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# Chapter 510: So, Don't Stop
Although Yusei himself felt that Hayato's approach was a bit unusual, he then had practice Duels with Yugi and Judai separately and found that both of them used the strategy Hayato had mentioned.
Leaving Judai aside for the moment, even Yugi, when Yusei's Life Points were like a flickering candle, decisively Tributed his Dark Magician for Catapult Turtle to perform a Self-Destruct Finish.
"I see, I completely understand."
Yusei had a look of sudden understanding. Then, taking advantage of the large number of Duelists gathered at the Duel Monsters Convention, Yusei used the cards he brought from the future to trade for many cards he wanted. He was also introduced by Hayato to Solomon Muto, who was busy enjoying the lively atmosphere.
Unlike Kaiba, perhaps because he had more contact with him, Grandpa Solomon easily accepted the story that "Yusei is from the future" and was quite enthusiastic towards Yusei, who wanted to buy cards. He even decided not to continue participating in the Duel Monsters Convention and took Yusei directly to his Card Shop.
Although Yusei had come to this era in a hurry and hadn't brought much money, and the currency he had was only circulated in the future's New Domino City and couldn't be used to directly buy cards, the cards Yusei brought that hadn't been released in this era yet were already valuable enough.
After trading a few less important cards from his Side Deck to Grandpa Solomon , Yusei happily received a large box of cards, filled with cards like Graceful Charity and Pot of Greed.
Although taking cards from this era to the future would make them look like newly printed fakes rather than antiques, Yusei still knew many friends in the Satellite who were skilled in this area. Plus, the cards were genuine articles that could be used directly on a Duel Disk, so many rich people in the future would surely be willing to buy them at a high price.
By then, he would also earn a lot of money. Not only could he buy some useful cards and modify his D-Wheel with some new parts, he could even go and rent a Field to have Racing Duels with Aki and everyone else!
Yusei was in a very good mood, not feeling at all that dragging a beautiful young woman like Aki to Duel was a wasted effort.
As dusk approached, the sun gradually sank below the horizon. Yusei, who had been adjusting his Deck by Dueling with Judai, noticed that the Stardust Dragon he had just Synchro Summoned was becoming somewhat unstable.
"Wooooooh~~"
From afar, Yusei also heard the roar of the Red Dragon, "Ultimaya Tzolkin".
"What's wrong, Yusei?" Judai looked at Yusei, who seemed lost in thought, feeling confused.
"Synchro Summoning can basically be said to be a summoning method that appeared based on 'Ener-D'. Although 'Ener-D' was only discovered and named by my father, it has always existed in nature and wasn't artificially created. However, before Synchro Summoning and Perpetual Motion Machines appeared, most of the 'Ener-D' was actually in an inactive state."
Yusei began to state his reasoning. "We time travelled here relying on the power of the Red Dragon, Ultimaya Tzolkin. The Red Dragon's power is manifested in the activated 'Ener-D'. However, the activated 'Ener-D' energy we brought from the future is limited."
"Since arriving in this era, the energy of the activated 'Ener-D' has been continuously releasing into the surroundings. It's probably reaching its limit now."
Although Yusei was just explaining the principle behind it, Judai understood his meaning.
"Has the limit on the time we can stay in this era been reached?" Lowering his raised wrist, Judai put away his cards, ending the Duel with Yusei, and looked helplessly at Yugi and Hayato nearby. "Sorry, Mr. Yugi, Mr. Hayato."
"Are you going back?" Yugi looked at Judai and Yusei with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, there are still a lot of things I haven't finished in my own era. For example, that guy Manjoume seems to have made it onto the entertainment headline. I'm super looking forward to it," Judai chuckled.
Hayato said with great interest, "That guy Manjoume? Now that you mention it, I'm also looking forward to it. It's just a pity that things from the future can't be brought over."
"But, I feel like there's still a possibility of coming back," Yusei picked up the box placed beside him and secured it onto his D-Wheel. "When that time comes, let's Duel again and let you see my growth, Mr. Hayato."
