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

Although nothing has been discovered yet, the two have become vigilant.

After thinking for a moment, Judai, for safety's sake, spoke first and suggested, "Teacher, we don't know anything about this ruin, so I'm worried there might be traps. I suggest we all stay put for now and carefully investigate the situation here."

Daitokuji seemed to have taken it to heart, nodding and replying, "That makes sense. Let's have lunch here first~ Meow."

"That's fine."

Judai nodded in agreement.

As long as you don't wander around, you won't trigger the Dark Game, right?

However, what we didn't want to happen, happened anyway.

The reason is that Daitoku-ji Temple put the fat cat "Pharaoh" out of its backpack.

Whether by fate or by design, "Pharaoh" still managed to touch upon the dark artifacts that had been placed there beforehand, just like in the original story.

Suddenly, a bright green light shone, and the sun in the sky split into three.

Jaden sensed a dark force trying to teleport them away.

"Asuka!!"

"Tenth generation?"

Caught off guard, Jaden quickly grabbed the girl beside him.

The next second, everyone's vision went white, and they instantly lost consciousness.

When they regained consciousness, the scene before Jaden and Asuka's eyes had changed.

The two stared in astonishment at the enormous pyramid before them.

Asuka suppressed her embarrassment, pulled away from Jaden's embrace, and asked, "Jaden, what's going on? Why are the others gone?"

Just as Judai was about to speak, he was interrupted by the voice of an adorable creature.

Curry Curry~~

Upon seeing the winged Kuriboh, no longer a phantom, Jaden exclaimed in surprise, "Winged Kuriboh, you've materialized and appeared before me, which means..."

He suddenly looked up and realized, "We've been teleported to the legendary Elf Realm!"

Chapter Fifty-Five: The Tomb Guardians

"The Elf Realm?!"

Asuka was horrified upon hearing this, "It would be terrible if we were trapped here!"

"Yes."

Judai nodded in agreement.

Just as they were thinking about how to escape this world, they were suddenly surrounded by a group of soldiers dressed in black robes who appeared out of nowhere, pointing their guns at them.

"Who are you?"

"How dare you trespass into the holy land and disturb the peace of the Pharaoh!"

"You will all be punished by God!"

"Take them away and bury them in coffins!"

The sudden situation startled Jaden and Asuka.

"This is how the same thing?"

"Tenth generation..."

Asuka hid behind Judai in fear.

Judai's expression also turned serious as he stared at the group of natives and said, "It seems we've accidentally trespassed into your territory. Could you please make an exception and let us leave this world?"

"no!"

An elderly man dressed in a black and white robe and wearing a black headscarf stepped forward and refused him decisively.

"why?"

“You will be executed as tomb raiders and buried alive in a stone coffin.”

Judai: "But we're not grave robbers!"

“These are the rules. It is a fact that you have entered my territory.”

Judai clenched his fists and said unwillingly, "So, you mean there's no room for negotiation between us?"

Only then did he take a good look at the elder's appearance, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "You are the [Chief of the Tomb Guardians]?!"

The elder replied calmly, "Exactly."

"So this is the territory of the tomb-guarding clan, the final resting place of the royal family?!"

The head of the tomb nodded in approval.

Upon receiving confirmation, Judai breathed a sigh of relief: "Since it's such a sacred place, there must be some kind of trial that can exempt us from punishment, right?"

Upon hearing this, the head of the tomb hummed in agreement and said, "Yes, there is. It is to win the trial ritual that I will be conducting. In the past, someone escaped this punishment because of it."

After saying this, a deck of cards appeared in his hand without him even noticing.

Jaden smiled confidently: "A duel? As expected, everything still comes down to this."

"Alright, I accept this trial. If I win, Asuka and I can return to our original world, right?"

The gravedigger put down his deck and chuckled, "What a courageous young man."

"Don't worry, as long as you win, we will forgive your offense and let the two of you and the other three who broke in with you leave this world together."

"But if you lose, everyone will be buried alive, wrapped up like mummies."

Judai was now full of fighting spirit and showed no fear: "Then it's a deal!"

Asuka clenched her fists and said worriedly, "Judai, be careful."

"Yeah, of course."

......

At the very top of the pyramid, the tenth patriarch and the chief tomb keeper stood on two protruding platforms at the top of the two side walls, with no connection between them and the air between them.

The platform is suspended in mid-air, and looking down it resembles a deep abyss.

At the very bottom are three coffins containing the mummified remains of Daitokuji, Sho, and Hayato.

Daitokuji shouted frantically, "Jūdai, fight on! Meow!"

"Ten generations!"

Jaden turned his gaze back to the opposite side and unfolded the Duel Disk.

