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

Marik, who had also fallen to the ground, got back up, but his eyes were no longer as violent as before.

"It seems the main personality has regained control of the body."

Marik and Isis's request was now complete.

At this moment, Marik, now lucid, approached Yugi, and at the same time, Isis and Rishid walked towards them.

Seeing this, Jonouchi, who didn't know the full story, rushed over and stood in front of Yugi, "Hey! Marik, what do you guys want now? Are you going to hurt Yugi again?"

The other companions also gathered around Yugi protectively.

Yugi quickly pulled back the impulsive Jonouchi, "Calm down, Jonouchi-kun! Everyone! They don't mean any harm now!"

"Huh!? Yugi, what are you talking about?"

Jonouchi and the others were confused.

However, Yugi soon explained Marik's situation and their previous request to Jonouchi and his companions.

"I am truly sorry for all the wrongdoings I've committed against everyone!"

Marik also wisely bowed deeply to everyone.

"Tch, since Yugi isn't holding a grudge, I'll let it go for now. If you dare to do anything bad again, my fist will definitely hit your face!"

Seeing Marik's sincere attitude, Jonouchi and the others calmed down a bit.

"Thank you so much, Yugi!"

"Thanks to you, Lord Marik has been restored."

Isis and Rishid also bowed to Yugi.

Yugi calmly accepted their thanks.

"Yugi, this card should be yours..."

At this moment, Marik handed Yugi a blank yellow card.

Yugi subconsciously took it, glanced at it, and said, "[The Winged Dragon of Ra]... Thank you, Marik."

Marik waved his hand, "No need to thank me, you've earned it."

With that, he left with his sister and servant.

After they had all left, Yugi put the card into his Deck and then said to the King, "That's great, Other Me. You've obtained two of the cards you needed."

The King looked at Yugi gratefully, "Thank you for your trouble, AIBO. But we're still missing the last God Card, which is [Obelisk the Tormentor] in President Kaiba's hand."

"Hmph hmph hmph, hahahaha, ah hahahaha!!"

As soon as President Kaiba was mentioned, his classic laughter echoed from the audience.

He walked up to Yugi with his brother.

President Kaiba arrogantly pointed at Yugi's face and said, "Now, three... no, four Gods are gathered here. Whoever obtains them will reign supreme in the Duel world! I will definitely take them from you, Yugi!"

"Uh, this..."

Yugi didn't know how to respond.

Jonouchi, however, became displeased, "Hey! Kaiba, you wait right there. Duel City clearly stated that only one rare card can be taken from the loser. You can't take Yugi's three God Cards; it's against the rules!"

President Kaiba's smile froze.

President Kaiba: When did this commoner get so smart...

"Besides, before you duel Yugi, you have to duel me first. I will definitely take your rare card and duel Yugi!"

Jonouchi also wanted to defeat President Kaiba, after all, President Kaiba had so many good cards.

President Kaiba crossed his arms disdainfully, "Hmph! You, a mediocre talent? You're just a third-rate Duelist with a fourth-rate Deck! Don't even dream about it!"

Jonouchi, called a third-rate Duelist by President Kaiba, became enraged, "Shut up, Kaiba! Hurry up and duel me, I can't wait to defeat you!"

"Fine, since you, a commoner, refuse to surrender early and foolishly challenge me, I will grant your wish and let you taste defeat once more!"

With that, President Kaiba ignored him.

He then asked Isono, who had just finished his shift and was resting, to quickly return and continue presiding.

President Kaiba wanted to finish Jonouchi quickly and face Yugi sooner.

A while later, Isono stood in the center of the Duel arena again, watching his President and Jonouchi shuffle each other's Decks.

"Hmph! I'll praise you for not running away, commoner. But you dare to waste my time here, I will absolutely not forgive you. Be prepared to be crushed!"

"Tch, who's afraid of who..."

Isono calmly watched the two bickering rivals exchange glances, not disturbing them.

Soon, both their Decks were shuffled, and they returned to their respective positions.

"Now beginning the second semi-final match, the Duel between Seto Kaiba VS Katsuya Jonouchi!"

As Isono's words fell, the duel between the two officially began.

[Seto Kaiba: LP4000]

[Katsuya Jonouchi: LP4000]

President Kaiba drew a card first.

"My turn, draw!"

[Seto Kaiba Hand: 5 → 6]

He glanced at his hand and said, "Hmph! So ordinary. I'll finish you off quickly. I'll let you know that you and I are on different levels!"

