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

Although Yugi and Yugi had some doubts about Malik's identity, they couldn't help but worry when they saw the Millennium Staff.

While everyone was still on guard, Malik put away the Millennium Staff, seemingly only intending to scare the people inside the city.

"Looks like you'll have to obediently duel me..."

"..."

Lishid ignored the people inside the city.

The two then engaged in a duel.

......

"Duel!!" ×2

【Katsuya Jonouchi: LP4000】

【"Malik Ishtar": LP4000】

At this point, Jonouchi drew a card first.

"I'll go first, let's draw cards!"

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 5→6]

"Yoshi—!!"

After glancing at his hand, Jonouchi drew two cards.

"I summon [Charging Captain] from my hand."

A warrior clad in bronze armor was projected onto the city walls.

[Captain Charging into Battle: Attack Power 1200]

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"Then I activate the effect of [Captain of the Charge]."

This effect can only be activated when this card is successfully summoned. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand.

"Come on, the second one, the [Captain Charging into Battle]!"

Now there are two "Charging Captains" on the field inside the castle.

[Captain Charging into Battle: Attack Power 1200] ×2

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 6→4]

"And based on the effect of [Captain Who Charges into Battle]."

As long as this card is in the Monster Zone, your opponent cannot target other Warrior-Type monsters for attacks.

"I have two 'Charge Captains' on my field, so you can't target either of them. In other words, 'Malik,' your attacks have been sealed! Hehe, how about that? This is the attack-locking combo I learned from the game!"

"Malik," Jounouchi said smugly.

......

"Seriously! Did Jonouchi come up with this move during his duel with AIBO before!?"

Wang Yang recalled the death duel at the dock, in which he used the combination of "The Strongest Enemy in the Way" and "Valkyrie Magician" to achieve the goal.

"Probably, but I didn't expect Jonouchi-kun to still have some recollection of that time..."

The game also had some unexpected twists.

"Hmph! Even mortals can think of some simple tactics!"

The president of Kaiba Corporation mocked from the side.

......

"I see, what a wonderful combination!"

Malik couldn't help but praise it as well.

"Hehe, what's wrong? Are you scared?"

Jonouchi's expression became more and more proud.

"No, not at all. Unfortunately, I don't need to attack you right now; such a tactic is meaningless to me."

Malik shook his head slightly in denial.

"Large breasts!?"

Jonouchi felt that he was being looked down upon.

"Tch, then I'll set a card face down, and the turn ends."

He angrily covered one of his cards and ended the turn.

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 4→3]

As soon as Jonouchi finished his declaration, Malik immediately drew a card.

"My turn."

[Malik Ishtar's hand cards: 5→6]

After drawing his card, he drew another card from his hand, opened the card slot in the field area of ​​the Duel Disk, and placed the card there.

"I am about to activate the area-of-effect spell, [Royal Temple]!"

As the field magic was activated, the ancient temple slowly rose behind Malik.

"A temple has appeared in his area..."

There was some unease within the city.

"After I used this card, this place became a sacred area for worshipping the Pharaoh. Before this temple, anything that comes, except for the gravedigger, will become an intruder."

Malik said something that was hard to understand.

You mean invaders!?

Jōnei couldn't understand his nonsense at all.

"That's right, because of this card's effect, the number of cards you can set each turn has been limited."

Although he didn't go into specifics, in short, the opponent can only set one card per turn.

Subsequently, Malik had four more face cards in his backcourt.

"This trap card is set up to punish any intruders who appear in front of the temple. My turn is over."

"Malik" directly covered the entire field.

[Malik Ishtar's hand cards: 6→1]

Upon seeing the four dark, face-down cards, Jonouchi felt a chill run down his spine and cautiously began his turn.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Trap Monsters

"Jonouchi-kun is in trouble. His opponent is using a heavy trap deck..."

The game player said with some concern.

"A trap deck!? A deck that mainly uses trap cards, that's quite an apt name. Jonouchi is indeed in danger."

Wang Yang expressed the same concern.

......

"Alright, Jonouchi! Do you have the courage to step into this sanctuary of traps and hell?"

"Malik" said to him after seeing that the city remained motionless for a long time.

"Tch! Don't try to provoke me, it's my turn!"

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 3→4]

Jonouchi glanced at the card he had drawn and grinned from ear to ear.

"Yosh! I'll use this card to finish you off!"

As he spoke, he inserted the card into the Duel Disk.

"Activate the Spell Card [Hurricane]! All Spell Cards and Trap Cards on the field return to the controller's hand!"

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 4→3]

A tornado suddenly appeared in front of him and blew towards the other side. Just as he was about to clear out the opponent's back row, the tornado stopped moving forward and quickly disappeared.

"Nani!?"

The city was immediately alarmed.

“Within the castle, you have fallen into my trap.”

"Malik" said calmly to Jonouchi.

"My [Hurricane] effect has worn off..."

There was some unease within the city.

"It's a Geka!"

The players in the audience immediately realized what was happening.

"It seems you firmly believe that the trap cards on the table will activate when you launch an attack, but I'm waiting for you to use a spell card."

After all, most of the trap cards nowadays are used during the battle phase.

"What did you say!?"

The city grew increasingly uneasy.

"I know you have the card [Hurricane], so Jonouchi's tactics won't be able to defeat me, 'Malik'. The trap you activated is this card, [Anubis's Judgment]!"

"Malik" revealed the trap card he had activated earlier, and a black mist appeared on his field, transforming into the shape of a wolf's head.

"This card is a Trap Card activated when the opponent uses a Spell Card. The card's effect is negated, all monsters on the opponent's field are destroyed, and the opponent is inflicted damage equal to half the total ATK of the destroyed monsters."

The wolf's head split into two streams of mist that pierced through the two monsters inside the city.

"not good!!"

Before he could react, Jonouchi watched helplessly as his two monsters on the field shattered.

"Your monsters' total attack power is 2400 points, therefore, as a penalty, 1200 points will be deducted from your health points!"

As soon as Malik finished speaking, the count on Jonouchi's Duel Disk rapidly decreased.

[Jouchi Katsuya: LP4000→2800]

"You really dared to wipe out all my monsters...?"

Without hesitation, Jonouchi clicked the button on the duel disk.

"I also activate the Trap Card [Soul of the Grave]. When a monster on my field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon 1 Level 4 monster from my Deck."

[Jouchi Katsuya: LP2800→1800]

He removed his deck, picked out a card, and slammed it onto the Duel Disk.

"I choose to Special Summon [Iron Knight Gia Fried]".

The jet-black steel knight was then projected onto the field inside the city.

[Iron Knight Gia Fried: Attack Power 1800]

"Then I summoned [Azure Blademaster] from my hand."

A cyan swordsman appeared beside the jet-black steel knight.

[Azure Flame Swordsman: Attack Power 1800]

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 3→2]

"I see, you want to decide the winner in one round...?"

When Malik saw that the two monsters had been summoned by the castle, he knew what Malik was planning, so he turned over three face-down cards.

“But I won’t let you do that. I’m going to activate two Continuous Trap Cards: Apip’s Avatar.”

This card can only be activated during either player's Main Phase. After activation, this card is transformed into a Normal Monster (Reptile/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 1600/DEF 1800) and Special Summoned to the Monster Zone. This card is also treated as a Trap Card.