Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

“…Curry!!!”

The winged chestnut ball and the spherical chestnut ball that appeared beside the two of them were emitting white and golden light respectively on the surface of their bodies.

They showed up and helped their master to resist the sudden and strange purple light.

At this time, the semi-circular disk located on Youxing's chest also began to emit a strong light.

Just like last night, it was as if I was having some kind of resonance with my significant other.

"This light...could it be..."

Youxing seemed to have thought of something and immediately planned to rush towards the door.

The person who holds the other half of the fragment might be hiding there... and the one who started all this!

……

Move forward a little bit in time.

While Yusei was communicating with Yuki Judai and the others, Asuka's figure was walking towards them not far away from the Osiris Red Dormitory.

"I always feel... I'm still a little worried..."

Asuka's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and her face was covered with a layer of gloom that was difficult to dispel as she walked on the dark path.

For some reason, she always had a bad feeling in her heart.

Even if I lay in bed, forced myself to close my eyes and covered my body with a warm silk quilt, I still couldn't alleviate this inexplicable feeling.

It was as if something big was going to happen next that was closely related to her.

While realizing his long-cherished dream, he will also witness an extremely cruel reality...

This inexplicably familiar and strange feeling is constantly bothering Asuka's heart, making it difficult for her to let go for a long time.

"Hmm? That light is...?"

Subconsciously, he raised his head and looked towards Asuka on the second floor of the Osiris Red Dormitory, and immediately saw the purple light coming from Yusei and the others' dormitory.

Noticing this abnormality, she immediately quickened her pace, ran to the dormitory door, then reached out and opened it.

“…Yusei?!”

"…Asuka? Why are you here?"

Asuka opened the door and almost bumped into Yusei who was also about to open the door.

Seeing the surprise in each other's eyes, they both called out each other's names at the same time.

At this moment, the purple light suddenly spread out, engulfing the four people in the dormitory, as well as Asuka outside the dormitory...

"…This feeling, is it another transfer phenomenon?" After the previous extracurricular teaching, Youxing, who was once again engulfed by the light, couldn't help but have such a thought in his mind.

No...where is the science we agreed on?

It’s not over yet!

Is this phenomenon really reasonable?

……

Shortly after that, behind the Duel Academy, inside the crater.

Above the constantly rolling hot lava, a disk made of blue and white energy, acting as the ground, suddenly appeared in mid-air.

And Youxing and others who were previously swallowed by the light also appeared here one after another accompanied by flickering purple light.

"……here it is?"

The light in front of my eyes disappeared and my vision returned to normal.

Yusei realized that he had been transferred to a certain place and subconsciously glanced at his surroundings.

Before being swallowed by the light, Youxing instinctively reached out and hugged the stunned girl in front of him, protecting her against his chest to prevent her from being separated from him.

At this time, Asuka, who was hugged by Yusei, had flushed cheeks and showed the shy expression of a girl, but she did not struggle unreasonably to leave Yusei, but quietly accepted Yusei's kindness.

After all, you won’t lose anything by hugging, right?

Just one step further... It's not unacceptable... If it's Yusei.

Youxing: “…”

"...Yusei! Looks like we've been transported inside the crater!"

Behind Yousei, Judai Youki, who moved over with them and half-knelt on the ground because he lost his balance for a moment, looked at the surrounding scenery, took a breath and let out a heartfelt sigh.

Being quite slow in the area of ​​emotions, he was totally unaware of the ambiguous atmosphere floating between Yusei and Asuka at the moment, and he just interrupted their actions with his voice.

"...Crater? Is it the volcano behind the academy?"

Hearing Yuki Judai's voice, Yusei realized that he was temporarily safe, so he let go of the girl in his arms, turned around and walked to Yuki Judai's side, looking at the sea of ​​​​magma under his feet with him.

White mist rises and bubbles roll.

Even though there was some distance between them, one could still feel the burning breath coming from the magma.

This scene makes people think of...

If you fall from here, there is no doubt that you will bid farewell to this world forever and go to the kingdom of the dead.

"…So, how do we get out of here next?"

The purple light that had sent them here before had disappeared, and the two chestnut balls seemed to have returned to the deck.

The three of them just stood there awkwardly, thinking about their next move.

At this moment, Asuka has regained her calm state.

--boom!

"...O holder of the key! Come and fight me, the King of the Seven Stars!"

Just as Youxing and the others were thinking about their next move, a sound like thunder suddenly echoed inside the volcano.

As the voice rang out, the sea of ​​magma suddenly began to churn, creating waves.

