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

"How can it be Exodia... But you only have one piece in your hand right now. I just need to defeat you before you gather them all. I'll be the one laughing in the end, ahaha, hahaha..."

Although Deep Sea Warrior was laughing heartily, it couldn't hide his inner panic.

"You're right, but you've already lost your chance. Do you remember the effect of Last Will that I activated earlier? Every time a monster is sent to the graveyard, I can summon a monster from my Deck with an ATK of 1500 or less. Come on, Witch of the Black Forest!"

A purple-haired witch in a black robe appeared.

[Witch of the Black Forest: ATK 1100]

"So that's it! This is the true purpose of Last Will..."

Seeing this monster, King immediately understood Yugi's next move.

The effect text of Last Will before the introduction of Numbers was incredibly broken. As long as a monster was sent to the graveyard, you could continuously summon monsters, similar to the effects of Cannon Soldier and Witch of the Black Forest, with no turn limit. This led to the creation of a terrifying strategy in Yu-Gi-Oh! history: "Last Will Exodia."

As expected, Yugi's subsequent moves terrified Deep Sea Warrior.

"I activate Cannon Soldier's effect again. Using Witch of the Black Forest as a tribute, I inflict 500 damage to you."

Deep Sea Warrior took another hit.

[Deep Sea Warrior: LP 3500 → 3000]

"And Witch of the Black Forest's effect activates. I add a monster with a DEF of 1500 or less from my Deck to my hand. Of course, I choose Right Arm of the Forbidden One!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 3 → 4]

"At the same time, according to Last Will's effect, I summon a second Witch of the Black Forest."

A second Witch of the Black Forest appeared.

"Impossible! How can there be such a cheap tactic..."

Seeing this, Deep Sea Warrior finally understood Yugi's intention, but he couldn't stop him.

Afterward, Yugi sacrificed two more Witches of the Black Forest, adding Left Leg of the Forbidden One and Right Leg of the Forbidden One to his hand, respectively.

[Deep Sea Warrior: LP 3000 → 2500 → 2000]

[Yugi Muto Hand: 4 → 5 → 6]

"It's not over yet. I'll summon Man-Eater Bug from my Deck."

A demon with three eyes appeared.

[Man-Eater Bug: ATK 1000]

"That's enough. I'll use Man-Eater Bug as a tribute for Cannon Soldier, inflicting 500 damage to my opponent."

[Deep Sea Warrior: LP 2000 → 1500]

"And when Man-Eater Bug is sent to the graveyard, I add a monster with an ATK of 1500 or less from my Deck to my hand. I'll add the final piece, Exodia the Forbidden One, to my hand."

[Yugi Muto Hand: 6 → 7]

"Oh no! How can I fall here..."

Deep Sea Warrior took a step back in fear.

"It's time to end this!"

King knew the victory was decided.

At this moment, Yugi raised the five pieces.

"According to the effect of Exodia the Forbidden One, when this card and Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, and Left Leg of the Forbidden One are all gathered in your hand, you win the Duel!"

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Then, a pentagram appeared before him, and an Egyptian-style giant emerged from it.

"Wrathful Inferno, Fiery God's Cannon!"

Exodia conjured a ball of flame.

"Annihilate!!"

As Yugi's voice fell, the god shot the flame from its hand, and Deep Sea Warrior was instantly engulfed in flames.

"Ahhhhhh--!!!"

Deep Sea Warrior was annihilated in the blaze.

Thus, one of the Big Five was instantly defeated.

Chapter 35: Penguin

Within a sealed space.

"How could this happen... I am the god of this world, so why can't Exodia's data be added to my Deck? It's as if Exodia itself is rejecting me..."

The child calling himself Noah said in disbelief.

He had seen Yugi use the powerful and unstoppable "Last Will Exodia" tactic in the duel and wanted to replicate it to deal with President Kaiba. However, for some reason, he found that he couldn't copy the Deck at all.

This led to his earlier outburst.

After a long while, he finally regained his composure.

"Fine, since I can't use it, I won't let you continue to use it either..."

