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Chapter 619: The Immeasurable Impact on Teenagers
"Responder"?
Hearing this, Yugi frowned. He had heard this term before; it was spoken by Grimo, a bald man who was a member of Organization Doma and had previously attacked Solomon Muto and stolen the Slifer the Sky Dragon card. If he remembered correctly, Grimo seemed to be a Subordinate of Rafael.
Although Yugi didn't quite agree with Rafael's statement that "Will distinguishes people more than good and evil," he couldn't refute Rafael's description of a "Responder."
Compared to the gentle Yugi Mutou, Dark Yugi's methods when taking action were much tougher and more cruel. When it was necessary to act, he would always strike decisively without the slightest hesitation, and he was capable of using Dark Games to drive his enemies insane or Crush their Hearts.
However, even though he strongly disliked admitting that Rafael's evaluation was true, Yugi's Heart had already acknowledged the "Responder" saying. He could only passively respond to things that had already happened and couldn't prevent everything before it occurred.
But Yugi didn't feel there was anything wrong with being such a "Responder," nor did he believe that the difference in strength between him and Rafael, or the outcome of their Duel, would be determined by this kind of Will.
Since Rafael had already raised his Duel Disk first, Yugi naturally wouldn't avoid the Duel. He also raised his unfolded Duel Disk and said with an imposing presence, "In a Duel, we, who are two in one, will not lose!"
"Duel!"
[Yugi: 4000 LP]
"Distinguishing differences in philosophy through a Duel, that suits me perfectly. Then I'll take the First Turn." Rafael seized the First Turn, saying, "My Turn, Draw."
As Rafael drew a card, he was surrounded by a faint, sacred white radiance. Seeing this, Yugi Mutou inside the Millennium Puzzle felt an ominous premonition rise in his Heart again and quickly reminded him, "The Other Me!"
"This Killing Intent, like being targeted by a beast... I'll be careful, Partner." Dark Yugi also felt Rafael's serious intent immediately. He lowered his head and glanced at the cards in his Hand. "However, I've also drawn a quite perfect Hand."
Rafael looked at the card he drew and raised an eyebrow. His Hand was quite good; he had drawn some excellent cards.
"I Activate the Spell Card Double Summon, allowing me to perform a second Normal Summon this Turn." He first played a Double Summon. This card has quite varied uses; it can be used to prepare Tributes and perform a Tribute Summon within one Turn, or it can be used to promptly Trigger the Effect of a Gemini Monster. However, Rafael chose a third method of use.
"During the Main Phase, I Normal Summon two Monsters from my Hand onto the Field in Face-Down Defense Position." Drawing two cards from his Hand, Rafael Summoned two Monsters onto the Field at once thanks to Double Summon. Then he drew another card. "Next is the Quick-Play Spell Card Book of Taiyou from my Hand."
"The Effect of Book of Taiyou, I remember, is the Ability to change a Set Monster into Face-Up Attack Position. Compared to Defense Seal, which is Limited to Set Monsters," Yugi instantly thought of Rafael's possible strategy. "You could have Normal Summoned Monsters in Attack Position directly, but you specifically Summoned them in Defense Position first and then used Hand resources. Could it be..."
Just as Yugi figured it out, Rafael also Flipped one of his Set Monsters on his Field: "I change **Master Craftsman Gamil** on my Field from Face-Down Defense Position to Face-Up Attack Position, and thus Activate its Effect!"
Before Rafael appeared an old man standing by a blazing furnace, bare-chested, wearing a green hat with the character "Craftsman" printed on it. His body was full of strong muscles. In his Left Hand, he held a heavy iron hammer, forcefully smashing it down onto a Long Sword taking shape in his Right Hand, clearly a blacksmith.
But **Master Craftsman Gamil** clearly wasn't like some civil officials or scientists from a certain country; his Stats were quite disappointing compared to his muscles.
[Master Craftsman Gamil] [Level 2☆/FIRE]
[Beast-Warrior Type/Flip/Effect]
[500/500]
"When **Master Craftsman Gamil** is Flipped, I Activate its Effect: Add one Equip Spell Card from my Deck to my Hand."
Following Rafael's words, **Master Craftsman Gamil** also stopped working on the weapon in his Hand. The quenched Long Sword was surrounded by radiance and sent into Rafael's Hand, turning into a card. Because of that layer of radiance, Yugi couldn't tell what card Rafael had Searched.
