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

　Robert was never afraid of failure.

　And this time... he made the right bet!

　Witt did not play a card-covering maneuver.

　The white light emitted by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon instantly melted the Lion Beast!

　The fans of "Son of the Hero" in the arena immediately gasped in surprise.

　With the fall of "Lionmon", the item card "Lion King Maru" was also sent to the graveyard.

　In Witt's field, only the "Corpse Slime" that had already used "Feign Death" remained!

　Its health points also plummeted from 7600 to 5400!

　The situation reversed instantly.

　Robert has gained an even greater advantage than Witt had before!

　Just as he had thought.

　When he successfully sacrifices himself to summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, he is already invincible!

　"Now it's your turn, Witt!"

　Robert glanced at the last card in his hand and announced the end of the round.

　……

　"Don't get too proud too early!"

　Witt took a deep breath and drew two cards from the top of his deck.

　While the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is powerful, it is not invincible.

　If you draw the last card, "Shield of Counterattack," you can completely block the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's offensive.

　Additionally, spell cards such as "mutual destruction" can also be effective.

　If he can draw the "Soul Summoning Spell", he can also retrieve the three-star magical spirits in the "Graveyard Area" and then sacrifice them to summon magical spirits of three stars or higher.

　In short, there are many solutions, and it's far too early to give up.

　Witt regained his composure and looked at the two new cards in his hand.

　Then he stared intently at Robert and covered one of the cards in the "cover area"!

　Then, he slowly said, "I will change the 'Corpse Slime' from 'Attack Position' to 'Defense Position,' and then normally summon a three-star magical spirit—'Jugle'—in 'Defense Position'!"

　"Pot Pot!"

　"Pot" again!

　After summoning "Potpot", Witt calmly said, "My turn is over."

　……

　Robert stared intently at Witt's face. But this time, he couldn't decipher Witt's thoughts no matter what he tried.

　He quickly drew two new cards, then pulled out one and said, "I'll first summon 'Minotaur Axe King' in 'Attack Position,' then immediately attack 'Corpse Slime'!"

　"Moo!"

　Amidst the roar of the "Bull-Headed Axe King," the "Corpse Slime" was finally cleaved in two and sent into the "Graveyard."

　But on the field, there is still a "pot" that stands firm!

　"Should we continue the attack, or wait for the next round?"

　Robert stared intently at Witt's "face-down zone," especially at the card he had just placed.

　For some reason, he had a very strong intuition that the card was definitely "Shield of Counterattack"!

　Once the Blue-Eyes White Dragon launches an attack, Witt will immediately activate Counter Shield.

　But if we don't attack...

　He remained confident of victory.

　Magical spirits with attack power exceeding that of the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" do not exist in this first version.

　Blue-Eyes White Dragon... Turn Over!

　After considering all this, Robert ultimately chose to play it safe.

　And no sign was covered.

　……

　The atmosphere at the scene became tense.

　……

　After drawing two new cards, Witte simply placed one more card face-down in the "face-down zone" and then declared the game over.

　He now has three face-down cards in his field, as well as the only magical sprite – "Jackpot"!

　With a defense rating of 2200, "Turtle" can withstand most attacks except those from "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".

　The more he acted this way, the more wary Robert became.

　In Robert's eyes, Witt was clearly weaving a trap.

　Knowing this, he knew he couldn't possibly step inside.

　Therefore, after drawing cards in the new round, Robert... made a decisive move and Special Summoned the second "Stormblade"!

　The five-star "Storm Blade" possesses attack power that just surpasses the defensive power of "Jackpot".

　Then he usually summons another three-star magical spirit—"The Phantom City Magician"!

　Card Name: Ghost City Magician

　【grade:】

　[Attack: 1400]

　[Defense: 600]

　[Special Move: Hat Trick]

　"The Phantom City Magician" is a magic card from the "Phantom City" series, also by Mike Irwin.

　Its ultimate move, "Hat Trick," grants it a temporary attack bonus of 350 points when attacking and a temporary defense bonus of 350 points when defending.

