Chapter 1117 - 1090: Plant Potential
Akiza: "!"
Not... my own deck?
Reflecting on it now, it is indeed puzzling that Officer Godwin from the Public Security Maintenance Bureau is using the same Plant-type deck as hers.
At the beginning of the duel, she indeed benefited a lot from the opponent using a Plant-type deck.
Her Continuous Trap "Rose Fire" was originally meant to be used in conjunction with "Black Garden" when she constructed her deck. Every time she summoned a monster, a Plant-type Derivative would be summoned on the opponent’s field, allowing Rose Fire to burn the opponent for 500 Life Points.
Today, the opponent happened to use a Plant-type deck, so when the opponent summoned monsters, they also had to suffer the damage from the effect of Rose Fire, which made her damage efficiency higher than usual.
She originally thought it was merely due to her luck, but now it seems there might be another reason.
And it’s not her usual main deck... which means the opponent is using a non-main deck and, despite the disadvantage of "Rose Fire", managed to duel evenly with her...
...No, even saying ’evenly matched’ is being generous to herself.
Though she hadn’t thought much in her rage earlier, calming down slightly now, Akiza seems to feel that the opponent was always at ease.
"I use Plant-type because I know, Akiza Izinski, Plant-type is your most prized deck." Yugen said, "Because only this way can you see how immature and weak you are.
Your mastery of your deck is not even a tip of the iceberg, just like your understanding of your power.
My turn, I draw."
A burst of golden light shone from Yugen’s graveyard.
"Activate the effect of the Magic Card ’Take Over 5’ from the graveyard. During your turn’s preparation phase, if this card is in the graveyard, banish this card and a card with the same name from the deck from the game and draw one card from the deck."
The Magic Card disappeared in a glimmer of golden light as Yugen drew a card.
"Then there’s this field card seized from your graveyard last turn."
Yugen raised the Magic Card in his hand.
"Field Spell ’Black Garden’!"
The field once activated by Akiza and later destroyed by Black Rose Dragon now descends again as Yugen’s field. Black vines intertwined and covered everything in the floor, as if a plant cage enclosing them both.
Akiza’s expression tensed.
It’s here, the Black Garden taken from her.
What is this guy planning?
"Then Normal Summon ’Word Spirit’ from hand, Defense mode."
[Word Spirit, Defense Power 1600]
Although of the Angel Race, the summoned monster appeared zombie-like and blackened, with unknown characters engraved on its shriveled body.
This card is designed based on the ancient myth of "Word Spirit". The myth believes that in ancient times, everyone could use language as a "spell" to control creatures apart from themselves, and those who could call a monster’s true name had the capability to enslave it, known as "Word Spirit".
Akiza frowned, "Although I don’t know what you’re planning... but the monster you summoned must undergo the effect of your activated ’Black Garden’, halving the attack and defense power.
Also, I Special Summon ’Rose Derivative’ to my field!"
[Rose Derivative, Attack Power 800]
"Indeed, Special Summon ’Rose Derivative’ on your field."
Yugen chuckled, then pointed to the Continuous Trap that had been on his back field.
"But don’t forget, there’s also the Continuous Trap ’Mind Control Removal’ on my field."
Akiza: "!"
Right, Mind Control Removal’s effect returns all cards to their original controller’s field.
Now, since Black Garden is activated by Yugen, the Derivatives summoned through its effect, although summoned on Akiza’s field, are considered as originally belonging to Yugen.
Therefore, once Rose Derivative is summoned, it will immediately return to Yugen’s field due to the effect of "Mind Control Removal".
Akiza watched as the Rose Derivative landed and then immediately flew back to Yugen’s field, unfazed, she simply said coldly: "So what?"
In other words, this combination allows Yugen to summon a monster and get a free Derivative as a buy-one-get-one deal, a mere gain of one card. But it’s just an 800 attack power derivative, what harm could it do?
"Next, activate Magic Card ’Soul Destruction’." Yugen said, "On the turn this card is activated, whenever a monster is banished from the game from the graveyard, you can banish a monster from your field as a substitute."
Akiza: "?"
Use field monsters to substitute for the graveyard monster banishments...
At first glance, it seems like a nonsensical card, one of those whose existence defies comprehensible purpose.
Normally, the resources on the field are considered more precious than those in the graveyard, and if one could use graveyard monsters as COST to trigger effects, people would naturally prefer to use the graveyard cards. Who would want to substitute field monsters for graveyard resources?
"With this, the preparation is complete."
Yugen said calmly.
"My turn ends."
Akiza: "?"
That’s it?
After all that grandstanding, she was ready to face the opponent’s strongest offensive this turn.
And that’s it?
