It could only be said that she was truly a Level 7 Duelist.
The <Feather Duster> that Elsie couldn’t even drive effortlessly was perfectly usable in Ota Yukiko’s hands, but…
“Fooled you!” Yugi’s dramatic expression shifted towards his opponent.
“Indeed, <Gravity Bind> will be destroyed by your <Feather Duster>, but along with it, another face-down card will be destroyed as well…”
“Waking!
The!
Dragon!”
“If this Set card leaves the field due to an opponent’s effect, and is sent to the Graveyard or banished, I can Special Summon a monster from my Deck or Extra Deck!”
“Ohhhhhhh———-!”
Then he planted his feet, took a Super Saiyan stance, and let out a pig-like roar, charging onto the field in a flash of white light.
“He’s an Xyz Monster, isn’t he?”
“Yeah, an Xyz Monster without Xyz Materials…
even if it’s Special Summoned, what can it do?”
“Could there be some Continuous Effect we don’t know about?”
“………..”
The spectators murmured among themselves.
Many skilled duelists looked on with interest, only to witness a shocking scene.
Yugi on the field had completely changed appearance: wearing Gaia’s armor, holding Gaia’s spear, and riding Gaia’s steed.
“<Dark Cavalry>?!”
Everyone was stunned.
This guy was supposed to be that <Gigantic Spright>, right?
How could he appear twice as completely different monsters?
Under countless watchful eyes, Yugi rode his steed laughing wildly.
“Indeed, <Gravity Bind> is destroyed, but for each Spell or Trap Card on both sides of the field and in the Graveyard, my ATK increases by 100 points.
Can you really survive this?”
“It really is <Dark Cavalry>’s effect!” Ota Yukiko exclaimed, shocked.
“Why…
how is this possible…”
She had never seen a duel spirit manifest simultaneously in the forms of two monsters.
But she now understood why Elsie’s deck included <Upstart Goblin>.
It wasn’t just for deck thinning, it also contributed to his ATK.
<Dark Cavalry>, ATK 2800 -> 4700
In truth, Yugi himself felt somewhat helpless.
Although unlocking them required gradual soul-power training, even at the current stage there were many transformation options.
The problem was…
there were no corresponding lower-level monsters.
Many Boss Monster required specific lower-level monsters as materials.
As previously mentioned, Elsie could only reach <Dark Magician Girl> at most.
Even if his transformed Boss Monster didn’t require mental power, or even exempted all mental power costs for Synchro, Xyz network construction, and other operations, it still wouldn’t work, because this little girl couldn’t pay the mental cost for the materials.
For example, the strongest Boss Monster Yugi could currently transform into was <Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon>, nicknamed Red Daddy.
Red Daddy required a Dark Magician as material, the signature monster of the first-generation Duel King.
Elsie had inherited it, but…
she couldn’t control it.
Helpless, Yugi had no choice but to take the next-best option: bypass Elsie’s part and Special Summon himself with <Waking the Dragon>, avoiding the deadly “self-restraint”.
The restriction didn’t end there.
If it were just the mental shackles of a Duelist, Yugi could duel on his own, he didn’t consume mental power to use any card.
But there was only one Yugi, and if he appeared on the field, he couldn’t duel; if he dueled, he couldn’t appear on the field.
Moreover, when appearing on the field, he could only manifest as one monster.
In Gigantic Spright form, he couldn’t split off a clone to summon another Boss Monster, which was why Ota Yukiko was allowed to destroy him first.
In simple terms, he was limited to one.
Though the process was convoluted, the moment he struck in his Gaia form, the duel was essentially decided.
His majestic 4700 ATK completely surpassed all of Ota Yukiko’s monsters (with <Truth Dragon>’s ATK permanently halved).
To overcome such high ATK, she would have to use <Concentrating Current>, but <Dark Cavalry> could counter targeting effects, so it would be useless.
Yet Ota Yukiko wouldn’t admit defeat so easily.
She still had her own schemes and last-ditch comeback plan.
“I set one card.
My turn ends.”
“My turn, draw!”
Excitement gleamed in Elsie’s eyes.
“<Dark Cavalry>, attack <Malefic Truth Dragon>!”
“Now’s the moment!”
Ota Yukiko bellowed, “Set card open!
I activate the Trap Card <Malefic Claw Stream>!
If I control a “Malefic” monster, target one monster on your field and destroy it!”
“Then I activate <Dark Cavalry>’s effect!” Elsie shot back, refusing to yield.
“When a Spell, Trap, or Monster effect that targets a card on the field is activated, discard one card to activate it, or that effect is negated and destroyed!”
“I chain to your effect!
Flip my set card and activate the Quick-Play Spell <Concentrating Current>!
Add <Truth Dragon>’s 5000 DEF to its ATK!”
“No!”
The spectators’ faces turned grim.
<Truth Dragon>’s DEF was a full 5000 points, added to its ATK, it became a terrifying 7500.
With the attack declaration already in motion, <Dark Cavalry> would slam headfirst into Truth Dragon, and Elsie would lose the match!
“Even with all this careful planning…
she still can’t beat Ota Yukiko?”
“She is a Level 7, after all…”
“What a shame that such a powerful duel spirit ends up in that girl’s hands.”
“……….”
Just as many of the spectators shook their heads in despair…
“I activate <Dark Cavalry>’s effect again!
I discard one card to negate your <Concentrating Current> and destroy it!”
“Wha?!”
This time, everyone, including Ota Yukiko, was stunned.
Even though <Dark Cavalry> was widely known as a monster once wielded by a Duel King, and they knew its effect wasn’t limited to once per turn, they couldn’t believe it could be activated multiple times in a single chain!
Isn’t this a reference to our Sky Thunder?
“Heh, didn’t expect that huh!?” Yugi laughed heartily while galloping on his war steed.
“Old card mastery, kid!”
“Elsie———-!”
“Yes!” Elsie discarded two cards, but through the <Draw of Fate> and <Pot of Greed> combo, she had only added one <Kuriboh> to her hand.
The other card was…
“Quick-Play Spell <Rush Recklessly>!
Increase <Dark Cavalry>’s ATK by 700!”
<Dark Cavalry>, ATK 4700 -> 5500 (This card itself also grants <Dark Cavalry> 100 ATK upon activation.)
Yugi felt his steed surge faster beneath him.
Raising his spear, he thrust it violently into <Truth Dragon>’s chest.
“Spiral Spear Strike———-!”
“Aaahhhhhh———!”
Ota Yukiko, LP 3000 -> 0