Here we are, time to watch a duel featuring the legendary introvert.
As the local player Nora Tatsu, with his comical bunny headgear and flapping bunny ears, approached, the Doma branch leader clearly hadn't realized the severity of the situation.
The branch leader sneered at this player with a look that screamed disdain, not bothering to hide his contempt.
Clearly, he didn't regard this duel as a challenge at all.
I, the distinguished leader of Doma Organization, Domino Branch, Southeast Division, Third District, Sixth Unit, am I going to get wrecked by a lunatic?
No way!
He even felt his intelligence was severely insulted.
"Hah, if it's a duel you want, I'm happy to oblige." The leader snorted with a laugh, activating his Duel Disc, "Remember this well, my name is Murdoch, and it will be the name of your demise!"
Mister Murdoch was very astute, possibly aware that those with generic faces and no names usually die the fastest, so he hurriedly announced his title to make a mark before the fight began.
But it didn't matter; after all, Brother Tatsu is an experienced introvert.
Murdoch noticed that when both sides activated their Duel Discs, the watching idiots seemed to look at him with sympathy, giving him an almost funereal vibe.
However, Murdoch was entirely unperturbed.
Hmph, a bunch of frogs in a well, they have no idea how powerful the Orichalcos can make someone!
Today, let me show you the strength of the leader of the Southeast Division, Third District, Sixth Unit of Doma, Domino Branch!
The duel began, with Murdoch having the first turn. It seemed his luck was quite good, managing to seize the initiative against an introvert.
But true introverts remain unshaken no matter what, unaffected by such trivialities.
Murdoch took his first draw, then entered a maniacal laugh mode, boasting about how he'd told everyone that Orichalcos granted unimaginable strength, like how he didn't even shuffle for the first move!
I started with The Seal of Orichalcos, just like that!
The sacred green barrier unfolded, immediately enveloping both sides of the battle. The star-shaped pattern was engraved underfoot, with a rotating magic array on the perimeter, etched with complicated hieroglyphs.
"Behold, the ultimate power granted by the gods! Anyone defeated in this barrier will have their soul drained!"
Murdoch shouted excitedly, deliberately pausing as if trying to spot fear or hesitation on his opponent's face — yet quickly realizing it was futile.
Especially since the opponent was wearing a silly bunny headgear, making Murdoch feel awkward about his self-celebration.
True. After all, to feel fear and hesitation, the opponent needs a brain; morons are not afraid.
Thus, Murdoch continued his maneuver. He summoned a dashing Battle Steer, a Rare Card with a high attack power of 1800, which soared to 2300 with the boost from the Orichalcos' dark power.
Starting with a 2300 attack power Monster, that's already quite oppressive for most duelists today!
Let's see how Nora Tatsu will handle this kind of pressure? He actually… didn't summon any Monster, just Set three cards and ended his turn!
Murdoch still didn't realize the grave situation, even laughing heartily: "Hahaha, your Card Deck must have issues, taking on me, Murdoch, the great, and yet you can't even summon a single Monster?"
"Let me show a bit of mercy and swiftly put an end to your pathetic existence!
Activating Magic Card - Polymerization from my hand! Fusing 'Battle Ox' and 'Mystic Horseman' from my hand!
Fusion Summon! Rabid Horseman!"
Speaking of Battle Ox, it's indeed a magical Monster that can fuse with a centaur, creating a species with a bull's head and a horse's body, crossing species boundaries.
[Rabid Horseman, Attack 2000 → Attack 2500]
But at the moment he activated the Fusion, Brother Tatsu also moved: "Activate Set Card, Continuous Trap - Skull Invitation! Whenever cards are sent to the graveyard, the cardholder takes 300 damage per card!"
Being a professional pay-to-win player, after the Duel City battle, Tatsu didn't idle. He spent day and night, tirelessly boosting Youyu's favor, paying madly in waves, the strength of his introvert Card Deck now entirely different from before!
This Skull Invitation of the underworld is the core of the introvert's deck, a rite of passage to officially become a part of the other world!
Murdoch dumped three cards in one Fusion, his LP instantly shredding down by 900. But he gritted his teeth, ignoring, "A mere 900 damage is nothing. Rabid Horseman attack!"
Local Nora Tatsu waved again: "Trap Card - Trap Hole of Spikes! When a Monster summoned this turn attacks, destroy that Monster and inflict damage equal to half that Monster's original attack power!"
Poor Rabid Horseman, charging halfway with vigor, fell into a spike pit beneath, skewered like a sieve.
