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

"Nashu? In the clips I've seen, that seems to be the name of the shark after it transforms into one of those bodysuit-clad figures, right? So, this guy is also on the villain's side? And that exaggerated laughter..."

Connecting the two points, Soreva immediately thought of a frequent face he had seen many times in his edits and memes:

"You bastard, are you... Vector?!"

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Soreva's exclamation, the mysterious man froze, his laughter abruptly ceasing. He immediately bent down and looked in Soreva's direction.

"You know me? But judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be one of the Seven Emperors I know. Yet you possess such power. Could you be a commoner from the Varia world?"

"Then I will grant you this opportunity: submit to me, one of the Seven Valiant Emperors, and I will bestow upon you even greater power. What do you say?"

Upon receiving Vector's invitation, Soreva instantly thought of the people he had deceived in the clips, such as Yuma, Yuma, Yuma, and so on...

Well, all that Soreva can think of about him right now is that classic "clang clang clang" sound.

But regardless, Soreva was certain of one thing: this person could not be trusted under any circumstances. She immediately slipped behind Zero and began to cheer her on.

"Go for it, Zero! Don't lose to him! That guy is a super troublesome villain!"

"I already know this without you telling me, right?"

As an aside, Zero also looked at Vector, who was hidden under the gray cloak, with a fighting spirit.

"And how dare you try to steal my boyfriend away right in front of me! I will never forgive such a thing! No matter who you are, I will defeat you!"

"Hahahaha!"

Upon hearing Zero's boastful words, Vector burst into laughter. Now that Soleva had seen through his disguise, he simply stopped pretending. He lifted his gray cloak, bent over, and rolled his eyes as he spoke.

"You want to defeat me? With just these Level 1 monsters on your field? I currently have [Number 104 Masked Demon Dancer Flash] with 2700 ATK! Do you think your low-ATK monsters can defeat it?"

"Not always!"

Facing Vector, a gray bodysuit-clad humanoid with enormous demonic wings, and the giant golden beetle on his field, Zero raised her hand high.

"I'm stacking my three Level 1 monsters on the field: [Lyrical Ballad - Jade Swallow], [Lyrical Ballad - Cobalt Spinel], and [Lyrical Ballad - Beryl Canary]! I'm building a stacking network with these three monsters!"

Birds with beautiful wings! Gather on this battlefield and shine noblely! Xyz Summon! Dance, [Lyrical Nightingale - Gathering Nightingale]!

A humanoid bird with bluish-yellow wings descended from the Xyz Summoning portal, but with only three Xyz Materials and an attack power of only 600, it was instantly mocked loudly by Vector:

"Hahaha! A mere 600 points of attack power? You think you can break through my [Masked Dancer Flash]?"

"Of course it's not that simple! Now, I activate the effect of [Lyrical Robin - Azure Stone Wagtail] in my Graveyard. If this card is in the Graveyard, you can target 1 [Lyrical Robin] Xyz Monster you control, and tuck this card under that monster as Xyz Material!"

Having said that, Lingyi pointed to the [Lyrical Nightingale - Gathering Nightingale] on the field and said,

"Therefore, I chose it as the material for [Gathering Nightingales]!"

As the predominantly gray humanoid bird flew toward [Gathering Nightingale], transforming into a ball of light surrounding it, [Gathering Nightingale]'s attack power also increased to 800 points.

"Battle has begun! [Gathering Nightingales] can directly attack the opposing player! So, take the attack of [Gathering Nightingales]!"

Faced with the wind blades whipped up by [Gathering Nightingale]'s flapping wings, Vector immediately raised his hands in a defensive stance, but his LP was still reduced by 800 points.

"Well, that hurts pretty much, but what can a mere 800 points of damage do? I'll finish it off next round!"

In response to Vector's words, Zero immediately held up her hand and made a gesture resembling the number 4:

"Now, [Gathering Nightingale] has 4 materials, so it can attack four times this turn! Three more attacks to go! [Gathering Nightingale], keep attacking!"

Several more wind blades were unleashed, and Vector's LP gradually dropped, eventually settling at 800 points. Vector burst into wild laughter:

"Is that all?! Next round, next round I'll definitely be better!"

"No, there's no next turn! Don't forget, I still have another monster on the field! [Lyrical Starling], attack [Masked Magician Flash]!"

Zero's command instantly stunned Vector:

"Using a monster with a mere 600 attack power to attack my [Masked Demon Dancer Flash] with 2700 attack power?"

Just as Vector was in shock, the body of [Chanting Starling] collided with the light circle thrown by [Masked Demon Dancer Flash]. At that moment, the purple-black feathers of [Chanting Starling], which were shimmering with starlight, began to scatter and fall.

"When the [Calling Starling] is Xyz Summoned, it will cause the enemy to take combat damage along with it when it takes combat damage to its own side. So, take this 2100 points of combat damage! You bastard named Vector!"

"So what? My [Masked Demon Dancer Flash] can nullify the effects activated by the opponent during the battle phase!"

Faced with Zero's final prediction, Vector panicked and launched a counterattack, only to be met with Zero's cold smile:

"Unfortunately, the effect of [Singing Starling] is a continuous effect that doesn't require activation! So, let's take this 2100 points of combat damage together!"

"Do not!!!"

Chapter 292 Open the door if you dare! I know you're home! Oh, so you're not.

"But don't think you've defeated me so easily! This isn't my true self! My true self will definitely seek revenge on you later!"

