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

As the summoning portal opened, a figure covered in off-white armor rushed out.

"Then I'll summon the Tuning Monster [Scrap Modifier]!"

The next second, light condensed, and a blue steel figure with a red core embedded in its abdomen emerged.

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 6 → 4]

"Oh? These are all guys I miss... Are you going to switch places right away?"

Yusei didn't respond to the other party, but instead shouted, "I'm using a level 3 [Scrap Vanguard] to adjust the level 3 [Scrap Changer]!"

"O holy lance that illuminates the starry sky, liberate souls and awaken the world!"

"Synchronization Summon! Come forth, Stardust Assault Warrior!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of green light erupted, and a warrior modeled after a Stardust Dragon broke through the light and descended into the air, moving forward with the wandering stars.

Stardust Assault Warrior: Attack Power 2100

Upon seeing the monster, Jack was immediately taken aback: "It's [Stardust Assault Warrior]!? I've never seen you use a card like this before...?"

The unexpected situation made Jack frown. He, who had been feeling good about himself, became uneasy. Could it be that as he became stronger, Yusei also became stronger?

Yusei, unaware of the other's thoughts, then shouted, "Activate the monster effect of [Stardust Strike Warrior] at this very moment!"

"When this card is Synchro Summoned, if you have no other monsters on your field, Special Summon 1 'Junk' monster from your Graveyard."

"Come back, [Scrap Changer]!"

The image of the Waste Changer reappeared in the next moment.

"Furthermore, when [Scrap Changer] is Summoned or Special Summoned, you can choose to raise or lower the Level of one [Scrap] monster on your field by one star."

"With this effect, I have reduced the level of [Scrap Modifier] to two stars."

"Level 2 and Level 6, totaling Level 8 Synchro Materials... But your Stardust Dragon is still in my hands. What kind of monster can you summon under these circumstances?" Jack's doubts deepened.

Faced with Jack's question, Yusei didn't hesitate at all and shouted, "Go, Jack! I'll use a level 6 Stardust Assault Warrior to adjust the star level of a level 2 Scrap Modifier!"

"Let a ray of light cut through the sea of ​​stars and let the pulse of the soul roar in the world!"

"Synchronization Summon! Appear, [Shining Stardust]!"

In an instant, dazzling light illuminated the entire venue, and a giant silver-white dragon with starlight shimmering on its body reappeared.

'roar--!'

【Flash Dragon Stardust: Attack Power 2500】

Chapter Seven: Crimson Lotus VS Stardust

"Another Stardust Dragon!? And it even has the same posture as the Stardust Dragon... Interesting. It seems that a riding duel with you will be quite enjoyable, Yusei!"

Seeing Yusei summon a new ace greatly excited Jack.

Yusei ignored the opponent's reaction, saying, "I'll lay another card in my pocket, end of turn."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 4 → 3]

As Yusei's turn came to an end, Jack couldn't wait to draw a card.

"Sorry to keep you waiting! My turn, draw a card!"

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 5→6]

(Yusei Fudo SPC1, Jack Atlas SPC1)

Jack flicked his wrist, revealing the card he had drawn, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Here it comes... Special Summon 'Evil Dragon' from your hand only when the monster is on your opponent's field!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a passage opened, and a purple dragon with green wings flew out from it.

"If you use this effect to Special Summon, the energy value will be halved."

[Evil Dragon: Attack 2000 → 1000, Defense 2400 → 1200]

"I will summon [Dark Resonator] from my hand again."

In the blink of an eye, a demon holding a tuning fork appeared beside him.

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 6→4]

Then Jack raised his voice and shouted, "Then I used a level 5 [Dragon] to adjust the star level of a level 3 [Dark Resonator]!"

"The awe-inspiring power of a king is about to unfold; witness the earth-shattering force!"

"Synchronization Summon! Wagatsumashi, [Crimson Dragon]!"

The next moment, dazzling light of harmony shone forth, and a dragon's shadow appeared within the light. A dark red demonic dragon flapped its wings, broke through the light, and descended, flying at the same speed as the Wheel of Fortune.

'roar--!!'

【Crimson Dragon: Attack Power 3000】

"It's here? Crimson Dragon..." Yusei was not flustered when he saw the dragon in front of him whose attack power exceeded that of the Shining Dragon.

"Behold, Yusei! Evil yet beautiful, this is the majestic form of my Crimson Dragon!"

Jack suddenly turned his wheel around to face Yusei, then waved his hand and roared, "Fight like this! [Crimson Dragon] attacks [Shining Stardust]! Swing the Crimson Hammer! Absolute Power Suppression!"

At his command, a ball of flame suddenly condensed on the right claw of the Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon, and it swung at the Flash Dragon behind it.

Upon seeing this, Yusei quickly said, "At this moment, the monster effect of [Shining Stardust] activates, allowing one of your cards to remain undestroyed once per turn: Wave Sound Barrier!"

boom--! ! !

Suddenly, a barrier appeared around the Flash Dragon, blocking the flames generated by the attack.

"Hmph, you've got some skills, Yusei! But you'll have to accept the damage from this battle!"

"Uh......"

[Yusei Fudo: LP 4000 → 3500]

After the attack, Jack turned the car around, grabbed two cards from his hand and placed them into the Spell & Trap Slots slot. "I'll bury two more cards and end my turn."

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 4→2]

"My turn, draw a card!"

(Yusei Fudo SPC2, Jack Atlas SPC2)

Yusei glanced at the Trap Card he had drawn, then grabbed a Spell Card and threw it out: "When you have two or more High Speed ​​Counters, activate [Sp-High Speed ​​Collision] from your hand to destroy [Crimson Dragon] and [Stardust Dragon]!"

