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

After Brown vanished in a speck of light, all the soldiers inside the fortress were terrified and fled.

"Ten generations, you've worked hard."

After the duel ended, Asuka and the others went to check on him.

“Hmm…” Judai nodded slightly, “Now the humans captured by the Dark World army can be released.”

Just then, a gust of wind suddenly blew up, and a card floated in front of him.

Jaden instinctively reached out and caught the card; it was the same blank card from before.

"A card of hyperfusion?"

But at this moment...

thump--!!

The moment he caught the blank card, that inexplicable tremor returned from the depths of his soul, and this time it seemed as if something was about to emerge.

So he quickly shouted, "Everyone, get away from me!"

"What?"

"Why so suddenly...?"

"Tenth generation?"

Before they could react, a large amount of black energy suddenly erupted from Judai's body, and the soaring power instantly blew them away.

"ah--!!"

"W-What's wrong...?"

"Well......!"

At the same time, the card in Jaden's hand suddenly flew out and stopped in mid-air not far away from him.

　Then the surging darkness gathered at the card's location and gradually solidified, transforming into a figure dressed in jet-black armor, as tall as Jaden, who caught the floating blank card.

After taking a closer look, Judai's pupils suddenly contracted. "What...!?"

Because in his eyes, the person standing before him had a face under his helmet that looked exactly like him, only with a different aura, appearing colder and more ruthless, devoid of any emotion.

When it opened its golden eyes, an overwhelming aura instantly spread out, making Asuka and the others breathless.

Everyone looked over with difficulty, and then their eyes revealed expressions of horror.

Asuka: "That's... Judai!?"

O'Brien: "How is this possible!?"

Jim touched his right eye: "But my eyes tell me that it is an existence that is one with the Tenth Generation. What exactly is that person? But this is impossible."

While the others were still wondering, Jaden finally snapped out of his shock.

"who are you?"

Faced with Judai's questioning, the other 'Judai' finally spoke, coldly replying, "My name is Overlord, the ruler of this world!"

"You said your name is Overlord?"

Asuka: "Isn't that the name Hubert mentioned before...?"

Jim suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! When Hubert said that the Overlord was part of the Tenth Generation, was he referring to this?"

Only O'Brien, who wasn't present at the time, looked completely bewildered.

Judai stared warily at the domineering 'self' before him. "What are you, and why are you hiding inside my body?"

The Overlord spoke coldly, "Yuki Judai, you seem to have forgotten. I am you, and I am not you."

"What do you mean?"

The overlord coldly explained, "Eighteen years ago, our souls were reincarnated, simultaneously occupying the same body and merging into the same soul."

"My soul merges with yours?"

"That's right, you and I were one person all along. But for some reason, your soul is stronger than mine, and the merged soul takes the dominant position."

Upon hearing this fact, Judai, Asuka, and the others were all shocked.

"So, you're out here now because your soul has separated from mine again?"

“No…” Overlord shook his head, raised the blank card in his hand, and continued, “This card simply awakened my consciousness.”

Hearing the other party's explanation, Jaden's vigilance did not relax in the slightest. "So, what do you want to do by running out of me at this time?"

Without wasting any words, the Overlord revealed his Duel Disk: "Let's duel, Jaden Yuki. Let's settle this while I'm still awake!"

"what?"

“Our souls have long been intertwined and cannot be separated, so through this duel... if I win, I will possess your soul. Conversely, if I lose, I will become a complete part of you.”

"A struggle for survival?"

As he stuffed cards into his deck, the Overlord replied, "That's right! The strong dominate the weak. That's the truth of this dog-eat-dog world. Only power is everything!"

Upon hearing this, Judai frowned. "What will happen if I don't accept?"

I will kill your companions!

Seeing the king, who had the face of the Jade Emperor, utter such cold and ruthless words, the others were immediately enraged.

"Defeat him, Judai!"

"we support you!"

Jaden was also somewhat angry: "Since that's the case, even if you were me, I wouldn't forgive you. I won't let anyone who tries to harm my comrades get away with it!"

"Yes, just as I thought." The Overlord replied expressionlessly, "Your companions are your Achilles' heel; you will only go all out when their lives are threatened."

"A provocation tactic... it doesn't matter, as long as I defeat you."

The two then began to engage in their respective duel disks.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

[Overlord XIII: LP4000]

"I got the first strike!"

