"Huff, huff—"
The Dragon-Type warrior goes first.
As one of the Guardians of the Mountain, this Dragon-Type guardian looks quite majestic.
Orange-yellow scales, broad wings, and a confident smile—
Huh.
Tenjo Hikari glanced to the side, spotting a mini version of it that was trying hard to climb up the body of a Thunder Dragon, recognizable to those familiar with "bluff" as the classic Baby Dragon.
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.
No wonder this dragon looked so familiar.
It turns out it's the "Hundred Dragon."
The adult form of Baby Dragon.
It held a tiny card with its large dragon claw, muttering to itself, "I've never fought against a human warrior before..."
It couldn't gauge the opponent's level.
Should it adopt a conservative strategy or be more aggressive?
"Whatever—I'll activate the Spell Card, Foolish Burial!"
It stretched out its dragon claw: "This card allows me to send a Monster card from the deck to the Graveyard."
"I'll send Eclipse Wyvern from the deck to the Graveyard."
Whoa, a Forbidden Card!?
Even though Tenjo Hikari had seen many Forbidden Cards in this world, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Because this Forbidden Card... is just so "forbidden."
"When Eclipse Wyvern is sent to the graveyard, it activates. From the deck, banish a Light or Dark Attribute Dragon-Type Monster that's LV 7 or above." The Hundred Dragon searched through its deck and took out a card, "I will banish Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand."
"Next, banish Eclipse Wyvern from the Graveyard for a Special Summon—Black Dragon Collapserpent."
A black energy sphere appeared in front of the Hundred Dragon, then twisted. From the center of that twist, a dragon's image emerged.
Black Dragon Collapserpent, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 1800.
"At the same time, the effect of Eclipse Wyvern activates. When this card is banished, the monster banished by its effect can be added to the hand. I add Divine Dragon to my hand."
"Set a card to face-down, end my turn."
After completing its operation, the Hundred Dragon took a simple breath as if relaxing.
"Good luck, big brother!"
"Good luck~~"
Whether they were here to add fuel to the fire or simply cheering for all the duelists, a group of little dragons gathered around to cheer for Tenjo Hikari and Fubuki.
Tenjouin noticed the cute baby dragons—and even Dragon Eggs—and gave a soft "ahem" while raising his hand high.
"What am I pointing at!?"
"Huh?" The spirits were puzzled, and one spirit reflexively replied, "The sky?"
"Tenjouin!" Fubuki snapped his fingers, "Fubuki."
"Wow! So cool—"
"So fun!"
The naive spirits were instantly drawn to Tenjouin's flamboyant self-introduction.
"Alright, it's my turn." Fubuki didn't forget about the duel. He drew a card and casually asked, "Hikari, does that dragon have any effects to watch out for?"
"The Black Dragon, you mean?" Hikari glanced and said, "If sent from the field to the graveyard, it can add an LV 4 Light Attribute White Dragon from the deck to the hand."
"Wow! That's right! That's right!"
"Big brother knows a lot!"
"This guy is so lame."
"Hey, you punks! Don't tell them they're right!" The Hundred Dragon was anxious.
"Impressive as ever, Hikari!" Hearing the monster's effect, Fubuki grinned, revealing his charming teeth, "I knew you would know!"
"In that case, let's not destroy it for now. We can deal with it later!"
"I'll Normal Summon this—Black Dragon's Chick!"
A red Dragon Egg appeared on his field, and with his shout, the egg rapidly shattered, revealing a cute little dragon's head.
Black Dragon's Chick, LV 1, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 800.
"Wow! That's me, that's me!" One of the little dragons among the spirits clutched its shell, shouting excitedly.
"How nice, I want to go on the field too..." Some other spirits began to envy.
"Black Dragon's Chick effect, sending this face-up card on the field to the graveyard to activate. Special Summon—Red-Eyes Black Dragon from the hand!"
Fubuki picked up Black Dragon's Chick, and then a dragon more than ten times its size appeared on the field.
Red-Eyes Black Dragon, LV 7, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 2400.
"So cool!" The little dragon looked at the huge dragon with longing, "Can I become like that one day?"
"Of course you can, as long as you work hard and grow, you'll certainly become the self you've imagined!" Fubuki was quite friendly to the little ones. He glanced at his hand, and shouted, "And now, it's Killing Move time!
Spell Card, Inferno Fire Blast!"
"During the turn this card is activated, Red-Eyes Black Dragon can't attack. It can only be activated targeting 1 Red-Eyes Black Dragon on my field. Inflict the damage of that monster's original ATK to your opponent!"
"What the heck???"
"So, it's kind of sneaky—" some other young spirits couldn't help but say.
Huh?
The two warriors didn't mind; Effect Damage is a type of strategy, but Black Dragon's Chick already had tear-filled eyes.
"Wooaaahhhh—" It wailed, forcing some older spirits nearby to quickly console it.
But regardless, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon on the field slowly gathered flames and then breathed fireballs at the two warriors.
Guardian of the Mountain, LP: 8000→5600.
It's normal for Black Dragon to inflict some damage.
But for Black Dragon's Chick, who had been protected all this time and never seen many duels, fantasizing about its majestic self, might find this slightly different from its imagination.
"Eh... Um, did I make the little one cry?" Fubuki felt stiff all over, looking at his hand cards, uncertain whether to take action or not.
"Hikari, help me!!!"
Sigh—
Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but sigh.
"Senior, you should just continue with the duel."
"You don't even want to call me senior now, right! Right!!" Fubuki exclaimed playfully.
"Alright, human warrior." Thunder Dragon's voice sounded again, "Witness a true Duel Ceremony, instead of daily shenanigans, it's growth for the children."
"You should proceed with your turn."
Hmm...
Tenjouin Fubuki was deep in thought.
"Then... I'll set two cards and end my turn." Fubuki awkwardly set two cards on the field.
Now, it's the Bird Beast Guardian's turn.
Compared to the Hundred Dragon that was hard to identify, this Bird Beast-Type Guardian was easy to recognize.
Because, it's essentially a giant peacock, but instead of ordinary patterns on its spread tail—there were snakes.
It was Kujakujaku.
Such rare cards...