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

"My turn!"

[Kagurazaka hand cards: 0→1]

Seeing his hand, Kagurazaka clicked his tongue inwardly; it seemed this draw wasn't very satisfactory.

So he launched an attack immediately, shouting, "Go, Giant Rock Lizard, attack the Nova Lord!"

Under his command, the giant rock lizard lowered its head and charged towards the other side again.

Upon seeing this, Jaden quickly pressed the button to face down the card and shouted, "Don't even think about succeeding! Activate the trap card, [The Mighty Enemy Blocking the Way]!"

"Using this card's effect, you can redirect your monster's attack target to [Support Dog]!"

"Nani?!"

The next moment, the giant rock lizard veered slightly in its direction and crashed into the mechanical dog.

boom--! !

The support dog was instantly smashed to pieces by the phantom horn on the giant rock lizard's head.

Jaden then added, "At this moment, the special effect of [Support Dog] activates!"

"When a Support Dog is destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can add one Elemental HERO and one Fusion from your Graveyard to your hand."

"The monster I chose is [Elemental HERO Sky Warrior]."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 3]

Seeing that Judai had retrieved two more cards from his hand, Kagurazaka calmly said, "A mere trick. The special effect of the Giant Rock Lizard is activated."

"This monster destroys one monster in each battle, dealing 500 points of damage to the opponent."

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant rock lizard turned around and punched Jaden.

"Yeah..."

[Yujo Jaden: LP2500→2000]

"You're really capable, Kagurazaka."

Kagurazaka sneered, "You think that's all?"

"Ok?"

The next second, he pointed to the trap card next to him and said, "It's not over yet, the effect of [Horn of the Mythical Beast] is activated!"

"When the equipped monster destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, I draw another card from my Deck."

"Degeneration!!"

[Kagurazaka hand cards: 1→2]

Upon seeing the card he had drawn, Kagurazaka's eyes widened slightly, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips: "Here it comes. In this turn, you will witness the true power of this deck."

He then showed the card he was holding in his hand.

"I activate the monster effect of [Cornfield Serpent God] from my hand!"

You can activate this effect by discarding this card from your hand. Add 1 monster with the "Fusion" attribute other than "Cornfield Serpent God" from your Deck to your hand.

"I've chosen to add the Fantasy Demon Monster Mirror Sword Knight, which has the 'Melting Beast Fusion' ability from my deck, to my hand."

Misawa lowered his arms and said with a solemn expression, "Finally, the most special existence in the [Phantom Beast] deck has appeared—the Fantasy Demon race."

Asuka: "Legend has it that the Fantasy Demon race is an extremely rare race that the Duelist King Yugi Muto discovered unintentionally while playing cards. There is only one deck of this kind in the entire world."

Even Judai had no recollection of these cards.

Because in the physical card game environment, the Fantasy Demon race was the last race to be released, much later than the Cyberse race, and there are only a few cards of this race now, with [Cornfield Serpent God] and [Mirror Sword Knight] being two of them.

Its general effect is: 'If this card battles a monster, those two monsters cannot be destroyed by battle.'

Of course, Jaden didn't know much about this.

Chapter Thirty-Four: One Card Unfolds

After Kagurazaka retrieved the card, he placed it on the Duel Disk without hesitation. "I haven't used my Normal Summon right this turn, so I summon 'Mirror Sword Knight' from my hand in Attack Position."

Buzz—! ． 】肆÷＄⌒∏2〉☆＄∨3☆￥杉〔（〇五中√/转∪｀羣：！

A flash of golden light appeared on his field, and a crimson ghost armor was projected. A flame burned inside its helmet, and the mirror on its chest bore the symbol of the Eye of Ugart. At the same time, a sword floated on its left side.

[Mirror Sword Knight: Attack Power 1900]

[Kagurazaka hand cards: 2→1]

Upon seeing the monster opposite him, Jaden's eyes lit up: "Wow! Is this a Fantasy Demon monster? This is truly the first time I've ever seen this legendary race. It's really exciting."

Kagurazaka smiled confidently: "Hmph, will you still be able to laugh later?"

At that moment, he waved his arm and shouted, "Activate the special ability of the [Mirror Sword Knight]!"

During your or your opponent's turn, you can Tribute this card to activate this effect. Special Summon 1 monster with the "Fusion" attribute other than "Mirror Sword Knight" from your Deck.

The Mirror Sword Knight vanished from the field.

"Appear, [Great Winged Baphomet]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared on the field, and Baphomet, a creature with a pair of large wings, was summoned.

【Great Winged Baphomet: Attack Power 1400】

"At this moment, [Great Winged Baphomet]'s special ability is activated!"

This effect can only be activated if this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Add up to 1 Level 4 Beast monster and 1 Fusion Beast monster from your Deck to your hand.

"I added [King Gazel the Phantom Claw] and [Melting Beast Fusion] from my deck to my hand."

"And activate the Quick-Play Spell [Mega Fusion], which uses this card's effect to send materials containing Beast or Fiend to the Graveyard for fusion."

