Heroic Spirit Deck in Yu-Gi-Oh!-Chapter 357

"Quick-Play Spell, activate—[Pain Breaker]!"

A gentle light enveloped the empty field around Hoshino, as Medea's magical energy shielded her from the scorching brilliance just in the nick of time.

"According to Pain Breaker's effect..."

"I refuse to accept this effect!"

Before Hoshino could finish explaining, Kaiba cut her off immediately—clearly determined to win this duel no matter what.

"You refuse what, exactly?! Pain Breaker's special effect causes me to take 0 battle damage this turn. I'm the target—so what does it have to do with you?!"

Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon could only negate effects that applied to Kaiba's side of the field. For instance, the previously activated Magician's Circle was a Trap Card that affected both duelists, meaning that even with Shining Dragon on the field, Kaiba couldn't reject its effect.

"And since Karna–Illya and Medusa–Miyu were destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can retrieve the Quick-Play Spell Phantasm Summon from my Graveyard to my hand!"

"Tch!" Kaiba clicked his tongue in frustration. He had thought his attack—backed by the nearly indestructible Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon—would end the duel. But once again, Hoshino had managed to block it.

"In that case, continue your futile struggle, Hoshino! Before my invincible Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, all your efforts are meaningless! Savor the taste of defeat! I set one card and end my turn!"

Despite his arrogant tone, Kaiba still played it safe—setting the Trap Card Negate Attack onto his Duel Disk.

[Kaiba's: 2 Hand Cards | 1 Set Card]

"My turn—draw! ...And now, I'm right back where I started, huh...?"

Drawing her next card, Hoshino found herself in the exact same position she'd been in when she took over the duel from Yugi: no monsters on her field.

No—her situation had actually worsened. Compared to last turn, Kaiba's field now had two Blue-Eyes monsters, and Shining Dragon's attack power had increased even further, making it even harder to defeat.

"This is a real problem... If I had a God card, maybe I'd have a shot..."

At that moment, Hoshino truly missed her little Evil God. But before entering the Pyramid, the Evil God had already warned her—so long as the Pyramid of Light remained on the field, even she couldn't interfere. Otherwise, she'd suffer the same fate as the three Egyptian Gods.

(Pegasus: "Hoshino girl, relying too much on power can sometimes become a burden—even when that power is a God card. If duelists want to reach greater heights, they can't depend on Gods or powerful cards like Shining Dragon. Instead, they must combine the strength of their entire deck and have faith in the miracles they can create!")

Hoshino shook her head, recalling Pegasus's "inspirational speech" from earlier.

"Even the Egyptian Gods were sealed away so easily... and now I'm supposed to defeat both the Light Dragon and the Pyramid of Light? How the hell—"

But midway through her grumbling, a sudden realization hit her like a bolt of lightning.

"Wait a minute... Why were the Gods sealed away by the Pyramid of Light in the first place...?"

Yugi watched her with concern. Considering how overwhelming the current situation was, achieving the victory Hoshino spoke of seemed as difficult as reaching the heavens.

"This could work. It has to work!" Just moments ago, Hoshino had been just as shaken as Yugi. But now—now she saw a glimmer of hope.

"If it's about uniting the power of my entire deck, then I'll bet everything on this turn and go all in!"

Raising her Duel Disk, Hoshino retrieved a card from her Graveyard and banished it.

"Activating the effect of the Spell Card Phantasm Contact in the Graveyard—by banishing this card, I can add one 'Magical Girl' monster from my Deck to my hand!"

She drew the Illya card that had been returned to her Deck last turn via Phantasm Contact's effect and summoned it to the field without hesitation.

"Come forth, Illya! Everything depends on you!"

[Magical Girl – Illyasviel ★★★★ (Level 4)][LIGHT][Spellcaster/Effect][ATK 1000/DEF 1000]

"Oh..." Illya, now in her elementary school uniform, appeared looking rather sluggish. Her cheeks were still faintly red—clearly still embarrassed by how her outfit had been melted away earlier by Alternative Ultimate.

Hoshino offered a bit of encouragement. "Come on, Illya. I know that incident was... memorable, but you can't let it drag you down. How else are you going to get your revenge?"

"T-That was not 'memorable'!" Illya shouted back, her face flushed even redder.

"But Master has a point. If I keep sulking, I won't get my revenge. And I did say I was really mad!"

So just being mad counts as a threat now? Man, elementary school-level threats aren't exactly fearsome...

