At dawn.
When the first ray of sunlight returned to this world, Kurumi Tokisaki, who had knelt all night in the "Dragon Temple" in Kaiba Paradise, finally waited for the return of a figure.
With a flash of light, Muto Yugi returned from the chaotic world, but neither Kurumi nor Megumi, Yukino and others who had woken up long ago waited for another familiar person to return.
"Yi Yu, how is Li Zheng...how is he?"
After seeing the figure of Yugi, Kei, who had only learned about the situation from Kuang San before, immediately went up to ask about the situation. However, facing the expectant eyes of her and Yukino, Kuang San and others behind her, the passing Yugi The Pharaoh could only shake his head helplessly.
Hui was stunned like a stone statue. After learning the bad news about Li Zheng, she seemed to have lost all her strength. Her legs softened and she knelt down on the cold marble floor. Tears streaked her delicate face. , like the dewdrops in the morning sun...
"How could..." Seeing this development, Fujiwara Yukino covered her mouth, tears began to well up in her eyes revealing despair and fear, and she couldn't support the "Girl with Blue Eyes" statue that leaned aside. On his body, he murmured in disbelief: "Could it be that he has already..."
At the same time, the elf girl with strange eyes from another world also widened her beautiful eyes and whispered: "Impossible, impossible... If something happens to him, I will definitely... …”
"I've seen Li Zheng, he's fine." However, as if he was trying to gasp for air on purpose, Yu Xi shook his head and then added: "It's just that he seems to be busy with something, and there's something he hasn't thought clearly about, so he can't do it for the time being. Come back with me, I'm sorry for letting you bear the burden..."
"Damn it!" Yugi's words came to an abrupt end, because after knowing that Li Zheng was fine, Fujiwara Yukino was the first to rush forward, not caring that the person in front of him was holding something like "The Legendary Three Phantom God Holder, The nameless Pharaoh, the god-controller of the ancient Egyptian world, the savior of the world, the master of the nameless three dragons, the eternal partner of the elves, and the king of duelists.” A Muto game with such a long title is a first-level headbutt. Go up and say, "Don't say half a word!"
Unlike Megumi, who is emotionally restrained, and Kurumi, who is good at restraining emotions, Fujiwara Yukino does not yet have the kind of aura that can control the most subtle emotional changes and maintain elegance in any occasion. Fujiwara Yukino, who is still a young girl, is passionate about emotions. It is impossible for her to remain calm when faced with Yugi's breathless speech on topics related to her important people.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..." Muto Yugi, who just came out of the mysterious space and came out with his own special effects and BGM (the sound of opening the door to the chaotic world is a chord), lost all his fashionableness in an instant. He clutched his chest and looked at Yukino who suddenly hit him with a look of pain and bewilderment. This girl deliberately avoided his "Millennium Brick" and did not hit his stomach. He couldn't figure out what this was. Why, hadn't I already shook my head to tell them that Li Zheng was not planning to come back now? Why are you still gasping for air? What are they... doing?
["Are you okay? The other me?!"] When An Yuxi covered his chest, Pyo Yugi's voice came out from the Millennium Building Blocks for the first time. He watched the shocking scene between his other self and Li Zheng throughout the whole process. During the duel, he was very aggrieved by the current Yami Yugi: ["Isn't this too ruthless? We have good intentions...Eh?"]
Omo Yugi's words suddenly stopped, because something made him feel strange: that is, these girls who just seemed to have lost all meaning of existence, for some reason suddenly all returned to their normal state: Keita who was kneeling on the ground Wiping her tears, she straightened her clothes and stood up with some blushing; the elf girl with strange eyes covered her face, seeming to be thinking about something; and Fujiwara Yukino, who had just given herself a headbutt, was deeply moved. Heaving a deep sigh of relief, the three of them said in unison:
"Very good……"
["Hmm...that's weird?"] Omo Yugi looked at the girls in front of him whose moods were changing like June with a confused look on his face. He suddenly felt that this question was harder to understand than the duel with Kaiba, Megumi and even Li Zheng [ "Why did they suddenly get better?"]
