Yu-Gi-Oh! Your Friends Are Fighting Out of the Underworld

Chapter 256 A sense of fragmentation

Amidst the clouds and mist, the duel airship continued to move forward in the darkness.

And in the magnificent hall in the center, a solemn voice stirred up the final commotion:

"Well then, the elimination round of the first Super Expert Rules Tournament - Duel City has officially concluded."

The person who spoke was naturally Isono. Although no one knew when he became a core member of the Kaiba Group, he now indeed served as the crucial referee and emcee.

He had witnessed the Dark Game unfold, and seen the losers of duels fall unconscious, but he maintained his almost unchanging serious expression as if nothing had happened.

“The four players who can participate in the final round are as follows:
International Illusion Society - Representative Yu Mei, Duel Kingdom Champion - Yugi Muto, Kaiba Group President - Seto Kaiba and..."

Reading the list in his hand, Isono suddenly fell silent.

He subconsciously reached out and pushed his sunglasses, as if he wanted to confirm something.

But that hesitation caused some dissatisfaction:
"What are you doing? Announce it quickly."

Mr. Jonouchi said so.

Looking at his proud look that seemed to make even his nose turn up, Isono looked embarrassed.

"Hurry up!"

Finally, after the second round of urging, he finally gave up.

"The three-legged cat with mortal bones—Katsuya Castle."

"what?!"

The moment that name came out of his mouth, Jonouchi's expression changed instantly.

"What you said is not right."

Just when he was about to get angry at Isono, he suddenly realized that the "uncle" in front of him was not the one in charge.

According to my experience, there is only one person who has such a bad taste and would even put it into action:
"Kaiba! Do you enjoy doing such wicked things?"

"Hmph... I think this name is just right."

Obviously, Kaiba never gives in on this matter, and he doesn't even think he's done anything wrong.

"You're just an outsider who relies on luck. It's goddess of luck that has allowed you to get to this point."

"What did you say?!"

"Hmph, but no matter what, that's the end of it for you."

Looking at Jonouchi's unhappy and irritable face, Kaiba just sneered:
"You won't be able to get away with the next battle by relying on your ridiculous luck."

"Kaiba, you really want to fight!"

Anyway, this is how things turned out - Jonouchi won.

Although You Ming did not go directly to watch the match between Jonouchi and Hibiki Momiji because of Zack's incident, he was not surprised by the result.

After all, in the words of GX, the three strongest people of that era were Yugi Muto, Seto Kaiba and Katsuya Jonouchi. Even if they were the third strongest, they were still the third in the world.

Compared to him, Hibiki Momiji, who only holds the championship title in the comics, is obviously not that famous.

The only person present who couldn't accept this was probably the 'little fan':

"How can a hero lose?"

Amidst the chaotic noise, faint sobbing sounds could be heard from the corner.

Yujo Judai—the little boy who was destined to achieve great things in the future—just clung to his brother Momiji's clothes tightly, his eyes almost overflowing with grievance:
"How can a hero lose? The Flame Winged Man won't lose!"

In response to this, Hongye just shook his head helplessly:

"There's nothing I can't lose, Judai. Losing only means I'm not as skilled as the other guy."

"But, Hongye brother could obviously win. If it weren't for... if the Fusion Summoned monsters weren't unable to attack during the current turn, Hongye brother would have won!"

Hearing Judai's aggrieved voice, You Ming's mouth twitched. This was just how it felt to play as a hero in the anime version of Duel City. The special rules that still existed were practically crippling restrictions for a "hero" still focused on fusion.

In addition, Hongye may not be playing his future set of heroes that are truly based on the theme of "elements", but is building a set of four useless heroes that are no stronger than the card deck. I can only wish him good luck.

"I'm sorry, Mr. You Ming, I made you laugh."

"Ah, nothing."

Because he missed the best opportunity to look away, when You Ming came to his senses, he saw Hongye looking at him.

Obviously, he noticed something.

And that proper politeness inevitably made You Ming feel a little embarrassed:
"Rather, I feel like I should be the one to apologize - for some reason, I wasn't able to come to the game."

"No, that's not a mandatory requirement. A 'Hero' doesn't possess any tactics other than frontal assault."

“…It’s actually not that bad.”

Thinking of some combinations related to this field, You Ming couldn't help but shrugged.

"There will definitely be more and more tactics in the future."

"Of course, I believe the hero will become stronger and stronger."

He just lowered his head to look at his duel disk, then covered his deck.

"So, in order to be worthy of my deck, and to be worthy of these partners who have accompanied me all the way to where I am now, I must become stronger."

Hibiki Momiji is a truly good person - as a fellow countryman of the comic boss Terragodia, Mr. Zork, he cannot be mind-controlled by the "Planet Cards" and can only be tortured and forced to physically exit the game through dark games. He is even the most decent and mentally healthy of all the duelists present.

Compared to him, the person who was most worried was indeed another guy:
"Congratulations on making it to the finals, Jonouchi-kun. Also... I'm sorry, my attitude might have been a little off earlier."

"It's okay. After all, that's just the character of that bastard Kaiba. Yugi is actually the better one. He can stay friendly even with that guy."

"Actually, Kaiba-kun doesn't mean any harm..."

"Whether he has malicious intent or not, his attitude is wrong!"

Having said that, Jonouchi waved his hand:
"Just watch, Zack. I will avenge you—I, Jonouchi-sama, will take back the 'Odd-Colored Eyes'!"

"Well, thank you!"

Looking at Zack and Jonouchi getting along with each other from afar, You Ming couldn't help but frown.

"The attitude is completely different..."

He didn't think Zach was two-faced, but his current behavior brought about an indescribable sense of disconnection:

"But I'm not the type to accept favors for no reason... After the game is over, let's have a one-on-one match."

"Alright, I, Jonouchi-sama, accept this challenge!"

Competitive and enthusiastic, that bright smile doesn't seem to contain any scheming.

If I had to use a metaphor...

"It's exactly the same as Jonouchi."

"By the way, You Ming, if possible, I would also like to compete with you."

At this moment, the man suddenly turned his gaze.

"I was originally planning to meet you in the next game, but now it seems there is no chance, so..."

Then, he walked over boldly:

"After Duel City, can you challenge me to a duel?"

So, what exactly is Zach?

Does he really have his own personality?

(End of this chapter)