Chapter 384

The living room in Qiu's house.

Please enjoy your meal.

"Thanks."

After placing the refreshments on the table and pouring a cup of tea for the two of them, Aki's mother prepared to leave the living room so that Yusei and Aki could talk alone.

But before leaving, she went to Aki's side and whispered in his ear, "Aki, your father (Hero Izayoi) has gone out to work again. Hurry up and get the Yusei while he's away~."

Qiu blushed instantly, "What are you saying? What do you mean by 'taking away the Yusei,' Mom?"

"Hehe~!" Setsuko Izayoi, with a knowing look on her face, walked away with a smile, leaving Aki alone, frustrated.

"Honestly, Mom, what are you thinking?"

Yusei watched this scene with envy. Having lost his parents at a young age, he valued the bonds between people especially.

"That's wonderful, Qiu, you've reconciled with your family."

Hearing Yusei speak, Aki snapped out of her reverie and replied with some emotion, "Yes, I used to think there was no place for me in this family, but after listening to your advice, I mustered the courage to come back. After we opened our hearts to each other, I realized that my parents had never given up on me, and the place I longed for had always been here."

Yusei remarked with a sigh, "Yes, the bonds between family members aren't so easily severed."

"This is all thanks to you, thank you, Yusei."

"Um."

Yusei readily accepted Qiu's thanks; there was no need for hesitation.

"Let's get back to the main topic. You're here to talk to me about the Dragon Seals, Yusei?"

Yusei: "Well, to be precise, it's related to the Dark Signer, the archenemies of the Dragon Signers."

"The Dark Signer?"

With Qiu puzzled, Yusei began to briefly recount the events of the past two days.

"An evil god who uses people as sacrifices?! Even Yusei's former companions have become one of them?!"

After hearing Yusei's explanation, Qiu was naturally shocked, and then frowned and said, "But to know about the Dark Signer, we need to gather all the Dragon Markers. That man named Godwin seems very suspicious..."

"Yes, I know perfectly well. Godwin ordered my companions to be taken hostage to force me to compete in the Lucky Cup. Such a ruthless person must be plotting something..."

Then Yusei said with some helplessness, "However, the world is now on the verge of destruction due to the resurgence of the Earthbound God. The only person who knows the truth is probably Godwin, so we have no choice but to accept his demands."

"I see..." Qiu thought for a moment, then quickly agreed, "I understand, I'll go with you."

"Is this alright? I didn't want to involve you, Qiu."

"But there's nothing we can do about it, Yusei. Besides, you said it yourself, the Dark Signer are the enemies of the Dragon Signers. Those people will come after me sooner or later. I have to fight to protect my family!"

Aki clenched her small fist and said firmly, "Besides, Yusei, didn't you say we're comrades? Isn't it only natural for comrades to help each other?"

"Yes, we are companions." Upon hearing Qiu's words, Yusei paused for a moment, then smiled slightly.

He was rather indecisive, failing to consider his companion's resolve.

"By the way, before I go see Godwin, I'd like to see Divine first. I haven't seen him since the Lucky Cup ended. Could you come with me, Yusei?"

"That man?" Yusei suddenly remembered the red-haired man who tried to manipulate Akira on the day of the finals. "Do you still believe him?"

However, Qiu shook her head. "No, after he denied your feelings for me, I suspected that he had been using me all along. I still don't dare to face the truth."

"So you want to confirm this?"

"Yes, this is my last unresolved issue. Regardless of the truth, at least I can be sure whether I want to continue living in this secluded paradise."

"I see..." Yusei pondered for a moment, then agreed, "I understand, then I'll go with you."

Just then, the car that Miss Shade had sent was waiting outside the villa.

Chapter 51 Divine and the Dark Signer Join Forces?!

Nighttime, outside the headquarters building of the Arcadia Movement Center.

"We've arrived. Yusei, please wait here for me for a moment."

"I see."

Considering the unpleasantness she had with Divine because of Yusei, in order to avoid a conflict, Aki decided to meet with Divine alone first.

Of course, if anything unexpected happens, Yusei can get there quickly from here.

Before coming here, Yusei had already investigated and found that the Arcadia Movement was a special organization composed of 'Psychic Duelist'.

The so-called 'Psychic Duelist' refers to a duelist who is born with superhuman mental strength and can materialize Duel Monsters. Because this ability can easily cause great destruction, they are usually regarded as monsters by those around them.

The Arcadia Movement is an organization that specifically takes in these homeless people. The organization is full of Psychic Duelist are all regarded as monsters and have the same tragic past. Among them, the most outstanding is Aki Izayoi, who possesses the Dragon Footprint.

At first glance, the Arcadia Movement appears to be a righteous organization dedicated to rescuing homeless Psychic Duelist, but is that really the case?

During his investigation, Yusei discovered that a significant number of the Psychic Duelist taken in by Divine had gone missing!

Although Yusei didn't know how these people had lost contact, he was certain that Divine's true motives for forming the Arcadia Movement were definitely not pure.

"I hope nothing bad happens to Qiu..."

However, the more you try to prevent accidents from happening, the more likely they are to happen.

Suddenly, the dragon mark on Yusei's right arm emitted a strong red light. 'This reaction... could it be Dark Signer?! Dark Signer is in this building...?'

'Oh no, Qiu is in danger!'

Just as this thought crossed my mind, a wall of purple flames suddenly rose around the building, quickly forming a giant lizard-shaped painting that enveloped the building.

"Has it already started?" Upon seeing this, Yusei immediately rushed into the building.

After running up and down several floors, I finally saw Qiu standing upstairs, along with a large, black-haired woman in a black dress.

