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

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

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

In an instant, a dazzling light rose, and Jack's 250 Tamashi finally made his appearance.

【Crimson Dragon: Attack Power 3000】

Clearly, the Crimson Dragon and the Stardust Warriors have the same attack power, however...

"This is the moment I've been waiting for..." Yusei suddenly raised his arm and shouted, "[Stardust Warrior]'s monster effect activated! When your opponent Special Summons a monster, you can use this card as your cost to negate that Summon and destroy that monster!"

"What did you say!?"

Upon hearing this, Jack's heart skipped a beat.

"Oh my god! This is so unexpected! Stardust Warrior's effect negates the Special Summon. This time, it's King's ace monster that's sealed away!"

This isn't just simple destruction; a negated summon is equivalent to sending a monster to the Graveyard before it could be properly summoned, and there are limitations on its revival...

As Jack watched as the level 250 Tamashi was taken down by Stardust Warrior's powerful lock-on attack, cold sweat poured down his face.

Chapter Thirty: Absolute King

“Oh no, Yusei! My turn isn’t over yet…” Jack said, then played another card from his hand. “Activate [Sp-Angel’s Scepter], draw two cards from my deck, then send one card from my hand to the graveyard.”

Yusei narrowed his eyes upon seeing this. "So, you're betting your chances on this gacha pull...?"

Soon, Jack picked out a card and put it into the graveyard, shouting, "At this moment, the effect of 'Absolute King J Revolution' that was sent to the graveyard is activated. When this card is sent to the graveyard, you can check the top three cards of your deck and return them to the deck in your preferred order."

As soon as he finished speaking, he drew three more cards and checked them, then put them back on the deck shortly afterward.

"It's not over yet. I'll summon [Synchro Clone Resonator] in Defense Position, set one card, and end this turn."

[Synchronization Clone Resonator: Defense 100]

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 3→1]

"My turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3 → 4]

(Yusei Fudo SPC4, Jack Atlas SPC4)

At the start of Yusei's turn, Jack immediately shouted, "Before your turn begins, I activate the other effect of [Absolute King J Revolution] from the graveyard!"

"During your opponent's turn, by banishing this card from the graveyard, I can reveal the top card of my deck. If that card is a Normal Trap Card, I set it face-down onto the field; otherwise, I send it to the graveyard."

"The card I drew was the Normal Trap Card [Bottle of Greed], which I had already confirmed last turn. Therefore, I set it face-down according to the effect of [Absolute King J Revolution], and the card set down by this effect can be activated the turn it is set down."

"So I activate the Trap Card 'Bottle of Greed', adding five cards from my Graveyard other than 'Bottle of Greed' to my Deck and shuffling them, then drawing one card from my Deck."

"The [Support Shot], [Sp-Angel's Scepter], [Twin Swords Destroyer], [Evil Dragon], and [Crimson Dragon] from the graveyard have returned to the deck..."

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 1→2]

"Has the Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon been washed back...?"

As Yusei expected, Jack only had this one method left. "Then I'll use a level 2 Charge Soldier to level up a level 3 Junk Synchron!"

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

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

In an instant, the light of harmony illuminated the road, and the model worker soldier flew out swiftly in the light.

[Scrap Warrior: Attack Power 2300]

"Then, I activate another effect of [Rush Warrior] from the Graveyard. By banishing this card from the Graveyard, I can add one monster with [Synchronizer] in its name from the Graveyard to my hand."

"I add [Scrap Synchron] to my hand and Normal Summon it, and Special Summon [Roadrunner] from my Graveyard in Defense Position based on its effect."

Then Yusei raised his arm and shouted, "I'll use my level 5 [Junk Warrior] to tune my level 3 [Junk Synchron]!"

"Let our united fighting spirit awaken the roaring demons and become the path illuminated by light!"

"Synchro Summon! Smash it, [Junk Destroyer]!"

