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"Magic Card, Dragon Mirror!" Diabolo looked at the card Hayato played and repeated its name loudly, but then a confused expression appeared on his face. "What kind of card is that?"
"If you don't know, why are you repeating it over there?!"
Off-field, Joey Wheeler complained, his face full of pride. "That card is one of Hayato's most representative cards! Unlike a normal Polymerization Magic Card, it can directly select the Fusion Material needed for Dragon-Type Monsters from the Field and Graveyard."
"And, naturally, Hayato is definitely going to use Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon and Gaia the Fierce Knight Origin from his Graveyard as Fusion Material to Summon Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, right?!"
Joey Wheeler stated his guess as a Professional Duelist, but he was met with Hayato's silence.
"Uh, Hayato, you are going to Summon Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, right?"
Hearing Joey Wheeler's words, Tristan, who was standing nearby, said helplessly, "Idiot, after all this time, you still don't know Hayato's habits? When have you ever seen him not stuff all sorts of strange cards into so-called 'pure' Decks to pull off fancy tricks?"
Hayato heard Tristan say this and looked helpless. "Well, it's like that. The Fusion Material I'm choosing is Treeborn Frog from my Graveyard, and Aleister the Invoker."
"Aleister the Invoker? Is that the card that was Send to Graveyard by the Effect of Card Destruction earlier?" Diabolo muttered to himself, then saw Treeborn Frog, which had appeared once before, appear next to Hayato in a phantom form. On Hayato's other side was a hooded Spellcaster holding a Staff.
"Alright, alright~ I'm a Gaia Monster too." Complaining about Hayato's bizarre insistence, Aleister the Invoker still wanted to ask, "Does purity matter?", but he knew there was serious business to attend to now. He flicked his Staff, sending it flying towards the Dragon Mirror in Hayato's Back Row. The moment it touched the Mirror Surface, a complex and profound Magic Circle was instantly constructed.
Aleister the Invoker, a Spellcaster Type, and Treeborn Frog, an Aqua Type—two cards completely unrelated to Dragon Type—entered the modified Dragon Mirror. The next moment, the Mirror Surface covered in the Magic Circle shattered violently!
———Of course, the Dragon Knight's opening theme didn't play.
Along with the shattering of the Mirror Surface, a pale blue Dragon head lifted, showered by the "rain" of the shattered Mirror. Blue Dragon blood pulsed through the fragmented Dragon Scales. On the chest of the Giant Dragon, a Staff, clearly held by Aleister the Invoker moments ago, was impaled!
"When evil appears, turn its myriad techniques into formlessness, like flowing water calming the evil battle... Giant Dragon, in the name of the surging River of Lamentation, offer your heart to me!"
"Fusion Summon! Invoked Cocytus!"
"That stitching is way too obvious!"
Amidst Marik's complaint, the Data for Invoked Cocytus displayed before Diabolo.
【Invoked Cocytus】【Level 6 / Water】
【Dragon Type / Fusion / Effect】
【1800 ATK / 2900 DEF】
Looking at the blue Giant Dragon before him, Diabolo frowned. "A Spellcaster and a Frog, why can they turn into a Dragon? This is fundamentally not Duel Monsters!"
"A powerful swordsman, the ultimate Magician, and a superhero can also turn into a turtle. You don't need to understand Duel Monsters too clearly," Hayato said casually, looking at Diabolo, who seemed to still be living in the Era where "Fusion" meant "one Monster riding another Monster."
Although theoretically, Hayato had the Ability to Summon Invoked Cocytus during Main Phase 1, the Effect of Light and Darkness Dragon was a Forced Activation that didn't discriminate. If Hayato used Dragon Mirror after Summoning Light and Darkness Dragon, it would still be Negated.
While it wasn't impossible to use the Treeborn Frog on the Field and Aleister in the Graveyard as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon Invoked Cocytus first, just like how no one can resist playing Destiny HERO - Plasma to finish off the Opponent when there are three Monsters on the Field, Hayato simply couldn't refuse to Tribute Summon Light and Darkness Dragon.
Hayato had planned to use Invoked Cocytus for his Field Setup next Turn, but he didn't expect Diabolo to perform such a series of confusing Operations, somehow managing to use up all four Negates of Light and Darkness Dragon at the Cost of completely depleting his Spell/Trap Zone. This, instead, gave Hayato an advantage, allowing him to perform another Field Setup during Main Phase 2.
