Chapter 294
Seeing that Judai was about to leave, Asuka quickly followed, saying, "Judai, I want to go too!"
Judai turned away helplessly, looking at her worried expression, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Asuka Mishiu only invited me and Edo, and there might be danger there, so please stay and wait for our news, okay?"
"But..."
Seeing that Asuka wanted to say something, Judai placed his hand on her head and stroked her hair, comforting her, "Be good, listen to me! I'll be back soon to make you something delicious!"
"... Fine, I just can't do anything with you..."
Asuka was immediately charmed.
"You must come back safe and sound, Judai!"
Yes, I will.
So Judai turned around and walked away with confident strides, leaving alongside Edo, who looked constipated after eating a huge mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
After traveling for a while, the two quickly found the Kaiba Land in the city.
Upon arrival at the location, the gate of one of the buildings suddenly opened.
"'VIRUALWOLD'... a virtual world? Are we to enter this place, Edo?"
"There's no one else here; it seems they're guiding us inside."
Judai nodded in agreement. "Digging a hole in the virtual world? That makes sense. Let's go in and take a look!"
So the two of them moved forward and passed through the passageway inside the gate.
Before long, the two reached the end of the passage, where an electronic door opened, leading them into a spacious, dark room.
"Mishiu! We're here! Where are you?"
Just as Judai finished shouting, a flash of white light appeared in the room, and the two of them quickly shifted their consciousness elsewhere.
When the two opened their eyes again, the scene around them had changed.
What they saw was a rudimentary virtual city, because the surrounding buildings were still in the modeling stage, and the floors and ceilings looked like circuit boards. It was clear that this was just a program that had been completed not long ago.
"It seems we've been completely drawn into the world of virtual reality, Judai!"
Edo spoke as he looked around at his surroundings.
"Hmm, it seems we've reached our destination. It's about time we showed ourselves, Mishiu."
As soon as Judai finished speaking, the surrounding architectural models vanished one by one, leaving only a simple electronic space with circuit boards.
"We've been waiting for you for a long time, Yusei Fudo! Edo Phoenix!"
The voice of a mature woman echoed in this virtual space.
The two looked toward the source of the sound, and a ripple appeared on the floor in front of them. A beautiful woman dressed as a shrine maiden slowly rose from the ripple.
"You must be Mishiu."
"What exactly is your purpose? Why are you dragging me into this too?"
Faced with the questions from Judai and Edo, Mizuchi Saio calmly replied, "This is all according to what my brother, Takuma Saio, wanted! To defeat you and trap you in this world!"
Upon hearing this, Edo couldn't sit still any longer. "Wait! The King of the West must have already made a pact to guide my destiny!"
Mishiu closed her eyes and said softly, "Fate is not a fixed thing; it can waver depending on the people involved. And you, who have become entangled with Yusei Fudo, have already deviated from the trajectory of fate, just like him."
"How could that be... that's why they specifically led us here!?"
Edo couldn't believe that his friend had betrayed him so easily.
Judai, standing to the side, seemed uninterested in such matters of fate. "Instead of that, if we want to leave here, shouldn't we have a duel?"
Mishiu nodded and replied, "Of course, that's how the program was set up!"
"That makes things easier!"
Chapter 171 Two Mishiu Team Up for a Duel
"Since a duel will allow me to leave this place, then I'll take this duel!"
Just as Judai finished speaking, Mizuchi Saio shook his head and replied, "No, what you are to engage in is a team duel. Only through this type of duel can you leave this world."
"Team duel!? You want me to team up with Judai? Are you out of your mind? Our HERO Deck are the best synergy decks between us!"
"Besides, you only have one person on your side. How are you going to team up with me and Edo for a duel?"
Faced with their questions, Mishiu calmly replied, "I've already thought it through. All I need to do is call out my companion in the mirror."
As soon as she finished speaking, a mirror split Mishiu in two, dividing her body in the middle and creating two Mishiu.
Upon seeing this, Judai suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! If there are two of us, we can team up with ourselves!"
Edo gritted his teeth, his expression turning serious. "Because the clones are essentially controlled by themselves, both sides have the same decks, and their teamwork is actually much better than ours. This is a bit troublesome..."
One of them, Mishiu, spoke up, "The two players in a team share 8000 health points. The rules state that attacking any player on the opposing team doesn't matter, is that alright?"
"As you like."
"Let's begin!"
Then, a Duel Disk with its deck neatly arranged appeared on the arms of Judai and Edo.
"Duel!!" ×4
[Yusei Fudo & Edo Phoenix: LP8000]
[Mizuchi Saio x2: LP8000]
After shouting "Duel!", Mishiu, standing opposite Judai, seized the first round.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Mizuchi Saio (right)'s hand cards: 5→6]
Mishiu (right) glanced at her hand and then drew another card, placing it on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Platinum Shikigami - Ukyo] in Defense Position."
