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

Chapter 365 It's all the "hero's" fault

Upon seeing the phantom of the castle suspended high in the sky, You Ming felt as if his mind had been tied in a knot, because something had appeared in front of him—"Overlord City".

To be honest, although it's essentially linked to the "hero" concept, the name itself makes it clear that it must be inextricably linked to something else:
"Overlord."

To be precise, it's the character from the anime GX who, despite having a terrible track record, gained immense popularity because of his overwhelming aura and the fact that most of his 'teammates' were utterly incompetent—Haoh Judai!
Anyway, that's how it's written in the setting—because Jaden awakened his own Conqueror's Power, the heroes also fell into darkness and became beings with "evil hearts".

But what about now?

As for the answer...

"coming."

Just then, accompanied by the old man's deep voice, the evil castle finally revealed its true form.

At the same time, a figure slowly walked out of the city gate.

Upon seeing the figure with the cloak billowing, You Ming subconsciously frowned.

Almost exactly as I remembered it, just like in the animation, the armor that appeared was made of dark gold.

Beneath the demonic mask lay cold, golden eyes.

The Overlord—he surveyed the entire city from high above, then slowly raised his hand and issued a command:

"Do it."

The command was transmitted, and a figure with black wings emerged from the dark mist.

"It's the 'Winged Demon of Karmic Fire'!"

On the other side, the boy who saw that figure gritted his teeth:

"It's...it's about to begin."

The trembling sound seemed to be foreshadowing something, but before You Ming could process his thoughts further, the pitch-black karmic fire from hell had already appeared in the surveillance footage.

'boom'

The "Winged Demon of Karmic Fire" flapped its wings, and the blazing flames quickly swept across the entire street.

At that moment, the false prosperity was shattered, and the entire street was left with only firelight and the instinctive, almost unavoidable, heart-wrenching cries of pain.

At the same time, the darkness in the sky seemed to grow even darker, and Youming's head grew hotter and hotter.

They are killing people...

Moreover, unlike watching someone else's memories of the past, this is happening right before your eyes!
"These guys..."

"It's not over yet, young man. You'll soon see the most frustrating part of this place."

"?"

Is there anything more outrageous than a street massacre?

some.

Reality tells You Ming that such things do happen!

Faced with that ball of fire, the people stopped in their tracks, but did not show any signs of panic.

Although there was clearly an emotion called fear on his face, he just...
With the fire trucks already in place, they changed their route, and cars and pedestrians turned around and went in other directions.

It was as if it were just a simple, ordinary fire.

just like……

"Do they think those who died don't exist?"

“It’s not that it doesn’t exist, but rather… they’ve become accustomed to it.”

What do you mean by "you're already used to this kind of thing"?

Perhaps it's because of different customs, but Youming felt that he couldn't easily accept such a thing based on his own values, to the point that his mind was still buzzing.

After a while, only when it realized that this matter seemed unavoidable did the helpless brain try to understand the current situation.

"So, they've gotten used to people dying all the time?"

“That’s right.” “And then, even though you protected them from the ‘Multidimensional Kaiju,’ they still treated you rudely?”

"……Um."

The old man's voice was soft, but his hesitant silence, seemingly unwilling to accept reality, was deafening.

It was like a silent bomb, instantly igniting a raging fire:

"That's why I said this is strange. Even though Grandpa Spark was one of the founders of the organization and one of the earliest 'Elemental Heroes,' they had that kind of attitude."

"Perhaps, maybe it's because they've never seen me before?"

"That's not a reason."

Just as "New Universe Hero" opened his mouth, his somewhat embarrassed voice was immediately pushed back.

"Clearly, everyone has been protected by 'heroes' all along, so why is there such an attitude...?"

"Because 'heroes' shouldn't even exist in the first place."

"what?"

For a moment, the boy was stunned.

He gaped open as if he had heard something unbelievable.

Faced with the young fan whose dream seemed to have been shattered, the old man's face did show some reluctance, but it was quickly swallowed up by his innate, steel-like determination.

"Heroes should not exist..."

"That's not true at all!!!"

Before the old man's mechanical, repetitive voice could finish, the boy couldn't help but roar loudly:
“A hero is…”

He seemed to want to say something, but perhaps due to his limited experience, the boy's meager verbal skills failed to provide any strong rebuttal.

finally……

'patta'

As if a string in his head had snapped, the boy finally escaped from this place that had caused him so much embarrassment.

'thump'

He fled deep into the secret base, slamming the door shut as if to vent his small rage.

"So, there's no need to be so heartless, is there?"

"...But it's true."

Meeting You Ming's helpless gaze, the old man sighed:
"Today, people have long regarded 'accepting one's fate' as an essential quality of life. They don't actively strive for anything, and instead place all their hopes on others. This is precisely because of the existence of 'heroes.'"

What can I say when you've made such definitive statements? I don't know anything about what's going on here—although there's no need to voice this complaint.

In fact, when the old man turned his gaze towards him, he already had the idea of ​​pouring out all the things from the past.

And this includes his identity:
"Speaking of which, that kid said you're an 'Elemental Hero'?"

“I did use this name a long time ago.”

Slowly standing up, the old man walked to the bare wall.

'Click'

The button was pressed gently, and a hidden door opened, revealing the concealed wardrobe.

Deep within, a blue and gold uniform caught Youming's attention.

"That helmet..."

‘Zi La’

As the old man touched it, an arc of electricity crackled across the fitted uniform, proclaiming his former identity:
"That's what people called me a long time ago."

Gradually, that aged body overlapped with memories, ultimately leading to that youthful appearance:
"Elemental Hero - Sparkman."

(End of this chapter)