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Chapter 483: I Got the Amazing... [Drytron]!
As [Cyber End Dragon]'s attack destroyed [Armored Cyberdark End Dragon], Samejima's Life Points were completely cleared by the aftermath of the weakened attack.
[Samejima: 1800 LP → 0]
With one side's Life Points reaching zero, the duel ended. The figure of [Cyber End Dragon] on Hayato's Field slowly dispersed, turning into sparkling stardust that fell. On Hayato's Duel Disk, a light flashed on the [Cyber End Dragon] card, catching Hayato's attention.
Looking down, Hayato noticed that the [Cyber End Dragon] card on his Duel Disk had undergone a slight change after the duel ended. If most Duel Monsters cards were standard Normal, this [Cyber End Dragon] had suddenly transformed into a Holographic Rare, or "HR".
Not only did the originally black Card Name turn into shining gold, but the overall image of [Cyber End Dragon] also gained a sense of three-dimensionality, looking like an engraving. Even the clouds in the Card Background became vibrant and bright.
"What is this?"
While wondering, Hayato heard a "thud". Turning his head, he saw Samejima lying flat on the floor. The sound just now was from him falling.
"Samejima-san!"
Hayato and the Previous Master/Instructor quickly ran to the fallen Samejima's side and carefully helped the weakened Samejima up from the ground.
"Hey Samejima, can you still hold on?" The Previous Master/Instructor looked at Samejima, who was pale from the recent duel. Although his words sounded harsh, he was very worried about Samejima's condition.
At the same time, he felt a bit of self-reproach. After all, Samejima had Dueled Hayato for the legacy of the "Cyber Style". While this was the responsibility of the "Cyber Style" Master, the previous bearer of this responsibility was Samejima's teacher, the Previous Master/Instructor himself.
*If I had stayed in my position a little longer, this kid Samejima wouldn't have had to risk his life by using the "Shadow Cyber Style" like this,* the Previous Master/Instructor thought to himself.
"Ah, I'm just a bit too tired, Teacher."
In the previous duel, Samejima had broken through his limits and Summoned the strongest "Shadow Cyber Style" monster—[Armored Cyberdark End Dragon]. The price of breaking through his limits was now reflected on him. A few wrinkles appeared on his cheeks, and his hair showed some paleness, making him look much older.
"I actually reached my physical limit during the duel, and I was just holding on with willpower. Just now, because the duel ended, I couldn't help but relax for a moment." With a forced smile, Samejima comforted the Previous Master/Instructor, "However, I didn't fail my mission."
"Yes, you did well, you did very well."
Amidst the Previous Master/Instructor's praise, Samejima looked at Hayato and also noticed the "upgraded" [Cyber End Dragon] card in his hand.
"It seems like it was a success, right? Then the rest is up to you, Hayato-kun." Samejima earnestly entrusted Hayato, "The legacy of the 'Cyber Style', I'm counting on you."
Nodding at Samejima, Hayato held the [Cyber End Dragon] card in one hand and the metal box Samejima had given him earlier in the other. He placed the [Cyber End Dragon] card above the box as if Summoning a monster.
The moment the card touched the metal box, it was as if some mechanical device inside the box sensed something within the [Cyber End Dragon] card and reacted instantly. The fine patterns on the surface of the metal box lit up with blue radiance, outlining a pattern like a cluster of stars.
With a "click", a crack appeared on the surface of the metal box, which had previously been seamless. The box automatically unfolded, pushing out over a dozen cards hidden within from bottom to top.
The topmost card was none other than **[Drytron Meteonis Draconids]**, Level 12, 4000 ATK/DEF, a noble LIGHT Attribute Machine Type Ritual Monster.
In a deep orange-red universe, countless bright yellow stars shone. The mechanical-bodied dragon-shaped giant beast spread its blue light wings, shaped like sextants, from its arms, as if a spirit god descending upon the universe, reigning over the world.
Named after the "Quadrantids Meteor Shower", **[Drytron Meteonis Draconids]** conveyed a sense of grandeur originating from the infinite universe, and a realization of one's own insignificance in comparison, just by looking at its Card Art.
If someone's willpower was not strong enough, they probably wouldn't even need to use it; just looking at the card would make them scared stiff and collapse to the ground.
Hayato took the [Drytron] Deck from the Card Box. Looking at the **[Drytron Meteonis Draconids]** card, the Previous Master/Instructor couldn't help but show a relieved smile.
The "Cyber Style" had been passed down through generations, and this mystery that no one could inherit had finally been solved. Someone who hadn't dedicated almost their entire life to the Style like the Previous Master/Instructor couldn't understand his feelings at this moment.
However, glancing at the weakened Samejima, who was also smiling, the Previous Master/Instructor suddenly remembered that there was still a problem with the "Cyber Style" that needed to be resolved, which was the issue of the "Shadow Cyber Style".
Although Samejima successfully broke through his limits and used [Armored Cyberdark End Dragon], others could see how forced his usage was. Dueling a single match was almost like risking his life, clearly showing that he hadn't received the full acceptance of the "Shadow Cyber Style" and was only holding on with his willpower as a Duelist.
This should absolutely not be the true usage of the "Shadow Cyber Style". It was like a heavy greatsword; although dragging the greatsword across the ground could barely be considered using it, the true usage should at least be able to lift the greatsword.
The ultimate power of the "Cyber Style"—the Deck in Hayato's hand named [Drytron]—had found its destined inheritor. So when would the inheritor of the darkness of the "Cyber Style"—the "Shadow Cyber Style"—appear?
Thinking of this, the Previous Master/Instructor suddenly felt a little relaxed.
It didn't matter if he didn't live to see the successor appear. Although this kid Samejima's personality was completely different from mine, his teacher, lacking much competitiveness and more inclined towards kindness, the fact that he secretly used the "Shadow Cyber Style" Deck behind my back shows that this kid isn't lacking in ambition.