And since Hayato had already Banished Aleister, naturally, his Graveyard also contained—
"I Activate the Effect of Invocation existing in my Graveyard! By targeting one Banished Aleister the Invoker, I return Invocation to the Deck and Add Aleister the Invoker to my Hand."
Aleister, who had just been Banished, was Recycled. As Hayato Added him to his Hand, he said, "Invocation is Aleister the Invoker's signature Skill. It can select the Fusion Material needed to Fusion Summon a Summoned Monster from my Hand and Both Players' Graveyards. And Aleister the Invoker has the Ability to Search Invocation from the Deck when Normal Summoned successfully."
"However, unfortunately, I cannot Normal Summon again this Turn. Summoning Invoked Cocytus is pretty much my Limit."
Hayato glanced at the three cards in his Hand, selected two of them, and inserted them into the Spell & Trap Zone. "Therefore, I Set two cards. My Turn ends for now."
【Hayato: 4000 LP, Hand 1】
【Light and Darkness Dragon】【800 ATK】
【Invoked Cocytus】【2900 DEF】
【Set Card】 X2
Diabolo took a deep breath, his thin finger trembling as it rested on his Deck. "My... My Turn..."
This is bad, super bad. I just confidently used up all four Effects of Light and Darkness Dragon. How did that guy on the other side manage to pull out another Monster in the blink of an eye?
Those five Experiment Subjects before were easy to deal with; they fall before I even put in any effort. But how did I encounter such a difficult guy here?
Lucky? No way, I'm having terrible luck. Hurry up and move, my Deck! I, Diabolo, am going to become the strongest Alchemist! How could I be defeated in a place like this by mere Humans who are like Experiment Subjects?
"...Draw!" With a nervous mood, Diabolo drew the card from the Top of Deck. The moment he saw the card he flipped over, his face couldn't help but show an extremely obvious look of wild joy.
"Activate Magic Card, Graceful Charity! I draw three cards from the Top of my Deck, then discard two cards from my Hand." After drawing three cards, Diabolo's expression also froze for a moment, then he laughed completely without restraint. "Hehehe, hehehahahahaha! As expected, I, Diabolo, am truly lucky!"
"The winner is me, Diabolo! That fact has never changed!"
Drawing two cards, Diabolo showed Hayato the cards he was about to discard to the Graveyard. "The cards I'm discarding from my Hand are these two Monsters, 【Danger! Nessie!】, and 【Danger! Bigfoot！】!"
"When 【Danger! Nessie！】 is discarded from the Hand, I Activate its Effect! I Add one 【Danger!】 card other than 【Danger! Nessie！】 from my Deck to my Hand." After quickly completing the Search, Diabolo wasn't very concerned about the card he searched, but continued proudly, "The key point is the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】! When it's discarded from the Hand, I Activate its Effect by targeting one Face-up Monster on the Opponent's Field, and Destroy that card!"
"What kind of nonsensical Summoned Monster? Be crushed into meat paste!"
"Hahaha!"
With an arrogant expression, Diabolo pointed his finger at Invoked Cocytus on Hayato's Field. The illusory figure of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 also appeared beside him.
However, after Diabolo laughed for a long time, he found that the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 he had Declared had not Activated. The giant blue-skinned savage stood beside him motionless, like a robot that had lost power.
Seeing that 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 did not act as he wished, Diabolo was not polite to his card at all. He immediately kicked the silent, numb savage. "You fat pig, are you defying me? Defying me, your Creator! Move, why aren't you moving!"
Yugi watched Diabolo's actions and frowned. "What is that guy doing to his card!?"
"Diabolo said that his Card Spirits were all gradually modified from ordinary creatures. That means that guy fundamentally doesn't care about his cards, right? He just treats cards as Experiment Subjects and doesn't care about the feelings of other life." Téa said with a look of disgust. "He's a truly wicked guy."
Joey Wheeler was also a little angry. "Even 'Frankenstein', the mad scientist, had love in his heart, but this guy is just a perverted lunatic."
"Even villains have their aesthetics, but this guy, hehe. In the Rare Hunters, he wouldn't even be qualified to be a Tribute for Ra," Marik commented with a look of contempt.
"The most key point is, this guy is just incredibly stupid! Talking about 'Alchemy' and stuff, his brain must be broken. I feel like my skill level in Duel Monsters is stronger than his," Tristan said, crossing his arms over his chest. "If a Monster Effect can't Activate, doesn't he think it might be because of Hayato's Monster?"
