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

Chapter 396 "Savior"

Although this setting may not be of much interest to many, and most viewers are either focused on his deck or his cool D-Wheel, Mr. Paradox, who occupies half an hour of screen time in the entire anniversary animation, is actually a scientist.

Although only a small amount of information is shown to players, this character has indeed destroyed several worlds single-handedly.

By the way, it's worth mentioning that the story of the special episode takes place because Paradox ultimately wants to cause a change in the world line by eliminating Pegasus, thereby causing the Eternal Shift, which is closely related to the development of Duel Monsters, to disappear from the world.

In addition, some people have analyzed the game's structure and found that both dueling kings had bad starting hands and were stuck with bad hands, which gave Crab Bro, who was on the rise, a chance to perform.

Some people even complained about why Paradox didn't choose to move the timeline earlier, but instead had to time it around the time of Duel City to pull the three main characters into a single AoE.

But at least for now, Mr. Paradox should still be respected... even if only for his D rounds and deck.

"How should I put it? If I may, I would like to hope that you have already completed your deck."

"Hmph, you don't need to worry about such things, 'Mr. Savior'."

Paradox crossed his arms, but his gaze involuntarily fell on the floating code around him.

"Speaking of which, I might need to thank you."

"Thank me?"

“That’s right. In fact, the period when you were active was something we wanted to avoid at all costs. Z-one has emphasized several times that we need to avoid you, this unpredictable and powerful person, no matter what.”

"Of course, you are right. After all, it would be fine if you didn't show up. But if you dare to spread your pain in front of me, none of you will escape."

Of course, it must be admitted that the future quartet of the 5DS is in a class of its own among all the previous works.

Unlike villains like Dartz, Darkness, or the Great Evil God, the villains in 5DS, starting with Godwin, are characterized by "conflicting stances" rather than human conflict.

Whether it's the Godwin brothers of the Dark Signers or the Future Four, their initial goal was to save the world. As the final boss of the last battle, Z-one, the last human in the future world, fully embodies the element of humanity.

From the despair of the opening duel to the unconscious longing and belief at the end, and finally facing death with equanimity, the final boss battle of 5DS truly left a very deep impression on Yumei.

Although, he used Izayoi Aki's background music.

However, this does not mean that their actions can be forgiven.

The midnight reversal, the journey of the Machine Emperor to the past, and the family tragedy of Shirley Leblanc, which is only briefly mentioned in the background of the story—all of this was caused by them.

Few people know that without the intervention of the Future Group, there would have been no Zero Point Reversal, the New Domino City would not have experienced such a major problem, and nearly an entire city would not have died.

And if we combine that with what Paradox himself said...

Are you ready?

You Ming slowly raised his hand, and as the green indicator light flashed, a certain power gradually rippled outwards.

"I'm going to defeat you now and restore this world to its original state. Any objections?"

Paradox did not respond directly to this.

The man standing atop the D-wheel had his arms crossed, his eyes fixed on the white-haired boy as if trying to discern something from him.

However, he couldn't see anything.

His expression was calm, without any disgust or hatred.

Even though he himself was standing at a higher position with the help of the D-Wheel, he still felt like he was being looked down upon. "You really are as strange as the history books say. Someone as strong as you who has come into contact with the 'truth' shouldn't still be obsessed with those things."

"the truth?"

“Unlike you, we are merely life forms etched on the earth’s surface. But whether the world is destroyed or reborn, whether intelligent life flourishes or declines, it is all just a possibility derived from the ‘core’ here.”

At this point, Paradox narrowed his eyes:
"Including those people you know whom you call 'friends'—Seto Kaiba, Yugi Muto, the nameless Pharaoh—their deeds can be altered at will. Just change one event or one instruction, and they will not appear in the world."

"So what do you want to say?"

Why are you so persistent?

Upon hearing this, You Ming was taken aback.

When a certain question echoed deep within his heart, he subconsciously frowned.

Then he saw Paradox raise his finger:
"Although I only discovered this fact recently, even if I managed to alter the course of the entire world and change it into various forms, you still seem to exist."

Upon hearing this, You Ming narrowed his eyes:

"Judging from your tone, you're coming for me?"

"To be precise, it includes everyone, including you—Duel Monsters and Eternal Revolution. These are all elements that led to the destruction of the world. The former is essentially the basic logic of the world, and even killing Pegasus would not help. The latter has many constituent elements."

The Perpetual Rotation Machine – invented by Dr. Fudo and invested in by Haima Corporation.

As a renewable and infinite energy source that can truly help the world put aside its prejudices, its origins are actually quite easy to trace.

"So you're changing the world to make these elements disappear?"

"Of course, there's also you. In fact, according to my calculations, if you completely disappear, the factors that lead the world to destruction will be reduced."

"You mean I caused the destruction of the world?"

"Mr. You Ming, are you unaware of this yourself?"

Seeing the boy's seemingly indifferent expression, Paradox merely narrowed his eyes:
"Do you need me to recall for you what you did about a day ago... no, two days ago?"

"If it's just two days, this damn world seems to have run into some trouble again. I took down that organization called Orichalcos."

"That's right. You easily destroyed the former king of Atlantis, and with a wave of your hand, you destroyed his ambition and obsession that had lasted for ten thousand years. You even helped a witch who was gradually going mad to get rid of her obsession."

Upon hearing this, You Ming's expression suddenly changed.

"It seems you've realized that you've resolved all the troubles in that place we call the Elf Realm, let them develop, and then—severed the connection that should have existed between the two worlds."

And what did this bring about?

"You help a broken world become whole, you free them from the malice of another world, but unfortunately... this is our world."

Finally, the word was slowly uttered from Paradox's lips:

"It was those emotions and malice that flowed into the perpetual motion machine and destroyed the world."

(End of this chapter)