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

Seeing Yuya Sakaki's smug look, Soreva couldn't bear to remind him that if there were [Trap Hole] or [Bottomless Trap Hole] in his back row, his [Entertainment Partner Lux Firefly] would be finished.

However, considering that [Entertainment Partner Lux Firefly]'s attack power is insufficient to trigger [Bottomless Trap Hole], and it can both attack and defend the back row, it's clear that Yuya Sakaki put some thought into choosing this card.

Since the child is willing to use his brain to duel, we should encourage him more and discourage him less.

So Soleva simply smiled and responded to Yuya Sakaki:

"not bad."

Hearing the praise from Soleva, Yuya Sakaki's smile grew even brighter, and he immediately began to give his orders with pride:

"Now, let's enter the battle phase! [Entertainment Partner Lux Firefly], attack [Sera's Trap]!"

Seeing Yuya Sakaki launch his attack triumphantly, Soleva could only sigh:

Young people are too impulsive.

"[Frycia's Trap Card] effect activated! Once per turn, remove 1 Xyz Material from this card, and send 1 Normal Trap Card with the [Hole] or [Trap Hole] field from your Deck to the Graveyard. [Frycia's Trap Card] can activate that Trap Card's effect!"

As Soreva spoke, a card was ejected from the Duel Disk, and Soreva revealed the Trap Card he had chosen to everyone.

"[Piercing Trap Hole]! When an opponent's monster is Summoned or Special Summoned this turn declares an attack, you can activate this effect to destroy that monster and inflict damage to your opponent equal to half of that monster's original ATK!"

After explaining, Soleva sent [Piercing Pitfall] and [Parallel Overlord] as Xyz Material to the Graveyard.

At this moment, the [Fricia's Trap], materialized from the 3D image, stepped forward and stood in front of Sera, who was about to be attacked by Lux Firefly. With a flick of its white toe, the ground beneath Lux Firefly's feet lit up.

After the light appeared, the solid ground that Lux Firefly had been standing on suddenly disappeared, turning into a huge pit trap, which it fell into completely.

When Yuya Sakaki arrived at the trap, he saw that the Lux Firefly had been pierced by the spikes at the bottom of the trap and shattered into pieces. His own health points had also dropped from 4000 to 3400.

However, before he could grieve for Lux Firefly any longer, he suddenly felt a shadow fall upon him. Looking up, he saw that the [Trap of Alomelus] was already standing beside him, which startled him so much that he took several steps back.

However, Alomelus's target was not him.

As Alomelus waved his hands, sparks of light flew out from the pit, reforming in mid-air into a shape familiar to Yuya Sakaki:

"Lux Fireflies!?"

Despite it being its master's call, Lux Firefly opened its eyes again and looked at Sakaki Yuya with eyes full of hostility, making Sakaki Yuya's heart tremble.

"This... what on earth is this..."

"[Alomeles's Trap] effect: When an opponent's monster leaves the field due to the effect of one of your cards and is sent to the Graveyard or banished, you can remove 1 Xyz Material of Alomeles and Special Summon that monster to your field. In other words, Lux Firefly is now my monster."

After explaining to Yuya Sakaki, Soleva drew another card from his deck, set it face-down in the Spell & Trap Zone, and then, fearing Yuya might misunderstand, gave a further explanation.

"[Seraphim's Bewitching Demon]'s effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn. Alright, Yuya Sakaki, shall we continue this duel?"

Seeing that Soleva now possessed four monsters after taking Lux Firefly, and that the area was already filled with magical traps, Yuya Sakaki wanted to continue the duel, but a voice arose in his heart, as if whispering in his ear:

"It's no use. You can't do anything anymore. You can't break through this level of blockade. Give up."

"I surrender."

Chapter 11 Yuya Sakaki's Request

The moment Sakaki Yuya uttered the words of surrender, Soleva's heart skipped a beat. He felt an overwhelming sense of oppression and instinctively looked up, only to see Sakaki Yuya standing before him with his head bowed.

"Could it be that I only feel this way because of Yuya Sakaki? As expected, being the protagonist does make some difference."

Seeing that Yuya Sakaki kept his head down and didn't react, Soleva forced himself to walk over and patted Yuya on the shoulder:

"Sakaki Yuya-kun, are you alright?"

"what!"

Hearing Soleva's voice, Yuya Sakaki seemed to snap out of his daze, raised his head, and said with a rather dejected expression,

"I, I'm fine."

Just then, Soreva realized that the feeling of being suffocated had vanished instantly.

"It really is Yuya Sakaki. It's a pity I haven't seen this series, so I don't know what happened to him. Well, the most important thing right now is to comfort him and not let him be so disappointed."

After thinking it over, Soleva patted Yuya Sakaki on the shoulder and began to comfort him.

"Alright, Yuya Sakaki, don't look so disappointed. You've done your best. I had an unusually good hand today, and this deck is designed to give you a big advantage when you go first, which is why I was able to do this."

If I were going second, and my starting hand wasn't good, I might not even bother to fight back; I might just concede.

"Is that so? Has Mr. Soreva encountered such a situation before?"

Upon hearing Yuya Sakaki's naive question, Soleva immediately conjured up images of things like the Windwalker's Wind Barrier preventing special summons, the Origin Deck special summoning Lava Crypt Lord on his field, and two Trapinch being super-synthesized into Swamp Drake by the opponent—all scenes that would raise his blood pressure. His face contorted, and he gritted his teeth, saying:

Yes! Lots of them!