Rather, this kid's ambition isn't aimed at others but at himself. He doesn't strive to be stronger than others, but rather to surpass himself. Entrusting the "Cyber Style" to Samejima was truly the right decision.
Perhaps even the inheritor of the "Shadow Cyber Style" might be born from among his Disciples someday.
Speaking of which, it was fortunate that Samejima had recently mentioned to me that the Disciple he had recently taken, although young, possessed a powerful, almost innate talent for using the "Cyber Style". Samejima even asserted that before long, he might even be qualified to obtain [Cyber End Dragon].
What was that kid's name again, Ryo? Putting everything else aside, among a bunch of Apprentices who slacked off during drawing practice, he was the only one who practiced the most seriously. His talent was unclear, but he was very diligent.
I wonder how far that kid will go in the future. The young people nowadays are getting more and more amazing. As an outdated old man like myself, it's probably best to just watch the younger generation from the sidelines.
————Dragon + Radish = Drytron, Dragon + Waifu Card = ?————
A week later, riding on the rich benefactor Kaiba's jet plane, Hayato and Yugi's group departed from San Francisco and were about to return to Domino City.
After this period of recovery, Tristan and Téa had recovered well and were successfully discharged from the hospital. As for Marik, whether it was extraordinary talent or something else, even though he didn't rest well in the hospital and played cat and mouse with Ishizu every day as brother and sister, his body actually recovered to normal recovery metrics.
On the Tarmac at the Airport, in front of the Boarding Gate for Kaiba's [Blue-Eyes White Dragon Jet], Professor Arthur Hawkins and Grandpa Solomon Muto were saying their reluctant farewells: "It's time to part again, Solomon -kun."
"Yes, I don't know when we'll see each other again, Arthur."
The two elderly men held hands, their eyes filled with reluctance towards their friend.
They were both getting on in years. Although they were capable people who fought on the front lines of archaeology in their youth, climbing mountains and descending into the earth, as time passed day by day, the years took many things from them. In a few more years, they might not even be able to ride a jet plane anymore.
Separated by the ocean, the number of times they could meet would only become fewer and fewer. Therefore, each separation was very likely to be forever.
Beside Professor Arthur and Grandpa Solomon , Rebecca, teary-eyed, held Yugi's hand: "Darling, please don't go, okay? I'll earn money to support you!"
"What will I do without you? Take me with you, Darling~"
While saying this, Rebecca intended to push her luck and get closer to Yugi, wanting to hug him. But before her hand could reach Yugi's arm, a seemingly fair and delicate, yet strong hand firmly pressed against Rebecca's head, preventing her from advancing.
Téa had a dark face: "You're underage, act like it! Stay away from Yugi!"
"No way! You vixen, get away from Darling!"
"Who are you calling a vixen? You kid, go study!"
"I'm already in college!"
"So what? You're still a kid!"
Arguing and arguing, the two women, their faces twisted in face art, moved away from Yugi, the "battlefield". Their hands were tightly clasped, and their foreheads were pressed firmly together.
"Darling is mine!" Although Rebecca was young, her demeanor didn't lose to Téa at all.
"Heh heh, kids only know how to shout. What can you do to me? I'm Yugi's classmate, I can go to school and home with him every day and even go to his house to play." Téa showed a face art-filled expression, "Can you do that?"
"Y-you can even go to Darling's house to play together?!" Rebecca was instantly broken by Téa 's words and couldn't help but imagine the scene that would occur when Téa played at Yugi's house—
In the living room of Yugi's house, Grandpa Solomon was slumped on the sofa, holding a beer. His arm was draped over the armrest, swinging back and forth. Drunk, he was muttering, "How pleasant~ How pleasant~"
On the other side of the sofa, Yugi and Téa sat together, each drinking a can of beer and laughing at the drunk Solomon : "Look at Grandpa Solomon , he's already done after just a few cans, he's so lame."
"This Ji-chan is just lame."
Hearing Yugi's words, Téa raised an eyebrow and looked at Yugi with interest: "Hearing you say that, you're very brave, huh?"
"Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay? I'm super good at drinking."
"Super good at drinking? Very brave, huh~" Téa smiled lewdly and patted Yugi's thigh, "Nice stats, quite firm~"
Because he was drunk, Yugi's face was flushed, and he shyly pulled his thigh away from Téa 's hand: "Hey, Téa , what are you doing!"
Téa looked Yugi up and down, a smile playing on her lips: "How old are you, still so shy? I think you completely don't understand, huh?"
"U-understand what?"
"You want to understand?" Téa leaned close to Yugi's ear. Téa 's body scent, mixed with the smell of alcohol, wafted into Yugi's nose, making his cheeks blush. "I put some Good Stuff in the room."
"Good Stuff? Is it New Cards?"
"What New Cards? It's more exciting than cards, and I can teach you how to 'den dua lang'~"
———
Rebecca wanted to force herself to stop imagining, but she could already hear Yugi's voice, " Téa , don't," as Téa pounced on him. Her face was filled with unwillingness and jealousy, and an expression of being unable to accept the truth: "That kind of thing... no!!!"
"That's the expression! That's the expression I've always wanted to see!" Téa looked down at Rebecca and said triumphantly, "That expression of jealousy towards me!"
Yugi, Tristan , and Joey Wheeler , who were nearby, were also extremely embarrassed by the face art battle between the two women.
Although Téa had only said one thing from beginning to end—that she often went to Yugi's house to play—Rebecca's expression was entirely something she had imagined herself. However, Téa also didn't mention that the others, including them, also went to Yugi's house to play together.
Rebecca thought Téa would "seal the deal" with Yugi, but the actual situation was—
"As a Tribute for the monster on my Field, I Summon my ace monster, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]! Then I Equip the Equip Spell Card [Claw of Hermos] and Attack your [Dark Magician], Yugi!"
"Wow, an Attack with 3000 ATK! So strong, too strong! I Activate Trap Card [Mirror Force]!"
