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

"That concludes my turn."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→2]

The moment the game was declared over, Dark Bakura seized the opportunity to open the face-down card.

"At the end of your phase, I will activate the Perpetual Trap [Spirit Disc] once again!"

As this card is activated again, the Spell Disk reappears on his field.

Furthermore, the indicator on the psychic compass moved slightly and then pointed to the letter "D".

Suddenly, a ball of will-o'-the-wisp displaying the letter "D" appeared on the field.

"Then, since it's still your final phase, the effect of the [Spirit Disk] activates."

"Place [Death Message "E" from your deck onto the field."

The indicator on the spirit board moved again, quickly pointing to the letter "E", and a will-o'-the-wisp with the letter "E" appeared to the right of "D".

Dark Bakura sneered, "Hmph~, the countdown for the [Summoning Disc] has finally begun again!"

He refused to believe it was bad luck; he thought he could fail again after trying so many times.

Chapter 231 The Transforming Jar

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 1 → 2]

Dark Bakura looked at his hand and burst into triumphant laughter, "Hahahaha! That's the end of the game!"

"What......"

The game player raised an eyebrow, somewhat curious about what the other player had drawn.

Dark Bakura stared at the card in his hand and then said, "It's a real shame. With this card, the [Destroyer Dragon Gandora] you just got from your deck is completely useless. It's a shame you went to all that trouble to prepare it."

After saying that, he placed the card face down on the Duel Disk.

"I'll set this monster on the field first..."

After a face-down card is revealed in the front row, he plays another card from his hand.

"Then I will draw the spell card 'Book of the Sun' from my hand."

Choose 1 monster that is face-down on the field and change it to face-up Attack Position.

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 2 → 0]

"Using the effect of this card, I flipped the monster I just set on the field."

"Appear, [Transforming Jar]!"

As the card was flipped, a stone pot was revealed, inside which appeared a large eye and a large mouth.

【Transforming Jar: Attack Power 700】

Jonouchi exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! It's that monster, the [Transforming Jar]! I remember its effect is..."

Dark Bakura sneered, "At this moment, the reverse effect of [Transformation Jar] activates!"

This effect activates when this card is flipped face-up. Players with cards in their hand discard all of those cards. Both players draw 5 cards from their decks.

Kyoko looked worried: "So that means the [Destroyer Dragon Gandora] in the game is going to be discarded?!"

Jonouchi: "Ah, that's it..."

The game paused for a moment, revealing a hint of reluctance.

However, according to the rules, he still has to discard it.

So after discarding the two cards in his hand, he and his opponent drew five cards from their decks.

"Degeneration!!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→5]

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 0 → 5]

The game player glanced at the five cards that had been added to the deck, and his eyes widened when he saw the card in his hand.

Although the Destroyer Dragon is gone...

"But having this card would achieve the same effect..."

As he was thinking this, Dark Bakura revealed his second magic card.

"Spell Card [Double Summon]: I can perform a second summon this turn."

"By offering the [Transformation Jar] on the field as a sacrifice, summon the [Diaband Core]!"

The Shapeshifting Jar vanished from the field, and a grayish-white demon with a snake's lower body appeared. It had two pairs of wings, but its tail was not a snake's tail; instead, it had a snake's head at the end of its tail.

[Diabund Core: Attack Power 1800]

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 5 → 3]

Jonouchi: "Diabund... is this the same monster we faced in another game? It's appeared here too?"

Kyoko: "Be careful, it's a game."

Upon hearing this, Yu-Gi-Oh nodded and remained vigilant towards the enemy.

At this moment, Dark Bakura no longer hesitated and immediately launched an attack.

"Go! [Diaband Core], attack [Silent Swordsman LV5]!"

At his command, a ball of energy gathered between the demon's hands.

"And at this moment, the special ability of the [Diaband Core] is activated."

This effect activates when this card declares an attack. This card gains 600 ATK.

Adding 600 to 1800 increases the attack power to 2400, which is just enough to break the Silent Swordsman.

So the game wouldn't sit idly by and immediately waved its arms, shouting, "I won't let you succeed! Activate the card, [Holy Shield - Reflective Mirror Force]!"

"Destroy all Attack Position monsters on your opponent's field."

As the card was flipped open, it burst forth with a bright light that illuminated the entire space.

"Well......"

The game's special effects were so dazzling that everyone could barely open their eyes. (Leader Zuo silently gave a thumbs up.)

Despite the intense light, Dark Bakura shouted, "Stop with these little tricks! Activate another effect of [Diabund Core]!"

