Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

"[Parallel Beyond Dragon]'s second effect! When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 [Parallel Beyond Dragon] from your Deck!"

As if in response to Soreva's voice, the [Parallel Beyond Dragon] roared. With its roar, a burst of light erupted around it, and the second [Parallel Beyond Dragon] descended!

"In just a moment, two Level 8 monsters were summoned... and a Cyberse monster? Is this the [Parallel Beyond Dragon] race? Why have I never heard of this race of monsters before?"

The unprecedented Link Summoning, the two Level 8 monsters summoned in an instant, and the unfamiliar Cyberse race all shrouded Soleva in mystery in Yuya Sakaki's eyes.

However, the alarm bells that had already rung in his heart did not make Yuya Sakaki feel the slightest bit of fear towards Soleva; on the contrary, they made Yuya Sakaki's fighting spirit even stronger.

At this moment, Yuya Sakaki is eager to learn more from Soleva, to experience more duels he has never had before, and then to completely uncover all the secrets of Soleva.

On the other side, Soreva, who had heard Sakaki Yuya's voice, raised her index finger and shook it:

"No, no, no, Yuya Sakaki, you've got one thing wrong. The effect of [Parallel Beyond Dragon] changes the level of this card Special Summoned by the effect of [Parallel Beyond Dragon] to 4, and halves its original ATK and DEF."

"Eh!!!"

As the two [Parallel Beyond Dragons] reached level 4, their attack and defense both dropped to 1000, Yuya Sakaki's expectant expression instantly vanished.

"There are such side effects? With 1000 points of attack and defense, I wouldn't be afraid even if there were [Naraku's Trap Hole]."

After all, Yuya Sakaki himself has monsters with attack power between 1000 and 1500.

Upon hearing Yuya Sakaki's words, Soleva immediately chuckled and looked at him.

"What? Yuya Sakaki? Do you think this is a flaw?"

"Isn't that obvious? Both attack and defense have decreased!"

Hearing Yuya Sakaki speak so matter-of-factly, what could Soleva say? He could only let him witness the terror of the R4 monsters:

"That's a real shame, Yuya Sakaki. In my opinion, it's an advantage. Because this way I can use them for Xyz Summoning!"

As Soleva's voice rang out, the two [Parallel Beyond Dragons] instantly transformed into two balls of green light, plunging together into the enormous black hole that suddenly appeared before Soleva, continuously spewing out golden particles.

"I construct an Xyz Network with two Level 4 [Parallel Beyond Dragons], Xyz Summon!"

As Soreva finished speaking, golden particles erupted instantly within the massive black hole.

"O flower of enticements, now heed my call and bloom here! Bewitch my enemies with your fragrance, and let them drown in your sweet dreams! Rank 4, [Fricia's Trap]!"

Amidst the explosion of golden particles, a giant red flower bud emerged from the enormous black hole.

As the flower buds opened, [Fricia the Insect Temptress], dressed in a white top and red skirt, with her arms wrapped in black lace, her long pink hair flowing freely, and her bare feet, sat lazily on the flower, exuding charm with every smile and gesture.

This time, Hiiragi Yuzu and Ayukawa Ayu didn't scream like before. Aside from the shock of the Xyz Summon, the two innocent girls realized that the [Trapika] deck that Soreva had shown seemed to have something else besides being cute, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it yet.

Yuya Sakaki, facing [Fricia's Trap] in the dueling arena, was sweating profusely. A sense of crisis, like prey being targeted by its hunter, instantly arose in his mind.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the expectant light in his eyes grew even stronger.

Chapter 09: Continuous Summoning, Another Xyz Summon

"2500 defense? Although its attack power is only 300, since it's Mr. Sorewa's monster, it can't be that simple, right?"

Yuya Sakaki looked at [Frycia's Trap] with anticipation, but Soleva didn't activate its effect as he expected. Instead, as if ending his turn, he set the card face down on his Duel Disk, causing a look of disappointment to appear on Sakaki's face.

"Is this the end?"

"The end? Of course not!"

Seeing that Soleva was actually talking, he reached out and flipped over the card he had just put down. Sakaki Yuya immediately widened his eyes, opened his mouth wide, and loudly reminded Soleva:

"Mr. Soreva! Cards that are set cannot be activated during the turn they are set! You made a mistake!"

