The Protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Might Be the Same Person

"Marik! Did you forget something!?"

Yugi suddenly said with a smile.

"Huh!?"

Marik didn't understand.

"Look at the ATK of [Slifer the Sky Dragon]!"

Yugi reminded Marik.

At this moment, the Sky Dragon's imposing aura subsided.

[Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 14000 → 3500]

"How can this be!? The God's ATK dropped to 3500 points!?"

Marik was instantly shocked.

"Due to the effect of [Holy Lance], my current LP is higher than yours, so the effect of [Big Benkei] is reversed, and the equipped monster's ATK becomes half of its original ATK, which is 3500 points!"

Yugi explained the reason to Marik.

"Damn you, Yugi, for daring to toy with a God!"

Marik finally realized how troublesome Yugi was.

Soon, the Sky Dragon's attack landed, and this time the black mist completely dissipated.

[Yugi Muto: LP 15500 → 12000]

This attack from the Sky Dragon was insignificant against Yugi's current ample HP.

"What a beautiful combination. The God may be powerful, but AIBO's power surpasses the God. Is it not the Duelist themselves who is powerful, but not the cards!?"

Watching the Sky Dragon repeatedly falter in Yugi's hands, the King said with some realization.

At this moment, Marik drew a card from his hand.

"I summon [Revival Slime] in Defense Position from my hand."

A second Slime appeared on Marik's field.

[Revival Slime: DEF 500]

"Finally, I'll set two cards and end my turn."

Marik declared the end of his turn after setting two cards.

[Marik Ishtar Hand: 7 → 4]

[Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 3500 → 2000]

"During your End Phase, because [Slifer the Sky Dragon] is only affected by one effect per turn, the effect of [Monster Reborn] becomes invalid, the God will return to the Graveyard, and the equip spell [Big Benkei] will also be sent to the Graveyard as it loses its equipped monster."

Yugi said as he sent the equip spell to the Graveyard.

Soon, the Sky Dragon gradually faded and disappeared, and at the same time, [Big Benkei] on Yugi's field shattered.

Chapter 12: Infinite LOOP

"Nii-san! Look, it's Yugi dueling!"

Just as Yugi was about to draw a card, he suddenly heard a young boy's voice from his right.

"Yugi! I didn't expect you to defeat the God so quickly. As expected of an opponent I acknowledge."

The arrivals were Seto Kaiba and his brother, Kaiba Mokuba.

They had seen the Sky Dragon before they arrived, but it disappeared afterward, so President Kaiba assumed Yugi had used some method to defeat it. Seeing Yugi's high LP of 12,000 points only strengthened his conviction.

"Kaiba-kun, Mokuba-kun!"

Yugi waved to the President and Mokuba, greeted them, and then refocused his attention on the Duel.

"My turn, draw!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 3 → 4]

"I'll set one monster from my hand face-down, and then set another card. My turn ends."

Yugi set another card.

[Yugi Muto Hand: 4 → 2]

"My turn, draw!"

[Marik Ishtar Hand: 4 → 5]

Marik put away the card he drew, then clicked a button, and a face-down card was revealed.

"I'll activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] first."

Discard 2 cards from your hand; target 1 Spell Card in your Graveyard; add it to your hand.

[Marik Ishtar Hand: 5 → 3]

"I'll add the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] to my hand and activate it. Revive, [Slifer the Sky Dragon]!"

The Sky Dragon's massive form reappeared behind Marik.

[Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 3000]

"Next, I activate the effect of Graceful Charity again, drawing three cards from my Deck."

[Marik Ishtar Hand: 3 → 6]

[Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 3000 → 6000]

"I see, Slifer the Sky Dragon's ATK seems to be determined by the number of cards in hand..."

President Kaiba immediately understood the Sky Dragon's effect.

At this moment, Marik revealed another Set card.

"I activate my second Spell Card, Defense Seal, to change all monsters on your field in Defense Position to Attack Position."

