"My turn, draw!"
Chazz drew his card, declaring in a low, resonant voice:
"Watch closely, You Xuan! This is the secret power I attained at North Academy!
"Armed Dragon LV3's effect activates! During my Standby Phase, by sending this card on the field to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon its evolved form from my Deck!
"Level Up! Evolve into a mightier form and return to my field
"Armed Dragon LV5, summon!"
The tiny Armed Dragon vanished within a soaring gale. Its body rapidly swelled and matured, soon transforming into a fierce, spiky beast that glared menacingly across at the opposing field.
[Armed Dragon LV5, ATK 2400]
"Go, Armed Dragon LV5!" Chazz barked. "Attack Spell Canceller!"
Armed Dragon leaped forward, bringing both claws crashing down. Its talons carved red windblades through the air, cleaving Spell Canceller straight down the middle.
[You Xuan, LP 4000 → LP 3400]
"I set one card face-down in my backrow!
"Now, entering the End Phase, the effect of Armed Dragon LV5 activates as well!"
Chazz raised his arm high.
"At the End Phase of a turn where Armed Dragon LV5 destroyed a monster by battle, by sending this card on the field to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon Armed Dragon LV7 from my hand or Deck!"
Spectators on the sidelines gasped in shock. "It's evolving again?!"
"That's right! The march of Armed Dragon's evolution never stops!" Chazz roared. "Evolve once more and present the fruits of victory before me! Level Up
"Armed Dragon LV7, summon!!!"
In a swirling white vortex, the dragon expanded even further within the tempest. In the blink of an eye, it grew into an imposing, towering behemoth that loomed over You Xuan.
"Whoa, so that's Chazz's new monster!" Jaden watched from the sidelines, rubbing his hands together in excitement. "Aw, man, what a shame! If I'd won the school match, I'd be the one dueling a monster like that right now..."
Chancellor Foster's grin grew broader by the second. "Hahaha! I knew I had an eye for talent. To think young Thunder could master our academy's secret treasure card in such a short time! I can practically see Ms. Dorothy waving at me already..."
Chancellor Sheppard's face turned green with frustration. "Damn it, don't get cocky too soon..."
Chazz's two older brothers smiled approvingly.
"Look at that. When Jun puts his mind to it, he really doesn't do half bad," Slade Princeton remarked with a chuckle.
His second brother, Jagger Princeton, gave a snort. "Though if he goes too far and crushes the kid completely, it'll give me a headache on my end."
"Hmm?" Slade glanced at him curiously.
Jagger grinned. "If he steamrolls his opponent and finishes the match too quickly, won't we have dead air during the television broadcast slot we booked?"
"True enough."
The brothers exchanged a look and threw their heads back in laughter.
"..."
"Impressive, Chazz. Bringing out LV7 in an instant, huh?" You Xuan smiled faintly. "You really know how to pile on the pressure. In that case, my turn. Draw!
"I activate the Spell Card, Pot of Greed, drawing two more cards from my Deck."
You Xuan drew his cards. After glancing at his fresh hand, his smile turned distinctly eerie.
For some reason, the moment Chazz caught sight of that smile, an icy dread washed over him. A shiver ran down his spine, leaving him with an ominous foreboding.
"Since my opponent is you, Chazz, nothing could be more fitting than using this guy's power."
As he spoke, a card ejected from the Graveyard slot of You Xuan's Duel Disk.
"From my Graveyard, I activate the Trap Card sent there last turn by ReasoningOjama Duo!" You Xuan said. "By banishing this card from my Graveyard, I can Special Summon two 'Ojama' monsters with different names from my Deck."
He pulled the two automatically retrieved cards from his Deck.
"I Special Summon Ojama Yellow and Ojama Green!"
[Ojama Yellow, DEF 1000]
[Ojama Green, DEF 1000]
"Nani?!" Chazz's eyelid twitched. "Trash like that?!"
Right on cue, the spirit of Ojama Yellow popped out beside him in its translucent ghost form. "Boss, Boss! Look, see? Other people use me in matches! Why do you keep saying I'm not allowed on the field..."
"Shut up!"
Irritated, Chazz shoved the spirit of Ojama Yellow right back into his Deck. Glancing at the Ojama Yellow on You Xuan's side of the field, he glared angrily at his opponent.
"You think you can face me with trash like that?"
"Whether they're trash remains to be seen," You Xuan chuckled.
