Chapter 197. Sekitori—Rokushomaru, the Hardest Special Win Condition! T.G. Snake-Eye Deck Guide!
At this moment.
Duelists from every world are still baffled and stunned.
They can't understand it.
Still can't understand it.
They simply can't understand it!
From the very start, when Turn 1 went into a non-Xyz Zoodiac line, they already felt something was off.
That much was still understandable.
But when the Kuriboh player's Main Phase was skipped and they were forced straight into the Battle Phase, they couldn't process it.
Then the sudden activation of "Sekitori—Rokushomaru"!
Then, at the end, "Sekitori—Rokushomaru" shifted and "ate" a monster in a zone as material!
And finally, victory happened out of nowhere!
Everyone was dumbstruck!
Even now—Yugi Muto, Yuma Tsukumo, Yusei Fudo, and the other protagonists from each era still haven't recovered.
With a dazed "Who am I, where am I, what just happened" look, they stare blankly at the short video!
Fortunately, at the very end of the clip, the Zoodiac player starts explaining and gives the answer.
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Kunchi: "Well? Surprised?"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Kunchi: "Honestly, this victory formula needed your cooperation!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Kunchi: "If you hadn't been greedy—if you hadn't activated Kuribohrn when my Zoodiac Boarbow with 5 materials attacked, to fill all your zones—then I'd still be in trouble!"
"It was lucky. I gambled right. You were too greedy!"
"And because of that, my victory formula finally came together!"
Kuriboh girly-boy: "So! What did you actually do?!"
Kuriboh girly-boy: "Why was my Main Phase—why was it gone?!"
Kuriboh girly-boy: "Did you use it? You must've used it! Za Warudo, on my Main Phase!"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Kunchi: "Haven't noticed yet?"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Kunchi: "It was because of these two combo cards, of course!"
"First card! Cursed Bamboo Sword!"
"Second card! Burning Bamboo Sword!"
In that instant, duelists across every world—
Even the Kuriboh "girly-boy" player—finally notice those two cards that hadn't seemed important at all.
Once they read Burning Bamboo Sword, everyone's mental guard breaks.
Yes.
That card's effect is: while this card is already face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone, if you activate a "Bamboo Sword" Spell yourself, you can activate this effect to skip your opponent's next Main Phase 1.
That's right!
It was this card that forced the Kuriboh duelist to have no Main Phase 1!
With none, they were forced straight into the Battle Phase—
Thus triggering Sekitori—Rokushomaru!
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Kunchi: "Exactly! Once this combo is assembled—"
Pure-Hearted Zoodiac Kunchi: "My Sekitori—Rokushomaru must trigger during the Battle Phase!"
"If we go clockwise—"
"My Sekitori—Rokushomaru is in the middle of five zones!"
"It will move left—minimum 1, maximum 6!"
"No question about it—on my side, the two zones to the left have Destiny HERO monsters!"
"That guarantees victory on 1 and 2!"
"And since you filled all five zones on your side, that means 3 through 6 are also guaranteed wins!"
"So! Once the combo is live—"
"My chance of winning is—1000%!!"
Shock, bewilderment, sudden realization, a brief blank stare.
After hearing the closing exchange between the two duelists in the video, all the old-guard duelists finally understand the reasoning behind every step of that last turn!
It started with a direct attack from Zoodiac Boarbow with 5 materials.
It looked like a straightforward plan to win by direct damage.
But in reality—
They were waiting! Forcing! Tempting the Kuriboh player to use Kuribohrn in the Graveyard to fill every zone with Kuriboh monsters!
Had the opponent refused, the Zoodiac player might have had to stall another turn—maybe even lose!
But that moment of greed led to irrevocable disaster in the duel!
The victory formula's calculation was completed!
And by the time they went into Sekitori—Rokushomaru, they'd already accumulated 6 materials—only waiting for the last one!
So this is the high-tier world duelist's step-by-step groundwork and silent calculations?
No!
That's way too many layers!
Has the duel turned into a harem scheme already?!
Right now.
In the Duel Monsters world.
Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, and Seto Kaiba all have complicated expressions.
They never imagined that from the very first Boarbow, the opponent was already calculating everything.
And the key is—they calculated it right!
On the GX side.
Jaden Yuki, Aster Phoenix, Jesse Anderson, and the others are numb and bewildered.
They never thought this Zoodiac player could calculate to this extent!
Could it be—he really is a genius?
In the 5D's world.
