Chapter 97: Magic Girl Explosion [3-in-1 Chapter]
After all, she was from a famous magic family; although Irena had no interest in the academy's magic club activities, her attainments in magic, looking at the entire Fusion Academy, even including the teachers, could be considered top-tier.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have obtained the title 「Ashen Witch」 at the young age of 16.
The word "witch," in You Ling's previous world, in fairy tales or some folk stories, mostly represented an evil villain.
Even in the Middle Ages, there was such a thing as witch hunts, a judgment against heretics.
However, on the Elf Continent of sword and magic, in a worldview where magic has become commonplace, "witch" is instead a respectful term for female magicians who can skillfully use magic.
During the practical combat test in the daytime, although Irena vaguely sensed an ominous magic power fluctuation from Luka, she didn't point it out.
Of course, Irena definitely kept an eye out.
The biggest reason for being vigilant was that Luka Srlent had become Aisha's roommate.
If this little girl, who looked as pure and innocent as an angel, was actually black-hearted when cut open.
Then before letting her sleep next to Aisha, she herself would have to properly discipline her.
Between the twitches of her gray ahoge, Irena roughly guessed.
Luka being so late today, besides that exaggeratedly large suitcase, she must have done other things she wanted to hide.
After activating a magic called 「True Sight Eye」 , one can see the target's movement trajectory for a period of time prior.
The higher the magic power, the more skilled the magic, the farther back the trajectory can be traced.
For a witch of Irena's level, 「True Sight Eye」 was enough to deduce and trace back half a day's time.
After the practical combat test ended, Irena decisively left the duel field, independently tracing Luka's movement trajectory before she came to school.
Sure enough, a segment of Luka's movement trajectory was very strange.
Clearly, the hotel and Fusion Academy were a straight line between two points, yet Luka deliberately took a detour, heading to a sparsely populated, godforsaken patch of grass outside the school.
Then, Irena discovered in the grass the Millennium Ring that Luka had deliberately discarded.
At first glance, its appearance was very similar to the accessory Aisha hung on her chest every day.
But just by touching it, one could feel the ominous magic power contained within this strangely shaped accessory, which astonished even Irena.
Luka Srlent deliberately discarded this thing here, could it be that she would deliberately come back to retrieve it later?
Unaware that the Millennium Ring had the special ability to automatically return to its host's side, Irena decided to ask for leave from the library in the afternoon and hide here to wait for her prey.
But conversely, Luka also didn't know that the Millennium Ring was already in Irena's hands.
Luka, who originally didn't need to personally retrieve the Ring, found that no matter how she called it, the Ring wouldn't return.
Perhaps due to the suppression of Irena's innate magic power, Luka quickly realized that the Millennium Ring must have been picked up by someone.
The discarded and hidden Millennium Ring being picked up by a busybody; such situations had happened before.
But those busybodies, without exception, Luka made them all pay a painful price.
Having found the discarding location, Luka, as a transfer student, didn't recognize Irena.
Although after seeing the gray-haired girl in the same Fusion Academy uniform, Luka was a little puzzled why an academy student would find the Millennium Ring outside the school.
But Luka didn't think much about it.
Whether you are a student of the academy or not, just eliminate them.
If you're going to regret it, then regret picking up something you shouldn't have.
Duel——!
Then, this scene occurred.
Luka Srlent LP: 3000
Irena LP: 4000
"Activate Trap Card! Targeting the [Grand Dignified Demon Angel Rose Fairy] on your field, eat my Karma Cut !"
[Karma Cut Trap Card Effect: Discard 1 card to activate. Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; banish that target.]
After Luka finally managed to summon the strongest monster in her current deck, the Grand Dignified Demon Angel with black and red wings, it was immediately hit by Irena's Karma Cut; before even launching a single attack, it was banished from the game.
From the beginning of the duel until now, whether Life Points or field presence, Luka was in a state of complete suppression.
Although the other self within the Millennium Ring had temporarily entered dormancy.
But Luka never expected that besides Aisha Carlos, another holder of a Millennium Item, someone else in Fusion Academy could beat her so miserably.
Even more miserable than the practical combat duel test in the morning, Luka couldn't even find a chance to fight back.
She was, after all, a student from the elite-gathering Xyz Academy; how could she be thrashed by a randomly encountered Fusion Academy student.
"What's with this woman? Such dueling strength, is she really just a student in Fusion Academy?"
Luka Srlent, on her first day of transfer, how could she know that this student she 'randomly' encountered was one of the Academy Twin Walls , a super powerhouse.
