Chapter 62
The Lone Knight
In Den City's midtown area, there was a fencing dojo.
Particularly, this fencing dojo is famous because it is where a very talented fencer trains at. Not only for herself, but also for others as she teaches other students here at this dojo.
"En guard!" The two people fenced together while other students watched.
One of them tried to hit the other, but the latter swooped and touched the former first, ending the match.
"Remember. You shouldn't attack so erupt. You must focus and watch your foe's movement. Strike them defensively, not offensively," she said.
"Yes, um, I will remember..." the fencer said, panting.
A little later, it was at the end of the time. The fencer who won took off her mask helmet, revealing her long blond hair with a braid. Her eyes were blue, and her face looked sharp, making her have both the beauty and coolness.
"Thank you for today, Miss Charlotte!" Every student showed their respect for her before they left home.
This was Charlotte Hartford's dojo. She opened this dojo to teach the young people how to fence. Not only that, but she also teaches the student with discipline and life advise. She stayed a little even after the end of the business hour. She cleaned up the place and then closed the dojo with a sign that says 'Temporarily closed for a while.'
Usually, she would go home after this, but she didn't. She had something else to deal with. She remembered it vividly as she walked alone down the street.
'Ever since I saw that e-news on the web about a member of the Knights of Hanoi escaped from the prison, I knew that my sister has returned. I must find her and this time, I will defeat her!' She thought to herself. 'I must avenge for what she did to our family after that fateful day...'
- Flashback -
"What?!" The father of Charlotte and her sister, Elizabeth aka Sir Lady in modern time, shouted. "My daughter, Elizabeth ran away?!"
"Y-Yes, sir!" A butler said hesitantly. "She is not in her room, and escaped through her window by using her bed sheet as a rope to climb down to outside."
"Unbelievable!" The father bickered without knowing that Charlotte was overhearing him just behind the door. "If she's gone, then she's gone!"
"But sir, don't you want to look for her?" The butler asked until the man banged on the table.
"Leave her be! She is now a disgrace to this family!" He yelled. "Now, I will just have to re-arrange the marriage and have Charlotte to be wed!"
'Me?!' She thought to herself as she listened.
The father began to calm down and looked saddened while he looked out to the window when it was pouring outside.
"If only she would've understood..." The father said as he began coughing horribly.
"Ah, sir! You need to take your medicine!" The butler exclaimed as he helped the master at his side.
'Medicine? Is father sick?' Charlotte asked to herself mentally.
"Don't worry. I will be just fine. I just hope that my daughter, Charlotte can continue on the legacy of Hartford by being wed and borne a child, a son especially," he admitted calmly.
"That night I learned the reason why my father was so persistent on getting my big sister to be married. He didn't have much time, but he didn't say a word about it to me, my sister, or anybody else except for one who works for him closely. Just as he told me, I listened to him, secretly knowing about his health condition. When I became 17 years old, I got to know Christopher, the heir of the Sussex Family a little more and he was quite a charming guy as I begin to develop a feeling for him. On my 18th birthday, I was married to him and both our families became one. My father was very happy, which made me happy, too. About several months later, when he became bedridden, I bore a child of my own, and he was very delightful to see his own grandchild, a grandson who he wished so dearly. He rested peacefully a week after my child was born. Christopher and I lived a happy life…. until that tragedy…."
- Flashback ends -
Jaune Arc snapped out of her thought when she noticed she had arrived at her destination. She was now in the downtown area of Den City. The area here wasn't the friendliest place in all of Den City. This place was considered to be an "Underworld of Den City" where mobs, crooks, and all sorts of suspicious people gather at.
She stopped by in front of a door with a hole that was closed up. She knocked on the door, and the hole opened up, revealing two eyes.
"What's the password?" said a man behind the door.
"Dueling is not for child play," Charlotte answered.
The man closed the hole and unlocked the door, opening it for her to go inside. She just did that and as soon as she was inside, the man locked the door behind him and went back to his position. Charlotte entered a private bar with many shady people hanging out.
