I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

A burly demon with red wings immediately appeared in Chairman Kagemaru's arena, in the spot where the [Darkness Summons the God] had been:

【Dark Summoning God】

[Race: Demon Race]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Star rating: 5]

[Attack power: 0]

[Defense: 0]

...

"If we keep using low-star demon monsters as stepping stones, we should be able to summon the first [Three Phantom Demons] very soon, right?"

Soon, as he witnessed the demon's image in the opponent's arena growing taller and taller, the blue-haired, gray-eyed Ryo Marufuji frowned instantly, feeling a pang of worry for his teacher, Yuuka.

And in that very instant, through the glass, Chairman Gan's wicked laughter, as sinister as a demon, echoed once more:

"Hmm hum hum~"

"That's right!"

"This card's effect: You can activate this effect by placing this card. Special Summon 1 of the following from your hand/Deck: [Divine Flame Emperor - Uria], [Thunder Emperor - Hamon], [Phantom Demon Emperor - Rabiel], ignoring their Summoning conditions. Your monsters cannot attack this turn."

In an instant, as this card was released again just after its debut, Chairman Kagemaru immediately reached into his deck, this time drawing a Level 10 [Three Phantom Demons] monster and playing it directly:

"Use the surging magic flame to burn everything in the world into nothingness! The first phantom demon - [Divine Flame Emperor-Uriah]!"

And at this moment, a blazing flame shot up into the sky along with the card played by Chairman Yingmaru.

...

"This time...it really is a volcanic eruption, isn't it?!"

Soon, a student from the Duel Academy wearing glasses exclaimed loudly from the crowd.

Before anyone could react, they all simultaneously felt their card boxes pulsating. Soon, as Jaden Yuki, Ryo Marufuji, and the others took their decks out of the boxes in bewilderment, they were immediately surprised to find that their ace monster cards, which had once stood proudly on their cards, now seemed to have had their power absorbed, becoming listless and on the verge of death.

"Damn it, my Disruptive Monster!"

Soon, amidst a startled exclamation from Manjou, more duelists began to examine their cards.

At the same moment, the same situation was discovered.

Meanwhile, the giant pillar of flames that immediately filled the area in front of Chairman Kagemaru was also absorbing the faint blue power that rose from everyone's decks and flew into the air.

Just a few minutes later, seemingly having fully absorbed the power needed for the summoning, the 10-star [Three Egyptian Gods] card that Chairman Kagemaru had retrieved from his main deck and played immediately shone with a demonic crimson glow.

The enormous pillar of fire also exploded instantly—

"Bang" sound!

Under the corrosive heat of the flames, everyone staggered back a step.

...

"Director You Feng—"

Amidst gasps of alarm, after avoiding the intense heat of the raging flames, everyone's attention immediately focused on Youfeng, who was closest to the explosion.

"I'm fine..."

Soon, after shaking his head slightly, Youfeng also stroked his shoulder with a little heartache. Due to the influence of the [Three Phantom Demons], and the [Cyber ​​Dragon] card spirit that had "taken me as a shield" for its master.

At this moment, the small spirit behind him was also curled up with its metallic body, nestled against Youfeng's shoulder.

Before everyone's eyes, a colossal dragon, its body a deep crimson, as if bathed in hellfire, instantly unleashed immense demonic power. Appearing as the first of the "Three Phantom Demons" in the monster zone in front of Chairman Kagemaru, it took the form of a twin-winged red dragon, reminiscent of the Sky Dragon of Osiris.

[Divine Flame Emperor-Uriah]

[Star rating: 10]

[Attribute: Fire]

[Race: Fire]

[Attack power: 0]

[Defense: 0]

...

After clearly seeing the red demonic dragon, everyone's expressions became extremely complicated.

Jaden Yuki bluntly scratched his head and muttered a slight complaint:

"While he is indeed very strong, isn't this thing just a clone of the Three Egyptian Gods?!"

"If I said it was a bootleg Sky Dragon, wouldn't that sound perfectly plausible?"

And soon, at this very moment, facing this powerful phantom demon that indeed possessed the form of the [Sky Dragon of Osiris], Youfeng shook his head slightly:

"Based on the similarities between the [Three Egyptian Gods] and the related card information, the [Three Egyptian Demons] should originate from the same source as the [Three Egyptian Gods]. Perhaps the sacred aspect of the [Three Egyptian Gods] became godhood, while pure malice degenerated into the [Three Egyptian Demons]..."

Accompanied by the soft sound of a breeze, Principal Samejima, dressed in the red [Osiris-Red] Academy uniform, nodded immediately among the crowd slightly behind the battlefield.

"That's certainly true... I've done some research on the Three Phantom Demons sealed in the school's location... The claim that the Three Egyptian Gods are from an evil dimension does have some basis... However—"

Soon, Principal Samejima also glanced at the young legendary duelist Yuuki again with a complicated expression, and murmured:

"However, the existence of the [Three Phantom Demons] should itself be considered classified information..."

