"I want to create a genuine opportunity where everyone can understand each other, a world where everyone can understand each other and know each other's thoughts."
"You…" Kiryu was stunned, "Could it be, you became a [Signer] under this notion?"
"...No." Yusei denied.
Then, he began his turn: "Activate the effect of Stardust Dragon, once per turn, targeting one face-up card on your field, that card cannot be destroyed by effects or battle.
Then, my Quick-Play Spell Card—Cosmic Flare!"
"Activate targeting 1 [Stardust] Synchro Monster you control. When that Synchro Monster battles an opponent's monster this turn, at the start of the damage step, return that opponent's monster to the Deck."
"Oh! This way, you can defeat high ATK monsters with low ATK." Crow cheered.
"Damn—Hang in there, Mr. Kiryu!" Shinji cursed lowly then cheered for Kiryu.
"Battle, attack your Hundred Eyes Dragon with Stardust Dragon."
The corners of Kiryu's mouth turned up: "Yusei, I really should commend your duel, but this level isn't enough!
Activate Trap Card, Warning Alert!
Activate when an opponent declares an attack. Special Summon 1 monster from your hand. As long as the Special Summoned monster is face-up on the field, your opponent cannot target other monsters for attacks. Return that Special Summoned monster to the hand during the end of the battle phase."
"Special Summon, Infernity Destroyer!"
Infernity Destroyer, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 2300.
"Special Summoning the monster card from your hand, is to make your hand zero, isn't it?" Carly Nagisa saw through the situation.
"Ugh…" Yusei remarked softly and then stopped attacking, "Attack recedes, I won't continue attacking."
"Set a card, end turn."
"Not attacking, you want to let my monster return to my hand, don't you? Because as long as I keep this card in my hand, my Hundred Eyes Dragon can't use much of its effect—but Yusei, if this is all, daring not to take even this risk, you want to be a Savior?
Hahahahaha—You can't even save yourself!"
Yusei's pupils abruptly contracted.
He thought back to the past.
During a fight with a Dueling Gang, he was pushed off a high building. At that time, it was Kiryu who risked falling together with him, desperately grabbing his arm to prevent him from dying.
Back then, he had already decided, letting Kiryu live, he would fall if he must.
But Kiryu declared that he was his companion, so he would save him at any cost.
Yusei seemed to fall into silence, while Kiryu had already retrieved the monsters to his hand.
"My turn, Draw!"
"Hahaha, hahahaha, it seems everything is over, Yusei!"
"Activate Continuous Spell Card, Wave of Emptiness! As long as this card is on the field and you have zero hand cards, your face-up Infernity monsters gain 400 ATK and DEF—but that's not important. You can send this card on the field to the Graveyard to send all hand cards to the Graveyard!"
!!
Everyone realized what this scenario represented.
The numerous eyes of Hundred Eyes Dragon began to emit purple light.
"Battle, Yusei—hahahaha—" he pointed at Yusei's Stardust Dragon, "Battle, attack Stardust Dragon with Hundred Eyes Dragon!"
"Then, I'll activate Stardust Dragon's effect to prevent it from being destroyed by battle and effects!"
"Doesn't matter—"
"Activate Trap Card, Scrap…"
"Useless, useless, useless!" Kiryu laughed heartily, "Hundred Eyes Dragon gains the effect of Infernity Beast in the Graveyard, during this card's attack, you cannot activate Spell & Trap Cards."
Hundred Eyes Dragon flew near Stardust Dragon, its numerous eyes illuminated, the shining Stardust Dragon began to emit smoke all over.
Yusei, LP: 3500 → 2500.
"Why?!"
"How did I lose 1000 Life Points?"
"Hahaha—" Kiryu continued to laugh, "Hundred Eyes Dragon uses the effect of Infernity Doom Archfiend in the Graveyard, as long as your hand is zero, the battle damage inflicted when this card battles an opponent's monster is doubled!"
Yusei's riding became very unstable, nearly falling over.
"Ha, are you unable to withstand this now, Yusei? Don't let me be completely unsatisfied—remember, using Infernity Doom Archfiend for Synchro, Hundred Eyes Dragon can attack twice per turn!"
"Go, Hundred Eyes Dragon, take out Yusei for me!"
Hundred Eyes Dragon attacked again, striking Yusei with its dragon claws.
Yusei drove his vehicle, spinning like a top on the ground, nearly crashing.
Boom!
He fell straight into the firewall, completely disappearing from view.
Yusei, LP: 2500 → 1500.
"Hahahahaha—" Kiryu laughed madly, "By the way, just letting you know, as long as Infernity Guardian's hand is zero, it won't be destroyed by battle or card effects!"
Kiryu exerted maximum pressure, vowing to crush Yusei's spirit completely, but—
What shocked him was that Yusei was still enduring this immense pain, charging out from the flames, eyes looking determinedly at him.
The eyes behind the goggles made Kiryu startled.
"...End the turn then."
"My turn—" Yusei drew a card.
His clothes had torn open, dark purple flames burned on his body, his pain visible to the naked eye.
Yet even under such circumstances, he still pushed on.
Up to this point, Yusei differed significantly from Tenjo Hikari's impression of him, but despite feeling something odd, Tenjo Hikari couldn't find anything wrong.