Some were skinhead while others were neat, clean business suit with a fedora hat. There were some who wore Hawaiian-style T-Shirt with a pair of jeans, black sunglasses, and pompadour hairstyle. Some of them had a tattoo over their arms and side of their faces.
The waitresses that were around serving foods and drink all wore skimpy outfits. This place was definitely not for children.
"Hello, Miss," said a waitress who approached her. "Are you alone, honey?"
"I like to meet the King of the Underground," she said plainly.
This caused the music stopped playing and everyone looked at her with a serious, facial expression. Some even had a gun up at Charlotte.
"Put your guns down, boys," said a voice. All the men put down there as a man in a black suit and fedora hat appeared out of the crowds, along with a guard on both sides next to him.
The man who stood in the middle wore a black suit with matching colored pants and red necktie. He also had a big scar over his right face. He also wore a black fedora hat, and couples of rings with one shape of a skull. What's surprising the most was that he was quite short, in fact, the shortest around here.
"Whoever calls me short lose their eyes," he said to no one particular, but he was probably said that to yours truly.
"You must be the King of the Underground," Charlotte said, looking down on the short...I mean, bold man.
"Hmph. I don't get a pretty lady that often for a guest. What do you need, lady?" He asked as he smoked with his big cigar.
"I need certain information," she answered.
"An information? Is that all?" He said with a smirk. "I can give you anything more, you know. That's the kind of man I am."
"I only want the information that I am seeking, and you are the man who will provide me such," Charlotte replied boldly.
"Ho. You sure are a bit upfront. I like that kind of honesty, but I won't give you any…. unless you put a bet on it," he said.
"A bet?" She repeated.
"Yes, a bet. If someone wants from me for something, I like to offer them a bit. If they win the bet, I give them what they want. But if they lose, then I can do whatever I want, you see?" He explained.
"I see. I understand," she said as she got her VR duel disk ready on her.
"Ho. It looks like this talk will end soon. Come with me, lady," the King said.
The King and his men took Charlotte to the backyard. It was a nice wide opened space. Good enough space for a duel.
"We will do this by dueling in an AR Master Duel," King stated.
"Very well," she agreed.
"AR Duel Mode, activate." Both duel disks stated.
"DUEL!" They began.
Charlotte (Jaune Arc) vs. King of the Underground
Charlotte (5h): 4000 LP
King of the Underground (5h): 4000 LP
"The lady goes first," King said politely with a smirk.
"No, thanks. I pass," Charlotte refused, which the men watching looked at her with a rude or disgusted look.
"Really? Are you sure?" The King asked, looking a bit surprised.
"I am very sure," Charlotte answered confidently.
"Very well," King said with a smirk. "I will go first then. I Normal Summon Moblin Little Bro!"
The first monster to appear in this duel was a small pink goblin wearing a beat-up school uniform with shaggy hair and few scars over its face. It grinned maliciously at Charlotte as it chuckled evilly to itself with both its hands in the pants' pocket.
Moblin Little Bro-Level 2, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 300 ATK, 300 DEF.
'A low-level monster with less than 500 ATK… I wonder what's he planning to do,' she thought to herself as the King continued on with his turn.
"Moblin Little Bro's monster effect! By releasing this monster, I can Special Summon a Level 6 Fiend-Type monster from my hand. Come out, Moblin Big Bro!"
The Little Bro laughed evilly as it disappeared until a bigger goblin appeared. This one also had pink skin, except with two horns and wearing an opened black jacket with buttons, white robes around its abs area, black pants, and some chains around its right arm. It had a pompadour hairstyle.
Moblin Big Bro-Level 6, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 2000 ATK, 2000 DEF.
"Now, Moblin Big Bro's monster effect! When he is Special Summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Fiend-type monster from my Graveyard. I bring back Moblin Little Bro!" The smaller goblin reappeared next to its bigger counterpart.
"Alright! The boss is getting ready for it!" One of the men cheered.
"Go get her, Boss!" Shouted another.
'What is he planning to do?' Charlotte asked herself as she watched.
