The boy sat on the roof of the school, mentally going over what had probably been the strangest (and certainly the slowest) match of the trial so far.
In the end, the weird trash girl had continued to play in a ponderous fashion and ultimately met her demise at the hands of her own ace monster in what was probably the most confusing duel nobody had bothered to watch today. She had spent most of the match speaking as little as possible, in spite of her opponent's efforts to begin a conversation, but that was fine- he's managed to get her name, at least. Explored her deck. Beaten her. That was enough.
"Umi Ruka..."
He rolled it around on his tongue a couple times, mimicking her voice. Yeah, that could work. He glanced around to make sure nobody was watching, then set to work on a new identity...
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Meanwhile, elsewhere on campus... ___
"Hey, hey, take it easy there, au~ntie! Getting angry is bad for your com~plex~ion, don't you know?", the child laughed and waggled a finger at this sad, lonely girl, "Now, I under~stand what you're thinking, right? 'I'm being looked DOWN upon', right? I'm right, aren't I?"
The kid drew a card, cradling their head in the crook of their elbow.
"...Well, I can't say you're WRONG, rea~lly. Partner always says I should NEVER EVER under~estimate people, but I think SOME people just don't talent, you know~? If a girl can't even DRESS or TALK right, how can I expect her to DUEL right? That's like ask~ing a dog to play baseball! It's crazy, right?"
The kid shrugged.
"Don't worry, though~ I'm THROUGH playing nice with you. First, I play the continuous magic: Spring of Rebirth! While THIS card is on the field, I gain 500 life points ev~ery time a card returns to the hand! I also set one MORE card! I'm not done yet, though!"
Another dust storm. Both of the previous weasels appeared, now joined by a taller, confident-looking one carrying a large sword.
"I bring back Kama 3 and Tsujik, but also ANOTHER brother: Yosenju Kama 2! Like the other two, he has his OWN su~per special skill: If he wants to, he can attack directly at half power! Tsujik will use his ability to boost Kama 2's attack, then run you down, okay~? Here it comes!"
Yosenju Kama 2 leaped into the air as Tsujik unsheathed its own blade and tossed it towards the confident-looking weasel. Kama 2 caught the offered weapon without visible effort, bringing both down in an overhand slash on Elly as it landed.
"-But wait, there's MORE! Thanks to Yosenju Kama 3's effect, I can now search ANY Yosenju card from my deck! I'll choose... THIS guy~! Yosenju Magat! Next, Kama 3 will attack your facedown, FULL FORCE!"
Kama 3 streaked towards the facedown, possibly destroying it, possibly not. Either way, the result was effectively the same.
"Since Tsujik doesn't have his sword, I'll let him rest for this round~. With tha~t, I end my turn, and with it all three of my cu~te little Yosenju return to my hand, giving me an extra 1500 life points. I think that means it's your turn, au~ntie."
My character drew a card
My character played the continuous magic Spring of Rebirth
My character set a card in the spell and trap zone
My character normal summoned Yosenju Kama 3
My character normal summoned Yosenju Kama 2
My character normal summoned Yosenju Tsujik
My character used Yosenju Tsujik's effect to raise Yosenju Kama 2's attack to 2800
My character use Yosenju Kama 2's effect and attacked @Ryik's character's life points directly for 1400 damage
This activated Yosenju Kama 3's effect
Yosenju Kama 3's effect searched Yosenju Magat from the deck
Yosenju Kama 3 attacked Ryik's character's facedown
My character ended the Battle Phase
My character ended the turn
During the End Phase, Yosenju Kama 2, Yosenju Kama 3, and Yosenju Tsujik returned to the hand
Spring of Rebirth's effect activated, and my character gained 1500 life points
ELLY - 4600 - HAND 1 NONE - SET - SET - SET - NONE NONE - NONE - SET - NONE - NONE
NONE - Y. KAMA 3 - Y. TSUJIK - Y. KAMA 2 (2800) - NONE SET - V. EMPTINESS - S. OF REBIRTH - NONE - NONE ??? - 9500 LP - HAND 1(4)
"...My turn, already? What blazing efficiency. You're killing me here, lady..."
