Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

"Brother... if that's the case, let me lead the way from now on!"

"No! Marufuji-senpai, I should be the one doing this!"

Shaking the guidebook he had prepared in advance and adjusting his glasses, Marufuji Sho seized the opportunity to speak proactively and confidently offered to act as a tour guide for everyone.

Seeing this situation, Kenzan, who had always been at odds with Maruto Sho, immediately and decisively raised a rebuttal.

The two sides' opinions clashed, and brilliant flames and dancing lightning began to burst out in each other's eyes.

Just like that, the two of them staged an ugly drama of two men competing for favor in front of Youxing and the others...

"...Really, can't you guys be a little quieter?"

Suddenly, a female voice mixed with a complaining tone suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.

Following the direction of the voice, everyone immediately saw the figure of Ed Phoenix, dressed casually, walking towards them.

As usual, although she was a student of Duel Academy, she had never worn the Duel Academy uniform.

With one hand holding the long silver hair that fluttered gently in the sea breeze, Ed looked at Youxing and his group with his clear blue eyes expressionlessly.

"…Ed Phoenix?"

Looking at the figure coming, Misawa Daichi couldn't help but be stunned: "Come to think of it, that Saiou is your agent, right? Do you know what he is planning?"

"Agent? Haha... not anymore."

While casually glancing off into the distance and answering Misawa Daichi's question, Ed couldn't help but recall an incident that happened before the school trip.

Before this, after hearing what Manjōme said about the Light Society, she deliberately found an opportunity to meet Saiō.

In any case, seeing is believing.

The Saiou in her memory was not the mysterious villain he is today.

She hopes to understand her friend's true intentions through this face-to-face conversation, so as to decide her next path.

……

Going forward a little in time, the former Obelisk Blue Dormitory is now the headquarters of the Society of Light.

Saiou, who transferred to the Duel Academy, naturally has a spacious and luxurious single room of his own here.

And one night, with determination in his heart, Ed came here alone and knocked on the door of the King's room.

"Ed... I thought it was about time you came."

The King of the Palace, who was in the room, had already sensed the identity of the visitor even without turning his head.

While shuffling the tarot cards in his hand, he curled the corners of his mouth and revealed his identity as a newcomer.

"Zaiou, what exactly are you planning to do? Why did you specifically establish the so-called Light Society in this Duel Academy? Are you really planning to use this to rule the world?"

Pushing open the tightly closed door, the familiar figure of Saiou appeared before Ed's eyes.

A series of questions came out of Ed's mouth. With so many questions in her heart, she vented all her confusion to the culprit in front of her.

"…Ed, you have too many questions."

"We haven't seen each other for so long, and you're just blaming me right away, right?"

Without directly answering Ed's question, Saiou, who still had his back to her, spoke in a slow tone: "Come to think of it, that's what I wanted to ask you, after knowing all this, why do you still want to stay in this Duel Academy?"

"That's because if I stay here, I can see you."

Narrowing his eyes, Ed spoke calmly, giving the answer he had already thought of.

If he were outside the island, even Ed wouldn't be able to accurately determine the whereabouts of Saiou.

But if it was on the island where the Duel Academy was located, the situation would be completely different.

What is most abundant here are the followers and lackeys of the King of Sai. You can find out the King of Sai's whereabouts by just catching any passerby in a white uniform.

In today's Duel Academy, Saiou Takuma is so famous.

"Really? Is that your answer? Just to come all the way to see me?"

The King of Sai stopped shuffling the cards without commenting on Ed's answer. "I think... the real answer is not like this, right? The reason you are still here is because... this is your destiny!"

"…My destiny?"

"Yes, you and I came to this Duel Academy for the same reason... Our fates, which were originally in a stagnant state, have been drawn into a vortex of intense change at this destined time... And the person who can surpass the fate I named has also created his vortex in this academy..."

The one who transcends fate refers to the overlord chosen by the darkness of the universe. It refers to the wandering star who finds his own path, and also refers to the tenth generation of overlords in the future!

Staring at the tarot card in his hand that represented the Wheel of Fortune, Saiou immediately spoke and recounted the result of the divination: "Yusei, Yuki Judai... even including you, Ed. With you heroes as the center, all the chess pieces have begun to gather on the chessboard."

Ed: "... chess piece?"