After Searching an Equip Spell Card from his Deck and Adding it to his Hand, Rafael seemed to have no intention of Activating that card. Instead, he Set the remaining two cards in his Hand, excluding the Searched Equip Spell Card, in his Spell/Trap Zone: "Finally, I Set two cards from my Hand. Turn End."
[Rafael: 4000 LP, Hand 1]
[Set Monster]
[Master Craftsman Gamil] [ATK 500]
[Set Card] X2
"Although you're very confident, Rafael, the Field you set up on your First Turn is unexpectedly simple." Yugi looked at Rafael's Field, which only showed the revealed **Master Craftsman Gamil**, and said dismissively, "You specifically put a Monster with low ATK in Attack Position, are you trying to lure me into Attacking?"
Hearing Yugi's words, Rafael remained expressionless, making it impossible for Yugi to guess his intentions.
"My Turn, Draw." Drawing a card, Yugi didn't rush to Activate it. He first played a card from his Hand. "My Main Phase, I Normal Summon **Magician's Rod** from my Hand in Attack Position."
As Yugi placed the Monster Card on his Duel Disk, the Phantom of Dark Magician appeared before him. Its entire body was a void composed of blue mystical power, with only the Emerald Green Wand in its Hand having a physical form. Or perhaps, it was the mystical power released from the Wand that formed the Phantom of Dark Magician.
[Magician's Rod] [Level 3☆/DARK]
[Spellcaster Type/Effect]
[1600/100]
After Summoning **Magician's Rod**, Yugi deliberately paused for a moment, carefully observing Rafael's expression. **Magician's Rod** has 1600 ATK Points, which is just within the range that can Trigger troublesome Summon Traps like Trap Hole and Bottomless Trap Hole. Yugi wanted to use **Magician's Rod**'s Effect to probe Rafael's two Set cards in the Spell/Trap Zone first.
However, Rafael watched **Magician's Rod** appear but showed no intention of Activating his Set cards in the Spell/Trap Zone. Yugi didn't get discouraged. After ruling out the possibility of Summon Traps in his Heart, he continued his Field setup.
"When **Magician's Rod** is successfully Summoned, I Activate its Effect: Add one card with 'Dark Magician' in its card text from my Deck to my Hand. The card I Add to my Hand is the Spell Card Bond Between Teacher and Student."
"Then, I Tribute **Magician's Rod** on the Field and Activate the Spell Card Tribute Doll!"
After using **Magician's Rod**'s Effect to Search for the needed card from his Deck, Yugi didn't hesitate to Tribute **Magician's Rod**, which temporarily had no usefulness, as a Sacrifice.
Following the Activation of Tribute Doll, an ancient, pentagonal Tablet rose behind **Magician's Rod**. Several metal spikes, seemingly from nowhere, pierced **Magician's Rod** on Yugi's Field, pinning the Phantom of Dark Magician to the Tablet, unable to move, like a Puppet waiting to be slaughtered.
"The Effect of Tribute Doll is that I can Special Summon one Level 7 Monster that can be Normal Summoned from my Hand without Tributing. Appear with **Magician's Rod** as a Sacrifice, my loyal Servant!" Yugi held the card high above his head and shouted, "Come forth, Dark Magician!"
"Bang!"
**Magician's Rod**, pinned to the Tablet, was instantly Crushed. But as if time was flowing backward, the mystical power released from the Wand began to gather, reforming into the image of Dark Magician. However, this time the Dark Magician that appeared was not a phantom body of mystical power, but an imposing presence with a physical form!
[Dark Magician] [ATK 2500]
Compared to Rafael, Yugi's play was clearly much more spectacular. He quickly completed a Search from his Deck and a Special Summon of a Higher-Level Monster, and the cards lost during this process were only two. He still had a full four cards left in his Hand.
"Sending important Monsters to the Graveyard, tsk, treating Monsters so irresponsibly." However, Rafael's expression showed a slight discomfort due to Yugi's play.
Compared to Valon, who liked a peaceful Life, and Alister, whose eyes were only filled with Revenge against Kaiba, Rafael, as the relatively most "Normal" of the Doma Three Swordsmen, actually had an unusual habit, one could even call it an obsession. He would never Send his own Monsters to the Graveyard, and at the same time, he always disliked others Sending Monsters to the Graveyard.
