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

The game recognized the head.

"So, the Exodia deck is the source of your confidence in agreeing to this duel?"

He immediately reacted.

"Damn it!"

After being seen through, the Gryus Dragon-man became enraged.

"Then what I need to do is simple. Activate your face-down card, Continuous Trap [Goblin Thief]!"

Whenever a monster on your field deals battle damage to the opponent player, the opponent randomly discards 1 card from their hand.

"Nani!?"

This card was like adding insult to injury for the Dragon-man.

"Combat continues, [Green Gear] attacks you directly!"

The Green Gear Robot punched the Dragon-man.

[Gryus Dragon-man: LP4000 → 2400]

"According to the effect of [Goblin Thief], discard a card of your choice."

Yugi didn't care which card the opponent discarded, as long as it was reduced.

"Damn it!"

The Dragon-man reluctantly discarded a card.

[Gryus Dragon-man Hand: 4 → 3]

Although it wasn't that he didn't randomly discard a card, it didn't matter. Since Yugi had Silent Swordsman on his field, which seals Spell Cards, the opponent couldn't draw many cards. After his hand was reduced, it was even less likely for him to assemble the Seal of the Orichalcos.

"My turn ends."

Yugi ended his turn without setting any cards.

"My turn... Draw..."

[Gryus Dragon-man Hand: 3 → 4]

"This is..."

Looking at the card he drew, the Dragon-man's mood suddenly improved.

"Hehehe, I'll set one card, turn ends."

The Dragon-man's direct set passed.

[Gryus Dragon-man Hand: 4 → 3]

"My turn, draw!"

[Yugi Muto Hand: 2 → 3]

"Combat! [Silent Swordsman LV7] attacks you directly!"

Yugi entered the Battle Phase without doing anything else.

Silent Swordsman immediately leaped high.

"You fell for it! Activate Trap Card [Mirror Force]!"

Can be activated when the opponent declares an attack. Destroy all monsters on the opponent's field in attack position.

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The Dragon-man's face-down card was revealed.

--Bow before the glorious power of Hanoi!!

For some reason, this line echoed in Yugi's mind, but he didn't think much of it and revealed another face-down card on his field.

"Chain activation of face-down card, Trap Card [Trap Jammer]!"

This turn, the effects of Trap Cards on the field other than this card are negated.

There is an illustration here, viewable after updating the version.

For a player like Yugi who uses many traps, this card is better than [Solemn Judgment].

"..."

Before the Dragon-man could react, the Trap Card in front of him immediately shattered, and then Silent Swordsman's greatsword slashed down.

[Gryus Dragon-man: LP2600 → 0]

"Damn it, you dare to defeat me. Then I've changed my mind, I'll take your cards by force!"

The Dragon-man shouted in rage.

"Using such despicable means? AIBO, lend me your body."

King immediately said to Yugi.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, my other self."

Then King took over Yugi's body.

King used dark power against the three Gryus members who were about to attack.

"Mind Shock!"

The three extras lost consciousness and fell.

"Call the police, Yugi."

Anzu suggested to Yugi, who had switched back.

"Yeah, we should definitely call the police. Let's also inform Kaiba."

Yugi nodded in agreement.

Chapter 5: Duel City Begins

Just as Yugi and the others were about to call the police, the unconscious Gryus extras suddenly stood up.

"What!?"

King was now occupying Yugi's body again, watching the extra warily.

He had used Mind Shock, so the opponent should have been unconscious.

Soon, the extra raised his head, a golden light shining on his forehead, and the mark of an eye appeared.

"A Millennium Item's crest?"

King's pupils contracted sharply.

"It's been a while, Yugi. The strongest duelist who defeated Pegasus. The man speaking to you now is the weakest among rare card hunters. The true power of us Gryus is far from this."

The Gryus extra spoke with a different voice.

"Hey, what is this guy talking about?"

Seeing the bizarre scene before him, Jonouchi felt a chill run down his spine.

"Another me... That way of speaking is just like Bandit Keith's from last time. It feels like he's being controlled by someone. I suspect the one speaking to us now is the leader of Gryus."

Yugi warned King.

"I see, I understand."

King watched the opponent warily.

"Who exactly are you?"

He questioned the other party.

"Just like you, I am someone chosen by a Millennium Item. All of this is thanks to the power of the Millennium Rod I possess."

The opponent did not hide anything.

"The Millennium Rod!?"

King remembered the woman Isis he met a few days ago telling him that he would encounter enemies wielding Millennium Items later.

Was she talking about the leader behind Gryus then? he thought.

"This little interlude is just a small greeting. My name is Marik."

The opponent revealed his name.

"Marik, what is Gryus's objective?"

King continued to ask.

"To gather the God Cards, the three rare cards revived in this world."

Marik did not conceal it.

"God Cards?"

King was curious about the term.

"Three stone tablets from ancient Egypt, imbued with dark power: Obelisk the Tormentor, Slifer the Sky Dragon, and The Winged Dragon of Ra. Whoever collects all the God Cards will receive the title of Pharaoh and the power to conquer the world."

Marik spoke leisurely.

"I see, the power to conquer the world?"

However, King felt that Marik had another hidden objective.

"We Gryus already possess two of the God Cards. The remaining one is in the hands of someone in this city. Yugi, our game has just begun. I'm looking forward to your performances, heh heh heh~!"

The opponent chuckled sinisterly, and then the body lost control and fell to the ground.

After that, nothing else happened to Yugi and the others. The police and President Kaiba also arrived.

"Hmph, Yugi. I didn't expect you to defeat your opponent before the start of Duel City, and it's those Gryus rats."

President Kaiba was as arrogant as ever.

He took a transparent card from Gryus's Duel Disk.

"The rules of Duel City are that after defeating an opponent, you can take their Puzzle Card. Collect six Puzzle Cards, and you can head to the location of the quarterfinals."

As he spoke, he handed the Puzzle Card to Yugi.

"Doesn't this violate the rules?"

Yugi accepted the Puzzle Card sheepishly.

"Hmph, after all, they're just some weaklings. My only worthy opponent is you."

The President said this while glancing at Jonouchi.

"What the heck does 'weakling' mean?"

Seeing the President's contemptuous look towards Jonouchi, he immediately flew into a rage.

"It's disappointing that even weaklings like that have Duel Disks."

The President continued his verbal assault, making Jonouchi want to punch him.

"Damn it!"

Jonouchi was already about to charge forward, but his good friend Honda Hiro held him back.

"Hmph, Yugi, I'll be waiting for you at the finish line of Duel City."

With that, the President turned and left, and the police carried away the three Gryus members.

Finally, with no more Gryus members obstructing them, Jonouchi safely reached the hospital, and his biological sister, Shizuka Kawai, was sent for surgery to treat her eye condition.

The next day.

"Really!? Did the surgery succeed!?"

Yugi exclaimed gratefully upon hearing Jonouchi's call at home.