The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

Upon hearing this, Yusei smiled helplessly and patted the boy's head to comfort him, "Don't worry, I'll stay here for a few more days."

"Really?"

"Well, before the match started, Jack told me that in order to put my mind at ease during the duel, he had the head of the Security Bureau, Godwin, release my companions. If I'm not mistaken, they've already returned to the Satellite District."

Then Yusei returned to normal. "However, I don't completely believe that. Although I know Jack, I don't know Godwin as a person."

"So just in case, I'll stay in the city a little longer. I need to confirm whether Larry and the others are in the city or in the satellite district. If they're in the satellite district, I can try to contact them by computer. If they're still in the city, I'll have to put in more effort."

"Great, I can be with Yusei again!"

Not only Longya, but even the precocious Longke was somewhat pleased.

However, when he thought of something else, Long Ke's expression became worried again. "Yusei, I saw Yusei and Jack's duel. In that satellite area of ​​light, they were surrounded by a giant painting of spiders... What exactly was that?"

Recalling what he had seen today, Yusei frowned. "I don't know either... but if that scene is the future of the satellite district, I must stop the culprit that caused all of this."

Staying in the city makes it easier to conduct an investigation and see if there is any relevant information. If those things are hiding in the shadows, even if you travel back to the remote and impoverished Satellite District, you won't be able to find anything.

........................

Night had fallen asleep, but Yusei was still fiddling with the computer.

Drop drop!

The signal finally came through from their satellite residence: 'Yusei, we're back safely!'

Upon seeing this message, Yusei breathed a sigh of relief. Because it was a specific signal set on the D-Wheel, he was certain that the people on the other end were Larry and his group. It seemed that Godwin had indeed released them.

Just as Yusei relaxed, the dragon seal on his right arm suddenly glowed red, but it was different from before...

Feeling the pulsation of the dragon seal, Yusei couldn't help but frown. "I sense hostility from the mark. What's going on?"

Of course, this hostility was not directed at Yuxing, but rather it was as if the Dragon Seal had encountered a natural enemy, and it was a kind of stress response.

'An enemy has appeared... Could it be that spider?'

Thinking this, Yusei didn't have time to think further and immediately got up and went out. If it really was that spider, he had to find it, after all, it concerned the future of his hometown.

Not long after, Yusei finally walked out of the building's main entrance.

Just as he was wondering which direction to go, he suddenly noticed a figure standing opposite him, a mysterious person wearing a cloak.

Yusei looked at the person and noticed a purple glow emanating from their right arm. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was actually...

"A mark!? And it's a spider's mark!?"

Looking at the mark, which was shaped like the giant painting from before, Yusei was certain that the person was the one he was looking for. He hadn't expected that the other party would come to him on his own initiative.

"A mark similar to the red dragon's seal... just who are you?"

When Yusei asked him a question, the man in black didn't answer a word, but instead turned and ran away.

"stop!"

Seeing that the person was about to run away, Yusei immediately gave chase. This was the only clue to that scene, and he had to catch him!

Upon discovering that Yusei was catching up, the person did not speed up, but instead intentionally guided Yusei to a certain place.

Just as Yusei was feeling puzzled, the man in black suddenly turned a corner. By the time Yusei caught up, the man in black had already entered a building where vehicles were parked.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Dark Synchronization

"Is this a nearby parking lot...? Why did you lead me here?" (World line converges)

Yusei didn't suspect that the other party had set up an ambush in this place, because this kind of public place didn't seem like a place where a suspicious person like the man in the black robe would stay for long; it seemed more like a place that had been temporarily chosen.

So he boldly followed him inside, and soon saw the mysterious figure with the spider mark again, and questioned him: "Who are you?"

"Hmph hmph hmph...!"

Do you know what happened in the satellite region?

"Go ask the Dark Duel, for the Dark knows everything."

The man didn't respond directly; he was a master of riddles... He raised his Duel Disk and made a provocative gesture towards Yusei.