"Yes, of course. We'll meet again someday," Hayato smiled and nodded. Standing on the edge of the high-rise rooftop looking down, the Duel Monsters Convention was also about to end. "As long as we believe in Duel Monsters, our bonds will always be tightly connected."
Although there was a slight accident at the beginning, due to the change in space-time, the Duel Monsters Convention ultimately ended smoothly without major incident. Paradox's body and the wreckage of his Flying D-Wheel, the "Shinri-go", were taken away by people Pegasus called to be stored. At this moment, he was in the crowd with several security guards distributing commemorative gifts.
Of course, they were still Duel Monsters cards. After all, for a card printer, this was the most cost-effective option with the best effect. The card chosen by Pegasus as the gift was an alternate art version of Gaia The Fierce Knight, with Hayato's signature printed on it.
Although it was a special version and couldn't be used on a Duel Disk, seeing the large crowd surrounding Pegasus, it was clear that this gift was very popular.
"This is a special gift card prepared for today's event. Everyone gets one, desu~"
Hayato turned his head and looked at the glowing dragon head mark on Yusei's right hand, visible even through his glove. He smiled and said, "Our struggles up until now were not meaningless. Being able to protect this world is the proof of our effort."
"With our passion for Duel Monsters, as long as we don't stop, there will be a path forward."
"I will continue moving forward, so, Yusei, Judai, you shouldn't stop either."
A long red dragon wrapped around the D-Wheel carrying Judai and Yusei, passing through a time tunnel amidst a dragon's roar. It disappeared under the gaze of Yugi and Hayato, and the active "Ener-D" also returned to dormancy as the Red Dragon left this space-time.
However, the heavy rain that disturbed the calm of the lake surface stopped, but the ripple on the water surface wouldn't stop anytime soon.
———Placido: They actually fried and ate a Monster!———
In a certain sacred Chapel, three crystal dragon statues of different forms were placed in the center, and in each of the three dragon statues, a magnificent sword was inserted.
Even though the blade parts were almost entirely embedded within the statues, just by looking at the wear and bloodstains on the hilts of the three swords, one could tell that these three swords were definitely not just decorative swords used by nobles solely to display their wealth, but were genuinely used in fierce battles.
However, even such swords of great significance were simply abandoned in this Chapel. Aside from the statues of the three giant dragons, there were no traces of the owners of the three swords to be found.
Although the Chapel looked splendid, it was only limited to the area around the three dragon statues. Further away, it was already lush and green. Weeds, which were not picky about their growing environment, had invaded this Chapel that had not been visited for a long time, growing wildly.
Looking at the firmness of the connection between the swords and the statues, it couldn't be described as perfectly fitted, but rather an integrated whole. If undisturbed, the three swords and the statues of the three giant dragons would likely continue to exist in their current state for decades or even hundreds of years more.
But suddenly, a very faint sound came from somewhere, a sound so weak that if one didn't listen carefully, it could be mistaken for the rustling of wind and grass and be ignored:
"Crack..."
The sound of something breaking echoed in this deserted Chapel.
However, in another place far away from this Chapel.
A Mage wearing a hood was resting on a thick tree branch, using his magic book as a pillow. At the same time the breaking sound echoed in the Chapel, the branch beneath him suddenly snapped, causing him to fall from the tall tree and scaring away the little rabbit that was gnawing on a carrot in the forest.
"Ouch ouch ouch~ You scared me," the Hooded Mage rubbed his nose, which had hit the ground. Although the ground was soft soil, his nose still felt a bit sore. "I was just having a nice dream about drinking sweet soup with Artemis, and you scared me so much I thought it was that guy Endymion."
Picking up his "pillow" — a magic book containing his notes on the study of magic, which others might consider a priceless treasure — the Hooded Mage patted the dust off the "pillow" while sniffing the air with his nose.
The birds startled by the sound of the mage falling, after realizing there was no danger, landed back on the branches. Seeing the Mage's strange actions on the ground, a small bird also tilted its head and sniffed the air, mimicking him.
The Hooded Mage chuckled upon seeing this. "How foolish, you can't smell that scent."
