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

　[Type: Ghost/Dark]

　【Magic Power: 1600】

　[Attack: 0]

　[Defense: 100]

　[Ultimate Skill: Ghost in the Pot]

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　With its ultimate move "Ghost in the Pot," it devours Ghost and Dark-type energy to summon a magical spirit of the same race and attribute, no higher than itself by one level.

　Each summon consumes more mana than the target's mana.

　When Stuart Fern summoned the "Ghost Vine Pot," Dark realized the core reason why Stuart Fern used "Shadowless"—it was clearly not just for obscuring vision!

　Sure enough the next moment.

　Stuart Fowle then murmured, "Devour, howl, and be born! Demon in the pot!"

　The "Ghost Vine Pot" trembled violently, and the lid opened automatically, revealing a dark, abyss-like interior.

　A suction force appeared out of nowhere, filling the sky with darkness.

　The shadow was pulled in with a whooshing sound, gradually forming a huge vortex!

　A sound like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves emanated from the "Ghost Vine Pot," eerie and sinister.

　A terrifying aura then dissipated.

　Espeon and Meowth, who had just rushed across half of the zone under Dark's command, were suddenly startled and stopped.

　Standing on the contestant's platform, Dark could see the shadowy curtain beneath his field of vision thinning at an extremely rapid pace, revealing more and more of his field of vision.

　"As expected, the obscured vision was just an illusion. Espeon, foreseeing the future!"

　"Dilibien!"

　Upon hearing the command, Espeon abruptly raised its head, and the red gem on its forehead emitted rays of light like the sun, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

　The shadow vanished in an instant.

　Then a terrifying wave of psychic energy was released—but nothing happened.

　Espeon stopped moving and, prompted by Dark, sped towards the "Gnatif" (a magical potion).

　"Meow!"

　Not to be outdone, Meow Meow touched the ground with both hands and sprinted with all four limbs.

　"Destroy that ghost pot!"

　The ultimate skill of "Demon Vine Pot" - "Demon in the Pot" - has a cooldown between each summon, but as long as the cooldown is over, it can continuously summon magical spirits that meet the conditions.

　To stop its summons, it must be destroyed!

　However, at this very moment, Stuart Fern's two "Shadow Worms" had successfully dug out a total of six Shadow Holes in the red team's territory.

　.

　Espeon and Meowth are about to approach "Ghost Pot".

　Suddenly, a "Shadow Bug" emerged from one of the "Shadow Caves," its large body stretching out abruptly, and its shuttle-like head slammed into Meow Meow's body!

　"Meow!"

　Meow Meow turned around angrily and slapped out.

　But the "Shadow Worm" left immediately upon contact, disappearing into another "Shadow Cave" in the blink of an eye.

　Although the "Shadow Bug" with an attack power of only 1000 cannot cause much damage to the Meow Meow with a defense power of 900, this tickling-like attack still annoys it to no end.

　Meow Meow stopped walking because of this.

　SunEevee continued forward.

　The other "Shadow Worm," after being struck by its psychic power, did not attempt to burrow out and commit suicide.

　Espeon arrived in front of Vinegar in the blink of an eye, and without hesitation, it leaped up and crashed into Vinegar!

　"boom!"

　As expected, the "Demon Vine Pot" was shattered by this head-on collision without any warning.

　Zach Wilson's commentary was thus interrupted.

　But Stuart Fowle sneered, "Too late."

　That "too late" was a resounding declaration.

　The volume was amplified by loudspeakers and spread throughout the venue.

　Stuart Fowne's confidence captivated the audience.

　The "Demon Vine Pot" suddenly shattered.

　Porcelain-like fragments are still flying in the air.

　With a final shriek, the thin veil of shadow was sucked into the spout of the pot.

　The pitch-black vortex was still spinning at high speed.

　A magic card in Stuart Fern's hand emitted a bright light as a result.

　That was clearly proof of the successful chaining of "Ghost in the Pot's" ultimate move and the magic card.

　This signifies that the summoning is already underway!

　"Come forth, Ghost King of the Pot!"

　Stuart Fern suddenly raised his magic card high, roaring as if the outcome was already decided!

　……

　In an instant.

　From the vortex inside the "Ghost Vine Pot," a sound like a demon's shriek emanated, and a ghost-type magic spirit with a jet-black body suddenly burst out. Its enormous body, like a giant python, shot into the sky in the blink of an eye, reaching the height of the contestant's platform!

　Excitement gleamed in Stuart Fowle's eyes as he reached out and tentatively touched the back of the large snake's neck.

