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

Chojiro looked up at the dim yellow light and fell into deep thought. He had once thought that the moment he was caught cheating, his life would be over, and that dying in this shelter would be the best ending for him.

But today, Yuya's ambitious eyes and his tenacious fighting spirit, even after being tricked, reignited the flame in his heart.

He hasn't defeated those bastards at the top yet, and he hasn't overturned the rules they left behind like Yuya defeated him today. How can he just grow old doing nothing in this internment facility?

"I also want to go back, back to that dueling stage."

After a sigh, Chojiro could only let out a long sigh.

........................

"Young Yuya, I think what you said yesterday wasn't unfounded. You probably also want to leave this place, right?"

The next day, when Yuya saw Chojiro come to his door alone, he knew that Chojiro had taken the bait. And he had just taken the opportunity the night before to come up with a way to escape from the asylum, which might require Chojiro's help.

Yuya immediately nodded in response:

"That's right, so what is Mr. Chojiro trying to say?"

"If possible, please take me with you. Whatever your plans are, I will do my best to cooperate. Because I still have things to finish outside."

Chojiro's answer brought a smile to Yuya's face instantly. He could see the genuine anticipation in Chojiro's eyes as he tried to escape.

It seems that Mr. Chojiro is not here to help the police gather intelligence.

"Of course, it would be great if Mr. Chojiro were willing to help."

As he spoke, Yuya revealed his plan: to hold a dueling tournament in the internment camp, with cards as rewards, open to both prisoners and guards, which would surely attract everyone's attention.

All they need to do is have someone retrieve their Duel Disk during the most crucial final match of the Duel Tournament, when almost everyone's attention is focused on the duels and card rewards, and escape through a vent or similar opening, and they might not attract anyone's attention.

Nodding, Tokumatsu Chojiro thought this was already a pretty good plan. However, thinking about the conditions of this plan, he couldn't help but smile:

"I see. No wonder you said it would be great if I could help. So you're after my pile of cards!"

Upon hearing Chojiro's teasing remark, Yuya immediately chuckled and scratched his head.

"Yes, there are some, but I also have some cards that I don't need. If you mind, Mr. Chojiro, please take them as compensation."

Unexpectedly, Chojiro immediately shook his head and said:

"You don't need to worry about that. I have quite a few cards collected, more than enough to hold a duel tournament like this. I don't need yours. Besides, these cards were originally stolen from them, so consider it returning them to them."

but……"

Changing the subject, Chojiro put on a serious face, patted Yuya on the shoulder, and reminded him...

"As for where the Duel Disk is stored and how to plan the escape route, you'll have to find the clues yourselves, since I'm not entirely sure either."

"Well then, Mr. Chojiro, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

The two clasped hands, which marked the beginning of a great upheaval.

After seeing Chojiro off, Misawa Wataru and Gongenzaka, along with their two henchmen, went off to investigate possible escape routes and the location of the Duel Disks. The entire cell was instantly empty, and Yuya returned to his bed.

Yuya drew an unexpectedly extra [Overlord Dragon Odd-Eyes] from his deck and closed his eyes. He was going to meet that other consciousness that had appeared in his mind after the duel yesterday.

Zach!

........................

"Fuck!"

Amidst a perfectly standard Chinese curse, everyone in the hyperdimensional world turned to look at Soreva, who had been jolted awake from his slumber. Sayaka Sasayama even came over with a bottle of water.

"Mr. Sorewa, is everything alright?"

"No, it's nothing, I just had a bad dream."

"Really? But Mr. Soreva, you look quite pale. But it's good that you're alright."

After handing the water to Soleva, Sayaka Sasayama scurried back to Kaito and Hayato's side to help.

After all, this warehouse, which has been occupied by the merged dimension, still contains a considerable amount of supplies.

As for Soreva, after unscrewing the cap of the mineral water bottle in his hand, he gulped down the cool liquid, trying to forget the nightmare he had just had.

However, the more he tried to forget it, the clearer the details of the dream became, causing a bitter smile to appear on his face.

"Damn it! All I did was go a little too far during our duel that time! Did you two have to gang up on me like that?!"

After uttering a complaint, Soreva stood up and followed the others.

In the past few days, they have destroyed many small strongholds occupied by the Fusion Dimension in the Hyperdimension, so they must be careful at all times and not let anyone fall behind, lest they be targeted by the main force of the Fusion Dimension.

However, the scene of Yuya and Zack plotting to defeat him two-on-one with their numerical advantage, which had just happened, still lingered in Soreva's mind.

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed real.

Chapter 159 Ambush on the Migration Route

"Thank you so much. Without you finding these supplies, we probably wouldn't have been able to survive in this heartland roaming with Obelisk troops."

After receiving the supplies from Soleva and the others, the girl who had been rescued by them bowed to them in thanks and then passed the supplies on to everyone in the stronghold.

Now, the new base that Soleva and his team have rebuilt no longer consists of just the girl and her brother. In the past few days, the residents of Heart Garden that Soleva and his team rescued during their search have all gathered here, making it a sizable refuge.

only……

"It's not good to stay in the middle of the city in Xinyuan forever..."

Indeed, this base is located within the city of Heart Garden, far too close to the roaming range of those dimensional fusion soldiers.

Originally, Soleva and his group were all powerful duelists, and it was alright that only the girl and her brother were ordinary people.

When Soreva and his group went out to search for supplies, they either hid in this stronghold or went out with Soreva and his group, so at least their lives were not threatened.

