[Light of Destruction, LP 0]
The body formed of light was in tatters, like a lone boat in a storm being tossed high. He was engulfed in the radiance of Neo-Spacian Grand Mole, caught in the swirling pillars of light, and was flung diagonally downward all the way to somewhere on the island.
With a booming crash, he fell onto the Duel Academy Island like a meteor, causing the entire island to seem to sink, and the coastal waves to ripple backward.
They won.
The moment realization struck, the entire world erupted in cheers.
They won!
This was the first-ever battle between Earth and alien invaders, a defensive war themed around "Duel Monsters."
Despite the unprecedented strength of the enemy and the immensely challenging process, they won!
The greatest guardian of this planet mercilessly crushed the invading foe, successfully defending this blue planet!
Some embraced each other, some ran to spread the news, and many more were in awe of the hero who won this duel.
As for Youyu, his already well-known name now shone even brighter; in the eyes of many, he had almost become mythologized, a synonym for invincibility.
In contrast, the one who would be more affected in the future would probably be Judai.
Up until now, the most public attention Judai had received was when he won the inaugural KC Cup as a child. However, because his name hadn't appeared in the public eye for so many years, he was basically forgotten.
But after today, there's no doubt he'll become famous.
Within a day, his name will become household. Wireless signals and fiber optics will spread this name worldwide, and everyone will know that it was this boy named "Yuki Judai" who bravely stood out and repelled the formidable extraterrestrial foe at a critical moment.
And it was even him who dealt the final blow!
Since that's the case, after today, there's no need for Youyu to hide the fact that "Judai is his disciple."
Originally, he didn't want this title to place an unnecessary burden on Judai's academy life. But now that Judai has earned an even more dazzling title with his strength, there's no reason to hide this connection anymore.
Whether he likes it or not, after today, he will be a shining new star known worldwide. Perhaps by tomorrow, journalists from all over the world will flock to him, and people will elevate him to one of the top ranks in the Duel World.
Of course, it's clear that Judai himself couldn't have imagined such far-reaching consequences.
After the duel ended, Judai once again drew out the "Stone of the Wise," the miraculous alchemy divine artifact, from his Duel Disc.
But at this moment, the card had already lost its luster, dimming and then gradually turning to stone, crumbling to powder and drifting away in the wind.
"Ah." Judai was taken aback, "The card Teacher Daitokuji gave me..."
"The power has been exhausted, I suppose," Yubel said. "'Stone of the Wise,' something that defies logic like this, shouldn't exist. Releasing its power once should be its limit.
However, its mission is likely complete now."
"Oh... oh."
Judai nodded blankly, feeling it was such a shame for a card so useful to be gone after a single use.....
At this time, Youyu had already followed in the direction where the Light of Destruction fell.
The fall of the vanquished extraterrestrial onto the island immediately caused a sensation at Duel Academy.
The shelters hadn't been opened yet, so regular students couldn't come out, but the duelists who were just fighting on the island had already started heading toward the crash site.
However, their movements were no match for the speed of the silly players.
The Light of Destruction hadn't even fallen yet when the players set off at full speed, chasing the trajectory in the sky, all acting as if they were racing against time, afraid of being left behind.
That was a super BOSS!
Whether it was a "Kaiju" or "Kozmo," they were powerful forces not belonging to this entire era, and their terrifying strength was witnessed by everyone in that recent duel.
...his cards, Youyu-san would surely love!
Lady Yue Hua was mixed in the crowd, running hard while not forgetting to continue her live broadcast.
Although this duel could be watched live everywhere in the Linked World, there were quite a few netizens who wanted to follow this duel but were either not online or didn't even have an account, so many people came in and out of Lady Yue Hua's stream today.
At this time, the audience online was in an extremely excited state one after another.
"Judai is so cool!"
"Calling Judai like crazy!"
"Almost as cool as Youyu-san!"
"Gonna drop it, I'm gonna drop it..."
"..."
At the same time, there were quite a few people frantically urging Lady Yue Hua, saying things like the broadcaster should run faster or asking if the broadcaster could keep up, saying the equipment would be picked up by others at this rate...
The Light of Destruction fell into the dense jungle of the island, lying on his back on the ground motionless.
In his current state, maintaining his form from dissipating was already exhausting all of his strength; the energy forming this body had already nearly disintegrated from the strike by Neo-Spacian Grand Mole, leaving him completely unable to move.
He lay on the ground, gazing leisurely at the sky above, which was so clear it seemed transparent.
"Has destiny... wavered? No, or perhaps... this was destiny from the very beginning?"
In his mind, the figure that had just dealt him the fatal blow appeared once again, surrounded by dazzling brilliance as if it were the holy light that nurtured all things.
Although it was also light, it was the complete opposite of him, who represented "Destruction."
"Could we have been wrong from the very beginning..."
While he was pondering, suddenly a ruckus of chatter sounded beside him.
He reluctantly turned his head and saw a large group of bizarre humans racing towards him, shoving and pushing as if they were at an athletic meet for kindergarteners.
One person rushed to his side, crouched down, and grabbed his deck without a word: "I'm first!"
"BS! Everyone saw that I was first!" Almost simultaneously, another person started grabbing his deck.
Soon, more people surrounded him. A bunch of idiots swarmed, some snatching the Duel Disc, some pulling out decks, and while grabbing, they were noisily arguing and cursing, making it quite lively.
Light of Destruction: "..."
What the hell? I'm not dead yet, could you please show me some respect?
"Youyu-san is here!"
Someone shouted, and a group of idiots quickly backed off, one by one jumping to the side and standing up straight.
Someone immediately approached with a grin and handed the cards they had just taken to Youyu.
Not asking for crystal stones in exchange, but even gaining some favor would be good.
Youyu glanced at them.
Really, you all loot corpses from the monster I defeated, and then want to use it to gain favor with me?
Is there really such a good deal in the world?
Casually accepting the cards handed over by the silly players, Youyu strode towards the Light of Destruction.
Defeat was like a landslide; the Light of Destruction knew that his fate was already sealed and just calmly watched Youyu approaching him.
On the bright side, at least with the Duel King here, it seems these idiots wouldn't dare continue their rude behavior of pulling out decks in front of him...
As he was thinking, he saw Youyu crouch down... and casually pulled out his entire Duel Disc.
Light of Destruction: "..."
Youyu casually tossed the removed Duel Disc backward, and Lady Yue Hua, the tool person, had somehow appeared there with impeccable timing, quickly catching the Duel Disc that Youyu-san tossed.
She hugged the Duel Disc tightly while proudly puffing out her small, flat chest to the surrounding foolish players.
Ha, see that?
This is the bond between Youyu-san and me!
This drew a circle of envious gazes around her.
"Alright," Youyu looked down at the Light of Destruction, "let's have a chat."