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

"really!"

"If [Psychic Balancer] is destroyed by the opponent and sent to the Graveyard, add one Tuner monster of the same Type and Attribute and one non-Tuner monster from the Graveyard to your hand. The monsters that return to your hand are [Psychic Wheelman] and [Psychic Tracker].

[Dewayne's hand: 4→6]

Chapter Sixty-One: Overloaded Demon

“You still have a high-level monster with 2800 ATK on your field, and I’ve already Normal Summoned a monster this turn. Do you think I can’t do anything?” Dewayne stared at the calm Yusei and sneered.

'No, I don't think so...'

Yusei glanced at the other person coldly, but did not respond.

Seeing that Yusei didn't react, Dewayne took it as Yusei's agreement and continued to himself, "Hmph, how naive! My true power is much more than that... Activate the field spell [Brain Development Laboratory] from my hand!"

Swish!

As Dewayne added a card from his hand to the field card slot, the surrounding environment quickly transformed into a dark research institute, with a culture tank containing a head standing in the center.

"As long as the Brain Development Institute is on the field, both sides can summon a Psychic-type monster once more in addition to the Normal Summon. Each time a monster is summoned using this method, a Psychic Counter is placed."

As Dewayne spoke, he slapped a monster card he had retrieved onto the Duel Disk.

"I summon the [Psychic Guide]."

[Brain Development Institute: Mind Power Markers 0→1]

"Furthermore, [Psychic Wheel Man] has the same effect as [Psychic Tracker]: if there is a Level 3 monster other than itself, it can be Special Summoned from your hand in Defense Position."

He then played another spell card, "It's not over yet. I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Emergency Teleport' from my hand and Special Summon another 'Psychic Tracker' through its effect."

[Dewayne's hand: 6→2]

In the blink of an eye, three monsters appeared on his field in succession, and his emotions gradually became excited.

"Let me show you my ultimate trump card after my evolution... I'll use two [Psychic Trackers] to adjust the stars of [Psychic Wheel Controller]!"

"Avenge ourselves on the hateful enemy before us! Synchro Summon! Come, [Mental Overload Demon]!!"

In an instant, lightning flashed, and the spiritual demon, clad in silver technological armor, awoke from the darkness.

"The Synchro Monsters that use 'Psychic Tracker' as Synchro Material gain 600 ATK. 'Psychic Overload Demon' uses two 'Psychic Trackers' as Synchro Material, therefore its ATK increases by 1200."

[Mental Overload Demon: Attack Power 3300 → 4500]

Longya: "Attack power 4500!? How could this be...?"

Qiu: "With attack power comparable to the legendary Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon right from the start, Dewayne has become much stronger since becoming a Darksigner."

Moreover, Yusei was well aware that the other material also had other effects.

Dewayne's expression gradually turned frenzied. "My strongest combo isn't over yet! Activate the other effect of [Psychic Wheel Man]!"

"If this card is sent to the Graveyard as Synchro Material, destroy one monster on the field with a lower ATK than the Synchro Monster that used this card as material. That monster is, of course, Nitrogen Warrior."

'roar--!!'

With an angry roar, the nitrogen warrior was instantly torn apart by the mental overload demon's psychic power, shocking everyone present.

Jack: "Oh no! There are no monsters left on the planet!"

Long asked worriedly, "Is Yusei really alright?"

"Hahaha~, is that all?! Fudo Yusei!" Dewayne pushed his hand forward and shouted sharply, "Go! [Mental Overload Demon], attack that guy directly!!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Overloaded Demon appeared in front of Yusei in a flash and slapped down with its claw.

Yusei, naturally, couldn't just sit idly by and wait to die. At this critical moment, he hurriedly shouted, "Activate the Trap Card [Power Wall] at this very instant!"

I just threw the deck away! (Just kidding!)

"【Barrier of Power】can reduce one instance of damage from an opponent's attack to 0."

Just a second before the mental overload demon's attack landed, Yusei conjured an energy barrier around himself, instantly blocking the demon's attack. Everyone who saw this breathed a sigh of relief.

Yusei calmly continued, "In addition, as a substitute, I can send one card from the top of my deck to the graveyard for every 500 damage dealt. The damage that 'Mental Overload Demon' was supposed to deal to me was 4500, so I can send a total of nine cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard."

Watching him readily toss the card into the graveyard, Dewayne's face twisted in disgust. "Tch, all that cunning!"

Moreover, thanks to this graveyard dumping, Yusei suddenly gained a significant advantage: "The effect of 'Speed ​​Limit Removal', which was sent to the graveyard, is activated, allowing you to Special Summon 1 'Speed ​​Warrior' from your hand, Deck, and Graveyard."

Seeing another shield monster blocking his field, Dewayne's expression grew even more grim: "Troublesome guy... but my turn isn't over yet. The effect of [Psychic Overload Demon] activates, allowing you to banish one Psychic-Type monster from your Graveyard once per turn, including [Psychic Wheelman].

