Mokuba swallowed hard, staring in disbelief at Hoshino's field, which should have been scorched by flas.
"Isn't it Tenma Gekko's turn? But Hoshino summoned three monsters?"
"So cool!" Akasha's eyes sparkled, her small body trembling with excitent.
"Heh, the last move went a little off-track, huh?" Gekko chuckled helplessly, gazing at the radiant summoning light storming through Hoshino's field.
"Knowing it's a duel you're bound to lose, yet still persisting this far... It seems Mr. Pegasus was right—Hoshino, you truly are a duelist unafraid of darkness and fear."
"Gekko, this truly is a duel destined for loss..." Hoshino's confident smile radiated with infectious determination, her eyes brimming with desire.
"But it's you who's bound to lose this duel!"
That deep desire to grasp victory.
"Let's see if you can really create a miracle, Duel King!"
Maybe the words of the girl in front of him were just too compelling. Though they were opponents in the duel, Gekko now found himself filled with curiosity—he wanted to see how she could possibly turn such a hopeless situation around.
"Still, that said, I won't make it easy for you! I set a card, end my turn, and activate the effect of [The Legendary Exodia Incarnate], returning one piece from the graveyard to my hand..."
"I retrieve the [Left Leg of the Forbidden One]."
The card Gekko set was undoubtedly the continuous trap card Obliterate!!!, which had been returned to his hand by Elizabeth in the previous turn. After retrieving a piece from the graveyard, Gekko now had four of the five Exodia pieces—'Head,' 'Right Arm,' 'Left Arm,' and 'Left Leg.'
And the last piece, the Right Leg of the Forbidden One, was at the top of his deck.
[Exodia, the Summoned God ATK 4000 → 3000]
"Your turn, Hoshi..."
Mid-sentence, Gekko, who was about to politely signal Hoshino, caught a glimpse of a sly, triumphant smirk on her face.
Suddenly, a green flash shot out from Hoshino's graveyard. Within that flash, an agile figure swiftly dashed along the walls of the hallway, circling behind Gekko.
"What is that?!" Gekko turned his head to follow the light.
The figure leaping into the air was a beautiful girl dressed in a green outfit, shaking her cute cat ears and swaying her cat tail.
But in stark contrast to her adorable appearance were the longbow she aid directly at Gekko and the sharp, focused look of killing intent in her eyes.
"At the start of this turn, I activate the special effect of [Heroic Spirit – Atalanta], which was just sent to the graveyard!"
[①: If this card is sent to the graveyard, during your next standby phase, special summon it from the graveyard.]
While everyone was distracted by the green figure, Hoshino quietly drew a card from her deck and placed it onto the duel disk.
[Heroic Spirit – Atalanta ★★★★★★ (6-star)]
[WIND] [Warrior/Effect] [ATK 2000/DEF 1800]
"So this is your card for a counterattack. I'm not sure what effect it has, but to prevent any mishaps..."
Despite being surrounded from both sides, Gekko remained calm, activating his set card without hesitation. "Continuous trap card [Obliterate!!!]. No need for to explain the effect, right?"
"I send [Right Arm of the Forbidden One] from my deck to the graveyard and return your [Heroic Spirit – Atalanta] back to your hand!"
Since Gekko had already gathered the necessary pieces, he casually selected one part as the cost to send to the graveyard.
[The Legendary Exodia Incarnate ATK 3000 → 4000]
The massive figure of Exodia Incarnate turned to Atalanta, who had been lurking behind Gekko, raising its hands and gathering the flas of the forbidden god once again.
"I won't let you get away with that, dea, it's your turn now!" Hoshino shouted as she threw the card [Rule Breaker] onto her duel disk.
"Alright! Leave it to , Master!"
Despite her small fra, dea Lily was filled with courage and determination beyond her size. Responding to the activation of the card effect, an oddly shaped dagger appeared in her hand.
"I might not be good at fighting, but I'll do the job properly for Master!"
Her feet quickly danced across the ground as dea's purple hair flowed in the wind from her swift sprint.
"Because dea lily is on the field, I can activate the counter trap card [Rule Breaker] from my hand!"
[Rule Breaker - Counter Trap Effect: If you control a [Heroic Spirit – dea], you can activate this card from your hand. ①: When a spell or trap card is activated while you control a [Heroic Spirit] monster, you can activate this card. Negate the activation, return that card to the owner's deck, and your opponent cannot activate the returned card or any cards with the sa na this turn.]
In stark contrast to Exodia's enormous form, the petite dea firmly gripped Rule Breaker and stabbed it into Exodia Incarnate's back.
"Magical providence, oh natural master of this world, return all to its origins—Rule Breaker!"
A small wound erupted with an enormous burst of magical energy across Exodia Incarnate's back.
"Roar!" Exodia bellowed as the flas it had gathered to attack Atalanta instantly dissipated.
"Yay! I did it, Master! >v
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