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

The dinosaur base then appeared on the field inside the castle.

[Dinosaur Base: Defense 2100]

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 3→2]

What's the point of summoning this monster to your field?

This strange move puzzled Ryuzaki, and the others also couldn't understand Jonouchi's plan.

Of course, the game is an exception. When Jonouchi chose to revive the dinosaur base, he immediately understood Jonouchi's plan.

"A duel is not just about what you have in your hand, but also about what cards you can use against your opponent."

"What do you want to say?"

Ryuzaki felt a little uneasy about what Jonouchi had said.

Jonouchi continued, "So I will also activate the ability of [Dinosaur Base] and use its effect to merge [Dinosaur Base] and [Time Magician] on my field."

"Impossible! How could there be a fused monster between these two monsters?"

"Of course there is! The fusion condition is [Time Magician] plus one Effect Monster. Come on, let's fuse and summon [Time Magician]!"

The dinosaur base exploded again, while the Time Magician's appearance remained largely unchanged, with the most noticeable change being the fusion vortex pattern on his face.

Time Mage: Defense 1900

"It's actually a Time Mage?"

Although Ryuzaki didn't know the effects of this monster, it was, after all, an evolved form of the Time Magician, so its effects must be even more powerful.

Jonouchi pointed at the Time Mage and said, "As a higher form of the Time Magician, the Time Mage naturally inherits the original effects."

"Therefore, I activate this monster's special ability: the Time Wheel!"

The same roulette wheel as before was summoned again.

"This time, regardless of whether the pointer hits or not, all monsters on the field will be destroyed."

"What?! What happens if I win?"

"If you are hit, you will take damage equal to half the combined attack power of those monsters. Conversely, I will take half the damage."

The actual effect here is: Once per turn, this card can only be activated if it has been Fusion Summoned. Flip a coin to determine which monster is face-up. If you flip correctly, destroy all monsters on the field, and your opponent takes damage equal to half the original ATK of the destroyed face-up monsters. If you flip incorrectly, destroy all monsters on the field, and you take damage equal to half the original ATK of the destroyed face-up monsters.

"Let's go, Ryuzaki!"

No sooner had the city gates finished speaking than the roulette wheel began to spin rapidly.

Before long, the speed of the pointer gradually decreased until it stopped.

At this moment, the pointer is pressing on a skull icon.

"Ha~, serves you right! Serves you right for always gambling on luck, now you've reaped what you sowed."

The dinosaur Ryuzaki grinned; this was so comfortable.

After gambling so many times, Jonouchi finally lost this time.

At this moment, under the influence of time magic, the Infinite Dinosaur also turned into a fossil.

boom--!

【Katsuya Jonouchi: LP1650】

"Huh!?"

Ryuzaki's smile froze instantly.

He noticed that the Time Mage was still on the field inside the castle, so he asked in confusion, "Why wasn't the Time Mage destroyed by its own effect? ​​Why haven't your life points changed at all?"

It's understandable that the Infinite Dinosaurs don't deal damage, but it's strange that the Time Mage wasn't destroyed.

So, this time it was Jonouchi's turn to smile. "Hey, sorry to disappoint you, Ryuzaki."

"At the same time I activated the [Time Mage] ability, I also activated the quick-play spell [Forbidden Cloth] from my hand."

You can target 1 face-up monster on the field to activate this effect. That monster loses 600 ATK until the end of this turn, cannot be targeted by monster effects, and cannot be destroyed by monster effects.

[Time Mage: Attack Power 2000 → 1400]

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 2→1]

"Since the original attack power of the [Infinite Dinosaur] is '?', its destruction will not cause damage to the player."

"Furthermore, the Time Mage, protected by the Forbidden Cloth, was not destroyed, so it will not cause any harm."

"In other words, the total damage suffered by Jonouchi-kun is zero."

The game was then analyzed in detail.

Of course, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur heard these words too. "Damn it! You never intended to get hurt from the start? You're something else, Jonouchi!"

"Hey, thanks for the compliment!"

Jonouchi readily accepted his opponent's praise.

Seeing this, the two people upstairs also became interested.

"Hmph~, Jonouchi isn't just a duelist who relies solely on luck. He's quite the player, isn't he?"

"As expected, Jonouchi Katsu is also a chosen duelist. It seems that he may very well win the match."

After that, Jonouchi had no more cards to play, and the Time Mage also declared defense, so he simply ended the turn.

Now the pressure is on Dinosaur Ryuzaki.

"My turn!"