"Set two more cards face down, end the turn."

[Dewayne's hand: 2→0]

"During your End Phase, Special Summon Stardust Warriors released this turn by their own effects from your Graveyard."

"Rise, Stardust Warriors!"

After the Stardust Warriors reappeared, Yusei immediately drew a card.

"My turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 1 → 2]

Yusei glanced at his hand and immediately began to play. "I activate the monster effect of 'Scrap Armor' from my Graveyard. If this card, which was not sent to the Graveyard this turn, is still in my Graveyard and any Synchro Monster whose original name includes any of the following types (Warrior, Synchro, or Stardust), is on my field, I can Special Summon this card from my Graveyard. However, if this card Special Summoned by this effect leaves the field, it is banished from the game."

With a flash of light, a suit of silver armor landed in front of Yusei.

He then played another monster card: "I summon [Howling Warrior] again."

As he slammed the card onto the duel disk, a beam of light rose on the field, revealing a silver-armored knight in a tuxedo.

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 2 → 1]

"Then the effect of [Screaming Warrior] activates. When it is successfully Normal or Special Summoned, the Level of 1 monster you control becomes Level 3. I change the Level 1 [Scrap Armor] to Level 3."

"Level 2 [High-Speed ​​Warrior] and Level 3 [Howling Warrior] are adjusting the star rating of Level 3 [Scrap Armor]!"

"A sliver of light pierces the sea of ​​stars, let the pulse of the soul resound throughout the world! Synchronous Summon, [Shining Dragon Stardust]!"

【Flash Dragon Stardust: Attack Power 2500】

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Hidden Abilities of the Stardust Warriors

"Due to the appearance of the Stardust Synchro Monster, the effect of the Continuous Spell 'Synchro Pursuit' is activated once again, and the 'High Speed ​​Warrior' from the Graveyard is Special Summoned in Defense Position."

After reviving the model warrior, Yusei stopped controlling the game. "Battle begins! [Stardust Warrior] attacks [Mental Overload Demon]!"

At his command, the Stardust Warriors immediately launched a fearless charge.

"They've actually launched an attack like that!?" Dewayne was initially startled, but quickly realized, "No, that's not right! If what you have is that card...!?"

Those watching from behind immediately realized the same thing.

Jack: "If Yusei had the [Charge Warrior] in his hands, even the [Mental Overload Demon] would be no match for the [Stardust Warrior].

Qiu: "[Charge Warrior] can double the attack power of [Stardust Warrior] to 6000. If this battle succeeds, it will deal 1500 damage. In addition, the direct attack will completely deduct Dewayne's health."

However, Yusei didn't actually have any Rush Soldier monsters in his hand, and even if he defeated Overload Fiend, the effect of its Last Words left a Defense Monster on Dewayne's field. Yusei wasn't bluffing; he just intended to trigger another effect of Stardust Soldier.

Of course, Dewayne had no idea what Yusei was thinking, but he was certain that Yusei's hand consisted of Rush Warrior.

So he waved his hand and shouted, "I anticipated your plan! Activate the Trap Card [Past Images]!"

"If you control a Psychic-Type monster, you can banish one monster your opponent controls. During the next Standby Phase, the banished monster returns to your opponent's field in the same manner, and banishes Stardust Warrior!"

As soon as Dewayne finished speaking, the Stardust Warriors flashed and were instantly transported to the future in one turn.

"..."

Yusei was surprised that the other side so decisively excluded the Stardust Warriors; with the Overload Demons blocking the way, there was no way to continue the fight.

"Then I will activate the monster effect of [AD Changer] from my graveyard, banish this card from my graveyard, and thereby change [Stardust Dragon] to Defense Position."

"I will activate the Equip Spell [Silver Wings] and equip it to a Dragon Synchro Monster of level 8 or higher. End turn."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 1 → 0]

"What!? It's not a [Charge Warrior]!?"

Was Yusei just bluffing? After a moment's thought, Dewayne realized that was impossible. The only possibility was some other effect of the Stardust Warriors.

Judging from Yusei's immediate declaration of attack, it's highly likely that it was the effect of his "Death Wish" after his defeat. So...

Dewayne thought he had seen through Yusei's tricks, so he didn't hesitate any longer and suddenly pulled his finger off the deck.

"My turn!"

As the preparation phase has begun, the Stardust Warriors who were excluded in the previous round have returned to the Starfield.

Dewayne then looked at his hand and decisively revealed it: "I activate the Spell Card 'Foolish Burial' from my hand to send a monster from my Deck to the Graveyard."

"I send [King Gig] to the graveyard and activate the effect of [Mental Overload Demon] once again to banish [King Gig] from the graveyard."

