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

The game player gasped in pain.

He looked down at the hand that reached out from behind and pinched the soft flesh of his waist.

What are you doing, Anzu?

The game player looked at the girl behind him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"Game, you just laughed, didn't you? What's with that silly grin you got at Duel Monsters?"

Anzu's expression was frighteningly gloomy.

"Um... Kyoko, what are you saying?"

The girl's expression stiffened, as if she had been seen through and felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Hey, game. Who's prettier, me or [Black Magician Girl]?"

Anzu asked a question that could lead to death.

"【Black Magic Girl】is good..."

The game answered too honestly.

This reckless answer was so suicidal that even Wang Yang, who was standing nearby, couldn't bear to watch any longer and couldn't help but cover his head and sigh.

So Xingzi gripped her hand even tighter.

"Hiss—! Kyoko... let go quickly..."

The game hurt so much I almost cried.

"You idiot, you deserve to suffer. Who told you to say 'Dark Magician Girl' was better, even though it's true..."

Kyoko hopes the game will favor her, since in her eyes the Dark Magician Girl is just a two-dimensional character.

The game had no idea why it had angered Kyoko, so it could only endure the pain.

After a long while, the game finally started.

"Xingzi, are you calmed down yet? Everyone is still waiting. If we don't set off to find them soon, it will be too late."

Upon hearing this, Kyoko remembered that she needed to help her other companions in the game.

"Hmph, I'll let you off the hook for now."

Only then did she let go of his hand.

However, after this commotion, they were indeed unable to rescue their other companions.

In one instance, Jonouchi only reunited with Yugi and the others after defeating their opponents, resulting in Honda Hiro having his body taken away, just like in the original work.

After the five elders were defeated one after another, Noah saw that they were too weak, so he integrated these five consciousnesses into Honda Hiro to stop Yugi and his companions.

As for President Kaiba, he went alone to find Noa and retrieve his younger brother, Keihei, who had been kidnapped as a hostage for a thousand years.

......

"Alright, let's duel, game!"

"Hiro Honda" summoned his deck and duel disk in front of the game.

"Excellent, just what I wanted!"

The game then proceeded to unfold with the Duel Disk.

As the game just unfolded, the "Honda Hiro" standing in front of them was actually one of the Five Elders.

The real Hiro Honda's consciousness is sealed inside a mechanical monkey, which is currently being held by Shizuka, Jonouchi's younger sister.

"Wait! There are five of you, isn't that five against one? Isn't that too much? Let's make an equalizer!"

Jonouchi also stepped forward and unfurled his duel disk.

"Within the city..."

Actually, the game developers wanted to say that he didn't need to come, but seeing how excited he was, they didn't stop him.

The two quickly assembled their decks and each chose their deck leader. Yugi used [Dark Magician Girl], as her skill was too useful. Jonouchi, on the other hand, chose [Flame Swordsman].

Then, each of the five elders can choose one deck to lead each turn, and their initial life points are 8000, while Yugi and Jonouchi both have 4000 life points.

......

"Duel!!" ×3

Yugi Muto: LP4000

【Katsuya Jonouchi: LP4000】

【The Five Great Veterans: LP8000】

"Then I, Konosuke Ooshita, will be your opponent!"

A deep-sea warrior projected itself behind "Honda Hiro".

"We won't lose to you this time, Yugi Muto! My turn, draw a card!"

[Top 5 Hand Cards: 5→6]

After glancing at the cards drawn this round, "Honda Hiro" placed a card from his hand onto the field area.

"I activate the Field Spell [Legendary City Atlantis]. The ATK of all WATER monsters on the field increases by 200, and the Level of all WATER monsters in my hand decreases by one star."

The waves surged and rolled on the open ground.

"A one-star drop in level? Could it be?!"

Jōnei was immediately startled; he knew what this meant.

"That's right, I summoned the Legendary Fisherman from my hand without needing to pay tribute."

Wow——!

A fisherman riding a shark leaps out of the water.

