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

Seeing this, Jonouchi asked in confusion, "Strange... but why are the monsters on the field returning to Noa's hand?"

He understood that monster cards returning to the hand should be given to their original owners, but he didn't quite understand why they would be returned to the hand.

"Hmph! What a short-sighted mortal."

The president of Kaiba Group said sarcastically.

"Iron! Seahorse, you bastard, you called me mortal again!"

Veins bulged on the forehead of the man inside the city.

"Heh~ You don't deny your limited knowledge? Fine, I'll tell you then. The card 【Princess of the Dragon Palace】 belongs to the Soul series. Most Soul monsters have the characteristic that they return to the hand during the end phase of the turn they are summoned and cannot be Special Summoned."

The president, unusually, began to explain.

At this moment, Naia took over the president's words.

"That's right... It's said that these are the Dream series created by Pegasus of the Illusion Company using secret Eastern techniques. Soul Monsters cannot be summoned using Special Summon, and they will return to their master's hands after the turn they are summoned."

Jonouchi exclaimed in sudden realization, "So that's it! The [Elemental Spring] is a chain set up for this purpose!? Every time he takes out a Soul Monster, his health points recover..."

Fortunately, this characteristic makes the Soul Monster unable to hold its ground and its ability to deploy is very weak.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]

The game places the drawn cards face down on the Duel Disk.

"Cover a monster, my turn ends."

A face-down card is displayed in the front of the game.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→4]

"Damn it! The game doesn't have a monster with higher attack power than the [Elf Swordsman Who Tricks the Enemy] that it can summon directly..."

Jonouchi and the others couldn't help but worry as the game became increasingly difficult.

"Hmph, so your despicable tactics have finally come to an end...?"

Naia snorted coldly.

After suffering for so long, he has finally made it through.

After all, having multiple traps also has its drawbacks. Although various traps can make people furious, it also requires sacrificing the ability to expand.

Seeing that no powerful monsters were appearing in the game, Noah felt much less pressure.

However, the game remained calm and composed.

"How naive, Naia..."

Wang Yang's expression was somewhat strange, knowing that the game had just been played.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Kaiba Noa's hand cards: 1→2]

After glancing at the card she had just drawn, Noa immediately placed it on the Duel Disk.

"This time I summon the Soul Monster [Thunder God] from my hand."

A white-haired warrior wielding the Kusanagi sword then appeared.

[Thunder Emperor God: Attack Power 2000]

[Kaiba Noa's hand cards: 2→1]

"This monster's effect is that this card reduces the battle damage inflicted on your opponent by half. But that's alright, since I can't do any damage to you anyway."

Then Noah entered the battle phase again.

"Let's fight! I'll attack your face with [Thunder God]!"

Following the attack command, the Thunder God slashed at the game's face-down card.

At this moment, the card that was just covered in the game is flipped over, revealing a tattered yellow mask.

And soon enough, the Thunder Emperor God cleaved the monster in two with a single sword strike.

"You've fallen for it again, Naya."

The game then gave a smug smile.

"What?! Another trap?!"

Hearing this, Naia was startled again.

He's fallen into so many traps that he now has PTSD.

"The monster you just attacked was the [Mask of Darkness], and its ability is..."

If this card is flipped face-up, target 1 Trap Card in your Graveyard. Add that card to your hand.

The game has quietly dug another hole.

He then continued, "Based on the effect of this monster, I'm adding the Graveyard's Counter Trap [Magic Interference Array] to my hand."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→5]

"Tsk, can it negate a counter trap activated by a spell card...?"

If Noah activates a magic card later, he will summon Hades Dragon again, dealing 1500 life points to Noah, which is not enough for him with his current life points.

then......

"I end my Battle Phase and activate the third effect of Deck Master [Miracle Ark]: Life Recovery! By banishing all monsters contained within the Ark, I recover 500 Life Points for each monster banished."

After saying that, the Ark behind Noa spat out the Rock Giant and the Mask of Darkness, and then the two monsters turned into energy and were absorbed by Noa.

[Haima Nia: LP700→1700]

"It even has a health restoration effect. This deck has a lot of effects."

The game frowned. Just as he had thought, it really did seem like a setting that Noah had randomly added.

Fortunately, the number of monsters spawning in the game is small, so Noah's recovery amount is pitifully small.

"I will change [The Elf Swordsman Who Tricks the Enemy] to defense position, and my turn will end again."

The cannon fodder swordsman then crouched down in front of Noah.

