"I'll go!"
"No, let me!"
"Judai, I promised Professor Cronos, so this duel should be mine!"
"Caesar, I've teamed up with Hikari before, I'm more suited to be his partner than you are!"
"Ugh—" As Marufuji Ryo and Judai argued, the female vampire on the side yawned and lightly pulled the curtains.
The moonlight seeped into the mansion, making her feel a bit less energetic.
"So, have you ever thought of going together?" Asuka commented helplessly from the side, "Tenjo-san just got out of the hospital a few days ago."
"But Hikari's already up there." Judai couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Yeah..." Marufuji Ryo nodded as well.
He was the first to step up, it wouldn't make sense to pull him down now, right?
"See, that's why I say you boys who only have duels on your mind are so stubborn..." Asuka was even more speechless.
"Judai, no matter what, Professor Cronos entrusted this matter to me, and I should be responsible for it, just like he would." Marufuji Ryo said seriously to Judai.
Judai hesitated for a moment but ultimately couldn't resist Marufuji Ryo and stepped aside.
Truthfully, ever since Tenjo Hikari was "injured" and hospitalized, he had been worrying all along, fearing that the Darkness Duel would harm his friends. Today, even Professor Cronos, who definitively won against his opponent, struggled to walk, which only convinced him more of the seriousness of the situation.
His Spirit Adaptability was just four stars, but according to Teacher Daitokuji, his Spirit Power far exceeded that of ordinary people, and even in a Darkness Duel, he could bounce around energetically. Thus, he felt responsible for protecting his classmates.
However, he could not disregard the Professor's entrustment either.
So... let's see.
"Have you decided?"
"Yes." Marufuji Ryo replied.
"Then, let me explain the rules of the Darkness Duel!" Beside him, Camilla had already consciously started acting as the referee, "The duel is a 2V2 tag duel, the player whose turn is first cannot attack, and may attack starting from the second turn. Teammates share the same Monster Zone, Spell and Trap Zone, Graveyard, and banished area. Only the Deck of the player whose turn is counted for that turn will be counted, and both sides' LP is 8000 points.
The order will be Lady Banshee, Blue Darling, Young Lady, Purple Darling."
The loser's soul will be sealed within a card.
No problems, right?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Only Tenjo Hikari, feeling awkward because of "Purple Darling", subconsciously rubbed his arms.
A bit gross.
"Good luck, Hikari, Caesar!" Judai encouraged them in such an atmosphere.
"Then—"
"Duel!" ×3
Vampire Team LP: 8000.
Blue-Purple Team LP: 8000.
"I'll take the first turn—" The white-haired vampire swiftly drew a card, "Heh, activating the Continuous Spell Card, Vampire's Domain!"
"Once per turn, I can pay 500 LP to Summon a 'Vampire' Monster in addition to my Normal Summon."
"I Normal Summon, Vampire Girl, then I offer her as a Tribute to Tribute Summon, Vampire Dragon!"
With a single eye, the evil dragon with bat wings soared out of the castle darkness.
Vampire Dragon, LV 5, Dark Attribute, Zombie-Type, ATK 2400.
Vampire Team LP: 8000→7500.
"An ATK of 2400 is nothing for my brother!" Seeing this scene, Shou unhesitatingly boasted about his brother.
"I end my turn like this."
"My turn, draw!" Marufuji Ryo drew a card and without hesitation revealed it, "Special Summon, Cyber Dragon!"
Here it comes!
Cyber Dragon!
Tenjo Hikari kept nodding his head furiously.
He could never forget those words—You should forsake all mainstream and play the invincible Cyber Dragon!
The extraordinarily cool Cyber Style Deck from the Fusion Deck!
Cyber Dragon, LV 5, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 2100.
"Next, I activate Cyber Dragon Vier's effect from my hand! When I successfully Summon·Special Summon Cyber Dragon, I can Special Summon this card from my hand in Defense Position."
A small, purple-jointed Cyber Dragon flew out from his hand.
"While Cyber Dragon Vier is on the field, the ATK and DEF of all Cyber Dragons on our field increase by 500 points!"
Cyber Dragon ATK: 2100→2600. Cyber Dragon Vier DEF: 1600→2100
"Good, surpassed the Vampire Dragon!"
"Battle, Cyber Dragon attacks Vampire Dragon, Evolution Burst!"
The Mechanical Dragon spewed white flames, instantly destroying the Undying Dragon.
Vampire Team LP: 7500→7300.
"When the Tribute Summoned Vampire Dragon is sent to the Graveyard, I can add a LV 4 or lower Monster from my Deck to my hand!" Vampire Lady revealed the effect of the Vampire Dragon in the Graveyard, then opened the Deck and selected a card, "I add Gozuki to my hand."
"You can Special Summon Zombie-Type Monsters..."
Marufuji Ryo, being an academic ace, naturally recognized this card.
"I'll set two cards and end my turn."
"It doesn't seem like much!" Shou cheerfully said from below, "Brother will be enough!"
