The first Duelist Kira thought of who could communicate with spirits was naturally Judai, while Yusei thought of Ruka. In every era, there were Duelists blessed with such special talents.
But this kind of talent could actually be taken away...
That did seem like something he had heard of before.
Kira quickly recalled that something similar had indeed happened to Judai Yuki in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Back then, Judai had lost a Duel to Aster Phoenix and, affected by the power of the Light of Destruction within Aster's Deck, temporarily lost the Spirit Affinity he had possessed since childhood.
Judai's case had been even more serious. He had not merely lost the ability to hear spirits; afterward, he could not even see ordinary Duel Monsters cards. His Deck had turned into blank sheets of paper in his eyes, and he had become unable to even be an ordinary Duelist.
The old man sighed regretfully. "Yato originally belonged out in the wider world, on a bigger stage. But ever since those people attacked him, he could no longer hear the spirits' voices, and even the Deck he had trusted most began to betray him.
"Yato's faith collapsed after that. He believed everything that happened to him was because the Deck he trusted most, his best friends, had betrayed him. That's why he hates anything to do with Duelists now, and says that no matter how much you believe, a Duelist will eventually be betrayed by their cards."
"Wait, but you just said that every Duelist who was attacked fell into a coma and couldn't wake up," Yusei said. "But Yato..."
The old man nodded. "That's right. Of all the people those guys attacked, Yato was the only one who woke up after a day. You could say that was a