Jie Ke looked at the reactions of these two and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "You both want to duel me?"
"No, I'll be the one to duel you," Yusei stepped forward and corrected.
Jie Ke couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed, feeling that he was being underestimated.
Are all the people from the Kaiba Group so overconfident? Does every insignificant nobody think they're impressive?
Well then, let them see the harsh fact, the difference in strength between us!
Jie Ke was very arrogant and flamboyant, assuming a posture he thought was elegant: "Then you two come at me together!"
Yusei shook his head: "No need, just me is enough."
Jie Ke saw his attitude and became even more furious: "Fine! Then let me show you, you inferior person, how foolish your actions truly are!"
At this very moment, the fallen noble Zigfried Lloyd clearly hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem...
"Duel!" x2
[Yusei, LP 4000]
[Jie Ke, LP 4000]
"I'll go first, draw!" Yusei took the first turn, "I summon 'Shield Wing', in defense position!"
A monster bird with a cyan body appeared, its opened white wings interlocking like a giant shield in front of it.
[Shield Wing, DEF 900]
Though with only two stars and a defense of just 900, it was a powerful defensive monster with the ability to survive being destroyed by battle up to twice per turn, fitting perfectly with the theme of Yusei's Card Deck.
"Next, I'll set two cards face-down, and end my turn!" Yusei declared.
"Then it's my turn, draw." Jie Ke looked at the card he drew and couldn't help but smile confidently.
A perfect hand.JPG.
"Though doing this might be a bit harsh, I apologize, I don't have time to waste with smaller opponents like you," he said. "So let me finish this duel quickly.
From my hand, I activate the Magic Card - Ride of the Valkyries! I Special Summon all monsters from my hand that have 'Valkyrie' in their names!
Appear, my goddesses! I Special Summon Valkyrie Zweite and Valkyrie Vierte!"
From the sky came the sound of hoofbeats, two majestic white horses galloped forth, carrying graceful and valiant Valkyrie Warriors, who brandished their swords and descended in front of Jie Ke.
[Valkyrie Zweite, ATK 1600]
[Valkyrie Vierte, ATK 1400]
"Valkyrie Zweite's effect! When summoned or Special Summoned, destroy one monster on the opponent's field!" Jie Ke ordered, "Spirit Sword Annihilate!"
The Valkyrie Warrior sent a slash into the air, and the sword light split the atmosphere. Although Shield Wing had strong battle destruction resistance, it couldn't withstand this powerful Sword Qi, and it was split into two and turned to dust.
"Let me show you the enormous difference between yourself and a truly strong Duelist." Jie Ke waved his hand, "Battle. Valkyrie Zweite, Valkyrie Vierte, direct attack!"
The two Valkyrie Warriors spurred their steeds forward, charging and swinging their swords toward the rabbit-eared headwear atop Yusei!
But Yusei naturally had a countermeasure, he waved his arm: "Activate Set Card! Trap Card - Jump Defense! This card can be activated in the turn a monster leaves the field by card effect, all battle damage I take this turn becomes 0!" (Anime card)
A transparent shield appeared like flowing water, surrounding and protecting Yusei. The Valkyries' swords struck it, causing splashes, but the shield remained unyielding.
Jie Ke furrowed his brow: "Oh? Not bad, then I have this card. Magic Card - Mischief of the Time Goddess!"
The double-tailed blue-haired Time Goddess Skuld appeared on the field, winking playfully, waving her wand, causing the clock face in the void to turn forward.
The protective barrier around Yusei automatically dissolved and disappeared.
"Mischief of the Time Goddess can skip this turn and directly jump to the Battle Phase of my next turn." Jie Ke sneered, "So now time has moved to a new Battle Phase, and my two Valkyries can attack again."
"Eh, seems unexpectedly competent." Judai commented from the side.