After leaving behind this final "last words," Vector's figure gradually turned into black ash and scattered, spreading to every corner of Soreva's spiritual world.

[Hopleth] then appeared, and with a wave of its hand, the black ash left behind by the clones of Vector instantly flew into its hand:

"Be careful not to let these strange energies remain in your mental world, or something unexpected might happen. Leave these to me."

Upon hearing [Hoples's] reminder, Soreva immediately nodded:

"Then I'll leave it to you, [Hoples]."

Then, Soreva turned his attention to Zero. This confrontation was a true mental battle. The 2100 points of damage caused by [Chanting Starling]'s self-destruction were not without impact on Zero.

At least in Soreva's view, Zero now has many more wounds on her body, which are shining with a golden light.

"Lingyi, how's things going on your end?"

Looking at her injuries, Zero immediately smiled at Soreva.

"Although it looks a bit serious, don't worry, it's nothing serious. For me, who has completely regained the power of [Flowers, Birds, Wind and Moon], it hasn't damaged my foundation at all. I can recover after a short rest."

"That's good."

To be honest, when I saw the wounds on Zero's body, if it weren't for the fact that Vector's clone had already turned to ashes, Soleva would definitely have grabbed him and given him another beating.

Therefore, Soreva can only hold his debt against his own body:

"I remember, when Vector tricked Yuma later, the human form he used was called Rei Shingetsu? Okay, when he comes out, I'll keep an eye on him and beat him up!"

At that moment, Vector, lurking within Dr. Fica's consciousness, immediately sneezed:

"That's strange, how can one catch a cold in the world of consciousness?"

However, Soreva, whose attention was entirely focused on Zero, didn't notice that [Hopleth] was staring blankly at the power gathered in his hands:

"This power is a bit strange. Among the decks related to [Hope] that I saw on that guy last time, some cards with [Hope Ray] in their names also had the aura of this power."

It's as if the power of astral bodies has been combined with this power..."

At this thought, a glint suddenly flashed in [Hopples'] eyes.

"In that case, if I were to separate a portion of my power and merge it with this power, wouldn't it be possible to create an evolution that truly belongs to me, instead of just a clumsy imitation of [Hope] as before?"

With this in mind, [Hoples] clenched his fist, seemingly to destroy the power, but in reality, he carefully preserved it.

Of course, Soleva was unaware of all this. When he woke up from Zero's push, he found himself lying in a hospital bed, separated from Hitomi, who was sitting in a chair, by Kaito in the next bed.

However, Kaito was already fast asleep, and only a small lamp by the bedside was still lit in the ward.

Seeing this, Soreva immediately reached out and turned off the bedside lamp, then closed his eyes on the hospital bed.

"Sleep! I'm exhausted from all this today. I need to get some rest. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy!"

Fortunately, this time in her dream, Soreva finally had a good dream, escaping all the troubles of the day. The next morning, she stretched and sat up, feeling refreshed.

"Mmm...that feels good!"

However, he woke up a little late. Kaito had already woken up and set up a small table, feeding Yuto breakfast in a cozy manner.

Noticing that Soleva was awake, Kaito immediately grabbed a bag of neatly packaged sandwiches and a carton of milk from the table and, without turning around, threw them at Soleva.

"This is breakfast I prepared for you."

"Thanks."

Just as Soleva caught the sandwich and milk, ready to enjoy them, he suddenly heard Kaito's voice:

"Thank you for last night. If Yang Dou had really caused you any trouble, I would have felt really bad."

"Relax, I didn't faint last night because of Yang Dou."

Soreva tore open the sandwich packaging, took a large bite, swallowed it with milk, and then began to curse Vector fiercely.

"I got tricked by that old sixth brother. I'll definitely get my revenge if I ever see him again!"

"Although I don't know who this 'Old Six' you're talking about is, I'll definitely help you if you need it."

After taking a few more bites of the sandwich, Soreva remembered that he had fainted last night and didn't know why Yangdou had fallen ill. He immediately swallowed the sandwich in his mouth and asked:

"By the way, Kaito, is Yuto's illness really related to [Super Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon]?"

"According to the doctor, Yang Dou's condition is caused by an abnormal energy in his body. And that energy seems to resonate with [Super Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon], which is why Yang Dou is sick."

"That's it."

At this moment, after listening to Kaito's explanation, Soleva finished his sandwich and gulped down the rest of his milk in one go. He then let out a long sigh and said...

"I understand. I'll be more careful in the future and try not to use [Super Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon] anymore."

"Well, thank you."

Finally, after stuffing the milk carton into the sandwich bag, Soleva tossed it into the trash can beside the bed, then stood up and stretched.

"Alright, I'm leaving then. I won't bother you two brothers anymore."

Having said that, Soreva strode out of the ward, took the elevator downstairs, and walked briskly to the outside of the Heart Tower. However, standing outside the Heart Tower, Soreva suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment:

"Speaking of which, it seems I don't have much to do, I'm a bit bored... I've got it, I'll go flirt with Yoma and give him a heads-up so he doesn't get tricked by Vector."

After thinking it over, Soleva's eyes lit up instantly, and he rushed towards the Yuma family's residence. However, when Soleva knocked on the Yuma family's door...

"Um, Soreva, what brings you here?"

Seeing Akari's expression change from impatience to a sudden expression, Soreva immediately raised his hand in greeting:

"Hey, Akari, is Yuma here? I'm looking for him."

"Yuma? He's not here; he just went out."