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Chapter 189: The Card Thief
Chapter 189: The Card Thief
"Forced Transfer?!"
Dayan's expression turned grim.
"Indeed," You Xuan said with a smile, "I choose 'Killer Tomato' from my field, and the selected monster is transferred to your field." He continued, "And you also need to choose a monster to transfer control to me. Of course, since you only have one monster, the choice is simple."
"Hmph," Dayan scowled and selected the only monster he had, 'Despair from Darkness'.
The devilish monster appeared on You Xuan's field, while the little tomato hopped over to Dayan's field.
"Moving on to the Battle Phase," You Xuan declared, "I order 'Dragon Bone Ghost' to attack 'Killer Tomato'."
Dragon Bone Ghost leaped forward, its skeletal iron fist mercilessly crushing the small tomato. The tomato exploded into fragments, and Dayan crossed his arms in front of him, his sturdy body withstanding the damage.
[Dayan: LP 4000 → LP 3000]
"At this moment, the effect of 'Killer Tomato' activates," You Xuan explained, "When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard, Special Summon 1 DARK monster with 1500 or less ATK from your deck."
Marufuji Sho, the academic dunce, exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? But the tomato was destroyed on your opponent's field, shouldn't it search from their deck instead?"
"When the effect resolves, Killer Tomato has already returned to its original owner's graveyard, so naturally, it's You Xuan's deck that gets searched," Hayato clarified.
"Oh, I see," Marufuji Sho said, glancing at Hayato, "So even you know about that."
Marufuji Sho suddenly felt self-conscious as he realized he was the only clueless one among them.
"Based on the effect of Killer Tomato, I Special Summon 'Boss Zarug' from my deck," You Xuan announced.
[Boss Zarug: ATK 1400]
Dayan, his face still grim, asked, "So by forcing the transfer, you make me take the damage, but you get to search from your deck?"
"Now, 'Despair from Darkness' can attack directly," You Xuan stated.
Hayato chimed in, "Excellent! If these two attacks go through, You Xuan will win the duel!"
However, Asuka wasn't as optimistic, "But do you think it'll be that easy?"
As expected, Dayan activated his trap, "I activate the Trap Card 'Absorb Shield'! Negate the attack, and gain life points equal to the attacking monster's ATK!"
A colorful protective shield appeared, and the devil's heavy punch landed on it, but its force was completely absorbed.
[Dayan: LP 3000 → LP 5800]
As expected, he chose to use the trap to counter the attack of 'Despair from Darkness', the monster with the highest attack power.
"In that case, 'Boss Zarug' will attack directly," You Xuan said calmly.
Boss Zarug drew his gun and fired two shots. One bullet pierced through Dayan's heart, and the other shot through one of the cards he was holding.
"Ugh!"
[Dayan: LP 5800 → LP 4400]
"Zarug's effect activates when it inflicts battle damage. Your opponent randomly discards one card from their hand," You Xuan explained.
Dayan glanced at the card in his hand, which now had a bullet hole in it, and then let out a mocking laugh. "Unfortunately for you, your monster's attack landed on this card that I just drew."
He revealed the card in his hand.
"I activate the Magic Card 'Treasure of Compensation'! When this card is sent from the hand to the graveyard, draw 2 cards!" (Original Card)
"Once again, it backfired," Marufuji Sho frowned, "This guy's card-drawing abilities seem incredibly powerful."
Judai rubbed his hands together excitedly, "This is getting interesting! I'd love to face off against him and see what he's got!"
"Alright, I'll set two cards and end my turn," You Xuan said.
"At this moment, I activate my remaining set card!" Dayan declared.
The trap card on Dayan's field flipped face-up.
"I activate the Continuous Trap Card 'Miracle Draw'! During the Draw Phase, you can declare the name of a card, and if you draw that card, you can draw again until you do!"
"Interesting, this is truly fascinating," Judai said, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Alright, it's my turn to draw!"
Dayan closed his eyes, his finger hovering over the top card of his deck as if he was fully immersed in the moment of drawing.
"The essence of drawing a card is like a flowing stream, unchanged since ancient times. I can feel it...my next card is...
...Card of the Soul Thief!" Dayan dramatically drew a card and revealed it to be the normal magic card, "Card of the Soul Thief."
"You've got to be kidding me?! He actually guessed it right?!" Marufuji Sho exclaimed in astonishment.
Asuka was also momentarily speechless, simply staring at this wild-looking student.
Could it be that this man had truly attained the power to foresee the future of his duels during his mountain training?
"As a result, you will take 1000 points of damage," Dayan stated.
"Wow, impressive," You Xuan commented, "Now, I activate the trap 'Energy Absorbing Panel.' Convert the effect damage from your card into the corresponding value of LP recovery."
It was essentially an 'Absorb Shield' for effect damage. A large rectangular absorbing panel appeared in front of Dayan, and the surging energy that pierced through it transformed into golden light that showered down and entered You Xuan's body.
[You Xuan: LP 1400 → LP 2400]
"Oh, as expected of You Xuan," Judai said happily, "It won't be that easy to defeat him."
Dayan nodded in satisfaction, "Indeed, if not for an opponent like this, how could I test the results of my training?
Now, I will play the card I drew, the magic card 'Card of the Soul Thief'! Have your opponent draw a card. If I can guess the type of card they drew (Magic, Trap, or Monster), then all their hand and field cards will be returned to the deck and shuffled!"
This was another original card used by Dayan when dueling Judai in the anime.
Once again, everyone was taken aback, "What kind of absurd effect is this now?"
Asuka looked at Dayan skeptically, "Not only can he predict the card he draws, but he can also foresee the card his opponent draws?"
Was this even within the realm of superpowers?
You Xuan drew a card as instructed.
Dayan closed his eyes, pondering for a moment.
Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and, in a dramatic "you're the culprit" pose, exclaimed, "You've drawn a Magic Card!"
You Xuan smiled lightly and revealed the card he had drawn.
Magic Card - Pot of Greed.
"Indeed."
However, Dayan seemed to be a bit more reserved here. In the anime, when he used "Card of the Soul Thief," he not only saw that Judai had drawn a Magic Card but also accurately guessed that it was "De-Fusion."
Being able to pinpoint the exact card was undeniably in the realm of superpowers.
Of course, this ability didn't seem entirely stable. In the next turn during the original duel, when Dayan tried to guess his own draw again, he guessed wrong. It seemed that ultimately, he was overwhelmed by Judai's "momentum," and his prediction failed when his mind became unsettled.
"Therefore, according to the effect of 'Card of the Soul Thief,'"
Dayan waved his hand dramatically.
"All the cards in your hand and on your field will be returned to your deck and shuffled!"
(End of Chapter)
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