Defeating Vampire Red Baron and effortlessly collecting his deck, Youyu and Yusei swapped back to the D-Wheel and began their journey home.
"Mr. Youyu, you've exceeded my expectations time and time again," Yusei said, riding the D-Wheel with a serious expression. "Being able to perform a Synchro Summon in this era is truly unimaginable..."
"It's not that big of a deal..."
Honestly, Youyu felt that if others were to praise him a bit, it might be okay, but for someone like you, who can ride a D-Wheel across multiple dimensions, isn't this just child's play?
You can pull off a Beyond Limit Accel Synchro, so isn't the level of Synchro Summon he's doing just child's play to a big shot like you?
In comparison, with Yusei's D-Wheel and the Yusei Particles released by the Moment on the D-Wheel, Synchro Summoning is just a natural result.
Oh right, the part that seems the hardest for others might be card printing — after all, Synchro Monsters don't exist in this era. To complete a Synchro Summon, the White Monster is something the Duelist has to print on their own.
Of course, this problem was solved for Youyu a long time ago by the system.
Not to mention the White Flame, ever since Yusei stuffed a Drill Synchro into Youyu's hands, Youyu has collected a bunch of Synchro Cards with "Synchro" in their names. So, he has quite a few Synchro Monsters.
All along, just waiting for the era to advance and conditions to mature, Youyu was already prepared to enter the Synchro era.
However, if roles were reversed — if Yusei were in Youyu's position without system assistance, Youyu has no doubt about Crab's card printing skills. Even in an era without Synchro, Crab would definitely use his protagonist's destiny power to print one out.
It's just that Crab was born late; otherwise, the first user of a Synchro Monster in dueling history would be indisputable.
Crab is just old Versailles.
Whether intentional or not, Yusei added, "When we return, I'm sure President Haima Seto will be stunned when he sees this scene, right?"
Youyu thought about it and felt it might actually be true.
He also knew how much President Haima Seto had invested in Synchro Summoning, pouring all available resources into development and research without regard to cost — though in anything related to card games, the president has never spared any expenses.
But despite spending so much time and resources, President Seto has yet to successfully perform a Synchro Summon.
Perhaps the president will imagine that Youyu's mentality might be like this —
— Isn't this just like having hands?
Well, these questions can be dealt with when they return.
On the way back, Youyu casually browsed the forum, and naturally, immediately noticed one of the hottest threads in the forum.
Sandbag and Liangchen, did those idiots run into a BOSS?
He clicked on the thread, ignored the membership posts full of 'wife' comments, skimmed through it quickly, and soon got a rough understanding of what happened.
"A double KO in one turn... This young lady is indeed something," Youyu pondered.
Upon hearing Youyu mumble, Yubel appeared like a ghost: "What? The young lady showed up?"
"Yeah, and we just missed each other." Youyu shrugged, "Our team members encountered her."
Yubel didn't know there was a player forum but knew Youyu and those special mentors might have some unique communication methods, so she wasn't surprised by his information flow.
In comparison, she was more concerned about the outcome of the encounter.
"Just as you might have guessed, she indeed performed well," Youyu said. "Even with Magic and traps entirely sealed off and unable to Special Summon Monsters, she still managed to kill two opponents in one turn."
Yubel and Yusei both showed expressions of surprise.
"This opponent is really that formidable?" Yusei asked.
"Well... sort of," Youyu replied with a smile, "But don't worry, I have quite a bit of experience dealing with Vampires." Yubel instantly thought of the two Vampires doing household chores at Youyu's place, fighting for attention in their spare time, trying to claim rights for quality offspring and the revival of their race, remembering their lost dignity, and visualizing the young lady joining the picture...
...Alright, she found it hard to imagine.
However, she was sure that this young lady about to face the man would be very unfortunate.
...
Vampire Dimension center, castle.
Bats flew together, like swift dark currents intertwining in mid-air. The torches flickered on the walls, casting an eerie glow on every path.
Ruby-red carpets extended from the great hall, leading all the way to the throne in the high place. Vampire Fraulein walked over the red carpet, step by step, climbing the stairs slowly to sit on her chair.
The girl showed a tired expression, as if she was fed up with everything.
She took out a card.
Vampire Red Baron.
Her loyal servant and one of her most trusted generals, who accompanied her through countless battles.
But now he was dead.
Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, as the Queen, she sensed at that moment the fall of the loyalist.
Another respectable friend had left her side.
When this long war reaches its end, how many will be left?
The girl sat on the throne, motionless for a long time, absentmindedly staring at the card, as if sufficient longing could somehow bring back a lost friend.
But she heard someone gradually approaching. Quickly, she put away the card and composed herself — or at least had to appear composed.
Entering the great hall was a curvy Vampire wearing an irresistible crop top, adorned with devilish wings, hitting some gentlemen's XP.
Vampire Lady.
"Where did you go, Your Majesty?" she said with slight irritation, "You should have stayed in the hall this morning."
Fraulein did not answer her question, simply gently said, "Red Baron is dead."
Vampire Lady's pupils slightly contracted, unable to conceal her astonishment.
"Who did it?" she asked suspiciously, "Those wretched Magicians again? No, that's not right. The Baron's strength is outstanding in the Twelfth Dimension, even if ambushed, regular Magicians aren't a match for him..."
Then she seemed to consider a more terrifying possibility.
"So... could it be... that bastard Lamor personally..."
Fraulein continued to shake her head lightly.
"Lord Lamor... if luck is unfortunate, he might already be dead."
This revelation greatly startled Vampire Lady.
"Impossible! That wretched Mage is dangerous, but he's a top-tier among the multiverse's strongest. How could he meet such a fate so easily..."
But her Queen seemed disinclined to solve this mystery.
"Notify everyone to prepare," Fraulein gently said, "Tomorrow, the castle shall enter war. Our adversaries... will perhaps be unprecedentedly formidable."