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

The black and gray head that [Hope Emperor] revealed no longer had the raised horns on both sides of his cheeks like the original [Hope]. Instead, there was only a single sharp horn extending to the top of his head on the gray mask that resembled that of a slave fighter.

Although I don't know what others think, seeing [Hopley's] face always reminds Soreva of a Kamen Rider named Sword.

As the crimson glow of the "39" pattern on his eyes and shoulder armor shone, [Hope Emperor Hope] immediately let out a thunderous battle roar, announcing his birth.

However, with an attack power of 2500, [Hopeful Emperor] soon faced the mockery of his first enemy:

"What [CNo.]! It's just a monster with an attack power of only 2500 points. It can't possibly defeat my [Giant Eye]!"

However, his response was the sound of Astral Body and Yuma raising their fingers together to activate an effect:

"[Hopeful Emperor Hope]'s effect activated! [Hopeful Emperor Hope] can remove one Xyz Material and increase its own ATK by 500!"

I removed all three Xyz Materials, increasing [Hopley's] attack power by 1500! [Stack Charge]!

As Hope's mechanical arm pulled the giant sword from its back and lifted it high, the three golden Xyz Material surrounding it instantly disappeared into it, coating Hope's entire body with a brilliant golden light.

As a result, [Hopley's] attack power increased to 4000 points.

However, the voices of the astral body and the wandering horse did not stop there:

"Furthermore, for every Xyz Material removed, the attack power of one of the opponent's monsters decreases by 1000 points!"

Despite having two monsters on the field, [Giant Eye] and the stolen [Rumble Golem], there is no doubt that Yuma's target for lowering attack power is [Giant Eye], which is a [Number] card.

Three overload materials directly reduced [Giant Eye]'s original 2600 attack power to 0.

"This, this is impossible!"

Despite Jing's cries of impossibility, the [Giant Eye's] attack power had indeed decreased, and Yuma and the Astral Entity launched their attacks on the [Giant Eye] at that moment:

"Go, [Hope Emperor Hope]! Attack [Giant Eye]! [Hope Sword Chaos Flash]!"

[Hope Emperor Hope] immediately drew his twin swords from his waist and slashed at the giant sword that had been drawn from his back by the mechanical arm. With the horizontal slash of the twin swords and the vertical cleaving of the giant sword, [Giant Eye] was instantly cut into six pieces, exploding into the most dazzling fireworks in the basement.

The remaining 3500 LP points of Jing were instantly reduced to zero at this moment.

As the duel ended, all the virtual images vanished in an instant. The members of the [No.] Club, who were trapped on the stone platform surrounded by lava, then realized that they were just standing on chairs in a secret room.

Even when they stepped off the chairs and pushed open the door to the secret room, they discovered that this secret room was connected to the basement where Yuma and the others were dueling, and even the door to the secret room was directly opposite the exit of the stairs.

"Everyone!"

Seeing that Kotori and the others were safe and sound, Yuma disregarded the Starlight Body and the two [No.] cards he had just retrieved from the spirit, and immediately rushed to greet them.

however……

"Wow, amazing! Astral body!"

"Thank you, Astral Body!"

…………

Watching his companions enthusiastically thank the empty air devoid of any astral bodies, Yuma collapsed heavily to the ground:

"Why are you all thanking the astral body?! I'm the one who saved you! Honestly!"

"After all, to them, the astral body is a stranger, and of course, one should be more polite to a stranger."

Immediately afterwards, Yuma heard Soleva's voice in his ear, and when he turned his head, he saw that Soleva had already reached out his hand.

"Ah, thank you, uncle."

After thanking him, Yuma stood up, taking Soleva's hand. But only then did he belatedly realize what was happening, protecting the two [No.] Astral entities that had retrieved [Color Dominator] and [Giant Eye], and looking warily at Soleva.

"Uncle, you're not here to steal our [No.] cards again, are you?"

"Don't worry, don't worry. After all, you defeated this guy entirely on your own merits. I'm not interested in taking your spoils right now."

With a wave of his hand, denying Yuma's statement, Soreva turned around and stomped on Jing's body, causing the guy who was pretending to be unconscious to instantly cry out in pain.

"So you were faking it all along... Hey, judging by the number of victims in the news, you seem to have some [No.] cards, right? Now, hand over those [No.] cards!"

Chapter 312 Kaito's verdict against Sei, Yuma's opposition

"What? There's a [No.] card!?"

Upon hearing Soleva's words, Yuma and the others instantly showed expressions of astonishment. Soleva then spoke to them as if it were perfectly natural:

"Didn't you guys see the news? I remember there were two victims in the pictures released on the news, right? And without exception, all of those victims ended up like this because their [No.] cards were violently taken away, and their souls were taken away by this bastard as well."

As he spoke, Soreva pressed down harder with his foot, causing Jing to cry out in pain once more. However, Soreva showed him no pity. He lowered his head and said viciously,

"Without the power of [No.] cards, I think you wouldn't be able to take other people's [No.] cards at all, right? In addition, considering your identity as a fortune teller and your actions of seeing through Yuma's cards several times during the duel, I think [Giant Eye] should be your destined [No.] card, right?"

"So, besides [Ruler of Color], you must have another hidden [No.] card, right? Hand it over now!"

