"He actually declared it correctly." Marufuji Shou murmured, "Is this also the power granted by the God of Death? Even the declaration of Name Deduction can be this accurate..."
Judai shook his head and said, "No. Declaring Four-Star Monsters is already the most probable, it's not surprising."
"Then I'll set a monster in face-down defense position and cover a card, ending my turn."
Tachibana Ikaku: "?"
Still no intention of attacking...
In fact, the Death Lord on his field indeed has a hidden ability. Once this card is destroyed by battle, it can immediately transform into attack power 3000 and revive on the field. With only 1300 attack power, this effect should be easily triggered.
But the opponent just doesn't attack...
What kind of strategy is this?
But anyway, it's his turn again.
"My turn, draw a card!
Activate Magic Card 'Pot of Greed', draw two cards from the deck."
If one strike doesn't work, try again. Now he possesses the absolute killer power of the God of Death!
"Activate Magic Card 'Phoenix God's Feather', discard a card from my hand to return one card from the graveyard to the top of the deck!
I discard a card from my hand to return the Magic Card 'Instant Kill! Iaido Drawing' to the top of the deck!"
Tachibana Ikaku sends a card from his hand to the graveyard.
"Return to the top of the deck!" Marufuji Shou couldn't help but say, "Wouldn't that mean you just need to activate Iaido Drawing again..."
"No." Chazz shook his head, "When Iaido Drawing is activated, you must first send cards equal to the number on the field from the top of your deck to the graveyard."
"Right... oh right."
Marufuji Shou suddenly understood.
Upon activation, cards must be sent from the top of the deck to the graveyard, so even if using top deck controls, generally you can't ensure drawing Iaido Drawing next. Unless you can control many cards at the top of your deck and ensure after activating Iaido Drawing and sending cards from the top to the graveyard, the top remaining card is another Iaido Drawing.
This is almost beyond the limits of human ability.
That's why this card is meant for exhibition, very difficult to use in actual combat.
"But the card I just discarded is the Magic Card 'Card of Compensation'." Tachibana Ikaku said, "Draw two cards from the top of the deck."
Thus, Iaido Drawing is drawn back into his hand.
Marufuji Shou held his breath, "Will you go for another round?"
In fact, it's already unquestionable, this is inevitable.
"Magic Card 'Instant Kill! Iaido Drawing' activate again!" Tachibana Ikaku shouted, "God of Death, lend me your power once more!"
The ghost of the God of Death emerges again, the scythe swings down. Thunder seems to explode in mid-air, stirring up roaring waves.
"Now there are two cards, a covered monster and a cover card, on your field." Tachibana Ikaku shouted, "Therefore, I send two cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard, then draw a card!
Draw a card!"
Of course, almost no confirmation is needed, with the activation of the God of Death's power, everyone knows what that card is.
"The third 'Instant Kill! Iaido Drawing' in my deck activates!" Tachibana Ikaku shouted, "Destroy all cards and inflict four thousand damage to you! It's over!"
But Yugen calmly revealed a card from his hand: "When your Iaido Drawing activates, I discarded 'Feathered Cotton Ball' from my hand. All effect damage this turn is zero for me."
Tachibana Ikaku: "......"
The second Iaido Slash. His invincible Iaido strike dominantly slashed past Yugen but seemed to hit an invisible barrier being blocked outside.
Tachibana Ikaku looked up to the sky.
Two consecutive Iaido Slashes, his drawing ability had reached the realm of the divine, yet he still couldn't slash through...
He now seemed to start understanding a bit why his cherished Iaido Slash was considered a performance card. It's not merely about whether it can be drawn or not.
Even if he possessed the power of the God of Death, even if he could hit the mark every time, facing true strength, he still felt so powerless.
"What's wrong."
Yugen said.
"Failed the instant kill, not planning to continue?"
"Who said I'm giving up?"
Tachibana Ikaku gritted his teeth and pulled himself together.
"The cover card that was destroyed was the Trap Card 'Fake Mark.' When this card is destroyed, I can draw a card from the deck." (Original Card)
Tachibana Ikaku draws a card again, frowning in thought.
"Set a monster face down, then set a Covering Card, end turn."
This is all he can do for now.
But no need to panic. Even if Iaido Slash failed, he still possesses the power of the God of Death, the absolute power of divine draw. Next turn's draw, he still has the chance...
"End of turn phase, the Trap Card 'Reinforcement Personnel' in the grave due to 'Name Deduction' activates its effect." Yugen said.
"During the end of turn phase, if this card exists in the grave and the opponent has more cards on their field than you, it can be covered from the grave onto the field."
Yugen waved a hand, another cover card appeared in the backfield.
"Then to my turn, draw a card." Yugen said, "Activate Magic Card 'Akasha Record', draw two cards from the deck, but cards used in the duel must be removed from play." (Original Card)
Yugen draws two cards.
"Then activate Magic Card 'Spider Silk', which allows a card sent to the opponent's graveyard one turn ago to be added to the hand." (Original Card)
Tachibana Ikaku was surprised: "From my graveyard?"
