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

On Sunday, in the square in front of the train station in Kokoro City, the man known as Shark met with Yuma and the others as promised.

"You actually dared to come. Looks like I should give you a compliment. If you had just turned tail and run away, you could at least have saved your deck."

Faced with the shark's arrogant remarks, Yuma immediately pointed at him and said angrily:

"If I were to run away from someone like you, I'd rather not be a duelist at all!"

Knowing that he had no room to back down after making such a statement, Yuma immediately put on his D-visual glasses and D-panel, assuming a dueling stance.

In response, the shark skillfully put on its own D-view glasses and D-panel.

"Duel!" ×2

But just as the two began their duel, Iron Man looked around but couldn't find Soleva, which made him wonder:

"Strange, where's the uncle? Didn't he say he'd come?"

As for Soreva, he was already sitting in an outdoor seat at a café not far from the square, from where he could see the duel between Shark and Yuma.

However, don't get me wrong, he's not sitting here to create a villainous atmosphere or to show that he has everything under control. His two colleagues simply invited him here.

"Hey, you've finally arrived."

Soreva rolled his eyes at Ghosh, who was greeting him enthusiastically.

"Didn't you ask me to come here? Where else would I be? Tell me, what is it that you want to talk to me about that you insisted I come all the way here? I'll be in big trouble if those kids misunderstand me."

"Sorry, but we found some information about that shark and would like to show it to you."

As he spoke, Drouat handed over a briefcase, which Soreva took and opened, taking in the information about sharks:

"Hmm... So this guy's real name is Ryoga Kamishiro. It would be a perfect name for a Kamen Rider... Hmm, he has a younger sister who's currently hospitalized, and he was once a candidate for the National Youth Duel Tournament, but he was banned for peeking at his opponent's deck..."

After reading about Shark, or rather, Lingya's experiences, Soleva understood a little better why he looked like a thug now, and why he reacted so strongly to Yuma's ambition to become the Duel Champion when they met last time.

but……

"What does this have to do with us?"

Soreva tilted his head, looking puzzled, and Druva then took out another document and placed it in front of him:

"Mr. Xinyuan and Dr. Fica were quite curious about why this once-genius boy had fallen to such a state, so they investigated his affairs in depth and discovered some interesting things."

As he spoke, Drew first pointed to a photo on the left side of the document:

"This is his opponent from that match, his real name is Thomas Akred, stage name IV. And over here is footage we retrieved from the surveillance cameras at the location where his sister had the accident. This dark blue-haired girl is his sister, Kamishiro Rio. And this person carrying her..."

Although Drew didn't say it outright, Soleva wasn't blind! By comparing the two sides, Soleva could tell that the person carrying Kamishiro Rio out of the fire was none other than IV.

"But, it's also possible that he saved Lingya's sister?"

In response to Soreva's speculation, Drew once again presented Soreva with what could be considered decisive evidence:

"Our investigation into that national youth dueling tournament revealed that Ryoga Shindai's act of peeking at his opponent's deck was most likely a deliberate act of inducement by IV, intended to frame him for a violation and have him banned from the tournament."

I don't think someone who would do something like that would risk their life to save the sister of their upcoming adversary. It's even quite possible that Rio Kamishiro was lured to the accident scene by him in the first place.

"Okay, I admit it, you've convinced me."

Unable to refute Drouet's statement, Soreva, propping his head up, immediately continued to ask...

"However, you probably didn't come here just to tell me this, did you?"

"That's right. After learning more about Ryoga Kamishiro, Dr. Fica felt that he was a duelist with considerable potential, but he was held back by this conspiracy."

Therefore, Dr. Fica hopes you can take this opportunity to recruit Ryoga Kamishiro and make him one of us.

Drouet's answer made Soreva understand, but looking at the information Drouet provided, Soreva still frowned and asked a question:

"But how can you guarantee that he will be recruited by us? Maybe after he learns the truth, he will go and cause trouble for that IV."

“It’s alright, Dr. Fica said it’s just an experiment. Whether he chooses to join or goes directly to cause trouble for that IV, it will be helpful to Dr. Fica. And…”

As he spoke, a smile crept onto Drouet's lips.

“You know our compensation. If I remember correctly, he also has a younger sister who is hospitalized. It's not a bad thing for him, as the older brother, to choose a high-paying job for his sister's recovery and medical expenses.”

"hiss--"

Hearing Druid mention their salaries again, Soreva clicked his tongue hard. At that moment, he really wanted to say this:

"Does a good salary and benefits mean you can do whatever you want?!"

"Sorry, good salary and benefits mean you can do whatever you want!"

With a sigh, Soreva took all the documents Druva handed him and stood up from his seat:

"I understand. I'll head over now. You can stay here a little longer if you wish."

After saying that, Soreva took the documents and left.

Gorsh and Druwa glanced at the duel between Lingya and Yuma not far away. Gorsh immediately let out a soft snort:

"Hmph, that brat Yuma Tsukumo is finished. No matter how corrupt Ryoga Kamishiro becomes, he won't be no match for an opponent of this caliber. Drew, let's go."