Without hesitation, Jaden seized the first move and quickly drew a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

He glanced at his hand, thinking, 'It feels a bit strange to be dueling with myself, but even so, I won't hold back...'

So he quickly began his operation.

"First, I summon [Neuroconnector] from my hand in defense position."

hum!

As Jaden placed the card onto the Duel Disk, a flash of light appeared, and a loli-shaped alien appeared on his field.

[New Universe Connector: Defense 1800]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 5]

After the monster was brought onto the field, Jaden flicked his hand and shouted, "At this moment! When this card is successfully summoned, Special Summon 1 Neo Spacian monster or Elemental HERO Neos monster from your hand or Deck in Defense Position."

"Come on, [New Space Knight - Radiant Moss]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another light effect flashed on the field, and a fluorescent humanoid slime appeared.

[New Space Knight - Radiant Moss: Defense 900]

Chapter 249 Dark Fusion

After summoning two monsters, Jaden then revealed another card from his hand, "Then, I activate the Spell Card [D-Spirit] from my hand!"

If you do not control any monsters with "Destiny HERO" in their name, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster with "Destiny HERO" in its name from your hand.

"Using this effect, I Special Summon [Destiny Hero Negator] from my hand."

hum!

Another burst of light effects flashed, and the Destiny Hero, dressed as Elvis Presley, appeared on the field.

[Destiny Hero Negation Person: Attack Power 1100]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 3]

"Based on the effect of the Negation Man, when this card is played, I can place the [Destiny HERO Dynamite] from my deck on top of the deck."

After that, Jaden played his second magic card.

"Activate the Spell Card, [Neo Space Ranger Limit]!"

Send 1 face-up monster with "Neo-Spacian" in its name that you control to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 Level 4 monster from your Extra Deck as if it were the same card that was sent to the Graveyard.

"Through the effect of this card, Radiant Moss evolves into Glittering Moss."

The radiant moss suddenly transformed, taking on the shape of a female form.

【New Space Warrior - Shimmering Moss: Attack Power 500】

"I'll place two more cards in ambush, and then my turn will end."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 3 → 0]

After watching Jaden declare the end of his turn, the Overlord calmly drew a card.

"Draw a card!"

[Super King Judai Hand Cards: 5 → 6]

Before he could even examine the card in his hand, Jaden suddenly spoke up: "The moment you draw your card, I'll open the face-down card first."

"Activate the Perpetual Trap, [D-Tactics]!"

This effect can only be activated during your or your opponent's Standby Phase. All HERO monsters you control gain 400 ATK.

"Since you are currently in the preparation phase, the attack power of the Negative Person has increased by 400 points."

[Destiny Hero Negates Person: Attack Power 1100 → 1500]

After Jaden activated his effect, the Overlord glanced at the card in his hand and, without hesitation, threw it out: "I activate the Fiend-type Fusion Card from my hand, [Dark Fusion]!"

"Send Fusion Materials from your hand or field to the Graveyard to Special Summon a Fiend-Type Fusion Monster."

A magic card depicting Winged Man and Hot Girl appeared beside him.

Jim: "Huh...?"

O'Brien: "Dark Fusion?!"

Asuka: "This is a new card that Judai has never used before. Does Judai have this in his deck?"

While everyone was in shock, the Overlord raised his right hand and said coldly, "I will use the Winged Warrior and the Hot Girl in my hand to perform a dark fusion!"

In an instant, the two heroes who died from overwork were swallowed by the fusion vortex, and the space instantly released cyan karmic fire.

"Come forth, [Evil Hero, Winged Demon of Karma]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of jet-black wings unfurled from the scorching flames, and a dark red female demon wearing an eyepatch flew out.

【Evil Hero: Winged Demon of Karmic Inferno: Attack Power 2100】

[Super King Judai Hand Cards: 6 → 3]

O'Brien: "By fusing the [Elemental Heroes], you created the evil [Evil Heroes]?"

Everyone sensed something ominous about the monster.

Jaden looked equally surprised: "Evil Hero, huh... I didn't expect you to be using this..."

It was both unexpected and reasonable.

The Overlord then added, "【Evil Hero】can only be Special Summoned using the effect of 【Dark Fusion】, and monsters summoned through the effect of 【Dark Fusion】 cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects during this turn."

He then placed another spell card on the field, "And then, I activate the Field Spell [Overlord Castle]!"