Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

Unfortunately……

"It's useless. If you're using monsters, then everything you do is in vain!"

Having said that coldly, Soreva's fingers then picked up a card from his hand.

"Catch this treasure! This [Lava Demon] can Tribute two monsters on your opponent's field to Special Summon them! As tributes to [Lava Demon], [Hope Dragon] and [Past Death King]!"

"Ah?"

While [Hoples] was in a daze, the two monsters it had placed its hopes on for sealing it instantly turned into specks of light. In their place was a monster about the same height as it, with a body that looked like a giant lava slime, and a cage hanging on its chest.

Upon turning around and seeing Hopeless, the Lava Demon opened its arms and embraced Hopeless, but the Lava Demon's intense heat scalded Hopeless, causing it to howl in pain.

"Oh dear, it seems the [Lava Demon] is quite fond of you. However, you look like you're in a lot of pain. Don't worry, I'm a kind-hearted person, I'll help you get rid of it."

With that, Soleva took another card from his hand and placed it into his Duel Disk.

"I activate the Spell Card, [Interrupted Kaiju Rest]! This card can destroy all monsters on the field!"

These words, upon hearing them, instantly brought Hope, who was somewhat delirious from being burned by the Lava Demon, back to his senses.

If it remembers correctly, the [Hope Dragon] that it originally used to stop the spell card on the field was sacrificed just now.

This seems to mean that all the monsters on the field are powerless against the destruction caused by this magic card.

"Do not!!!"

Instantly, [Hoples] let out a scream. Unfortunately, no matter how loud its scream was, it couldn't reverse the current situation. Its only remaining monsters on the field, even [Lava Demon] which had just been holding it, were pulverized in a sudden storm.

However, when the storm subsided, the field it saw did not appear to be empty.

"Based on the follow-up effect of [Kai-Beasts Sleeping in Disturbance], I can Special Summon 1 [Kai-Beast] monster with a different name from my Deck to my or my opponent's field in Attack Position! Furthermore, monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot change their battle position, and if they can attack, they must attack!"

"Now, I will Special Summon [Turtle Kaiju Gamesis] and [Flame Kaiju Togolan] to both your field and mine!"

A giant, azure-blue sea turtle raised its head on its field, waving its dragon wings at the crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex high above and letting out a furious roar.

The crimson tyrannosaurus responded by roaring at the azure sea turtle.

However, how could [Gamesiere] with an attack power of 2200 points be a match for [Togolan] with an attack power of 3000 points?

Having figured this out, [Hopleth] couldn't help but sigh. However, it wasn't entirely unacceptable that it only suffered 800 points of damage.

However, if Soreva knew of this idea, he would definitely scoff at it, because his next card would be enough to win:

"Next, I activate the Spell Card, [Owner's Mark]! Control of all monsters on the field returns to their original owners!"

From the materialized card, a finger emerged and touched [Gamesiere]'s forehead, instantly causing a bright green magic circle to flash.

The next moment, [Hoples] saw [Gamesiere] let out a roar, flap his wings and fly onto Soreva's field, turning his head and roaring at him.

Soreva now has two monsters on the field with attack power of 3000 and 2200 respectively, while its own field is now empty.

At this point in the duel, [Hopleth] knew he had lost. With his hand empty and no cards left to play, there was no chance of a comeback.

Having realized this, [Hopleth] immediately knelt down, placed his hand on his chest, lowered his once arrogant head, and said to Soreva:

"I have lost, so according to the agreement, my power will belong to you."

"Then, come on."

Faced with Soreva's outstretched palm, [Hoples]'s body instantly transformed into specks of light, surging towards Soreva's palm and taking the shape of a card.

At first, all the text on the card [No. 98 Despair Emperor Hope] was in a script that Soreva did not recognize, but soon the script changed to a script that Soreva was familiar with.

However, there is one more difference: the effect description of this card has one more line than the card that Soreva is familiar with.

"This card cannot be destroyed by battle with monsters other than [Number] Monsters."

So this seems to be a common characteristic of anime [No.] cards?

After flipping through the cards in his hand a few times, Soreva could sense some joy from the card. It was a pity that he and [Hopleth] had no connection now, and he didn't know what it was happy about.

Of course, if he knew, he'd probably be furious, because [Hopleth] is thinking:

"Hmph, [Hope] and their kind are nothing special. I think I can imitate them!"

Soon, a wave of dizziness hit Soreva's brain. Just as Soreva was trying to fight the dizziness and stay awake, he heard Zero's voice:

"Soreva, relax, don't resist. This is a sign that you are about to wake up to reality."

With Zero's reminder, Soreva reassured herself and relaxed, accepting the dizziness. Once the dizziness completely subsided, Soreva opened her eyes, and besides the bright sunlight, she saw…

An unfamiliar ceiling?

Chapter 241 Before the Duel

Raising his hand to shield his eyes from the slightly glaring sunlight, Soreva recalled his recent battle with [Hopples] and couldn't help but chuckle.

"That guy [Hoples] actually surrendered after I took [Gamesiere] back. If he had been a little more patient, he probably wouldn't have surrendered so easily after seeing [Gamesiere] and [Dogolan] fighting."

Even so, I still have one [Brand Fusion] in my hand, which should be enough to deal with it. So…”

Sitting up, Soreva realized he seemed to be lying on a sofa. He quickly put his feet off the armrest and looked around at the house.

