Duels should be played with a smile.

However, his inquiry did not receive the response he deserved.

His reply was still the same monotone words.

"Resistance, card explosion, tricolor Kang".

It was as if they were listing sins.

The super-magician tried to gather his magic power, attempting to dispel the dream in the most direct way.

Unexpectedly, magic did indeed condense within his body, but it was exceptionally weak.

Just as he was about to pause the gathering of magic to look for other clues, the magic that had been as weak as a trickle instantly returned to normal, and the surging magic boiled within his body like a never-ending river.

Following the restoration of magic power came words that carried a hint of malice.

"Today, you are released from prison."

The moment those words rang in his ears, the Super Magician felt the sensation of being watched by the world's will begin to fade.

It's very small, but it is definitely changing. If it weakens a little more, he can regain most of the power he used to fight against the world's will.

"Released from prison? Are you the will of the world? Or its representative? Is the outside world in such a mess because that idiotic will of the world has made a mess of things, and they need an outcast like me to put out the fire?" The super-magician asked loudly with a hint of provocation.

But there was still no response.

If it weren't for the slight malice in that mysterious voice, he might have even suspected that the voice reciting narration was a pre-programmed message.

"But you'll soon understand."

"Freedom comes at a price."

The mysterious voice rang out again, and the Super Magician had a vague premonition that something big was about to happen.

"Most things in this world come at a price, and I don't need you to keep repeating that here. What I want to know most right now is why I was thrown into this place."

The Super Magician pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out what connection the words "prisoner" and "freedom" had with himself and the office of the Jaden.

Until the mysterious voice uttered its final words.

"Prison will be your companion; the name of the Overlord will be your new cell."

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through the Super Magician's mind. He retrieved all the things that Jaden had experienced over the years from his memory and presented them one by one in his mind.

"Who are you?! What are you going to do to Jaden?!" Super Magician shouted.

"Come at me if you have a problem! I'm just a dead man anyway! But I will never allow you to lay a hand on Judai!"

Witnessing Jaden grow from a naive boy burdened with heavy responsibilities into a mature adult who reigns supreme over the entire fusion dimension, Super Magician is both Jaden's elder and his friend.

Although he and Jaden himself don't actually have any special relationship, in the mind of the Super Magician, Jaden's important position is not necessarily less than that of Leyu.

"In the name of the Super Magical Dragon Knight, I declare! Whoever you are! If you dare to lay a hand on Jaden, I will risk my own destruction to find you and drag you down with me to our deaths!!!"

……

"Tsk tsk tsk... How strange, but it also feels... so interesting..."

"However, to be fair, the armor worn by the Super Magician and the Overlord Armor worn by Jaden have quite a few similarities."

Through this special connection, observing the Super Magician's every move, Leyou felt like he was going crazy with joy.

He never expected that his spur-of-the-moment idea of ​​making a meme would turn into something interesting.

Originally, he only wanted to set a trap for the Super Magician so that things could proceed smoothly afterward.

"Wait a minute... This is clearly my card, or at the very least, it belongs to Yugi or Jonouchi. Why is he so interested in Judai? What's the story between him and Judai?"

"Strange, so strange, it even feels like I've been tricked by a cow..."

Leyou's intense curiosity made him want to give Super Magus another "Heart of the Swarm" or "Legacy of the Void" to see if he could reveal any more big news. However, his limited sense of "responsibility" temporarily held him back, making him stop his pranks on Super Magus.

I was already exhausted from printing a card earlier, and if I stay here any longer, I might be completely defeated when I go back at night, getting utterly routed and forced to show my "family brotherhood".

Compared to "Fun", "Status" is more important.

"But hopefully, when he finds out the truth, he won't come chasing me with a knife... I've got it! I'm such a genius, woohoo~ Let's start today's entertainment~"

……

Rewind a few hours, when Jaden heard Leyu's suggestion, his eyes widened in surprise.

As expected of you, this idea actually... seems somewhat feasible?

Judai compared the candidates he had considered with the ones that Rakuyu had just proposed, and suddenly realized that it seemed, perhaps, that there really wasn't a problem.

"You've planned everything out for me from the very beginning?" Jaden asked, somewhat annoyed.

"No, no~" Leyou waved his hand and said, "It was just a coincidence, and then we went with the flow."

Originally, I came to this world just to collect my fragments. If things go well, I'll see if I can make up for the regrets I had when watching the anime before.

Not long after arriving at the Fusion Dimension, he discovered that the most crucial Fusion Card was missing. Leyou was about to finish it off, but then things took an unexpected turn. Just as he was about to leave, he received news that the Super Magician was returning.

Coincidentally, Leyou was quite free those few days. When people are free, they like to lie down and daydream. If no one bothers them while they are lying down and daydreaming, they are prone to overthinking.

