Duels should be played with a smile.

"Hmm~ The competition's over, looks like there's nothing else to do. Might as well go find the Snow Woman, I wonder what she's up to..."

Stretching and displaying a touch of exotic charm in the empty room, Ella's figure disappeared into the virtual world.

After an unknown amount of time, a pitch-black sphere quietly appeared in the lounge, transforming into an eye that silently observed and searched.

Until this area was redeveloped into other functional areas according to the plan, the black ball, along with this room, was transformed into the most primitive data stream and thrown into the recycle bin.

……

A week has passed since the successful opening of the first tour competition. During this week, tourists who came to Fusion Dimension Tourism have been leaving one after another. However, many tourists were attracted by the various attractions of Fusion Dimension and chose to stay longer.

It seems that due to the success of the first competition and its unprecedented popularity, other dimensions have also been exchanging ideas and discussing how to hold the next competition.

Because of this competition, Fusion Dimension has gained many benefits, both overtly and covertly. However, what puzzled many reporters who were waiting to catch a big news story was that Fusion Academy, which should have had a lot of big news at this time, not only did not make any big moves during this period, but even seemed strangely calm.

It was far too calm. In just a few days, the Fusion Academy returned to the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere it had before the competition, much to the disappointment of the onlookers who were hoping for a good show.

but...

Beneath this calm surface, turbulent undercurrents flow.

"I'm not going to be a tyrant anymore!"

When Judai's words were communicated to the relevant personnel at the Fusion Academy, the word "shock" simply couldn't describe their feelings.

But no matter who it is, their first reaction is that Jaden is joking.

What a joke! How could a responsible and domineering leader suddenly abandon his duties?

You'd be more believable if you said that the Demon Clock Cave is no longer under the world's attention and everyone can put three copies of it in their deck!

It's only January, not April. Making these kinds of false announcements will be punished!

But after they all confirmed that the news was true, they were filled with endless terror.

Yes, that's right, it's terror.

Once they got used to the fact that the Overlord would always be there to bail them out no matter what, and they could act with complete confidence, the Overlord's departure felt like the sky had fallen to them.

They tried to find out the reason why Ba Wang did this through various channels, but the answers they received were all exactly the same.

"The Fusion Academy may really need a tyrant, but that tyrant has never been limited to me."

This was Jaden's reply to the others.

He knew that Leyou had gone to see the Super Magician, but he didn't care whether the Super Magician would take over his position.

From the moment he figured it out, his vision was no longer limited to merging dimensions.

After his perspective broadened, he felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

He suddenly realized that in this vast world, there was still so much to learn, both for the Overlord and for Jaden Yuki.

Beyond the duels, there are many different landscapes waiting for him to experience.

He had seriously considered whether he would be able to experience a completely different feeling if he were to no longer walk the path of a duelist for a long period of time.

A duel may not necessarily be necessary.

The same applies to the overlord.

Following the previous statement, there is another statement, which was made by Judai to those who were once close to him but gradually drifted apart after he became the overlord.

These are simple words, yet they represent him from long ago and him now.

"I prefer to be a hero rather than a tyrant."

"But heroes have their own path to walk."

……

"You're leaving already?"

"Well, just one more look, then it's time to go."

An announcement had already been made in the waiting area, reminding passengers that it was time to leave. Judai slowly got up, walked to the side, and gazed into the distance.

He looked very carefully, taking in all the scenery he could see and etching it into his heart.

After making the decision to leave, he had no intention of delaying. His luggage was very simple, consisting of only a few necessities and Hubert, who was always "inseparable" from him.

He didn't even bring his deck. He told the heroes to stay in the Fusion Dimension and remain in their original positions until their duties were handed over, then they could come find him.

After all his heroes returned, he decided to see the world as an ordinary person.

"Making it so solemn, anyone who didn't know better would think you've been exiled to the frontier and will never return," Leyou suddenly complained, perfectly doing what an atmosphere-breaker should do.

Judai ignored Rakuyu's words and, after deeply imprinting all the scenery in his mind, sat back down and leaned back in his chair, saying irritably, "Such unromantic remarks are best said by you."

“I’m not wrong. It was your idea to come up with something like ‘the tyrant resigns to take responsibility’—no one would believe that’s a reason to fool people… Resigning to take responsibility means there must have been a problem. Plus, you’re planning to go to some remote areas of the fused dimension. So, all of that together makes it seem like you’ve made a mistake and are being exiled to the frontier.”

"Yes, yes, yes...you're right." Judai replied perfunctorily.

After several exchanges during this period, Jaden got used to this guy who had a special connection with his teacher, and through repeated吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary) and counter吐槽 (tu cao) sessions, he learned how to get along with this guy.