Saiou: "Well... in the face of fate, even I am just an insignificant pawn."

Sighing slightly, the King of Sai let out a self-deprecating sigh: "...Ed, as long as we are still pawns, the relationship between us will be equal..."

"That's not what I want to hear!"

Frowning, seeing that the topic seemed to be gradually deviating from the main topic, Ed quickly waved his hand to interrupt the words that the King was about to say: "... King Sai, what I want to know is about the Light Society!"

"Why? Why didn't you tell me about this? Is our friendship limited to this extent?"

"In your opinion, my value, my strength... am I not as good as that of Manjome and Asuka?"

Ed still remembers the figure of Saiou Takuma, who held a big umbrella to protect him from the wind and rain and was like a brother to him at his father's funeral.

The sadness of losing someone important, the anger at being powerless, and the regret for a past that cannot be undone.

At that time, Saiou could empathize with the pain that Ai De was experiencing and shed tears of sadness from the bottom of his heart.

It is also because of the help and encouragement of the Saiou brothers and sisters that Ai De was able to walk out of the shadow of his father's death and strengthen his determination to seek revenge and become stronger.

"Ed...if you really feel the friendship between us, then don't say anything now, and just obey the guidance of fate."

Without comparing Ai De to Manjōme and the others, Saiou shed a tear of sadness from one of his eyes as he spoke: "One day, there will definitely be a chance for you to appear... Until that time comes, please wait patiently."

"So you want me to not say anything, right?"

After hearing this answer from Saiou that made him feel uneasy, Ed instinctively frowned.

However, at this moment, she wisely gave up the idea of ​​questioning the King: "I understand... King Zhai, let me observe what you are going to do next!"

Since the King doesn't want to say it, then it would be meaningless to stay here any longer.

Realizing this, Ed turned around and left without hesitation.

Next, it would be up to her to investigate the inside story of this series of events herself.

……

Time returns to the present.

On the first day of Shura's journey, Misawa Daichi questioned Ed about Saiou's purpose at the port.

"…What on earth is Saiou thinking about?"

Misawa Daichi expressed his doubts about Saiou himself.

From the moment he appeared, everything started to go wrong.

"Heh... It's impossible for a duelist of your level to understand what Saiou is thinking, right?"

After looking at Misawa Daichi's appearance with some contempt, Ed uttered some careless words.

Although she also does not understand Saiou's true purpose at this moment, this does not prevent her from making a unilateral personal evaluation of Misawa Daichi.

In front of the "Hero of Destiny" who possessed her own will, the duelist in front of her named Misawa Daichi was no match for her.

No wonder, the King would place him at the very bottom of the priority list.

"... What? What do you mean by this?"

Pointing at himself forcefully, Misawa Daichi continued to speak with an unyielding look on his face: "...Ed, don't underestimate me! You should know that I have the ability to go to Obelisk Blue at any time!"

"Heh... If that's the case, then if things are really as you said, then why haven't you been targeted by the Light Society yet? As far as I know... Yusei, Yuki Judai and others, and even Kenzan have people from the Light Society challenging them, but you... have been directly ignored by them~"

Mercilessly piercing Misawa Daichi's self-esteem, Ed supported his cheek with one hand, tilted his head cutely, and continued to finish off the opponent: "By the way... I remember Saiou said that he would let the duelists enter the Society of Light in order of their own value. It seems that until now, it has not been your turn~"

"Uh huh...!!!"

Misawa Daichi was a little bit broken by Ed's heart-wrenching remarks. Unable to bear it any longer, he immediately turned around and tried to seek help from Yuki Judai and the others: "Hey! Judai, don't just stand there and watch. Help me say something... Hmm? Where are the people?"

"…Hey! Judai, Yusei, Sho, Kenzan!!! Where are you guys?"

While Misawa Daichi was chatting with Ed Phoenix about things related to Saiou, Yusei and his group, who were not interested in this topic, had already left the port and went where they wanted to go.

Therefore, after Ed shook his head and left, Misawa Daichi, who was left alone, could only see the empty air around him.

……

"Brother Judai, and brother Yusei! Look... this way, this is where Yugi Muto and his good friend Jonouchi are having their fatal fight!"

Another port side.