"Then let's get to work, Illya! With a brand-new form, we'll carve out the path of possibility!" fгeewebnovёl.com

Hoshino inserted the retrieved Quick-Play Spell Phantasm Summon into her Duel Disk. At the same time, Illya's class card shimmered—its red gem star beginning to glow.

"Class Card—Caster! Install—Medea!"

The card materialized in a burst of light as Hoshino slammed it onto her Duel Disk with unwavering confidence.

"Watch closely, Kaiba! This is the miracle card I've created to forge new possibilities—Fusion Summon—[Heroic Spirit – Medea Illya]!"

[Magical Girl – Medea Illya★★★★★★★★ (Level 8)][DARK][Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect][ATK 1000/DEF 1000]

[This card is also treated as a "Heroic Spirit" monster.]

With the Phantasm Summon complete, Illya now wore a regal purple cloak. Her small feet slipped into a pair of elegant black heels, and she gripped a witch's staff in her hands, standing amidst a radiant glow.

Kaiba sneered. "Heh. A weakling like that? Not even enough to be a snack for my Blue-Eyes."

"No, Kaiba—Medea Illya is the key to defeating your Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!"

"Hmph. Whatever effect it has, if it targets my monster, my Dragon's resistance will just reject it!"

However, contrary to Kaiba's expectations, the purifying light of Shining Dragon didn't activate to block the effect.

"Medea Illya's ability doesn't target your Dragon or any monster—it changes the rules themselves! Using the rules to defeat an unbeatable monster... wasn't that exactly what you did with Pyramid of Light to seal away the Egyptian Gods?!"

[While this card is in your Monster Zone, when you Fusion Summon a "Heroic Spirit" Fusion Monster, you can also use monsters your opponent controls as Fusion Material.]

"With Medea Illya's effect, I altered the Fusion Summon rules! Just like how Pyramid of Light rewrote the conditions for summoning the Gods, I realized the same logic could apply to Fusion Materials—meaning I can use Shining Dragon as material!"

And just as Hoshino had hoped, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon didn't resist.

"Wait—Hoshino, are you seriously planning to fuse away Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon to forcibly remove it from the field?" Even Yugi was stunned by the sheer audacity of her strategy.

But at the same time, he realized something critical...

"No—Hoshino, even if you can use Shining Dragon as Fusion Material now, the Polymerization Spell still can't affect it."

Even Kaiba was momentarily taken aback by her tactics. But he quickly caught on to the same flaw Yugi had pointed out.

"Heh, that's right, Hoshino. Even if you could use Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon as Fusion Material, as long as I refuse to accept your Polymerization's effect—it's all meaningless!"

"Hahaha, Kaiba—you can't refuse!" Sliding the Spell Card into her Duel Disk, Hoshino made her move—the play that would put Kaiba in check.

"—I activate the Spell Card [Another Ending]!"

[Another Ending – Spell Card Effect: Discard 1 "Heroic Spirit" monster and 1 Spell Card from your hand. Target 1 Spell Card in either player's GY; add it to your hand.]

"I discard Marie Antoinette and Emergency Summoning from my hand to add Dragon's Mirror from your Graveyard to my hand, Kaiba!"

Yugi was stunned. "It's Dragon's Mirror?! That's right—Kaiba really can't refuse this one!"

(But even this Dragon's ability has a limitation—once it chooses to accept or reject an effect, it can't make another judgment for effects from cards with the same name.)

Pointing toward the Dragon's Mirror now materialized on the field, Hoshino's lips curled into a sly smile.

"This Spell Card, Dragon's Mirror, is one you activated and already accepted the effect of, Kaiba. Now, you have no right to refuse it!"

[Dragon's Mirror – Spell Card Effect: Fusion Summon 1 Dragon Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on it from your field or GY.]

Kaiba instinctively took a step back, rendered speechless by Hoshino's play. The seemingly trivial restriction of Shinning Dragon had been precisely identified—and flawlessly exploited.

"Say goodbye to your Blue-Eyes Shinning Dragon, Kaiba!"

With Hoshino's excited declaration, the mighty dragon—boasting perfect resistances, supreme attack power, and unparalleled effects—was mercilessly sucked into the shimmering mirror on the field.

"Using the effect of Dragon's Mirror, I banish Blue-Eyes Shinning Dragon from the field and Magical Girl – Miyu from the Graveyard as Fusion Materials!"

From within the mirror, dazzling light radiated outward. The fusion of dragon and girl gave birth to a miracle born of the deck's united strength.

"—This is the ultimate fusion, surpassing gods, surpassing light, born from the unwavering belief of a Duelist! Appear—[Dragon Priestess – Miyu]!"

