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

With some doubt, Mr. Xinyuan asked Dr. Fica, puzzled.

"This newly added function that can capture people from other worlds... Could it be that people from other worlds will appear?"

Chapter 457 The semi-finals begin, Yuma faces an unexpected opponent.

"Of course, and I'm almost certain of who that otherworldly person is."

As he spoke, Dr. Fica, whose eyes had already turned gray, simply snapped his fingers, and Yuma's competition information, as well as his appearance in ZEXAL form during his duel with Soleva on the second day of the preliminary rounds for collecting Heart Fragments, all appeared on the screen in front of Dr. Fica and Mr. Heart Garden.

"this is……"

Mr. Kenshin-en expressed his confusion regarding the horse's posture, which he knew nothing about. Dr. Fica immediately explained:

"This scene is one I found from Ghosh's duel disk. The child who dueled with Soreva and the contestant you see here, Yuma Tsukumo, are undoubtedly the same person."

As for why he became like this…

A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips, and Dr. Fica immediately spoke in an unquestionable tone,

"It must be that power given to him by that person from the other world of the Starry Sky!"

"I see, as expected of Dr. Fika."

He respectfully flattered Dr. Fica, but Mr. Xinyuan quickly raised a question.

"But if I remember correctly, the spherical field is supposed to be used in the finals, right? What if Yuma Tsukumo doesn't make it to the finals..."

"There's no need to ask such a stupid question!"

After rudely interrupting Mr. Xinyuan's question, Dr. Fica quickly gave the answer.

"Those people from other worlds are quite skilled in duels, not to mention that this Yuma Tsukumo has quite a few [No.] cards. Among the current top four, the only one who can rival him is probably the shark—Ryoga Kamishiro, right?"

With just a little manipulation of his opponent, it would be a given that he'd make it to the finals, wouldn't it?

Upon hearing Dr. Fica's words, Mr. Xinyuan immediately understood what Dr. Fica was planning. Perfect timing! To keep WDC in the spotlight, he was happy to make some small arrangements:

"I understand what you mean. I'll make the arrangements right away. Yuma Tsukumo and Ryoga Kamishiro will definitely meet in the finals."

After saying that, Mr. Xinyuan turned and left to manually adjust the match schedule for tomorrow's semifinals.

However, Mr. Kokoro, who had left, did not see that after he left, Dr. Fica's eyes were completely filled with gray, and with a flick of his wrist, the relevant information about Tsukumo Yuma disappeared.

Instead, there was information about the shark, along with a video clip of the shark summoning [CNo.32 Sea Bite Dragon Shark Dragon - White Fiend] using [Chaos Xyz Transformation].

"It's really interesting!"

Dr. Fica, who uttered such a remark, immediately brought his arm closer, as if trying to get a clear look at the shark's appearance; even his eyeballs were moving strangely.

"This power... could it be the power of the Barian? And this guy really does look like Nash! Could it be...?"

Hahaha! This makes things much more interesting!

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Soon, the night passed and the next morning arrived. Yuma was already waiting in the locker room at the stadium for his next match.

At this moment, sitting on the sofa in the lounge, he couldn't help but recall the scene from that morning when he and Akari left for Kokoro, and parted ways with Soleva and Kaito.

"Hey? Uncle, aren't you coming in with us this time?"

In response to Yuma's question, Soreva nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world:

"Of course, now that Kaito has arrived, along with Orbit Seven, we have a much easier way to enter Heart Garden. We no longer need to sneak in as before."

"That's right! Leave it to me!"

As Soreva spoke, Orbit 7 also showed off its non-existent mechanical muscles, striking a bodybuilding-like pose.

This made Akari and Yuma smile involuntarily.

"Okay, let's set off then."

Hopefully, Uncle and Kaito's operation will go smoothly.

As Yuma made this wish while sitting in the lounge, he soon heard the lounge door open. Turning around, he saw that the WDC staff had already come to him.

"Hello, Yuma Tsukumo, your match is about to begin. Please enter the arena now."

"Ah, okay."

Patting his face, Yuma quickly cheered himself up and stopped thinking about Soleva and the others. After all, what was most important to him now was to try his best to win the game and persuade the shark to break free from the control of [CNo.32 Sea Bite Dragon Shark Dragon · White Demon] when they encountered it.

Following the staff to the entrance to the arena, Yuma heard Mr. Shin-en's voice ringing out passionately inside:

"The first round of the semifinals has finally begun! Almost no one knew about him before the tournament, but he has miraculously emerged from numerous fierce battles to reach the finals! Yuma Tsukumo!"

As Mr. Kokoro began his narration, Yuma, who had just entered the venue, heard a cheer from the crowd. Yuma, who was naturally outgoing, immediately waved his arms and greeted the audience around him.

After Yuma finally stepped onto the competition stage after a series of antics, Mr. Xinyuan introduced Yuma's opponents for this round:

"And here, Yuma Tsukumo's opponent is a rare and powerful female duelist who has made it all the way to the semifinals with a deck that uses super-strong attack power and a very refreshing fighting style! Anna Kamui!"

