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

The figure of the Hellish Imp vanished from the field, and then a warrior with an all-black body was projected. His body was decorated with belts and spikes, sharp claws extended from his hands, and blade wings were attached to his back. He was clearly not a righteous hero.

【Evil Hero: Demon Blade - Attack Power 2600】

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 4]

The man in black said with a sneer, "Summoning a level seven high-level monster so easily? Pretty impressive..."

Judai ignored the other party and drew three more cards from his hand.

"I activate the Spell Card [Dark Fusion] from my hand. Depending on its effect, I can send a monster from my hand or field to the Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon of a Fiend-Type monster."

"I merge [Elemental HERO Wilder] and [Elemental HERO Winged] from my hand!"

In an instant, Wilderness and Winged Man appeared, their figures intertwining, twisting, and merging into one, radiating dazzling light.

Judai flicked his hand and shouted, "Appear, [Evil Hero 4: Wild Wind Demon 9]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of demonic wings unfurled, and a primitive brute descended onto the field through the light.

【Evil Hero Wilderness Demon: Attack Power 1900】

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 1]

"Furthermore, Fusion Monsters Special Summoned via Dark Fusion cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects this turn."

"Huh? These are pretty interesting cards." The man in black, with an air of inexplicable confidence, didn't seem to care.

"Hmph, let's see if you'll still be laughing then..."

As Judai spoke, he waved his hand dramatically.

"Battle has begun! Wild Wind Demon attacks Dark Prototype, Whirlwind Impact!"

'drink--!'

Upon receiving the attack command, the Wild Wind Demon immediately flapped its wings, instantly creating a tornado that swept towards the opposite side.

"Hmph, how naive, Judai Yuki! You think those weak and feeble attacks will work on me?"

The man in black waved his arm and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card, [Divine Shield - Mirror Force]!"

However, Gaika at his feet didn't react at all. "What!?"

"You're the one who's really naive!"

Judai clenched his fist and sneered, "The special effect of the Wild Wind Demon is..."

If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step.

"What did you say!?"

Before the man in black could react, the tornado struck, tearing the strange demon to shreds in an instant.

boom!

"Uh......"

[TrueMan: LP4000→3500]

Chapter 271 You Are Also a Knight of Hanno

As the Dark Prototype was torn apart by the storm, Jaden pointed to the Wild Fuma beside him and said, "The Wild Fuma's other effect is activated!"

If this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent, activate this effect. Destroy all Set Spell/Trap Cards on your opponent's field.

Man in black: "What!?"

Just then, the three face-down cards at his feet were all revealed—[Holy Shield - Mirror Force -], [Magic Cylinder], and [Clausium].

Judai: !!!

Holy crap, this guy is really weird! TrueMan, you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, you're a Hanno Knight too!

At this moment, the man in black calmly said, "At this instant, the effect of [Dark Prototype] activates."

"When [Dark Prototype] is destroyed by battle, you can Special Summon a monster whose ATK equals the battle damage you took, and then discard monsters from your hand until their Level matches the Level of the Special Summoned monster."

"I just took 500 damage, so I'm Special Summoning [Scout Scar of the Dark Realm] with 500 ATK."

hum!

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a monkey-shaped demon clad in red armor was projected.

[Scar, the Scout of the Dark Realm: Attack Power 500]

“【Ska the Scout of the Dark Realm】is level two, so I will discard 【Kachi the Assassin of the Dark Realm】, which is also level two in my hand.”

[TrueMan's hand: 2 → 1]

After throwing the card into the graveyard, the man in black continued, "Then, because [Kachi the Assassin of the Dark World] was discarded from the hand, its special effect was activated."

If this card is discarded from your hand to the Graveyard by a card effect, you can target 1 monster on the field; destroy that monster.

boom!

In an instant, the demonic blade standing next to Judai suddenly exploded into dust, and Judai clicked his tongue inwardly upon seeing this.

"Then I'll lay one more card in my pocket, and the turn will end."

After revealing a face-down card in the back row, Jaden pressed his finger against the top of the deck, "Then, during my End Phase, the other effect of [Evil Hero Hell Imp] activates!"

This effect activates during the End Phase of the turn you Tribute this card to Tribute Summon a [HERO] monster. Draw 1 card from your Deck.

With this combination of flipping and drawing, Judai kept his hand size at one card.

"My turn!"

[TrueMan's hand: 1 → 2]

After looking at the card he had drawn, the man in black revealed it without hesitation: "I activate the spell card [Pot of Greed] from my hand and draw two cards from my deck."

[TrueMan's hand: 2 → 3]

After quickly glancing at his hand, he played his second spell card: "Then, I activate the spell card [Monster Resurrection], and Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard."

"Awaken, [Dark Prototype]!"

hum!

A flash of light, and the dark prototype reappeared on the black-clad man's field.

