Chapter 372: Won't Let Friends Bear the Price (4k)

The duel ended.

Professor Viper glanced from afar and turned away calmly, clearly intending to leave. Judai shouted: "Wait a minute, Professor—tell me, where is Yubel!"

Professor Viper helped Yubel block him, so he likely had some cooperation with Yubel and knew where Yubel was at this time. Judai didn't want Professor Viper to leave just like that.

"...If you want to know, come find me at the island cliff tomorrow night, Student Yuki." His tone was very calm.

After speaking, he looked back at Kagurazaka, then turned silently and left without looking back.

Manjoume gritted his teeth and tried to get up. His forehead was full of cold sweat. Some kind of power was pressing on his spirit. Even though Yubel’s consciousness had left, this pressure did not dissipate.

He looked up at the dark clouds in the sky that seemed to be falling, feeling unprecedented pain.

Tenjou Hikari checked Kagurazaka’s state.

Breathing was very smooth.

Just like his thoughts in the duel.

He didn't use any powerful power in the whole duel, and Yubel basically used Kagurazaka’s personal ability to duel, so as long as he didn't cause physical damage and only used mental strikes to drive Yubel away, Kagurazaka himself wouldn't be hurt.

After this duel, Kagurazaka might even think his ritual was successful and he really gained enough powerful power.

It’s a pity...

Tenjou Hikari frowned, looking at Kagurazaka who couldn't wake up no matter what.

Kagurazaka’s body was controlled by Yubel, seemingly because he summoned Yubel. But Kagurazaka fell into a coma and sleep, but it wasn't because of Yubel, but because of what Darkness did.

In that case, it was likely impossible to wake up in a short time.

However—

Tenjou Hikari looked at Kagurazaka’s Duel Disk, in which there was a card emitting unparalleled dark aura. Tenjou Hikari looked at Tierra on the side. She nodded and snapped her fingers casually. Then, two gray-white mechanical demons appeared beside them, carefully grabbing the card.

With their movements, their palms also rotted under the erosion of darkness. Fortunately, as Tierra’s limbs, Tierra could repair them at any time, so there was no need to worry.

Once bitten, twice shy. Tenjou Hikari also knew from the duel with Professor Seraph that powerful spirits like Lucifer would resist him.

This card, Sacred Beast Emperor, emitted the same dark aura as the "Destiny End Dragoon" Tenjou Hikari encountered before. At a glance, it was clearly a card created or copied by Darkness using power.

Tenjou Hikari had encountered it several times. In the previous times, it either turned into Shadow or turned into Tierra’s parts. This was the first time Tenjou Hikari got a card that could be used.

Sacred Beast Emperor...

Honestly, in terms of effect, it was very average, and its appearance had no connection with the Sacred Beasts.

However, its fusion condition was quite good for Tenjou Hikari: three Level 10 monsters.

Honestly, normally, these Level 10 monsters definitely referred to the three Sacred Beasts, but—after all, Fusion wasn't that particular. As long as it couldn't be fused, it could be fused.

So, let alone the three Sacred Beasts, the three Egyptian God Cards, the three Wicked Gods, the three Aesir... as long as they were Level 10 monsters, they could fuse this Sacred Beast Emperor, so it was still useful in necessary moments.

Tenjou Hikari took the card away, and Kagurazaka’s tightly furrowed brows and painful low groans were finally slightly relieved.

At least he could reduce some pain in the nightmare.

On the side, seeing Tenjou Hikari take away the dangerous card, Manjoume braced his spirit and rubbed his temples.

Another dangerous card was taken by Tenjou. Could he withstand the pressure of so many evil cards?

Afterward, he thought of another thing in the previous duel.

[If memory, the world, and my Fusion are different, then... my memory, this world is wrong!]

He shook his head. It was the first time he felt fear of Tenjou Hikari.

Whenever Manjoume thought Tenjou Hikari was "Fusion" enough, Tenjou Hikari would tell him, no, you are wrong, his pursuit of Fusion, his obsession with Fusion, has no limit!