"A dark duel? Fine, I need to know the whole story."

Yusei had heard of the legends of the Dark Games, but for the sake of his hometown and his companions, he had to defeat the enemy before him.

"Duel!!" ×2

【Yusei Fudo: LP4000】

[The Man in Black Robes: LP4000]

The moment the two began their duel, purple flames suddenly rose around them, forming a prison that completely encircled them.

"This is......!?"

When Yusei saw the giant spider-like flames, he said, "You really do know something, don't you?"

"Hmph... We are sacrifices offered to the dark altar, and we can no longer escape from here!"

The man in black robes still didn't give a direct response, but instead drew a card. "I'll go first, draw a card!"

[Black-robed man's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After scanning his hand, he quickly made a decision: "I activate the Spell Card 'Discount Shopping' from my hand, discard a Level 8 monster from my hand, and draw two cards from my deck."

After placing an unidentified Level 8 monster card into the Graveyard, the man in black placed another monster onto the Duel Disk: "Then, I will summon 'Blizzard Lizard' in Defense Position."

Blizzard Lizard: Defense 1800

"Set two more cards face down, end the turn."

[Black-robed man's hand cards: 6 → 3]

"My turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 5 → 6]

The instant Yusei drew his card, the opponent decisively pressed the button to set a card: "At the moment you drew your card, I activated the Trap Card [Intimidating Roar]. Your opponent cannot declare an attack this turn!"

Upon hearing this, Yusei frowned slightly. "Seal off this turn's attack? Then let's strengthen our defense first..."

After glancing at his hand, he immediately played a card: "Spell Card [One-to-One], which can be activated by sending one monster from your hand to the Graveyard. Special Summon one Level 1 monster from your hand or Deck."

"Come on, [Mediation Supporter]!"

As soon as Yusei finished speaking, a passage opened up in the air above the field, and a robot with a wok on its head appeared.

"Then summon the Tuner monster [Starbone Dragon]."

The next moment, a dragon that looked similar to the Stardust Dragon but was much smaller appeared.

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 6 → 3]

"When the monster effect of [Star Dragon] is activated, when this card is successfully Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 monster in your Graveyard with 500 or less ATK in Attack Position and negate its effects. I Summon [Junk Defender] from my Graveyard."

[Scrap Defender: Attack Power 500]

【Star Bone Dragon】 cannot be used as a Synchro Material if it is not a Dragon-type monster, and other materials must be monsters of Level 4 or lower. Therefore, Yusei can only summon two monsters at present...

So Yusei raised his arm and shouted, "I'm using a level 3 [Scrap Defender] and a level 1 [Harmonizer] to tune the level 4 [Starbone Dragon]!"

"Let a ray of light cut through the sea of ​​stars and let the pulse of the soul roar in the world!"

"Synchro Summon! Appear, [Shining Stardust]!"

Under the illumination of the light of harmony, a giant silver-white dragon covered in starlight appeared.

'roar--!!'

【Flash Dragon Stardust: Attack Power 2500】

"Hmph, so it's finally appeared, the dragon of the Dragon Marker..."

"So you did know about me."

Upon hearing the other person's words, Yusei narrowed his eyes, becoming even more certain that the person in front of him was an enemy, not a friend.

"When [Synchronizer] is used as Synchro Material, you can draw one card from your Deck."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3 → 4]

Yusei glanced at his hand, then inserted it along with another card into the Spell & Trap Card slot. "I'll set two more cards face down. End of turn."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 4 → 2]

"Hehehehe... My turn! Draw a card!"

[Black-robed man's hand cards: 3 → 4]

After the man in black robes drew a card, he immediately pressed the button on the duel disk, and another face-down card at his feet was opened.

"Continuous Trap [Cry of the Living Dead]: Special Summon a monster from your Graveyard in Attack Position. I want to Special Summon a Level 8 Dark Tuner [DT Disaster Beast]!"