However, after Yuya Sakaki shouted it out, he realized that Soleva, who heard his words, not only did not show the slightest sign of annoyance, but his smile became even brighter.

“Yūya Sakaki, thank you for reminding me, but this card of mine is a bit special.”

As he spoke, Soreva picked up the card he had just activated and began explaining it to Yuya Sakaki and the others watching from the spectator area.

"[Phantom Knights Shadow Cloth Armor], This card can be activated during the turn it is Set if there are no Trap Cards in my Graveyard. After activation, this card becomes a Monster Card and is Special Summoned in Defense Position!"

As Soleva placed the card horizontally in the monster section of the Duel Disk, a set of black armor accompanied by ghostly blue flames appeared in the Duel Arena.

After the black armor appeared, Yuya Sakaki also saw its attributes:

"Warrior race, Dark attribute, Level 4, Attack power 0? Defense power 300?"

Despite the fact that the [Phantom Knights Shadow Cloth Armor] transformed into a monster card had no effect and its attack and defense were so low, Yuya Sakaki felt a strong sense of unease just looking at its Level 4 mark.

After all, the scene of two level 4 [Parallel Beyond Dragons] Xyz Summoning [Fricia's Trap] was still fresh in everyone's mind.

As expected, after the black armor appeared, Soreva's voice rang out again:

"At this moment, I activate the effect of [Seraphim Trap]!"

Huh? Did I hear that right? Mr. Soreva is talking about the effect of [Seraphim Trap]?

With this thought in mind, Yuya Sakaki looked again at the cute green-haired girl who only had an attack power of 800 and whom he regarded as a stepping stone for Soleva's Special Summon [Parallel Beyond Dragon].

"When a Trap Card is activated, I can Special Summon a [Trap Monster] monster from my Deck that I do not control! Now, come to me once again, [Trap Monster of Treon]!"

This time, however, the summoned sandstorm did not appear in front of Soleva, but instead appeared in front of Sakaki Yuya, prompting Sakaki Yuya to curiously reach out and explore.

However, before Yuya Sakaki could even reach halfway, a pair of enormous fangs burst forth from the sandstorm and lunged fiercely at him.

The sudden attack startled Yuya Sakaki, causing him to fall flat on his backside. The fang only managed to bite through the air before disappearing back into the sandstorm. The little girl, who had already met the others, leaped out of the sandstorm and landed in front of Soreva with a backflip.

“Mr. Soleva, what was that just now…”

Seeing that Yuya Sakaki was panting heavily and looked completely frightened, Soleva had no choice but to laugh and explain for him:

"You mean just now? That was Treon's true form. The effect of [Treon's Trap] is that when it is successfully summoned, it can destroy one Spell Card or Trap Card on the opponent's field, even if the opponent does not have the corresponding card on their field."

However, I didn't expect this effect to be realized like this when it was displayed in a physical image. Sorry, were you startled?

"Ah, I see..."

Sakaki Yuya, who had just stood up and dusted himself off, was about to give a silly laugh when he heard Soleva's explanation, but then he realized something was wrong.

"The main body? What does that mean?"

Unfortunately, Soreva did not answer this question, but continued with his own actions:

"[Trapika] Third effect activated! If any other [Trapika] monster effect is activated, Set 1 Normal Trap Card from the [Hole] or [Trap Hole] field of your Deck to your field."

After saying that, Soleva caught the card that popped out of the Duel Disk and placed it face down in his back row.

After experiencing the continuous activation of this effect, Yuya Sakaki realized just how terrifying the [Sera's Trap] truly was, something he had underestimated because of its mere 800 attack power.

However, what worried Yuya Sakaki even more were the [Phantom Knights Shadow Cloth Armor] and the [Tryne's Trap] that had reappeared on Soreva's field:

"Now, there are two more Level 4 monsters. Does this mean another Xyz Summon is coming?"

"Very good, Yuya Sakaki! It seems you can now follow my duel strategy! Since you've said so, I can't let you down!"

Now, I'm stacking the level 4 [Phantom Knights Shadow Cloth Armor] and [Trynn's Trap]! Xyz Summon!

