Chapter 383
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 0 → 1]
"You're a troublesome fellow, but Earthbound God cannot be targeted. You'll save your life for the next round... End of round."
Seeing that Kiryu's attack was successfully blocked, Jack and Crow breathed a sigh of relief, but when they heard that Kiryu was Earthbound God and could not be a target, their hearts jumped into their throats again.
Earthbound God are neither susceptible to demonic influence nor to any attacks. If Yusei doesn't quickly come up with a solution, he will still face a dead end.
Yusei looked up at the evil god on the giant painting, his eyes hardening. "You're the one binding Kiryu, aren't you? I will defeat you and save Kiryu!"
Kiryu: "Now that things have come to this, what excuses are you still trying to make, Yusei?"
"Listen to me, Kiryu, I won't be confused anymore. Back then, I arrogantly thought that sacrificing myself could save you, but that was wrong. True companions are those who will never abandon each other and will always believe in one another. Sacrificing either side is wrong, so this time I will never abandon you again!"
"Yusei..."
Yusei's words seemed to finally touch Kiryu's heartstrings. Kiryu's dark eyes returned to their normal color. "Can I trust you one more time?"
"Yes, of course, aren't we companions?"
"Is that so...?"
However, before Kiryu for long, he was suddenly possessed by something, and his mouth uttered a voice that was not human. "Companions? What a boring topic. After becoming Dark Signer, Kiryu has long been unable to control his own destiny."
"You are... Earthbound God?! You're the one controlling Kiryu!?"
"Hahahaha! Your voice can no longer reach him. Continue the duel, Dragon Marker!"
"Damn it, how can I get rid of the Earthbound God from Kiryu?" Just as Yusei was at his wit's end, the dragon mark on his right arm suddenly disappeared and moved to his back.
Moreover, the dragon seals from other parts also come together at this moment, forming a complete pattern symbolizing Red Dragon.
"Is this to give me strength?"
Just then, a golden light caught Yusei's attention. "What is this...?"
He glanced at the deck and noticed that the top card was now glowing golden. He then drew it into his hand. "My turn!"
[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 1 → 2]
(Yusei Fudo SPC4, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC3)
Yusei looked at the card in his hand and suddenly realized, "I see, this card can summon a monster capable of sealing away Earthbound God, perhaps it can do that..."
He immediately pressed the button on the Duel Disk and shouted, "I activate face-down card, [Sp - Summon Speed Booster]!"
"When you have 4 or more Speed Counter, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand, and Special Summon 1 [Turbo Synchron]."
[Yusei Fudo's hand: 2 → 1]
"Then use a level 7 [Lightning Warrior] to level up a level 1 [Turbo Synchron]!"
"May our gathered prayers become the shining stars of new life, and the path that shines brightly!"
"Synchro Summon! Fly, [Stardust Dragon]!"
In an instant, the light of Synchro illuminated the road, and Stardust Dragon, covered in starlight, broke through the light, flying at the speed of Yusei's D-Wheel.
"So it's here, the dragon that symbolizes the Dragon Signer? But what's the point of summoning [Stardust Dragon] now?" 'Kiryu' said with a contemptuous sneer.
S: "It only makes sense if it's [Stardust Dragon]..."
As he spoke, O -Yusei immediately flicked out the card that had just come out of the Red Dragon card printer.
U: "I will Tuner monster, [Savior Dragon] Summon!"
A flash of white light, and a pink dragon with a head resembling a nautilus flew out.
"I'm using [Stardust Dragon] and [Stardust Xiaolong] to adjust the stars on [Savior Dragon]!"
The Savior Dragon's body instantly grew larger, merging the two dragons into its body.
"Let the gathered starlight illuminate new miracles and become a shining path!"
"Synchro Summon! Light, come, [Life Stream Dragon]!!"
As soon as Yusei finished speaking, a white light flew over like a shooting star, and in the next moment it transformed into a star dragon radiating holy light.