Walking in front of the crowd, Kenzan pulled out a guidebook similar to the one Maruto Sho was holding, pushed up his nonexistent glasses, and smiled as he imitated the crowd: "This place is full of romance and friendship, as well as the collision between justice and evil... This is undoubtedly a legendary place!"

"Ah... Jianshan, you actually stole my lines. This is unforgivable!" Marufuji Sho, who was a step slower, watched Jianshan say everything he wanted to say, and immediately complained: "I'm the tour guide now, okay? Get out of my way!"

“Hehehe~~~ Who told you to be so slow, Marufuji-senpai? From this point of view, I should be the tour guide!”

"Wuwuwu!!! Damn it!!! Jianshan... I am your senior, as your junior, shouldn't you respect me a little?"

"Hmm? What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly?"

"What the hell..."

"..."

The place closest to the port is where a famous scene took place.

In the past Duel City era, Malik, the mastermind behind the scenes, threatened Jonouchi's sister Shizuka and forced him to have a life-and-death duel with Muto Yugi.

Witnessed by Seto Kaiba, Anko Mazaki and other relatives and friends, in order to call back Jonouchi's heart that was controlled by Malik with the thousand-year-old artifact, the kind-hearted cousin followed King Yugi's traditional supernatural powers, confessed his love to Jonouchi in public (literally), and then chose to sacrifice himself without hesitation and jumped into the sea at the harbor.

The awakened Jonouchi broke free from the restraints imposed by Malik, and with the help of his sister, rescued Yugi Muto.

The group relied on the bond of friendship to successfully thwart the six-year-old's conspiracy...

535 Avenue of Rage

Malik Ishdar, the "King of Facial Expressions", was born a rebellious teenager who refused to succumb to fate. In order to end the thousand-year mission of the grave-keeping clan, when he saw Lishid, whom he regarded as a brother, being beaten unconscious with a red-hot iron, his dark personality awakened. He used the knife hidden in the thousand-year-old tin staff to kill his father with his own hands, and later established a duelist hunter group "Guru's" that focused on snatching, stealing, and selling rare cards.

After the Duel Kingdom arc, taking advantage of the gap when Bekas disappeared, Malik got involved in the field of fake card manufacturing and printed a bunch of Dark Wizard accessories and distributed them to his subordinates.

After that, he took advantage of the opportunity of Seto Kaiba hosting the Duel City to set many traps in Domino, using one of the three mythical gods, [Osiris the Sky Dragon], as bait, attempting to take the life of the nameless Pharaoh, thus triggering a series of incidents.

His dark personality awakened at the age of ten, and was shattered by Wang Yang when he was sixteen.

As the young master of the tomb-keeping clan, driving the Winged Dragon of the Sun God, the strongest of the three mythical gods, and holding a thousand-year-old tin staff, the short life of the "six-year-old boy" An Malik can be said to be full of mysterious legends.

The place where he had fought with duelists such as Wang Yang and Kaiba has naturally become the place that Yusei, Yuki Judai and others must go this time.

After Yujo Judai stepped in to resolve the dispute between Marufuji Sho and Kenzan, the pedestrians began their hiking tour of Dojino City as planned.

After walking past the river under the overpass where the traitor dragon galloped, and the building of the Kaiba Group where the God Warrior once stood, the group finally arrived at the place of destiny, Jijiang... that is, the card shop of Mutou Yugi's grandfather - Mutou Sugoroku.

“…It’s back. Everything is back.”

Looking up at the familiar scenery in front of him, an inexplicable light began to flicker in Youxing's eyes.

When he first came to this world, Youxing earned his first pot of gold here and also met the noble person in his life.

It is precisely because of this material foundation that he, as a time traveler, can quickly adapt to the life in this world and truly have his own place in this unfamiliar environment.

Therefore, when he came here again, compared to Yuki Judai and the others who were curious, Yusei felt more mixed emotions.

"Wow~~~ Is this Mr. Game's home?"

Standing in front of a small green villa with a "GAME" sign hanging on the door beside the commercial street, Yusei Judai showed an extremely excited look on his face: "Look! Yusei, this is the legendary place! I wonder if I can see the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was torn off by President Kaiba here!"

"…Blue-Eyes White Dragon is okay."

Hearing Yuki Judai's natural sigh without any malice, Yusei couldn't help but touch his chin.