As the lights rose in the front field, a one-horned demon with a scarlet eye was revealed.

【DT Disaster Beast: Attack Power 0】

"Dark adjustment...?!" This was the first time Yusei had ever heard of such a thing, and he had no idea what it meant.

The man in black robes sneered: "Hmph, I'll use the [Blizzard Lizard] to Darkly adjust the [DT Disaster Beast]'s star level!"

"Dark Adjustment: [DT Disaster Beast] is level eight, [Blizzard Lizard] is level three! Hmph, invisible darkness, reveal yourself!"

The disaster beast transformed into eight orbs of light surrounding the lizard. The next second, seemingly ignoring the lizard's wishes, it injected stars into its body. Then, three of the orbs collided with and canceled out the lizard's own stars, leaving only five stars, all of which turned black.

Yusei: "What's going on? The stars have turned dark?"

"Yes, light has turned into darkness. Dark Synchro Summoning is to summon a Synchro Monster of the same level as the Dark Tuner by subtracting the Level of the Dark Tuner from the Level of a non-Tuner monster."

"How could such a thing happen? If you subtract level eight from level three, wouldn't it result in a negative number?"

He could understand not having a level as a StarCrafter, but he couldn't comprehend what an abstract concept it was if the level was negative.

"Of course, there are monsters with a level of -5 in our dark world..."

As he spoke, the man revealed a gray monster card.

Then he opened his arms and called out devoutly, "When darkness overlaps with darkness, the gates of the underworld will be opened, go to that world without light!"

"Dark Synchro! Appear, [Fitzgerald the Frozen]!"

A flash of black light, and an ice demon descended from the depths of darkness.

Fitzgerald the Frozen: Attack Power 2500

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Immortal Ice Demon

"Fitzgerald of the Frozen Realm... Is this the Dark Synchro Monster...?"

Yusei naturally recognized the monster before him, but its nature was completely different from anything he knew. Since its level was negative, its effects must be different.

The man in black robes grinned wildly. "Heh~, the effect of the Dark Tuner [DT Disaster Beast] monster: when this monster is used as Synchro Material, destroy one card on your opponent's field."

Immediately, the Disaster Beast reappeared and fired a ball of light at the Flash Dragon.

"Don't even think about it!" Yusei shouted upon hearing this, "Activate the effect of [Shining Stardust]: Once per turn, one face-up card on your field cannot be destroyed except once this turn. Wave Wall!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a barrier appeared on the body of the Flash Dragon. The light bullet exploded on the barrier with a 'boom'. After the explosion, it could be seen that the barrier on the Flash Dragon's body had disappeared.

“I anticipated this move…” The man in black robes looked unconcerned, then pushed his palm forward and commanded, “Use [Fitzgerald of Ice] to attack [Stardust of the Flashing Dragon], Blizzard Strike!”

In an instant, a large number of ice blocks shot out from the Ice Demon's body, raining down on the Flash Dragon like arrows. The latter responded with a Starlight Dragon Breath to counter the attack.

"What?! Attacking with a monster of the same attack power?! Are you trying to take us both down with you?"

"Hmph, who wants to die with you... When Fitzgerald of the Frozen Realm attacks, your opponent cannot activate Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step, and if there are no monsters on your field, Special Summon this monster that was destroyed in battle in Defense Position."

"Is that the goal?"

boom--! ! !

With a deafening roar, the colliding forces exploded instantly, engulfing the monsters on both sides.

When the smoke cleared, only Fitzgerald remained as the monster on the field...

Fitzgerald the Frozen: Defense 2500

"End of round."

Looking at the floor in front of him, torn apart by the power that had just erupted, Yusei frowned slightly. The legendary Dark Duel was indeed dangerous.

Currently, the effect of Dark Synchro Monster is very similar to what Yusei knows, except that the OCG version requires discarding a card to revive it. But if that's the only difference, Dark Synchro Monster doesn't seem that great, does it?