Chapter 37: The Power of the Magical Knight
The power of the Magical Knight was unleashed.
Gaia's powerful evolved form appeared.
[Gaia the Magical Knight, 2300 ATK, Warrior-Type]
However, it wasn't over yet.
"Gaia has absorbed the power of the Magical Knight; its abilities are far greater than this."
"When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 Level 5 Dragon-Type monster in your hand or Graveyard; Special Summon it in Defense Position."
As everyone knows, in Yu-Gi-Oh! effect text,
Effects that activate "when" something happens are superior to effects that activate "if" a specific time.
The former cannot miss the timing, while the latter can.
For example, take the card "Legendary Six Samurai - Kizan".
When Kizan is Special Summoned to the field, you can activate its effect to add a "Six Samurai" monster from your deck to your hand.
But if Kizan is Special Summoned while another card's effect is currently resolving in a Chain, then this search effect will miss its timing.
This is the difference between "when" and "if".
Of course, in the DM era, the concept of "timing" isn't formally established yet.
Currently, it's all about Rule Sharking.
With that, Yu Miao selected a "Curse of Dragonfire" from his hand!!
Ding~
Hellfire blazed.
The Duel Disk's projection system was truly impressive.
A dragon clad in hellish flames materialized.
Téa, who was watching from the sidelines, clenched her fists over her ample chest, repeatedly questioning:
"A different version of Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragon?"
"Aren't those Yugi's cards?"
"Are they all powered-up versions?"
Yu Miao immediately slammed two big monsters onto the field, their strength genuinely surprising Takeda.
But even more terrifying things were yet to come.
"Activate Curse of Dragonfire's effect."
"Once per turn: I can declare 1 Fusion Monster that lists this card as Fusion Material; send the Fusion Materials listed on it from my field to the Graveyard."
"That 1 Fusion Monster is Fusion Summoned from my Extra Deck."
Whoosh~
Curse of Dragonfire, receiving the command, began to glow and heat up, ready to twist and fuse with its lifelong partner, Gaia.
"The Blazing Prison guides the curse, the Magical Knight path guides Gaia. Finally, Magical Arts and Hell forge a warrior."
"Come forth, Dragon Knight Gaia-chan!!"
Boom~
A terrifying whirlwind spread across the field. Gaia the Magical Knight, riding the Blazing Dragon, made its debut.
[Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons, 2100 DEF, Dragon-Type]
Yu Miao's move shocked Takeda, who stared wide-eyed and stammered:
"Impossible! How can you perform a Fusion Summon without a Fusion Spell Card?"
"How can such a card exist?"
Fusing without a Fusion Spell Card... this method of Fusion was a completely new version, something Takeda found hard to accept immediately.
After all, duelists in the DM era were accustomed to using the "Polymerization" Spell Card to create miracles.
But...
Such a powerful Fusion Monster, only in Defense Position?
Takeda thought Yu Miao's skill was far too low.
"I set one card and end my turn," Yu Miao said calmly.
After Seto Kaiba announced the start of the Duel City era, the rules changed accordingly.
In the Duelist Kingdom era of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Fusion Monsters could attack the turn they were Summoned.
But by the time of Duel City, Fusion Monsters could not attack the turn they are Summoned!
The reason?
Probably because during the Duelist Kingdom period, Kaiba created (printed) a card with a whopping 4500 ATK: Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
He figured that without some restrictions on Fusion Monsters, others wouldn't stand a chance.
Think about it, he himself often started with 3 Dragons + 1 Polymerization, immediately bringing out Ultimate Dragon for field pressure!
Without adding some restrictions, how could the opponent play?
This move might be Kaiba's mercy~
Due to the restriction of Fusion Monsters not being able to attack on the first turn, a product of that era, a new card, was born.
Quick Attack!
Its effect was to grant a Fusion Monster the ability to attack the turn it was Summoned.
This thing can't be found in the real card game anymore.
In his previous life, Yu Miao was fortunate enough to collect this "Quick Attack" card while eating instant noodles from the corner store.
"A 2100 DEF Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons is far too easy to deal with," Takeda bolstered his own courage as he drew a card fiercely from his deck.
The card he drew was... Fusion Sage.
Seeing this Spell Card, Takeda breathed a sigh of relief and burst into "Hahaha" laughter on the spot.
"Drawing this card is truly incredibly lucky."
"Foolish boy, Fusion Summoning without a Fusion Spell Card might seem like an art form."
"Let me show you what it means to keep it simple and fundamental."
Spell Card, Fusion Sage.
The effect of this Spell Card allows you to unconditionally add 1 "Polymerization" Spell Card from your deck to your hand.
Takeda didn't hesitate to use the retrieved Polymerization Spell Card: "I fuse Big Koala and the King of the Swamp!"
The King of the Swamp possesses the effect to substitute for any Fusion Material Monster.
Whoosh~
The distorting power of Fusion spread.
Once the light faded,
An enormous, giant koala monster sat firmly on Takeda's field.
[Master of Oz, 4200 ATK, Beast-Type]
"Hahaha, see that? 4200 Attack Points!"
"What can your Gaia the Magical Knight of Dragons possibly do against that?"
This is an era where Attack Points reign supreme!
With a smug grin, Takeda activated the Spell Card in his hand, Quick Attack!
[Quick Attack (Anime): Allows 1 Fusion Monster to attack the turn it is Summoned.]
With the help of Quick Attack, Master of Oz could now attack.
However, Yu Miao precisely seized this moment, declaring:
"Strong, so strong."
"So I activate Gaia's effect."
"During either player's Main Phase: You can target 1 card on the field, other than this card; this card's ATK becomes 0, and if it does, destroy that target."
Dragon Knight Gaia-chan's ATK dropped from 2600 to 0!
With a "Boom,"
The 4200 ATK Master of Oz was instantly destroyed!
Takeda was stunned.
His freshly Fusion Summoned Master of Oz was gone just like that?
4200 ATK was indeed terrifying, only 300 points shy of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's 4500.
But in a duel between monsters, Attack Points don't decide everything.
Yu Miao looked at Takeda and explained leisurely, "Now you should understand why I placed Gaia in Defense Position."
Gaia possessed a Quick Effect to destroy a card, but its negative effect reduced its ATK. Being in Defense Position effectively avoided this situation of having 0 ATK while in Attack Position.
"So... so strong," Téa's expression was one of shock. Although she knew Yousei was a duelist, she didn't know he was this powerful.
A 4200 ATK monster wiped out just like that?
But...
If Yu Miao was such a powerful duelist, why didn't he appear during Duelist Kingdom?
Was it because Pegasus didn't invite him?
Or was it...?
"Y-You bastard! How dare you destroy my invincible Master of Oz!" Takeda snapped out of his stupor; this was the first time he encountered a monster with a Quick Effect that destroyed cards.
Despicable.
So despicable!
Duel Monsters should be about winning fairly and squarely through Attack Points.
Destroying cards?
The purity is far too low.
(End of Chapter)
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