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# Chapter 490: Machine Type vs. Cyber Dragon - A Free Win
And so, Judai Yuki and Fudo Yusei formed a team, uniting and cooperating with the goal of stopping the Masked Man's world-ending actions and reclaiming the numerous Duel Monsters he had stolen.
"That being said," Judai asked somewhat confusedly, "which era should we go to find that Masked Man?"
Yusei shook his head; he didn't know how to find the Masked Man either.
He was able to travel through time to Judai's era thanks to the existence known as "Ultimaya Tzolkin" - the Red Dragon that appeared with Yusei. However, navigating to a specific era still depended on Yusei himself.
And the reason Yusei appeared at such a precise time was thanks to a pair of twins he knew named Leo and Luna. Their family wasn't exactly wealthy, but they could pretty much do whatever they wanted. With their help, Yusei learned that his stolen Stardust Dragon had somehow appeared in Europe decades ago and was materializing and causing widespread destruction.
But now, Yusei didn't have the Leo and Luna twins to help him search for information.
Ultimaya Tzolkin could help Yusei and Judai return to the past, but the first thing they needed to do was confirm the specific time point they needed to go to. If they blindly went back without knowing their destination, it would only be a waste of time.
However, from what the Masked Man had said earlier, Yusei had also gathered one piece of information: his ultimate goal in collecting powerful monsters from various eras was to make Duel Monsters disappear. But what Yusei couldn't understand was why the opponent was only collecting Dragon Type monsters.
Could it be that he thought only Dragon Type monsters were the most important in Duel Monsters? Yusei muttered to himself inwardly.
"Collecting Duel Monsters non-stop won't have much of an impact in the end, right? After all, as long as Industrial Illusions is still around, no matter how many cards can be reprinted, that Masked Man can't destroy every single card spirit in every single card," Judai said casually. "So what exactly is he collecting cards for?"
Judai's words, though spoken without much thought, gave Yusei inspiration: "I get it. That guy's goal isn't actually 'Dragon Type,' but just 'powerful monsters' as he said. There's no difference whether they're Machine Type or Spellcaster Type, because he just wants a tool."
"His objective is to eliminate Duel Monsters, so the simplest method is undoubtedly to kill the 'Father of Duel Monsters' who created Duel Monsters - Pegasus J. Crawford!"
"Nani?! Mr. Pegasus? That guy's target is actually Mr. Pegasus!" Judai looked shocked. "I see, I completely understand."
No, how can you possibly understand?
Watching Judai's relaxed expression even now, Yusei grumbled internally.
"However, even knowing that Mr. Pegasus is the mysterious person's target is useless. We still don't know when that person plans to make his move, and Mr. Pegasus has had a habit of hiding his whereabouts for a long time. We have no idea when or where Mr. Pegasus will appear."
Judai frowned in thought, but suddenly his expression brightened with realization, and he snapped his finger: "Right, even if we don't know, there's one person who definitely knows!"
"Don't sleep yet, Pharaoh, let me get something." As he spoke, Judai opened his backpack, pulled out the fat cat curled up inside, and then took out a portable laptop. "Hmm, Who-Says-Only-Those-Standing-In-The-Light-Are-Heroes, OK, pin confirmed."
"Hmm, looks like we're in luck. The nearby Signal Tower hasn't been destroyed. But I wonder if Mr. Hayato is online?"
After opening the laptop, Judai logged into a chat software that seemed quite ancient to Yusei and opened a Chat Room named [I Must Duel Immediately]. Several online users were currently speaking -
[Ge Shi Bai Qian]: Asking because I don't understand, why are my Armed Dragon and Light and Darkness Dragon gone, but that Kaiser guy only lost one Cyber End Dragon?
[Ge Shi Bai Qian]: Is that Masked Man an idiot? Who doesn't know that Kaiser guy keeps abandoning his old friends these days? What's with him not losing Chimeratech Rampage Dragon and Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon besides Cyber End Dragon?
[Tian Shangyuan]: Manjoume-chan, you didn't think Ryo's cards had all disappeared, so you challenged him with XYZ, did you?
[Tian Shangyuan]: @[Chongzhu Yishi Rongguang] Asuka, do you know?
