Chapter 830: Card Shop Destroyer
Chapter 830: Card Shop Destroyer
Alice, with her hair in disarray, blinked in confusion and brushed aside her bangs, secretly observing Yu Xuan before glancing at the man in the long coat.
Is this guy strong?
Yu Xuan claimed he wasn't her opponent, but Alice remained unconvinced, pouting indignantly.
I'm pretty strong too, you know. "Is that you, Momoko Masumi?" Yu Xuan observed the person before him, "The former 'Card Shop Destroyer', now taking on mercenary requests."
"Oh?" The man in the long coat chuckled, "Someone still remembers my old moniker? How interesting."
Momoko Masumi, a character from the side story 'Yu-Gi-Oh! R'. Or perhaps it's more accurate to call it a side story within a side story, as her story is unrelated to the main plot of 'Yu-Gi-Oh! R'. She only appears in the short stories at the end of the volumes.
To attract more customers, Grandpa Sugoroku Mutou displayed the three Egyptian Gods in his card shop, inviting duelists to come and worship. He also organized a store tournament, attracting duelists from all over to participate, with the winner earning the chance to duel the Duel King, Yugi.
【Masumi, LP 4000】
This is also a monster Yugi has used before. Its effect allows it to be Special Summoned from the Deck when a card effect is activated. But why search for something like this? "Set two cards, end turn." Yu Xuan declared.
"Summon 'Hand Holding Fiend' in Attack Position."
He hesitated slightly when selecting cards from his Deck.
【Hand Holding Fiend, ATK 1000】
The fields, attributes, and types of commonly used cards are almost never consistent. If one were to gather all the cards Yu Xuan used in his duels, he would be like a Transformer, making it impossible to target him specifically.
Sure enough, Masumi waved her hand dismissively.
"Hand Holding Fiend?" Masumi muttered, "Starting with a defensive stance, is this what the King's Duel is like?"
【Hand Holding Fiend, DEF 1600】
"Then we battle." Yu Xuan announced, "Using the first 'Hand Holding Fiend', attack the face-down monster."
Hand Holding Fiend slapped the face-down monster with a palm, shattering its defensive stance. The angel, surrounded by a halo, crouched on the ground, its massive wings crossed like a shield protecting its front.
"Radiant Angel's effect activates. When this card is destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard, select an ATK 1500 or lower LIGHT monster from your Deck can be Special Summoned."
"Damn, I was hoping to keep a low profile this time, but I ended up running into the Duel King."
"Duel!" x2 【Yu Xuan, LP 4000】
However, despite his street origins, this person's skills were indeed impressive. Rumor has it that before meeting Yugi, he had never tasted defeat, taking countless Decks from his opponents. Even Jonouchi lost to this Masumi's underling in the store tournament.
【Cotton Ball, Defense Power 300】
As the Duel King, You Xuan was undoubtedly a public figure, and countless people in the Dueling world would study and analyze every public duel he participated in.
"It's no exaggeration to say that Duel Academy is the King's territory."
He plundered Decks through duels, demanding protection fees from shop owners, similar to a street gang of card players.
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You Xuan smiled mysteriously and placed a seemingly unremarkable Monster Card on his Duel Disk.
If one intended to use "Counter Deck" against an opponent but ended up targeting the wrong Deck, it would become an absolutely disadvantageous situation.
After much deliberation, Alice decided to play it safe and chose a Deck she usually used against unknown opponents and the one she was most comfortable with.
A dazzling white light gathered on the field, forming a soft, fluffy white ball of cotton with a cute, chibi-like expression.
Her specialty was gathering intelligence in advance to counter her enemies, but the current opponent was extraordinary.
If one were to describe what made Cotton Ball special, You Xuan quickly realized that this monster was a 1-star Angel-type.
"Set a monster in face-down Defense Position on the field," Alice said. "Then, I'll Set a card in the back row and end my turn."
In other words, the opponent likely had that card in their hand. "My turn, draw!"
The Card Shop Destroyers excelled at gathering intelligence on powerful opponents in advance and constructing Decks based on their opponents' Decks. They built a hundred Decks with the cards they stole and named them "Counter Decks," each targeting a different type of opponent.
【You Xuan, LP 4000 → LP 3000】
Alice rubbed her nose.
After becoming a real card, this card required paying 2000 Life Points to activate, and no other Special Summons could be conducted during the turn of activation, nor could the same-named card be Summoned. However, the original card had no such restrictions.
"Since I can't avoid it, let's do this!"
"I activate the Spell Card 'Greed Jar' and draw two cards from my Deck." "Then, I Summon this card."
"Cotton Ball?" You Xuan asked.
He lifted his head and let out a cold laugh.
If one had to describe the distinctive aspect of this person's tactics, it would probably be "annoying."
"My turn, draw!"
Well, a Stand-in similar to You Xuan was eventually sanctioned by the invincible King. And although this side story was a bit obscure, the "Messenger of the Underworld, Gus" used by the King in this duel later became a highly versatile hand trap in the environment.
"I activate the Spell Card 'Bond of Kinship.' I pay 1000 Life Points and choose a 4-star or lower monster from my field. Then, I Special Summon two monsters from my Deck with the same Attribute and Level as the chosen monster. However, those monsters cannot be used for attacks or tributes!" (Original effect)
"I Special Summon two 'Hand Holding Fiend' from my Deck." You Xuan said, "But since this effect doesn't allow the Summoned monsters to attack or be used as tributes, I'll Set both in Defense Position."
You Xuan smiled but said nothing.
He pointed at the Hand Holding Fiends on the field.
Choosing different Decks for different opponents was the Card Shop Destroyer's forte. Kaiba had fallen victim to this strategy.
"Special Summon 'Cotton Ball'!"
"I'll take the first turn, draw!" Alice claimed the first turn.
"I activate a Set Card, Continuous Spell...
...Heavenly Court!"
You Xuan was not surprised.
As expected.
(End of Chapter)
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