Kira was not particularly surprised by the concept of "Xyz Evolution," but the intelligence Aster had brought him—the appearance of Vetrix and his group—truly caught him off guard.
Naturally, Kira knew of Vetrix's faction, and he roughly knew the story and grudges behind them as well.
Vetrix had been betrayed by Dr. Fika and transformed into a child's body. Beneath the iron mask he always wore, only half of his face remained; the other half was an empty void. He had endured unimaginable suffering and resolved to vent it all upon Faker, the one responsible for betraying him.
Both Faker and Vetrix were pawns of the Barian. Although Vetrix's ultimate goal was to take revenge on Faker, that hatred had also been exploited by the Barian, turning him into the vanguard of their invasion into another world.
Originally, this entire story had taken place in the Human World of the ZEXAL Dimension, which was where that war had begun. But now, Faker had invaded this Yu-Gi-Oh! GX dimension, and Vetrix had come here as well. It felt as though the entire battlefield had been moved from the Xyz Dimension to the Fusion Dimension, while the mastermind behind it all and the pawns he had sent remained the same group from the anime.
Based on their current observations, Faker seemed to have temporarily stopped sending people into this dimension after Kaito's defeat. That made Vetrix and his group their primary targets for investigation.
Judai, who had patiently listened beside him as Kira explained the recent developments, nodded lightly. "So that means we'll be dueling that guy called Vetrix next?"
An expectant look appeared on his face.
"A powerful duelist from the Xyz Dimension, and one empowered by people from another dimension, too. I really want to test myself against someone like