[The Elf Swordsman Who Tricks the Enemy: Defense 1200]

At the same moment, the Thunder God, as a soul monster, also returned to Noa's hands.

[Kaiba Noa's hand cards: 1→2]

[Haima Nia: LP1700→2200]

Chapter 49 Gears Appear Again

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

The number of cards in the game has finally been restored to the initial amount.

He then placed the card he had drawn onto the Duel Disk and said, "It's finally my turn to attack. I summon [Magical Warrior Destroyer] from my hand."

A flash of light appeared on the card, followed by the appearance of a magic swordsman wearing crimson armor.

[Magic Warrior Destroyer: Attack Power 1600]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→5]

"And if the monster effect of [Magical Warrior Destroyer] is activated, if this card is successfully Summoned, place 1 Spell Counter on this card and its ATK increases by 300."

[Magic Warrior Destroyer: Magic Counter 0→1]

[Magic Warrior Destroyer: Attack Power 1600 → 1900]

This monster's current attack power is just enough to defeat the cannon fodder swordsman.

The game continues: "Remove the Spell Counter of [Magic Warrior Destroyer] and activate this monster's effect to destroy one Spell/Trap Card on the field."

Then he pointed towards his perpetual trap.

"What I want to destroy is the perpetual trap [the eviction notice]."

The magic warrior then turned and slashed the card the game was pointing to with his sword.

[Magic Warrior Destroyer: Magic Counter 1→0]

[Magic Warrior Destroyer: Attack Power 1900 → 1600]

The game doesn't want to be ruined by this card that doesn't distinguish between friend and foe.

"Tsk! They really didn't hesitate at all..."

Naia couldn't help but click her tongue; it seemed he had the same idea.

After dealing with this perpetual trap, the game can finally proceed to the battle phase with peace of mind. Moreover, no monsters have been contained in Noah's Ark, so there's no need to worry about the opponent pulling out monsters.

"Battle has begun! I'm using [Magic Warrior Destroyer] to attack [the Elf Swordsman Tampering with the Enemy]!"

The magic warrior unleashed a sword aura at the cannon fodder swordsman, cleaving him in two and instantly shattering him.

Then, at the end of the battle phase, he inserts another card from his hand into the Duel Disk and says, "I will activate the Spell Card [Sacrifice Doll] from my hand."

Tribute 1 monster you control to activate this effect. Special Summon 1 Level 7 monster from your hand that can be Normal Summoned. The Special Summoned monster cannot attack this turn.

"As a sacrifice, [Magic Warrior Destroyer] is specially summoned as [Gaia, the Dark Knight of Gale]!"

The magical warrior then disappeared, and at the same time, the invincible Gaia reappeared on the field of the game.

Gaia, the Dark Knight of Gale: Attack Power 2300

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→3]

Upon seeing the invincible Gaia, Noah's terrible memories resurfaced, and she was instantly filled with rage.

Naia: Damn it! How old are you?!

The game is really good at messing with people's mentality.

"I'll cover one more card, and then the turn will end."

Another round of the game has ended.

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→2]

The instant his turn ended, Naia eagerly drew a card.

"My turn!"

[Kaiba Noa's hand cards: 2→3]

Upon seeing the card he had drawn, he quickly lost his temper.

Then, looking at the face-down card on the other side, he thought, "This time I drew a spell card. Although it can help me clear the field, I can't activate this card right now."

"Moreover, the card that was just set off in the game is probably the counter trap [Magic Interference Array] that was previously recovered. Once that counter trap is successfully activated, [Pluto Dragon Judgment God] in his hand will come back to the field, and I will suffer another 1500 points of damage. In addition, with [Gale Dark Knight Gaia], I will be in a precarious situation again."

"In that case, I guess I'll have to be patient..."

After considering this, Noah put the card away and placed another card from her hand onto the Duel Disk.

"Summon the [Thunder Emperor God] once more."

The Thunder God reappeared on his field.

[Thunder Emperor God: Attack Power 2000]

Because this attack power is no match for Gaia, the fourth character can only make a brief appearance as part of the story.

"Then my turn ends, and at the very moment my turn ends, the [Thunder God], as a Soul Monster, returns to my hand, and according to the effect of [Elemental Spring], I recover 500 more Life Points."

As Naia declared the end of his turn, the Thunder God returned to his hand.

[Haima Nia: LP2200→2700]

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]

"Hooray! I drew a pretty good card, AIBO."