Then everyone reacted at once. "This is bad," Asuka Tenjoin said in a low voice. "Daiyama Hei also has that Continuous Spell, Archfiend's Oath, on the field. During the Draw Phase, if he correctly declares the name of the card he draws, it deals 1000 damage to the opponent." (ANIME EFFECT)
Hayato Maeda quickly understood. "And with Heart of the Underdog, as long as he keeps drawing Normal Monsters, he can keep Card Drawing." He stared wide-eyed. "Then if he keeps naming the drawn cards correctly, he can keep drawing forever. And every correct call deals 1000 damage to the opponent."
Sho Marufuji was stunned. "There's a combo that crazy?" A one-turn kill with Card Draw?
"My training is complete now. My Deck is a Deck built entirely around Card Draw." Daiyama Hei let out a confident snort. "My Turn! is over."
Yugen rested a hand on the Deck. He had no hand and no field, not a single usable card in sight. In truth, he still had another backup waiting in the Graveyard, and he could still work with that, but that was only insurance.
And in truth, Daiyama Hei was right. In this world, Duel still depended on Card Draw. No matter how strong your tactics, setup, or Deck building were, they only mattered against a truly strong opponent if your Card Draw could support them. He did not need every draw to be perfect, but at the very least, he needed to perform steadily even against real experts.
Since entering the academy, more and more Spirit had gathered around him, and he had already gained plenty of experience practicing Card Draw. And in this duel, at this exact moment, there was no better time to test the results. Having no hand and no field had always been the moment when a Duelist's potential was pushed to its limit.
If his training had really succeeded, then this draw had to...
Sho Marufuji swallowed. "This Card Draw might decide the duel. Yugen shouldn't..." "It'll be fine." Judai Yuki looked even more confident than the man himself, smiling broadly. "Yugen is a true Duelist. There's absolutely no problem."
Yugen closed his eyes. He felt again what it had been like during training, that pulse coming from the Deck, like the moment when a Duelist and his Deck became one in spirit.
"Card Draw!"
Yugen smiled faintly. He had succeeded. "What I drew was Elemental HERO Bubbleman." He revealed the card in his hand. "If this is the only card in your hand and you control no cards, it can be Special Summoned."
Elemental HERO Bubbleman, ATK 800
Sho Marufuji's eyes widened. "It's actually the same as big bro's..." Everyone there knew that when Judai Yuki had no hand and no field, the card he drew nine times out of ten was Elemental HERO Bubbleman.
Of course, Yugen was not playing Elemental HERO. Bubbleman was just a splash card for him. After all, the anime version of Elemental HERO Bubbleman was basically Greedman, so it could fit into almost any Deck.
"Oh, it really is Elemental HERO Bubbleman!" Judai Yuki happily put a hand on his hip. "Hahaha, this is proof of our blazing friendship!"
"Elemental HERO Bubbleman is Special Summoned successfully. Since it was Special Summoned by its own effect and I control no Spells or Traps, I draw two cards."
Yugen Card Drawed, then immediately played one of the cards in his hand. "Spell Card Pot of Greed. Draw two cards from the Deck."
Daiyama Hei was shocked. "The card you drew from Card Destruction's effect and then shuffled back just now!?" He became even more certain that he had not been mistaken. The person in front of him was not only strong in tactics and setup, but also had excellent Card Draw ability.
This was exactly the kind of truly powerful opponent he had wanted. Judai Yuki was not surprised at all and only laughed. "I told you, Yugen is a true Duelist. This much is only natural."
Sho Marufuji fell silent. For anyone else, this would have been an extraordinary performance, but by Judai Yuki's standards, it was only normal.
"And now the effect of Mezuki in the Graveyard," Yugen said. "Banish this card from the Graveyard, and you can Special Summon 1 Zombie-Type Monster from your Graveyard."
Daiyama Hei frowned. "You still had a follow-up like that?" "So I banish Mezuki from the Graveyard, and revive Ryu Kokki from the Graveyard!"
Ryu Kokki, ATK 2400
"As expected," Asuka Tenjoin said with a smile. "He has that level of strength, but he was never the type to leave the outcome entirely to Card Draw."
Ryu Kokki, revived!
"Ryu Kokki, attack Berserk Gorilla."
The red ape had no power to stop the Fiend's assault. After struggling in vain, it was finally overwhelmed and exploded into pieces.
Daiyama Hei, LP 4400 -> LP 4000
"Elemental HERO Bubbleman, direct attack!"
Elemental HERO Bubbleman raised the water cannons on its arms and fired a rapid burst of bubbles straight at him. Daiyama Hei crossed his arms in front of his body, but he still ended up soaked.
Daiyama Hei, LP 4000 -> LP 3200
"Then I set 1 Monster face-down in Defense Position." Yugen continued, "And I activate the Quick-Play Spell Twin Twisters. I discard 1 card, then destroy up to 2 Spells and Traps on the field."
He discarded a card to the Graveyard. "Destroy the Continuous Spell Archfiend's Oath!"
Daiyama Hei glanced at the trap in his Back Row as it was destroyed. "Oh? So you stopped my Card Draw one-turn-kill combo?"
"And the card I discarded was the same Spell Card as before, Pot of Greed. I draw two more cards from the Deck." (ANIME EFFECT)
Yugen drew again. After seeing the cards, he gave a small smile. It had finally come.
He had been waiting for this, the strongest combination in this Deck, sleeping there until now. "I set two cards and end my turn."
"Not bad."
Daiyama Hei straightened again and raised his voice. "But my year of training wasn't wasted either! My Turn!! By the effect of the Continuous Spell Heart of the Underdog, if I draw a Normal Monster during my Draw Phase, I can reveal it and draw one more card. The card I drew is Blue-Eyed Silver Zombie!"
That was another monster Daiyama Hei had used in the anime, a Level 2 Normal monster with 900 ATK. "So I use Heart of the Underdog to Card Draw from my Deck again!" Daiyama Hei drew once more, then raised the card in his hand. "This time, I drew the Normal Monster Gagagigo!"
He slapped the card down again. "I draw one more card!" Daiyama Hei drew again and continued without pause. "This time it's the second Blue-Eyed Silver Zombie, so I draw one more."
And so, relying on Heart of the Underdog, Daiyama Hei drew seven cards in a single breath, and all seven were Normal monsters. Only on the eighth draw did he finally stop pulling vanillas. This time, he drew his signature anime card, the Level 3 effect Monster Card Trooper, an Anime-Original Card.
"It finally stopped..." Sho Marufuji wiped away his sweat. Just watching it had been terrifying.
"But even if he drew that many cards, they're all Normal Monsters, right?" Hayato Maeda said. "A hand full of Normal Monsters isn't that useful."