Seeing Diabolo flailing his thin limbs and punching and kicking 【Danger! Bigfoot！】, Hayato shook his head helplessly and said, "Idiot, do you think everyone is like you, thinking that a Monster with high value but no Resistance is strong? My Invoked Cocytus has the Resistance of not being targeted by the Opponent's Effects."
"Thinking of using 【Danger! Bigfoot！】's Effect to directly Destroy my Monster? What a strange fantasy, utterly stupid."
"Cannot be targeted by Effects? Damn it, what an annoying effect." Hearing Hayato's words, Diabolo's expression was very unpleasant. "But the other Light and Darkness Dragon on your Field doesn't have this Resistance, does it? In that case, I'll choose to Destroy it!"
This time, with the correct Target, 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 acted normally. Just like when it was instructed by Diabolo to capture Hayato and the others before, it extended its giant palm, like a City Wall, towards Light and Darkness Dragon on Hayato's Field.
However, the moment 【Danger! Bigfoot！】's palm closed, suddenly, the figure of Light and Darkness Dragon shattered and disappeared like foam, as if it had actually existed in a Different Dimension and what they had just seen was merely an illusory projection.
Diabolo's eyes widened, and he questioned Hayato, "Where did that Monster go?! That Monster that looked like a burnt pancake on one side and undercooked on the other, where did it run off to?!"
"Uh, that's actually a pretty accurate description. As for Light and Darkness Dragon, it was a gift given to me by a child who admired me. This is proof of the bond between me and him, and I can't bear to let a guy like you destroy it."
As Hayato spoke, he gestured to the side. Only then did Diabolo see that one of the Set Cards in Hayato's Back Row had been flipped face-up at some point.
"Just now, I Chained to the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 and Activated the Trap Card Interdimensional Matter Transporter. This card's Effect can be Activated by targeting one Face-up Monster on my Field, Banishing that Face-up Monster until the End Phase."
"This way, the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 missed its Target. Light and Darkness Dragon hid in the toilet to dodge the Effect." Hayato spread his hand. "In other words, NIGERUNDAYO~"
Diabolo looked at Hayato, who was completely relaxed and didn't seem to take him seriously, feeling looked down upon and quite angry. Although he wouldn't consider what qualification he had to be looked up to at his skill level.
He glanced at the two cards in his Hand. After a slight hesitation, Diabolo reached for a card on his Field—the Monster he had Set in Face-Down Defense Position last Turn.
"I will Flip Summon this Monster and Activate its Effect!"
A grinning Pot appeared before Hayato.
"Morphing Jar's Ability is, when this card is flipped, Both Players discard their entire Hand, and then Both Players draw five cards from their Deck." Diabolo said, discarding the two cards in his Hand, while Hayato also discarded the only card in his Hand, Aleister the Invoker, into the Graveyard. Then Both Players each drew five cards.
It's because of this Draw Effect, similar to Card of Demise, that Diabolo had hesitated earlier. Although his Dueling was terrible, he could at least see that if Hayato's hand resources increased significantly, he would be in a very bad situation. However, at least he used Morphing Jar's Effect to make Hayato discard Aleister the Invoker, preventing the scenario Hayato mentioned for the next Turn: "Normal Summon Aleister~ Effect Search Invocation~".
And at the same time, he once again discarded two cards from his Hand into the Graveyard.
"I Activate the Effect of 【Danger! Dogman！】 discarded into the Graveyard! All Monsters on the Opponent's Field lose 1000 ATK until the End Phase. Then, the Effect of my second 【Danger! Chupacabra！】! I Special Summon one 【Danger!】 Monster from the Graveyard."
Taking a card from the Graveyard, Diabolo held it in his hand, took a deep breath, and said through gritted teeth, "To be forced to use this card, what a humiliation!"
"The one I will Special Summon is 【Danger! Dogman！】 which was just discarded into the Graveyard, which is myself!"
As he spoke, Diabolo's entire body rapidly grew a large amount of thick fur, his bones twisted and deformed with creaking sounds. In a few breaths, a thin old man turned into a muscular, hairy Monster with the head of a Jackal-headed being!
【Danger! Dogman！】【Level 7 / Dark】
【Beast-Warrior / Effect】
【2400 ATK / 1000 DEF】
"If you don't know, why are you repeating it over there?!"