"I will merge [Gazelle, King of the Phantom Claws] in my hand with [Baphomet, the Great Winged] on the field."

Beside Baphomet, an even more majestic unicorn appeared, and the two merged into one energy, radiating golden light.

"Show yourself, [Chimera, the King of Mythical Beasts]!"

As the light faded, an evolved two-headed chimera appeared.

[Chimera, the Beast King: Attack Power 2100 → 2700]

Immediately afterward, Kagurazaka clenched his fist and shouted, "The special effect of [Phantom Beast King Chimera] is activated!"

This effect can only be activated if this card is Fusion Summoned. During the End Phase of this turn, send 1 random card from your opponent's hand to the Graveyard.

Judai frowned: "The effect of destroying hand cards...?"

That wasn't all. Kagurazaka continued, "At the same time, if [King Gazel the Phantom Claw] is sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material, its Monster Effect is activated, adding one Phantom Demon from the Deck to your hand."

"I've chosen to add the [Illusionist Magician] card from my deck to my hand."

[Kagurazaka hand cards: 1→2]

After retrieving the card into his hand, he continued, "The same Baphomet the Great Winged, which was also sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material, activates its effect as well, Special Summoning one Fantasy Demon monster from my Graveyard."

"Rise, [Mirror Sword Knight]!"

A golden light flashed, and the Mirror Sword Knight reappeared on the field.

[Mirror Sword Knight: Defense 300]

Kagurazaka: "It's not over yet! Another effect of the [Mega Beast Fusion] in the graveyard has activated!"

If this card is in your Graveyard during your Main Phase, or if you control or have [Winged Beast Chimera] in your Graveyard, you can activate 1 of the following:

● Add this card to your hand.

●By banishing this card, Special Summon 1 [Beast King Gazel] and 1 [Baphomet] from your Deck or Graveyard.

"Because when [King of Beasts Chimera] is on the field or in the graveyard, the card name is treated as [Winged Beast Chimera]."

"Therefore, I can add the [Mega Fusion] from the graveyard to my hand and activate its effect again."

"Merge the [Winged Beast Chimera] on the field with the [Illusionary Magician] monster in your hand."

The next second, a magician dressed in a golden robe appeared and merged with the chimera beside him into a vortex, releasing a dazzling light.

"Born, the strongest mythical beast, [Fantasy Monster Chimera]!"

As the light faded, a two-headed chimera, combining the characteristics of the Mirror Sword Knight and the Cornfield Serpent God, finally made its appearance.

[Fantasy Beast Chimera: Attack Power 3100]

[Kagurazaka hand cards: 2→1]

"[Fantasy Beast Chimera] is treated as [Winged Beast Chimera] when it is on the field or in the graveyard, and therefore its attack power increases by 600 points based on the effect of the two Cross-Winged Birds in the graveyard."

[Fantasy Beast Chimera: Attack Power 3100 → 3700]

Misawa was stunned by this storytelling: "What a powerful combination! They leveled the gap between the two sides with just one card."

At this moment, Kagurazaka crossed his arms and said calmly, "That concludes my turn."

"And at the end of the turn, due to the effect of [Phantom Beast King Chimera] activated this turn, Jaden Yuki must discard one card from your hand."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the three cards in Judai's hand suddenly emitted a faint golden light.

The latter's tense expression immediately relaxed.

call--!

He tossed the card into the graveyard as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.

Kagurazaka remembers that the card existed before Jaden recycled the cards.

"Tsk, so they couldn't send Skyman to his grave...?"

But it didn't matter; his venue was almost ready. In his view, with this venue, he was completely invincible.

Judai was unaware of his confidence.

"Finally, it's my turn to draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

Before he could even check his hand, the voice from the other side came again: "During your preparation phase, I'll activate another effect of [Chimera the Beast King] from my graveyard!"

During your opponent's turn, you can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 Beast, Fiend, or FantasyDeviant monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster.

A card popped out of the graveyard of the Kagurazaka Duel Disk, releasing a burst of white light.

"Appear, [Magician of Illusion]!"

Bathed in light, the magician, dressed in a gold-trimmed robe adorned with numerous symbols of the Eye of Uggat, was projected onto the scene.

[Illusionary Magician: Attack Power 2500]

Looking at the huge group of monsters opposite him, Jaden felt a sense of unease for the first time in a long time.

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Great Tornado Hero, Light Fang

Jaden was unaware of the characteristics of the Fantasy Demon Monsters, so he could only probe their abilities first.

"Then I summon [Elemental HERO Skywalker] from my hand in attack position."

Om-! !

Amidst a flash of golden light, Sky Knight was summoned back into the arena.

【Elemental Hero Sky Warrior: Attack Power 1800】

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

"And thanks to the arrival of Sky Warrior, I can add a [Hero] monster from my deck to my hand."

Kagurazaka sneered, "Hmph, do you think the same trick will work?"

He pointed to the ghost armor on his left and shouted, "At this moment, another special effect of [Mirror Sword Knight] activates!"