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

The reinforcements then pushed the Babylonian chestnut back.

"Oh no!" Rafael staggered forward, utterly exhausted, and stammered, "My monster [Reinforcement Guardian] is still completely unharmed..."

Although Rafael did not activate the "Whoever Uses It Dies" barrier, he still suffered substantial mental damage because both sides possessed dark power.

The game player frowned slightly, sensing that something was off about the opponent's playing style.

"You should have noticed by now, AIBO? This guy actually uses face-down cards to protect defense monsters. What a strange person."

Hearing what Wang Yang said, Yugi nodded, as the latter thought the same thing.

Normally, this card that protects monsters should be saved for more crucial monsters, so they all find it strange.

Despite not understanding it, he continued playing the game.

He then pointed to the Babylonian chestnut and said, "Then I will activate the special ability of the [Babylonian Chestnut]."

This card can only be activated during your Main Phase and Battle Phase. Return this card to its owner's hand, and Special Summon 1 each of [Kurimaru], [Kuribuli], [Kuribuli Madoka], [Kuribuli Bead], and [Kuribuli Ball] from your hand or Graveyard in Attack Position.

"Come back, Kuriboh brothers!"

The Babylonian chestnuts then turned back into five chestnut balls.

【Kuriko-maru: Attack Power 300】

【Chestnut Group: Attack Power 300】

【Chestnut Ball: Attack Power 300】

【Chestnut Bead: Attack Power 300】

Kuriboh: Attack Power 300

“Curry, Curry~~”

After watching the five adorable creatures enter the field, Yugi looked at his hand and said, "I haven't made a normal summon this turn, therefore..."

With that, he put the Kuriboh back into the graveyard and slammed the Babylonian Kuriboh onto the Duel Disk again. "Offering the Kuriboh as a tribute, I summon the Babylonian Kuriboh!"

The Kuriboh ball vanished from the field in an instant, and then the Babylonian Kuriboh reappeared.

Babylonian Chestnut: Attack power 1500 → 3000

"It's not over yet. I'll cover one more card, and then my turn will be over."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→2]

After doing all that, the game breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then it's my turn, my round!"

Because of the effect of the Guardian's Treasure Card, Rafael drew two cards directly.

[Rafiru's hand cards: 0→2]

After glancing at his hand, Rafael immediately inserted one of the cards into his Duel Disk, "Activating Equip Spell [Gravity Axe - Roar]".

A light emanated from the card, and an ancient, double-edged giant axe was projected.

He then placed another card in his hand.

"Then, when this is the only card in your hand, you can Special Summon this card directly from your hand."

"Appear, Guardian Grall!"

After a flash of light, a robust dinosaur-man appeared.

[Guardian Grall: Attack Power 2500]

[Rafiru's hand cards: 2→0]

"【Guardian Grall】is a monster guided by 【Gravity Axe - Roar】."

"Use the effect of [Support Guardian] to transfer equipment magic to [Guardian Grall], and increase attack power by 500 points through the effect of equipment magic."

Grall gripped the handle of the giant axe with both hands.

[Guardian Grall: Attack Power 2500 → 3000]

"Attack power of 3000 points, the same as [Babylonian Chestnut]..."

"This guy is definitely not as simple as he seems, AIBO."

"Ah."

The game player nodded and prepared to face the opponent's attack.

"Go! [Guardian Grall], attack [Kuriko-maru], decisive slash!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Grall rushed over and swung his giant axe at Kuriboh.

“Curry, Curry!”

In that instant, each of the five Kuribohs summoned a star, and then the five stars merged into a large, multicolored star, which blocked Grall's attack.

Ding--!

"Nani!?"

Raferu was taken aback when he saw Grall's attack being deflected.

The game then explained, "Unfortunately, at the moment your monster attacked, I activated the special ability of [Kuribana]."

Once per turn, if you control another Kuriboh monster, you can activate this effect when your opponent declares an attack. All monsters you control other than this card have their ATK reduced to 0 until the end of this turn, and that attack is negated.

【Kuriko-maru: Attack power 300→0】

[Chestnut Gang: Attack Power 300 → 0]

【Chestnut Ball: Attack Power 300→0】

【Chestnut Bead: Attack Power 300 → 0】

Babylonian Chestnut: Attack power 3000 → 0

Rafiru's lips curled up slightly at this. "I see. It seems I underestimated your adorable monsters."

"Then my turn is over."

After his turn ends, the attack power of the monsters on the field returns to normal.

