Assemble, My Venerated Comrades (1)

And here I summon Bowman of Frost!

Then I’ll counter with… Trick card, Great Shield of the Blazing Dragon!

Hah. I’m sorry to say, but that trick card shall be rendered null.

What…?!

Bowman of Frost’s ability! When there are at least three ice guardians on the field, his health and attack double for one turn, meaning I break through your shield!

Th… This can’t be!

Furthermore, I activate Snow Sorcerer’s special ability, allowing me to end my turn by drawing three cards from my deck.

Gh…!

W-Wow… I was so focused on Yukikaze-san casting his really long spell that I didn’t even notice how big of a pickle Tao got into.

(I have absolutely no idea what’s going on, but I can feel the tension in the air. This kind of battle really gets you on the edge of your seat…!)

He set up his guardians in anticipation of his opponent’s trick card… Impressive as always.

But isn’t Yukikaze-san low on life points or something? If Tao unleashes a super long spell too, he could pull through and win.

By “spell,” do you mean reading the text on the cards? …It depends on his hand, but it could be difficult for him.

(There’s a high chance that Kamina-san has something powerful in his hand from drawing those three cards. But…)

If I don’t attack, I’ll just lose. I’m not going down easy!

I’ll send two of my guardians to the graveyard to summon Hellfire-Clad Gladiator! By using three of my fire mana, I attack to deal heavy fire damage!

A fine play. But it’s not enough. I activate my trick card, Raging Avalanche!

Argh, I knew you had something up your sleeve!

Raging Avalache’s effect: in exchange for one guardian, all damage dealt by your opponent is reflected!

Wait, that means…

That’s the game.

Maaaan! I really thought I had a chance at winning today. You’re too good, Kamina-san.

No, if I hadn’t drawn that trick card, I could’ve lost. Good game, Tao.

It was a remarkable battle.

It was so immersive that I thought you two were taking damage in real life. I’m glad nobody got hurt.

Ahaha… Well that kinda stuff does happen in anime.

And wouldn’t you know it, I actually have a prize for our winner, Yukikaze-san.

A potted plant…

Oh, the herbs I asked you to order for me.

You must’ve come here to hand them to me. I’m sorry for making you wait so long.

It’s okay. I think I’m actually pretty lucky I got to witness such a heated battle. Sojun-san’s commentary included.

Yeah, I didn’t expect you to know so much about MotG, Sojun-san.

The boss asked me to play in his place, so I’ve been learning how to build my own deck as of late.

Thanks for always playing against me, Sojun.

Huh. So I guess you slowly got more into it.

It pulled me in too, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it… It really feels like you’d never be able to leave once you get into it.

If you’re interested, Nagi, I could be your gateway.

Gateway?

I have a few starter decks I don’t use, so you can have one of them.

You’re passing a whole deck onto me…? No, I couldn’t, I’d feel way too bad.

Then you can consider it as payment for the herbs. It’s a show of my appreciation.

O-Oh, okay… In that case, I’ll humbly accept.

I have a few different types, but for you, Nagi…

Here, you can have this deck.

Sunlit Forest Feast…

This is the first I’ve seen of this series.

Oh, isn’t this the new one? Is it any good?

It’s strong. It’s also designed to be easy for beginners to create decks with.

I thought the tree guardian that’s featured in it would suit Nagi.

It suits me…

…Oh! I actually wanted to buy a few packs of the expansion that’s out right now too. I wanna pull a new fire guardian.

That game we just played made me wanna improve my deck, so I’m probably gonna go and buy them now…

Then how about we all head to the card shop together? My friends might be there around this time.

I’ve been wanting to introduce you and Sojun to them.

Sounds cool. I’m down!

Yes, I don’t mind. The boss did order me to accompany you for the day, Kamina-san, so I will join you.

It could be a good experience for you too, Nagi, since you’re new to the scene.

Ooh… Then maybe I’ll go too. I have to pay my respects to my noble predecessors.

They’re all very nice, so you don’t have to worry too much. Let’s head out.