Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"Come forth, Duel Monsters, 'Original Sin'!"

"【Sin - Blue-Eyes White Dragon】!"

"【Sin - Electronic Terminator Dragon】!"

"【Sin - Paradoxical Gear】!"

Since Paradox is the only one who has banished monsters in the duel so far, Yugi can only watch helplessly as Paradox summons back all the [Sin] monsters he previously banished.

【Sin - Blue-Eyes White Dragon】【ATK3000】

【Sin - Electronic Terminator Dragon】【ATK4000】

【Sin - Paradoxical Gear】【ATK0】

“Next, I activate the effect of [Sin-Paradox],” Paradox sent the [Sin-Paradox] that had just come to the field to the graveyard, retrieved two cards from the deck, “While [Sin-World] is present, I Special Summon [Sin-Paradox] from the deck, and then add one [Sin] monster to my hand.”

"I added [Sin - Red-Eyes Black Dragon] to my hand. By sending [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] from my deck to the graveyard, I Special Summon [Sin - Red-Eyes Black Dragon]!"

【Sin - Parallel Gear】【ATK0】

【Sin - Red-Eyes Black Dragon】【ATK2400】

By simply playing a [Dimensional Fusion] card, Paradox easily summoned four monsters on the field at the cost of 2000 life points, while still having three cards left in his hand.

Fortunately, the newly released [Sin - Blue-Eyes White Dragon] and [Sin - Red-Eyes Black Dragon], like Paradox, inherited everything from their original monsters, including their original blank slates, and did not have any additional troublesome effects after becoming [Sin] monsters.

"Blue-eyed and red-eyed!"

"Even Cheng Nei's card was taken away..."

Looking at the serious-faced Yugi, Paradox smirked: "Now that you've seen your partner's and opponent's cards appear in my hand, how do you feel, Yugi Muto?"

"Don't worry, I will make good use of their power, using this evil power."

Paradox's eyes narrowed: "I was originally planning to deal with you quickly, but since you insist on resisting to the end, I'll make an exception this time!"

"I'll Synchro Summon my Level 2☆ [Sin - Parallel Gear] and Level 8☆ [Sin - Blue-Eyes White Dragon]!"

"What?!"

Yusei was also taken aback. Seeing this, Paradox sneered, "Don't think you're the only one who can use Synchro Summoning, Fudo Yusei. It was your constant struggles that made me decide to use Synchro Summoning."

"My previous conflicting feelings were completely unnecessary. Since I want to save the world, I must also destroy it. For that, I will use any power, no matter how corrupt!"

Paradox raised his hand upwards, and behind him, the gear structures of the [Sin-Parallel Gear] spun rapidly, transforming into two jet-black rings of harmony, one above the other, encircling the [Sin-Blue-Eyes White Dragon] and turning it into eight shining stars, which were bound together in a row by the black lightning.

"Darkness born from dimensional rifts, draw back the curtain of destruction on this stage beyond time and space!"

Paradox's eyes instantly sharpened. "Synchronization Summon, [Sin - Paradox Dragon]!"

A towering black pillar of light rose from the black ring of harmony, surrounded by an ominous black gale. From the storm, a pair of broad black dragon wings unfurled, and a colossal dragon roared, dispersing the air currents surrounding it!

"Roar!!!"

[Sin - Contradictory Dragon] [10☆/Dark]

[Dragon/Synchro/Effect]

[4000/4000]

"Wow, it's huge!" Jaden looked up at the [Sin-Contradictory Dragon], which was almost as tall as the building next to it. "Its size is just too outrageous!"

"When [Sin-Contradictory Dragon] is successfully Synchro Summoned, I can Special Summon one Synchro Monster from my Graveyard, ignoring its Summoning conditions. As long as [Sin-Contradictory Dragon] is on my field, the ATK of all monsters on my opponent's field is reduced by the sum of the ATK of all monsters on my field except [Sin-Contradictory Dragon]."

"Special Summon Stardust Dragon from my Graveyard. Since I control Stardust Dragon, Cyber ​​End Dragon, and Red-Eyes Black Dragon in addition to Contradictory Dragon, all your monsters lose 8900 ATK!"

【E·hero Lightning Flash】【ATK1100→0】

"Oh no! [Lightning Man]'s attack power is at zero!" Yusei exclaimed in a tense tone. "If we get hit, our life points will be zero!"

"To save the world, no one can stand in my way. Prepare to be consumed by the power of [Sin]," Paradox said with a cold laugh. "Don't worry too much, the pain will only last a moment."