Due to the trap activation, Brother Tatsu also lost 300 LP, but compared to the opponent, it's nothing. Murdoch deducted 1000 damage of Rabid Horseman's original attack power, plus the underworld invitation, totaling 1300 damage.
Murdoch gritted his teeth: "Then I still have Battle Steer to attack! Battle Steer, direct attack!"
[Battle Steer, Attack 2300]
Local Nora Tatsu continued: "Trap Card - Defense Draw! Reduce battle damage to 0 once, and I can draw a card!"
"Damn it, Turn End."
Murdoch felt slightly frustrated. Clearly, he was on the offensive the whole time while his opponent had not summoned a single Monster, but it was him who lost over half his LP, while the opponent's life points barely budged...
Then it was Nora Tatsu's turn again, and this guy surprisingly just set two cards and passed once more...
At this point, Murdoch started to sense something was off.
This guy... is he planning not to summon any monsters?
Then how does he plan to win?
Could he really just trap me to death?
It was Murdoch's turn again. This time, he played another Battle Ox—at this point, Nora Tatsu couldn't help but want to complain. Who knows what kind of special attachment this Doma dude has, why he's so obsessed with Minotaur warriors. If it's not Battle Steer, then it's Battle Ox; it feels like his deck is specialized for all sorts of cow warriors...
[Battle Ox, ATK 1700 → ATK 2200]
Then at this moment, Tatsu's trap was activated again, this time a "Floodgate Trap Hole," which can turn the summoned monster into facedown Defense Position, and the controller can never flip it back, almost like sending it to the Mortal World...
So here, Tatsu directly banished the Battle Ox, making the Mortal World a pure victory.
Murdoch, frustrated, commanded Battle Steer to attack again. However, this level of action was of course unable to touch the closed-off one. Our closed-off player used a Trap Card "Counter Gate," negating the direct attack and drawing one card.
Blocking while gaining a card, and pissing off the opponent in the process.
Tatsu was indeed an old hand at being closed-off, truly grasping the essence of the Mortal World spirit.
We didn't summon a single monster, just flaunting like wearing nothing in the opponent's face, tempting them to attack impulsively.
Then when the opponent charges in like a raging tiger, bam, hits a wall, realizing it's a bottomless abyss ahead.
Trying to mess with me?
Hey, look but can't touch, frustrating or what?
Murdoch was furious, but there was nothing he could do, and had to end his turn.
Then Tatsu... this time set three cards and passed again...
Murdoch was fuming. After drawing a card this turn, he used Pot of Greed to draw a card, and then looked down, and started laughing loudly.
"You think your strategy is amazing?" Maybe the weather cleared, this Doma guy suddenly went from furious to cocky, "I wanna see how long your lukewarm strategy can last against our Doma's endless power (referring to imprint cards)!
I activate Magic Card - Bronze Knight Order! Discard any number of cards from hand, Special Summon corresponding number of 'Bronze Knight Tokens'!
I discard two cards, Special Summon two Bronze Knight Tokens!"
[Bronze Knight Token, ATK 500 → ATK 1000] x2
"Then Normal Summon 'Enraged Battle Ox'!"
Another Minotaur warrior in red armor appeared, swinging an axe and making strange howls, looking very emotional.
[Enraged Battle Ox, ATK 1700 → ATK 2200]
Local Nora Tatsu: "..."
Damn, how much do you like Minotaurs, why the heck does your deck all consist of various postured Minotaurs...
This way Murdoch had five monsters on the field. Except for one sent to the Mortal World (face-down Defense Position) Battle Ox, there were four monsters that could attack.
"Hahahaha! How about that? This is the noble power of Orichalcos!" he laughed proudly, "So many attacks, can your traps still handle them?"
At this moment, Murdoch's heart only had two words—
——Satisfaction!
It felt like he was finally about to break through the fortress of isolation, about to rub the opponent into the ground with pleasure!
Damn, you flaunt in front of me, flaunt more, see if I don't deal with you now!
However, local Nora Tatsu had no emotional fluctuations, even thinking...
...Don't underestimate the closed-off, you scoundrel!
"Flip up the set card," Tatsu revealed the set card, "Trap Card - Self-Destruct Button!"
"Muda! By now, no card can save you!"
Murdoch confidently boosted his morale with a shout, but still squinted to read the effect text of the trap card projected on the opponent's field just in case.
Hmm... let me see, for every monster on the opponent's field, deal... 500 points of damage!?
WTF doesn't that mean a direct 2500 damage fly off!?
Yamero!!!
[Murdoch, LP 0]