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

Jonouchi showed a displeased expression.

"Just as I thought, Jonouchi-kun, you have a [Magic Arm Shield] in your set cards, am I right!?"

Yugi said, looking at Jonouchi's two set cards.

"Tsk!"

Jonouchi couldn't help but click his tongue. He glanced at one of his set cards.

--[Magic Arm Shield].

If there are 2 or more monsters on the opponent's field in face-up Defense Position, and you control a monster, when the opponent declares an attack: Target 1 face-up monster on the opponent's field, except the attack target; you can activate this card. Gain control of that face-up monster until the end of the Battle Phase. The attack target is changed to that monster for damage calculation.

Since Yugi's [Silent Magician LV4] and [Valkyrie] were both in Defense Position, and under the effect of [Power in Parallel] they couldn't be targeted by opponent's effects, [Magic Arm Shield] was negated.

"Go, [Buster Blader], Sword of Destruction!"

At this moment, Yugi commanded Buster Blader to attack, and it immediately charged forward, shattering Iron Knight.

[Katsuya Jonouchi: LP 4000 → 600]

Yugi's other objective was not to reduce Jonouchi's Life Points to zero right now; he was waiting for an opportunity.

"Since my current Life Points are higher than Jonouchi-kun's, the effect of the Equip Spell [Big Benkei] is reversed."

[Buster Blader: ATK 5200 → 1300]

Then, Yugi inserted his last card into his Duel Disk.

"I'll set one last card, and end my turn."

Yugi ended his turn like that.

[Yugi Muto Hand: 1 → 0]

"My turn, draw!"

[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 0 → 1]

Jonouchi immediately activated the card he drew.

"Spell Card [Pot of Greed], draw two cards from your Deck."

[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 1 → 2]

Jonouchi glanced at the cards he drew.

"Ah... Red-Eyes..."

Looking at this card, Jonouchi seemed lost in thought.

"Jonouchi-kun drew his Soul Card, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!?"

Yugi immediately realized this was a good opportunity.

"Jonouchi-kun, quickly remember! The bond between [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] and us!"

He immediately shouted at Jonouchi.

"It's useless, Yugi. Jonouchi can't break free from my Mind Control... What!?"

Just as Marik was about to say something, he saw a situation he didn't expect.

"Ahhh--!!"

At this moment, Jonouchi clutched his head and shouted. He seemed to recall the scenes from Duel Kingdom when he fought alongside Yugi and [Red-Eyes Black Dragon].

Jonouchi was finding it difficult to attack.

Marik could only strengthen his control.

"Damn it, activate Spell Card [Fireball]!"

Fireball reappeared and shot towards Yugi.

[Yugi Muto: LP 1500 → 1000]

"Condition met!"

King exclaimed, looking at one of Yugi's set cards. The crucial thing now was to awaken Jonouchi's heart first.

At this moment, Jonouchi opened his last set card.

"It's not over yet, I activate Trap Card [Level Modulation Laboratory]!"

Reveal 1 monster card from your hand to your opponent, then roll a die once. If the result is 1, send the selected monster to the Graveyard. If the result is 2 to 6, until the end of this turn, the Level of this monster becomes the number rolled.

Then, a die rolled and quickly stopped.

--4.

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: Level 7 → 4]

"I'll Normal Summon [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] in Attack Position from my hand."

A pitch-black dragon materialized on Jonouchi's field.

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon: ATK 2400]

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"Red-Eyes... Black Dragon..."

Seeing this familiar back, Jonouchi lost himself once more.

Marik could only intensify his control.

"Damn you, die! [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] attack, Black Flame Bullet!"

The black dragon spewed black flames from its mouth, shooting towards Buster Blader.

"Oh no, if the monster gets through this time, Yugi will lose..."

Anzu said worriedly.

At this moment, Yugi quickly opened a face-down card.

"You wish, Jonouchi-kun! I won't die until you wake up, I activate the Trap Card [Roadblock]! Choose [Silent Magician LV4], you can only attack this card this turn, and because [Valkyrie] is present, you cannot attack any other Spellcaster monsters, therefore your attack is sealed."

The black flame bullet instantly vanished.

"Please, wake up quickly! Jonouchi-kun, I believe you can do it!"

Yugi shouted with determined eyes.

"ROAR--!!"

As if responding to Yugi's words, the black dragon roared.

"Yugi... Red-Eyes... Ughhh!!"

Jonouchi's headache intensified.

Marik's control over him was weakening.

"Wake up, Jonouchi-kun! Defeat Marik's will, and then we'll have another duel in Duel City!"

Yugi continuously encouraged Jonouchi.

Although Marik continued to apply pressure, Jonouchi eventually woke up.

"Yugi!!"

Jonouchi, now awake, immediately looked at Yugi.

"Yeah, leave the rest to me, Jonouchi-kun."

Yugi said with a relieved smile.

At the same time, an auto-piloted helicopter suddenly appeared and flew towards Anzu's direction. The President then drew a card and threw it to Gryus, who was holding a remote control. He knocked the remote control from Gryus's hand and, before the henchman could react, rushed forward and knocked him out.

Afterward, the helicopter hooked onto a crane and plunged into the sea together, saving Anzu.

"Now it's our turn to escape safely. I activate the Trap Card [Ring of Destruction]."

Destroy 1 monster on your field in face-up Attack Position, inflict 1000 damage to both players.

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"I destroy [Buster Blader]."

A ring embedded with a bomb was placed on Buster Blader's hand, and then the ring exploded.

[Yugi Muto: LP 1000 → 0]

[Katsuya Jonouchi: LP 600 → 0]

After both players' Life Points reached zero, two counting boxes opened, revealing their respective keys.

"Now! Jonouchi-kun, the key in the box can unlock our handcuffs!"

Saying this, Yugi quickly took out the key, and Jonouchi followed suit, soon freeing themselves from the handcuffs.

Afterward, the timer on the bombs reached zero, and the anchor was blown to the seabed.

Thus, everyone was saved.

Chapter 21: Finals Venue

Evening, by the shore.

"Yugi... I, I... I'm really sorry!"

Jonouchi apologized sheepishly.

"Stop talking about it, Jonouchi-kun."

Yugi shook his head.

"But I actually... to Yugi..."

Jonouchi clenched his fist.

"We're all safe, and that's all that matters," Yugi said gently.

"But..."

Jonouchi seemed to want to say more.

"Didn't we agree to duel again in Duel City!? I won't let you off the hook!"

Yugi's words were a little forceful this time.

"Yugi, you... I can't win against you..."

Seeing Yugi's serious expression, Jonouchi gave a wry smile.

"Alright, I'll pull myself together, Yugi."

Jonouchi's spirits lifted slightly.

"Brother, I'm so glad you're okay," his sister Shizuka hugged him tightly.

"I'm sorry, Shizuka, for making you worry," Jonouchi said apologetically.

"Yeah, I brought Shizuka here to see you, so you have to cheer up!" Honda said, sounding disappointed.

"Thank you, Honda."

With the support of his friends and family, Jonouchi's condition finally recovered.