He then flipped over another face-down card, saying, "I'll activate the Trap Card 'Psychic Energy Gathering'. This card can select three Psychic-Type monsters from my Graveyard and shuffle them into my Deck, returning two 'Psychic Tracker' and 'Psychic Balancer' to the Deck. Then I'll draw two cards from my Deck."

[Dewayne's hand: 0→2]

With a flick of his wrist, Dewayne drew two cards, which immediately came into view. The moment he saw the cards in his hand, a wild grin spread across his face: "Hehehehe~! I've finally drawn the card that will destroy your monster! I release the [Mental Overload Demon] on the field and Tribute Summon [Max Teleporter]!"

As Dewayne's new trump card, he was simply released and replaced by a humanoid monster wearing a white tech trench coat.

[Maximum Teleporter: Attack Power 2100]

Upon seeing this, the others were immediately taken aback.

Ryuya: "No way!? They actually released the [Mental Overload Demon] with an attack power of 4500 to summon a monster with even lower attack power!?"

Qiu: "I'm afraid what Dewayne is planning to do next is not simple."

Just then, Dewayne's laughter grew increasingly maniacal: "Hahahaha~! Let me show you the true power of the [Mental Overload Demon]!"

"When the other effect of [Psychic Overload Fiend] is activated, when this follow-up card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, Special Summon as many monsters as possible that were previously banished with this card to your field... Come, [Psychic Wheel Man] and [King Gig]!"

[Psychic Wheel Man: Attack Power 600]

King Jig: Attack Power 2600

Then Dewey pointed to the big, fat black man next to him and said, "I will activate the effect of [King Gigg] again. Once per turn, I will pay 1000 Life Points to destroy the number of face-up Psychic-Type monsters on my field that my opponent controls."

"Furthermore, if a Psychic-Type monster on your field needs to pay Life Points to activate its effect at this moment, you can place a Psychic Counter on the Field Spell [Brain Development Lab] instead."

[Brain Development Institute: Mind Power Markers 1→2]

0 "I have three Psychic-Type monsters on my field, therefore, according to the effect of [King Gig], all three monsters on your field will be torn to shreds, hahahaha~!"

As soon as he finished speaking, King Giggs released a powerful wave of mental energy that surged towards the Starfield.

Bayusei couldn't just stand by and watch his opponent destroy all his monsters, so he shouted, "At this very moment, the monster effect of [Stardust Dragon] activates!"

"This turn, one card on my field cannot be destroyed except once. I choose [Shining Dragon Stardust] itself, and unleash a powerful sonic boom!"

Protected by the Wave Barrier, the Shining Dragon survived the destruction, but the other monsters were not spared. However...

"The moment Stardust Warrior is destroyed, its last effect activates!"

"If this face-up card leaves the field due to battle or an opponent's card effect, Special Summon 1 Level 8 or lower Warrior Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck to the field as a Synchro Summon."

Upon hearing this, Woody Wayne's eyelids twitched violently: "So that was really your purpose just now!"

Yusei immediately shouted, "Synchro Summon! Appear, Jet Warrior!"

Jet Warrior: Defense 1200

Chapter 63

After the Jet Warrior was brought onto the field, Yusei continued, "When the monster effect of [Jet Warrior] is activated, if this card is successfully Synchro Summoned, you can select one card on your opponent's field and return it to your hand. The card that returns is [Brain Development Lab]."

Upon hearing this, Longya looked bewildered and muttered, "Huh? Why bounce the Field Spell back to the hand? Wouldn't that allow the Field Spell to be reactivated?"

But Dewayne, who was familiar with the field effect, suddenly felt his eyelids twitch and asked Yusei, "You... do you know the effect of this card...!?"

Yusei nodded and replied, "Yes, I know... The support effect of the Brain Development Institute for Psychic Races is excellent, but it comes with risks. The risk is those Psychic Counters. Once that card leaves the field, you will take damage equal to the number of Psychic Counters placed on that card multiplied by 1000. There are two Psychic Counters in total, so you will take 2000 damage yourself."

Moreover, this effect doesn't chain; only damage reduction effects with continuous effects like [Rong'er's Magic Circle] can avoid the damage. Therefore, it's basically impossible to dodge Dewayne's 2000 points of damage.

[Dewayne: LP4000→2000]

Seeing that his health was down to half, Dewayne clicked his tongue in annoyance: "Tch! I was careless, but this was just a trivial counterattack. I won't let you survive this round!"

"I activate the Field Spell [Brain Development Lab] once again, and activate the effect of [Maximum Teleporter] to Special Summon two Level 3 Psychic Monsters from my Deck by paying 2000 Life Points."

"I only have 2000 life points left. If I use them all up, my life points will be zero, which would be very troublesome... So I placed a telekinetic marker on the Brain Development Research Institute."

[Brain Development Institute: Mind Power Markers 0→1]