The commotion from the duel outside naturally alerted the old shopkeeper as well.
The old man stepped outside, and the moment he saw the three masked figures, his limbs went cold and he could barely breathe. When he saw Yusei actually taking on all three alone in Battle Royal Mode, he could not help pounding his chest in despair, lamenting again and again. It was as though he thought this Crab-head youth he had only just met seemed like a good person, and it was a pity he was about to perish here.
The old man said, "Why would you do something like this? No matter how confident you are in your strength, facing three people at once is..."
"I think it is probably because Yusei got angry," Kira said casually from behind him.
"Angry?" The old man was puzzled. "Why? Is it because of Yato? But we did not know each other before—we only met today, did we not? And this young man does not seem like someone who would be easily swayed by his emotions..."
Indeed, Yusei looked like a cool, cold-faced guy. Anyone unfamiliar with him would probably think he was taciturn, the sort who always wore an icy poker face and cared about nothing beyond himself.
But Kira smiled. "Yes, he looks like that, but do not let his appearance fool you."
The old man blinked. "Eh?"
"Though Fudo Yusei looks cold on the outside, he is actually a hot-blooded guy through and through," Kira said with a smile. "He empathizes with others more easily than anyone, especially when it comes to duelists. He values the bonds between companions above all else.
"So naturally, if it were him, he would get angry when he encountered something like this."
After a pause, Kira added, "Well, there is