LRAB Chapter 21 The Dark Game
Chapter 21 The Dark Game
"Sorry, Kagura!"
Kyoko Masaki lay on Kiryu Kagura's back, her left foot barefoot, revealing a swollen, red ankle.
At this moment, she stuck out her tongue and said apologetically, "Not only did I disturb your sleep, but I also need to ask you to carry me to the infirmary."
"I wish I hadn't come back to get my water cup."
Kagura Kiryu shook his head, feeling the softness behind him. He dared not move; it was really big.
As expected of Ms. Anzu, who played the role of selling fan service to attract lechers in the early manga, she's really great.
As the two walked down the corridor leading to the infirmary, suddenly, the black magician girl emerged, and Kagura Kiryu's expression turned slightly serious as he looked behind him.
Not right.
The corridor gradually darkened, and thick black fog began to spread from the walls, silently enveloping the corridor.
It was a bright, sunny day, yet not a single ray of light shone through, creating an atmosphere even more oppressive than a rainy day—an endless darkness, an aura of death, and utter loneliness...
Even Kyoko was a beat slow to realize it, a strong sense of unease welling up inside her. She gripped Kagura and Kiryu tightly from behind: "Kagura, this, this can't be...!"
"Ah, that's probably it."
Kiryu Kagura stared intently at the end of the corridor and whispered, "Dark Game."
Kyoko Masaki once witnessed the Dark Game in Duel Kingdom.
At that time, Yami Yugi and Pegasus were dueling in the Dark Realm, except that everyone else was excluded.
"Da" "Da"
Footsteps echoed at the end of the corridor, and a figure dressed in a black robe, with a Duel Disk on his left wrist, slowly clapped his hands: "As expected of Mr. Kagura, you even know about Dark Games?"
His bloodshot eyes looked at Masaki Kyoko behind Kagura Kiryu: "As expected, this girl is a responsible bait."
Kagura Kiryu gently lifted Masaki Kyoko off his back, supporting her, and asked the man in black, "Did you do this?"
"You're quite perceptive. That's right, I used a little bit of dark energy to make this child fall down in front of you, so that you would definitely come to this infirmary."
He snapped open the Duel Disk: "This place is different from the classroom. Yugi Muto and Katsuya Jonouchi won't even notice this secluded spot."
"Come, Kagura Kiryu, duel with me, and then plunge into the abyss of despair and darkness!"
Kagura Kiryu raised his left hand, and the Duel Disk snapped open: "Fine, but the one who will fall into the abyss will definitely be you!"
"Duel!" x2
【Kagura Kiryu: LP4000】
[Mysterious Man in Black: LP4000]
"Master, be careful!"
The dark magician's face tightened, and she raised her small staff, poised to strike: "This wicked guy must be that... what... what... darkness!"
The mysterious man in black looked at Masaki Kyoko, who was slumped on the floor in fear, and laughed:
"This match uses the fairest rules, therefore, the dark side will decide who gets to attack first!"
The inky darkness coalesced into a coin, with "Attack First" and "Attack Second" written on its two sides respectively.
The coin spun, and the side that attacked first faced the man in black.
"Haha, when luck comes, you can't stop it!"
He pinched the bridge of his nose: "Don't accuse me of cheating. With my strength alone, I can't shake the absolutely fair nature of the Dark Game."
"Furthermore, according to the rules, the loser in this duel will be banished to eternal darkness!"
His expression was manic, and he displayed a classic "Yu-Gi-Oh!" facial expression: "That is, death!"
"Including the cute little girl next to you, hahaha, what a pity, it's not a pleasant feeling to entrust your life to someone else."
Kyoko Masaki's face was pale as she looked at Kiryu Kagura, her eyes reddening. "I'm sorry, it's all because of me that we fell into this trap. I'm so sorry!"
"No, Kyoko, you don't need to feel guilty."
Kiryu Kagura turned around and smiled gently at Kyoko Masaki, "I will get you out of here alive!"