"Entering my battle phase, the first attack will be from [Sin - Red-Eyes Black Dragon], destroying [E-Hero Flash] with 0 attack power!"

"Black Flame Bullet!"

Its jet-black body was encased in white armor that rewrote its will. [Sin - Red-Eyes Black Dragon] opened its massive maw, filled with sharp teeth, and without hesitation spat out a scorching black fireball that landed on [E·hero Lightning Flash]!

"Ugh!"

The [Lightning Man], whose attack power was reduced to 0, was instantly destroyed. The burst of heat made the four players very uncomfortable, and their base score also dropped.

[Game: 4000 → 1600 LP]

"Because [E·hero Electro-Genius] was destroyed in battle, its effect is activated." Jaden recovered from the attack and said, "I banish the destroyed [E·hero Electro-Genius] and the three [E·hero] monsters in my Graveyard: [E·hero Neo-Genius], [E·hero Neo-Genius], and [E·hero Bubble-Genius], and add one Normal Spell Card from my Graveyard to my hand."

Jaden removes four cards from the graveyard, retrieves one card, and throws it towards Yugi: "Use my power, Mr. Yugi!"

"Oh, leave it to me!" Yugi raised his hand without turning around and precisely caught the card that Jaden sent, adding it to his hand.

"Hmph, it's just a card that was retrieved, and judging from the looks of it, the card in the back row isn't a trap card corresponding to the attack declaration." Paradox was cautious, having just used [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] to test the waters. "Then this is the final blow, legendary duelists from all timelines!"

"Let it be buried along with the history of Duel Monsters!"

"Direct attack from [Sin-Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]! Eternal Evolution Flame!"

The laser beam from the three-headed mechanical dragon came crashing down. Paradox watched confidently as the beam pierced through most of the arena and was about to hit the gamers, who had no monsters to protect them.

But at that moment, Jaden, standing behind the game, said once again: "At the instant that [Sin-Cyber ​​End Dragon] attacks, I declare a chain attack: I will activate the face-down cards in my back row!"

In the previous round, the card with an unclear meaning that Jaden had covered up was revealed.

"Quick-Play Spell Card, [Kuriboo's Calling Flute]!" Jaden activated the face-down card, then took a card from his deck and placed it face down on the Duel Disk. "Special Summon [Winged Kuriboh] from my Deck in Defense Position to the field!"

"Curry, Curry!"

Amidst the melodious sound of a flute, a fluffy monster with adorable little wings appears in Defense Position on Jaden's field, facing the attack of [Sin-Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon].

“【Winged Kuriboh】, huh? It has an effect that can withstand all combat damage after being destroyed.” Paradox looked at the 【Winged Kuriboh】 that appeared on the opposite side, first recalling its specific effects, then gave a cold smile.

"What a foolish move, Jaden Yuki. Have you forgotten the effects of [Sin-Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]?"

"Even Winged Kuriboh can't protect you against the Sin-Cyber ​​Dragon, which inherited the defensive and penetrating abilities of the Cyber ​​Dragon!"

Paradox smiled smugly as he watched the [Sin-Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] attack destroy and pierce through [Winged Kuriboh].

However, the impact of the explosion was blocked by a barrier just before it reached the group.

A voice came from the other side: "Sorewa, Doka na?"

With his arms crossed over his chest, he exuded a confident and imposing aura, glancing at the other furry monster supporting the barrier—the [Kuriball] that had appeared in his hand.

"If it were just Jaden's [Winged Kuriboh] alone, it wouldn't be able to block the attack of [Sin-Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon], but I activated the effect of [Kuriboh] from my hand and discarded it to reduce one instance of damage to zero."

The game's gaze was piercing. "The power of unity transcends despair. Don't underestimate our resolve to stop you, Paradox!"

“That’s right. No matter how hopeless the future may seem, humanity has the ability to change it.” Jaden looked up at Paradox. “I’ve always believed in that, and I’ve always strived to achieve it.”

Upon hearing the game's words, Paradox paused briefly, then sneered, "In your eyes, you are undoubtedly righteous, aren't you?"

"If everyone in the future could be like you, perhaps the world wouldn't have ended up like this..."

For the first time, Paradox showed a sigh in front of the group.

"There must be a way to save a shattered future, but it certainly won't be by rewriting history. Even if the past is unimportant to you, it holds irreplaceable value for others living in the past!"

Recalling all the memories of this era, the game said firmly.

