Within 7 Cities: This is Technological Magic!

Chapter 7.7. Jonouchi: This is technological magic!

"Now it's my turn."

Wearing a conspicuous duel disk on his left hand, Jonouchi looked at the bound Sakura Kyoko and spoke.

He used his right hand to pull one of the cards from the thick pile.

"bring it on!"

"Tiger Axe Warrior!"

The strange card that was struck on the duel disk manifested as a physical monster.

That was a tiger that could stand upright and wield a giant axe.

"call!"

"!"

Unable to move her hands, Sakura Kyoko tried to make the spear she was holding extend and retract.

But she suddenly realized that she had not succeeded, so she could only hurriedly step back.

"Bang!"

The giant axe cleaved the ground, creating tiny cracks.

"oh!!"

The tiger roared and chased after it, continuing to swing its giant axe and chop away.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Even though she was bound by the strange six-pointed star, Sakura Kyoko's agility was not greatly affected, and she dodged the attacks with great agility every time.

"Lancer! Why aren't you fighting back?"

Kenneth looked through his familiar at Sakura Kyoko, who could only passively dodge, and asked in confusion.

"Of course not, this strange magic circle has sealed my attack ability."

As if hearing his question, Sakura Kyoko responded angrily.

If she could have retaliated normally, she would have done so long ago.

It was precisely because she couldn't do it that she appeared so disheveled.

"Lancer's magic resistance should be quite high."

"Even so, will he still be subject to Caster's magic?"

"It seems the other side isn't as simple as we thought."

……

"Tsk, don't the usual attacks work?"

No matter how many times she tried, she had no intention of breaking free. In desperation, she used another ability.

"Snap!"

The thorn-like chains weaved through the air before piercing the tiger in front of them.

"It only sealed off ordinary attack capabilities."

Having determined this, Sakura Kyoko then looked at the conspicuous mechanical device on Jonouchi's left arm.

"That's the foundation of your magic, isn't it?!"

Without any hesitation, she aimed her attack at that specific spot.

"Whoosh!"

Like an iron chain, the red thorns rushed forward.

"That won't do."

Facing the attack with composure, Jonouchi quickly slapped another card onto the Duel Disk.

"oh!"

This time, a warrior appeared wearing a helmet and wielding a heavy axe in one hand.

He swung his axe, deflecting the incoming chain lock.

"Go! Launch the attack!"

Having given the order, the soldier leaped up and approached Sakura Kyoko.

"Hmph, who would be hit by such a slow attack!"

Looking disdainfully at the slashing attack that came from high above, Sakura Kyoko dodged to the side.

"Bang!"

The giant axe struck the ground, causing a tremor.

"!"

Before Sakura Kyoko could say anything, she suddenly noticed a sound coming from another direction.

"Whoosh!"

In a moment of crisis, she dragged the thorns away from her original position, thus avoiding the attack.

"Can you summon more than one familiar?"

Looking at the warriors wielding the same heavy axes, Sakura Kyoko frowned.

In theory, Caster himself doesn't seem like a troublesome guy, but the magic and familiars he can use are quite special.

It is something that people have never seen before.

"Your movements are really agile."

"It seems that getting you to hand over the Dragon Balls won't be easy."

The two monsters' attack failed to achieve its goal, which surprised Jonouchi somewhat.

Compared to the rigid offense and defense of a duel, actual combat offers more possibilities for dodging.

"Bang!!!"

"Clang!"

It's impossible to hit the opponent.

(This cannot be fully regarded as a duel.)

Although the format was similar, it was not a duel in the true sense.

3001

3000

2999

(This can't go on forever.)

A glance at the life points on the Duel Disk gave Jonouchi a headache.

Because he lacks a so-called "Master", his source of magic power becomes a problem. If he wants to stay on the field, he needs to continuously maintain his "LP".

Without a Master, his HP will continue to decrease, so he cannot take too much risk in battle.

Judging from the fact that the girl in front of us was able to defeat "Iron Knight Gia Freed" in one blow, her attack power must be at least 1800 or more.

He would be in great danger if he got hit.

(Let's take a gamble.)

After glancing at Gevoka and the hand card, Jonouchi made his decision.

He reached out and touched the cards on top of the deck.

(Here we go again, another card I don't have in my deck.)

It's impossible to see what cards are in the deck, and the cards you draw are all unknown.

This is precisely what troubles the city.

He's fine with some cards he recognizes, but he's prone to cognitive blocks when he doesn't recognize them.

[Change of Heart]

(This should be Mo Liang's card, right?)

(Control? Based on the previous situation, we should have been able to control this girl.)

(But just controlling me isn't enough to make her commit suicide)

Jonouchi hesitated as he inserted the green magic card into the spell/trap zone.

He came to retrieve the Dragon Balls, but he didn't fight with such extreme intentions.

"Oh, right."

"bring it on!"

Having come up with a very useful method, Jonouchi then activated the card.

"What?!"

When two girls, one in white and one in black, appeared at the scene, Sakura Kyoko suddenly had a bad feeling.

An invisible ripple spread through her, and for a moment her eyes lost their luster.

"Hey, go get your Master's Dragon Balls for me!"

Although the duration is still unknown, Jonouchi believes it shouldn't be too short.

Therefore, he immediately issued such an order.

"Whoosh!"

Watching the other person disappear, Jonouchi suddenly thought of something.

"Shouldn't we lift the restrictions on her now?"

Jonouchi belatedly realized that the opponent's normal attack ability was blocked by "Six-Pointed Star Curse".

...............

"It seems Caster has taken control of Lancer?"

"That's way too strong!"

Hiding somewhere, Weber witnessed the whole scene and was a little panicked.

Whether it's the summoned familiars or that mysterious magic...

None of these were things he had ever seen before; now he could even manipulate enemy Servants.

"The most unstable competitor?"

Lelouch remained silent for a moment, then gave a very high evaluation.

If it were him, he would definitely have Lancer commit suicide immediately, and then go to the Master to steal the Dragon Balls.

That would reduce a lot of risk, since we don't know what kind of Noble Phantasm or trump cards Lancer possesses.

Having previously trusted Geass's abilities, he now finds himself somewhat reluctant to face Caster.

Because he couldn't figure out how many tricks this Caster had up his sleeve.

Judging from the mechanical parts on the arm, the opponent's arm was already filled with unknown cards, which meant that "traps" were always present.

Both attacking and facing this person will trigger their magic, so meeting them would be quite dangerous.

The best way is to snipe him from a distance.

The mecha he held in his own hands seemed to be the best means.

But here's the question: Will long-range attacks and area-of-effect attacks trigger Cater's magic?

PS:

[Heart Change]: You can only target 1 monster your opponent controls. You gain control of that monster until the End Phase.

As the effect is described, it involves controlling the opponent, but with a time limit. However, having high resistance can shorten the control time.

It's fortunate that it was Jonouchi; if it had been any other heartless agency, the Lancer class would have followed the familiar "tradition."

(End of this chapter)