Even Valon and Alister, who were also members of Doma, due to their respective Dueling Styles—such as Phoenix Gravity, which can Revive a large number of Armor Monsters from the Graveyard in one go, and Machina Force, which is skilled at Graveyard recursion and revival—inevitably had actions that involved Sending Monsters to the Graveyard, which had once caused Rafael's dissatisfaction.
However, Rafael was only slightly annoyed; it wasn't to the extent of some Vegetarians who eat vegetarian food themselves and force others to do the same. At most, he was just in a bad mood.
But there was one person whom Rafael's annoyance had escalated to the level of resistance and disgust. That Person, while being arguably the most famous Duelist globally, not only failed to set an example for others but also promoted his Dueling Style in various ways, leading many teenagers who were just starting to play Duel Monsters astray. The impact on teenagers is immeasurable.
Look at those Newbie Duelists now, every single one of them is shouting "Abandon Old Friend," "Necessary Sacrifice," with smiles on their faces. I can't smile; my tears are welling up inside.
Therefore, after that guy joined Doma, even with Dartz's order, Rafael still found it difficult to trust him. Rather, the fact that he hadn't gotten into a fight with him due to the long-suppressed disgust in his Heart was already considering the bigger picture.
(Hayato on the airplane: Achoo!)
Seeing Yugi's actions of Sending **Magician's Rod** to the Graveyard to Summon Dark Magician, and recalling that Yugi was also Hayato's Companion before, Rafael's mood also turned bad. He couldn't help but want to vent his annoyance with Hayato on Yugi. He took a few deep breaths to adjust his mindset, preventing unrelated emotions from entering this Duel, which Rafael himself had actually been looking forward to for a long time.
"Tribute Doll can indeed Special Summon a Higher-Level Monster onto the Field without Tributing, but if I remember correctly, Dark Magician Special Summoned by the Effect of Tribute Doll cannot Attack this Turn."
Yugi nodded: "That is correct. After all, powerful cards often come with great risk. But Rafael, the core of my strategy this Turn isn't on Dark Magician. His appearance merely provides a springboard for the Monster that is about to appear next."
As he spoke, Yugi drew a card from his Hand, showed Rafael the front of the card, and lightly tapped the side of the card. "Although **Magician's Rod** has left my Field, you shouldn't have forgotten this card I just Searched, right?"
"Because Dark Magician exists on my Field, I Activate the Spell Card Bond Between Teacher and Student from my Hand!"
Although Dark Magician, who had just stepped off the Tablet, was slightly weakened by the Influence of Tribute Doll, the mystical power on its body hadn't weakened at all. With a light tap of the tip of its Emerald Green Wand on the Ground, a magic circle nearly two meters in diameter was instantly outlined and constructed on the Ground.
"The great Dark Magician has a disciple. Come forth, Dark Magician Girl!"
Following Yugi's voice, the playful Dark Magician Girl bounced out of the magic circle lively. As soon as she appeared, she wanted to get close to Yugi, but upon noticing that Yugi's opponent was Rafael, especially the pendant on his chest embedded with an Orichalcos Fragment, she immediately showed an expression as if facing a formidable enemy.
She recognized the power on that stone; its aura was almost identical to the aura of That Existence that wanted to Destroy both the Spirit World and the Human World!
[Dark Magician Girl] [ATK 2000]
After Searching for the Dark Magician Girl card from his Deck and placing it on his Duel Disk next to Dark Magician, Yugi continued, "Bond Between Teacher and Student can only be activated if Dark Magician exists on my Field. Special Summon one Dark Magician Girl from my Deck, Hand, or Graveyard."
"And after that, I Set the Normal Spell Card Dark Magic Attack in my Spell & Trap Zone from my Deck."
Another card was Searched by Yugi's Duel Disk. Yugi inserted that card into the slot in the Spell & Trap Zone on his Duel Disk, then immediately pressed the activate Set Card button: "A Normal Spell Card can be activated in the turn it is Set. Because Dark Magician exists on my Field, I activate the Normal Spell Card Dark Magic Attack!"
"Destroy all cards in your Spell/Trap Zone!"
(Tsk, I encountered someone playing Machina in Master Duel just now, almost got run over by Machina Fortress. Fortunately, my Infernoid had superior skill.)
(But, I always feel like even Master Duel is hinting at how I should write the next plot.)
