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**Chapter 672: I Like the Color Red, So I Put Forty Red-Bordered Cards in My Deck**
Because Joey Wheeler and Marik were the ones who helped Tristan adjust his Deck, although the Deck included many reckless Cards like Rush Recklessly, Vanity's Fiend, and various Support Cards for Warrior Type Monsters, with Marik's coordination, Cards like Torture Wheel were also included, preventing the entire Deck from being all offense and no defense.
To be honest, at first, Marik thought Joey Wheeler would introduce him to some Gambling Cards he frequently used. After all, in Joey Wheeler's Duels, even Red-Eyes wasn't as eye-catching as his Dice and Coin flips.
However, to his surprise, Joey Wheeler had no intention of adding Gambling Cards to Tristan's Deck, and Tristan didn't ask Joey Wheeler why. When Marik asked them, they didn't answer him, merely exchanged a look and smiled with understanding.
What Marik didn't know was that Joey Wheeler's Deck contained numerous Gambling Cards not because he coveted the high benefits they could bring, but simply because they were cheap. Moreover, by now, Joey Wheeler had already removed most of the Gambling Cards from his Deck, leaving only the last few.
Although he had been told more than once that his luck when flipping Coins and rolling Dice at crucial moments was ridiculously good, Joey Wheeler had never had a good impression of gambling due to his terrible, gambling-addicted Father. Tristan also knew this, which was why he didn't use Gambling Cards.
Marik didn't know the reason behind it, but according to his own conjecture, Joey Wheeler's recommendation against Tristan using Gambling Cards might also be because not everyone possesses his level of luck.
However, Tristan's Deck, adjusted by Joey Wheeler, did indeed gain a certain strength. On the first turn, he easily Summoned Barbarian King with a high ATK of 3000, which is roughly equivalent to a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Although he didn't know the style of Téa's Deck, adjusted by Hayato and Yugi, a Monster that could be Set face-down after being Normal Summoned directly likely wasn't a powerful Monster.
Thinking this, Marik saw Téa look back at Yugi and Hayato: "Speaking of which, do I have a Card I can Activate at this Timing?"
Many people don't know this, but Téa actually understands some Duel Monsters. And not just recently; she had already learned some Duel Monsters knowledge before the Duelist Kingdom was held. At that time, she even achieved something that most Duelists in the world couldn't do—defeating Joey Wheeler.
Although Téa only Dueled Joey Wheeler once as an attempt after finishing her Deck and hasn't Dueled much since, in a sense, she's a "veteran" Player. However, her debut was her peak, boasting a 100% Win Rate that could be said to be unmatched among the passengers on this airplane.
But it was also because Téa's only learning of Duel Monsters was before the Duelist Kingdom, when the Rules were still incomplete and didn't even have the "Direct Attack" option. Even Trap Cards were introduced later along with the 4000 LP Rule. Therefore, as a safety measure, Téa turned back to ask Hayato and Yugi if she could Activate a Card at this Timing.
"That's right," Yugi replied to Téa. "When a Monster is successfully Summoned, there is indeed a Timing where you can Chain Cards. Téa, do you have a Set Card you can Activate?" At the same time, he was recalling which Cards he and Hayato had recommended to Téa that could be Activated at this Timing.
After getting confirmation from Yugi, Téa looked at the light that lit up on her Duel Disk.
With the popularity of Duel Monsters, Duel Disks were naturally no longer something only Duelists who had obtained qualification could own, as was the case during Battle City. Instead, they had become quite popular merchandise used to promote Duel Monsters. And at Hayato's suggestion, KaibaCorp specially added a special function called "Beginner Mode" to the subsequently released Duel Disks.
The "Beginner Mode" has many specific functions, including an Effect that automatically lights up the light in the Card's Zone when a Card's Effect on the Field can be Activated at certain Timings.
If you were to recreate the Duel between Yugi and Dark Marik in the Battle City Top 8 to Top 4, if Marik's Duel Disk had this "Beginner Mode" enabled, the Zone where his Osiris's Sky Dragon was located might have remained lit up constantly, potentially even draining the Duel Disk's battery before his Deck ran out.
