Chapter 78

"Etc!"

Seeing Rafael fleeing, the Yugi quickly gave chase.

However, Rafael had already climbed the ladder and was taken up into the air by helicopter.

Rafael: I'm outta here...

Yugi Muto:... Then what should I do?

The Yugi is now stuck here after Rafael destroyed the drawbridge.

There was nothing he could do but wait for his companions to come and help.

Later, a companion threw a rope over, and they used the rope Yugi to safely reach the bottom of the valley.

Chapter 107 Weevil Underwood Attack

After Rafael escaped, the Yugi's characters lost all leads in tracking Doma.

So they went back to Professor Hopkins and Rebecca, and indeed, as Rafael had said, the professor had already been released.

The professor is currently resting in the RV, so we'll have to wait until he wakes up to find out what his research findings are.

It was almost noon when the professor, having rested well, finally woke up.

Upon seeing the professor's arrival, Yugi eagerly asked, "Professor, is there any new information?"

"I haven't deciphered all the inscriptions yet, but I do have some guesses about the nature of Dorma."

What is it?

"Doma is probably a descendant of humans who lived in Atlantis, a place once known as a paradise on earth, long ago."

Everyone has heard of Atlantis.

It is said to be a continent that once sank to the bottom of the sea and only exists in legends.

"Atlantis is not a legend; the inscriptions on the underwater ruins are the chronicles of Atlantis."

According to the professor, Atlantis once created a highly advanced civilization and dominated a vast territory. It was known as a paradise on earth, and people believed that peace would last forever.

However, it was ultimately destroyed by a monster suddenly awakened by one of the kings of that time.

"The royal family of Atlantis bestowed upon the gods power with stones possessing incredible strength in each generation."

As the professor spoke, Yugi took out the green gem he had previously seized from Grimo from his pocket. Looking at the glowing green gem, Yugi murmured softly, "The power granted by a stone of incredible power... that's what gems like this are!"

The Yugi then shifts its focus back to the professor.

"Is there any other intelligence, Professor?"

The professor shook his head. "Unfortunately, that's all we can do in terms of interpretation."

The good news is that Doma is likely related to Atlantis as recorded in the underwater ruins, which provides a clear direction for research.

The fact that Dorma would specifically come to erase the professor's research materials further suggests a connection; those records may contain information detrimental to Dorma.

The next part of the itinerary was finally settled: to go to the Florida museum used as the base for excavating the ruins, where research materials should still be kept. The Yugi's group's mission was to rush there and protect those research materials.

Afterwards, the Yugi's group boarded the train and set off.

Because Florida is quite far, you have to take a plane to get there, and the nearest airport to town is by train.

However, not long after getting on the bus, another accident occurred.

The Yugi suddenly realized that the train was now empty except for them.

When they came to their senses, the train had already been split into two sections, and the group had been forcibly separated. Jonouchi and Honda Hiro were left in the rear carriages that were gradually coming to a stop, while Yugi and Anzu remained in the front carriages and continued onward.

Inside the carriage, the Yugi called out to the train attendant, but no one responded.

It seemed the train was now operating without a driver, so Yugi and Anzu tried to get to the driver's cab.

But suddenly, he was stopped by a bright green mushroom-shaped hairpin.

Standing atop the train, looking at the bespectacled, malicious-looking dwarf, the Yugi player frowned in discomfort.

"Hiahiahiahia..."

"The Insect Tamer Weevil..."

"Weevil!? Why would it be in a place like this?"

Anzu also climbed onto the roof of the car.

"Yugi, let's duel!"

The Yugi player looked at the opponent warily, "Weevil, you wouldn't happen to be...?"

"Let me make this clear: I'm not the same person I used to be."

As he spoke, the Weevil Underwood pulled a green-glowing gem from its pocket.

"Why? Why did you join Dorma?"

The one who raised the question was Anzu was behind the Yugi.

Despite the example of Rex Raptor and her poor relationship with them, she still couldn't understand why they would join a dangerous organization like Doma.

"The Yugi is, of course, about defeating you."

"Weevil..."

"Let's settle this once and for all, Yugi."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Weevil Underwood raised its left hand and unfolded Doma's standard Duel Disk.