(End of Chapter)
"Responder"?
Hearing this, Yugi frowned. He had heard this term before; it was spoken by Grimo, a bald man who was a member of Organization Doma and had previously attacked Solomon Muto and stolen the Slifer the Sky Dragon card. If he remembered correctly, Grimo seemed to be a Subordinate of Rafael.
Although Yugi didn't quite agree with Rafael's statement that "Will distinguishes people more than good and evil," he couldn't refute Rafael's description of a "Responder."
Compared to the gentle Yugi Mutou, Dark Yugi's methods when taking action were much tougher and more cruel. When it was necessary to act, he would always strike decisively without the slightest hesitation, and he was capable of using Dark Games to drive his enemies insane or Crush their Hearts.
However, even though he strongly disliked admitting that Rafael's evaluation was true, Yugi's Heart had already acknowledged the "Responder" saying. He could only passively respond to things that had already happened and couldn't prevent everything before it occurred.
But Yugi didn't feel there was anything wrong with being such a "Responder," nor did he believe that the difference in strength between him and Rafael, or the outcome of their Duel, would be determined by this kind of Will.
Since Rafael had already raised his Duel Disk first, Yugi naturally wouldn't avoid the Duel. He also raised his unfolded Duel Disk and said with an imposing presence, "In a Duel, we, who are two in one, will not lose!"
"Duel!"
[Yugi: 4000 LP]
"Distinguishing differences in philosophy through a Duel, that suits me perfectly. Then I'll take the First Turn." Rafael seized the First Turn, saying, "My Turn, Draw."
As Rafael drew a card, he was surrounded by a faint, sacred white radiance. Seeing this, Yugi Mutou inside the Millennium Puzzle felt an ominous premonition rise in his Heart again and quickly reminded him, "The Other Me!"
"This Killing Intent, like being targeted by a beast... I'll be careful, Partner." Dark Yugi also felt Rafael's serious intent immediately. He lowered his head and glanced at the cards in his Hand. "However, I've also drawn a quite perfect Hand."
Rafael looked at the card he drew and raised an eyebrow. His Hand was quite good; he had drawn some excellent cards.
"I Activate the Spell Card Double Summon, allowing me to perform a second Normal Summon this Turn." He first played a Double Summon. This card has quite varied uses; it can be used to prepare Tributes and perform a Tribute Summon within one Turn, or it can be used to promptly Trigger the Effect of a Gemini Monster. However, Rafael chose a third method of use.
"During the Main Phase, I Normal Summon two Monsters from my Hand onto the Field in Face-Down Defense Position." Drawing two cards from his Hand, Rafael Summoned two Monsters onto the Field at once thanks to Double Summon. Then he drew another card. "Next is the Quick-Play Spell Card Book of Taiyou from my Hand."
"The Effect of Book of Taiyou, I remember, is the Ability to change a Set Monster into Face-Up Attack Position. Compared to Defense Seal, which is Limited to Set Monsters," Yugi instantly thought of Rafael's possible strategy. "You could have Normal Summoned Monsters in Attack Position directly, but you specifically Summoned them in Defense Position first and then used Hand resources. Could it be..."
Just as Yugi figured it out, Rafael also Flipped one of his Set Monsters on his Field: "I change **Master Craftsman Gamil** on my Field from Face-Down Defense Position to Face-Up Attack Position, and thus Activate its Effect!"
Before Rafael appeared an old man standing by a blazing furnace, bare-chested, wearing a green hat with the character "Craftsman" printed on it. His body was full of strong muscles. In his Left Hand, he held a heavy iron hammer, forcefully smashing it down onto a Long Sword taking shape in his Right Hand, clearly a blacksmith.
But **Master Craftsman Gamil** clearly wasn't like some civil officials or scientists from a certain country; his Stats were quite disappointing compared to his muscles.
[Master Craftsman Gamil] [Level 2☆/FIRE]
[Beast-Warrior Type/Flip/Effect]
[500/500]
"When **Master Craftsman Gamil** is Flipped, I Activate its Effect: Add one Equip Spell Card from my Deck to my Hand."
Following Rafael's words, **Master Craftsman Gamil** also stopped working on the weapon in his Hand. The quenched Long Sword was surrounded by radiance and sent into Rafael's Hand, turning into a card. Because of that layer of radiance, Yugi couldn't tell what card Rafael had Searched.
