Teacher Daitokuji is also considered one of the strongest early bosses, clearly more qualified than the bystanders and extras Judai has so easily defeated before.
Even though Teacher was caught off guard by Judai's unexpected use of "Lava Golem," he quickly regrouped and launched a counterattack.
It must be said that Teacher Daitokuji's Alchemy Deck is somewhat inexplicable and from a card player's perspective, its combat power is almost negative, belonging to the "if you can summon a monster right away, consider it a win" category of weak decks. However, he does possess some pretty terrifying cards.
One of the most well-known is the Continuous Trap "Macro Cosmos," regarded as the wrecking force within the Yu-Gi-Oh! environment. Even twenty years later, it still sends shivers down the spines of many card players, a favorite among solitary players who seek to frustrate opponents, unanimously classified by successive generations of card players into the "Revenge Society" deck camp.
"Revenge Society," shorthand for "revenge against society," is a type of deck in the long development history of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that never fades or becomes obsolete.
The common feature of these decks is that frustrating opponents is often more important than winning. These decks don't necessarily have a high win rate, but even when they lose, they can often drive opponents crazy.
Teacher Daitokuji's "Macro Cosmos" is a frequent guest in such decks, enjoying a lifetime position in relevant decks. As long as it's not banned, solitary players will always favor it.
To be honest, Judai's Elemental Heroes don't rely that much on the graveyard, but having it directly removed is still pretty annoying.
Teacher Daitokuji cleared nearly all the monsters from both graveyards. Then he summoned his trump card "Helios Trice Megistus" — this monster's attack and defense are equal to the number of monsters banished from the game times 300 points, so the monster Teacher summoned has an attack power of over five thousand now, truly terrifying.
In the final round, Judai's Life Points are like a flickering candle in the wind, cornered by Helios's onslaught. The final draw will decide his fate!
On the surface, Teacher Daitokuji seems to have the victory in hand.
You're not Caesar Ryo. Can you possibly conjure a "Cyberload Fusion" to instantly defeat me?
Cyberload Fusion, this card allows your Cyber Dragon to fuse while in the banished zone.
To be honest, few cards can utilize banished zone resources. Even Cyberload Fusion is unique to Cyber Dragons. Can Yuki Judai somehow conjure an Elemental Hero version of Cyberload Fusion...
"Magic Card 'Parallel World Fusion'!" Judai shouted. "This card shuffles Fusion Materials from the banished zone back into the deck to Fusion Summon an 'Elemental Hero' monster!"
Daitokuji: Nani!?
Even Teacher Daitokuji, who had high hopes for Yuki Judai from the start, was shocked at this moment.
Is a miracle draw really that accurate?
Right... did you really have such a card in your deck all along? You must have read the script... (crossed out)
But even so, it's not over yet.
After all, Teacher currently has the Helios with over five thousand attack power on the field. Even the Five-Headed Dragon can't beat his Helios right now; it's not so easy to deal with.
Moreover, Helios has the "can increase attack power by 500 and resurrect when destroyed in battle" effect. Yuki Judai only conjuring one Fusion card, normal monsters are no match for Helios...
"I will fuse 'Avian,' 'Burstinatrix,' 'Clayman,' and 'Bubbleman' in my banished zone!" Judai declared. "Earth, water, fire, and wind—the four elemental heroes—fuse to summon—
—Elemental Hero Electrum!"
[Elemental Hero Electrum, Attack Power 2900]
Daitokuji chuckled. "This kind of Hero can't defeat Helios."
But Judai smiled even more brightly. "Electrum's effect: Upon Fusion Summon, shuffle all monsters banished from the game back into their owners' decks!"
Daitokuji coughed out a mouthful of old blood.
"'Helios Trice Megistus's' attack power is the number of banished monsters times 300," Judai declared. "If all monsters return to the deck, its attack power becomes..."
[Helios Trice Megistus, Attack Power 0]
Daitokuji was weak and didn't even want to speak.
Here, I suggest you directly fuse an "Elemental Hero Anti-Sun," whose effect is "when Fusion Summoned, all monsters with 'Sun' in their names spontaneously combust," which is way simpler and more straightforward than your conjured effect...
But when Judai's "Elemental Hero Electrum" charged fiercely at his Helios, about to bring the duel to its conclusion, Teacher Daitokuji had a revelation.
The perfect reversal drawn precisely from a desperate situation (without even knowing if such a card was in the deck), a quadruple fusion that coincidentally counters each effect line by line...
What is this?
Isn't this the Card Conjuring he has always pursued...
...Ahem, isn't this the ultimate Alchemy he's sought his whole life!
Like turning stone into gold.
In fact, in the original animation, "Elemental Hero Electrum" first appeared when Judai dueled Teacher Daitokuji, perfectly countering his deck.
So later, when card players in the real world opened Electrum from a new card pack, they found this cumbersome quadruple fusion hero only had the seemingly meaningless effect of "shuffling all banished monsters back into the deck," because it was something Judai conjured on-site in an emergency...
What? You say the effect is too targeted and not practical, with little actual combat value?
Then why not just conjure another more practical card in an actual fight?
Anyway, there are so many Elemental Heroes, just randomly combine them, and fusing any two creates a new monster. As for the fused effect, it can be determined according to the situation on the field and actual needs...
The false Duel King may have to be like Youyu: prescient, fully aware of the opponent's details, stuffing counter cards based on the opponent's deck and tactics, doing whatever they like with the Duelist level advantage without screwing up.
The true Duel King, however, must have the innate ability of Student Judai. Card conjuring talent is innate, abandoning even basic principles when become urgent. Even without knowing the opponent's deck, they can conjure counter cards in battle, and the card effect texts they conjure seem line by line tailored to the opponent (though often useless later)...
No wonder Teacher Daitokuji recognized Judai as the "Greatest Alchemist." Even if ordinary people spent a lifetime studying painstakingly, they might not be able to recreate the miracle he created in the instant of drawing a card.
[Daitokuji, LP 0]
Life Points hit zero, the impact facing him directly. The teacher staggered backward, the mask on his face cracking and splitting into two halves, which dropped to the ground.
Judai saw his face clearly, standing dazed on the spot for quite some time.
"Teacher Daitokuji...?"
Daitokuji raised his head, smiling as he looked at him.
"Yo, Judai," he chuckled lightly. "Congratulations, you passed the final exam of the Alchemy course."
Judai remained in a stupor for a while, unable to process what just happened.
Daitokuji straightened up, turned to face a corner shrouded in darkness, and started speaking to himself.
"I've wrapped up here. You must have seen it all. Any thoughts you'd like to share...
...Mr. Youyu?"