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# Chapter 487: I Got a Magical Treasu... Dragonmaid!
"Little Green, Big Green, Little Red, Big Red, Little Pink, Big Pink, and Little Black who still doesn't have a Big Black." Hayato held a stack of cards in his hand, quickly flipping through them one by one. However, when he saw three copies of the same card together, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Do you believe in blind Milling?"
"I really admire the first person to run three copies of **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** in their Deck, because they might Mill all three **Instant Fusions**."
"Little Red, wait until I Mill the Trap Card, then I'll use my second Effect to Special Summon you."
Hayato heard chanting that was almost etched into his DNA, yet slightly off. Turning his head, he saw that it was indeed the **Ojama** brothers who had popped out again.
Among all of Hayato's Card Spirits, the **Ojama** brothers, including **Ojama Yellow**, were arguably the weakest, but when it came to causing chaos and being entertaining, they were undoubtedly the strongest.
And the reason for their antics was none other than the full three copies of **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon**, that Hayato had found in the Deck.
Hayato was actually quite surprised. Although he knew from a previous Duel that his old man was quite bold, bold enough to even include **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** in a **Dragonmaid** Deck, Hayato was even more surprised that while other **Dragonmaid** cards were only included as one or two copies in the Deck, **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** was somehow maxed out at three copies.
Incredible. Just incredible.
While complaining with **Ojama Yellow** and the others about his old man's Deck Composition being truly that of a **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** master, Hayato flipped through the cards below. Before him appeared a Monster Card.
"**Tyrant Neptune**?" Hayato frowned. "Seriously, you're even running Forbidden Cards?"
On the Card Art of the card in Hayato's hand, a Monster with the lower body of a crocodile crawling on all fours, its long tail swaying, but its upper body standing upright, clad in Armor and holding a giant scythe, stared at a Skull shrouded in Shadow, striking a domineering pose.
Level 10☆ **Tyrant Neptune**, in Hayato's previous life, was a card locked away in the Forbidden & Limited List, a place known as the "small black room," alongside cards like **Pot of Greed**. Its strength could be seen from its seemingly weak 0 ATK and 0 DEF, a symbol of the power of its Effect.
**Tyrant Neptune**'s first Effect was similar to **The Winged Dragon of Ra** that Hayato possessed, having the ability to gain the combined ATK and DEF of the Tributes used for its Tribute Summon. Additionally, although it was a Level 10☆ Monster, it could also be Tribute Summoned with just one Monster, making it quite flexible.
But the Key Point lay in **Tyrant Neptune**'s second Effect, which was to gain the Effect of one of the Tribute Monsters used to Summon it.
What did this mean?
As everyone knows, many Monsters in Duel Monsters have quite Powerful Effects. To place Restrictions on those Powerful Effects, many Monsters were given the clause "You can only use this Card Name's Effect once per Turn."
However, **Tyrant Neptune** doesn't "treat itself as the same Card and gain the same Effect"; it directly gains the ability.
With such an Effect, **Tyrant Neptune**, while having a good Effect, still occupied the Normal Summon. Initially, it could only be considered usable, until the Evil Conglomerate K printed a Fusion Monster with only Level 1☆ for profit: **Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale**.
**Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale** had three Effects. The first Effect was to increase its Level based on the Rank of the **Lyrilusc** Xyz Monster used as Fusion Material. The second Effect increased its ATK by its Level X 500 and was unaffected by other Card Effects. The third Effect was once per Turn, during your Main Phase, to inflict Effect Damage to the Opponent equal to its Level X 500.
On the surface, there was nothing wrong. The latter two Effects revolved entirely around the Level increased by the first Effect. Since its base Level was only one, a proper Fusion Summon wouldn't increase it much, and when Summoned with **Instant Fusion**, it would only have its base Level 1☆, making it less practical than just playing a random **Sparks**.
But the problem was, if you Tributed **Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale** to Summon **Tyrant Neptune**, it was different, because **Tyrant Neptune**'s Level is 10☆.
Two cards from Hand, one Normal Summon plus 1000 Life Points, could Summon a Powerful Monster with 6000 ATK, unaffected by other Cards, and capable of inflicting 5000 Effect Damage directly to the Opponent once per Turn. Who could withstand that?
Recalling the Power of **Tyrant Neptune** in his previous life, Hayato looked at the **Tyrant Neptune** in his old man's Deck and frowned.
Aside from its glorious history of being Forbidden, the most important thing was that, as its name suggested, **Tyrant Neptune** also belonged to the **Planet Series** archetype.
Since seeing **Splendid Venus** at Tenma Tsukihiro's place, this was the third **Planet Series** card he had seen, and he hadn't forgotten the card that Bakura had taken from the KC Cup, which was suspected to be **Tragoedia**.
"Old man, where did you get this Card?"
"Hoho, are you interrogating me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki? This condescending attitude isn't what you should have when asking for guidance—Ouch!" Kobayashi Hiroyuki, sitting on the sofa, had his head lightly tapped by Kobayashi Sumire. Although the force wasn't strong, Kobayashi Hiroyuki acted as if he had taken a critical hit.
"When your child asks you a Question, answer him properly!" Kobayashi Sumire seemed used to her husband occasionally displaying Dio-like mannerisms and remarked casually, then looked at Hayato. "But, about that Card, your dad bought the other **Dragonmaid** cards by opening Card Packs himself, but I happen to know the origin of that specific Card."
From his mother, Kobayashi Sumire, Hayato learned the origin of this **Tyrant Neptune**.
The story had to start when the couple was still in London.
While preparing to board their flight to Domino City at the London Airport, the couple met a mysterious person whose face was hidden by a baseball cap. That person claimed that the Airport was holding a hidden event and that he was the mysterious host, stating that Kobayashi Hiroyuki and Kobayashi Sumire happened to be the lucky passengers.
As a Prize for being lucky passengers, the couple could receive a free Card Pack of Duel Monsters Cards. What specific cards were inside was completely up to luck, just like a regular Card Pack. Following the principle of "don't refuse free stuff," the couple naturally accepted.
After handing the two Card Packs to the couple, the "mysterious person," whose appearance was indistinguishable except for being thin and not very old, and whose white hair could be seen through the gap in his baseball cap at the Back of his Head, left.
"That guy, could it be Bakura?" Hayato mused. Although Bakura Ryo wasn't the only person with white hair—Pegasus also had white hair—when it came to causing trouble, Bakura was indeed the first person that came to mind.
Hayato lowered his head again to look at the Card in his hand. "So, you're saying my old man pulled this Card?"
"No, your dad's luck isn't that good. It was Mom~" Kobayashi Sumire showed a proud Smile. "Your dad said something about 'gambling my dignity as a Duelist,' but in the end, he only pulled three copies of **Graceful Charity**. That Card was pulled by me, but because it was too ugly, I gave it to your dad."
"Pulling three copies of **Graceful Charity** from one Card Pack... I don't even know if I should call that a top-tier Divine Draw or the ultimate terrible draw," Hayato muttered.
**Graceful Charity**, a Single Card that could unconditionally replenish your Hand to a full six cards at once. Even with the drawback that the Opponent Duelist would also benefit from this Effect, it couldn't hide the Card's inherent Power, making people want to run three copies in their Deck.
After Duelist Kingdom, the Power of **Graceful Charity** was widely spread among Duelists, reaching its peak during Battle City. You could basically find a copy of **Graceful Charity** in the Deck of almost any Duelist you randomly encountered in Battle City, and some excessive ones even ran three copies.
Under these circumstances, the price of **Graceful Charity**, which originally belonged to the same category as cards like **Pot of Greed**, **Graceful Charity**, and **Foolish Burial** that were initially ignored, naturally soared, also reaching its peak almost during Battle City.
Following this, Industrial Illusions, the copyright holder of Duel Monsters Cards, and KaibaCorp, the copyright holder of the Virtual Projection System used by Duel Disks, introduced the "Forbidden & Limited List" to maintain the Duel Monsters Meta and ensure its long-term development. While **Chaos Emperor Dragon** and **Yata-Garasu** were both Forbidden from being included in Decks, **Graceful Charity** was also Limited to only one copy.
Scalpers who saw the price of **Graceful Charity** being inflated and a new business opportunity emerging had just heavily invested in buying and hoarding cards when they were devastated to find their speculative 'Sea View' investment had collapsed, and the price of **Graceful Charity** plummeted.
The losses of the Scalper merchants were naturally not something Kaiba and Pegasus would care about. However, due to the Forbidden & Limited List, Industrial Illusions adjusted the quantity of **Graceful Charity** when Card Printing, to avoid too many copies of **Graceful Charity** circulating and causing Duelists to pull useless cards.
