manynovel Chapter 160: The Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Duel in the Fairy Tail World
Chapter 160: The Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Duel in the Fairy Tail World
Chapter 160: The Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Duel in the Fairy Tail World
An abandoned factory on the outskirts of Magnolia.
Inside the rusty corrugated iron walls, the area that should have been filled with industrial waste has been replaced by a neat, square platform.
The platform is about the size of a basketball court, with a lifting platform on each side and an operation panel on top connected to a magic projector, which has two rows of card areas engraved on it.
"As expected, it didn't disappoint me. The world of magic can create this thing with ease."
Wearing a dark blue cloak, Chase stood on the elevator platform, looking with satisfaction at the blue-eyed white dragon projection that appeared on the platform below.
That's right, this is the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist platform that he spent five days creating specifically for this Fairy Tail civil war!
Fighting and talk-no-jutsu were of little significance to him, so before beating up Laxus, the conditions for either Fairy Tail or the Thunder Legion to win him over as a "neutral" were simple:
play cards!
Chess, who rarely gets to indulge his card-playing cravings, even went to Magnolia's barbershop to get a somewhat unconventional crab-head hairstyle.
The main focus is on sentiment and a sense of ritual: "Everything is ready, now it's time to tell those guys my location."
Chase clapped his hands, and dark golden magic gathered at his fingertips, transforming into light bullets that clashed against the roof of the abandoned factory, exploding into a card-shaped firework in the air.
The commotion immediately attracted the attention of the Fairy Tail members.
However, they had no time to pay attention to that at the moment. After only a moment of distraction, they launched another magic attack on their opponent.
Having fallen into the trap set by Fried, their only way to escape the spell's range is to defeat their opponent.
Bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom!
The entire town of Magnolia instantly came alive, with mages battling everywhere.
Tourists who came specifically for the show were confused, but the locals were used to it and calmly explained from their own experience: Fairy Tail loves to make these kinds of noises!
Normally, a large number of mages fighting in a town would cause panic and might even alarm the council, but Magnolia was peaceful.
Well, that's all thanks to Fairy Tail's "infamous" reputation.
Chase, who spawned the "Chase Rules," played a decisive and crucial role!
(Damn it, was this part of his plan?)
In short, apart from causing damage to some buildings, the fierce Fairy Tail civil war did not cause much of a stir in the city.
Compared to the residents' nonchalance, Makarov, trapped inside the guild, seemed quite worried about what was happening before him. The purple text shattered and reformed, updating the latest battle situation:
[Gray fights Biggleslow, Gray is unable to fight]
[Abbagrim successfully persuaded the elven swordsman to fight Elfman, who was then petrified.]
[Alzak and the Shield Guardian battle Jet and Troy; Alzak emerges victorious]
Wakaba and Marcus's attempts to win over neutral Chase have failed.
Current total number of remaining users: 17
[Thirty minutes until the stone statue is destroyed]
"Hahaha! Gray is such a loser, he can't even beat Biggleslow!"
Looking at the information on the text panel, Natsu laughed loudly: "Now we have another reason to laugh at Ice Cube for being a monster."
He didn't laugh for long before his face darkened with displeasure, and he slammed his fist heavily against the invisible wall. "Damn it! Only 17 left!"
"I'm out of here! How am I supposed to get out?!"
"I am already eighty years old—"
Gajeel squatted to the side, his eyes vacant, counting the years he had spent on his fingers.
The more he spoke, the more intense the sorrow emanating from him became, making it impossible for him to accept this "reality."
Happy, however, belatedly discovered a rather cruel reality from the list of remaining personnel: he, also a Fairy Tail mage, was not included!
"President! Fried is really going too far! We're going to sue him for animal discrimination!!"
The devastated dead cat flew down from the sky and pounced on Makarov, complaining, "You at least owe us two, no, five fish!"
"Is this the time to worry about such trivial matters?!" Makarov reprimanded sharply.
"Chirp chirp chirp—." Happy burst into tears on the spot, ran all the way to the corner of the guild and squatted down, dropping little pearls.
"Alright, alright, I promise you." Makarov sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead with one hand.
It's not fair to blame Harpy for being too relaxed and carefree in his attitude toward this crisis and civil war. After all, even he was influenced by that brat Chase, and always felt that Laxus and the Thors wouldn't be able to cause much trouble.