"This feeling... it's Ultimaya Tzolkin, isn't it? But it seems it only appeared in that world for a very short time. What a headache," the Hooded Mage said with a regretful expression. "I thought he could at least last long enough to bring a few girls over."
"However, it seems to have woken up those old guys. Anyway, I have nothing to do right now, so I might as well go see what's happening, hmm~"
The Hooded Mage muttered to himself. He opened his empty right hand, and a staff with an extremely sharp tip appeared out of thin air. The next second, he threw it towards the bird on the tree.
The bird was startled and was about to spread its wings to fly, but after only flapping its wings twice, it found its body already restrained by a surge of magic power, and it was even being dragged towards the staff that had been thrown off target.
The light in the forest suddenly brightened. Accompanied by a "bang", a pair of heavy knight's boots stepped onto the ground. A tall knight who had suddenly appeared inserted the knight's sword wrapped in lightning that he held into the ground and bowed towards the Hooded Mage. But even so, the Mage still had to look up at the knight before him.
However, the Mage did not feel that the sudden appearance of the giant knight was a threat, simply because the staff that the Mage had just thrown out and which had absorbed the forest bird was stuck in the knight's right shoulder armor. Using that staff, the Mage had absolute control over the knight before him.
"Yosh, time 1.14 seconds. The completion speed is four full seconds faster than the earliest 5.14 seconds. Nice, Crowley!"
Casually using an innocent life to perform his magic, the Hooded Mage was instead proud of the further improvement in his spellcasting skill.
Climbing easily along the knight's armor, the Mage sat cross-legged on his shoulder. He casually pointed in a certain direction: "Hmm, I think it's this direction? Anyway, let's set off first, [Lightning]."
——————Shanghai King: Love is a Ray of Light——————
Kaiba Building.
Wearing his signature white long coat, Kaiba stepped expressionlessly out of the helicopter parked on the rooftop and walked into the ascending elevator, leaning his back against the cold metal wall.
The elevator he was currently in was not a regular elevator that any employee could use, but a special elevator that required authorization to enter and could reach the top floor of the Kaiba Building. Not many people in the entire KaibaCorp could use it, so Kaiba could think calmly in this quiet and enclosed space.
He was thinking about the aspects of his Deck that still had flaws that could be compensated for and improved.
The combination of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was, in Kaiba's opinion, an invincible existence. No matter what kind of effect, it couldn't be broken. Logically speaking, with such a powerful monster, he should undoubtedly be the winner.
However, he still lost. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was indeed not destroyed by the opponent, but he himself lost. Protected by the ultimate Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with 4500 ATK, he was defeated instantly from 4000 Life Points.
Such a battle situation made it difficult for Kaiba not to recall his past Duels with Hayato where he was defeated by Spiritual Energy Slicer bypassing his monsters.
Leaning against the wall, Kaiba subconsciously moved his ankle, which had landed first when he jumped from the helicopter earlier to look cool. There was a slight swelling and soreness in the joint.
If it were anyone else, they might reflect on not jumping from helicopters or doing dangerous stunts just to look cool in the future. But Kaiba, feeling the soreness, suddenly had an inspiration.
That's right, my Blue-Eyes is indeed invincible every time, but it seems I'm not invincible? Time and time again, the ending is my own defeat. So, does that mean I just need to ensure that I am in an "invincible" state?
Kaiba's eyes lit up. The instant he found the approach to become stronger, he also arrived at the highest point of the Kaiba Building — an Office Floor exclusively for him.
As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Kaiba heard the prompt from the intelligent system. Casually operating the controllable virtual projection, Kaiba opened the information panel and found a video file signed "Industrial Illusions", but noted by Kaiba as "One-Eyed White-Haired Guy Who Kidnapped Keipei and Took Blue-Eyes".
He clicked on it casually. Watching Pegasus proudly introduce his merchandise in the video — the wreckage of a time device from the future — and casually mentioning, "That card based on the data of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is almost complete," Kaiba sneered, his heart filled with expectation for the near future.
The infinite pool is open, I'm having so much fun farming.
It would be even happier if there were recommendation tickets (Hint).
