Wanna Duel? I've Got the Pharaoh's Deck! [19]

[Graceful Charity (Normal Spell): Draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards.]

“What!? [Graceful Charity]!?”

“Whoa—Yuuhi-kun, you actually have that card?”

The moment he played [Graceful Charity], both girls reacted—each with their own form of shock.

And honestly, who could blame them?

[Graceful Charity] was one of the most famously banned cards in the OCG. Even in this world, it was a restricted ultra-rare Lea card—borderline mythical.

Yuuhi’s deck was full of cards even grade-schoolers wouldn’t bother using. Who would’ve thought he had something this devastating tucked away?

“Yuki-san, there’s one thing I’d like to correct.”

Yuuhi’s voice was calm. “You said my last draw failed. That’s not true. My deck did answer me. This [Graceful Charity]—it was the card I drew from [Kuribohrn’s] effect.”

“Effect of [Graceful Charity]: Draw 3, then discard 2.”

“One of the cards I’m discarding is [Archfiend of Gilfer]. When it’s sent to the Graveyard, I can equip it to an opponent’s monster and reduce that monster’s ATK by 500.”

As he discarded, Yuuhi’s eyes passed over the cards in hand. He chose, calmly, and sent two to the Graveyard—not Valkyrion, not [Dark Magician], but a new monster.

A shadowy demon leapt from behind [Red Dragon Archfiend], clinging to it with all limbs despite the hellish flames. Its cursed presence bound the dragon, dulling its lethal force.

[Red Dragon Archfiend ATK: 3000 → 2500]

“Next, I send [King’s Knight ] from my Deck to the Graveyard. That activates [Jack’s Knight’s] hand effect: Special Summon!”

[Jack’s Knight | Level 5 | LIGHT | Warrior | ATK: 2000 / DEF: 1400]

A card slammed into his field—its knight bore all four card suit symbols on its shield, grinning through a crimson jester’s helm as it materialized.

But before it could even find its footing, [Moonlight Rose Dragon] let out a fierce roar.

Just like before when it repelled Valkyrion, rose petals danced in the air and struck the jester knight.

“When a Level 5 or higher monster is Special Summoned, [Moonlight Rose Dragon] activates: return it to the hand.”

“But that effect can only activate once per turn. So now it can’t target anything else.”

Yuuhi calmly retrieved [Jack’s Knight], unfazed. “This next move’s the real one, Yuki-san. I’m going all in.”

“I activate the Spell—[Emblem of Dragon Destroyer]. I add [Buster Blader] from my Deck to my hand.”

“And now—[Polymerization]!”

“I fuse [Dark Magician] and [Buster Blader] from my hand!”

Two cards gleamed as he revealed them, their forms rising in ghostly light—blending in a radiant whirl, merging into one.

A new figure emerged, one who’d reached the pinnacle of both swordsmanship and sorcery.

Especially when it came to slaying dragons.

“—Fusion Summon! Rise, dragonslayer of legend—[Dark Paladin]!”

[Dark Paladin | Level 8 | DARK | Spellcaster | Fusion | ATK: 2900 / DEF: 2400]
(Fusion Materials: “Dark Magician” + “Buster Blader”)

His wand had transformed into a serrated blade. His robes were now layered with [Buster Blader’s] armored motif. Only his stoic, expressionless face remained the same as the original [Dark Magician].

“Dragonslayer…?”

Yuki had heard Mai go on about it with great enthusiasm, but seeing Yuuhi actually pull off a Fusion—that surprised her.

Though what caught her attention more was a certain term Yuuhi had used.

He answered without waiting for the question.

“[Dark Paladin] gains 500 ATK for each Dragon in both players’ fields and Graveyards. You currently have three. So his ATK is now 4400.”

“Next, I activate the Spell—[Diffusion Wave-Motion]!”