"Ah."

Druid responded and was about to stand up and leave with Ghosh when a smiling waiter approached him.

"Gentlemen, your total bill is 1000 yen. Would you like to pay in cash or by card?"

At this point, Ghosh and Druwa realized with wide eyes that Sorewa hadn't paid the bill when he left! As a result, the two of them had to pay for it themselves.

Although 1000 yen was only a small amount of money for the two of them, they still wore expressions of both amusement and exasperation as they paid the bill for Soreva.

"Is it really necessary?! You don't even want to pay this little bit of money, and you want your colleague to pay for you?"

However, if Soreva heard this, he would probably just say:

"Why wouldn't it be necessary? I haven't even received my salary yet, do you really need to meet in such an expensive coffee shop?!"

Chapter 243 First Encounter with the Starlight Body

"I'm stacking my Level 3 [Skull Octopus] and [Giant Shark]! Two monsters forming a stacking network! Come on, [No. 17 Sea Dragon]!"

When Soreva arrived at the scene of the duel between the shark and the horse, he saw the following:

The two monsters on the shark field instantly turned into two beams of blue light, becoming materials for the Xyz Summon. From the light of the Xyz Summon, a dark purple sculpture slowly emerged.

But soon, the dark purple sculpture opened up and transformed into a dark purple serpentine sea dragon. Three pairs of grayish-white claws extended from its lower body, while three pairs of claws also extended from its upper body. Pale blue dragon wings spread out above the claws.

On one of the [Sea Dragon's] pale horns, golden patterns outlined the words [No. 17].

"It's appeared? A brand new [No.] monster?"

Soreva's sudden voice drew the attention of both Tetsuo and Kotori, who were watching the match. Just moments before, the two had been exclaiming in surprise at a card they had never heard of before, such as [No. 17 Sea Dragon]. Judging from Soreva's expression, he seemed to know something about this so-called [No.] card.

"Uncle, what exactly is this [No.] card? How do you know so much about it?"

In response to Iron Man's question, Soreva kindly offered his answer:

"As for [Number] cards, just think of them as a special series of Xyz Monster cards. Aside from their resistance to being destroyed by battle from monsters other than [Number] monsters, they're nothing special. As for why I know about them..."

With that, Soreva took out [No. 98 Despair Emperor Hoperus], which he had just subdued, and waved it in front of Iron Man.

"Of course I have a [No.] card too!"

"I see."

The knowledgeable Tetsuo turned his head again to look at Yuma, who was currently in the midst of a duel facing off against [Sea Dragon], and a worried look appeared on his face.

"Does Yuma still have a chance against such a monster?"

"That depends on how this duel unfolds from here on out."

........................

"[Sea Dragon]'s effect activated! Once per turn, remove one Xyz Material, and [Sea Dragon]'s ATK increases by 500!"

As the shark reached down and took out an Xyz Material stacked beneath the [Sea Dragon], the materialized [Sea Dragon] immediately opened its mouth and swallowed a pale blue orb of light surrounding it, its body glowing with benevolent pale blue patterns.

Its attack power also rose to 2500 points.

"Go! [Sea Dragon]! [Demon Sin Dragon Flame]!"

From the mouth of the [Sea Dragon], whose body was covered in shimmering pale blue patterns, blue and white light rapidly converged, eventually transforming into a blue-purple demonic flame that rushed towards the last remaining [I-I-I Magician] on the racecourse.

This attack not only shattered [Gagagaga Magician]'s body, but also struck Yuma, knocking him heavily to the ground.

Yuma only has 1000 LP left.

Faced with this scene, the shark roared even more arrogantly:

"It seems the outcome is already decided. The next strike will finish you off!"

Meanwhile, Kotori, noticing Yuma's unusual behavior, realized that Yuma's attack just now was not a performance, but a genuine injury caused by the [Sea Dragon]'s attack. She couldn't help but call out Yuma's name with concern.

"Damn it, that hurts! Is it really impossible for me to soar into the sky?"

Just as Yuma was questioning himself like this, he suddenly heard a boy's voice behind him:

"stand up."

Turning his head, Yuma instantly saw a leather-clad figure radiating white light, covered in various emerald green patterns, and sporting high-swept hair, appear before him. The figure spoke calmly.

“We’re going to win.”

Who are you?!

However, the person in front of him didn't respond at all, which angered Yuma so much that he forgot he was still fighting a shark. He stood up and questioned the person.

"Who are you anyway?!"

"Astral".

However, Yuma only received this name in the end, which left him somewhat frustrated. But to the spectators, it was a completely different story.

"Yuma, what are you doing?"

"Why are you talking to yourself like that?"

Upon receiving questions from Kotori and Tetsuo, Yuma immediately pointed at the stranger named Astral and asked them in return:

"Hey! Can't either of you see this guy? Look, he's right here!"

However, what the two of them saw was still Yuma pointing at empty air.