"It looked like I won the bet after all."
Kira looked at Pseudo-Z-ONE and chuckled.
"What did I tell you?"
Pseudo-Z-ONE: "..."
Indeed, judging by the outcome, Kira seemed to have been right.
Even if Copy Yusei's realm far surpassed his, even if the copy possessed the Top Clear Mind, Triangle Acceleration, Cosmic Blazar Dragon, and even Meklord Emperor God, an existence that absolutely countered Synchro—
Even with all that, even if it looked on paper like it should have been a completely one-sided battle, Fudo Yusei had still faced him without fear and emerged victorious.
"This is not scientific. According to calculations, Fudo Yusei does not possess power of this level," Pseudo-Z-ONE said. "Data—"
But before he could say more, Z-ONE interrupted him. "It is precisely because you are always so obsessed with data that you cannot see it."
Pseudo-Z-ONE: "What?"
"What I have been searching for—the thing that can truly bring change to the future," Z-ONE said evenly. "Perhaps at the beginning of this duel, Fudo Yusei truly was inferior to your copy.
"But is that still the case now?"
Pseudo-Z-ONE's gaze shifted slightly. He stared at Yusei in the projected image for a moment, then seemed to understand something.
"Duelist Level... above ten?"
There was clear surprise in his voice.
"King's Domain?"
"It certainly seems that way."
Even Z-ONE's usually unruffled tone could not conceal a trace of amusement.
This incident had indeed been unexpected for Z-ONE. The copied 5DS group from the Different Dimension had significantly affected both WRGP and his plans.
Yet in the end, the challenge posed by these otherworldly copies had instead accelerated Fudo Yusei's evolution, far beyond what Z-ONE had anticipated.
Fudo Yusei had become a king.
A true Duel King of this dimension, of this Timeline. This was exactly what Z-ONE