【Kuriko-maru: Attack power 0→300】

[Chestnut Gang: Attack Power 0 → 300]

【Chestnut Ball: Attack Power 0→300】

【Chestnut Bead: Attack Power 0 → 300】

Babylonian Chestnut: Attack power 0 → 3000

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]

After seeing the cards I drew, I stopped playing the game.

He first placed the card down, then put another card from his hand into the graveyard, saying, "I will discard a Trap Card, [Light-Sealing Sword], as a price to activate the special ability of [Kuri-chan]."

1回合1次，从手卡丢弃1张陷阱卡，以对方场上1只表侧表示怪兽为对象才能发动。那只怪兽的攻击力直到回合结束时下降1500。这个效果在对方回合也能发动。

"Nani!?"

Under Rafael's gaze, Madoka immediately summoned a star that was just as white as herself and then struck Grall with it.

[Guardian Grall: Attack Power 3000 → 1500]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→2]

Chapter 103

Rafael, seeing his monster's attack power halved, said, "【Light-Sealing Sword】...It has the effect of blocking direct attacks in the graveyard. It's really a troublesome card."

"But do you dare to attack, Yugi Muto?"

The game didn't seem to care much about his provocation.

Rafael has no face cards in his back row, so the only thing he can move is the graveyard pit.

Moreover, those were opportunities that were becoming increasingly rare, so the game launched an attack without hesitation.

He waved his hand and shouted, "Go! [Babylonian Chestnut], attack [Guardian Grall]!"

Babylonian Chestnut immediately aimed its horn at Grall and charged straight at him.

At this moment, Rafael quickly waved his hand and shouted, "I activate the Spell Card 'Salvation of the Buried God' from the Graveyard. By banishing five cards containing this card from the Graveyard, I negate the attack and end the Battle Phase."

At this moment, Grall was radiating battle aura, and Babylonian Chestnut crashed into it, only to be bounced back by that aura.

"Discarding their cards at the beginning was for this defense; they're really something else."

Hearing Wang Yang's words, the game nodded.

"What's wrong, game? This level of damage can't possibly harm my Guardian deck in the slightest."

"Guardian Deck..."

"Just like the name of this deck suggests, my monsters will risk their lives to protect me, and I will protect these monsters in return!"

Upon hearing this, both Yugi and Ougi frowned.

"He'll protect the monsters!?"

"So that strange premonition I just had was probably because of this, my other self."

The game has already detected the opponent's dueling style.

Then, Rafiru picked up the repaired old card and began to recount his tragic past.

First, a family of five encountered a shipwreck at sea, and all of them except him perished. They drifted to a deserted island and spent three years alone, accompanied only by the monster cards he cherished most, and hoping that his family was still alive.

Upon returning to the human world, he discovered that his family was still missing, and his relatives had seized his father's inheritance and were profiting from his reputation.

So he was lost and confused; it was truly a tragic situation.

Rafiru, who later lost his sense of purpose in life, joined Doma under Darz's guidance.

Of course, he also went on to talk about fate and such, but these riddles were simply ignored.

But the most ridiculous thing is that Rafiru, while shedding tears, also blamed the deaths of his family members on the King who had awakened in this era.

This left both the game and the king completely bewildered.

After listening to what the other person said, the two fell silent, unsure of what to say.

However, they could understand that Rafael's bond with the monster was very deep, and his will to fight would not be easily shaken.

Seeing the angelic phantom appear behind Rafael, King Yu warned, "A formidable opponent. Be careful, AIBO."

"Ok, I know."

Then, Yugi looked back at his opponent and said, "Let the duel continue. Due to the effect of the equipped spell [Gravity Axe - Roar], my monster cannot change its battle position."

"Therefore, I will end this round like this, and at the same time, the effect of [Kuri-en-O-Round] will end, and the attack power of [Guardian Grall] will return to normal."

[Guardian Grall: Attack Power 1500 → 3000]

"Hmph, you're not going to do anything? Then..."

Rafiru drew two more cards.

"My turn!"

[Rafiru's hand cards: 0→2]

After glancing at it, he picked up a card without hesitation and inserted it into the Duel Disk, saying, "I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' to draw two cards from my deck."

[Rafiru's hand cards: 2→3]

"Activate the equipment spell [Meteor Bow - Blazing Flame] again. The equipped monster's attack power will decrease by 1000 points, and it can launch a direct attack on the opponent."

A bow was taken by the backup defenders.

[Backup Guardian: Attack Power 500 → 0]

"And summon [Guardian Hill], guided by [Meteor Bow 8 - Blazing Flame] II." 〓％伍~℃