"Is that the second Dark Signer? I need to get to Qiu's side as soon as possible..."

However, just as Yusei was about to continue running up the stairs to this floor, a fireball suddenly shot towards Yusei's head.

"What!?"

Realizing what was happening, Yusei quickly rolled over and narrowly avoided the attack.

Boom--!!!

At that moment, the violent explosion naturally caught Aki's attention upstairs, and she saw Yusei taking cover from the attack downstairs. "Yusei!?"

Misty, the Dark Signer standing opposite, chuckled coldly. "Heh, it seems the other Dragon Signer can't interfere with our duel. Our cooperation with Divine was definitely the right decision."

"Divine actually cooperated with the Dark Signer, how could this be...?"

"Unfortunately, that's the truth, Aki Izayoi."

"Why?"

Misty said coldly, "Because this is your punishment!"

"What did you say?"

"I know very well that Divine is no good, but he wants to destroy you, and I want revenge on you, so our goals are aligned."

"Revenge? What do you mean? What are you talking about?"

Misty: "Fine, I don't think you'll confess honestly. No matter what you say, the child won't come back. But I'll at least make you apologize, make you go to the underworld and apologize to that child."

"Alright, let's begin our destined duel, Aki Izayoi!"

"..."

As Aki and her friends began their duel, Yusei's group finally encountered their enemy.

"You actually dodged my attack, not bad. But I won't let you go up there, Yusei Fudo."

The person blocking Yusei's path was none other than Divine, whom Misty had mentioned.

Yusei stared coldly at him, "Divine, you actually helped the Dark Signer. You were using Qiu all along."

Divine tossed his incredibly thick hair and said disdainfully, "So what if she is? A mere pawn dares to disobey me. In that case, I might as well destroy her."

Yusei narrowed his eyes. "So, if I want to get to Aki's side, I have to defeat you, is that what you mean?"

"That's it! Let me show you the true power of Psychic Duelist! Qiu will go easy on you, but I won't!"

With an inexplicable overconfidence, Divine raised his Duel Disk towards Yusei...

"A duel? No choice... I have to go!"

Yusei skillfully opened a portable card case, took out his deck, and set it onto the Duel Disk that had been prepared beforehand.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]

[Divine: LP4000]

"I'll make the first move!"

[Divine's hand cards: 5→6]

Divine seized the initiative without hesitation, "Summon [Earthbound Eye]!"

As he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a burst of light rose in the front row, and a mechanical clown, a shell without a body, appeared.

"Then, I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell [Emergency Teleport] from my hand!"

"This card can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower Psychic-Type monster from your hand or Deck... Come, [Mind Protector]!"

Then Divine raised his voice and shouted, "I'm using a level 3 [Mind Protector] to adjust the star level of a level 2 [Earthbound Eye]!"

"Let the fire of hatred that ignites in the abyss of my heart transform into a black raging torrent and ravage this world!"

Synchro Summon! Appear, [Magical Android]!

In an instant, flames rose, and a 'magician' dressed in technological attire emerged from the firelight, landing on Divine's front field.

[Magical Android: Attack Power 2400]

Then Divine grabbed another Spell Card from his hand, "I'll activate another Quick-Play Spell [Psychic Overclocker] from my hand. This card can Special Summon any number of Level 2 or lower Psychic-Type monsters from my Graveyard, but as a price, I'll take damage equal to the combined Levels of those monsters multiplied by 300."

"Come back, [Earthbound Eye]!"

[Earthbound Eye: Attack Power 1200]

[Divine: LP4000→3400]

"I'll set two more cards face down, end of turn."

[Divine's hand: 6 → 1]

"Although I cannot attack on my first turn as the first to act, the effect of [Magical Android] activates during my end phase!"

"[Magical Android] During its End Phase, it recovers 600 Life Points equal to the number of its Psychic-Type monsters. I have two Psychic-Type on the field, so it recovers 1200 Life Points."

[Divine: LP3400→4600]

Chapter 52 The Psychic-Type of a Salted Fish

"My turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand: 5 → 6]

"Psychic-Type deck...?"

Yusei narrowed his eyes, examining the monster before him. Most of this race activated their effects by paying up life points; with payment comes recovery, so many of the Psychic-Type's cards are tied to their own life points.

Aside from a series of Psychic-Type decks, it's generally a rather weak race, lacking any particularly strong backrow decks. So...

"When you have no monsters on your field, you can Special Summon [Junk Forward] from your hand."

After the off-white mechanical warrior entered the field, Yusei then played another card from his hand. "Then, I activate the Spell Card [Synchro Overtake], by revealing one Synchro Monster from my Extra Deck, I can add one Synchro Material from my Deck or Graveyard with the name of that monster to my hand or Special Summon it. This turn, I cannot Special Summon any monster other than a Synchro Monster from my Extra Deck."

"I reveal [Junk Warrior] and Special Summon [Junk Synchron] from my Deck."

As the passageway opened, the model worker's figure immediately came into view.

Immediately afterwards, Yusei shouted, "I'm using a Level 3 [Junk Forward] to tune a Level 3 [Junk Synchron]!"

"O holy lance that illuminates the starry sky, liberate souls and awaken the world! Synchro Summon, [Stardust Assault Warrior]!"

In an instant, a bright green light shone, and the Stardust Warriors, wielding two screwdrivers as weapons, landed on the front lines of the Yusei.

[Stardust Assault Warrior: Attack Power 2100]

"At this moment, the monster effect of [Stardust Assault Warrior] activates. If this card is successfully Synchro Summon and you control no other monsters, Special Summon 1 [Scrap] monster from your Graveyard."