Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

"The reason why he locked himself in the room to study the new deck and challenged Saiou was just to gain recognition from the people around him."

Everyone: "...a sense of identity?"

Ed: "That's right... In fact, true duelists are all aloof. Even if they are not recognized by others, they will still believe in their own decks and strategies, and then unswervingly follow their own path... After that, it is the so-called results and evaluations."

"But Misawa is not like that. Right now, he only has that boring so-called elitist consciousness in his heart, which is nothing more than a desire to be recognized by others. This is an excellent breakthrough for the Saiou who is good at playing with people's hearts."

"A person who cannot trust himself cannot be called a qualified duelist."

"…If everything goes well, I think there will be no need to fight. Misawa will give up his victory voluntarily under the guidance of Saiou."

Everyone: "This..."

They looked at each other in bewilderment, and both Yujo Judai and Yusei saw a solemn look in each other's eyes.

Just as Ed said, Misawa has indeed seemed a little abnormal in recent times. Just a few days ago, he took the initiative to ask everyone about their attitude towards the Society of Light.

Perhaps, as early as that time, he had already had the idea of ​​doing this...

Through this duel with Sai Wang tonight, I will prove the value of my existence.

"What are you waiting for... Let's go!"

"Ah, let's do it!"

Without any further hesitation, Yusei and Yuki Judai reached a consensus, immediately made preparations, and quickened their pace to head towards the Society of Light.

"Ah...Brother! Wait for me!"

“…I’m going too!”

Seeing the two people's actions, Marufuji Sho and Kenzan hurriedly followed them and walked towards their destination with them.

"Yusei, Judai... that's all. Let's go and witness the end of the Misawa land."

"After I tell you this news... there's nothing for me to do next." Gathering her hair that was blown by the night wind, Ed stood where she was, looked up at the moon above her head, and then she turned and left.

This time, she didn't look back.

……

The duel between Misawa Daichi and Manzanmu White Lightning gradually evolved from the initial test into an evenly matched showdown.

Manjōmu received the blessing of destiny power from Saiō, and his luck with cards was greatly improved.

With the three disrupting brothers as the cost, he pulled out multiple ace monsters in one breath - [VWXYZ-Shenlong Assault Cannon], [Armed Dragon LV10-White], [ABC-Shenlong Annihilator]!

Misawa Daichi, who was giving his all, was not to be outdone. Relying on his precise calculation ability, he summoned multiple monsters that could compete with the powerful monsters of Wanzhangmu - [Magnet Warrior·Electromagnetic War God], [Electromagnetic Stone Warrior·Electromagnetic Mad God], and [Superconductive Fighter·Emperor God Magnetic Cannon King]!

Neither side gave in and both showed their cards.

The collision between the ace monsters was also in an extremely weird state, barely maintaining a strange balance.

As the two sides fought back and forth, their respective health points dropped significantly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even Saiou and Asuka, who arrived here later, could not help but be impressed by the magnificent scene before their eyes.

"Misawa Daichi... this man possesses a strength beyond my expectation..."

Saiou narrowed his lavender eyes and paid attention to the stalemate on the field. Then he curled the corners of his mouth and began to exert his influence on Misawa Daichi, just like he did to Asuka before.

"You feel uneasy, right? You feel miserable? People don't agree with you..."

"It's okay. I'm the only one who understands you. If you feel pain and anxiety, then join the Light Society..."

"The Light Society exists for this very reason!"

Saiou first expressed his understanding and sympathy towards Misawa, saying that he was the only one who could understand his powerlessness and unwillingness, and then, taking advantage of Misawa's inner emptiness, he attached the influence of the light of destruction to Misawa Daichi, forcibly changing Misawa's mind through suggestion.

After realizing that the time had come, Saiou controlled Misawa like a puppet, making him give up the idea of ​​counterattacking, thus allowing Manjōme to win the final victory in the duel!

When Yusei and his companions finally arrived at the Light Society, all they saw was Misawa Daichi, who was wearing a brand new white windbreaker and whose pupils were already turning white...

567 Cured Mental Inner Waste

Just as Ai De guessed, under the persuasion of Saiou and constant self-doubt, Misawa Daichi fell into the wrong thinking and gave up the fateful duel with Manjōmi.