The other party's target is clearly him; whether or not there's Kyoko, the outcome will be the same, especially considering Kyoko's hostage status...
Looking at that angelic smile, seemingly a symbol of hope in the darkness, Masaki Kyoko's tears fell in a puff, but a smile returned to her lips: "Yes!"
"How touching, you annoying brats!"
The mysterious man in black was clearly getting impatient. "You guys aren't playing cards at all! Are you even going to play cards anymore?"
"My turn, draw a card!"
The man in black drew a card from his deck and laughed; "Hehehe, I told you I'd be lucky today."
"I activate my spell card, Pot of Greed, draw two cards!"
A green goblin jar with its large teeth bared appeared on the field, and the man in black drew two cards from his deck and added them to his hand.
"One monster is set to the front row, three cards are set to the back row, and the turn ends!"
Four pitch-black cards appeared on the opponent's field, exuding an oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe.
Kagura Kiryu never expected that just yesterday he gave Orange Juice a backcourt four-block, and today someone gave him an opening four-block.
Is this the legendary cause and effect, or retribution?
"My turn, draw a card!"
Kagura Kiryu added the drawn card to his hand, but instead of making any moves, he looked at his opponent's three back row face-down cards.
It seems we still need to dismantle their trap first.
"I summon the Magic Warrior Destroyer!"
A magician warrior dressed in red magician's armor and a red cloak appeared on the scene, carrying a rapier. Judging from the clothes alone, he looked a bit like a red black magician in armor.
[Magic Warrior. Destroyer, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 1600, Effect Monster]
Of course, many people who don't play Yu-Gi-Oh! will recognize this card, because it's the same card that Yami Yugi used to beat the Insect Moth six times with his Berserker Spirit.
"Upon successful summoning of the Magic Warrior Destroyer, place a magic counter on yourself!"
"Furthermore, this card's attack power increases by 300 of your own Magic Counters!"
[Magic Warrior. Destroyer, Attack Power 1600 → Attack Power 1900]
If successfully summoned, it becomes a card with 1900 attack power. In the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh!, it was a god-tier card that everyone would have three copies of in their decks, but its power is not limited to that.
"I activate the second effect of Magic Warrior Destroyer: I remove one of my Spell Counters and destroy one Spell/Trap Card on your field!"
This is the most powerful aspect of this card: it gives itself a counter as soon as it enters the field, and removing the counter can destroy the back row. In an era when back row decks were rampant, it was like having three extra Wind cards.
It can even be combined with some cards that place spell counters to destroy one of the opponent's back row cards every turn, which is terrifying.
Kagura Kiryu pointed to the opponent's face-down card in the very center: "I'll destroy your face-down card!"
[Magic Warrior. Destroyer, Attack Power 1900 → Attack Power 1600]
The magic indicator was removed, and the magic warrior leaped into the air to attack, shattering an opponent's trap with a single sword strike and exploding their armor.
"Damn it, my Explosive Armor!"
The man in black roared, "You destroyed one of my powerful traps right from the start!"
Kagura Kiryu squinted, chuckling, "He actually dares to bring explosive armor?"
Don't you know that no one has ever successfully activated this card in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! series?
This card is even jokingly referred to by card players as "the card cursed by the will of the universe".
Throughout the long series, the explosive armor was used by several characters, but it could not be activated for various reasons.
What's funniest is that each character has to emphasize that this is a "powerful trap" before activating it, setting up a flag like crazy.
Kiryu Kagura continued, "Battle! Magic Warrior Destroyer, attack the monsters covering the enemy!"
The magical warrior leaped forward and slashed at the monster on the inside of the enemy's formation with his sword.
As the opponent approaches, the card is forced to flip over, revealing a bright red lava caterpillar.
Warm Worm, Level 3, Fire, Insect, Defense 1400, Effect Monster
Kagura Kiryu's eyes twitched. Damn, what is this thing from the underworld?!