"Come forth, my Tamashii, [Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight]! Then I Activate Magic Card [Spiritual Energy Entity]! I Tribute [Gaia] at the End Phase of my Turn! This is a necessary sacrifice!"
———
"Alright, alright, that's enough from you two kids."
Kujaku Mai covered her forehead, looking helpless as she separated Téa and Rebecca. They were supposed to be "love rivals" with an awkward relationship, but even after Professor Arthur and Grandpa Solomon had finished their farewells, these two were still bickering here. Kujaku Mai was starting to wonder what kind of feelings they were even fighting over.
"If you don't go now, everyone else will be waiting for you."
"No, I'm not in a hurry at all." Hayato and Marik sat on the steps of the Boarding Stairs, watching the show with great interest. Ishizu stood beside them, looking helpless. Hayato held a French fry in his hand and put it in his mouth, "I love watching women argue."
"Please save that kind of spectating for when you're back in Domino City, Mr. Dark Humor Duel King," Kujaku Mai retorted, pushing Téa to board the jet plane. Her gaze wandered towards Joey Wheeler .
Joey Wheeler 's face showed some hesitation; he seemed to have something he wanted to say but was struggling to say it. Tristan and Otogi, standing on either side of Joey Wheeler , exchanged glances behind him, both showing a sly smile, and simultaneously gave Joey Wheeler a push from behind.
"Whoa!" Joey Wheeler staggered forward a couple of steps from the push. Just as he regained balance, he found that Kujaku Mai, who had been five or six meters away just moments ago, was now only two or three meters away.
"What's wrong, Joey Wheeler ?" Kujaku Mai smiled charmingly, her soft hand tucking a strand of loose hair behind her ear, as if she hadn't seen Tristan and Otogi's actions.
Hearing Kujaku Mai's voice, Joey Wheeler took a deep breath, seemingly having made up his mind. He raised his head and met Kujaku Mai's gaze without avoiding it, saying to the beauty before him, "Aren't you coming to Domino City with us, Mai?"
"Nice!" x2
Behind Joey Wheeler , Otogi and Tristan high-fived, happy that Joey Wheeler had finally said something decent.
And perhaps feeling that what he had said was a bit awkward and strange, Joey Wheeler quickly added, "Uh, what I mean is, look, Mai, the last time you came to Domino City was for Battle City, and we didn't really show you around Domino City, we were just focused on dueling. But this time in San Francisco, you often accompanied us."
"That's really embarrassing. Even though we're, we're such good friends, I didn't, we didn't show you around Domino City."
Looking at the tongue-tied Joey Wheeler rambling and coming up with a very forced reason to invite her, Kujaku Mai's eyes were full of barely contained smile.
"Anyway," Although he had made up his mind to say something nice, he was struggling to find the right words and didn't know what he was saying. So, he simply gave up and was straightforward. Joey Wheeler looked into Kujaku Mai's amber eyes, "Are you coming, Mai?"
Meeting Joey Wheeler 's gaze, it was the usually assertive Kujaku Mai who turned her head away first, turning sideways to avoid looking at Joey Wheeler .
"Not yet."
Kujaku Mai refused.
Hearing Kujaku Mai's refusal, Joey Wheeler was slightly distracted, and his mood became a little down. But just then, he heard Kujaku Mai's subsequent words.
"My name is Kujaku Mai. As a duelist, my goal is to become a world-class female professional duelist to prove to others that women also have the ability to reach the peak of strength."
Turning sideways to Joey Wheeler , Kujaku Mai suddenly introduced herself, just like she did to Yugi during the Duelist Kingdom, without looking at Joey Wheeler who was standing beside Yugi.
"There are more frequent professional duelist events here in America than in Japan. To achieve my goal, it's more suitable for me to stay here. Otherwise, it would be too regrettable to give up my dream without making an effort."
"However, if there is such a day, as a celebration of me achieving my goal, or perhaps as comfort for me if I couldn't achieve my dream, I wonder if there will be someone who is willing to take me for a walk on the streets of Domino City?"
"As for me, I prefer places like parks."
Turning her head, Kujaku Mai looked at Joey Wheeler , revealing a radiant and moving smile, and uncharacteristically, like a little girl, she playfully winked.
The disappointment on Joey Wheeler 's face turned into a bright smile: "Oh! The tour guide task promised by Joey Wheeler -sama is permanently valid!"
"And I'm a local of Domino City, so accompanying you to every park is no problem."
——————Not very good at emotional scenes——————
All the way, Joey Wheeler kept a silly grin on his face. Even when his [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] got turtled, [Steel Ogre Grotto #1] got turtled, and [Summoned Skull] got turtled multiple times during the duels he played with Hayato to pass time, he remained calm and collected and smiled the entire time.
"Speaking of which, I completely don't understand. What's the deal with Joey Wheeler ? Did he and Kujaku Mai make any actual progress?"
Marik manually shuffled his deck, then put the cards back on the table and drew the top card, asking Hayato.
"I didn't see them confirm a relationship or anything. What's that guy so happy about?"
Hayato also spread his hands: "It's hard for me to explain this to you, three-year-old. After all, I'm just an emotionless duelist."
"Also, in chain to your draw just now, I activate [Confiscation]. Send that card you drew to the Graveyard."
Marik opened his dead fish eyes and laid out the [Lava Golem] card he had added to his hand, as well as the other cards in his hand: "Why don't you just send me to the Graveyard? I can't play anymore."
"Mm-hmm, good game, it was a pleasant duel." Because of Marik's surrender, although it wasn't a duel using Duel Disks, Hayato still received the system settlement of 500 DP, and smiled as he gathered up the cards on the Field.
"Only Brother-in-law yourself feels pleasant, right?" Marik retorted, glancing at his older sister Ishizu, who was sitting on the other side of the cabin chatting with Téa , a little distance away from the "dueling area" here. He lowered his voice and leaned into Hayato's ear, "Speaking of which, Brother-in-law, how far have you gotten with my older sister?"
