Chapter 81: Your Monster Is Really Useful
Looking at the confident expression on Hayato's face, Anasis also smiled. "It seems you drew a good Card, didn't you?"
"I believe in my Deck, so my Deck responded to me," Hayato said with a smile, playing a Card. "Uncle Anasis, let me show you a Card that embodies the Bond between me and my companions! Activate Spell Card, [Change of Heart]!"
Hayato played the Forbidden Card he had obtained from Dark Bakura. Following this, a heart, half red and half black, appeared on the Field and flew into the Body of [Levia-Dragon - Daedalus] on Anasis's Field. [Daedalus]'s originally sharp eyes instantly became vacant, and as if sleepwalking, it moved to Hayato's Field.
"My [Daedalus]!" Anasis tried to awaken the [Levia-Dragon - Daedalus] that had been affected by [Change of Heart] with words, but it was clear he wasn't the kind of trainer who could heal their Pokémon just by shouting "Get up." He could only watch helplessly as his Ace Monster ran over to Hayato's Field.
"Is that... my Card?" Bakura was slightly surprised to see Hayato playing his Card, but he quickly remembered that before he had fully awakened, he had heard a voice asking him if he had any objection to "taking his Card." That voice... seemed to be Hayato's?
However, since Hayato was the one who had rescued Bakura from that "dark soul," Bakura was instead filled with gratitude that Hayato had taken his Card.
Because Bakura himself wasn't very interested in Duel Monsters, not much more than Tristan and Téa , most of his Deck had been collected and built by "the other Bakura." Moreover, both the Card Art and the Effects were quite Shady. Compared to his father's Gift, the [Millennium Ring], Bakura felt that Deck was more like an "ominous thing."
Looking at the [Levia-Dragon] on the Field turning its spearhead and standing on his side, Hayato smiled. "Uncle Anasis, your Monster is really good, but in the next second, it'll be mine."
[Levia-Dragon - Daedalus] [ATK 3100 → 2600 → 2100]
Seeing his Ace Monster appear on the opponent's Field and have its ATK decreased due to [Star Boy]'s Effect, Anasis felt a sense of being NTR'd and replied unhappily, "But the Effect of [Change of Heart] only lasts for one Turn. When the Turn ends, [Levia-Dragon] will return to my side."
"In that case, wouldn't it be fine if I just ended the Duel this Turn?" Hayato said with a smile. "You have a [Star Boy] with 1050 ATK on your Field, and your Life Points are only 3250. All I need is to gather Monsters on my Field with a total ATK of 4300."
"Although that's the case, unfortunately, I only have one [Inherited Power] in my Hand," Hayato showed the remaining Card in his hand. "However, I activate the Effect of [Ojama Magic Remodel] which exists in the Graveyard."
"A Spell Card activated in the Graveyard!?" Anasis had seen Cards that activated Effects after being Destroyed, but this was the first time he had seen a Card used in the Graveyard. "But I remember the Effect of [Ojama Magic Remodel] is to Banish [Ojama] Monsters to Special Summon Fusion Monster Material, right? You shouldn't have any [Ojama] Monsters left in your Graveyard."
"That's its first Effect. I'm using its second Effect." Hayato pulled out the three [Ojama] Brothers he had previously Banished from his pants pocket, his fingers pressing down firmly on the three restless guys who needed to run around everywhere. "By Banishing [Ojama Magic Remodel] from the Graveyard, I can return three Banished [Ojama] Monsters to the Deck and shuffle it, then Draw a Card."
After stuffing the three [Ojama] Monsters back into the Deck and giving it a simple shuffle, Hayato felt a familiar Aura coming from the top of the Deck and couldn't help but smile. "Speaking of which, Uncle Anasis, have you ever heard a saying like this?"
"A Duel Monsters Deck has 40 Cards, but the possibility of drawing a Card each time is not one-fortieth, but infinite."
"Possibility... infinite?" Anasis looked at the young man opposite him and unconsciously smiled. "Then show me your possibility, young man... no, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Draw!"
The moment he Drew the Card, Hayato felt a flash of light pass before his eyes. Even without looking, he could sense that the Card in his hand was [Gaia The Fierce Knight]. However, although the Aura was the same, the Power it brought was completely different.
Looking at [Gaia], whose appearance had changed, Hayato showed a knowing smile. "So that's how it is..."
"I Set one Card from my Hand, then I activate an Effect from my Hand!" Setting [Inherited Power] on the Field, Hayato revealed [Gaia]. "When this is the only Monster in my Hand, I can Normal Summon him without Tribute!"
"The swift wind that always accompanies him grows fiercer, surpassing limits, come to my side! [Swift Gaia The Fierce Knight]—"
"[GAIA—]!!!"
Although the appearance was the same, the Aura around him became more condensed. Riding a War Horse faster than the wind, [Gaia] descended in his new form!
[Swift Gaia The Fierce Knight] [Level 7 / DARK]
[Warrior Type / Effect]
[2300 / 2100]
"A brand new [Dark Knight]? As expected of a young man, truly full of possibility," Anasis exclaimed, looking at the [Gaia] on Hayato's Field, which had changed from a Normal Monster to an Effect Monster and from EARTH Attribute to DARK Attribute. For the first time, he felt that he was already old.
He thought to himself, *I just entered middle age.*
"But Hayato, you haven't forgotten the Effect of [Star Boy] on my Field, have you!" Anasis reminded him. "Even though it appeared later, your [Gaia] will also be affected by its Effect!"
[Swift Gaia The Fierce Knight] [ATK 2300 → 1800]
"Of course I remember. After all, that's the last Monster blocking the way. But Uncle, you haven't forgotten that [Inherited Power], have you?" Hayato activated the [Inherited Power] he had Set earlier.
The body of [Levia-Dragon - Daedalus], which had been standing on the Field, gradually turned into ashes. The essence of its Power transformed into countless Light Points, merging into [Gaia] beside it.
"[Inherited Power] allows me to Tribute one Monster on my Field and fully entrust its ATK to another Monster," Hayato explained. "Completely inherit the Power of your senior, take it, [Gaia]! This is the last [Inherited Power]!"
[Gaia] [ATK 1800 → 4400]
"That truly is... remarkable cooperation," Anasis said with a smile, watching [Gaia], who had absorbed all of [Daedalus]'s Power, pierce [Star Boy] with a single strike.
[Anasis: 3250 LP → 0]
(Someone might ask, "Wait, wasn't Daedalus's ATK decreased by 500 points? How did Gaia still gain 2600 points?")
(The Effect description of [Inherited Power] can easily be misunderstood if you don't have a detailed understanding of Yu-Gi-Oh! Rules.)
("Tribute 1 monster you control. Select 1 monster you control. The selected monster's ATK increases by the ATK of the Tributed monster card until the End Phase of the turn this card was activated.")
(The ATK value is taken after the monster is sent to the Graveyard. This means that when [Inherited Power] takes effect, the Tributed monster is already in the Graveyard. [Daedalus] in the Graveyard returns to its original 2600 ATK, so Gaia's final ATK is its original 2300 - Star Boy's 500 + Daedalus's 2600 = 4400.)
(This ATK value is enough to reduce Anasis's Life Points to 0 and even make him owe 100 points.)
(As for the [Swift Gaia] that suddenly appeared? It never existed before? Printing Cards is an important part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! game experience and must not be missed.
end of chapter
translator: am working on fixing the card's name as I downloaded yu-gi- Oh, database from Chinese to English and learned how to work with huge databases, and I made code to replace the right names in the text. It will be done tomorrow or today if i was lucky .