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

Ignoring their reactions, Jaden continued speaking to Ryo Marufuji, "Kaiser, I don't sense any dark power in you. Although the Cyber ​​Stream deck feels very brutal, you are not affected by it. You seem to be pursuing the thrill of victory."

After saying this, Marufuji Ryo gave a wicked smile, his lips curling upwards uncontrollably: "That's right, only victory can make me feel alive!"

"I'm only interested in winning, that's why I got this deck. I have to push my limits to get what I want!"

"Yuki Judai, you are an opponent I must defeat, so I will fight with everything I have to defeat you!"

Upon hearing this, Judai immediately became alert. "Then bring it on...!"

Marufuji Ryo then let out two incongruous, eerie laughs, his voice suddenly rising in pitch.

The next moment, he played another spell card, "I activate the Quick-Play Spell [Eternal Electron] from my hand!"

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 3→2]

"Return one Cyber ​​Fusion Monster from your Graveyard to the Extra Deck or Special Summon it ignoring its Summoning conditions..."

"Awaken, [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]!"

The mechanical dragon that had just disappeared from the field solidified once again on the field.

【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon: Attack Power 2000】

'roar--!!'

“This time your interference is gone…” He clenched his fist and said coldly, “Activate the effect of [Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] once again, equip [Cyber ​​End Dragon] in the graveyard as an Equip Card, and increase its ATK by 4000 points.”

Without Jaden's interference, the Cyber ​​End Dragon from the graveyard appeared on the field and mated with the Cyber ​​Dark Dragon. The silver-white three-headed mechanical dragon instantly merged into the belly of the ferocious mechanical dragon.

【Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon: Attack Power 2000 → 6000】

"Should we just let it finish...?" Judai couldn't help but feel a headache upon seeing this.

“It’s not over yet…” Marufuji Ryo said, inserting another card into the Spell & Trap Card slot on the Duel Disk: “I’ll activate the Equip Spell [Eternal Evolution Flame] from my hand!”

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 2→1]

Upon seeing the card, Jaden's pupils constricted sharply, and he quickly swung his hand, causing another card at his feet to open.

"Chain activation of the Trap Card [Half Damage Unbreakable]: During this turn, Shiny Neos Winged Monster cannot be destroyed by battle, and this monster takes half the battle damage it inflicts on itself!"

Seeing how quickly Jaden moved, Ryo Marufuji could only frown and say, "【Eternal Evolution Flame】 can only be equipped to Machine-Type Fusion Monsters. As long as this card is on the field, your opponent cannot activate the effects of Spells, Trap Cards, or Monsters during your Battle Phase."

"They activated the face-down card just before I finished equipping it; that's a really fast reaction..."

If Jaden had missed this crucial moment, Ryo Marufuji could have used the monster's ability to prevent the Trap Card's effect. Unfortunately, Jaden activated the Trap Card before equipping it, which prevented it from working.

However, Ryo Marufuji anticipated that defeating Jaden wouldn't be so easy, so he immediately pointed at the opposite side and shouted, "Then let's fight! Cyber ​​Dark Dragon's attack, Eternal Evolution Flame!"

At its command, the three mouths of the Electronic Terminator Dragon on the lower body of the Electronic Dark Dragon opened, and three beams of blazing white light shot out, blasting towards Jaden's field and instantly hitting Flashy Neos Wingman, causing a violent explosion.

boom--! ! !

At the same time, Ryo Marufuji raised his Duel Disk and continued shouting, "Then, when damage is calculated for an attack by an equipped monster against an opponent's monster, you may banish one Cyber ​​Dragon from your Graveyard to launch an additional attack against the opponent's monster!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an electronic dragon popped out of the entrance to the cemetery. The electronic dragon instantly increased its output power, and the three beams of light suddenly doubled in size.

"Uh-huh...!"

[Yujo Jaden: LP4000→2000]

As the smoke cleared, the Flashy New Universe Winged Knight reappeared before everyone unharmed.