"Did you hit a home run? Or third base? Second base?" Marik was full of gossip, "You don't mean you haven't even reached first base, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense all the time. My older sister and I are completely innocent."
"Heh heh, Brother-in-law, stop pretending." Marik's smile became quite perverted, making it hard to connect him with the Rare Hunters leader whose face art could scare little kids. No matter how you looked at it, his smile was like that of a pimp. "Look at my older sister's chest, look at my older sister's waist, look at my older sister's buttocks. Do you dare say you don't have any thoughts?"
As Marik spoke, his voice was slightly uncontrolled. Hayato raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "Marik, it's a bit inappropriate for you to talk about your older sister like that, isn't it?"
"What did I say, Brother-in-law? It's normal for men to be lustful, and my older sister has such a great body, it's fine no matter how picky you are," Marik completely ignored the awkward look Hayato gave him and continued talking to himself, "Although my older sister is very rigid, and her cooking is terrible, her personality is still very gentle and considerate. You should seize the opportunity to pursue her."
"But my older sister's rigid personality is also a problem. If you really can't stand it, how about I introduce you to a couple of hot girls I met while street racing? Their stats are also very attractive and they're very open-minded. Why don't you write down their phone num—"
"Marik?"
Hearing the voice from behind, Marik's body instantly froze. He mechanically turned his head to look behind him. It was Ishizu, smiling as gently as ever. However, from Ishizu's gentle expression, Marik felt a chillingly cold intent.
It was killing intent, this was definitely killing intent!
"Hayato, I suddenly remembered I wanted to say a few words to Marik. It's okay if I interrupt your duel for a moment, right?"
Despite having the same unchanging expression, Ishizu's gentle smile contained barely contained killing intent when facing Marik, but when facing Hayato, Ishizu's aura became purely gentle and shy.
"Ah, it's completely fine. Marik and my duel just ended." Completely ignoring Marik's pleading expression of winking and gesturing towards him for help, Hayato patted Marik's shoulder with a pleasant look, "You should handle your relationship with your older sister well, Marik-san~"
No one knew what Marik went through after being dragged away by Ishizu. They only knew that when he returned to his seat, he had a scared stiff expression until the jet plane arrived above Domino City.
Although it was a jet plane, since Kaiba used the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] as the exterior design, he naturally spent a fortune on this jet plane, packing it full of various black technology, including the magical "vertical takeoff and landing" function. The landing was quite smooth, almost like riding an airship.
Getting off the jet plane, Hayato casually turned off the airplane mode on his mobile phone, which he had kept on. However, what was just a casual action led Hayato to see a bunch of messages instantly popping up on his mobile phone.
These messages were not spam text bombardment; without exception, they were all sent by the same contact. And the topmost message clearly displayed—
"Hayato, your father and I are back. We'll be at Domino City Airport in half an hour. Aren't you surprised and pleasantly surprised?"
Looking at the time it was sent, it was indeed about half an hour ago.
Joey Wheeler , who got off the jet plane behind Hayato, heard the string of "ding dong", "ding dong", "ding dong" sounds from Hayato's mobile phone as it received messages and asked confusedly, "Was that your mobile phone, Hayato? What's wrong?"
"Yeah, it's quite magical, and a coincidence." Hayato looked towards a black dot on the horizon, which was gradually enlarging into the shape of a jet plane, and pointed in that direction with a helpless look, "My parents seem to have returned to the country. They're probably on that jet plane behind us?"
In the Departure Lounge, Hayato waited for the jet plane to land. Yugi and Joey Wheeler didn't leave either but stayed with Hayato. It was also their first time seeing Hayato's parents.
Speaking of which, it had been quite a long time since Hayato had seen his mother. The last time was two years ago when he had just transmigrated to this world. And the next day, his mother went abroad to find his father, whom she hadn't met yet, to have some time alone together.
And after his mother finished that month-long annual leave, her company sent her abroad for a business trip. Thus, she hadn't returned to Domino City in these two years, only occasionally sending Hayato emails and photos, as well as remittances to his bank card.
However, according to that string of texts just now, it seems that the overseas business has all been resolved this time, and his mother's business trip has ended, so she can return to the country. And his diplomat father also happened to finish his work handover and was transferred back domestically, so they returned together.
Through the glass of the Departure Lounge, Hayato saw the jet plane that his parents seemed to be on getting closer and closer to the ground. The landing gear extended, and it landed on the long Runway, taxiing.
Before long, at the Arrivals Area, Hayato saw his parents, but—
"Humph, jet planes, possessing excellent power and speed, couldn't be more suitable as a means of travel."
"Ah, guest, please don't block the entrance. Please move inside a bit."
"Ho ho, are you ordering me? Ordering me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki?" The man, 1.95 meters tall, stood in the center of the airport bus with his arms crossed over his chest, not moving. "The airport is very spacious, isn't it? Drive!"
"Don't cause trouble for others, you idiot!" Beside the man, a woman who seemed to be his spouse grabbed hold of his earlobe and forcibly dragged him off the bus. The man being dragged said with a face full of unwillingness, "Yare yare, to treat me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki, like this! This humiliation, more unbearable than rat droppings in a toilet, I must pay it back!"
"You're the idiot making a fool of yourself there!" The woman angrily let go of his hand. "The child is so much like you, I'm starting to worry how he'll find a girlfriend in the future."
"Heh heh, let alone finding a girlfriend, that kid Hayato won't even have a girlfriend he has a good relationship with. This is my deep understanding of him as a father who inherited my personality!"
"I wasn't praising you!"
The noisy couple easily attracted the attention of others, especially the man's tall stature and his Dio-like mannerisms when speaking, which were exactly the same as Hayato's. Joey Wheeler asked Hayato, "Hayato, I mean, are those your parents?"
"No, those are strangers who are social terrorists."
