From the moment "Skull Invitation" was activated, Maitre’ D felt a chill down his spine.
But he quickly shook his head, dismissing the bad feeling.
What was he thinking? This wasn’t a high-level professional match—his opponent was just a student. No need to be nervous.
"Bacchus the Dizzy Deity, attack the set monster!" Maitre’ D commanded.
Bacchus took a step forward, guzzled his golden wine cup, and then blew out a cloud of thick wine vapor!
The vapor struck the set monster, flipping it face-up—a sinister bug bristling with spikes.
"The monster you attacked is ’Needle Worm,’" Kira announced. "Its flip effect: send the top five cards of your deck to the Graveyard."
Bacchus the Dizzy Deity’s eyelid twitched. "Send five cards to the Graveyard?"
Wait, that means—
He stared at his deck, watching the top five cards fly out one by one and dump into his Graveyard.
No, stop—!
"’Skull Invitation’—five cards to the Graveyard, so that’s 1500 damage," Kira smiled.
"Waugh!"
[Maitre’ D, LP 3100 → LP 1600]
"And since ’Needle Worm’ was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I also take 300 damage from ’Skull Invitation.’"
[Kira, LP 4000 → LP 3700]
Maitre’ D broke out in a cold sweat.
What kind of duel was this?
He’d barely done anything and already lost more than half his LP. Needle Worm’s flip effect milled his deck, and that sinister trap burned his life away. That one attack was like stepping on a chain of landmines, blowing him to below half health in an instant.
Was this a joke?
He looked at the boy before him—who stood beside the ominous death god projection, shrouded in evil aura, his polite smile now looking downright creepy.
The professional expert Maitre’ D couldn’t help but swallow hard.
He was starting to realize—today’s opponent was trouble.
"But now your field is empty," Maitre’ D played another card. "Quick-Play Spell—’Divine Chalice.’
If you control a WATER monster, you can Special Summon a ’Crimson Token.’"
[Crimson Token, ATK 1000]
"’Skull Invitation,’" Kira said, "the Spell Card going to the Graveyard deals another 300 damage."
[Maitre’ D, LP 1600 → LP 1300]
"Tch, I’ll just beat you before my LP runs out!" Maitre’ D shouted. "Crimson Token, direct attack!"
The token—a mass of wine shaped like a blob—lunged toward Kira.
"I activate my set card," Kira declared. "Counter Trap—’Negate Attack.’ Your monster’s attack is negated and the Battle Phase ends."
The Crimson Token slammed into a swirling white vortex and was repelled.
"Dammit," Maitre’ D grew frustrated.
He couldn’t break through on offense, and every time he used a card, he just lost more LP.
Maybe it was his imagination, but that demonic projection seemed to be smirking at him as if sizing up a soul about to be harvested.
"And of course, ’Negate Attack’ goes to the Graveyard, so I take another 300 damage," Kira said.
[Kira, LP 3700 → LP 3400]
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