Yu-Gi-Oh!: This isn't a duel!

"Whether they are so-called heroes or ordinary people."

"At their core, aren't they all selfish?"

“Those who speak of acting for others in a grand and noble way, aren’t they actually just trying to satisfy their own pathetic selfishness?” His smile grew increasingly wry.

His voice carried a cold mockery: "You may appear righteous, but in reality, how are you any different from those mortals who kneel and thirst for power?"

He slowly raised his fair hand to his eyes, and through the gaps between his slender fingers, he "observed" the tiny being opposite him with great interest.

He was so insignificant, no different from any other mortal He had ever seen.

"For a tiny bit of insignificant power, one is willing to give up everything."

"Even including one's own parents, wife and children, and even one's soul."

As Veracocha Lasca spoke, outside the barrier, the true form of the vulture high in the sky, which blotted out the sun, slowly lowered its massive head, which was as large as a mountain.

Those enormous eyes, burning with a dark purple hellfire, pierced through the barrier and stared intently at You Yang, as if they could see through the trembling soul suppressed beneath his calm exterior.

"Are you standing here to protect something?"

"This dying city?"

"Or are they just ordinary people like ants?"

"No, Youyang."

The whispers of the gods carried absolute certainty.

"You're just doing this to satisfy your own pathetic, petty vanity."

His enormous true form slowly spread its sky-covering wings, as if to completely embrace this world that was being eroded.

So, abandon your useless vanity.

"Be your true self."

His voice carried a hint of divine pity, as if he were looking at a stubborn child.

"I know that deep down, you don't want to be a hero."

"You have absolutely no obligation to risk your life here for strangers."

"Look at yourself now."

His gaze fell on You Yang's hand, which was hovering over the deck, trembling slightly and remaining motionless.

"You don't even have the courage to draw a card."

"You are afraid, you are trembling, so why are you still struggling to hold on here?"

"Give up, child."

Veracocha Lasca's voice was filled with an irresistible allure, like the whisper of a god, slowly eroding and eroding his will.

"You have felt how powerful I am."

"Surrender, then become one with me and achieve extraordinary glory!"

"At this moment, you will become a god!"

He was waiting, waiting for this mortal's will to completely collapse.

If you can get Youyang to willingly give up his body and mind and become your vessel, the effect will naturally be a thousand times better than forcibly taking over.

This is precisely the real reason why Veracocha Lasca is willing to go to such lengths here.

The earthbound god, Viracocha Rascana, spoke in a spell-like voice that echoed continuously within the dark barrier.

Outside the barrier, Xie Wan'an and his companions fought fiercely against countless monster companions amidst the sounds of explosions.

You Yang's long silence seemed to be a tacit agreement.

However, just as the Earthbound God Veracocha Raska thought he was about to collapse and was about to continue pressuring him...

You Yang slowly raised his head.

His trembling hand clenched into a fist. His unfathomable black eyes pierced through the divine pressure and looked at the earthbound god, Veracocha Raska.

In that instant when their eyes met, a faint, non-his own purple lightning flashed across You Yang's eyes!

"You're right, I am indeed a little scared." You Yang's voice was soft, but exceptionally clear.

"I really don't want to be any kind of hero."

"After all, I'm just an ordinary person, and always have been."

"I've never had any grand ambitions; I just take things as they come."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly:

“I’ve even thought that maybe this world is all fake, and I might already be dead, and all of this is just a hallucination my brain is giving me before I die.”

"After all, what are the chances of such a coincidence?"

"I know how to play Yu-Gi-Oh!, so I can just travel to this world where dueling reigns supreme?"

"Therefore, I dare not set any big goals, nor do I dare to actively pursue anything."

"I'm afraid that if I ever feel satisfied, all of this might just vanish like a bubble."

"So even if it's a dream, let me... have it a little longer."

Hearing You Yang's inexplicable and illogical words, a rare look of doubt appeared on the perfect face of the Earthbound God Veracocha Raska.

What is You Yang saying?

