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

He had deeply experienced the disgusting extent of Yugi's playstyle. That guy was full of malice, and deliberately leaving high-level monsters was definitely ill-intentioned, the kind that traps people to death without batting an eye.

However, Yugi merely smiled faintly, offering no response.

"..."

King, standing nearby, glanced at Yugi's face-down card and knew the opponent was about to suffer again.

As for Yugi's current strategy, he tilted his head back and sighed.

King: Once a person embarks on this path, there's no turning back. (Referring to heavy trap usage)

Before long, the effect of "Earthquake" began to take effect. The ground vibrated violently, and the ground beneath Rock Giant's feet cracked open, causing it to fall into the crevice. Then, the ground closed back up.

"Tch!"

Noah clicked his tongue in annoyance.

Now that Yugi had no monsters on the field, he directly ended the Battle Phase and inserted a card from his hand into his Duel Disk.

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

After adding another face-down card, he ended his turn.

[Yugi Muto Hand: 4 → 3]

Chapter 47: Gaia, Whose True Profession is a Traitor

"My turn, draw!"

[Seto Noah Hand: 1 → 2]

Noah looked at the card he drew with a grim expression, finding it was still unusable.

"I'll change my [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind], which is in Defense Position, to Attack Position."

[Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind: ATK 2300]

Noah's heart pounded as he looked at Yugi's back row. He hesitated for a long time, but the humiliation he had just suffered couldn't be ignored.

After all, he was bound to fall into Yugi's traps sooner or later, and he had his Deck Master protecting him. Thinking this, Noah's mental burden lessened considerably.

He then directly entered the Battle Phase.

"Battle! I'll attack you directly with [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind], Spiral Spear Shatter!"

Gaia immediately mounted its horse and charged towards Yugi.

Just as it was about to stab Yugi with its spear, Yugi quickly clicked a button and activated the face-down card he had set since the first turn.

"At this moment, I activate the Trap Card [Wall]!"

Can only be activated when an opponent declares an attack. The battle damage this battle would have inflicted on my Life Points will be inflicted on the opponent instead.

Illustration here, viewable after update.

A distorted wall instantly appeared in front of Yugi. Gaia's red spear pierced into it, and then the spear disappeared into the wall's tip.

Conversely, an identical wall appeared behind Noah. Gaia's spear tip materialized there and quickly pierced through Noah's chest in a phantom state.

"Ughh--!!"

Noah was hit before he could even react.

[Seto Noah: LP 2500 → 200]

Noah: You motherf***er!

Playing against a heavy trap player is an extremely terrible experience. Noah felt like he was being predicted by Yugi, falling into various traps.

President Kaiba: ...

Jonouchi: ...

At this moment, President Kaiba's face had turned green, and Jonouchi inexplicably shivered.

President Kaiba & Jonouchi: Are we going to have to fight this kind of thing in the future?

The two simple-minded brutes imagined that playing against Yugi, a heavy trap player, would surely drive them to death.

Thinking this, everyone couldn't help but feel pity for Noah, who kept falling into traps.

"Mut--o--Yugi!!"

Noah, who had recovered from the shock, roared in anger.

"I will absolutely crush you completely!"

He made more threats.

Everyone else thought: Yeah, yeah, right.

This kid's mental state was about to collapse.

"My turn ends."

Noah ended his turn without setting any cards.

"My turn, draw!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 3→4]

Yugi glanced at the invincible Gaia across from him and declared he couldn't win.

And so...

"I'll summon [Trickster Elf Swordsman] in defense mode from my hand."

The fodder swordsman materialized before Yugi once more.

[Trickster Elf Swordsman: Defense 1200]

"[Trickster Elf Swordsman] cannot be destroyed by battle with monsters with an ATK of 1900 or higher, so the attack from [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind], with its 2300 ATK, is negated."

Noah: ...

Everyone: This kid is so pathetic.

The audience couldn't bear to watch any longer.

