Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

No, I don't know him.

Seeing that the situation was quite different from what he had expected, the man couldn't help but ask in a daze:

"why?"

Realizing that this strangely dressed man might have misunderstood her and Soleva and wanted to intervene, Yuzu immediately stepped forward, approached the man, and put her hands together, saying:

"Um, I'm sorry you misunderstood! Mr. Soreva is someone I know. He came to find me because he was worried something might happen to me. But thank you for trying to help me."

Looking into the girl's clear eyes, the man realized that although this girl looked very much like his partner, they were ultimately two different people.

"No, I'm the one who should apologize. I suddenly jumped in without knowing anything. It's just that you look a lot like a friend of mine who went missing, which made me want to help you."

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing the man's words, Yuzu was taken aback, but quickly smiled and offered her blessings.

"Well then, I hope you find your partner soon."

"Thank you."

Upon hearing the man's thanks, Yuzu Hiiragi's face immediately lit up with a bright smile, but the next second, Soreva patted her shoulder and pulled her back to reality with a single sentence:

"Yuzu, aren't you going to go see what those people are going to do to Sakaki Yuya? Maybe they've already run away."

Chapter 32 A Man Named Zedu

"what!"

With a soft gasp, Yuzu Hiiragi remembered what she had come for. She quickly ran through the gap and arrived at warehouse [No. 52], where she yanked open the warehouse door.

"Has she always been this...impulsive?"

Seeing Hiiragi Yuzu's reckless and unwavering actions, the man was stunned. He pointed at Hiiragi Yuzu and asked Sorewa.

"She...sometimes she acts like this when she encounters special situations, but otherwise she's a pretty healthy and lively little girl."

Touching the spot where Hiiragi Yuzu had hit him several times with her paper fan, Soreva could only say things against his will, because he didn't want to be hit by Hiiragi Yuzu again.

The man, however, seemed to see through Soreva's insincerity, and simply nodded without saying a word.

Inside the warehouse, a boy with chestnut hair and three golden highlights in his bangs, wearing an LDS school uniform, was about to enjoy his delicious dessert when he suddenly heard the warehouse door open. Startled, he choked on his dessert and began coughing incessantly.

Fortunately, one of his three henchmen kindly handed him water, which prevented him from choking on the dessert.

However, Yuzu Hiiragi, taking advantage of his coughing, walked straight up to him and said righteously:

"You despicable bunch! You actually said you'd use any means necessary to defeat Yuya, I will absolutely not let you succeed!"

Once his cough subsided, the boy looked at Yuzu Hiiragi, but tilted his head away:

"Who are you?"

"Who I am is none of your business, right? All you need to know is that I'm Yuya's friend, and I'm here to stop your scheme!"

Seeing Yuzu's excited expression, Soleva, who was peering through the warehouse door, sighed and called out to Yuzu:

"Yuzu, you can just ask him how to deal with Sakaki Yuya-kun!"

Before Yuzu could even react to Soreva's words, the boy immediately struck a flashy pose and started showing off his deck:

"Of course, I'll use my brand new Hyotei deck, NEO? Sawatari, to counter Yuya Sakaki's Pendulum deck!"

Seeing this guy who called himself NEO? Sawatari strike such a difficult and flamboyant pose, Soleva couldn't help but applaud. In that instant, a thought flashed through his mind:

This guy named Sawatari might have a brighter future than Yuya Sakaki when it comes to entertaining duels.

However, the next second, upon hearing that his deck was the Ice Emperor deck, Soreva instantly realized:

"Hyotei deck? It does seem to be particularly good at destroying the back row. Pendulum cards used to disrupt Yuya Sakaki's back row are indeed a good choice. This guy has some ideas!"

Thinking of this, Soreva actually clapped his hands:

"That's right, you're planning to use Hyotei to disrupt the effects of backrow cards in order to counter Sakaki Yuya's Pendulum. That's a good idea indeed!"

Seeing that Soreva had instantly defected to the enemy and was praising Sawatari, Hiiragi Yuzu's face puffed up with anger:

"Mr. Soreva! Whose side are you on!?"

"Me? Of course I'm on the side that's right."

Upon hearing Soleva's words, Hiiragi Yuzu instantly became furious:

"But he has to deal with Yuya!"

"What's going on?"

Seeing Hiiragi Yuzu getting angry, Soleva tilted his head in confusion.

"He didn't do anything like putting thumbtacks in Sakaki Yuya's shoes or putting laxatives in Sakaki Yuya's water glass. After knowing the opponent's deck information, isn't it perfectly normal for a duelist to rebuild a deck to challenge the opponent?"

"I never even considered something this outrageous."

Hearing the examples Soreva listed, Zetsu broke out in a cold sweat. However, upon hearing Soreva's approval of his actions, he was so pleased that his nose practically curled up in delight.

"Hmph, as expected, I am that powerful. Even my opponents agree with my point of view."

Yuzu, on the other hand, was so angry after hearing Soleva's words that her face almost turned round with rage.

