Yu-Gi-Oh! Fourseasons

"Classmates, please allow me to extend the class time by a little while," Gui Hai said from the podium.

You Dong muttered in dissatisfaction, "Really, doesn't Teacher Gui Hai know that extending class time is illegal?"

The green figure quipped from the side, "Hey buddy, I don't remember there being any laws about this in your human laws."

The red-clad figure retorted, "What do you mean there isn't? I think this is illegal detention."

Seeing the two mysterious adults arguing, You Dong was speechless and suddenly realized that Gui Hai's words were actually quite good.

"Our school sports meet is about to begin, and this is our class's chance to turn things around! Let me explain the rules to you."

Gui Hai drew two circles on the blackboard, one labeled "Preliminary Round" and the other "Final Round".

"The competition is divided into two parts—the final and the preliminary rounds."

Then Guihai drew six little figures: "Each class will send six people to participate in the preliminary round. The preliminary round is a big free-for-all, and you will need to participate in the VR world. You will receive your teammates' decks, and you may also receive your own decks."

Upon hearing this rule, You Dong stuck out his tongue, thinking, "Getting my teammate's deck is just too unfair! Luckily, I'm not participating."

A student stood up and asked, "Teacher, how do we determine if someone has qualified?"

Gui Hai replied, "We'll eliminate everyone until only two classes are left. There absolutely cannot be a third class. If only one person from our class advances, but all six of our opponents advance, then the person who advances will have to be prepared to win against all six opponents."

"One more thing to note: the environment in your VR world is a tropical rainforest. When only one person is left in a class, that person is very likely to hide! You must find them and eliminate them!"

You Dong shouted, "Teacher Guihai, tell us about the finals!"

Gui Hai's smile turned sinister: "You Dong, didn't your parents tell you not to interrupt when the teacher is speaking?"

You Dong shrank further under the table.

The red-clad figure urged, "Kid, what are you afraid of? Go for it! Don't be afraid!"

The green-clad figure said discontentedly, "Don't encourage the young man. He was the one who did something wrong in the first place, how can you do that?"

Gui Hai just smiled strangely, ignored You Dong, and continued, "You Dong is right. We've finished talking about the preliminary rounds, it's time to talk about the finals."

"The finals consist of six parts: two master duels, a high-speed duel, a double duel, an action duel, and a riding duel between our teachers!"

"We get two points for each win, one point for a draw, and one point for a loss. The class with the most points at the end wins."

You Dong glanced at the clock and wondered, "When does school end?"

Gui Hai took out a piece of paper and said, "As for the participants, I have already made my selections—You Dong, You Xia, You Qiu, You Chun, Long Dou, and Gu Jun. The six of you will participate."

You Dong asked, "Teacher Guihai, can I not participate?"

Upon hearing this, Gui Hai walked forward menacingly, grabbed You Dong, and shook him violently: "How can you not go?! You're the best at pitching in our class! It would be a joke if no one in my pitching team used pitching skills! You have to participate!"

You Dong couldn't take the shaking any longer and said, "I'll participate, I'll participate, put me down quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Gui Hai put You Dong down, then turned to the other students and asked, "You guys didn't see anything, right?"

The students shook their heads one after another.

You Dong said, "You're a teacher, you're aloof, you're amazing."

"Alright, students, you can go home now. You Dong, please stay behind for a moment."

Upon hearing this, You Dong was speechless.

"Teacher Guihai, you're so magnanimous, you won't keep me here because of what happened earlier, will you?" You Dong asked tentatively.

Gui Hai said, "Nonsense! Would someone as magnanimous as me do that?"

You Dong continued, "Then why did you keep me here?"

Gui Hai patted You Dong on the shoulder: "Of course I'll give you special treatment!"

You Dong said, "Teacher Guihai, what kind of extra training can you give me? I already know how to do dual star tuning. Are you going to teach me dark synchronization?"

Guihai asked very seriously, "How do you know about Dark Tune Synchro?"

You Dong explained, "I fought a Dark Duelist once before, and he used Dark Synchro."

Guihai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Dark Synchro requires a Dark Duel to use, so I can't teach you that. However, I can teach you Accelerated Synchro!"

You Dong was completely bewildered: "Accelerated synchronization? What's that?"

Guihai explained, "The rules for Accelerated Synchro Summoning are simple: you use a Synchro Tuner monster for Synchro Summoning. However, there's an additional condition..."

You Dong asked curiously, "What additional conditions?"

"Top-tier clarity and stillness, and high speed!"

"What is that?" You Dong didn't understand.

Gui Hai explained, "According to my research, humans cannot achieve the 'clear and still mind' required for accelerated synchronization on their own, so high speed is needed. At high speed, people empty their bodies, thereby allowing the 'clear and still mind' to reach a higher level."

You Dong pondered for a moment: "High-speed? Does that mean we need D-class wheels?"

Gui Hai replied, "In the past, that would have been necessary, but now that I have my little invention, it's unnecessary." As he spoke, Gui Hai took out a small part.