...

"Then, that makes perfect sense..."

After nodding slightly with emotion, everyone nodded in agreement. But the next second, the moment the Flame Dragon, one of the Three Illusionary Demons, made its successful appearance, dark clouds instantly filled the sky. The previously sunny and bright weather immediately turned gloomy, and visibility decreased.

Chairman Kagemaru, whose bodily functions had almost completely failed, was now experiencing a sudden and violent tremor.

The next second, to everyone's surprise, the originally transparent glass cylindrical container shattered with a "bang".

In an instant, the old man who was on the verge of death also stepped out and took the duel disk held by the mechanical arm. His body did not change much, but it was very obvious that the wrinkles on his face slowly smoothed out, and his spirits were much more invigorated.

His eyes shone brightly, revealing a keen sense of ability to regain mobility.

...

At that moment, seeing this extremely bizarre scene, everyone took a step back in astonishment, and this time, Jaden Yuki was the first to react.

Looking at the equally listless [Winged Kuriboh] card spirit floating on his shoulder, he made a bold conjecture:

"...The power that seemed to have disappeared from our cards just now...could it be that it was absorbed by Chairman Kagemaru?"

As the boy exclaimed in surprise, Yuuki nodded solemnly. At the same time, as the instigator of all this, Chairman Kagemaru looked at Yuuki in front of him and Yuki Jaden a little further away with slight surprise, and nodded slightly.

"Hmph... That's right, you two truly are the chosen sacrifices of the Three Phantom Demons..."

"His sensitivity to card spirits is indeed very strong... but—"

At this point, a smug smile once again appeared on Chairman Kagemaru's aged but still energetic face:

"It's too late—awakening the power of the Three Phantoms requires absorbing the life force of all the card spirits on Earth as nourishment, and their owners will gain eternal life."

"Therefore, after I successfully and completely summon the Three Phantom Demons, I will become the sole ruler of this world."

"At that time, even the first Duel King, Yugi Muto, will have no chance of resisting me."

...

Soon, amidst Chairman Kagemaru's increasingly excited voice, before Yuuki could even react, Yuuki Jaden, standing not far behind him, immediately mocked:

"What? Judging from your age and the fact that you seem to know all the details of the Duel City tournament... you clearly don't understand how terrifying Yuuki-senpai's true strength really is!"

"The man standing before you is the Duel City Champion who tore apart the Three Egyptian Gods and defeated Yugi Muto. He is an immeasurable hidden legendary duelist!"

"If you can defeat the Three Egyptian Gods, then the Three Egyptian Gods, which are pirated versions of the Three Egyptian Gods, will be no match for Senior Yuuka!"

Amidst Jaden Yuki's confident voice, Chairman Kagemaru's expression instantly darkened.

"I see... But that's all!"

After shaking his head slightly, Chairman Kagemaru immediately pointed to the graveyard where the hero who had summoned [Divine Flame Emperor - Uria]—the [Dark Summoning God]—continued to activate its effect:

"You can activate this effect by banishing this card from your Graveyard. Add any 1 of the following cards from your Deck to your hand: [Divine Flame Emperor - Uria], [Thunder Emperor - Hamon], or [Phantom Demon Emperor - Rabiel]!"

In an instant, after this card was taken from the graveyard and banished from the game, Chairman Kagemaru immediately reopened his main deck under everyone's watchful eyes, playing a card that matched the one on the field.

【Divine Flame Emperor - Uria】Search for Level 10 monster cards with the same power and add them to your hand.

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"A card that draws two copies of the Three Phantom Demons from the deck in different forms in a row—this card truly deserves the name 'Summoning Gods,' I'm totally impressed!"

Soon, a commotion broke out among the spectators. Watching the opponent effortlessly manage the resources of the Three Phantom Gods, Jaden Yuki shook his head helplessly.

But the next second—

After getting the card, Chairman Kagemaru immediately played one of the [Normal Spell] cards he had drawn from his initial five cards:

"I activate this Normal Spell Card from my hand - One for One. This card's effect is a very simple resource exchange effect: You can activate this effect by sending 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard. Special Summon 1 Level 1 monster from your hand or Deck."

Soon after activating this effect, Chairman Gan used his aged hand to send a low-level monster card from his hand to the graveyard, and then immediately opened his bright silver Duel Disk, drawing a Level 1 card and playing it onto the field:

"And this [Three Phantoms] deck also happens to have a Level 1 low-level monster card with similar power to [Dark Summoning God], which can directly Special Summon the [Three Phantoms] – [Chaos Summoning God]!"

In an instant, accompanied by the card effect of "One for One", this Level 1 monster card was immediately Special Summoned to the field in face-up Defense Position, and a vortex of green and earth color immediately appeared next to Chairman Kagemaru's "First Phantom Demon".

Within that vortex, a jet-black, winged, 1-star demon monster immediately descended:

[Chaos Summoning God]

[Star rating: 1]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Race: Demon]

[Attack power: 0]

[Defense: 0]