Chapter 9: The Role of Skills and Card Dust
Qiang was utterly bewildered; it actually sounded quite reasonable to him.
But here was the problem.
He was the victim!!
If you want to strive for excellence and achieve new heights, go find someone else.
Why pick on a friendly colleague?
"After all, I'm not a bad person. Although I took your deck, I'll leave you one card as a memento." After saying this, Yu Miao returned the vanilla "Ushi Oni" card from the deck to Qiang.
This card would serve as a keepsake.
Adding insult to injury!
A Rare hunter who ventures out must eventually pay the price!
If you steal others' cards, you must be prepared to be stolen from.
His hand trembling, holding his ace monster card, Qiang suddenly felt even worse.
He started crying outright.
In the end, Qiang even had to hold back his true feelings and say: "Yu Miao , you are truly a kind Rare hunter."
Yu Miao felt himself grow stronger again.
"What a pity..."
God-tier cards like Pot of Greed, Graceful Charity, and Painful Choice were completely absent from Qiang's deck.
Painful Choice is one thing.
After all, the power level of Yu Miao's deck probably didn't justify using such a forbidden card.
But Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity are must-haves!
Dammit, isn't it said that these cards are commonplace in DM duelists' decks?
Yousei grabbed Qiang by the collar, summoned his fist in Attack Position, and threatened: "Why don't any of you play Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity in your decks?"
If none of you play Pot and Charity, how is he supposed to improve?
"Play those cards for what?" Qiang said timidly and honestly: "Those cards are useless. Pot of Greed just lets you draw 2 cards. Might as well add another high-ATK monster or an Equip Spell that boosts ATK.
That Graceful Charity is even more ridiculous. Draw 3 and discard 2? It's practically like you didn't activate anything at all..."
With those spare card slots, wouldn't it be better to add more powerful (high-ATK monster) cards?
After hearing this explanation, Yu Miao was utterly shocked and exclaimed: "A true master of the game!!"
What kind of twisted logic is this?
Hearing himself called a master of the game, Qiang seemed a little embarrassed.
Yu Miao temporarily settled in this arcade hideout.
Finding an empty room as a temporary base, he secretly began the thrilling process of reviewing his rewards.
First up, Skills!
As a player, Yu Miao naturally could enjoy the benefits of skills.
[Miracle Draw: Can be used only once per duel. A random Yu-Gi-Oh! BGM plays within a 30-meter radius of you. For the duration of the BGM, your Duel Spirit increases, and the probability of a "Heart of the Cards" draw greatly rises!]
[Tip: This skill is "Unique"; other players cannot obtain it.]
"BGM?" Yu Miao felt this skill was both strange and powerful.
Once that BGM starts playing, Yu Miao could just put his hands in his pockets, acting like he doesn't even know who his opponent is.
Super-Rainbow Card Pack (Spellcaster Type): Using this pack randomly grants 3 Spellcaster-Type Effect Monsters of SR~UR rarity. The probability of awakening a Monster Spirit from these cards is increased. If combined with the "Soul Inheritance" talent, the probability is greatly enhanced.
"Good stuff, I'll open this later." Yu Miao focused his attention on the most mysterious thing: Card Dust.
This thing called Card Dust was displayed in his status panel.
But its function had always been unknown.
Card Dust:
① Inject into a "Fake Card". Upon reaching a certain amount (varies depending on the card), can transform the "Fake Card" into a "Real Card" and bestow a "Spirit Heart".
② Inject into a "Real Card". Upon meeting the required amount, can awaken a different "version" of that card or modify its effect to the "anime original" version, etc.
③ Inject into a "Real Card". Upon meeting the required conditions, can allow the card to awaken a "Spirit Heart".
"Tch~" Yu Miao instinctively sucked in a breath.
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If the skill was a big surprise.
Then Yu Miao felt a broad and bright path opening before him upon learning about the overpowering uses of "Card Dust"!
All 3 effects were incredibly powerful!
Yu Miao pulled a card from his pocket.
It was the TCG fake card, Martyr - Void Archangel!
This fake card currently had no attributes, effect, or ATK; only the card art and name.
If sufficient Card Dust was infused into this card, it could transform the fake card into a real one, even bestowing a "Spirit Heart".
With a "Spirit Heart", awakening a true Spirit from the Void Archangel card was within reach!
"Heh, I must use a fake card to destroy my opponents!"
The second function of Card Dust was also incredibly powerful.
For example.
If Yu Miao infused Card Dust into the original version of "Mystical Elf", he could awaken its effect-bearing version, "Mystical Elf - White Lightning"!
Another example.
The real-life version of "Card of Sanctity" is trash, but infusing Card Dust could change it to the anime version's effect.
[Card of Sanctity (Anime Version): Both players draw until they have 6 cards in their hand.]
Strong and powerful!
Infuse, he must fiercely infuse this essence of energy!
[Tip: "Martyr - Void Archangel" is excessively powerful. Requires 10,000 Card Dust to transform.]
Yu Miao rubbed his eyes, looking at the four zeros after the 1.
10,000 Card Dust?
Screw that.
Yu Miao currently only had 100 Card Dust.
Yu Miao should set his sights a bit lower.
Then he noticed the "Dark Magician Girl" card lying on the ground.
It was a fake card.
Yu Miao picked it up, first dusting off the card.
He attempted to infuse Card Dust!
[Tip: "Dark Magician Girl" requires 100 Card Dust to transform. Confirm transformation?]
Confirm!
Since the Super-Rainbow Card Pack was limited to Spellcaster types, he had to focus his early resources on the Spellcaster archetype.
Dark Magician Girl happened to be a Spellcaster.
And...
Yu Miao showed a lolicon-esque smile. Didn't he fall for the beads so quickly back then because... they were all little sisters?
No one can resist the temptation of "waifu" cards.
No one!
[Tip: Congratulations, transformation successful! Dark Magician Girl has obtained a "Spirit Heart"!]
Transformed to a real one, Yu Miao noticed the card art quality of the Dark Magician Girl in his hand was better, bigger and whiter...
Did it feel slightly heavier too?
Only Monster Cards possessing a "Spirit Heart" have the potential to awaken a powerful Spirit.
Yu Miao was very satisfied.
With the addition of Dark Magician Girl, combined with the previously obtained Dark Magic Veil,
Yu Miao had no choice but to project his deck's early direction onto the Spellcaster archetype.
Moreover, he felt he looked so much like Yugi Muto. If his deck's composition increasingly resembled Yugi's in the future.
What would happen then?
The real and the fake Yugi Muto?
Would that count as a form of netorare?
Thinking of this, Yu Miao's expression became complicated. He was a steadfast pure love warrior, after all.
But taking a step back, if he couldn't be a pure love warrior, then he must become the netorare perpetrator...
I'd rather netorare the world than let the world netorare me!!
(End of Chapter)
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