"It's Cyber End Dragon, my brother's ace monster!"
Cyber End Dragon, LV 10, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 4000.
It was a gigantic mechanical dragon with three heads, each emitting a bright electric light. Moreover, the previously sleek and immaculate body of the Cyber Dragon now had an added pair of wings, making it look even more balanced and formidable.
"A mere 4000 ATK." Vampire Lady shrugged, spreading her hands and shaking her head. "With the young lady on the field, what's 4000 ATK worth?"
"Is that so—hahaha, activating the Quick-Play Spell, Limiter Removal!"
Marufuji Ryo instantly revealed a card from his hand: "This is a Spell Card specifically for Machine-Type monsters. Once this card is activated, the ATK of all Machine-Type monsters on the field is doubled!"
"Brilliant!" In the audience, Mitsuzawa Daichi immediately spoke up, "Thus, Cyber End Dragon's ATK will reach 8000 points! Even if Vampire Noble Daughter increases her DEF by 3000 points, it only sums up to 5000 at most, which is utterly incapable of fending off Cyber End Dragon. Not only that, but she will also be utterly defeated in battle, unable to execute her Vampiric LP absorption tactic!"
"Additionally, Cyber End Dragon has a piercing effect, which means that even in Defense Position, LP will be lost!"
"Losing 6000 LP means that even if Vampire Noble Daughter resurrects, there will be no more advantage!"
"Does that mean brother and they will win!?" Shou asked excitedly.
Mitsuzawa Daichi shook his head: "But... conversely, powerful cards also come with risks. After Limiter Removal ends, Cyber End Dragon will be destroyed."
"Battle, attack Vampire Noble Daughter with Cyber End Dragon!"
"I won't let you harm the young lady!" Vampire Vamp immediately activated a Set Card, "Trap Card, Waboku. This turn, our monsters won't be destroyed in battle, and battle damage is reduced to zero!"
With that, she directly flew out, her body glowing with eerie black light, and barred the way in front of Vampire Noble Daughter, blocking all the light flames ejected by Cyber End Dragon.
"!!"
"What—ah—" Shou painfullly closed his eyes.
"It's over! Ryo's monster is going to be destroyed..."
"Even the invincible Cyber End Dragon can't break through? How powerful is that Vampire Noble Daughter!"
"It seems, Judai, it's up to the two of us now!" Manjome sighed in disappointment, calling out to his classmate.
"No!" Judai gazed at the field resolutely, shaking his head, "No, Caesar and Hikari haven't given up yet!"
"Even if they haven't given up, this situation..."
"Hehehehe..." Marufuji Ryo chuckled lightly, utterly unfazed by the blocked attack, as if the development was exactly as he'd envisioned!
"I'll set a card, ending my turn."
"At this moment, your monster shall be destroyed too!" Vampire Vamp quickly exclaimed.
"Never mind, its destruction now is merely paving the way for future reunions." Marufuji Ryo remained indifferent.
"It's disastrous, ahhhh, brother, brother's field is left barren!!"
"...My turn." Vampire Noble Daughter drew a card.
She frowned, feeling something was amiss.
"Flip-Summon Vampire Vamp." The Vamp finally had the opportunity to join the Noble Daughter, flying over hurriedly.
"Next, using Gozuki's effect, once per turn during the Main Phase, send a Zombie-Type from the deck to the graveyard. Send Vampire Grace to the graveyard, then activate the Spell Card Book of Life, banishing your Cyber End Dragon from the graveyard and Special Summoning Vampire Grace."
Following her instincts, she made her decision.
Vampire Grace, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Zombie-Type, ATK 2000.
"Activate Vampire Grace's effect, once per turn, declare a card type, the opponent sends that type from their deck to the graveyard... Spell Card."
"Polymerization." Marufuji Ryo didn't hesitate, taking a Spell Card from his deck and sending it to the graveyard.
"Strange, why not a monster?" Mitsuzawa wondered.
