Why, why am I seeing Mr. Yugi Muto here?
As the duel began, the Dueling Arena at Duel Academy, under the technology of physical projection, transformed into a giant circus.
This is also the core of "Entertainment Duel"—to accompany the duel with physicalized scenes, putting on a performance that excites and delights the audience.
Sora Shiunin nervously bit his candy, looking at the person in the arena... or more precisely, his "mentor" Sakaki Yuya's opponent, the eternal king of the Fusion Dimension, the strongest duelist in the world, Yugi Muto!
Why is he here?
He watched as Sakaki Yuya, completely oblivious to the situation on stage, wanted to remind him but feared that he would expose the fact that he wasn't of this dimension, making him appear anxious.
Meanwhile, the duel had already begun.
"I'll go first!"
It was Sakaki Yuya's turn, and he started to look at the cards in his hand.
At the same time, Yugi Muto also glanced at his hand cards, seemingly deep in thought.
The second attack then...
"Eh, why didn't Brother Yuya draw a card?"
"Yes——"
"Oh——that's it." Sora Shiunin replied casually when he heard the kids around him asking questions, "Since Yuya created that magical Pendulum Monster, the duel rules seem to have begun to change gradually. From now on, going first seems like you can't draw a card anymore."
"Eh, why is that? Isn't going first a disadvantage then?"
"Is it…" Sora Shiunin was noncommittal and continued, "Anyway, from then on, the rule of not drawing a card when going first will probably spread gradually, right?"
"In that case, I'll let you have the first turn—" Meanwhile, in the arena, Sakaki Yuya had already happily commenced the summoning of monsters.
Sakaki Yuya's innocent appearance and his agile and athletic body, along with his hairstyle resembling a tomato, made him quite handsome when he smiled, the standard sunny big boy. Therefore, when others saw his smile, they would feel a slight resonance, which was the basis of his Entertainment Duels.
"Normal Summon, Performapal Silver Claw!"
A handsome silver wolf with a pentagram painted on its face leaped out from the circus, howling to the sky.
Performapal Silver Claw, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Beast-Type, Attack Power 1800, Pendulum Monster.
"Turn end!"
Does it end just like this?
Yugi Muto raised his eyebrows lightly.
"Idiot, that fellow Yuya should go all in and give his all!" Meanwhile, in the audience, seeing Yuya end his turn like this, Sora Shiunin instinctively blurted out.
Hiragi Yuzu heard his voice and puzzledly exclaimed, "Eh?" Because the cute junior always seemed at ease, it seemed he was hiding some secret, yet seeing Yuya duel today made him so nervous.
Hiragi Yuzu is Sakaki Yuya's childhood friend; if Ruri or Serena were here at the moment, one could see at a glance that she looks identical to them, apart from the hairstyle, with almost no difference. If they could see this, they would also instantly understand that she is also their "sister."
"Yuya... won't get into trouble again, will he?" Hiragi Yuzu silently worried.
However, Yuya simplified the situation in his mind; since the opponent is his fan, he certainly couldn't be merciless, and besides, Entertainment Duels also need performances to be joyful.
"My turn, draw."
Yugi Muto drew his card as usual.
He surveyed his hand cards.
Not bad, just right for trying.
"Activate Continuous Spell Card, Toy Box."
"Eh?"
As Yugi Muto moved, a giant toy box crashed down from the sky with a "bang" sound.
The toy box was filled with all sorts of toys, looking very whimsical.
"Wow—so many toys!" Among the Yusho Academy students, the most playful little chubby kid twisted and turned excitedly watching the objects in the arena.
"Toys? It looks fun." Yuya saw Yugi Muto didn't summon strange things and felt slightly relieved.
"Toy Box, once per turn, allows you to choose two monsters, from your hand cards, deck, face-up monsters, or Graveyard, which inherently can be used as Spell Cards from your hand placed into the Spell & Trap Zone face-down as Spell Cards, to be covered in your Spell & Trap Zone."
Yugi explained a long sentence.
In simpler terms, this means selecting two monsters from these locations and treating them as Spell Cards covered in the Magic and Traps Zone.
"Eh?" Sora Shiunin murmured in surprise.
"Haha, Shiunin, you also don't know something?" The chubby kid spoke again, "I know, it's the kind of monsters that can be placed as Spell Cards, similar to Yuya's Pendulum Monsters."
"Ah... Mm..." Shiunin was surprised, of course, not by this but by the fact that the opponent uses such cards.
Not Dark Magician...?
"Ah, so is it about placing monsters on the field like Spell Cards? I see; is it trying to mimic Pendulum Monsters?" Yuya saw this action and couldn't help but speculate curiously, "It feels kind of similar... but with some differences, right?"
"Ah, kind of like that, Yuya, but... with some other ideas." Yugi casually spoke, taking out two cards from the deck, displayed them, then covered them in the backfield, "I cover Toy Soldier and Toy Tank from the deck."
"Then, cover two cards, end turn."