At this time, Yami Yugi, whose chest had already recovered, suddenly seemed to have figured out something, and said to Miao Yugi helplessly: "Forget it, it'll be fine. But seeing this situation, there is something I suddenly said. I want to aibo you."]
["What are you talking about, another me?"]
["Wait, what happens after I leave..."] An Yuxi said to Miao Yuxi calmly, as if he was entrusting a lifelong event: ""You, take time to find a girlfriend, don't always play cards."】
Table game: ["???"]
…
Ignoring Yami Yugi who was trying to connect Omo Yugi, and after seeing that the emotions of these girls seemed to have stabilized, Seto Kaiba, who had been standing aside, stepped forward with some worries - after he woke up in the middle of the night last night, I also stayed here for one night, just to wait for the return of Kurumi's game.
After all, Kaiba had a lot of questions for Yugi.
"Yugi, can you come over?" Kaiba walked to Yugi's side and said seriously: "I think you... No, he should have something to say to me, right?"
"You guessed it right, Kaiba." Yugi nodded: "Let's go over there."
After looking back at the girls who seemed to have nothing to ask more questions after hearing the news that Li Zheng was fine, Yugi turned around and walked with Kaiba in the other direction of the "Dragon Temple", where there was a huge " The "Blue Eyes White Dragon" statue is a huge marble statue that cannot block the view. It was also designed by Kaiba himself. It is one of the few places in this paradise that does not have surveillance video.
"There should be no problem here."
After paying attention back and forth, and passing the code with Jiu Yuli who was hiding in the grass nearby, Kaiba started talking to Yugi. Kaiba, who knew that this matter was closely related, said nothing - ever since he woke up, Seto Kaiba's mailbox had exploded! The "Meteor Dragon" crossed by Sora and the "Three Phantom Gods" and "Triple Gods" fought against have already revealed to people all over the world the terrifying prospects of the future of "Duel Monsters": that kind of shock shocked everyone With a sense of collision in their hearts, almost everyone knew that the duelists on both sides in that duel were definitely controlling real gods!
When I think about the possibility that in the future, with a card, I will be able to obtain something like a certain civil servant from the m78 Nebula (crossed out)... the power of a messenger of the ancient gods is enough to swell the bloodline of certain individuals and organizations - they have already Get ready to show your sharp fangs to the currently immature world of Duel Monsters!
At the same time, as one of the organizations currently most closely related to the "Duel Monsters", this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Kaiba Group, and it is also a challenge that can be shattered at any time!
"Kaiba, I think you should also know that the duel monsters nowadays can hardly be regarded as a simple game anymore." Yugi thought of the duel between himself and Li Zheng in the chaotic space. It was better than the duel between himself and Li Zheng. Li Zhengdu once almost lost his ability to win because of the too many connections and involvements in a duel. It was unpredictable what would happen to ordinary duelists.
By that time, how many "real duelists" will there be? How many hearty duels can there be? According to Li Zhengsuo, according to the laws of this world, the reduction in the number of "pure duels" will really lead to the end of the world.
Seeing Seto Kaiba's serious expression in front of him, the unknown Pharaoh remembered what Li Zheng told him at the end of the duel: "Li Zheng told me that in the future many other organizations that had nothing to do with the duel will also intervene... "
"There are already rumors that all parties are preparing to intervene." Kaiba interrupted the game and said: "Even if everyone knew the strategic significance of the 'Dark Duelist' before, they would not..."
"Eh?" Yugi suddenly said in surprise: "'Dark Duelist'? Kaiba, don't you think Dark Yugi is a superpower? This...is a bit unlike you."
"It's just a title, people will change sooner or later." Kaiba brushed off this detail, but when he said this, he still glanced back at a certain miko who was comforting his sister and waiting for him, and then Then he said to the game: "Although I still think that the dark game is a super power, it is just a super power that cannot be interpreted by current technology. Otherwise, you also know that in this case, I, Becas, and The new ifd and ifgd all need the support of Li Zheng and his 'Tai Yi'."
