Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!

The silver-blue Star-Tuning Ring sliced through the dome, and the body of the Transformed Warrior dissipated in the starlight, seemingly turning into flowing electronic dust, streaming into the center of the ring along the Synchro light stream.

The metal framework reassembled amidst lightning, hydraulic tubes winding around the bones of the Mechanical Dragon like veins. The crashing sounds of mechanical fusion were like thunder, tungsten steel claws tore through the light screen, a spinning saw cutting the air emitted a teeth-gritting hum.

Power Tool Dragon, summon!

[Power Tool Dragon, Attack Power 2300]

Having just performed a Synchro Summon, Leo seemed so excited as if he were about to take off.

"See that, see that!? My Synchro Summon!"

Leo punched the air.

"I’ve been rehearsing the lines and moves for so long—"

Yugen graciously freed up his hand to clap enthusiastically.

"Not bad, very strong," Yugen said with a smile.

"Right, right!"

Leo was overjoyed.

The bespectacled classmate beside them shook his head helplessly: "Leo really, he always becomes like this once he starts dueling..."

"It’s only just beginning!"

Leo swung his arm again.

"I activate the Equipment Magic ’Two-Piece Tool D&C’ from my hand!"

A drill and a chainsaw appeared in the hands of Power Tool Dragon. The tool dragon looked down at the newly appeared weapons on its arms, tilting its head, blinking its seemingly not very intelligent mechanical eyes.

"The Two-Piece Tool can be equipped to Power Tool Dragon or any Mechanical Race monster of level 4 or above, including Transformed Warriors!" Leo explained, "When equipped with these tools, the equipped monster’s Attack Power increases by 1000 points during your turn!"

Power Tool Dragon activated the drill in its hand, the drill whirred into rapid rotation, pulsating with transparent blue currents. Meanwhile, the tool dragon’s energy output seemed to surge suddenly.

[Power Tool Dragon, Attack Power 2300 → Attack Power 3300]

"Next, activate Power Tool Dragon’s monster effect!" Leo said, "Once per turn, you can randomly select an Equipment Magic Card from the card deck and add it to your hand!"

The card deck in his duel disc started to auto-shuffle, and Leo excitedly rubbed his hands.

"What will appear? What will appear..."

Then he suddenly drew one of the popped cards.

"It’s now!"

Leo drew the card with his right hand, covering his eyes with his left, timidly sneaking a peek at the card through his fingers.

In the next moment, he was elated.

"Oh, that’s great!

The card I retrieved is the Equipment Magic ’Blast Flame Piercing’!

Equip it to ’Power Tool Dragon’ again!"

Already enhanced by the equipment, the Power Tool Dragon sparkled with pale blue arcs again, its intensity seemed to increase another notch.

[Power Tool Dragon, Attack Power 3300 → Attack Power 3700]

"Blast Flame Piercing increases Power Tool Dragon’s Attack Power by another 400 points! How’s that? Isn’t it cool? Isn’t it awesome?"

Yugen nodded with a smile: "It is indeed awesome."

"Right, right?" Leo was excited, "And there’s more!"

Leo continued.

"Next, activate the Magic Card ’Waste Box’ from my hand!"

As he activated the magic, a seemingly old little box really jumped onto Leo’s field, wobbling around.

"Waste Box can Special Summon a monster from the graveyard that is level 4 or lower and has ’Transformed Warrior’ in its name!"

Leo retrieved the monster returned from the duel disc graveyard. Meanwhile, the Waste Box shook, a heap of parts emerged from the box, rapidly auto-assembling into the image of the Transformed Warrior.

"Special Summon ’Transformed Warrior: Recorder’ from the graveyard to the field!"

The small red recorder quickly transformed, extending its head, separating its limbs, and putting on the white repair apparatus, standing up again.

[Transformed Warrior: Recorder, Attack Power 1200]

"However, being Special Summoned by Waste Box does have a side effect, the monster Special Summoned by this effect must be destroyed by the end phase of this turn."

Leo swung his arm.

"But! When Transformed Warrior: Recorder is in Attack Position, its monster effect is that it can attack twice in a Battle Phase!"

The bespectacled student expressed doubt: "But even if you can attack twice, don’t you remember, Leo? As long as ’Cotton Candy’ is on the field, any attack is ineffective.

Cotton Candy cannot be destroyed by battle..."

"Hehe."

Leo rubbed his nose, confidently smiling.

"I already have a solution for that. Well, just watch closely!"

Leo was full of confidence.

"Use ’Power Tool Dragon’ to attack ’Cotton Candy’!"

Power Tool Dragon’s eyes lit up, its power kicking into full gear, swinging its long mechanical tail while charging forward, the drill in its hand spinning at ultra speed, sparking and arcing.

Yugen said: "Piercing damage, huh."

"Exactly!"

Leo began swinging his arm rapidly again, making one wonder why his arms never seemed to tire.

"And, and, and! The ’Two-Piece Tool D&C’ equipped on ’Power Tool Dragon’ also has another effect!" Leo said, "Besides increasing the Attack Power of the equipped monster, during Power Tool Dragon’s battle, it can nullify the effects of the monster being attacked!"

The bespectacled student was just realizing: "I see! Not only inflict piercing damage but also nullify Cotton Candy’s destruction immunity... Amazing, Leo!"

[Power Tool Dragon, Attack Power 3700]

[Cotton Candy, Defense Power 500]

He couldn’t help but reevaluate Leo.

Why hadn’t he realized Leo was so formidable before?

Boom!

The drill mercilessly pierced through Cotton Candy, its soft body shredded into pieces. The piercing current and airwave directly hit Yugen, the impact of the holographic projection reverberated through him.

[Yugen, LP4000 → LP800]

"Seems like I underestimated you a bit."

Yugen patted the hem of his clothes blown up by the breeze.

He remembered Leo’s early dueling skills weren’t all that great, but now he seemed more formidable than his memory suggested.

Leo was proud: "Haha, of course! I’m going to be a duelist who becomes the King!"

"Not bad, not bad. Then activate the Cover Card, the Trap Card ’Damage Vaccine ΩMAX’."

Yugen activated his backfield.

"When you receive damage from battle, or from a card effect, your Life Points recover by the amount of damage received."

[Yugen, LP800 → LP4000]

"Eh!?"

In mid-boast, Leo suddenly froze.

The 3200 damage was instantly healed...

Leo drooped his little head, depressed: "Why like this? I thought I could finish you off stylishly in an instant..."

"Don’t be discouraged." Yugen encouraged his opponent, smiling, "Your attack isn’t finished yet, is it?"

"Yeah... You’re right."

Leo raised his head, regaining his spirit.

"Alright! Then follow up with ’Transformed Warrior: Recorder’ attacking ’Air Circulation Machine’!"