"You... I, I..."

Noah stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single word.

He looked at the invincible Gaia before him and inexplicably became annoyed.

This thing must be a spy Yugi intentionally left behind!

"Finally, I'll set another card, and end my turn."

Yugi continued to set backrow cards, fully committing to the "heavy trap" strategy.

[Yugi Muto Hand: 4→3]

"My turn, draw!"

[Seto Noah Hand: 2→3]

Looking at the card he drew this time, Noah regained his confidence.

"Finally, I drew a decent card..."

He was already sick of Yugi messing with his head.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

"I summon [Mermaid Princess] from my hand."

Accompanied by a flash of light, a red-haired woman materialized beside Gaia.

[Mermaid Princess: ATK 0]

[Seto Noah Hand: 3→2]

"And [Mermaid Princess]'s monster effect activates."

When this card is summoned or flipped face-up, you can change the battle position of 1 face-up monster on your opponent's field.

[Trickster Elf Swordsman: ATK 1400]

"Hahahaha! This way, even if I can't destroy this monster, I can still inflict considerable damage on you!"

With that, Noah's previous frustration and depression vanished.

With his mindset somewhat restored, he no longer hesitated and immediately entered the Battle Phase.

"Battle! I attack [Trickster Elf Swordsman] again with [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind], Spiral Spear Shatter!"

The invincible Gaia charged once more.

Unfortunately, Noah still hadn't learned his lesson. Were Yugi's set cards that easy to trample?

At this moment, Yugi flipped over another set card beneath his foot.

"I activate the Continuous Trap, [Eviction Notice]."

This card is already in the Spell & Trap Zone. When a monster inflicts battle damage to a player, this card activates. That monster returns to its owner's hand.

[Illustration here, viewable after update]

"Huh?"

Hearing the effect, Noah froze for a moment.

By this time, the battle between Gaia and the fodder swordsman had been initiated.

Although the fodder swordsman blocked the spear with its sword, the remaining impact still hit Yugi.

[Yugi Muto: LP 3500→2600]

However, even though Yugi's Life Points had decreased by nearly half, the damage he took was worth it.

"At this moment, the Continuous Trap [Eviction Notice] activates. When I take damage, [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind] returns to its owner's hand. Since the original owner of this card is myself, [Dark Knight Gaia the Fierce Wind] returns to my hand."

The invincible Gaia transformed back into a card and flew back into Yugi's hand.

[Yugi Muto Hand: 3→4]

Noah: ...

This thing is a traitor!

Chapter 48: Spirit Monsters

Seeing Gaia, who had betrayed him twice, escape, Noah's face turned green with anger.

He could only end the Battle Phase and insert a card from his hand into his Duel Disk.

"I activate the Spell Card [Forced Transfer]."

Both players select one monster on their field. Control of those two monsters is exchanged. During this turn, those monsters cannot change their battle position.

Since both players only had one monster on their field, Yugi's cannon fodder swordsman was swapped to the opponent's side.

"So, you're using this move too..."

Looking at Mermaid Princess on his field, Yugi knew Noah had referenced the move he'd just used to get Gaia back.

Then, Noah inserted his last card from his hand into his Duel Disk.

"I activate the Continuous Spell [Elemental Spring]."

When monsters on the field return to their owner's hand, you gain 500 Life Points each time.

[Kaiba Noah Hand: 2 → 0]

"This card was activated too late..."

King's brow twitched.

If Noah had activated this card before Gaia attacked the cannon fodder swordsman, he could have recovered an additional 500 Life Points.

"With this, my turn ends. Return, [Mermaid Princess]! And at this moment, the effect of the Continuous Spell [Elemental Spring] activates, and my Life Points recover by 500."

Mermaid Princess on Yugi's field turned back into a card and flew into Noah's hand.

[Kaiba Noah Hand: 0 → 1]

[Kaiba Noah: LP 200 → 700]