Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Wherever the lightning strikes, everything returns to its original state, whether it's the [Scrap Warrior], [Weapon Glove], [Scrap Servant], [Doppelganger Token], the Continuous Spell Card [Domino] and the [Explosive Armor] he sets on the field, or Paradox's own [Sin-Parallel Gear].

With the power of [Sin God - Rainbow Dragon] to restore everything, even [Sin World], which is essential for the existence of [Sin] monsters, was dispelled from the field!

Paradox: 25700LP, 2 cards in hand

[Yusei, Jaden, Yugi, Hayato: 4000 LP, 0 cards in hand]

"It actually achieved the same effect as John's [Rainbow Dragon], which bounces all the cards back into the deck."

"This is bad."

Jaden looked at Paradox's hand cards and said worriedly.

“The opponent has already performed a Normal Summon, and the Special Summon of a [Sin] monster requires [Sin-World] which was just added to the Deck.” Yusei was also a little nervous. “There shouldn’t be any danger, but I have a feeling…”

Yusei and Jaden were both very nervous, but Hayato and Yugi exchanged a glance. Although they hadn't communicated their hands, or even given each other any signals or hints, they understood each other's calm confidence just from their eye contact.

'Anyway, it's that monster again, right?' The two thought at the same time, and even imagined the seahorse, who wasn't there, might be saying: 'They're using this kind of trash monster again.'

Paradox looked at the central square of the Domino City shopping street, which had been restored to its original state after the departure of [Sin-World].

Paradox came from the future and was one of the few humans who survived to the end of that desperate apocalypse, but he still died.

The Paradox standing here now is an android who inherited almost everything from the deceased "Paradox," except for the name. Named "Paradox" as a paradox, he has almost abandoned his entire self along with that name in order to carry out his idea of ​​saving the future.

Paradox was a "psychic duelist" in his previous life. A "psychic duelist" is someone like Jaden, Hayato, or Yugi, who can materialize Duel Monsters and have the ability to injure people. The damage in a duel between "psychic duelists" is as tangible as the Dark Game.

However, because Paradox had already deployed [Sin-World] at the very beginning of the duel, the previous battle had been confined within the domain of [Sin-World]. Therefore, after [Sin-World] was bounced back into the deck by the power of [Sin God-Rainbow Dragon], the central square that reappeared was still the same as before.

Apart from the central stage of the Duel Monsters Tournament, which was destroyed by Yubel earlier, there was no other damage.

"Hmph, I didn't pay much attention before, but now it seems this era is indeed wonderful." Paradox smirked, a mocking smile playing on his lips, though it was unclear who he was truly mocking. "However, I will destroy this beauty."

Paradox closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his gaze was once again filled with only indifference and determination.

"The destruction of the old world is inevitable for the birth of the new world. Let us sacrifice for the greater good!" Paradox played a card in his hand. "Activate this card, [Sin-Domain]!"

"As a consequence of the activation of [Sin-Domain], I activate one [Sin-World] from my Deck. And as long as [Sin-World] activated by the effect of [Sin-Domain] exists in the Field Zone, neither player can target cards in the Field Zone with their effects!"

The [Sin-World] card, which had previously been bounced back into the deck by [Sin God-Rainbow Dragon], was activated again by Paradox, and the space around the five players was once again replaced. Moreover, as Paradox said, this time the newly activated [Sin-World] even gained resistance to being targeted by card effects.

"Is it because you had [Sin-Domain] in your hand, which can directly search for [Sin-World], that you were able to recklessly activate the effect of [Sin God-Rainbow Dragon] before..." Yusei gritted his teeth, "The other card is a [Sin] monster that [Sin-Paradox Gear] searched for before, this feels like—!!"

"Ah, you guessed right, Yusei Fudo, do you have a telepathic connection with your own cards?" Paradox flipped over the last card in his hand, revealing a white dragon. "This is the card that was searched by the effect of [Sin - Paradox Gear]!"

"Send [Stardust Dragon] from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and Special Summon [Sin-Stardust Dragon] from my hand!"

"And then we enter the battle phase!"

Under Yusei's furious glare, Stardust Dragon appeared on Paradox's field, filled with resentment. The black lightning of Sin-World wrapped around the white dragon's body. Half of its helmet, binding armor, wingsuit, and tail spear were forcibly attached to Stardust Dragon.

Faced with the aggrieved Stardust Dragon, the blond-haired Paradox forcibly corrupted it with electricity, dressed it in black stockings, and brainwashed it.