"Ah?"

Upon hearing the name Mr. Kokoro mentioned, Yuma still wore an expression of disbelief.

After all, in his memory, it seemed that Anna Shingetsu disappeared after meeting Ghosh before entering the underground area during the [Duel Roller Coaster] segment.

So, Yuma thought Anna Kamiya had been eliminated!

But now, Anna Kamiya herself walked out of the opposite player tunnel with an excited look on her face, saying, "Yuma, as expected, you will be my opponent in the semi-finals!" and pounced on him. How could Yuma not be surprised?

"Wait, Anna, weren't you eliminated by Ghosh?"

Upon hearing Yuma utter such a baseless claim, Anna immediately tilted her head in confusion and pointed to herself:

"Elimination? Me? What are you talking about? That red-haired uncle originally agreed to have a showdown with me, but once we got to the underground, other contestants started harassing us, and he took advantage of the chaos to escape."

Then, I found a place to deal with the guy who was harassing me, and I smoothly advanced to the semifinals.

"Huh? Is that so?"

Hearing Anna's explanation, which was completely different from what he remembered, Yuma scratched his head and racked his brains before realizing...

It seems that Gorsh did say "shake off that little girl" at the time, but I just imagined that Anna lost to Gorsh in the duel.

However, the enthusiastic Anna quickly broke the awkward silence:

"Well! No matter what you heard before, Yuma, now I am your opponent! This time, I will definitely defeat you well in a duel, Yuma!"

"Then let the horse come over!"

After the atmosphere of their duel was ignited, Mr. Xinyuan's voice rang out at the opportune moment:

"Alright, you two heroes! Come to the dueling stage!"

In an instant, Yuma felt a jolt beneath his feet, and saw that the circular platform beneath him and Anna was slowly rising as Mr. Kokoro spoke.

"Only the winners of the semi-finals can advance to the higher levels! Who will make it to the finals – Yuma or Anna? Now, the battle has begun!"

HeartBurning!

Chapter 458 The semi-finals begin, Yuma vs. Anna

As the platform slowly ascended, Yuma and Anna Kamiya began to chat.

"Hehe, I never thought it would actually be like what that red-haired uncle said, that I would meet you, Yuma, in the semi-finals!"

After triumphantly flashing a victory "V" sign, Anna Kamiya couldn't help but ask Yuma a question out of curiosity.

"Speaking of which, Yuma, did you run into that red-haired uncle later? It seems he didn't even make it to the semifinals. I wonder who eliminated him."

"Uh……"

Upon hearing Anna mention Ghosh, Yuma couldn't help but think of the duel he had won, in a sense, unfairly, and immediately scratched his face sheepishly as he replied,

“Ghosh was eliminated by me.”

"Really?"

Upon hearing that Yuma had ultimately defeated Ghosh, Anna's eyes lit up instantly. She immediately patted Yuma on the shoulder and said...

"As expected, Yuma, you're still a cut above the rest, managing to take down that annoying old man who ruined everything!"

"No, that's not the case."

After his denial aroused Anna's suspicion, Yuma continued to explain.

"Actually, Gorsh had many tricks up his sleeve for that duel. If he had used them all, I probably wouldn't have been able to win. However, Gorsh gave up those tricks because of his dueling philosophy."

"Eh? Is that so... But it doesn't matter, it doesn't stop you from being my opponent now, Yuma! I will definitely do my best to defeat you!"

Seeing Anna Kamiya's outstretched fist, Yuma immediately threw a punch that met Anna Kamiya's fist:

"Yes! I will also do my best in this duel! This time, just like last time, I will definitely not lose to you!"

Seeing that Yuma was still acting like a typical straight man, Anna Kamiya immediately pulled up her eyelids and made a face:

"Heh~ Don't underestimate people! Hmph, I'm not afraid to tell you, just before [Duel Roller Coaster], that guy who came out to cause trouble and was eventually taken care of by me lost to a very powerful card!"

With this card's help, I'm absolutely certain I can defeat you this time!

"Okay, I'm really looking forward to it!"

As the dueling arena slowly came to a stop, the two returned to their respective sides, installed D-panels and D-mirrors, and assumed dueling stances.

"Duel!" ×2

"I got the first strike, Yuma! My turn, draw!"

With a forceful draw, Anna Kamiya added the card to her hand and quickly pulled out a card from her hand, revealing it to Yuma.

"This [Explosive Express Rocket Arrow] cannot be Normal Summoned. If you have no cards on your field, you can Special Summon it from your hand!"

As the dark blue train, topped with a white airplane, sped out from behind Anna Kamiya, circled her once, and came to a steady stop beside her, Anna Kamiya finally spoke.

"You remember, Yuma? During the turn this [Rocket Arrow] was summoned, I couldn't take the Battle Phase, and as long as this card was on the field, I couldn't activate the effects of Spells, Trap Cards, or Monsters, nor could I set cards face down."

"Of course!"

How could Yuma forget such a special monster? He immediately nodded.

When Anna saw that Yuma still remembered the effect of [Rocket Arrow], a smile immediately appeared on her face, and she said smugly: