"I'm going first, draw!" Manjome declared energetically, "I activate Continuous Magic 'D.D Hangar' from my hand! I select three Union Monsters from my deck, level four or below, and banish them from the game!" (Animation effect)
D.D Hangar, the support card exclusively used in the "VWXYZ" deck by Manjome in the original animation.
Three cards swiftly popped out from Manjome's deck.
"I banish 'Y-Head Dragon', 'Z-Metal Tank', and 'W-Wing Catapult' from the game!"
From the rare card series "VWXYZ", the mechanical union used multiple times by Kaiba in DM, becoming one of Manjome's ace series in the GX era.
The red, gold, and blue mechanical monsters were absorbed into a black vortex that opened mid-air, like being stored in a temporary arsenal.
"Next, I Normal Summon 'X-Head Cannon'!"
[X-Head Cannon, attack power 1800]
"At this moment, D.D Hangar's effect activates!" Manjome said, "When you summon a monster, if there are Union Monster Cards banished through D.D Hangar's effect noted with the name of the monster I summoned, those Union Monsters can be Special Summoned from the banished zone!"
Manjome showcased the two Monster Cards from the banished zone in one fell swoop.
"The banished 'Y-Head Dragon' and 'Z-Metal Tank' both have 'X-Head Cannon's' name noted, so I Special Summon these two monsters!"
[Y-Head Dragon, attack power 1500]
[Z-Metal Tank, attack power 1500]
With just two cards, Manjome had quickly assembled three Union corresponding to X, Y, Z!
"Next, I banish 'X-Head Cannon', 'Y-Head Dragon', 'Z-Metal Tank', all three from the game!" Manjome shouted, "Transformation fusion!
Suppress with the strongest firepower—
——XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Fusion Summon!"
Three machines began simultaneously transforming and breaking down. The metal tank became a solid and stable base, with Y-Head Dragon transformed and placed in the center, as the head, the cannon below embedded into the back of the head, parts meshing and perfectly assembled.
XYZ-Dragon Cannon, summon!
[XYZ-Dragon Cannon, attack power 2800]
Quite a few students couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"XYZ-Dragon Cannon..... isn't this President Kaiba Seto's main monster?" Marufuji Shou asked in shock, "Summoned on the first turn?"
Kaiba sat in his seat with folded arms, a cold face showing a faint approving smile.
Hum↓, just passable.
"I set a card, and the turn ends." Manjome said.
"Whoa, Manjome is so awesome!" Judai exclaimed excitedly, "Such a strong and cool monster right in the first turn!"
"It's Manjome Thunder." Manjome said with a cold face, "Stop your talking and draw. No matter what tactics you use, I'll defeat you!"
"Haha, then I won't hold back." Judai laughed, "My turn, draw! First, I activate the Magic Card 'Graceful Charity', draw three cards from my deck, then discard two to the graveyard."
Judai glanced at Manjome's field with the mighty Dragon Cannon, quickly planning his moves.
An attack power of 2800 was relatively high in the entire Hero series, undeniably powerful.
But he wasn't necessarily aiming to defeat that monster.
"I summon 'Elemental Hero Bubbleman'!"
[Elemental Hero Bubbleman, attack power 800]
"With the successful summon of Bubbleman, if there are no other cards in my field, draw two cards from the deck." Judai said, "Then the Magic Card 'Fusion'! Fusion 'Elemental Hero Bubbleman' with 'Elemental Hero Featherman' from my hand!
Fusion Summon! Elemental Hero Sailorman!"
[Elemental Hero Sailorman, attack power 1400]
The audience was puzzled: "A Fusion Hero with only 1400 attack power?"
"Set a card on the field." Judai said, "Sailorman's effect, when there's a card in my Magic Trap Zone, allows a direct attack on the opponent!"
"What?" Manjome's pupils contracted, "Bypassing the Dragon Cannon for a direct attack?"
"Direct attack from Sailorman!" Judai had already given the order.
The Elemental Hero jumped on the raging tide, as if riding the wind and waves. A heavy anchor trailing an iron chain shot out, piercing through Manjome from the chest through its holographic projection.
[Manjome, LP 4000 → LP 2600]
"Great!" Judai pumped his fist, "That ends my turn."
Looking at the dark set card in Judai's back row, Manjome suddenly realized something.
This guy... plans to rely on Sailorman for constant direct attacks, while using back row traps to interrupt actions?
Several spectators began to understand this strategy.
Mitsuzawa Daichi muttered: "Neutralizing the opponent's attacks through traps, or preventing the opponent from smoothly summoning monsters, then continuously attacking directly with Sailorman to deal damage.
With 1400 attack power, three hits would secure Judai's victory. An... intimidating strategy indeed."
Or perhaps, better described as an inferior tactic.
Confronted with such a setup, you can only helplessly watch as your summoned monsters are covered, destroyed, or banished, unable to form an effective offense. Meanwhile, your opponent steadily slices away 1400 points each round, not much damage but it's maddening...
Kaiba glaring bitterly at Youyu.
You↑yu↓! As the Duel King, actually teaching students such insidious tactics!
However, Youyu was unfazed, even thinking Judai did well.
He believed if the original Duel King Muto Yugi himself were here, he might also applaud Judai's tactics...
"So, plans to defeat me through continuous direct attacks?" Manjome sneered, "You're underestimating me! My turn, draw!
I summon 'V-Tiger Jet'!"
[V-Tiger Jet, attack power 1600]
"At this moment, D.D Hangar's effect, Special Summon 'W-Wing Catapult' that notes 'V-Tiger Jet's' name!"
[W-Wing Catapult, attack power 1300]
"I banish V-Tiger Jet and W-Wing Catapult from the game, transform and combine!" Manjome said, "Appear, 'VW-Tiger Catapult'!"
V-Tiger Jet and W-Wing Catapult transformed and combined, one on top of the other, soon assembling into a powerful assault wing!
[VW-Tiger Catapult, attack power 2000]
"It's not over! Then I banish the Fusion Monster 'XYZ-Dragon Cannon', 'VW-Tiger Catapult' from the game, transform and combine again!"
Manjome raised his arm high.
"With the strongest firepower, the ultimate weapon—
——'VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon', summon!!!"
The ultimate Fusion of five machines! Electric current exploded, countless electric serpents intertwined around, the Dragon Cannon became the main body, the turning tracks separated to the sides, turning into hands, the body of Y-Head Dragon was pushed to the back, spreading red metal skeleton wings. The head cannon served as the head, two deep black extended gun barrels protruding forward.
The final Fusion of Union machines transformed into a towering metal giant, its iron feet crushing the field!
[VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, attack power 3000]