"Even though both have 2600 ATK, he's actually going to use the (Great Moth) he painstakingly Summoned to achieve Mutual Destruction with (Gaia)?!"
"Does that Weevil Underwood have some follow-up plan?"
The onlookers discussed animatedly, and Chumley also frowned: 'As I recall, Weevil did something similar when he Dueled Yami Yugi in the original timeline. His reason at the time seemed to be... Wait, could it be!'
"Don't think of me as so naive. The flapping of my (Great Moth)'s wings didn't just bring a storm. Look at your Field!"
Hearing Weevil's words, Chumley looked down. He saw that the originally clear Field was now, at some unknown point, permeated with a pale yellow dust mist. Although (Gaia the Dragon Champion) was flying in the sky, it still inevitably inhaled some of the dust. With the inhalation of the dust, (Gaia) and (Curse of Dragon) seemed to suffer from a sudden bout of hay fever, their strength weakened, and their ATK actually began to drop.
"As expected, is it the poison from the Scale Powder?"
"That's right! The moment (Great Moth) was Summoned, it scattered the Scale Powder from its body across the entire Field. Any living creature will be corroded by the poisonous Scale Powder!" Even though it was a Vanilla Monster, with Weevil's excellent Rule Bending abilities, Chumley watched helplessly as Weevil continuously lowered (Gaia)'s ATK.
[(Gaia the Dragon Champion)][ATK 2600 → 1900]
"Strike while the iron's hot! (Great Moth), Destroy the weakened (Gaia the Dragon Champion)!"
"(Great Moth) Flame Death Tornado!"
Weevil watched his EARTH Attribute (Great Moth), which could fly and unleash fire attacks, successfully Destroy (Gaia the Dragon Champion) without taking any Damage himself. He laughed wildly, "Then, (Flying Kamakiri #2) Direct Attack!"
"Ugh!"
[Chumley: 3400 LP → 2700 LP → 1200 LP]
"Now our Life Points have finally reversed, Chumley. I can't wait to see you scurry out of Duelist Kingdom after you lose this Match. This is the Cost for you humiliating me earlier!" Weevil placed a Card from his Hand into his Back Row. "Set a Card, I End Turn."
[Weevil: 2300 LP, Hand 0]
[(Great Moth)][ATK 2600]
[(Flying Kamakiri #2)][ATK 1500]
"The moment your Turn ends, I Activate my Set Card, (Time Machine)." Chumley watched as (Gaia the Dragon Champion) returned to the Field, only to have its ATK lowered once again to 1900 by (Great Moth)'s poisonous Scale Powder.
"Muda da! No matter how many times your Monster is Revived, my invincible (Great Moth) will crush them all." Weevil looked at the Revived (Gaia the Dragon Champion) with disdain. "And in the next Turn, your Life Points, like a flickering candle in the wind, will be completely extinguished by me."
"My Turn. Haaah~" Feeling the distinct pain transmitted to his body by the Impact Simulation System, Chumley exhaled slowly and looked at Weevil. "Should I thank you for helping me out a little?"
Even as he said this, Chumley himself couldn't think of a good way to turn the tide. Even if he were to Draw the (Sword of Dragon's Soul) which could increase ATK, (Gaia the Dragon Champion) and (Great Moth)'s ATK would only result in Mutual Destruction. Furthermore, summoning the (Ojama) Monsters now wouldn't be enough to reverse the Battle.
'If what a Duelist Draws is destined, then, my Deck, please respond to me!'
"Draw!" 'Kuri~'
Looking at the Card he Drew, Chumley's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled. "Is that so? It feels like this could work."
"I'll enter my Battle Phase. (Gaia the Dragon Champion), Attack (Flying Kamakiri #2)! Heaven-Piercing Breakthrough!"
"Bang!"
The longest-surviving (Flying Kamakiri #2) finally retired from the Field. Although the Monster was Destroyed by battle, because (Great Moth) had greatly reduced (Gaia the Dragon Champion)'s ATK, this Attack caused only a very slight amount of Damage to Weevil.
[Weevil: 2300 LP → 1900 LP]
"With that, I End Turn." Without Setting any Cards from his Hand, Chumley ended his Turn.
[Chumley: 1200 LP, Hand 1]
[(Gaia the Dragon Champion)][ATK 1900]
[(Appropriate)]
Field: (Ojama Country)
Although Weevil's Life Points had slightly decreased, he still held the advantage. "Heh, so you were thinking of Destroying a Monster to minimize the Damage taken? Too bad, you still can't escape fate."
"My Turn, Draw!"
Glancing at the Monster he Drew, Weevil let out a smug laugh. "Looks like your plan failed, Chumley. What a shame, the Card I Drew this Turn is this one, (Basic Insect)." Showing the Monster in his Hand, Weevil Summoned (Basic Insect).
[(Basic Insect)][Level 2 / EARTH Attribute][Insect-Type / Normal Monster][500/700]
Seeing Weevil Summon this Monster, Joey's expression darkened. "That Monster is the one that defeated Rex Raptor's (Two-Headed King Rex)."
"Even without the Spell Enhancements that often accompany it, (Basic Insect) itself has 500 ATK. If he uses (Great Moth) to Destroy (Gaia the Dragon Champion), and then uses (Basic Insect) to launch a Direct Attack, that handsome young man, Chumley, will lose."
"What are you talking about?" Téa, who already didn't have a good impression of Mai Valentine due to her Stats, glared at her even more furiously after hearing her words. "I believe Chumley can overcome this difficulty."
"Duel Monsters isn't some Game based on idealism, little sister." Mai Valentine finished calculating the Field situation and sighed. "He was a powerful Duelist, yet he's going to Leave the Field at the start of the Duelist Kingdom Match? There's no need to keep watching this Match."
"No, Miss Mai, we believe in Chumley." But to Mai Valentine's surprise, her words were not met with agreement from others. In fact, Yugi, the one she cared about most, was the first to refute her. "A true Duelist never gives up because of a temporary predicament. And look at Chumley's expression."
Mai Valentine looked at Chumley and suddenly realized that even though the combined ATK of Weevil's Monsters on the Field was enough to defeat him, his face held an expression of complete confidence.
Weevil burst into wild laughter, waving his arm towards the Field. "(Great Moth), Destroy that (Gaia the Dragon Champion) one more time. Chumley, after (Basic Insect) Attacks one more time, you lose!"
Chumley watched (Great Moth) prepare to Attack again, a mysterious expression on his face. "Heh heh, is that so?"
"What?" Weevil didn't hear Chumley clearly.
"Weevil, the moment (Great Moth) declares an Attack, I Activate my Aibo's Effect from my Hand!" Chumley played the Card from his Hand, and suddenly, a brilliant rainbow appeared on the Field, completely encircling the (Great Moth) in the sky.
Within the rainbow, a spherical creature emerged. It stood on the (Great Moth), which was bound by the rainbow and unable to Attack, and made a cute gesture towards Chumley.
Among the watching Duelists, many female Duelists felt their hearts pierced by an arrow the moment they saw the cute little Monster wink and act charmingly, simultaneously exclaiming, "So, so cute!"
"What's going on? Why can't my (Great Moth) Attack anymore?! And what is that Monster?!" Weevil looked at the (Great Moth) that had stopped its Attack on the Field, and sharply questioned Chumley.
"It's (Rainbow Kuriboh)'s Effect. When your Monster declares an Attack, I can Target that attacking Monster and Equip (Rainbow Kuriboh) from my Hand to it," Chumley explained. "And a Monster equipped with (Rainbow Kuriboh) will be charmed by its allure and unable to Attack!"
(end of chapter)