"My turn! I draw a card!" Yuji drew a card.
"I activate the Spell Card, [Dodododraw]! I send a 'Dododo' monster from my hand to the graveyard and draw two cards!"
"Next, I summon [Gagaga Sister] in Attack Position! When [Gagaga Sister] is successfully summoned, I add a Gagaga Spell/Trap card from my deck to my hand."
"I add [Gagagabolt] to my hand!"
"I activate the Spell Card, [Gagagabolt]!"
"If I control a monster with 'Gagaga' in its name, I can target 1 card on the field and destroy it."
[Gagaga Sister]'s little staff waved slowly, and a thunderbolt struck down.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell, [Forbidden Dress]! I target 1 face-up monster on the field. Until the end of the turn, that monster's ATK decreases by 600, and it cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects."
[Destiny HERO - Dystopia] ATK: 2800→2200
A golden light screen appeared on Dystopia's surface. Under this light screen's protection, Dystopia resisted the lightning strike unharmed.
"Then, I set 2 cards and end my turn." Yuji Itadori set 2 cards on the duel disk, declaring the end of his turn.
"At this moment, the effect of [Destiny HERO - Dystopia] activates!"
"When this card's ATK is different from its original ATK, I can target 1 card on the field and destroy that card, then this card's ATK becomes its original value. I destroy the card on your left! Sublime Justice!"
The Dystopia crossed his arms and released purple cross-shaped lightning, and Yuji's leftmost set card exploded instantly.
"You've been fooled." Yuji smiled mysteriously. "Because you activated a monster effect, the End Phase rolled back, and I choose to continue my turn."
"What?" Ed was startled.
"So those two cards were intentionally set to trick me into destroying them?" Ed's expression turned uncertain after being outplayed.
"I activate the effect of [Zubababancho Gagagacoat] in my hand!"
"If I control a 'Zubaba' or 'Gagaga' monster other than this card, I can Special Summon this card."
"[Zubababancho Gagagacoat]'s effect activates!"
"I target 1 'Dododo' or 'Gogogo' monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon that monster."
"Appear! [Dodododwarf Gogogoglove]!"
"I overlay the two Level 4 monsters on my field!"
Yuji Itadori pointed to the sky with one hand, summoning a bright galaxy.
"XYZ Summon! Descend! Warrior of Hope! [Number 39: Utopia Double]!"
Hope, whose body radiated brilliant colors, slowly descended from the Milky Way, and the holy light illuminated the night sky.
"A Number monster? Is this the thing that eliminated the Amazoness sisters?" Ed stretched out his hand to block the bright light from Hope and gritted his teeth. "But it's useless. At this moment, I activate my Trap Card, [D-Hyper Nova]!"
"If a monster is Special Summoned to my opponent's field while I control a Special Summoned monster and a 'Destiny HERO' monster: Destroy all monsters my opponent controls that were Special Summoned this turn."
With this set card's activation, the fiery red D on Dystopia's helmet flashed, and a powerful explosion instantly struck Hope, who had just landed and was still standing.
The explosion's impact knocked Yuji Itadori over again, and he fell heavily on the ground behind him.
"Your little tricks are useless against me." Ed said coldly.
Yuji stood up with difficulty and wiped the wound on his face that had been scratched by debris: "You still had that move? Then, I activate the Equip Spell, [Wonder Wand], and equip it to [Gagaga Sister]!"
"This card can only be equipped to Spellcaster monsters, and the equipped monster's ATK increases by 500!"
[Gagaga Sister] ATK: 200 → 700
"Then, I activate [Wonder Wand]'s effect! I send the equipped monster and this card from my field to the Graveyard and draw 2 cards from my deck."
"I set two cards and end my turn." Panting heavily, Yuji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and ended his turn.
Yuji could now feel his condition had sharply declined. He hadn't rested properly after the previous battle with Sugihara Yasuo. Now encountering such a powerful enemy again, the successive impacts had caused the old wounds in this body to relapse.
"This time, Its really going to be harder." Yuji thought through gritted teeth.
"Is it really the end of your turn this time? Then, your struggle is over!" Ed said. "My turn! Draw!"
"I summon [Destiny HERO - Drilldark] in Attack Position!"
"When [Destiny HERO - Drilldark] is successfully summoned, I can Special Summon a 'Destiny HERO' monster from my hand with ATK lower than this card!"
"Appear! The second [Destiny HERO - Drilldark]!"
"When I have 0 cards in my hand, I activate the effect of [Destiny HERO - Celestial] in my Graveyard! I banish this card and 1 other 'Destiny HERO' monster from my Graveyard and draw 2 cards from my deck."
"I banish [Destiny HERO - Celestial] and [Destiny HERO - Decider] from my graveyard! Draw two cards!"
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell, [Forbidden Lance]!"
"I target 1 face-up monster on the field, and that monster's ATK decreases by 800 until the end of the turn, and it's unaffected by the effects of other Spell or Trap Cards."
[Destiny HERO - Dystopia] ATK: 2800→2000
"The effect of [Destiny HERO - Dystopia] activates! When this card's ATK is different from its original ATK, I can target 1 card on the field. When that card is destroyed, this card's ATK becomes its original value."
"I destroy the set card on your right! Sublime Justice!"
The Dystopia crossed his hands in front of his chest and shot out purple cross-shaped lightning, which hit the set card on Yuji Itadori's right, and the card shattered.
"A Trap card that can forcibly end the Battle Phase? You're really tenacious, just like the cockroaches in this dimension. Yes, as one of their leaders, you're just a slightly stronger cockroach." Ed sneered.
Hearing Ed's words, Yuji, who had integrated the original body's memories, felt angry: "The reason we never retreat is because there are important people behind us who need protection. How could you bloody invaders understand this!"
"Tch, boring." Ed curled his lips. "The so-called beliefs of you people are really boring. First there's that psychopath who wants to bring smiles to everyone, and then you. Existences like you could never appreciate the greatness of the Academy's program."
"Is the so-called great plan to reunite the four dimensions?" Yuji said coldly.
"How do you know?" Ed frowned. The content of this plan was top secret that only a few people knew even within the academy. Could there be a mole in the academy?
"For this so-called plan, you impose war on us? What a disgusting face of an aggressor."
"It seems you still have many secrets. After I capture you, I'll have to pry your mouth open to see who the academy's mole is." Ed said with a wave of his hand: "Battle!"
"[Destiny HERO - Dystopia] attacks directly!"
(End of this chapter)