In the blink of an eye, the Synchro Light shone brightly once more, and a black steel demon with two pairs of arms burst out of the light, landing beside Yusei and flying rapidly at the speed of the D-Wheel.

[Scrap King: Attack Power 2600]

"Ooh! Yusei Fudo has once again used his signature Continuous Synchro Summoning to summon a new Synchro Monster! Can King withstand this onslaught?"

At that moment, Yusei decisively swung his arm and shouted, "[Junk Destroyer]'s monster effect is activated. When successfully Synchro Summoned, you can target the number of cards on the field other than this card's Tuner monsters and destroy those cards."

"There is one monster other than Tuner monsters, so I can destroy one card on the field. I destroy your face-down card, Tidal Power!"

As the sound faded, the five cores on Wreck-It Ralph's chest instantly unleashed a torrent of energy, but just before the power struck the card...

"Hmph~, I'm sorry, Yusei! You made the wrong choice..." Jack sneered and quickly pressed the button to face down a card: "Activate the Trap Card [Synchro Summon], negate the effects of one monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it. What I'm reviving is... Come back, [Kuroten the Executioner]!"

"Then, according to the effect of [Synchro Summon], use monsters on your field that include the monster Special Summoned by this card as Synchro Material to Synchro Summon 1 DARK/Dragon-Type Synchro Monster."

"Is it coming...?!" It's obvious what kind of ape is being summoned.

The key is not to prevent the Crimson Dragon from entering the field, but to wear down the opponent. He's already going all out, so what difference does it make if we let him go?

So Jack raised his voice and called out, "I'm using the level 7 [Heavenly Punishment King Black Sky] to tune the level 1 [Synchronization Clone Resonator]!"

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

"Summon Synchro Summon, appear once more! Wagatsumashi, [Crimson Dragon]!"

'roar--!!'

With a dragon's roar, the dark demon dragon once again soared above the track.

【Crimson Dragon: Attack Power 3000】

"The effect of [Synchro Clone Resonator]: If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, you can add any other [Resonator] monster in the Graveyard to your hand, and add [Flame Resonator] to your hand."

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 2→3]

"See that, Yusei? My Tamashii isn't so easily defeated, hahahaha!"

"Ooh! Thanks to the resurrection of the Crimson Dragon, Yusei's attack has been halted!"

"..." Yusei glanced at his hand, then picked up one of the cards and placed it into the Spell & Trap Card slot. "I'll set another card face down, end of turn."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 4 → 3]

"Hmph~, running away is useless in the face of a king's power, Yusei!"

"My turn!"

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 3→4]

(Yusei Fudo SPC5, Jack Atlas SPC5)

After glancing at the cards he had drawn, Jack immediately turned the car around to face Yusei again. "Take this! [Crimson Dragon] attacks [Scrap King], absolute power suppression!"

At his command, Tamashi charged forward, his fiery dragon claws slamming into Junk Destroyer, instantly shattering it into countless fragments.

"Uh......"

[Yusei Fudo: LP 2700 → 2300]

Chapter Thirty-One: A New Battleground

"King's Crimson Dragon has crushed the Destroyer of Junk!"

At the host's shout, Jack placed two cards into the Spell & Trap Slots slot, "Set two cards face down, end turn."

[Jack Atlas's hand cards: 4→2]

"My turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3 → 4]

(Yusei Fudo SPC6, Jack Atlas SPC6)

Yusei glanced at the card he had drawn and then threw it out without thinking: "I activate [Sp-Angel's Scepter] from my hand."

"Oh my god! Yusei is fighting back with the Angel's Scepter too!"

"Due to the effect of the Angel's Scepter, draw two cards from your deck and discard one card from your hand..."