"But he's going to face Yuya! What if Yuya loses?"

"Then let him change his deck and win it back next time."

Soreva looked at Hiiragi Yuzu with confusion. He couldn't understand why Hiiragi Yuzu kept trying to prevent Sakaki Yuya from losing, as if something ominous would emerge if Sakaki Yuya lost.

"Rather than that, if he can use a defeat to help Sakaki Yuya learn how to build his own deck, I would prefer to see him beat Sakaki Yuya."

"This……"

Despite rationally believing that Soleva was right, Yuzu Hiiragi felt a voice inside her telling her that she absolutely could not let Yuya Sakaki lose so easily.

However, before she could investigate where the voice came from, Soreva pulled Hiiragi Yuzu over and bowed slightly to Sawatari in apology:

"I'm sorry my student has caused you trouble. She was just too worried about Yuya, after all, they are childhood friends."

"Ah... no, it's okay."

Seeing Soleva apologize so politely, Sawatari's anger at Hiiragi Yuzu's sudden intrusion vanished by more than half in an instant.

Sorewa seemed to have no lingering concern about what had happened that day, and left with Hiiragi Yuzu and the man dressed in black.

"Really, Mr. Sorewa, are we just going to leave like this?"

Looking at the frustrated Yuzu Hiiragi, Soleva said with a smile:

"Otherwise what? You were in the wrong today. They didn't do anything wrong, yet you went to cause trouble. Luckily, they were magnanimous and didn't take it to heart or cause you any trouble. Okay, stop looking so sad and smile."

Soreva pinched Yuzu's cheek, but seeing that he couldn't force a smile, he gave up and simply comforted Yuzu, saying...

"Besides, we did gain something. We now know he's using the Hyotei deck, which is useful information!"

"Hmm...you're right!"

After listening to Soleva's words, Hiiragi Yuzu also felt that there was some truth to them, and her worried expression instantly turned into a bright and sunny smile.

Seeing the smile on Hiiragi Yuzu's face, the man in black suddenly stopped and spoke calmly:

"Now that you've resolved your differences, it's my turn. I want to ask you something: why did you let that person go? Does victory seem insignificant to you?"

Faced with the man's sudden question, Soreva simply shook his head and said:

"No, quite the opposite. In my opinion, victory is very important. You could even say that victory is everything in a duel."

"Then why didn't you fight him just now? From what you've said, he was going to attack your companions, right? If you had challenged him to a duel and defeated him, he wouldn't have bothered your companions, would he?"

Chapter 33 suddenly disappeared, another "Yuya"!

Hearing the man's words, Soreva tilted his head:

"What are you talking about? Even if I defeat him in a duel, he can still go and duel with Yuya Sakaki! I'm not going to have some weird, dark duel that's a matter of life and death with him."

Hearing Soleva's matter-of-fact answer, the man fell silent again. He understood that this world was a very peaceful one, without so much darkness, just like his homeland.

However, he always harbored a sense of vigilance, so even though he had seen a lot of evidence, he was still unwilling to believe in this world.

"However, the term 'duel in the dark'... that really fits the description of what those people did."

With a silent sneer, the man asked Soreva his final question.

"If one day you really encounter someone who uses dark duels to harm the people around you, what would you do?"

"Of course, we'll teach them a lesson through a duel!"

Hearing Soleva's short sentence, the man thought Soleva would say something more, but after waiting for a long time, he still hadn't heard anything more from Soleva, which left the man somewhat astonished.

"That's it? Aren't you going to think about retaliating in the same way?"

"Revenge? Why seek revenge? Isn't a Dark Duel a duel where lives are at stake? If I win, it means my opponent is dead, so what's the point of revenge?"

After a brief silence, the man burst into laughter for the first time since meeting Soreva:

"Hahaha, I see! So that's what you meant! Risking your life for an eye for an eye—it's exactly the same choice they made!"

Thinking back to the decisions his companions made on their now-ruined hometown, and how they coincided perfectly with what the man before him had said, the man dispelled a lingering doubt in his heart:

We shouldn't have made the wrong decision, right?

"Mr. Soleva! Yuzu! Are you alright!?"

Hearing the calls coming from afar, the man knew that it was Soleva's companions who had arrived, and it was time for him to say goodbye.

But at that moment, the bracelet on Hiiragi Yuzu's wrist suddenly emitted a dazzling light, startling the man so much that he ripped off his disguise and grabbed Hiiragi Yuzu's wrist with one hand:

"This is……"

However, before he could finish speaking, he had already vanished without a trace.

Although it was only a glimpse, both Soreva and Yuzu Hiiragi showed expressions of astonishment upon seeing the man's face:

“Mr. Soleva, if I’m not mistaken, that person just now… was Yuya?”

"You didn't see wrong, that person's face really did look exactly like Yuya Sakaki's. But..."

Soreva turned his head towards the direction from which the call came, and saw a man with a tomato-shaped head approaching them.