Off-field, Joey Wheeler complained, his face full of pride. "That card is one of Hayato's most representative cards! Unlike a normal Polymerization Magic Card, it can directly select the Fusion Material needed for Dragon-Type Monsters from the Field and Graveyard."
"And, naturally, Hayato is definitely going to use Curse of Dragon, the Cursed Dragon and Gaia the Fierce Knight Origin from his Graveyard as Fusion Material to Summon Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, right?!"
Joey Wheeler stated his guess as a Professional Duelist, but he was met with Hayato's silence.
"Uh, Hayato, you are going to Summon Sky Galloping Gaia the Dragon Champion, right?"
Hearing Joey Wheeler's words, Tristan, who was standing nearby, said helplessly, "Idiot, after all this time, you still don't know Hayato's habits? When have you ever seen him not stuff all sorts of strange cards into so-called 'pure' Decks to pull off fancy tricks?"
Hayato heard Tristan say this and looked helpless. "Well, it's like that. The Fusion Material I'm choosing is Treeborn Frog from my Graveyard, and Aleister the Invoker."
"Aleister the Invoker? Is that the card that was Send to Graveyard by the Effect of Card Destruction earlier?" Diabolo muttered to himself, then saw Treeborn Frog, which had appeared once before, appear next to Hayato in a phantom form. On Hayato's other side was a hooded Spellcaster holding a Staff.
"Alright, alright~ I'm a Gaia Monster too." Complaining about Hayato's bizarre insistence, Aleister the Invoker still wanted to ask, "Does purity matter?", but he knew there was serious business to attend to now. He flicked his Staff, sending it flying towards the Dragon Mirror in Hayato's Back Row. The moment it touched the Mirror Surface, a complex and profound Magic Circle was instantly constructed.
Aleister the Invoker, a Spellcaster Type, and Treeborn Frog, an Aqua Type—two cards completely unrelated to Dragon Type—entered the modified Dragon Mirror. The next moment, the Mirror Surface covered in the Magic Circle shattered violently!
———Of course, the Dragon Knight's opening theme didn't play.
Along with the shattering of the Mirror Surface, a pale blue Dragon head lifted, showered by the "rain" of the shattered Mirror. Blue Dragon blood pulsed through the fragmented Dragon Scales. On the chest of the Giant Dragon, a Staff, clearly held by Aleister the Invoker moments ago, was impaled!
"When evil appears, turn its myriad techniques into formlessness, like flowing water calming the evil battle... Giant Dragon, in the name of the surging River of Lamentation, offer your heart to me!"
"Fusion Summon! Invoked Cocytus!"
"That stitching is way too obvious!"
Amidst Marik's complaint, the Data for Invoked Cocytus displayed before Diabolo.
【Invoked Cocytus】【Level 6 / Water】
【Dragon Type / Fusion / Effect】
【1800 ATK / 2900 DEF】
Looking at the blue Giant Dragon before him, Diabolo frowned. "A Spellcaster and a Frog, why can they turn into a Dragon? This is fundamentally not Duel Monsters!"
"A powerful swordsman, the ultimate Magician, and a superhero can also turn into a turtle. You don't need to understand Duel Monsters too clearly," Hayato said casually, looking at Diabolo, who seemed to still be living in the Era where "Fusion" meant "one Monster riding another Monster."
Although theoretically, Hayato had the Ability to Summon Invoked Cocytus during Main Phase 1, the Effect of Light and Darkness Dragon was a Forced Activation that didn't discriminate. If Hayato used Dragon Mirror after Summoning Light and Darkness Dragon, it would still be Negated.
While it wasn't impossible to use the Treeborn Frog on the Field and Aleister in the Graveyard as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon Invoked Cocytus first, just like how no one can resist playing Destiny HERO - Plasma to finish off the Opponent when there are three Monsters on the Field, Hayato simply couldn't refuse to Tribute Summon Light and Darkness Dragon.
Hayato had planned to use Invoked Cocytus for his Field Setup next Turn, but he didn't expect Diabolo to perform such a series of confusing Operations, somehow managing to use up all four Negates of Light and Darkness Dragon at the Cost of completely depleting his Spell/Trap Zone. This, instead, gave Hayato an advantage, allowing him to perform another Field Setup during Main Phase 2.
