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

Jonouchi turned and left as he spoke.

"Wait a moment, Jonouchi-kun!"

Just then, Yugi suddenly called out to Jonouchi ahead of him.

"Huh? What is it, Yugi?"

Jonouchi asked, confused.

"I want to go with you."

Yugi said to him with a serious expression.

"Why?"

Jonouchi asked, not understanding.

"I don't know why? I have a bad feeling."

Yugi said with a worried look.

"AIBO?"

"Yugi?"

The King and Anzu called out Yugi's name worriedly.

"I just have a feeling that you'll be in some danger later, Jonouchi, so I want to go with you."

Yugi walked forward and said.

"It's okay, what kind of danger could there be? I think you're just being overly cautious, Yugi."

Jonouchi reassured him.

"Maybe, but I still want to go with you."

Yugi said with determined eyes.

"Is that so... Alright, I can't help it."

Jonouchi indulged Yugi.

"Then I'll go too."

"Me too!"

Anzu and Honda Hiro chimed in.

On the way to the hospital with the four of them, three figures wearing cloaks blocked their path.

"It really is trouble!?"

Jonouchi said warily, looking at the suspicious three people.

"Don't let your guard down, Jonouchi-kun. They're dressed the same as when I encountered Bandit Keith before."

Yugi warned Jonouchi while staying alert to the people in front of him.

"Tch, are they just here to cause trouble?"

Jonouchi couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Are you Katsuya Jonouchi?"

The leader of the three suddenly said to Jonouchi.

"They came prepared..."

Jonouchi knew he was being targeted.

"On behalf of our Gryus, we cannot let you pass like this!"

The man said with a negligible aura.

"Gryus? I remember seeing that name in the newspaper. A group of thieves who challenge Duelists around the world and then steal their rare cards, right?"

Jonouchi recalled the name and explained.

"How rude!"

"Is this the bad feeling Yugi was talking about?"

Anzu and Honda became worried for their companion.

"Katsuya Jonouchi, I challenge you to a Duel here!"

The leader revealed his Duel Disk and stated his objective, then his two subordinates blocked the sides of the four.

"Alright, I accept your challen—"

Before Jonouchi could finish his sentence, Yugi stepped forward and put his hand out to stop him.

"I'll take this Duel in your place, Jonouchi-kun."

Yugi said to him with a serious expression.

"Yugi?"

Jonouchi was a bit confused.

"Don't we have somewhere to be?"

Yugi explained to him.

"Ah, that's right. Then I'll leave it to you."

Jonouchi agreed immediately after thinking about it.

"Hmph, fine. King of Games Yugi Muto, then I'll bet your rare card, the [Dark Magician]!"

The leader said dismissively, even though he knew Yugi was the King of Games and accepted the duel. He must have something that gave him such confidence.

Yugi opened the box containing the Duel Disk and took it out, then attached it to his left arm.

Soon, both sides inserted their Decks into their Duel Disks and deployed them.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yugi Muto: LP4000]

[Gryus Grunt: LP4000]

"My turn, draw!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 5 → 6]

"First, I'll summon [Yellow Gear] from my hand."

A light shone in front of Yugi, and a yellow robot with a large gear on its back appeared.

[Yellow Gear: ATK 1200]

"The moment this monster is summoned, I'll activate its special effect!"

This card can be activated when it is Normal Summoned or Special Summoned. Add 1 [Green Gear] from your Deck to your hand.

Yugi picked a card from his Deck, showed it, and then shuffled his Deck.

"Next, I'll activate the Spell Card [Double Summon] from my hand."

This turn, you can conduct up to 2 Normal Summons.

"I'll tribute [Yellow Gear] to summon [Silent Swordsman LV5]."

The robot instantly vanished, and a greatsword-wielding swordsman in a blue coat appeared.

[Silent Swordsman LV5: ATK 2300]

"Yo-ho, Yugi's ace monster is out on the first turn!"

Jonouchi shouted excitedly.

Yugi then drew another card from his hand.

"It's not over yet. I'll activate a second Spell Card, [Level Up!]."

Activate by sending a monster with "[LV]" in its name that is face-up on the field to the Graveyard. Special Summon the monster described on that card from your hand or Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions.

"I'll send [Silent Swordsman LV5] to the Graveyard and Special Summon [Silent Swordsman LV7] from my Deck!"

Yugi took another Silent Swordsman from his Deck and placed it on his Duel Disk.

Then, the Silent Swordsman's body grew a little taller.

[Silent Swordsman LV7: ATK 2800]

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"AIBO, this card..."

The King looked at the effect of this card and was immediately startled.

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

Yugi inserted the remaining two cards, excluding [Green Gear], into his Duel Disk and announced the end of his turn.

[Yugi Muto Hand: 6 → 1]

"Heheheh, you've summoned a very rare card indeed. But it's no match for my invincible Deck."

"My turn, draw!"

The grunt said with a sinister grin and drew a card.

[Gryus Grunt Hand: 5 → 6]

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] to draw two cards from my Deck."

Just as he was about to draw, Yugi stopped him.

"Wait a minute, you can't do that. According to the special ability of [Silent Swordsman LV7]..."

As long as this card is in the Monster Zone, the effects of Spell Cards on the field are negated.

"What the heck!?"

Gryus's hand froze, looking at the few Spell Cards in his hand, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"That's an amazing effect, but doesn't that also seal your own Spell Cards, Yugi?" Jonouchi asked subconsciously.

"It does affect my ability to use Spell Cards, so my Deck has a higher ratio of Trap Cards," Yugi explained, turning to Jonouchi. Simply put, it was a heavy trap strategy.

"I... I'll set a monster... My turn ends..." The opponent, with trembling hands, placed a card onto their Duel Disk, and a face-down card appeared on their field.

[Gryus Hand: 6 → 4]

"My turn, draw!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 1 → 2]

After drawing a card, Yugi placed another card onto his Duel Disk.

"I summon [Green Gear] from my hand."

A green gear robot immediately appeared.

[Green Gear: ATK 1400]

"Likewise, I activate [Green Gear]'s special effect."

This card can be activated when it is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 [Red Gear] from your Deck to your hand.

"Battle, I attack your face-down card with [Silent Swordsman LV7]!"

The Silent Swordsman swung its greatsword, cutting the opponent's face-down card in half. The covered monster then revealed itself: a head.

"No way!? It's Exodia!?"