Under the instigation of Saiou, an emotion called fear arose in Misawa Daichi's heart.

He was afraid of being forgotten, afraid that his value would not be recognized by others, and even afraid that after defeating the Saiou, he would not be able to join the Light Society and lose the opportunity to become famous...

With this utilitarian mindset, Misawa Daichi eventually embarked on a path he had never thought of before.

After being defeated in the duel and being baptized by the light of destruction, he betrayed his former self and joined the Society of Light.

Looking up at the ceiling above his head, the gradually whitening land of Misawa, his consciousness has already drifted to the unknown distance...

"That's right... I was afraid that people wouldn't agree with me... so I wanted to achieve something..."

"…I am not wrong! My actions are undoubtedly just. No one has the right to say that my choice is wrong, right?"

In the inner world, Misawa Daichi, with his body bent, keeps taking staggering steps on the endless spiral stairs.

There was endless darkness all around that blocked the view, and coldness and emptiness continued to spread within it. The ominous atmosphere made Misawa Daichi instinctively feel a resistance to it.

Urged by the spreading darkness, Misawa Daichi could only keep moving forward, forward again, towards the only glimmer of white light in the distance.

And when he finally reached the end of the stairs and bathed in the white light, Misawa Daichi realized that he had come to a magnificent gate.

Hearing the faint laughter coming from inside the door, Misawa Daichi was stunned for a moment. After taking a deep breath, he resolutely pushed the door open and embraced the light before him.

On the other side of the door were many handsome men and beautiful women who unconditionally regarded him as the focus of the crowd.

Seeing Daichi Misawa push the door open and enter, everyone in the room immediately greeted him enthusiastically, clapping and surrounding Daichi Misawa in the crowd.

In front of the light was the beautiful scene he had always longed for.

At this moment, Misawa Daichi finally realized his wish and was treated like a protagonist that he had never imagined before.

Feeling the unprecedented sense of fulfillment and existence brought by this code in his heart, Misawa Daichi's consciousness gradually dissipated and slowly merged into this dream-like scene.

"Ahhh~~~This is where I belong, where I am!"

"If this is a dream, then I hope... I will never wake up..."

In his inner world, Misawa Daichi was influenced by the imagined scenes and expressed heartfelt sighs.

And in the real world, Misawa Daichi also opened his arms, actively embracing the light shining from above his head, completing the final transformation.

At this moment, he was wearing a brand new white uniform. After hearing the multiple footsteps coming from behind him, he immediately turned his head and looked at Youxing and his group who had rushed here.

Different from the scenes in the past, the pair of white light in Misawa Daichi's eyes at this moment contained a strange emotion that he had never experienced before.

After looking at everyone silently, Misawa Daichi turned around and left without hesitation.

“Misawa…”

Watching Misawa Daichi's figure gradually disappearing into the distance, Yuki Judai, who was standing there in a daze, and Yusei, who was crossing his arms as if thinking, could only helplessly let him leave.

In this situation, even if I wanted to reach out to keep him, I didn't know what to say.

Just as Ed said, they rushed here only to witness the final scene of the Misawa land...

……

"By the way, Manjome, there are some strange cards in your deck right now."

After defeating Misawa Daichi, Manjome turned around and walked out of the Light Society with Asuka.

Thinking back to the duel just now, Asuka casually asked about Manjomu's deck construction.

After joining the Society of Light, their decks were affected by the Light of Destruction and changed accordingly.

However, in my Wanzhangmu deck, I still have low-star mortal bones like [Disturbing the Three Brothers].

To be honest, the crude appearance of these monsters somewhat detracts from the majestic influence of the Society of Light.

"Hmm? Now that you put it that way..."

He reached out and took out his own deck. Looking at the [Yellow Disruption] at the top of the deck, he was shocked by its disgusting image. He subconsciously showed an expression of disgust, and then reached out and took out the three Disruption brothers separately: "Why... did I put these weak cards in the deck?"

With a frown on his face, a look of reminiscence appeared on Wanzhangmu's face.