And since Hayato had already Banished Aleister, naturally, his Graveyard also contained—
"I Activate the Effect of Invocation existing in my Graveyard! By targeting one Banished Aleister the Invoker, I return Invocation to the Deck and Add Aleister the Invoker to my Hand."
Aleister, who had just been Banished, was Recycled. As Hayato Added him to his Hand, he said, "Invocation is Aleister the Invoker's signature Skill. It can select the Fusion Material needed to Fusion Summon a Summoned Monster from my Hand and Both Players' Graveyards. And Aleister the Invoker has the Ability to Search Invocation from the Deck when Normal Summoned successfully."
"However, unfortunately, I cannot Normal Summon again this Turn. Summoning Invoked Cocytus is pretty much my Limit."
Hayato glanced at the three cards in his Hand, selected two of them, and inserted them into the Spell & Trap Zone. "Therefore, I Set two cards. My Turn ends for now."
【Hayato: 4000 LP, Hand 1】
【Light and Darkness Dragon】【800 ATK】
【Invoked Cocytus】【2900 DEF】
【Set Card】 X2
Diabolo took a deep breath, his thin finger trembling as it rested on his Deck. "My... My Turn..."
This is bad, super bad. I just confidently used up all four Effects of Light and Darkness Dragon. How did that guy on the other side manage to pull out another Monster in the blink of an eye?
Those five Experiment Subjects before were easy to deal with; they fall before I even put in any effort. But how did I encounter such a difficult guy here?
Lucky? No way, I'm having terrible luck. Hurry up and move, my Deck! I, Diabolo, am going to become the strongest Alchemist! How could I be defeated in a place like this by mere Humans who are like Experiment Subjects?
"...Draw!" With a nervous mood, Diabolo drew the card from the Top of Deck. The moment he saw the card he flipped over, his face couldn't help but show an extremely obvious look of wild joy.
"Activate Magic Card, Graceful Charity! I draw three cards from the Top of my Deck, then discard two cards from my Hand." After drawing three cards, Diabolo's expression also froze for a moment, then he laughed completely without restraint. "Hehehe, hehehahahahaha! As expected, I, Diabolo, am truly lucky!"
"The winner is me, Diabolo! That fact has never changed!"
Drawing two cards, Diabolo showed Hayato the cards he was about to discard to the Graveyard. "The cards I'm discarding from my Hand are these two Monsters, 【Danger! Nessie!】, and 【Danger! Bigfoot！】!"
"When 【Danger! Nessie！】 is discarded from the Hand, I Activate its Effect! I Add one 【Danger!】 card other than 【Danger! Nessie！】 from my Deck to my Hand." After quickly completing the Search, Diabolo wasn't very concerned about the card he searched, but continued proudly, "The key point is the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】! When it's discarded from the Hand, I Activate its Effect by targeting one Face-up Monster on the Opponent's Field, and Destroy that card!"
"What kind of nonsensical Summoned Monster? Be crushed into meat paste!"
"Hahaha!"
With an arrogant expression, Diabolo pointed his finger at Invoked Cocytus on Hayato's Field. The illusory figure of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 also appeared beside him.
However, after Diabolo laughed for a long time, he found that the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 he had Declared had not Activated. The giant blue-skinned savage stood beside him motionless, like a robot that had lost power.
Seeing that 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 did not act as he wished, Diabolo was not polite to his card at all. He immediately kicked the silent, numb savage. "You fat pig, are you defying me? Defying me, your Creator! Move, why aren't you moving!"
Yugi watched Diabolo's actions and frowned. "What is that guy doing to his card!?"
"Diabolo said that his Card Spirits were all gradually modified from ordinary creatures. That means that guy fundamentally doesn't care about his cards, right? He just treats cards as Experiment Subjects and doesn't care about the feelings of other life." Téa said with a look of disgust. "He's a truly wicked guy."
Joey Wheeler was also a little angry. "Even 'Frankenstein', the mad scientist, had love in his heart, but this guy is just a perverted lunatic."
"Even villains have their aesthetics, but this guy, hehe. In the Rare Hunters, he wouldn't even be qualified to be a Tribute for Ra," Marik commented with a look of contempt.
"The most key point is, this guy is just incredibly stupid! Talking about 'Alchemy' and stuff, his brain must be broken. I feel like my skill level in Duel Monsters is stronger than his," Tristan said, crossing his arms over his chest. "If a Monster Effect can't Activate, doesn't he think it might be because of Hayato's Monster?"