(End of Chapter)
Although Yusei himself felt that Hayato's approach was a bit unusual, he then had practice Duels with Yugi and Judai separately and found that both of them used the strategy Hayato had mentioned.
Leaving Judai aside for the moment, even Yugi, when Yusei's Life Points were like a flickering candle, decisively Tributed his Dark Magician for Catapult Turtle to perform a Self-Destruct Finish.
"I see, I completely understand."
Yusei had a look of sudden understanding. Then, taking advantage of the large number of Duelists gathered at the Duel Monsters Convention, Yusei used the cards he brought from the future to trade for many cards he wanted. He was also introduced by Hayato to Solomon Muto, who was busy enjoying the lively atmosphere.
Unlike Kaiba, perhaps because he had more contact with him, Grandpa Solomon easily accepted the story that "Yusei is from the future" and was quite enthusiastic towards Yusei, who wanted to buy cards. He even decided not to continue participating in the Duel Monsters Convention and took Yusei directly to his Card Shop.
Although Yusei had come to this era in a hurry and hadn't brought much money, and the currency he had was only circulated in the future's New Domino City and couldn't be used to directly buy cards, the cards Yusei brought that hadn't been released in this era yet were already valuable enough.
After trading a few less important cards from his Side Deck to Grandpa Solomon , Yusei happily received a large box of cards, filled with cards like Graceful Charity and Pot of Greed.
Although taking cards from this era to the future would make them look like newly printed fakes rather than antiques, Yusei still knew many friends in the Satellite who were skilled in this area. Plus, the cards were genuine articles that could be used directly on a Duel Disk, so many rich people in the future would surely be willing to buy them at a high price.
By then, he would also earn a lot of money. Not only could he buy some useful cards and modify his D-Wheel with some new parts, he could even go and rent a Field to have Racing Duels with Aki and everyone else!
Yusei was in a very good mood, not feeling at all that dragging a beautiful young woman like Aki to Duel was a wasted effort.
As dusk approached, the sun gradually sank below the horizon. Yusei, who had been adjusting his Deck by Dueling with Judai, noticed that the Stardust Dragon he had just Synchro Summoned was becoming somewhat unstable.
"Wooooooh~~"
From afar, Yusei also heard the roar of the Red Dragon, "Ultimaya Tzolkin".
"What's wrong, Yusei?" Judai looked at Yusei, who seemed lost in thought, feeling confused.
"Synchro Summoning can basically be said to be a summoning method that appeared based on 'Ener-D'. Although 'Ener-D' was only discovered and named by my father, it has always existed in nature and wasn't artificially created. However, before Synchro Summoning and Perpetual Motion Machines appeared, most of the 'Ener-D' was actually in an inactive state."
Yusei began to state his reasoning. "We time travelled here relying on the power of the Red Dragon, Ultimaya Tzolkin. The Red Dragon's power is manifested in the activated 'Ener-D'. However, the activated 'Ener-D' energy we brought from the future is limited."
"Since arriving in this era, the energy of the activated 'Ener-D' has been continuously releasing into the surroundings. It's probably reaching its limit now."
Although Yusei was just explaining the principle behind it, Judai understood his meaning.
"Has the limit on the time we can stay in this era been reached?" Lowering his raised wrist, Judai put away his cards, ending the Duel with Yusei, and looked helplessly at Yugi and Hayato nearby. "Sorry, Mr. Yugi, Mr. Hayato."
"Are you going back?" Yugi looked at Judai and Yusei with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, there are still a lot of things I haven't finished in my own era. For example, that guy Manjoume seems to have made it onto the entertainment headline. I'm super looking forward to it," Judai chuckled.
Hayato said with great interest, "That guy Manjoume? Now that you mention it, I'm also looking forward to it. It's just a pity that things from the future can't be brought over."
"But, I feel like there's still a possibility of coming back," Yusei picked up the box placed beside him and secured it onto his D-Wheel. "When that time comes, let's Duel again and let you see my growth, Mr. Hayato."
