# Chapter 222: The Big Shot's Gift
Leo Utopia Ray slashed down, and cracks appeared on the Dark Knight's armor.
Number C101: Silent Honor DARK ATK: 2800 → 1400
"I activate the Trap Card, Attack Invincibility! During this Battle Phase, all damage I receive becomes 0." The impact from the Dark Knight being shattered reached him, but Nash calmly activated a Trap Card, and a golden shield completely absorbed the shock.
Yūga Hōzumi frowned. He blocked it again?
"However, due to the effect of ZW - Unicorn Spear, the effects of the monster it attacked are negated for the entire Battle Phase. That means your monster's revival effect can't be activated," Yūga Hōzumi said, calming himself slightly.
Although he couldn't defeat Nash, at this moment, Nash had exhausted all his resources and could only rely on his next draw. But…
*Can he really take me out with a single card?*
This thought surfaced in Yūga Hōzumi's mind.
"I set a card and end my turn," Yūga Hōzumi said.
"My turn, I draw!"
After Nash drew a card, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, making Yūga Hōzumi's heart skip a beat. *He isn't really going to take me out with a single card, is he?*
But what Yūga Hōzumi didn't expect was that after Nash looked at the card, he casually waved his hand, and everything on the field completely dissipated. The two of them returned to the stone table where they had started.
"Let's stop here. I acknowledge your skill," Nash said unhurriedly after sitting down again and pouring Yūga Hōzumi a glass of water.
Yūga Hōzumi: ...
*So, big shot, you ended the duel because you couldn't win and wanted to save face? I get it, I get it.*
Yūga Hōzumi thought to himself, a strange expression appearing on his face.
Nash saw this but wasn't annoyed. He then continued, "I've mostly understood the situation in your world. I'm inclined to intervene—after all, both our homelands are called Heartland City. However, I can't directly interfere with your world, so I can only offer you a little help."
As Nash spoke, he extended his left hand and snapped his fingers. A portion of Chaos Force appeared out of thin air, transforming into several cards that fell into Yūga Hōzumi's hands.
Yūga Hōzumi took them and looked: Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force.
"Although Yuma left you some Chaos Force in the inheritance, he's not a Barian, after all. His control over this power isn't as perfect as his own Astral power, so there are bound to be some flaws. Take these cards and use them."
"The power within these cards has been purified by me. As long as you can gain the recognition of a Number monster, it won't cause any harm to the user's body."
Yūga Hōzumi was delighted. Although these cards provided little personal improvement for him, they would be of great help in increasing the overall power of their XYZ Dimension.
The reason was simple. After obtaining the inherited items from III and IV through the system, Yūga Hōzumi had inspected their decks. Everything else was fine, and he had already added the missing Number monsters. The problem was one card, Rank-Up-Magic Emergency Chaos Force, which made him hesitate to give the two decks to Shinjō Katsu and the others.
It should be noted that in another world, even a true man like IV was almost killed by this Rank-Up-Magic, which forcibly drove Chaos Force through a human body.
But these cards from Nash could solve Yūga Hōzumi's immediate problem, and the Heartland City side would gain two more high-tier combatants.
"Here, take this too," Nash said, slapping a card he held in his right hand onto the stone table.
*Is this the card he just drew?* Yūga Hōzumi wondered. As soon as the duel ended, Nash's Duel Disk and monsters vanished, but this one card remained in his right hand.
Yūga Hōzumi looked closely. Holy cow—the Spell Card, Numbers' Awaken.
A powerful card capable of summoning any Number monster with a number higher than 10 with a single card.
If he had just drawn this card…
Yūga Hōzumi thought, meeting Nash's knowing, half-smiling gaze.
Alright, strictly speaking, he had lost.
Although he understood this, Yūga Hōzumi naturally wouldn't let his composure slip. He picked up the card without a change in expression or his heart skipping a beat and slid it into his Deck.
Compared to the previous Rank-Up-Magic cards, this one could truly boost Yūga Hōzumi's power by a huge margin. The value of summoning a four-material "Gun King" with a single card was off the charts!
"Alright, I'll send that guy back once he wakes up. Any other questions?" Nash said, standing up.
"Do you know where the person who gave me the Emperor's Key is now?" Yūga Hōzumi asked. The big shot was right in front of him, and he finally had a chance to figure out why he had been transmigrated.
But Nash just gave a mysterious smile and, with a casual wave of his hand, a portal appeared beneath Yūga Hōzumi. Unable to react in time, Yūga Hōzumi instantly fell into it.
"You are not yet qualified to know the answer to that question with your current power." Nash's voice from above grew fainter and fainter, and Yūga Hōzumi felt himself falling toward the abyss.
"Huuu…" On a hospital bed, Yūga Hōzumi suddenly woke up, gasping for air.
"Are you alright?" Serena, who was watching over him, hurried closer and asked with a nervous expression.
"I'm fine." Calming his racing heart, which had just been freed from the thrill of a freefall, Yūga Hōzumi waved his hand to signal that he was fine.
"How long was I asleep?" Yūga Hōzumi asked.
"Three hours," Serena said. "What exactly happened?"
"Nothing much, just sparred with a big shot." Yūga Hōzumi glanced at the quietly sleeping Sugihara Yo, then opened the deck box at his waist. Seeing that the gift from the big shot, Nash, was lying quietly in his Deck, he said, "Let's go. We'll find Sheng and Allen."
"He should be alright, right?" Serena asked, looking at the peacefully sleeping Sugihara Yo.
"His condition couldn't be better. He'll wake up in seven days."
…
After receiving the decks Yūga Hōzumi gave them, Shinjō Katsu and Allen immediately began training, hoping to be of help in the decisive battle a few days later.
At this time, inside the residence Garros had prepared for the guests, Shingo Sawatari walked in with a smile on his face.
All day, he had been with Yugo, performing for the children in Heartland City. Although he was quite tired, he was rewarded with their heartwarming smiles and felt very satisfied.
Shingo Sawatari hummed a little tune, swaggering as he entered the courtyard prepared for their Lancers. The first thing he saw was Yuya Sakaki looking gloomy, with Yuzu by his side.
"Hey, Yuya, what's with the long face?" Shingo Sawatari walked over, vigorously patting the shoulder of the man who had guided him down the path of entertainment dueling. "If an Entertainment Duelist doesn't smile, how can they bring smiles to the audience?"
(end of chapter)