Yu-Gi-Oh! Fourseasons

"Great! We've made it to the semifinals!" You Dong thought to himself with delight as he headed to the store.

"So happy about just the semi-finals?" A man in a black robe brushed past You Dong and mocked.

"What?" You Dong stopped and looked back, but saw nothing.

"It's so exciting to yell and then run away!" You Dong shrugged and continued walking towards the shop.

……

"Ladies and gentlemen! The exciting semi-finals are about to begin! Please welcome our contestants to the stage!"

Amidst the referee's impassioned voice, You Dong and his opponent stepped onto the field!

"Duel!" x2

Without saying a word, the two began their duel.

Opponent: "First strike is mine. My turn."

"I activate the Spell Card [Angel's Charity] from my hand, draw three cards, and send two cards from my hand to the Graveyard."

"I usually summon [hibernating frogs]."

Upon seeing the other player summon [Hibernating Frog], You Dong was taken aback and asked, "You also play [Winter]?"

The other person replied, "Yes! [Winter] is so much fun, how could I not play it?"

You Dong gave a thumbs up: "Great minds think alike!"

The opponent continued: "I activate the effect of [Hibernating Serpent] in my graveyard and Special Summon it to the field."

"I activate the effect of [Still Hunting Eagle] again to Special Summon it to the field."

"I activate the effect of [Winter Synchron] in my hand, banish this card, and Special Summon two [Winter Tokens]."

"I'll level up my 1st [Winter Token], 3rd [Hibernating Frog], and 4th [Hibernating Serpent]! Synchro Summon! 1st Level 8! [Winter Dragon]!"

"[Winter Dragon]'s effect is activated. This monster's ATK increases to 3200. I draw two cards."

"I'll level up my 1st level [Winter's Token] and 5th level [Still Predating Eagle]! Synchro Summon! 1st level 6! [Winter's Frozen Armor] (Defense Position)!"

[Winter's Frozen Armor], Water attribute, Level 6, Effect/Synchron Monster, Machine type, ATK 0, DEF 1000.

You Dong shouted, "What is this? Why don't I have it?!"

The other party explained, "This is a new [Winter] deck enhancement card. It's not very rare; you should be able to get it from card packs."

You Dong scratched his head and said regretfully, "Damn it! I spent all my allowance selling old card packs the other day!"

The opponent continued: "I activate the effect of [Frozen Armor]. This monster can be equipped to the [Winter] monster as an Equip Spell Card. I equip this monster to [Winter Dragon]. [Winter Dragon]'s DEF increases by 1000."

"I activate the Field Spell Card [Ice Age] from my hand, and [Winter Dragon]'s ATK increases to 3500."

"[Frozen Armor] effect activated, three times per turn: when the ATK of the monster equipped with this card changes, inflict damage to your opponent equal to that amount."

Seeing his base rating drop by 300, You Dong muttered to himself, "The new cards in this [Winter] deck are so useful! It's a pity I don't have them!"

Opponent: "I activate the Spell Card [Emergency Stop] from my hand to negate the effect of one Spell Card activated this turn and return it to my hand. I choose [Ice Age]."

"Because the [Ice Age] effect has disappeared, the [Winter Dragon]'s attack power has decreased by 300, triggering the [Frozen Armor] effect, dealing you 300 damage."

"Can you still play like this?"

The opponent wasn't done playing yet: "I activate the Field Spell Card [Ice Age] from my hand. [Winter Dragon]'s ATK increases by 300, and at the same time, the effect of [Frozen Armor] is triggered, dealing you 300 damage."

"You actually used up all three times in one round!" You Dong said, putting his right hand on his face, somewhat amused and exasperated.

The other party laughed and said, "I'll cover one card, end of turn."

The opponent has 1 cards in hand, 1 in front row, 2 in back row, 8000 Life Points, 3 in Graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

Yu Dong has 4 card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 7100 life points, 0 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

You Dong: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Winter Beyond] from my hand. If there is a [Winter] Synchro Monster on your opponent's field, you can Special Summon a monster from your hand whose total Levels equal to that monster's Level + 1 to the field. Because the monsters summoned by this effect have their ATK and DEF halved, their effects are negated."

"Come out! [Winter Snowflake] (Defense Position) and [Winter Kuriboh] (Defense Position)."

"I'll upgrade the level 2 [Winter Kuriboh] and the level 7 [Kuriboh]!"

The opponent looked completely bewildered: "What?! The [Winter] deck has a Level 9 Synchro Monster?!"

You Dong smiled meaningfully: "I never said it was the [Winter] monster!"

"Synchron Summon! Level 9! [Oniwa Castle]!"

The other party: "How could you do this?! [Winter] is so much fun, how could you bear to betray it?!"

Yu Dong suppressed a laugh and activated the effect of [Oni Rock Castle]: "I activate the effect of [Oni Rock Castle], this monster's attack power increases to 3100."

The opponent said, "Even so, [Oni Rock Castle]'s attack power is still not as high as [Winter Dragon]'s!"

You Dongyi smiled:

"What a burden! How many more are there?!"

"I'll cover one card."

"I activate a Quick-Play Spell Card [Immediately] from my hand, and then activate the Trap Card [Synchro Attack] that I just set to face down. [Oni Rock Castle]'s ATK increases to 4100!"

"Advance to Battle Rank! [Ghost Rock Castle] Attack [Winter Dragon]!"

"Because of the [Ice Age] effect, the [Winter Dragon] cannot be destroyed in battle."

"But you still have to take the damage!" You Dong waved his hand, and the opponent's base score dropped to 7400.