With his actions, he banned all the cards Yugi had used before. From now on, Yugi wouldn't be able to cause trouble with the Seal of the Orichalcos in the subsequent duels.

At the same moment, Yugi also discovered this situation because he saw that the Seal of the Orichalcos in his hand had turned gray.

"It seems the master of the virtual space doesn't dare let us continue using Exodia's power..."

The King sighed.

"Yeah, after all, Exodia's abilities are too overpowered. I'll have to build a new Deck."

Yugi began to modify his Deck.

"AIBO, if the opponent can prevent you from using the Exodia Deck, do you think they might try to use that tactic against us?"

The King became a little uneasy.

"No, I believe they can't."

Yugi said calmly.

"Why?"

The King asked, confused.

"Because Exodia seems to refuse to be used by others in that combination."

After speaking, Yugi continued to modify his Deck under the King's bewildered gaze.

"We should go. I'm worried about everyone."

"You're right. We need to hurry and reunite with them. Duels with the Big Five are too dangerous."

While Yugi was modifying his Deck, a door leading elsewhere appeared before them.

After finishing his Deck, Yugi couldn't wait to open the door and head to where his companions were with the King.

A little while later.

"We're trapped."

While heading to the next location, Yugi and the others were trapped in a labyrinth by Noah. They had to defeat the guardian at the exit to pass.

This was too troublesome, so Yugi decided to flip the table.

"Then, I'm counting on you, Exodia!"

He directly summoned the Seal of the Orichalcos, which had just been banned. Since it couldn't be used in duels, he decided to use his grandpa's card to force his way through this irregular game.

"Go, Exodia! Fiery God's Cannon!"

A hole was forcefully blasted through the labyrinth. Anzu and Nightmare Penguin, who were preparing for a duel, were startled by the demonic flames that appeared before them.

"Damn you, Exodia!"

Noah, who was monitoring Yugi, became furious.

"Anzu!!"

Yugi, who had just arrived, shouted.

"Huh, Yugi!?"

Anzu turned her head and saw Yugi, supported by a giant hand, coming towards her.

"Phew! Thankfully, I arrived in time..."

Yugi breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the demonic god gently placed Yugi down.

"Anzu, leave the rest to me. I'll take over this duel!"

Yugi stood in front of Anzu.

"Yugi... Thank you. I'll leave it to you then."

From his tone, she knew it wasn't the King standing in front of her. She knew that Yugi, who was once very cowardly, would become very brave when he acted for his companions.

"Hey! What are you two talking about? If I wanted a young and beautiful girl's body, I wouldn't want some brat like you!"

The Penguin beside them shouted indignantly.

"Ew, disgusting! You pervert!"

Anzu looked at him with disgust.

"I won't let you touch Anzu!"

Yugi also found it quite perverted, so he made the demonic god punch towards the Penguin.

Bang--!

A huge wave of water surged up, startling it.

"Eek--!! I know... I know! I'll duel you!"

The penguin had no choice but to yield to the threat of force and had to fight Yugi.

Before the duel between the two began, they had already chosen their respective Deck Masters. Nightmare Penguin, needless to say, chose itself as its Deck Master, while Yugi chose [Dark Magician Girl].

Furthermore, Yugi no longer used instant-kill tactics like Last Will and the Seal of the Orichalcos. After all, he had learned from the lesson of the Seal of the Orichalcos being banned earlier. He understood that the enemy was currently monitoring him, and if they learned his tactics, it could endanger others. Therefore, Yugi intended to have a proper duel.

"Duel!!" x2

[Yugi Muto: LP4000]

[Nightmare Penguin: LP4000]

"I'll go first, draw!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 5→6]

After drawing a card, Yugi placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk.

"I'll start by summoning [Shining Angel] from my hand."

A four-winged male angel was projected onto Yugi's field.

[Shining Angel: ATK 1400]

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

Yugi ended his turn cleanly and decisively.

[Yugi Muto Hand: 6→4]

Chapter 36: The Unfortunate Girl