Chapter 87: Harpies' Hunting Ground
"My Turn, Draw a Card." Even though there were no monsters left on her Field that could act as a wall, Kujaku Mai showed a smile as she looked at the monster added to her Hand. "Say, Hayato, how about we raise the stakes a bit more?"
"Huh?" Hayato didn't understand why Kujaku Mai suddenly brought this up. *'Did you draw some powerful Card?'*
"If I win, I don't need your Star Chips. I want you to exchange them for your Ojama monsters and related Cards." Kujaku Mai took a Card from her Graveyard. "If I lose, you not only get the Star Chips, but I can give you this Card as well~"
The Card Kujaku Mai picked up was Harpie's Feather Duster.
"When I used this Card just now, I saw the desire in your eyes clearly," Kujaku Mai said with a smile, putting the Card back into the Graveyard. "How about this trade?"
"A win-win deal, I accept." As expected of a Dealer, Hayato was indeed very interested in Kujaku Mai's Harpie's Feather Duster.
"Then, I'll start my Turn." Hearing Hayato agree, Kujaku Mai couldn't help but smile and played a Card. "First, I will Normal Summon my Ace Card from my Deck, which was added to my Hand last Turn by the Effect of Birdface—Harpie Lady!"
"Join the hunt with a joyful dance, Harpie Lady!"
A loud eagle cry echoed, and a dark shadow swooped down from the clear sky, landing on Kujaku Mai's Field. With a graceful figure, well-defined curves, and a beautiful face, the Duel Monster modeled after the mythical beast 'Harpy' from Greek mythology—Harpie Lady—made a magnificent appearance.
[Harpie Lady] [4☆/Wind]
[Winged Beast Type/Normal]
[1300/1400]
"Just with 1300—"
Before Hayato could finish, Kujaku Mai interrupted him. "1300 ATK points are certainly not enough, because Harpie Ladies are creatures that live in groups! The power of the team hasn't been revealed to you yet!"
This time, Kujaku Mai played all the remaining Cards in her Hand in one go: "The first step is calling friends! Activate Magic Card Elegant Egotist! The Harpie Lady on my Field will multiply because of this, becoming three monsters!"
Under the gaze of Hayato and Gaia The Fierce Knight, Harpie Lady suddenly started dancing. The Virtual Projection System quite cooperatively added musical accompaniment for her, and even lighting effects.
But when the dazzling dance ended and Harpie Lady stopped, the single monster that was originally on Kujaku Mai's Field had already turned into three. Bakura in the audience and Gaia The Fierce Knight on the Field, even foolishly applauded Harpie Lady for the dance performance just now.
"Harpie Lady has now called her sisters to the Field, and the Effects of the three monsters are also unlocked," Kujaku Mai said smugly. "Among the three sisters, the eldest sister can increase the ATK of all monsters on my Field, the second sister negates the Effects of your monsters when they are destroyed, and the third sister prevents your monsters from battling again after attacking her!"
"Not only that, the three Harpie Lady sisters can also be treated as a single monster!" Kujaku Mai played the last Card. "Cyber Shield! This is a Card that only Harpie Lady can Equip, which can increase their ATK by another 500 points!"
[Harpie Lady] [ATK 1300→1800→2100] [DEF 1400]
Although there was some Making things up involved, Kujaku Mai ate a bowl of noodles, ah no, she activated a Spell Card, and it was indeed Equipped to the three monsters. In just an instant, three monsters with 2100 ATK appeared on Kujaku Mai's Field.
"Oh dear, I miscalculated, it's just short by 200 points. What a shame." Kujaku Mai showed a look of surprise. She was so confident before, but it turned out to be all bark and no bite, and just like that, she ended her Turn.
[Kujaku Mai: 3000 LP, Hand 0]
[Harpie Lady] 1, 2, 3 [ATK 2100]
[Set Card]
*'Although there are only three monsters with 2100 ATK, Gaia The Fierce Knight is undoubtedly stronger. Kujaku Mai was originally a Dealer, miscalculating values like this is impossible for her.'* Hayato didn't Draw, but instead thought about the situation on the Field. *'Nothing like a Graveyard Effect was sent to the Graveyard, and her Hand is also empty. The only possible complication is that Set Card in the Spell/Trap Zone.'*
*'But, that shouldn't be an Attack Declaration Trap. Otherwise, she could have Activated it when Gaia The Fierce Knight attacked Birdface just now. It must be a bluff.'*
*'Anyway, let's try attacking.'*
"My Turn, Draw a Card!" Drew a Card from the Deck, Hayato looked down, it was Ojama Red. When the Ojama Brothers were all in his Hand before, drawing this Card was a good option, but in the current situation, its only use is—
"Activate the Effect of the Field Spell Ojama Country." Hayato sent the Ojama Red, which he had just drawn and was thinking about its entrance lines, to the Graveyard, and placed the Ojama Yellow from the Graveyard onto the Field in Attack Position. "Revive Ojama Yellow from the Graveyard to the Field. Then, Ojama Country takes Effect again!"
However, before the Ojama monsters hiding within Ojama Country could react, Kujaku Mai, opposite Hayato, suddenly let out her signature queen-like laugh: "Oh ho ho ho~ Hayato, you really fell for it, didn't you? You definitely said, 'Special Summon', right?"
"In response to your Special Summoning a monster, I can Activate this Card!" Kujaku Mai's Set Card in the Spell/Trap Zone flipped up. "My Set Card is, Demise of the Land!"
Hayato's DNA suddenly stirred. Such a familiar scene, next second, you're not going to bring out a Flame Wingman and Activate Skyscraper to finish me off, are you?
However, the ATK of Gaia The Fierce Knight on Hayato's Field isn't 3000, and Kujaku Mai isn't using Elemental HEROes: "This Card can only be Activated when your opponent successfully Special Summons a monster. I can Activate one Field Spell Card from my Deck!"
"This eyesore, Ojama Country, no longer needs to exist, because the Card I'm Activating is this one!" Kujaku Mai from her Deck, slapped it down with full force. "Harpies' Hunting Ground!"
Violent currents of air gathered on the Field, instantly forming a massive tornado. Although the monsters were unaffected by the storm, Ojama Country, as the Field, was instantly destroyed by the storm, turning into ruins. And above these ruins, several Harpie Ladies circled high in the sky, looking down upon the monsters on the ground.
"Also a Field Spell Card, the Effect of Harpies' Hunting Ground is slightly less than the Effect of your Ojama Country. However, it can genuinely increase the ATK of my Harpie Ladies by 200 points."
[Harpie Lady] [ATK 2100→2300]
"Now the ATK of my honeys is equal to your Gaia The Fierce Knight's, you know? Are you going to Attack, Hayato?" Kujaku Mai smiled smugly, because in her view, her victory was already certain. As long as one monster takes care of Gaia The Fierce Knight, the remaining two Harpie Ladies would be enough to Destroy the Ojama Yellow in Attack Position on Hayato's Field, and reduce Hayato's LP to 0.
But amidst Kujaku Mai's surprised Expression, Hayato said calmly: "Isn't that obvious? Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight, Attack!"