[Diffusion Wave-Motion: Pay 1000 LP. Target 1 Level 7 or higher Spellcaster you control. It can only attack monsters this turn, but it must attack all monsters your opponent controls once each. Monsters destroyed by this attack cannot activate effects.]

[Yuuhi LP: 1400 → 400]

“You’re using a Spell to spread [Dark Paladin’s] attack across the field,” Mai noted aloud. “That’ll let you wipe out Yuki’s entire board in one sweep.”

“But it’s not enough.”

Yuki stayed composed, pointing out the flaw in his plan. “Only two of my monsters are in Attack Position. Even if you destroy all three, you won’t deal 8000 damage.”

“Then what about this?”

Yuuhi pressed a button on his Duel Disk. A Set card flipped up at his feet.

“I activate the Trap—[Meteorain]!”

“This turn, when my monster attacks a Defense Position monster, the difference between its ATK and the DEF becomes battle damage!”

[Meteorain | Trap: When your monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing damage.]

Now [Dark Paladin] had the right to attack all monsters—and pierce through them.

A doubly-enhanced Fusion monster, now armed with enough firepower to end the duel.

“[Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis] has 0 DEF. With three attacks, I win—[Dark Paladin], attack [Red Dragon Archfiend]!”

He declared Battle Phase. The first target was that bargain-bin embodiment of fury.

Defeating it first would transfer [Archfiend of Gilfer’s] effect to Moonlight Rose, raising the next attack’s damage by 500.

“Flip up my Set card!”

But just then, Yuki’s voice rang out.

“Quick-Play Spell—[Book of Moon]! I target [Dark Paladin] and flip it facedown in Defense Position.”

[Book of Moon | Quick-Play Spell: Target 1 face-up monster; change it to face-down Defense Position.]

“And that’s the end, Izumi-san. That was the full extent of your potential.”

Even if [Dark Paladin] could attack everything, it was meaningless if he couldn’t attack at all. [Book of Moon] was the poison pill—sealing away every hope of a comeback.

And to bring out [Dark Paladin] and launch that all-or-nothing strike, Yuuhi had burned nearly every resource he had.

Next turn, all Yuki had to do was let [Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis] go nova again…

“No. I won this bet, Yuki-san.”

“…What?”

A crack in her thoughts. She looked up—and saw no disappointment in Yuuhi’s eyes.

Instead, he was smiling.

Why is he still smiling?

He should—

“I’d considered it. That your Set card might be [Book of Moon]. It was a fifty-fifty call. And it turns out—I won the coin flip.”

Yuuhi’s gaze settled on the face-down card with a crescent moon on its cover, just as its magic began to pour forth.

Then, with solemn determination, he discarded his final card.

“This is [Dark Paladin’s] final effect!”

[When a Spell Card is activated, discard 1 card; negate and destroy that card.]

Dark energy from [Jack’s Knight], now discarded, surged into [Dark Paladin’s] blade, slicing through the incoming spell like a cannon blast.

Seeing this, Yuki involuntarily stepped back.

“No way… that’s—impossible!?”

“Battle continues. This time—for real.”

Yuuhi raised his hand.

“[Dark Paladin], attack! Supreme Spellblade Severance Slash!!”

The mage lifted his weapon silently. An enormous magical wave burst from its edge.

One. Two. Three.

Three sweeping arcs tore through the air, each targeting a different monster.

The first wave—decapitated [Red Dragon Archfiend].

[Yuki LP: 8000 → 6100]

The second—sliced [Moonlight Rose Dragon] clean in two.

[Yuki LP: 6100 → 3600]

And the third—ripped through the heart of the phoenix bloom.

[Yuki LP: 3600 → 0]

“AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH—!!”

A triple-strike crescendo of explosions rocked the field.

And with everything on the line, Yuuhi’s gamble had paid off.

He had seized victory in this decisive duel.

“That should be enough to prove my strength… right, Yuki-san?”

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T/N: also wtf is Feel i forgot the plot

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