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Chapter 1570: End of the Band, Assemble!

Powerful and sturdy plump legs, a bondage play composed of chains all over the body, nimble fingers that can easily lift two large lumps of iron, and that captivating pink armor on her chest.

No matter which aspect you look at it from, the card that Hayato played exudes a unique beauty, except for…

“What does this have to do with ‘Guitar Hero’!” Malik complained, not seeing the expected girl playing guitar, but instead a red dragon arriving on Hayato's field in a manner similar to 【Exodia's】 “breaking free from chains”, and incidentally digging up 【Blue-Eyes White Dragon of the Azure】 from “Yugi's” graveyard and banishing it.

“And ‘Girl Band’ you say, where are the girls!”

“If I say she's Bocchi, then she's Bocchi!”

“You've even given her a nickname!?”

Hearing Hayato and Malik's conversation, “Yugi” wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, feeling in his heart that he was truly outdated and unable to keep up with the times.

“In short, 【Albion the Branded Dragon】’s effect can be activated during the opponent's turn if there are monsters on their field.

I will Special Summon it to my field in Defense Position.” Hayato said, placing the card on his Duel Disk, and the seemingly ferocious dragon, like a socially awkward person, folded its wings to cover its face, squatting on Hayato's field like an ostrich.

“And, when its Special Summon is successful, activate its second effect.”

“Turn the rock over, let the morning light shine upon you!”

【Albion the Branded Dragon】 【6 stars / DARK】

【Dragon / Effect】

【2500 / 2000】

Although Hayato said he activated the effect, nothing seemed to happen for a while.

Because Hayato chained the Special Summon of 【Albion the Branded Dragon】 to “Yugi's” declaration of entering the End Phase in Main Phase 2, they immediately entered “Yugi's” End Phase.

“During both players’ End Phases, the effect of 【The Creator God of Light, Horakhty】 activates.” Taking out a card from his Deck, “Yugi” explained, “From my Deck, I will Set an 【Exodia】 Spell/Trap Card on my field.

And the card I Set is this 【Inferno Tempest】, whose card name is also treated as an 【Exodia】 card in the rules.”

“But at the same time, the effect of my 【Albion the Branded Dragon】 will also take effect.” Before “Yugi” Set the card, Hayato also took out a card, “During the End Phase, I add one Dragon monster card from my Deck or Graveyard, other than 【Albion the Branded Dragon】, to my hand.”

“The card I choose to add to my hand is, Nijika, who invited Bocchi to form a band!”

Taking out a card from his Deck, Hayato showed it briefly, a dragonoid exuding a yellow aura briefly appearing behind him.

“I think my eyes are finally failing me, not only can I not see the money in my wallet, but I can't even tell where Brother-in-law's monsters look like they play in a ‘Girl Band’.”

Malik commented from off the field, while Hayato said with a straight face: “Look at this 【Albion the Sanctifire Dragon】, his biceps are so strong, he clearly plays the drums.”

“I'll just pretend to believe you.”

【Hayato Kobayashi: 4000 LP, Hand 5 → 4 → 3 → 4】

【Albion the Branded Dragon】 【DEF2000】

【“Yugi”: 2200 LP, Hand 4 → 1】

【The Creator God of Light, Horakhty】 【ATK0】

【Primal Seed】 【ATK2750】

【Millennium Shield】 【DEF3000】

Backrow: 【Set Card】 X2 【Set Card (Inferno Tempest)】

Field: 【Stone Tablet】

Waiting for “Yugi” to end his turn, Hayato wasn't in a hurry to draw a card, but instead looked at the lineup deployed on the opponent's field, whistling and saying with a relaxed face: “The 【Millennium】 Deck formed by the bonds that have transcended a thousand years, even after reincarnation you still found ‘Shimon the Healer’, Hagiki, you guys really are—”

“However, I don't dislike such persistence, because in a way, this is an even heavier emotion than ‘forming a band for life’.” Fingers resting on the Duel Disk, Hayato said, “Then, my side's ‘Bocchi the Rock’ will also begin!”

“My turn, draw!” Drawing a card from his Deck, Hayato didn't even look at it, adding it to his hand, then playing 【Albion the Sanctifire Dragon】 which he had searched with 【Albion the Branded Dragon】 earlier,

“From my hand, I send ‘Nijika’—that is, 【Albion the Sanctifire Dragon】—to the Graveyard to activate its first effect, adding one 【Branded】 monster other than it from my Deck to my hand, the one I choose is the ruthless field vegetable killer and bass domain master—Ryo-senpai!”