As someone whose thinking is naturally quite divergent, once Leyou started daydreaming, she couldn't stop. As a result, a seemingly interesting plan was born.

"Whatever you want. It's really kind of you, someone who likes to slack off, to come up with these plans..."

Having seemingly accepted Raku's suggestion, Jaden suddenly felt much more relaxed and even spoke more casually. He was no longer the same person who wanted to maintain his domineering presence while simultaneously wanting to abandon all his reserve because of Raku's actions.

Turning his gaze to the arena where the cheers had gradually subsided, Jaden's face broke into a smile.

Although they are not yet ready to take over the reins of the kingdom, it is fortunate that their former partners have gradually caught up with them.

Moreover... as long as he is no longer the overlord who merges dimensions, he no longer needs to rush forward relentlessly like before.

He can choose to stop for a while and take a break.

While resting, we waited for our companions to arrive.

And then... just like before, we walked side by side.

Perhaps with more people, he won't be able to walk as fast as he used to to accommodate everyone else's pace, but at least then, he won't be alone.

"They are true heroes too... They quietly averted a crisis, and they deserve this acclaim."

"That's right... but are you sure you don't want to show your face?"

"No need, they are enough."

Unlike before, Jaden did not go to the arena to deal with any potential follow-up issues.

He turned around and walked back the way he came.

One step, two steps, before he even left the passage, his figure began to fade.

Watching the figure gradually fade away, Leyou teased, "Even though I found you a scapegoat, you don't have to run away this fast, do you? How impatient are you?"

"I'm not like you... I'm here to do what I'm supposed to do."

"what's up?"

"Of course... we should go and settle accounts with those bastards from the Pendulum Dimension!"

The echo reverberated through the players' tunnel, but Judai's figure had already vanished.

As a fellow troublemaker, Leyou silently mourned for the troublemakers of Pendulum Dimension, then glanced back at the arena, which had become lively again thanks to the professional commentators, before turning around and walking in the direction he had left.

"Ella's keeping things in order here, so we don't need me... I should go and fool people... no, I should go and take care of something important."

"I'm really curious... curious about what interesting things will happen after the Overlord disappears."

"The train will continue its journey to the next station. What will happen when the dimensions merge? And where will you go?"

"My childhood hero... Jaden Yuki."

"I wonder what kind of stage you will step onto?"

……

Super Magician is currently in a dilemma.

He really wanted to investigate the dream he had just had, but when he thought about how he still needed to help Jaden deal with some things that were inconvenient for him to handle, he was having some trouble deciding.

"Compared to these things, that inexplicable dream should be more important... but we don't have many clues right now, it's a difficult situation."

After weighing the options in his mind for a long time, the Super Magician finally made up his mind that the mysterious dream was more important.

As he finished tidying up his work and prepared to head to a location he suspected was the best, his duel disk suddenly beeped again.

That was an alarm clock he had set to remind him whenever Jaden returned from the virtual world.

“Perfect timing... He’s back. He probably has a lot of other things to take care of right now. I’ll go find him and meet up once I’ve made some progress on my end.”

After briefly summarizing his situation and sending it to Judai, the Super Magician left.

A few minutes later, he reappeared from the teleportation spell once again. The Archmage took a few breaths to relieve the fatigue caused by the continuous teleportation before preparing to continue with the next teleportation.

At that moment, an unexpected figure appeared in front of him.

"You...you came quite suddenly." The super mage spoke calmly, with a hint of wariness in his voice.

Leyou, who had been wandering around aimlessly and suddenly bumped into his target, shrugged and replied, "It was quite sudden. I was just wondering how to start the conversation after meeting you, and then you just appeared right in front of me."

"What should I call you?" the Super Magician asked.

"random."

"Then I'll call you by your name, and you can call me Super Magician."

"Row."

Both of them are quite efficient at times, so in this situation, they can skip the introductions between each other.

"Judging from your expression, do you need something from me?" the Super Mage asked, his tone casual and conversational, as if he were completely unaware of the special relationship between him and Leyou, as if it were just a greeting between ordinary friends.

"Let me make this clear beforehand: I'm quite busy right now. If you're going to say something like 'I'll go with you,' we can end this conversation early."

Because of the inexplicable dream he had before, which involved Jaden, Super Magician felt that he couldn't leave until he figured out the details of that dream.

“Then we can continue our conversation.” Leyou suppressed his laughter and said with a smile, “Although I do need to take you away, there are priorities. As long as you agree to do me a small favor, I won’t rush you to come with me until I’ve gathered the other Whisper Spirits.”

Anyway, I didn't plan to do this in the first place.

Anyway, Leyou still doesn't know what will happen after collecting them all, so empty promises are just something to be made casually.

Seeing that Leyou's intentions did not conflict with his own, the Super Magician lowered his guard and asked, "What kind of important matter is it that is worth you making this special trip and offering me such generous terms?"