ALL NOVEL Chapter 231: Chapter 231
"My turn, draw!"
Seeing the card she had drawn, Ishizu revealed a satisfied smile. "Hoshino, the outcome of this duel is already decided."
"Hmm?" Hoshino raised an eyebrow slightly. Judging by Ishizu's reaction, it seemed she had drawn a key card.
"I summon one monster in face-down defense position and end my turn."
[Ishizu's remaining cards: 2 Hand | Set cards: 2]
"Uh? That's it?"
Despite her bold declaration of victory, Ishizu simply set a monster and ended her turn, leaving Hoshino confused. "Are you messing with me?"
"Heh, rest assured. Every card I draw and every step I take aligns perfectly with the future I have foreseen." Ishizu gestured for Hoshino to proceed, her confidence unshaken.
"As long as I follow this path, the victor will undoubtedly be me."
Hoshino scratched her head in irritation. "Always going on about the future—being able to predict what you'll draw is basically cheating!"
Maintaining her polite smile, Ishizu said no more.
"Alright, then I'll go all out this turn. Draw!"
Drawing, examining, and discarding a card in one fluid motion, Hoshino declared, "I activate Waver's special ability! I discard Okita to add one Spell Card with 'Heroic Spirit' in its name from my deck to my hand."
"Master, if your hand is this bad, maybe don't include cards like these in your deck next time," Waver commented, tracing magical sigils with his fingers.
"Well, you can't say that. They come in handy at key moments~" Hoshino replied casually, already adding the searched Spell Card to her hand.
"The card I chose is this: the Quick-Play Spell [Hero Creation]! Then, I flip-summon the monster previously set in defense position—[Heroic Spirit – Leonidas I]!"
[Heroic Spirit – Leonidas I★★★ (Level 3)][EARTH][Warrior/Effect][ATK 1400 → 1700 / DEF 1900 → 2200]
"Oh! Long live muscles!" exclaimed Leonidas, roaring with excitement as he materialized on Hoshino's field.
"Oh! Long live rebellion!" echoed Spartacus, the two muscle-head warriors standing side by side. Their combined presence rivaled that of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
"Battle phase begins! Ishizu, get ready to be overwhelmed by the dual might of muscle-head assaults!" Hoshino commanded her two warriors into action.
"Spartacus, attack her face-down monster!"
With Spartacus's attack power at 2300, he could easily destroy Ishizu's defending monster, allowing Leonidas to follow up with Hero Creation for double battle damage, potentially depleting Ishizu's remaining Life Points.
"Before your attack lands, I activate my set Trap Card: [Absolute End]!" Ishizu revealed her first trap.
[Absolute End Trap Card Effect: Activate only during your opponent's turn. This turn, your opponent's monsters' attacks become direct attacks.]
"Are you insane? Even if you're trying to protect your monster, using such a trap will only let me deplete your Life Points in one shot!" With the trap activated, Hoshino no longer needed Hero Creation to clear Ishizu's Life Points.
"Heh, of course, I have another countermeasure." Watching Spartacus bypass her defending monster and charge straight at her, Ishizu flipped over her second set card.
"Trap Card: [Drowning Mirror Force]!"
A deep-blue barrier, reminiscent of Mirror Force, materialized in front of Ishizu, responding to the attack.
[Drowning Mirror Force Trap Card Effect: When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: Shuffle all your opponent's Attack Position monsters into the Deck.]
Spartacus's hulking frame slammed into the shield, only for its energy to be absorbed and reflected back as rippling waves.
"Muscles are indestructible!"
"Rebellion is eternal!"
With a burst of energy, the two muscle-head warriors were sent flying into the air, becoming glittering stars of muscle.
"Now, all your monsters have been returned to your deck, leaving you unable to continue your attack," Ishizu said with a composed tone, as though everything had gone as predicted.
"Tch, I'll set one card and end my turn." Frustrated by the counter, Hoshino was left with no monsters and low resources.
However, the Trap she had just set—Ryuudou Temple's Gate—could stall Ishizu's next attack if necessary.
[Hoshino's remaining cards: 1 Hand | Set cards: 2]
"My turn, draw."
Without even glancing at her drawn card, Ishizu flipped over the monster she had set in the previous turn.
"I flip-summon the monster card: [Morphing Jar]!"
[Morphing Jar Flip Effect: Both players discard as many cards as possible from their hands, then each player draws 5 cards.]
"I discard my three hand cards and draw five from my deck."
Hoshino's face lit up. "I only had one card in my hand! Discarding it and drawing five is a huge win for me!"
"Apologies, but your battle ends here." Ishizu poured cold water on Hoshino's excitement without hesitation.
"The five cards I drew perfectly align with the predictions of the Millennium Necklace. This turn, I will reverse the world of life and death!"
"Reverse the world of life and death?" Hoshino repeated, perplexed by Ishizu's bold proclamation.
"Due to Morphing Jar's effect, I discarded three cards to the Graveyard. I activate the Spell Card Graceful Charity! I draw 3 cards and discard 2."
[Ishizu's Graveyard Cards: 12]
"Now I activate the monster effect from my Graveyard: [Makyura the Destructor]!"
[Makyura the Destructor Effect: During the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can activate Trap Cards from your hand.] (Anime Effect)
"Thanks to Makyura's effect, I can activate traps directly from my hand. First, I'll activate two Normal Traps: [Reckless Greed]!"
[Reckless Greed Trap Card Effect: Draw 2 cards and skip your next 2 Draw Phases.]
"Thanks to these traps, I've drawn four additional cards."
[Ishizu's Graveyard Cards: 14]
Hoshino finally noticed Ishizu's plan. Despite her full hand, she wasn't attacking—her focus was entirely on building up the number of cards in her Graveyard.
"And now, this trap will sever your final retreat!" After frantically cycling through her deck, Ishizu drew the key card she was waiting for.
"Trap Card: [Fiend Comedian], activated directly from my hand!"
[Fiend Comedian Trap Card Effect: Toss a coin and call it. If you call it right, all cards in your opponent's Graveyard are removed from play immediately. If you call it wrong, send a number of cards equal to the cards in your opponent's Graveyard from your Deck to your Graveyard.]
Hoshino immediately tensed up. "A coin toss? So that's what this trap is about."
"No, I already know the outcome of this toss. The coin will land on heads!" Ishizu boldly declared the result.
[Coin Toss Result: Heads]
"Now all cards in your Graveyard are banished!"
[Hoshino's Graveyard Cards: 0]
"This is cheating! I'm reporting you!" Hoshino's heated protests were futile.
The sinister hand of Fiend Comedian reached into Hoshino's Duel Disk and wiped it clean of every card in her Graveyard.
"Now, the number of cards in my Graveyard has reached 15!" Ishizu raised her Duel Disk high, causing the entire dark space to tremble.
"Hoshino, this is the end foretold by my visions of the future! Using Makyura's effect, I activate the Trap Card [Exchange of the Spirit] directly from my hand!"
[Exchange of the Spirit Trap Card Effect: Activate only while there are 15 or more cards in your Graveyard. Pay 1000 Life Points. Both players swap the cards in their Graveyard with the cards in their Deck, then shuffle their Decks.] (Anime Effect)
"The game is over. With no cards left in your Graveyard, you will face defeat next turn when you're unable to draw any cards."
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