Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 73 The Legendary Gambler

"Ah, you don't like it? Hmm, this appearance can be changed." Du Shuhao pressed the button again, and this time the golden figure transformed into a bunny girl.

Hmm, this is good. No, wait, you're going to take this one for postgraduate entrance exam candidates?!

"Ahem," Di Xing could already feel the unfriendly looks from the two women. "Let's use the same croupier as before."

The golden figure transformed back into a croupier.

"I usually summon the [Fallen Warrior] to activate its effect."

"I activate the effect of [Face Bat]. If my opponent summons or Special Summons a monster, I flip a coin. If it's face-up, I change that monster to face-up Attack Position; if it's face-down, I change that monster to face-down Defense Position." The golden dealer flipped the coin, and the result was face-down, so [Fallen Warrior] was face-down.

"But its effect still activated. I sent Bone King from my deck to the graveyard. Its effect was 'get two, get one free.' I took Bone Lord, Bone Prince discarded Bone Prince, and the Bone Couple also went to the graveyard."

"Then the Bone Lord, who discards cards from my hand, activates its effect. Since there are five Bone Lords in the Graveyard, I send five cards to the Graveyard. Then I activate the Spell Card Monster Resurrection to revive the Minotaur in Defense Position."

"I activate the effect of [Face Bat]". This time, I threw a watch, and [Bullhead] changed to attack position.

"I activate [Bullhead Demon], sending one Zombie-Type monster from my Deck to the Graveyard. I sent [Horsehead Demon], then banished [Horsehead Demon] to revive [White Bone Princess] from the Graveyard. After [White Bone Princess] is Special Summoned, I send one White Bone Prince from my Deck to the Graveyard. After White Bone Prince goes to the Graveyard, I send the White Bone Couple to the Graveyard as well."

The Face Bat's effect activated, and a coin was tossed. This time it landed on the inside, flipping Princess White Bone over. Although Princess White Bone's effect could be activated, it was useless, so it wasn't activated.

"I'll set a card and use the Minotaur to attack your [Face Bat] on the field."

"I activate the face-down [Monster Box], flip a coin, and if I guess right, your monster's attack power will become zero. I guessed heads."

This time, however, the opposite happened. The Minotaur's attack power remained unchanged, and the attack succeeded. LP 8000 - (1700 - 0) = 6300

"Hehe, looks like I'm having bad luck too. But since I've already tossed five coins this turn, the effect of [Entertainment World] activates, so I draw two cards." ([Du] Hand: 5 → 7)

Di Xing: "I end this turn" (【Di】hand cards: 6→3)

"Draw a card during my turn. I will Normal Summon [Lady of Judgment] (Light/Fire, Level 4, 1800/600), and use Lady of Judgment to attack your [Fallen Warrior] on the field."

"I banish the card 【Giant Ghoul Magella】 from my hand to replace the destruction of 【Fallen Warrior】. If Magella is banished, Special Summon it in Defense Position."

"I end this turn by setting two cards face down" (【Du】Hand: 7→5)

"My turn, draw a card. I activate the effect of [Bone Princess], sending her to the Graveyard, and then..."

"The effect of [Lady of Judgment] is activated once per turn. When your card's effect is activated, I flip two coins. If both flips are face-up, the effect of [White Bone Princess] is negated."

The dealer with the gold coins tossed two more coins, and both of them were watches.

Looks like I'm in luck.

Princess White Bone's effects were nullified, and she reluctantly entered the graveyard.

"The effect is quite strong, but it doesn't matter. I activate the effect of the Horse-Headed Demon, sending one card from my deck to the graveyard. The one I sent to the graveyard is the Horse-Headed Demon. I banish the Horse-Headed Demon and revive the White Bone Lady from the graveyard." The Judgement Lady's effect is a mandatory effect, meaning he cannot choose when to activate it.

"Then I Normal Summon the Bone King from my hand. The Bone King's ATK is equal to the sum of the number of Bone monsters and the Bone King in my Graveyard multiplied by 1000, so it's a point. Also, while the Bone Lady is on the field, Zombie monsters of 3 stars or lower are not affected by your Spell & Trap. The Bone King attacks the Judgment Lady."

"I activate a trap card."

"Didn't I already say that trap cards are ineffective against the Bone King?"

"This trap card of mine isn't designed to target the Bone King."

"What? Could it be..."

"I activate the Trap Card [Devil Comedian] and flip a coin. If I guess right, all cards in your Graveyard are banished. If I guess wrong, I send cards equal to the number of cards in your Graveyard from your Deck to the Graveyard. I guess right, so..."

"What???" Di Xing and the two women were shocked. If this effect passed, it would be terrible!

The dealer tossed the coin again, and Di Xing and his two companions watched nervously as it tumbled through the air.

"Bang!" The coin landed on the ground—it was a watch!

The cards in Di Xing's graveyard suddenly disappeared.

"Spicy!"

As all the bones in the graveyard disappeared, the Bone King's attack power dropped to zero, and its size rapidly shrank. The Lady of Judgment, holding her token, slammed it hard onto the Bone King's head, sending it sprawling to the ground. Di Xing suffered 1800 points of combat damage, but because the Lady of the Bone was present, the Bone King was not destroyed by the battle. Lp 8000 - 1800 = 6200

But losing basic points wasn't what bothered Di Xing the most. What bothered him the most was that, as a graveyard-focused deck, his graveyard was gone! Three Bone Princes, three Bone, and two Bone Ladies were all banished. How was he supposed to play like that?

Also, should he dare to let Mojera attack his Judgement Lady now? If the [Monster Box] coin guesses correctly, then Mojera's attack power will become zero. But if he doesn't attack, Du Shuhao will have one more chance to negate an effect next turn. Di Xing gritted his teeth and said, "Mojera, attack the Judgement Lady!"

"At this moment, the effect of the [Monster Box] will activate. I'll flip a coin; I guess it'll be tails."

Di Xing watched the coin fly up with unease, but it landed heads. "Great, attack successful!"

"If I activate Lucky Fist and flip a coin three times, and all three flips are face-up, then I draw three cards. If all three flips are face-down, then this card is destroyed."

The dealer tossed three coins in a row, and they all landed heads.

"I was lucky, I drew three cards, and I've already flipped the coin five times this turn, triggering the effect of [Entertainment World], so I drew two more cards." ([Du] Hand: 5→10)

Mojera's battle disruption caused Lady Judgment to deal 1000 points of damage to Du Shuhao, LP 6300-1000=5300

"I end my turn" (【Di】hand card: 3→3)

"My turn, draw a card, is it here yet? My best partner, I'll activate [Second Chance] first. While my coin toss effect is active, I can start the coin toss again from the beginning."

"Then I usually summon the [Legendary Gambler] (Dark/Mage, 4-star, 500/1400)."

"Oh, you really brought this card?" This card is practically a lifespan-limiting game!

"Of course, this is my Tamashi."

"Activate the effect of [Legendary Gambler]: Flip a coin three times. If all three flips are clockwise, destroy all monsters on your field."

The dealer tossed three coins, resulting in two on the front and one on the back.

"I'll give you a second chance!" The dealer tossed three coins again. Di Xing wasn't flustered; the probability of getting three coins was extremely low. And this time, surprisingly, three coins actually appeared!