As [Cyber End Dragon]'s attack destroyed [Armored Cyberdark End Dragon], Samejima's Life Points were completely cleared by the aftermath of the weakened attack.
[Samejima: 1800 LP → 0]
With one side's Life Points reaching zero, the duel ended. The figure of [Cyber End Dragon] on Hayato's Field slowly dispersed, turning into sparkling stardust that fell. On Hayato's Duel Disk, a light flashed on the [Cyber End Dragon] card, catching Hayato's attention.
Looking down, Hayato noticed that the [Cyber End Dragon] card on his Duel Disk had undergone a slight change after the duel ended. If most Duel Monsters cards were standard Normal, this [Cyber End Dragon] had suddenly transformed into a Holographic Rare, or "HR".
Not only did the originally black Card Name turn into shining gold, but the overall image of [Cyber End Dragon] also gained a sense of three-dimensionality, looking like an engraving. Even the clouds in the Card Background became vibrant and bright.
"What is this?"
While wondering, Hayato heard a "thud". Turning his head, he saw Samejima lying flat on the floor. The sound just now was from him falling.
"Samejima-san!"
Hayato and the Previous Master/Instructor quickly ran to the fallen Samejima's side and carefully helped the weakened Samejima up from the ground.
"Hey Samejima, can you still hold on?" The Previous Master/Instructor looked at Samejima, who was pale from the recent duel. Although his words sounded harsh, he was very worried about Samejima's condition.
At the same time, he felt a bit of self-reproach. After all, Samejima had Dueled Hayato for the legacy of the "Cyber Style". While this was the responsibility of the "Cyber Style" Master, the previous bearer of this responsibility was Samejima's teacher, the Previous Master/Instructor himself.
*If I had stayed in my position a little longer, this kid Samejima wouldn't have had to risk his life by using the "Shadow Cyber Style" like this,* the Previous Master/Instructor thought to himself.
"Ah, I'm just a bit too tired, Teacher."
In the previous duel, Samejima had broken through his limits and Summoned the strongest "Shadow Cyber Style" monster—[Armored Cyberdark End Dragon]. The price of breaking through his limits was now reflected on him. A few wrinkles appeared on his cheeks, and his hair showed some paleness, making him look much older.
"I actually reached my physical limit during the duel, and I was just holding on with willpower. Just now, because the duel ended, I couldn't help but relax for a moment." With a forced smile, Samejima comforted the Previous Master/Instructor, "However, I didn't fail my mission."
"Yes, you did well, you did very well."
Amidst the Previous Master/Instructor's praise, Samejima looked at Hayato and also noticed the "upgraded" [Cyber End Dragon] card in his hand.
"It seems like it was a success, right? Then the rest is up to you, Hayato-kun." Samejima earnestly entrusted Hayato, "The legacy of the 'Cyber Style', I'm counting on you."
Nodding at Samejima, Hayato held the [Cyber End Dragon] card in one hand and the metal box Samejima had given him earlier in the other. He placed the [Cyber End Dragon] card above the box as if Summoning a monster.
The moment the card touched the metal box, it was as if some mechanical device inside the box sensed something within the [Cyber End Dragon] card and reacted instantly. The fine patterns on the surface of the metal box lit up with blue radiance, outlining a pattern like a cluster of stars.
With a "click", a crack appeared on the surface of the metal box, which had previously been seamless. The box automatically unfolded, pushing out over a dozen cards hidden within from bottom to top.
The topmost card was none other than **[Drytron Meteonis Draconids]**, Level 12, 4000 ATK/DEF, a noble LIGHT Attribute Machine Type Ritual Monster.
In a deep orange-red universe, countless bright yellow stars shone. The mechanical-bodied dragon-shaped giant beast spread its blue light wings, shaped like sextants, from its arms, as if a spirit god descending upon the universe, reigning over the world.
Named after the "Quadrantids Meteor Shower", **[Drytron Meteonis Draconids]** conveyed a sense of grandeur originating from the infinite universe, and a realization of one's own insignificance in comparison, just by looking at its Card Art.
If someone's willpower was not strong enough, they probably wouldn't even need to use it; just looking at the card would make them scared stiff and collapse to the ground.
Hayato took the [Drytron] Deck from the Card Box. Looking at the **[Drytron Meteonis Draconids]** card, the Previous Master/Instructor couldn't help but show a relieved smile.
The "Cyber Style" had been passed down through generations, and this mystery that no one could inherit had finally been solved. Someone who hadn't dedicated almost their entire life to the Style like the Previous Master/Instructor couldn't understand his feelings at this moment.
However, glancing at the weakened Samejima, who was also smiling, the Previous Master/Instructor suddenly remembered that there was still a problem with the "Cyber Style" that needed to be resolved, which was the issue of the "Shadow Cyber Style".
Although Samejima successfully broke through his limits and used [Armored Cyberdark End Dragon], others could see how forced his usage was. Dueling a single match was almost like risking his life, clearly showing that he hadn't received the full acceptance of the "Shadow Cyber Style" and was only holding on with his willpower as a Duelist.
This should absolutely not be the true usage of the "Shadow Cyber Style". It was like a heavy greatsword; although dragging the greatsword across the ground could barely be considered using it, the true usage should at least be able to lift the greatsword.
The ultimate power of the "Cyber Style"—the Deck in Hayato's hand named [Drytron]—had found its destined inheritor. So when would the inheritor of the darkness of the "Cyber Style"—the "Shadow Cyber Style"—appear?
Thinking of this, the Previous Master/Instructor suddenly felt a little relaxed.
It didn't matter if he didn't live to see the successor appear. Although this kid Samejima's personality was completely different from mine, his teacher, lacking much competitiveness and more inclined towards kindness, the fact that he secretly used the "Shadow Cyber Style" Deck behind my back shows that this kid isn't lacking in ambition.
