After clearing the trivial obstacle of Jie Ke, two duelists from the future, Yuki Judai and Fudo Yusei, were strolling and chatting in Kaiba Land.
Of course, due to their bizarre attire, no players realized that these two legends were mingling among them.
During their walk, some players even approached them for a duel upon noticing they didn't have an ID overhead. At that time, Judai simply couldn't resist his craving for cards, his hands itching to play, so he indulged a few players in some matches.
However, considering the effort to "minimize modifications to the timeline," Judai did not use his actual deck, but rather a random collection of cards he assembled casually.
The result was naturally... the pedestrians' crushing defeat.
After all, by this stage, Yuki Judai had reached an extraordinary level in drawing cards. Even though he used a Normal Deck, drawing out cards not in the deck wasn't beyond possibility...
"Ah, the KC Cup... really nostalgic," Judai remarked.
"Does senior Judai have memories of the KC Cup?" Yusei followed up.
"Sort of." Judai smiled under his hood but didn't continue.
They shifted their conversation to discuss the eras they hailed from, their experiences, and their companions.
Yusei's childhood encountered a massive disaster. His father developed the prototype moment engine that eventually lost control, triggering the "Zero Point Reversal" tragedy. The entire city was torn apart by the runaway energy, claiming countless lives and causing irreparable disaster.
Before his father passed, he placed young Yusei into an escape pod, launching it at the moment of the engine's explosion. Consequently, despite originally being born in a top city district and should have been among the affluent, Yusei grew up in the infamous Satellite District slums.
A survivor of the devastated city, a brilliant scientist's orphan, escaped the disaster in a lifeboat as the last hope, ultimately growing up to be the legendary savior bringing hope—Fudo Yusei.
Incidentally, after being launched to the Satellite District, Yusei was adopted by a kind woman who specialized in orphan care and essentially raised him to adulthood.
That adoptive mother was named Martha...
(Son of Krypton and Dark Knight both gave a thumbs up)
Nonetheless, Yusei still felt fortunate.
He mentioned his valuable companions, recounting the battles against the antagonist group known as "Dark Signers." He and his companions each defeated a minor boss within the group, and ultimately, facing the final boss, they worked together, defeating it three-on-one and achieving victory through the power of bonds...
Crab brother believed that bonds were truly the source of a duelist's greatest strength. Even now, traversing through time to confront enemies relied on the same principle.
If not for the irreplaceable support of those companions, he couldn't have made it this far alone.
To this, Yuki Judai expressed deep agreement, reflecting on memories of his student days.
Judai recalled how many companions revolved around him back then.
Such as Asuka, often captured as a hostage waiting for Judai's rescue; Manjome, who either whitewashed or was brain-controlled and awaited Judai's rescue; and Mitsuzawa Daichi, who almost never won in duels and later outright disappeared...
Judai enthusiastically described his experiences with his companions, feeling a bit nostalgic, wondering how his companions fared after graduation...
While listening, Yusei couldn't help but think to himself, senior Judai really sounds like he worked hard...
While they were chatting, Yusei's expression subtly changed, suddenly raising his arm.
"What is it?" Judai asked.
Yusei rolled up his sleeve, revealing a dragon head imprint on his forearm that began to glow red, flickering as if silently conveying something to them.
"It's that person?" Judai asked, "Has that guy traveled through time again?"
He was naturally referring to Paradox.
In the end, they remained in this era because of Paradox. Previously, as Yusei mentioned, once Paradox activated the time travel device, the Yusei Particles released by his D-Wheel would be sensed by Yusei.
However, Yusei shook his head: "No, he didn't activate the Space-Time Device…I can feel 'Stardust' calling me."
Judai froze: "You mean your ace monster 'Stardust Dragon'?"
"Yes."
Yusei's expression darkened, drawing a card from behind him.
The card was a blank card with a white base, featuring the framework of the card image and effect text, but the entire card face was blank, with no image or text.
This card was his ace monster "Stardust Dragon"—or rather, it used to be.
Paradox had traveled to the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's era and forcibly took away the spirit of "Stardust Dragon" residing in the card. Without the residing spirit, Yusei's card turned blank.
To reclaim his most important monster, this was one of Yusei's reasons for coming to this era.
"Over there!" Yusei exclaimed, "I can feel it, that guy is about to act!"
"Alright!" Judai paused slightly before acting, remembering something.
"Oh right, must notify teacher Youyu..."
Must report to the teacher when something happens.JPG
The main characters swiftly sprang into action.
The dragon imprint on Yusei's hand was indeed useful. As long as the "Stardust Dragon" spirit remained with Paradox, Yusei was akin to a human radar, capable of locating the opponent's position at any time.
Just like how Stardust Dragon continuously sent out a distress signal to its master.
The two main characters followed the direction of the sensed signal, arriving at the top floor of a building in Kaiba Land.
Although it was a prohibited area for tourists, it clearly couldn't stop these two near-god-tier pros. They quickly reached the rooftop, where Yusei took the lead, kicking open the stairwell door, both rushing out.
Indeed, the dragon imprint's guidance was correct.
The person they were looking for—the golden-haired, white-mask-wearing, a massive D-Wheel parked behind, a remarkably muscular figure, that future person was indeed standing on this rooftop.
However, they were already a step too late.
Or more accurately, someone else acted even more swiftly.
Standing opposite Paradox, a duel king with a tall stature, school uniform draped behind like a cape, pyramid-shaped pendant hanging on the chest, and the iconic ancestor-level seafood hairstyle...
...was none other than this era's Duel King, Muto Yugi!
Before the two could intervene, the duel had already begun.