Duels should be played with a smile.

After some deep thought, Kaiba secretly decided that once the duel was over, he would definitely go back and watch the recording carefully, study it repeatedly, and have Blue-Eyes watch it with him. Ideally, he would be able to develop the strongest Blue-Eyes that was completely unaffected by the effects and still had very high attack power!

When that time comes, we'll be able to defeat Leyou and wipe away our shame!

"Let us witness once again the cycle of the Phoenix God!"

As Leyou called out, the priests on the field became sacrifices, summoning the arrival of another priest. Within the azure flames, there was an unusual power that was even greater than before.

The flames materialized into human form, and a second priest appeared on the scene.

At the same time, a piercing warning sound rang out from the game's duel disk.

Yugi looked at his Duel Disk with a puzzled expression. He pressed the button several times, but the face-down Trap Card just wouldn't activate.

"In your case, we generally call it a time-lapse," Leyou explained, forcing back a laugh.

He truly hadn't expected this to happen.

Previously, when Philvo was accessing the Duel Tower's cameras, he also took the opportunity to standardize other people's Duel Disks to prevent things like forcibly ending the opponent's turn. Of course, he also standardized the timing of some card activations, and as a result, he actually encountered it this time.

"I guess the face-down card you're about to activate can only be activated the instant my monster is successfully summoned?"

"What a pity, you can't insert chain effects during the processing!"

"In addition to its original function as a Ritual Spell Card, if 【Nephthys's Reincarnation】 is Ritual Summoned by Tributing 【Nephthys's Priest】, you can destroy 1 card on the field."

"I deliberately resurrected the first priest for this destructive effect!"

"But now it seems there's an extra bonus!"

"In that case, there's no other choice. I'll destroy the face-down card you played last turn!"

"Touch of Reincarnation!"

The power left behind when the priest was released transformed into a blood-red mark, which covered the face-down card of the game and sent it into the cycle of reincarnation.

The Coffin of the Black Demon Clan's Resurrection

"This one? I've encountered it before. It can only be activated the moment I successfully summon it. Now that my effect has been resolved, it's no longer the moment I summoned it. Even if this card is still on the field, it can't be activated."

Leyou really didn't expect to encounter a timing problem during a duel with the game. It can only be said that it was an unexpected stroke of luck.

"Let me guess, was the card you just threw down with the Trickster Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl?"

The game's expression changed slightly, clearly indicating that Leyou had guessed correctly.

"The effect of the Priestess is that it activates upon a successful summon, so it can now be activated in a separate chain without being affected by timing issues." After a helpful explanation, Leyou continued, "I Special Summon a second Narrator from my deck in Defense Position, and then end my turn."

"Because of the effect of the Special Summoning of the Deck, the Priest will self-destruct. Now I only have two Narrators in Defense Position on the field. Yugi, how will you deal with my Phoenix God who is about to return, and His servants sleeping in the graveyard, when I turn next?"

[Leyou Smart Card: 1]

The game, which had been calm until now, suddenly changed its atmosphere, and the player was suddenly filled with an aura that had never been there before.

"Then I'll try to end this duel in this round! Just as you said! The duel will be over soon!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

This draw seemed to be destined.

This draw made Leyou's eyebrows twitch.

"Joy! I drew a card that can completely change the course of the game!"

"Before that, I'll activate the face-down trap card [Altar of Sacrifice] to send my Trickster to the graveyard and restore my LP equal to his ATK!"

This is the trap card version of "Mysterious Chinese Pot".

[Game LP: 4000 → 6000]

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Monster Recycling' (Anime Version) from my hand!"

"Return all cards on your field and all cards in your hand to your deck, then draw 5 cards from your deck!"

"Now I not only have five new cards in my hand, but the supergravity net that blocked the field has also disappeared!"

"Leyou, are you ready? I'm about to launch the attack!"

Chapter Eighty-Four: I Am Still Invincible in This World!

The "Life-Slashing Treasure" draws five cards and then comes with a side effect that is practically nonexistent.

Monster recycling also involves drawing all five cards, and the side effects are practically negligible when turning the tide; sometimes it even brings additional benefits, like it is now.

Both of these cards were significantly weakened after being converted to Origin.

To this, Leyou can only say that you two are indeed the male lead and the second male lead, as you both have the same type of stand-in!

The game round had just begun, and it seemed that the player who switched accounts was displaying a different kind of momentum than before.

"I activate the spell card [Angel's Charity], draw three cards, and then discard two."

"Activate [Pot of Greed] again and draw two more cards."

"Then comes the magic card [The Rough Man's Prediction]!"

"You can activate this effect if you control no monsters. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Normal Monster from your Deck."

"I Special Summon [Queen Knight] from my Deck in Attack Position!"

