has the effect of increasing its ATK by 2600 after destroying a monster."
Perhaps persuaded by Hayato, or perhaps dumbfounded by Hayato's "killing the body and punishing the heart" approach, where despite already being the winner, he insisted on making him understand his defeat thoroughly, a wry smile appeared on Aleister's face: "I truly lost to you. Perhaps you'll be an interesting fellow. Thinking about it this way, perhaps following you will be a good outcome."
"Then, please take care of me, Master."
Aleister extended his hand, and after gripping Hayato's equally extended palm, his entire existence completely dispersed, leaving behind a Monster Card in Hayato's hand, which was **[Aleister the Invoker]**.
"My Turn, Draw!"
Seeing the card he drew, Hayato revealed a smile: "Now, I hold the future in my Hand."
"Activate the Magic Card **[Card of Demise]**! I will replenish my Hand to five cards, and because of the huge cost of the powerful card, I will discard my entire Hand during the fifth Standby Phase after activation!"
While speaking, Hayato drew five cards into his Hand, receiving a rant from Aleister: "After five turns, people will be dead, what kind of ridiculous cost is that?"
Hayato glanced at the cards he drew, and drew one of them: "Aleister Crowley, since you summoned your strongest Invoked Monster, then in return, I will also summon the strongest Fusion Monster in my Deck this turn."
"Activate the Magic Card **[Spiral Fusion]**! Using **[Dark Knight - Gaia]** and **[Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon]** from my Hand as Fusion Material, send them to the Graveyard!"
"Chaos wandering the dark path! The gale that surpasses the sky opens the path! Manifest! Level 7!"
"Fusion Summon! **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**!"
[Dragon Knight Gaia] [Level 7/Wind]
[Dragon Type/Fusion/Effect]
[2600/2100]
Powerful magic power was released from **[Gaia]**'s body, breaking the curse power on **[Curse of Dragon]**'s body, causing the two to merge into one, becoming the legendary dragon cavalry, and descending onto Hayato's Field.
"**[Dragon Knight Gaia]**'s first effect: While this card exists in the Monster Zone, its card name is treated as **[Gaia the Dragon Champion]**. And if the Fusion Monster Summoned by **[Spiral Fusion]** is **[Gaia the Dragon Champion]**, its ATK is increased by 2600, and **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** is granted the ability to attack monsters up to 2 times during one Battle Phase!"
[Dragon Knight Gaia] [ATK 2600→5200]
"5200 ATK, and it can attack twice!?"
Aleister couldn't help but be greatly surprised. If Hayato were to attack with **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, it would be bad. "In that case, I will chain to the Special Summon of **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**! Activate the effect of **[Invoked Purgatrio]** on my Field!"
"Once per turn, if a monster is Special Summoned to the Opponent's Field, I can activate by targeting one monster on the Opponent's Field. Destroy that monster, thus severing your last hope! I choose to destroy that **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**!"
The knight riding the flying dragon soared into the sky, but was intercepted by the giant god also existing high in the sky. The "bandages" on the giant humanoid **[Invoked Purgatrio]**'s body twisted into sharp lances, and were projected towards **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, who dared to provoke divine majesty!
Hayato calmly played a card: "Muda Muda Muda! Chaining to **[Invoked Purgatrio]**'s effect, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card **[Forbidden Dress]**! Decrease **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**'s ATK by 600, and grant it the ability to not be targeted by effects and not be destroyed by effects until the end of the turn!"
"Your next line is, 'What, it's destruction resistance!'"
"What, it's destruction resistance! Nani!?" Looking at the white holy robe that appeared on **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**'s body blocking all the magical metal lances projected by his **[Invoked Purgatrio]**, Aleister couldn't help but complain, and belatedly realized that he had actually said the exact line Hayato had just predicted.
"Your next line is, 'You can even guess what I'm going to say?'"
"You can even guess what I'm going to... You bastard!"
**[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, who manifested in the sky due to the power of **[Spiral Fusion]**, although its ATK decreased slightly, successfully landed on Hayato's Field, and Aleister's momentum was completely suppressed by Hayato.