[Dinosaur Ryuzaki Hand Cards: 0 → 1]

Looking at his hand, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur was immediately deflated, having drawn cards he couldn't use for the time being.

"I'll end this round just like that."

He did nothing and simply conceded the round.

"Yo shrimp, now it's finally my turn to fight back!"

Without any hesitation, Jonouchi drew a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Jouchi Katsuya’s hand cards: 1→2]

After glancing at the card he had drawn, Jonouchi remained silent for a moment.

He was considering whether he should play the card now.

He quickly decided not to be so reckless, so he put the card in his left hand.

Then, spinning the card on the Duel Disk, I said, "I will change [Time Mage] to Attack Position..."

Time Mage: Attack Power 2000

"Attack, Ryuzaki! I'll use [Time Mage]!"

As soon as the attack command was issued, the Time Mage flew to the dinosaur Ryuzaki and swung his wand, striking him directly.

"Uh......"

[Dinosaur Ryuzaki: LP5500→3500]

"That concludes my turn."

The turn within the castle also ended simply.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Claws of Hermo

After the Infinite Dinosaur was blown up, Dinosaur Ryuzaki is still at a great disadvantage, and it will be difficult for him to turn the tide.

"Damn it, it's my turn, draw a card!"

[Dinosaur Ryuzaki Hand Cards: 1 → 2]

He glanced at his hand, a smirk playing on his lips, then inserted the card into the duel disk. "Heh, I don't believe you can keep coming back..."

"I activate the Spell Card [Buried Sacrifice]."

This turn, you can only Tribute Summon once if you need to Tribute 2 monsters. You can banish 1 monster each from your or your opponent's Graveyard to Tribute Summon without Tributing 2 monsters. After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters until the end of this turn.

"I will banish the [Dinosaur Chariot] from my grave and the [Time Magician] from your grave to summon the [Tyrant Dragon]!"

He slammed down another card in his hand, and after a flash of light at his feet, a giant dragon landed behind him.

Tyrant Dragon: Attack power 2900 → 3400

[Dinosaur Ryuzaki Hand Cards: 2 → 0]

"It's so easy to summon another powerful attack with 3400 attack power. It was definitely the right decision not to summon this card..."

As he was thinking this, Jonouchi subconsciously glanced at his hand.

Dinosaur Ryuzaki continued, "Go! [Tyrant Dragon], crush the [Time Mage]!"

The Tyrant Dragon immediately opened its mouth, and a burst of flame was shot out.

boom--!

"【Time Mage】......"

When the flames subsided, the Time Mage had vanished without a trace.

[Jouchi Katsuya: LP1650→250]

"Your health is almost gone, Jonouchi."

"And that concludes my turn."

The dinosaur Ryuzaki smiled smugly.

Now the pressure has shifted back to Jonouchi.

Jonouchi looked at the cards he hadn't played in the previous turn and fell silent.

Although summoning that card can eliminate Tyrant Dragon, it cannot be in attack position, otherwise it is still easy to be counter-killed.

After all, he only had a tiny bit of health left.

Seeing Jonouchi's silent demeanor, Ryuzaki, the dinosaur, grew impatient. "Hey, Jonouchi, what are you waiting for? Are you afraid of losing and planning to give up?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Jonouchi raised his head and said, "Enough talk, I won't give up! I won't give up until the very last moment of the duel!"

Dinosaur Ryuzaki scoffed at his response, "Hey, it's always the same old thing. You always say nice things that make me angry."

"Huh? Aren't those all correct statements?"

"Is that right? Ha, that's certainly true for you people who are doing well, but for me it's a huge irony!"

The darkness in Ryuzaki's heart was finally revealed.

"Ryuzaki, you..."

There was something else he wanted to say inside the castle.

However, she was interrupted by the other party, who said, "Shut up, I don't want to listen to your lecture!"

Next, Ryuzaki the Dinosaur started playing the victim and complaining bitterly.

In short, it's about how glorious he was before losing to Jonouchi in Duel Kingdom, and how he was looked down upon and suffered all sorts of setbacks after losing.

So he later developed a hatred for Jonouchi, and that hatred was amplified when he joined Doma.

In short, he's not a bad person, but he's having a lot of bad luck, so he comes to Jōnei to vent his frustrations.

Of course, Jonouchi couldn't listen to Ryuzaki's subsequent advice either.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, Jonouchi. Hurry up and draw your card. I can't wait to take you down. I absolutely have to beat you!"

"Ryuzaki... okay."

Seeing that the other party was so stubborn, he placed his finger on the deck.

However, Jonouchi still harbored the idea of ​​saving the other party.