Jie Ke seemed very satisfied with his counterattack this turn: "How about it, can you take this a bit more seriously now, Duel King?"
Youyu shrugged nonchalantly: "I've always been serious."
Hearing this casual attitude and careless tone, Jie Ke couldn't help but frown unhappily.
This guy... Does he not feel any sense of urgency even now?
"My turn, draw card." After drawing a card, Youyu immediately played a Monster Card, "Here I summon the second 'Berry Magician Girl', still in Attack Mode!"
A transparent array appeared, and a petite young female mage with butterfly-like wings flew out, waving her magic staff gracefully to draw curves of magic power in the air.
Jie Ke frowned: "Another one of these troublesome Magician Girls... But her attack power also decreases due to Erda's effect."
[Berry Magician Girl, Attack Power 400 → Attack Power 0]
Of course, for the Berry Girl who doesn't rely on attack power in the first place, this change is hardly relevant.
Youyu continued: "Berry Magician Girl's effect, when successfully summoned, adds a 'Magician Girl' from the deck to the hand. I choose the second 'Kiwi Magician Girl'.
Then enter the Battle Phase! Dark Magician Girl, attack Valkyrie Erda!"
Dark Magician Girl was startled, initially thinking she heard wrong. After all, the opponent's attack power was higher now.
But since her master said so, it's surely right to obey!
So, Dark Magician Girl straightened her face and rushed straight towards Erda.
"Did you forget?" Jie Ke frowned, "Dark Magician Girl's attack power has decreased by 1000 due to Erda's effect!"
"I know, so at this moment, I activate the effect of 'Kiwi Magician Girl' from my hand!" Youyu quickly sent a card from his hand to the graveyard, "By discarding this card from my hand, for each different type of Magician Girl on both field and in the graveyard, all Magician Girls on the field gain 300 attack power until the end of the turn!"
The magic power of the Berry Girl, Dark Magician Girl, Chocolate Magician Girl on the field, and the illusionary presence of Kiwi Magician Girl just sent to the graveyard, all converged towards the Dark Magician Girl who was in full sprint.
"Counting the Magician Girl in my graveyard and on the field, there are a total of four, so Dark Magician Girl's attack power increases by 1200."
"I see, so now Dark Magician Girl's attack power can reach 2200, surpassing my 'Valkyrie Erda'..."
Jie Ke gritted his teeth.
"Then activate Set Card, Quick-Play Magic - Pyramid Energy! This card allows my monsters' attack power to increase by 200, or their defense power to increase by 500!
I choose to increase the attack power of 'Valkyrie Erda' by 200!"
[Valkyrie Erda, Attack Power 2000 → Attack Power 2200]
"Hmph!" Jie Ke glared fiercely at the opposing Dark Magician Girl, "At least let this eyesore of a magician girl die with me!"
Youyu smiled: "That won't do."
[Dark Magician Girl, Attack Power 2500]
Jie Ke was shocked: "Attack Power 2500!? How?"
He squinted his eyes, looking closely to find a ghostly figure behind Dark Magician Girl, a red-robed mage holding a green magic staff...
Dark Magician!
"Dark Magician Girl gains 300 attack power for each 'Dark Magician' in the graveyard." Youyu explained.
Jie Ke suddenly recalled that in the previous turn, Youyu used the effect of "Chocolate Magician Girl" to discard a Spellcaster-Type card and draw another card...
Turns out it was the Dark Magician he discarded?
"Wait... wait a moment!" Jie Ke remembered something, "But you've said that the monster summoned by 'Apple Magician Girl' has its effects negated. So Dark Magician Girl's effect..."
"Still valid." Youyu waved his finger, "Did you forget? The 'Dark Magician Girl' currently on my field was not Special Summoned by the effect of 'Apple Magician Girl'."
Jie Ke suddenly recalled. Last turn, Youyu activated Quick-Play Magic - Magic Peace Pigeon, briefly returning Dark Magician Girl to his hand, then Special Summoning her back to the field at the end of the turn...
"That's right, because my 'Dark Magician Girl' was Special Summoned back to the field by the effect of 'Magic Peace Pigeon', her state was reset." Youyu explained, "According to Dark Magician Girl's effect, for each 'Dark Magician' in the graveyard, her attack power increases by 300!"
[Dark Magician Girl, Attack Power 2500]
Jie Ke's face suddenly changed.
So many details, so many factors compounded together, Dark Magician Girl's attack power was just enough to surpass his Valkyrie by three hundred.
This guy... was he that thorough in his considerations?
