Crow glanced at the card in his hand and raised one: "When there are no monsters on your field, activate the effect of Blackwing - Simoon the Poison Wind by banishing another Blackwing monster from the hand.
Select one [Black Whirlwind] from the Deck, set it in your Spell and Trap Zone, and this card in your hand can be Normal Summoned without release or sent to the Graveyard. For this turn, until the end, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck except for Dark Attribute Monsters!"
"Ah?"
"Eh!?"
"What——" All the police officers and those onlookers watching for fun let out a unanimous exclamation.
The reason is simple——
Isn't this exactly the same!?
If Black Whirlwind's effect is the same, then this Duel...
"Normal Summon, Level 6 Simoon. Activate Black Whirlwind's effect! When a Blackwing monster is summoned on your field, it activates. Add one Blackwing monster with lower Attack Power from the Deck to your hand!"
"Is it actually the exact same tactic?"
"Exactly the same strategy… these two?"
Serena also watched this scene in surprise.
In this world, a Duel is not just a competition, but also a clash of spirits, a mental ritual. The stronger someone's beliefs, the stronger their power, the stronger their Duel.
Just like her impression of her master, who, because of trust and perseverance in Polymerization, could handle the Deck effortlessly in a Duel, even though it seemed almost impossible to outsiders—— Serena once used that Deck in a Fusion Department test, but it was unplayable, and even with her luck would often lose the Duel due to card mishaps.
Using the same tactics, the same summoning methods, even having similar monster names, can only mean one thing: the Duels began from the same starting point.
But…
Why did it end up this way?
Both made completely different choices with the same stance and different beliefs, leading to opposite paths.
As Black Whirlwind appeared, a violent black storm seemed to swirl around the D-wheels of both players,
"According to Black Whirlwind's effect, I add Blackwing - Sudri the Phantom Glimmer with an Attack Power less than 1600 from the Deck to my hand, then summon it!"
"At this moment, Sudri's effect and Black Whirlwind's effect activate. Black Whirlwind's effect allows me to add one Blackwing monster with Attack Power less than 1400 from the Deck to my Hand Card, and Sudri's effect allows me to add one card mentioning [Black-Winged Dragon] from the Deck to my hand excluding Sudri.
I add Blackwing - Shamal the Sandstorm and Blackwing - Vata the Emblem of Wandering with Attack Power less than 1400 to my hand."
"Activate Shamal's effect, send this card from the hand or field to the Graveyard. Set 1 [Black Feather Whirlwind] from the Deck face-up on the field!"
"Black Feather Whirlwind?" Shinji, who was in a tug of war with Crow, could not help but question, "What kind of card is that?"
He was very familiar with Crow's Deck, often exchanging and sharing strategies——because at their core, they both focused on aggressively special summoning and searching for monsters to perform repetitive Synchros.
But this card that Crow used, Shinji didn't recognize at all.
Crow glanced at him without responding.
This card was the power he gained after his rebirth as a "Dark Signer".
"When there is a Blackwing monster other than Vata on your field, it can be Special Summoned—then, its effect activates during your Main Phase. Send this card with a total of LV 8 and any other non-tuner Blackwing monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard to Special Summon one [Black-Winged Dragon] from the Extra Deck!"
Bzzz——
Yusei had already stopped on the track, watching the two people dueling and speeding in the air, his brows almost knitted together.
"Deck… Synchro?"
"This is the first time I've heard of Deck Synchro." Ushio was also shocked watching this scene.
Even the noble lords at the top do not possess cards of this level?
Squeak, squeak, squeak——
On the other side, Tenjo Hikari stopped the car, parked it by the road, jumped directly off the car, and quickly made his way to Serena's side.
"Ah, ah, ah — Master!" Serena, who was focused on watching the Duel, suddenly saw a figure beside her, who grabbed her by the collar like a piglet. After struggling for a moment and seeing it was Tenjo Hikari, her head shrank.
Seeing the situation, Ushio, knowing the two knew each other, did not stop him.
"Serena!!" Tenjo Hikari shouted as he grabbed her, "Do you know how worried I was!?"
"I-I'm sorry… Master." Serena almost shrunk into a ball, feeling very embarrassed.
"...Quickly tell me what happened before!" Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath, looked at the hovering Duel beside him, took another deep breath, and prioritized, saying, "I'll deal with you later, so be ready!"
"Yes!" She instinctively gave a Fusion Army salute!
"Don't show me that! Just talk properly!"
"Yes!!" Serena tensed up her whole body.
Meanwhile, Crow had completed his operation.
He sent the two monsters from the Deck and Vata on the field to the Graveyard, and Special Summoned his own unique, gigantic Black Dragon.
Black-Winged Dragon, LV 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, Attack Power 2800.
"Activate Black Feather Whirlwind's effect. Once per turn, when you Special Summon a Dark Attribute Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck, target one monster in your Graveyard or banished state with lower Attack Power than that monster. Special Summon that monster!
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