Even though Soreva said that, the spirit still showed no sign of yielding and remained prostrate on the ground, saying:

"Hahahaha! You want the [No.] card? But I won't give it to you! No matter how you threaten or tempt me, as Kaito-sama's loyal servant, I will never submit to you!"

However, right after Jing said that, a cold voice rang out:

"Then what if it's my order?"

The sound instantly made the tiger tremble. He looked at the speaker, and the unwavering expression on his face instantly turned into one of infatuation.

"Lord Kaito~ If it is Lord Kaito's order, I will certainly carry it out for you! I only hope that Lord Kaito will accept me as your servant."

Kaito neither directly agreed nor refused the request from the spirit, but simply said coldly:

"Now, go and get that [No.] card."

"Yes, Lord Kaito!"

Jing took small, quick steps and ran towards the high platform where the Kaito statue was enshrined. On one of the steps, he picked at the stone bricks that made up the steps.

Just as he was painstakingly digging out the [No.] card he had buried, Soreva also received a message from Kaito:

“Soreva, next, I’m going to hunt this guy’s soul! This time, let me handle it.”

Soreva instantly understood what Kaito meant. Sending Kaito alone meant that Kaito was determined to take this person's soul along with the [No.] card.

"Kaito, are you really going to do this? I remember you agreed to partner with me in the first place, wasn't it to avoid taking other people's lives?"

"Well, I've decided!"

In response to Soreva's question, Kaito immediately nodded emphatically.

"Although I was collecting [No.] cards to save Yang Dou, I didn't want to take other people's lives arbitrarily. But this bastard actually took other people's lives for such a foolish dream, which is absolutely unforgivable!"

But, [No.]'s situation is something those police officers probably can't understand, right? Even without crucial evidence, the law probably can't bring this bastard to justice!

Since no one can judge him fairly, then I will judge this bastard myself!

Having understood Kaito's thoughts, Soreva immediately nodded:

“I understand, Kaito. Since you’ve made your decision, then this is your duel, and I can’t interfere. However, I suppose you wouldn’t want any spectators to witness this, would you?”

Following Soleva's gaze, Kaito also noticed Yuma and his group who were still in the arena, and immediately hummed in agreement.

"Then, I'll leave those people to you to handle."

"OK, I'll handle it, don't worry about it."

After saying that, Soleva walked over to Yuma and the others, and with a smile on his face, he said to them...

"Excuse me, children, we need to clear this area now. Please go home and find your mothers."

"Uncle, why won't we keep watching?!"

Seeing that Yuma was the first to protest, Soreva immediately explained:

"After all, Kaito has decided to personally take action to seize the [No.] card this time, so the scene might be a bit brutal. To avoid giving you kids nightmares, please go home."

However, Yuma was the first to disbelieve this reason:

"Hmph! Uncle, you're lying! Last time at the mall, I saw you and Kaito steal someone else's [No.] card, and that person was completely unharmed!"

“Yuma, since you remember that incident, you should also remember that I was the one who took the [No.] card that day, which is why that person is unharmed. As for Kaito taking action himself…”

As he spoke, Soreva took out a tablet and showed it to Yuma. The tablet displayed the tragic scenes of the people whose [No.] cards had been taken from them, as shown in the news.

"That guy called Jing will probably end up like that too, right?"

"How can this be!?"

Upon witnessing the horrific state of those whose souls had been taken along with their [No.] cards, Yuma immediately cried out.

"To turn a living person into this is just too cruel! How could you do this, uncles?!"

"Yuma, don't forget, these people became like this because of the sins committed by the spirits. In fact, if you lose your duel today, you will become like this too!"

Hearing Soleva's words, Yuma began to wonder what would happen if his soul were also taken away, and he instantly shuddered.

Seeing that Yuma seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation, Soreva put away the tablet and began to speak eloquently:

"That guy called Jing, since he has committed such a sin, then don't blame us for making him suffer the same fate as those he harmed."

In my hometown, this is called "an eye for an eye."

Seeing that Yuma remained silent, Soreva assumed he had listened and immediately clapped his hands and said:

"Alright, now that everything has been explained, please go back. After all, what happens next is none of your business, is it?"

Hearing that Soreva had said this, the members of [No.] Club all nodded, and Tetsuo even stepped forward and grabbed Yuma's arm:

“Yuma, Uncle is right. What happens next has nothing to do with us. Let’s go back. Besides, isn’t it good to let those bad guys be punished?”

However, Yuma's arm remained unmoved by Tetsuo. Yuma, raising his head again, immediately poured out his confusion to Soleva:

"I just don't understand! Why must we use such evil methods to punish bad people! If we use the same methods as bad people, what's the difference between us and bad people?! Can't we use other methods?!"

No matter what, I absolutely will not let you uncles do such a thing!

"Yuma, you know what? I used to think your overly optimistic naiveté was quite cute, and I personally liked that about you."

Just as Yuma thought he could persuade Soleva by listening to her words, he saw the Tyrannosaurus Rex D panel materialize again on Soleva's arm, and his eyes, now adorned with a Tyrannosaurus Rex tattoo, were filled with nothing but rage.

"But your foolish naiveté today only annoys me! So I'll be blunt with you! I won't let you stop Kaito!"

Unless you can defeat me in a duel!

Chapter 313 A Duel Resembling the First Encounter