Link System, activate!
Kira, now transformed into a projected consciousness avatar, slowly set both feet on solid ground and opened his eyes.
"So this is the world of the Lord of Searing Flames?" Kira murmured.
Though the Sacred Beasts did not always gather in the same place within the Spirit World, they were connected comrades after all, and at the very least, they could sense one another.
Kira had originally imagined the Lord of Searing Flames' domain to be something like a crimson inferno, surrounded by a red Sea of Fire, perhaps even littered with charred bones.
But it was not. Completely unlike what he had imagined, this place looked like a barren wilderness. At first glance, it seemed rather ordinary.
Vampire Young Lady stood beside him and looked into the distance. A moment later, she turned back to report, "There's a village about two or three kilometers ahead. It isn't far."
Kira said, "Then let's go take a look."
Having just arrived, he had no particular destination in mind. He had come for the Lord of Searing Flames, so finding the nearest inhabited place to learn about the local situation was the best course of action.
He figured that, since this was where the Lord of Searing Flames resided, a being like one of the Sacred Beasts probably would not be entirely unknown. Someone in this dimension had likely heard of it. Asking around in that village might yield information about the Lord of Searing Flames.
They had only just approached the village when Kira quickly noticed eyes turning toward him.
A Human Race villager who seemed to be working near the entrance put down his tools, his gaze clearly landing on the Duel Disk Kira wore.
The man's eyes immediately lit up, and he shouted, "A duelist! A