Manjoume had seen the way Paladin went crazy because of his "fiancée" with Tenjou Hikari. If the evidence hadn't been thrown in his face, he would probably still be trapped in the pain of his fiancée’s death.

But Tenjou Hikari?

Modifying memory didn't affect him at all!

But then, this fear turned into luck and peace of mind—in that case, even if his memory was chaotic, it didn't matter. He believed that Tenjou Hikari would definitely continue to duel as always.

They all knew Tenjou Hikari was "crazy," and now it was just another breakthrough in his imagination, nothing big.

Compared to these...

He looked at Judai.

Unlike the pressure he felt, Judai looked in quite good condition.

Obviously, under the power contained in Judai’s body, even that terrifying sense of oppression wouldn't affect him.

But compared to these, he was more worried about Judai’s state.

"Judai, what exactly happened, tell us—"

Although in the duel, listening to Yubel’s love, changes, pain, torture, etc., he could barely guess one or two, but he didn't know the whole picture, so he asked.

Judai thought for a while, sighed, and began to tell his "own" story.

Saying it was his own, it was actually his past and present life, from the words the Supreme King said to Yubel in his "memory," to the fact that "Judai" lost his happy childhood because of Yubel’s excessive protection when he was a child, and had to send Yubel and other cards to the other dimension...

He said it very detailedly. On the other side, Tenjou Hikari listened while preparing stretchers and other things, and together with Manjoume and Judai, greeted the spirits, and seven hands and eight feet put the wounded people here on the flat ground.

The general things were about the same as the "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX" in Tenjou Hikari’s memory, but there were some differences in details.

After all, this world and that world were not exactly the same, and Yubel being sent to the other dimension was also another change.

Manjoume listened and integrated what he saw and heard in the duel, and almost understood.

And since he understood, with his brain, combined with the "history" told in Professor Viper’s class, Manjoume thought of it.

"Judai, you said before that you would go find that Yubel yourself, right?"

Judai nodded silently.

"You wouldn't take all this as your responsibility, would you?" Manjoume asked next.

Judai thought for a while and nodded: "The reason Yubel became what she is now is all because of me."

Manjoume took a slow, deep breath.

Long-term getting along with Judai and Tenjou Hikari, the three of them vaguely had the title of the Fusion Department Iron Triangle, in which Tenjou was responsible for leadership, Judai was responsible for charging, and he... was the one who used his brain.

Honestly, the former him, although he had a brain and would see through many "suspicious cases," without Tenjou Hikari’s help, he wouldn't realize that he should change his family, change the group, become the leader of the group, and become a person like his master.

But precisely because he had such an experience, had changes, had self-awareness, and used his brain more frequently, he became more and more adapted to this positioning.

He was very good at this.

Whether it was Tenjou Hikari going to the S-Dimension, him planning here, or problems appearing among the members, even love problems, looking for him for answers, he could give good answers.

So—

At this time, he realized a problem. Even if it was a past life, even if it wasn't done by Judai himself, even if Yubel caused Judai to have no friends since childhood, Judai would definitely blame all this on himself.

Because he did have that responsibility. Even if the first person responsible for all things was always Yubel, he who caused Yubel to be like this must be responsible.

Precisely because of this, I am afraid that Judai’s search for Yubel was with the intention of doing a heroic act.

How could this be?

That spirit named Yubel didn't go crazy because Judai sent her to the other dimension, right!?

Clearly, when Judai was a child, Yubel was already crazy at that time!

She indiscriminately hurt everyone who made Judai feel sad, and even hurt his relatives, causing so many people close to Judai to suffer and faint, and making Judai even more lonely and painful.

This clearly was already crazy at that time, just not so thoroughly!

"Even so, I still want to save her."

Judai said very calmly.

Manjoume was stunned.

I see...

He couldn't help but shake his head.

Fine.

This is the Judai he knows, the one who demands himself as a hero and is truly walking the path of a hero.

This is his dueling philosophy, he cannot stop him.

Tenjou Hikari also understood very well.