Hayato also joked about this function, calling it the "Tap where it lights up, even Grandma can play Duel Monsters" mode.
As Téa pressed the Activate Set Card Button that lit up as an indicator, one of the Cards in her Spell/Trap Zone was also flipped up, revealing the Card's true form. However, it wasn't Bottomless Trap Hole, Torrential Tribute, or other Cards Yugi had guessed and recommended to Téa, but rather—
"Continuous Trap Card Destruction Ring. This Card's Effect is:" Téa flipped the Card face-up. Her memory was better than Tristan's; she didn't need to look down at the Card to read it, but recalled the Effect she had silently recited before Setting it. "Once per turn, if a Monster on the Field is Destroyed by a Card Effect, you can Select one Monster on the Field and Destroy it, and Both Players take 500 damage."
After reading the Effect of the now face-up Destruction Ring, Téa reached out and pressed another lit-up Button next to it: "And then there's this Card, Trap Card Ring of Destruction. Destroy one face-up Monster on the Field, then Both Players take damage equal to the Destroyed Monster's ATK."
"A face-up Monster on the Field?" Tristan was stunned. He first looked at the face-down Monster on Téa's Field, then looked at the Barbarian King in front of him, and realized something. His eyes widened: "Hey, hey, hey! Wait a minute, it shouldn't be what I'm thinking, right? You're not going to Destroy the Barbarian King I worked so hard to Summon, are you, Téa?"
"Well, who knows?" Although she hesitated slightly during the Activation due to lack of practice, Téa felt no burden using this means like Ring of Destruction to take down the Barbarian King that Tristan had painstakingly Summoned. She even said with a hint of excitement, "Hmm, what was that line Hayato said I should say when using this Card?"
Before the Duel, Hayato had specifically emphasized to Téa that just like how a Card won't respond to you if you don't loudly shout the Monster's Name when Summoning it, performing certain specific actions and shouting specific lines can greatly strengthen the bond between your Deck and you. For example, when using the Card Ring of Destruction, you should...
"Ah, right, it was this line." Having recalled Hayato's special lesson from back then, Téa extended a raised thumb towards the Barbarian King on Tristan's Field with its high ATK of 3000. "Ring of Destruction has been placed on that Monster!"
"Now! I've endured to my limit, I'm pressing it!"
Saying this, Téa bent her finger, performing the action Hayato had specifically emphasized for pressing something.
And with Téa's action, a Collar connected to several hand grenades flew out from the Set Card she had opened in her Spell/Trap Zone and directly landed on the head of the Barbarian King on Tristan's Field, then exploded with a boom!
"Whoa!!"
"Eek!"
Considering that both Players were beginners, Yugi and Joey Wheeler had adjusted the intensity of their respective Duel Disks' Virtual Projection System beforehand. Therefore, although the impact of the explosion at this moment was simulated by the Virtual Projection System, the influence on the surroundings was quite minor. Tristan and Téa's sudden cries were purely because Tristan was startled by the sudden close-range explosion, and Téa's skirt was almost lifted by the airflow.
This made Hayato unable to help but turn to look at Yugi, feeling that his Duel Disk was a bit too unconventional, actually creating this kind of updraft. No wonder Dark Yugi's school uniform draped on his shoulder always fluttered like a trench coat when he got hyped up Dueling.
However, if it's a girl wearing a skirt using updraft, he suggested increasing the intensity.
[Honda: 4000 → 1000 LP]
[Téa: 4000 → 1000 LP]
Both of their LP were deducted by a full 3000 due to the destruction of Barbarian King. But this wasn't over, because of the Effect of Destruction Ring that Téa had just opened, a chain of explosions began to spread to the only other Monster on the Field—which was the Set Monster on Téa's Field.
With a "boom," there was another explosion, but it was much less impactful than the Ring of Destruction just now, only deducting 500 from both Players' LP.
[Honda: 1000 → 500 LP]
[Téa: 1000 → 500 LP]
While the Effect of Destruction Ring exploded the Monster on Téa's Field and deducted both Players' LP, it also allowed Tristan to finally see what Monster Téa had Set.