"Really? Then please have the chairman stamp this compensation document with the company seal."
The dead cat's eyes lit up instantly, and it pulled out a form from somewhere.
Makarov: "—"
Feeling conflicted, he was too lazy to take Lucy's job and turned his attention back to the constantly flashing text panel.
I don’t know, I’m scared.
Freed successfully recruited the Dark Mage and defeated Ridas, who was attempting to break the rules and escape the town's boundaries, in the eastern suburbs.
[Alzak fights Leqi, both lose their fighting ability simultaneously]
Extra A versus Extra B (Extra Recruitment), Extra A wins.
"That bastard Fried, he even attacked Lidas, who had no intention of fighting, and..."
Makarov stared intently at the light screen, his pupils contracting as he revealed an expression of utter shock. "The Dark Mage actually chose to side with them?!"
As Chase's ace monster, Dark Magician not only possesses immense power, but also has an unfathomable understanding and research into the path of magic.
Even someone with considerable experience like him admitted that he couldn't match this.
Of all the neutral card monsters summoned by Chase, Dark Magician is undoubtedly the strongest!
Makarov quickly went through the list of members who hadn't been eliminated yet in his mind, and then he was horrified to find that there was no one who could defeat the combination of Freed and the Dark Magician!
"Things don't look too good," Happy thought, noticing the updated information as well.
"Grandpa, there's no need to make that face. We still have mages here who can defeat that group," Natsu laughed.
Makarov sensed something ominous from that malicious smile.
Sure enough, the next second Natsu turned around and walked towards the petrified Erza, muttering with a smug look on his face, "Just revive Erza, and I can take this opportunity to get my revenge on her."
"Idiot, what do you think you're doing?!" Makarov roared angrily.
"Hehe, of course we'll melt the surface of the stone with flames!"
Natsu stepped forward with a lewd expression, his five fingers curling into blazing flames as he reached towards Erza's statue.
"There's a limit to how stupid you can be!!"
"Natsu will melt Erza completely!"
click!
Along with Makarov and Happy's voices, there was a crisp sound as Erza's stone statue's side face cracked.
"Aaaaaah! I haven't even touched her yet!!" Natsu was startled and panicked, scrambling to his feet.
"Stop yelling over there and hurry up and weld the crack shut with my iron handle!" Gajeel thoughtfully pulled out his Iron Dragon Sword.
His expression was quite serious, and he didn't seem to be joking at all.
"Enough! You two idiots!!!" Makarov's eyes popped out of their sockets in shock.
Yelled.
Click click.
Impacted by his roar, the cracks in Erza's statue spread rapidly until it shattered completely with a "bang".
Fortunately, Erza did not turn to dust, but returned to her original state.
"It's so hot—"
"This is your doing, Natsu!"
Erza raised an eyebrow and, with lightning speed, kicked Natsu, sending him flying a great distance.
Natsu slammed heavily against the guild wall and slid down like a rag doll.
Nobody cared.
"Wait, Erza, how come you're alright?" Makarov asked.
"It must be my prosthetic eye that weakened Abbagrim's magical effects—"
Erza touched her right eye, took a deep breath, and said solemnly, "I heard everything that happened when I turned into a stone statue. Guild Master, let me stop Laxus!"
From Makarov's previous conversation with Natsu, she learned the fundamental reason why Chess participated in the war as a neutral party.
While she could understand it, she, lacking the ability of a "prophet," could not accept Laxus's actions towards his companions as easily as Chase did.
"Laxus isn't so easy to deal with. My suggestion is to bring Chess back first—"
Makarov looked worried.
Erza is indeed very strong, but she doesn't stand much of a chance against that crazed bastard on her own, and she might even be in mortal danger.
His top choice is still Chase.
"Someone must have done that, right?" Erza's lips curled up slightly.
She was naturally referring to Lucy, who was full of energy and rushed out.
"Don't worry, President. Before I settle accounts with Laxus, I'll find Abagerine first. I need her to undo the petrification of the others."
Hostages were a key factor in making this civil war possible.
As long as Mira and the others are safe, even if Chase doesn't make a move, his companions alone can easily overpower Laxus!
"I see, that's a very accurate assessment." Makarov nodded with satisfaction.
With her plan in mind, Erza ran out of the guild and began searching for Abraming's whereabouts.
As the original story unfolded, that's exactly how it turned out.
