The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

At this moment, Kong Que Wu sighed and showed a disappointed expression.

"I almost lost to Mai, you're really strong."

Hearing this from the game, Wu shook her head and laughed, "Don't try to comfort me. Losing is losing."

"But then again..."

"Through this duel, I am certain that I am approaching the level of you and Jonouchi, so there is nothing to be disappointed about."

"It's a pity that I still lost to you, so I've decided to continue improving myself and try to catch up with you as soon as possible."

She spoke to the game with a relieved expression.

Yugi & the King: ? ? ? ?

No, did the game do anything?

Why are you suddenly making such a comment after just one game of cards?

"Oh... good luck then..."

The game looked confused, but she still cheered for her.

It's probably a matter of mindset; I don't know when she suddenly came to her senses.

Hearing the game's cheers, Wu smiled knowingly, "Thank you. I'll have a better chance to challenge you and Jonouchi in the future. Be prepared!"

Then she turned and left gracefully.

Wang Yang speculated, "He's probably still resentful about losing to me and Jonouchi before. I never noticed it before, but thankfully it seems he's let go of that obsession now."

Although the conversation came out of nowhere and abruptly, without any warning.

"But this also shows that Wu is a strong person and won't make us worry easily."

"Ah."

The game developer agrees with this statement.

......

In the following half-day, the remaining seven matches were also completed one after another, and the list of the top eight was quickly determined.

As expected, in addition to Yugi, Kaiba, and Jonouchi, who are all regular participants in the competition, the remaining five in the list of those who advanced are the former three gunners of Doma, as well as the Pegasus Brothers who are favored by Yugi and Kaiba.

All the minor, unknown extras were eliminated.

It's just a pity for Rebecca, this talented girl with the title of champion from the United States.

Although she made it to the top 16, which shows that she is indeed very strong, there are too many big names here, and even the most talented person will be eliminated in the first round.

Inside the lounge, the game and its companions were trying to comfort her.

At this moment, she warned the game, "Be careful, darling! My opponent just now, that man named Tianma Yexing, is really not simple!"

Jonouchi, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Rebecca, what makes him so extraordinary?"

The game quickly realized what was going on, "You encountered the evil god Card, didn't you? Pegasus mentioned it to me."

Rebecca adjusted her glasses slightly and said with a serious expression, "That's right, it's this one! I think it's called [Source of Fear of the Evil God]. Its attack power is the same as [Obelisk the Tormentor], and it also has the terrifying ability to halve the attack power of monsters other than itself. It defeated me with just one hit."

Jonouchi was immediately taken aback, shocked by the information. "No way, that's amazing!?"

The game nodded. "Then that's correct. [The Source of Fear] is one of the three evil gods, opposing the three Egyptian Gods, and the monster corresponding to it is [Obelisk the Tormentor]."

"What about the remaining two?"

Jōnei turned to look back at Rebecca.

The latter shook his head. "How would I know? That person just summoned this one evil god."

So, we can only rely on the game to explain. "Well, the remaining evil god cards include [Evil God Annihilator], which corresponds to [Osiris the Sky Dragon], and [Evil God's Avatar], which corresponds to [Winged Dragon of Ra]. Their effects are..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jonouchi immediately interrupted him, "Stop! You don't need to tell me, Game. If I encounter him in a competition, knowing the outcome beforehand would be too boring for me."

It would have been fine if Cheng Zhigenai hadn't known, but now that he did, he naturally wanted to challenge that person. Knowing too early would diminish the surprise.

"Uh...okay."

Hearing him say that, it was best not to continue discussing the game.

So they temporarily put aside the competition and waited for the afternoon's match list.

After that, Rebecca led the group of gamers to a restaurant for lunch.

During this time, she clung tightly to the game's arm, making Kyoko grit her teeth in anger.

......

Finally, it was afternoon.

Looking at the match list on the screen, Jonouchi jumped up excitedly, "Yay! I can actually face this guy named Tenma Yagyō! I need to be fully prepared!"

"Go for it, Jonouchi-kun!"

"Ok!"

Hearing the game's encouragement, he had to quickly adjust and prepare for the upcoming matches.

Upon hearing this news, Wang Yang seemed slightly disappointed. "I didn't expect that the first person we would encounter would be Jonouchi. It seems that we might not be able to meet him."

Of course, Jonouchi might not necessarily win, but Wang Yang still chose to cheer for him in his heart.

"By the way, the game! Who's your opponent?"

In response to Kyoko's curious question, Jonouchi spoke first, saying, "Oh, it's that guy Baron!"

