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

"You don't need to provoke me here. I will naturally go and settle things with that guy IV! I will definitely defeat him at this year's WDC!"

"Oh! That's quite ambitious. But is your current deck really strong enough to deal with IV? Would you like to borrow some of my cards?"

Seeing Soreva reach out to put his arm around his shoulder, Shark quickly shook off Soreva's hand and righteously refused:

"If you still want to recruit me for your backers, let me tell you, I won't agree! And don't even think about trying to lure me with the [No.] card!"

I'm well aware that I might not be able to control those [No.] cards right now, so I won't use something I can't even control.

"Sigh, it seems you have quite a misunderstanding about me."

Shrugging, Soreva immediately began to explain to the shark.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to recruit you this time. Well, after all, I've been dealing with some things behind my back lately, and my relationship with them has become quite strained."

So, helping you this time is also out of my own kindness. As for the card…”

As he spoke, Soreva took out several cards he had prepared and handed them to the shark:

"I think these cards would be quite suitable for you."

Reaching out to take the cards from Soreva, the shark immediately recognized their true nature:

"[Left-handed Shark], [Right-handed Shark], [Lantern Shark], and [Cut-off Shark]..."

Looking at the monsters in his hands, all of which had the word "shark" in their names, Shark really wanted to mutter something to himself:

Don't give me a bunch of [shark] monsters just because my nickname is Shark! Besides sharks, I also have a lot of other fish-type monsters in my deck!

However, after carefully examining the effects of these cards, Shark had to admit that the monsters Soreva had brought out were indeed powerful monsters that suited him very well.

In the end, the shark also chose to accept the cards:

"Since you're willing to give me these cards, I naturally have no objection, but..."

Holding the cards directly at Soreva's nose, the shark said without any politeness,

"If you lose to these cards in our future duel, I hope you won't regret it!"

"Hmph, you dare to say that? Let's wait and see."

Now that the cards were in the shark's hands, Soreva didn't have much more to say to him. He believed that with the shark's talent, he would be able to use the cards effectively. After saying this, he turned and left.

After Soreva left, Shark, holding the cards, smiled and muttered to himself:

"Hmph! Boss, it seems your [Dragon Shark] card is destined to be mine!"

As for Soreva, after walking from the hospital to the street, he suddenly noticed something unusual. At this moment, the pedestrians and vehicles on the street had stopped, and there was no sound at all.

"This feeling... could it be?!"

This familiar feeling immediately led Soreva to believe that Kaito had discovered a new [No.] card and stopped time in Orbit 7 while retrieving the [No.] card.

However, before Soreva could send a message to Kaito, she heard Zero's exclamation beside her:

"Soreva, look!"

Following the direction pointed by Zero, who had already materialized beside him, Soreva saw a sun shining brightly in the sky, displaying gold, red, and blue colors. He couldn't help but murmur to himself:

"What...what is this thing?"

Chapter 344 In Search of the Aura of No. Card

"Kaito, is the time stop you're collecting [No.] cards? Also, three suns of different colors have suddenly appeared in the sky. Be careful, something unexpected might happen."

Ultimately, all of Soleva's doubts were condensed into this one message, which he sent to Kaito, and Kaito quickly replied to Soleva:

"No, I am not retrieving the [No.] card right now. As for the anomaly you mentioned, I have also seen it, but because of the time freeze, the other researchers are unable to act, and my father alone has not yet figured out the cause of the anomaly."

However, according to my father, the current time freeze might be related to this strange phenomenon.

Upon receiving Kaito's message, Soleva breathed a sigh of relief. He was completely at a loss as to what to do about this sudden and unexpected anomaly for which he had no idea what to do.

"but……"

After a moment's thought, Soreva discovered a blind spot he hadn't noticed before.

"Since Kaito and Dr. Fica can still move, does that mean that the current time stop is, in a sense, similar in nature to the time stop created by the Orbital Seven when Kaito retrieved [No.] Card?"

So, Yuma should be safe and sound right now, right? Then why not go find him and the Astral Spectre and ask them? Maybe they'll have some clues!

With this thought in mind, Soreva suddenly understood and immediately took Zero and ran towards Yuma's school.

Hmm? As for why they chose to go to the school to find Yuma...

Come on, it's a workday! Yuma definitely has to go to school at this hour! He's not some delinquent like Shark who skips class!

