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

Chapter 383 Don't Give Up Hope
As always, the duel is over.

And with the end of the 'battle', those earth-shattering commotions have almost become a standard feature.

From the underworld to the mortal realm, from the elven world to this so-called 'Heroic Era', to be honest, Youming feels he's gotten used to this kind of thing.

If there's anything that's really different, it's probably that this time the opponent isn't fighting to the death.

[Congratulations, host, on defeating the duelist 'Overlord'! You have obtained...]

Just as some kind of dark power was being stripped from the Overlord's body, Youming slowly raised his hand.

A magnificent skeletal phantom flashed past behind him, and the King of the Underworld gently waved his staff, stabilizing the Overlord's almost uncontrollable body.

【0 points】

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Meeting the Overlord's grateful gaze, You Ming shrugged:

"After all, it's not a life-or-death feud between us, and besides..."

"what?"

Facing the golden question, the duelist suddenly felt a toothache, and for a moment he really didn't know what to say.

What can be said?
What's more, when I was a teenager with a case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), I thought the Overlord was ridiculously handsome.
That's wrong. Even now, he still thinks the Overlord is very handsome, and...

"From a duelist's perspective, I also have great respect for you."

These are my genuine thoughts based solely on what I've seen and heard in this world, without any childhood bias or hindrance:

"Of course, your indiscriminate killing still makes me uncomfortable; you look like a tyrant who should be overthrown."

"But he did it for the whole world. The 'darkness' that protects the world is being consumed by the light of destruction. How can someone like you understand the pain in his heart?"

Of course, it wasn't the Overlord himself who spoke.

In fact, before he himself spoke, Yubel, the world's number one eccentric fan and the future president of the Judai fan association, had already stepped forward.

A single glance reveals that Yubel's three eyes are filled with discontent, suggesting she may have wanted to jump out earlier.

However, Mr. Ba Wang clearly wouldn't let her continue throwing a tantrum here:

"Yubel".

"but he……"

Just as in the anime's timeline, those with twisted minds and yandere personalities still instinctively fear that golden gaze, the distinction between the dragon and the overlord is even more pronounced.

And Yubel had no say in his decision:

"But if you hadn't used all the power you received to protect this planet, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

"At the same time, he only relies on 'Elemental Heroes'."

A hint of helplessness crept onto his face, and the Overlord couldn't help but cast an apologetic glance at him.

Then, his expression turned serious:
"Moreover, he has already defeated me, which is enough to prove that he is more correct than I am."

Oh, I almost forgot, this tyrant is actually a standard meritocrat.

However, Youming actually disagrees with this line of thinking:

"To put it bluntly, it's not a life-or-death struggle, nor is it a battle of ideologies. Relax."

"easy……"

However, when this word echoed in the mind of the overlord, the king of the darkest universe could only feel a deep sense of helplessness.

"For me, this is something I only dared to dream of when I was young."

"But I saw you smiling during the duel just now, so you must have been quite happy, right?"

"……really."

This is the only point that the Overlord could not refute.

Even now, he can still recall that feeling of excitement. Even though he knows it wasn't a pure life-or-death duel, he still craved that victory after the heroes' "evil hearts" were shaken and shattered.

It wasn't about ideals; it was simply about wanting to win.

Even now, in defeat, he still has thoughts related to it:
"The title of 'hero' sounds pretty cool, doesn't it?"

It was not the Overlord who uttered these words. In fact, when this dark king came to his senses, he was even slightly taken aback.

but……

"Yes."

There's nothing he can deny about that:
"The heroes are so cool, especially the final scene where 'Flame Wingman' stands atop the skyscraper. I really loved that moment."

Meeting the gaze of the duelist, the Overlord closed his eyes.

Perhaps they are contemplating their future, or perhaps they are reminiscing about the past and reliving previous matches.

But regardless, he eventually came to a conclusion:

"Elemental Heroes is really good."

"Would you like to use it yourself if you have the chance?"

"Let's wait until later. At least for now, I probably won't have the opportunity to conduct further research."

The Overlord's words caused the Demon Dragon's expression to change slightly.

She seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she only met the tyrant's smiling gaze:
"Perhaps the rest is up to you, Yubel."

"..."

"We will meet again."

As if giving some kind of final instructions, the Overlord finally turned around.

Their eyes met, and at that moment, no words seemed to be needed:
"Then, shall we go together?"

"no problem."

"Wait, big brother."

The boy, who had been silent for a long time, seemed to want to say something, but before he could step forward, the colorful light blocked him from entering.

"Alright, leave this to us. You should know what you're supposed to do, right?"

Without emphasizing anything further, the boy unconsciously looked towards the city in the distance.

As the eternally unchanging darkness was slowly stirred, panicked cries echoed through the city.

"Humans are contradictory; on the one hand, they need change to progress, but on the other hand, they find it difficult to accept drastic changes, so..."

"So I will protect them."

The boy clenched his fist:
"Me, and Grandpa Spark, we will protect them!"

Oh, I almost forgot, Electro seems to still be alive.

"Cough cough."

Glancing at the silent, lightning-strewn old man who had already turned away, You Ming simply coughed lightly:
"In short, your world and your cities are now in the hands of you 'heroes' to protect."

"So... is big brother going back to his own world?"

"You can say that."

Restore to the original state?

Change the world?

Youming didn't know the specific structure of the world, nor did he know what was going on, but he was willing to believe that this world had its own story.

Even though it looks really dilapidated now, but...

"The night will eventually pass, and the dawn will rise again, so... never give up your hope no matter what."

"That can't just be something you say to comfort a child, right?"

But at a certain moment, Youming suddenly heard that voice in his ear.

However, this did not originate from any sound within the body or from the depths of the soul.

Turning around, he saw only the incredibly serious expression on the face of the king who should have been young:
"I hope you can do the same thing."

"?"

"No matter what, never give up hope that belongs to you."

(End of this chapter)