However, seemingly having heard Soreva wake up, a girl with her dark red hair tied in a single ponytail emerged from around the corner, brushing her teeth.

"Hmm, did you wash the mud off?"

But she quickly realized that it wasn't appropriate for her to talk while brushing her teeth, so she ran back, spat out the foam, rinsed her mouth with water, and then popped back out to ask:

"You're awake? Who are you? How did you end up unconscious at my doorstep?"

"Uh……"

Just as Soreva was trying to figure out how to explain, a series of rapid footsteps sounded from the direction of the stairs:

"Aaaaaah! I'm going to be late! Akari-nee, why didn't you wake me up?!"

In response to these complaints, the girl immediately pointed towards the stairs:

"Yuma! You're not a child anymore, are you? Shouldn't you learn to get up on time by yourself? Why do you need someone to wake you up?!"

As the footsteps drew closer, Yuma Tsukumo burst out from the stairwell, momentarily stunned upon seeing Soreva:

"Hey? Uncle, what are you doing in my house?"

"Hey, hello there, Yuma."

After Soleva raised her hand to greet Yuma, Akari Tsukumo, who was standing next to Soleva, answered Yuma's question:

“My grandma found him collapsed at our doorstep when she went out to sweep the yard this morning. So she asked me to carry him inside and put him on the sofa.”

After explaining to Yuma, Akari quickly shifted her gaze to Soreva.

"So you know Yuma. Are you a friend of Yuma's? No wonder you fainted at our doorstep."

"Uh... something doesn't sound right. Is it common for Yuma's friends to faint at your doorstep?"

After muttering a weak complaint, Soreva then asked Yuma,

"Hey, aren't you going to be late? Is it really okay to just sit here chatting like this?"

Yuma finally remembered that he had to go to school. He rushed to the dining table, grabbed a big rice ball and stuffed it into his mouth. With the rice ball still in his mouth and his schoolbag on his back, he rushed out the door.

As Soreva watched Yuma leave, she also prepared to say goodbye to Yuma's older sister.

"Thank you so much for taking me in. I'm all set now, so I won't bother you any longer."

Soreva, who had bowed to thank Akari Tsukumo, was about to leave when Yuma and Akari's grandmother, who was supposed to be cleaning at the entrance, inexplicably appeared in Soreva's path and said kindly:

"Hey young man, since you're Yuma's friend, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Stay and have some breakfast first."

He was such a kind old man, and his words were so gentle, but for some reason, Soreva could always sense a terrifying aura emanating from him.

"Okay... okay."

In the end, Soreva obediently sat there and had breakfast with Yuma's grandmother and sister.

At first, Soreva thought Grandma Yuma's rice balls tasted really good and gave them a thumbs up. But then, the amount of rice balls was so much that he couldn't think of anything else and just felt full.

Finally, Soreva practically walked out of Yuma's house, clutching his pregnant belly, and as he walked, he kept questioning the meaning of life.

"How does Yuma manage to finish his food in just a few bites?!"

Soreva then resumed his simple, unpretentious routine of strolling, spying, and dueling, just like yesterday. However, each evening he added an extra activity.

"Iron Man! You've already got [Metroid] in your hand. Even if you're not good at it, you can still use its effect to Special Summon two [Metroids] from your hand, then stack [Cyber ​​Dragon Nova], and finally get a compromise field of [Cyber ​​Dragon Infinite]! That way, I can still consider it an effort!"

Remember this: Special Summon first if possible! Then use Normal Summon last! That's much safer!

"Yes!"

Even Ghosh and Druva would sometimes come to watch Soreva train Iron Man, and they would often nod in approval of Iron Man's performance. In their opinion, while Iron Man's skill level wasn't particularly strong, it was still quite good among his peers, and Soreva's deck also made up for some of his weaknesses.

Of course, this comparison between peers is made in contrast to another person who often comes to act as a punching bag at dusk.

"what!!!"

With a scream, Yuma collapsed to the ground once more. Today was Saturday, the last day before his duel with Shark. It was also his last day serving as Iron Man's training punching bag.

However, compared to Tetsuo's rapid progress, Yuma's performance was not very satisfactory.

In the past few days, almost all of Yuma's matches against Tetsuo have ended in resounding victories for Tetsuo and crushing defeats for Yuma. Even Tetsuo himself couldn't stand it anymore.

“Yuma, you don’t actually need to go tomorrow. After all, that’s my deck, and it should be me dueling the shark to reclaim it. With Uncle’s deck, I’m confident I can defeat the shark this time! But…”

Then, Tetsuo changed the subject, looked at Yuma, sighed, and shook his head.

"But Yuma, you're different. This has nothing to do with you. You don't have to participate in this duel at all. And with your skill level, what if the shark defeats you and takes your deck?"

It's fair to say that Tetsuo's words make a lot of sense. Even if Yuma were to quit now, Tetsuo wouldn't say anything more about him.

However, Yuma ultimately chose to refuse.

"No! Although I initially wanted to duel the shark to reclaim Iron Man's deck, now, I'm dueling the shark for more than just that goal! I want to prove to the old man that I can also defeat the shark!"

and……"

Clutching the necklace tightly to his chest, Yuma continued,

"These past few days, I've been having a strange dream. I don't know what it means, but I have a feeling that I must participate in this duel. And then, I'll find the answer in this duel!"

Chapter 242 Target, Ryoga Kamishiro's Past