"You!"
"It's you again!"
Yugen seemed to hear a somber voice echoing in his ears.
He raised an eyebrow, sizing up the blond foreign youth in front of him, but noticed that this person's mouth showed no movement at all.
Yugen's gaze then shifted to behind this person, squinting his eyes to study the familiar black mist. The darkness also began to gather, and within it, the cold gaze seemed to stare back.
"Let me guess."
Yugen asked calmly.
"Tragodia?"
"Duel King, Fujiki Yugen... what a troublesome guy." The voice from the darkness spoke eerie, "Why must you always stand in my way?"
"Interesting, I was just about to ask the same question." Yugen replied faintly, "The world is so big, why do you always hover near me?"
Tragodia: "..."
"Seriously, I'm indeed asking you this question." Yugen said seriously, "What attracts you here? Why do you come?"
Little Lobster didn't answer. He turned to David and whispered in a low voice by his ear, "Kill him."
"Hey, finally."
David's lips curled into a smile, sneering as he unfolded his Duel Disc.
"I've been wondering when I'd get the chance to try against the Duel King..."
"Alright then, it seems everything still needs to be spoken through a duel."
Yugen also unfolded his Duel Disc.
"Let's ask after the fight is done."
"Duel!" x2
[Yugen, LP 4000]
[David, LP 4000]
"I'll start first, draw card!" David said.
This person had a sinister smile on his face, an expression that looked ominous and slightly twisted, reminiscent of the type like Malik back in the day.
Mental distortion and quite a talent for facial expression art.
In fact, David indeed is such a person.
In the manga, David and Mizuki Mackenzie were Tragodia's most capable right and left arms, his favorite puppets.
But unlike Mizuki. Mizuki would go to any lengths to survive, not minding hurting others in the process, yet she does not take pleasure in it. She despises Dark Duels, constantly seeking to escape Tragodia's control, just lacking the opportunity.
David, on the other hand, is completely different.
His mind was already twisted, not resisting being Tragodia's puppet. He enjoys the darkness, especially reveling in watching his opponents struggle in darkness, being consumed bit by bit.
If only Malik's dark persona was still around, they would surely have a lot in common.
"Activate the Magic Card 'Angel's Charity', draw three cards from the deck, then discard two cards from the hand."
David proceeded to slowly draw another card from his hand.
"First summon this guy.
Defense position summon 'Quantum Man'!" (Original Card)
The monsters David used in the manga were small robots with spherical heads, appearing on the field in a crouched defensive pose.
[Quantum Man, Defense Power 400]
"Then set a Covering Card to the backfield, turn ends."
The mist of Dark Duel enveloped, making the mountain rocks under the night even more hazy.
David ended his operations, with that ominous yet strangely expectant look directed at Yugen, a distorted voice in his heart seemed to be muttering.
"Heh, Duel King... this is rare bait not encountered every day."
He licked his lips with his tongue.
"If only such a soul could be buried in darkness..."
"Hehehe, hehehehehe..."
"My turn, draw card."
Yugen observed David's expression.
Laughing so lecherously huh...
"Activate Speed Attack Magic 'Tornado'." Yugen said, "Destroy one Magic or Trap Card on the field."
Let's first blow away the backfield.
Yugen pointed towards that backfield.
"Destroy the Covering Card."
The pitch-black storm swept towards the backfield's Cover Card, accompanied by flashes of lightning.
"Starting by dealing with the Covering Card, huh." David said, "Quite a cautious style indeed. Then chain the activation of the Covering Card, Speed Attack Magic 'Waste Disposal'!" (Original Card)
The Magic Card activated, with a faint golden light enveloping his Quantum Man on the field.
"Waste Disposal, choose a Mechanical Race monster on your field." David said, "Send any number of the same name cards from the deck to the graveyard."
Yugen's eyelids twitched.
As they say, anime produces divine cards, truly not an exaggeration. Any passerby will inadvertently display his world-destroying power...
"I choose the 'Quantum Man' on the field."
David drew cards from his deck, quickly pulling out the other two monsters from within.
"From the deck, send the other two 'Quantum Man' copies to the graveyard."
Two Monster Cards were sent to the graveyard one after another from the deck.
Yugen: "Next, summon 'Jetman'."
A red jet spewing tail flame flew across the sky in an arc before landing on Yugen's field, then transformed into a humanoid robot figure.
[Jetman, Attack Power 1200]
"Attack 'Quantum Man'."
The robot transformed again, reverting back to a jet, ignited, propelled, sweeping through the sky like a steel falcon, dropping a string of missiles that blew David's little robot to pieces.
"Set a card, turn ends."
"My turn, draw card."
David added the drawn card to his hand, then gave a sinister smile.
"Cautiously eliminating my backfield before attacking, let me learn from the Duel King's caution then...
...Magic Card 'Great Storm'!"
The pitch-black gale far stronger than Yugen's Tornado. The storm shook the field indiscriminately in both directions, causing Yugen's covered card to be raised into the air, crushed into fragments by the wind pressure.
Trap Card, Divine Protective Shield - Reflection Mirror Power.
"Ha! A defensive trap praised as the strongest shield, unable to perform is truly unfortunate." David laughed.
"Then activate the effect of the 'Mecha Team - Fortress' discarded to the graveyard last turn.
By discarding Mechanical Race monsters totaling Eight-Star or higher from the hand, the Fortress can resurrect from the graveyard."
He briefly revealed a card from his hand, showed it, then promptly discarded it.
"Discard the Demon Machine Motor Omega of Level 8, bring it back to the field—
—Mecha Team - Fortress!"
The rumble of machinery, the sound of metal parts grinding and assembling. A massive mobile fortress rose slowly, aiming its long and short cannons firmly at Yugen.
[Mecha Team - Fortress, Attack Power 2500]
"Then experience it for real, Duel King! My finest dark touch, the pain that pierces the soul directly!"
David laughed loudly, swinging his arm and shouted.
"Battle! Mecha Team - Fortress, attack 'Jetman'!"
All gun barrels aimed at the target, warheads loaded, energy gathered, as if about to transform into a sea of fire and unleash!
"Thanks, but I'll pass."
Yugen politely smiled, revealing a card from his hand.
"Activate the Trap Card 'Divine Protective Shield - Reflective Mirror Force' from the hand. During the opponent's monster attack declaration, destroy all opponent's attack position monsters."
David: "!"
Nani!?