[Legendary Fisherman: Attack Power 1850]

[Top 6 Hand Cards: 5→4]

“That’s… Kajiki Ryota’s most cherished monster!”

Jonouchi's deck happens to have this card, which he won from Ryota Kajiki in Duel City. However, the monster's effect and attack power are somewhat ambiguous, so he hasn't had a chance to use it.

[Legendary Fisherman] Effect: As long as there is [Sea] on the field, this card is unaffected by the effects of Spell Cards.

The Field Spell Card [Legendary City of Atlantis] is treated as [Sea] under the rules, so its attack-boosting effect cannot benefit [Legendary Fisherman].

Therefore, the five elders have only summoned a card equivalent to a low-level monster. Of course, the game doesn't care how high the attack power of the opponent's summoned card is.

"My turn is over."

At this point, the five elders had already announced the end of this round.

Chapter Forty: Blood Compensation

"Let me go first in the game..."

Before the game could agree, Jonouchi had already drawn a card.

"My turn!"

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 5→6]

Jonouchi immediately placed the card he drew onto the Duel Disk.

"I'm about to use it. I summon [Wyvern Warrior] from my hand in defense position."

Wingless dragon warriors appeared on the field within the city.

[Pterodactyl Warrior: Defense 1200]

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 6→5]

"In a team duel, you cannot attack in the first round, therefore my turn ends."

He ended the round simply.

"Next up is my turn, time to draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

The game then proceeds to place a card from the player's hand onto the duel disk.

"I summon [Giant Rat] from my hand in defense position."

A giant rat holding a skull was projected in front of him.

[Giant Rat: Defense 1450]

"Then I'll set a card face down, and my turn ends."

The game ended its turn cleanly and decisively.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→4]

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Top 4 Hand Cards: 5→5]

"The voice has changed!?"

Jonouchi noticed that the five elders had been replaced.

"That's right, from now on, I, Shuzo Otaki (55 years old), will be your opponent with my Nightmare Penguin, hehehe..."

As he spoke, the Deep Sea Warrior behind "Honda Hiro" disappeared, and was replaced by Nightmare Penguin.

"This time I'm going to defeat you all and take the bodies of young girls, hehehehe..."

Penguins are still as weird as ever.

"Please, game, you have to beat him!"

After hearing what the old pervert said, Kyoko also lost her composure and urged Yugi to defeat the opponent quickly.

Of course, the game would do the same even without her saying so, since these defeated opponents are just too disgusting.

"Based on the Deck Leader effect of Nightmare Penguin, the ATK of your WATER monsters increases by 200."

[Legendary Fisherman: Attack Power 1850 → 2050]

"I will definitely defeat you this time, Yugi Muto! Go! I'll use the Legendary Fisherman to attack the Giant Rat!"

The penguin immediately targeted the game that was about to defeat it, so on its attack command, the fisherman used his spear to stab the giant rat and pierce it through.

After the mouse broke, the game quickly spoke up.

"They really don't learn their lesson! At this very moment, the monster effect of [Giant Rat] activates. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon 1 EARTH monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck in Attack Position."

As he spoke, Yu-Gi-Oh! took off his deck and started searching.

"not good!!"

The penguin, caught off guard, panicked instantly, never expecting to fall into the same trap again.

At this point, the game has already selected the necessary cards.

"I Special Summon [Green Part] from my Deck."

A green gear robot appeared in front of him.

[Green Part: Attack Power 1400]

"And the monster effect of the Special Summoned 'Green Part' is activated, adding 1 'Red Part' from the Deck to your hand."

【武藤游er(jiu_silinsisanwu√☆liusi肿：】转％:戏手卡：4→5】

"Well done, game! That way the sacrifice will remain!"

The people on the side of the castle were energized.

"A sacrifice, huh? AIBO's tactics can't be that simple..."

After repeatedly examining the cards in his hand and the face-down cards, and after some deliberation, Wang Yang...

"Could this mean...?"

Upon seeing a certain card in his hand and the face-down card in the game, he suddenly realized something. He looked at the other side with a pitiful expression, knowing that the five elders were about to be tortured by the game again.