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

Wang Yang asked again.

"There might be more to it than that..."

The game was described uncertainly.

"..."

Since the game couldn't answer, Wang Yang stopped thinking about it.

However, the second match finally ended peacefully.

......

"The future has changed? Why is that?"

Inside one of the rooms on the duel airship, a puzzled female voice rang out.

"Where did this chaotic change begin...?"

The future that Isis saw was gradually deviating from its original path.

I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

......

The next match, just like in the original work, was between Mai the Peacock and Malik.

Before their match began, Yugi had warned her not to mess with the Sun God, but she ignored the advice. The bull took the Sun God and released all the monsters on her field, but because she couldn't recite the incantation, she couldn't use it. So the Sun God was taken back by Malik, and she quickly lost.

Fortunately, Malik is currently in his manifested personality and is too lazy to bother starting a Dark Duel to deal with a character who is not so important to him. Therefore, Mai was less affected and did not fall into a deep sleep.

As for the remaining two, the duel between the president and Isis, due to the influence of the game on the trajectory of fate, Isis was not as composed as in the original work and was quickly defeated. Of course, her subsequent use of the Netherworld still caused the president considerable trouble.

After that, Malik never appeared again.

Later, Lishid told him that Malik had fallen into a deep sleep for some reason, so he stayed in Malik's room.

As for what exactly happened, that remains unclear.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Battle Against the Five Elders

"Hmm, where am I...?"

The game opened its eyes.

"AIBO, have you forgotten? We've already entered virtual space."

Wang Yang reminded him from the side.

"Oh, right, we've entered the enemy's territory now..."

The game immediately recalled what had happened before.

Just as the Duel Airship was heading to the next arena, it was suddenly hijacked by a child who called himself Noa. The Duel Airship landed uncontrollably in the enemy's base, where they were forced to disembark at gunpoint. The Kaiba brothers and their gaming companions had no choice but to get off the ship, where they encountered five stinky old men known as the Five Elders.

Those five old men were key members of Kaiba Corporation who betrayed the president. They had tried to seize the president's company through dirty tricks, but they lost to the president and King in a game they had set up and were imprisoned in the computer world. Unexpectedly, they have now come out to disgust people again.

Afterwards, the game and the others were trapped in a virtual space set up by the five elders and Naia. In order to escape, everyone was sent to different locations to challenge their respective opponents.

......

"So who will my opponent be?"

The game progressed through the woods and reached the bank of a pond.

"Ha ha ha ha......"

He suddenly heard a burst of laughter, and then saw a shadow appear on the surface of the pond, quickly creating ripples. A green figure wearing a duel disk emerged from the water.

"I'll be your opponent."

The figure spoke.

"That's the Deep Sea Warrior!?"

The game recognized the figure.

"As a loyal subordinate of Kaiba Corporation, I have seized and swallowed up many other companies. Based on this skill and ability, the image that emerges is that of me, the deck leader with the 'Deep Sea Warrior' card. In other words, I am the deck leader myself."

One of the five elders of this deep-sea warrior.

In simple terms, the Deck Leader is a duel rule unique to the virtual space. The monster that serves as the Deck Leader has a similar but different effect to the monster in question, and it can be summoned as a monster card. However, once the Deck Leader is destroyed, the player immediately loses.

"There's something I forgot to mention: once you lose the duel, your bodies will be taken by us, and my companions will soon be after your friends."

This is probably the real purpose of the five elders.

"That's bad. We need to defeat this guy quickly and find Xingzi and the others."

This time, the game will take action itself; that will be faster.

"Alright, let's get started. Your deck can't be used in this world, so you should build a new one."

After the Deep Sea Warrior finished speaking, images of numerous cards appeared in front of the game.

"This is the card data owned by Haima Corporation. You can use your finger to touch the card you need."

Upon hearing this, Yuqi quickly glanced at the game and found that he didn't have many of the cards in his current deck, referring to cards like the "Silence" series and "Gandora," but he did find some interesting cards.

