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

[X-Head Cannon: ATK 1800]

[Seto Kaiba Hand: 4 → 3]

"Damn it!!"

White Mask cried out in alarm.

"Battle! I'll attack you directly with [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], Burst Stream of Destruction!"

Following the President's command, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon unleashed a beam of white light towards White Mask.

"Eek! Save me, AIBO!"

White Mask was terrified. Black Mask immediately activated his face-down card.

"How pathetic, AIBO. I activate the Trap Card [Roadblock]! This turn, your monsters can only attack [Masked Beast Des Gardius]."

"Disappear, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Masked Beast Des Gardius immediately blocked White Mask's path.

The President quickly activated a card that Black Mask had previously returned to his hand.

"You won't touch my Blue-Eyes White Dragon! I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Shrink] from my hand."

"Can only be activated when targeting 1 face-up monster on the field. The original ATK of that monster becomes half until the end of the turn."

[Masked Beast Des Gardius: ATK 3300 → 1650]

[Seto Kaiba Hand: 3 → 2]

"Counterattack, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

The white light quickly engulfed the demon.

[Mask of Darkness: LP 4000 → 2650]

After the demon vanished, a ferocious mask appeared on Black Mask's field.

"What!?"

The King felt a sense of dread.

"Kaiba, you fell for it! The special effect of [Masked Beast Des Gardius] activates!"

"When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, target 1 face-up monster on your opponent's field. Add 1 [Mask of the Will] from your Deck to your hand and equip it to the targeted monster as an Equip Spell."

"Of course, I'll equip it to [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]."

The mask then attached itself to White Bride's abdomen.

"And according to the effect of [Mask of the Will]..."

"When this card is equipped by the effect of [Masked Beast Des Gardius], you gain control of the equipped monster."

White Bride then floated over to Black Mask's field.

"Kaiba, your Blue-Eyes White Dragon is quite good, but it's mine now, hahahaha!"

Black Mask laughed triumphantly.

"You bastard—!!!"

Seeing his "wife" stolen, the President immediately became enraged.

"Unforgivable!!"

The President was blinded by anger.

"Calm down, Kaiba!"

The King quickly reminded him.

"Hmph, I understand."

The President, snapping out of his rage, took a deep breath. Although angry, he had calmed down.

"Since [Masked Beast Des Gardius] left the field, my monsters cannot attack anymore. Therefore, I'll set one card and end my turn."

The President set a card and ended his turn.

[Seto Kaiba Hand: 2 → 1]

Chapter 17: Black Magician

"My turn, draw!"

[Mask of Light Hand: 0 → 1]

White Mask smiled upon seeing the card he drew.

"Hehehe, I drew a good card. I activate the Spell Card [Monster Reborn] from my hand."

"Revive, [Masked Beast Des Gardius]!"

The Masked Beast Des Gardius, which had been properly summoned, appeared on White Mask's field.

[Masked Beast Des Gardius: ATK 3300]

[Light Mask Hand: 1 → 0]

"Battle! I attack your [Masked Beast Des Gardius] with [Magician of Black Chaos]!"

Rather than attacking President Kaiba, White Mask was more concerned about King's two face-down cards.

Des Gardius immediately charged forward.

King quickly activated the card he had set at the start of his turn.

"Since you want to test my face-down cards, then as you wish, I activate [Shift]!"

This card can only be activated when a monster on your field becomes the target of an opponent's Spell/Trap Card or an attack from an opponent's monster. Change that target to another monster on your field that can correctly be targeted.

"Your attack target is now changed to [Chaos Phantom]."

At this moment, a black mist wearing a mask appeared before Magician of Black Chaos, blocking the attack.

"What!?"

White Mask was stunned.

Soon, the black mist disappeared.

"Since [Chaos Phantom] was destroyed by battle, its equipped card [Mask of the Cursed Soul] is sent to the Graveyard."

King said with a smile.

At this moment, the equipped card on White Mask's field shattered.

"Damn it!"

White Mask cursed in frustration.

"You not only blocked the attack, but you also removed the threat of [Mask of the Cursed Soul]. Well done, Yugi."

The President was quite satisfied with King's performance.

Although this move was simple and unflashy, it effectively removed the trouble.

"My turn, draw!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 0 → 1]

King forcibly ended White Mask's turn, as he had nothing else to do.

"I summon [Black Magician] in attack position from my hand."

A magician holding a book materialized on King's field.

[Black Magician: ATK 1200]

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[Yugi Muto Hand: 1 → 0]

"Next, I activate [Black Magician]'s effect."

Once per turn, you can change this card on your field from face-up attack position to face-up defense position, and place 1 Spell Counter on 1 card on your field that can have Spell Counters.

[Black Magician: DEF 1800]

[Magician of Black Chaos: ATK 1ba600 → 1900, Spell Counters 0 → 1]0″∽5'&

"This is bad!!" ×2

Light Mask and Dark Mask immediately sensed trouble.

"I activate [Magician of Black Chaos]'s effect again to destroy [Mask of the Will]."

Magician of Black Chaos once again swung a beam of light, slicing through the mask attached to Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

[Magician of Black Chaos: ATK 1900 → 1600, Spell Counters 1 → 0]

"With its equipped card [Mask of the Will] lost, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] returns to Kaiba's field."

As he spoke, White Bride flew back to the President's side.

"Hmph, meddling."

The President said this, but a hint of gratitude appeared in his expression as he looked at King.

"Now that Dark Mask has no monsters on the field, I shall battle! I attack you directly with [Magician of Black Chaos]!"

Magician of Black Chaos immediately charged forward.

"No!"

Black Mask cried out in fear. Soon, Magician of Black Chaos's sword descended.

[Dark Mask: LP 2650 → 1050]

"It's not over yet! I activate the Trap Card [Gravity Bind] to change the battle position of all face-up monsters on the field."

[Magician of Black Chaos: DEF 1000]

[Black Magician: ATK 1200]

[Masked Beast Des Gardius: DEF 2500]

[Bloody Beastman: Defense 1200]

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: Defense 2500]

"We're finished..."

Black Mask immediately placed his hand on the chain on his cloak.

"The duel continues! I'll use [Black Magician] for a direct attack on you!"

Black Magician fired a magic bullet at Black Mask, depleting his remaining Life Points.

[Mask of Darkness: LP 1050 → 0]

After Black Mask's Life Points hit zero, the bomb behind him instantly exploded, shattering the glass beneath his feet. He then fell downwards.

However, he was prepared. Grabbing the chain, he gave it a strong tug, and a parachute opened.

Afterward, while descending, he was snagged by a dried-out hook.

"Hey--!! Partner--!! Are you okay--!!"

White Mask shouted down at him.

"A parachute!? I figured something like this would happen. You dare call this a Death Duel? It's hilarious. You have no way to defeat us anymore."

King taunted White Mask.

"My turn, draw!"

[Seto Kaiba Hand: 1 → 2]

"I activate my face-down card, [Enemy Controller]! By paying 1000 Life Points, I can take control of one of your monsters until the end of the turn by entering a command."

"←, →, A, B!"

[Seto Kaiba: LP 2600 → 1600]

The controller that appeared, after the commands were entered, pulled Masked Beast Des Gardius onto President's field.