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

Long Ke: "Yes, that's true."

“But it’s too early to be happy…” Jack said calmly, arms crossed. “We still don’t know how many Darkmarkers are left. Our battle has only just begun.”

Just as he finished speaking, the surroundings were suddenly enveloped in a mist, and a low laugh came from within the mist.

"Hmph! You're right, the real battle between the Dark Markers and the Dragon Markers has only just begun!"

"who is it?"

Yusei and the others quickly looked toward the source of the sound. Four tall, muscular men emerged from the thick fog, two of whom were people Yusei and Jack knew.

Yusei: "Kiryuu!"

Jack: "And... Poma!?"

Upon seeing Yusei and the others, 'Kiryu' spoke in an inhuman voice: "We meet again, Dragon Seals! This time, I'll let you taste our terror!"

Poma: "Yusei and Jack... Unfortunately, I also have my own revenge goals, so I have no choice but to become a Dark Signer and fight against you."

At this moment, the leader standing at the front finally spoke up: "The duel just now was just a greeting. That man was just a temporary addition... Fudo Yusei, Dr. Fudo's son, as an opponent who stakes 5000 years of hegemony, I look forward to your performance next."

Hearing this, Yusei's heart skipped a beat: "You know my father? Who are you?"

"Of course I know him. Seventeen years ago, I worked in MIDS, the MOMENT development department led by your father, Dr. Fudo, as Dr. Fudo's assistant. My name is Rudger Godwin."

"Godwin!? Could it be!?"

"Hmph, just as you guessed, Dr. Immovable's other assistant is my brother, Rex Godwin."

"!!!!" ×N

Yusei urgently questioned, "Rudger, do you know the truth about what happened 17 years ago?"

"Who knows... Hehehehehe!"

At the same time, the little girl Long Ke seemed to sense something and glanced at the silent extra, the muscular guy.

"Did you notice, little girl?" The last Dark Marker sneered, suddenly raising a seven-star white card.

Long Ke: "Ah, that's...!?"

The reason was that the card depicted a slender female dragon that looked like a fairy, exactly like the dragon in Long Ke's memory.

"This card is rightfully yours. If you want it back, challenge me. I will not run away or hide... My name is Demac, the Dark One who possesses the Mark of Cousin."

As the man spoke, he revealed the monkey mark on his right arm.

Then Rudger spoke again: "The stage for your battle is ready. Head to your respective star lands and settle your scores there."

"What does that mean!?"

Before Ludger and the others could reply, the surrounding fog suddenly became extremely thick, and the Dark Markers turned around at that moment.

"Wait! You haven't answered my question yet!"

Just as Yusei was about to give chase, the fog completely obscured their figures, and they disappeared without a trace. Seeing this, he had no choice but to give up.

Where exactly is the Land of the Stars? I hate riddle-makers!

Chapter Sixty-Six: Splitting Up; Goodbye 'Ghost Willow'

"The constellations that the Dark Signers spoke of are probably the four devices that manage the old MOMENT."

"Control device?"

After the Darkmarkers left, Deep Shadow told everyone what she knew: "Before the old MOMENT went out of control, the seals on these places were broken. These control devices have four code names: Ccapac Apu, Ccarayhua, Aslla Piscu, and Cusillu. In Quechua, these mean giant, lizard, hummingbird, and monkey."

"So they correspond to the four Earthbound Gods respectively..." Yusei said thoughtfully, "But what about the remaining Earthbound Gods?"

Long Ke: "Oh right, what about the spiders we've seen before?"

Deep Shadow explained, "The spider refers to the old MOMENT's code name, Uru. In order to seal the old MOMENT, its control device must be activated."

Qiu: "That man named Rudger just now seems to be the leader of the Dark Signers. I'm afraid the card he was holding is Uru."

Jack seemed to have made a connection to something and suddenly interjected, "Wait a minute, what about the extra Boma besides these five Earthbound Gods?"

In response to his question, Shenying made a guess: "According to the records, in addition to the five earthbound gods mentioned above, there is also a geoglyph in Nazca Lines called Challhua, which means 'fish'."

