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

The white-clad thief then shattered on his own.

......

"This situation is terrible! The Headless Horseman has a defense of 1700, and the only monster that can break through is the Dark Magician. But the opponent must have equipped the Dark Magician with the Wraith, so we can't attack it. There's only one turn left. Think of something quickly, Game!"

Guiping, sitting in the audience, was criticizing Wang Yang.

"Hmph! I'll definitely win the game. I believe he won't let me down!"

President Kaiba, on the contrary, favors Yugi, after all, Yugi is his acknowledged nemesis.

"Go for it, game!!"

"We absolutely cannot lose! The game!!"

"..."

The companions cheered for Wang Yang together.

......

"I have received everyone's good wishes, and I will definitely win to show you."

As he spoke, Wang Yang pulled out a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]

After glancing at the card he had drawn, Wang Yang shook his head, but he was not disappointed and opened the card that had been covered up.

"Although I didn't draw that card, I still have a chance to activate the magic card [Handbook Annihilation]."

Players with cards in hand discard all of those cards. After that, each player draws the number of cards they discarded from their deck.

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Yugi swapped out four cards from his hand, further compressing his deck, and then inserted one of them into his Duel Disk.

"Then I activate the spell card [Pot of Greed and Humility]."

You can only activate 1 card with this name per turn. During the turn this card is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters.

: Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck and add 1 of them to your hand. Then return the remaining cards to your deck.

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"This time we absolutely have to win..."

Then, after seeing the three cards that had been turned over, King smiled. Seeing King's expression, Yami Bakura became uneasy.

So Wang Yang picked out one of the cards and activated it.

"Magic Card [Dark Magician]!"

This effect can only be activated if you control [Dark Magician]. Destroy all Spell & Trap Cards on your opponent's field.

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"Nani!?"

Dark Bakura didn't expect that King Yori would use such a simple and crude method to resolve the situation.

Soon, the dark magician summoned a jet-black magic bullet that blew up all of Dark Bakura's back field, dispelling the strange space of the Dark Sanctuary.

"Change [Magic Knight Defender] and [Dark Magic Refiner] to attack stance."

[Magic Knight Defender: Attack Power 1600]

[Dark Magic Refiner: Attack Power 1200]

"That's it! I'll use [Dark Magician] to attack [Headless Horseman], Dark Magician!"

The headless knight was instantly shattered.

"Then I used [Magic Knight Defender] and [Dark Magic Refiner] on you..."

Just as King was about to finish off Dark Bakura's remaining health, "Malik" suddenly appeared.

Malik is about to stir things up.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Hostages

"That guy is..."

Wang Yang looked uneasily at the tall figure approaching.

"Malik, what are you doing here?"

Jonouchi asked irritably, and prepared to go up and summon his fist.

"City inside the castle, calm down!"

His two best friends, Hiro Honda and Ryuji Mikasa, quickly stopped him.

"I won't allow you to interfere with other people's duels!"

Kaiba Keihei stood warily behind the president and spoke.

“Listen carefully, this boy has been manipulated by the Thousand-Year Staff and turned into a puppet.”

At this moment, "Malik" spoke and raised the microphone in his hand.

"What did you say? What's going on? Bakura should have been controlled by the Dark Dwellers by now..."

Wang Yang couldn't quite understand.

“That’s right, the boy’s mind has been controlled by two forces. I’ll show you the evidence. Now I’m going to liberate the boy’s mind.”

After Malik finished speaking, Bakura suddenly knelt down on the ground.

"Ugh—! That hurts! That hurts so much!"

Bakura hugged his injured left arm, his expression one of great pain.

“Bakura!”

Bakura's companions were very worried about his health.

"Oh no! Bakura-kun's dark personality and Malik have teamed up..."

The game was playing when it was said to King Yang with unease.

"This is!!"

Wang Yang did not respond to the game's words because he suddenly noticed something was wrong on the field; it seemed as if an extra force had appeared.