After that, a flying dragon with its body made of flames and red eyes rushed out from the magma and then fell onto the energy disk where Youxing and the others were standing.

“Fuck… the enemy is actually a fire dragon? No, compared to this… I almost fell down just now!”

After stabilizing his body, Judai Yuki, who almost fell into the lava sea, patted his chest with lingering fear, then lowered his body, left the edge of the energy disk, and walked closer to the center.

This way, even if you get scared again, you don’t have to worry about being in danger.

"Humph! You're playing tricks on me... Who are you? Tell me your name quickly!"

Raising his arms and protecting the Duel Disk in front of himself, Youxing frowned and looked in the direction where the Fire Dragon was falling.

From his mouth came the words that he had wanted to say for a long time: the protagonist's speech.

Thanks to Principal Samejima's reminder, after getting the key, Yusei has always maintained a high level of concentration and carried the Duel Disk on his arm.

It is precisely because of this that Youxing can make an effective response in a timely manner at this moment.

335 True Red Soul

"...My name is darkness, and I am the pioneer of the Seven Stars...and I am the one who will take the key to the Gate of the Seven Stars from both of you."

The two people here refer to Yusei and Yuki Judai, and do not include Asuka who also holds the key.

"Yusei, and Yuki Judai...are you ready?"

Walking out from the fire storm formed by the fire dragon smashing the ground, the young man wearing a black windbreaker and with half of his face covered by a dragon-shaped mask, introduced himself to the people in front of him indifferently.

The tone was calm, without too much personal emotion.

It was as if he was just stating something very ordinary.

I'm here to take your keys. If you know what's best for you, just hand them over to me.

After that, I might be kind enough to grant you some peace for a while.

Although he did not say these words directly, his attitude at this time has confirmed this conjecture.

The young man who called himself darkness walked towards Youxing and the others in a regular pace, and then stopped while keeping a certain distance from them.

"You guy, you actually know our names?" Even though it was the first time they met, darkness called out both of their names.

It seems that Principal Samejima has some information about the Seven Stars.

The Seven Stars also received similar information.

"Come to think of it...why didn't you go find the more famous Caesar Ryo? Instead, you came to us first?" Feeling puzzled, Yuki Judai asked his question to darkness.

Could it be that these guys don’t know that Obelisk Blue is the gathering place for the top students of Duel Academy?

Or, he planned to start his action from Osiris Red.

"...Fame? Caesar? I don't know what you're talking about...but...I was attracted here by the light of this fragment."

Reaching out and picking up the shining half disk hanging on his chest, darkness couldn't help but look in the direction of Youxing.

On his chest, there was also another half of the disc that was also shining.

The two fragments, at this moment, seemed like stand-ins that attracted each other, producing a certain regular resonance at a very close distance.

"That is, the other half of the disc fragment... Darkness, are you the other person who passed the trial that the high priest mentioned?"

Holding the half disk that was currently on his chest and resonated with the other half of the fragment held by darkness, Yusei gave darkness a questioning look.

"...High Priest? Trial?"

Darkness, who was wearing a black windbreaker, was silent for a moment after hearing Yusei's question, then tilted his head slightly, with a slightly puzzled look: "...Who knows about that kind of thing?"

"...Maybe I did, but...how could I possibly remember those trivial things?"

"Yeah……?"

Watching darkness's reaction, Yusei blinked.

Judging from his reaction, he didn't seem to be lying. Actually, there was no need for him to lie about this matter.

In other words, although he passed the trial and successfully survived from that alien space, darkness did not retain the memory of that world like Yusei and the others.

Or maybe, for some reason, he had forgotten what happened there.

"Anyway, darkness... In that world, there are people who are waiting for you."

Recalling the agreement with the assassin guarding the tomb, Yusei spoke on her behalf, conveying the words of longing: "She asked me to tell you that no matter where you are in the other world, she will never forget your existence."

darkness: “…”

After saying this, Youxing closed his mouth and stopped talking.

In this way, he would have fulfilled his agreement with the assassin who was guarding the tomb.

As for whether the other party understood or not, or whether he cared or not...

That's not something Yuxing should worry about.

This matter ends here.

At least that's how it is for Yusei.

……

"The Dark Duel...has begun."

Without responding to You Xing's words, darkness's expression did not change at all after listening to his explanation, as if he was listening to an unrelated person talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Yugi Judai: "...Dark Duel? Is this true?"

Yusei: “Is that really the case?”

The fire dragon formed by lava was now circling around everyone.

At this time, Yusei and the others finally saw the figures of Sho and Hayato who were swallowed by the light along with them.

"Tsudai!!!"

"...brother!"