The enormous black hole, symbolizing the Xyz Summon, reappeared, and the two monsters instantly transformed into two beams of black light and disappeared into it, allowing everyone to witness the brilliance of the Xyz Summon once again.

"Queen of Ants, lurking in the Forest of Trap Demons, now come before me! Show your fangs and begin the hunt to protect your companions, the Trap Demons! Rank 4, [Trap Demon of Alomeles]!"

As Soreva chanted, Alomelus, dressed in a black gauze dress that was the complete opposite of Fricia's color, with her fiery red hair flying like flames, opened her scarlet eyes.

"2200 attack power?"

Seeing Alomeles' attack power, Yuya Sakaki breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as he could summon his ace, [Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon], he should be able to deal with this card.

Meanwhile, for Soreva, this round was finally coming to an end:

Finally, place 3 cards face down to end the turn.

This was arguably the most satisfying situation for Soreva, summoning Sera, Alomeles, and Fricia all in one turn – it was more refreshing than putting on new underwear for the New Year.

As long as the opponent doesn't have any shady things like eggs, turtles, or lava demons.

Of course, Yuya Sakaki looks like a cute kid who wouldn't carry such a thing.

Seeing that it was finally his turn, Yuya Sakaki excitedly pressed his finger on his deck:

"My turn, draw a card!"

But just as Yuya Sakaki's fingers had pulled the card from the top of the deck, and before he even had a chance to properly see which card he had drawn, Soreva's discordant voice rang out again:

"Now! I activate my Continuous Trap Card, [Fragrance of the Enchanted]!"

Chapter 10: The Locked Pendulum

"[Fragrance of the Enchanted Realm]? What kind of card is that?"

Seeing that Soreva had activated another card he had never seen before, Yuya Sakaki was a little curious, but there were too many things he had never seen in this duel, so one more card wouldn't make a difference. Therefore, Yuya Sakaki quickly focused his attention on the card he had just drawn.

"Oh my god! Lucky! Now we've got both [Star Reading Magician] and [Time Reading Magician] working! Let's not delay any longer!"

Seeing that he had already collected both [Star Reading Magician] and [Time Reading Magician], Yuya Sakaki excitedly decided to recreate the Pendulum Summoning.

However, when Yuya Sakaki placed the two cards in the Pendulum Zone, the light and monsters symbolizing Pendulum Summoning did not appear. Instead, the Duel Disk on his wrist emitted an "ERROR" warning sound.

"Hey, hey, what's going on? Why did the pendulum summoning fail?"

Seeing that the pendulum summoning had failed again, Yuya Sakaki panicked instantly. After all, this situation was more serious than the last time. Last time, he only failed to summon the monster, but this time, he couldn't even set up the pendulum card.

"Yūya Sakaki, let me explain the effect of [Fragrance of the Seal] to you. As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, neither player's Spell Cards can be activated unless they are Set, and can only be activated during the next turn of the player who set the card."

Pendulum Monster cards are treated as Spell Cards when setting Pendulum Scales, which is why you can't set Pendulum Scales right now.

Upon hearing Soleva's explanation, Yuya Sakaki's face immediately darkened; he understood what those words meant.

"So, as long as that card is still on the field, I can't perform a Pendulum Summon, right?"

"That's right. Although I'm sorry to you for using this card, Yuya Sakaki, who used Pendulum Summoning, I think that since you're going to witness my duel, I should let you see this card."

Upon hearing Soleva's words, Yuya Sakaki simply let out a long sigh after a moment of silence:

“No, Mr. Soleva, you don’t need to apologize. I wanted to witness your duel, and I’m glad you used this card and went all out against me. So, I will respond with my own duel!”

Since Pendulum Summoning didn't work, Yuya Sakaki returned [Time-Reading Magician] and [Star-Reading Magician] to his hand and instead chose to Normal Summon a monster.

"I will summon [Entertainment Partner Lux Firefly] in Attack Position!"

As a cartoon firefly dressed in an orange suit and green bow tie, but with its lower body emitting a bright yellow light like a light bulb, appeared in front of him, Yuya Sakaki rubbed his nose smugly.

"Well, Mr. Soreva? My [Entertainment Partner Lux Firefly] only has 1200 attack power, so it won't trigger your [Bottomless Trap Hole]! Besides, you can't activate trap cards or spell cards during Lux Firefly's attack phase!"