Armed Dragon LV7, strike!
"With that, my battle phase is over. But my turn isn't finished yet."
Yugen smirked slightly, playing another card from his hand.
"Next, I will activate this card—
——Magic Card 'Sudden Mutation'!"
Chazz held his breath: "That card is..."
"By sacrificing a monster on your field, summon a Fusion Monster of the same level as that monster through special summon," Yugen explained. "I sacrifice the Level Six Ojama King on the field to summon a Level Six Fusion Monster!"
Chazz was still in the dark, but Asuka and the others were already gasping.
The Ojama deck Yugen used, its Six-Star Fusion Monster, couldn't it be...
"Come forth!"
The Ojama King vanished under the halo on Yugen's field, followed by a storm that unveiled a graceful figure riding in on ice blades.
"Level Six, Electrified Ice Blade Hand, special summon in defense mode!"
[Electrified Ice Blade Hand, Defense Power 800]
The physical card of Ice Blade Hand was tuned to a Seven-Star, but in the original animation, it was a Six-Star, the same as Ojama King.
Sure enough!
Those who had seen this combo, like Asuka and Mitsuzawa, were already casting sympathetic glances towards Chazz.
To fall for this move during a nationally broadcast match by Yugen...
Mitsuzawa didn't speak, just shook his head repeatedly.
Looking at Chazz as if he were a dead man already.
"Electrified Ice Blade Hand? Isn't that Tenjouin's card? And in defense mode?"
Chazz, clearly unfamiliar with the combo, frowned and said.
"Are you serious, you guy?"
As a Six-Star huge monster, Electrified Ice Blade Hand has 2100 attack power, but with only 800 defense power, it's even worse than a weakling. It's hard not to think it's a blunder...
"Activate Cover Card." Yugen snapped his fingers, triggering a card set at the start of the duel, "Trap Card 'Ojama Trio'.
Special summon three 'Ojama Derivatives' in defense mode on the opponent's field."
[Ojama Derivative, Defense Power 0] x3
The trio of green, yellow, and black derivatives skillfully appeared on Chazz's field, each beginning to drink tea, snore, and read the newspaper.
Then Ojama Yellow's elf popped out on Chazz's side excitedly: "Visiting, huh?"
"Oh, fellow kin." Ojama Yellow Derivative perked up.
Ojama Green Derivative grinned: "Come over, sit for a bit and chat."
"Come on! Let me tell you, my big brother is stingy, didn't give me a chance to show up because he thinks I'm weak." Ojama Yellow Elf lowered its voice, sighed, "Alas, you guys are in luck with your big brother, getting so much screen time..."
Ojama Black Derivative: "Snore~ Snore~"
Chazz took a deep breath.
Stay calm, can't get angry. Especially as a Duelist, tearing cards is a no-no. No matter how annoyed, I must not tear this damn Ojama Yellow...
"The effect of Electrified Ice Blade Hand. When there are exactly three monsters on the opponent's field, all magic, trap, and monster effects under their control become nullified," Yugen smiled.
Chazz's eyelid twitched.
All magic, trap, and monster effects are nullified... What? So this Ice Blade Hand has such a heaven-defying sealing ability?
Never saw that in Tenjouin's hands before...
In the animation, Asuka's three effects spanned the series but were used only once, often only exhibiting one or two effects. So those unfamiliar with the Electrified version have no clue about its hidden abilities.
"Calm down." Chazz suppressed his unease, "But the sealing suppression only applies if there are exactly three monsters on the opponent's field. It seems strong, but it can be broken simply by summoning another monster..."
"Field Spell 'Land of Chaos', effect activation," Yugen declared, "Once per turn, send one card with 'Ojama' in its name from your hand to the graveyard to special summon one monster with 'Ojama' in its name from the graveyard."
He briefly showed a hand card, then sent it to the graveyard.
"I send the Trap Card 'Disruption Group' from my hand to the graveyard." (Original Card)
Yugen then picked up a card retrieved from the graveyard.
"And then resurrect this Ojama monster from the graveyard—
—Ojama King, come back!"
Ojama King leaped back onto the field, striking a muscle-flexing pose, and shouted in a gruff voice.
"Ojama Ojama!"
The three derivatives and ghostly Ojama Yellow applauded: "So cool! So strong!"
But Chazz no longer had the capacity to deal with this annoying quartet because he remembered something terrifying: "The effect of this guy..."
"When Ojama King exists on the field, choose up to three monster zones on the opponent's field to seal," Yugen shouted, "Therefore, according to this effect, I choose to seal your remaining two monster zones on the field.
Ojama Seal!"
Ojama King growled lowly: "Ojama Ojama!"
As he spoke, two more small Ojama monsters' holograms leapt out, sitting left and right on the only two remaining Monster Zones of Chazz.
Completely sealed!
Chazz was dumbfounded.
This this this this...