"Thanks to the effect of [Half-injury Unbreakable], you take half the damage and have been given a second chance at life, Judai."

"End of round."

With Marufuji Ryo's turn coming to an end, the Tenjouin siblings breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now their health points are roughly equal..."

"But in terms of attack power, the Cyber ​​Dark Dragon is still stronger. Is this the Inner Cyber ​​Stream? Not only does it possess terrifying attack power, but it also doesn't have to bear the risks of [Power Combination]... Ryo is indeed very strong!"

Instead of being worried, Judai smiled and said, "It's really fun to fight you at full strength, Caesar!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 3]

After glancing at his hand, Jaden first drew another card and threw it out: "First, I activate the Spell Card Miracle Fusion from my hand, banishing materials from my Graveyard to Special Summon an Elemental HERO Fusion Monster."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 2]

"Hmph, do you think cards like that are useful against the flow of electrons?"

Marufuji Ryo immediately raised his right hand and shouted, "[Armored Dragon - Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] Activate another ability!"

When your opponent activates the effect of a Spell/Trap/Monster, you can send 1 Equip Card you control to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Negate that activation and destroy it.

"I send the equipment spell [Eternal Evolution Flame] to the graveyard, and the effect of [Miracle Fusion] is nullified!"

As the equipment card was sent to the graveyard, Jaden's newly activated Miracle Fusion instantly shattered into pieces with a bang.

“Heh, as expected…” Jaden wasn’t surprised that he would discard the card. “But this way, you won’t be able to stop my next move.”

He then played another spell card: "I activate the spell card [Weapon Hole] from my hand. In exchange for the right to Normal Summon this turn, I send the cards on top of my deck to the graveyard and add one Equip Spell from my deck or graveyard to my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 1]

After throwing the cards from the top of his deck into the graveyard, Jaden continued, "Based on the effect of [Weapon Hole], I add [Beloved Hero] from my deck to my hand and activate it."

"Furthermore, since the card placed in the graveyard is the monster card [NecroGuardian], Shiny Neos Wingman's ATK increases by 300 points."

[Elemental Heroes: Shiny Neos Winged Knight - Attack Power 4000 → 4300]

Chapter 195 Another Duel and Fusion?

"Fight!"

Without hesitation, Judai immediately entered battle mode.

"At the very moment my battle begins, the effect of [Beloved Hero] activates, I activate a Field Spell Card from my Deck, and I activate the Field Spell Card [Neo-Cosmos]!"

Swish!

As he placed a magic card on the field, the surrounding scenery transformed once again, becoming a strange space filled with rainbow colors.

Then Jaden explained to his opponent: "When you have a Field Spell on your field, the ATK of the equipped monster increases by the amount of its original DEF. Also, when Neo Cosmos is on the field, the ATK of a Fusion Monster made from Neo Cosmos material increases by 500."

【Elemental Heroes Five Flash Seven New Universe Winged Knight 6: Attack Power 4300→7300】〖∴4♀{`、

"What?! Attack power 7300...?!" Marufuji Ryo gritted his teeth upon seeing this.

Tenjouin Fubuki: "This way, the attack power of the Flash Neo-Winged Blade will surpass that of the Cyber ​​Dark Dragon..."

Asuka: "And if a monster equipped with [Beloved Hero] destroys the opponent's monster through battle, it can sacrifice this equipment card to add an attack. Jaden is going to win this time!"

However, Jaden knew it wasn't that simple and understood that now was a good opportunity to attack.

So he waved his hand and gave the order: "Go! Flashy Neo-Winged Warrior, attack Cyber ​​Dark Dragon!"

Upon receiving the command, the new Winged Flash instantly unleashed a blinding flash of light.

"Uh...!"

[Ryo Marufuji: LP2100→800]

"It's so bright..."

Everyone instinctively reached out to shield their eyes from the bright light.