[Life Stream Dragon: Attack Power 3800]
Chapter 49: Pulling the Screws, Returning to the City
After the new ace was introduced, Yusei didn't hesitate at all, waving his hand and saying, "[Life Stream Dragon]'s effect is activated: once per turn, negate the effects of one monster your opponent controls for this turn."
San Kiryu's expression changed drastically. "What?!"
Lin Jack: "Great, now the Earthbound God's effect is nullified, and we can launch an attack normally."
Crow: "That guy still has 200 health points left, that's enough!"
"Damn it...!" 'Kiryu' gritted his teeth in hatred. "You wretched Red Dragon and the Dragon Mark holder, you're trying to ruin my plans again!"
The Earthbound God felt his control over Kiryu's body weaken considerably. Just when he thought he could finally revive, that Red Dragon came and stamped a card on Yusei! How infuriating!! (>皿<)
"Now! [Life Stream Dragon] attacks [Earthbound God Capak Ap]...!"
However, just as Yusei was preparing to deliver the crucial blow, his D-Wheel malfunctioned at this critical moment.
Suddenly, a device that seemed to be related to the operation of the D-Wheel burst open, and the cover on it was blown off (as if a screw had been pulled out). The D-Wheel instantly lost its balance.
"What?!"
"Yusei!!?" ×2
The sudden change startled Yusei, who instinctively stretched out his feet to brake the car. The car only came to a stop when he felt smoke rising from his feet.
Because the D-Wheel stopped, the duel was forced to end, and the Life Stream Dragon in the sky gradually disappeared as it turned into specks of light.
With the disappearance of the Life Stream Dragon, the suppression of the Earthbound God also disappeared, and the Earthbound God regained control over Kiryu.
"Hahahaha!! What a pity, it seems fate hasn't abandoned me after all. Let's save the victory for next time... Next time we meet, I will defeat you with my own hands, Dragon Seal Bearer!"
The Earthbound God felt no shame about almost losing; after all, he had lost to the Red Dragon so many times, so what difference would one more time make?
The Earthbound God, with its inexplicable confidence, believed that the reason for this failure was mainly because the host was not strong enough. Next time, He would personally take action and would definitely defeat the nemesis!
'Kiryu' turned the handle, and the D-Wheel started again, driving away into the distance.
"..." Watching 'Kiryu' disappear into the distance, Yusei somewhat helpless, unable to catch up even with his malfunctioning D-Wheel.
It's incredibly frustrating that the D-Wheel malfunctioned just when we were about to win. We were so close to reaching the top, but then the connection dropped at the last minute, and all our previous efforts were instantly wasted.
"Yusei! Are you alright?" At that moment, Crow arrived in his D-Wheel.
"Crow ..." Yusei looked at the other person and replied, "Yeah, I'm fine."
The soles are just worn away...
"By the way, why did your D-Wheel suddenly malfunction? Was it affected by the previous attack?"
Who knows?
At the same time, the three mischievous children in the shelter suddenly sneezed in unison.
"Yusei, Crow! Are you alright?"
Jack's helicopter landed not far from Yusei and the others.
"Jack, skip the pleasantries, I have a question for you."
What is it?
Yusei walked straight up to him, ignoring his two female followers (Carly and Shade) behind him, and asked directly, "Do you know what Dark Signer is?"
Why do you ask that?
"I have already encountered the beings that are preparing to destroy the satellite zone, but I never imagined that they would control Kiryu. Why Kiryu become Dark Signer?"
Crow chimed in, looking equally puzzled, "Yeah, we visited him in prison, but we heard he was dead. So why is Kiryu here? What does the Public Security Maintenance Bureau know?"
Jack pondered for a moment, then replied seriously, "These are also the questions I'm wondering about... If you want to know, then come back to the city with me. As far as I know, there's only one person who knows the truth about all of this."
Upon hearing this, Yusei immediately thought of someone, "Godwin?"
"That's right. He's the one who knows the most about the Dragon Markers and Dark Signer. He might even know what happened with Kiryu."