[Dragon Knight Gaia] [ATK 5200→4800]
"Heh heh, it seems it's just as you said, this duel will end before your [Precognition Savings Account] activates its effect, Aleister. However, the slight difference is, the winner is me, Hayato Kobayashi, that point hasn't changed in the slightest."
"Enter Battle Phase! **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** attacks your **[Magical Merchant]**!"
During the previous turn, Aleister, in order to reduce Hayato's resources in the Graveyard as much as possible, chose at that time to banish **[Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion]** from Hayato's Graveyard instead of **[Magical Merchant]** on his own field to perform the **[Invocation]** Fusion, which allowed Hayato to successfully use it afterwards to avoid being directly attacked by **[Invoked Magellanica]**.
And now, although its ATK decreased by 600, it is still as high as 4800. **[Dragon Knight Gaia]**, which is 300 higher than **[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]**, thrust its lance at **[Magical Merchant]**, which Aleister had summoned from the very beginning of the duel.
Perhaps dueling with the strongest monster against the strongest monster might not be considered glorious by some, but Hayato never cared about such things. Dominate and then win; this is his dueling style.
**[Magical Merchant]**, with only 200 ATK, was directly shattered by the 4800 ATK attack, and Aleister's remaining 1750 Life Points were also instantly cleared.
[Aleister: 1750 LP→0]
"Ugh!!" Aleister himself, because his Life Points were reduced to zero, he consequently fell back onto the ground.
The tall **[Invoked Magellanica]**, as well as **[Invoked Purgatrio]**, gradually dispersed because the duel ended. Hayato, who had seized victory, came before Aleister as the winner.
"Yare yare, that was truly a merciless, forceful attack. It seems my training in the Duel Ritual is still a bit immature, I should have removed my vulnerability earlier. Just like how even the most genius human can easily perish due to the body's fragility, I was completely defeated by the initial **[Magical Merchant]**."
As the loser of the duel, at this moment, Aleister's body glowed with golden light, as if about to disperse, and he looked at Hayato before him with a helpless expression. Clearly, the Dark Game was following the initial rules, collecting the reward Hayato deserved.
However, listening to Aleister's self-reflection, Hayato didn't agree: "Do you think that by removing such a vulnerability, you can elevate yourself to a perfect state?"
"Isn't that the case?" Aleister said with some regret, "Even if your **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** can attack twice, besides **[Magical Merchant]** on my field, **[Invoked Magellanica]**'s ATK is 3000, **[Invoked Purgatrio]**'s ATK is 4500, and I can also increase **[Invoked Magellanica]**'s ATK by 1000 by discarding myself from my hand. Even if your **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** can attack twice, it would only deal 1100 damage to me."
"And when it's my next turn, I can use **[Invocation]** again to summon powerful monsters to battle. Plus the card from [Precognition Savings Account] and a basic draw, victory or defeat isn't necessarily certain."
"No, that's not what I was talking about." Hayato shook his head, looking down at Aleister, who was still somewhat unconvinced, "I'm asking you, do you truly think that the fragility of humans is a flaw?"
"My idea is different from yours. Although human life is short and the body is fragile, it is precisely because of this foundation that humans can understand the preciousness of time, and bloom with brilliant light in their short lives."
"Compared to the long and dim lives of the ageless and immortal race, isn't a short yet eternal flash like fireworks more beautiful?" Hayato said, taking out the **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** card he had just used, "Furthermore, **[Dragon Knight Gaia]** has the effect of increasing its ATK by 2600 after destroying a monster."
Perhaps persuaded by Hayato, or perhaps dumbfounded by Hayato's "killing the body and punishing the heart" approach, where despite already being the winner, he insisted on making him understand his defeat thoroughly, a wry smile appeared on Aleister's face: "I truly lost to you. Perhaps you'll be an interesting fellow. Thinking about it this way, perhaps following you will be a good outcome."
"Then, please take care of me, Master."
Aleister extended his hand, and after gripping Hayato's equally extended palm, his entire existence completely dispersed, leaving behind a Monster Card in Hayato's hand, which was **[Aleister the Invoker]**.