If previously you could pull one **Graceful Charity** out of every hundred cards, now to pull a **Graceful Charity**, you would need at least 1000% of the original amount, or a thousand cards. And Kobayashi Hiroyuki pulled three consecutive **Graceful Charity** cards, a Probability that could almost be considered one in a billion.
Marveling at his old man's incredibly good luck, Hayato looked at the card below **Tyrant Neptune** in the Deck in his hand, the Fusion Monster **Dragonmaid Sheou**.
The perfect and elegant **Dragonmaid Sheou** in the Card Art noticed Hayato's Gaze, smiled softly, and bowed slightly. Hayato wasn't surprised; after all, in the previous Duel, he already knew that the **Dragonmaid** Deck had Card Spirits.
He wasn't sure about other cards, but **Dragonmaid Sheou** had definitely awakened its Card Spirit. However, whether it was awakened by his old man's own Strength and Duelist Spirit, or influenced by **Tyrant Neptune**, was unknown.
Nodding in response to **Dragonmaid Sheou**'s greeting, Hayato didn't look further down. Instead, he gathered the spread-out Deck, pulled out the **Tyrant Neptune** Card individually, and his face became slightly serious. He said to Kobayashi Hiroyuki, "I found the Card I was looking for."
"Hmm, is that Card what you were looking for?"
"For the specific situation, I can only say that those who understand, understand, and those who don't, I find it hard to explain to you." Speaking in standard Riddler fashion, Hayato said solemnly, "In short, there are many secrets behind this Card. If possible, it's best not to use this Card again."
It wasn't that Hayato was being alarmist. Although Tenma Tsukihiro, who held **Splendid Venus**, behaved quite normally in all aspects, there was also the negative example of Tila Muku, who was controlled in reverse by her **Vampire Fraulein**.
Hayato really wanted to place Trust in the Card Spirit of **Dragonmaid Sheou**, but he ultimately didn't have Pegasus's Millennium Eye to see through Hearts, and he couldn't always stay by his old man's side to prevent Accidents.
He could only believe that **Dragonmaid Sheou** wouldn't Backlash against its Master like **Vampire Fraulein**, and he would take away **Tyrant Neptune**, the "source of pollution," from Kobayashi Hiroyuki's Deck.
He thought his old man would be Annoyed or wouldn't listen to his advice, but to Hayato's surprise, Kobayashi Hiroyuki just waved his hand dismissively. "Suit yourself. Forget that Card, you can take the whole Deck if you want."
"Huh?" Hayato tilted his head in surprise.
"Hmph, I've long been unhappy with this Deck. All the Monsters are too feminine, lacking a sense of power. It's not as good as that **Drytron** you used just now, Kid." Mentioning the **Dragonmaid** Deck, Kobayashi Hiroyuki actually looked disgusted. "Besides, I haven't had this Deck for long. I wasn't unbeatable in London back then because of this Deck."
Kobayashi Hiroyuki wasn't lying. He had only acquired the **Dragonmaid** Deck less than a month ago, and its Usage Count was negligible. He was unbeatable in London back then not because of **Dragonmaid**, but because of another Zombie Deck.
What he didn't tell Hayato was that the reason he gave the **Dragonmaid** Deck to Hayato was because ever since he started using the **Dragonmaid** Deck, although his Wife, Kobayashi Sumire, always seemed to like the **Dragonmaid** cards and looked very happy, her Gaze towards him became increasingly strange day by day.
She even gave Kobayashi Hiroyuki the illusion that he would receive a super long Text Message and hear the sound of a boiling kettle.
Also, the main Strategy of the Zombie Deck Kobayashi Hiroyuki used to use was to Mill Monsters into the Graveyard and then trigger various Strategies. Back then, Kobayashi Hiroyuki was invincible with his precise Milling.
However, ever since he started using **Dragonmaid**, due to his usual habits, Kobayashi Hiroyuki directly included three copies of **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon**. As a result, his previous precise Milling completely disappeared, leaving only one Milling Accident after another. He had been Annoyed with **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** for a long time. His Milling was inaccurate; how could it not be **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon**'s fault?
Although Hayato didn't know his old man's Idea, he said politely, "How can I accept such a thing?"
"You say that, but you've already stuffed it into your pocket. Your movements are too practiced," Marik commented at Hayato, who, accustomed to taking other people's cards, skillfully put the Deck into his Card Box.