Rather, this kid's ambition isn't aimed at others but at himself. He doesn't strive to be stronger than others, but rather to surpass himself. Entrusting the "Cyber Style" to Samejima was truly the right decision.
Perhaps even the inheritor of the "Shadow Cyber Style" might be born from among his Disciples someday.
Speaking of which, it was fortunate that Samejima had recently mentioned to me that the Disciple he had recently taken, although young, possessed a powerful, almost innate talent for using the "Cyber Style". Samejima even asserted that before long, he might even be qualified to obtain [Cyber End Dragon].
What was that kid's name again, Ryo? Putting everything else aside, among a bunch of Apprentices who slacked off during drawing practice, he was the only one who practiced the most seriously. His talent was unclear, but he was very diligent.
I wonder how far that kid will go in the future. The young people nowadays are getting more and more amazing. As an outdated old man like myself, it's probably best to just watch the younger generation from the sidelines.
————Dragon + Radish = Drytron, Dragon + Waifu Card = ?————
A week later, riding on the rich benefactor Kaiba's jet plane, Hayato and Yugi's group departed from San Francisco and were about to return to Domino City.
After this period of recovery, Tristan and Téa had recovered well and were successfully discharged from the hospital. As for Marik, whether it was extraordinary talent or something else, even though he didn't rest well in the hospital and played cat and mouse with Ishizu every day as brother and sister, his body actually recovered to normal recovery metrics.
On the Tarmac at the Airport, in front of the Boarding Gate for Kaiba's [Blue-Eyes White Dragon Jet], Professor Arthur Hawkins and Grandpa Solomon Muto were saying their reluctant farewells: "It's time to part again, Solomon -kun."
"Yes, I don't know when we'll see each other again, Arthur."
The two elderly men held hands, their eyes filled with reluctance towards their friend.
They were both getting on in years. Although they were capable people who fought on the front lines of archaeology in their youth, climbing mountains and descending into the earth, as time passed day by day, the years took many things from them. In a few more years, they might not even be able to ride a jet plane anymore.
Separated by the ocean, the number of times they could meet would only become fewer and fewer. Therefore, each separation was very likely to be forever.
Beside Professor Arthur and Grandpa Solomon , Rebecca, teary-eyed, held Yugi's hand: "Darling, please don't go, okay? I'll earn money to support you!"
"What will I do without you? Take me with you, Darling~"
While saying this, Rebecca intended to push her luck and get closer to Yugi, wanting to hug him. But before her hand could reach Yugi's arm, a seemingly fair and delicate, yet strong hand firmly pressed against Rebecca's head, preventing her from advancing.
Téa had a dark face: "You're underage, act like it! Stay away from Yugi!"
"No way! You vixen, get away from Darling!"
"Who are you calling a vixen? You kid, go study!"
"I'm already in college!"
"So what? You're still a kid!"
Arguing and arguing, the two women, their faces twisted in face art, moved away from Yugi, the "battlefield". Their hands were tightly clasped, and their foreheads were pressed firmly together.
"Darling is mine!" Although Rebecca was young, her demeanor didn't lose to Téa at all.
"Heh heh, kids only know how to shout. What can you do to me? I'm Yugi's classmate, I can go to school and home with him every day and even go to his house to play." Téa showed a face art-filled expression, "Can you do that?"
"Y-you can even go to Darling's house to play together?!" Rebecca was instantly broken by Téa 's words and couldn't help but imagine the scene that would occur when Téa played at Yugi's house—
In the living room of Yugi's house, Grandpa Solomon was slumped on the sofa, holding a beer. His arm was draped over the armrest, swinging back and forth. Drunk, he was muttering, "How pleasant~ How pleasant~"
On the other side of the sofa, Yugi and Téa sat together, each drinking a can of beer and laughing at the drunk Solomon : "Look at Grandpa Solomon , he's already done after just a few cans, he's so lame."
"This Ji-chan is just lame."
Hearing Yugi's words, Téa raised an eyebrow and looked at Yugi with interest: "Hearing you say that, you're very brave, huh?"
"Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay? I'm super good at drinking."
"Super good at drinking? Very brave, huh~" Téa smiled lewdly and patted Yugi's thigh, "Nice stats, quite firm~"
Because he was drunk, Yugi's face was flushed, and he shyly pulled his thigh away from Téa 's hand: "Hey, Téa , what are you doing!"
Téa looked Yugi up and down, a smile playing on her lips: "How old are you, still so shy? I think you completely don't understand, huh?"
"U-understand what?"
"You want to understand?" Téa leaned close to Yugi's ear. Téa 's body scent, mixed with the smell of alcohol, wafted into Yugi's nose, making his cheeks blush. "I put some Good Stuff in the room."
"Good Stuff? Is it New Cards?"
"What New Cards? It's more exciting than cards, and I can teach you how to 'den dua lang'~"
———
Rebecca wanted to force herself to stop imagining, but she could already hear Yugi's voice, " Téa , don't," as Téa pounced on him. Her face was filled with unwillingness and jealousy, and an expression of being unable to accept the truth: "That kind of thing... no!!!"
"That's the expression! That's the expression I've always wanted to see!" Téa looked down at Rebecca and said triumphantly, "That expression of jealousy towards me!"
Yugi, Tristan , and Joey Wheeler , who were nearby, were also extremely embarrassed by the face art battle between the two women.
Although Téa had only said one thing from beginning to end—that she often went to Yugi's house to play—Rebecca's expression was entirely something she had imagined herself. However, Téa also didn't mention that the others, including them, also went to Yugi's house to play together.
Rebecca thought Téa would "seal the deal" with Yugi, but the actual situation was—
"As a Tribute for the monster on my Field, I Summon my ace monster, [Red-Eyes Black Dragon]! Then I Equip the Equip Spell Card [Claw of Hermos] and Attack your [Dark Magician], Yugi!"
"Wow, an Attack with 3000 ATK! So strong, too strong! I Activate Trap Card [Mirror Force]!"