The chief of the tomb also summoned a duel disk on his left arm.

"duel!"

"The ceremony begins!"

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

[Head of the Graveyard: LP4000]

“There was once a young person about your age who was lost in this world and escaped from this ritual. Whether you can become the second one depends on yourselves.”

Upon hearing the head of the graveyard's words, Asuka, standing behind Judai, felt a pang of anxiety: 'Could he be referring to his missing brother?'

However, the thought of Jaden's upcoming duel made her temporarily put the matter aside: 'My brother's situation isn't important right now; Jaden's duel is more important.'

Just as she was thinking this, the Gravekeeper had already drawn a card from his deck.

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

[The Gravekeeper's Hand: 5 → 6]

After glancing at his hand, he placed one of his cards face down on the Duel Disk: "I summon a monster in face-down Defense Position. End of turn."

[The Gravekeeper's Hand: 6 → 5]

'Is this the typical conservative playstyle of a Gravekeeper deck...?'

Judai raised his eyebrows slightly, which was exactly what he expected.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After confirming the contents of his hand, Jaden immediately revealed his four cards: "I activate the Spell Card [Great Fusion] from my hand. You must send three or more monsters from your hand or field to the Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon."

"I merged Wingman, Electroman, and Bubbleman from my hand."

Golden light shimmered on the field, revealing the figures of three heroes in turn. Then, the three monsters transformed into three streams of energy that combined and released a dazzling light.

"Fusion Summon! Come forth, [Elemental Hero Storm Hero]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a deep blue warrior with giant wings on his back and his right hand modified by a cannon emerged from the light.

【Elemental Heroes Storm Warrior: Attack Power 2800】

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 2]

"Monsters summoned through [Great Fusion] cannot be destroyed by effects and gain the effect of piercing damage."

Upon hearing this, the head of the tomb's expression darkened. "What did you say?!"

Immediately afterwards, Jaden revealed another Spell Card: "Equip Spell Card activated, [Beloved Hero]! Equip this card to Stormman. When there is a Field Spell Card on your field, the equipped monster's ATK increases by its original DEF value, and it cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 1]

He then announced loudly, "Battle has begun! At the start of the battle phase for both players, activate a Field Spell from your hand or deck."

"I activate the [Fusion Regeneration Mechanism] from my deck."

As soon as he placed the card on the field, the equipment card's effect took effect instantly.

[Elemental Hero Storm Warrior: Attack Power 2800 → 5600]

The head of the tomb was shocked upon seeing this: "What?!? The attack power has reached a whopping 5600 points?"

Asuka behind him excitedly clenched her fist: "Beautiful! With this, Storm Warrior, now that it has the Pierce effect, can achieve a one-hit kill as long as the monster's DEF is below 1600!"

"Even if it can't be done, with the dual protection of [Great Fusion] and [Beloved Hero], we can ignore the special effects of the Reverse Monster."

Chapter Fifty-Six: The Valley of the King's Long Sleep

The head of the graveyard didn't panic when the tenth generation went all out from the start.

He calmly revealed one of his cards and said, "Young man, you're too naive! I activate the monster effect of [Shabuti Amulet] from my hand!"

Discard this card from your hand. Until the End Phase of this turn, monsters you control with "Gravekeeper" in their name take 0 battle damage.

[The Gravekeeper's Hand: 5 → 4]

Judai was shocked upon hearing this, exclaiming, "What?!"

In this way, even with piercing damage, it's impossible to harm the Gravekeeper.

"You're quite capable, uncle, but even so, I'm going to launch an attack."

Jaden then swung his arm and gave the order: "Go! Stormman, attack the defending monster! Chaos Storm!"

Stormman then raised the cannon on his right arm, and a large amount of cyan light gathered in the muzzle. Then, the condensed cyan energy was released and shot towards Geka.

At the same time, the Gravekeeper's card on the field is passively flipped due to becoming the target of an attack, and a Gravekeeper holding a stone tablet is revealed.

[Apostle Guardian of the Tomb: Defense 1000]

The next second, the light cannon blasted into the monster.

boom--! ! !

The violent explosion instantly pulverized the monster.

The Chief of the Graveyard calmly said, "Young man, although you destroyed my Guardian Monster, I will not take battle damage because of the effect of the [Sabuthi Amulet], and the special effect of the [Graveyard Guardian Apostle] has also been triggered."

When this card is destroyed by an opponent's monster's attack and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 "Gravekeeper" monster from your Deck, except "Gravekeeper's Apostle," in face-down Defense Position.

"Because of its effect, I summoned the Graveyard Keeper in face-down defense position from my deck."