The wonderful game locked the evening breeze that entangled Tong Shino City.

Seahorse and Xuan played an empty hand, and there were only one Seahorse and two monsters on the field, and the health was 2000 points for Xuan compared to 1000 points for Seahorse. After six rounds, the match has entered the endgame stage.

Because it's an endgame, when the number of cards that can be called upon by both sides is reduced to a certain value, even just one card can change the situation in an instant.

Under the enhancement of the equipment card "Gigantic", the attack power of the "Bloody Beastmen" on the Seahorse Farm has been doubled to 3,800 points, and they will fearlessly attack the "Cosmic Centaur Beast" with 1,800 points of attack power of Xuan.

If this hit succeeds in dealing damage to Gen, it will become 0 even if Gen's HP is an undamaged 2000 points.

That's how it should be. Seahorse thought to herself.

"This card is not an attack reaction trap, I'm going to fold ——!" With a confident expression on his face, Hyun was about to turn over the trap of the ambush.

(How so?) Looking at his opponent in amazement, the seahorse's pupils shrank to the size of a pinpoint, (This girl didn't fold in my attack declaration, she shouldn't have had a chance to fold, why can she still fold?) ）

Seeing Seahorse's expression of disbelief, Xuan scratched his cheek in confusion, and re-stamped the half-turned card, and asked, "That, Mr. Seahorse." What do you think is wrong with my operation? ”

"Can't you see it yourself?" Seahorse massaged his temples with a headache and asked rhetorically, "How can you have a chance to fold now that you missed the trap in the Attack Declaration?" ”

"Well, it seems that Mr. Seahorse doesn't know much about the 'Duel Monster Card'." Hyun replied with a smile.

I never thought that I would have the opportunity to popularize dueling knowledge to idols, and the excited Xuan put his hands together, put them on the table like a lecturer, and began to adjust the state of his throat with a few soft hums.

(How dare this little girl teach me, who is qualified as a young referee, "not to understand 'dueling monsters'"?) Should I praise you for your courage, or for your bravery? Feeling underestimated, Seahorse frowned unhappily, (However, even if I am qualified to judge, there will still be things I don't understand, so let me hear her argument before denying it.) ）

"First of all, let me talk about the combat steps." Under the playful gaze of the seahorse, Xuan straightened his waist and began to explain, "When a monster that can make an attack declaration makes an attack declaration, the battle step begins, and the turn player will not lose priority due to the attack declaration, and when there is no new card effect on both sides, the battle step ends and the damage step begins." ”

"The injury step is roughly divided into five stages. In the first stage, you can activate the effect of 'Do not calculate damage', in the second stage, the monster inside can be turned over, and the effect of changing the attack and defense of the monster can be activated, and in the third stage, you can activate the effect of 'When calculating damage'. "In the fourth paragraph, you can activate the effects of 'when you deal combat damage to the opponent' and 'when you reverse', and in the fifth paragraph, you can send the destroyed monster to the graveyard and activate the effect of 'when you destroy and be destroyed', and the damage step is over. ”

"When the damage step is over, all the attacks of a monster are settled." Speaking of this, Xuan took a breath and looked at the seahorse with a blank expression, "Therefore, I just gave up the priority in the battle step of Mr. Seahorse, and I still have the priority to activate the card effect in the damage step after the battle step is over." ”

(What just happened?) Why do I understand every word this girl says, but I don't understand it when it comes to it? 'Battle Steps', 'Damage Steps', 'Five Stages', and their respective effects...... The seahorse tried his best to piece together the fields that Xuan threw over in his head, and he was overwhelmed with the response to the outside world.

"Well, Mr. Seahorse, did you hear me?" Seeing that the seahorse did not react, Hyun beckoned again.

Since Seahorse fell into an unresponsive silence, ignoring Gen's words, and fearing that he would make a foolish move, Superintendent Furukawa Sou raised a finger to divert Hyun's attention.

"Ah, this Kobayashi player has a deep understanding of our company's products, and he actually knows these unpopular knowledge. Ladies and gentlemen, should we give a round of applause to this player who has worked so hard to achieve perfection? ”

As he spoke, Sora Furukawa used the range of movement that the audience could see, and struck his broad hands into a crisp sound; Under the leadership of the "leader", the audience also applauded, and the applause continued on the spot, resolving the embarrassment of having nothing to say.

(That being said, this little girl's knowledge of "dueling monsters" is already above me.) To be honest, I didn't know that a monster's battle could be so delicate and systematic. Beneath the smiling surface of Furukawa's wound, there is a feeling of fear and excitement, (It's amazing, this "Kobayashi Gen" has a bright future in the "Duel Monster", this kind of talent, I must dedicate it to Lord Bekas.) ）

The applause lasted for five or six seconds before it subsided, and the little time that Furukawa Sou had fought for was enough time for the seahorse to sort out and accept Xuan's new point of view.