Seeing Diabolo flailing his thin limbs and punching and kicking 【Danger! Bigfoot！】, Hayato shook his head helplessly and said, "Idiot, do you think everyone is like you, thinking that a Monster with high value but no Resistance is strong? My Invoked Cocytus has the Resistance of not being targeted by the Opponent's Effects."
"Thinking of using 【Danger! Bigfoot！】's Effect to directly Destroy my Monster? What a strange fantasy, utterly stupid."
"Cannot be targeted by Effects? Damn it, what an annoying effect." Hearing Hayato's words, Diabolo's expression was very unpleasant. "But the other Light and Darkness Dragon on your Field doesn't have this Resistance, does it? In that case, I'll choose to Destroy it!"
This time, with the correct Target, 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 acted normally. Just like when it was instructed by Diabolo to capture Hayato and the others before, it extended its giant palm, like a City Wall, towards Light and Darkness Dragon on Hayato's Field.
However, the moment 【Danger! Bigfoot！】's palm closed, suddenly, the figure of Light and Darkness Dragon shattered and disappeared like foam, as if it had actually existed in a Different Dimension and what they had just seen was merely an illusory projection.
Diabolo's eyes widened, and he questioned Hayato, "Where did that Monster go?! That Monster that looked like a burnt pancake on one side and undercooked on the other, where did it run off to?!"
"Uh, that's actually a pretty accurate description. As for Light and Darkness Dragon, it was a gift given to me by a child who admired me. This is proof of the bond between me and him, and I can't bear to let a guy like you destroy it."
As Hayato spoke, he gestured to the side. Only then did Diabolo see that one of the Set Cards in Hayato's Back Row had been flipped face-up at some point.
"Just now, I Chained to the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 and Activated the Trap Card Interdimensional Matter Transporter. This card's Effect can be Activated by targeting one Face-up Monster on my Field, Banishing that Face-up Monster until the End Phase."
"This way, the Effect of 【Danger! Bigfoot！】 missed its Target. Light and Darkness Dragon hid in the toilet to dodge the Effect." Hayato spread his hand. "In other words, NIGERUNDAYO~"
Diabolo looked at Hayato, who was completely relaxed and didn't seem to take him seriously, feeling looked down upon and quite angry. Although he wouldn't consider what qualification he had to be looked up to at his skill level.
He glanced at the two cards in his Hand. After a slight hesitation, Diabolo reached for a card on his Field—the Monster he had Set in Face-Down Defense Position last Turn.
"I will Flip Summon this Monster and Activate its Effect!"
A grinning Pot appeared before Hayato.
"Morphing Jar's Ability is, when this card is flipped, Both Players discard their entire Hand, and then Both Players draw five cards from their Deck." Diabolo said, discarding the two cards in his Hand, while Hayato also discarded the only card in his Hand, Aleister the Invoker, into the Graveyard. Then Both Players each drew five cards.
It's because of this Draw Effect, similar to Card of Demise, that Diabolo had hesitated earlier. Although his Dueling was terrible, he could at least see that if Hayato's hand resources increased significantly, he would be in a very bad situation. However, at least he used Morphing Jar's Effect to make Hayato discard Aleister the Invoker, preventing the scenario Hayato mentioned for the next Turn: "Normal Summon Aleister~ Effect Search Invocation~".
And at the same time, he once again discarded two cards from his Hand into the Graveyard.
"I Activate the Effect of 【Danger! Dogman！】 discarded into the Graveyard! All Monsters on the Opponent's Field lose 1000 ATK until the End Phase. Then, the Effect of my second 【Danger! Chupacabra！】! I Special Summon one 【Danger!】 Monster from the Graveyard."
Taking a card from the Graveyard, Diabolo held it in his hand, took a deep breath, and said through gritted teeth, "To be forced to use this card, what a humiliation!"
"The one I will Special Summon is 【Danger! Dogman！】 which was just discarded into the Graveyard, which is myself!"
As he spoke, Diabolo's entire body rapidly grew a large amount of thick fur, his bones twisted and deformed with creaking sounds. In a few breaths, a thin old man turned into a muscular, hairy Monster with the head of a Jackal-headed being!
【Danger! Dogman！】【Level 7 / Dark】
【Beast-Warrior / Effect】
【2400 ATK / 1000 DEF】
