Chapter 1110 - 1083: Plant Showdown
Qiu shook her head, trying not to let her emotions be overwhelmed by sorrow.
That way, she wouldn’t be able to avenge Diwein.
"Activate Field Spell from the hand, ’Black Garden’!"
Akiza Izinski’s signature early field. As the Field Spell Card was slotted into her Duel Disc, dark purple vines suddenly shot out from the edges of the duel field. Thorny rose branches weaved into a dense network at a visible speed, entwining every inch of space within the building like a living creature, trapping both the Duelist and monsters in a ring-shaped cage filled with thorns.
Black Garden, Yugen also has this card. A field specifically for the Plant Race... However, considering the progress of Yu-Gi-Oh! in real-life cards, it’s more of a stunt card than a Plant Race exclusive. After all, it’s more remembered as part of various trick routines.
After activating the Field, Akiza waved her hand to set another card in the back row: "Set a card, turn ends."
Yugen looked up, his gaze sweeping slowly over the vine-laden cage-like space covering the field, and spoke slowly.
"Black Garden, this field reflects your true inner self.
A self-imposed isolation, a lonely garden. But deep inside, you also long for companionship, longing for a place where you are acknowledged not as the Black Rose Witch, but just as yourself, right?"
The more he said, the angrier Akiza became.
Yes, she feared loneliness, hated being ostracized. And she had found a place with people who accepted her, a place that gave her shelter.
But that person was taken away by the guy in front of her, not long ago, without mercy.
"Actually, you know, this might not be a bad thing for you," Yugen said slowly, "you might feel that Diwein sheltered you, but at the same time, he took away your future possibilities.
No independent thinking, no personal feelings, just mechanically proceeding along the path he set, abiding by his commands..."
"Shut up!" Akiza shouted angrily.
"Ahaha, of course, right now no matter what I say you won’t listen. Well, that’s understandable, after all, I am the villain now." Yugen chuckled.
He glanced at the Dragon Seal in Akiza’s hand, its red glow seemed brighter, almost as if it were burning.
This was a good sign.
"Then my turn, draw a card," Yugen said, "Firstly, activate the Set card, Trap Card ’Sixth Sense’.
After this card is activated, declare two numbers from 1 to 6, then roll a die once.
If the dice lands on one of the declared numbers, I draw cards from the deck equal to the number shown.
If the guess was wrong, discard cards from the top of your deck equal to the number shown.
A swiftly spinning die appeared over the duel field.
Akiza said coldly, "Declare your numbers."
"Then, of course, the declared numbers are five and six." Yugen said.
The die spun rapidly, hitting the ground with a crisp sound, rolling twice before coming to a stop.
The top showed the number 3.
"Hmm, just three this time... well, that’s fine."
Either way, activating Sixth Sense is a guaranteed no-loss situation, 3 is 3. Yugen drew three cards from the top of his deck.
"Now, according to the effect of Sixth Sense, send the top three cards from my deck to the graveyard."
The three cards were sent to the graveyard in order, but immediately one of the cards appeared above him in projection. A girl with elf-like pointed ears, wearing round-framed glasses, holding a thick tome.
"Scholar Spirit’s monster effect," Yugen said, "When this card is sent to the graveyard, draw one card from the deck." (Original Card)
Yugen drew a card.
"Then I Normal Summon the card I searched into my hand last turn.
’Lonely Spark’ Summon!"
A flame ignited on the field, quickly transforming into a budding flower within the flames.
[Lonely Spark, Attack Power 500]
"Then at the moment of your summon, activate the Set card!" Akiza shouted sharply, "Continuous Trap ’Rose Fire’!
As long as Rose Fire is on the field, whenever a Plant Race monster is summoned or Special Summoned on the opponent’s field, inflict 500 points of damage to the opponent!" (Original Card)
"Oh? A Plant Race exclusive Trap." Yugen smiled, "Am I not running into it head-on by using Plant Race?"
This was a Trap used by Akiza in the animation, originally combined with the Continuous Trap "Evergreen Ivy Binding" which turned all opponent’s field monsters into Plant Race.
"Lonely Spark is a Plant Race, so when summoned you take 500 damage!"
It was as if Akiza’s anger became tangible, blasting straight from the Trap Card image onto Yugen.
[Yugen, LP4000 → LP3500]
Akiza said, "And at the moment of monster summon, the effect of the Field Spell ’Black Garden’ also activates.
In Black Garden, each time we both summon or Special Summon a monster, that monster’s Attack Power must become half."
Black vines quickly shot out, binding Lonely Spark like chains.
[Lonely Spark, Attack Power 500 → Attack Power 250]
"Additionally, when a monster is summoned, Special Summon a ’Rose Derivative’ onto the opponent’s field."
Vines gathered on Akiza Izinski’s field, transforming into a small rose monster.
[Rose Derivative, Attack Power 800]
According to her own Rose Fire, damage occurs when she summons Plant Race through the opponent; summoning her monsters doesn’t cause the effect.
Yugen: "Lonely Spark’s monster effect, once per turn, tribute a face-up Plant Race monster on your field to Special Summon a Plant Race monster from the deck."
Yugen waved his hand gently.
"Lonely Spark itself is a Plant Race monster.
Hence, I tribute ’Lonely Spark’ to Special Summon a new Plant Race from the deck!"
Lonely Spark burned more fiercely until it disappeared into the flames. Following that, amidst the fire, a rain of crimson rose petals poured like a storm, filling the air with a sweet fragrance.
A gown made of overlapping petals, a feminine countenance, crowned with a garland woven from petals, dark green hair adorned with translucent flower stamens, eyes gleaming with emerald light.
Camellia Titania, Summon!
[Camellia Titania, Attack Power 2800]
Being familiar with Plant Race, even Akiza knew this was one of the Plant Race’s more troublesome Upper-Level Monsters. She frowned and said, "However, the effect of ’Black Garden’ activates again.
Camellia Titania’s Attack Power is also halved by the effect of ’Black Garden’."
The black tendrils shot out again, binding Titania like tentacles, halving her Attack Power.
[Camellia Titania, Attack Power 2800 → Attack Power 1400]
Akiza: "Then because you summoned a new monster, I Special Summon another ’Rose Derivative’!"
Another new rose petal blossomed on her field.
[Rose Derivative, Attack Power 800]
"And since Titania is a Plant Race, ’Rose Fire’s effect!" Akiza yelled sharply again, "When a Plant Race is summoned or Special Summoned to the opponent’s field, 500 points of damage!"
Another fireball erupted, hitting Yugen directly.
[Yugen, LP3500 → LP3000]
The consecutive double blast of Rose Fire hit Yugen, yet he seemed utterly unfazed. And with each attack, Akiza unleashed all her wrath and hatred through telekinesis.
Yet it seemed to have no effect at all.
Akiza was secretly startled.
This guy...can he not feel pain?