"Game Master, where am I? Why am I here? Why do I have this wound?"

At this moment, Bakura looked at the King opposite him and asked three questions in a row.

“Bakura…”

Wang Yang didn't know how to answer him.

"As you can see, the boy is seriously injured, and the moment the control over him was released, a dark game was started on him as a backup plan. If you dare to remove his life points, you will take his life completely."

"Malik" said coldly to Wang Yang.

"What did you say?! You're going to use Bakura's life as a shield?! Malik!!"

Wang Yang angrily questioned "Malik," but Malik ignored Wang Yang's question and turned to leave on his own.

......

“Bakura…”

King is now very hesitant, not knowing how to solve this problem, because the Dark Game can no longer be stopped, but if the duel is not ended soon, Bakura's injured body will not be able to hold on.

Referee Isono urged him to continue the duel, which made Yugi's mind unsettled, and Yugi couldn't think of any good solutions either.

Just as they were still hesitating, the Millennium Wisdom Wheel on Bakura's chest suddenly emitted a strong light.

Bakura stood up again, revealing his previous sneer.

"What!? The dark personality has taken control of Bakura's body again!?"

Wang Yang looked quite surprised.

"Hmph! Fine, I'll just admit defeat this time. Now, attack!"

Dark Bakura said to King Yoshimi with an indifferent expression.

"What......"

Wang Yang was stunned.

"What's wrong? I won't let your partner Bakura die, so don't worry. This host is the most important thing to me, and I can't let him be killed here. Let's get started, Yugi!"

Dark Bakura opened his arms and urged King Yang.

"It seems the darker personality is unwilling to be manipulated by Malik. This is a good opportunity, my other self!"

The game reminded Wang Yang to seize this opportunity.

"Hmm! I'll attack you directly with [Magic Knight Defender] and [Dark Magic Refiner]!"

Wang Yang immediately realized what was happening and ordered the other two monsters to attack.

The Magic Knight then raised his short sword and slashed at Dark Bakura, while the Black Magic Refiner also fired a magic bullet at Dark Bakura.

"Game, one day I will bury you in eternal darkness. The one who ultimately obtains the power of darkness will be me! Hahahaha..."

He took both attacks with a loud laugh.

【Bakura Ryo: LP1950→0】

"The winner is Yugi Muto! He has passed the first elimination round!"

Isono raised his hand and announced the result of the match.

Afterwards, Dark Bakura lost consciousness and reverted to Bakura. So everyone quickly took the injured Bakura back for treatment.

......

"Phew—! Bakura-kun's situation is thankfully out of danger..."

After sending Bakura back for treatment, Yugi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, there is a dark personality that will take the attack in order to save Bakura's life."

Wang Yang was also somewhat relieved.

"However, I have a feeling that the dark personality will reappear before us as an enemy sooner or later."

Yugi still remembered what Dark Bakura had said at the end, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Yes, AIBO..."

Wang Yang also thought so.

Next up are the other players' matches; it remains to be seen whether Malik will cause any more trouble later.

Chapter 27 Jonouchi VS "Malik"

The dueling platform atop the airship slowly rose, and the two people drawn in the second round stepped onto the platform.

"The second knockout match begins now: Katsuya Jonouchi vs. Malik Ishtar."

Isono loudly announced the two opponents in the match.

Jonouchi stared at "Malik" with hostility, and the two shuffled each other's decks at the referee's request.

After washing and cutting, the two walked to opposite ends.

"Malik! I will absolutely beat you to a pulp! You better be prepared!"

Jonouchi pointed at Malik's nose and made some harsh remarks, though they lacked any real force.

In response, Malik simply raised his thousand-year-old scepter and pointed it towards the city.

"Alas--!"

Cheng Zhi's face froze instantly; he already had PTSD from this.

"That is......"

"A millennium-old artifact! Is he going to use that to manipulate Jonouchi again?"