The dragonoid clad in white armor, after receiving Hayato's command, actually conjured two drumsticks in his hands, drumming on the “air drum kit” in front of him, yellow undulations began to spread, precisely searching out a card from Hayato's Deck and adding it to his hand.

As Malik expected, although the card Hayato searched had a name that sounded like an active high school girl, its image was clearly a sinister and ferocious dragon.

What “Girl Band” “Bocchi the Rock”, it's clearly just another Dragon Deck that perfectly matches Brother-in-law's villainous character!

After Hayato searched out the card and added it to his hand, he instead retrieved the 【Albion the Sanctifire Dragon】 card he had just discarded from the Graveyard: “This ‘Bocchi the Rock’ won't end easily, as a Special Summon monster that cannot be Normal Summoned, 【Albion the Sanctifire Dragon】 can once per turn Tribute one DARK monster on my field, and Special Summon itself from my hand or Graveyard!”

“If everything is always something that will be lost one day, then engrave it in your heart!”

In a singing tone, Hayato Tributed his “Bocchi”, 【Albion the Branded Dragon】, from his field, Special Summoning “Nijika”, 【Albion the Sanctifire Dragon】, from the Graveyard.

【Albion the Sanctifire Dragon】 【8 stars / LIGHT】

【Dragon / Special Summon / Effect】

【2500 / 3000】

“First, I activate the Continuous Spell Card 【Branded Regained】, then I use ‘Nijika’s’ second effect on the field.” Playing a card, Hayato continued, “Activate during my Main Phase, place one 【Branded】 Continuous Spell/Continuous Trap from my Deck face-up on my field.

The card I choose is the Continuous Trap Card 【Branded Beast】.”

“Also, chaining to the activation of ‘Nijika’s’ effect, I use the effect of this ‘Ryo’ in my hand, banishing the DARK ‘Bocchi’ in my Graveyard, Special Summoning ‘Ryo’ by borrowing money from her.

Because there are monsters on the opponent's field, this effect can be activated even during the opponent's turn!”

Although the others around him wore expressions of being unable to adapt, the 【Abyss Actor - Hell Gate Dragon】 was quite used to Hayato's way of addressing her. The red jade on her body lit up, releasing the hidden power of the 【Imprint】, constructing a card in Hayato's back row.

At the same time, another 【Abyss Actor】 emitting blue magical energy, referred to as “Ryo” by Hayato – the 【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】 – appeared, extracting the power of 【Abyss Actor - Magma Dragon】 from Hayato's Graveyard.

【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】 【6☆ / DARK】

【Dragon/Effect】

【2500 / 2000】

First, he releases 【Abyss Actor - Magma Dragon】, then banishes it. He's exploiting just one monster to the fullest; how inhumane!

“Marik, you're definitely thinking something like, ‘To release a monster and then banish it, how inhumane!’ aren't you?” Hayato said, pointing towards the sidelines without turning his head.

“Aieeee!? Can you read minds?” Marik exclaimed in surprise like a minor character, then looked at Hayato and said, “But, isn't it true?”

“It's not what I wanted. It's just that the common effect of 【Abyss Actor】 monsters is the same 【D.D. Crow】 effect, specialized for LIGHT and DARK attributes. The effect to appear by digging up graves, and the opponent just happens to have that one 【Blue-Eyes White Dragon】 in their Graveyard. If the opponent were Kaiba or Yugi, I wouldn't have to rely on banishing my own monsters to Special Summon a monster.”

Hayato complained, then looked at the Continuous Spell Card 【Re-Imprint】 in his back row and said, “But it doesn't matter. Even if temporarily banished, 'Guitar Hero' will return like lightning!”

“The first effect of the Continuous Spell Card 【Re-Imprint】: if a LIGHT or DARK monster is banished, you can target that monster to activate this card.” Holding the card of the just-banished 【Abyss Actor - Magma Dragon】, Hayato placed it at the bottom of his Deck. “That monster returns to the bottom of the owner's Deck, and then I draw one card from the Deck.”

【Kobayashi Hayato: 4000 LP, Hand: 4 → 5 → 5 → 4 → 3 → 4】

【Abyss Actor - Hell Gate Dragon】 【ATK 2500】

【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】 【ATK 2500】

Back Row: 【Re-Imprint】 【Imprint Beast】

After a round of development, he still had four cards in his hand. Seeing that “Yugi” was still just observing his actions and not responding by activating any Set Cards or the effects of monsters on the field, Hayato raised an eyebrow and said, “I'm searching and drawing cards, but you're not using any card effects, ‘Yugi’?”