"what is this?"

Gui Hai proudly stated, "This thing can simulate the state of the human brain at high speed, so as long as you can achieve a state of perfect clarity and tranquility, you can accelerate synchronization."

You Dong said, "But I still have one major problem..."

"what is the problem?"

"I didn't have a Synchro Tuning Monster!" You Dong felt like he had listened to so much but wasted his time.

"It's alright, it's alright, this card is enough." Guihai took out another magic card from his pocket.

"What is this?" You Dong picked it up and looked at it.

"Spell Card [Synchro Tuner], select 1 Synchro Monster on the field and turn it into a Level 1 Tuner Monster... Wow! Now I don't need a Synchro Tuner Monster anymore."

Gui Hai smiled proudly.

“By the way, Mr. Guihai,” You Dong suddenly said to Guihai, “could you show me how to accelerate synchronization?”

Gui Hai said helplessly, "No, there's no one here to duel with me, so I can't show you."

You Dong chuckled: "I'm still here, aren't I?"

Gui Hai joked, "Aren't you afraid of being tortured again?"

You Dong laughed and said, "If I could see accelerated synchronization, being tortured once would be well worth it!"

"Then come on!"

"Duel!" x2

Guihai: "I'll take it if I attack first. My turn."

"I activate the effect of [Red Carp] in my hand, draw a card, and Special Summon it to the field."

"I usually summon [Blue Seahorse]."

"I'll level up my 2nd-level [Red Carp] and 3nd-level [Blue Seahorse]! Synchro Summon! 5th-level! Synchro Tuner! [Ocean Spirit Squid]!"

[Ocean Spirit Squid], Water attribute, Level 5, Effect/Synchro/Tuner monster, Aqua, ATK 2000, DEF 1500.

Yu Dong cheered, "Is this the Synchro Tuner Monster? It's so cool!"

"I cover a card and the turn ends."

2 Ghost Sea card in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 8000 Life Points, 2 in Graveyard, 0 banished cards.

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

"I activate the Spell Card [Winter Draw] from my hand, send one [Winter] monster from my hand to the Graveyard, and draw two cards."

"I usually summon [hibernating frogs]."

"The effect of [Hibernating Snake] in the Graveyard is activated, Special Summon it to the field."

"Activate the effect of [Hibernating Frog] to banish this monster and Special Summon two [Tadpole Tokens]."

"I'll upgrade the level 1 [Tadpole Derivative] and the level 4 [Hibernating Serpent]! Synchro Summon! Level 5! [Winter Ice Lance King]!"

"I'll upgrade the level 1 [Tadpole Derivative] and the level 5 [Ice Spear King]! Synchro Summon! Level 6! [Winter Axe Snowman]!"

"[Flying Axe Yeti]'s effect activates, add one [Snowy Flying Axe] to your hand."

"[Flying Axe Yeti]'s other effect activates, dealing you 1500 damage."

"I activate the Equip Spell Card [Snowy Axe] from my hand and equip it to [Snowy Axe], increasing [Snowy Axe]'s ATK to 2600."

"I activate the effect of [Snowy Axe] to send this card to the Graveyard, allowing the effect of [Snowy Axe Monster] to activate again, inflicting 1500 damage on you!"

"It's so similar! It's the exact same tactic as in the last duel!" Guihai exclaimed.

You Dong said, "The tactics are the same, but the outcomes may not be the same! Advance to battle level! [Flying Axe Snow Monster] attacks [Thousand-Handed Squid]!"

Guihai sends a card from his hand to the graveyard: "You think you can just attack like that? No way! I activate the effect of [Ocean Ghost - Misty Octopus] in my hand and send this card to the graveyard to negate this attack."

[Ocean Spirit - Mirage Octopus], Water attribute, Level 1, Effect/Tuner, Aquatic, Attack 0, Defense 500.

You Dong: "I'll set one card face down, end of turn."

Yu Dong has 3 card in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 8000 life points, 4 in graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

1 Ghost Sea card in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 5000 Life Points, 3 in Graveyard, 0 banished cards.

Oni-kai: "My turn, draw a card!"

"I draw a card and Special Summon [Red Carp]."

"I'll draw another card and Special Summon the second [Red Carp]."

"I usually summon [Blue Seahorse]."

"I will double-star my two level 2 [Red Carp] and level 3 [Blue Seahorse]!"

"The sea dragon that lives in the Great Trench of the Ghost Sea has now transformed into a predator and bursts out of the trench! Synchro Summon! Level 7! [Ghost Sea Dragon]!"

"I'm upgrading the level 5 [Thousand-Handed Squid] and the level 7 [Great Sea Dragon]!"

Yu Dong watched intently: "Using a Synchro Tuner monster for Star Tuning! It's coming! Accelerate Synchro Tuning!"

A heart as clear as a mirror and as still as water!

"O king who has died in the abyss, attach your soul to the sea dragon and bring fear back to the world! Accelerate Synchro! Level 12! [Ocean Spirit - Abyss Infinite Dragon]!"