"Come forth, my Tamashii, [Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight]! Then I Activate Magic Card [Spiritual Energy Entity]! I Tribute [Gaia] at the End Phase of my Turn! This is a necessary sacrifice!"
———
"Alright, alright, that's enough from you two kids."
Kujaku Mai covered her forehead, looking helpless as she separated Téa and Rebecca. They were supposed to be "love rivals" with an awkward relationship, but even after Professor Arthur and Grandpa Solomon had finished their farewells, these two were still bickering here. Kujaku Mai was starting to wonder what kind of feelings they were even fighting over.
"If you don't go now, everyone else will be waiting for you."
"No, I'm not in a hurry at all." Hayato and Marik sat on the steps of the Boarding Stairs, watching the show with great interest. Ishizu stood beside them, looking helpless. Hayato held a French fry in his hand and put it in his mouth, "I love watching women argue."
"Please save that kind of spectating for when you're back in Domino City, Mr. Dark Humor Duel King," Kujaku Mai retorted, pushing Téa to board the jet plane. Her gaze wandered towards Joey Wheeler .
Joey Wheeler 's face showed some hesitation; he seemed to have something he wanted to say but was struggling to say it. Tristan and Otogi, standing on either side of Joey Wheeler , exchanged glances behind him, both showing a sly smile, and simultaneously gave Joey Wheeler a push from behind.
"Whoa!" Joey Wheeler staggered forward a couple of steps from the push. Just as he regained balance, he found that Kujaku Mai, who had been five or six meters away just moments ago, was now only two or three meters away.
"What's wrong, Joey Wheeler ?" Kujaku Mai smiled charmingly, her soft hand tucking a strand of loose hair behind her ear, as if she hadn't seen Tristan and Otogi's actions.
Hearing Kujaku Mai's voice, Joey Wheeler took a deep breath, seemingly having made up his mind. He raised his head and met Kujaku Mai's gaze without avoiding it, saying to the beauty before him, "Aren't you coming to Domino City with us, Mai?"
"Nice!" x2
Behind Joey Wheeler , Otogi and Tristan high-fived, happy that Joey Wheeler had finally said something decent.
And perhaps feeling that what he had said was a bit awkward and strange, Joey Wheeler quickly added, "Uh, what I mean is, look, Mai, the last time you came to Domino City was for Battle City, and we didn't really show you around Domino City, we were just focused on dueling. But this time in San Francisco, you often accompanied us."
"That's really embarrassing. Even though we're, we're such good friends, I didn't, we didn't show you around Domino City."
Looking at the tongue-tied Joey Wheeler rambling and coming up with a very forced reason to invite her, Kujaku Mai's eyes were full of barely contained smile.
"Anyway," Although he had made up his mind to say something nice, he was struggling to find the right words and didn't know what he was saying. So, he simply gave up and was straightforward. Joey Wheeler looked into Kujaku Mai's amber eyes, "Are you coming, Mai?"
Meeting Joey Wheeler 's gaze, it was the usually assertive Kujaku Mai who turned her head away first, turning sideways to avoid looking at Joey Wheeler .
"Not yet."
Kujaku Mai refused.
Hearing Kujaku Mai's refusal, Joey Wheeler was slightly distracted, and his mood became a little down. But just then, he heard Kujaku Mai's subsequent words.
"My name is Kujaku Mai. As a duelist, my goal is to become a world-class female professional duelist to prove to others that women also have the ability to reach the peak of strength."
Turning sideways to Joey Wheeler , Kujaku Mai suddenly introduced herself, just like she did to Yugi during the Duelist Kingdom, without looking at Joey Wheeler who was standing beside Yugi.
"There are more frequent professional duelist events here in America than in Japan. To achieve my goal, it's more suitable for me to stay here. Otherwise, it would be too regrettable to give up my dream without making an effort."
"However, if there is such a day, as a celebration of me achieving my goal, or perhaps as comfort for me if I couldn't achieve my dream, I wonder if there will be someone who is willing to take me for a walk on the streets of Domino City?"
"As for me, I prefer places like parks."
Turning her head, Kujaku Mai looked at Joey Wheeler , revealing a radiant and moving smile, and uncharacteristically, like a little girl, she playfully winked.
The disappointment on Joey Wheeler 's face turned into a bright smile: "Oh! The tour guide task promised by Joey Wheeler -sama is permanently valid!"
"And I'm a local of Domino City, so accompanying you to every park is no problem."
——————Not very good at emotional scenes——————
All the way, Joey Wheeler kept a silly grin on his face. Even when his [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] got turtled, [Steel Ogre Grotto #1] got turtled, and [Summoned Skull] got turtled multiple times during the duels he played with Hayato to pass time, he remained calm and collected and smiled the entire time.
"Speaking of which, I completely don't understand. What's the deal with Joey Wheeler ? Did he and Kujaku Mai make any actual progress?"
Marik manually shuffled his deck, then put the cards back on the table and drew the top card, asking Hayato.
"I didn't see them confirm a relationship or anything. What's that guy so happy about?"
Hayato also spread his hands: "It's hard for me to explain this to you, three-year-old. After all, I'm just an emotionless duelist."
"Also, in chain to your draw just now, I activate [Confiscation]. Send that card you drew to the Graveyard."
Marik opened his dead fish eyes and laid out the [Lava Golem] card he had added to his hand, as well as the other cards in his hand: "Why don't you just send me to the Graveyard? I can't play anymore."
"Mm-hmm, good game, it was a pleasant duel." Because of Marik's surrender, although it wasn't a duel using Duel Disks, Hayato still received the system settlement of 500 DP, and smiled as he gathered up the cards on the Field.
"Only Brother-in-law yourself feels pleasant, right?" Marik retorted, glancing at his older sister Ishizu, who was sitting on the other side of the cabin chatting with Téa , a little distance away from the "dueling area" here. He lowered his voice and leaned into Hayato's ear, "Speaking of which, Brother-in-law, how far have you gotten with my older sister?"
