"All set?"
While Youyu was replying in the professional chat group, he was squeezing mustard onto a sandwich.
"What do you mean, all set?"
"That guy named Saiou Takuma you shared about in the group last time."
Jonouchi replied with a smiley face.
Youyu paused for a moment, even the motion of squeezing mustard halted.
Huh? Did Saiou bump into Jonouchi?
Wow, so this is an Emperor competition?
And judging by Jonouchi casually chatting in the group now... things probably didn't go well for Saiou?
Jonouchi's message immediately drew out a bunch of lurkers. While the players worshiped the pro, they also curiously inquired about the outcome of the duel.
"I told you, it's all set." Jonouchi sent a laughing emoji, "With me, Jonouchi, on the scene, wasn't it a piece of cake?"
Someone immediately followed up with "Pro is amazing" and then a long string of "Pro is amazing" scrolled by, like a bunch of repeating machines.
Youyu could see that Jonouchi was in the group both to inform everyone that the wanted criminal was taken down, so they needn't worry, and also because he couldn't resist showing off his old habit...
Sure enough, Jonouchi soon began vividly describing the duel to everyone. People were unsure if he exaggerated, but the story was filled with twists and turns, exceptionally exciting.
They heard Jonouchi say he first wiped out the opponent's Magic Card with flair, blew up the opponent's entire field with a coin; then cleaned up the opponent's Monster, "The World" double-slam sent Saiou two rounds back, everyone generously praised him.
The flattery was genuine from the heart.
"Gambling God is awesome!"
"I guess that guy was tired of living, dared to play coins in front of the Gambling God..."
Jonouchi sent an angry emoji.
"Stop with the Gambling God title, I haven't used those cards in ages!"
Jonouchi stated this time it really wasn't his fault, it was the opponent who pulled out the coin first!
Yet everyone looked even happier.
"Gambling God: You might not believe it, but the opponent made the first move."
"Snatched the opponent's dice and knocked him down, is this the ultimate stage of the Gambling God? I'm with it..."
"Dueling with the Gambling God and playing a longevity deck, Saiou is bold."
"..."
Watching the group's discussion veering off track, Youyu promptly chimed in, poking Jonouchi: "So how's Saiou Takuma now? Is he still alive?"
"Of course." Jonouchi answered, "It's just a duel, how can anyone die?"
This statement seemed to trigger the repeating machines' hidden switch again, and a bunch of people repeated "It's just a duel, how can anyone die?" below.
"The guy should be in the hospital now, passed out after the duel and no one knows why." Jonouchi said, "Doctors said they couldn't find what caused the coma, anyway he wasn't awake when I left."
Youyu fell into contemplation.
Saiou Takuma, the BOSS of 'Yu-Gi-Oh! GX' season two and the host of the Light of Destruction...
... could he be taken down by Jonouchi like this?
If that's the case, it's best, but Youyu still wondered who exactly manipulated Hedorah to spring Saiou last time. If Saiou's Light of Destruction persona is really gone, there's no way to ask him personally.
Also, whether Saiou Takuma's Light of Destruction persona is truly finished remains uncertain. Logically, the Light of Destruction shouldn't be that easy to extinguish, only the Cosmic Darkness, represented by "Neo-Spacian" could potentially kill it.
Otherwise, one would need to have extraordinarily high-level power—like when Youyu first battled the Light of Destruction and summoned "Slifer the Sky Dragon" to destroy it.
Although there is no intention to undermine Jonouchi, he's the Normal Monster among the main DM protagonist group, without any Divine Artifacts or high-backed spirits assisting him. Youyu did not doubt Jonouchi could win a duel with Saiou, but was unsure he could eradicate the Light of Destruction.
In the end, Youyu still asked Jonouchi for the hospital address, deciding to drop by and check on Saiou's situation to ensure the Light of Destruction was truly dead.
...and incidentally pull his Card Deck.
Yeah, that's totally incidental, definitely not the main point.
Eating breakfast, browsing the group, while Yu's disciple, Spirit Yubel, floated in ghost-form behind him, disdainfully humming, arms folded.
"Light of Destruction? Hmph, since they say it's the arch-enemy of that Neo Universe, it doesn't seem much, not a threat."
Youyu glared at her.
Only you, who completely caved into Light of Destruction in the original and became its top henchman, have no right to say that, okay?
As Judai's Guardian, Yubel clearly should have been part of the Cosmic Darkness camp, but grandly defected to become the biggest general of Light of Destruction in the entire animation... (of course, Judai also contributed to this)
"By the way, running to me early in the morning, does Judai know?" Youyu continued peering at the group messages.
"No need for him to know." Yubel folded her arms, "I'm keeping an eye on the latest news for him, he must know the enemy's movements."
"Or is it that he recently made new friends, so you're falling out of favor?"
Youyu half-jokingly said, unexpectedly Yubel exploded on the spot.
"Nonsense!" She angrily, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "Judai would never ignore me! He just... he's just temporarily busy..."
As she spoke, her voice involuntarily softened.
Come to think of it, ever since those Neo-Spacians and that irritating Neo Space guy showed up, Judai indeed spent most of his time hanging out with them, listening to various cosmic stories, barely talked to her.
Thinking of this made her angrier, "Those Neo-Spacians, at first glance are no good."
"Oh?" Youyu smiled, "How do you know?"
"Monster Effect reflects the nature of the original spirit!"
Just like that Con-hand's Aqua Dolphin, forcing a big monster back to the hand with the Earth Mole, such introverted nonsense doesn't seem like a proper hero!
"Going by this analysis, your Monster Effect is taking hits which makes you a masochist, huh?" Youyu glanced at her.
Yubel said nothing but puffed her chest, as if saying "I indeed am."
She even seemed a bit proud.
Youyu: "..."
Hardly finished digesting his breakfast, Youyu received a message from Mokuba.
"Youyu bro, big trouble!"
"What?"
"It's the Quantum Cube! The Quantum Cube stored at the company headquarters has disappeared!"