Chapter 234: This Time, Ah, This Time It's...
"Oh, is that how you end your Turn? I thought that Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts could keep performing."
"Hmph, don't get smug. You only blocked one of my Attacks." Manjoume Shouji said, crossing his arms and looking at Hayato. "Are you saying you can break through my Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts's massive 4100 ATK in a single Turn and instantly defeat me?"
"My Turn, Draw Card." Seeing the Card he drew, Hayato showed Manjoume Shouji an enigmatic smile.
"I can't guarantee something like that. How about we leave it to Destiny to decide this Duel?"
The Card in Hayato's Hand was revealed and inserted into his Duel Disk's Spell & Trap Zone to Activate. It was none other than the super powerful draw Card he had gotten from Duke Devlin back then — Card of Sanctity.
Manjoume Shouji sneered, "Ridiculous. You actually chose to put that kind of Gambling Card in your Deck? I thought only guys like Joey Wheeler would put luck-based Cards in their Deck."
Glancing at Joey Wheeler, who was fuming on the sidelines, Hayato looked resignedly at Manjoume Shouji. "I'm too lazy to explain the specific concept to you; it's not like you'd understand just by being told. Anyway, in my opinion, this Card is even more powerful than a Level 12 Super Monster."
"Alright, I Activate the Effect of Card of Sanctity." Hayato said, looking at the Dice that appeared over his Field. "Roll one Dice, draw Cards from the top of my Deck equal to the Roll, then Banish the same number of Cards from the top of my Deck."
The Dice landed on the Field and spun. After over ten seconds, it slowly stopped, revealing the number 3!
"Yataze!" Hayato happily drew three Cards, then Banished another three Cards. "This kind of one-sided mass drawing is just amazing."
"Tch, it's just three Cards in Hand," Manjoume Shouji said, sounding unimpressed.
Hayato glanced at the Cards in his Hand, and a joyful expression appeared on his face. "It looks like the outcome of this Duel is already clear. The winner is me, there's no doubt about it."
"Field Spell Card Ojama Country Activate! I Send Ojama Duel from my Hand to the Graveyard to Revive Ojama King from the Graveyard!"
"No, this is bad!" Seeing the appearance of Ojama Country and the return of Ojama King, Manjoume Shouji understood the Combo Hayato had chosen to use. "Because of Ojama Country's Effect, while Ojama Monsters are on the Field, all Monsters' ATK and DEF will Swap?!"
Tristan, on the sidelines, also said in surprise, "The Ojama King with 0 ATK and 3000 DEF will instantly become a powerful Monster with 3000 ATK and 0 DEF?"
"Isn't that as high as Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon? So strong!" Joey Wheeler exclaimed. "Wait, no, if it's Blue-Eyes White Dragon, its ATK and DEF would also reverse, meaning Blue-Eyes White Dragon's ATK would become 2500 points, still not as high as Ojama King!"
"Why do you care so much about Kaiba?!" Téa retorted, shifting her gaze back to the Field. "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts's ATK and DEF will also change because of this, right? Its DEF seems to be..."
Yugi Mutou said excitedly, "Although it can greatly increase its own ATK by Tributing Monsters, Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts's DEF is only 0! After the ATK and DEF Swap, it becomes 3000 ATK versus 0 ATK!"
"Tch, troublesome guy!" Seeing the surrounding environment replaced due to the Activation of the Field Spell Card Ojama Country, Manjoume Shouji's brows furrowed, and he pretended to be disdainful. "Hmph, it's just a mere 3000 points of Damage. I'll strike back next Turn!"
But at this moment, Hayato flipped up a Set Card and said, "That's too bad, Shouji. You probably won't have that Opportunity."
"That Card is!"
Manjoume Shouji recognized the Card before Hayato could even say its Name. After all, a considerable portion of Manjoume Shouji's Life Points in their first Duel had been deducted by that very Card. "Ojama Trio?!"
"I'm sure you're not unfamiliar with this Card, right? On your Field, three Ojama Tokens will be Special Summoned in Defense Position. Also, they cannot be Tributed, and for each one Destroyed, you take 300 points of Damage."
And at this moment, Hayato played the last Card in his Hand. "Spell Card, Ojamuscle, Activate! It's over, Manjoume, this is the final blow of this Duel!"
"Target one Ojama King existing on the Field in Face-up Position, then Destroy all Monsters on the Field with 'Ojama' in their Name, except for that Ojama King."
"What? No!" Manjoume Shouji suddenly turned his Head to look at his Field. Ojama Yellow and the others were hurrying onto his Field, carrying things like beach chairs and umbrellas, but before they could even lie down and rest, a beam of lightning fell upon them, turning them into three piles of black ash amidst their screams.
And as their temporary Master, Manjoume Shouji took three instances of Effect Damage as a result.
[Shouji: 4000→3700→3400→3100 LP]
The lightning beam didn't dissipate after annihilating the three Ojama Tokens. Instead, to Manjoume Shouji's confused expression, it floated towards the Ojama King on Hayato's Field and merged into its body?
"Because for each Ojama Monster Destroyed by Ojamuscle's Effect, Ojama King's ATK increases by 1000 points!" Hayato said, looking at the Ojama King striking bodybuilding poses and showing off its muscles, trying hard to hypnotize himself into forgetting this eyesore of a scene.
"Anyway, Ojama King's ATK will increase by 3000 points because of this. Adding that to its original 3000 points..."
[Ojama King][0/3000→3000/0→6000/0]
[Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts][4100/0→0/4100]
"6000 ATK!?!" Manjoume Shouji exclaimed in surprise. He really hadn't expected Hayato's Dueling Strength to have become so formidable, capable of even Summoning a Monster with such terrifying ATK?!
"Battle Phase! Go, Ojama King! Meatball Scallion Chicken!"
With a squatting jump, Ojama King's body, propelled by its strong muscles, leaped high above Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts's Head. Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, tormented by the troublesome Ojama Monsters in Ojama Country, only had time to lift its Head before being directly crushed beneath Ojama King's Mountain Press.
[Shouji: 3100 LP→0]
"Tough!" "Invincible!" "Strongest!"
Once the Duel ended, the three Ojama brothers, unwilling that they had only appeared once during the entire Duel when Fusing, jumped out from the Graveyard and struck a strange pose in front of Ojama King, as if background music of "Auntie Press Press" was playing. However, as the Duel ended, their Virtual Projection Images quickly disappeared, turning back into Card Spirits.
Hayato glanced at the System's Settlement. It was only the guaranteed minimum of 500 DP. For Hayato, who had just spent all his savings, it was better than nothing.
(End of this chapter)