What time travel?

I have a feeling that I've heard something really incredible.

“But,” You Yang’s voice became firm again.

"It wasn't until Chen Yuan told me everything that I realized I might have been wrong before."

"After all, I'm just an ordinary person. How could I possibly imagine someone else's complete yet painful life in my 'dream'?"

"This world is real. So are they."

You Yang slowly turned around and looked outside the barrier—

He gazed at Tiandao Lian, who was being overwhelmed by monsters, yet still commanding the Black Winged Dragon and desperately charging forward, panting heavily.

He looked at Ling Shiyao, who had appeared at some point and was now commanding the Black Magician and the Red-Eyes Black Dragon in their battle against their familiars.

He looked at Chen Yuexi, whose face was cold and stern, with tears still wet on her cheeks.

And the blue sports car parked not far away, which had clearly said it would run away but ultimately chose to return, and Xie Wan'an, who was commanding the [Sky Blade Princess] with agile movements, next to the car.

At this moment, You Yang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a relieved, faint smile.

“So I was thinking,” You Yang’s voice was soft, but carried an unprecedented firmness.

"Everyone else is trying their best to live, so why should I just drift along with the tide?"

"So that night, I set a goal for myself."

“After all, this is a world where duels reign supreme,” a burning light ignited in his eyes.

"Then, let's become the King of Duel!"

"My turn!"

"Draw a card!"

You Yang's hands no longer trembled at all. With a sudden swing of his arm, he swiftly and precisely drew out the top card of the deck!

You Yang's gaze fell on the card in his hand. It was a blank card, untouched by any will!

He slowly raised his head and looked at the Earthbound God, Viracocha Laska, his eyes as cold and unyielding as ice that had never melted for millennia.

"And you are nothing more than a stumbling block on my path to this goal!"

"Stubborn to the end!"

"Then you shall face true death!"

"The very instant you finish drawing your cards!"

"I activate the effect of the [Kusha's Wrathful Clan's Shangri-La Cocoon] that hangs high in the sky!"

"It can only be launched during the preparation phase of either oneself or the other party."

Special Summon 1 "Kusanrai-Type" monster from your Deck!

"I choose to Special Summon [Fenrir the Wrathful Wolf] from my deck again!"

That once delicate and perfect face was now incredibly ferocious and terrifying because of the repeated disobedience by mortals.

The voice of the Earthbound God, Verakocha Raska, also lost its last trace of gentleness, becoming as cold as ice from the depths of hell!

This mortal! How dare he repeatedly reject His divine grace!

He wanted to make this mortal pay the price for his arrogance and let him know what true fear was!

As the energy panel of the giant, blood-red planetary cocoon high in the sky opened again, a scarlet teleportation beam shot down from it, and the werewolf wielding a ferocious short axe and wearing a red fang mask reappeared on the field, exuding a savage aura.

【Fenrir Wolf of the Kusha Wrathful Clan】【7-Star】【Earth/Psychic Clan】【Attack: 2400 / Defense: 2400】

You Yang, however, showed no fear, as if everything was within his expectations. In the instant the god whispered those words, he had already figured out how to resolve this seemingly hopeless situation!

You Yang suddenly waved his hand, pointing to his own graveyard area, and a dazzling starlight suddenly lit up in his graveyard card slot!

"I activate the effect of the [Advanced Magic - Leap Power] in the graveyard!"

"You can banish this card and one 'Raid Raptor' monster from your Graveyard, then target one 'Raid Raptor' Xyz Monster in your Graveyard."

"Special Summon that monster. This effect cannot be activated the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard."

"But now, this is my second round!"

"I will remove both the [Rapid Raptor - Tribute Shrike] and [Advanced Magic - Leap Power] from the graveyard!"

As he announced this, two beams of starlight, representing the souls of the cards, rose from Youyang's graveyard, ascended into the sky, and were about to disappear.

"Hmph!" Earthbound God Veracocha Raska let out a cold snort.

"At this very moment!"