"Hmph, is this your sophistry, it's interesting. I haven't fully understood the concepts you're talking about, but it sounds like it makes some sense. The corners of Seahorse's mouth turned upward, and his eyes were full of anticipation, "According to the basic rules of 'Duel Monsters', if you can convince your opponent, you are allowed to explain the cards. You're lucky, Gen Kobayashi, I'll accept your explanation. ”

"Thank you very much." Xuan calmly expressed his gratitude, and couldn't help but tilt his head and add, "However, these are not explanations, they are facts......"

"That little one put aside." With his left palm stretched forward, Seahorse twisted his head at an angle, rejecting Xuan's further argument, "The duel has been paused for a while, and the game must continue." ”

(It's called Kobayashi Gen, right?) Her explanation just now seems to be true, and if I listen to it any more, I'm afraid it will shake my understanding of "dueling monsters". Beneath the surface of the tough push to continue the game is the wavering heart of the seahorse, (At this point, what god and what card has changed today, plus this strange interpretation of the rules, I don't want to hear any more, I don't want to see you again.) ）

“…… Well, finish the duel first, and talk about the rules next time. Xuan sighed a little disappointed and flipped over the fold without any momentum, "Before the damage calculation of the damage step, I am going to activate the fold 'Inverted Glasses'. This card can change the attack power of all monsters on the front of the field until the end of the round to half of the current attack power. ”

Upside-Down Glasses

Trap Type: Usually Trap

Card Pack: JOTL (805)

Effect: The attack power of all monsters present on the surface side of the field is reduced to half until the end of the phase.

(Okay, with this new 805 card, I was able to not only get through the round, but also make my health the same as my seahorse, so that the "gigantic" effect was gone!) I should have thanked Emilia for reminding me to bring this card, otherwise I would have lost the game. ）

Then, just when Hyun thought that he had seen his ingenious way of dealing with the attack, and the audience and the seahorse would either be silent or amazed, the atmosphere of the scene became very subtle.

The seahorse, who has just reluctantly accepted his popular science, is now staring at the trap cards on his field.

The spectators on both sides of the ring suddenly began to exchange ears, and from the content of their conversation, it became known that the center of the topic was "upside down glasses".

Even the referee Furukawa Chuang, who had been hanging up, closed his eyes tightly, as if he was thinking about something very brain-draining.

"What's wrong...... Hyun was overwhelmed by his unexpected on-site reaction, so he could only hang his hands and look at the anthropomorphic funny glasses Kato in a daze.

While almost everyone was in an unpredictable chaos, only one person present remained in his usual posture.

......In Xuan's mind, Emilia let out an indifferent laugh, her voice was so calm that it gave people a cold and unforgiving feeling, ([As I expected, the host chose to activate the fold. In order to make this move, it took me three days to calculate before I could get a glimpse of the future. Now that the direction of the wheels has shifted, why not make the wheels spin harder? 】）

The sensors around Gen's body are played back in Gen's mind like a panoramic screen. Emilia has no substance, only a will, and stands in the center of the circle enclosed by a circular screen, as if enjoying the suspense blockbuster of the year in the most exclusive movie theater.

The discussion in the audience continued, and the referee still closed his eyes. What kind of future does this chaos lead to......

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Not far from the ring, in the Kameki game house, Game and Yui are surrounding a flickering computer screen, looking for something with a serious expression.

"Muto-san, can you turn the page slowly? People can't read the words clearly. Changing from leaning in the front half to standing upright, Yui straightened her waist and pouted and complained to her partner who was almost lying on the computer screen.

"It's because Mingzuka-san's unfamiliar with the 'Duel Monster Card' is why he can watch it so slowly." The game deftly moves the mouse and skims over card after card, looking for a name, "I'm just starting to learn 'Duel Monsters', but I can still remember about a thousand cards." ”

"So what? You still don't know the card that Xiao Xuan launched? Yui clasped her hands and fought back at the game with words.

In response to Yui's cross-examination, the game chooses to silently speed up the swiping speed of the mouse.

Yui saw that the game was completely ignoring herself, and she stomped her foot in anger, leaned down again, and leaned in front of the screen.

"This is the last page." The game quickly dragged the scroll bar on the right side of the screen, and soon, the page reached the very bottom, "Minuzuka-san, I can't find Kobayashi-san's 'upside-down glasses' in the official card database, so it seems that it really ......"

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"Sure enough, this card is something that shouldn't exist." With each word, the seahorse's voice became more stern, and his expression gradually changed from anticipation to disgust. If his younger brother, Kaima Keihei, saw his brother's expression, he would probably cry out in fright.

After all, that's the look on the seahorse's face when it's determined to deal with something.