　Sen said, "King of the Pot, it's time to let your prey know what true terror is!"

　"Hiss!"

　The giant python, named "Ghost King in the Pot," suddenly opened its blood-red maw and let out a piercing shriek.

　Card Name: Demon King in the Pot

　[Type: Spirit Card]

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　[Race: Undead]

　[Type: Ghost/Dark]

　【Magic Power: 2600】

　[Attack: 2800]

　[Defense: 1700]

　[Ultimate Techniques: Seal in the Pot, Sealed Pot, Demon Serpent's Frenzy]

　Three ultimate skills—but this isn't an orange card, it's a purple card!

　The appearance of the "Ghost King in the Pot" caused Wilson on the commentary stage to involuntarily shrink his pupils.

　"It's not 'Shadow Ghost' after all!"

　As the duel entered its second round, Wilson unconsciously abandoned his initial, seemingly perfunctory, attitude.

　Instead of acting strangely, he entered a state of complete concentration while explaining.

　Stuart Fern's method of summoning "Shadow Ghost" using "Ghost Vine Pot" has appeared many times in duels.

　But this was the first time he had summoned the "Ghost King in the Pot".

　we can even say.

　This "Ghost King in a Pot" is making its first appearance!

　"Good heavens, when did he successfully refine the 'Ghost King in a Pot'?"

　Angus Jeffrey, the president of the Society for the Study of Aristocratic History, couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

　"The Demon King in the Pot" and "The Pot of Demon Vine" are closely related magical spirits.

　Therefore, any mage who has studied the "Ghost Vine Pot" knows about the "Ghost King in the Pot".

　The "Ghost King in the Pot" seems to have three ultimate moves. However, one of them, called "Seal in the Pot," is actually a "self-limiting" imprint.

　[Pot Imprint: A magical spirit possessing the "Pot Imprint" can only be summoned by the ultimate skill "Pot Demon," but the magic power required for summoning is reduced.]

　Therefore, although it has three ultimate skills, it is only a purple card.

　However, this does not mean that its strength is lower than that of an orange card.

　……

　"Ghost King in the Pot, crush it!"

　The "Ghost King in the Pot," as black as ink, with huge folds of skin on the back of its neck and a tail tip as ethereal as a ghost, obeyed its master's command and swooped down towards the nearest Espeon. Its blood-red maw suddenly opened, its bright red forked tongue rapidly extended and retracted, and its two fangs released a heavy aura of ghostly energy.

　But Espeon merely took a step back before charging headlong into the tail of "Ghost King in a Pot" without any warning.

　"what!"

　The "Gourd King" opened its massive maw and snapped at Espeon.

　The tiny Seibou couldn't even fill its mouth.

　But just when almost everyone thought Espeon was about to be swallowed by the snake, the gem on Espeon's forehead shone brightly.

　The sunlight streaming in as the Shadow Veil dissipated further amplified Espeon's Psychic power.

　The giant mouth of the "Ghost King in the Pot" was forcibly held open and could not be closed.

　Espeon suddenly accelerated, dodging the snake's mouth, and then ran to the tip of the ghostly snake tail of the "Ghost King in the Pot," raised its paw pad, and slammed it down hard!

　Compared to the snake's body covered in scales, its tail is an obvious weakness.

　Sun Eevee didn't hesitate to launch an attack on this weakness.

　"Ouch!"

　Sure enough, after that slap, the "Ghost King in the Pot" flew out with a strange cry as if its sore spot had been hit.

　The audience, who had been shouting in anticipation of the "Ghost King in the Pot's" ferocity, immediately fell silent.

　If you could empathize, it would feel like being kicked in the groin.

　Although the "Ghost King in the Pot" didn't actually lose much magic power, the pain and humiliation enraged it. "Ghost Serpent Carnival!"

　Seeing this, Stuart Fern took the opportunity to issue an order.

　Thus, amidst the rage of the "Ghost King in the Pot," one "ghost snake" after another emerged from its shadow.

　The "ghost snake" was about one to two meters long, with no skin folds on its neck. Apart from that, it looked exactly like the "ghost king in the pot."

　In just a few seconds, dozens of ghost snakes emerged and swarmed towards Espeon.

　Espeon, however, looked at the retracted Ghoul tail with slight regret, its gaze shifting as it quickly pondered.

　And the other side.

　Meow Meow, who had finally managed to retrieve a "Shadow Worm" from the "Shadow Cave," was now being targeted by some of the Ghost Serpents.

　But when it opened its mouth, the gold coins on its forehead gleamed.

　"Tick!"

　……

　[2-in-1 4000+]