And as Kobayashi Hiroyuki transferred the **Dragonmaid** Deck to Hayato, Hayato heard the System's voice after a long time:
[Achievement Completed]
[Achievement Name: Your Wife is Great, But She'll Be Mine Next Second]
"Little Green, Big Green, Little Red, Big Red, Little Pink, Big Pink, and Little Black who still doesn't have a Big Black." Hayato held a stack of cards in his hand, quickly flipping through them one by one. However, when he saw three copies of the same card together, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Do you believe in blind Milling?"
"I really admire the first person to run three copies of **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** in their Deck, because they might Mill all three **Instant Fusions**."
"Little Red, wait until I Mill the Trap Card, then I'll use my second Effect to Special Summon you."
Hayato heard chanting that was almost etched into his DNA, yet slightly off. Turning his head, he saw that it was indeed the **Ojama** brothers who had popped out again.
Among all of Hayato's Card Spirits, the **Ojama** brothers, including **Ojama Yellow**, were arguably the weakest, but when it came to causing chaos and being entertaining, they were undoubtedly the strongest.
And the reason for their antics was none other than the full three copies of **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon**, that Hayato had found in the Deck.
Hayato was actually quite surprised. Although he knew from a previous Duel that his old man was quite bold, bold enough to even include **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** in a **Dragonmaid** Deck, Hayato was even more surprised that while other **Dragonmaid** cards were only included as one or two copies in the Deck, **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** was somehow maxed out at three copies.
Incredible. Just incredible.
While complaining with **Ojama Yellow** and the others about his old man's Deck Composition being truly that of a **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** master, Hayato flipped through the cards below. Before him appeared a Monster Card.
"**Tyrant Neptune**?" Hayato frowned. "Seriously, you're even running Forbidden Cards?"
On the Card Art of the card in Hayato's hand, a Monster with the lower body of a crocodile crawling on all fours, its long tail swaying, but its upper body standing upright, clad in Armor and holding a giant scythe, stared at a Skull shrouded in Shadow, striking a domineering pose.
Level 10☆ **Tyrant Neptune**, in Hayato's previous life, was a card locked away in the Forbidden & Limited List, a place known as the "small black room," alongside cards like **Pot of Greed**. Its strength could be seen from its seemingly weak 0 ATK and 0 DEF, a symbol of the power of its Effect.
**Tyrant Neptune**'s first Effect was similar to **The Winged Dragon of Ra** that Hayato possessed, having the ability to gain the combined ATK and DEF of the Tributes used for its Tribute Summon. Additionally, although it was a Level 10☆ Monster, it could also be Tribute Summoned with just one Monster, making it quite flexible.
But the Key Point lay in **Tyrant Neptune**'s second Effect, which was to gain the Effect of one of the Tribute Monsters used to Summon it.
What did this mean?
As everyone knows, many Monsters in Duel Monsters have quite Powerful Effects. To place Restrictions on those Powerful Effects, many Monsters were given the clause "You can only use this Card Name's Effect once per Turn."
However, **Tyrant Neptune** doesn't "treat itself as the same Card and gain the same Effect"; it directly gains the ability.
With such an Effect, **Tyrant Neptune**, while having a good Effect, still occupied the Normal Summon. Initially, it could only be considered usable, until the Evil Conglomerate K printed a Fusion Monster with only Level 1☆ for profit: **Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale**.
**Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale** had three Effects. The first Effect was to increase its Level based on the Rank of the **Lyrilusc** Xyz Monster used as Fusion Material. The second Effect increased its ATK by its Level X 500 and was unaffected by other Card Effects. The third Effect was once per Turn, during your Main Phase, to inflict Effect Damage to the Opponent equal to its Level X 500.
On the surface, there was nothing wrong. The latter two Effects revolved entirely around the Level increased by the first Effect. Since its base Level was only one, a proper Fusion Summon wouldn't increase it much, and when Summoned with **Instant Fusion**, it would only have its base Level 1☆, making it less practical than just playing a random **Sparks**.
But the problem was, if you Tributed **Lyrilusc - Independent Nightingale** to Summon **Tyrant Neptune**, it was different, because **Tyrant Neptune**'s Level is 10☆.
Two cards from Hand, one Normal Summon plus 1000 Life Points, could Summon a Powerful Monster with 6000 ATK, unaffected by other Cards, and capable of inflicting 5000 Effect Damage directly to the Opponent once per Turn. Who could withstand that?
Recalling the Power of **Tyrant Neptune** in his previous life, Hayato looked at the **Tyrant Neptune** in his old man's Deck and frowned.
Aside from its glorious history of being Forbidden, the most important thing was that, as its name suggested, **Tyrant Neptune** also belonged to the **Planet Series** archetype.