"Then, I play the Continuous Spell, Pay-Up to the Dark King and then set one card. Turn end." As he finished his turn, the said Spell Card showed Dark King of the Abyss being paid by some goblins in a single line with each of them holding some big and small bags of coin. The Dark King was guarded by two Moblin monsters in a black suit and fedora hat.
The King (1h): 4000 LP
"A Spell Card?" She whispered to herself as a red circle appeared on her duel disk. "I draw!"
"Haha! The effect of the Continuous Spell, Pay-Up to the Dark King activates!" The mafia boss declared as his men cheered. "During my opponent's Standby Phase, I can destroy one DARK monster from my side of the field and destroy the card they drew. I destroy my Moblin Little Bro!"
"What?" Charlotte said as the small goblin turned into a dark pink fireball and shot at Charlotte's card that she just drew, burning it into ashes digitally.
"Then, Moblin Little Bro's monster effect activates! When it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I get to draw a card." He drew the card as he said it.
The King (2h): 4000 LP
'That Spell Card is a nuisance. If I don't get rid of it soon, I will be at a huge disadvantage…. But I've come prepared for this. I will show them my new skill!' Charlotte looked determined. "I continue my turn! First, I Special Summon Heroic Challenger – Assault Halberd!"
'A Heroic Challenger…. That old thing?' The King thought to himself while a blue armored warrior appeared.
"This warrior can be Special Summoned if my opponent controls a monster while I don't. Then, I Normal Summon Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood!"
The scruffy male warrior with a sword appeared as he waved its sword around before it posed.
"His monster effect activates!" She declared. "For every face-up Knighthood monster on the field, he gains 200 ATK!" Her monster's ATK increased to 1200.
"Ho. I see. Now that I think about it…. There used to be one famous Charisma Duelist back in the old day. Are you perhaps…. Jaune Arc?" The King asked.
"Yes, that's right. I am Jaune Arc," she answered honestly.
"What?! She's Jaune Arc!" One of the men gasped.
"She was one of the Top 10 Charisma Duelists!" said another man.
"Relax, boys!" The King exclaimed, calming everyone down. "She isn't someone that hard to deal with you. As you know, I've fought and defeated Charisma Duelists before in my life. This one won't be any different."
"Anyway, since my monster gained an ATK boost, I can Special Summon Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood!" The next monster that appeared was a female warrior with a slight skinnier sword, wearing in a Chinese kung-fu outfit and two buns for her hairstyle.
"Like Berg, Ming Lee shares the same effect. Therefore, her ATK is also increased as well," Charlotte noted as her both her monster's ATK increased to 1400 and 1200 respectively.
"Now, open! The circuit of the warrior's soul!" Her hand glowed in blue, shooting out blue lightning to make a Link Square portal appeared in the middle of the duel field.
"Arrowhead confirmed! The summoning condition is one Warrior monster. I set my Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood to the link marker!" Her monster turned into a golden twister, shooting into the bottom arrow. "Circuit combines! Link Summon! Link-1! Marlin, the Sorceress of Knighthood!"
A young, pretty sorceress with long white hair and a blue bandana around her head and blue robe appeared. She also wielded a white staff made of white oak barks with a glittering blue stone for the top.
Marlin, the Sorceress of Knighthood-Link-1, LIGHT, Spellcaster/Link/Effect, 500 ATK. Link Arrow: Bottom
"A Link-1 monster? What can that pretty little gal do?" The King said mockingly.
"I will show you!" Charlotte replied. "I use both my Level 4 Heroic Challenger – Assault Halberd and Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood to construct the Overlay Network!"
She shot blue electrical energy out of her duel disk upward to the sky, causing a galaxy portal to appear above them. Then, her two monsters turned into blue particles, absorbing into the portal.
"Xyz Summon," The King mumbled.
"Two warriors from different path collide! Appear before you, the champion of blades and many battles! Xyz Summon!" The hexagonal string of DNA appeared before it formed into a monster. "Rank 4! Heroic Champion – Excalibur!"
A red-armored warrior stood before Moblin Little Bro, clearly showing that the formal was taller than it.
