I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

"..."

Accompanied by the helpless voices of the crowd.

"Blonde" Joey Wheeler, who was watching the match, quickly and excitedly waved his fist:

"Hmm... As expected of a game, the ability to summon the three Egyptian Gods in succession is so effortless!"

Amidst the sounds of surprise and delight, Jonouchi also turned his gaze to Yugi Muto, whose expression had been contorted by the [Dragon Egg], his eyes filled with anticipation:

"Game! So, the heavy responsibility of defeating the Great Demon King Youfeng now rests entirely on your shoulders!"

"We must carry our hopes and completely crush him!"

Soon, accompanied by Jonouchi's enthusiastic and encouraging voice, Jaden Yuki, who clearly shared the same sentiment, and Seto Kaiba, who was acting as the referee, also nodded quickly in agreement.

"Hmm... Although the words of a 'loser dog' are usually as ignorant as those of a country bumpkin, I have to agree with this statement."

...

Seeing the excited expressions on everyone's faces as if their real-time win rate in this Muto game had reached a very high level.

Youfeng, with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, helplessly remarked:

"Good grief... I've really become the final boss, haven't I?"

"How can it be repaired!!!"

After a helpless complaint, Youfeng looked at the ball in front of him with a slight sigh. After all, the ball, the big baby, the turtle, and the meteor are almost all things that can make duelists with explosive decks let out a "howl" on the spot.

Meanwhile, Yugi Muto, continuing his own "Main Phase," immediately played a "Continuous Magic" card depicting the circular magic circle appearing at the feet of the "Dark Magician," representing radiant power:

"Now, I activate a [Continuous Spell] card—[Dark Magician Circle], and according to the effect of this card's activation, I check the top 3 cards of my deck. If any of them are Spell/Trap Cards with the name [Dark Magician] or [Dark Magician], I can show one of them to my opponent and add it to their hand. The remaining cards are returned to the top of the deck in any order."

Soon, with Yugi Muto drawing three cards in a row, he immediately drew three cards from the top of his main deck on his duel disk.

After gazing at them for a moment, Yugi Muto smiled and showed one of them to Yuuki:

"It seems that during the battle against Youfeng—"

My good luck is still going strong!

"Then—I'll accept this [Field Spell]—[The Magician's Redemption]!"

Yuuyu added a Field Spell card depicting the adorable magical girl, Dark Magician Girl, leaping out of a Dark Magician Circle to her hand, and immediately played it into the Field Spell zone:

"Then, I will activate this [Magician's Redemption] directly, and as an effect of this card's activation, I can select 1 [Eternal Soul] from my Deck and set it on my field."

Soon, a stone tablet that seemed to symbolize the power of an ancient card was ejected from the deck and placed face down in Yugi Muto's back row.

The boy with the "starfish head" quickly finished his current round.

...

However, this smooth turn only brought changes to the back row and ended without summoning any monsters in the player's [Main Monster] zone.

The Duel Academy members, who were familiar with the [Three Egyptian Gods] deck as part of the curriculum at the Duel Academy, also expressed a slight concern and doubt:

"I see... the frontcourt is still empty, Mr. Game..."

"Although in the next round I'll get an item that can't be selected as a combat target and can't be destroyed by effects..."

"But—aren't you afraid of getting shot if the stadium is empty?"

Soon, just as Jaden Yuki and the others looked at Yugi Muto with slight confusion, Yuuki immediately activated the card he had set in the back row, and smiled slightly at his opponent on the field—Yuuki Furuya:

"Although it's your turn now—but Youfeng, I'm about to make my move!"

Amidst the slightly surprised gazes of the crowd, Xiao Biao immediately flipped over a faint red trap card from the magic trap zone in his back row:

"Next, I will directly activate the [Continuous Trap] card [Eternal Soul], which was placed face-down in the back row area by [Field Spell] last turn, and then activate its effect—"

"Once per turn, I can choose to search for a card in my Deck, or Special Summon one [Dark Magician] directly from my hand/Graveyard—"

"Therefore, I will once again use magic to summon my most loyal servant!"

In an instant, accompanied by Xiao Biao's powerful voice, that powerful monster card immediately jumped out of his graveyard again, and the classic blue-robed [Dark Magician] returned to the battlefield once more:

Dark Magician

[Race: Magician]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Star rating: 7]

[Attack power: 2500]

[Defense: 2100]

Soon, the moment the most crucial monster card in the classic [Dark Magician] deck was introduced.

Witnessing the moment when Yugi Muto's powerful monster, which was practically his soul, leaped out again, Jaden Yuki, the "jellyfish-headed" boy in the audience, couldn't help but slightly purse his lips:

"Damn it... So that's why—"

"Is it a common trait that you legendary duelists all like to make your moves during your opponent's turn?"

"..."

As Jaden Yuki's voice faded into the background, Manjoume beside him shook his head slightly, his gaze shifting unexpectedly to Yugi Muto's backstage area. He shook his head slightly and sighed:

"No, that's not all..."

