SailorStar9: This is Chapter 5 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

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Chapter 5: Insect Combo

"Welcome to Duelist Kingdom." Pegasus addressed the assorted duelists. "I will explain the rules now. All duels will use Duel Monster cards. Life Points start at 2000. No direct attacks on the players. Everyone, please use the best cards that you brought with you for duelling and enjoy the battle. Each participant should have received a duel glove already as well as two star chips. On the glove's ring, there are ten holes for you to fill with star chips. Please put the star chips you win in there. Your star chips are proof of your status as a duelist. In each duel, you will bet on your star chips. The whole island is a duelling stage. Anyone who collects ten star chips through the battles will be able to enter this door. The duels will begin in just an hour. The time limit is 48 hours. During this time, anyone who doesn't collect ten star chips will be disqualified and forced to leave the island. Well then, duelists, I wish you all the best of luck."

"Yuugi, I challenge you to duel right here." Haga shouted, having lured the group into the forest.

"I will definitely not forgive you." Yuugi swore, before letting his alter ego take over. "Haga, you have to appreciate that you finally want to fight with me."

"If I can beat you first, the rest of the tournament will be easy." Haga grinned.

"That's exactly what I thought." Yami Yuugi retorted.

"Duel standby!" Haga declared.

"What's up with villain wannabes and evil laughter?" Ami muttered as the ground shook.

"This is the Kingdom's duelling site, Duel Ring." Haga declared, both players standing on opposite platforms. "Come on, shall we start? You only have one star chip. If I take it away, you will be a loser at once. Then, I'll bet one star chip too."

"No, I want you to bet two star chips." Yami Yuugi corrected. "Only one of us will survive."

"But Yuugi, what are you going to bet to replace the other star chip?" Haga inquired.

"My reputation as a duelist." Yami Yuugi replied. "If I lose, I'll give you my card deck."

"That sounds interesting." Haga grinned. "That's fine. If I'd known this, I wouldn't have to throw Exodia away. Come on, Yuugi. My card is 'Killer Bee'." He placed his card down. "In attack mode."

"My card is 'Mammoth Graveyard'." Yami Yuugi summoned his creature. "Battle!"

"Go, 'Killer Bee's counterattack." Haga ordered. "'Killer Bee' defeats 'Mammoth Graveyard'. Yuugi, it seems that you still don't know why I chose this forest as the duelling site. Let me tell you. Actually, I'm the only person who Pegasus told about the Kingdom's new duelling rule. Take a close look at the field of this Ring. This display shows the composition of the place we are at. At this place, the forest takes up 80% and the remaining 20% is dry ground. The forest environment is the most suitable for Insect cards, which are my specialty. It allows insect cards to absorb power from the field. Therefore, their attack and defence points are both powered up by 30%. Yuugi, you definitely cannot defeat my insect cards. What are you laughing at, Yuugi?" he was stunned by the other duelist's chuckle.

"Haga, take a look at your insect monster." Ami supplied.

"What?" Haga gaped when 'Killer Bee' exploded, before realizing 'Mammoth Graveyard' too had received a power up from the field.

"Haga, as soon as I stepped into this arena, I figured out this new rule." Yami Yuugi declared.

"Why did Pegasus choose an island as the duelling site?" Ami posted the question. "After seeing the display, Yuugi figured out the answer to the question. Depending on the battlefield, a monster card's power can be increased to make the card more powerful. Haga, guess your 'brilliant' plan backfired, big time."

"But the field power is not the only new rule in the Kingdom." Haga laughed. "There are other hidden rules that you don't know about. My card is 'Heracles Beetle'."

"My card is 'Gremlin'." Yami Yuugi placed his card down. "In attack mode. Magic card, 'Unicorn's Horn', to increase the attack points by 700."

"Don't think you can win with that." Haga chuckled. "Go, 'Heracles Beetle'!"

"'Gremlin's Electric Shock'!" Yami Yuugi called out. "Could it be that a monster with field power is unaffected by magic?" he realized when 'Gremlin' was destroyed instead.

"That's right." Haga declared. "Monsters that receive field magic are not affected by magic cards. So your monster can only use its original attack points. I never thought you would keep on playing it safe." He taunted, Yami Yuugi having placed his card in defence mode. "it seems that victory will be mine. You beat Kaiba just out of pure luck, right? Get ready, my secret combo. Basic insect card; with the field power source, it gets a power up. And with 'Laser Cannon Armour Level 3', my monster's power will increase threefold. Now its power is four times the original. Attack! So its real identity is 'Grifford'." He grinned, the monster on Yuugi's field was blasted off. "You still aren't good enough to be my opponent. It must be some useless card." He scoffed. "Only a few monsters can withstand my insect's powerful attacks. But just finishing off useless cards is boring. So I'll first set this secret card here. Just watch me, Yuugi." He stated, Yami Yuugi having set another magic card. "I'll cover the whole field with my insect army. And that's not all." He summoned another two insect monsters. "What's wrong?" he added another monster to his side. "You're not attacking anymore? Every turn, the number of my monsters increases. This is your last day as a duelist. Let my insect parade celebrate for you."

"'Black Magician'." Yami Yuugi drew out his one of most powerful cards. But it can't attack. "Defence mode."

"No matter what card you use, it will have no effect before my insect army." Haga boasted. "Go, 'Basic Insect Laser Cannon'! The target is that card. Attack! What's so funny?" he demanded when Yami Yuugi chuckled.

"Haga, you just said 'attack', right?" Yami Yuugi asked. "Have you forgotten that I also have a set card?"

"Could it be… a trap card?" Haga was shocked.

"That's right." Yami Yuugi confirmed. "When my opponent says 'attack', this trap card activates. Holy Barrier: 'Mirror Force'!"

"Impossible!" Haga screamed, the 'Mirror Force' card repelling 'Basic Insect's attack right back at his gathered insect monsters. "My… insect army…"

You are just as before, Atemu. Ami mused. As the King of Games.

"I guess you became the Japanese champion by pure luck." Yami Yuugi threw the taunt right back. "You were over-confident about your strategy and overlooked my card. Let me say this, Haga. You are too weak."

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