Let's play cards! In a fantasy world of swords and magic

"No way! Who would spend a full 100 spell points to craft a card like that?!"

The moment the spell card Triangle Power was revealed, the most shocking thing to everyone was Aisha's apparent waste of spell points.

Was the spell card Monster Reborn not good enough?

Or was the trap card Magic Cylinder not brutal enough?

Aisha Yuna Carlos had actually chosen to craft a card specifically designed to enhance weak monsters.

Moreover, did this card even have an effect worthy of a B-grade spell? No one had ever actually used it before.

"Although they're not heroes, and they're not cool at all... even the weak have their own way of fighting! This is the potential brought by Triangle Power!"

[Triangle Power Spell Card Effect: All level 1 normal monsters (excluding tokens) on your side of the field gain 2000 ATK and DEF. During the End Phase, all level 1 normal monsters on your side of the field are destroyed.]

The three Yado Karu floating on the duel field adjusted their positions, connecting with beams of light to form a triangular formation.

Level 1 normal monsters, the weakest of the weak, creatures that most people wouldn't even glance at, had now become the center of attention.

"Explode, the power of the weak! Through the effect of Triangle Power, increase the ATK and DEF of all three Yado Karu by 2000 points!"

[Yado Karu ATK: 300 → 2300]

Aisha exclaimed excitedly, "(ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ Yado Karu, my Yado Karu can actually be this strong?!"

Amplified by the B-grade spell, each tofu block now had 2300 ATK, second only to the 2400 ATK of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon. It was practically legendary-level combat power.

And most importantly, Aisha had three Yado Karu on the field!

Rounded up, that was like having three Red-Eyes Black Dragons standing there!

"Is that really the attack power of weak monsters?"

The spectators' understanding of weak monsters was completely shattered in that moment.

This was exactly the effect You Ling was aiming for.

While cards like Magic Cylinder were powerful, their strength came from the cards themselves and had nothing to do with Aisha.

How to effectively utilize a deck full of weak monsters, allowing them to unleash their unique, weak-but-determined fighting power, was more suitable for Aisha than relying solely on high-level spell cards.

"Three monsters with 2300 ATK? T-this... Little Ai, are you kidding me?"

Ilin never imagined that one day she would be so intimidated by the sight of cute tofu blocks with question marks on their heads.

Even though she had a hero-specific defense trap card set in her back row, it seemed impossible to block such a terrifying tofu assault.

"Fight, Yado Karu! Show them the perseverance of the weak!"

Declaring the battle phase, the three Yado Karu, ready for action, flapped their ear-like wings and charged toward Ilin's field.

Ilin had no choice but to flip her face-down card.

"—Trap Card activated: Hero Barrier!"

[Hero Barrier Trap Card Effect: When you control a face-up "Elemental HERO" monster, negate the attack of 1 opponent's monster.]

A defense trap card specifically for Elemental HERO monsters, this C-grade spell couldn't match the level of defense provided by cards like Negate Attack.

Even though Ilin activated this trap, the rapidly spinning hero barrier could only block the attack of one Yado Karu.

"Not enough! Keep charging, Yado Karu!"

Aside from the one tofu block that shattered against the hero barrier, the other two Yado Karu locked onto Sparkman and Blazeman for their attacks.

[Sparkman ATK: 1600]

[Yado Karu ATK: 2300]

"Annihilation!"

[Sparkman] destroyed.

Aisha's LP: 2000 → 1300

[Blazeman ATK: 600]

[Yado Karu ATK: 2300]

"Annihilation—!"

[Blazeman] destroyed.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

Aisha's LP: 1300 → 0

Both Elemental HERO monsters on the field were crushed and shattered by the Yado Karu, swallowed by the terrifying tofu assault.

Ilin was also sent flying by the real damage, her life points dropping to zero.

"The duel is over. The winner is... Aisha Yuna Carlos."

Announcing the result of the duel, even though she was equally shocked, Teacher Erin, biting her cigarette, tried her best to maintain a calm exterior.

If she showed surprise every week because of Aisha Carlos's performance in the practical tests, she would lose face as a homeroom teacher.

"Hahahahaha~" On the second-year side, Ilena's demonic laughter filled the air after successfully making a profit. "Now that the duel's over, you don't have to pay up if you lost."

After being sent flying, Ilin lay sprawled on the duel field floor, muttering to herself.

"What just happened? I actually lost to Little Ai. This is the first time I've ever lost to her in a duel... No, no, no, this kind of thing just can't happen. Something feels really off."

Although she lost the duel, through this match, Ilin had caught a glimpse of something close to the truth.

After eliminating all the impossible factors, no matter how unbelievable the remaining explanation was, it had to be the truth.

On the other hand, Kevin wasn't as sharp as Ilin.

Through this duel, Kevin seemed to have confirmed another "truth."

"Indeed, Aisha Yuna Carlos is different from those annoying, foolish women. She is my destined rival!"

This time, it wasn't the Card Exchange tactic, but the power of Aisha's own weak monsters that completely defeated the Elemental HEROes.

This made Kevin Seto even more certain of Aisha Carlos's strength—it definitely wasn't just luck.

"I have to find a way to get closer to her. My rival!"

After confirming his interest in a "woman" for the first time, Kevin felt as if he had opened the door to a new world, eager to learn more about Aisha Carlos.

So, immediately after the duel ended, Kevin walked up to her.

"Aisha, please wait," Kevin said, gently raising his hand to stop her.

—Soul Swap.

True to his promise, You Ling returned control of the body to Aisha after the duel ended.

"(゜-゜)?Huh? What is it, Kevin?"

"Uh, nothing..."

Kevin's outstretched hand awkwardly hung in the air.

"No, it's nothing."

Retracting his hand, Kevin fell into confusion once again.

Why was it that during the duel, he had been so certain?

But now, Aisha seemed like just another ordinary, foolish girl you'd find anywhere in the academy.

The sense of a destined rival had completely vanished.