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

He also understood that he couldn't win a game with just words.

Seto Kaiba crossed his arms and sneered, "Hmph, the words of this kind of inexplicable guy can't shake the game."

He was very satisfied with the game's response, believing that only an unwavering will could live up to the title of Duel King.

Seeing the game's calm expression, Rafael said no more.

"Then I'll cover one more card, and the turn ends."

[Rafiru's hand cards: 2→1]

Another round has passed.

"Whoo~"

The game player exhaled and then drew a card.

"My turn! Draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 2→3]

As he placed the card in his hand, he said, "The moment I draw the card, the Continuous Spell [Fragment of Greed] will place another Greed Counter."

[Fragments of Greed: Indicators of Greed 1→2]

"And during my preparation phase, I maintained the destruction of the [Dark Protection Sword] for two rounds."

boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, the magic card placed in his back field shattered, and at the same time, the magic sword that had been sealing Rafael's field disappeared.

"It's not over yet. The effect of the Continuous Spell [Fragments of Greed] is activated. Send this card with two or more Greed Counters to the Graveyard and draw two cards from your Deck."

boom!

After the second spell card was also destroyed, the game drew two more cards from the deck.

"Fallen!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→5]

After a quick glance at his hand, he picked up a card and slammed it onto the duel disk.

"Go! I summon [Demon Girl Maris] from my hand."

With a flash of light, a stunningly beautiful blue-haired demon girl appeared on the field. She had a long tail extending from her back, two pairs of demon wings of different sizes on her back, a pair of horns and a pair of small wings on her head, and a dark red left eye that looked incredibly evil.

[Demon Girl Maris: Attack Power 1000]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→4]

Chapter 125 Guardian - Desceth

Looking at the demon girl who appeared in front of him, he continued, "Although the number of monsters on my field has increased, the attack power of [Guardian Ethos] has also increased."

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 3900 → 4200]

"But this is only temporary..."

With that, he inserted another card into the Duel Disk.

"Activate the Spell Card 'Foolish Burial' from your hand, and send one Spell or Trap Card from your Deck to the Graveyard."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→3]

"The card I chose is [Divine Shield - Mirror Force -]".

Seeing that Yugi had put the card into the graveyard, Rafiru frowned and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by sending a trap card to the graveyard? [Divine Shield - Mirror Force -] is not like [Nioh Rise] or [Light of the Blade], which can activate their effects from the graveyard."

"That's because I'm going to recycle this card..."

The game points at the demon girl and says, "Activate the special ability of [Demon Girl Maris]!"

You can activate this effect by Tributing 2 monsters you control, then targeting 1 Normal Trap Card from your Graveyard or banished cards. Set that card on your field. If a Set card leaves the field, return it to the bottom of its owner's Deck. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn.

"What did you say!?"

Raphael was taken aback. By doing this, the game was essentially able to randomly retrieve a powerful normal trap card.

Among them, Hanno's Exalted Power was the simplest and most direct way to launch an attack and declare war in the early stages.

"I offer [Demon Girl Maris] herself and [Macaron Marshmallow] as tributes, and place [Holy Shield - Mirror Force -] from the Graveyard onto my field."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two monsters vanished from the field, and a face-down card appeared at Yugi's feet.

"And since I only have two monsters left on the field, [Guardian Ethos]'s ATK is reduced by 600 points."

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 4200 → 3600]

"Oops!"

In this way, the Cursed Dragon's attack power once again suppressed Aetos, and by just 100 points.

Without further hesitation, Yugi pointed his right hand at the opposite side and shouted, "Go! First, use [Spell Dragon] to attack [Guardian Aetos]! Magic Destruction!"

The black magician on its back then waved his wand, and under his command, the dragon opened its mouth wide, and a beam of light shot out.

boom--!

The dragon's breath struck Aetos, causing an explosion.

"Well......"

[Rafiru: LP2500→2400]

When the smoke cleared, the angel with blackened wings remained on Rafael's field, but her fighting spirit had dissipated.

"If [Guardian Aetos] is destroyed in battle, the equipment magic [Battle Spirit] can be destroyed instead."

boom!

Seeing his equipment shattered, Rafiru knew there was no way to salvage the situation.

[Guardian Aetos: Attack Power 3600 → 3000]

"The second monster, [Crimson Mage], is attacking [Guardian Aetos]!"

As the game gave the order, the Crimson Mage raised his giant axe, gathered dark red magic power, and then swung it down in an instant, unleashing a stream of dark red light.