Only after the light faded did everyone open their eyes again to check the situation on the field.

"How could this be...?"

"How is this going?"

It's no wonder that the Tenjouin siblings were so surprised, because in their eyes, the Cyber ​​Dark Dragon was completely unharmed and still existed on Marufuji Ryo's field.

Just then, Ryo Marufuji raised his Duel Disk and explained, "Another effect of [Eternal Cyber] is that when a Machine-Type [Cyber] Fusion Monster is destroyed, you can banish this card from your Graveyard as a substitute to prevent Cyber ​​Dark Dragon from destroying it."

Jaden was not surprised by this and laughed, "Flash Neoswing has another effect: when it destroys a monster in battle, it deals damage equal to the monster's original attack power."

"I'll return what I just said to you. You've escaped with your life, Caesar."

"Bury a card, end the turn."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 0]

"Hmph, you are indeed worth defeating, Judai!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 1→2]

"Hmm...?" Upon seeing the card in his hand, Marufuji Ryo paused for a moment, then sneered, "Is it fate? I didn't expect it to be this card..."

After a moment's hesitation, he placed the card into the Spell & Trap Card slot of the Duel Disk without thinking.

"Bury a card, end the turn."

[Marufuji Ryo's cue cards: 2→1]

After he finished his announcement, he looked back at the other side and shouted at Judai, "Come on, Judai! Let's settle this once and for all, just like that day!"

"That day?" Jaden thought for a moment, then quickly realized that the other person was referring to the graduation duel.

Amused, he replied, "Heh~, want to continue the fight from last time? Oh, Moses Roy!"

"I accept this challenge!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 0 → 1]

While drawing cards, Judai was thinking quickly.

'Last turn, Caesar didn't choose to attack because I had [Undead Guardian] in my graveyard. So that face-down card was meant to be saved for my turn to counter-attack. That card is most likely [Limit Removal] or [Duel Fusion].'

'Each card possesses the power to turn the tide and defeat the opponent. Whether I can defeat Caesar depends on which card I draw...'

Then Jaden looked at the card in his hand, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his face: 'It's here!'

Without hesitation, he slammed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Phantom Hero Android] in Defense Position."

hum!

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a dark purple warrior appeared in front of him.

[Phantom Heroes: Android - Defense 1200]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 0]

"Due to the appearance of the android, this card's monster effect is activated, sending one [HERO] monster from the Deck to the Graveyard."

"I placed [Hero of Destiny] in the graveyard."

"Hmm? Destiny Hero?" Ryo Marufuji frowned upon hearing this. "I didn't expect you to have cards from the same series as that man..."

However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, as a user of the Hero deck, it was not surprising that Jaden collected heroes from other series.

The two audience members behind them seemed somewhat surprised.

Tenjouin Fubuki: "A man of resolve? Never heard of a hero of destiny..."

Asuka: "Judai seems to have gotten stronger again."

Under the curious gazes of the two, Jaden continued, "Then I activated another effect of the android, banishing 'Elemental HERO Explosive Lady' from the graveyard and adding a 'Fusion' card from the deck to my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 0 → 1]

Marufuji Ryo remained completely unmoved by Judai's search attempts.

'As expected, there's only one [Fusion] card, which is indeed of no use. Since that's the case...'

The Tenth Generation waved his hand and shouted, "Let the battle begin!"

"And at the moment the battle begins, the effect of the Equip Spell [Beloved Hero] activates, and the Field Spell [Mind's Eye Temple] is activated from the Deck!"

This card's effect is to convert all combat damage for both sides to 1000 points. This card isn't particularly rare, and Marufuji Ryo was certainly aware of this effect.

Not wanting to miss the opportunity, he decisively swung his hand and shouted, "Activate the monster effect of Cyber ​​Dark Dragon at this moment!"

"Place the Equip Card [Cyber ​​Ender Dragon] in the Graveyard, negate the effect of [Beloved Hero] and destroy it!"

Boom! !