Kira frowned slightly at the name.
The New Doma have a Three Swordsmen too?
He remembered the original Doma Three Swordsmen—Rafael, Alister, and Valon. None were easy to deal with. Rafael had even handed Yugi one of his rare defeats, a legendary feat from the DM era.
But those three had already turned over a new leaf; unlikely they'd be pulled back in. So, this New Doma's Three Swordsmen must be formidable, too.
The opponent even suggested a two-on-one, so Kira and Jaden had no reason to refuse. After all, in Yu-Gi-Oh, two-on-one meant double the resources—a significant advantage.
And since the man said he wouldn't let them leave, this was a duel to the finish.
Shell: "Each of you gets 4000 LP, sharing field and graveyard. I use a combined total of 8000 LP. The rules are standard Tag Duel rules."
Standard Tag Duel rules meant each side had a team, alternating turns. When it was one team's turn, the active duelist would switch.
For example, if Shell went first, then Kira, then Shell again, then Jaden, and so on.
The last time Kaiba faced three at once, it wasn't standard Tag—he used Battle Royale rules, where all four duelists were their faction. In that format, Kaiba only got one turn for every three from the others—a huge disadvantage. Only Kaiba's massive confidence could pull that off.
But even Dartz once fought Yugi and Kaiba two-on-one using that format and nearly won—truly a cheat-level boss.
Anyway, two-on-one was still an advantage here.
"Duel!" x3
[Jaden, LP 4000]
[Kira, LP 4000]
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"I'll go first. Draw!"
The random draw gave the first turn to Jaden's side.
"I summon 'Elemental HERO Bubbleman' in Attack Position!"
[Elemental HERO Bubbleman, ATK 800]
Jaden: "When Bubbleman is summoned and I have no other cards, I draw two cards!" (Anime effect)
Bubbleman—Jaden's best comeback engine. Thanks to this anime effect, he's nicknamed "Pot of Greedman"—just play him and draw 2, incredibly strong.
Kira hadn't built a HERO deck yet, but he had picked up Bubbleman. Even outside HERO, he was a solid tech card.
"Then I activate the Spell Card 'Polymerization' from my hand!" Jaden declared. "I fuse the Bubbleman on the field with Clayman from my hand!
With a firm body as my shield, fusion summon—
—Elemental HERO Mudballman!"
Bubbleman and Clayman vanished in a fusion whirlpool, a water jet bursting, a solid body slamming onto the field, arms crossed like a fortress.
[Elemental HERO Mudballman, DEF 3000]
A vanilla monster, but with a defense rivaling Blue-Eyes—it was a solid opening wall.
Jaden: "Then I set a card face-down and end my turn."
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