"I was wondering why there was a little bug acting suspiciously in the daytime. You want this back, right? Student Luka Srlent."
Shaking the Millennium Ring in her hand, although Irena didn't know what exactly this magic item did.
But just from Luka's attitude of immediately trying to snatch it back through a duel without saying a word. It wasn't hard to see that this thing must be very important to Luka, and to some extent, couldn't see the light of day.
"..."
Biting her lip, Luka was hesitating whether to answer Irena.
Although it wasn't a Shadow Game, as long as she won the duel, using Duel Monsters to retrieve the Millennium Ring from Irena's hand would be as easy as pie.
After that, she could start a Shadow Game, and if she was ruthless enough, she could directly choose to silence her.
She didn't seem to need to specifically answer her.
"I end my Battle Phase, then change the two Attack Position [Killer Tomato] on my field to Defense Position."
[Killer Tomato ★★★★ DARK][Plant-Type/Effect ATK: 1400 DEF: 1100]x2
Two Level 4 monsters.
As a student of Xyz Academy, Luka could do it, a Rank 4 Xyz Summon.
Currently, the monster on Irena's field was the 1600 ATK [Magician's Valkyria] , which could be easily surpassed by a Rank 4 Xyz Monster.
But this turn's Battle Phase had already been wasted by herself.
Considering that [Killer Tomato]'s last words effect when destroyed by battle was more conducive to defense, Luka decided to end her turn with this field.
"I set one card, turn end!"
"Oh, unwilling to answer my question, student Luka?"
Dueling while holding the Millennium Ring, Irena held her cards and the Ring in her left hand.
"It seems you still think you can win the duel. Then let's fight until the end, my turn, draw!"
Irena's slender white fingers drew a card; the girl printed on its face was as cute and lovely as the Ashen Witch herself.
"I tribute the [Magician's Valkyria] on my field, Tribute Summon!——Come to my side, Dark Magician Girl !"
[Dark Magician Girl ★★★★★★ (6-Star) DARK][Spellcaster-Type/Effect ATK: 2000 DEF: 1700]
Materializing and floating on the field holding a mini magic staff, Dark Magician Girl, with two cute blushes on her cheeks, because her landing wasn't very stable, even casually adjusted the overly large magician's hat on her head.
"A 6-star monster with 2000 attack points."
In today's duel with Aisha, Luka hadn't even feared Summoned Skull with 2500 attack points, let alone would she fear Dark Magician Girl with only 2000 attack points.
Besides, her own [Killer Tomato] on the field, as long as it was destroyed by battle, could continue to Special Summon monsters from the deck; Dark Magician Girl alone fundamentally couldn't break through.
Irena said: "What's this, this attitude as if only we are being underestimated."
The cute Dark Magician Girl on the field also puffed her cheeks to express her dissatisfaction.
"Then let me hit you with a big one. Let you see, even an apprentice Dark Magician Girl possesses powerful potential that won't lose to Dark Magician !"
A confident smile lifting the corners of her mouth, Irena brilliantly spun the card between her fingertips, then threw it towards Dark Magician Girl on the field.
"——Activate Magic Card [Dark Burning Attack] (Black·Magic·Conductor·Burst·Crack·Break)!"
[Dark Burning Attack Magic Card Effect: Can only be activated if you control a "Dark Magician Girl" monster. Destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls.]
A Magic Card exclusive to Dark Magician Girl; simple and crude destruction. Clearly a C-rank Spell, yet it could achieve an effect like the A-rank Spell [Raigeki] ( Thunder Strike), directly clearing the entire field.
"Go, Dark Magician Girl!"
Crimson magic power condensed at the tip of the magic staff in Dark Magician Girl's hand; the magic power fluctuation, exploding like a nuclear bomb, instantly vaporized the 2 Killer Tomatoes on Luka's field.
Since they were destroyed by a card effect, not considered battle destruction, Killer Tomato couldn't even trigger its last words.
"This way the opponent's field has no monsters, direct attack, Dark Magician Girl!"
Raising her hand forward to declare an attack, Dark Magician Girl condensed a second burst of explosive magic power, blasting towards Luka's harmless, pure face.
"Did you think your monster could get away unscathed!——Activate Trap Card [Sacred Barrier - Mirror Force-]!"
Mirror Force deployed in front of Luka; as a B-rank Trap Card that had tricked Aisha once in the morning's practical combat test, Irena was also well prepared for it.
"——Activate Counter Trap Card [Seven Tools of the Bandit] !"
Irena, unhurriedly, chained and flipped over the Trap Card.