"I remember! I heard about it on the news!"
Seeing the satellite ascend, Syrus exclaimed.
"Prince Ojin’s country supposedly launched a satellite called ’SORA’ recently, with the power to destroy the world. It caused huge international controversy—been a global hot topic..."
"That strong?"
Jaden, who never paid attention to anything outside dueling, was a little surprised, then tilted his head up at the satellite in the sky.
"But this satellite doesn’t look that impressive..."
[Satellite Cannon, ATK 0]
Prince Ojin sneered and played another card: "I activate the Spell ’Charge’! It raises Satellite Cannon’s ATK by 2000!" (anime card)
A torrent of blazing golden energy shot from the card into the sky, pouring into the satellite’s barrel.
[Satellite Cannon, ATK 0 → 2000]
"Next, I activate the Spell ’Mischief of the Time Goddess’ to skip an entire turn and jump straight to my next Battle Phase!"
The crowd was stunned.
Skipping to your next turn’s Battle Phase on Turn 1 means you can attack on your first turn?
"Then the Quick-Play Spell ’Limiter Removal’! All Machine monsters I control have their ATK doubled until the end of the turn!" Prince Ojin shouted. "Double Satellite Cannon’s ATK!"
[Satellite Cannon, ATK 2000 → 4000]
Now the crowd couldn’t hold back anymore. Uproar.
An ATK 4000 monster, and it can attack on the very first turn!
No wonder he’s called his country’s number one duelist. No wonder he could stay so confident even against the King.
Who could beat that? If he goes first like this, isn’t it just game over?
"Sorry, King, but it looks like it’ll end before you can do anything."
Prince Ojin stood, hands on hips, smiling.
Even the academy crowd—usually confident in the Lord in Yellow—felt a bit uneasy.
They always hoped someone would punish that underworld-style player. But that was before. Now Kira was the Duel King, representing their academy’s top strength. If he lost, everyone would lose face.
"Satellite Cannon, direct attack!"
A bombardment from orbit—the cannon’s beam locked onto Kira’s position and blasted down!
Boom!
An astonishing blast gouged a crater in the ground. Flames billowed, black smoke rolled—like a man-made divine punishment.
However—
[Kira, LP 4000]
"NANI!?"
This time, Prince Ojin’s expression changed drastically.
Kira casually revealed a card in his hand. "Discard Kuriboh to make the battle damage 0."
Kuriboh’s phantom flashed on the field: "Kuri-kuri!"
As if to scoff: flashy but futile.
All those fancy combos, undone by Kuriboh?
"Uh..."
Prince Ojin’s mouth twitched.
A monster that blocks on the first turn from the hand...
His unbeatable OTK wasn’t so reliable today.

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