Duels should be played with a smile.

Moreover, looking at the smiling faces of Leyou and the other three, Philvo could completely guess what kind of torment Darkness had just endured.

What kind of crazy person would take on four guys whose names contain the character for "travel" by themselves?

……

"That's about it... Don't look at me, that's all I know, and that's all you'll know."

Four men and two women were surrounding a little girl in public. If no one explained, they would probably be thought to be having some kind of friendly interaction or illegal behavior. Fortunately, due to various reasons, there was no one else around.

EMem was still lying under the stage, scattered and disorganized, which made Leyou, who had rushed over, shake his head. He didn't even want to admit that these guys were actually fragments of his rationality. Look at Philvo, then look at these guys, and then at Zhenglong before. The difference between rationality and rationality is a bit too big.

After "torturing" Lishina, Leyou and the others obtained a lot of information about K's side. Before Leyou and the others arrived, Philvo had Lishina tell them everything related to Leyou on her own. After confirming several times that Lishina had no other useful information, no one continued to make things difficult for her.

Then they tied her up and threw her into the spare storage box of Leyou's D-wheel—because of the previous incident with Wei'er, Leyou had a sudden idea to add a storage box to its D-wheel, and unexpectedly it came in handy here.

Although Rishina has surrendered, her destructive power cannot be ignored, so tying her up and taking her back is a good solution. At most, the process might look a bit like child abduction.

"Those guys were actually part of the 'me' of the past... No matter how you look at it, it's a bit outrageous. And if that's the case, what about those Faceless Ones... What kind of existence was I in the past? The names of great beings have special meanings, so what does the name 'Eternal Calamity' mean... I'm getting more and more confused."

"Forget it, I'm not going to think about it anymore... Let's think about how to deal with these shameful EMem... Honestly, they are the most shameful EMem I have ever seen."

Philvo nodded in agreement: "To be honest, that's true."

"So, what do you think about finding the Silver Princess's elf card on that child?"

What do I think?

"All I can say is, it's all good news~ Let's go back and see how to awaken Princess Silver's spirit. After that... with Silver and Anaconda as our two great generals, I think the location of the water machine should be revealed by now, right?"

Philvo nodded again: "To be honest, it's true."

--

Time to think about which games to include in the final volume... Yu-Gi-Oh! is more than just card games.

I've played so many games, I feel like I want to write about so many of them, I'm having such a hard time choosing!

The ultimate dark game can't just be about playing cards, of course it has to be a bunch of different games, and use all sorts of games to decide the winner!

The original meaning of Yu-Gi-Oh! is that it's the king of all games!

Chapter 57 If Life Deceives You—The Answer is to Open Up!

"In conclusion, it seems that our best tactic at present is to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao."

"To relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao?"

"To put it more bluntly, move to a different place!"

"...I think you're just trying to make a joke."

……

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly. Leyou is currently experiencing double the good fortune, but the current situation is anything but joyful, because the misfortunes have also doubled.

Having defeated Rishina and successfully recruited her, and having found EMem while also obtaining a card containing the Silver Princess, it was indeed a very lucky event. However, just as they were packing up and preparing to return home, they received some not-so-good news from the Synchro Dimension.

"What?! We're under siege?"

Leyou tossed the flaming doll aside, turned around, and stared incredulously at Philvo, who had delivered the news, feeling as if it were all unreal.

As a seasoned player who always builds turrets and bunkers in other people's bases in RTS games, I was surprised to find my base raided today. It was a complete disaster for this veteran player.

"Why are you looking at me? Even if you are looking at me, it won't change the fact that Yusaku just received news from Aoi that we just left the Synchro Dimension and a group of spirits from who-knows-where appeared around the city. After besieging it for a while, they launched an attack."

Philvo looked somewhat annoyed. She felt that she had probably been indulging in pleasure for too long and had actually failed in her intelligence work.

"It was my oversight. I didn't consider that the enemy had other channels to monitor the city, otherwise..."

“You don’t need to take the blame for this.” Le You shook his head slightly and pondered, “Given the situation, we shouldn’t delay. Let’s prepare to return first. You go ahead and make the preparations. We can discuss the other details as we prepare.”