Akiza Izinski, Jack Atlas, and Crow Hogan all gasp!
For them, this is the first time they've seen someone who calculates even more than Yusei Fudo!
Are we sure this Sekitori—Rokushomaru wasn't printed straight into the Extra Deck?
Why would Zoodiac even run such a "for-fun" card?!
The chat explodes.
Marik Ishtar: "I'm feeling kimoji just watching this! This duelist's got my hands itching! I've got to send a big present!"
Chazz Princeton: "Tch! I've gotta admit, that Sekitori—Rokushomaru special win condition is pretty demanding."
Akiza Izinski: "Obviously. If the opponent doesn't already have every zone filled, Sekitori—Rokushomaru has too many unknowns."
Yusaku Fujiki: "Live and learn. After watching today's video, I've picked up a new trick."
The old guard from every era start joking and discussing.
The more they chat, the more their hearts race!
So this is how meticulous the high-tier world's dueling mindset is?
Too tight! Too precise!
In the main world.
Sei Yuki is happily reading the group chat and the banter among duelists from every world.
No doubt—
For these old-guard duelists, this single "victory formula" is shockingly impactful!
Of course—
It's just the tip of the iceberg; that's normal!
It's just that a special win like Sekitori—Rokushomaru is a first for him as well.
Or rather, it's the first time he's seen someone win with Sekitori—Rokushomaru without a deck built entirely around it!
Unless you hard-specialize the deck, it really is difficult to do!
Well, that was an eye-opener.
"Hoo, let's see what the other short videos have."
"Hm? A T.G. deck guide?"
Sei Yuki pulls his thoughts back and starts looking for the next deck system.
After a search, he locks onto the Tech Genus deck!
First.
Bruno still doesn't seem to know everything about T.G.
Second.
T.G. is one of Sei Yuki's favorite "soul" decks.
He wants to see how strong T.G. is right now.
Decision made!
A video title appears across the dueling worlds!
"T.G. Deck System—Behold the True Light of Accel Synchro!"
The moment that title appears, the 5D's old guard can't sit still!
The next video?
T.G.?
Is it Bruno's T.G. deck from the earlier shorts?
If so, they have to take it seriously!
After all, the owner of that deck system is standing right beside them!
Bruno, for his part, was still discussing the Zoodiac duelist's line.
Hearing the next video is about T.G., he jolts all over!
Here we go! COME! ON!
T.G.!
In the short, the T.G. player immediately begins a quick T.G. deck walkthrough!
T.G. Player: "Alright! Welcome, fellow duelists, and thanks for clicking today's video!"
T.G. Player: "I'm sure you're all familiar with T.G.—"
T.G. Player: "Including the famous Accel Synchro!"
"And those super-cool T.G. bosses, plus Bruno's voice lines!"
"I bet they're still fresh in your memory, right?"
"I'm a T.G. player myself!"
"But I've gotta say—pure T.G. power is still limited!"
"You really want the Snake-Eye package with T.G.—"
"That way you shore up the floor of your lines and keep a decent ceiling!"
"Today we're looking at T.G. Snake-Eye!"
"So the build splits into two parts!"
"Part 1: Snake-Eye."
"Part 2: T.G."
In the short, the moment the host throws out this never-before-heard "Snake-Eye T.G." system, duelists from every world blink at first.
Then they realize something's off!
Hold up!
Something's wrong—very wrong!
This video host also knows 5D's Bruno?
Huh?
So there are duelists besides Sei Yuki who know they exist?
Bruno also catches the hint.
Yes.
He's a little surprised the host knows him!
But on second thought, since there's already a video of Yusei Fudo's famous "unscrewing bolts" moment, it's normal that they'd know him too, right?
T.G. Player: "Let's start with the T.G. core."
T.G. Player: "Card #1! T.G. Screw Serpent (Level 4)."
"On Normal or Special Summon, it revives a Level 4 or lower T.G. from the GY with its effects negated, and you can banish it from the GY to adjust Levels!"
"This is the most crucial T.G. in-archetype card—run 3."
T.G. Player: "Card #2! T.G. Warwolf (Level 3)."
"If a Level 4 or lower monster is Special Summoned, Warwolf can Special Summon itself!"
"When destroyed and sent to the GY, it searches a T.G. monster!"
T.G. Player: "Card #3! T.G. Striker (Level 2 Tuner)!"