"Ah ah--!!"

The moment the beam of light struck the angel, her mournful cry rang out.

boom--!

"Aetos!!!"

Rafael watched helplessly as his beloved spirit was defeated, and instinctively called out her name.

[Rafiru: LP2400→1900]

"Aetos..."

At the moment the angel disappeared, Rafael seemed to see her return to normal and smile at him.

Rafiru fell silent for a moment, and at the same time, the barrier rippled in waves, as if responding to the darkness in his heart.

"What, what's wrong?"

The companions were uneasy about the sudden change.

"Watch out, AIBO, something's coming!"

"Ok, I know."

Without needing to say more, the game itself knows what to do.

"Although I don't know what you're going to do, before that, I'll activate the effect of the equipment spell [One-Hit Wand]."

After the damage calculation for the equipped monster in battle, you can destroy this card and draw 1 card from your deck.

boom!

As equipment is destroyed, the game draws another card from the deck.

[Dark Mage: Attack Power 3500 → 2700]

"Fallen!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 3→4]

The moment the card was drawn, the game sensed a familiar feeling.

He widened his eyes slightly, then smiled knowingly, "【Dark Magician Girl】...You've come to support me too?"

Although I didn't get any good cards, the game was still fun with her around.

As if responding to the game, the girl in the card image winked three times at Yu-Gi-Oh! 4/Four◆`↓

As they exchanged glances, Rafael finally raised his head, a trace of sorrow on his face. "Due to that attack, Aetos has fallen into a deep sleep in the graveyard, but its remains will become a new soul. Aetos is immortal!"

As he spoke, a hole opened beneath Rafael's feet, and a fallen angel wearing a pale mask, wrapped in bandages, and with disheveled hair crawled out.

"This is Ethos's special effect. When Ethos is destroyed due to a battle with a monster, you can Special Summon [Guardian Desces] from your Deck in Defense Position."

[Guardian Desceth: Defense 2000, Attack 2500 → 3000]

"Then, due to the special effect of [Guardian Desceth], equip the Spell [Death's Scythe - Soul Breaker] from your Deck, and gain 500 ATK based on the number of monsters in your Graveyard."

[Guardian Desceth: Attack Power 3000 → 3500]

"Are you just going to leave Aetos in the graveyard like this!?"

Yugi stared in disbelief at the scene before him. In his mind, Rafael shouldn't be the kind of person who would let his monsters slumber in the graveyard.

"Since Ethos is in the graveyard, Dexterus will become a Saint. And as long as Dexterus is on the field, I cannot Summon or Special Summon monsters."

"Have you lost your temper...?"

It seems Rafael is determined to go all the way, since he can't defeat the game otherwise.

After a moment of silence, Yugi picked up another card from his hand and inserted it into the Duel Disk. "Then I will activate the Spell Card [Fusion Magic] to Fusion Summon a Spellcaster Fusion Monster by banishing the Fusion Materials determined by the Spellcaster Fusion Monster."

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 4→3]

"I banish [Dark Magician] from my graveyard and [Crimson Mage] from the field to Fusion Summon!"

"Appear, [Grand Archmage - Dark Magician and Apprentice]!"

The moment the game's sound ended, a beam of light shot up from beneath the feet of the Crimson Archmage.

When the light faded, the black magician and his apprentice, now equipped with advanced gear, appeared.

[Super Archmage - Dark Magician and Apprentice: Defense 2300]

"Hmm... a black magician and his apprentice..."

When Rafiru saw the master and apprentice, he was so frightened that he took a step back.

After all, he was killed by this master and apprentice pair last time.

Ignoring the opponent's reaction, the game continued to play the next card, "It's not over yet, I'll activate the magic card [Industry First] from my hand."

Each player selects one card from their deck, confirms it with both players, and places it on top of their deck. Then, the opponent selects one card from their own deck, confirms it with both players, and places it on top of their own deck.

"And at this moment, the special ability of [Super Magician - Dark Magician Master and Apprentice] is activated, and when a Spell or Trap Card is activated, draw one card from your deck."

"Fallen!"

After confirming the card, Yugi and Rafael removed the deck together.

After searching for a while, they finally each selected a card.

"Based on the effect of [Industry First], I chose the card [Hermo's Claw]."

"The legendary dragon that Jonouchi Katsuya possesses!? I didn't expect him to give this card to you... In that case, I choose [Pot of Greed]."

After both parties have confirmed their selections, they will place their chosen cards at the top of their decks.

"That concludes my turn."