The other companion Kira had mentioned was, naturally, Judai Yuki.
When Judai heard that Duel Kings from other dimensions were visiting, he had been tremendously excited. The moment he received Kira's message, he practically flew over.
What surprised Kira, however, was that Judai told him another guest had arrived at the academy while Kira was away.
When Kira brought his two guests to the private dining room, Judai was already there. Moreover, the other unexpected guest had arrived as well.
As they pushed open the door, Yuma Tsukumo and Judai were each holding a rice ball and eating with gusto. When the two turned around, rice grains still clung to the corners of their mouths.
"Whoa, Kira, you're finally back!" Judai said excitedly. "And Yusei, Yugi! This is amazing!"
Yuma seemed to choke on a mouthful of rice ball. After flailing about for a while and pounding his chest with his fist, he finally seemed to force the huge bite down. Then he, too, broke into an excited expression. "Kira! And could this be the legendary Yugi Mutou? And Crab?"
In the history of Yuma's dimension, there were clearly records of Duel King Yugi Mutou, but no one named Fudo Yusei—after all, his world had never possessed a history of Synchro.
But Yusei was mild-tempered and did not take offense. He even instinctively found the boy gentle and interesting, so he merely smiled and introduced himself. "My name is Fudo Yusei."
Yuma stood tall and proudly declared, "I'm Yuma Tsukumo! The man who'll definitely become the Duel Champion someday!"
Kira sat down at the table and asked curiously, "Why are you back here again, Yuma? Is your own dimension all right?"
He knew that the Human World and Barian World on Yuma's side stood on the brink of war, and