Yu-Gi-Oh!: I've Been Kidnapped by the Spirits and Taken to Duel City

Chapter 9 Giant Monsters, Giant Plants

A pitch-black magic circle opened in the dueling arena, and the Black Magician nimbly emerged from it, standing with his arms crossed in the center of the arena.

[Dark Magician, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 2500, Normal Monster]

Although it differs slightly in color from Yami Yugi's Dark Magician, this iconic design still drew screams from the duelists present.

"A black magician, he really is a black magician!"

"Yugi Muto's signature monster, a super rare card, the Dark Magician!"

"My goodness! It's the legendary dark magician! I never thought I'd actually see it with my own eyes!"

Dark Magician, a Level 7 DARK Magician-Type Normal Monster, with 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF. The card description reads, "As a magician, his ATK and DEF are both at the highest level."

To be honest, in the physical card game, the Dark Magician alone isn't very powerful, except for its high popularity, since it's just a blank card with no effect.

However, in the anime, this card is not only a rare card, but also symbolizes a status that everyone in the dueling world aspires to, and is an object of worship.

As the owner of this card, Kagura Kiryu's status has been greatly elevated in the eyes of many passersby.

"Who exactly is this boy? How can he possess the skills of a dark magician?"

"I didn't expect him to be the second user of the Black Magician. No wonder he was able to duel the Plant Queen."

"Moreover, he has a very flexible control over the Dark Magician. He managed to gather all the tributes needed for the Dark Magician in the second turn. He is definitely not the kind of guy who wins by relying solely on rare cards."

"Duel City is truly a place where hidden talents abound! Skipping work to come and watch the duels was definitely the right decision."

"The Black Magician..."

Yosaki Mio stared somewhat dazedly at the monster before her, a monster holding a revered position in the world of duels, before a surge of adrenaline welled up within her: "Come on, let me witness the power of a supreme-ranking magician!"

"Then so be it."

Kagura Kiryu waved his hand dismissively: "I'll activate the effects of the Black Forest Witch and the Demonized Rima first, which were just sacrificed and sent to the graveyard!"

"The effect of the Black Forest Witch: If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, add a monster with 1500 or less DEF from your Deck to your hand."

Kagura Kiryu pulled out his deck, rummaged through it, and revealed the card: "I'm adding the Mist King, with 0 DEF, to my hand!"

"Next is the effect of Spellcaster Rishin: When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can add one Spellcaster Normal Monster from my Deck or Graveyard to my hand!"

"A common monster of the Mage race?"

Mio Yosaki's eyes widened: "Masaka! (Could it be!)"

"That's right," Kagura Kiryu drew his deck again, "I choose to add the second Dark Magician from my deck to my hand!"

He waved his hand dramatically: "Battle! Dark Magician attacks Plant Lion! Dark Magician!"

Yosaki Mio has two face-down cards in her back row, but Kagura Kiryu doesn't have any cards in his hand that can destroy her back row, so it's better to just play them directly and figure out a solution later.

The dark magician gathered his magic power and used his most classic move: Dark Magician.

A purplish-black magic bullet shot towards the plant lion, startling its petals. "No, here we go again?"

It hasn't even been a single round since it came back to life, and it's already going back to the graveyard?

Unfortunately, no one cared about the innocent lion's plight. Its attack power was only 1900, not as high as the Dark Magician's 2500, and it could only be tragically destroyed.

【Yasaki Mio: LP3200→LP2600】

Despite the lingering effects of her black magic, Yosaki Mio shouted, "Open the cover card!"

"Trap Card, Demon Realm Impatiens Seed, activated!"

Kagura Kiryu's eyes twitched. This card is...

"Based on this card's effect, when an Attack Position monster is destroyed, for every 500 battle damage you received in that battle, Special Summon one [Demon Impatiens Token] to your field!"

Yosaki Mio suddenly waved her hand: "I have taken 600 damage, therefore, I will Special Summon a Demon World Impatiens Token in Defense Position!"

[Demon Realm Impatiens Flower Derivative, Dark Attribute, Plant Type, Level 1, Defense 100, Derivative]

Kiryu Kagura has some recollection of this card. During the GX era, Yubel used this card, but the effect was somewhat different. This card of Mio Yosaki seems to be the physical card version.

But he remembered that the tokens in both versions were the same. Unlike various tokens that had the negative effect of not being able to be used as tributes, the tokens summoned by this card could be used as tributes.

In the GX era, Yubel used this card to summon two tokens, and then summoned Split Rose in the Triple Summon.

Then the other party's goal must be a summons from a higher level.

"My combat phase is over."

Kagura Kiryu draws a card from his hand: "I'll set one more card face down. End of turn."

Another card appeared at his feet.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Yosaki Mio drew a card with a strong voice, then chuckled, "I'll also activate this card I just drew, Pot of Greed."

Draw two cards from your deck.

Yosaki Mio looked at Kagura Kiryu's dark magician: "Perfect gacha pull! Then let me show you how I, your older sister, defeat your dark magician!"

She drew a card from her hand: "Heh heh heh heh heh, you brat, watch closely, this is one of your sister's strongest monsters!"

"I offer a derivative of the Demon Realm Impatiens Flower as a sacrifice. Superior Summon!"

"Level Six, Double Monster! Giant Plant!"

The weak demonic impatiens flower derivative quickly ruptured, replaced by countless thick and terrifyingly tall vines. They rapidly converged and grew into a giant tree over 20 meters tall.

This towering tree gradually began to undergo metamorphosis, transforming from its original form into a mixture of plant and insect.

A giant, deep red insect head with six eyes grows from the tree crown, its mouth extending to the edge of its head, revealing three rows of serrated teeth inside.

Several pairs of mantis-like scythes grow from both sides of its body, but even the smallest scythe is one-third to one-quarter the length of its body.

[Giant Plant, Level 6, Earth Attribute, Plant Race, Attack Power 2400, Dual Monster]

Passersby were shocked again: "What a huge monster! Is this one of the Plant Queen's trump card monsters?"

"With just one sacrifice, it possesses attack power comparable to the Red-Eyes Black Dragon's 2400, and it's a rare dual-type monster!"

Gemini Monsters are a type of monster introduced in the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh!, and they basically have the effect of "This card is treated as a Normal Monster as long as it is on the field and in the Graveyard".

Furthermore, a Gemini Monster can transform itself into an Effect Monster by consuming another Normal Summon opportunity.

Later, due to the accelerated pace of the environment, Gemini Monsters, which were slow to start and required to consume a precious summoning opportunity, were successfully eliminated by the environment and never rose again.

"Even so! The giant plant's attack power is still no match for the Black Magician's attack power of 2500!"

Some onlookers started shouting, which made Kagura Kiryu's eyelids twitch.

Although the Dark Magician is only a little over a meter tall, size is never the deciding factor in a duel; he can be defeated even if his attack power is only 100 points lower.

"It's not over yet!"