Yugi replied with a serious expression, "Weevil, even if I were to refuse, you would definitely insist on activating the power of the [Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians] to duel me, wouldn't you?"

"Of course!"

"I see."

The Yugi readily accepted the challenge.

After all, the Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians can forcibly pull people into a duel, and there's no use refusing.

As for persuading Weevil, Yugi has no right to do so, because they are not friends, and their relationship is extremely bad, so it is impossible to persuade them, nor does Yugi have any obligation to do so.

Instead of wasting time arguing, it's better to seal him away sooner rather than later, and deal with him when we find Dorma's lair.

After so many battles, the Yugi has become quite decisive in its actions.

"Step back, Anzu."

"Yugi..."

"The Weevil is no longer listen to reason, so the only way to stop the accident is to defeat him."

As they spoke, the Yugi began with the Duel Disk.

"I see."

Seeing that the Yugi had its own judgment, Anzu stopped being stubborn and jumped onto the roof of the next carriage.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yugi Muto: LP4000]

[Weevil Underwood: LP4000]

"I'll start, draw a card!"

[Weevil Underwood Hand Cards: 5→6]

After placing the drawn card in his left hand, he picked up another card in his hand.

"Hiahiahiahia, let me use this card."

The Weevil Underwood grinned mischievously as it placed the card on the playing area.

Then, Who Uses Dies Barrier unfolded beneath his feet and instantly encompassed the Yugi.

Fortunately, Anzu left the Yugi beforehand, otherwise she might have been blown away by the barrier's power.

"Hmph! Ahhhhh--!"

The dark energy flowed into the Weevil Underwood's body, making him feel extremely comfortable.

When he raised his head, a protective barrier mark had appeared on his forehead.

He looked utterly ecstatic. "This is the power of Orichalcos!"

Despite having witnessed it many times before, King couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Weevil has finally activated [Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians]. Be careful, AIBO."

"Um."

The Yugi nodded slightly, its eyes fixed intently on the Weevil Underwood.

However, the latter's next steps were quite simple.

"I first summon a defense monster, then set one card face down, and end my turn."

After the Weevil Underwood has an extra face-down card in both its front and back rows, it simply ends its turn.

[Weevil Underwood Hand Cards: 6 → 3]

Chapter 108 Skilled Kuriboh Magician

Looking at the two face-down cards at the feet of the opponent, King frowned slightly.

"Pretty conservative..."

"Um."

After responding with a sound, the Yugi player drew a card.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 5→6]

"The opening move was a bit weak, let's test the waters."

As he was thinking this, Yugi placed a card from his hand onto the Duel Disk.

"I summon [Skilled Kuriboh Magician] from my hand."

After a flash of light, a short magician dressed in worn robes was projected, holding a wand with many hairs inlaid at the top, and his shoulder armor was shaped like Kuriboh's claw.

[Skilled Kuriboh Magician: Attack Power 300]

"Hiahiahiahia, what's going on? This Yugi? You're just summoning weaklings with only 300 attack power right from the start?"

"That little bit of attack power won't be enough to defeat my defensive monster."

The Weevil Underwood gave a mocking look that seemed utterly smug.

Looking at his irritating face, even the usually mild-mannered Yugi suddenly became furious.

Yugi had never liked this person before, especially since the Weevil Underwood had once thrown a set of Seal of the Orichalcos's Yugi into the sea on a cruise ship.

Although the Yugi doesn't want to seal Weevil, the conflict between them has never been resolved, and now Hwamochi is causing trouble in their way, so the game doesn't feel too guilty about sealing Weevil.

Of course, the Yugi doesn't lose its rationality in duels; he temporarily ignores the enemy's taunts.

He inserted another card into the Duel Disk and said, "I activate the Equip Spell [Binding Wand], equipping this card to [Skilled Kuriboh Magician]. The equipped monster's ATK increases by 100 points equal to its Level."

The Skilled Dark Magician held a skull wand inlaid with red crystals in his hand.

[Skilled Kuriboh Magician: Attack Power 300 → 700]

[Yugi Muto's hand cards: 6 → 4]

"And each time either player activates Spell Card, [Skilled Kuriboh Magician] places a Spell Counter."