Fairy Tail: My Magic is Yugi Muto's Deck

Chapter 3 The Soul of the Duelist

Lucy: (•ิ_•ิ)

What respectable person would ask a girl such a private question on a first date?

"Don't ask such an offensive question in such a natural, calm, and polite tone!"

"Haha, sorry, sorry, that was a bit abrupt."

Chase scratched his head in distress, pondered for a moment, and then said seriously, "Then I'll tell you mine."

"Absolutely no interest whatsoever! Who the hell would want to know your lousy measurements!"

Lucy completely broke down, all her awe and admiration for the unapproachable S-class mage vanished, and her voice rose several notches as she began to hurl profanities.

Chase was sprayed in the face with saliva.

However, he was not angry. Instead, he smiled and wiped it clean.

"Haha, don't get excited, it's just a joke."

"...It's not funny at all!"

Lucy remained in a furious state, her fangs bared.

"Compared to your timid and unfamiliar demeanor at the beginning, Lucy, to be honest, I prefer your genuine and heartfelt appearance now," Chase said with a smile, having achieved his goal.

"Thank you so much..."

Lucy was about to retort when she looked at the smile on Chase's face and, as if belatedly realizing something, suddenly froze on the spot.

Could it be that his seemingly rude behavior just now was simply to dispel my instinctive fear of S-class mages?

"Laughing and joking, swearing when they want to swear, fighting when they want to fight—that's the kind of guildmates we Fairy Tail should be like!"

Chase's follow-up words confirmed Lucy's suspicions.

"Mr. Chase, you..." she said, somewhat dazed.

The life described by the other party is something that a pampered young lady who has lived in a repressive and cold environment since childhood would never dare to dream of.

This is also the life that Lucy longs for and dreams of!

"Compared to such trivial matters, it doesn't matter what happens!"

"Hey! Chase, come and settle this with me!!"

A rough, irritable voice suddenly rang out, shattering Lucy's emotions and reflections.

A man with short, cherry-blossom-colored hair and a scarf around his neck jumped out from the crowd, flames blazing in his hands, and charged toward Chase while shouting.

Unsurprisingly, this guy is Natsu Dragneel, Fairy Tail's most combative Dragon Slayer Mage!

"Natsu?!"

Seeing Natsu rushing towards them, Lucy, who was standing with Chess, was startled and her nerves were on edge.

Even so, she quickly retorted, "With your attitude, you're not giving the other person a chance to refuse at all!"

"Lucy, Natsu has already said hello."

Happy flew down from mid-air.

"What kind of greeting is that! At least give the other person some time to prepare!"

Lucy sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"Our opponent is Chase, you know. If we told him in advance, we wouldn't have a chance at all."

Harpy thought for a moment and added, "Although there's no chance of launching a surprise attack either."

"Natsu? A sneak attack? No chance?!"

Having witnessed Natsu's powerful Dragon Slayer Magic firsthand, Lucy found it difficult to connect these words together.

While everyone was still wondering and wondering, Natsu had already rushed up to Chess, his right fist unleashing a torrent of scorching flames.

So close, face to face!

Lucy instinctively wanted to warn Chase to be careful, but was startled by the sudden flash of light from the magic circle.

When she opened her eyes again, her wide, beautiful eyes were filled with shock.

Natsu, who had launched the surprise attack, stood frozen in place, his fire fist burning fiercely, unable to move forward even half a step no matter how hard he struggled.

Beneath his feet, golden rays outlined a six-pointed star pattern, and the outer ring of the magic circle, engraved with ancient runes, exuded a mysterious aura, with a continuous flow of binding power.

"Still as clumsy as ever, Natsu."

Chase remained calm as a card appeared out of thin air between his right index and middle fingers.

Trap Card [Hexagram Binding]: Constructs a binding magic circle with its own magic power, which can greatly restrict the target's ability to move.

"Damn it, Chase! How dare you underestimate me? I'm dozens of times stronger than I was a year ago!!"

Natsu roared, his magical power surging out wildly, and his entire body began to burn.

Using the force of the sudden burst, he forcibly broke free from the six-pointed star's curse and threw a fiery fist straight at Chase's handsome face.

"Hahaha, we got it!" Natsu laughed.

Chess remained motionless, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth.

"Solevadocana".

boom!

Flames erupted, and after a brief commotion, Chase stood unharmed in the same spot.

A chestnut-colored fur ball with a blank stare stood between him and Natsu, neutralizing the powerful fire punch.

Monster Card [Kuriboo]: A cheap and effective tank that can absorb one instance of damage when attacked.

After being hit by a Fire Dragon Iron Fist, Kuriboh let out a whimper and vanished into starlight.

Chess looked up at Natsu, whose expression had changed slightly, and teased him with a smile, "It's not as exaggerated as you say, Natsu."

"A flame this size is more suitable for lighting candles on a birthday cake."

Natsu clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead: "Damn it! How dare you underestimate me? This is magic Igneel taught me!!"

Having said that, his magic surged once more, condensing into scorching dragon flames.

"Fire Dragon King Ignir's Fire..."

Chase's eyes narrowed slightly, and he dropped the relaxed expression on his face.

It wasn't because Natsu's power was constantly increasing; he was still quite far from being an S-class, so he couldn't put any pressure on him at all.

What made Chase show this expression was another name related to Igniel: Flame Dragon Igniel.

As one of the five divine dragons that emerged after the death of Acnologia, the black dragon in the original work, Ignia is the biological son of Ignir, the fire dragon king, and Natsu's half-brother.

Even more so...

During his ten-year mission on the continent of Giltina, Chess encountered a terrifying monster by chance!

Even now, when Chase recalls the battle, that infernal sea of ​​fire that could have burned the entire city to the ground, he still feels lingering fear.

Compared to that terrifying destructive power that seemed to burn everything, Natsu's flames were only fit to be used as candles on a birthday cake.

"What an adorable little guy! Mr. Chase uses a summoning magic similar to Celestial Spirit magic?"

Lucy, who had quietly retreated to a corner of the guild, stared blankly at Chess.

As a Celestial Spirit Mage, she is quite sensitive to summoned creatures, especially cute things like Kuriboh.

"Not entirely. The Kuriboh that can block enemy attacks is a monster, while the Hexagram Magic Circle is a trap card. Both of these are Chase's magic cards—Duelist's Soul!"

Harpy acted as the commentator, knowing a lot about Chase's magic.

While explaining, he took out a few gold coins from the bag behind him, walked to the gambling table set up by Marcao and others, and silently placed them on Chess.

Seeing this, Lucy glanced at it curiously.

You wouldn't believe it until you look, and what you find is shocking! All the chips are piled up with Chess, and there's not a single penny in Natsu's area!

"Hey Lucy, why don't you try your luck? The odds are super high if you bet on Natsu~" Happy tempted her.

The others also looked over with tempting eyes.

Lucy felt a little uneasy under their gazes and pointed to her face.

"Do I look like the kind of sucker who's willingly handing over their money?!"

Although she was still a newcomer who didn't know much about Fairy Tail, she could clearly and intuitively analyze the situation from the uniform betting patterns of Happy and the others...

S-rank Chess is terrifyingly strong!