After Searching an Equip Spell Card from his Deck and Adding it to his Hand, Rafael seemed to have no intention of Activating that card. Instead, he Set the remaining two cards in his Hand, excluding the Searched Equip Spell Card, in his Spell/Trap Zone: "Finally, I Set two cards from my Hand. Turn End."
[Rafael: 4000 LP, Hand 1]
[Set Monster]
[Master Craftsman Gamil] [ATK 500]
[Set Card] X2
"Although you're very confident, Rafael, the Field you set up on your First Turn is unexpectedly simple." Yugi looked at Rafael's Field, which only showed the revealed **Master Craftsman Gamil**, and said dismissively, "You specifically put a Monster with low ATK in Attack Position, are you trying to lure me into Attacking?"
Hearing Yugi's words, Rafael remained expressionless, making it impossible for Yugi to guess his intentions.
"My Turn, Draw." Drawing a card, Yugi didn't rush to Activate it. He first played a card from his Hand. "My Main Phase, I Normal Summon **Magician's Rod** from my Hand in Attack Position."
As Yugi placed the Monster Card on his Duel Disk, the Phantom of Dark Magician appeared before him. Its entire body was a void composed of blue mystical power, with only the Emerald Green Wand in its Hand having a physical form. Or perhaps, it was the mystical power released from the Wand that formed the Phantom of Dark Magician.
[Magician's Rod] [Level 3☆/DARK]
[Spellcaster Type/Effect]
[1600/100]
After Summoning **Magician's Rod**, Yugi deliberately paused for a moment, carefully observing Rafael's expression. **Magician's Rod** has 1600 ATK Points, which is just within the range that can Trigger troublesome Summon Traps like Trap Hole and Bottomless Trap Hole. Yugi wanted to use **Magician's Rod**'s Effect to probe Rafael's two Set cards in the Spell/Trap Zone first.
However, Rafael watched **Magician's Rod** appear but showed no intention of Activating his Set cards in the Spell/Trap Zone. Yugi didn't get discouraged. After ruling out the possibility of Summon Traps in his Heart, he continued his Field setup.
"When **Magician's Rod** is successfully Summoned, I Activate its Effect: Add one card with 'Dark Magician' in its card text from my Deck to my Hand. The card I Add to my Hand is the Spell Card Bond Between Teacher and Student."
"Then, I Tribute **Magician's Rod** on the Field and Activate the Spell Card Tribute Doll!"
After using **Magician's Rod**'s Effect to Search for the needed card from his Deck, Yugi didn't hesitate to Tribute **Magician's Rod**, which temporarily had no usefulness, as a Sacrifice.
Following the Activation of Tribute Doll, an ancient, pentagonal Tablet rose behind **Magician's Rod**. Several metal spikes, seemingly from nowhere, pierced **Magician's Rod** on Yugi's Field, pinning the Phantom of Dark Magician to the Tablet, unable to move, like a Puppet waiting to be slaughtered.
"The Effect of Tribute Doll is that I can Special Summon one Level 7 Monster that can be Normal Summoned from my Hand without Tributing. Appear with **Magician's Rod** as a Sacrifice, my loyal Servant!" Yugi held the card high above his head and shouted, "Come forth, Dark Magician!"
"Bang!"
**Magician's Rod**, pinned to the Tablet, was instantly Crushed. But as if time was flowing backward, the mystical power released from the Wand began to gather, reforming into the image of Dark Magician. However, this time the Dark Magician that appeared was not a phantom body of mystical power, but an imposing presence with a physical form!
[Dark Magician] [ATK 2500]
Compared to Rafael, Yugi's play was clearly much more spectacular. He quickly completed a Search from his Deck and a Special Summon of a Higher-Level Monster, and the cards lost during this process were only two. He still had a full four cards left in his Hand.
"Sending important Monsters to the Graveyard, tsk, treating Monsters so irresponsibly." However, Rafael's expression showed a slight discomfort due to Yugi's play.
Compared to Valon, who liked a peaceful Life, and Alister, whose eyes were only filled with Revenge against Kaiba, Rafael, as the relatively most "Normal" of the Doma Three Swordsmen, actually had an unusual habit, one could even call it an obsession. He would never Send his own Monsters to the Graveyard, and at the same time, he always disliked others Sending Monsters to the Graveyard.
