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Chapter 366: Yubel
Putting down the tablet in his hand, Hayato pushed up the glasses on his nose and looked through the glass in front of him at Manjoume Jun lying on the bed.
Beside him was a jellyfish head with a nervous and guilty expression, and Iso, who was silently waiting for Hayato to state his opinion.
"How many times has something like this happened recently?"
Hayato asked this out of the blue.
Iso thought for a moment: "In my memory, this is the second unconscious incident since President Seto's Virtual Projection System was widely put into use. The last time was Mr. Yugi Mutou's grandfather, Solomon Mutou."
"No, no, I'm not talking about Kaiba's Virtual Projection System. After all, that's just for assisting with playing." Hayato waved his hand, turned around to look at the jellyfish head, and squatted down so their eyes were level. "You're Jaden Yuki, right? Can you tell me, how many times has this happened recently?"
"I-I'm sorry, Mr. Hayato!" The jellyfish head, Jaden Yuki, seemed quite nervous. "It's all because I desperately wanted victory, that Yubel..."
Jaden Yuki stopped mid-sentence, because he knew that not everyone could see his partner—Yubel. It was as if Yubel was an "imaginary friend", who had been by his side for who knows how long, and no one else could see them except for him.
Even the strongest duelist, Mr. Hayato, probably...
"Kurikuri~~"
Jaden Yuki suddenly heard a strange cry. Above Hayato's head, a Duel Monster that had appeared numerous times in Hayato's duel recordings had somehow appeared—Rainbow Kuriboh?!
"Th-That's!"
"As you can see, you're not the only one with unique talent, Jaden Yuki." Hayato showed a friendly smile. "I'm here to help you, so just trust me."
This was a lie.
Originally, Hayato had actually called Marik, planning to go to Kaiba Land to duel. Although they both had Duel Disks, after all, not everything had a field as spacious as Kaiba Land's duel field, prepared for Duel Monsters. Hayato mainly wanted to get those few Slime Cards from Marik.
Who knew, that guy Marik heard that Tristan had a car show today, and it was said there would be a new motorcycle released. His interest in this was stronger than in Duel Monsters, so he directly stood Hayato up. Helplessly, Hayato could only go to Kaiba Land alone to see if he could find some opponents with strength.
Then, not long after walking into Kaiba Land, Hayato saw Manjoume Shouji, who was enraged after being informed by a staff member that his younger brother had become unconscious due to an unexpected incident. Hayato still had a good impression of the little guy Manjoume Jun. Plus, Hayato himself was familiar with KaibaCorp's president and vice president. As a mediator between Manjoume and KaibaCorp, he also came to the hospital.
As soon as he saw Jaden Yuki, Hayato had actually already recognized Jaden Yuki's identity through that haircut which clearly indicated he was good at dueling. What's more, a blurry humanoid figure had actually been floating beside Jaden Yuki the entire time.
It seemed that the vast dark energy hidden within Jaden Yuki was gradually awakening as he grew older. Along with it, Yubel, who was given the mission to protect Jaden Yuki, also began to awaken. However, it seemed that because the awakened dark energy was not yet sufficient, although Jaden Yuki could now see Yubel, he was completely unable to communicate with them, nor could he control them to prevent them from harming others.
According to what Jaden Yuki said, situations like Manjoume's were actually not the first time. There had been several times before when, because he fell into a difficult situation during a duel or yearned to defeat his opponent, the others he dueled against would either become unconscious or injured. However, the people who became unconscious in the previous instances quickly woke up.
Moreover, ever since the list of cards Hayato had used was published online, Jaden Yuki had modified his deck based on the list. For a long time, he hadn't been at a disadvantage in duels, and thus he felt that perhaps such situations as before would no longer happen. So, he came to Kaiba Land and dueled against Manjoume Jun.
And this time, Jaden Yuki himself also confirmed that the previous incidents were not unexpected. Because although he didn't notice it during the duel, just as Gaia the Fierce Knight delivered the final blow to Manjoume, he also saw that it wasn't himself who was controlling Gaia, but Yubel, who had appeared beside him at some point.