"Did you hit a home run? Or third base? Second base?" Marik was full of gossip, "You don't mean you haven't even reached first base, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense all the time. My older sister and I are completely innocent."
"Heh heh, Brother-in-law, stop pretending." Marik's smile became quite perverted, making it hard to connect him with the Rare Hunters leader whose face art could scare little kids. No matter how you looked at it, his smile was like that of a pimp. "Look at my older sister's chest, look at my older sister's waist, look at my older sister's buttocks. Do you dare say you don't have any thoughts?"
As Marik spoke, his voice was slightly uncontrolled. Hayato raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "Marik, it's a bit inappropriate for you to talk about your older sister like that, isn't it?"
"What did I say, Brother-in-law? It's normal for men to be lustful, and my older sister has such a great body, it's fine no matter how picky you are," Marik completely ignored the awkward look Hayato gave him and continued talking to himself, "Although my older sister is very rigid, and her cooking is terrible, her personality is still very gentle and considerate. You should seize the opportunity to pursue her."
"But my older sister's rigid personality is also a problem. If you really can't stand it, how about I introduce you to a couple of hot girls I met while street racing? Their stats are also very attractive and they're very open-minded. Why don't you write down their phone num—"
"Marik?"
Hearing the voice from behind, Marik's body instantly froze. He mechanically turned his head to look behind him. It was Ishizu, smiling as gently as ever. However, from Ishizu's gentle expression, Marik felt a chillingly cold intent.
It was killing intent, this was definitely killing intent!
"Hayato, I suddenly remembered I wanted to say a few words to Marik. It's okay if I interrupt your duel for a moment, right?"
Despite having the same unchanging expression, Ishizu's gentle smile contained barely contained killing intent when facing Marik, but when facing Hayato, Ishizu's aura became purely gentle and shy.
"Ah, it's completely fine. Marik and my duel just ended." Completely ignoring Marik's pleading expression of winking and gesturing towards him for help, Hayato patted Marik's shoulder with a pleasant look, "You should handle your relationship with your older sister well, Marik-san~"
No one knew what Marik went through after being dragged away by Ishizu. They only knew that when he returned to his seat, he had a scared stiff expression until the jet plane arrived above Domino City.
Although it was a jet plane, since Kaiba used the [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] as the exterior design, he naturally spent a fortune on this jet plane, packing it full of various black technology, including the magical "vertical takeoff and landing" function. The landing was quite smooth, almost like riding an airship.
Getting off the jet plane, Hayato casually turned off the airplane mode on his mobile phone, which he had kept on. However, what was just a casual action led Hayato to see a bunch of messages instantly popping up on his mobile phone.
These messages were not spam text bombardment; without exception, they were all sent by the same contact. And the topmost message clearly displayed—
"Hayato, your father and I are back. We'll be at Domino City Airport in half an hour. Aren't you surprised and pleasantly surprised?"
Looking at the time it was sent, it was indeed about half an hour ago.
Joey Wheeler , who got off the jet plane behind Hayato, heard the string of "ding dong", "ding dong", "ding dong" sounds from Hayato's mobile phone as it received messages and asked confusedly, "Was that your mobile phone, Hayato? What's wrong?"
"Yeah, it's quite magical, and a coincidence." Hayato looked towards a black dot on the horizon, which was gradually enlarging into the shape of a jet plane, and pointed in that direction with a helpless look, "My parents seem to have returned to the country. They're probably on that jet plane behind us?"
In the Departure Lounge, Hayato waited for the jet plane to land. Yugi and Joey Wheeler didn't leave either but stayed with Hayato. It was also their first time seeing Hayato's parents.
Speaking of which, it had been quite a long time since Hayato had seen his mother. The last time was two years ago when he had just transmigrated to this world. And the next day, his mother went abroad to find his father, whom she hadn't met yet, to have some time alone together.
And after his mother finished that month-long annual leave, her company sent her abroad for a business trip. Thus, she hadn't returned to Domino City in these two years, only occasionally sending Hayato emails and photos, as well as remittances to his bank card.
However, according to that string of texts just now, it seems that the overseas business has all been resolved this time, and his mother's business trip has ended, so she can return to the country. And his diplomat father also happened to finish his work handover and was transferred back domestically, so they returned together.
Through the glass of the Departure Lounge, Hayato saw the jet plane that his parents seemed to be on getting closer and closer to the ground. The landing gear extended, and it landed on the long Runway, taxiing.
Before long, at the Arrivals Area, Hayato saw his parents, but—
"Humph, jet planes, possessing excellent power and speed, couldn't be more suitable as a means of travel."
"Ah, guest, please don't block the entrance. Please move inside a bit."
"Ho ho, are you ordering me? Ordering me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki?" The man, 1.95 meters tall, stood in the center of the airport bus with his arms crossed over his chest, not moving. "The airport is very spacious, isn't it? Drive!"
"Don't cause trouble for others, you idiot!" Beside the man, a woman who seemed to be his spouse grabbed hold of his earlobe and forcibly dragged him off the bus. The man being dragged said with a face full of unwillingness, "Yare yare, to treat me, Kobayashi Hiroyuki, like this! This humiliation, more unbearable than rat droppings in a toilet, I must pay it back!"
"You're the idiot making a fool of yourself there!" The woman angrily let go of his hand. "The child is so much like you, I'm starting to worry how he'll find a girlfriend in the future."
"Heh heh, let alone finding a girlfriend, that kid Hayato won't even have a girlfriend he has a good relationship with. This is my deep understanding of him as a father who inherited my personality!"
"I wasn't praising you!"
The noisy couple easily attracted the attention of others, especially the man's tall stature and his Dio-like mannerisms when speaking, which were exactly the same as Hayato's. Joey Wheeler asked Hayato, "Hayato, I mean, are those your parents?"
"No, those are strangers who are social terrorists."
