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

Chapter 74 A Passerby

Beneath the gloomy sky, amidst the occasional dragon roars, drifted a nearly insane laughter.

The sharp echo not only stunned You Ming, but even the giant dragon soaring in the sky looked sideways.

Of course, the same goes for Grayfa, who was warming himself by the fire.

"What happened?"

"I do not know."

Facing the soldier's puzzled gaze, You Ming couldn't help but scratch the back of his head.

To be honest, he felt that he had said nothing wrong.

Although the full picture of the incident has not been revealed so far, some key information has been revealed.

From a big picture perspective, although the legendary era of dragon prosperity was dominated by the dragon clan, judging from the status of the Five Emperor Dragons, it is this thing that is going to destroy the world.

However, it was not the dragon slayer who paid attention to details and had a direct hatred for the young paladin in front of him.

If what that 'fallen' guardian knight said was true...

"I'm actually very curious about the so-called holy land—the people in the Dragon Temple. What role do they play?"

After a burst of unbridled laughter, the young man lying on the ground, as if he had no strength left, took a deep breath.

then……

"A bunch of lunatics."

The Paladin spoke.

In stark contrast to the almost holy piety he displayed before, the paladin's tone now was extremely cold.

However, the frost failed to melt on his face.

"Mr. Duelist, would you like to hear a story?"

"Um……"

"It won't waste too much of your time. After all, it's really that simple."

Having said that, the Paladin couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"First of all, there is no misunderstanding between me and the dragon slayer."

"Oh."

"Secondly, I'm not a Paladin."

"what?"

Are you kidding? Isn’t that you on the card?
Of course, You Ming hasn’t got the card yet, so this obviously can’t be said.

and so……

"Well, tell me in detail?"

"Although I have always been proud of the Shining Knights, we are just a small group on the outskirts of the Holy Land."

"Oh no, no wonder you're so far away from the Holy Tomb...ah, it's actually not too far."

"In short, we are just a small group, far inferior to the Light Spirit Hall that serves the White Dragon. However, we have always followed the teachings of Master Filgrat, treating others with sincerity and allowing our hearts to bloom and shine."

At this point, a trace of nostalgia appeared on the Paladin's face.

"I have no family, and I grew up in this environment. The Shining Knights took great care of me. The former Paladin even appointed me as his follower and personally taught me martial arts."

"Well, then..."

"And then they all died."

"died?"

"They discovered a strange disease had broken out in a village, so they went to investigate. And then... they died there."

"So what happened?"

"do not know."

"..."

"I don't know. I don't know anything."

The Paladin lowered his head and murmured.

"I just heard that a cult appeared in that village, trying to hunt dragons and use dragon horns to gain the dragon's power, so it was destroyed by the angry dragons."

"It sounds like there must be a secret in there."

"Yeah, but I don't know anything, and I'm not qualified or able to participate."

The knight whispered.

"When the holy land was attacked by that dragon slayer, I couldn't help. I could only desperately protect the innocent residents who took refuge in the temple. When we survived, my companions and I wanted to help with the reconstruction, but we were driven to the periphery."

"..."

"I sought the wisdom of Master Filgrat, but it has been reincarnated."

When he said this, the knight couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Then he laughed.

"I've never actually met Lord Filgrat. Everything I know about him I've heard from the adults."

"But there is no doubt that its followers, its wisdom and its creed do point you in the right direction."

"That's right, it's a pity that I failed to execute it well."

Having said that, he tightened his grip on the sword.

"I wanted to rebuild the holy land and help people return to normal life. Even if I couldn't participate in the fighting, I had to protect those caught up in it. In the end, I didn't do anything."

After taking a deep breath, he pursed his lips.

"I am dead."

"..."

"The survivors of the holy land... or the higher-ups, warriors from other temples, and believers, they rushed into the temple that had not yet been repaired and killed me and my companions. That is my last memory." There were no spectacular battles, no so-called conspiracies or intrigues, no open or secret struggles. It was really just a very simple story.

An ordinary person who could only watch survived various disasters that happened openly, and then fell under the sword of his own people.

"I never became a Paladin until the end, and of course... I was unable to rebuild the Knights."

"..."

"Actually, I'm happy that you can call me a Paladin, but unfortunately, I'm not that powerful... Of course, I'm not noble either."

After sighing, he smiled bitterly.

"I don't actually know why I woke up in this place, but I know I'm alone here. No one has found me, and I don't know who I should look for. Come to think of it, I probably just insisted on staying there to keep myself alive and prevent myself from losing my mind and becoming a ghost or a zombie. Ultimately..."

He clenched his fists.

"Apart from those few remaining memories, I have nothing left."

"..."

"Anyway, this is my story. I'm not a paladin, not even a knight. I'm just a coward who's afraid of death."

He then stood up from the ground.

"I'll go back to the temple first. I don't think I'm even qualified to participate in the battle here."

"Um……"

"terribly sorry."

"But I have something to say, would you like to hear it?"

He stopped and You Ming took it as his agreement.

“The truly strong are those who, after being hurt, still choose kindness.”

"..."

"Of course, I'm not talking about those idiots who have no bottom line and are essentially generous to others, but... Anyway, I hope you can understand what I mean."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Duelist."

He bowed and left.

Seeing the still distraught figure, You Ming couldn't help scratching his head.

How do you say um?

"They are all poor people."

"So it's okay? He doesn't look like he's untied."

"The so-called heart knot is not so easy to untie, not to mention it's not complicated at all."

"...Your words sound contradictory."

"Contradiction is bullshit. Precisely because he wasn't involved in anything, precisely because he's just a marginal figure, he has to figure these things out on his own."

"So do you think he can?"

"Yes, I even believe he will become a true knight."

"...I thought someone like you wouldn't express such sentimental thoughts."

Hearing this, Grayfa fell silent.

"I didn't expect you to be so gentle."

"Oh? You mean I'm usually cruel?"

Instantly, a huge pressure came over him, and Grayfa shook his head desperately.

"No, no, no, I don't have such thoughts."

"never mind."

Looking at the panicked look of the strong man, You Ming sighed.

All I can say is that his view does not come from so-called trust or simple belief.

After all, there is still a card in my impression.