Swamp Battleguard [Level 4 / EARTH]
[Rock-Type / Effect]
[1000 / 2000]
For some reason, Tristan felt like he had seen this Card somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember. However, the next second, Joey Wheeler helped him recall: "That Card, isn't that the Monster Hayato used when he Dueled Keith during the Duelist Kingdom?"
"That's right, it's this Card," Téa symbolically sent Swamp Battleguard to the Graveyard, then took it out again. "When this Card, Set face-down Defense Position, is Destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon it to my Field with its original ATK and DEF swapped."
"This Card that Hayato gave me is most suitable to be used as ammunition for Destruction Ring. Duel Monsters is really interesting, I'm so happy I feel like singing a song."
Placing the Card from her Hand back on the Field, the Monster made of mud and sand appeared in front of Téa.
[Swamp Battleguard] [ATK 1000 → 2000]
"This is bad, Téa is a bit too amazing, isn't she?" Joey Wheeler looked at Téa, who was incredibly hyped up from making her Monster self-destruct and was smiling brightly. A drop of cold sweat couldn't help but trickle down his forehead. To this day, he still remembered the experience of finally Summoning a bunch of powerful Monsters to the Field, only to be instantly taken out by a seemingly meaningless Warrior Elimination Card in Téa's Deck.
Hayato and Yugi, who already liked to put some Trap Cards in their Decks, combined with Téa's Dueling style, made Joey Wheeler unable to help but rant that Dueling can be down-to-earth, but please don't go down to the underworld.
[Trap-Heavy Duelist]s, the sign of spreading has appeared!
* Téa, the female protagonist with the highest Win Rate in [Yu-Gi-Oh!] history, reaching 100%, known as the [Principal Wang] of the Duelist world.
* In the work, she only Dueled Joey Wheeler once, instantly defeating Joey Wheeler with a seemingly meaningless Breath of God.
* In the Anime's Duelist Kingdom and the original plot Noah Arc, she successively defeated [Kujaku Mai] once and the [Penguin Pervert] once. Her record is still undefeated. How do you say invincible? Invincible?
End of Chapter
Because Joey Wheeler and Marik were the ones who helped Tristan adjust his Deck, although the Deck included many reckless Cards like Rush Recklessly, Vanity's Fiend, and various Support Cards for Warrior Type Monsters, with Marik's coordination, Cards like Torture Wheel were also included, preventing the entire Deck from being all offense and no defense.
To be honest, at first, Marik thought Joey Wheeler would introduce him to some Gambling Cards he frequently used. After all, in Joey Wheeler's Duels, even Red-Eyes wasn't as eye-catching as his Dice and Coin flips.
However, to his surprise, Joey Wheeler had no intention of adding Gambling Cards to Tristan's Deck, and Tristan didn't ask Joey Wheeler why. When Marik asked them, they didn't answer him, merely exchanged a look and smiled with understanding.
What Marik didn't know was that Joey Wheeler's Deck contained numerous Gambling Cards not because he coveted the high benefits they could bring, but simply because they were cheap. Moreover, by now, Joey Wheeler had already removed most of the Gambling Cards from his Deck, leaving only the last few.
Although he had been told more than once that his luck when flipping Coins and rolling Dice at crucial moments was ridiculously good, Joey Wheeler had never had a good impression of gambling due to his terrible, gambling-addicted Father. Tristan also knew this, which was why he didn't use Gambling Cards.
Marik didn't know the reason behind it, but according to his own conjecture, Joey Wheeler's recommendation against Tristan using Gambling Cards might also be because not everyone possesses his level of luck.
However, Tristan's Deck, adjusted by Joey Wheeler, did indeed gain a certain strength. On the first turn, he easily Summoned Barbarian King with a high ATK of 3000, which is roughly equivalent to a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Although he didn't know the style of Téa's Deck, adjusted by Hayato and Yugi, a Monster that could be Set face-down after being Normal Summoned directly likely wasn't a powerful Monster.
Thinking this, Marik saw Téa look back at Yugi and Hayato: "Speaking of which, do I have a Card I can Activate at this Timing?"
