"Heroes have their battle stages, and small fry have their familiar streets. Field Spell, Ojama Country!"
The ever-expanding hemispherical shield on the Field dissipated in a burst of dazzling light. Immediately, countless small, spherical houses suddenly emerged from beneath the flat ground. The houses were so bizarrely shaped that they clearly weren't places for humans to live, and they weren't, in fact.
From the windows of the countless small houses, many strange-looking creatures could be seen hiding within. Judging by their appearance, they were clearly Ojama series Monsters, just like the Ojama Yellow on Hayato's Field.
After the Field Spell was Activated, Ojama Yellow looked around, then quickly ran into one of the houses and rummaged out a pile of strange things—shovels, kite string, rubber balls, and more. Its movements were as familiar as if it had returned home.
"Oh, I really missed this~ If Big Bro wasn't here, I thought I'd never come home again~" Dragging a baseball bat larger than itself with both hands, Ojama Yellow walked out of the house, exclaiming in a nostalgic tone.
Well, it really was its home.
"He actually has a rare Field Spell Card, yet I don't have even one." Weevil's face showed a jealous expression as he looked at the Ojama Country Hayato had played. It had only been a month since Pegasus released a new series of Card Packs. Although Weevil had heard that someone had opened a new card type like Field Spells, he hadn't yet managed to acquire a Field suitable for his Insect Deck.
"But so what? Even if your Monster got the Field's boost, it's still just a Fodder Monster. My Drill Bug might have weakened because it lost the Field, but that doesn't mean you've become stronger!"
Hayato ignored Weevil's taunts and directly ordered, "Alright, you punk, nostalgia time is over. Take down that beetle on the other side for me! Home Run Attack!"
"Yes, Big Bro!"
Placing the rubber ball, Ojama Yellow gripped the baseball bat with both hands and spun around. After gathering a few spins of power, the rubber ball was hit by the bat, smashing directly towards the Drill Bug on Weevil's Field.
"Before you taunt me, take a good look at your Monster, you Insect bastard."
Seeing Weevil about to say something again, Hayato interrupted his unspoken words, pointing a finger at the Drill Bug. Weevil looked and only then realized that, at some unknown point, all the Ojama Monsters from the houses of Ojama Country had run out and were repeatedly harassing the Drill Bug—either tickling it, splashing it with red paint, or scattering lime powder on it. In short, they were all hooligan tactics.
Because of the almost ceaseless harassment from the Ojama Monsters, countless rages surged in Drill Bug's heart. It completely ignored the Ojama Yellow that had just launched the so-called "Home Run Attack," and was now turning its head to relentlessly pursue and attack the Ojama Monsters who had seen the situation was bad and were fleeing in all directions. Its body was completely turned away from Hayato!
"Yellow, aim a bit better!"
"Hit this guy's ass!"
Among the fleeing Ojama Monsters, Hayato also saw the figures of Ojama Black and Ojama Green. They were scurrying around like mice, chased by Drill Bug, but they didn't forget to encourage their brother Yellow to hit harder.
"Big Bro~~~"
Tears constantly dripped from Ojama Yellow's two eyeballs as it held a handkerchief, wiping its tears, and waved goodbye to Ojama Black and Ojama Green, who were finally caught. As Drill Bug's sharp horns "killed two birds with one stone" by double-defeating Ojama Black and Ojama Green, the baseball that Ojama Yellow hit also struck its rear half.
"Boom!"
Despite being just a rubber ball, it exploded with a roar the moment of impact. The almost completely unprepared Drill Bug was instantly blown to pieces, and Weevil's Life Points took Battle Damage.
"This is impossible, my Drill Bug's ATK is—"
"The Effect of Ojama Country: When an Ojama Monster is on the Field, the ATK and DEF of all Monsters on the entire Field will be swapped." Hayato explained to Weevil, who refused to accept the truth. "Although Drill Bug's ATK is quite high, its DEF is simply too low."
Drill Bug [ATK 2400 → 600] [DEF 600 → 2400]
Ojama Yellow [ATK 0 → 1000] [DEF 1000 → 0]
Weevil: 4000 LP → 3600 LP
"Main Phase 2, I Set three cards in the Back Row. End Turn."
Watching Weevil, whose head was lowered as if deep in thought, Hayato ended his Turn. "Still the same words: reach out your dominant hand, Weevil Underwood. I will crush you when you're giving it your all!"
Hayato: Hand 5 → 6 → 0
Ojama Yellow [ATK 1000]
[Set Card] [Set Card] [Set Card]
"My Turn, Draw."
With a gloomy face, Weevil drew a Card from his Deck. Looking at the Card he had just drawn in his Hand, Weevil hesitated a bit, but still played it: "Activate Spell Card, Card of Sanctity! My Hand will be replenished to 6 Cards due to its Effect." He drew five more Cards from his Deck; his Hand, which only had one Card left, was replenished in one go.
"But I can also enjoy the Effect of Card of Sanctity." Hayato's Hand was 0, even fewer than Weevil's. Because of Card of Sanctity, he drew a full six Cards from his Deck in one go.
To be honest, Hayato was truly thrilled at this moment.
"That hateful guy, he actually got a free ride." Weevil was quite displeased watching Hayato Draw, but he had no choice but to Activate that Card of Sanctity. For his previous Combo, he had used up most of his Hand in one go, leaving no powerful Cards in his Hand. If he didn't use Card of Sanctity to replenish his Hand, he would suffer a large reduction in Life Points from Hayato's Direct Attack next Turn.
"Hayato, that Ojama Country on your Field is truly too troublesome. However, your Monster will be Enhanced because of it, and so will mine! I Summon Skull-Mark Ladybug in Attack Position!"
A ladybug with an entirely black carapace appeared on Weevil's Field, bearing a skull-like pattern on its back.
Skull-Mark Ladybug [Level 4/Earth Attribute] [Insect-Type/Effect] [500/1500]
"Because of your Ojama Country's Effect, my Skull-Mark Ladybug's ATK and DEF will be swapped. Then, I Activate this Card, Mysterious Clover! I can Discard one Level 4 Plant-Type Monster from my Hand to allow one Monster on my Field to Attack twice this Turn."
Weevil discarded a Plant-Type Monster from his Hand to the Graveyard; it was Thorn Fairy, a rare Plant Monster that can cooperate with Insect-Type Monsters. Along with Weevil's movement, Thorn Fairy's figure appeared on the Field, but as soon as it appeared, it was pounced on by Skull-Mark Ladybug and began to greedily devour it.
Skull-Mark Ladybug [ATK 500 → 1500] [DEF 1500 → 500]
"A Monster with 1500 ATK can Attack twice? Then Hayato is in trouble! Won't he take 2000 Damage?" Among the onlookers, Joey couldn't help but be surprised by this new Combo played by Weevil.
Yugi shook his head. "That's not how it's calculated, Joey. If Weevil Destroys Hayato's Ojama Yellow, his Skull-Mark Ladybug's ATK will return to 500, totaling 1000 points." That being said, 1000 Damage was still not a small amount, and Yugi also cast a worried gaze at Hayato.
(end of chapter)