The Lucky Cup proceeded to the second day.
Except Yusei and Jack, no one knew that the officer hosting the event had a life-risking Riding gamble in the stadium last night. However, when the spectators and contestants arrived at the venue the next morning, they noticed a few cracks on the railings on one side of the track.
Fortunately, the damage was not significant and should not greatly affect the tournament.
The tournament on the second day continued to unfold mostly as Yugen anticipated. Most of the duelists invited by the Public Security Maintenance Bureau had also completed their respective tasks.
Leo was eliminated early, failing to reveal his potential as a Dragon Sealer prematurely. Although somewhat regrettable, it was expected. According to the original story, he wasn't supposed to awaken so early.
Luna was also eliminated, but her purpose was achieved. Her opponent was a master of hypnosis dueling, who successfully awakened Luna's memories from when she was three years old during the duel, reminding her of her visit to the Elf Realm and her promise to use her gift to protect the Elf World from dark forces.
Recalling this pledge considerably boosted Luna's awakening process. However, her Dragon Sealer's signature dragon, "Ancient Fairy Dragon," seemed to still be sealed somewhere in the Elf Realm, and the girl would have to find a way to rescue her dragon to complete the full awakening.
Despite her young age, Luna's Ancient Demon Dragon is perhaps the most significant among the five dragons of the Dragon Sealers and the only one of the five to be permanently placed in the Forbidden Card list in the physical card environment.
The primary reason is Ancient Fairy Dragon's effect of "destroy one Field Spell on the field and then search for one Field Spell."
It has no specific restrictions on Synchro material and can freely search fields. As powerful Field Spells become more prevalent in the Yu-Gi-Oh! environment, Ancient Demon Dragon could be abusively included in any Deck relying on fields.
Additionally, Ancient Demon Dragon occasionally appeared in certain first-turn FTK (first-turn kill) combos, further accelerating its path to being executed.
Thus, Yugen would sometimes wonder whether the animation setting, where Ancient Demon Dragon was the only dragon in the protagonists' group to appear in a sealed state, had already foreseen its ultimate doomed fate...
In the afternoon of the second day of the Lucky Cup, the tournament proceeded to the final stage.
As expected, Yusei managed to break through the competition and faced Akiza Izinski, engulfed by the flames of revenge.
From this moment, Yugen mused that it seemed he had added considerable difficulty to Yusei's process of compassion.
Akiza Izinski was already lonely and sorrowful due to being ostracized as a witch, and now she was burning with anger because the only one who accepted her, Diwein, was killed. Yusei attempted to break through her closed heart with his voice, and compared to the original story, the difficulty level had increased.
Akiza: "Die! I'm a witch, a witch who enjoys destruction and enjoying hurting others! You die just like everyone else!"
She shouted hoarsely, and the Black Rose Dragon charged with a sorrowful shriek, unleashing a blood-colored storm across the arena.
Yusei: "No matter how many times, I will continue to take it. Just pour out all your sorrow and loneliness!"
Stardust Dragon!
Stardust Dragon, carrying his will, flew forward and abruptly embraced Black Rose Dragon.
It must be said that Sister Qiu was probably destined to be countered by Yusei. Black Rose Dragon's effect of "destroy all cards on the field" is countered by Stardust Dragon's effect of "negate the effect of card destruction and destroy the card."
Black Rose Dragon's Attack Power is 2400, while Stardust Dragon's is 2500, just teasingly 100 points higher...
"..."
Yusei: "You must learn to love yourself, think for yourself!"
"It's painful because it can't be done!"
Akiza became increasingly angry.
"So annoying, so annoying, from the beginning it's been non-stop chatter... You are indeed just that white-haired bastard's lackey." Akiza angrily shouted, "You die too!"
"..."
This duel was truly thrilling. However, not just in a dueling aspect, but on a physical level.
Especially for the spectators seated in the front row. Whenever Sister Qiu launched an attack, the spectators, sensing danger, would quickly leave their seats and flee to the back row.
When Black Rose Dragon detonates the field, a storm whirls in the air, debris flies everywhere, and the wind feels like thousands of blades sweeping over the spectators' seats. Such an exhilarating viewing experience for the audience was likely a first.
Luckily, Yusei and his Stardust Dragon were there. Each time Black Rose attacked, Stardust took it, enveloping Black Rose's field destruction before it activated with the sanctuary of Stardust's sacrificial protection, thus preventing the physical impact from exploding in the area's maximum range.
Of course, history didn't change, and Akiza still lost.
No matter how angry compared to the original story, no matter how much she erupted, Akiza ultimately didn't reach Yusei's level. The conclusion remained that Yusei was superior, and Akiza Izinski was eliminated in the finals.
Thus, the Lucky Cup champion had been decided. Yusei stood out from the crowd, capturing the championship throne, and at the same time, obtained the initially promised opportunity to "challenge the King."
The last remaining battle was between the Lucky Cup champion Yusei and New Tongshiyi's Duel King Jack Atlas.
Of course, it was clear without even fighting that Jack wasn't Yusei's opponent now. However, the energy generated by this duel was unprecedented, and after this battle, Yusei as a Dragon Sealer was truly awakened formally.
Yugen remained on the organizer's observation tower, overlooking the finals between Yusei and Akiza, murmuring to himself, "It seems this is the limit for the current stage…"
The stimulation of hatred, the crazy desire to become stronger, and then the clash with Yusei, the strongest Dragon Sealer. After this series of honing, Yugen could sense Akiza had probably reached the limit stage she could achieve now.
"Even if it continues, there's likely little chance of major improvement...?"
Yugen turned and walked away.
The clown vice-chief Yego strangely asked behind him, "Officer? The final battle between the King and Fudo Yusei is next, isn't that the highlight of this Lucky Cup? You're not planning to…"
Yugen waved his hand without turning back.
"It's fine, I'll just handle something briefly, I'll be back soon."
It's almost time to settle things with Akiza.
As expected, Yugen had just left the observation tower when he encountered Akiza Izinski at the entrance downstairs.
Just as he anticipated. After failing to advance in the competition, she'd choose to directly find Godwin for recompense.
The vengeance-fueled fury in the girl's apricot-colored eyes still hadn't extinguished.
"Thinking you've gotten stronger, feeling different from last time?"
Yugen chuckled lightly, raising his Duel Disc.
"Alright. Then, specially, give you another chance."