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

Malik, who had just fallen on the opposite side, also got up, but his eyes were no longer as fierce as before.

"It seems the main personality has regained control of the body."

Malik and Isis's request is now complete.

At this moment, Malik, who had regained consciousness, approached the game, while Isis and Lyshard also walked towards them.

Upon seeing this, Jonouchi, unaware of the situation, rushed over and stood protectively in front of Yugi: "Hey! Malik, what are you guys trying to do now? Are you trying to harm Yugi again?"

The other companions also stayed around the game area.

Yugi quickly pulled the impulsive Jonouchi back: "Calm down, Jonouchi-kun! Everyone! They mean no harm right now!"

"Huh!? Game, what are you talking about?"

Jonouchi and the others were somewhat confused.

However, Yugi soon explained Malik and his companions' situation, as well as their previous request to Yugi, to Jonouchi and the others.

"I am truly sorry for all the mistakes I have made!"

Malik, being sensible, bowed deeply to everyone.

"Tch, since the game has already let bygones be bygones, I'll let you off the hook for now. But if you dare to do anything bad again, my fist will definitely be punching you in the face!"

Seeing Malik's sincere attitude, Jonouchi and the others' anger subsided a little.

"Thank you so much, game!"

"Thanks to you, Lord Malik was able to recover."

Isis and Lishid also bowed towards the game.

The game readily accepted their thanks.

"Game, this card is yours now..."

At that moment, Malik handed over a yellow card without any words.

Yugi instinctively took it, glanced at it, and said, "[The Winged Dragon of the Sun God]... Thank you, Malik."

Malik waved his hand: "You're welcome, you deserve it."

After saying this, he left with his sister and servants.

After they all left, Yugi put the card into the deck and said to Yugi, "Great, my other self. You've got the two cards you needed."

Wang Yang looked at the game gratefully: "Thank you for your trouble, AIBO. But we're still missing the last God Card, which is the [Obelisk the Tormentor] that Kaiba has."

"Hmph hmph hmph, hahahaha, ahahahaha!!"

As soon as Kaiba's president was mentioned, his classic laugh echoed from the audience.

He led his younger brother to the game.

The president arrogantly pointed at the game's face and said, "Now this place has three... no, four God cards! Whoever gets them will rule the dueling world! I will definitely take them from your hands, Yugi!"

"Ah this..."

The game doesn't know how to respond to the other party.

Jonouchi, however, became dissatisfied: "Hey! Kaiba, wait a minute! Didn't Duel City clearly state that you can only take one rare card from the loser? Trying to steal the three legendary cards from the game isn't allowed!"

The president's smile froze instantly.

President: When did this mortal become so shrewd...?

"Besides, you have to duel me before you can duel Yugi. I'm going to take your rare card and duel Yugi!"

Jonouchi certainly wanted to beat the president, after all, the president had so many good cards.

The club president crossed his arms with a disdainful look: "Hmph! With someone as mediocre as you? You're just a third-rate duelist with a fourth-rate deck! Don't even dream about it!"

Jonouchi, whom the president had called a third-rate duelist, suddenly became furious: "Stop talking nonsense, Kaiba! Hurry up and duel me, I can't wait to defeat you!"

"Fine, since you mortal are unwilling to give up early and are recklessly challenging me, then I will grant your wish and let you taste defeat once again!"

After saying that, the president ignored the other party.

Then they asked Isono, who had just finished get off work and was resting, to come back and continue hosting.

The president wants to resolve the issue with Jonouchi as soon as possible and get back to the game.

......

After a while, Isono stood in the center of the dueling platform again, watching his president and Jonouchi shuffle each other's decks.

"Hmph! I'll give you credit for not running away, you mere mortal. But you dared to waste my time here, and I will never forgive you. Be prepared to be crushed by me!"

"Tch, who's afraid of who..."

Iso calmly watched the two bickering lovers exchanging glances, without making a sound to disturb them.

Soon, both players had finished shuffling their decks and returned to their respective positions.

...Guilt≤＆柶ba而偲<∈参！ 临→芜搜】≠嗦、〓：

"Now we begin the second match of the semifinals, a duel between Seto Kaiba and Katsuya Jonouchi!"

As Iso's words fell, the duel between the two officially began.

Seto Kaiba: LP4000

【Katsuya Jonouchi: LP4000】

The president was the first to draw a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 5 → 6

He glanced at the cards in his hand and said, "Hmph! So ordinary, I can take you down in no time. I'll show you that you're not on the same level as me!"