Yusei suddenly added subconsciously, "It should be ChacuChallhua (査库·査略亚)..."

“‘The Hunting Fish’...?” Shenying nodded and said, “Although I don’t know how you know this name, I guess that earthbound god named Boma is a fish.”

Jack: "Originally, we needed to defeat the Dark Signers who were guarding the four control devices first, but the lizard and hummingbird have already been dealt with. This leaves two positions vacant, and I'm afraid Poma will take over guarding one of them."

Qiu continued, "Then we need two people to confirm these two places separately. I need to go to the lizard's place."

Niuwei chimed in from the side, "Should we split up?"

Yusei nodded: "Yes, time waits for no one... and I must bring Kiryu back as soon as possible, so I need to go to the location of the giants."

Next up were the twins...

Long Ke: "The monkey is Dimark, so I'm going there to reclaim the [Ancient Fairy Dragon]."

Longya: "I will protect Longke!"

The last hummingbird was Jack's.

After defeating their respective opponents, they headed straight to the location of the old MOMENT to deal with Ludger, the final opponent.

Yusei: "Even if we're separated, we're still connected by a strong bond. We must all win, and then we'll meet again in the old MOMENT!"

After everyone had finalized their plans, they split up and headed to the locations of the control devices in the four directions.

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On his way to Guiliu's location, Yusei suddenly saw a pillar of light rising in the distance.

That's the direction of the twins and the cow's tail. Something must have happened to Ryuko... But it doesn't matter. Ryuya, who's there, will protect Ryuko. Thanks to Yusei's previous training, Ryuya already has the ability to face the Dark Markers directly.

Yusei knew that the Red Dragon intended for Ryuya to become a Dragon Signer, so he believed that the Red Dragon would protect him at the crucial moment. Although the battle with the Dark Signers was dangerous, it was also a test for Ryuya.

Despite his worries, Yusei turned the handle of the D-Wheel without looking back and continued toward his destination.

After driving for an unknown amount of time, he finally saw a tower standing on the ruins not far away, and below it was a figure riding on a D-wheel. That person was none other than 'Ghost Willow'.

As soon as 'Kiryu' saw Yusei stop in front of him, he burst into laughter, speaking in a non-human voice: "Hahahaha~! You've finally come! We've been waiting for you for so long, Dragon Seal Holder Fudo Yusei!!"

Yusei understood that the person in front of him was still a Jibakushin (a type of Japanese spirit). "KISAMA! How long are you going to keep possessing Kiryu's body?"

"Hmph hmph hmph~, of course I can keep it as long as I want, after all, it was a wish he made to me before he died."

"desire?!"

"That's right, it's about taking revenge on you, Yusei! I will be the one to carry out the final battle for Satisfaction Team!"

"The final duel..." That was what Kiryu said on the day he and Yusei parted ways.

"Do you remember now?" 'Kiryu' suddenly reverted to Kiryu's voice, shouting in an accusatory tone, "Yusei! Why were you watching from the guards' side back then? Did you really betray me?"

Yusei: OMO (lol)

Yusei almost believed him. "You think you can fool me with Kiryu's tone, you evil god?"

Upon hearing this, 'Kiryuu' pursed his lips: "Tch, you noticed? That's why I hate Dragon Markers...!"

“Evil God, you’ve got one thing wrong. Back then, I wanted to take the blame for Gui Liu’s crimes by turning myself in, so I never betrayed him. Gui Liu and I have already reached a consensus, and your words can no longer affect my resolve.”

"Haha, what a pity, your words won't reach him either! Since they can't affect your state of mind, there's no point in saying more..."

"Alright! Let's begin our final duel! This time, it's not just about destroying your D-Wheel; I'm going to utterly destroy your life!"

'Ghost Willow' suddenly ripped off his cloak, revealing a purple-glowing mark on his right arm.

The next moment, a wall of purple flames rose from the earth, quickly forming the pattern of giants and surrounding them.

The two turned the handle and drove the D-wheel onto the same line.

Kiryu shouted excitedly, "Field spell [High-Speed ​​World] activated!"

Immediately, they pressed the button on their D-wheels to start a riding duel.