"With the revival of this [Dark Magician], it seems that the back row and the [Field Magic] area of ​​the game are simultaneously lit up at times!"

As everyone's attention converged, Yugi Muto pointed directly to his back row, continuing to activate the effect:

"At this moment, I will activate the effect of the [Continuous Spell] card in my back row - [Dark Magician Circle]: If you have a [Dark Magician] Summoned/Special Summoned on your field, you can target 1 card on your opponent's field. Banish that card."

"And this effect can be used to activate the effect of the Field Spell Card - Magician's Redemption: If you successfully Normal/Special Summon a Dark Magician, you can target that monster; Special Summon 1 Dark Magician from your Graveyard that has a different name from that monster."

In an instant, circular chains lit up on the faces of these two different, powerful magic cards representing the power of [Dark Magician], as magical power began to emanate from them.

You Feng also frowned slightly.

At that instant, Yugi Muto, taking advantage of the [Chain] effect, first pulled the [Dark Magician] that had been sacrificed to [Sky Dragon of Osiris] back onto the field, and then directly banished a card that was face-down in Yuu's back row.

...

"Goodness... Is it that clever? Playing the back-and-forth game, huh? It has to be you, AIBO!"

After letting out a sigh, Yu Feng shook his head slightly, chuckled, and reached into his Duel Disk to draw a card.

"My turn - draw a card!"

In an instant, a uniquely designed [Magic] card appeared before Youfeng:

"Hmm~ It looks good!"

"AIBO! This card will be the key to defeating you—I'll immediately activate [Hawk Goddess's Feather Duster] from my hand: destroy all your Spell & Trap cards on the field!"

Soon, accompanied by a faint magical power brewing, a huge feather immediately appeared in the open-air duel arena.

In that instant, along with the magical power carried by the sweeping feather, Yugi Muto's backfield magic trap area, along with the [Field Spell], was instantly destroyed and sent to the graveyard.

With a series of shattering sounds, the two [Dark Magician] cards that Yugi Muto had just Special Summoned in this turn were instantly destroyed and sent to the Graveyard.

...

"Yufeng... he still has this card that symbolizes our friendship!"

Soon, upon seeing the card being played and instantly turning the tide of the battle, a knowing smile appeared on the lips of Mai Kongjaku in the audience.

"Well, so Yuuka always manages to bring us unexpected surprises..."

"After destroying the [Summoning Limiter] that was hindering its own development, the negative effect of [True Soul] caused the entire game to explode the moment it was destroyed."

"One card wiped out the advantage I had built up over two rounds. No wonder it's such a powerful opponent, capable of going toe-to-toe with me!"

As the blond-haired boy beamed with a cheerful smile and declared, "Youfeng is just as strong as me," not far away, the jellyfish-headed boy who had defeated him in the GX tournament also raised a slight objection:

"Um, regarding what you said at the end about 'woo-woo-ka'... Mr. Jonouchi, I have a different opinion..."

"Shut up, jellyfish head!"

Jonouchi instantly contorted his face into a "terrifying" expression.

...

At the same time, just as Yuufeng had completely cleared out Yugi Muto, the starfish-haired boy, whose expression immediately turned serious, pointed directly into his own grave.

A Normal Trap card that had just been destroyed by Yuufu's Feather Duster and sent to the graveyard was immediately highlighted. Without thinking, Yugi Muto activated the card's effect:

"This card—【Troublemaker】—can be activated if this Set card leaves the field due to an opponent's card effect, is sent to the Graveyard, or is banished. Special Summon 1 monster from your Deck or Extra Deck."

"so--"

Soon, as he reached for his silver-white Duel Disk and took out his entire Extra Deck, he hesitated slightly as he looked at the dazzling array of Extra Monster cards.

Then, he directly played a powerful monster card that was almost epoch-making:

"Next, I will directly present a card that you, Yuuki, once owned, which represents our shared dreams and memories with Jonouchi-kun—"

Soon, as a smile full of reminiscence appeared on Yugi Muto's lips, Yuuki's brows furrowed instantly, and his expression faltered slightly:

"You're really putting this thing in your deck... Wait, what are you summoning?! You wouldn't be?!"

With a hint of surprise clearly visible in Yuuki's eyes, Yugi Muto immediately played the 8-star [Fusion Monster] card:

"From the pinnacle of [Fusion Summoning]—the magician who bears a thousand years of memories, whose eyes are etched with karmic flames and the possible black dragon... Now unite as one, and in a mysterious and sharp form, transform into a half-dragon knight! Appear!!! I am the black servant, proficient in both magic and combat!"

"Wow, wow, wow—Level 8!!!"

"Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight!"

In an instant, that monster, dressed in classic black armor reminiscent of the Dark Magician, its armor inlaid with blood-red gems representing the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and wielding a knight's lance, appeared in Yugi Muto's front row main monster zone. Its back was adorned with black and red wings like those of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and a dragon tail coiled around its body.

[Super Magical Dragon Knight-True Red-Eyed Dragon Knight]

[Star rating: 8]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Race: Magician]

[Attack power: 3000]