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"Hmph, I wouldn't use any Outside Tactics in a Duel. The one who would do something like that is that guy, Maximillion Pegasus," Hayato said, placing his Deck on the Duel Platform.

"But looking at you now, you probably won't believe me anyway. In that case, I'll use a Duel to knock some sense into you!"

"Duel!" X2

[Hayato: 4000 LP, Hand 5]

[Duke Devlin: 4000 LP, Hand 5]

Duke Devlin: "I'll take the first turn! Draw Card!"

After looking at the card he drew, Duke Devlin added it to his Hand. "No one can deny that that person is the strongest Duelist! I will use Duel Monsters to reveal your true face, right here, right now!"

"Attack Position Summon Vic Viper T301!" On Duke Devlin's field, a space fighter designed after the arcade game 'Gradius' appeared, its cannons aimed at Hayato's Duel Platform.

[Vic Viper T301] [Level 4 / LIGHT Attribute]

[Machine Type / Normal Monster]

[1200/800]

"Next, I activate the Effect of Option from my Hand." After revealing the card in his hand, Duke Devlin Special Summoned it onto the field. "If I have Vic Viper T301 in Face-up Position on my field, I can Special Summon this card, and its ATK and DEF become the same as Vic Viper T301."

[Option] [Level 1 / LIGHT Attribute]

[Machine Type / Effect]

[? / ? → 1200 / 800]

As if creating a shadow clone, Vic Viper T301 suddenly split in two, becoming two identical fighters.

"Set three cards. My turn ends."

Setting three cards from his Hand, Duke Devlin looked provocatively at Hayato. "It's your turn now, King of Games."

[Duke Devlin: 4000 LP, Hand 1]

[Vic Viper T301] [ATK 1200]

[Option] [ATK 1200]

[Set Card] X3

It was clear that while Duke Devlin's character wasn't great, arguably quite malicious, he still had some strength. Setting three Set Cards in one turn along with two Monsters as walls was at least stronger than most people nowadays who only knew how to "Attack Position Summon Gaia The Fierce Knight and then End Turn."

"Alright, my turn. Draw Card."

Hayato drew a card and activated its Effect. "Activate the Spell Card Unexpected Dai! Since I control no Monsters, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Normal Monster from my Deck. Come forth, Noble Knight Artorigus!"

Amidst holy light, a knight with a slightly youthful face appeared on Hayato's field, leaning on a Holy Sword plunged into the ground.

[Noble Knight Artorigus] [1800/1800]

"Next, I activate the Effect of Change of Heart! I can take Control of one Monster on your field until the End Turn." Hayato pointed at Vic Viper T301. "You're the one! Vic Viper T301!"

Duke Devlin activated a card in his Back Row. "Is this the kind of underhanded tactic you used to defeat Lord Maximillion Pegasus? As long as I'm here, you won't get away with it easily! Activate my Set Card!"

"Spell-Stopping Force Field! Its Effect is to negate the activation of a Spell Card that targets 1 Monster on the field, and Destroy it!"

On Hayato's field, the angel of Change of Heart had just appeared, but a powerful aura suddenly burst from the targeted Vic Viper T301, instantly Destroying the Change of Heart card.

The attempt to take over the opponent's Monster failed, and Hayato was a bit annoyed. He drew two cards. "If I can't take it over, then I'll just Attack it."

"Normal Summon Celtic Guardian! Then, I activate the Spell Card United We Stand! It increases the ATK of my Warrior-Type Monsters by the number of Warrior-Type and Spellcaster-Type Monsters on my field x 200."

The cannon fodder swordsman, I mean Celtic Guardian, entered the field elegantly. At the same time, a battle flag fell behind Celtic Guardian and Noble Knight Artorigus, boosting their morale.

[Noble Knight Artorigus] [ATK 1800 → 2200]

[Celtic Guardian] [1400/1200 → 1800/1200]

"Battle Phase! I'll Attack you!" Hayato waved his hand forward, pointing directly at Vic Viper T301 on Duke Devlin's field. "Celtic Guardian Attack Vic Viper T301! Opening Dance Slash!"

Celtic Guardian speechlessly obeyed its master's command, swinging its sword towards the fighter on Duke Devlin's field using a move that was clearly not its own.

1800 ATK attacking 1200 ATK, an overwhelming advantage, how could I lose? Celtic Guardian thought confidently, then watched helplessly as a Suction Force suddenly appeared beneath its feet, pulling it in.

Hayato looked at Duke Devlin, who smugly flipped over one of his Set Cards. "At the moment you declared an Attack, I activate Dimensional Prison! It will Banish the Monster that declared the Attack from the game!"

At the same time, because Celtic Guardian left the field, Noble Knight Artorigus's ATK also decreased accordingly.

[Noble Knight Artorigus] [ATK 2200 → 2000]

"Another Trap Card? I hate playing against trap-heavy Decks the most in my life," Hayato grumbled, giving Noble Knight Artorigus an order. "But Noble Knight Artorigus hasn't attacked yet! I'll use it to Attack Vic Viper T301!"

Noble Knight Artorigus couldn't help but look at Hayato, as if saying: "Boss, there's another Trap Card over there. I don't want to step on it. The cannon fodder swordsman didn't even leave a last word just now."

Hayato nodded confidently at him: "Don't worry, I'm a professional Duelist, okay? There are definitely no more Trap Cards over there."

"Alright, I'll trust you this time, Boss."

Holding the Holy Sword in its hand, Noble Knight Artorigus resolutely charged towards Vic Viper T301.

And just as Hayato had anticipated, Duke Devlin actually flipped over his third Set Card. It was Curse of Aging.

Chains precisely intercepted Noble Knight Artorigus, binding it like a dog on a leash, rendering it unable to move.

"The Effect of Curse of Aging is..." Duke Devlin was about to speak when Hayato interrupted him. "It targets one of my Monsters, making it unable to Attack, Cannot Change Position, and its ATK decreases by 700, right? What kind of trap-heavy Deck are you playing?!"

"Heh heh, King of Games, how does it feel to see your Monster, like your friends, become a chained-up loser?" Duke Devlin didn't refute Hayato's words but said smugly, "This is just the appetizer for this Duel. Enjoy the Duel I've carefully prepared for you, Kobayashi Hayato!"

"Tch, my turn isn't over yet," Hayato clicked his tongue and activated a card from his Hand. "The Price of the Cursed! I Send Noble Knight Artorigus, which is chained up on my field, to the Graveyard, and draw two cards from my Deck."

With Noble Knight Artorigus wearing an expression that seemed to say "Boss, you betrayed me," Hayato "reluctantly" Sent it to the Graveyard, drew two cards from his Deck, and then Set all the cards remaining in his Hand. "Set all three cards in my Hand. End Turn."

1800 attacking 1200, Flying Dragon rides face, how can I lose? I'm a professional commentator.GIF

Also, thanks to reader "Qingfeng Mingyue Xiaodaotong" for the 500 Qidian coins reward.

(End of this chapter)