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

The screen was showing scenes of Boma's hometown in the past. "This is my village, my hometown! But Godwin wanted to resurrect the red dragon, so he used my village as experimental subjects, and in the end, my village was..."

Before he could finish speaking, a white light suddenly rose from the village, and the entire village was instantly blasted into a huge crater.

"Red Dragon..." Upon seeing this, Yusei frowned slightly and subconsciously looked at his right arm.

However, the dragon seal conveyed the red dragon's thoughts, indicating that it was not He who did it.

Boma's speech continued: "All the villagers have disappeared, and my younger brother and sister are among them... Yusei, Jack, don't trust him, you can't hand the Red Dragon over to Godwin!"

"I want to end things with him myself, for the sake of my friends in my hometown, for the sake of my beloved younger siblings, and so that this tragedy will never be repeated!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than, before Yusei could react, Poma mounted the tractor again and started it up, accelerating wildly on the track until it crashed off the track and flew toward the tower.

"Boma!!"

boom--! ! !

With a deafening roar, Poma's D-wheel crashed into Godwin, who was watching from the tower.

Once the dust settled, a large section of the French windows was shattered, revealing a tractor inside and... Godwin and Poma being held captive by Godwin!?

It seems that in that critical moment, Godwin dodged the impact of the D-Wheel and also subdued a strong man like Poma. Clearly, Godwin's skills are extraordinary.

"Godwin, you bastard!!"

Boma roared, but unfortunately he couldn't break free of his restraints and was eventually taken away by the arriving cops.

"Please rest assured, everyone in the meeting room. As the head of the Public Security Bureau, I have a responsibility to protect you all. No matter what happens, I will protect you, even if it costs me my life."

After Godwin made a few sanctimonious remarks, the hall erupted in enthusiastic cheers. Clearly, most people didn't think critically and simply dismissed Boma's ramblings.

However, through this incident, Yusei also realized how much power Godwin wielded here. If he wanted to rescue Larry and the others, he still needed to continue participating in the competition, and...

'Is Godwin's goal the Red Dragon? No wonder he resorted to any means to coerce me into participating in the competition...'

Yusei narrowed his eyes, looking at the composed Godwin atop the tower, trying to guess what the man's purpose was.

Seemingly noticing the gaze, Godwin turned his head and looked down at Yusei. 'Dragon Head... I didn't expect my brother's Dragon Seal to change. The Dragon Head has been given to Fudo Yusei... But it doesn't matter, the final victor will definitely be me.'

........................

Time flies. In the second semi-final, Aki Izayoi faced off against Mob. Aki easily advanced to the final, but the process was rather gruesome (referring to her opponent).

In the previous two matches, she revealed her identity as a witch and used mental duels to completely defeat her opponents.

"YEAH~! The finals are finally here~! The future of this finals is to gain the right to challenge the King~! Who will win the opportunity to meet the great King and defeat the lower-ranking one~?"

"The first challenger, the Black Rose Witch, Izayoi Aki~! And, the meteor from the Satellite District, Fudo Yusei~!"

As soon as the host with the pompadour finished speaking, a large amount of dry ice was sprayed onto the stage, and two figures appeared one after the other.

Ryūya: "Yūsei, do your best!!"

Long Ke: "Watch out for that person, Yusei!"

In contrast to the cheers for Yusei, Aki's side was filled with malicious boos.

"Let's teach that witch a lesson!"

"Take her down!"

"Defeat her!"

"..."

However, unlike the audience's malice, Yusei did not follow the crowd. He simply stared at the woman in front of him without saying a word.

Qiu looked at him with a complicated expression and said softly, "I don't want to hurt you. Just admit defeat."

Yusei refused, saying, "I want to rescue my comrades, so I will not admit defeat."

"A comrade? I understand, but I will not give up this duel."

Qiu understood, so she tried her best to suppress her power, which could easily get out of control.

Soon, the two finally began their duel after the host announced the verdict.

Chapter Twenty-Three: I was exhausted from visiting the mountain yesterday! (；??д｀)ゞ

"Duel!!" ×2

【Yusei Fudo: LP4000】

【Izayoi Aki: LP4000】

"My turn, draw a card!"

【Izayoi Aki's hand cards: 5→6】

After gaining the first move, Qiu quickly played a card: "I summon [Night Rose Knight] from my hand."

As she slammed the card onto the duel disk, a diminutive knight covered in black armor appeared.

"When this card is successfully summoned, you can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Plant-Type monster from your hand."

Just then, Yusei decisively revealed a card from his hand and shouted, "At this moment, I activate the monster effect of [G-type] from my hand!"

"This effect can be activated by sending this card from your hand to the Graveyard. Each time your opponent successfully Special Summons a monster this turn, you draw one card from your Deck. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn."

"What did you say?!"

The proliferating G, commonly known as the interrupted G.

If you want to launch an offensive strategy, you must be prepared to accept the risk of your opponent drawing a large number of cards. Otherwise, you should minimize the number of Special Summons to create a compromise field, which indirectly disrupts your original strategy.

"Then I Special Summon [Reopened Great Rose] from my hand."

Immediately, a plant with three red roses was projected onto the screen, and three eyes appeared to open from the stamens of its flowers.

At the same time, due to the successful Special Summon of Monster Seven, Yusei replenishes his hand with five cards. 4ˉ≡＝－

Qiu's Plant-type deck has poor combo potential, so reducing combos is the right thing to do. Therefore, her actions this turn should stop here. "Set one more card, end of turn."

【Izayoi Aki's hand cards: 6→3】

"My turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After glancing at his hand, Yusei unhesitatingly threw out a monster card: "I summon 'Junk Synchron' from my hand, and then, due to the effect of 'Junk Synchron,' I Special Summon Level 2 or lower monsters in my Graveyard in Defense Position, including Level 2 'G Multiplier'."