But now that there are so many people, there's nowhere to hide, and there's always the risk of being discovered by people from merged dimensions.

Once the root cause is uncovered, the lives of everyone in the entire stronghold will be threatened.

Soreva had actually been thinking about this when he first brought people back, but at the time it was only one or two more people, which was still within his tolerance. Soreva wasn't the kind of person who could just stand by and watch others fall into danger, so he let them stay.

But now, the number of survivors gathered in Heart Garden has exceeded double digits, to the point that even all their duelists would have difficulty protecting one person one-on-one.

Not to mention that there were quite a few children among them, none of whom were very sensible.

"Migrate! We must take these civilians away from here; it's far too dangerous! If they are discovered, not only will they likely be sealed into cards by those dimensional fusion guys, but we'll also be easily exposed!"

At a meeting where all duelists had gathered, Soleva brought up the issue directly.

Everyone nodded in agreement with Soleva's statement, but several duelists from Heart Garden, such as Hayabusa and Kaito, still harbored some concerns:

"But if we were to relocate, firstly, we haven't found a suitable place to relocate yet; there's simply nowhere for so many people to live."

Furthermore, if we were to relocate everyone, we duelists would have to escort these civilians and protect them from attacks by the fused dimensions. But wouldn't that mean we have too many people? I fear it might attract an attack from the fused dimensions instead.

Upon hearing this, Soreva nodded, acknowledging that these were indeed real problems. However, he still spoke with a grim expression:

"Even so, I still feel we must evacuate the civilians as soon as possible. Every day they stay here, they are at greater risk of exposure."

Furthermore, can we guarantee that we won't bring back civilians if we encounter them next? The later we migrate, the larger our numbers will be, and the greater the probability of being discovered by the merged dimension, right?

So, let's move as soon as possible. Yuto, Hayabusa, Kaito, you're the original inhabitants of Heartgard, you should know Heartgard and the Xyz Dimension best, right? Do you know of any suitable places further away to serve as shelters for these civilians?

"Well……"

Just as the three men called out by Soreva were deep in thought, a hand suddenly reached out from beside Kaito:

"If we're talking about a place that's relatively far away but suitable for people to take refuge, I do know one."

Instantly, everyone's eyes turned to the red-haired boy named Aren Kamizuki, who flinched slightly before continuing to speak.

"Um, I remember there's a Duel Temple on the mountain outside the city. I've been there before. If that place hasn't been taken over by the Fusion Dimension, it should be a good base for us, right?"

"Okay, Aren Kamitsuki, could you please mark the location of the Duel Temple on the map?"

After Aren Kamuitsuki marked the location of the Duel Temple that he had mentioned, Soleva and the others immediately nodded.

Located in the mountains, far from the city center of Xinyuan, it's reasonable to assume that the invaders from the fusion dimension would rarely venture into such a place.

This Duel Temple is a base that perfectly matches Soleva's objectives.

"Alright, if there are no other suitable targets, we'll make this Duel Temple our new base for our migration. As for the departure time, let's set it for tomorrow morning, before sunrise."

At this time, those who have merged with other dimensions should also be resting, which will buy us more time for our migration. I don't think anyone has any objections, right?

They all shook their heads in unison, telling Soreva that this was acceptable to them.

"Alright, then we'll set off tomorrow morning. This afternoon, everyone continue collecting supplies."

The next day, in the early morning light when the sky was just beginning to lighten, a group of strange people appeared in the ruined city of Heart Garden. They were all wearing dark cloaks, either black or brown, and walked on the streets of Heart Garden, heading in one direction.

This scene was also witnessed by a person wearing a gray cloak:

"Are they remnants of the Hyperdimension or members of our Fusion Dimension who appeared in Heart Garden City? However, judging from their current direction, they seem to be moving away from our base."

Therefore, whether they are traitors among us or remnants of the Hyperdimension, we cannot let them leave this place.

After thinking it over, the man in the gray cloak quickened his pace, intending to take a detour and block the detouring crowd.

As Soreva and his group gradually approached the entrance to the Heart Garden city, the sky gradually brightened. Some of the children who had been sleeping and were being carried by adults woke up and began to complain of being hungry.

“Mr. Soleva, the children and everyone else are getting a little hungry. Why don’t we rest here for a bit and have a meal?”

As the girl, Sayaka Sasayama was the first to soften her heart and made the first request to Soreva.

Soreva looked at the doorway, which was now almost within reach, and immediately shook his head in response:

"We're almost there. Let's leave the city first and eat after we've confirmed it's safe."

"But you probably won't have a chance to leave here! Go, [Destiny Hero Drill Man]!"

However, the next response to Soreva came from a male voice that appeared out of nowhere. Soreva looked in the direction of the voice and saw a person hiding his face under a gray cloak appear in the direction they were heading.

A monster that was clearly humanoid, but whose knees, waist, and left hand fingers had drills growing out of them, and even its right hand was a giant drill, was charging towards them under his command, spinning the drill in its right hand.

"Stop him, [Hero of Destiny, Gunner]!"

As Soleva slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a man in a white suit, wearing a cowboy hat, and with a dark purple scarf fluttering over his shoulders appeared in front of him.

[Destiny Hero Gunner] immediately raised his hand and made a gun gesture, and a phantom of a gun instantly appeared in his hand.

With a flick of the wrist, a white beam of light shot out from the white "D" mark on the muzzle, colliding heavily with the incoming drill and blocking the attack.