"It's bigger than the Boss's monster!" One of the men shouted.
"Marlin, the Sorceress of Knighthood's monster effect! When a Warrior monster is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck next to her link, then one Spell or Trap Card is destroyed from the field. I destroy your Pay-Up to the Dark King!" The said card shattered into pieces like glass.
"Then, I activate Excalibur's monster effect!" She declared. "Once per turn, I can detach 2 Xyz Materials from this card to gain doubles the original ATK until your next End Phase."
The two yellow orbs around Excalibur absorbed into its sword, making it glow in orange aura while its ATK increased by doubles.
"It has 4000 ATK now!" One of the men yelled.
"That's twice higher than our boss's Moblin Big Bro!" One of the other men noted.
"Battle! I declare Heroic Champion – Excalibur to attack your Moblin Big Bro!" Her monster jumped in with its sword out, ready to slice some dices.
"Not so fast! Trap activates! Dark Alchemy Cycle!" His set card revealed itself, showing a person's duel disk surrounded by a misty, evil purple aura with a ghostly form of Dark King of the Abyss coming out of it. "With this, the original ATK of all DARK monsters I control become 0."
The same misty purple aura surrounded Moblin Big Bro, making it weaker as its ATK became zero.
"What? Why would you do that?" She asked aloud, but before she gets the answer, her monster slashed Moblin Big Bro, causing an explosion that covered the field.
Once the smoke was cleared, King was still standing with his Life Points unchanged at all.
"For you see, each time a monster that had its original ATK reduced to zero by this effect is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I gain no damage and draw one card," he explained as he drew a new card while his men cheered once more.
"Not only that, but Moblin Big Bro's effect activates! When it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can destroy one monster you control on the field. Say goodbye to your Heroic Champion – Excalibur!" Suddenly, the same goblin came back briefly, using its chain to tangle Excalibur and then dragging it with it to the Graveyard.
"Even so, I still have my two more monsters to attack!" Go!" First, her first monster, Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood showed some swordplay until it strikes its sword at King, making him wince.
The King (3h): 4000 – 1200 = 2800 LP
At second, Marlin, the Sorceress of Knighthood cast a small blue orb, which she shot it at the King.
The King (3h): 2800 – 500 = 2300 LP
"I set a card and end my turn," she said.
Charlotte (1h): 4000 LP
"Damn! That chic actually depleted the Boss's Life Points by almost half!" One man yelled.
"No one does that to our boss!" Another guy argued.
However, King of the Underground didn't look worried. In fact, he was smiling, which Charlotte noticed and felt a bit uneasy about.
"I can see why you are Jaune Arc, maim. Since you are the real deal, I will refer you by that, and from here I'll start getting serious," King said.
"Very well," Charlotte replied.
"My turn! Draw!" A red circle appeared on his duel disk, allowing him to draw a card. "You think you are safe when you destroyed by Continuous Spell, but that is your mistake! First, I summon my second Moblin Little Bro."
A second pink goblin appeared as it laughed evilly.
"Another one..." She said to herself.
"Then, I activate the additional effect of Pay-Up to the Dark King!" he stated.
"An activation from a Graveyard?!" Charlotte looked surprised.
"That's right," he answered with a smirk. "By destroying one DARK monster I control on the field, I can place this face-up on the field from my Graveyard!" His second Moblin Little Bro turned into dark blue flame until the said Spell Card returned to his side.
"If you remember my Moblin Little Bro's effect, once he is destroyed, I can draw an extra card, you see," he explained as he drew another card. "Now, I Special Summon Moblin Biker Thug!"
The new monster appeared with a roar of an engine. This one looked similar to Moblin Little Bro except it wore a black jacket with spikes on each shoulder pad and pair of black gloves while riding on a motorcycle with skeleton skull on the front for the headlight.
Moblin Biker Thug-Level 4, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 1300 ATK, 1300 DEF.
"This monster can be Special Summoned if my opponent controls a monster in the Extra Monster Zone," he noted. "Now, open! My circuit of the underworld!"