However, it was as if there was an invisible wall blocking his view. No matter how hard Manzhangmu tried to recall, he could not get any information about these cards.

Why did he add these cards to the deck? Even he himself couldn't figure it out at this point.

"Humph! A bunch of weakling monsters..."

"Letting these cards stay in my deck will only affect other people's evaluation of me, Mr. Manjome. No more! Get out of my deck!"

After fruitless thinking, Wanzhangmu waved his arms and discarded these useless cards at random, throwing them all into the distant sky, letting them be blown away by the wind and disappear from his sight.

After doing all this, he nodded with satisfaction and put his deck back into the card bag on his waist...

Taking the initiative to abandon the things that disturbed the three brothers was just a small episode in daily life for Wanzhangmu today.

He didn't even pay attention to the complaints from the three abandoned and disruptive brothers.

Soon, Manjōmu put the matter behind him and forgot the existence of the duel spirit that once accompanied him.

As the influence of the Light of Destruction on him continued to deepen, Manjomu, as a cadre of the association, slowly lost the ability to see the existence of elves...

Now, even if Yusei instructs his Pokémon to peek at the opponent's deck, he no longer has to worry about Manjomu discovering it.

……

As time passed, the riot that had occurred in the Light Society gradually faded from everyone's mind.

The whitening of the Misawa land did not bring any special impact to people's daily lives.

Rather, it was because of Misawa Daichi's brutal behavior that night that his reputation in everyone's eyes dropped to the lowest point...

Even after that, he joined the Society of Light, but Misawa Daichi still failed to find the personal values ​​he wanted to pursue and was not recognized by everyone.

He was unable to get along with his fellow members of the society, nor could he return to his original life.

He was isolated by everyone without realizing it. Most of the time, he could only stay alone in a place where no one existed, living in the scenes he imagined and communicating with his invisible friends.

Sometimes, Yuxing and the others could see Misawa Daichi, who was alone, doing some bizarre actions in various places as if no one was around...

Although he was not understood by others, in a sense, Misawa Daichi had indeed healed his inner mental exhaustion and no longer desperately pursued the so-called sense of identity...

On the other hand, unlike Misawa Daichi who went astray, a certain man has attracted everyone's attention during this period of time.

That man is——the vengeful ghost who has resurrected from the depths of darkness! Hell Caesar Ryo!

Caesar, who survived the underground world and returned to the professional league, has already shed the immaturity of his Duel Academy days.

Caesar took off his blue and white uniform and put on a black windbreaker that matched his dark features. Not only did his fashion sense increase greatly, his combat effectiveness also increased exponentially at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Fusion and super-quantity continued to change in his hands. Caesar, with his strength greatly increased, slaughtered his opponents with a bloodthirsty smile, sending his opponents to the hospital again and again...

After regaining his former status, Caesar still had no intention of stopping his progress.

Keep moving forward, keep moving forward!

After struggling desperately and seeing the scene of hell, the stimulated Caesar Liang finally realized what he had really longed for.

That's exactly...

Endless desire for power and victory!

He is Emperor Caesar! He wants to win, wants to win over everyone! He never wants to feel powerless again!

To this end, what he has now is far from enough, he must find a way to gain new power!

What the electronic dragon possesses is endless possibilities.

Just as there is "infinity" ahead of the "new star", there must be a new way for the Cyber ​​Dragon to evolve!

"...I'll be waiting for you at that place of fate. If you want to learn the true meaning of the electron flow, then come here and fight me in the final duel!"

Just when Caesar had this thought, a letter from Principal Samejima, as if it had been predicted in advance, arrived in his hands across the ocean.

To put it simply, the words written on the letter were a challenge from Caesar's master, Principal Samejima.

Before studying at Duel Academy, Caesar was once an apprentice of Principal Samejima, and Caesar's Cyber ​​Dragon Deck was inherited from him.

After seeing his once most proud disciple go astray and treat his opponent in the duel as a toy to play with, Principal Samejima could no longer contain himself and finally decided to take action himself to teach Caesar, this evil disciple, a lesson!

He handed over all his work to Tiangong Jie, who was temporarily serving as the principal, and then began to make adequate preparations for his plan.