"Release Rin, you bastards!"
In a small room in the Lower City, Yugo charged at a policeman, hoping to free Rin.
Just recently, a large group of policemen with strange expressions suddenly rushed into Crow's orphanage while Crow was away.
As the reliable older brother in the orphanage (or so he considered himself), with Crow absent, he naturally had to step up to negotiate, protect the children, and ensure they weren't frightened.
He and Rin had been orphans since they were young, growing up together and learning from Yusei, aspiring to be like Jack and duel their way onto the stage in the Upper Area, so they never caused trouble and had a clean background, which is why he wasn't worried about being caught by the police.
After all, even an unreasonable policeman wouldn't target someone like him, who never committed crimes nor tried to sneak into the Upper City.
But to his surprise, these people, upon seeing Rin, said nothing but claimed Rin was a fugitive and attempted to take her away.
How could this be?
He forcefully knocked a policeman aside, allowing Rin, whose hands were tied behind her back, to quickly escape.
She didn't even know what was going on, and with a powerful knee kick, she sent a nearby policeman flying, then shouted "Yugo" and ran towards him.
In the room, the children secretly watching the scene couldn't help but cover their mouths and sob, clearly terrified.
"Resisting arrest, catch this one too!" Then several policemen, seeing the situation, didn't waste words, drew out stun sticks, and struck Yugo.
"Waaah——" Yugo cried out in pain, but seeing Rin unharmed made him feel less discomfort.
But then, the scene before him terrified him.
The policemen seemed completely indifferent to Rin's situation, intending to use the same approach on her—a girl.
"Rin!"
Yugo shouted as his eyes suddenly emitted a crimson light, and red energy waves surged from him, instantly knocking everyone around away.
"What's happening?"
"Seems like Yuli's representative—"
The policemen saw this scene and discussed fearfully in low voices.
They were already somewhat intimidated upon seeing Yugo, and now, witnessing Yugo manifest powers beyond normal human abilities, they were naturally more afraid.
Fortunately, Yugo wasn't the person they remembered, so they still closed in.
At this moment.
Swish—
Countless visible purple Puppet Strings formed a wall, separating the policemen from Yugo and Rin. Rin quickly ran to Yugo's side, bumped him with her arm, and her bracelet emitted a glow that calmed Yugo down.
On the other side, seeing the wall-like purple lines, many policemen instinctively shrieked, and some couldn't help but retreat several steps.
"Tsk... So you've come here, huh?"
Even though the person hadn't arrived and the policemen hadn't seen him, many had already reacted.
"Tenjo Hikari!"
The next second, a young man riding a D-wheel made a sleek maneuver and abruptly braked at the alley's entrance.
He removed his helmet, glanced dismissively at the surrounding policemen: "Huh, never heard of the Fusion Army, dedicated to destruction and invasion, becoming the guardians of order."
"Brother Tenjo!" Yugo exclaimed joyfully upon seeing Tenjo Hikari.
Tenjo Hikari nodded at him.
Then he focused his gaze on the policemen.
Though they wore police uniforms, Tenjo Hikari could instantly see that all these guys were Fusion Army soldiers.
The reason was simple: even the real police of this world, when genuinely "arresting" someone, choose dueling first!
Whether it's a group duel or a speed duel, for the police, apprehending someone involves offering a duel, granting the "suspect" a chance to prove innocence or resist.
Only the Fusion Army would act directly.
"Brother Tenjo, these guys are trying to arrest Rin indiscriminately..."
"Hmm, I see." Tenjo Hikari nodded, looking at the Fusion Army. "Well, do you have anything to say?"
"Don't be too arrogant, Tenjo Hikari. Even you are just a Duelist. These two are targets of this city's Manager. Are you going to stand up for them?"
"Ha, laughable, I'm also a fugitive." Tenjo Hikari paid no mind to that statement.
...
The air grew incredibly heavy; Yugo almost laughed out loud, only to be bumped by Rin's shoulder, which quickly stopped him.
A group of Fusion Army policemen suddenly became stiff-tongued.
"Alright, you guys, step back."
While several Fusion Army policemen were racking their brains to counter Tenjo Hikari, a voice sounded.
Tenjo Hikari looked up at the roof, where a man wearing a different Fusion Army uniform than the police stood, arms crossed, staring down.
"Lilos, huh..."
This person always deliberately appeared at high places.
Tenjo Hikari silently noted this character trait.
The arrival was none other than Lilos, the Fusion Army General who had appeared alongside the S Dimension Nobles before Tenjo Hikari the other day.
Lilos leaped from the high ground to stand in front of Tenjo Hikari; several Fusion Army policemen felt as though they had a backbone with him around.
"Tenjo Hikari, since then, I've reassessed myself, deciding to use my power to definitively settle things with you. So our Fusion Army's grand cause won't be thwarted again!"
"So your 'settle things' involves grabbing kids in the orphanage in the Lower City?"
"Hmph, Tenjo Hikari, don't think I don't know. Anything involving our Fusion Army, you want to stop. Anything we want to do, you want to disrupt—our Fusion Army is tasked with capturing criminals for this dimension, yet you appear to thwart us.
Haha... I'm just waiting for you like a hunter for prey."
He was about to put on a show, then froze in place, hesitated for a moment.
"No... Hmph, no, to duel with you can't hide. He suddenly realized something and decisively spoke, "My previous encounter with your duel convinced me; if I don't dare to show my full might, I'll be defeated by you easily.
I want to use our Fusion Army's 'Polymerization' to thoroughly defeat you—
Let me tell you, Tenjo Hikari, Miss Serena has unexpectedly fallen into this dimension!
If you're distracted worrying about her, I can only say I'm sorry and regret it. Your ability is limited.
And now, let's duel; I want to prove our Fusion Army's Fusion!
And if you defeat me, you can protect this girl and go find Miss Serena!"
As he spoke, he activated the duel disk, a purple Energy Chain wrapped around Tenjo Hikari's arm, preventing him from leaving until the duel ended.
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow, glancing at his D-wheel, which had already been spinning with related information.
He hadn't come here with a sudden feeling.
"Even the Fusion Army has such fiery people... very well."
"Duel!" X2.
Lilos, LP: 4000.
Tenjo Hikari, LP: 4000.