"Arrowhead confirmed! The summoning condition is one DARK monster. I set my Moblin Biker Thug to the link marker!" The biker goblin revved up its engine and put on the throttle as it ran into the link square portal, turning into pink energy as it swallowed into the bottom arrow. "Link Summon! Link-1! Moblin Biker Gang!"
Out of the portal came a gang of three Moblin Biker Thugs, but each of the three had a different skin color. The middle one was the same pink one, but the other two were green and blue. The blue goblin had only one horn while the green had three horns.
Moblin Biker Gang-Link-1, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 1000 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom
"Moblin Biker Gang's monster effect! When this card is Linked Summon, I can Special Summon one Moblin monster from my Graveyard next to its link. I choose my Moblin Big Bro!"
The bigger version of Moblin Little Bro reappeared as it crackled its knuckles.
"Now, I open my circuit again!" The Link square portal appeared again. "The summoning condition is two Moblin Effect monsters. I set my Link-1 Moblin Biker Gang and Moblin Big Bro to the link markers!"
His two monsters turned into two purple twisters, sucking into the bottom-left and bottom-right arrows.
"Link Summon! Link-2! Moblin Bro Thug!" The new Link Monster looked like Moblin Big Bro except for this one whore a long black trenchcoat, fedora hat, and semi-auto Gatling gun in his hand.
Moblin Bro Thug-Link-2, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 2000 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right.
"Then, I summon my second Moblin Biker Thug." The second Moblin Little Bro on a motorcycle appeared next to Bro Thug's bottom-left link arrow. "Now, Moblin Bro Thug's monster effect activates! Once per turn, if a monster is summoned next to this card's Link, it is destroyed, and you take 500 points of damage!"
"What?" Charlotte said. Before she said anything else, the Moblin Little Bro turned into bullets for Bro Thug's gun and then it began shooting at Charlotte. She screamed as she winced from the multiple gunshots on her.
Charlotte (1h): 4000 – 500 = 3500 LP
"But, wait there is more," King added. "When Moblin Biker Thug is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you take 600 damage!"
Biker Thug came out of the graveyard portal and then turned into extra bullets for Moblin Bro Thug. Moblin Bro Thug shot multiple shots at her as Charlotte took more damage.
"Rrrrrrh!" She winced.
Charlotte (1h): 3500 – 600 = 2900 LP
"Battle! I declare my Moblin Bro Thug to attack your pesky Sorceress to smithereens!" His Link Monster fired multiple shots at Sorceress. Not even her magic protected from the multiple bullet attacks. Charlotte winced more from the multiple gunshots as she covered herself.
Charlotte (1h): 2900 – 1500 = 1400 LP
"Additionally, when Moblin Bro Thug destroys a monster by battle, it inflicts 700 damage," King added as Charlotte took more gunshots from the monster's restless attack. She winced enough that she laid down on her knee.
Charlotte (1h): 1400 – 700 = 700 LP
"Alright! Way to go, Boss!" One of the men cheered.
"Nobody beat our Boss!" Another one shouted.
"Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss!" All the men cheered.
"Is this really all you can do? Ha! You got me excited at first, but seeing you now just makes me feel disgusted!" The King remarked. "Maybe I should just quit here and finish you off with my own hand..."
At the moment, Charlotte remembered more about her past in the middle of the duel.
- Flashback -
It was five years ago. Charlotte lived happily with her family. It was a sweet life and most of the life chores, like cooking, cleaning, and others were handled by servants of the house, but despite that, Charlotte didn't intend to live in a luxury forever. She still practiced in her dueling during her free time.
One day, she heard of the news about special dueling competition taking place in Link VRAINS. This was the first time she heard about LINK VRAINS.
She asked her husband about it at the dinner table and discussed it over dinner.
"Ah, Link VRAINS! It is a virtual networked world created by SOL Technologies in Den City. I heard it is the most popular place for duelists to log-in and duel," Christopher explained. "Honey, are you thinking of going to Link VRAINS?"
"Well…. It does sound interesting and the competition takes place at it, so…." Charlotte said, looking a bit unsure.