[Dragon Priestess – Miyu ★★★★★★★★★ (Level 9)][LIGHT][Dragon/Fusion/Effect][ATK 2400/DEF 2200]

["Magical Girl – Miyu" + 1 Dragon-type monster]

[This card is also treated as a "Heroic Spirit".]

"Fusion complete—Blue-Eyes Shinning Dragon, destroyed!"

Bathed in divine radiance, Miyu, now clad in a blue shrine maiden's attire, stepped gracefully from the mirror's surface. Her long, silky black hair cascaded over her exposed shoulders, exuding a captivating charm.

"Miyu is so cute..." Illya muttered absentmindedly, entranced by her partner's transformed appearance.

Miyu, slightly flustered, glanced shyly at Illya, who was now dressed in a deep purple witch's outfit. "Illya... you look very cute too~"

The blue shrine maiden and the purple witch stood side by side. Despite being elementary school-aged girls, they exuded an indescribable aura of mystery and elegance.

"Miyu's special effect activates! When this card is Fusion Summoned, I can target one Dragon-type monster on your field and take control of it!"

With a gentle lift of her gloved arm, Miyu's mystical gaze glowed as she prepared to seize control of one of Kaiba's remaining dragons.

Kaiba still had two Dragon monsters on his field: Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Alternative Dragon.

"Blue-Eyes Ultimate Alternative Dragon's effect states that it cannot be targeted or destroyed by opponent's effects! You can't take control of my Ultimate Alternative Dragon!"

"Then I'll just take your other Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

As Kaiba's beloved dragon slowly soared over to Hoshino's side, a surge of delight filled her heart. Let's see you cling to your Blue-Eyes now, Kaiba—your own 'wife' just ran off with me!

"The tables have turned, Kaiba!"

Kaiba clenched his fists in frustration. His trump card, Blue-Eyes Shinning Dragon, had been forcibly fused away, and now his Blue-Eyes White Dragon had been stolen right before his eyes. The flames of fury inside him threatened to burst through his skull.

"Turned the tables? Don't make me laugh, Hoshino! Even without my Blue-Eyes Shinning Dragon, my field still has Blue-Eyes Ultimate Alternative Dragon—its battle power exceeds even the original! None of your monsters can match it!"

Hoshino grasped the cards of Illya and Miyu on her Duel Disk, flashing a mysterious smile.

"It's time to complete Pegasus's mission. Before I defeat Kaiba, I must destroy the Pyramid first! This is the Last Mission—Miyu, Illya, let's unleash the full power of the stars!"

"Yes, Master!" ×2

In perfect synchronization, Illya and Miyu tightly grasped each other's hands, their slender fingers interlocking. Surrounded by starlit magical energy, their foreheads pressed gently together, radiating pure magic that pierced the white void.

"By fusing Medea Illya and Dragon Priestess – Miyu, we call upon the final, ultimate form of the Star's Light!"

Holding the flowing stardust at her fingertips, Hoshino placed the strongest magical girl onto her Duel Disk.

"Sensei, I can feel it now—the power of the stars that once saved the world!—Fusion Summon!"

"—[Prisma Cosmos Magical Girl – Illya]!"

[Prisma Cosmos Magical Girl – Illya ★★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 11)][LIGHT][Spellcaster/Fusion/Effect][ATK 1000/DEF 1000]

["Illya" Fusion Monster + 1 Fusion Monster]

[This card is always treated as a "Heroic Spirit" card. You can also Special Summon this card from your Extra Deck by banishing the Fusion Materials listed above from your field (you do not use "Polymerization")]

Stardust scattered across the field, tracing unpredictable paths. The girl who emerged, bathed in celestial light, fixed her determined gaze upon the fearsome Abyss Dragon.

"Prisma Cosmos Magical Girl – Illya's effect activates! This card gains ATK equal to the total Level of its Fusion Materials × 300!"

[Dragon Priestess – Miyu: Level 9]

[Magical Girl – Medea Illya: Level 8]

"Total Level: 17! Illya's ATK increases by 5100!"

[Prisma Cosmos Magical Girl – Illya ATK 1000 → 6100]

The stellar energy coursing through her granted Illya a power that far surpassed that of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Alternative Dragon.

"This is the end, Kaiba! Illya's special effect activates! When this card is Fusion Summoned, all Spell and Trap Cards on the opponent's field are destroyed!"

The countless trajectories of stardust aligned behind Illya as she unleashed the brilliance of the stars upon the field, striking mercilessly against the Pyramid that had sealed the gods away.

"Illya—shatter the Pyramid of Light!!"

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