"At this moment, Vampire Kingdom's effect activates!" Vampire Noble Daughter slowly raised her hand, dense smoke pervaded throughout the city, yet her wine-red eyes glowed brightly, mysterious and bewitching.
"Then, I activate the Trap Card, Threatening Roar!"
Marufuji Ryo immediately unveiled a Set Card: "This turn, the opponent cannot declare an attack!"
"Then I send Vampire Baby from my deck to the graveyard, destroying your last Set Card."
A snapping sound.
The Set Card was illuminated by the red moonlight, and in the next instant, shattered into pieces.
It turned out to be yet another Polymerization.
"A Monster Reborn, and a Polymerization... Caesar possesses great expertise in tag duels, pre-arranging cards for his partner." Mitsuzawa Daichi nodded in approval, "Only, Vampire Kingdom, Vampire's Domain, the combination with Vampire Noble Daughter, is truly terrifying."
"Hahaha, you're finished now, how will you win this time!" Camilla indulgently extended her long tongue while laughing gleefully, as if the previous ordeals caused by the Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem were now swept away.
Vampire Noble Daughter, however, felt a little agitated.
She clearly realized she had been "set up," but couldn't pinpoint where the problem lay.
Giving a glance to the confidently smiling Vamp, she sighed in her heart with helplessness.
In hindsight, the decision to play tag sounded rather reckless.
"End Turn." She had no further moves; she could only end it.
"This is the last chance." Mitsuzawa Daichi swallowed hard.
Everyone could sense this truth.
If they didn't turn the tables now, Tenjo Hikari and Caesar would meet only one end!
"The opponent's field is filled with 5 Zombie monsters." Gazing at a field swarming with Zombie-Types, even Asuka, known for her courage, couldn't help but feel uneasy, not to mention the opponent being an "authentic" Vampire.
"Might as well surrender early, little darlings~" Camilla, adopting her grand lady demeanor, spoke warmly from the side.
"Does surrendering count as half-loss?" It seemed to Shou like a good deal, prompting him to ask.
"Shou!" Judai shouted with visible anger.
"Shou—" Caesar couldn't help but sigh, "Watch closely, your brother and Tenjo's duel."
"!?"
"This turn, we'll settle the score—Hikari, it's up to you, just as we planned from the start!"
"Yeah, leave it to me!"
Tenjo Hikari drew a card.
Marufuji Ryo, Caesar Ryo, from any angle, they are perfect students. As a senior, he guides underclassmen, leading the way for Judai; as a friend, he searched for Tenjouin Fubuki for a whole year; as a student, he fulfills the instructions and arrangements of the teachers; as a duelist, he is the strongest duelist in the academy. Yet beneath all this glory, he remains humble and kind, the pride of Blue Academy.
Unfortunately—
He has a brother.
The only flaw of the perfect student Marufuji Ryo is his brother, Marufuji Shou.
Tenjo Hikari glanced at his hand and revealed the card he just drew: "Activate Spell Card, Fusion Deployment. Reveal Labyrinth Tank from the Extra Deck and Special Summon Cannon Soldier from the Deck."
"Then, immediately activate Cannon Soldier's effect, sending it to the Graveyard to deal 500 points of damage to the opponent."
Fraulein blocked with her left hand, her expression unchanged.
Vampire Team LP: 6750→6250
"Can't feel a thing, at this point, what's the use of that kind of thing?" Camilla asked in confusion.
"Hehehe," Marufuji Ryo chuckled lightly from the side, "As a duelist, you're far from adequate."
"Huh?" Camilla was startled.
"Ah—could it be!" Just then, Judai suddenly understood everything, "Could it be, Tenjo, Caesar, from the second turn!"
Caesar nodded.
Starting with the Ancient Gear Golem, he foresaw this move, thus he set the stage for Tenjo Hikari!
Tenjo Hikari is a smart duelist; he would never do something unnecessary, and he even set a card like 'Cybernetic Revolution', which is a card exclusive to Cyber Dragon!
"Exactly!" Tenjo Hikari revealed a card from his hand, "Activate Spell Card, Overload Fusion!"
