Yugen shrugged, smiled slightly, "Actually, I know you're prepared. I'm just curious to see how you'll respond."
"Oh? Such composure? As expected of the top rank." Mitsuzawa laughed, "Then let me witness it again, your truly serious duel."
"I've always been serious." Yugen chuckled, "Activating the Magic Card 'Handwriting Erasure', both sides discard all their cards, then draw the same number from the card deck."
Both hands of cards were discarded, and cards were drawn accordingly. However, a card popped out from Yugen's graveyard.
"Among the discarded cards is a Magic Card 'Card of Compensation'. When this card is sent to the graveyard from your hand, draw two more cards from the card deck." (Original Card)
Mitsuzawa said nothing further but became even more attentive. Despite Yugen's words, Mitsuzawa always felt no hint of tension coming from him.
It was as if all his tactics up to now, and all the advantages on the field, didn't seem to matter to his opponent.
But this only heightened his Duelist spirit.
"I must make you take this duel seriously!"
"I told you, I wasn't holding back... But since you're so insistent, I'll abide by our agreement and show you my ace.
From the graveyard, I banish the Light Attribute 'Divine Mage' and Dark Attribute 'Apprentice Magician' for a Special Summon!"
Mitsuzawa's face slightly changed: "Banish the Light and Dark Attributes for this summoning condition, could it be...!?"
"With the souls of Light and Dark, sacrificed on the chaotic field, I summon the legendary warrior to descend!"
The two magicians transformed into intertwined energies of light and dark, surging into the black clouds swirling in mid-air, as if vanishing beyond the chaos. Then a beam of golden light burst forth from within as if a sword's light had cleaved through the chaos itself, and a magnificent warrior clad in armor bathed in the golden glow descended onto the field.
"Heaven and Earth unveiled—
—Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation, Summons!"
[Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation, Attack Power 3000]
The whole field erupted into chaos.
"Ma... Mamma Mia!" Professor Strong Desire exclaimed, covering his face with both hands, "The Chaos Warrior, Nonne!"
Even Asuka on the high platform trembled in surprise, "How... How could it be? Messenger of Creation, but isn't that..."
"The legendary ace from King Muto Yuugi's card deck."
Kaizamaru Fujisuke from the academy was also shocked for a moment, but then his gaze toward the field became heated.
His Duelist soul began to stir.
Even he couldn't resist the urge to duel with the newcomer.
And of course, sharing the same feelings was a certain Jellyfish Head.
"Ohhh, this is awesome! The Chaos Warrior! It's the Chaos Warrior!"
Judai shook Sho Marufuji frantically.
"I really want to duel with Yugen!"
"Big brother... you're going to choke me to death..." Sho Marufuji said with difficulty.
But none were more shocked than Mitsuzawa himself, facing the oppressive presence of the legendary warrior. He involuntarily stepped back, exclaiming, "Your ace is actually... such a monster?"
At this moment, Mitsuzawa did not realize he was facing a variant of the "Chaos" world champion deck that dominated the competitive environment back then.
During that time, Chaos was the absolute mainstream for a long period, and all Yu-Gi-Oh! decks were classified as either "Chaos" or "Non-Chaos." You were either dominated by the mainstream or had no choice but to join.
The defensive combination of "Apprentice Magician" and "Divine Mage" Yugen used last round was also an early golden duo of Chaos.
These two cards just happen to be one Light Attribute and one Dark Attribute. The Dark Attribute Apprentice Magician had an excellent defense and sword-blocking performance and could simultaneously retrieve the Light Attribute Divine Mage from the card deck. The Divine Mage, on the other hand, possessed a powerful ability to recover a Magic Card.
It must be noted that in early Yu-Gi-Oh!, various overpowered Magic Cards were rampant, many of which are still forbidden cards today, with single-card quality far surpassing that of ordinary monsters.
The magic card recovered by the Divine Mage, whether it was the greed and Angel's Charity of that era before they went to jail, the overpowered Hand Destruction Three Divine Artifacts, or board-clearing spells like "Black Hole" and "Great Storm," could all turn the tide with a single card.
The defensive line composed of these two cards conveniently met the summoning requirements for the Light and Dark Attributes in the second turn, allowing the ace Chaos Warrior to be summoned to the field during your turn to secure victory.
"The Monster Effect of 'Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation'!" Yugen said, "Chaos Warrior can banish a monster on the field from the game at the cost of forfeiting its own attack this turn!
Banish the 'Variable Beast: Cannon Dragon' equipped with 'Power of the Guardian' from the game!
Chaos Dimension Slash!"
The Chaos Warrior raised its Long Sword high, with one edge of the blade being light and the other dark, a torrent of interwoven light and dark surged out, forming a bicolor vortex that soared into the sky. The massive Cannon Dragon had no resistance, and the dimension shattered under the slash, with the heavy mecha being absorbed to the dimension's other end.
"Ugh... Is the Power of the Guardian powerless before the Messenger of Creation?" Mitsuzawa gritted his teeth.
The Power of the Guardian had an excellent effect capable of defending against both combat and effect destruction, but if cleft into the Other Dimension, it became powerless.