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

[Ryo Marufuji: LP4000]

"It's really something to look forward to to fight the one who is known as the strongest in the academy."

"The right to strike first is yours, Judai Yuki."

As soon as Caesar finished speaking, Jaden drew a card from his deck.

"Then I'm welcome."

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After reviewing his hand, he placed one of the cards onto the duel disk.

"First, I summon [Card Gunner] from my hand, which is already in defense position."

Om-! !

A flash of golden light appeared, and the red and blue robot was immediately projected.

[Card Gunner: Defense 400]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 5]

"Then the monster effect of [Card Gunner] is activated."

"Once per turn, send up to three cards from the top of your deck to the graveyard. For each card sent, [Card Gunner] gains 500 ATK for this turn."

Jaden grabbed three cards, glanced at them, and then placed them in the graveyard.

[Card Gunner: Attack Power 400 → 1900]

"I'll cover two more cards, then the turn ends."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 3]

He ended his turn without any hesitation.

Caesar then calmly drew a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 5→6]

After glancing at his hand, he slammed one of the cards onto the duel disk.

"I Special Summon [Cyber ​​Dragon] in Attack Position."

A flash of light appeared, and a silver, serpentine mechanical dragon burst through the earth and appeared behind him.

[Electronic Dragon: Attack Power 2100]

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 6→5]

Kaiser explained casually, "The special effect of [Cyber ​​Dragon] is that when you have a monster on your field and I don't have a monster on mine, you can Special Summon it directly to my field without tribute."

At this moment, he stared at Judai on the other side with a knowing expression.

"A Cyber ​​Dragon deck, huh... I see. No wonder you were able to dominate Duel Academy..."

Upon hearing this, Caesar frowned slightly. "You saw right through the essence of my deck at a glance? You're indeed not simple, Jaden Yuki."

Now he needs to be even more serious.

"I will summon [Armored Electronic Wing] from my hand again."

Another burst of light flashed, and a golden fighter jet equipped with two cannons was projected.

[Armored Electronic Wing: Defense 2000]

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 5→4]

"Then I equipped the Allied Monster [Armored Electronic Wing] to the [Electronic Dragon]."

As soon as he finished speaking, the armored electronic wings disassembled and quickly merged with the electronic dragon.

"And the effect of the [Armored Electronic Wing] as an equipment card is activated!"

Once per turn, you can target 1 face-up monster on the field. The equipped monster loses 1000 ATK, and the targeted face-up monster is destroyed.

[Electronic Dragon: Attack Power 2100 → 1100]

The two cannons behind the electronic dragon rotated slightly, aiming at the card gunner.

"Punish Ganon—!"

The next second, the cannon fired a beam of light and blasted it away.

boom--! !

In the flames, the card-wielding gunner was reduced to dust.

Seeing this, Jaden quickly shouted, "If [Card Artillery] is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates!"

"Draw one card from your deck."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 4]

After drawing a card, he immediately pressed the button to face down the card, "Then open the face down, Continuous Trap [Limited Resurrection]!"

"Special Summon a monster with 1000 or less ATK from your Graveyard in Attack Position."

"Come back, [Card Gunner]!"

[Card Gunner: Attack Power 400]

Chapter Twenty-One: First Attack Fails

Looking at the robot that had been resurrected and returned to the field, Caesar said calmly, "What could a monster with only 400 attack points do?"

With a gentle wave of his arm, he shouted, "[Cyber ​​Dragon] attacks [Card Gunner], Evolve Flame!"

At a command, the electronic dragon opened its mouth wide and spewed a flame toward the robot.

boom--! !

The card gunner was blown to pieces again.

"Uh......"

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→3300]

Then Jaden hurriedly shouted, "At this very moment, activate the special effect of [Card Gunner] once more, and draw one card from your deck!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 5]

He then swung his hand and shouted, "At the same time, activate the trap card, [Hero Mark]!"

A beam of light suddenly shot out from the Trap Card's artwork, projecting the symbol representing the Elemental HERO into the sky.

"When a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Elemental HERO from your Deck."

"Appear, [Elemental Hero Ocean Knight]!"

Om-! !

In a flash of golden light, a blue murloc was projected onto his field.