The reversal of power, Dark Magician Girl's magic shattered Valkyrie's defenses in an instant. Erda was blasted off her white horse by a magic projectile, propelled far away with a scream, exploding like fireworks in midair.
[Jie Ke, LP 1400 → LP 1100]
He gritted his teeth: "Always playing small tricks..."
"Erda is defeated, so her suppression effect is gone too!" Youyu shouted.
[Dark Magician Girl, ATK 2500 → ATK 3500]
[Berry Magician Girl, ATK 1600]
[Chocolate Magician Girl, ATK 2800]
"Berry Magician Girl!" Youyu waved, "Direct attack!"
The pacifier-sucking Berry Girl seemed very excited about actually getting to hit someone one day, flapped her little wings, and flew up lightly. With a wave of her little magic staff, magic shot toward Jie Ke relentlessly.
The onlookers and foolish players were already getting restless, eager to prematurely announce the winner!
Jie Ke gritted his teeth: "Activate Set Card, Trap Card - Counter Gate! Can be activated when the opponent declares a direct attack, that attack becomes invalid, then I draw one card! If it's a Monster Card that can be Normal Summoned, it can be Special Summoned in face-up Attack Position!"
The spell strike from the Berry Girl was entirely blocked by a transparent gate manifested by the Trap Card. The girl regretfully withdrew her staff, flapped back with her butterfly-like wings, pouting her pacifier-sucking mouth, looking a bit unhappy.
But this draw is also critical for deciding Jie Ke's fate. If he doesn't draw a monster, the next attack from the Chocolate Magician Girl will defeat him.
However, of course, as someone in the original work who can beat Jonouchi and also hold their ground against President Haima, this fellow's Duelist level should not be low.
So Youyu roughly guessed the result here...
"...Draw!"
Jie Ke's eyes lit up, seemingly drawing a divine card.
"The card I drew is a Monster Card, and it's this card... 'Noble Knight Joan'!"
[Noble Knight Joan, ATK 1900]
Still a female monster, with blonde hair and blue eyes, clad in white armor, the art style somewhat similar to Valkyries, but not part of the same archetype.
Youyu automatically ignored the fact that a Joan was mixed into the "Pure Valkyrie Deck," continuing to wave his hand.
"Then Chocolate Magician Girl, attack Noble Knight Joan!"
The Chocolate Girl flapped her demonic-like wings to take flight, stepped on the dark array mid-air with her long boots, and with a wave of her arm, a dark magic blast surged out from her staff!
With her attack power boosted to 2800, the Noble Knight was naturally no match for the Chocolate Girl now. With just one strike, she was shattered into pieces by the girl's spell.
[Jie Ke, LP 1100 → LP 200]
"Managed to survive, huh," Youyu drew a card from his hand, "Then I'll set one more card, turn end. At the end of the turn, the effect of the Kiwi expires, and the attack power of the Magician Girls returns to their original state."
Jie Ke watched him with this completely nonchalant attitude, getting even more frustrated.
This guy never took him seriously!
"My turn!"
Jie Ke forcefully drew his next card, glanced at his hand, and then started laughing loudly.
Youyu: "?"
What's up with this kid? Played until a brain hemorrhage?
Or does he think cosplaying as the president here can boost his style points?
"Youyu! You are indeed strong, I might indeed have underestimated the weight of the words 'Duel King'... However! Your contempt for me will lead directly to irreparable destruction!"
Jie Ke looked confident, sneering as he revealed the card he had just drawn.
"I activate Magic Card - Nibelung's Treasure! After this card is activated, equip one Equip Magic - Nibelung's Ring from the deck to the opponent's monster! Then I draw five cards from the deck!" (animation card)
Youyu: 0.o
You said draw...how many cards!?
"I equip the 'Nibelung's Ring' to Dark Magician Girl from the deck, then I draw five cards from the deck!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Equip Magic Card appeared in Jie Ke's field. A silver ring shot out from it, slipping onto the slender, soft finger of Dark Magician Girl without permission.
Dark Magician Girl let out a "ya," seemingly feeling uncomfortable, struggling to take the ring off, but this thing was clamped on tightly, despite her reddening face, she couldn't get it off.
[Dark Magician Girl, ATK 2300 → ATK 2000]
"A monster equipped with 'Nibelung's Ring' cannot attack, cannot change battle position, and its effects are negated," Jie Ke smiled, "Moreover, as long as Dark Magician Girl remains on the field, during each draw phase, you must draw two cards and send any Monster Cards drawn to the graveyard.
In other words, from now on... you can't draw any new Monster Cards."