"Huh? This is a combo that works with Stardust's effect... But you're too naive. Do you think Crimson Dragon would accept such humiliation?" Jack calmly pressed the button on his Duel Disk: "Activate the Trap Card [Subspace Matter Transfer Device]. Banish [Crimson Dragon] until the end of the turn it is activated!"

And so, the dragon's figure was instantly transported to another location.

"Then, based on the effect of [Flash Dragon Stardust], I won't be affected by this high-speed spell!"

"It's not over yet..."

As Yusei spoke, he pressed the button on the Duel Disk: "Activate the Trap Card 'Stardust's Afterglow', Special Summon 1 'Stardust' monster from my Graveyard!"

"Awaken, Stardust Assault Warrior!"

As the passage opened, the assault soldiers reappeared.

Stardust Assault Warrior: Attack Power 2100

Yusei clearly wanted to seize the opportunity to win the game while Crimson Dragon was gone, but Jack still had a face-down card in his back row...

"Then, I'll summon the Tuner Monster [Flower Synchron]!"

The moment the card was placed on the Duel Disk, the flower-shaped robot reappeared, hovering beside Yusei.

"Then I used a level 6 Stardust Striker to tune a level 2 Flower Synchron!"

"Born of high speed, body! The time for revolution has come; deliver victory into my hands!"

"Synchro Summon! Shine, [Flower Knight]!" (PS: Sherry's card, it's from the Synchro series anyway, so I just used it.)

In a flash, light shone, countless pink petals danced in the air, and a female knight shaped like a flower drew her slender knight's sword and landed beside Yusei.

'drink!!'

[Flower Knight: Attack Power 2700]

"Then, when [Fresh Synchro] is used as Synchro Material, Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower monster from your hand."

Then Yusei picked up another monster card and played it: "Come on, [The Piper of Mystery]!"

As the sound faded, a bulky-looking piper was projected onto his side.

[The Mysterious Piper: Defense 0]

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3 → 1]

After doing all that, Yusei stopped operating, since that was enough.

Because the effect of [Flower Knight] is that once per turn, when your opponent activates a Spell or Trap Card, negate and destroy it, this effect can perfectly counter Jack's only backrow card...

So Yusei decisively gave the order: "Battle begins! [Flash Dragon Stardust] attacks you directly, Meteor Strike!"

Immediately, the Flash Dragon opened its mouth wide, and the power of starlight suddenly gathered in its mouth and burst out on the spot.

"Leaving absolutely no room for maneuver, as expected of you, Yusei! But will that kind of technique even work on me...?"

As Jack spoke, he suddenly grabbed a card from his hand and revealed it.

"When I activate the monster effect of [Battlebreaker] from my hand, and my opponent declares a direct attack, I Special Summon this card from my hand and force the end of the Battle Phase!"

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 2→1]

"What?! It didn't activate the card?!"

Under Yusei's astonished gaze, a pendulum-shaped demon darted out, and at the same time, the dragon's breath, which had been gathering starlight, dissipated.

Chapter Eight: Reclaiming the Stardust Dragon

Seeing Yusei's surprised expression, Jack burst into triumphant laughter: "Hehehehe, hahahahaha! It's here, it's here, Yusei! Your wavering...!"

"Perform your own crisis, then seize the audience's cathartic desire with a magnificent counterattack—that's the king's duel!"

"You talk too much!"

Yusei, naturally unaffected by such trash talk, declared, "My turn is not over yet, the 'Mysterious Piper's' coin monster effect activates!"

"By releasing this card, you can draw one card from your deck. If you draw a Level 1 monster, you can draw another card."

As soon as he finished speaking, the piper exploded into pieces with a bang.

Then Yusei suddenly pulled out a card and flipped it over: "The card I drew is a Level 1 [Right-handed], so I can draw another one."

"Last two cards are placed in ambush, turn ends."

[Yusei Fudo's hand: 1→3→1]

"Two face-down cards, huh..." Jack said nonchalantly, "Then the monsters banished during the End Phase due to the effect of [Subspace Matter Transfer Device] return to my field... Come back, Crimson Demon!!"

The next moment, a passage opened, and the Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon passed through it and returned to the field.

"Then it was my turn, time to draw a card!"

(Yusei Fudo SPC3, Jack Atlas SPC3)

Jack glanced at his hand, then grabbed another card, a smirk playing on his lips. "Let me invite tonight's special guest! I'll release [Warbreaker] and summon [Salvage Warrior]!"

As he slammed the card onto the duel disk, the Pendulum Demon vanished from the field, and at the same time, a 'broad' figure with a blue skin and carrying iron chains appeared.

This time, Jack used Yusei's card...

Upon seeing the monster, Yusei suddenly realized: "Salvage Warrior... could it be that you want to!?"

"Hahahaha, just as you thought! The monster effect of [Salvage Warrior] is activated. When this card is Tribute Summoned, Special Summon 1 Tuner monster from your Graveyard."

“Come back, [Dark Blade★#夿栮◇▲4〗钐｀◎◆婈〗儛搜≌←搜：Resonator]!”

The little devil, clutching the tuning fork, solidified again beside Jack, then shouted, "I'm using a level 5 [Salvage Warrior] to adjust the star level of a level 3 [Dark Resonator]!"

The little devil immediately struck a tuning fork, using the power of resonance to synchronize with the power of the salvage warrior, summoning new life forms.

"Behold those wings guided by the mighty wind! Synchro Summon! Charge, Stardust Dragon!!"

In an instant, a bright green light shone forth, and a giant silver-white dragon, almost identical to the Flash Dragon, spread its wide wings and emerged from the light.

'roar--!!'

Stardust Dragon: Attack Power 2500