Since seeing **Splendid Venus** at Tenma Tsukihiro's place, this was the third **Planet Series** card he had seen, and he hadn't forgotten the card that Bakura had taken from the KC Cup, which was suspected to be **Tragoedia**.
"Old man, where did you get this Card?"
"Hoho, are you interrogating me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki? This condescending attitude isn't what you should have when asking for guidance—Ouch!" Kobayashi Hiroyuki, sitting on the sofa, had his head lightly tapped by Kobayashi Sumire. Although the force wasn't strong, Kobayashi Hiroyuki acted as if he had taken a critical hit.
"When your child asks you a Question, answer him properly!" Kobayashi Sumire seemed used to her husband occasionally displaying Dio-like mannerisms and remarked casually, then looked at Hayato. "But, about that Card, your dad bought the other **Dragonmaid** cards by opening Card Packs himself, but I happen to know the origin of that specific Card."
From his mother, Kobayashi Sumire, Hayato learned the origin of this **Tyrant Neptune**.
The story had to start when the couple was still in London.
While preparing to board their flight to Domino City at the London Airport, the couple met a mysterious person whose face was hidden by a baseball cap. That person claimed that the Airport was holding a hidden event and that he was the mysterious host, stating that Kobayashi Hiroyuki and Kobayashi Sumire happened to be the lucky passengers.
As a Prize for being lucky passengers, the couple could receive a free Card Pack of Duel Monsters Cards. What specific cards were inside was completely up to luck, just like a regular Card Pack. Following the principle of "don't refuse free stuff," the couple naturally accepted.
After handing the two Card Packs to the couple, the "mysterious person," whose appearance was indistinguishable except for being thin and not very old, and whose white hair could be seen through the gap in his baseball cap at the Back of his Head, left.
"That guy, could it be Bakura?" Hayato mused. Although Bakura Ryo wasn't the only person with white hair—Pegasus also had white hair—when it came to causing trouble, Bakura was indeed the first person that came to mind.
Hayato lowered his head again to look at the Card in his hand. "So, you're saying my old man pulled this Card?"
"No, your dad's luck isn't that good. It was Mom~" Kobayashi Sumire showed a proud Smile. "Your dad said something about 'gambling my dignity as a Duelist,' but in the end, he only pulled three copies of **Graceful Charity**. That Card was pulled by me, but because it was too ugly, I gave it to your dad."
"Pulling three copies of **Graceful Charity** from one Card Pack... I don't even know if I should call that a top-tier Divine Draw or the ultimate terrible draw," Hayato muttered.
**Graceful Charity**, a Single Card that could unconditionally replenish your Hand to a full six cards at once. Even with the drawback that the Opponent Duelist would also benefit from this Effect, it couldn't hide the Card's inherent Power, making people want to run three copies in their Deck.
After Duelist Kingdom, the Power of **Graceful Charity** was widely spread among Duelists, reaching its peak during Battle City. You could basically find a copy of **Graceful Charity** in the Deck of almost any Duelist you randomly encountered in Battle City, and some excessive ones even ran three copies.
Under these circumstances, the price of **Graceful Charity**, which originally belonged to the same category as cards like **Pot of Greed**, **Graceful Charity**, and **Foolish Burial** that were initially ignored, naturally soared, also reaching its peak almost during Battle City.
Following this, Industrial Illusions, the copyright holder of Duel Monsters Cards, and KaibaCorp, the copyright holder of the Virtual Projection System used by Duel Disks, introduced the "Forbidden & Limited List" to maintain the Duel Monsters Meta and ensure its long-term development. While **Chaos Emperor Dragon** and **Yata-Garasu** were both Forbidden from being included in Decks, **Graceful Charity** was also Limited to only one copy.
Scalpers who saw the price of **Graceful Charity** being inflated and a new business opportunity emerging had just heavily invested in buying and hoarding cards when they were devastated to find their speculative 'Sea View' investment had collapsed, and the price of **Graceful Charity** plummeted.
The losses of the Scalper merchants were naturally not something Kaiba and Pegasus would care about. However, due to the Forbidden & Limited List, Industrial Illusions adjusted the quantity of **Graceful Charity** when Card Printing, to avoid too many copies of **Graceful Charity** circulating and causing Duelists to pull useless cards.
If previously you could pull one **Graceful Charity** out of every hundred cards, now to pull a **Graceful Charity**, you would need at least 1000% of the original amount, or a thousand cards. And Kobayashi Hiroyuki pulled three consecutive **Graceful Charity** cards, a Probability that could almost be considered one in a billion.