After a brief struggle filled with resentment, the completely corrupted Stardust Dragon, like the previous Rainbow Dragon and Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon, became a Sin monster completely controlled by Paradox.

【Sin - Stardust Dragon】【8☆/Dark】

[Dragon/Special Summon/Effect]

[2500/2000]

"Another dragon that was transformed from a light attribute to a dark attribute." Yugi looked at Yusei with a serious expression. "That monster, is it the one that was taken from you, Yusei?"

No, isn't the Stardust Dragon clearly a wind-type? Hayato thought to himself, complaining that the game was just another example of someone making things up.

“【Stardust Dragon】…” But Yusei did not answer the game immediately. Instead, he looked up at the cold and ruthless 【Sin-Stardust Dragon】, his face as if wearing a mask of pain.

After a long silence, he finally answered Yugi: "Please, Yugi, Hayato, Jaden, please help me defeat Stardust Dragon!"

Before Hayato and the others could respond to Yusei's request, Paradox asserted his presence: "This card would be better for dealing with you guys."

"With your field completely empty, now take this attack from Fudo Yusei's ace monster!"

"Sonic jet!!"

Chapter 497 Neos-san, John-san, lend me your power!

From the names of the attacks Paradox shouted when commanding the monsters to attack, it was clear that Hayato's dueling skills were not very good.

After all, it is well known that every duelist has his own set of trendy move names, such as the "Destroy the Burst Stream" by Seahorse Dumpling.

Furthermore, even for the same monster, different people will shout different moves. For example, for the eight-star monster [Lava Demon], Malik will shout the lame name "Demon God Volcano Cannon", while Jonouchi will shout the powerful-sounding "Jonouchi Flame".

Hayato could even proudly claim that no one knows more about attack techniques than him.

On the other hand, Paradox not only doesn't shout out a summoning phrase when summoning monsters, but also doesn't shout out any impressive names when the monsters activate their effects. Even now, when he's controlling [Sin-Stardust Dragon] to launch an attack, he's too lazy to think of a new name and has directly borrowed the "Sonic Jet" move that Yusei used when attacking with [Stardust Dragon].

This Paradox is just lame.

However, not everyone faced the attack of the [Sin-Stardust Dragon] with the same ease as Hayato.

“A direct attack with 2500 attack power, getting hit would be a bit bad.” Standing behind Yusei, Jaden said as he casually slapped a card onto his Duel Disk. “Go, Neos!”

[Yusei → Jaden: 4000 LP, Hand cards 0 → 5 → 4]

Starlight coalesced into a physical form, and Jaden's card spirit—[E·hero Neos]—appeared on the field the instant Jaden played the card, its arms crossed in a defensive stance to block the attack of [Sin-Stardust Dragon].

As the "sonic jet" landed, the seemingly illusory and transparent [E·hero Neo-Universe] completely isolated the impact from the outside, with only a few wisps of wind passing by the Judai group.

"Tch, that card again."

Paradox watched as Jaden blocked [Sin-Stardust Dragon]'s attack in the same way as before, and said unhappily, "You guys, are you sticking all your good cards to your hands?"

"Don't put it so harshly. This is just the most basic bond between duelists and decks." Jaden rubbed his nose. "The effect of [E·hero Neospiel] is that when the opponent declares an attack, I can Special Summon them from my hand in Defense Position, and [E·hero Neospiel] Special Summoned by this effect cannot be destroyed by battle."

【E·hero Neo-Elf】【7☆/Light】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[2500/2000]

"Then, if [E·hero Neos Elf] is Special Summoned, I can add one Spell/Trap Card or [Fusion] with the name of the monster card containing [E·hero] from my Deck to my hand."

As Jaden added a card to his hand, he stepped forward to stand beside Yusei. Yusei turned his head to look at Jaden.

"I deeply understand the pain of witnessing your companions being taken away and forced to do things against their will."

"Then, I'll take down your Stardust Dragon, Yusei. It's a deal!"

As he spoke, Jaden gave a thumbs-up with a bright smile on his face.

“Hmph, what a boring drama,” Paradox declared, frowning. “You guys have saved my life.”

"In that case, I'll end my turn here for now."

Paradox: 25700LP, 0 cards in hand

【Sin - Stardust Dragon】【ATK2500】

[Sin - Domain]

Location: [Sin-World]

"2500 ATK, that's not easy to summon a monster with over 2500 ATK in a single turn." Jaden's finger rested on the deck. "However, nothing is impossible for a hero!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Jaden drew the card, paused for a moment, then used it without hesitation: "I activate this card, the Spell Card [Ace Grail]!"