Even Valon and Alister, who were also members of Doma, due to their respective Dueling Styles—such as Phoenix Gravity, which can Revive a large number of Armor Monsters from the Graveyard in one go, and Machina Force, which is skilled at Graveyard recursion and revival—inevitably had actions that involved Sending Monsters to the Graveyard, which had once caused Rafael's dissatisfaction.
However, Rafael was only slightly annoyed; it wasn't to the extent of some Vegetarians who eat vegetarian food themselves and force others to do the same. At most, he was just in a bad mood.
But there was one person whom Rafael's annoyance had escalated to the level of resistance and disgust. That Person, while being arguably the most famous Duelist globally, not only failed to set an example for others but also promoted his Dueling Style in various ways, leading many teenagers who were just starting to play Duel Monsters astray. The impact on teenagers is immeasurable.
Look at those Newbie Duelists now, every single one of them is shouting "Abandon Old Friend," "Necessary Sacrifice," with smiles on their faces. I can't smile; my tears are welling up inside.
Therefore, after that guy joined Doma, even with Dartz's order, Rafael still found it difficult to trust him. Rather, the fact that he hadn't gotten into a fight with him due to the long-suppressed disgust in his Heart was already considering the bigger picture.
(Hayato on the airplane: Achoo!)
Seeing Yugi's actions of Sending **Magician's Rod** to the Graveyard to Summon Dark Magician, and recalling that Yugi was also Hayato's Companion before, Rafael's mood also turned bad. He couldn't help but want to vent his annoyance with Hayato on Yugi. He took a few deep breaths to adjust his mindset, preventing unrelated emotions from entering this Duel, which Rafael himself had actually been looking forward to for a long time.
"Tribute Doll can indeed Special Summon a Higher-Level Monster onto the Field without Tributing, but if I remember correctly, Dark Magician Special Summoned by the Effect of Tribute Doll cannot Attack this Turn."
Yugi nodded: "That is correct. After all, powerful cards often come with great risk. But Rafael, the core of my strategy this Turn isn't on Dark Magician. His appearance merely provides a springboard for the Monster that is about to appear next."
As he spoke, Yugi drew a card from his Hand, showed Rafael the front of the card, and lightly tapped the side of the card. "Although **Magician's Rod** has left my Field, you shouldn't have forgotten this card I just Searched, right?"
"Because Dark Magician exists on my Field, I Activate the Spell Card Bond Between Teacher and Student from my Hand!"
Although Dark Magician, who had just stepped off the Tablet, was slightly weakened by the Influence of Tribute Doll, the mystical power on its body hadn't weakened at all. With a light tap of the tip of its Emerald Green Wand on the Ground, a magic circle nearly two meters in diameter was instantly outlined and constructed on the Ground.
"The great Dark Magician has a disciple. Come forth, Dark Magician Girl!"
Following Yugi's voice, the playful Dark Magician Girl bounced out of the magic circle lively. As soon as she appeared, she wanted to get close to Yugi, but upon noticing that Yugi's opponent was Rafael, especially the pendant on his chest embedded with an Orichalcos Fragment, she immediately showed an expression as if facing a formidable enemy.
She recognized the power on that stone; its aura was almost identical to the aura of That Existence that wanted to Destroy both the Spirit World and the Human World!
[Dark Magician Girl] [ATK 2000]
After Searching for the Dark Magician Girl card from his Deck and placing it on his Duel Disk next to Dark Magician, Yugi continued, "Bond Between Teacher and Student can only be activated if Dark Magician exists on my Field. Special Summon one Dark Magician Girl from my Deck, Hand, or Graveyard."
"And after that, I Set the Normal Spell Card Dark Magic Attack in my Spell & Trap Zone from my Deck."
Another card was Searched by Yugi's Duel Disk. Yugi inserted that card into the slot in the Spell & Trap Zone on his Duel Disk, then immediately pressed the activate Set Card button: "A Normal Spell Card can be activated in the turn it is Set. Because Dark Magician exists on my Field, I activate the Normal Spell Card Dark Magic Attack!"
"Destroy all cards in your Spell/Trap Zone!"
(Tsk, I encountered someone playing Machina in Master Duel just now, almost got run over by Machina Fortress. Fortunately, my Infernoid had superior skill.)
(But, I always feel like even Master Duel is hinting at how I should write the next plot.)
(End of Chapter)