You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; that monster's ATK is reduced by this card's ATK until the end of this turn. After that, this card is banished until the next Standby Phase. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.

"With the effect of the [Diabund Core] attached to the [Silent Swordsman LV5], the attack power is reduced by 1800 points."

Diaband transformed into a wisp of black mist, passing through the intense light and covering the silent swordsman's hand.

[Silent Swordsman LV5: Attack Power 2300 → 500]

"In that case, the only monster I need to destroy on the field is [Evil Spirit of Annihilation]."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light from the Holy Reversal became even more intense.

boom--! !

Under the intense light of the Holy Reflection, the evil spirit instantly shattered into dust.

After the light faded, Dark Bakura continued, "Hmph, that's how you used up your [Holy Shield - Mirror Force] on the field."

"But my turn isn't over yet..."

With that, he pressed the button on the Duel Disk, "Activate the face-down card, Continuous Trap [Death Sentence]!"

You can target up to the number of Fiend-Type monsters you control, from monsters in your Graveyard and banished monsters. Add those monsters to your hand.

"I added the [Evil Spirit of Annihilation] from the graveyard to my hand."

[Dark Baku Ryo's hand: 3 → 4]

"That concludes my turn."

He simply left the field empty and announced the end of his round.

At this moment, the game announced: "Since you declared the end of the turn, the effect of [Diabund Core] on [Silent Swordsman LV5] has ended, and attack power has been restored to its original state."

The black mist covering the Silent Swordsman then detached.

[Silent Swordsman LV5: Attack Power 500 → 2300]

He then drew a card from the deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

Before the game could even check the card in his hand, Dark Bakura on the other side said, "During your preparation phase, the [Diaband Core] that was banished last turn returns to my field due to its own effect."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black mist drifted back to his field and then reformed into a grayish-white half-snake demon.

[Diabund Core: Attack Power 1800]

Chapter 232 Brilliant Light Flash

After Diaband returned to the field, Dark Bakura waved his arm again and shouted, "It's not over yet! The other effect of the Continuous Trap [Death Sentence] has activated!"

You can activate this effect by sending this card from your Spell & Trap Zone to the Graveyard. Choose 1 "Message of Death" card from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard and treat it as the effect of "Spirit Disk" to appear in your Spell & Trap Zone.

boom!

The perpetual trap next to him suddenly shattered.

"Using this card's effect, I place [Death Message "H"] from my deck onto the field."

As soon as he finished speaking, the indicator on the spirit board moved to the letter "H".

Then, a will-o'-the-wisp appeared two letters to the right of the letter "E", and the letter "H" appeared on it.

Upon seeing this, Jonouchi and Kyoko's expressions changed drastically.

"Oh no, this means Bakura only has two pieces of information about death left to collect."

"game......"

Seeing their reactions, Yami Bakura said maliciously, "In that case, you only have two rounds left, game!"

In this tense moment, the game laughed instead, "Heh, no need for so many, just one round is enough to crack it."

"Wow, so confident?"

Under the intrigued gaze of Yamibakura.

The game flips the face-down card at its feet. "First, open the face-down card. Activate the Continuous Trap [Limited Resurrection] to Special Summon a monster from the Graveyard with 1000 or less ATK in Attack Position."

"Come on, [Macaron Marshmallow]!"

Om-! !

In a flash of light, the figure of Macaron Marshmallow appeared on his field.

[Macaron Marshmallow: Attack Power 200]

He then picked up a card from his hand and inserted it directly into the Duel Disk, saying, "Next, I will activate the Spell Card 'Death Magic Box' from my hand."

You can activate this effect by targeting one monster each on your and your opponent's field. Destroy that opponent's monster. After that, control of that opponent's monster is transferred to your opponent.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→5]

As the card was activated, a magic box appeared on each player's field.

"Using the effect of the [Death Magic Box], I will destroy the [Diaband Core] and transfer control of the [Macaron Marshmallow] to you."

The effects of the Death Magic Box and Macaron Marshmallow are quite compatible. Not only can it destroy the opponent's monsters, but the Macaron that has been moved to the opposite side can also be destroyed by the attack of your own monster, allowing it to activate its effect and pull out two more Macarons.

Upon realizing this, Dark Bakura clicked his tongue inwardly.

"Hmph, I won't let you succeed! The effect of [Diaband Core] is activated again!"

"By banishing this card for one turn, [Silent Swordsman LV5]'s ATK is reduced by 1800 this turn."

Diaband once again transformed into black mist, enveloping the Silent Swordsman.