【Elemental Hero Ocean Warrior: Attack Power 1500】

Upon seeing the monster appear, Caesar finally understood. "So that's how it is. The Card Gunner was specially revived to fulfill the activation conditions of the Hero Mark."

However, Asuka, standing to the side, was puzzled, thinking to herself, "Why not Special Summon Forest Warrior like yesterday? Won't Jaden lose a Fusion Spell Card by doing that?"

Although she couldn't figure it out, she continued watching, thinking that Judai must have some other intention.

At this moment, Caesar drew another card from his hand and said coldly, "Next, I will activate the spell card [Time Capsule] from my hand."

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 4→3]

A burst of golden light suddenly appeared beneath their feet, and a coffin with a clock face materialized in the air.

Then he opened his deck, "Using this card's effect, select one card from your deck, add it to the Time Capsule, and add it to your hand on the second turn."

After Caesar puts the card into the Time Capsule, the Time Capsule temporarily disappears from the field.

Jaden stared curiously at the scene before him. "You chose your favorite card from the deck? What could it be?"

He thought of some cards that might appear, such as powerful burst damage cards like [Power Bond] and [Limit Removal], or synergy cards from the Cyber ​​Dragon series. These are all possible.

As he was thinking this, Caesar inserted another card into the Duel Disk.

"Finally, cover one more card, and the turn ends."

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 3→2]

Immediately after he finished his declaration, Jaden drew a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After this gacha pull, Jaden said without hesitation, "During my preparation phase, the special ability of [Elemental HERO Ocean Knight] is activated."

Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, you can target 1 HERO monster on your field or in your Graveyard; return that HERO monster to its owner's hand.

"I added [Elemental Hero Forestman] from the graveyard to my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 7]

Seeing him retrieve a card from the graveyard, Asuka suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Forest Knight was put into the graveyard from the very beginning by the effect of [Card Gunner]."

The next moment, while holding this card, Jaden also drew another card from his hand.

"Then I activated the spell card [Fusion] from my hand, fusing Ocean Warrior on the field with Forest Warrior in my hand."

Another burst of light flashed, and the figure of Forest Knight appeared, merging with Ocean Knight into one energy.

"Fusion Summon! Appear, [Elemental HERO Earthman]!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the white giant with a red gem embedded in his chest descended once more.

[Elemental Hero Earthman: Attack Power 2500]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 7 → 5]

Jaden then placed another card from his hand onto the Duel Disk, and then summoned Elemental HERO Flamewaker from his hand in Attack Position.

In a flash of light, a crimson warrior engulfed in flames was projected.

[Elemental Heroes: Flame Warrior - Attack Power 1200]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 4]

"And the special effect of [Elemental Hero Blaze] is activated!"

You can only activate this effect during your Main Phase. Send 1 Elemental HERO monster from your Deck, except Elemental HERO Flamewaker, to the Graveyard. This card gains the same Attribute, ATK, and DEF as the monster sent to the Graveyard by this effect until the end of this turn.

"I select Golden Blade from my deck and send it to the graveyard, thereby granting Flame Blade its power."

[Elemental Heroes: Flame Warrior - Attack Power 1200 → 2600, Fire → Earth]

Then Jaden waved his arm and shouted, "It's not over yet! I'll activate Earthman's special ability again, and offer one of my Elemental HERO monsters as a tribute. Earthman's attack power will increase by that monster's attack power this turn."

Blaze was instantly transformed into a surge of energy and absorbed by Earthman's core.

[Elemental Hero Earthman: Attack Power 2500 → 5100]

"When a Union Monster is used as an Equip Card, it can block one destruction for the Equip Monster. However, if all the power of my heroes on the field is concentrated on Earthman, then only one hit is needed to decide the outcome."

Upon hearing this, Caesar chuckled lightly, "Hmph~, not bad, but can you really do it?"

"Why don't you try and see..."

With that, Judai issued the attack command.

"Take this! Elemental Hero Earthman attacks Cyber ​​Dragon, Earth Impact!"

At his command, Earthman was preparing to charge forward.

At the same time, Caesar quickly pressed the button to cover the card.

"Foolish! Counter Trap [Attack Nullification] activated! The opponent's monster's attacks are nullified, and the Battle Phase ends here!"

"Nani?!"

Earthman froze in his tracks.