"【The Holy Grail】?"

Hearing Yugi's questioning voice, Jaden explained, "The effect of this card is to flip a coin. If the coin lands heads, I can draw two cards. If it lands tails, the opponent draws two cards."

"Although it relies somewhat on luck, since Pot of Greed has been banned in the future, a friend of mine who likes divination strongly recommended that I use this card."

As Jaden spoke, his face was full of confidence. Looking at a coin that had been tossed and was spinning in the air, Jaden said with certainty, "As a duelist, the most important thing is to have confidence in yourself. The power of belief is omnipotent."

"The result of the coin toss was, of course, heads—what?! Tail!?"

Jaden proved from personal experience that you shouldn't make promises you can't keep. Even if you're absolutely certain, don't set a flag beforehand, because flags are meant to be broken.

The coin used to determine the effect of the [Ace Grail] landed on the ground, and it landed tails up, meaning that Paradox could get two cards from his hand for free.

"Hmph, as a classic comedian, you're quite good, Jaden Yuki." Paradox said sarcastically as he drew two "Gifts of Nature." "I suppose you could have become a pretty good comedian in the history of Duel Monsters' destruction. At least I don't know what you were thinking when you gave your opponent a hand card."

"Damn it, you're getting the benefits and then acting innocent!" Jaden felt incredibly embarrassed. "I knew I shouldn't have listened to Saiou. What decent person would use a deck with risks that outweigh the rewards?!"

"Never mind, it's just losing one card. I still have five cards left."

Jaden declared to his field, "E-hero Neos Elf, during my Main Phase, I activate the effect of E-hero Neos Elf to return it to my Deck, and then Special Summon one E-hero Normal Monster from my Deck!"

As he spoke, Jaden's [E·hero Neos Elf] was about to completely disappear into nothingness when Paradox interrupted, saying, "Jaden Yuki, you truly are a hero. Not only did you bring me two cards, but seeing that my hand size is still insufficient, you seem to be planning to continue providing me with more cards."

"Because of your previous 'Ace Grail,' I added this card to my hand from my deck. Now I'm going to chain your 'E.Hero Neos' effect and activate it!" Paradox grinned smugly, revealing a monster card.

"【Proliferating G】!!"

"What?!" X3

Besides the game, Hayato, Jaden, and Yusei all exclaimed in surprise, clearly knowing about the card "G of Multiplication".

Without needing further explanation from the three, as the chain continued, Jaden's [E·hero Neospiel] returned to his deck, and then Jaden summoned a materialized [E·hero Neospiel] from his deck, and the effect of [G-Proliferation] also took effect.

At the same time, Paradox drew a card from his deck and began explaining the effect of [G of Multiplication].

"The effect of [G of Multiplication] is that after sending it from your hand to the Graveyard, it will apply one effect until the end of this turn. Each time your opponent successfully Special Summons a monster, I will draw one card from my Deck, and the effect of [G of Multiplication] can be applied during your opponent's turn."

Although it was just a simple explanation of the effect of [G of Multiplication], the quick-thinking Yugi instantly grasped just how powerful this card was.

"Each time you successfully Special Summon a monster, you can draw a card. Even if your opponent only Special Summons once, you can still draw a card to break even. And if you encounter a deck like Yusei's that can Special Summon multiple times in one turn, it's not impossible to draw more than ten cards at once!"

Yugi looked intently at the [G of Multiplication] that Paradox had just sent to the graveyard. "In Duel Monsters, the importance of your hand is almost like a strategic resource. Once you play this [G of Multiplication], if you want to set up an attack, you will inevitably give your opponent a lot of cards. But if you don't set up an attack, you will easily be suppressed by your opponent. What a powerful card!"

"Hmph, I told you, my deck is made up of the most powerful cards from all eras. This [G of Multiplication] is a very useful card, how could I possibly miss it?"

Paradox said smugly, while Hayato said helplessly to Yusei, who had stepped back behind Jaden, "How many times has that guy said that?"

"I haven't counted, but it's probably been six or seven times."

Jaden looked at the [E·hero Neos] card that appeared on his field, then glanced at the card in his hand, and couldn't help but hesitate.

【E·hero Neo-Universe】【7☆/Light】

[Warrior/Normal]

[2500/2000]