"Well, I say you should go for it. You have the skill and wits. I am sure you will be victorious," he encouraged.
"Really? Well, if you insist then..." She said.
"HOLD IT!" Yelled another person at the table. This person had a big white hair, wearing an exotic dress, like a nobility. This person is Christopher Sussex's mother and Charlotte's mother-in-law.
"The lady of the Sussex never does such thing! Dueling? In the virtual world? What a rubbish thing to do! Even the words disgust me!" She argued.
"Mother, please. It is only just a little game tournament." Christopher convinced her, but she didn't look too convincing.
"Charlotte is the lady of the modern Sussex generation, my dear son, Christopher! You must treat her like a true lady and not like some ruffians who play a silly child's card games by over-aged men," she stated.
Daaaaaaaammmmnnnnnn! That's just cruel way to say the truth!
"Mother, I am only trying to..." Charlotte's husband tried to convince her, but she didn't agree with him. That was when Charlotte decided to speak her mind with a plan.
"Mother," she said, catching their attention. "If I were to win the tournament and bring a trophy, then that would be beneficial for our family, the great Sussex. I heard that the SOL Technologies, the main company who hosts this tournament, will grant great prize for the winners."
"Hmmm…. That does sound promising," the mother nodded.
"Indeed it is, Mother. If I win the tournament, I can bring the prize in the name of the family and when I do, our family's reputation will become bigger. Why do you say, mother?" She asked.
The mother sighed and said, "Alright. I can see that this child's card game tournament does seem to be a good opportunity. Do as you please, but make sure you do win."
Charlotte attended the special dueling tournament in Link VRAINS. This was her first time in Link VRAINS. She created her very own first avatar, and she named it "Jaune Arc" after Joan of Arc. She easily passed through the first round, second, semi-final, and the final. She won the tournament and decided to go home, and show her trophy, but before that, she discovered a tragedy.
On the night before a day she leaves back home, she watched the news. It was the news of the latest Hanoi. In the footage, she noticed a strange, yet familiar look. Soon, she recognized that it was her long-lost sister, Elizabeth. This was a huge surprise to her, but she wondered why she joined a cyber-hacker group, the Knights of Hanoi. It didn't make sense, but she wanted to get some answers. She begged her husband if she could stay longer in Den City, but she didn't specify how long she will be staying.
- Flashback Ends –
'I can't lose here. I come too far to be stopped here. No matter what, I will….' Charlotte thought to herself before her thought was cut off.
"So, are you throwing the towel or what?" The King asked.
"No…I will keep on fighting!" Charlotte replied.
The men looked at her with disagreeable expression, but the King, he didn't look disappointed as he smirked a little.
'I've come here to look for my sister and bring her home…. For my family….for her sake!' She thought determinedly. "My turn…. DRAW!"
"I like that fire within you, but it's over for you! I play the effect of Pay-Up to the Dark King!" The King shouted. "During my opponent's Standby Phase, I can destroy one DARK monster on my side of the field to send the card you drew to the Graveyard. I destroy my own monster to send your card away!"
Moblin Bro Thug sucked up into the dark portal underneath its feet, disappearing with it while Charlotte's card disappeared into the darkness, too.
"Now, Moblin Bro Thug's effect activates! When he is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one Moblin monster from my Graveyard and inflict damage equals to that monster's ATK. I Special Summon my Moblin Biker Gang, so you take 1000 damage! You lose!" He stated as he laughed evilly.
"Oh, really? Then, it is unfortunate that I have to do this!" She revealed as a card flipped up on her side. "Trap activates! Enchantress's Gift!" The card showed a glowing enchantress in a bright, white dress appearing before Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood while he sat on his knee in a praying position. "With this, I negate your monster's effect and I can Special Summon one Knighthood monster with less ATK than your monster's ATK from my graveyard. Resurrect, Marlin, the Sorceress of the Knighthood!"
The short, young sorceress reappeared on her side in the Main Monster Zone. The King was surprised to see this. It was a miss for him.
"Now, Marlin's monster effect activates!" Charlotte declared. "When she is Special Summoned, I can add one Spell and one certain monster from my Deck."
