His gaze was resolute as he said solemnly, "There are three reasons I have to win this fight."
He raised his hands and gripped Tetsuhiro's tightly. "First, I knew Ai hadn't vanished completely!"
Yusaku pushed outward with all his might. "Second, back in the vortex, I felt Ai calling to me! Ai needs my help!"
"Third, after finally finding Ai again, I'm going to defeat you and take Ai back!"
But no matter how hard he and the two monsters behind him tried, they could not budge Tetsuhiro an inch.
"My time is limited. For humanity's future, I have no choice but to resort to this." Tetsuhiro smiled. "Just two monsters? Servants, attack!"
Repulsive Force abruptly blasted them away. At his command, Tetsuhiro's shadow stretched ever longer, and countless powerful monsters emerged from it, immediately moving in to overwhelm them.
"You're a Duelist who can control spirits too?" Yusaku's expression remained unchanged. He decisively unfolded his Duel Disk, ready to insert his Deck.
"Don't even think about moving."
Repulsive Force descended on Yusaku again, restraining him once more.
"Ah! For Ai!" Yusaku roared, struggling with all his might.
Meanwhile, Black seemed to sense Yusaku's feelings. His body, which had been affected by the system, actually began to move.
His right hand trembled as he struggled to raise it. With deep affection, he spoke to the aloof, handsome young man with yellow-and-red hair and a skintight battle suit. "Play...maker..."
"What?!" Tetsuhiro was somewhat surprised. "System, wasn't he rebooted? Why does he still remember that name?"
[Notice: Because his underlying code was preserved earlier, his behavioral logic retrieved this name from the code on its own. Rest assured, host: the target's memory storage has been cleared by the AI Reboot Device.]
"Good. Wouldn't want you two joining forces." Ignoring Yusaku's