"Battle! Cyber Dragon Nova, attack Meteor Black Dragon!"
The enormous Mechanical Dragon spread its wings, streams of electricity becoming a terrifying glow, coursing through its body. The magma-forged dragon didn't budge an inch, crashing into the Mechanical Dragon with a crackling explosion.
A moment later, with a booming sound, Magma Dragon instantly vanished.
Fubuki, LP: 4000→3900.
"Beautiful, with this, Caesar can attack twice directly with Cyber Twin Dragon!"
"Wow, does this mean Fubuki is going to lose?"
Everyone in the prep hall was speculating.
"No." Tenjo Hikari interrupted their thoughts, "Cyber Twin Dragon can't attack directly anymore."
"Eh?"
"Why?"
"Could it be..." Upon hearing Tenjo Hikari's words, Manjome immediately began to ponder.
"Too naive, Ryo!" Fubuki waved his hand, stopping Marufuji Ryo's actions.
"What?"
"Activate the card's effect!" Fubuki revealed a card from the Graveyard, "When a Monster equipped with Dragon Nails is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by battle, this card is activated. That Monster is Special Summoned onto the field, equipped with this card! When this equipped card leaves the field, banish it!"
"Ugh!"
"And then — Meteor Black Dragon's effect, when this card is sent to the Graveyard from the Monster Zone, target 1 Normal Monster in your Graveyard and Special Summon that Monster!"
"!!" Caesar's eyes widened.
Boom!!
Two massive pillars of fire roared on the field, forcing the Lightsworn Spirits to construct a Protective Shield, still being gradually pushed back by the flames.
Red-Eyes Black Dragon, LV 7, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, DEF 2000.
Meteor Black Dragon, LV 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 3500→4100.
"Unexpected... blocking the attack without using a Trap?"
Caesar's face grew increasingly somber.
The flames rose around him, making even him feel the heat.
"Then, Cyber Twin Dragon attack Red-Eyes Black Dragon."
Though unable to continue the direct attack, he couldn't let the Monster remain on Fubuki's field.
An offensive round was promptly nullified, causing a mere 100 damage, making Marufuji Ryo feel the pressure.
Yet at the same time, his heart was pounding wildly.
How long has it been?
How long since he fought Fubuki to this extent!?
Everyone experienced their own life, gaining insights from different people, then standing together at the same place again.
He looked at the cards.
He wanted to win, just as Tenjo Hikari had advised him before.
Some don't deserve your respect, just like Tenjo Hikari never respected the soldiers of the Fusion Army.
Fubuki, why did you end up in this situation?
Caesar didn't have the means to continue the counter-attack, but he didn't feel pressed, and calmly covered a card, "Cover a card, end turn."
"Ending the turn like this? This is the opportunity you hardly get."
"?"
"At this level, it's not going to work, Ryo!" Fubuki's eyes suddenly shone with a blinding scarlet light, making even his opponent Caesar gape.
"My turn, draw—"
Bang—
As his card was drawn, even more terrifying black flames rose behind him.
Those scorching and dark flames, even made some Lightsworn Spirits shiver.
"Whoa... Senior Fubuki looks so terrifying today." Mitsuzawa Daichi couldn't help but mutter.
"Brother..." Asuka was a bit worried for Fubuki.
She didn't know why her usually quirky but genuinely gentle brother was so frenzied today.
"Cyber Dragon Nova has the ability to banish Cyber Dragons during the opponent's turn to increase ATK, right?"
The spectators glanced at each other, suddenly realizing.
The effect of Cyber Dragon Nova is "Once per turn on either player's turn!"
Meaning, if Fubuki rashly uses a Monster for a direct attack at this point, his ace would instantly be destroyed!
Unexpected, Fubuki had even considered this.
"But even then, you need to have a Cyber Dragon in the hand card." Manjome spoke up, "Though Cyber Dragon was recycled, Caesar's hand actually doesn't support doing that."
After all, Cyber Dragon Nova's effect requires a definite [Cyber Dragon], and other Cyber Dragon models not being on the field cannot use the name of Cyber Dragon.
Yet... the possibility can't be ruled out.
If Pot of Avarice just happened to draw two Cyber Dragons, then attacking rashly would be inappropriate."
Mitsuzawa Daichi also nodded lightly, "Indeed, although Xyz Monsters are extremely powerful, whatever it is, a Monster Card is a Monster Card. Since the effect is known to everyone, Senior Fubuki must naturally have preparations."
"But what method is Fubuki going to prepare to breach this moment?"
Fubuki laughed softly, he glanced at his hand card, calmly activated, "Spell Card, Cards of the Red Stone, can only be activated once per turn. Send 1 LV 7 [Red-Eyes] Monster in your hand to the Graveyard to activate. Draw 2 cards from the Deck. After that, send 1 LV 7 [Red-Eyes] Monster in your Deck to the Graveyard.
I send the third Red-Eyes Black Dragon to the Graveyard, draw 2 cards. Then, I send Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon from the Deck to the Graveyard!"
"Then—Spell Card, Pot of Avarice!"
"What?"
It's the same card!
Everyone exclaims in their hearts.