"End of turn. [Oni Rock Castle]'s attack power restored."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 7300 life points, 5 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

The opponent has 1 cards in hand, 1 in front row, 2 in back row, 7400 Life Points, 3 in Graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

Opponent: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I open the cover card—[Bottle of Greed]—and draw a card."

"I activate the effect of [Hibernating Serpent] in my Graveyard, Special Summon it to the field (Defense Position), but its ATK and DEF become 0, and it is banished at the end of the turn."

"Next comes the effect of [Still Hunting Eagle], which Special Summon it to the field."

"Advance to the combat tier!"

"[Winter Dragon] is attacking [Ghost Rock Castle]!"

"[The eagle still hunting] Attack directly!"

"Ouch!" 2400 damage in one go, You Dong wasn't prepared.

"I set one card face down, end my turn. [Hibernating Snake] is banished."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 4900 life points, 6 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

The opponent has 1 cards in hand, 2 in front row, 2 in back row, 7400 Life Points, 3 in Graveyard, and 2 banished cards.

You Dong: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I cover a card and the turn ends."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 0 in front row, 1 in back row, 4900 life points, 6 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

The opponent has 1 cards in hand, 2 in front row, 2 in back row, 7400 Life Points, 3 in Graveyard, and 2 banished cards.

Opponent: "My turn, draw a card!"

"Advance to the combat tier!"

"[Winter Dragon] Attack directly!"

You Dong revealed a smug look on his face and waved his hand:

"I open the face-down card—Trap Card [Trap Power], pay half of my Life Points, and activate one Trap Card from my Deck!"

What I'm going to launch is—

"[Divine Shield - Mirror Force], negate your attack and destroy all face-up monsters on your field!"

Opponent: "Then I'll activate my face-down card [God's Protection] and send one of my Trap Cards to the Graveyard to negate your [Trap Power]!"

You Dong raised his right index finger, shook it, and said, "That won't do. You can't activate Spell Cards, Trap Cards, or Monster Effects against the effects of [Trap Power]."

The [God's Protection] card, which had been opened, was closed again, and the card that had been sent to the graveyard was also expelled.

"Then I'll nullify your [Divine Shield - Mirror Force]!"

The half-closed [Divine Protection] was opened once again!

Seeing this, You Dong shamelessly started spouting nonsense: "Sorry, you can't activate this card this turn!"

"What?!" The opponent was very surprised to see that You Dong had no cards on the field or in his hand.

Without blushing or skipping a beat, You Dong explained, "The rules clearly state that cards set face down this turn cannot be activated."

The other person still didn't understand: "Is there a problem?"

You Dong clapped his hands: "That's the problem! This card was turned on and then put back on. So this card counts as being set this turn. Therefore, you can't activate this card."

As You Dong finished speaking, the [God's Protection], which had been half-opened, was closed again.

"This is allowed?! Where's the referee? Referee, come out and explain!" The other party looked towards the referee's position, but there was no one there.

You Dong joked, "It looks like the referee went to the restroom."

The other party: "I...you...I...!"

After unleashing a torrent of abuse, the other party gritted their teeth and ended the round: "Round over."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 4900 life points, 8 in graveyard, and 0 banished cards.

The opponent has 2 cards in hand, 0 in front row, 1 in back row, 7400 Life Points, 5 in Graveyard, and 2 banished cards.

You Dong: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Angel's Charity] from my hand, draw three cards, and send two cards to the Graveyard."

"I activate the effect of two [Hibernating Snakes] in my Graveyard. These two monsters have their ATK and DEF reduced to 0. At the end of this turn, they are banished and Special Summoned to the field (Defense Position)."

"I'll summon my two monsters on the field! I'll construct a Supercell Network with these two monsters! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! [NO.59 The Rebellious Chef]!"

The slacker has arrived!

The opponent's mentality collapsed upon seeing this monster—after all, they had first been tricked by a trap, and then they encountered a loser; who wouldn't be devastated!

The opponent took the [Protection of God] from the Duel Disk and said, "I concede."

Upon seeing this, You Dong burst into laughter: "Hahaha! How about it? Were you disgusted?!"

The other party angrily said, "You traitor of [Winter], shut up!"

Yu Dong said with dissatisfaction, "It's just that I'm tired of [Winter] and want to try a different deck."

At this moment, the referee, who had returned at some point, said, "The winner, please wait a moment. The final will begin immediately after the next semi-final."

You Dong said, "Alright then, I'll stay and watch the game."

……

At the shop entrance, another contestant who had come to participate in the semi-finals was suddenly stopped by a person dressed in a black robe.

It was the person who mocked You Donglai on his way here!

The man in black robes said to the contestant, "You don't need to participate in the competition."

The contestant asked, puzzled, "Why? And who are you?"

"Why?" The man in black robes grabbed the contestant by the neck with lightning speed and lifted him up!

"That's because I'll be competing in your place!" The man in the black robe tightened his grip.

"As for who I am—" As the man in black robes released his grip, the contestant turned into a corpse!

You don't need to know.

……

Original Card Encyclopedia.

[Winter's Frost Lance King], Attribute: Water, Level 5, Effect/Synchro Monster, Warrior-Type, Effect: Tuner monster + Non-Tuner [Winter] monster. 1. When this monster is destroyed by battle, reduce its battle damage to 0 and destroy 1 monster your opponent controls with 3000 or less ATK. ATK 2100, DEF 2000.

(Due to some special reasons, I didn't get enough rest yesterday, so this chapter wasn't written seriously and was just for fun. Please forgive me.)