Rin furrowed her brow.
Just now, she was directly attacked by the Electric Emperor Cobra with Attack Power 1000 and the Electric Yellowfin Tuna with Attack Power 800, and now she only has 2200 points left.
"Electric Seven-Headed Dragon, direct attack!"
Seven orange-yellow bolts of thunder struck wildly around Rin, and relying on her remarkable driving skills, she swayed left and right, narrowly escaping unscathed from the lightning.
Rin, LP: 2200→700.
Now, she was left with only 700!
Rin furrowed her brow again.
"The look on your face, must be struggling with not being able to resolve this quickly?" The Gothic girl looked at Rin's conflicted appearance and laughed cheekily, making her own guess, "Windwitch - Ice Bell dealt me 500 damage, and Windwitch - Winter Bell dealt me 800 damage; even if Winter Bell activates its effect again next round, I'll only take a total of 2100 damage. Attacking my Cobra with Winter Bell would only deal me 1400 Life Points damage.
And also..."
She glanced at her hand card: "Set one card, end turn."
Rin controlled the car, maneuvering through a corner, then drew a card.
"Activate the Set Card!"
The Gothic girl tilted her head back: "Trap Card, Damage Conversion. This turn, the effect damage I receive is halved. At the end phase of this turn, Special Summon a Token with the same damage amount on my field in Defense Position."
"Oh no—" Yugo watched this card and suddenly screamed, covering his cheeks with both hands, "It's over, Rin's deck can't deal such high battle damage! Her low-level Monster's Attack Power is at most 1500! Can't win through battle damage, and effect damage isn't enough either!"
Rin looked at her hand card, then thoughtfully said, "Not trusting anyone else, yet… Aren't you also trying to earn my recognition and find others to accompany you through the Duel?"
"...Uh, isn't it different?" The girl was a bit at a loss, not able to clearly articulate.
Rin looked at her and suddenly smiled warmly, "I think it's okay, I'm quite willing to be your friend. And... you're very cute, no need to put on airs or add so many embellishments, you're already very pretty."
"Eh eh eh eh eh???" The Gothic girl screamed twice, her face instantly turning red.
And just like Rin said, she actually wasn't fierce at all, but she felt she needed to look intimidating enough to protect her younger sisters.
"D-Duel, concentrate, focus on the Duel!"
Though being a Duelist against the wall type, the Gothic girl persisted.
"After the WRGP Tournament ends, surely many advertisers will look for people to star in commercials?" Rin pondered, "Maybe Yugo could become a big star."
?
The Gothic girl was somewhat confused by her train of thought.
"Ah—right, what's your name? I'm Rin."
"Lily..." The girl was a bit bashful, as her name was not imposing at all.
"Is that so, then I'm going to attack."
"Oh! Is it coming, but, what can you do—"
"With this."
Suddenly, Rin lifted a card.
As soon as she raised it, innumerable people gasped in astonishment, making Kurosaki Shun instinctively widen his eyes again, incredulously watching the Duel.
Spell Card Polymerization!
"Polymerization??" Lily exclaimed in shock, "Why is there Polymerization—"
"Of course, it's a gift from friends." Rin looked at the Polymerization.
In fact, since Serena and Ruri were pursued in the Synchro Dimension last time, Rin had started learning Fusion, but until now hadn't truly used it.
Now seemed like a good opportunity.
"Spell Card Polymerization, Fusing Windwitch - Winter Bell on the field with Windwitch - Snow Bell from my hand!"
"Gentle wind, bring the power of the Other Dimension, transform into crystalline Gemstone, symbolize friendship.
Fusion Summon!
Appear.
LV8, Windwitch - Crystal Bell!"
A giant transparent Crystal descended from the sky, then gradually departed, followed by a graceful silhouette swaying and emitting a clear sound.
"Fusion?" Hiragi Yuzu held her hands together, watching the girl who shared the same appearance—a representation of herself in this world—using Fusion, murmuring softly.
"Fusion!" Sakaki Yuya leaped in surprise.
"Wow!!! It's done!" In the preparation area of the Moonbird Wind Team, Serena and Ruri celebrated with a high-five and then hugged excitedly, while Yugo cheered on the side.
A brand new Windwitch!
Windwitch - Crystal Bell, LV8, Wind Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, Attack Power 2800.
"Wow, it's Crystal!" Tierra exclaimed as she watched this Monster in surprise, "Serena finally made some impressive progress."
Tenjo Hikari nodded in approval.
"Attack Power 2800..." Lily was somewhat surprised.
This Attack Power was not something an ordinary Duelist could achieve with their cards; at least her Electric family's cards weren't this high.
But...
"I still have 2700 Life Points, your Attack Power is high, yet even if you destroy Cobra during battle, I'll only take 1800 damage, still have 900 Life Points left, a real shame, even if I didn't activate the Trap Card, you seemingly wouldn't be able to zero out my Life Points."
"That might not be certain." Rin suddenly whispered in Lily's ear.
"Eh?" Lily jumped, like a startled cat, and steered to the side, "Wh-what's with that? At this point, you haven't even used Winter Bell's life drain effect, still hoping for victory?"
"Windwitch - Crystal Bell can target one Monster in either player's Graveyard to activate its effect. Until the end of the turn, this card is treated as that Monster's same-name card, gaining the same effect."
"Huh? Oh…that's nothing; even using Winter Bell's effect by selecting Winter Bell in the Graveyard to deal effect damage equals LV X 200, that's only 1400 damage, halved by my Damage Conversion to 700, I'd still have 200 Life Points left… close call, almost lost, thankfully I used Damage Conversion."
"No, it's already over."
"?"
"You forgot… your Monster…"
My Monster—
Ah!!
She jerked awake.
Electric Yellowfin Tuna can attack directly!
2800 direct attack!
She only has 2700 Life Points left!
She came to her senses, the words "Big Sister!" "Big Sister, be careful!" "Quick, think of something—" echoed around her.
What can she do!
"How can you perform Fusion, and why…"
More than defeat, she wanted to know how the opponent maintained this mentality.
Rin chuckled softly, gently stroking the hair near her ear, making the strands beneath the helmet less uncomfortable: "If we only harm each other, isn't that quite heartbreaking? If we want to collaborate, to Fusion, we must show that the other can trust us or exhibit the same qualities as each other...
Seniors taught us like this."
Lily blinked vacantly, yet gradually seemed to have some understanding.
"Thus, Crystal Bell acquires the Electric Yellowfin Tuna's card name and effect, attacks directly!"
The swaying body of the Crystal Witch harbored a yellow Tuna shimmering with electric light, like a divine radiance descending from the heavens, starting its attack.
Lily's eyes reflected Rin's figure, in her view, under the shining light, Rin was not a Witch, but rather a Goddess!
"Woo woo woo—" In the 5DS Team, Crow used his forearm to cover his eyes, unable to refrain from quietly sobbing.
"Tch, idiot, there are times you behave foolishly too." Jack finally found an opportunity to counter Crow.
"None of your business! The kids have finally grown up, woo woo woo—"
Tears of joy.
Tenjo Hikari let out a breath of relief. Looking up, he saw Yusei exhaling with relief as well, couldn't help but pat his own nape, sharing a knowing smile with him.
Despite not seeing Serena, Rin's final performance eased his worries a lot.
Serena may be straightforward, but she is smart, having a peer of similar age, similar appearance, theoretically "same father" yet unrelated sister beside her, performing so impressively, it's unlikely she'll cause trouble recklessly, so it's full of anticipation.
Like this, he could stop worrying about development in the Synchro World, first challenge the Gladiator Beast once, then…
Attempt the Branded Dimension for a second time!