"If your opponent controls a monster, you can Special Summon it; when it's destroyed and sent to the GY, it also searches a T.G.!"
T.G. Player: "Card #4! T.G. Rocket Salamander (Level 1)!"
"Tribute a T.G. to Special Summon a T.G. from the Deck."
"If you control a Machine-Type T.G., you can revive a Level 4 or lower T.G. from the GY."
"This one is as important as Screw Serpent—run 3."
"As for the rest, they're mostly extenders and helpers—like T.G. Booster Raptor, T.G. Tank Grub, T.G. Gear Zombie, and so on!"
"So here's the question!"
"Compared to the past, what exactly makes T.G. stronger now?"
"The answer is simple—Extra Deck and Spells that give powerful lines and board presence!"
"For example, the Spell T.G. Limiter Removal!"
"It's a two-for-two; what you discard becomes GY resource; in practice it's a one-for-two for in-archetype T.G. monsters!"
"From the GY you can also banish it to recycle a T.G.!"
"Or the Spell T.G. All Clear!"
"It grants T.G. an extra Normal Summon!"
"It can destroy a T.G. you control to trigger a search."
"The Counter Trap T.G. Close!"
"It's the in-house omni-negate, with a built-in way to reset itself!"
"With these in place—combine them with Extra Deck cards like T.G. Blade Blaster, Shooting Star Dragon T.G. EX, Cosmic Blazar Dragon, Baronne de Fleur, etc.—and the power naturally goes up!"
"But the issues are obvious too—hand-trap vulnerability hurts."
"No real 'plan B'; the combo chain is fragile."
"If your key T.G. extender gets negated, the turn just dies."
"It's hungry for GY resources and Extra Deck slots, and so on."
"Of course, there's also…"
The duelists listen with serious faces as the host explains T.G.
The more they hear, the more incredulous they feel!
Base-line T.G.!
It actually has that many Accel Synchro options?!
More importantly, the number of auxiliary extenders is wild!
T.G. Limiter Removal—
Yes!
That card really does seem a bit overtuned!
And after hearing T.G.'s weaknesses, they fall silent.
Indeed.
The choke point is painfully obvious.
A single effect that hauls a pile of GY resources—how obnoxious is that!
If you're not negating that, what are you negating?
Bruno's expression turns complicated as he listens.
He never thought T.G. would be such a double-edged archetype with crystal-clear pros and cons!
Honestly, as far as Bruno is concerned, T.G. is obviously the strongest—unbeatable!
T.G. Player: "Now for the Snake-Eye package!"
T.G. Player: "Focus on these cards—"
"Card #1! Diabellstar the Black Witch!"
"Discard 1 card to Special Summon; it Sets a Sinful Spoils Spell/Trap directly from your Deck."
"Card #2! Snake-Eye Ash!"
"This one's nuts!"
"When it's Normal or Special Summoned, it adds a Level 1 FIRE monster from your Deck to your hand."
"Think about it—what's T.G.'s Level 1 FIRE?"
"You'll see in the later combo!"
"Then it can send itself and another face-up card you control to the GY to Special Summon a Snake-Eye monster."
"Card #3! Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye!"
"It's a Spell, searchable by Diabellstar!"
"It's an extender!"
"Card #4! Divine Temple of the Snake-Eye!"
"The Snake-Eye Field Spell!"
"One copy is fine!"
"The key piece is The Devil Who Hunts the Sinful Spoils!"
"This lets us find Diabellstar's cards!"
"In other words, with 3 'Devil' and 3 'Black Witch,' you already have 6 starters!"
"There's also Snake-Eye Flamberge Dragon, and other Diabellstar-linked Snake-Eye bosses!"
"At first glance Snake-Eye seems unrelated to T.G.—but in practice, they link together!"
"Same deal—once you see the later combo, you'll get it."
"..."
After the Snake-Eye overview, duelists across the worlds really do look confused.
Right—
They're only just getting familiar with T.G.
They can't see how these Snake-Eye cards help T.G. at all!
But in the 5D's world—
Bruno's an old T.G. hand.
After hearing the Snake-Eye package, he realizes something.
His expression shifts slightly!
Hold up!
Level 1 FIRE?
If those are the conditions—T.G. Rocket Salamander fits perfectly, doesn't it!
The piece that ties it all together must be that card!
With that thought, Bruno's pupils contract, and he finds a kind of unbelievable beauty in it!
Yusei Fudo, Akiza Izinski, and the others still seem a bit lost…
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