The three Derivatives occupied three spaces, with the remaining two sealed by Ojama King's effect. In other words, he couldn't even summon monsters.
And if he couldn't change the number of monsters on the field, the Ice Blade Hand would continuously maintain its power of "nullifying all effects controlled by the opponent"...
What the heck is this anyway? Can't play any cards?
Why are there such disgusting strategies in this world???
Chazz's two brothers couldn't sit still either, springing to their feet and staring wide-eyed at the shocking field.
"Can a duel... really be like this?" Nagasaku looked around blankly at his brother beside him.
His brother Shoji also shook his head in bewilderment, his face reading like, don't ask me, I'm just a political rookie, I don't understand card games any more than you do.
But even as outsiders, the two brothers could tell—
—Isn't this game just already lost?
"Next, I activate the Magic Card 'Burial Spell Treasure Scroll', banishing three Magic Cards 'Pot of Greed,' 'Name Deduction,' and 'Angel's Charity' from the game, and drawing two cards from the deck." (Original Card)
Yugen drew two more cards, glanced at them, and then set them all face-down.
"Set two cards on the field, turn ends."
Yugen was very polite.
"Now, it's Chazz's turn."
Chazz: "..."
The entire venue was silent.
Chazz did not draw a card, but no one found it strange; some even felt sympathy.
Although Chazz was not well-liked at the Academy due to his elite demeanor, often looking down on others and making people move out of his path, with many sycophant followers...
Most people merely found him unpleasant and didn't really feel that he'd harmed their interests directly. Now looking at him on the field, it made them feel he wasn't all that annoying, even feeling that he didn't deserve this fate...
"Actually... Chazz still has a chance." The good student Mitsuzawa analyzed, "While 'Ojama King' is on the field, due to 'Land of Chaos's' effect, all monsters on both sides have their Attack Power and Defense Power swapped.
Originally, the Attack Power of the Ojama Derivatives is 0, and the Defense Power is 1000, but if swapped, the Derivatives' Attack Power becomes 1000."
"Doesn't 1000 Attack Power amount to anything?" Marufuji Sho was puzzled.
"Usually, it doesn't matter. But look, Ojama King's Attack is 0 and Defense is 3000, if swapped over..."
"The Defense Power becomes 0, it will be defeated by the Derivatives... if that happens, the seal on the remaining two Monster Zones will be lifted!" Marufuji Sho realized suddenly.
"Right, so look at the state of Ojama King on Yugen's field," Mitsuzawa said.
[Ojama King, Attack Power 3000]
"Ah, Attack Position..." Marufuji Sho frowned, "So the Derivatives can't defeat it at all, it's useless."
"Haha, not entirely." Mitsuzawa laughed, patiently explaining to the struggling student, "Using a low Attack monster to attack a monster in high Defense position only causes self-inflicted damage, the attacking monster won't self-destruct.
But if it attacks a monster in Attack Position..."
"I see!" Marufuji Sho suddenly realized, "So, all Chazz needs to do is switch one of the Ojama Derivatives to Attack, crash it into Ojama King, and self-destruct, leaving only two monsters on his field.
If this happens, Ice Blade Hand's complete sealing effect will be lifted, and Chazz will be able to use card effects again..."
"Yes, but it requires losing 2000 Life Points. Though a hefty price, there's no other way." Mitsuzawa nodded.
However, Asuka's voice sounded next to him: "Will it really be that easy?"
"Eh?" Marufuji Sho was puzzled again.
"Mitsuzawa should also know what kind of duelist Yugen is," Asuka said, "Do you think he wouldn't realize the flaw in this imperfect seal?"
Marufuji Sho hesitated: "Are you saying, Tenjouin classmate..."
Everyone's gaze simultaneously fell on the two face-down cards in Yugen's backfield.
"Indeed." Mitsuzawa nodded, "This is also what I was thinking. Chazz can't use any card effects now, can't summon monsters or activate cards, in the literal sense, he's completely unable to play any cards.
The only move he can make is to switch the Derivative to Attack and charge it forward to self-destruct, which is a fixed operation.
Whereas Yugen has many more ways to choose from."
"There might be a Trap that could directly finish Chazz the moment he attacks," Asuka interjected, "No matter what kind of Trap it is, with Chazz unable to activate any effects, he won't have any countermeasures."
"Or even if it's not that kind of Trap, even if it's simply an Attack-blocking Trap, Chazz also has no means to counter it," Mitsuzawa shook his head, "If Chazz's attack is sealed, this only flaw ceases to exist, the situation completely transforms into a full lockdown.
Frankly speaking, if I were Chazz, I couldn't think of any way to win."
Marufuji Sho: "..."
After listening to the good student's analysis, Marufuji Sho looked again at Yugen on the field. Clearly, he's still that calm, sunlit, gentlemanly smiling figure, yet somehow looking at him increasingly made him break out in cold sweat.
Yugen, you truly are terrifying...