"Overload Fusion!"
"This is a Fusion Spell for Machine-Type, Dark Attribute Monsters, allowing a Fusion Summon by removing Fusion Materials from the field and Graveyard.
I will remove Proto-Cyber Dragon, Cyber Dragon Vier, Cyber Dragon, Ancient Gear Golem, and Cannon Soldier from play, and crush everything!
Fusion Summon!
Chimeratech Overdragon!"
Countless metal materials flew out from the Graveyard, quickly assembling on the field, forming a gigantic mechanical dragon with seven or eight heads!
Chimeratech Overdragon, LV 9, Dark Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK?
"When this Monster is Fusion Summoned, all other cards on my field are sent to the Graveyard." Tenjo Hikari sent Brilliant Fusion to the Graveyard.
"Chimeratech Overdragon's Fusion Materials include Cyber Dragon and at least one other Machine-Type! Its original ATK and DEF are Fusion Materials × 800 points!"
Chimeratech Overdragon, ATK: 4000
"The same as Cyber End Dragon!"
"Battle, use Chimeratech Overdragon to attack Vampire Fraulein!"
"What!?" The students in the audience gasped.
"Even if it's as strong as Cyber End Dragon, it can't defeat Vampire Fraulein!" Marufuji Shou was anxious.
"My effect. Pay 3000 Life Points."
Vampire Team LP: 6250→3250.
Vampire Fraulein DEF: 2000→5000.
The enormous mechanical dragon spewed a torrent of scorching metal, which Vampire Fraulein effortlessly swatted away with her clothes.
The attack did not surpass the DEF, Tenjo Hikari took damage, biting the pain from the loss of Life Points.
Student Team LP: 5550→4550
Vampire Team LP: 3250→4250.
"This, this is useless at all!"
"Ha—Chimeratech Overdragon can attack a number of times equal to its Fusion Materials!" Tenjo Hikari continued to command the mechanical dragon relentlessly, ignoring the blood flowing from his body, "Attack Vampire Fraulein again!"
"...Pay 3000 Life Points again."
"What's the use of this!?" Shou asked in confusion.
"No, Shou, Tenjo and the others have won!" Judai shouted excitedly.
"What?" Marufuji Shou was utterly puzzled.
Mitsuzawa Daichi explained to him, "To protect herself, Vampire Fraulein pays 3000 LP each time and absorbs 1000 LP; however, in this way, she loses at least 2000 LP each time, and her LP is only 6250! Tenjo and the others have a total of 5550 LP, enough for five attacks!
Even if she only pays 2000 each time, she can only use the effect 3 times. By the third time, their LP will be only 250, at which point—
Come to think of it, that Vampire Fraulein is really too strong; she prematurely removed Cyber End Dragon, probably realizing the current situation. Otherwise, Tenjo and the others would have won more effortlessly!"
Mitsuzawa couldn't help shaking his head, "Actually, at this time, if they abandoned Vampire Fraulein, they might still have the next turn… but it seems that's not what they intend?"
Vampire Fraulein also clearly realized this, albeit without regret, and gently relaxed her brow, finally understanding where the issue she felt earlier was: "Interesting duel. I underestimated you."
"Then, triple attack! Attack Vampire Fraulein!"
"Pay 2100 LP!" This time, Vampire Fraulein couldn't easily brush off the mechanical dragon's breath, but she still paid additional LP and repelled the mechanical dragon.
This is her pride!
"Quadruple attack!"
This time, Fraulein could no longer defend against the attack and could only helplessly be blown back, landing on the high platform of the castle's second floor duelist platform.
"Quintuple attack!!"
"Finally, Chimeratech Overdragon, attack Vampire Girl! This is, the final attack!!"
Vampire Lady quickly shielded Vampire Fraulein, blocking the final battle damage; within the light and fire, the image slowly faded, leaving only their figures.
Ding—
Vampire Team LP: 0
Winners: Marufuji Ryo & Tenjo Hikari.