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

Chapter 93 Exodia's Dark Game
As a card game with life points, Yu-Gi-Oh is certainly not limited to playing through monster collisions, autism, and other methods of clearing the opponent's life points. There are also various ways to achieve the conditions described on the card and become the winner:
'Special Rules Victory'.

Including but not limited to the Guangchuang that is always on people's lips, the jackpot pot that some card players will put into their decks, the Ouija board that An Moliang played in the original work... and the guy in front of him.

"Exodia."

The armored vehicle, moving at high speed, finally stopped at the edge of the huge mausoleum. You Ming got off the vehicle and looked at the head just above the entrance.

"I didn't expect to see this in a place like this."

"Yes, I was surprised too."

At the same time, Mr. O'Brien, who also got out of the car, spoke.

"I've heard about the value of this thing before I died. It's said that a complete set of cards is incredibly valuable on the black market, and some people even lose everything for it."

"hiss……"

Hearing this, You Ming couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his teeth.

"It's only been a few years since Bekas actually issued the 'Witchcraft Cards'..."

To be honest, there are too many flaws in this statement.

First of all, as a card with a publisher, it is already a very abstract thing for a card that has only been released for a few years to be called a "legend". The location of some cards is even made to look like excavating treasures and antiques.

But even so, we have to accept these things with a pinch of our nose.

"That's what it is."

Mr. O'Brien began.

"I've also been commissioned by many enthusiastic wealthy individuals to find those seemingly bizarre cards, and they have indeed caused many strange phenomena...especially this set."

He looked at the sculpture, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"Exodia?"

"Yes, about fifteen years ago, when I was still struggling on the battlefield, a world-renowned explorer, Thorgrok, hoped that I could be his bodyguard on his journey around the world."

"Sawgrok?"

You Ming suddenly realized that the name sounded familiar.

"Yes, he was a very powerful but somewhat eccentric explorer."

Perhaps he had thought of something, and a smile appeared on O'Brien's serious face:
"By the way, his hair color is weird too. His hair is obviously gray, but his bangs are still blond."

"Could this be a protagonist who just popped out of nowhere?"

You Ming was obviously joking, but O'Brien nodded in agreement.

"That's right. His life is indeed legendary. He has been experiencing games and adventures all his life. When he found me, he had just completed an expedition in Egypt, helping the Egyptian Archaeological Bureau excavate the lost tomb of the pharaoh."

"Egypt? Pharaoh?"

The mercenary just nodded.

At this moment, he didn't seem to notice You Ming's increasingly strange gaze, and just indulged in nostalgia without permission.

"Yes, according to him, he seemed to have received some kind of guidance from the mausoleum and was searching for Exodia's card. And that trip... I can only say that it benefited me greatly."

"That must be a very treasured memory, right?"

After listening to O'Brien's words, You Ming felt that he could imagine an adventure like "Indiana Jones" in his mind.

But just as he was thinking this, the person involved shook his head:

"No, it wasn't. It was a cruel journey, like boiling a frog in warm water."

"cruel?"

"You should know, right? Exodia actually has a lot of cards."

"...That's right."

Although You Ming didn't remember it clearly, he vaguely remembered that the original work or animation mentioned this.

"It's essentially just one of those 'meaningless' cards you see everywhere in game stores."

"Yes, but if you consciously try to collect it, you'll run into all kinds of crises."

The mercenary couldn't help but close his eyes.

"When we collected the first card, we lost our passports. When we collected the second card, we were suddenly harassed by the local underworld. From then on, all kinds of problems would arise wherever we went."

“…What bad luck.”

"When we collected the third one, we realized that some people were beginning to forget us. When Mr. Sogrok was involved in a mafia dispute, he tried to seek help from his family and friends, hoping to draw on their energy, but he found that they had already forgotten us."

"This situation..."

"It's a dark game—it wasn't until this moment that we realized we had fallen into Exodia's dark game."

"By the time we collected the fourth one, we had become practically invisible to the world. Mr. Sogrok's wife and children had forgotten his existence. Even if we walked on the street, no one would notice us. Passing cars wouldn't notice us, and even if we wanted to talk to others, we couldn't."

"Then when we collect the fifth one, it should be over?"

"...No, actually, after finding the fourth card, Mr. Sogrok gave me his remaining belongings and told me to find a place to live in peace and not live a life of hunger. Of course, even if everyone ignored me, I should not break the law."

"then you……"

"I agreed."

O'Brien spoke. "I didn't stay with Mr. Thorgrok until his death. I simply followed his instructions, took the money, and hid in a small town. No one knew me, no one spoke to me. I lived like that for a long time, until one day, someone found me and sent me a letter. I learned that Exodia's Dark Game... the curse had been lifted."

At this moment, You Ming could see something flashing in the mercenary's eyes.

As if unwilling to look at the hideous grin that seemed to be playing with the world, O'Brien looked up at the huge eyeballs that were still floating in the sky.

"But I never saw Mr. Thorgrok again."

"However, it seems that you are still a mercenary..."

You Ming spoke subconsciously, but before he could finish, he saw Grayfa, who had remained silent until then, shook his head.

At that moment, You Ming realized something and couldn't help but sigh.

"Anyway, if Exodia is our enemy, it would be quite troublesome."

Hearing this, O'Brien just nodded calmly.

"Yes."

As if regaining his previous seriousness, after looking around, he took out a card and stuffed it into the seat.

The next moment, a humanoid robot appeared on the main driver's seat.

"Alliance Pilot"

After saluting everyone present, the driver drove away.

"Alliance pilots will patrol the area during this time, allowing us to thoroughly explore the mausoleum before us."

Having said that, O'Brien couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Then let's go, Mr. Youming."

Although the invitation was made in this way, the mercenary took the lead and walked in front.

Looking at the heavy back, You Ming just sighed.

Although O'Brien didn't say the final word, some of it could actually be guessed.

Maybe he wanted to prove something, or maybe he simply couldn't get over the knot in his heart.

Just like the 48-year-old adventurer...

No, this example seems a bit inappropriate?

"I can only say that no one who ends up in a place like this has a simple background."

There was no sound, no response in the silence.

"No, can you answer me?"

"what?"

You Ming looked at Greyfa, but at this moment, the strong man seemed to have just woken up from a dream.

Looking at his sleepwalking-like behavior, You Ming twitched his lips:
"what happened to you?"

"I seemed to hear some sound, like singing."

"Have it?"

"There's none?"

"..."

After looking at each other in confusion, You Ming turned his gaze to the third person present - the house boy.

Ever since entering the Dark Sanctuary, she has maintained her physical form.

"Did you hear anything?"

"No."

she whispered.

"I didn't hear anything."

"but I……"

"Okay, okay, stop being distracted and hurry up and catch up."

Looking at O'Brien walking alone in front, You Ming twitched the corner of his mouth.

"In a place like this, letting others act alone is a big taboo."

"Oh oh."

Hearing this, Grayfa finally took a step forward.

However, he still couldn't help but look around.

His eyes scanned the mouth, teeth and eyeballs in the sky, and finally, his gaze returned to the earth.

"But, I can clearly hear it."

Looking at the boy in front of him and the little girl floating in the air, Grayfa couldn't help but scratch the back of his head.

"Tsk, it's so itchy, am I going to grow a brain?"

(End of this chapter)