"Although I don't have the card I need, if I want to defeat the opponent quickly, I still need..."

Without hesitation, the game player clicked on five cards that he would use next.

"AIBO, those five cards aren't... could it be that you...?"

Wang Yang quickly realized the game's plan.

"Yes, just like you thought. These five cards will be the core of this deck."

As he spoke, the game continued to select the remaining cards, and after a series of choices, the deck was finally assembled.

"Okay, let's get started."

The game involves raising the Duel Disk and randomly selecting a monster as the leader of the deck.

"Curry, curry~~"

The mascot's voice came from behind.

That's right, the current deck leader in the game is [Kuriboh].

......

"Duel!!" ×2

Yugi Muto: LP4000

Deep Sea Warrior: LP4000

"I get to attack first, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

The game took the initiative and then smiled after glancing at the card it had drawn.

"Hey, my other self, do you know FTK?"

He suddenly asked Wang Yang.

"Huh!? FTK? What's that?"

Wang Yang was unfamiliar with this term.

"Then let me tell you, FTK is short for 'First Turn Kill,' which means winning the duel in the first round when you have the first attack."

The game explained to him.

"Winning the first round!? AIBO, could it be that you...?"

Wang Yang was greatly surprised.

"That's right, the outcome was already decided when I drew this card."

With that, the game directly inserted the card it had just drawn into the Duel Disk.

"I activate the Spell Card [Last Word] instead of sending 1 monster to the Graveyard this turn. You can bring 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→5]

Once this card is played in the game, the duel can be considered over.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Old Ai's Last Words

"Monsters with an attack power of less than 1500!? Aren't they all just weaklings?"

The deep-sea warriors on the other side were unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

"The listed Vadokana!"

The game gave a mysterious smile.

"Nani!?"

The deep-sea warrior responded instinctively.

At this point, the game has already inserted another card into the duel disk.

"I activate my second Spell Card, [Double Summon]. This turn I can perform two Normal Summons."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→4]

He then placed both cards from his hand onto the duel disk.

"Summon [Cannon Soldier] and [Messenger of the Underworld] from your hand respectively."

A mechanical soldier equipped with a cannon and a Grim Reaper wielding a scythe are projected simultaneously in front of the game.

[Cannon Artillery: Attack Power 1400]

[Messenger of the Underworld: Attack Power 1600]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→2]

"What are these two enigmatic monsters...?"

The Deepsea Warrior was completely baffled by the game's purpose in summoning the two monsters, but he would soon find out the terrifying tactic he was about to face.

"Watch closely, another version of myself. Now I'll show you the true terror of the [Exodia] deck."

Upon hearing what the game said, Wang Yang immediately perked up.

"I'm going in, I'm activating the monster effect of [Cannon Soldier]."

You can release 1 monster on your field to inflict 500 damage to your opponent's Life Points.

"What I want to liberate is the [messenger of the underworld]."

The messengers of the underworld were quickly absorbed by the cannons and turned into cannonballs that were fired at the deep-sea warriors.

boom--!

[Deep Sea Warrior: LP4000→3500]

"Hmm... that's a really weak and ineffective attack..."

This damage has little psychological impact on the Deepsea Warrior, but that's not the point of the game.

"How about this, I'll activate the effect of [Messenger of the Underworld] next."

When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard, each player selects 1 Level 3 or lower Normal Monster from their own Deck, confirms with the other player, and adds them to their respective hands.

"Normal monsters below level three!? Aren't they just weaklings?"

The Deep Sea Warrior's voice was full of disdain.

"Oh! Are you sure? Take a look at this card, what is it?"

As he spoke, the game flipped the retrieved card over to show the other player.

"What...this is!!"

The deep-sea warrior glanced over nonchalantly, only to see a card that instilled fear in him.

——[The left wrist of the sealed person]!

"Based on the effect of [Messenger of the Underworld], I add this card to my hand."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]