That's great! As long as the plane takes off soon, I won't run into this guy for a while. Just thinking about it makes me feel great!

Although this guy has been quite nice to me lately, giving me a vague feeling of being back with my teacher, this guy...

The teacher was good to me back then, and he was good to me too, but the teacher's attitude towards me wasn't just about being good to me...

"It's almost time, I should go. By the way, what are you going to do next?"

"Oh? You're concerned about me?" Le You's face lit up immediately, and she asked.

“Yes, that’s right, I care about you,” Jaden replied calmly. “As long as I know where you are going, I can try to avoid running into you.”

"Tsk tsk tsk, she's not cute at all. I still prefer the cute and chubby little Tetsuya from when she was a child."

"Tsk, that's enough. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Anyway, I'll be staying in a remote area of ​​the fused dimension for a while, so you probably won't be coming."

“To be honest, it’s true.” Leyou nodded, took out a card from his pocket, and tossed it to Jaden. “Here, I think this Jack is really similar to Kaiba back then. They both like to come to me as toys.”

"The Speed ​​Duel Tournament?" Jaden looked at the invitation in his hand, then at Leyou. "From this point of view, it is indeed... and you really do like to take advantage of anyone you can."

Just as Jaden was about to say something after carefully reading the contents of the invitation, the airport's announcement system began to play, reminding him that it was time to board.

"Alright, I have to go now. Goodbye... no, never again."

Judai tossed the invitation back into Leyou's hands, picked up his bag, and headed towards the boarding gate without looking back.

"He insisted on coming to me, so I couldn't do anything about it... May I ask, is there any special reason why you chose to go to a remote area as the first stop on your trip?"

"Of course there is." Jaden paused in his steps. "Of course, it's to find someone who disappeared without a trace!"

……

"here it is..."

I opened my eyes and was met with a scene of chaos.

It's hard to describe what these things are in words, and it's even debatable whether they can be considered "things" at all.

My body felt incredibly heavy. I tried to move my limbs, but it felt like my body wasn't even my original hands and feet...

At the very least, human hands and feet cannot produce mechanical sounds.

Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and after only a moment of thinking, Leyou felt incredibly sleepy.

After resisting for a few seconds, he gave up and closed his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, when Leyou opened her eyes again, what appeared before her was finally something she recognized.

only...

What on earth is all this?!

Generally speaking, people feel at ease when they open their eyes and see someone they know.

But Leyou only feels fear now.

At first glance, hundreds and thousands of starfish heads are neatly arranged in front of you. To the left and right of the hundreds and thousands of starfish heads are jellyfish heads and crab heads, and further back are lobster heads... The last two, the last one seems to finally not be aquatic, but the peculiar hairstyle is still eye-catching.

Thousands upon thousands of players who looked like expert card players occupied most of Leyou's field of vision, like an army of clones. In the corners of his field of vision were some "supporting characters" who were not as good as the six players, but were not much worse.

After realizing that he could see so many things at a glance, Leyou instantly understood.

My current situation doesn't seem to be that I'm not alone, at least not in terms of scale.

However, he could not control his body and could only guess his current situation based on his weak senses.

But the sensations coming from my body clearly told me that this was my own body.

The current situation... is like holding some kind of rally, a pre-battle mobilization...

Just as Leyou was lost in thought, the army of clones in front of him made a perfectly synchronized movement.

Raise one hand and place it in front of your chest, then gently press the Duel Disk with the other hand. The Duel Disk will quickly unfold, and you can hear countless overlapping "click-click" sounds, the sound of countless sound cards being put into the Duel Disk, and countless "Duel" sounds!

"Great! Very good! You're full of energy!"

The words came out of Leyou's mouth rather abruptly, but they were not spoken under Leyou's own control.

The current Leyou is like an observer residing in its own body.

He watched as the army before him reacted in various ways under his command, and then returned to calm under his orders.

"Good...very good..."

"With these, everything is ready."

"A world with no potential for development is bound to stagnate; it's entirely foreseeable that such a world will remain stagnant, and there's absolutely no need to continue expending energy to maintain it..."

"Instead of investing resources in a world whose potential has already been realized, it's better to dedicate energy to developing a new world..."

"From the ordinary to the linked, the potential has been completely exhausted... and your mission is over."

"The rest is up to your successor..."

Leyou sensed immense malice in these words, and he instinctively loathed the emotions and thoughts hidden within them.

These emotions... are somewhat complex.

There was a mix of emotions: a touch of melancholy, a hint of regret, a dash of exhilaration, and a sense of liberation.

Moreover... there was a deep-seated malice.

Leyou was very curious about what kind of willpower could express such complex emotions in just a few short sentences.