Fortunately, with time frozen, the shark's actions were also suspended, otherwise he would definitely have sneezed because of Soreva's muttered remark.

Yuma, whom Soreva saw as her savior, was now in a state of panic because his companions were all around him.

"Hey, Tetsuo, Kotori! Are you guys alright!?"

Just as Yuma was anxiously questioning Tetsuo and Kotori, who had been immobilized, the astral body slowly appeared beside him and said to Yuma:

"Yuma, calm down, they're alright. It's just that their time has been stopped, which is why they can't respond to you."

Hearing the astral voice, Yuma calmed down slightly. However, the word "time stop" instinctively brought to mind Soleva and Kaito.

"Time stopped? Oh no! Could it be that the old man and Kaito discovered a new [No.] card? Astral Sphere, can you sense the presence of a [No.] card?"

"Let me try."

Astral Entity responded to Yuma and immediately closed its eyes to sense the presence of the [No.] card. However, it quickly opened its eyes, its gaze filled with deep astonishment.

"This, how is this possible!?"

"What's wrong, Astral Being!?"

Seeing the astral body's seemingly incredulous expression, Yuma immediately asked a question, and soon received the astral body's reply:

"This, this is impossible! How could so many [No.] cards suddenly appear!? And, and..."

"And what?"

Hearing Yuma's urgent question, Astral could only grit his teeth and say:

"Moreover, the aura of many of the [No.] cards that appeared here is very familiar, just like... the [No.] cards that we, Kaito, and Soleva have collected."

"This……"

Yuma scratched the back of his head. In times like these, he was actually more opinionated than the astral body.

"Although I don't know what this means, since the aura of [No.] cards has appeared, let's go and search them one by one! Once we get there, we'll definitely find out the truth!"

"Um……"

Although Astral wanted to criticize Yuma's clumsy method, upon closer reflection, compared to his own inability to come up with any solutions, using Yuma's clumsy method to search might actually be a good approach.

The astral body immediately nodded and said:

“I understand. So, the aura of the first [No.] card I sensed must be in that direction.”

Looking in the direction the astral object pointed, Yuma immediately nodded, raised his fist high, and shouted:

"Then let's set off in that direction!"

However, the only response he received was a rather weak and listless remark from the astral body:

"Oh--"

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

Finally, after a run, Yuma arrived breathlessly at the first location indicated by the astral body:

"Ha, ha, we've arrived."

Straightening up, Yuma looked at the large crowd on the street, all of whom seemed frozen in time, and a troubled expression instantly appeared on his face:

"Huh? How come there are so many people? Astral beings, are any of them the hosts of [No.] card?"

However, the astral entity that emerged from his body shook its head after looking around, giving him a disappointing answer:

"No, there is no one here who is the host of [No.] card."

"Huh? How could this be—"

Almost complaining, Yuma nearly collapsed to the ground.

"Did they actually let [No.] card and its host escape?"

"No, that's not how it is, Yuma."

Rarely, Yuma detected a hint of laughter in the astral entity's tone. Looking up, Yuma saw the astral entity floating in front of him, opening its arms and saying:

"Yuma, look around here, doesn't this place look familiar?"

"familiar……"

Reminded by the astral body, Yuma looked around again and indeed felt a sense of familiarity, but he couldn't quite put his finger on where it came from.

This made Yuma scratch the back of his head:

"Strange, this place does seem familiar, but... I can't quite remember it."

"Fool."

Seeing that Yuma's behavior didn't seem like he was lying, Astral could only smile wryly and offer Yuma a word of advice.

"There's a road sign here. The address on it is the square in front of the station."

"Ah, the station square! I think it was right here that I defeated the shark and took back the Iron Man deck from him!"

Just as Yuma was smugly reminiscing about his victory, his gaze suddenly met the Astral Spectrum's eyes, which were gradually turning cold. He finally remembered the important significance this place held for him and for the Astral Spectrum.

"Ah, I remember now, it was right here that I met the astral body."

Even though Yuma's answer wasn't the correct one in his heart, the astral body suddenly felt a warmth rising within it:

"Yes, and in that battle, the final outcome was between [Sea Dragon] and [Hope Emperor].

As he spoke, the astral body slowly raised his palm, and a card appeared in his hand: [No. 39 Hope the Emperor].

"Sure enough, I just sensed the familiar aura of the [No.] cards here. It really is the lingering aura of those two [No.] cards from that battle."