Chapter 145: I Offer Up My Tamashii!
"I Set one Card, End Turn." Since [X-Head Cannon] had already attacked, and [Ojama King] and [Ojama Yellow] had no Battle Power, Hayato Set his last Card in Hand and ended his Turn.
"At the end of your Turn, the Effect of [Cyber Shadow Gardna] Activates." Samejima flipped the [Cyber Shadow Gardna] placed in his Front Row face-down, Setting it back into his incredibly Shady three "Burn Combo" Cards in the Spell/Trap Zone. "It will once again become a Trap Card and be Set back into my Spell/Trap Zone."
"What the heck, there are even Trap Cards that can be Set back like this? That's too unfair!" Téa in the Spectator Area understood Samejima's Dueling Strategy. "This way, when it's Hayato's Turn, won't that Card just pop out again and deal 300 points of Damage to Hayato?"
"Although the Damage per instance isn't high, it's like bleeding him out, slowly consuming the Opponent's Life Force little by little." Yugi summarized the Strategy Samejima was employing with pinpoint accuracy. "Right now, even if Hayato wanted to restore Life Points, he couldn't. Whether it's [Mystical Refpanel] or [Emergency Provisions], because of the [Drug-Induced Side Effects], they would instead accelerate the loss of Hayato's Life Points."
Meanwhile, Samejima began his new Turn: "My Turn, Draw a Card."
Drawing a Card, a smile appeared on Samejima's face, making Hayato feel a sense of unease.
"Activate Magic Card, [Pot of Greed], to Draw two Cards from my Deck. Then, I Tribute the [Cyber Phoenix] on my Field." As Samejima Drew two Cards, the [Cyber Phoenix] on his Field also began to Disassemble and transform. "Tribute Summon my Ace Card from my Deck! Watch closely, Hayato-kun, this is the true Power of the Cyber Style!"
"[Cyber Ogre]!"
A tall, humanoid Machine Monster stood tall, its metallic structure supporting its massive Body, and the surging current within its Body suggested it contained considerable Power.
[Cyber Ogre] [Level 5 / Earth Attribute]
[Machine Type / Effect]
[1900 ATK / 1200]
As a Level 5 Monster, [Cyber Ogre]'s Stats weren't particularly impressive. On the surface, it seemed somewhat unworthy of being called the "true Power of the Cyber Style" as Samejima claimed. However, Hayato didn't let his guard down, knowing in his Heart that it was not strange for any kind of weird Monster to appear in an Underworld Deck.
"Next, I Activate the Magic Card, [Iron Call]. I can Activate this Card when a Machine Type Monster exists on my Field." Samejima held the [Cyber Phoenix] that had just been Tributed in his Hand. "Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Machine Type Monster from my Graveyard with its Effect negated."
"Revive, [Cyber Phoenix]!"
As the Machine Phoenix Revived once more, Hayato's Life Points were again reduced by 300 points by [Cyber Summon Blaster].
[Hayato: 2500 LP → 2200 LP]
Following that, Samejima played his last Card in Hand: "Then, because I have two Machine Type Monsters on my Field, I can Activate this Card, [Iron Draw]!"
"This Card can only be Activated when I have exactly two Machine Type Monsters in my Field. Draw two Cards from my Deck. After that, until the End of the Turn, I can only Special Summon a Monster one more time."
The two people on the Field didn't have much reaction to Samejima's series of Operations, but Joey Wheeler outside the Field watched Samejima Draw two Cards, his eyes wide as he nudged Yugi with his elbow: "That Samejima-san is too amazing, isn't he? After Tributing a Monster and then Summoning it back to the Field, he has an extra Level 5 Monster, and he still has two Cards in Hand."
Yugi, remembering the concept of "Card advantage" that Hayato had mentioned to him during casual chats, nodded solemnly in agreement: "The gap in Life Points between Hayato and Samejima-san has already widened to 1800 points. If this continues, Samejima-san might not even need a single Battle to defeat Hayato without shedding blood."
Yugi himself was also thinking – if the opponent deployed a nearly unbreakable Burn Combo and then just turtled up, how could he possibly defeat them?
"[Cyber Ogre], huh? I remember that's a Powerful Monster whose ATK can be increased by Discarding a companion from your Hand. How about it, Samejima-san, did you Draw another [Cyber Ogre]?"
Samejima was slightly taken aback by Hayato's words, then smiled again: "I didn't expect you to know about [Cyber Ogre], Hayato. Well, it's not strange, after all, this Card is the Monster most frequently used by Cyber Style students before they graduate. You knowing about it isn't surprising."
"However, unfortunately, I didn't Draw another [Cyber Ogre]. But the Monsters currently on my Field are already enough!" Samejima waved his Hand forward. "[Cyber Ogre], Attack [X-Head Cannon]. [Cyber Phoenix] Attack [Ojama Yellow]!"
[Cyber Ogre] leaped like Mount Tai pressing down, arriving in front of [X-Head Cannon]. Its thick mechanical arm wrapped around the blue mechanical soldier, controlling its movements. Before its two back Cannons could calibrate, [Cyber Ogre] exerted force, and [X-Head Cannon] was crushed and Destroyed, Sent to the Graveyard.
As for [Ojama Yellow], there was even less to say. In front of [Cyber Phoenix], it ran around everywhere, even trying to call out to [Ojama King] for help, but after shouting for a long time without getting a response, it realized its King had somehow fallen asleep lying on the Field. With endless unwillingness, crying, it was Destroyed by [Cyber Phoenix].
[Hayato: 2200 LP → 2100 LP]
"I Set one Card, End my Turn." Samejima Set a Card in Hand and ended his Turn. "Then, at the moment my Turn ends, the [Cyber Phoenix] that was Revived by [Iron Call] returns to the Graveyard."
[Cyber Phoenix] sparked all over like an electrical appliance that had reached the end of its lifespan. As Samejima's words fell, it Disassembled with a "boom" and returned to the Graveyard.
[Samejima: 4000 LP, Hand 1]
[Cyber Ogre] [ATK 1900]
[Set Card] [Dark Cure] [Drug-Induced Side Effects] [Cyber Summon Blaster] [Set Card]
Hayato: "My Turn, Draw a Card."
"This is truly an intense Battle, Samejima-san. Both of our Hands are almost used up." Hayato looked at the Card he Drew, quite satisfied. "In that case, let's replenish our Hands. Magic Card Activate, [Graceful Charity], both players Draw until they have a total of 6 Cards in Hand!"
Quickly Drawing 6 Cards, Hayato saw Samejima's face light up with joy, knowing he had also Drawn some good Cards. "Samejima-san, the Chain between the Cards on your Field has truly opened my eyes,"
--- I've never seen a Deck more Shady than yours
"Such a Powerful Combo has completely ignited the Competitive Spirit in my Heart,"
--- If I don't win against you, I won't be able to eat or sleep peacefully
"But I also understand that the Monsters currently on my Field cannot defeat you yet,"
--- [Ojama King] is too weak
"So for Victory, I am willing to abandon my Tamashii!"
(End of Chapter)