After being overtaken by Tragodia, Mizuki's momentum surged, and her hand instantly replenished five cards!
"Next, activate the effect of 'Reincarnation Dragon' discarded to the graveyard by Handwriting Erasure."
Mizuki said coldly.
"By excluding this card from the graveyard, you can return Dragon-type monsters of level 5 or higher from the graveyard to the hand, and then you can perform an Upper-level Summon on that monster."
"Hmm, so there are monsters other than the Angel Race." Yugen mused, holding his chin.
If it's Mizuki's own Card Deck, it should be pure Angel Race specialization. But considering she might be a puppet of Little Lobster, other races might have been added by Little Lobster.
"Exclude 'Reincarnation Dragon' from the graveyard, return this Dragon-type from the graveyard... 'Crystal Dragon' to the hand!"
"Recovering Crystal Dragon, it can directly appear through the effect of Reincarnation Dragon, and Crystal Dragon has an Attack Power of 2600... that's troubling.
Well, there's no other choice then..."
He slowly raised his hand, his face seemingly shrouded in shadow.
"Activate the Cover Card, Continuous Trap...
...Inhaling Flashing Magic Mirror!"
Tragodia: "!"
Even the spectators turned their heads—
—Goodness, this time there's really no intention of leaving a way out!
"Inhaling Flashing Magic Mirror, as long as it exists on the field, invalidates all Light Attribute effects triggered on the field or in the graveyard as a Continuous Trap."
Yugen said nonchalantly.
"Although it was included to counter Mizuki's Angels, the Reincarnation Dragon... is also Light Attribute, right?"
Tragodia: "..."
Even Mizuki, observing from the sidelines after being taken over by Tragodia, trembled internally at this scene.
No way, is it necessary!? The combination of Magic Canceller and Inhaling Flashing Magic Mirror basically cripples her entire Card Deck.
Though she always immensely disliked being forcibly entered, she now felt a bit relieved that Little Lobster had grabbed the controller this time. Because if she were still playing herself right now, she wouldn't know how to win... no, it's not about winning, she wouldn't even be able to play a card.
"Although the Reincarnation Dragon effect was excluded from the game during processing, the effect was triggered from the graveyard." Yugen explained, "Inhaling Flashing Magic Mirror can nullify any effect triggered from the field or graveyard, so the Reincarnation Dragon effect is invalid."
"Tch, you're sure bold, kid." Tragodia retorted coldly, "Then you will see the cost of angering me.
The effect of 'Angel O1' in my hand allows me to Special Summon it by revealing a Level 7 or higher monster from my hand.
I reveal 'Gorgeous Venus' of Level 8 in my hand and Special Summon 'Angel O1'!"
[Angel O1, Attack Power 200]
The little Angel sprang onto the field, but at this moment the entire audience's attention was not on it, but on the hand card just revealed as its Special Summon cost.
Planet Series, Venus!
"Brother, it's the Planet Series again!" Keihei looked up at Kaiba.
"Oh, Venus, turns out it's in this guy's hands." Kaiba commented calmly.
Historically, Venus was also Mizuki's ace, but supposedly it was gifted by Tragodia.
"While 'Angel O1' is on the field, there is an additional chance besides the Normal Summon this turn, to perform an Upper-level Summon on a face-up attack position monster of Level 7 or higher."
Tragodia continued.
"Using the effect of 'Angel O1', proceed with the Upper-level Summon...
Sacrifice 'Angel O1' and 'Holy God Parmar' on the field, descend now! Planet Series—
—Gorgeous Venus, summon!!!"
The Angel Race's planetary representative, in splendid golden armor, with pristine white wings spread towards the blazing sun, and feathers floating down in the Holy Light.
[Gorgeous Venus, Attack Power 2800]
"That is Venus."
Hibiki Momiji couldn't help but feel solemn.
"Belonging to the same Planet Series as my Earth..."
"To summon the Planet Series amidst such a lineup." Keihei exclaimed, "This girl seems pretty skilled."
"No, she's not dueling anymore." Kaiba said calmly.
"Huh?" Keihei was puzzled.
But Kaiba didn't explain further; he simply frowned, observing Mizuki surrounded by black energy.
This time, Duel City's participant makeup seems even more complicated than he initially thought.
"Hahahahaha, with Venus present the situation has reversed, it's the most fitting Planet Series for you as an opponent." Tragodia laughed, "The ability of 'Gorgeous Venus', Absolute Magic Sanctuary!"
Venus's Magic Staff landed majestically on the ground, golden waves spread from its base, instantaneously forming a golden barrier. The fluctuations of the Magic Canceller were immediately isolated, seemingly weakening its impact on the field.
"When Gorgeous Venus is on the field, the effects and activations of all Magic and Trap Cards under one's own control cannot be negated!" (Old version effect)
However, this effect has been outdated, revised to "the activation of one's own field's Magic Trap Cards and their triggered effects cannot be negated."
At first glance, there might not seem to be a difference; it's just changing "effects cannot be negated" to "activation effects" cannot be negated, adding the words "activation."
But in practice, the impact of those two words can actually be significant. The old version of Venus protected continuous Magic Trap effects that didn't require activation, but the revised version shrinks the scope of what she can protect, limiting it to chain-triggered activation effects, while non-chain continuous magic can no longer receive Venus's protection.
Some might consider this a subtle change with little impact, but in reality, this adjustment involves quite a few interesting strategies and uses for 'Gorgeous Venus.' After the weakening, many old tactics are no longer effective.
"The effect of the Planet Series Venus is like this."
Marufuji Ryo frowned.
"Making all one's Magic Trap effects acquire the 'cannot be negated' resistance, this Planet Series... might be the nemesis of stall decks that utilize Magic Trap locks."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Yugen.
To you, it should happen to be the most ominous type of monster, right? So what will you do next...
"..."
"The effect of 'Gorgeous Venus' is a continuous effect, taking effect without 'activation.'" Tragodia explained, "Since 'Inhaling Flashing Magic Mirror' can only negate Light Attribute monster effects that require 'activation,' Venus will also not be affected by the magic mirror, and the effect will continuously take effect.
Furthermore, 'Gorgeous Venus' was summoned using the effect of 'Angel O1,' and I have yet to perform a Normal Summon this turn."
He revealed another card in his hand.
"Hence, I perform a Normal Summon from my hand, summon 'Dark Valkyrie' onto the field!"