"Hey, Shou!" Judai frowned and uncharacteristically scolded him, "The duel has just begun, that strange female vampire hasn't even started dueling yet!"
"Heh heh heh, that's right, you haven't seen the power of the young lady, how dare you be so confident?" Camilla laughed heartily.
"Haah~" The female vampire yawned, drew a card from her deck, and then let the Duel Disk automatically unfold, "Activate the Field Spell, Vampire Kingdom."
With a resounding boom, everything around began to vanish. Under the shocked gazes of the students, numerous classical clock towers rose from the ground, and castles, clock towers, and graves appeared from within, surrounded by blood and smoke.
A blood-red moon hung high in the sky!
"What is this card?" Marufuji Ryo exclaimed in surprise.
As a top student, there were seldom any cards he didn't know, like those vampire series cards Camilla used in her previous duel with Cronos, he knew them all.
But this card...?
"Be careful, Caesar!" Tenjo Hikari shouted from the side, "When Vampire Kingdom is on the field, all Zombie-Type monsters gain a 500-point ATK boost during attacks. Not only that, if a card is sent from our deck to the graveyard, they can even send a vampire from the deck to the graveyard to destroy one of our cards!"
"What a powerful effect!" Marufuji Ryo was even more astonished.
In their era, an environment card adding a few hundred ATK was already considered strong, let alone an effect that could destroy cards?
"Normal Summon, Vampire Girl."
"Haha!"
The female vampire who had just been used as a tribute flew over from not far away and landed in the dueling arena.
Vampire Girl, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Zombie-Type, ATK 1550
"Battle! Attack Cyber Dragon."
"What?" Everyone except Tenjo Hikari cried out in shock.
"Using a Vampire Girl with only 1550 ATK to attack a Cyber Dragon with 2600 ATK?"
"Does she not know how to duel?"
The female vampire glanced at Marufuji Shou, who said she couldn't duel, then drew a card: "Activate card effect during the monster attack declaration."
"Special Summon myself in Defense Position."
"Myself?!"
The female vampire revealed a card from her hand, placed it on the Duel Disk, and gently flapped her wings as she slowly flew to the monster area.
This scene, many students had never seen before.
But one had to admit, up close... she was indeed very pretty.
"Oh, how cute..." Shou smiled dreamily from below.
Vampire Fraulein, LV 5, Dark Attribute, Zombie-Type, DEF 2000.
"My effect allows me to Special Summon myself from the hand in Defense Position during a monster attack declaration. Then, using Vampire Girl to attack Cyber Dragon, I activate my effect again—pay 3000 Life Points!"
"Three thousand!?"
"Uh?"
This amount was practically suicidal for those whose Life Points were usually just 4000!
Vampire Combo LP: 7300→4300
"Based on my effect, a Zombie-Type monster's ATK is increased by the amount of Life Points paid during battle, up to three thousand points!"
She gingerly bit her finger, shivered, then flicked a drop of blood onto the green-haired female vampire.
Vampire Girl ATK 1550→2050→5050!
"Five, five thousand!?" Manjome nearly fell over.
"It's even higher than brother's Cyber End Dragon..."
The female vampire, imbued with Fraulein's blood, felt an infinite surge of power and leaped to destroy Cyber Dragon with a single slash.
"Ugh—" The blood turned into sharp blades, piercing through Tenjo and Caesar, causing them to step back from the wounds inflicted.
Student Combo LP: 8000→5550.
"Simultaneously, with Vampire's Domain effect, when my Vampire monster inflicts battle damage, I regain that amount as my Life Points."
Vampire Combo LP: 4300→6750.
"Vampire Girl's effect declares one of the monster, spell, or trap types when it inflicts battle damage. You must send a card of that type from your deck to the Graveyard. I declare: monster."
"Ugh..." Caesar recalled Tenjo Hikari's earlier explanation about Vampire Kingdom's effect, and his face turned pale, "I'll send Proto-Cyber Dragon from my deck to the Graveyard."
"Then, with Vampire Kingdom's effect," Vampire Fraulein lightly flapped her wings, "I'll send Vampire Sorcerer from the deck to the Graveyard and destroy your right Set Card."
The enormous red moon emitted a bizarre blood-red light, and in the next moment, the light struck the Set Card, shattering it with a crack.
It was a Spell Card, Monster Reborn! It seemed he was saving it for Tenjo Hikari!
"So... so strong..." Marufuji Shou watched Vampire Fraulein's powerful move, swallowing hard in fear, viewing her lovely face almost as a symbol of an archfiend, "Sure, sure enough, I still prefer Dark Magician Girl..."
"No, what am I thinking—brother!" He quickly snapped back, slapped his face, and anxiously looked at Marufuji Ryo.
The opponent is too strong; can brother and Tenjo really win!
Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath.
As expected, when he heard "young lady," he had a feeling this scene would unfold.
Unlike the meddlesome Darkness doubles, this Vampire Fraulein is definitely a powerful Duel Spirit from another dimension! A spirit adept in dueling!
But—comparing attack power with Cyber Dragon, is it?!
Just wait, my deck has been adjusted too!