You Ling vaguely remembered a part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime plot he watched as a child.
Among them, in the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh!, one of Yugi Muto's most classic rule-bending moments left a deep impression on You Ling.
Using [Magic Mist Rain] to drench Great Moth, then rule-bending that water conducts electricity, which would increase the attack power of a monster releasing lightning, thereby completing a comeback in a desperate situation.
You Ling, who was still a cute little shota back then, couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this famous scene of Yugi Muto's rule-bending reversal.
"This is too cool!"
But many years later, when You Ling personally encountered the Magic Mist Rain and Magic Lightning Strike that had changed from a rule-bent version to an official effect version, he seemed to no longer have that relaxed and carefree state of mind from his childhood.
"This is too painful!"
"Squeak squeak squeak (NMD)!"
[Volcanic Rat] destroyed
[Necklace of Command], which can only increase ATK and DEF during battle, also caused the non-battle state [Volcanic Rat]'s DEF to be far lower than [Demon's Advent]'s ATK, naturally unable to negate the effect destruction of [Magic Mist Rain].
As the monster card [Volcanic Rat] was destroyed, the B-rank Equip Magic Card [Necklace of Command] was also destroyed along with it.
However, the true culprit that made You Ling feel 'painful' was the Shadow Game itself.
All damage suffered by monsters in a Shadow Game would be reflected onto the controller's body.
"Hiss——!"
Aisha's body, brushed by lightning, experienced real pain and numbness, shooting from the crown of her head all the way to the soles of her feet.
"Is this the real damage of a Shadow Game? Playing cards can actually be this dangerous... Strange, why does it feel wet down there too?"
Aisha immediately blurted out: "(°Д°) It's raining, it must be because it's raining, Mr. You Ling!"
"That's right."
"Phew, close call~"
Aisha Yuna Carlos almost died socially, buried on the mountain behind Fusion Academy.
Because of the Magic Mist Rain, the feeling of being soaked all over was indeed very uncomfortable. But compared to the painful price of losing a Shadow Game, this bit of difficulty had already turned Magic Mist Rain into a drizzle.
"The turn the Magic Card [Magic Mist Rain] is activated, I cannot conduct battle, so I end my turn here."
Perhaps to balance this card's powerful destruction effect, the card itself came with the side effect of not being able to battle that turn.
This allowed the empty-fielded You Ling to escape suffering another direct attack from Magic Lightning Strike in the Shadow Game.
"Since there's a side effect of not being able to attack, then your [Magic Mist Rain] is equivalent to being played for nothing."
"Played for nothing?" The black-robed man sneered: "Hehe, making you lose a B-rank rarity Equip Magic Card is the greatest significance of this [Magic Mist Rain]. Without [Necklace of Command], you will never be able to contend with my demon!"
A B-rank rarity Equip Magic Card, the black-robed man didn't believe a student like Aisha could pull out a second one.
After all, Magic & Trap Cards crafted through Spell Points have another characteristic: repetitive consumption cost.
To craft the same Magic/Trap Card, the crafting cost for the second copy of the same name will be double that of the first.
For example, if Aisha crafts the first [Necklace of Command], it requires 100 Spell Points, then the second one will require 200 Spell Points, and the third one will require a terrifying 400 points, directly equivalent to crafting an A-rank forbidden card.
This characteristic of increasing consumption for repeated crafting also makes most Duelists in this world rarely choose to include multiple copies of the same Magic & Trap Card in their decks unless absolutely necessary.
"Oh, then let me make a bold prediction."
You Ling controlled Aisha's slender fingers, her fair fingertip pressed on the deck in the Elven Eye, a mysterious smile on her face.
"I predict that this draw, this card, will still be the Equip Card [Necklace of Command]."
"Impossible!"
The black-robed man solemnly denied.
Even if the little girl before him truly had that many Spell Points to craft a second B-rank Magic Card of the same name, it was absolutely impossible to guarantee drawing it accurately in this draw.
"It's just a bluff!"
"Whether it's a bluff or not, open your eyes wide and watch carefully. My turn, draw!"
The fingertip holding the card seemed to draw a brilliant golden light in the night sky; You Ling, having drawn this turn's card, didn't even look at it himself before flipping it over and showing it to the black-robed man opposite him.
Equip Magic [Necklace of Command]
"Bakana, how could such a thing happen!"
Simply doubting his own eyes, the black-robed man, who had experienced countless Shadow Games, had never seen such a ridiculous thing.
"As expected, no one knows the effect of this card."
At the same time, by observing the black-robed man's reaction, You Ling also confirmed one thing.
This B-rank Equip Magic Card [Necklace of Command], unlike those famous practical B-rank cards, only appeared in Aisha's "Spell Catalog", an Equip Card exclusive to trash monsters.
In short, it was like the exclusive cards for HEROes or Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
This meant that after You Ling's efforts during this period, the "Spell Catalog" seemed to have already recognized the trash monsters in Aisha's hand as forming their own faction... a weakling's assortment .
"Hehe, this is the second effect of [Necklace of Command]——"
[Necklace of Command Equip Magic Card Effect: When this card is sent to the Graveyard, this card can be returned to the top of the Deck.]
The truth behind You Ling being able to guarantee his next draw would be the equip was that when [Necklace of Command] was sent to the Graveyard, it could be chosen to be returned to the top of the deck for reuse.
"The effect of recovering the equip... Little girl, are you playing with me?"
The black-robed man, feeling his intelligence insulted, his anger rose a few more notches.
"Don't blame others if you're stupid yourself, Uncle!"
Taunt level maxed out; provoking the opponent with words to make them lose their composure was also a common tactic You Ling used in various card battles.
The side effect is that in real-life card games, it easily turns into a real fight.
"Time to go, I summon the Level 1 [Yoyo] in Attack Position, then equip [Necklace of Command], battle!"
[Yoyo ATK: 300+2500→2800]
Summoning, equipping, battling all in one go; the tofu block materializing and rushing out in the darkness instantly expanded several times in volume, crashing towards the [Demon's Advent] on the opponent's field.
Although Yoyo's own attack power was 200 points lower than Volcanic Rat's, unable to reach the level of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, it still surpassed the 2500 attack demon.
Dark Duelist LP: 3500→3200
Battle damage was inflicted.
But the softened Yoyo, after becoming huge, did not destroy the opponent's monster and send it to the Graveyard.
"Hehe, little girl, did you think the same card would still work on me?"
"Are you some kind of Saint Seiya?"
"The special effect of the Ritual Monster [Demon's Advent]——"
[This card on the field cannot be destroyed by battle with monsters other than Ritual Monsters, and cannot be destroyed by the effects of monsters other than Ritual Monsters.]
Repelling the crashing tofu block with a thunderous light, Demon's Advent remained intact, still standing on the field.
"Without using a Ritual Monster, you cannot defeat [Demon's Advent]! Can this group of trash monsters of yours do it?"