After saying that, he slammed a card onto the duel disk.

"I summon [Ten Thousand Hands God] from my hand."

As the card surface flashed with light, a bizarre angel with countless arms was projected onto the surface.

[Ten Thousand Hands God: Attack Power 1400]

"And this card's special ability is activated."

This effect can be activated when this card is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 Ritual Monster or 1 Ritual Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.

"It's a ritual!?"

There were some unexpected developments within the city.

After selecting the necessary cards from his deck, the president immediately inserted them into the Duel Disk: "Activate Ritual Spell [Descent of the White Dragon], offer a Level 4 or higher tribute, and let [The Paladin of the White Dragon] descend!"

"I offer the [Thousand-Handed God] as a sacrifice, initiating the ritual summoning! [White Dragon Paladin]!"

The God of Ten Thousand Hands then disappeared from the field, and a knight riding a white dragon appeared before the president.

【White Dragon Paladin: Attack Power 1900】

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 6 → 4

"Next, I sacrifice the [White Dragon Paladin] to Special Summon a [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] from my hand or Deck!"

The White Dragon Paladin then disappeared, and the president's wife appeared afterward.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon: Attack Power 3000

"The last card is covered and the round ends."

The president ended his turn decisively.

Seto Kaiba's hand cards: 4 → 3

The duel between the two officially began.

Chapter Sixty-Four: The Utilization of Side Effects

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 5→6]

"This is really troublesome; they summoned their ace monster right from the start..."

However, Jonouchi wasn't without a plan: "I'm going, Kaiba!"

He slammed a card onto the duel disk: "I summon [Iron Knight Gia Fried] from my hand in attack position."

After a flash of light on the card, the Overworked Death Knight was projected in front of him.

[Iron Knight Gia Fried: Attack Power 1800]

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 6→5]

Looking at the monster, President Kaiba scoffed, "Hmph! Ordinary monsters are just ordinary monsters. Even low-level monsters with high base attack power use monsters with side effects. Monsters that can't use Equip Cards can't compete with Blue-Eyes White Dragon in terms of attack power!"

Instead of getting angry at his sarcasm, Jonouchi laughed: "Hey, it's true what you said, the side effects of [Iron Knight Gia Fried] are indeed troublesome, but the game also told me that no matter what the side effects are, there are always exceptions."

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the games below the stage.

After exchanging a glance with the latter, he looked back ahead and picked up another card.

"Therefore, I will activate this card from my hand, equip the spell [Fusion Weapon Murasame], and increase the ATK of [Iron Knight Gia Fried] by 800 points."

A sword was fused to the iron knight's gauntlet.

[Iron Knight Gia Fried: Attack Power 1800 → 2600]

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 5→4]

"What?! Why wasn't the equipment card destroyed?!"

The president was stunned by what he saw.

Jonouchi wiped his nose and said smugly, "Hehe, that's because the card 【Fusion Weapon Murasame】 isn't destroyed by card effects when equipped to a monster, so 【Iron Knight Gia Freed】 can be equipped with this card normally. It's also the only card that can be equipped to it."

"Hmph! I see, but so what? The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack power is still superior to..."

Just as the president was about to say that his white-married wife had higher attack power, Jonouchi interrupted him.

"How about this card? It's a Spell Card, 'Attack Ban,' which changes 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' to Defense Position."

The blue-eyed white dragon immediately curled up.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon: Defense 2500

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 4→3]

"Tsk!"

The president couldn't help but click his tongue. It was a bit of a problem that the attack power was higher than the defense power of the white-married woman.

Then Jonouchi launched an attack, waving his hand and saying, "Go! I'll attack with [Iron Knight Gia Fried]!"

The Iron Knight charged forward, sword in hand.

"Oh no! I won't let you run into the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

As he spoke, the president quickly pressed the button and flipped open the cover card.

"Activate the Trap Card [Tyrant Wings], equip this card as an Equip Card for [Blue-Eyes White Dragon], increasing its ATK and DEF by 400."

"Furthermore, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon equipped to this card can attack a monster a maximum of two times during the same Battle Phase."

Bai Jia's wings instantly grew larger, radiating light.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon: Defense 2500 → 2900]

"Oh no! Their defenses have taken the lead!"

However, the attack within the castle was already unstoppable.

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, strike back this weak and feeble attack!"

Bai Jia flapped her wings vigorously, creating a gust of wind that pushed the Iron Knight back.

[Jouchi Katsuya: LP4000→3700]

"Ah! What a pity!"

The city was clearly unwilling to accept this.