'Duel Mode, Autopilot Ready!' ×2

"Duel!!" ×2

【Yusei Fudo: LP4000】

[Kyosuke Onyanagi: LP4000]

The rear wheels of both cars spun at high speed, rubbing against the ground for a moment before propelling the D-wheel forward, speeding off towards the front of the track.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Guardians of Scrap

"Whoever takes the lead at the first corner gets ownership of the initial round, and I won't let you have the first turn!" 'Kiryu's' car suddenly lurched and crashed into Yusei's car.

"!!!"

Seeing this, Yusei quickly slowed down, and D-Wheel fell behind its opponent by a body length in an instant, avoiding the collision.

"Tch! You dodged it...? But this gives me the first strike!"

After 'Kiriyu' made the first turn, he immediately drew a card.

"My turn!"

[Oniri Kyosuke’s hand card: 5 → 6]

He glanced at his hand, then grabbed three cards and inserted them into the slots one by one. "I'm taking three cards face down from my hand. End of turn."

[Oniri Kyosuke’s hand card: 6 → 3]

"Not summoning a monster...?" Yusei frowned slightly.

The Infernal Flame deck requires zero cards in hand to activate its effect, which is already slow to start. However, 'Kiryu' didn't summon any monsters to reduce the number of cards in hand on the first turn, making Yusei wonder if the opponent was really using an Infernal Flame deck.

"My turn!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 5 → 6]

(Yusei Fudo SPC1, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC1)

Just as Yusei was about to check the cards in his hand, Kiryu suddenly revealed a face-down card: "At this moment, activate the Trap Card [Conqueror's Domination]!"

"What!?"

"This card can only be activated during your opponent's Standby Phase, and they cannot enter the Battle Phase this turn." 'Kiryu' sneered, "Although I didn't summon a monster just now, I won't let you hurt me in the slightest!"

"..."

Since there's no way to attack this round, Yusei doesn't need to rush into anything.

After a moment's thought, Yusei placed two cards onto the Duel Disk in turn: "When I have no monsters on my field, I can Special Summon 'Scrap Frontier' from my hand, and then Summon the Tuner monster 'Right-Starter'."

As soon as Yu Xing finished speaking, passages opened on both sides of him, and the figures of Scrap Forward and Right Screwdriver immediately appeared.

"And when [Right-starter] is successfully summoned, I Special Summon [Left-starter] from my Deck according to its effect."

“【Right-starter】 can be used as Synchro Material instead of Tuner monsters with 【Synchro】 in their names, therefore…” He then raised his voice and announced, “I’m using Level 2 【Left-starter】 and Level 3 【Scrap Frontier】 to level up Level 1 【Right-starter】!”

"When steel gathers around the messenger of the swift wind, their wishes will transform into a shield of steel, becoming a path of shining light!"

"Synchronization Summon! Appear, [Scrap Guardian]!"

In an instant, the light of harmony illuminated the road, and a steel warrior covered in heavy green armor descended, transforming into a barrier to protect Yuxing.

[Scrap Guardian: Defense 2600]

"I'll set two more cards face down, and the turn ends."

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 6 → 2]

"Hmph, trying to strengthen your defense, huh... But unfortunately, a shield with only 2600 defense is no match for my attack!"

"My turn!"

[Oniri Kyousuke’s hand card: 3 → 4]

(Yusei Fudo SPC2, Kyosuke Kiryu SPC2)

Upon reaching 'Ghost Willow's' turn, he immediately revealed a face-down card: "First, I activate the Trap Card 'Infernal Flame.' This card allows you to discard up to two cards from your hand, and then, based on the number discarded, send cards with 'Infernal Flame' in their name from your deck to the graveyard."

"Discard [Earthbound Kapak Ap] and [Infernal Guardian] from your hand, and send [Infernal Necromancer] and [Infernal Demon] from your deck to the graveyard."

Seeing 'Kiryu' stuff four monsters into the graveyard in one go, Yusei's expression turned serious: "So she's still using the bare-handed combination? And she even sent the Earthbound God to the graveyard right from the start!?"