Buzz!
A flash of light appeared on the field, and a human-shaped deity was projected, its right arm wrapped with a white ribbon in the shape of a drill.
[Platinum Shikigami - Ukyo: Defense 600]
"Set a card face down..." She buried a card in her hand and then played a Spell Card, "Then activate the Continuous Spell [Moon Ring Mirror] from her hand."
[Mizuchi Saio (right)'s hand cards: 6→3]
As Mishiu (right) placed the Spell Card into the Spell & Trap Zone, an egg-shaped object appeared beside her, with many closed eyeballs protruding from it, as if it were an egg that was pregnant with Cthulhu life.
At the same time, an opening appeared in the ceiling, which was covered with the texture of circuit boards, and a full moon appeared in front of the two.
"What are those? I've never even heard of these cards before..."
"Who knows..."
(Mishiu's deck is basically composed of original cards, so I won't go into details below.)
Mishiu (right): "In the first round of a team duel, neither side can attack. The round ends!"
With her turn ending, the turn's turn shifted to Judai.
"My turn, draw a card!"
After glancing at his hand, Judai slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Forest HERO] in Defense Position."
A flash of golden light appeared on the field, revealing a green-skinned bald man whose upper body was made of wood, standing defensively in front of Judai.
[Elemental HERO Forest HERO - Defense 2000]
"Round over."
Judai didn't cover anything, ending his turn quite decisively.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Mizuchi Saio (left) holding cards: 5→6]
After seeing her hand, Mishiu (left) immediately placed the card onto the Duel Disk: "Summon [Platinum Shikigami - Sakyo] in Defense Position."
Another human-shaped deity was projected in front of her, its form identical to Ukyo's, only its appearance was reversed, making them look like they were looking in a mirror.
[Platinum Shikigami - Sakyo: Defense 800]
"Then place two more cards in ambush, and the turn ends."
[Saiō Mishiu (left) card: 6→3]
"My turn!"
[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 5→6]
Edo followed the lead of the previous two, "Summon [Destiny HERO - Disk Guy]!"
As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, another flash of light appeared, and a disc -Disk Guy with a disc attached to its body appeared before him.
[Destiny HERO - Disk Guy: Defense 300]
"Then place another card in ambush, and the turn ends."
[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 6→4]
With that, the first round of the four players' conservative approach came to an end, and the second round would officially begin.
"My turn!"
[Mizuchi Saio (right)'s hand cards: 3→4]
Mishiu (right) looked at the cards she had drawn, her eyes narrowed as if she were deep in thought. "I'll set up a trap card. End of turn."
[Mizuchi Saio (right)'s hand cards: 4→3]
"Not attacking...?" Edo frowned, noticing her lack of offensive drive. "What on earth is she planning?"
"I don't know... but I should at least try to find out..."
So Judai drew another card from his hand.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
"Then, during this preparation phase, the effect of the monster Forest HERO on the field activates, adding one [Polymerization] card from the Deck to your hand."
Immediately, a card popped out of his deck.
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6→7]
After obtaining the Polymerization, Judai revealed it along with his other two cards. "Activate the Spell Card [Polymerization] to Polymerization Winged HERO, Burst Lady, and Forest HERO on the field!"
Two heroes who died from overwork appeared beside Forest HERO, and at the same time, Polymerization power that distorted space suddenly erupted on the field, engulfing the three monsters and releasing a dazzling white light.
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 7→4]
Then Judai raised his right hand and shouted, "Show yourself, [Elemental HERO Absolute Zero]!"
Before long, the light faded, and a red-white giant with a crimson core exposed stood behind him.
[Elemental HERO Absolute Zero - Attack Power 2700]
"When Earthquake Hero's battle ends, it can destroy one monster on the field!" Judai immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Go! Earthquake Hero, attack Platinum Shikigami - Ukyo!"
Upon receiving the order, Earthquake Hero immediately spread his arms, and a thick, crimson beam of light shot out from the core on his chest, hurtling towards Ukyo and about to incinerate him.
However, at that moment, Mishiu (right) quickly swung her hand and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card [Sacred Barrier - Mirror Binding]!"
Chapter 172 Dark God
7. As the Trap Card was activated, a mirror appeared in front of Mishiu (right), absorbing the Earthquake Hero's energy beam.
Lu explained, "[Sacred Barrier - Mirror Restraint]'s effect is that when Sakyo and Ukyo are on the field, destroy an Attacking Monster and one of your opponent's monsters with an Attacking Monster's ATK or lower."
6. "The shadows created in the mirror will be under my control, destroying Earthquake Hero and Disk Guy with attack power lower than its own!"
The next second, the image of Earthquake Hero appeared in the mirror, and then the image made the same move as Earthquake Hero before, releasing a scorching beam of Earth Core energy that blasted towards Judai.
"Judai!!"
4. "Don't rush, Edo... no... we'll dodge it right away!"