"Yes, of course. We'll meet again someday," Hayato smiled and nodded. Standing on the edge of the high-rise rooftop looking down, the Duel Monsters Convention was also about to end. "As long as we believe in Duel Monsters, our bonds will always be tightly connected."
Although there was a slight accident at the beginning, due to the change in space-time, the Duel Monsters Convention ultimately ended smoothly without major incident. Paradox's body and the wreckage of his Flying D-Wheel, the "Shinri-go", were taken away by people Pegasus called to be stored. At this moment, he was in the crowd with several security guards distributing commemorative gifts.
Of course, they were still Duel Monsters cards. After all, for a card printer, this was the most cost-effective option with the best effect. The card chosen by Pegasus as the gift was an alternate art version of Gaia The Fierce Knight, with Hayato's signature printed on it.
Although it was a special version and couldn't be used on a Duel Disk, seeing the large crowd surrounding Pegasus, it was clear that this gift was very popular.
"This is a special gift card prepared for today's event. Everyone gets one, desu~"
Hayato turned his head and looked at the glowing dragon head mark on Yusei's right hand, visible even through his glove. He smiled and said, "Our struggles up until now were not meaningless. Being able to protect this world is the proof of our effort."
"With our passion for Duel Monsters, as long as we don't stop, there will be a path forward."
"I will continue moving forward, so, Yusei, Judai, you shouldn't stop either."
A long red dragon wrapped around the D-Wheel carrying Judai and Yusei, passing through a time tunnel amidst a dragon's roar. It disappeared under the gaze of Yugi and Hayato, and the active "Ener-D" also returned to dormancy as the Red Dragon left this space-time.
However, the heavy rain that disturbed the calm of the lake surface stopped, but the ripple on the water surface wouldn't stop anytime soon.
———Placido: They actually fried and ate a Monster!———
In a certain sacred Chapel, three crystal dragon statues of different forms were placed in the center, and in each of the three dragon statues, a magnificent sword was inserted.
Even though the blade parts were almost entirely embedded within the statues, just by looking at the wear and bloodstains on the hilts of the three swords, one could tell that these three swords were definitely not just decorative swords used by nobles solely to display their wealth, but were genuinely used in fierce battles.
However, even such swords of great significance were simply abandoned in this Chapel. Aside from the statues of the three giant dragons, there were no traces of the owners of the three swords to be found.
Although the Chapel looked splendid, it was only limited to the area around the three dragon statues. Further away, it was already lush and green. Weeds, which were not picky about their growing environment, had invaded this Chapel that had not been visited for a long time, growing wildly.
Looking at the firmness of the connection between the swords and the statues, it couldn't be described as perfectly fitted, but rather an integrated whole. If undisturbed, the three swords and the statues of the three giant dragons would likely continue to exist in their current state for decades or even hundreds of years more.
But suddenly, a very faint sound came from somewhere, a sound so weak that if one didn't listen carefully, it could be mistaken for the rustling of wind and grass and be ignored:
"Crack..."
The sound of something breaking echoed in this deserted Chapel.
However, in another place far away from this Chapel.
A Mage wearing a hood was resting on a thick tree branch, using his magic book as a pillow. At the same time the breaking sound echoed in the Chapel, the branch beneath him suddenly snapped, causing him to fall from the tall tree and scaring away the little rabbit that was gnawing on a carrot in the forest.
"Ouch ouch ouch~ You scared me," the Hooded Mage rubbed his nose, which had hit the ground. Although the ground was soft soil, his nose still felt a bit sore. "I was just having a nice dream about drinking sweet soup with Artemis, and you scared me so much I thought it was that guy Endymion."
Picking up his "pillow" — a magic book containing his notes on the study of magic, which others might consider a priceless treasure — the Hooded Mage patted the dust off the "pillow" while sniffing the air with his nose.
The birds startled by the sound of the mage falling, after realizing there was no danger, landed back on the branches. Seeing the Mage's strange actions on the ground, a small bird also tilted its head and sniffed the air, mimicking him.
The Hooded Mage chuckled upon seeing this. "How foolish, you can't smell that scent."
