The continuous trap card, Ancient Gear Reborn.
As long as it remained on the field, it was equivalent to a once-per-turn Monster Reborn.
And as long as Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon was in the graveyard after being destroyed, it could be repeatedly revived by Ancient Gear Reborn as an ace monster!
Furuta Hajime!
He had crushed countless freshmen with this combo!
The onlookers, both new and returning students, recalled this and immediately shot playful smirks at Ryo Nakamuta on the field.
It was as if they were already waiting for the show to begin!
"My Main Phase 2."
"I set one card face-down. My turn's about to end."
"Your turn, Ryo Nakamuta-kun."
Furuta Hajime gave a faint smile as he prepared to end his turn after setting a card. But the instant he did, Ryo Nakamuta's first face-down card flipped open.
The card's details appeared through the virtual system.
A continuous trap card, Return of the Red-Eyes!
Its effect: As long as a Red-Eyes monster was on the field, he could revive a normal monster from the graveyard once per turn!
Next, Ryo Nakamuta's second face-down card activated!
A normal trap card, Red-Eyes Spirit!
"Furuta-sensei, if that's all you've got…"
"I think I've got this duel in the bag."
"Before your turn ends! With Red-Eyes Spirit's effect, I revive Red-Eyes Black Dragon from the graveyard!"
"And at the same time, with Return of the Red-Eyes's effect, I revive Summoned Demon from the graveyard!"
"Your turn's over. My turn."
"This dragon will shine forever, you say?"
"Maybe, but only for this turn, right?"
The duel was in the bag?
The dragon's shine would last just one turn?
Those few short sentences left the onlookers, and even Furuta Hajime, utterly dumbfounded.
No way—this freshman Ryo Nakamuta was way too cocky!
Trying to OTK him with 8000 LP remaining?
With a 2500 ATK Summoned Demon and a 2400 ATK Red-Eyes Black Dragon?
Forget wiping out 8000 LP—could he even break through the soon-to-be-revived 3200 ATK Reactor Dragon?
Yet Ryo Nakamuta's eyes gleamed with growing confidence. After drawing for his turn, Furuta Hajime's trap card effect triggered!
Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon reassembled its parts and returned to the field in defense position.
Clearly, though Furuta thought Ryo was bluffing, he cautiously revived Reactor Dragon in defense mode.
"Now, I activate the spell card Ancient Rules!"
"With its effect, I special summon a second Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my hand!"
"I construct the overlay network, overlaying two Red-Eyes Black Dragons!"
"Xyz summon! Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon!"
Ryo Nakamuta deftly performed an xyz summon. The virtual system displayed a black hole-like overlay, and 14 stars merged to forge Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon, clad in armored might!
This successful xyz summon made several onlookers' expressions shift slightly, but when they noticed Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon had only a measly 2800 ATK, their smirks widened.
Using two monsters to summon something that didn't even break 3000 ATK?
What was this Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon good for?
Could it take down Reactor Dragon?
"Hahaha! This is hilarious!"
"This guy's pulling all these combos just for that monster?"
"Why not take a page from my book? Use Black Magician with Dark Magic Attack to wipe out Ancient Gear Reborn!"
"Then use Gagaga Samurai to break a 3000 ATK monster and call it a day!"
Kito Saku, who'd earned high marks in the previous exam, couldn't help but chime in. The more he watched, the more he felt his own plays were undeniably stylish!
Especially when he'd fundamentally dismantled Furuta's Ancient Gear Reborn combo.
"Next, I activate the spell card Pot of Greed!"
"I draw two cards, then normal summon a level 2 tuner monster, Eye of Heaven!"
"I tune level 6 Summoned Demon with Eye of Heaven!"
"The monster I choose to synchro summon is Beelze, King of Diabolic Dragons!"
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Onlookers: "…"
The once-lively sports field fell silent the moment Ryo Nakamuta performed a synchro summon.
After watching so many freshman entrance exams, this was the first time they'd seen a synchro summon—almost no one else had done it!
Not only did synchro summoning require including tuner monsters in the deck, but it also demanded coordination between tuners and non-tuners, plus some math.
The biggest reason was that duels on the sports field didn't involve D-Wheels, so many 5D's dimension freshmen disliked synchro summoning without them.
Thus, seeing Ryo Nakamuta casually pull off a synchro summon left many onlookers shocked and curious.
Which dimension was this Ryo Nakamuta from?
At first, with his vanilla Red-Eyes deck, most assumed he was from the DM dimension.
Even after the fusion summon of Archfiend Black Skull Dragon, that assumption held.
But when he xyz summoned Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon, they realized Ryo Nakamuta wasn't so simple.
Now, with a synchro summon, they were certain.
This Ryo Nakamuta was proficient in multiple summoning methods—a duelist of unknown strength!
His so-called "vanilla Red-Eyes" claim was just a ploy to make opponents underestimate him!
"The real show begins now."
"My turn. I activate Return of the Red-Eyes's effect again, reviving Red-Eyes Black Dragon, then activate the spell card Advanced Draw, sending the Black Dragon to the graveyard to draw two cards."
"I activate the spell card Forced Transfer!"
"I choose to give you my Beelze, King of Diabolic Dragons, and in return, your Reactor Dragon comes to my field!"
"Next, I activate the spell card Fireball."
"Furuta-sensei, the roast turkey feast… begins now…"
Huh?
Fireball?
That useless ancient card—someone still runs it in their deck?
Wait, hold on!
After all that setup, he's not using the swapped Reactor Dragon to break the board?
Instead, he's playing Fireball? What kind of bizarre move is this?
A card that only deals 500 damage to the opponent—how could it do anything special?
Just as the onlookers, and even Furuta Hajime, who'd just relaxed, were utterly baffled, a terrifying and unbelievable scene unfolded.
Or rather, the roast turkey feast had begun.
Fireball effect: Deal 500 LP damage to Furuta Hajime.
Beelze, King of Diabolic Dragons effect: Its ATK increases by 500.
Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon effect: Deal 500 LP damage to Furuta Hajime.
Beelze, King of Diabolic Dragons effect: Its ATK increases by 500.
Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon effect: Deal 500 LP damage to Furuta Hajime.
Beelze, King of Diabolic Dragons effect: Its ATK increases by 500.
Red-Eyes Metal Flare Dragon effect: Deal 500 LP damage to Furuta Hajime.
…
"It's repeating! The effects are looping like crazy! Can someone tell me what's going on?!"
"This is insane! The system's bugged! This kid's having a blast!"
"No way—do you really think this is a bug? Isn't it Ryo Nakamuta's ace combo?"
"You're saying from the very start, this freshman was waiting for this moment?!"
The onlookers stared at the scene with question marks written all over their faces. Beyond their heated discussion, they could only watch as Furuta Hajime's 8000 LP plummeted at a terrifying rate!
Furuta, who'd initially thought it was a system bug and was about to call for a halt to the exam, suddenly realized something.
His entire body shuddered!
This was… an infinite loop!
This freshman… he actually knew how to pull off an infinite loop!!!