Yu-Gi-Oh! Interfactors

Episode 31: Trapper Keeper Part 2

(The Master Duel from the previous chapter continues. Lazuli and Trapper both have 2500 LP. Lazuli controls "Sirenosis Ruler - Queen Trident" in the Extra Monster Zone (with a Sirenosis Counter on it), and in her Main Monster Zones, "Sirenosis Defender - Tideshield" and "Sirenosis Defender - Tidespear", both co-linked to "Queen Trident". Lazuli also has the Continuous Spell Cards, "Sirenosis Shrine" and "Water Hazard", and the Continuous Trap Card, "Sirenosis Peace", face-up, no set cards on her field, and no cards in her hand. Trapper controls 2 copies of "Trap Totem - Combat Battalion", one in the Extra Monster Zone with a "Sirenosis Counter" and 0 ATK, and the other in the Main Monster Zone with its original ATK. Trapper has no cards in his Spell and Trap Zones, and has 5 cards in his hand, one of which is a known Trap Card, "Counter Combat". It is currently Lazuli's Main Phase 2)

Trapper: I'm impressed you've been able to push on this hard and for this long. All of the duelists I've dueled so far until now couldn't handle my dueling skills the way you have.

Lazuli: I'm just getting started Trapper. (Lazuli closes her eyes calmly) I know your weak spot, and with "The Interfactor Of Guidance" at my side, I can't lose. 

(Lazuli re-opens her eyes, then...)

Lazuli: (Raising her hand) Appear, the circuit of deep-sea circuits. (A circuit appears behind Lazuli) The summoning conditions are 2 "Sirenosis Defender" Link monsters, and that's exactly what I have. I set "Tideshield" and "Tidespear" in the Link Arrows. I Link Summon! Link 2, "Sirenosis Defender - Orcarider". (2000)

Jace: (To himself) A new "Sirenosis Defender".

(Trapper smirks)

Lazuli: When "Orcarider" is Link Summoned while co-linked to a "Sirenosis" monster, and when I have 0 cards in my hand, I can banish a card from the top of my Deck facedown for each monster on the field with "Sirenosis Counters" on them. Then during the Standby Phase of my next turn, I can add those cards to my hand. Since "Queen Trident" and 1 of your "Combat Battalion" have "Sirenosis Counters" on them, I banish the top 2 cards of my Deck facedown. 

(Lazuli's top 2 cards are banished facedown)

Lazuli: That will end my turn. This also means Mistrina's effect ends, and Queen Trident's ATK returns to normal. (Queen Trident: 3500 - 3000)

Jace: (To himself) Lazuli has to keep this momentum going. She's done well so far, but who knows what Trapper could have hidden away in that Deck of his.

Trapper: It's my move. 

(Trapper's Deck dispenses a card and he draws it, looking at it carefully. Trapper then displays his 6-card hand)

Trapper: I'll place these 5 cards facedown. (Trapper taps 5 of the 6 cards in his hand facedown onto his field) And then, I end my turn.

Lazuli: (To herself) There's not any kind of changeup in Trapper's strategy. No attacking, no Link Summons during his turn, nothing. It's the same strategy over and over, and that's why it's so efficient and effective.

(Lazuli takes a deep breath)

Lazuli: (To herself) Well, one thing is for sure now. One of those set cards Trapper just set is without a doubt that Trap Card, "Counter Combat". 

(A flashback occurs to when Trapper used the Trap Card on Lazuli's previous turn. The flashback ends)

Lazuli: (To herself) I'll take the Battle Damage instead of Trapper the moment I launch my next attack and he activates "Counter Combat", plus he'll get another "Counter Combat" from his Deck since his GY is empty of monsters. With 2500 LP left, I have to be careful.