"I know this." Yu Xi nodded, "This time, he also told me about this situation. According to Li Zheng's laws, this problem will be exposed sooner or later, and he just advanced the time. In After exposing this problem and causing a stir in the duel monster world, Li Zheng originally had a plan that could cure the disease in one step, but the problem was that this plan could only be achieved if he personally executed it."
"You mean, he doesn't plan to implement this plan now?" Kaiba asked with a frown - what a smart man he is, he could understand after hearing the tone of Yuxi's words that Li Zheng is definitely a There is a problem, and there is obviously a solution, but there is an unused rhythm hidden inside.
"Well, because he has a problem that he can't figure out for the time being. This solution will only make sense when he figures it out." Muto Yugi nodded: "So, he doesn't plan to come forward for the time being."
"What should we do? Just wait for the situation to collapse?" Kaiba said it was unreasonable to Li Zheng's approach: "Yi Yu, this lesson is not about just a few of us! All future duelists will be involved in this. As well as the development direction of duels in the future, he quit because of his own problems... Then I, Becas and the people behind him and 'Taiyi' and all the people in the future under the ifd and ifgd rules he planned to establish What should the duelists do?!"
When Kaiba arrived here, he was already frowning. The international duelist organizations ifd and ifgd were established by Li Zheng. During the establishment process, both Kaiba and Bekas made great concessions. It is to realize the "future" that Li Zheng promised them before, based on their trust in Li Zheng, a comrade who once saved this opportunity from "Doma".
But now, after Li Zheng disappears, that promise has become a piece of pie on the wall that cannot be swallowed, and that trust is about to become a meaningless past tense.
Li Zheng has already been too involved with this world - if he were to put down everything and go to a school to continue his unfinished studies, it would be almost impossible (Note 1).
Unless there is a more important reason.
But now, after seeing such a completely different Kaiba, Yami Yugi, who had "relevant experience" thousands of years ago, was fine, but Omo Yugi, who had never run a business, looked incredulous, ["The other me" , Kaiba, he..."]
["Calm down, aibo."] An Yugi said to Omo Yugi in his heart: "For entrepreneurs like Seto Kaiba, pressure is almost always there. This time it is just a little bit bigger."]
["Slightly?"] Yugi expresses confusion - Kaiba has shown this side, is it still just "slightly"?
["Ah, a little."] An Yuxi said: ""At least we are back, at least... we don't have any clues."]
Without continuing to talk to Omo Yugi, Yami Yugi looked at Kaiba in front of him and took something out of his pocket: "Kaiba, I remember you told me before that you wanted to start a duel academy, right?"
"Honestly, before you found me, I was already considering whether to stop the Duel Academy project - because I have doubts about whether the Kaiba Group can be saved in the future." Kaiba did not hide it in front of Yugi. This kind of information is secret even among the decision-makers of the Kaiba Group - because after Li Zheng disappeared, Yu Yu is the only person he can truly trust at the moment.
In fact, as comrades who once faced the end of this world together, Kaiba's trust in these two people even exceeds that of his brother Keppei to a certain extent!
"Please...be sure not to do that." After hearing what Kaiba said, Yugi took out a letter from his pocket and said to Kaiba: "This is what Li Zheng wants to give you, take a look. "
Kaiba picked up the letter dubiously and read it carefully, word for word.
"Is this... really okay?" Soon, Kaiba finished reading, his expression slightly shocked: "But, why does Taichi support..."
Then, Yugi took out another card and said to Kaiba: "Take this, go to Taichi's European branch, find Tokiomi Tohsaka, and everything will come to light."
Seto Kaiba looked at the card given by the game and nodded.
At this time, the fish belly white on the side gradually lit up, and warm sunlight began to shine on the "blue-eyed white dragon" behind Kaiba. At the same time, due to the angle, this sunlight stretched the shadows of Kaiba and Yugi.
"It's dawn..."
"Yes, the darkness has passed."
(Volume 2 "The King and the Queen", end)