As the Scrap Synchron was summoned, a burst of light immediately rose up nearby, and a shadow instantly appeared, within which several pairs of eyes shone.

"Then, if you control a monster and have no monsters in your Graveyard, Special Summon Mirror Ladybug from your hand. The Level of Mirror Ladybug Special Summoned by this effect becomes the sum of the Levels of all your other monsters."

As soon as Yu Xing finished speaking, a ladybug with mirrored elytra appeared, and five stars appeared on its mirrored surface.

"Ooooh! Yusei Fudo summoned three monsters in an instant, ready to begin his signature Synchro Summoning!"

"I'll activate the Continuous Spell [Synchronization Pursuit] again..."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 6 → 3]

After a spell card appeared beside him, he raised his voice and shouted, "I'm using a Level 5 Mirrorbug to level up a Level 3 Junk Synchron!"

Ryūya: "Great! It's a level 8 Synchro Summon!"

Ryuko: "Yusei's ace monster is coming!"

"May our gathered prayers become the shining stars of new life, and the path that shines brightly!"

"Synchronization Summon! Soar, Stardust Dragon!!"

In an instant, dazzling, synchronized light rose, and a silver-white dragon enveloped in starlight broke through the light and descended upon the field in front of the wandering star.

'roar--!!'

Stardust Dragon: Attack Power 2500

"Nangduo! This is the first time I've ever seen a dragon like this, with such a noble bearing!"

Upon seeing the dragon, Qiu's eyes widened slightly. 'This is a dragon from that era?!'

While she was still in surprise, Yusei continued his actions: "At this moment, the effect of the Continuous Spell 'Synchro Pursuit' is activated. If I Synchro Summon a 'Warrior', 'Synchronizer', or 'Stardust' Synchro Monster, I Special Summon one of the materials from that Synchro Summon to my field in Defense Position, and Special Summon 'Scrap Synchronizer' from my Graveyard."

After the Scrap Synchron is revived, Yusei continues to synchronize, "I'll use a Level 2 [Proliferate G] to tune the Level 3 [Scrap Synchron]!"

"Let the gathered stars awaken new life and become a shining path!"

"Synchro Summon! Appear, [Scrap Warrior]!"

The next moment, the light of synchronization rose again, and the Split Warrior instantly passed through the light and landed in front of Yusei.

'drink--!'

[Scrap Warrior: Attack Power 2300]

When Yusei summoned two Synchro Monsters in succession, most of the audience cheered.

'Ohhhhhh!! '×N

"Very good, Yusei Fudo!"

"Let's defeat the witch in one fell swoop!"

"May this witch who only knows how to destroy disappear!"

"Defeat the witch!"

"..."

Yusei frowned slightly; the audience's reaction was quite displeasing.

Faced with the audience's insults and fear, Qiu lowered her head and clenched her fists, seemingly recalling many unpleasant memories, "I am a witch, a terrible woman who inflicts pain and finds pleasure in it..."

"Where are you looking, Izayoi Aki!"

Hearing Yusei's voice from the other end, Aki suddenly looked up. "What?"

"We're still in the duel, so don't focus on anything else. It has nothing to do with whether you're a witch or not. You're a duelist, so fight me seriously and don't think about anything outside of the duel."

"Fight!"

“Yusei…” Yusei’s words disrupted Aki’s thoughts, but quickly calmed him down: “I understand, as you wish… activate the Trap Card [Emergency Synchro]. This card can be Synchro Summoned as a Synchro Monster during the Battle Phase.”

"I'll have the level four [Reopened Large Rose] adjust the star level of the level three [Night Rose Knight]!"

"The icy flames will engulf everything in the world. Black flowers, bloom!"

"Summon Synchro Summon! Come forth, [Black Rose Dragon]!"

The next moment, a storm arose, and a large number of petals drifted in the wind. A giant dragon covered with red rose petals emerged in the light.

'roar--!!'

Black Rose Dragon: Attack Power 2400

The moment the Black Rose Dragon appeared, the dragon marks on Yusei and Aki's right arms lit up simultaneously.

Yusei & Aki: "Uh..."

Qiu pressed her right wrist, suppressing the agitation emanating from the dragon seal, and shouted, "The effect of [Black Rose Dragon]: When a Synchro Summon is successfully completed, destroy all cards on the field! Black Rose Trick!"

In an instant, the storm rose again, rapidly spreading from the Black Rose Dragon to the entire arena.

Yusei glanced back at the twins behind him and quickly shouted, "Activate the effect of [Stardust Dragon]! By releasing [Stardust Dragon], negate the effects of cards on the field and destroy them! Sacrifice Sanctuary!"

Chapter Twenty-Four: Conquering the Witch

"Go, Stardust Dragon!"

Immediately, Stardust Dragon roared and flew off the Starfield, charging straight at Black Rose Dragon and giving it a loving hug.

The storm stopped the next second, and under the gentle power of the Stardust Dragon, the two dragons turned into specks of light and slowly disappeared from the field.

'The pain brought by the seal has disappeared. What a gentle power. That dragon is like a wandering star...' Qiu thought, pressing his right wrist.

At this moment, with the arena completely empty, Yusei Akira decisively swung his arm: "Battle begins! [Scrap Warrior] attacks the player directly, Scrap Fist!"

With his command, the propulsion device on the back of the split warrior spewed flames, instantly sprinting forward and throwing a punch that slammed into the ground in front of Qiu.

boom--! ! !

"Uh...!"

【Izayoi Aki: LP4000→1700】

"Ooh! Yusei Fudo has dealt massive damage in an instant!"