“Beautiful memories…” Paradox’s lips curled into a smile. “That’s why I said you know nothing. Precisely because I have lost them, I understand all their beauty better than you do. And it is to keep the world in this wonderful era that I must erase the existence of Duel Monsters!”

Because of the effect of [Winged Kuriboh], the players will not take any more battle damage in this turn. Even though [Sin-Contradictory Dragon] and [Stardust Dragon] have not yet attacked, it would be pointless to continue attacking, so Paradox simply ends his battle phase.

"My battle phase is over. Entering main phase two." After glancing at the three cards in his hand, Paradox thought for a moment, then drew two of them and inserted them into the Spell & Trap Zone. "I set two cards face down in the back row. End of turn."

Paradox: 22600LP, 1 cards in hand

【Sin - Contradictory Dragon】【ATK4000】

【Sin - Electronic Terminator Dragon】【ATK4000】

【Sin - Red-Eyes Black Dragon】【ATK2400】

Stardust Dragon ATK2500

[Sin - Domain] [GaiK] X2

Location: [Sin-World]

Chapter 500: Talking back fails; without fighting, there is no survival!

When it was his turn in the game, he wasn't in a hurry to draw cards and start his turn. Instead, he asked Paradox, "There's something I don't understand. As times develop and progress, and as human material civilization becomes more advanced, shouldn't our ability to change the world be even stronger?"

Of the people present, Paradox could be said to be from the most distant future, while Yugi, or rather, the Dark Yugi who appeared at this moment, could be said to be from the most distant past.

Although he has not regained his memories and does not know who he is, Yami Yugi has some knowledge of the era a thousand years ago. Compared with a thousand years ago, although some aspects of the world have deteriorated, it is generally developing in a positive direction.

Yusei couldn't understand at all what Paradox had said about the contradiction between material civilization and spiritual civilization.

"You're wrong, Yugi Muto. You haven't seen the true nature of humanity yet because the era you live in hasn't fully explored the inherent flaws of human nature."

Paradox paused for a moment, “Sloth, envy, wrath, pride, lust, gluttony, and insatiable greed… The rise of material civilization has led to the decline of spiritual civilization, and the uncontrollable darkness of the human heart has swallowed the world.”

"This is not something that can be changed by how human civilization develops, because it is rooted in the essence of humanity, because it is humanity's 'original sin'!"

“Original Sin…” Yusei frowned, pondering Paradox’s words.

Unlike the games and the Jade Dynasty of the past, in the era of Yusei, due to the development of the times and the progress of technology, the gap between the rich and poor has become increasingly wide, and along with this, the scheming and infighting between people has become increasingly unscrupulous.

In the era of games, even a wealthy young master like Kaiba attended the same school and class as a poor kid like Jonouchi. By the time of Judai, even Duel Academy began to differentiate students based on their abilities. Excellent students could enjoy luxurious villas and private meals, while poor students could only live in dormitories and eat pickled radishes.

In the era of the wandering stars, the upper class lived in high-rise buildings overlooking the entire city, while the lower class did not even have the right to enter those high-class areas and only had the right to live in the garbage dump. Even so, they still faced the trouble of having their last remaining living space taken away.

All of this seems to be completely consistent with what Paradox said: although material civilization is gradually becoming stronger, spiritual civilization is declining.

"Knowing the future course of history you're in, you should be able to understand the truthfulness of what I'm saying, right?" Paradox noticed Yusei's deep thought and continued to drop bombshell, "Do you remember what I said before about 'energy depletion'?"

"Decades later, or more than ten years ago for you, your father, Dr. Fudo, discovered a magical particle called the 'Planetary Particle'. Using this particle as a power source, he pioneered an unprecedented feat, creating the world's first perpetual motion machine, and named his son, you, after the 'Planetary Particle'."

"The foundation of perpetual motion machines, the magic of 'star particles' lies in their ability to read people's hearts. By using D-Wheel to summon them in duels, a special wavelength can be connected to the perpetual motion machine. People's high fighting spirit can generate a large number of positive 'star particles'. This potential energy is absorbed and transformed by the perpetual motion machine and then supplied to the D-Wheel in the duel to generate more 'star particles'."

"This cycle continues, and as long as there are duels in the world, it will provide an inexhaustible source of energy."

Yusei nodded: "That's definitely true."

"Since energy is inexhaustible, how did humanity fall into energy depletion? And even if there isn't a perpetual motion machine with unlimited energy, aren't there other finite energy sources available? How could this lead to destruction?"