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

"and many more!"

Seeing Rafiru fleeing, the game quickly gave chase.

However, Rafiru had already climbed the ladder and was taken into the air by helicopter.

Rafael: I'm outta here...

Yugi Muto: ...Then what should I do?

The game is now stuck here after Rafael destroyed the suspension bridge.

There was nothing he could do but wait for his companions to come and help.

Later, a companion threw a rope over, and they used the rope game to safely reach the bottom of the valley.

Chapter 107 Insect and Moth Attack

After Rafiru escaped, the game's characters lost all leads in tracking Doma.

So they went back to Professor Hopkins and Rebecca, and indeed, as Rafiru had said, the professor had already been released.

The professor is currently resting in the RV, so we'll have to wait until he wakes up to find out what his research findings are.

......

It was almost noon when the professor, having rested well, finally woke up.

Upon seeing the professor's arrival, Yugi eagerly asked, "Professor, is there any new information?"

"I haven't deciphered all the inscriptions yet, but I do have some guesses about the nature of Dorma."

"What is it?"

"Doma is probably a descendant of humans who lived in Atlantis, which was once known as a paradise on earth, long ago."

Everyone has heard of the word Atlantis.

It is said to be a continent that once sank to the bottom of the sea and only exists in legends.

"Atlantis is not a legend; the inscriptions on the underwater ruins are the chronicles of Atlantis."

According to the professor, Atlantis once boasted a highly advanced civilization and ruled over a vast territory. It was renowned as a paradise on earth, and people believed that peace would last forever.

However, it was ultimately destroyed by a monster suddenly awakened by one of the kings at the time.

"The royal family of Atlantis bestowed upon the gods the power of stones with incredible strength in each generation."

As the professor spoke, Yugi took out the green gem he had previously seized from Grimona from his pocket. Looking at the glowing green gem, Yugi murmured softly, "The power granted by a stone of incredible power... that's what gems like this are!"

The game then shifts its focus back to the professor.

"Is there any other intelligence, Professor?"

The professor shook his head. "Unfortunately, that's all we can do in terms of interpretation."

The good news is that Doma is likely related to Atlantis as recorded in the underwater ruins, which provides a clear direction for research.

The fact that Dorma would specifically come to erase the professor's research data further suggests a connection, as those records may contain information detrimental to Dorma.

The next part of the journey was finally settled: to go to the Florida museum, which was used as a base for excavating the ruins, where research materials should still be kept. The game's group's mission was to rush there to protect those research materials.

......

After that, the game's group boarded the train and set off.

Because Florida is quite far, you have to take a plane to get there, and the nearest airport to town is by train.

However, not long after getting on the bus, another accident occurred.

The group suddenly realized that there was no one else on the train besides them.

When they came to their senses, the train had already been split into two sections, and the group had been forcibly separated. Jonouchi and Honda Hiro were left in the rear carriages that were gradually coming to a stop, while Yugi and Kyoko remained in the front carriages and continued onward.

Inside the carriage, the players called for the train attendant, but no one responded.

It seems the train is now driverless, so Yugi and Kyoko try to get to the driver's cab.

But suddenly, he was stopped by a bright green mushroom head.

......

Standing atop the train, looking at the bespectacled, malicious-looking dwarf, the game player frowned in discomfort.

“hiahiahiahia......”

"The Insect Tamer Moth..."

"A feathered moth!? Why would it be in a place like this?"

Apricot also climbed onto the roof of the car.

"Game, let's duel!"

The game player looked at the opponent warily, "Yuga, you wouldn't happen to be...?"

"Let me make this clear: I am not the same person I used to be."

As he spoke, the insect moth pulled a green-glowing gem out of its pocket.

"Why? Why did you join Dorma?"

The one who raised the question was Kyoko, who was behind the game.

Despite the example of Ryuzaki the Dinosaur and her poor relationship with them, she still couldn't understand why they joined a dangerous organization like Doma.

"The game is, of course, about defeating you."

"A moth..."

"Let's settle this once and for all, game."

As soon as he finished speaking, the insect moth raised its left hand and unfolded Doma's standard duel disk.