“If a sure kill is tricked away by an insignificant existence, then Yugi will fall into a disadvantage. I'm very clear on such simple logic.” Calmly speaking, “Yugi” looked at Hayato and said, “Cards should be used at the most appropriate time, right?”

“That's right, but what if I actively force you to play out your card effects?” Hearing “Yugi's” words, Hayato smiled and then waved his hand, saying, “I activate the effect of my Continuous Spell Card 【Imprint Beast】!”

“If I have an 【Abyss Actor】 on my field, once per turn, during either player's Main Phase, by releasing one Dragon-Type monster on my field, I can target one card on your field to activate this effect!” Waving his hand and pointing to a Set Card in “Yugi's” back row, Hayato declared, “Destroy the targeted card!”

“I release 'Ryo' on my field to destroy one Set Card in the opponent's back row!”

“Ryo” – 【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】 – who had only just appeared, transformed into a shining 【Imprint】 under the power of 【Imprint Beast】 and shot towards one of the Set Cards in “Yugi's” back row like a cannonball!

Seeing this, “Yugi” unhesitatingly pressed the button to activate his Set Card: “Since that's the case, if you don't use it when you should, the card has no meaning.”

“In response to the effect of 【Imprint Beast】, I activate this Set Card in my back row, the Continuous Trap Card 【Magic God Fire Cannon】!”

The Continuous Trap Card, named after 【Exodia's】 attack move, was flipped up before it could be destroyed by 【Imprint Beast】 and activated its effect immediately. “Yugi” retrieved a card from his Deck with his Duel Disk and sent it to the Graveyard, saying, “The effect of this Continuous Trap Card is: Target one monster on the field, send one 【Forbidden One】 monster or one 【Exodia】 card from my hand or Deck to the Graveyard, and return the targeted monster to its owner's hand!”

“I send this 【Left Hand of the Forbidden One】 from my Deck to the Graveyard, and then return the 【Abyss Actor - Hell Gate Dragon】 on your field to your hand!”

“Summon my Left Hand to attack you directly!”

Seemingly infected by Hayato, “Yugi” also shouted out a nonsensical attack name, sending a card to the Graveyard to bounce the only monster on Hayato's field back to his hand. In the next moment, the just-activated Continuous Trap Card 【Magic God Fire Cannon】 was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by the 【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】 “Human Cannon” fired by 【Imprint Beast】.

“If the Continuous Trap Card 【Magic God Fire Cannon】 is sent from the Spell \u0026 Trap Zone to the Graveyard, I can add one 【Forbidden One】 monster or 【Exodia】 monster to my hand.” Saying this, “Yugi” didn't move, just helplessly spread his hands. “Unfortunately, I can only use one of the two effects of 【Magic God Fire Cannon】's card name once per turn.”

“But it's different on my side.” Hayato, after adding the card of 【Abyss Actor - Hell Gate Dragon】 to his hand, showed the card of 【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】 to “Yugi”, saying, “If 'Ryo-senpai' runs out of pocket money, becomes so poor that he has to eat grass, and is sent from the field to the Graveyard, activate his second effect by targeting one Special Summoned monster on the opponent's field! Send that monster to the Graveyard!”

“However, 【Illusionary Summoning God - Exodia】 has the resistance of not being destroyed by opponent's monsters!” Hearing Hayato's words, “Yugi's” expression changed and he said.

Hayato just smiled: “Such rhetoric might fool someone who hasn't reacted in a normal card game, but it's useless against me. Let me emphasize again—the effect of 【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】 is not destruction but directly sending to the Graveyard. The resistance of 【Illusionary Summoning God - Exodia】 is completely unable to resist it, so naturally I will choose to send it to the Graveyard!”

“With Bess's resentment of non-existence, now, become a constellation!”

【Abyss Actor - Druid Wurm】, who had already entered Hayato's Graveyard, suddenly rushed out from under 【Illusionary Summoning God - Exodia's】 feet, biting at the tall Demon God as if to drag the opponent into the Graveyard as well!

You ask why the title is 'Kessoku Band Assembled' when the red monster representing Kita didn't appear?

Probably because Kita is dead again (confirmed).