She drew two more cards from her deck and then play her turn.
"No matter what happens, our boss is supreme!" One of the men shouted.
"Yeah! Nobody has beaten our boss for many years! That is why he is the King of the Underworld!" Other man stated.
"I play the Spell Card, Monster Reborn!" She showed the card in her hand, allowing everyone to see it with each showing an expression of surprise. "With this, I can resurrect any monster from either player's Graveyard! I bring back…. Moblin Bro Thug!"
The same monster reappeared, but this time it was on Charlotte's side of the field. The King was more surprised and also confused.
"Why would you bring back my monster?" He asked.
"For this!" She answered. "Reappear, my circuit!" The link square appeared again, but this time above them. "Arrowheads confirmed! The summoning condition is two or more Effect Monsters, with at least one LIGHT monster and one DARK monster. I set my Link-1 Marlin, the Sorceress of Knighthood and your Moblin Bro Thug to the Link Markers!"
The former turned into a golden light twister while the latter turned into two dark twisters. The three twisters sucked into the arrows, turning them red.
"Link Summon! Appear! Link-3! Joan, the Heroic Blade of Knighthood!" The monster appeared in bright light. As the light dimmed, it revealed to look very similar to Joan of Arc, except she wore a brighter white and gold armor and helmet. Her sword beamed with a glowing bluish white light.
Joan, the Heroic Blade of Knighthood-Link-3, LIGHT, Warrior/Link/Effect, 2300 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right, Top.
"I activate Joan's monster effect! If there are no other Knighthood monsters next to her link, then I can destroy one monster on your side of the field. I can send one monster you control to the Graveyard! Enchantment Slash!" The she-warrior slashed Moblin Biker Trio three times, making them vanish.
"Your Moblin monster's effect can only be activated if it was destroyed, but in this case, it is only sent to the Graveyard, not destroyed," Charlotte explained.
"Wait, hold on! This means that the boss's field is….!" One of the men said, horrified.
"Battle! Joan, the Heroic Blade of Knighthood! Attack directly! Heroic Stave!" The she-warrior strike the King with her sword right into his chest, causing him to gasp before he fell to his knee.
The King: 0 LP
Charlotte WINS!
The AR duel field disappeared as Charlotte was victorious in this duel, but the men who watched the duel didn't look too pleasing about it.
"You defeated our boss, so you're gonna get it, lady!" One of the men stated.
"Let's beat her up!" Shouted another man.
"STOP YOU, you all idiots!" The King shouted, making all of them stopped.
Charlotte looked over to the King as he walked towards her. They stared intensely at each other before King grinned and offered her a handshake.
"That was a quite an impressive duel, lady. I haven't duel like that for years. You impressed me and for that, you earn my respect," King said.
She and the King accepted and hand shook on it. The men put their weapon away and cheered instead. Some were even crying for their boss's sincere generosity.
"So Jaune Arc, you defeated me and the deal is the deal. What do you want?" The King asked.
"I seek certain information," she said.
"Well then, spell it out. I will talk with you anything I know," King said.
"I want to know the Knights of Hanoi's HQ," she admitted, which caught the King's attention, including his men.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Moblin Little Bro-Level 2, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 300 ATK, 300 DEF. Effect: Once per turn, you can Tribute this card to Special Summon a Level 5 or 6 DARK monster from your hand. During either player's turn, if this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: You can draw 1 card.
Moblin Big Bro-Level 6, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 2000 ATK, 2000 DEF. Effect: If this card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Fiend-Type monster from your this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, destroy one monster your opponent controls on the field.
Pay-Up to the Dark King-Type: Continuous Spell, Effect: During your opponent's Standby Phase, you can destroy one DARK monster you control; Destroy the card your opponent drew during his/her Draw Phase this turn.
