Chapter 292: Oh No, The Original and The Other Woman Team Up Against The Scumbag!
Chapter 292: Oh No, The Original and The Other Woman Team Up Against The Scumbag!
[Mai Valentine: 2500→1700 LP]
Seeing that Mai Valentine still hadn't activated her Set Card even after Time Wizard's attack hit, Joey Wheeler couldn't help but feel a little smug. "Heh heh, did you see how amazing I am, Mai? I told you before, This Great One has gotten a lot stronger since the Duelist Kingdom!"
"End Turn."
[Joey Wheeler: 3950 LP, Hand 0]
[Time Wizard] (Book of Secret Arts) [ATK 800]
But what puzzled Joey Wheeler was that Mai Valentine, whose LP were less than half of his, instead smiled. "You're celebrating too early, Joey Wheeler. To deal just 800 points of damage to me, you put Time Wizard in attack position? Then I won't be polite, I'll seize this opportunity and go on the offensive."
"Damn it!" Only after Mai Valentine reminded him did Joey Wheeler belatedly remember this point. Looking at the Time Wizard in attack position on his field, he still spoke stubbornly. "E-Even so, I still have a full 3950 LP anyway, there's absolutely no problem!"
"Is that so?" Saying this, Mai Valentine drew a card from her deck, then placed the card she had in her hand into her duel disk and activated it. "My Turn, Draw. Then, I activate the Spell Card Monster Reborn! This card allows me to select one monster from either player's graveyard and special summon it to her field."
With an unexpected expression on Joey Wheeler's face, Mai Valentine reached out and pointed at him:
"The one I choose is your Red-Eyes Black Dragon from your graveyard!"
"What?!"
Joey Wheeler subconsciously raised his hand to cover the graveyard zone on his duel disk, but the rules of Duel Monsters wouldn't change because of his resistance. As Mai Valentine activated Monster Reborn, the Black Dragon that had helped him defeat many powerful enemies fell into someone else's hands right in front of Joey Wheeler.
"Red-Eyes!"
Joey Wheeler cried out emotionally. Although Red-Eyes Black Dragon was originally won from Dinosaur Ryuzaki, they had fought side-by-side for so long that Red-Eyes Black Dragon had long become one of his closest partners in Joey Wheeler's heart. "My Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon][ATK 2400]
"Honestly, you idiot, you're so annoying," Mai Valentine said impatiently. "She had hinted so many times, but this dense guy Joey Wheeler showed no reaction. Yet, his monster was only temporarily summoned to her field, so why is this guy so worked up?!"
"I normal summon Harpie Lady 2. Like Harpie Lady 1, her card name can be treated as Harpie Lady. Then, because a Harpie Lady was summoned, I activate the effect of Harpies' Hunting Ground! Destroy the Book of Secret Arts equipped to Time Wizard!"
A strange wind blew past, and the Book of Secret Arts in Time Wizard's hand was torn into countless fragments in the blink of an eye, scattering into the air. Harpie Lady 2, having performed this act, landed triumphantly on top of Red-Eyes Black Dragon on Mai Valentine's field.
[Harpie Lady 2][ATK 1300→1500]
[Time Wizard][ATK 800→500]
"Enter my battle phase! Since you want Red-Eyes so much, I'll use it to attack you!" Mai Valentine ordered mercilessly. "Red-Eyes Black Dragon, attack your former Master!"
Considering that Mai Valentine might not remember Red-Eyes Black Dragon's attack name, Joey Wheeler spoke up to remind her. "Uh, Red-Eyes Black Dragon's attack is Black Flame—"
"Who cares about you?! Red-Eyes Black Dragon, use Mai Valentine Queen Lightwave!" As if throwing a tantrum, even though Joey Wheeler had already spoken, Mai Valentine just wouldn't listen, stubbornly coming up with an attack name that didn't sound like something Red-Eyes Black Dragon could possibly use.
However, the facts once again proved that the attack names in Duel Monsters were actually useless.
Just like how Hayato could yell random names every day and his monsters would still attack, even though Mai Valentine told Red-Eyes Black Dragon to use "Mai Valentine Queen Lightwave," Red-Eyes Black Dragon still obediently breathed out a Black Flame, easily destroying the Time Wizard, whose ATK had returned to 500 after leaving the Book of Secret Arts.
At the same time, because Time Wizard was in attack position, Joey Wheeler also took the damage dealt by Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
[Joey Wheeler: 3950→2050 LP]
It was at this moment that Mokuba, who was constantly monitoring the footage captured by the surveillance camera, was instructed by Hayato to save a small clip of "Mai Valentine Commanding Red-Eyes Black Dragon to Attack Joey Wheeler" separately.
"What could this be used for, Hayato Older Brother?" Mokuba asked, puzzled.
Hayato smiled slyly. "You wouldn't understand this. This video will definitely be very useful in the future. For example, when those two on the field get married, we can play it on the projector. I've even thought of the title: 'Shocking! The Original and The Other Woman Team Up Against The Scumbag!'"
Meanwhile, on the duel field, the battle continued.
Red-Eyes Black Dragon's attack successfully hit, but it didn't fully vent Mai Valentine's frustration. She waved her hand again and ordered, "This is the second strike, take this, Joey Wheeler!"
"Harpie Lady 2's direct attack!"
Compared to Red-Eyes Black Dragon's attack, which looked fierce but felt like a gentle breeze when it hit him, Harpie Lady's attack was much more forceful. With one swipe, it hit Joey Wheeler, making him involuntarily take a step back.
"Ugh!"
[Joey Wheeler: 2050→550 LP]
"Hmph, do you still dare to say with such confidence that you're guaranteed to win now, Joey Wheeler?" Raising her head proudly, Mai Valentine said smugly, "My End Turn."
However, she hadn't realized one thing yet—when dealing with someone like Joey Wheeler, the King of Top-Decking, who is extremely skilled at turning the tables in difficult situations, you either let him keep some LP or finish him off in one blow. You absolutely must not attack him, fail to defeat him, and leave him with just a few LP.
[Mai Valentine: 1700 LP, Hand 0]
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon][ATK 2400]
[Harpie Lady 2][ATK 1500]
[Hysteric Party]
Field: [Harpies' Hunting Ground]
"Inhale~ Exhale~" When it was his turn, Joey Wheeler placed his fingers on his deck, but instead of immediately drawing his card, he took a deep breath.
"What's wrong, Joey Wheeler? You're not nervous or scared, are you?" Mai Valentine said with a smile.
"No way, I just suddenly remembered something," Joey Wheeler retorted, turning his head to look in the direction of the camera.
Meanwhile, inside the infirmary on the 'St. Anna' ship, Serenity Wheeler watched the broadcast on the television, murmuring with a mix of expectation and worry, "Older Brother..."