This time, however, she was destined to come up empty-handed.
Magnolia's edge.
After a frantic rush, Lucy finally arrived safely at the abandoned factory where Chase was.
Because the guild was quite far away, she inevitably spent a lot of time there.
Fortunately, because we set off much later than the main group, we did not encounter any difficult situations where we had to fight our comrades.
After taking a deep breath and adjusting her breathing rhythm, Lucy reached out and pushed open the rusty, heavy iron door.
"This is"
Bright sunlight streamed in, and the novel and spectacular Duelist Platform came into view, prompting Lucy to exclaim in amazement.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to be you this time, my sister." Chase, who was sitting on the field, slowly stood up.
"Chesgo?"
Lucy immediately noticed the strange hairstyle and quipped, "What the hell is that hairstyle of yours that looks even more like a crab than Keisha's?!"
"Hahaha, isn't that cool?" Chase struck a pose like a card player, looking smug.
"Uh—" Lucy didn't know how to evaluate it.
However, it doesn't matter how things turn out!
Coming to her senses, she raised her hand to brush aside the long, golden hair that had fallen across her forehead, and brought her legs together, revealing her perfect body contours.
At the same time, she blinked sweetly and said in a seductive voice, "Kind and handsome brother Chess, could you help me defeat that bad guy Laxus?"
"~"
"—" This time it was Chess's turn to fall silent.
I've already thought about what I'm going to say next, and I've decided which card combo I'll use to beat you until you cry.
And this is the mess you made of me?
Before Chase could even speak, a scathing remark echoed through the factory: "Heh, that's laughable. You don't actually think this kind of low-class seduction will sway Chase, do you?"
Abba Greene used a folding fan to cover half of her face, and walked seductively to Lucy's side. "All sexiness and beauty pale in comparison to me, a true 'fairy'!"
Lucy's lips twitched: "...I really want to punch her!"
Abba Greene gave Lucy a disdainful look, then removed her folding fan and turned to Chase, saying confidently, "Come on, Chase, if your taste isn't up to par—"
hum!
A sudden burst of terrifying magic abruptly interrupted her words.
Chase stood amidst the raging dark golden storm, his eyes like those of a demon, and roared, "This isn't a beauty pageant!"
"Listen up, you only have two choices: either play cards with me, or fight with me!!"
Using beauty to test a card player? Are you kidding me!
This, this magic?
Abba Green was startled by the sudden burst of magic, her eyes widening in disbelief that her seduction had had no effect whatsoever.
It's clearly so effective against the Elf Sword Earth.
Lucy was also terrified, her face contorted in a meme-worthy expression, her body stiffening taut.
"I choose to play cards!" x2
The two spoke in unison.
Only a fool would choose to fight this monster!
"No problem~" Chase grinned and withdrew the chaotic magic storm.
He threw a pair of glasses and a booklet to each of the two people opposite him.
"There are ten decks for you to choose from. The deck information and game rules are recorded in a booklet, which you can quickly read using Feng Yong's glasses."
Wind Chant's Glasses: A magical item that allows people to quickly read the contents of books.
Abba Greene reached out and caught both items, while Lucy, being rather clumsy, only caught Feng Yong's glasses and hurriedly bent down to pick up the booklet.
After reading for a few dozen seconds, the two quickly understood the rules of the card game.
Considering it was his first time using it, Chess chose the simplest and easiest-to-understand Yu-Gi-Oh! DM (first generation).
How to play.
Without hesitation, Abagarin immediately chose the Peacock Dance deck, reasoning that the card monster, Eagle Lady, perfectly suited her fairy identity.
Yes, it was very hasty.
Lucy, on the other hand, firmly chose Yugi Muto's deck, for reasons that need no further explanation.
"Since you two arrived here at the same time, you'll have to play a round first. The winner will be eligible to stay and challenge me," Chase said with a smile, holding up one finger.
The two women had absolutely no objections to this. After understanding the interesting card rules, they felt excited and confident, eager to try it out.
What's more, as long as you win the game, you can recruit the powerful Chess, making it extremely cost-effective!
And so, Abba Grin and Lucy received their respective decks from Chase, climbed onto their respective elevators, looked at each other from afar, and pressed the button at the same time.
"The duel begins!" x2
Lucy: 4000 LP
[Abba Greene: 4000LP]