Marlin, the Sorceress of Knighthood-Link-1, LIGHT, Spellcaster/Link/Effect, 500 ATK. Link Arrow: Bottom. Effect: 1 Warrior-type monster. When a Warrior-type monster is Special Summoned next to this card's Link, then destroy one Spell or Trap Card on the field. If this card is Special Summoned other than through a normal Link Summon, you can add 1 Ritual Monster and 1 Ritual Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
Dark Alchemy Cycle-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: Reduce all DARK monsters' ATK that you control to zero. For each monster's ATK reduced to zero by this card effect is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you take no damage from it and you draw 1 card.
Moblin Biker Thug-Level 4, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 1300 ATK, 1300 DEF. Effect: You can Special Summon this card if your opponent controls a monster in the Extra Monster Zone. During either player's turn, if this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: your opponent takes 600 damage.
Moblin Biker Gang-Link-1, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 1000 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom. Effect: 1 DARK monster. When this card is Link Summoned, you can Special Summon one Moblin monster from your Graveyard next to this card's Link.
Moblin Bro Thug-Link-2, DARK, Fiend/Link/Effect, 2000 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right. Effect: 2 Moblin monsters. When a monster is Normal or Special Summoned next to this card's Link, destroy it and your opponent takes 500 damage. When this card battles and destroys a monster, your opponent is inflicted with 700 damage.
Enchantress's Gift-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: Negate an activation of monster's effect by your opponent. Then, Special Summon one Knighthood monster with lesser ATK than their monster's ATK from your Graveyard.
Joan, the Heroic Blade of Knighthood-Link-3, LIGHT, Warrior/Link/Effect, 2300 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right, Top. Effect: +2 Effect Monsters, including one LIGHT and one DARK monster. If there is no other "Knighthood" monster next to this card's Link, then send one monster your opponent controls to the Graveyard. For every Knighthood monster on the field, this card gains 100 ATK.
Post-Chapter Show
"Hey everyone! Welcome back to our Post-Chapter show!" Kitty announced.
"We took a vacation, but we both miss all of your faces," Mimi said.
"So, Mimi, how about let's get this started with that first?" Kitty suggested.
"Yes, yes, I know," Mimi nodded. "We are here to announce that Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets became 2-year old today."
"Yup! Today is the 2nd anniversary!" Kitty said excitedly.
"That's right," Mimi agreed. "To make it special, we will announce two new cards of the chapter today. First with..."
The monitor showed Moblin Bro Thug.
"First new card is Moblin Bro Thug!" Kitty announced.
"Moblin Bro Thug is a Link-2 DARK Fiend-Type monster with attack of 2000 and link arrow points to bottom-left and bottom-right. You will need two Moblin monsters to summon this card. Moblin Archetype focuses on card destruction of itself to activate its additional effect, which can either benefit the owner or negatively affect your opponent's play-style," Mimi explained.
"Sounds scary," Kitty remarked. "Next up is this card!"
The monitor changed and showed Joan, the Heroic Blade of Knighthood.
"Joan, the Heroic Blade of Knighthood is Link-3, LIGHT Warrior-type monster with an attack of 2300 and link arrow points bottom-left, bottom-right, and top. It requires 2 or more Effect monsters, but both have to be LIGHT and DARK. This is Jaune Arc's new ace monster. Her look is similar to the original Joan of Arc, which is a Fusion monster," Mimi explained.
"Wow! Sounds cool! I guess it is a Link version of Joan of Arc," Kitty said.
"Well, with all that said, I think we are at the end," Mimi said. "Until next time..."
"See you later, alligator!" They said together.
Preview for Chapter 63
A new kind of storm was roaring throughout Link VRAINS. A dispute between people who likes Blue Angel and Blossom Star. The only way to calm down this story is for the world's two favorite idols to duke it all out!
Ai: I say Blossom Star is better than Blue Angel!
Flame: You are in denial, Ai. It is clearly that Blossom Star is much better!
Ai: Blossom Star!
Flame: Blue Angel!
Ai: Blossom Star!
Flame: Blue Angel!
Ai: BLOSSOM STAR!
Flame: BLUE ANGEL!
Yu: Codebreaker!
Ai & Flame: ...
Next time in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets, Battling Beauties!
Playmaker & Codebreaker: Into the VRAINS!