As he spoke, Yugi's Set card was revealed.

-- Marshmallon.

The pink cotton ball appeared on Yugi's field.

[Marshmallon: ATK 300]

"Another one of these low-ATK fodder monsters!?"

Thinking of Chaos Phantom from before, Marik's mood became agitated again.

"Then I will change Revival Slime to Attack Position."

[Revival Slime: ATK 1500]

"Battle! I attack Marshmallon with Revival Slime!"

The slime lunged and bumped into Marshmallon, but was bounced back.

[Yugi Muto: LP 12000 → 10800]

"Too bad, Marshmallon cannot be destroyed by battle," Yugi explained with a smile.

"Tch, you used it specifically to block a God's attack!? Annoying fodder!"

Marik felt increasingly frustrated.

"Then the attack continues! I attack Marshmallon with Slifer the Sky Dragon, Superconductive Blast - Thunder Force!"

The Sky Dragon unleashed another bolt of lightning, engulfing Marshmallon. However, after the lightning disappeared, Marshmallon was still unharmed.

[Yugi Muto: LP 10800 → 5100]

"This concludes my Battle Phase..."

Marik was about to end his Battle Phase, but Yugi suddenly spoke up and interrupted him.

"Your Battle Phase is not over yet. The moment you attacked Marshmallon, I activate my face-down Trap Card, Rai-Mei!"

Discard 1 card from your hand; target 1 card on the field; destroy it.

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[Yugi Muto Hand: 2 → 1]

"It's useless! Gods are unaffected by Trap Cards!" Marik shouted defiantly.

"Yes, I know. That's why I'm destroying Revival Slime." Yugi pointed to a target Marik hadn't expected.

"Hehehe, have you lost your mind!? You chose the immortal Revival Slime!?" Marik sneered.

Yugi then revealed his second Set card.

"It's not over yet! I activate the Continuous Trap, Summon Limit - Fierce Assault Monsters, in a chain!"

While this card is on the field, when monsters are Special Summoned, they are changed to face-up Attack Position. If those monsters can attack that turn, they must attack.

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"It's meaningless, Yugi. I was going to attack anyway..." Marik hadn't yet realized the severity of the situation.

"The destroyed Revival Slime is Special Summoned again, and because of Graceful Charity's effect, I draw three more cards."

[Marik Ishtar Hand: 6 → 9]

[Slifer the Sky Dragon: ATK 6000 → 9000]

"Then, I attack Marshmallon with Revival Slime again."

The revived slime charged towards Marshmallon once more.

Yugi flipped over his last face-down card.

"Now! I activate my third trap, the Trap Card [Co-op]! I discard [Silent Swordsman LV5] from my hand, and [Marshmallon]'s ATK becomes the same as [Silent Swordsman LV5]'s ATK."

[Marshmallon: ATK 300 → 2300]

[Yugi Muto Hand: 1 → 0]

Marshmallon then proceeded to smash the slime.

[Marik Ishtar: LP 4000 → 3200]

"What!?"

Marik froze in shock.

"It's not over yet. Let's make good use of [Revival Slime]'s revival effect."

"According to [Revival Slime]'s effect, this card must revive when destroyed. At the same time, the re-Special Summoned [Revival Slime], due to the effect of [Summon Limit - Fierce Assault Monsters], must continue to attack [Marshmallon]. This way..."

Yugi didn't finish his sentence.

"Hiss--! This way, a terrifying infinite LOOP combination is completed. The outcome of this Duel is decided."

Seeing this, President Kaiba gasped.

"How could this be!? An invincible infinite LOOP!?"

Marik was dumbfounded.

"Is Yugi really this strong now!? And his dueling style seems to have changed a lot."

The President couldn't help but think.

After that, the slime revived again and again, only to destroy itself again and again.

[Marik Ishtar: LP 3200 → 2400 → 1600 → 800 → 0]

Finally, Yugi won the Duel.