[Ocean Ghost Abyss Infinite Dragon], Water attribute, Level 12, Effect/Synchron Monster, Zombie, ATK 3500, DEF 3500.

Looking at the enormous monster in front of him, You Dong excitedly shouted, "This is the monster summoned by Acceleration Synchro! It's so cool!"

Gui Hai laughed and said, "You Dong, you should be more careful about yourself than this!"

"Advance to Battle Rank! [Abyss Infinite Dragon] Attack [Flying Axe Snow Monster]!"

At the crucial moment, You Dong activated his face-down card: "I activate my face-down card—Trap Card [Snow Burial]! [Abyss Infinite Dragon], destroy it!"

Guihai sneered, "Last time, [Great Ocean Dragon] was countered by your trap card, but today's [Abyss Infinite Dragon] is different!"

"I activate the effect of [Abyss Infinite Dragon] once per turn. When my opponent activates a card's effect, negate that effect and add that card to my hand."

"What?! My [Snow Burial]!"

And so, [Snow Burial] ended up in Guihai's hands.

Ghost Sea: "I set one card face down, end of turn."

Yu Dong has 3 card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 6600 life points, 5 in graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

1 Ghost Sea card in hand, 1 in front row, 1 in back row, 5000 Life Points, 8 in Graveyard, 0 banished cards.

Yu Dong thought to himself, "Guihai-sensei's [Abyss Infinite Dragon] can negate the effects of my cards three times in one turn, which basically breaks my combo. And the face-down card on her field is definitely my [Snow Burial]... I'm betting everything on this card draw!"

"I'm so tired, I need to shake it off!"

Although You Dong hadn't seen the card yet, he knew it was the card that could turn the tide of the battle!

"I usually summon [Charcoal Warrior]."

Gui Hai asked in confusion, "A monster with an attack power of 1800? What can it do?"

You Dong laughed: "Teacher Guihai, this monster that you looked down on is an important part of turning the tide of the battle!"

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Super Polymerization] from my hand!"

"What?! [Hyperfusion]?!"

You Dong sent a card from his hand to the graveyard and laughed, "That's right! It's [Super Polymerization]! You can't activate effects on [Super Polymerization], so the effect that negates [Abyss Infinite Dragon]'s effect can't be activated!"

Gui Hai remained calm: "We only have one monster on the field, what can you possibly fuse into?"

You Dong took a card from his Extra Deck and held it up high: "Of course it's this monster!"

"Fusion Summon! [Wave Dragon Knight]!"

Guihai glanced at the Trap Card he'd snatched from You Dong and breathed a sigh of relief. He activated the effect of [Abyss Infinite Dragon]:

"I activate the effect of [Abyssal Infinite Dragon]. When this monster leaves the field, Special Summon one [Great Sea Dragon] from my Graveyard!"

You Dong continued, "Teacher Guihai, are you thinking of using my [Snow Burial] to deal with the [Wave Dragon Knight]?"

Gui Hai chuckled: "Yes. Do you have any other way to make [Snow Burial] ineffective?"

Yu Dong slammed his last card onto the Duel Disk: "I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Whirlwind]!"

"What?!" Gui Hai was furious.

Helpless, Guihai could only comfort himself: "It's okay, it's okay, he's just a little kid, not worth getting angry over. Besides, he's your student, and a duel is a happy thing."

You Dong: "Advance to Battle Rank! [Wave Dragon Knight] Attack [Great Sea Dragon]!"

[Wave Dragon Knight] raised his spear and pierced [Great Sea Dragon] with a single thrust!

"My turn is over."

Yu Dong has 0 card in hand, 1 in front row, 0 in back row, 6600 life points, 10 in graveyard, and 1 banished cards.

1 Ghost Sea card in hand, 0 in front row, 0 in back row, 4500 Life Points, 9 in Graveyard, 0 banished cards.

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Original Card Encyclopedia.

[Ocean Spirit Squid], Attribute: Water, Level 5, Effect/Synchro/Tuner Monster, Aqua, Effect: [Ocean Spirit] Tuner + [Ocean Spirit] Non-Tuner. 1. Once per turn, gain control of 1 Aqua/Fish monster your opponent controls. Treat that monster as an [Ocean Spirit] monster, and take damage equal to that monster's ATK. 2. When this monster is destroyed, draw cards equal to the number of [Ocean Spirit] monsters on the field. ATK: 2000, DEF: 1500.

[Ocean Spirit Abyss Infinite Dragon], Attribute: WATER, Level 12, Effect/Synchro Monster, Zombie-Type, Effect: [Ocean Spirit] Synchro Tuner + [Ocean Spirit Grand Dragon]. 1. Once per turn, when your opponent activates a card's effect, negate that effect and add that card to your hand. 2. When this monster leaves the field, Special Summon 1 [Ocean Spirit Grand Dragon] from your Graveyard. ATK 3500, DEF 3500.

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(First update of the year)

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