NOVEL NEXT Chapter 35: Chapter 35
Late night, in the Duelist Kingdom castle.
On an incredibly long dining table, a pristine white tablecloth highlighted the opulence of the tableware. Sitting at the table, Pegasus held a glass of red wine. On the exquisitely decorated plate before him were two pieces of blue cheese.
"Oh ho ho ho, what an interesting book." Flipping through a manga, Pegasus let out a joyful laugh, "This classic masterpiece never gets old."
"Good wine, paired with very good cheese, and accompanied by a manga." He exhaled deeply, a look of satisfaction spreading across his face. "This is the most relaxing enjoyment after a tiring day of work."
Placing a piece of blue cheese in his mouth, Pegasus closed one eye, savoring the rich flavor spreading throughout his mouth.
"Master Pegasus, Master Pegasus, are you there?" A knock on the door, completely disregarding the atmosphere, interrupted Pegasus's moment of extreme enjoyment. The old butler gently pushed the door open and walked in with a dignified stride.
With a frown, Pegasus questioned the butler in a slightly angry tone, "You should know that if it's not an urgent matter, disturbing my only enjoyment time of the day will have consequences."
"Yes, Master Pegasus..." Usually quite approachable, Pegasus's sudden scolding made the butler a bit fearful. However, he also knew that he had to inform Pegasus of this matter; otherwise, it would be his dereliction of duty.
"Master Pegasus, the duel involving Chiyuki Hoshino, whom you are interested in, has begun."
Upon hearing the name "Chiyuki girl," Pegasus raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Still dueling so late? Could it be against that man?"
"Yes, that's correct. She is dueling against the Dark Duelist you arranged." Relieved that Pegasus did not continue to blame him, the old butler let out a sigh of relief.
"The Dark Duelist, interesting." Setting down his comic book, Pegasus's smile grew even broader. "Although the Dark Duelist is quite skilled, I suspect he might have met his match this time."
The old butler placed a screen down, looking puzzled. He asked Pegasus, "It's the middle of the night, the most advantageous condition for the Dark Duelist . How could he have met his match?"
"The dark tactics, achievable only through Kaiba Corporation's holographic projection technology, are useless against Chiyuki." Pegasus's eyes were full of anticipation as he looked at the screen, waiting for the moment when the screen would light up, like a child eagerly waiting for the weekly broadcast of One Piece.
"After all, Chiyuki girl is someone beloved by the spirits."
Here comes your adorable scene transition princess.
"My turn, draw!" The large man shrouded in darkness, whose movements Chiyuki could only vaguely make out, likely couldn't cheat and draw extra cards with Kaiba Corporation's advanced technology.
"Release the monster on the field as a tribute, and summon, Dark Overlord!" In the pitch-black arena, there was another dim flicker, followed by another disappearance, which was making Chiyuki very annoyed.
[Dark Overlord★★★★★★Dark][???ATK:???DEF:???]
"Dark Overlord, attack that face-down monster!" With a giant finger, he commanded the monster in the darkness, "Beast hidden in the dark, it's time to show your terrifying fangs!"
Confident in the attack power of his Dark Overlord, a six-star monster summoned through a tribute should typically have no problem defeating a monster summoned normally.
"Mash, block it!" Chiyuki waved her right hand, flipping open the face-down monster card.
"Yes, senpai!"
[Servant – Mash Kyrielight★★★★Light][Warrior/Effect ATK:1000 DEF:2000]
[While this card is face-up in defense position on the field, the opponent can only choose this card as the attack target. If this card is attacked in defense position, it is forced into attack mode after the battle. This card is not destroyed by battle or effects while in defense position.]
"Transient Wall of Snowflakes!" Mash shouted, raising her huge shield to block the attack of the giant beast from the darkness. Without losing Life Points due to the defense reflection, it proved that the opposing monster's attack was certainly above Mash's 2000 defense points.
"What an interesting monster card." Watching his Dark Overlord's attack being blocked, the man's dark figure trembled slightly with laughter.
"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Dark Assembly." After placing it in the Spell Card Zone, a strange light emitted from the dark floating castle overhead.
[Dark Assembly Continuous Spell Card Effect: Can only be activated when [Dark Floating Castle] is on the field. While this card is on the field, at the end of each of my turns, randomly special summon one [Dark] attribute monster from the deck to my field.]
"End turn." With the man's end-of-turn command, a mysterious monster jumped down from the Dark Floating Castle, landing in the darkness below.
[???][ATK:???DEF:???]
"How annoying, hiding in the dark like a coward is despicable behavior, old man." Unable to hold back any longer, Chiyuki taunted, "With your sinister and despicable nature, you'll never find a girlfriend. My turn, draw!"
Looking at the card she drew, Chiyuki thought calmly, "To break this situation, pure defense won't work, I'll have to take a gamble and go on the offensive."
"Release [Mash Kyrielight] on the field, and summon [Heroic Spirit– Shirou Emiya] from my hand in attack mode!" A familiar white light enveloped Mash, and the ally of justice replaced Mash on the field.
[Servant – Shirou Emiya★★★★★★Fire][Spellcaster/Effect][ATK:2200 DEF:2600
"I much prefer this kind of normal entrance." Crouching on the ground and posing, Emiya held Kanshou and Bakuya, slowly opening his eyes.
"Stop showing off. The opponent doesn't even have an Equip Card; you can't use Projection Magic at all." Chiyuki clicked her tongue at Emiya's over-the-top entrance.
Unable to activate Projection Magic, Emiya's attack power wasn't high, but it wasn't low either. However, Chiyuki currently had no other high-attack monsters to summon besides Emiya.
"Activate the Equip Spell Card, [Fou of the Sun]!" Placing the card in the Spell Card Zone, the fluffy Fou jumped out and perched on Emiya's shoulder.
"Fou~"
[Fou of the Sun Equip Spell Card Effect: Can only be equipped to monsters with [Heroic Spirit] in their names. The equipped monster's attack power increases by 500 points. When the equipped monster is destroyed by battle, this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard instead.]
[Heroic Spirit– Shirou Emiya ATK → 2700]
"Go, Emiya, attack that...." Chiyuki paused mid-command, then continued after some thought, "Attack that!"
Since she didn't know the name of the special summoned monster, Chiyuki had to refer to it as that.
With an attack power of 2700, Emiya could defeat most monsters; a six-star Dark Overlord was unlikely to surpass this attack power. To eliminate uncertainty, Chiyuki chose to attack the mysterious monster.
"Fou!" Contrary to Chiyuki's expectations, Fou let out a miserable cry and was sent to the graveyard.
"Sorry!" Emiya apologized, looking at the disappearing Fou on his shoulder.
Chiyuki Hoshino LP → 3800
[Heroic Spirit– Shirou Emiya ATK → 2200]
The monster that jumped down from the Dark Floating Castle had an attack power of 2900. Sacrificing Fou to uncover the truth, Chiyuki took a sharp breath.
"This is troublesome, Emiya. This is going to be tough." Chiyuki said dramatically, glancing at Emiya on the field.
"Stop acting, master. That face-down card of yours, it's that one, isn't it?" Emiya ignored Chiyuki's theatrics, though the opponent probably couldn't hear him anyway.
Caught, Chiyuki smiled awkwardly, "You can even see through my first turn's set card, Archer class is really made up of Archer."