Philvo nodded in agreement and went to deal with the group of EMem that were gradually beginning to wake up, while Yusaku prepared for the return trip.

"What's going on?" Jaden and Yusei, noticing the unusual situation, approached and asked.

After dealing with Darkness, the two of them did as Philvo instructed, tying up Rishina and throwing her into the trunk of the D-Wheel—they were both strangers to Rishina, and being people who had done great things, there was no possibility that Rishina would cause any trouble.

"It's not a big problem." Leyou first indicated to the two that they didn't need to panic before telling them about the situation that Philvo had just mentioned.

"This isn't considered big?" Jaden was filled with questions. He quickly recalled some information about the city: "If this isn't big, then what is? If I remember correctly, the situation in the Synchronization City seems to be..."

Yusei chimed in, "It's complicated? That's a fact, just say it directly."

"In fact, one of the reasons why Leyou and I are not in a hurry is because the situation in the city is very complicated."

Although Yusei did not claim the identity of a savior hero after the cataclysmic disaster, but instead quietly worked with his companions and the survivors to rebuild their home, he still kept a close eye on everything that had happened.

While he didn't reveal his identity, he was not well-known to the general public. However, within the upper echelons of Synchro City, everyone knew the name Fudo Yusei.

Leveraging his prestige, which at the time existed only among the upper class, Yusei, who was very aware of the crisis, had prepared many backup plans.

"In fact, long before the city was rebuilt, the old city—which was then called Shin-Domino City—was divided into two areas. One was Shin-Domino City, where people lived a bright and glamorous life under the sun. The other area was called Satellite District, where all kinds of people lived, but there were many more people who couldn't stand the light of day."

Yusei spoke with a hint of nostalgia and a touch of wistfulness—it makes sense, considering he's not even thirty yet, but his "mature" demeanor and experiences mean that, without looking at his face, some might believe he's an old man.

"After that crisis, because the people of the Satellite District contributed a lot in dealing with it, and because New Domino City was mostly destroyed, the two districts merged again...and then—"

Having said that, Jaden roughly understood: "And then it became the Upper City and the Lower City?"

"Then this..."

Jaden, having figured it out, shook his head and chuckled, while Yusei smiled in the same way, though there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.

"That's right, as you think, as you see, everything is the same as before, only the name has changed."

“Then I think I know why you and he aren’t worried,” Judai suddenly said, his eyes filled with a wisdom that seemed to see through everything.

"I remember someone once told me that you came from the Satellite District... When you were rebuilding, you left something for the people of the Satellite District, right? And it just so happens to be useful now?"

Leyu and Yusei exchanged a smile and nodded in unison—neither of them told Jaden what their backup plan was.

Perhaps because he got to know the people who were into entertainment, Yusei was somewhat influenced by them?

When Jaden saw the familiar triumphant smile on Rakuyu's face, he could only shrug helplessly.

It's okay, you'll get used to it.

Now that we know everything's alright, let's go back to what we were doing.

……

After Lishina's abilities were sealed by [Skill Extraction]—it's not surprising that she would have a Skill Extraction card in the trunk of her D-Wheel—Lishina's control over EMem was completely lost. Plus, with Leyou and Philvo there, those lousy guys recovered quite quickly.

The first to awaken were Fire Puppet and Keyboard Monkey, two first-class war criminals—although they're no longer considered war criminals in this era, the crimes they committed are still etched in Card Master's memory. (So, the Magician and Dragon Swordsman are already on the paddleboard, when will Keyboard Monkey be released?! I want to play with a pendulum!!!)

Although he had woken up, he didn't know why these two guys didn't seem very smart. When he asked them questions, they would just smile and start doing acrobatics, leaving Leyou completely confused.

Finally, it wasn't until the Pendulum Magician and the Sky Magician also woke up that they were able to communicate.

However... these two guys clearly hadn't met Leyou for the first time. As soon as they woke up, they apologized to Leyou.

"I'm so sorry to see you again in this way... I don't even know what to call you."

Although the Sky Magician is dressed very much like Yu-Gi-Oh!, he is still very polite and courteous, and his personality shows no trace of "that man".

