The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Sara begins to summon and activate the second Magic Card.

　It's a picture of a "Sphynx Cat"!

　The appearance of the black, hairless cat with golden eyes drew cheers from the magic academy students who knew about it.

　Emma then summoned her second magical spirit.

　That wasn't a "Coin Bug," but another "777 Treasure Chest Monster"!

　……

　Unlike the mimics that can be found everywhere in the dungeon.

　The "777 Mimic" has a joystick on its side and a square on its lid that displays three numbers side by side.

　Pulling the joystick allows you to flip numbers from 0 to 9, just like in a slot machine.

　You'll get good luck once you switch to "777".

　……

　Card Name: 777 Treasure Chest Monster

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Fairy]

　【属性：一般系】

　【Magic Power: 700】

　[Attack: 700]

　[Defense: 700]

　【Special Move: 777】

　……

　The 777 Mimic automatically pulls down the joystick upon its appearance.

　The three numbers on the treasure chest lid immediately began to flip.

　Three seconds later, the joystick bounced back, and the numbers stopped flipping.

　→【233】

　The mimic chest hasn't changed at all.

　There was silence for a few seconds.

　It suddenly turned around and swallowed the magic ball!

　The 777 Mimic doesn't have the same defensive capabilities as the Dead Mummy, but it can run and jump!

　……

　The first round ended with a standoff between the four magical spirits.

　Surprisingly, neither side launched an attack.

　But this is more like the calm before the storm.

　"Round Two" [30s]

　Draw a card!

　"coming!"

　Emma's eyes flashed.

　Of the two new cards in the hand, one of them is a "Coin Bug"!

　Without the slightest hesitation, she began to summon.

　The gold coin with wings wobbled out.

　"Golden Parasite!"

　Six tiny mechanical legs extended from below the gold coin beetle and pierced the spine of the gold beast with a "thud"!

　Then the parasitism begins!

　"Roar!"

　With the golden beast raising its head and roaring, liquid metal from both sides of its body formed a thicker golden armor on its body, and then a pair of golden wings suddenly spread open!

　[Magic: 1000→1300]

　[Attack: 1300]

　[Defense: 1500 → 1800]

　The golden beast suddenly spread its wings and took flight. With a single flap of its wings, a strong wind arose, and it instantly transformed into a golden arrow that shot straight out!

　……

　Sarah flicked her finger.

　Within her summoning zone, the newly summoned "Hound of Anubis" let out a low growl, and its shadow rapidly spread towards the mimic.

　Shadow Hunting: The shadows move first, and the shadows strike suddenly!

　Anubis's body darted forward along with the shadow, its sharp claws slicing across in an instant, leaving three very obvious scratch marks on the body of the 777 Mimic!

　The magic value of the 777 treasure chest immediately dropped by about 200 points.

　Until then.

　The golden beast flew above the dead mummy.

　But instead of attacking with its claws, it grabbed the dead mummy by the neck and tried to drag it into the sky!

　However, the Sphinx Cat arrived in the blink of an eye and stepped on the shadow of the Golden Beast!

　"Shadow Step" activated.

　The golden beast froze.

　……

　despite this.

　Emma, ​​however, remained calm.

　Sarah's "Sphynx Cat" had already been exposed once, so she was prepared.

　The summoning speeds of the two sides differed by just over a second.

　When you factor in actions like thinking and drawing cards, as well as the time it takes for the magical spirit to appear when summoned, then such a small difference is almost negligible.

　In the second summon of the second round, Emma used the "Golden Chest"!

　The Sphinx was immediately drawn to the golden light emanating from the treasure chest, and its eyes transformed into the Φ symbol representing holy coins.

　That's it for this round only.

　The Sphynx cat was controlled by Emma and its "shadow treading" was interrupted.

　The golden beast, now free, tore it apart with a single claw!

　The Sphynx cat is down to its last drop of health!

　But a magic circle of blood suddenly appeared beneath his feet, instantly absorbing that trace of blood.

　The Sphynx cat vanished in a blaze of light.

　A distorted, grayish-white shadow shot out from the blood magic circle and burrowed into the golden beast's body.

　The golden beast of the mechanical type actually let out a painful wail!

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　Everything is calculated.

　Emma anticipated that Sarah would use the Sphinx Cat's "Shadow Step" to restrain the Golden Beast.

　Sarah had anticipated that Emma would use the "Golden Chest" to help the Golden Beast break free from the "Shadow Stepping" control.

　So she prepared the cryptic card in advance—"Azban's Death Words"!

　……

　Legend has it that in ancient times, the great alchemist Azban was punished by the gods for blaspheming the gods with the things he created.

　Azban foresaw the impending punishment and laid down a blood magic circle, releasing his soul before falling into hell. Even the god could not escape Azban's death curse, ultimately dying in endless agony!

　……

　When the Sphynx Cat's blood spills onto the magic circle, the trigger condition for "Azban's Deathrattle" is met. "Azban's Deathrattle" devours the Sphynx Cat's last breath, using its "soul" as a medium to inflict the most painful torment on the Golden Beast!

　Even the mechanical golden beast could not withstand the curse of the dead.

　……

　But Emma did not panic as she watched the golden beast's magic power plummet at a rate of 100 per second.

　"Golden Devour!"

　The ferocious golden beast suddenly turned its head and bit the golden treasure box that was used to confuse the Sphinx cat!

　The treasure box itself, made of gold, is still filled with gold.

　The golden beast bit down on the golden treasure box, chewed it vigorously, and swallowed it whole.

　A dense golden light immediately erupted from his body!

　Ultimately, it was just a ritual card made by imitating a legendary event. The gray-white shadow that shot into the golden beast's body was actually forced out by the golden light!

　The Golden Beast's maximum magic power has increased by 500 points!

　The abnormal state has been dispelled.

　Even defense and attack have each increased by 100 points!

　【Magic Power: 100】

　Attack: 1300 → 1400

　[Defense: 1800 → 1900]

　Not only has the Golden Beast recovered to its original state, but its stats have also reached a level comparable to a top-tier four-star beast!

　This combo, which couldn't be executed in the duel with Dark due to the summoning speed limitation, was finally successfully used in the duel with Sara.

　Sarah never expected Emma to have this hidden trick up her sleeve, and her expression changed drastically.

　She hurriedly looked at her hand, searching for a solution.

　Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, Anubis Dog, after using "Shadow Hunt" to remove 200 points of magic from Mimic 777, returned to its original speed and started a "chase and chase" game with Mimic 777.

　The golden beast faced the back of the dead mummy and swung its claw, but only managed to tear three bloody gashes.

　It suddenly grabbed the dead mummy by the back of its neck and took flight!

　The dead mummy clung tightly to the magic orb inside its belly, its eyes closed, oblivious to everything else.

　In short, the battlefield is divided between the two sides, and neither side can gain the upper hand for the time being.

　"Tick!"

　The second round passed in the blink of an eye.

　In the third round, Sarah finally drew the magic card she wanted.

　Emma's golden beast swooped down and killed Anubis!

　As Anubis Dog transformed into light and returned, Sarah summoned her second three-star magic spirit!

　→【Living Mummy】