Many people don't know this, but Téa actually understands some Duel Monsters. And not just recently; she had already learned some Duel Monsters knowledge before the Duelist Kingdom was held. At that time, she even achieved something that most Duelists in the world couldn't do—defeating Joey Wheeler.
Although Téa only Dueled Joey Wheeler once as an attempt after finishing her Deck and hasn't Dueled much since, in a sense, she's a "veteran" Player. However, her debut was her peak, boasting a 100% Win Rate that could be said to be unmatched among the passengers on this airplane.
But it was also because Téa's only learning of Duel Monsters was before the Duelist Kingdom, when the Rules were still incomplete and didn't even have the "Direct Attack" option. Even Trap Cards were introduced later along with the 4000 LP Rule. Therefore, as a safety measure, Téa turned back to ask Hayato and Yugi if she could Activate a Card at this Timing.
"That's right," Yugi replied to Téa. "When a Monster is successfully Summoned, there is indeed a Timing where you can Chain Cards. Téa, do you have a Set Card you can Activate?" At the same time, he was recalling which Cards he and Hayato had recommended to Téa that could be Activated at this Timing.
After getting confirmation from Yugi, Téa looked at the light that lit up on her Duel Disk.
With the popularity of Duel Monsters, Duel Disks were naturally no longer something only Duelists who had obtained qualification could own, as was the case during Battle City. Instead, they had become quite popular merchandise used to promote Duel Monsters. And at Hayato's suggestion, KaibaCorp specially added a special function called "Beginner Mode" to the subsequently released Duel Disks.
The "Beginner Mode" has many specific functions, including an Effect that automatically lights up the light in the Card's Zone when a Card's Effect on the Field can be Activated at certain Timings.
If you were to recreate the Duel between Yugi and Dark Marik in the Battle City Top 8 to Top 4, if Marik's Duel Disk had this "Beginner Mode" enabled, the Zone where his Osiris's Sky Dragon was located might have remained lit up constantly, potentially even draining the Duel Disk's battery before his Deck ran out.
Hayato also joked about this function, calling it the "Tap where it lights up, even Grandma can play Duel Monsters" mode.
As Téa pressed the Activate Set Card Button that lit up as an indicator, one of the Cards in her Spell/Trap Zone was also flipped up, revealing the Card's true form. However, it wasn't Bottomless Trap Hole, Torrential Tribute, or other Cards Yugi had guessed and recommended to Téa, but rather—
"Continuous Trap Card Destruction Ring. This Card's Effect is:" Téa flipped the Card face-up. Her memory was better than Tristan's; she didn't need to look down at the Card to read it, but recalled the Effect she had silently recited before Setting it. "Once per turn, if a Monster on the Field is Destroyed by a Card Effect, you can Select one Monster on the Field and Destroy it, and Both Players take 500 damage."
After reading the Effect of the now face-up Destruction Ring, Téa reached out and pressed another lit-up Button next to it: "And then there's this Card, Trap Card Ring of Destruction. Destroy one face-up Monster on the Field, then Both Players take damage equal to the Destroyed Monster's ATK."
"A face-up Monster on the Field?" Tristan was stunned. He first looked at the face-down Monster on Téa's Field, then looked at the Barbarian King in front of him, and realized something. His eyes widened: "Hey, hey, hey! Wait a minute, it shouldn't be what I'm thinking, right? You're not going to Destroy the Barbarian King I worked so hard to Summon, are you, Téa?"
"Well, who knows?" Although she hesitated slightly during the Activation due to lack of practice, Téa felt no burden using this means like Ring of Destruction to take down the Barbarian King that Tristan had painstakingly Summoned. She even said with a hint of excitement, "Hmm, what was that line Hayato said I should say when using this Card?"
Before the Duel, Hayato had specifically emphasized to Téa that just like how a Card won't respond to you if you don't loudly shout the Monster's Name when Summoning it, performing certain specific actions and shouting specific lines can greatly strengthen the bond between your Deck and you. For example, when using the Card Ring of Destruction, you should...