All talk, no action, a series of confusing maneuvers, completely unable to understand what the opponent is doing, and there seems to be no threat in the field setup...
"Yes, my turn is over..."
Yugen gently closed his eyes and smiled.
It was that spine-chilling smile that made one feel as if unknowingly they had fallen right into the Demon Trap.
"...This Duel is also over."
Qiu: "!"
What nonsense is this guy talking?
She had her ace Monster, Black Rose Dragon, and Phoenix Amaryllis on the field. The opponent had already declared the end of his turn...
How can you still finish me off after ending your turn?
"During the End Phase, the effect of the card sent to the graveyard last turn by ’Take Over 5’, Phoenix Amaryllis, is activated."
Yugen picked up the Monster Card returned from the graveyard to his hand and said.
"Phoenix Amaryllis exists in the graveyard, and it can be Special Summoned by removing Plant Race monsters from the game from the graveyard."
"The same card as mine!?" Qiu was astonished.
"I told you, to prove your control over your Deck, your power is still less than one-tenth," Yugen calmly said, "now let me show you."
Due to the effect of ’Soul Destruction’, this turn when I remove monsters from the graveyard, I substitute it by removing monsters on the field instead.
Therefore, I removed the ’Rose Derivative’ on the field, substituting the COST needed for reviving ’Phoenix Amaryllis’.
Phoenix Amaryllis is revived from the grave!
[Phoenix Amaryllis, Defense 0]
Yugen: "The moment Phoenix Amaryllis is revived, the effect of ’Black Garden’ is activated.
Because a Monster was Special Summoned on my field, another ’Rose Derivative’ is summoned on your field."
[Rose Derivative, Attack 800]
"Of course, the effect of ’Mind Control Removal’," Yugen chuckled, "’Rose Derivative’ returns from your field to mine."
Qiu’s amber eyes contracted, as if she has already started to see things going awry.
"The effect of Word Spirit," Yugen said, "when Word Spirit is present on the field, no card of the same name can exist on the field.
If a Monster with the same name as one already on the field is summoned, that Monster is instantly destroyed."
Qiu opened her mouth: "I already have ’Phoenix Amaryllis’ on my field..."
"Yes." Yugen replied flatly, "You already have ’Phoenix Amaryllis’ on your field, mine was summoned afterward.
Therefore, the ’Phoenix Amaryllis’ I just summoned is destroyed."
Boom!
The Phoenix Amaryllis that was just summoned exploded before it had a chance to find its footing. Sparks flew, and the dying flames shot out, burning past Akiza Izinski.
Qiu groaned, staggering back half a step.
[Qiu, LP 2750 → LP 1950]
"When Phoenix Amaryllis is destroyed, it deals 800 damage to the opponent... You know this effect better than anyone, don’t you?" Yugen smiled.
Surpassing the pain of telekinesis duel, causing Qiu to suffocate. But now she had no time to worry about these, because she understood what she was facing...
"After this set of effects is processed, it’s still during my End Phase," Yugen said faintly, "End Phase, Phoenix Amaryllis exists in my grave.
The effect of Phoenix Amaryllis, during the End Phase when it exists in the grave, by removing the Plant Race from the grave it can be Special Summoned. This effect doesn’t have a once-per-turn limit; as long as the ’End Phase in the grave’ condition is met, it can be activated countless times.
Then the effect of ’Soul Destruction’, I remove ’Rose Derivative’ from my field instead, reviving ’Phoenix Amaryllis’."
[Phoenix Amaryllis, Defense 800]
Yugen: "’Black Garden’s’ effect, a ’Rose Derivative’ is Special Summoned on your field.
The effect of ’Mind Control Removal’, ’Rose Derivative’ returns to my field.
The effect of ’Word Spirit’, because there are two Amaryllis on the field at the same time, my ’Phoenix Amaryllis’ is destroyed.
When ’Phoenix Amaryllis’ is destroyed, it deals you 800 damage."
[Qiu, LP 1950 → LP 1150]
"Effect of Phoenix Amaryllis, remove a Plant Race from the grave and revive from the grave.
The effect of Soul Destruction, remove the Rose Derivative from my field instead..."
"..."
Qiu covered her uncontrollably wide-open mouth and hopelessly retreated two steps.
This is an Infinite LOOP!
An Infinite Loop composed of Black Garden and Phoenix Amaryllis!
"Yes, Black Garden gives me a Derivative monster every time Amaryllis is summoned for free, and as long as I have these endless Rose Derivatives, the times Amaryllis can be revived are infinite."
Yugen smiled gently and said.
"And as it keeps reviving in this cycle, the eventual self-destruction damage of Phoenix Amaryllis to you... is infinite!"
[Qiu, LP 0]