After explaining the situation to Hayato, Jaden Yuki hesitated slightly, opened a card box at his waist, and took out his deck. The card on top of the deck was Yubel.
"Mr. Hayato, I believe in Yubel. I believe they actually have no malice. It's just because I wanted to achieve victory in the duel that they caused damage to others." Holding the Yubel card, Jaden Yuki looked at Hayato. "Please, I beg you, help me persuade Yubel, and ask them not to hurt others anymore!"
Saying this, Jaden Yuki bowed 90 degrees to Hayato.
A golden light shone from the Millennium Puzzle on Hayato's chest. Five hanging cones floated up out of thin air and pointed towards the Yubel card in Jaden Yuki's hand. After a brief observation, Hayato reached a conclusion.
"I can't be of much use in this matter. You should find a way to change yourself, Jaden Yuki."
"Huh?"
Jaden Yuki didn't understand what Hayato meant.
"Because you desperately want victory, that's why Yubel hurts others. In the end, it's because of the existence of the desire to win. There is only one way to change Yubel, and that is to change your thoughts about Duel Monsters."
A smile appeared on Hayato's face. He swept his hand over the card box at his waist, seemingly taking a card from the card box, but actually retrieving a deck from the system's inventory. "The fun of Duel Monsters isn't just about winning duels. Sometimes losing is also quite interesting. What's important shouldn't be the outcome, but the process."
"Try to understand what a truly interesting duel is, Jaden Yuki." Saying this, Hayato handed the card in his hand to Jaden Yuki. "Consider this deck a gift I prepared for you. Although Maximillion Pegasus hasn't released it yet, it will be soon."
Jaden Yuki was startled. He took the deck from Hayato's hand. The card at the very top of the deck depicted a masked man with a pair of wings on his back. His name was Elemental Hero Wingedman.
Feeling Yubel's reaction become increasingly intense with dark energy as Jaden Yuki received the new deck, Hayato showed a smile. "Then, Jaden Yuki, let me teach you what the fun of dueling truly is through a duel."
Putting down the tablet in his hand, Hayato pushed up the glasses on his nose and looked through the glass in front of him at Manjoume Jun lying on the bed.
Beside him was a jellyfish head with a nervous and guilty expression, and Iso, who was silently waiting for Hayato to state his opinion.
"How many times has something like this happened recently?"
Hayato asked this out of the blue.
Iso thought for a moment: "In my memory, this is the second unconscious incident since President Seto's Virtual Projection System was widely put into use. The last time was Mr. Yugi Mutou's grandfather, Solomon Mutou."
"No, no, I'm not talking about Kaiba's Virtual Projection System. After all, that's just for assisting with playing." Hayato waved his hand, turned around to look at the jellyfish head, and squatted down so their eyes were level. "You're Jaden Yuki, right? Can you tell me, how many times has this happened recently?"
"I-I'm sorry, Mr. Hayato!" The jellyfish head, Jaden Yuki, seemed quite nervous. "It's all because I desperately wanted victory, that Yubel..."
Jaden Yuki stopped mid-sentence, because he knew that not everyone could see his partner—Yubel. It was as if Yubel was an "imaginary friend", who had been by his side for who knows how long, and no one else could see them except for him.
Even the strongest duelist, Mr. Hayato, probably...
"Kurikuri~~"
Jaden Yuki suddenly heard a strange cry. Above Hayato's head, a Duel Monster that had appeared numerous times in Hayato's duel recordings had somehow appeared—Rainbow Kuriboh?!
"Th-That's!"
"As you can see, you're not the only one with unique talent, Jaden Yuki." Hayato showed a friendly smile. "I'm here to help you, so just trust me."
This was a lie.
Originally, Hayato had actually called Marik, planning to go to Kaiba Land to duel. Although they both had Duel Disks, after all, not everything had a field as spacious as Kaiba Land's duel field, prepared for Duel Monsters. Hayato mainly wanted to get those few Slime Cards from Marik.