The boy's voice was devoid of all enthusiasm. He rubbed the back of his neck absentmindedly as he drew a card.
"...Anyway, enough chat. It's time for you to meet my friends: First... Since he's a little hard to use right now, I'll set the scale with Mayosenju Daibak."
A pillar of green flame roared into existence behind the boy
"...Then we've got this kid, Yosenju Kama 1..."
A cloud of paper flew from the bin as a massive gust picked up, threatening to push both bins over.
"Ah... I'm gonna have to pick that up. Well, secondly, we can have him call in some family... His name is Yosenju Kama 3, let's give him a big hand..."
The boy applauded slowly and with as little enthusiasm as humanly possible while the wind intensified. When the wind died and the paper settled, standing on either side of the bin were a pair of humanoid weasels. The taller one carried a large sickle; the shorter, a knife and medicine brush.
"...Anyway; so basically... When Kama 1 has one of his siblings on the field, it can send one of your face-up cards back to your hand. Safety first; I'll be returning your Pacifis to the hand..."
Another gust blew through the battlefield, this one peeling apart the overlayed field.
"And... Now I'm just gonna hit you, okay? Well, technically, it'll be this guy, but since I'm controlling him... I mean, that's basically the same thing. Now, Daibak here, he can add an additional 300 attack points to a Yosenju monster when it battles; this means it has juuuuuust enough attack to destroy Gagagigo..."
The lizardman shattered as it was struck with the weasel's sickle, with Spiral Crash dissolving in its wake.
"...And send it's equip to the grave. Now, since 50 damage carried over, I can add a Yosenju card from my deck to my hand. For that, I'll choose..."
He tapped his duel disk, which ejected Yosenju Aman.
"...This guy. Then, I end my phase, at which point both my Kamas return to the hand. Not Daibak, though... He's here to stay."
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Meanwhile, elsewhere on campus... __________
"Not so fast, baldy! I acti~vate Yosenju's Secret Move, which neg~ates and DESTROYS your Curse Transfer!"
Yosenju Tsujik stopped for a moment before retreating, made a quarter turn, and thrust its blade backwards into the face-up Curse Transfer, shattering it.
"Partner A~LWAYS tells me I'm too aggressive, but I think he's just a worry~wart, you know? Now since my cu~te little Tsujik here dealt you battle damage this turn, it activates Yosenju Kama 3's effect, allowing me to SEARCH my deck for a~ny other Yosenju card and add it to my hand. So I'm gonna go ahead and do just that."
The kid selected a card on their duel disk and showed it to Elly.
"I'm gonna go wi~ith Yosenju Kama 2. Then, during my endphase, both my monsters return to my hand, meaning I now have- eh?"
The kid cocked their head, momentarily confused.
"Hey, that's super we~ird, I don't have ANY facedowns! When I'm with partner, there's almost ALWAYS some protection up~. Is this that 'overextending' thing he talks about?"
My character drew a card
My character placed Mayosenju Daibak in one of the pendulum zones
My character then normal summoned Yosenju Kama 1
My character then normal summoned Yosenju Kama 3
My character then used the effect of Yosenju Kama 1 to return Pacifis to @SillyPhilly's character's hand
My character then used Mayosenju Daibak's pendulum effect to boost Yosenju Kama 1's attack points to 1900
My character then had Yosenju Kama 1 attack Gagagigo
My character then used Yosenju Kama 3's effect to search Yosenju Aman and add it to his hand
My character ended his turn, at which point Yosenju Kama 1 and Yosenju Kama 3 returned to the hand
@Eklispe No I'm sure @SillyPhilly has a valid reason for not answering. I don't think he's being passive aggressive or condescending at all; I'm guessing he just scrolled past it by accident and didn't notice at the time. Thanks for your concern, though!