Yugi replied with a serious expression, "Hamo, even if I were to refuse, you would definitely insist on activating the power of the [Orichalcos Barrier] to duel me, right?"

"Of course!"

"I see."

The game readily accepted the challenge.

After all, the barrier of Orichalcos can forcibly pull people into a duel, and there's no use refusing.

As for persuading Yuga, Yugi has no right to do so, because they are not friends, and their relationship is extremely bad, so it is impossible to persuade them, nor does Yugi have any obligation to do so.

Instead of wasting your breath, it's better to seal him away sooner rather than later, and deal with him when we find Dorma's lair.

After so many battles, the game has become quite decisive in its actions.

"Step back, Anzu."

"game......"

"The moth is no longer willing to listen to reason, so the only way we can stop the accident is to defeat him."

As they spoke, the game began with the Duel Disk.

"I see."

Seeing that the game had its own judgment, Kyoko stopped being stubborn and jumped onto the roof of the next carriage.

......

"Duel!!" ×2

Yugi Muto: LP4000

【Insect/Pluming Moth: LP4000】

"I'll start, draw a card!"

[Insect/Moth Hand Cards: 5 → 6]

After placing the drawn card in his left hand, he picked up another card in his hand.

"Hiahiahiahia, let me use this card."

The insect-like moth grinned mischievously as it placed the card on the field.

Then, a "whoever uses it dies" barrier unfolded beneath his feet and instantly encompassed the game.

Fortunately, Kyoko left the game beforehand, otherwise she might have been blown away by the barrier's power.

"Hmph! Ahhhhhh—!"

The dark energy flowed into the insect moth's body, making him feel extremely comfortable.

When he raised his head, a barrier mark had appeared on his forehead.

He looked utterly captivated. "This is the power of Orichalcos!"

Despite having seen it many times before, Yugi still couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Hamo has finally activated the [Orichalcos Barrier]. Be careful, AIBO."

"Ah."

The game nodded slightly, its eyes fixed intently on the insects and moths.

However, the latter's next steps were quite simple.

"I first summon a defense monster, then set one card face down, and end my turn."

After the insect moth has an extra face-down card in both its front and back rows, it simply ends its turn.

[Insect/Moth Hand Cards: 6 → 3]

Chapter 108 Skilled Chestnut Mage

Looking at the two face-down cards at the feet of the opponent, King Yang frowned slightly.

"Pretty conservative..."

"Ah."

After responding with a sound, the game drew a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

"My starting hand is a bit weak, let's test it out."

As he was thinking this, Yugi placed a card from his hand onto the duel disk.

"I summon [Skilled Chestnut Mage] from my hand."

After a flash of light, a short magician wearing an old robe was projected, holding a wand with many hairs embedded at the top, and his shoulder armor was shaped like a chestnut ball claw.

[Skilled Chestnut Mage: Attack Power 300]

"Hiahiahiahia, what's going on? Is this a game? You're just summoning weaklings with only 300 attack power right from the start?"

"That little bit of attack power won't be enough to defeat my defensive monster."

The insects and moths looked at each other with an arrogant, mocking expression.

Looking at his irritating face, even the usually mild-mannered gamer suddenly became furious.

They had never liked this person before, especially since the insects and moths had once thrown a set of five old Ai's clothes into the sea on a cruise ship.

Although the game doesn't want to seal Hwamochi, the conflict between them has never been resolved, and now Hwamochi is causing trouble in their way, so the game doesn't feel too guilty about sealing Hwamochi.

Of course, the game doesn't lose its rationality in duels, and he temporarily ignores the enemy's taunts.

He inserted another card into the Duel Disk and said, "I activate the Equip Spell [Curse Wand], equipping this card to [Skilled Chestnut Magician]. The equipped monster's ATK increases by 100 points equal to its Level."

The Sorcerer Chestnut held a skull wand inlaid with red crystals in his hand.

[Skilled Chestnut Mage: Attack Power 300 → 700]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6→4]

"And each time either player activates a spell card, the Skilled Chestnut Mage places a spell counter."