"This feeling... it's Ultimaya Tzolkin, isn't it? But it seems it only appeared in that world for a very short time. What a headache," the Hooded Mage said with a regretful expression. "I thought he could at least last long enough to bring a few girls over."
"However, it seems to have woken up those old guys. Anyway, I have nothing to do right now, so I might as well go see what's happening, hmm~"
The Hooded Mage muttered to himself. He opened his empty right hand, and a staff with an extremely sharp tip appeared out of thin air. The next second, he threw it towards the bird on the tree.
The bird was startled and was about to spread its wings to fly, but after only flapping its wings twice, it found its body already restrained by a surge of magic power, and it was even being dragged towards the staff that had been thrown off target.
The light in the forest suddenly brightened. Accompanied by a "bang", a pair of heavy knight's boots stepped onto the ground. A tall knight who had suddenly appeared inserted the knight's sword wrapped in lightning that he held into the ground and bowed towards the Hooded Mage. But even so, the Mage still had to look up at the knight before him.
However, the Mage did not feel that the sudden appearance of the giant knight was a threat, simply because the staff that the Mage had just thrown out and which had absorbed the forest bird was stuck in the knight's right shoulder armor. Using that staff, the Mage had absolute control over the knight before him.
"Yosh, time 1.14 seconds. The completion speed is four full seconds faster than the earliest 5.14 seconds. Nice, Crowley!"
Casually using an innocent life to perform his magic, the Hooded Mage was instead proud of the further improvement in his spellcasting skill.
Climbing easily along the knight's armor, the Mage sat cross-legged on his shoulder. He casually pointed in a certain direction: "Hmm, I think it's this direction? Anyway, let's set off first, [Lightning]."
——————Shanghai King: Love is a Ray of Light——————
Kaiba Building.
Wearing his signature white long coat, Kaiba stepped expressionlessly out of the helicopter parked on the rooftop and walked into the ascending elevator, leaning his back against the cold metal wall.
The elevator he was currently in was not a regular elevator that any employee could use, but a special elevator that required authorization to enter and could reach the top floor of the Kaiba Building. Not many people in the entire KaibaCorp could use it, so Kaiba could think calmly in this quiet and enclosed space.
He was thinking about the aspects of his Deck that still had flaws that could be compensated for and improved.
The combination of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was, in Kaiba's opinion, an invincible existence. No matter what kind of effect, it couldn't be broken. Logically speaking, with such a powerful monster, he should undoubtedly be the winner.
However, he still lost. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was indeed not destroyed by the opponent, but he himself lost. Protected by the ultimate Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with 4500 ATK, he was defeated instantly from 4000 Life Points.
Such a battle situation made it difficult for Kaiba not to recall his past Duels with Hayato where he was defeated by Spiritual Energy Slicer bypassing his monsters.
Leaning against the wall, Kaiba subconsciously moved his ankle, which had landed first when he jumped from the helicopter earlier to look cool. There was a slight swelling and soreness in the joint.
If it were anyone else, they might reflect on not jumping from helicopters or doing dangerous stunts just to look cool in the future. But Kaiba, feeling the soreness, suddenly had an inspiration.
That's right, my Blue-Eyes is indeed invincible every time, but it seems I'm not invincible? Time and time again, the ending is my own defeat. So, does that mean I just need to ensure that I am in an "invincible" state?
Kaiba's eyes lit up. The instant he found the approach to become stronger, he also arrived at the highest point of the Kaiba Building — an Office Floor exclusively for him.
As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Kaiba heard the prompt from the intelligent system. Casually operating the controllable virtual projection, Kaiba opened the information panel and found a video file signed "Industrial Illusions", but noted by Kaiba as "One-Eyed White-Haired Guy Who Kidnapped Keipei and Took Blue-Eyes".
He clicked on it casually. Watching Pegasus proudly introduce his merchandise in the video — the wreckage of a time device from the future — and casually mentioning, "That card based on the data of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is almost complete," Kaiba sneered, his heart filled with expectation for the near future.
The infinite pool is open, I'm having so much fun farming.
It would be even happier if there were recommendation tickets (Hint).
(End of Chapter)