Suddenly, an other-dimensional vortex appeared on the empty field, connecting to the game's deck and throwing the Queen Knight onto the field.

[Light - 4-Star - Warrior Race - Attack 1500 - Defense 1600]

When Leyou saw the monster appear, he already knew what was going to happen next.

The ABCs of the Seahorse, the Three Knights of the Game—these are practically ingrained in the DNA of this group.

Malik is the only one who doesn't follow the usual path, constantly thinking about coming back to life.

"I will now summon the [King's Knight] in attack stance!"

[Light - 4-Star - Warrior Race - Attack 1600 - Defense 1400]

"When you control [Queen Knight], and King Knight is successfully Summoned, you can Special Summon [Guard Knight] from your Deck!"

[Light - 5-Star - Warrior Race - Attack 1900 - Defense 1000]

"These are the Three Knights who summoned the gods!"

The three knights stood in neat rows in front of the game, their three longswords raised high, the tips touching, as if they were performing a sacred ritual.

"Great! This way we can summon the god in the next round!" Kyoko patted Jonouchi on the shoulder excitedly, but she didn't expect Jonouchi to directly refute her statement.

“I think the game's operation should be more than this. Now that the pressure of the super gravity net is gone from the field, he doesn't have any extra face-down cards to deal with Leyou's possible moves. With Leyou's strength, if he doesn't summon the God Card directly this turn, these three knights won't survive to the next turn. By then, it's like he's wasted his precious hand cards and accomplished nothing.”

As if responding to his statement, the game on stage activated one of its three cards.

"I activate the Spell Card [Double Summon] again! This turn, I can perform one more Normal Summon!"

Generally speaking, few people would carry this kind of card, but it's understandable given the DM era.

"I will offer up the Trisolarans as a sacrifice!"

The unique red monster card was held high in the game, and the rainbow light that burst forth instantly reached the sky.

The three knights raised their longswords once more, their expressions solemn, as if being sacrifices to invoke the descent of the gods was a great honor for them.

Unlike Kaiba, who uses fancy summoning phrases, Yugi simply places the cards containing the Phantom Gods onto the Duel Disk in the most concise way.

While claiming to be offering sacrifices, the dragon was actually commanding the god of the underworld in the name of the Pharaoh. The crimson dragon obediently accepted the three knights, then broke through the barrier between the mortal world and the underworld, soaring straight into the sky from the underworld.

"A divine summons!"

"Osiris the Sky Dragon!"

The roar of the dragon echoed across the sky, dark clouds gathered, and countless bolts of lightning were hidden within, controlled by the god of the underworld. As long as He exists here, all enemies will suffer His divine punishment.

[God - 10 Stars - Phantom Beast Race - Attack Power? →2000 - Defense Power? →2000]

"Osiris's attack power increases the number of cards in my hand. I set one card, so I only have one card left. Osiris's attack power is also reduced to 1000."

Hearing these seemingly familiar words, Leyou's heart skipped a beat again.

No way? You're coming back?

"But it doesn't matter! I still have this last card in my hand!"

"I activate the [Life-Slaying Treasure Card]! Draw all five!"

[Sky Dragon's Attack and Defense: 1000 → 5000]

No, why are you using Haima's card again?!

Wait a minute, the seahorse used your descent from the sky, and you used the seahorse's life-stripping attack, this seems... to be a kind of minotaur as well?

Damn, Yu-Gi-Oh! is getting weirder and weirder.

Wait a minute, this isn't the time for the Minotaur. They've drawn five more cards, and I might actually lose!

After probably triggering the "Destined One Draw" five times in a row, Yugi looked at the cards in his hand and revealed a confident smile.

"Leyou, you were right when you guessed which card I sent to the graveyard with the Trickster. As a reward for your correct guess, I'm going to show you what she looks like!"

"I activate the Spell Card 'Veil of Dark Magic'!"

"Pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type DARK monster from your hand or Graveyard."

[Game LP: 6000 → 5000]

"Return from the cemetery!"

"The Dark Magician Girl!"

With blonde hair and green eyes, and fair skin unlike Isis, her cute yet daring outfit further enhances her charm. Even the staff in her hand seems as endearing as its owner.

Upon seeing this lovely girl, no further words are needed to describe her; all that's required is...

"Wife!!!"

Of course, it's fine to just shout it in your mind. If you actually do that in the finals, this journey to another world will probably be over.

[Dark 6-Star Mage Race Attack 2000 Defense 1700]

The cute girl also has a unique effect: her attack power increases by 300 times the number of Dark Magicians in both players' graveyards. However, she currently maintains her original attack power, which means that the Pharaoh's ace monster has not yet appeared.

But the next second, the game's controls demonstrated what it means to put the match result aside and first bring out the ace monster for some fun.