"Hmph, my dueling is beyond your imagination. Battle again!" Jie Ke shouted, "Valkyrie Zweite, direct attack! Your 'Jump Defense' only nullifies battle damage during its activation turn, but now that time has accelerated to the next turn, the Trap Card's defense effect has expired!"
Yusei narrowed his eyes, waving his hand again: "Then open Set Card, Trap Card - Scrap-Iron Scarecrow! Negate the attack of one opponent's monster!"
The trap flipped up, and out came a scarecrow with an iron head, standing as a meat shield in front of Yusei. The Valkyrie's sword struck the scarecrow, only causing sparks to fly.
"After activation, this card isn't sent to the graveyard, it can be Set again on the field."
Yusei finished speaking, and the scarecrow was retracted into the Trap Card, Set down on the field once more.
"It can be Set again?" Jie Ke was surprised.
Doesn't that mean it can block one attack every turn? What kind of trap is this?
But he quickly adjusted: "Hmph, merely futile resistance. But my attack is not yet over. Valkyrie Vierte, direct attack!"
The last Valkyrie Warrior charged up, and this time Yusei finally ran out of defense measures, taking a direct hit from the Valkyrie Warrior's slash.
[Yusei, LP 4000 → LP 2600]
"Hmph, you lucky bastard, barely managed to scrape by?" Jie Ke snorted, "Then I end my turn.
The monsters summoned by 'Ride of the Valkyries' would return to the Deck at the End Phase of the turn they're summoned... but because the End Phase of this turn was skipped by 'Mischief of the Time Goddess', my Valkyries don't return to the Deck, but remain on the field."
"I see, beautifully avoided the side effects, huh?" Judai nodded thoughtfully, "This guy's quite capable."
Jie Ke still wore a look of calm indifference, though his heart was starting to feel uneasy.
What's going on? Weren't these two supposed to be Kaiba Group's small fry?
Actually, he believed he had a godly opening hand in this match, drawing "Ride of the Valkyries" and "Mischief of the Time Goddess," he thought he could easily one-turn kill.
Yet so many attacks had been fended off?
The duelists across from him, dressed rather comically, could it be that they are actually...
...a little strong!?
But even so, Jie Ke was unfazed.
After all, he was determined to confront the man Kaiba Seto head-on, and he was confident there weren't many duelists in this world he feared.
"My turn!" Yusei drew a card and directly inserted it into the Duel Disc, "Magic Card - Tuning! Add a monster with 'Synchron' in its name from my Deck to my hand, then send the top card of the Deck to the graveyard."
Yusei's Duel Disc quickly executed the auto-search program, ejecting the card he needed from the Deck. He took that card, and then the Deck began automatically reshuffling with a "shuf shuf shuf" sound.
Jie Ke raised an eyebrow.
He had been observing the duel disc in Yusei's hand, and noticed its model seemed unlike any version he had seen before.
Now he discovered that it could even perform intelligent searches and auto-shuffles!
As a businessman, Jie Ke suddenly started to feel a sense of dread.
Could this be a new model from the Kaiba Group that hasn't been released yet?
Did that Kaiba guy secretly complete such an advanced, intelligent Duel Disc already?
If that's the case, does the Lloyd Consortium really have a chance to compete with Kaiba Group?
Ignoring the daydreaming Jie Ke, Yusei continued his operation: "I add 'Junk Synchron' from the Deck to my hand, then send the top card from the Deck to the graveyard.
Next, I Normal Summon the Tuner Monster, Junk Synchron!"
The short warrior with big eyes and goggles appeared on Yusei's field, stretching its arms and legs wide, emitting countless blue sparks all over its body.
At that moment, Judai's spirit "Yubel" emerged from behind him.
"To see the legendary 'Tuner' in this era is truly surprising."
Judai nodded: "That's the monster Spirit called 'Tuner Monster', right."
"A type of monster Spirit with special abilities, a naturally occurring profession among spirits," Yubel explained. "'Tuner' can adjust and operate monster levels, and resonate with other monsters to summon powerful existences...
...But, we should soon witness this ability firsthand."