Marveling at his old man's incredibly good luck, Hayato looked at the card below **Tyrant Neptune** in the Deck in his hand, the Fusion Monster **Dragonmaid Sheou**.
The perfect and elegant **Dragonmaid Sheou** in the Card Art noticed Hayato's Gaze, smiled softly, and bowed slightly. Hayato wasn't surprised; after all, in the previous Duel, he already knew that the **Dragonmaid** Deck had Card Spirits.
He wasn't sure about other cards, but **Dragonmaid Sheou** had definitely awakened its Card Spirit. However, whether it was awakened by his old man's own Strength and Duelist Spirit, or influenced by **Tyrant Neptune**, was unknown.
Nodding in response to **Dragonmaid Sheou**'s greeting, Hayato didn't look further down. Instead, he gathered the spread-out Deck, pulled out the **Tyrant Neptune** Card individually, and his face became slightly serious. He said to Kobayashi Hiroyuki, "I found the Card I was looking for."
"Hmm, is that Card what you were looking for?"
"For the specific situation, I can only say that those who understand, understand, and those who don't, I find it hard to explain to you." Speaking in standard Riddler fashion, Hayato said solemnly, "In short, there are many secrets behind this Card. If possible, it's best not to use this Card again."
It wasn't that Hayato was being alarmist. Although Tenma Tsukihiro, who held **Splendid Venus**, behaved quite normally in all aspects, there was also the negative example of Tila Muku, who was controlled in reverse by her **Vampire Fraulein**.
Hayato really wanted to place Trust in the Card Spirit of **Dragonmaid Sheou**, but he ultimately didn't have Pegasus's Millennium Eye to see through Hearts, and he couldn't always stay by his old man's side to prevent Accidents.
He could only believe that **Dragonmaid Sheou** wouldn't Backlash against its Master like **Vampire Fraulein**, and he would take away **Tyrant Neptune**, the "source of pollution," from Kobayashi Hiroyuki's Deck.
He thought his old man would be Annoyed or wouldn't listen to his advice, but to Hayato's surprise, Kobayashi Hiroyuki just waved his hand dismissively. "Suit yourself. Forget that Card, you can take the whole Deck if you want."
"Huh?" Hayato tilted his head in surprise.
"Hmph, I've long been unhappy with this Deck. All the Monsters are too feminine, lacking a sense of power. It's not as good as that **Drytron** you used just now, Kid." Mentioning the **Dragonmaid** Deck, Kobayashi Hiroyuki actually looked disgusted. "Besides, I haven't had this Deck for long. I wasn't unbeatable in London back then because of this Deck."
Kobayashi Hiroyuki wasn't lying. He had only acquired the **Dragonmaid** Deck less than a month ago, and its Usage Count was negligible. He was unbeatable in London back then not because of **Dragonmaid**, but because of another Zombie Deck.
What he didn't tell Hayato was that the reason he gave the **Dragonmaid** Deck to Hayato was because ever since he started using the **Dragonmaid** Deck, although his Wife, Kobayashi Sumire, always seemed to like the **Dragonmaid** cards and looked very happy, her Gaze towards him became increasingly strange day by day.
She even gave Kobayashi Hiroyuki the illusion that he would receive a super long Text Message and hear the sound of a boiling kettle.
Also, the main Strategy of the Zombie Deck Kobayashi Hiroyuki used to use was to Mill Monsters into the Graveyard and then trigger various Strategies. Back then, Kobayashi Hiroyuki was invincible with his precise Milling.
However, ever since he started using **Dragonmaid**, due to his usual habits, Kobayashi Hiroyuki directly included three copies of **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon**. As a result, his previous precise Milling completely disappeared, leaving only one Milling Accident after another. He had been Annoyed with **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon** for a long time. His Milling was inaccurate; how could it not be **Dragonmaid Laundry Dragon**'s fault?
Although Hayato didn't know his old man's Idea, he said politely, "How can I accept such a thing?"
"You say that, but you've already stuffed it into your pocket. Your movements are too practiced," Marik commented at Hayato, who, accustomed to taking other people's cards, skillfully put the Deck into his Card Box.
And as Kobayashi Hiroyuki transferred the **Dragonmaid** Deck to Hayato, Hayato heard the System's voice after a long time:
[Achievement Completed]
[Achievement Name: Your Wife is Great, But She'll Be Mine Next Second]