With that, he placed a card from his hand onto his Duel Disk.

"I summon [Hand of God] from my hand."

As the card's light flashed, a strange angel with countless arms was projected.

[Hand of God: ATK 1400]

"And its special ability activates."

This card can be activated when it is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 Ritual Monster or 1 Ritual Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.

"A Ritual!?"

Jonouchi was somewhat surprised.

After selecting the card he needed from his Deck, President Kaiba inserted it directly into his Duel Disk. "I activate the Ritual Spell [White Dragon Advent]. I offer monsters Level 4 or higher as tribute to Ritual Summon [Paladin of White Dragon]!"

"I offer [Hand of God] as tribute to Ritual Summon [Paladin of White Dragon]!"

Hand of God then disappeared from the field, and a knight riding a white dragon appeared before President Kaiba.

[Paladin of White Dragon: ATK 1900]

[Seto Kaiba Hand: 6 → 4]

"Next, I tribute [Paladin of White Dragon] to Special Summon 1 [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] from my hand or Deck!"

Paladin of White Dragon disappeared next, and President Kaiba's ace monster appeared.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: ATK 3000]

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

President Kaiba ended his turn cleanly.

[Seto Kaiba Hand: 4 → 3]

The duel between the two officially began.

Chapter 64: Utilizing the Side Effect

"My turn, draw!"

[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 5 → 6]

"This is troublesome. Summoning an ace monster right off the bat..."

But Jonouchi wasn't without a plan. "I'm coming for you, Kaiba!"

He placed a card from his hand onto his Duel Disk. "I summon [Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight] in Attack Position from my hand."

After the card's light flashed, the Iron Knight was projected before him.

[Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight: ATK 1800]

[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 6 → 5]

Looking at this monster, President Kaiba sneered, "Hmph! You're just a normal monster. Even your low-level monsters with high base ATK have side effects. Monsters that can't use Equip Spells can't compete with [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]'s ATK!"

Jonouchi didn't get angry at his taunt; instead, he laughed. "Heh, you're right. [Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight]'s side effect is indeed troublesome, but Yugi also told me that no matter what the side effect, there are always exceptions."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yugi in the stands.

After making eye contact with the latter, he looked forward again and picked up another card from his hand.

"Therefore, I activate this card from my hand, the Equip Spell [Fusion Weapon Murasame Blade], to increase [Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight]'s ATK by 800 points."

A sword fused onto the Iron Knight's gauntlet.

[Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight: ATK 1800 → 2600]

[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 5 → 4]

"What!? Why wasn't the Equip Spell destroyed!?"

President Kaiba was shocked by what he saw.

Jonouchi wiped his nose and said proudly, "Heh heh, that's because [Fusion Weapon Murasame Blade] cannot be destroyed by effects while equipped to a monster. So, [Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight] can equip this card normally. It's the only card that can be equipped to it."

"Hmph! I see, but so what? [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]'s ATK is still higher than..."

Just as President Kaiba was about to say his ace monster had higher ATK, Jonouchi interrupted him.

"How about this card? The Spell Card [Attack Seal]. It changes [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] to Defense Position."

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon immediately curled up.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: DEF 2500]

[Katsuya Jonouchi Hand: 4→3]

"Tch!"

President Kaiba couldn't help but click his tongue. It was just unfortunate that the attack power was higher than White Bride's defense.

Next, Jonouchi launched his attack directly. With a wave of his hand, he declared, "Go, I attack with [Fuh-Raid the Iron Knight]!"

The Iron Knight charged forward, brandishing his sword.

"Oh no! I won't let you touch [Blue-Eyes White Dragon]!"

As he spoke, President Kaiba quickly pressed a button and flipped over his face-down card.

"I activate the Trap Card [Tyrant's Wing]! This card is equipped to [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] as an Equip Spell, increasing its ATK and DEF by 400 points."

"Furthermore, [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] equipped with this card can attack monsters up to twice during the same Battle Phase."

White Bride's wings instantly grew larger, emitting a glow.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: DEF 2500→2900]

"No good! Its defense has surpassed yours!"

However, Jonouchi could no longer stop his attack.

"[Blue-Eyes White Dragon], send this weak attack back!"

White Bride powerfully flapped its wings, creating a gust of wind that pushed the Iron Knight back.

[Katsuya Jonouchi: LP 4000→3700]

"Ah! What a shame!"

Jonouchi was clearly a little unwilling to accept it.