Clearly, he had destroyed the opponent’s monster, yet plants were now taking root and sprouting in his own Monster Zone. Trueman’s expression shifted slightly; for a moment he couldn’t tell what kind of trick this was.
"Continuous Trap ’Cursed Ivy’—its other effect," Kira said. "When this face-up card on the field is sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon two ’Ivy Tokens’ to your opponent’s field in Defense Position.
Also, when an Ivy Token Special Summoned by this effect is destroyed, the Token’s controller takes 300 damage."
Trueman looked with disgust at the plants that had taken root and pushed up through his field. Two tiny plants stood crookedly on his side, each with three lonely green leaves—like some sort of clover.
[Ivy Token, DEF 0] ×2
"To leave such useless monsters on my field..." Trueman snorted. "Then I set one card. End my turn."
With a wave of his hand, a face-down appeared in his back row, and his turn ended.
Kira said: "My turn. Draw."
He held up a Spell Card between two fingers.
"Spell Card ’Card of Adversity’. If your opponent controls a Special Summoned monster and you control no monsters: draw 2 cards." (Anime Card)
Kira drew two cards. After a glance, he didn’t add them to his hand—instead, he immediately flipped one of them up to show it.
"Spell Card ’Card of Burial Magic’. Banish 3 Spell Cards from your Graveyard; draw 2 cards.
I banish from my Graveyard the Spell Cards ’Card of Adversity’, ’Graceful Charity’, and ’Premature Burial’; then I draw 2 cards."
Kira drew two more.
After refilling his hand in one go, he slotted in yet another Spell.
"I activate the Continuous Spell ’The World Tree’."
Though it was a Continuous Spell, activating it produced the same kind of presence and spectacle as a Field Spell. The ground beneath both duelists trembled, and a towering ancient tree burst up from the earth.
A thick trunk, lush green leaves—like a gigantic dark-green umbrella spreading overhead—cast a wide circular shadow across the ground.
"As long as The World Tree remains on the field, each time a Plant-Type monster on the field is destroyed, place 1 ’Flower Counter’ on this card."
Kira offered no further explanation, but Trueman paid close attention to the giant tree.
Right now it didn’t look like it did much, but it was obviously a counter-accumulation card that could be used for different purposes—and likely Plant-exclusive. It might be unexpectedly troublesome.
Kira continued: "Also, the World Carrotweight Champion you destroyed last turn has a special ability.
Once per turn, if World Carrotweight Champion is in the Graveyard: by sending any Plant-Type monster other than World Carrotweight Champion from your hand or from your face-up monsters on the field to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard."
Kira sent a card from his hand to the Graveyard.
"I send a Plant-Type monster from my hand to the Graveyard—then I revive World Carrotweight Champion from the Graveyard!"
It was once per turn, but it was still effectively limitless regeneration. The eerie plant warrior with a carrot for a forehead and carrots sprouting all over its body quickly returned from the Graveyard to the field, even smashing the carrot "fists" together as if warming up.
[World Carrotweight Champion, ATK 1900]
"Next, I Tribute World Carrotweight Champion for a Tribute Summon—Level 6—

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