Everyone: Who?!

Seeing their puzzled expressions, he twitched his lips. "It hasn't been that long, have you already forgotten?"

Seeing this, the game explained to the others, "Baron was one of the original Doma Three Gunners. You probably haven't even heard of him..."

Thinking about it carefully, Baron had been staring at Jonouchi the whole time and hadn't introduced himself to anyone else, nor had Jonouchi explained himself.

"Ah, right!"

At that moment, it seemed as if something suddenly came to mind.

He turned to look at the game and quickly warned, "You need to be careful, Game. That thug, Baron, is a really dangerous man because he'll get involved in fights!"

Everyone:! ! ! !

"Wait, Jounouchi!?"

"What do you mean by that!?"

Kyoko, Honda, and the others immediately couldn't sit still.

Jonouchi scratched his head awkwardly. "It means exactly what it says. Baron is the kind of guy who will actually get involved in a fight."

"His armor deck can be equipped on himself, allowing him to attack monsters and players directly with his own body. The injuries I sustained during the Doma incident were due to a real fight with him."

Everyone:......

Game: Is it too late for me to withdraw from the competition?

Chapter 176 VS Balong

On the dueling platform in the center of the venue, two figures stood facing each other, exchanging shuffle cards.

The game player looked nervously at the punkish, muscular guy in front of him.

Before coming here, he had already learned from Jonouchi that the man in front of him liked real duels. Thinking that he might get beaten up, he subconsciously swallowed and couldn't help but feel scared.

At that moment, Baron spoke up, "Hey, Yugi Muto!"

"Ok?"

"I've always enjoyed challenging strong opponents, and I'm especially interested in you, the renowned King of Duels."

Feeling uncomfortable under the intense gaze, Yugi stammered, "Is...is that so...?"

Baron smiled confidently, "Did you hear about my dueling style from Jonouchi?"

"Uh-huh......"

"Hmph~, don't be afraid. As a real man, a duel should be a fight to the death!"

Judging from Balong's expression, he couldn't wait to fight him to the death (♂).

The game player shuddered in fright, his expression quite like that of a man.

At the same moment, the expressions of the people in the audience became quite subtle.

Audience: Have you considered how the people you beat up feel?

Viewers who watched the game are well aware of this person's situation.

While it might not be enough to send someone to the hospital, everyone who played cards with him ended up with bruises and swelling.

Unfortunately, the referee didn't call a foul on him because the rules of the game didn't mention it.

I don't know if it was omitted, or if the president of Kaiba knew about his bizarre behavior but deliberately didn't mention it because of his identity, letting him cause trouble here.

Before long, referee Iso finally ran out.

"Now, let's begin the KC tournament's quarterfinals, with Yugi Muto facing off against Baron!"

Just then, the two of them had already shuffled the cards.

With everyone watching, the game had no choice but to proceed.

"Then let's keep him away as much as possible, AIBO."

"Um......"

It can only be this way.

Soon, the two of them put the deck into the card slot together.

"Duel!!" ×2

Yugi Muto: LP4000

Balong: LP4000

Then Baron drew a card first.

"I'll attack first and draw the card!"

[Baron's Hand Cards: 5→6]

After a quick glance at his hand, Baron's lips curled into a slight smile. "Hmph~, let's start with a simple greeting~."

He slammed a card onto the duel disk.

"First, I will summon the [Psycho-Powered Armor Helmet] in attack stance!"

Om-!

As the card flashed, a blue-silver helmet was projected.

[Psychic Armor Helmet: Attack Power 0]

[Baron's Hand Cards: 6→5]

Immediately afterwards, Baron played his second card, "Spell Card [Double Summon] activated. This turn I can perform a second Normal Summon."

"Therefore, I will offer the [Psycho-Powered Armor Helmet] as a sacrifice to summon the [Double Cross Armor Set]!"

The helmet was absorbed by a new monster card, and then a flash of light appeared, revealing a set of crimson armor.

[Double Cross Armor Set: Attack Power 0]

[Baron's Hand Cards: 5→3]

He then inserted another card into the Duel Disk, "and finally I set one card face down on the field, and the turn ends."

[Baron's Hand Cards: 3→2]

Baron executed his maneuver flawlessly, ending his turn cleanly and decisively.

After that, he added, "By the way, this monster cannot attack during its turn, but when it becomes the target of an attack, it can destroy the opponent's monster using its effect and deal damage equal to half of the monster's ATK."

"Then the card will destroy itself after the battle ends."

Listening to Baron's description, the game immediately understood the characteristics of the opponent's deck.