"Ah, right, it was this line." Having recalled Hayato's special lesson from back then, Téa extended a raised thumb towards the Barbarian King on Tristan's Field with its high ATK of 3000. "Ring of Destruction has been placed on that Monster!"
"Now! I've endured to my limit, I'm pressing it!"
Saying this, Téa bent her finger, performing the action Hayato had specifically emphasized for pressing something.
And with Téa's action, a Collar connected to several hand grenades flew out from the Set Card she had opened in her Spell/Trap Zone and directly landed on the head of the Barbarian King on Tristan's Field, then exploded with a boom!
"Whoa!!"
"Eek!"
Considering that both Players were beginners, Yugi and Joey Wheeler had adjusted the intensity of their respective Duel Disks' Virtual Projection System beforehand. Therefore, although the impact of the explosion at this moment was simulated by the Virtual Projection System, the influence on the surroundings was quite minor. Tristan and Téa's sudden cries were purely because Tristan was startled by the sudden close-range explosion, and Téa's skirt was almost lifted by the airflow.
This made Hayato unable to help but turn to look at Yugi, feeling that his Duel Disk was a bit too unconventional, actually creating this kind of updraft. No wonder Dark Yugi's school uniform draped on his shoulder always fluttered like a trench coat when he got hyped up Dueling.
However, if it's a girl wearing a skirt using updraft, he suggested increasing the intensity.
[Honda: 4000 → 1000 LP]
[Téa: 4000 → 1000 LP]
Both of their LP were deducted by a full 3000 due to the destruction of Barbarian King. But this wasn't over, because of the Effect of Destruction Ring that Téa had just opened, a chain of explosions began to spread to the only other Monster on the Field—which was the Set Monster on Téa's Field.
With a "boom," there was another explosion, but it was much less impactful than the Ring of Destruction just now, only deducting 500 from both Players' LP.
[Honda: 1000 → 500 LP]
[Téa: 1000 → 500 LP]
While the Effect of Destruction Ring exploded the Monster on Téa's Field and deducted both Players' LP, it also allowed Tristan to finally see what Monster Téa had Set.
Swamp Battleguard [Level 4 / EARTH]
[Rock-Type / Effect]
[1000 / 2000]
For some reason, Tristan felt like he had seen this Card somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember. However, the next second, Joey Wheeler helped him recall: "That Card, isn't that the Monster Hayato used when he Dueled Keith during the Duelist Kingdom?"
"That's right, it's this Card," Téa symbolically sent Swamp Battleguard to the Graveyard, then took it out again. "When this Card, Set face-down Defense Position, is Destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon it to my Field with its original ATK and DEF swapped."
"This Card that Hayato gave me is most suitable to be used as ammunition for Destruction Ring. Duel Monsters is really interesting, I'm so happy I feel like singing a song."
Placing the Card from her Hand back on the Field, the Monster made of mud and sand appeared in front of Téa.
[Swamp Battleguard] [ATK 1000 → 2000]
"This is bad, Téa is a bit too amazing, isn't she?" Joey Wheeler looked at Téa, who was incredibly hyped up from making her Monster self-destruct and was smiling brightly. A drop of cold sweat couldn't help but trickle down his forehead. To this day, he still remembered the experience of finally Summoning a bunch of powerful Monsters to the Field, only to be instantly taken out by a seemingly meaningless Warrior Elimination Card in Téa's Deck.
Hayato and Yugi, who already liked to put some Trap Cards in their Decks, combined with Téa's Dueling style, made Joey Wheeler unable to help but rant that Dueling can be down-to-earth, but please don't go down to the underworld.
[Trap-Heavy Duelist]s, the sign of spreading has appeared!
* Téa, the female protagonist with the highest Win Rate in [Yu-Gi-Oh!] history, reaching 100%, known as the [Principal Wang] of the Duelist world.
* In the work, she only Dueled Joey Wheeler once, instantly defeating Joey Wheeler with a seemingly meaningless Breath of God.
* In the Anime's Duelist Kingdom and the original plot Noah Arc, she successively defeated [Kujaku Mai] once and the [Penguin Pervert] once. Her record is still undefeated. How do you say invincible? Invincible?
End of Chapter
