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

Atum was silent for a moment, looked at everyone, and finally nodded and said, "Lead the way, Isis."

Although he was sad to part with his companions, he no longer hesitated, knowing that it was not a final farewell.

......

On the way by boat to the temple where the Underworld Tablets were placed.

Malik also explained the ritual of battle to everyone, stating that someone must defeat Atum in a duel witnessed by the Gates of the Underworld for the king's soul to find peace.

The game scratched its head and pondered, "If we have to find someone to take on the challenge, then only one person can do it."

Upon hearing that there were cards to play, President Kaiba wanted to volunteer, "Hmph, that is..."

"Kono Jono Chicken!"

Jōnei decisively interrupted.

The seahorse, interrupted, was so angry that its veins bulged.

"Shut up, you mediocre idiot!"

Kaiba pushed Jonouchi aside, pointed at Yugi's nose, and said, "If this is your last duel, then I will wash away the humiliation of my previous defeats!"

The president was, of course, pointing to Atum, who was hiding inside the game's body.

"I'm the only one capable of defeating Atem. I'll send you on your way!"

After the Kingdom of Kouhu, the president never played cards with Wang Yang again, and now his only opponent is the game.

However, he still remembered that he had lost to Wang Yang before, so he wouldn't be happy until he cleared up that debt.

Game: Although there's a high probability of losing.

So the person the game just mentioned was actually himself; in his opinion, the only person who could beat Atum was himself.

However, in order to avoid angering the seahorse, they gave up their challenge spot.

Anyway, it's not too late to start the game after the seahorse loses.

As it happened, Atum also wanted to duel with the president, so he switched Atum to agree to the duel.

"I accept this challenge!"

......

The night passed.

Atum and Seahorse have both prepared their decks.

Led by the tomb-guarding clan, the group arrived at the temple leading to the underworld.

Afterward, Yugi placed the seven Millennium Artifacts into their respective slots on the Nether Stone, and under the gaze of the Eye of Ugarte, Yugi split into two bodies: himself and Atem.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the scene before them.

"The game has become two?!"

"That's another one..."

"Atum..."

In other words, the game can actually challenge Atum on its own.

By the time everyone realized this, the game had already stepped off the stage, giving up the challenger's spot.

Seeing this, the seahorse looked at him in confusion and asked, "You could have fought Atem, but you gave me the chance to fight. Why is that?"

Upon hearing this question, Yugi smiled and replied, "Kaiba-kun, just like you said yesterday, there's a battle to be settled between you and the other me."

"Then I'll let you go first, since he's going to win anyway."

Upon hearing this, the seahorse looked displeased.

He said coldly, "Hmph, it's not certain who will win or lose yet."

After saying that, he walked up to the altar.

The game shrugged, indicating that it didn't matter.

Since it wasn't a final battle, the mood wasn't as somber as it was in the original story.

......

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Atum!"

Once on stage, Kaiba immediately deployed his Duel Disk.

"Come on, seahorse!"

Atum also began to play.

Seahorse clenched his fists and shouted, "This time, I will settle things with you and wash away the humiliation of my past defeat!"

Atum responded with fervor: "Yeah, bring it on!"

In their original trajectories, the two were destined rivals, and now they are enacting that destiny here.

Before long, the two placed their decks into the Duel Disk and began their battle.

"Duel!!" ×2

Atum: LP4000

Seto Kaiba: LP4000

"Go, Seahorse!"

Atum draws a card from his deck first.

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

Atum's hand: 5 → 6

Without even looking at it, he slammed the card he had just drawn directly onto the duel disk.

"When you draw this monster, reveal it and Special Summon it to the field."

"Show yourself, my most loyal servant, [Guardian Priest Mahad]!"

Om-! !

After a flash of golden light, an Egyptian priest dressed in golden armor and a white robe was projected onto the screen.

[Guardian Priest Mahad: Attack Power 2500]

Atum's hand: 6 → 5

Chapter 239 Atum VS Seahorse

Everyone stared in shock at the priest kneeling before the game.

What was that just now?

"Atum knew what the card was without even looking at it?"

"It's like they already knew which card they were going to be dealt..."

Malik explained, "No, he didn't know which card he drew. The Pharaoh drew the card he imagined."

"A card I imagined?!"

"Is this even possible? The order of the cards in a shuffled deck should be unknown, right?"

Everyone: This is way too overpowered!

They couldn't help but cast pitying glances at the seahorse.

Facing Atum after his power has fully awakened, the president is in for a tough time.

However, the person involved didn't care at all.

Hmph, as a true duelist, isn't this just a given?

Everyone seemed to see a hint of pride in the seahorse's eyes, so they stopped wasting time saying anything more.

At this moment, Mahad, having received permission from the king, stood up and faced the seahorse in front of him.

Atum inserts two more cards from his hand into the Duel Disk: "I'll set two more cards face down. End of turn."

Atum's hand: 5 → 3

He ended his round without any hesitation.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 5 → 6

After glancing at his hand, President Kaiba's lips curled into a slight smile. "Hmph~, it seems you'll be facing the strongest dragon right from the start of the duel."

He revealed one of the cards in his hand and shouted, "Ritual Magic [Higher Ritual] activated!"

"Summon Ritual Monsters from your hand by sending Normal Monsters from your Deck whose total Level is the same as that of Ritual Monsters to the Graveyard."

"I'm offering up one of my Blue-Eyes White Dragons as a tribute..."

"Ritual Summoning! Descend, [Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon]!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light shot up from beneath the president's feet.

Roar--! !

Accompanied by the dragon's roar, a giant dragon radiating a blue light emerged from the light.

[Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon: Attack Power 4000]

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 6 → 4

"Then I summon [B-Destroyer Dragon] from my hand in Attack Position."

Om-!

After a flash of light, a green mechanical dragon with two cannons mounted on its back was summoned into battle.

【B-Destroyer Dragon: Attack Power 1500】

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 4 → 3

Then, the seahorse swung his long arm forward, "Take this! First, burn that eyesore of a monster to ashes! [Blue-Eyes Chaos Extreme Dragon] attack, Chaos Ultimate Burst!!"

At his command, Brother Yidao raised his dragon head, and the power of chaos gathered in his mouth.

The next second, it released a large amount of cyan light from its body, and at the same time, the chaotic power in its mouth was released and shot towards Mahad.

Seeing this, Atum laughed and said, "How naive, Seahorse! At this moment, the special effect of [Guardian Priest Mahad] is activated!"

During the Damage Step when this card battles a DARK monster, this card's ATK becomes tripled.

The seahorse was shocked. "Such a large sac?!"

Atum swung his arm and shouted, "Fight back, Mahad!"

"Yes!"

After responding, Mahad immediately waved his golden staff, and a huge golden light array appeared, releasing golden lightning.

[Guardian Priest Mahad: Attack Power 2500 → 50000] si￠◇si；er.⊙

boom--! !

The two energies collided immediately, but due to the restraint of Mahad's attribute, the attack was pushed back in an instant.

The golden light instantly pierced through the Chaos Dragon.

boom--! !

Another explosion rang out, and Brother Yidao was instantly blown to pieces.

"Tsk!"

Seto Kaiba: LP 4000 → 3000

[Guardian Priest Mahad: Attack Power 5000 → 2500]

Seahorse gritted his teeth and said, "Atum, you dare to try such a petty trick!"

"But in doing so, you have brought about your own destruction. Be regretful for your foolish actions!"