"Can you see me?"
Astral and Kira met each other's eyes for several seconds. Deep down, Astral was already mostly convinced.
"Yes." Kira nodded.
"Huh!?"
Yuma was astonished.
"You can see this guy?"
"Yes, I can see him," Kira said.
He did not actually know the exact reason. He could simply see Astral. His only guess was that Astral's state of possessing Yuma might be similar to that of a spirit. Perhaps people with high Spirit Affinity could see him.
Though that did not seem to be absolute, either. In the anime, Yuma's friends had initially been unable to see Astral, but after going through so much together, they gradually began to see him.
Not to mention the Barians, who could all see Astral's existence.
"I see. Fujiki Kira, you truly are someone with extraordinary power," Astral said.
"Yes, which is why this duel would be meaningless if you two didn't go all out, wouldn't it?" Kira said.
Yuma pouted. "I wasn't intentionally holding back. It's just that your dueling was so... you know. You didn't give anyone a chance to make a move at all."
Though the champion always soared high and never gave up, it was impossible for that duel not to have shaken him at all. Being unable to play even a single card and getting tortured throughout the entire duel—he would probably never forget this match for the rest of his life.
"Haha, of course I know. But what I mean is, you two are becoming one, aren't you? Yet Astral didn't make a move just now."
Kira said.
"Also, your true ace, the Number cards, showed no reaction at all during that duel. You probably hadn't even activated your Numbers, right?"
Yuma and Astral exchanged glances, both somewhat surprised.
"Numbers? But Numbers have very special