"Do as you please. Rather than something as unimportant as addressing someone, what I'm more interested in is whether we can find any clues about the remaining members after you all return."

To be honest, Leyou's feelings toward these whispering sprites are quite complicated.

The whispering sprite he created unintentionally became a reality, not to mention it became part of his unknown past. At first, he felt it was quite a dream.

Initially, thanks to the powerful presence of Victory Dragon and Old Ai, and thanks to... well, some things that are inconvenient to go into detail about, Leyou was also very much looking forward to the other Whispering Spirits.

However, after arriving in this mixed dimension, his attitude towards these elves gradually changed.

The appearance of the Eight-Tailed Bird allowed him to gain a real understanding and experience of the Whispering Spirits for the first time. The Anaconda showed him the differences between the Whispering Spirits, which also sparked his interest in finding all of them.

But when he discovered that what was originally just an interest in searching had become a necessity to find them as quickly as possible, he felt somewhat bored.

Not to mention, after witnessing the timeless power of Old Ai and Victory Dragon, and comparing it to the previous humiliating divine judgment and the defeated Dragon, he really has no interest now.

The only motivation probably comes from the compulsion of RPG players to collect everything.

"Regarding the whereabouts of the other elves..." The Sky Magician didn't answer immediately, but closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and nodded: "We alone are not enough to sense our companions from other dimensions, but you have already gathered a lot. With the cooperation of the Anaconda and the Silver Princess, finding the location of the Zoan Twelve should not be difficult."

Leyou nodded slightly, not too surprised, because according to his speculation, these were just part of the process. Lately, he felt like he was playing some third-rate game. At each key point, some events would be triggered, and then he would follow these events step by step.

The process may be different, and there may be some unexpected things, but no matter how winding the process is, it will eventually return to one node after another, and then continue to the next node.

He encountered Yata Uru as soon as he arrived at the academy, and soon after, he encountered the Faceless Men. Then came a series of events. It can be said that apart from his own desire to duel with Jaden, his other actions were mostly just going with the flow.

This sense of incongruity didn't exist in the previous world...

"The Zodiacs... are something to look forward to, but Princess Silver seems to be asleep right now. Do you have any way to wake her up? I'm guessing you're all pendulums?"

The Silver Princess's card was found by searching Lishina, but when Leyou asked Lishina before, she knew nothing. Because of the ruling of the Dark Duel, she certainly couldn't hide the truth, so the matter is very intriguing.

However, Leyou was not worried, and he did not bother to think about waking up the Silver Princess.

He wanted to use this opportunity to test whether he was really being manipulated, as he suspected.

Therefore, his choice was—to open for business!

Just like not studying before an exam and letting fate decide the outcome, Leyou has the same attitude towards waking up Princess Silver.

If I've really been set up, then even if I just lie around doing nothing, I'll still wake up Yin Jin by "coincidence." Then, unsurprisingly, Yin Jin will say that he knows the whereabouts of the water machine and take me to find it—based on the clues I've deduced so far, the person who might have set me up might really have such a simple thought process.

As expected, after hearing Leyou's words, the Sky Magician fell into deep thought again, and then, just like before, slowly nodded.

"After finding the twelve beasts, it won't be difficult to awaken Princess Silver Gold by pooling everyone's strength."

Leyou didn't delve into the relationship between Silver and the Twelve Beasts. What he wanted to know more about now was the relationship between himself, Snow Maiden, Ella, and Philvo—but never mind, he didn't want to think about it anymore.

Whether or not he was being manipulated, at least his feelings and experiences were genuine, and he could also sense the mutual affection between them.

Since that's the case, there's no point in dwelling on these things.

Only indecisive fools who love to wallow in self-pity would engage in pointless lamentations in these matters.

Whether someone is a show-off or a lazy bum, acting flamboyant and brainless doesn't mean they're actually stupid.

The conversation with the Sky Magician ended quickly; it was just a formality, not much different from completing a filler side quest in some third-rate games.

After completing these filler side quests, it's time to return to the main storyline—which I suppose counts as the main storyline, although Leyou feels that the level of this process arrangement is not much different from other ordinary side quests.