Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!

"If you like flowers so much, I’ll send you a few more."

Yugen smiled and waved his hand again.

"Then I’ll activate the Monster Effect of ’Carrot Man’ from the graveyard."

The phantom of the Monster Card appeared on Yugen’s field. Qiu said, "Did Sixth Sense just send another monster to the graveyard?"

"Yes." Yugen replied, "Carrot Man’s effect, once per turn, if this card exists in the graveyard, you can send any Plant Race monster other than ’Carrot Man’ from your hand or field to the graveyard, allowing this card to be Special Summoned from the graveyard."

Yugen displayed a Plant Race card from his hand and sent it to the graveyard.

"Special Summon ’Carrot Man’ from the graveyard."

[Carrot Man, Attack Power 1900]

Qiu: "Black Garden’s effect, Carrot Man’s Attack Power is also halved!"

[Carrot Man, Attack Power 1900 → Attack Power 950]

Qiu: "Black Garden’s effect, once again Special Summon a Rose Derivative on my field."

[Rose Derivative, Attack Power 800]

"Then the effect of the Continuous Trap ’Rose Fire’!" Qiu declared loudly, "Carrot Man is also a Plant Race monster, dealing 500 points of damage upon summoning!"

Amidst the swirling rose petals, a vortex of flames condensed, and the erupting flames washed over Yugen.

[Yugen, LP3000 → LP2500]

"Now it’s the battle phase." Yugen said, "Camellia Titania, attack ’Plant Maiden’."

[Camellia Titania, Attack Power 1400]

[Plant Maiden, Attack Power 1300]

Titania’s Attack Power was halved by Black Garden, while the Plant Maiden, summoned before the garden’s effect, did not suffer from the Debuff. However, Titania’s Attack Power was still marginally higher.

Countless blood-red petals swirled in the air, enveloping the Plant Maiden. With a loud bang, the maiden’s body exploded in the flying mass of flowers, instantly turning into a massive fireball.

[Qiu, LP4000 → LP3900]

The explosion’s blast swept towards Qiu; despite only causing 100 points of damage, the stinging sensation made her involuntarily shake, causing her body to sway slightly backward.

"What?" Qiu touched her broad chest in surprise, silently amazed, "This force, the impact of real damage... Is this really Telekinesis Duel?"

But she was quite familiar with Duel Telekinesis, yet intuitively felt something was different from what she knew about Telekinesis Duels. Especially this pain that seemed to strike the soul directly, it wasn’t merely a physical destructive force like in those duels.

It was something more powerful and terrifying.

Qiu gritted her teeth.

This enemy is indeed extraordinary.

"Activate the Monster Effect of Plant Maiden." Qiu said, "When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard, you can add a Plant Race monster with 1000 or less Defense Power from your deck to your hand."

A card was automatically searched out from Qiu’s deck; she drew it into her hand: "I add ’Phoenix Flower Seed’ with 0 Defense Power to my hand from the deck!"

Yugen said: "Then next, ’Carrot Man’, attack ’Rose Derivative’."

[Carrot Man, Attack Power 950]

[Rose Derivative, Attack Power 800]

The creature that seemed to have turned into a carrot took large strides forward, using the carrot in its hand like a dagger to stab fiercely into the center of the rose flower.

The vibrant rose flower struggled violently, vines flailing for a while, but eventually ceased its struggle and finally burst into pieces with a pop.

[Qiu, LP3900 → LP3750]

"Set a card face-down, ending the turn."

"This level of pain..." Qiu said in a deep voice, "Is nothing compared to what I’m about to return to you!

My turn, draw!"

"I summon ’Phoenix Flower Seed’!"

The Plant Race card Qiu had just searched was summoned onto the field. It appeared as a seemingly dull eye, slowly opening and looking around, with a tuft of flaming red leaves on top.

"Since I summoned a monster, Black Garden’s effect, Special Summon a ’Rose Derivative’ on your field!" Qiu said.

Vines gathered in Yugen’s field, taking on the form of a rose monster.

[Rose Derivative, Attack Power 800]

"Of course, Rose Derivative is also a Plant Race monster." Qiu said, "And because it was Special Summoned on your field, the Continuous Trap ’Rose Fire’ effect!

Five hundred points of damage!"

Another blast of flames scorched, hitting Yugen head-on.

[Yugen, LP2500 → LP2000]

Yugen murmured, rubbing his chin: "Black Garden plus Rose Fire’s Continuous Trap burning blood, it turns into ’anytime I summon a monster, the opponent suffers 500 points of damage.’ That’s impressive."

In the early animation, Akiza’s Plant Race indeed tended to focus on defensive and burning strategies, quite suitable for the Underworld.

Yugen nodded slightly.

A person with potential.

Qiu’s strategy continued: "Phoenix Flower Seed’s effect, send this face-up card from your field to the graveyard, allowing a ’Phoenix Amaryllis’ to be Special Summoned from your hand!

I send Phoenix Flower Seed to the graveyard, Phoenix Amaryllis, summon!"

Soaring flames twisted space like dancing chains, and gigantic burning petals burst forth from scorched earth. The blooming petals resembled countless writhing fire snakes, and the flames turned into a tornado, dancing around its body.

[Phoenix Amaryllis, Attack Power 2200]

Yugen raised his eyebrow.

There it is, one of Akiza Izinski’s most famous plants, Phoenix Amaryllis.

Amaryllis, Forbidden card...

But that’s a matter for the future. After entering the Link era, Amaryllis got involved in a crazy single-card first-turn kill LOOP, which led it to end up in the slammer.

However, it’s not uncommon for ancient cards to be inexplicably paired in certain combinations after entering the Link era and suddenly receive a sentence. Usually, those bestowed with these extra sentencing honors are often the high-risk offenders without a "once per turn" restriction.

Phoenix Amaryllis is one such monster.

"Black Garden’s effect." Yugen reminded, "The monster you summon also has to accept this side effect. Phoenix Amaryllis’ Attack Power is halved."

Tendrils stretched out from all around, binding Phoenix Amaryllis, its Attack Power quickly dropped.

[Phoenix Amaryllis, Attack Power 2200 → Attack Power 1100]

Qiu said: "But at the same time, since I’ve summoned a new monster, Black Garden’s effect, Special Summon another ’Rose Derivative’ on your field!"

Yet another rose bloomed on Yugen’s field, taking the form of a Rose Derivative.

Of course, still in attack position. Derivatives summoned by Black Garden appear in attack position and cannot choose their position.

"Since a new Plant Race was Special Summoned on your field, the Continuous Trap ’Rose Fire’ effect!"

Qiu waved and shouted.

"500 points of damage!"

[Yugen, LP2000 → LP1500]