Does in "response to" also include an opponent Spirit of White?
For example when it is summoned, before it's effect activates you use Raigeki break, Spirit's banish effect activates after your trap. This counts as in response?
But I think in this context, if this guy activates Raigeki Break in respnse to the summon "toogle on" and not to the banish effect, then Spirit will try to activate its banish effect only after Raigeki break was already activated.
The OP could be right? It's like his opponent activated banish effect as a response to Raigeki activation.
This could be right if "in response to card number 1" is the same as anything that "appears right after card number 1 in a chain link".
In your example, I believe Raigeki break = chain 1, Dragon Spirit of White banish effect = chain 2. Then, is "chain 2" equivalent to "in response to"? That I can't figure out.
Hopefully, someone in this community will give you a better answer.
using OP example..
CL 1: spirit's banish effect
CL 2: raigeki break
CL 3: spirit's special summon effect
CL 4: chain hole
so you used 3 resources to 🔥 1 spirit
alternatively if you control only 1 monster and use ballista squad, the chain ends in CL 2 and you used only 2 resources..
The OP wanted the trap to be before spirit's banish actually.
CL 1: Spirit is summoned
CL 2: Raigeki break activates (before banish thanks to toggle on)
CL 3: Spirit banish
CL 4: chain hole (negates banish)
Spirit's special summon effect not taken into account.
Yeah it works.
CL 1: ENEMY summons Spirit
CL 2: YOU active Raigeki break in response to Spirit being summoned, not his effect.
CL 3: ENEMY Spirit banish a card due to being summoned. Because it activates right after your Raigeki Break that Spirit effect will count as IN RESPONSE TO RAIGEKI BREAK.
CL 4: YOUR chain hole negates banish his banish effect