Immediately after, he played another high-speed spell, "Then, activate [Sp-2 High-Speed ​​Collision], when you have five or more high-speed counters, destroy one card on your field and one card on the field."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 4 → 3]

"Hmph, another high-speed collision? Are they trying to use the little roadrunner as a sacrifice to destroy the Crimson Dragon this time?" Jack scoffed, thinking, 'But this time I have the face-down card [Safe Zone], which can protect the Crimson Dragon from destruction...'

“I destroyed my Geka and my little roadrunner together.”

Upon hearing this, Jack turned around abruptly, exclaiming in astonishment, "What?! Destroy your own card?!"

At the same time, Yusei quickly pressed the button to set the card, "But at this moment, I activated the Trap Card [Starlight Road]. This card can negate and destroy the effects that destroy two or more cards on your field, and then Special Summon a [Stardust Dragon] from the Extra Deck."

Jack: "He actually summoned a Stardust Dragon here...!?"

"Fly, Stardust Dragon!"

As soon as Youxing finished speaking, a pillar of light rose up on the field, and a silver-white dragon, glowing with starlight, flew out from the light.

'roar--!!'

Stardust Dragon: Attack Power 2500

The moment Stardust Dragon appeared, the marks of all the Dragon Markers lit up red.

"Is it here, Stardust...!" Feeling the pulsation of the Dragon Seal, Jack felt an extraordinary surge of excitement.

"Stardust Dragon has arrived! Will we finally witness a fierce clash of ace fighters?!"

"It's not over yet. I'll activate the monster effect of [Jet Synchron] from my graveyard and Special Summon it from my graveyard by discarding one card from my hand." As Yusei spoke, he placed a spell card with a mysterious image of Stardust Dragon into his graveyard.

With Jet Synchron on the field, Yusei puts another monster onto the Duel Disk: "I'll summon [Screw Hedgehog] again."

As soon as the sound faded, a channel opened instantly, and a hedgehog with its back 'covered' in screws appeared.

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3 → 1]

Then Yusei raised his voice and called out, "I'm using a Level 2 [Screw Hedgehog] and a Level 1 [Roadrunner] to level up a Level 1 [Jet Synchronizer]!"

"Synchronization Summon! Appear, [Weapon Gloves]!"

In an instant, a bright green light shone forth, and a mechanical arm with red claws flew out from the light.

"According to the effect of [Weapon Gloves], this card can be used as an Equip Card to equip on your own monster, increasing the equipped monster's ATK by 1000."

The weapon glove was quickly slipped onto Stardust Dragon's right claw in the next second.

Stardust Dragon: Attack power 2500 → 3500

"Heh~, you want to settle this with Stardust Dragon once again? Oh, Moses Roy... Alright, bring it on, Yusei!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yusei immediately gave the order: "Stardust Dragon, attack Crimson Lotus Dragon!"

But at that moment, Jack sneered and decisively pressed the cover button, "I, the king, have long seen through what you're going to do!"

"Continuous Trap [Safe Zone]: This can be activated by targeting an Attack Position monster on the field. That monster cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects, nor can it be destroyed by battle or your opponent's card effects. As a result, [Red Dragon] cannot be defeated."

Yusei: "But combat damage will produce... Impact, Meteor Sonic Strike!"

Immediately, the Stardust Dragon opened its mouth wide, as if starlight suddenly gathered in its mouth and burst out instantly, and the dragon's breath blasted towards the Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon.

boom--! ! !

"Uh-huh...!"

[Jack Atlas: LP2700→2200]

After the power dissipated, the Crimson Lotus Demon Dragon remained unharmed on the field.

Meanwhile, the two, engrossed in the battle, did not notice that the sky above them had been covered by dark clouds.

Rumble...!

As thunder roared, a bolt of red lightning suddenly struck, piercing through the projection screen above the arena and passing between Yusei and Jack.

Jack: "Are you here?"

Yusei: "What do you want to do, Red Dragon?"

In no time, the red lightning transformed into a massive dragon made of red energy, appearing before everyone's eyes and soaring through the arena alongside the two dragons.

"Is there something wrong with my eyes?"