Crow nodded, arms crossed. "In that case, you should head back to the city. I'll stay in the satellite district to monitor the Dark Signer. I'll try to notify you if anything unusual happens."
Yusei nodded. "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Crow."
Afterwards, Yusei boarded a helicopter and returned to the city with Jack.
On the helicopter, Yusei and Jack didn't say much to each other.
Carly, being a reporter, kept asking Yusei questions out of curiosity, seemingly forgetting all about how Yusei had abandoned her earlier.
Unfortunately, Yusei, who was usually taciturn, ignored her, so she began to tell the story of how she met Jack.
It turns out that Jack encountered the Ushio controlled by the spider mark when he was still in the hospital. At that time, Carly, who was disguised as a nurse and infiltrated the hospital, acted as Jack's hand to fight for him, and thus their fate was formed.
While Carly was speaking, Yusei learned from Carly that Jack was now living in her house, and his gaze towards Jack suddenly became strange.
You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually have times when you rely on women?
Based on Yusei's understanding of Jack, shouldn't it be something like, "I want to become the world's number one, women are just a hindrance"?
"Yusei, let me tell you, Jack actually does..."
Just as Carly was getting into her story, Jack started to get restless, "Carly...!"
Just then, the incredibly considerate Shayumi Shade interrupted Carly, "Lord Atlas, we've arrived in the city!"
Hearing this, Carly paused for a moment, "Huh? We've already arrived? I didn't even notice..."
Jack cast a grateful glance at Shade, the woman who had always taken good care of him; he had almost gotten himself killed in front of his friend.
However, what Jack didn't know was that Yusei's gaze towards him had become even more subtle. Was this straight man's luck with women a little too overwhelming?
Before long, the helicopter landed smoothly in the city.
As soon as they disembarked, Shade suddenly spoke up again, "Lord Atlas, Godwin has agreed to the meeting, but he requires all the Dragonmarkers to come along."
Chapter 50 Visiting the Izayoi House
A car stopped in front of a luxury villa in the city, and Yusei got out of the car.
"Is this Aki's house...?"
Upon learning that Godwin was gathering all the Dragon Signers, Yusei decided to invite Aki Izayoi and Ryuusei to go with him, since Yusei was the only one he knew well.
He hadn't originally intended to involve them, but since this matter concerned the safety of the satellite region and even the world, he had no choice but to explain the situation personally. (Mainly because he didn't want to be a third wheel between Jack and the two women.)
'Ding-dong!'
Not long after Yusei pressed the doorbell, footsteps came from inside the door, and soon the door opened with a 'click', and a middle-aged woman who looked very similar to Aki peeked out.
Who are you looking for?
Hello, I am...
Just as Yusei was about to say the words he had prepared, the woman's eyes lit up the moment she saw Yusei, as if she had already recognized him.
"You must be Yusei Fudo. I've heard about you from Aki. You want to see Aki, right? Come in, come in!"
Setsuko Izayoi, with a warm smile, pulled Yusei inside without a word.
"Oh... oh, then I'll have to bother you..." Yusei was taken aback by this enthusiasm, and swallowed back the words he was about to say. He thought to himself, 'This aunt looks just like Aki; she must be Aki's mother. Judging from what she said, Aki must have made up with her family.'
However, there was something strange about Qiu's mother's expression when she looked at him. Unfortunately, Yusei's circle in the Satellite District was mostly male, so he couldn't see some of the subtle details.
Just then, a woman's voice came from upstairs. "Mom, who's here?"
Yusei immediately recognized the voice as Aki's, and instinctively looked up, only to meet Aki's gaze as she emerged in casual clothes.
The moment Aki saw Yusei, her eyes widened instantly. "Yusei... Yusei?! What are you doing here?"
"I'm sorry, Qiu. There's something I need to talk to you about privately..."
Seeing his serious expression, Qiu knew it must be related to the Dragon Seal Bearers again, so she nodded, "I understand."