Under the ultimate move of the Masked Hero, Dark Ruler Ha Des turned to ash, his image becoming transparent and eventually disappearing into thin air.
The Masked Hero Blast rode a green whirlwind, gracefully landing on the ground. As the black mist dissipated, the splendid light effects gradually faded, and this hero also vanished like a phantom.
Youyu put away his Duel Disc. When he turned around, Chinai was bending over to help the girl who had fallen on the ground to her feet.
"Are you okay?" Chinai asked with concern.
Mizuki was mechanically helped to her feet, but her gaze remained fixed blankly on Youyu.
"What's your name?" Chinai assumed she was startled—after all, it's not surprising to be shocked after an incident like this.
"You... Youyu," Mizuki said dumbfounded.
Chinai: "?"
Youyu: "?"
Huh?
If you're Youyu, then what's my name?
...
After sending away this dizzy girl, Youyu then took Chinai back to the hotel.
... Single rooms, two of them!
Youyu insisted that, being principled Duel King, he could not break the rules.
When Youyu reached the hotel counter, he asked the receptionist if there were two single rooms available. The lady behind the counter smiled and said they did have them. Behind him, Chinai-chan subtly pouted, seeming a bit disappointed.
It would have been nice if there was only one room left...
Mizuki was rather lucky, having run into a Youyu who had been cutting down small fry all day and casually strolling with Chinai at night. Otherwise, the outcome might have been unimaginable.
Incidents of Duel Monsters attacking bystanders, though rare, are not entirely absent.
Power inevitably brings darkness; this is perhaps a universal concept in any world view. Extraordinary power breeds ambition and desire, and these emotions manifest as impulses, tempting people into darkness.
Duelists who possess dark powers succumb to their desires, using the power of Duel Monsters for evil, which is bound to happen.
Though such behavior is despised throughout the Inner World, even among Duelists, it's considered something everyone should eliminate.
Even the infamous Ghouls Group, once notorious in the Inner World and dubbed "the world's first courier," didn't target unrelated individuals back then. They only attacked Duelists.
And against ordinary Duelists, they generally only seized Rare Cards. Only against some Dark Duelists within the Inner World would they take lives...
... And that, too, through dueling.
Randomly attacking passersby was something few people did.
At least Youyu was quite certain there was no such thing in Domino City.
Domino, after all, is called "Duel City" by the world; everyone knows this city is full of hidden masters, a sacred ground for card games. With Duel Kings Yugi and Youyu, and Kaiba Seto, President ranked below only these two, as well as God of Gamblers Siegfried and other Legendary Duelists present, not to mention the ever-growing Nightwalker World Association...
Daring to conduct night assaults in Domino is risky—who knows if the random person you encounter at night is some card-playing powerhouse.
It wouldn't have been an issue if it didn't happen usually, but since Youyu encountered it, he naturally took action.
There is also a branch of the Nightwalker World in this city. Youyu's uniform daytime operations of harvesting greenhorns were organized by this local branch.
Later that night, when he returned, Youyu called the local head. He briefly described the night's events, especially mentioning that the rampaging monster was "Dark Ruler Ha Des," letting them check through the Inner World's intelligence network if any notable Dark Duelist's trump card here was "Dark Ruler Ha Des".
To his surprise, it turned out the branch indeed had some information. The branch head was quite enthusiastic in sharing all the information they had at hand.
It seems this was not the first time the opposition had acted. There had been several cases of disappearances in this area over the past month; the police were clueless and couldn't even link each case together. But the Nightwalker World had already confirmed that all these cases were related to Duel Monsters.
Some unruly Dark Duelists are hunting souls.
This matter had long caught the branch division's attention; they had been tracking and investigating for quite some time.
"We have preliminarily located the enemy Duelists; it seems they summon monsters and conduct attacks at certain specific places each time.
Please rest assured, Lord Youyu; we are preparing to take action tomorrow night and will absolutely capture them all at once..."
Listening to his words, Youyu was silent for a moment, then asked calmly and authoritatively, "Where?"
"..."
Over the phone, the person was kind of awed by the Duel King's aura.
Not asking how many enemies there are, only asking where they are.
Is this what makes a Duel King?
I get it now...
Chinai, who was quietly staying like furniture in the back and listening, was also stunned.
... Indeed, Chinai-chan had her own room. But until bedtime, she still preferred staying with Youyu.
Honestly, when it came time to sleep, she didn't really want to go back, but perhaps she lacked the courage...
At this moment, she thought that Youyu, righteously fighting against evil, was even ten times more handsome than usual.
He seemed like a great hero in a movie.
The person in charge expressed that it wasn't necessary for Youyu to get involved; they could handle it themselves. But later, seeing Youyu's firm stance, he didn't go against his wishes.
Because through the brief encounter today, Youyu discovered that the holder of "Dark Ruler Ha Des" possessed dark powers which are fairly strong even among all Inner World Duelists.
From this round of confrontation, he could infer that the opposing organization was probably not weak. Even if the branch were able to take down the opponent, there might be unnecessary casualties.
Though he is a Duel King, Youyu was still part of the Nightwalker World. Since he happened to be here, he decided to assist as high-end combat power to handle it.
If a strong opponent appeared within their ranks, he would be there to counter.
After hanging up the phone, Chinai softly said, "You're so nice."
"Huh?" Youyu seemed a bit confused.
What did I do again?
Why did I just get another "good person card" out of nowhere?
In fact, Youyu didn't deliberately intend to play hero or anything; he just happened to encounter it, and it was within his capacity, just a small effort really.
Perhaps by taking this extra effort to clear away these menaces among the Duelists, he might unknowingly save someone else's beloved child, gentle mother, or the pillar of a family.
A speck of dust of the era, when it falls on a person, becomes a mountain.
And the so-called Duel King is one who can move mountains and fill the seas.