Chapter 143: He's Doing This on Purpose
Chapter 143: He's Doing This on Purpose
As expected.
When he heard that Pegasus J. Crawford wanted to see him, You Xuan had a hunch that something was up.
He was just an unknown freshman at the Duel Academy, a small fry. Perhaps he had some minor fame within the academy, but he shouldn't have attracted the attention of someone like Pegasus.
The only reasons he could think of for Pegasus wanting to meet him were either because he had brutally beaten the other man's Card Professor during the day or because news had spread about how he had obtained the AI's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon," earning him the rumor of being "the man that Kaiba Seto has his eye on."
Regardless of the reason, the other party's interest in him could only mean one thing: a duel.
To be honest, You Xuan had a feeling this might happen, so he was mentally prepared for a duel. According to the academy's card drawing lessons, dueling against powerful opponents was beneficial. The more formidable the "momentum" one faced, the better it honed a duelist's own strength.
Of course, he also considered that he shouldn't duel without gaining something in return.
Just as You Xuan was thinking this, Gui Ping unexpectedly spoke up: "That's not out of the question, but if it's just a duel, it might be a bit boring, don't you think?"
Pegasus calmly replied, "Then what do you suggest?"
"If I recall, last year's Phantom Society competition gave away replica copies of Mr. Pegasus' 'Thousand-Eyes Restrict' that he used in the Duel Kingdom, right? If I'm not mistaken, there should still be some of those replicas left?"
You Xuan raised an eyebrow.
This Gui Ping guy seemed to know what he was thinking even before he said anything.
Talk about being in sync!
"I understand." Pegasus smiled. "Indeed, there are only two replicas left. If you're interested, feel free to take one."
Gui Ping smiled back and glanced at You Xuan.
"So, what do you say? Are you interested in giving it a try?"
To be honest, he was also curious to see You Xuan's dueling skills.
There was something special about this man's dueling style.
"Then I shall respectfully accept your offer." You Xuan smiled and stood up. "Please, Mr. Pegasus, lead the way."
Both parties stood up and, led by Pegasus, left the restaurant and arrived at the dueling arena.
"It's time to duel!" x2
You Xuan: Life Points 4000
Pegasus: Life Points 4000
"I'll start by drawing a card." Pegasus played a monster card.
"I summon 'Chief Sergeant' in defense mode!"
Chief Sergeant: Defense Points 1200
"When Chief Sergeant is successfully summoned, you can special summon any number of 'Chief Sergeant' from your hand to the field."
Pegasus drew two more cards from his hand.
"I special summon two more 'Chief Sergeant'!"
Chief Sergeant: Defense Points 1200 x2
"Next, I activate the continuous magic card 'Necroface.' As long as this card remains on the field, when you Tribute 2 or more monsters to Tribute Summon, draw 2 cards."
With a wave of his hand, another card appeared on the backfield.
"I'll set another card face-down and end my turn."
"My turn." You Xuan drew a card.
Pegasus J. Crawford, even if he was being controlled by an evil god at the time and couldn't showcase his true skills, should still be considered a "legendary duelist."
Legends vary in tiers, and theoretically, Pegasus should be stronger than the likes of Dinosaur Ryuzaki and the Labyrinth Brothers.
Thus, You Xuan decided to use his updated main deck for this duel.
"I normal summon 'Nephthys, the Guardian.'"
A gift from Shell, one of the Three Musketeers of Doma—a girl with long silver hair, clad in golden armor, and a red cloak that resembled blazing flames appeared on the field.
The Guardian swung its greatsword, engulfing the card in his hand with fiery destruction.
"Special Summon 'Nephthys Guide'!"
【Nephthys Guide, ATK 600】
Pegasus Night Walker stroked his chin thoughtfully: "A 'Phoenix God Nephthys' deck."
He recalled that it was also quite a rare deck.
"The card destroyed in my hand just now was the Quick-Play Spell Card, 'Silent Burning Blast'."
You Xuan retrieved the Magic Card that had returned from the graveyard.
"By removing this card in the graveyard from play, add 'Dark Sage - Silent Magician' from my Deck to my hand."
You Xuan drew the searched card, and his Deck automatically shuffled in the Duel Disk.
"'Dark Sage - Silent Magician' cannot be Normal Summoned, but you can Special Summon it from your hand by Tributing 1 Spellcaster-Type monster on your field.
Thus, I Tribute the Spellcaster-Type 'Nephthys Guardian' on the field.
Arise, silent wings of hope, oh magician of light—
—Dark Sage - Silent Magician, I summon you!"
The flame-clad girl swordsman disappeared within a white aura, replaced by a silver-haired magician who gracefully landed on the field, accompanied by an almost translucent white radiance.
【Dark Sage - Silent Magician, ATK 1000】
"I see, the followers of Nephthys are all Spellcaster-Type, allowing them to serve as Tributes for the Silent Magician. At the same time, the cost of destroying a hand card sends 'Burning Blast' to the graveyard, which can be used to search for Silent Magician."
Night Walker smiled.
"Unexpectedly, these two systems have quite a good compatibility."
Both True Silent and Nephthys were extremely rare cards in this world, so the person before him was likely the first to combine these two systems.
"'Candy Clown' in my hand can be Special Summoned from my hand in attack position, so I Special Summon 'Candy Clown'."
【Candy Clown, ATK 0】
"Next is the effect of 'Nephthys Guide'," You Xuan explained, "Guide can be Tributed along with another monster on the field to Special Summon 'Nephthys, the Phoenix God' from my hand or Deck.
I Tribute 'Candy Clown' and 'Nephthys Guide'! Descend from the ancient phoenix fire, oh divine bird of flame—
—Nephthys, the Phoenix God, show yourself!"
Blazing flames soared towards the heavens, shaping themselves into fiery wings. A dazzling golden divine bird appeared amidst the phoenix inferno!
【Nephthys, the Phoenix God, ATK 2400】
Upon witnessing this, the Card Professors behind them couldn't help but turn pale.
"Summoning two ace-level monsters in one turn..."
Both Silent Magician and Phoenix God were ultra-rare heavy hitters, each capable of serving as the ace of a Deck in their eyes.
Especially the recently defeated Card Professor, Kak Dickenson, who now stared with wide eyes, his expression strange.
So, you're not just good with those dog-coin brothers, huh? Right off the bat, you pull out such a formation; in his understanding, that was already incredibly strong.
So why use that cheap disruption tactic against him earlier? Was it just to mess with his head?
Card Professor Kak's face darkened, and he sunk further into his self-imposed isolation.
(End of Chapter)
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