Who knew, that guy Marik heard that Tristan had a car show today, and it was said there would be a new motorcycle released. His interest in this was stronger than in Duel Monsters, so he directly stood Hayato up. Helplessly, Hayato could only go to Kaiba Land alone to see if he could find some opponents with strength.
Then, not long after walking into Kaiba Land, Hayato saw Manjoume Shouji, who was enraged after being informed by a staff member that his younger brother had become unconscious due to an unexpected incident. Hayato still had a good impression of the little guy Manjoume Jun. Plus, Hayato himself was familiar with KaibaCorp's president and vice president. As a mediator between Manjoume and KaibaCorp, he also came to the hospital.
As soon as he saw Jaden Yuki, Hayato had actually already recognized Jaden Yuki's identity through that haircut which clearly indicated he was good at dueling. What's more, a blurry humanoid figure had actually been floating beside Jaden Yuki the entire time.
It seemed that the vast dark energy hidden within Jaden Yuki was gradually awakening as he grew older. Along with it, Yubel, who was given the mission to protect Jaden Yuki, also began to awaken. However, it seemed that because the awakened dark energy was not yet sufficient, although Jaden Yuki could now see Yubel, he was completely unable to communicate with them, nor could he control them to prevent them from harming others.
According to what Jaden Yuki said, situations like Manjoume's were actually not the first time. There had been several times before when, because he fell into a difficult situation during a duel or yearned to defeat his opponent, the others he dueled against would either become unconscious or injured. However, the people who became unconscious in the previous instances quickly woke up.
Moreover, ever since the list of cards Hayato had used was published online, Jaden Yuki had modified his deck based on the list. For a long time, he hadn't been at a disadvantage in duels, and thus he felt that perhaps such situations as before would no longer happen. So, he came to Kaiba Land and dueled against Manjoume Jun.
And this time, Jaden Yuki himself also confirmed that the previous incidents were not unexpected. Because although he didn't notice it during the duel, just as Gaia the Fierce Knight delivered the final blow to Manjoume, he also saw that it wasn't himself who was controlling Gaia, but Yubel, who had appeared beside him at some point.
After explaining the situation to Hayato, Jaden Yuki hesitated slightly, opened a card box at his waist, and took out his deck. The card on top of the deck was Yubel.
"Mr. Hayato, I believe in Yubel. I believe they actually have no malice. It's just because I wanted to achieve victory in the duel that they caused damage to others." Holding the Yubel card, Jaden Yuki looked at Hayato. "Please, I beg you, help me persuade Yubel, and ask them not to hurt others anymore!"
Saying this, Jaden Yuki bowed 90 degrees to Hayato.
A golden light shone from the Millennium Puzzle on Hayato's chest. Five hanging cones floated up out of thin air and pointed towards the Yubel card in Jaden Yuki's hand. After a brief observation, Hayato reached a conclusion.
"I can't be of much use in this matter. You should find a way to change yourself, Jaden Yuki."
"Huh?"
Jaden Yuki didn't understand what Hayato meant.
"Because you desperately want victory, that's why Yubel hurts others. In the end, it's because of the existence of the desire to win. There is only one way to change Yubel, and that is to change your thoughts about Duel Monsters."
A smile appeared on Hayato's face. He swept his hand over the card box at his waist, seemingly taking a card from the card box, but actually retrieving a deck from the system's inventory. "The fun of Duel Monsters isn't just about winning duels. Sometimes losing is also quite interesting. What's important shouldn't be the outcome, but the process."
"Try to understand what a truly interesting duel is, Jaden Yuki." Saying this, Hayato handed the card in his hand to Jaden Yuki. "Consider this deck a gift I prepared for you. Although Maximillion Pegasus hasn't released it yet, it will be soon."
Jaden Yuki was startled. He took the deck from Hayato's hand. The card at the very top of the deck depicted a masked man with a pair of wings on his back. His name was Elemental Hero Wingedman.
Feeling Yubel's reaction become increasingly intense with dark energy as Jaden Yuki received the new deck, Hayato showed a smile. "Then, Jaden Yuki, let me teach you what the fun of dueling truly is through a duel."