[Chongzhu Yishi Rongguang]: Thanks for the invite, I'm here live. The audience is laughing really hard. Apparently, it's even nominated for this year's Professional Duelist Funny Highlights.
[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]: Really? That's too bad I can't watch Manjoume and Kaiser's match from here.
[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]: Oh, right @[Ren Zai Jiong Gang Xia Gangtank] Mr. Hayato, I have a friend who asked me to help ask, if some jerk wants to travel back in time to kill Mr. Pegasus to eliminate Duel Monsters, which year should he go back to stop him?
[Tian Shangyuan]: Judai-chan, there are no outsiders here, is that friend you mentioned yourself?
[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]: No, I really have a friend, he's a person from the future.
[Ge Shi Bai Qian]: I wouldn't be surprised by anything strange appearing next to you.
[Ren Zai Jiong Gang Xia Gangtank]: Person from the future? Let me think. Oh right, it was when Pegasus first held the "Duel Monsters Convention" in Domino City. @[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]
"Got it, the first 'Duel Monsters Convention' in Domino City will do." After getting the necessary information from the Chat Room, Judai thanked the ID [Ren Zai Jiong Gang Xia Gangtank] and looked up the specific time of the first "Duel Monsters Convention."
Yusei was a little confused: "Is that really the right time? Is the person who gave you the message trustworthy?"
"Don't worry, Yusei, you can always trust Mr. Hayato." After finding the specific time on the laptop, Judai closed it and put it back in his backpack, then picked up the fat cat "Pharaoh" who was playing with a light spot. "Besides, if I wasn't mistaken just now, we might run into Mr. Hayato at our destination."
"Ah-choo!"
The helicopter's rotor stirred up some dust. Watching Pegasus, who had picked up bad habits from that Kaiba guy, step down from the helicopter, Hayato's nose tickled and he sneezed. He rubbed his nose and looked at the clock beside him.
That Pegasus guy was quite "punctual." He insisted on arriving at the site exactly at 12 o'clock if it was scheduled to start at 12, not wanting to be a minute early.
Subconsciously looking up, Hayato sighed: "The wind is rather noisy today~"
And so, Judai Yuki and Fudo Yusei formed a team, uniting and cooperating with the goal of stopping the Masked Man's world-ending actions and reclaiming the numerous Duel Monsters he had stolen.
"That being said," Judai asked somewhat confusedly, "which era should we go to find that Masked Man?"
Yusei shook his head; he didn't know how to find the Masked Man either.
He was able to travel through time to Judai's era thanks to the existence known as "Ultimaya Tzolkin" - the Red Dragon that appeared with Yusei. However, navigating to a specific era still depended on Yusei himself.
And the reason Yusei appeared at such a precise time was thanks to a pair of twins he knew named Leo and Luna. Their family wasn't exactly wealthy, but they could pretty much do whatever they wanted. With their help, Yusei learned that his stolen Stardust Dragon had somehow appeared in Europe decades ago and was materializing and causing widespread destruction.
But now, Yusei didn't have the Leo and Luna twins to help him search for information.
Ultimaya Tzolkin could help Yusei and Judai return to the past, but the first thing they needed to do was confirm the specific time point they needed to go to. If they blindly went back without knowing their destination, it would only be a waste of time.
However, from what the Masked Man had said earlier, Yusei had also gathered one piece of information: his ultimate goal in collecting powerful monsters from various eras was to make Duel Monsters disappear. But what Yusei couldn't understand was why the opponent was only collecting Dragon Type monsters.
Could it be that he thought only Dragon Type monsters were the most important in Duel Monsters? Yusei muttered to himself inwardly.
"Collecting Duel Monsters non-stop won't have much of an impact in the end, right? After all, as long as Industrial Illusions is still around, no matter how many cards can be reprinted, that Masked Man can't destroy every single card spirit in every single card," Judai said casually. "So what exactly is he collecting cards for?"
Judai's words, though spoken without much thought, gave Yusei inspiration: "I get it. That guy's goal isn't actually 'Dragon Type,' but just 'powerful monsters' as he said. There's no difference whether they're Machine Type or Spellcaster Type, because he just wants a tool."
