The development of events had completely exceeded Renjiro's expectations. Our army was still on the way, yet the two powerhouses before him had already started fighting each other.
At that moment, the electronic sound of the system echoed in Yuji's mind.
[Side Quest: Rescue the Lonely Avenger]
[Quest Requirements: Use a duel to rekindle hope in Sugihara Yasuo's heart]
[Quest Card: [Number 39: Utopia Double] has been temporarily added to the Extra Deck]
[Quest Rewards: [Number 39: Utopia Double], [Evilswarm Exciton Knight], [Steelswarm Roach]]
"The rewards for this side quest are better than the main quest." Yuji complained inwardly, then looked at Yasuo across from him. "So I need to bring hope to this guy?"
Yuji pulled two Utopia cards from the extra deck at his waist. "That's simple enough—nothing brings hope quite like a Rising Sun Slash."
"My turn!" Yuji took the first move.
"I activate the Spell card [Onomatopaira]!"
"By sending a card from my hand to the graveyard, I can add a total of two monsters with 'Gagaga', 'Gogogo', 'Dododo', or 'Zubaba' in their names from my deck to my hand."
"I send [Utopic Onomatopoeia] to the graveyard to add [Gagaga Sister] and [Zubababancho Gagagacoat] to my hand."
"I summon [Gagaga Sister] in attack position."
"When [Gagaga Sister] is successfully summoned, I can add a Gagaga spell/trap from my deck to my hand! I add [Gagagabolt] to my hand."
"Next, I activate the effect of [Zubababancho Gagagacoat] in my hand! When there's a 'Zubaba' or 'Gagaga' monster other than this card on the field, this card can be Special Summoned!"
"The effect of [Zubababancho Gagagacoat] activates! I target 1 'Gogogo' or 'Dododo' monster in my graveyard and Special Summon that monster."
"I Special Summon [Utopic Onomatopoeia], which is also treated as a 'Gogogo' monster in the graveyard according to its effect!"
"The effect of [Utopic Onomatopoeia] activates!"
"I can Special Summon 2 monsters from my hand in Defense Position—one each of 'Gagaga', 'Gogogo', 'Dododo', and 'Zubaba', except [Utopic Onomatopoeia]!"
"I Special Summon [Gagaga Magician] in Defense Position!"
"Next, I activate another effect of [Gagaga Sister]!"
"By targeting 1 'Gagaga' monster I control other than this card, both that monster and this card become the combined Levels of those 2 until the end of the turn."
"I make the levels of this card and [Gagaga Magician] a total of 6 stars!"
"I overlay the Level 6 [Gagaga Sister] and [Gagaga Magician]!"
"Swift warrior of light, come forth and protect everything behind me!"
"XYZ Summon! Appear now! Rank 6, [Photon Strike Bounzer]!"
[Photon Strike Bounzer] ATK: 2700
"I set one card and end my turn."
"Onomatopoeia? Is this your new deck?" Yasuo said coldly. "But this isn't enough! My turn! Draw!"
"I summon [Rescue Rabbit] in attack position."
A cute little rabbit appeared on Yasuo's field, making Yuji's eyelids twitch as he tried to guess the opponent's deck.
Although this creature looked harmless, its one-card Rank 4 effect had once dominated the entire meta.
Now he would see what Yasuo could rescue with this rabbit.
"I activate the effect of [Rescue Rabbit]! By banishing this face-up card I control, I can Special Summon 2 Level 4 or lower Normal Monsters with the same name from my Deck, but they're destroyed during the End Phase."
The rescue rabbit's petite body suddenly flashed, and two deep pits appeared on the ground as the phantoms of two monsters slowly rose from the depths.
"At this moment, the effect of [Photon Strike Bounzer] activates!"
"Once per turn, when an opponent's monster effect is activated, I can detach 1 XYZ material from this card to negate that effect and inflict 1000 damage to my opponent."
The Bounzer in front of Yuji absorbed the power of one of the light orbs surrounding it, shooting out a beam of light to prevent the two monsters' birth.
"Such a troublesome effect? Then at this moment, I activate the Quick-Play Spell, [Forbidden Chalice]!"
"I target 1 face-up monster on the field. That monster gains 400 ATK until the end of the turn, but its effects are negated." Sugihara Yasuo slapped a spell card onto his duel disk.
[Photon Strike Bounzer] ATK: 2700→3100
Well, the Bounzer really couldn't protect anyone now.
At that moment, the two monsters summoned by [Rescue Rabbit] finally appeared.
[Evilswarm Heliotrope] ATK: 1950
[Evilswarm Heliotrope] ATK: 1950
Two rock warriors radiating malevolent energy stood before Sugihara Yasuo, flanking him on both sides.
"Evilswarm deck?" Yuji was shocked. "This is going to be difficult."
Yasuo's right eye flashed red as he pointed his right hand to the sky. A dark vortex slowly condensed in the air, and the evil energy occasionally leaking from it made people tremble with fear.
"I overlay the two 4-star monsters on my field."
The two monsters transformed into two small black orbs and flew into the dark vortex one after another.
"Evil dragon king of the land's end! Come forth! Bring ultimate destruction to this desperate world!"
"XYZ Summon! Rank 4, [Evilswarm Bahamut]!"
From within the dark vortex came a hoarse dragon's roar, and a black dragon swooped down, landing before Yasuo and fixing Yuji with its scarlet eyes.
[Evilswarm Bahamut] ATK: 2350
Looking at this evil dragon, Yuji frowned—not because he couldn't handle this monster, but because the evil aura emanating from it was rushing toward Yasuo behind it. Although Sugihara's face showed nothing unusual, the slight tremor in his left hand holding the cards revealed his discomfort.
"This monster of yours..." Yuji looked at Yasuo hesitantly.
"Did you notice?" Yasuo pulled his mouth into an ugly smile. "After Diamond Academy was completely destroyed, I obtained this power."
"Every time I summon these monsters, the price is my life force, but that doesn't matter at all, because everything important to me was lost that day. I only hate that this power didn't come sooner—at least then, I wouldn't have watched Ryo die before my eyes while being powerless to help."
As Sugihara spoke, he removed the mask from the left side of his face, revealing his grotesque left half. Black evil energy spread across the crisscrossing scars on his left face, and mysterious scarlet runes glowed within the hollow where his left eye should have been.
"I activate the effect of [Evilswarm Bahamut]!"
"Once per turn, by detaching 1 XYZ material from this card and targeting 1 face-up monster my opponent controls, I can discard 1 'lswarm' monster from my hand to take control of the selected monster."
"I select [Photon Strike Bounzer]!"
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(End of this chapter)