Perhaps it was because Soreva's expression was so distorted, but Sakaki Yuya was immediately startled. After the initial shock, Sakaki Yuya immediately fell into deep thought:

"I never imagined that even a powerful duelist like Mr. Soreva would encounter such a situation. I'm still too weak; I must become stronger!"

But how can one become stronger?

As Yuya Sakaki pondered this question, his eyes lit up instantly after he looked at Soleva:

Yes, since Mr. Soleva is so powerful in the dueling field, why don't I ask him for advice and ask him to teach me how to become stronger?

Without hesitation, Yuya Sakaki immediately bent down towards Soleva, leaving Soleva completely bewildered as to what he intended to do.

"Mr. Soleva, please, please come to Yushojuku as a teacher and instruct us in dueling!"

At this moment, the duel between Soleva and Yuya Sakaki had ended some time ago, and the members of Yushojuku had all arrived at the dueling arena, so they naturally heard Yuya Sakaki's request to Soleva.

Those who witnessed Soleva's strength in the duel, especially Hiiragi Yuzu and Hiiragi Shuzo, all agreed that Soleva's strength was enough to teach Yushojuku.

No, it should be said that Yushojuku is fortunate to have a duelist of Soleva's caliber to teach it.

So Yuzu Hiiragi and Shuzo Hiiragi immediately went to Yuya Sakaki's side and bowed to Soleva together:

"Please, Mr. Sorewa! Please become a teacher at our Yusheng Academy!"

"This……"

Looking at the three people bowing and lowering their heads in front of him, Soreva finally understood what it meant to be caught in a dilemma.

After all, he was able to beat Yuya Sakaki by relying on his deck, and even the deck construction was copied from the old masters. How could he possibly teach others how to duel?

With his skill level of only playing MD for a year and not even reaching the additional Diamond rank? Forget it, don't mislead others.

So, all Soreva could do was scratch his head and say:

"Well, actually, my skill level isn't as good as you think. You probably won't learn much from me."

However, while Soreva felt he was telling the truth, Sakaki Yuya and the others only thought he was being modest.

"Mr. Soleva is too modest. Based on the Xyz Summoning and the brand-new Link Summoning you have demonstrated, you are absolutely qualified to teach us!"

"That's right!"

........................

Amidst the praise from Yuya Sakaki and the others, Soleva noticed a detail: it seemed that in their eyes, mastering these special summoning methods was a remarkable achievement.

But in Soreva's view, isn't being able to use these special summoning methods the most basic thing? The real challenge is how to use them well.

(However, the above is utter nonsense for travelers.)

"Excuse me, may I ask why you think that mastering these special summoning methods is considered impressive? In my opinion, shouldn't this be something every duelist should learn?"

Upon hearing Soleva's words, Yuzu Hiiragi's face instantly darkened:

“Mr. Soleva, in Mainet City, only the Lion Duel Academy teaches these summoning methods. Even though I have obtained Fusion Monster cards, I have never been able to successfully summon a Fusion Monster.”

Upon hearing Yuzu Hiiragi's words, Soreva felt a sense of surprise:

"Why can't people who aren't from Lion Duel Academy use monster cards summoned by other methods? Could it be that someone from Lion Duel Academy did something shady?"

Thinking of this, Soreva's expression immediately darkened, and he suggested to Hiiragi Yuzu,

"Yuzu, could you please let me see your Fusion Monster cards?"

"Ok!"

Having agreed, Yuzu Hiiragi quickly drew a card from her deck and handed it to Soleva. Soleva, seeing the card, recognized it using the MD system:

"[Schubert the Phantom Princess], the summoning condition is two [Phantom] monsters. I remember Yuzu was just using a [Phantom] deck, so fusing it shouldn't be too difficult. It seems I still need to test it myself."

Thinking of this, Soreva gave instructions to Yuzu:

"Yuzu, could you lend me two [Illusion] Monster Cards and one Fusion Spell Card? And could you please activate the Physical Image Unit?"

"Ok."

"I'll take care of the physical imaging unit!"

After Soreva gave the order, Hiiragi Yuzu immediately started searching through her deck, while Gongenzaka volunteered to activate the physical image system.

If the physical imaging unit were to be turned on for the third time, it would probably be cursing loudly at this point:

"What a heartless company! Making us work overtime three times a day!"

However, none of this concerned Soreva. Having already adjusted his deck, he immediately placed the [Fusion] card in his hand onto the Duel Disk.

"Using [Phantom Musician Aria] and [Phantom Musician Canon] from my hand as materials, I Fusion Summon! [Phantom Musician Master Schubert]!"

As Soleva sent two monster cards to the graveyard, one monster card was ejected from the Duel Disk and landed in Soleva's hand, where Soleva slapped it onto the Duel Disk.

Amidst a blend of blue and purple light, the [Master Schubert of Illusionary Music Princess], with flowing orange waves and wearing a golden mask, descends!

How could anyone in Chapter 12 not recognize the Extra Deck!

"The summoning... was successful?"

To the astonishment of Yuzu and the others, Soreva picked up the card [Master Schubert of Illusionary Music] and examined it closely:

"The card feels fine, and I was able to summon it successfully. Logically, there shouldn't be any problem with this card, so why can't Yuzu summon it?"

Unable to understand this at all, Soreva could only return all the cards to Hiiragi Yuzu.

"Sorry, I don't see anything wrong with these cards. If you don't mind, could you show me how you performed the Fusion Summon before?"

"Okay, okay."

Seeing that Soreva had actually summoned a card that she had never been able to summon before, Yuzu's respect for Soreva instantly increased. She obediently took the card from Soreva and added it to her deck.