[Dark Prototype: Attack Power 1400]

"Then, the two monsters on the field are offered as sacrifices to summon [Rain, the Demon God of the Dark Realm]!"

Immediately, a burst of light appeared on Scar and the Dark Prototype, and they vanished from the field. Then, a pitch-black demon wielding a golden trident appeared.

[Rain, the Demon God of the Dark Realm: Attack Power 2500]

"It's not over yet..." The man in black inserted the last card into the Spell & Trap Card slot: "I equip the Equip Spell [Demon Axe] to Rein, increasing his attack power by 1000 points."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fork in Raine's hand quickly transformed into a demonic axe.

[Rain, the Demon God of the Dark Realm: Attack Power 2500 → 3500]

[TrueMan's hand: 3 → 0]

Judai chuckled and said, "Huh? 3500 attack power? Is this your limit?"

"This monster is enough for you to fight..." The man in black flicked his hand and shouted, "Go! [Dark Realm Demon God Raine], Demon God Whirlwind Wave!"

Upon receiving the attack order, the demon immediately raised its axe and charged forward, hacking at the Wild Wind Demon.

At this critical moment, Jaden quickly waved his arm and shouted, "Don't even think about succeeding! Activate Face Card, Quick Attack Spell [Enemy Manipulator]!"

"I can choose one effect to activate, and of course I choose to change the battle position of one of my opponent's monsters."

"What did you say?!"

"Get out of my way, Demon God Rein!"

Just as Raine was about to be draped in the Wilderness Demon, he suddenly stopped, his body uncontrollably retreating back to the black-clad man's territory, assuming a defensive stance.

[Rain, the Demon God of the Dark Realm: Defense 1800]

"Onore...! My turn is over!"

The man in black gritted his teeth, somewhat unwilling, but he had no choice but to announce the end of the round.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 1 → 2]

Jaden glanced at his hand, his eyes immediately lighting up: "What a pity, this duel is over!"

He revealed both cards in his hand at once: "I activate the Spell Card [Dark Summon] from my hand, banishing monsters from my hand or graveyard to perform Dark Fusion."

"I merge the [Elemental HERO Hot Lady] in my hand with the [Elemental HERO Winged Man] in my graveyard!"

The next moment, the two model workers appeared together. Their figures overlapped and were instantly swallowed by the fusion vortex, twisting and blending into one, releasing a blazing blue flame.

Then, Judai waved his hand and shouted, "Come forth, [Evil Hero Winged Demon]!"

A pair of jet-black wings unfurled, and a dark red female demon wearing an eye patch flew out from the scorching flames.

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

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 2 → 0]

"A new evil hero? But my monsters are currently in defense mode; these two monsters alone can't wipe out my life points..."

"Not always!"

"Nani?!"

Ignoring the opponent's astonishment, Judai immediately gave the order: "Battle begins! Karmic Flame Winged Demon attacks Rein, Karmic Flame Explodes!"

Upon receiving the attack order, the Blazing Winged Demon clenched its hands, instantly conjuring a ball of azure Blazing Fire, which it then hurled towards Renn.

boom--! !

In an instant, Raine was burned to ashes by the karmic fire.

"Uh......"

[TrueMan: LP3500→3200]

Man in black: "Tch, piercing ability, huh..."

"Not only that, when the Blazing Winged Demon battle-destroying monster is sent to the graveyard, it inflicts damage on the higher portion of that monster's ATK and DEF."

"Oops!"

Raine's attack power is 2500, and with the Wild Wind Demon's attack, then...

“Wuwaa ...

[TrueMan: LP3200→0]

Chapter 272 Investigation Results

"Damn...that jerk..."

As the man in black's health points reached zero, his body disintegrated into black cards and vanished.

Seeing this, Judai quickly shouted, "Don't run!"

Unfortunately, the man in black's body quickly dissipated, and there was no time to stop it.

"Judai Yuki, don't think this is the end. This is just the beginning. Until we meet again!"

Before leaving, the man in black's deep voice echoed in Jaden's ears, "He just disappeared like that. What exactly was that thing?"

After finishing the game, Jaden still couldn't figure out what the dark entity was, so he turned his attention to the figure he had saved earlier.

"Hey, you were being chased by that thing before, right? Do you know anything about it?"

However, the person did not answer him. Instead, he walked up to Judai and said innocently, "Thank you, Judai-kun!"

Hearing that the other party's answer was irrelevant, Shi showed slight dissatisfaction and repeated, "Who are you? Why are you being chased by that guy?"

"Uh... Ah... Ugh, Judai-kun... Have you forgotten me too? It's me, Fujiwara Yusuke!"

"Fujiwara Yusuke...? I don't know him..."

If even someone as insignificant as Misawa Judai could be remembered, then if he truly knew this person, he couldn't possibly forget that such a person existed.