"Indeed. The card I will take from your grave is this."
Spider Silk attached to a card and flew into Yugen's hand.
"Instant kill! Iaido Drawing."
Tachibana Ikaku: "???"
Onlookers: "??????"
You took... what from the opposing graveyard?
Tachibana Ikaku was baffled.
Iaido Drawing is indeed his soul card, but this thing requires other Iaido Drawing cards in the deck, and needs a stable draw to be useful.
Without Iaido Drawing or Power of Death God, what's the use of this thing?
Wait a minute, could it be that the Duel King's deck also has...!?
Others clearly thought of this possibility too, astonished in their hearts.
Iaido Drawing certainly isn't a rare card. Tachibana Ikaku was just an ordinary student at Northern Academy, and his deck has long been mocked by his peers for lacking strength and being useless, so his cards couldn't possibly be limited edition.
However, Iaido Drawing is generally seen as a performance card, only looking fun during some show duels. The current general assessment in the Dueling Realm is that it lacks practical value.
As Chazz just analyzed, even if you use the usual top control techniques to place Iaido Drawing at the top of the deck, it's useless. This thing is too hard to handle even as a stunt, and players like Yugen have never used it before.
"Activate the cover card, Trap Card 'Reinforcement Personnel'.
Draw cards from the deck based on the number of cards on the opponent's field, but after that, you must return the drawn cards to the bottom of the deck."
Tachibana Ikaku: "I have two cards on my field..."
"Correct. Therefore, I draw two cards from the deck and then return two cards from my hand to the bottom of the deck in any order I like."
Tachibana Ikaku suddenly had a thought.
Among those two cards, could there be Iaido Drawing...?
No, probably not.
What good would it be to shove Iaido Drawing back to the deck bottom?
To stably draw Iaido Drawing, you must control the number of cards at the deck top...
"Speed Attack Magic 'Tornado', destroy your backfield's cover card," Yugen said.
Tachibana Ikaku's backfield cover card was blown up, revealing Trap Card "Blast Armor".
Tachibana Ikaku gritted his teeth: "Damn, it shattered my strongest line of defense..."
"Blast Armor... well, actually, it doesn't matter what was blown away, but your card is indeed a bit unlucky."
Yugen chuckled lightly and continued.
"Next, activate this card—
—Continuous Magic 'Heaven and Earth Transformation'!
As long as this Continuous Magic exists on the field, both players must flip their decks upside down for the duel."
Everyone: "?????????"
For a moment, the entire scene was bewildered.
Huh?
What's the meaning of this nonsensical thing?
In fact, it is quite an old card, and if there were a ranking of the most nonsensical cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! history, this thing would surely have a chance to make it in.
Literally, this Continuous Magic can force both players to flip their decks over, with the bottom facing up and the top facing down for the duel. Everyone can see what's at the flipped deck top.
But nobody ever thought it had any use, except perhaps seeing each other's deck tops...
Wait a moment!
Tachibana Ikaku's pupils contracted, and suddenly he seemed to understand something.
"You... just now..."
"Yes, with the effect of Reinforcement Personnel, I just returned two cards to the deck bottom in an adjusted order," Yugen said, "With Heaven and Earth Transformation now, the deck flips, so the two cards at the bottom naturally become the top."
As a soul player of Iaido Drawing, after studying Iaido Drawing for many years, Tachibana Ikaku's mind was instantly struck like lightning, as if suddenly understanding it all.
Reinforcement Personnel allows drawing cards based on cards on the opponent's field, then returning that many cards to the deck bottom.
When Iaido Drawing activates, it must first discard cards from the deck top based on cards on the opponent's field, then draw. If Iaido Drawing is drawn, it's an instant kill.
Heaven and Earth Transformation can flip the deck upside down...
No matter if there are two, three, or ten cards on his field, this combo works. If he has ten cards on the field, Yugen could return ten hand cards to the deck bottom and freely decide their order.
Then, with the deck upside down, he can ensure that after the top nine cards are discarded to the graveyard, the tenth card drawn is precisely Iaido Drawing.
"Activate Magic Card 'Instant Kill! Iaido Drawing'," Yugen revealed the card, "now there's only one face-down monster on your field.
So, I send one card from the deck top to the graveyard."
He sent one card flipped by Heaven and Earth Transformation to the grave.
"Next, draw from the deck top. If the drawn card is 'Instant Kill! Iaido Drawing', destroy all cards on the field, each one dealing you 1000 damage."
But in truth, drawing isn't even necessary.
Because of Heaven and Earth Transformation's effect, the deck is upside down, so after Yugen sends one card from the deck top to the grave, everyone can see the card image at his deck top.
Instant Kill! Iaido Drawing.
Yugen casually, almost carelessly, drew out the card and presented it to Tachibana Ikaku.
"Look, drawn. Instant Kill! Iaido Drawing. So all cards on the field are destroyed, destroying your face-down monster and my 'Heaven and Earth Transformation', and dealing you 2000 damage."
[Tachibana Ikaku, LP 1000→LP 0]