The Seven Stars organization.
The chairman.
A flicker of understanding crossed Yūki's eyes.
Sure enough, it was Kagemaru, that old fossil lying in a life-support capsule and dreaming of immortality.
Back then, this Abandoned Dormitory had been a testing ground for illicit Shadow Games tacitly permitted by the school's higher-ups. Who knew how many students' souls had been crushed beneath this ground? The accumulated resentment and power of the Shadow Games ran unimaginably deep.
In the original GX timeline, this altar had been a vital fuel depot Kagemaru used to supply the energy needed to unseal the Sacred Beasts.
Later, Titan had also stumbled into this place and dueled Jaden, which had allowed Kagemaru, watching from the shadows, to seize the opportunity to recruit him as a puppet enforcer.
It seemed that the stir Yūki had recently caused at school had produced a slight butterfly effect in the plot, prompting the Seven Stars to send a pawn to the island ahead of schedule to scout and harvest.
Yūki understood perfectly, but Asuka, standing beside him, instantly tensed when she heard the key phrases "Seven Stars" and "three years ago."
She strode up to Heichuan Jin, her fists clenched tightly. Her normally cool, composed eyes were now filled with anxiety and urgency.
"If you're with the Seven Stars, then you must know about the students who disappeared from the academy three years ago, right? Atticus Rhodes! Do you know someone named Atticus Rhodes?! Where is he now?!"
Startled by Asuka's sudden, fierce questioning, Kurokawa Jin shrank back, his eyes full of bewilderment.
"A-Atticus Rhodes? I've really never heard that name!"
Heichuan Jin hurriedly waved his hands and explained, "I only joined the Seven Stars two months ago! I'm just an outside member at the very bottom!"
"I'm not even qualified to