Of course, while Chazz talked big, he didn't dare drop his guard for a second. Even if he still considered Ojamas to be absolute bottom-feeders, he knew full well that anything coming from You Xuan's hands had a habit of being terrifyingly twisted.
Carelessness was not an option.
You Xuan had anticipated that Chazz would rely heavily on Armed Dragons after returning from North Academy, having already noticed Chazz's card pool shifting toward Dragon types earlier. Over the past couple of days, You Xuan had even entertained the thought of testing out his newly acquired Buster Blader cards against his classmate.
In the end, though, he had decided against it.
Facing Chazz with Ojamas was just so much more entertaining.
"Furthermore, the face-down monster I set on my previous turn was Ojama Black."
[Ojama Black, DEF 1000]
"From my hand, I activate the Spell Card, Polymerization!" You Xuan announced. "I fuse the Ojama Yellow, Ojama Black, and Ojama Green on my field!
"When three brothers join their hearts as one, they transform into the ultimate Ojama
"Level 6, Ojama King, summon!"
The three-way fusion of yellow, black, and green converged, bursting with brilliant light. Sporting an enormous white head, a comical green cape, and red underpants, Ojama King threw up peace signs with its stubby little hands as it landed heavily onto the field.
[Ojama King, ATK 0]
On Chazz's side, the spirit of Ojama Yellow popped out once more. "Boss, Boss, it's Ojama King! When brothers unite, their strength can cut through gold! I don't think you can beat him"
"Piss off."
Ojama Yellow vanished again.
Damn annoying pest! He couldn't even think straight with all that racket.
Chazz forced his focus back onto the duel.
Ojama King was in Attack Position, yet its ATK was clearly 0...
You Xuan: "I activate the Field Spell, Ojama Country!"
The holographic projection shifted. Low-slung, cartoonish buildings sprouted from the ground, taking over the entire duel field.
The spirit of Ojama Yellow materialized yet again, eyes brimming with tears. "Ojama Country! That's where I grew up! Boss, look, look! There was a tree just like that in front of my house when I was a kid! And that little hill! I used to love sliding down that slope..."
"Aaaaargh, shut your trap!" Chazz grew increasingly furious.
Whose side are you even on, you little punk?!
He couldn't help but wonder if this Ojama Yellow spirit he'd picked up during his journey was actually an undercover agent planted by You Xuan. Otherwise, why on earth did he have to endure psychological warfare from his opponent while simultaneously being tormented by his own spirit?!
You Xuan: "Ojama Country's effect! While an 'Ojama' monster is on the field, the original ATK and DEF of all monsters currently on the field are switched."
[Ojama King, ATK 0 → ATK 3000]
[Armed Dragon LV7, ATK 2800 → ATK 1000]
Chazz's face darkened.
Armed Dragon had enormous offensive power, but its DEF was only 1000...
"Ojama King, attack Armed Dragon LV7!" You Xuan commanded.
Ojama King let out an odd screech, struck a goofy muscle-flexing pose, and surged forward with a soaring superman punch. Its fist slammed Armed Dragon flat into the dirt, blowing it to smithereens in a deafening bang.
"Then I activate the Trap Card, Defense Draw!" Chazz snarled with a darkened face. "The battle damage from one attack becomes 0, and I draw one card from my Deck!"
A translucent barrier manifested, deflecting the shockwaves from Ojama King's strike.
Though he had nullified the damage, Chazz looked thoroughly humiliated.
His invincible Armed Dragon had actually been taken down by an Ojamathe literal definition of trash in the dueling world.
While Chazz himself would never underestimate any deck fielded by You Xuan, he knew that outsidersespecially the general public whose dueling knowledge was mediocre at bestwould see things very differently.
The Princeton Group had poured a fortune into this event, broadcasting it live on national television before millions of viewers.
Most of them didn't know who You Xuan was and had only a basic grasp of dueling mechanics. But they would understand one thing loud and clear:
The pampered scion of the Princeton Group had just gotten pummeled by a bunch of joke-tier Ojamas.
His two older brothers had pressured him before the match, strictly forbidding failure. If he not only lost, but lost at the hands of a bottom-of-the-barrel deck like this, wouldn't they lose their minds?
The more Chazz thought about it, the heavier the weight on his chest became. And just as his head was throbbing with stress, the utterly oblivious spirit of Ojama Yellow materialized again.
"Haha! See, Boss? The power of brotherly love is way stronger! Your Armed Dragon didn't stand a chance!"
Chazz: "..."
A dark thought began to cross his mind.
Maybe he should just tear this stupid card into pieces?
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