　This makes it slightly more powerful in both attack and defense than the "Bullhead Axe King" when needed.

　After summoning the "Ghost City Trickster", Robert immediately issued the order to attack.

　"Storm Blade, assassinate 'Potpot'!"

　Robert kept a close eye on Witt as he gave the instructions.

　But Witt still didn't activate any of the three face-down cards.

　Just as "Pot Pot" was about to be shattered, it successfully triggered its ultimate move, "Sturdy".

　This reduces its attack and defense capabilities to 0.

　Robert then gave the order to attack "Bullhead Axe King".

　"Pot Pot" was sent to the "cemetery area"!

　……

　"Let me see how you turn the tables?"

　Robert suppressed the urge to issue an attack command to the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and muttered to himself.

　"End of round!"

　……

　Witt, draw cards again!

　However, he had no magical spirits on the field at the moment, and without offerings, he could not sacrifice to summon them.

　He also did not choose any special summon cards from the Wind element series.

　Unlike Robert, you can't use "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" to quickly recruit.

　Even if one wanted to replicate Robert's moves, it would be difficult to do so.

　Moreover, if this stalemate continues, once Robert uses "Storm Blade" and "Bull Axe King" as sacrifices in the next round to summon a new high-star magical spirit, he will be completely powerless to turn the tide.

　"Trust the cards, and the cards will tell you the answer."

　Witt murmured to himself and took out the two new cards to examine them closely.

　The next moment, his eyebrows lifted, his excitement evident.

　"Robert, you didn't seize the opportunity..."

　After saying this, Witt immediately flipped over a card from the "face-down zone".

　"I'll activate my first spell card—'Soul Summoning Spell'!"

　With such a useful magic card, Witt certainly couldn't miss it.

　"Based on the effect of the 'Soul Summoning Charm,' I can Special Summon a Magical Spirit of no more than three stars from my Graveyard."

　"I choose to summon—the 'Troll'!"

　When the "Troll" reappeared in Witt's "Summoning Zone", he turned over the second card in the "Face Zone" again in front of Robert.

　"Then I'll activate my second spell card—'Rage Spell'!"

　Crimson light erupted from the "Rage Curse".

　The "giant" was immediately enveloped in red light, and its body rapidly expanded within the red light, growing even larger than its already enormous size!

　Furthermore, its attack power has also temporarily received a 500-point bonus.

　The aftereffect of "Rage Curse" is a reduction of 500 attack power in the next round.

　But this "giant" is destined to have no next round.

　"Next, I will perform a normal summon."

　Witt drew a card from his hand and said it quickly.

　"Normal Summon - 'Weapon Lancer'!"

　Card Name: Weapon Spearman

　【grade:】

　[Attack: 1400]

　[Defense: 500]

　[Ultimate Skill: Weaponization]

　This Magical Spirit Card, designed by Dark based on the "Single Sword Sheath," can use the special move "Weaponization" to permanently transform itself into a weapon card, which is then attached to one of the Magical Spirit Cards.

　After being "weaponized", the attack power bonus of "weapon spearmen" will be halved to only 700 points.

　Without hesitation, Witt declared, "Weapon Lancer, weaponized, equipped on—'Trolls'!"

　The projection of the "weapon soldier" transformed into a steel spear after he issued the command, flew to the "giant's" side, and was firmly grasped by it.

　……

　At this moment, even Robert clearly saw through Witt's intentions.

　His expression changed instantly, his previous cautiousness of "seeking victory through stability" turning into endless frustration.

　After the "Giant" is equipped with the "Weapon Lancer", its attack power increases by another 700, from the initial 1500 points to a full 2700 points!

　If you use the ultimate move "Sacrifice Strike" again at this time, its attack power will increase by another 500 points!

　This means that the "Giant" will gain 3200 attack power in this round!

　"Wait, 3200?!"

　Robert suddenly felt a jolt.

　His "Ghost City Magician" deals a fixed 1400 damage during the opponent's turn.