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

Chapter 55 Summoning God Exodia

Gurus Hunter: "Heh, a defense monster with an attack power of 2000? It really reminds me of my cowardly past!"

But I've been completely transformed!

He smiled confidently, a faint black aura emanating from his body and fingertips:

"My turn, draw a card!"

"Hehehe, is this power? I activate this card! [Bitter Choice]!"

A bitter choice!?

Kagura Kiryu was shocked. As expected of an anime character, even a low-level henchman could pull out such an ancient forbidden card that could never be released from prison.

"Master, be careful."

The dark magician girl clung tightly to him, seemingly trying to protect him: "This person's dueling power has suddenly increased, just like that sleazy bespectacled guy!"

Kagura Kiryu felt the soft, warm touch and struggled to concentrate: "So, he's also one of those people who used secret techniques to become fragile?"

"The effect of 【Bitter Choice】 is to reveal 5 cards from your deck to your opponent, who then chooses 1 card from those cards to add to their hand and discards the rest to the graveyard."

"I will now display the [Sealed Exodia], the [Sealed Left Arm], the [Sealed Right Arm], the [Sealed Left Foot], and the [Sealed Right Foot]!"

The Hunter, Gurus, drew five cards from his deck in one go and showed them to Kiryu Kagura: "Come on, make your choice!"

Kagura Kiryu: ......

That's right, that's what makes the "bitter choice" so extraordinary.

This card can precisely fill four cards in the graveyard with a single card. Considering the current Yu-Gi-Oh! environment, where the graveyard is essentially your hand, this card is destined to be a perennial blacklist item.

Therefore, there is a meme in the card game community: "[A bitter choice]" (referring to the opponent).

"Then I'll add [The Sealed Left Arm] to your hand."

Actually, there's no difference between choosing either card, except that [Sealed Exodia] is an Effect Monster, and its recycling conditions are slightly more difficult than those of a Normal Monster.

"Heh, then I'll send the other four cards to the graveyard."

The hunter, Gurus, sent the cards to the graveyard one by one, then chuckled; "I Normal Summon! [The Sealed Left Arm]!"

Kagura was genuinely confused. What was the point of summoning this card with no clear purpose to the field?

But he soon understood.

"This card cannot be Normal Summoned. It can only be Special Summoned by Tributing 1 'Sealed' monster you control."

"I hereby offer my sealed left arm as a sacrifice for this Special Summon!"

"Come! Monster bred from the darkness within me, god who brings me victory!"

"Level 10! [Summoning God. Exodia]!"

A monster with god-like power appeared in the duel arena; it was none other than Old Man Ai, who was fully grown and in good condition.

[Summon God Exodia, Level 10, DARK, Magician, ATK ?, Effect Monster.]

"Such a powerful aura..."

Jonouchi, who was standing nearby, seemed a little distracted and quickly warned, "Kagura, be careful of this monster!"

"Hahaha, [Summoning God Exodia] gains 1000 ATK for each [Sealed] monster in your Graveyard! And it cannot be affected by other card effects!"

"My graveyard contains five [Sealed Monsters], therefore my attack power increases by 5000!"

[Summon God Exodia, Attack Power? → Attack Power 5000]

"Attack power 5000, or all resistances?"

A glint of "wanting" flashed in Kagura Kiryu's eyes.

Are you a bit too much like a supermodel?

"Hahaha, you've seen it all! This is the darkness within me! Proof that I'm destined to become king!"

"Even if it's a card of the gods! I have no fear!"

The hunter Gurus roared with laughter, "[Summon God. Exodia], attack [Magic Knight. Defender]!"

"Demon God Flame Cannon!"

[Summoning God. Exodia] conjured a high-density fireball between his hands and hurled it at [Magic Knight. Defender].

"The effect of [Magic Knight: Defender] is: once per turn, if a Spellcaster on your field is destroyed, remove a Spell Counter from your field instead."

"It is a mage by nature, so I took out its own magical token instead of destroying it."

【Magic Knight. Defender】Faced with an overwhelming gap in strength, it actually blocked an attack that could defeat a god-level monster with just its shield, but the indicator on the shield went out as a price.

"I see, it's a defense monster?"

Gurus the Hunter draws a card from his hand: "Then I'll also set a card face down. End of turn."

"Furthermore, during its own End Phase, [Summoning God Exodia] can also return one [Sealed] monster from the Graveyard to its hand. I choose [Sealed Exodia]."

A card pops out of the Graveyard of the Gorus Hunter.

[Summon God Exodia, Attack Power 5000 → Attack Power 4000]

"It's my turn again, time to draw a card."

Seeing the card he had drawn, Kagura Kiryu laughed and said, "You're willing to lower the attack power of [Summoning God Exodia] just to add its head to your hand. Looks like you already have quite a few Exodia cards in your hand."

The hunter Gurus scoffed, "So what?"

He has three cards left in his hand, all of which are parts of Old Ai. Once he collects the remaining hands and feet, he will be able to obtain the Dark Magician.

Kagura Kiryu chuckled. Sure enough, in the anime, this guy's deck had three sets of Chapter 15 Dark Archmage cards.

"Then, I'll activate the card I drew: [Dial Elimination]."

Both players send all their cards to the graveyard, and then draw the corresponding number of cards.

The hunter Gurus's eyelids twitched, he clicked his tongue, and reluctantly discarded all three Old Ai parts.

Both sides drew cards. The hunter, Gurus, gritted his teeth. Was there only one card left?

But he quickly laughed: "Hahaha, foolish! My [Summoner Exodia]'s attack power increases with the number of its components!"

[Summon God Exodia, Attack Power 4000 → Attack Power 7000]

"Attack power 7000!"

Jonouchi was shocked: "Is this really the attack power a Duel Monster would possess?"

Kagura Kiryu, however, remained very calm. "What's this? There are even attackers with 100,000 attack power."

"I activate the Spell Card, Soul Release, which can banish up to five cards from both players' Graveyards."

"I will remove all five cards: [Sealed Exodia], [Sealed Left Arm], [Sealed Right Arm], [Sealed Left Foot], and [Sealed Right Foot]."

"Let me destroy an Exodia set first, bye-bye."

Gurus Hunter: ......

Damn it! This is targeting the card forum!

I seriously suspect you pulled that out of your crotch! Say something! Is it still hot?!

Five old Eczodia components went to another dimension, and the attack power of [Summoning God. Exodia] decreased accordingly.

[Summon God Exodia, Attack Power 7000 → Attack Power 2000]

"Then, I will sacrifice the [Magic Knight: Defender] to summon the [Crimson Archmage]!"

A magician dressed in a red mage's robe appeared at the duel arena, resembling the red-robed black magician.

【Crimson Mage, Level 6, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, ATK 1700, Effect Monster.】

Kagura Kiryu revealed a malicious smile: "This card is perfect for dealing with decks that rely on hand resources."