"His objective is to eliminate Duel Monsters, so the simplest method is undoubtedly to kill the 'Father of Duel Monsters' who created Duel Monsters - Pegasus J. Crawford!"
"Nani?! Mr. Pegasus? That guy's target is actually Mr. Pegasus!" Judai looked shocked. "I see, I completely understand."
No, how can you possibly understand?
Watching Judai's relaxed expression even now, Yusei grumbled internally.
"However, even knowing that Mr. Pegasus is the mysterious person's target is useless. We still don't know when that person plans to make his move, and Mr. Pegasus has had a habit of hiding his whereabouts for a long time. We have no idea when or where Mr. Pegasus will appear."
Judai frowned in thought, but suddenly his expression brightened with realization, and he snapped his finger: "Right, even if we don't know, there's one person who definitely knows!"
"Don't sleep yet, Pharaoh, let me get something." As he spoke, Judai opened his backpack, pulled out the fat cat curled up inside, and then took out a portable laptop. "Hmm, Who-Says-Only-Those-Standing-In-The-Light-Are-Heroes, OK, pin confirmed."
"Hmm, looks like we're in luck. The nearby Signal Tower hasn't been destroyed. But I wonder if Mr. Hayato is online?"
After opening the laptop, Judai logged into a chat software that seemed quite ancient to Yusei and opened a Chat Room named [I Must Duel Immediately]. Several online users were currently speaking -
[Ge Shi Bai Qian]: Asking because I don't understand, why are my Armed Dragon and Light and Darkness Dragon gone, but that Kaiser guy only lost one Cyber End Dragon?
[Ge Shi Bai Qian]: Is that Masked Man an idiot? Who doesn't know that Kaiser guy keeps abandoning his old friends these days? What's with him not losing Chimeratech Rampage Dragon and Chimeratech Megafleet Dragon besides Cyber End Dragon?
[Tian Shangyuan]: Manjoume-chan, you didn't think Ryo's cards had all disappeared, so you challenged him with XYZ, did you?
[Tian Shangyuan]: @[Chongzhu Yishi Rongguang] Asuka, do you know?
[Chongzhu Yishi Rongguang]: Thanks for the invite, I'm here live. The audience is laughing really hard. Apparently, it's even nominated for this year's Professional Duelist Funny Highlights.
[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]: Really? That's too bad I can't watch Manjoume and Kaiser's match from here.
[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]: Oh, right @[Ren Zai Jiong Gang Xia Gangtank] Mr. Hayato, I have a friend who asked me to help ask, if some jerk wants to travel back in time to kill Mr. Pegasus to eliminate Duel Monsters, which year should he go back to stop him?
[Tian Shangyuan]: Judai-chan, there are no outsiders here, is that friend you mentioned yourself?
[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]: No, I really have a friend, he's a person from the future.
[Ge Shi Bai Qian]: I wouldn't be surprised by anything strange appearing next to you.
[Ren Zai Jiong Gang Xia Gangtank]: Person from the future? Let me think. Oh right, it was when Pegasus first held the "Duel Monsters Convention" in Domino City. @[Wo Yongyuan Xihuan Yuansu Yingxiong]
"Got it, the first 'Duel Monsters Convention' in Domino City will do." After getting the necessary information from the Chat Room, Judai thanked the ID [Ren Zai Jiong Gang Xia Gangtank] and looked up the specific time of the first "Duel Monsters Convention."
Yusei was a little confused: "Is that really the right time? Is the person who gave you the message trustworthy?"
"Don't worry, Yusei, you can always trust Mr. Hayato." After finding the specific time on the laptop, Judai closed it and put it back in his backpack, then picked up the fat cat "Pharaoh" who was playing with a light spot. "Besides, if I wasn't mistaken just now, we might run into Mr. Hayato at our destination."
"Ah-choo!"
The helicopter's rotor stirred up some dust. Watching Pegasus, who had picked up bad habits from that Kaiba guy, step down from the helicopter, Hayato's nose tickled and he sneezed. He rubbed his nose and looked at the clock beside him.
That Pegasus guy was quite "punctual." He insisted on arriving at the site exactly at 12 o'clock if it was scheduled to start at 12, not wanting to be a minute early.
Subconsciously looking up, Hayato sighed: "The wind is rather noisy today~"