The problem between Judai and Yubel was long-lasting. If Tenjou Hikari could directly face Yubel herself this time, he would definitely use everything he could use, Sacred Beasts, Earthbound Immortals, Tierra, Super Polymerization, absolutely all of them, must fix Yubel at once, so she couldn't come back to life.

But after all, he was using Kagurazaka’s body, Tenjou Hikari couldn't do that.

However... this is also good. Judai and Yubel, they are destined to have a final duel. Only in this way can Judai truly cross the "past" and not be bound by the "past."

But there were still some details.

"Judai, if you want to do these things, then go, we will all support you." Tenjou Hikari directed Flame Swordsman and Black Flame to lift the surrounding students onto stretchers, while saying, "But we absolutely do not accept you sacrificing yourself to redeem a so-called crime that is not mainly yours."

Judai laughed.

He rubbed the back of his head, and a silly smile appeared on his face again: "Rest assured, Hikari, Lightning, I understand—"

"I will absolutely not let the [Price] appear on you."

Judai ran directly behind the two, hugging his two best friends and brothers: "Hahaha, we will meet again at the top of the duel in the future, how could we fall here!"

"Tsk, idiot."

Hearing the classic words of Professor Viper, Manjoume felt much more relieved.

He was afraid that Judai would sacrifice himself to make Yubel do this or that...

No matter what the future holds, at least in the current situation, the things Professor Viper taught Judai before he fell into a coma would definitely not let him go to extremes.

"That means..."

Judai’s silly smile gradually turned into a calm smile, and he nodded.

If he could explain clearly in a duel, if he could clear all darkness and light, if he could talk heart-to-heart, if Yubel could really understand him, then he would be willing to accept Yubel’s "love."

At that time, he would guide Yubel to do what she should do and protect the true "love" of the world, just like Tenjou Hikari helped the spirits of the "Frightfur Sanctuary."

But if he couldn't—

Then, Yubel, I will come to kill you!

His eyes were firm.

This was what he had learned for a long time from Tenjou Hikari, Manjoume, the students here, and the professors.

After explaining things clearly, the three of them began to send people to the infirmary.

And when they arrived outside the infirmary, the teachers here were already busier than the terrifyingly spinning gears.

Countless students, countless students who had fallen into a coma, were being sent from all directions, and countless people were calling out.

Their classmates, friends, acquaintances, lovers, didn't know why they suddenly fainted, didn't know why they suddenly lost their will, and at this time, there were sudden attacks by spirits, taking advantage of the situation to attack them.

Fortunately, there were some spirits that Judai had truly persuaded to surrender to protect them, otherwise, the loss of personnel would probably be even greater.

In the infirmary, Tenjou Hikari saw Professor Chronos. At this time, he was bandaged, blood flowing from his forehead, but at this time he didn't accept treatment, but left the opportunity to students who needed it more, while he sat on the bench, his face gloomy and dazed.

During his tenure, such a terrible thing happened, even he couldn't bear it.

In fact, at the moment the dark power erupted, he almost fell down on the spot. It was his belief that supported him to stand up again, it was his belief that supported him to save students on the road, and it was his belief that made him sit here.

But at this time, he was even more dazed, as if he would fall asleep at any time.

But he couldn't [sleep], he couldn't fall asleep in the already extremely tense medical environment, because once he fell asleep, it was very likely that he would also fall into a coma.

"Professor, how are you—"

Tenjou Hikari’s side, people had been transferred to the infirmary. Seeing Chronos like this, he ran over quickly.

Hearing Tenjou Hikari’s voice, Professor Chronos felt a power surge in his body for no reason. Looking at the proud student who was safe and sound, he let out a long sigh of relief.

It’s good that he’s fine—

He couldn't help but instinctively start to close his eyes. Tenjou Hikari was startled and called his name repeatedly, which made him much more energetic.

He shook his head and began to talk to Tenjou Hikari about the status quo in a heavy tone.

The situation in the school was getting worse and worse—

On the other side, Amon, who was busy, also began to ask himself at this time.

Is this really useful!?

Can this really save the students!?

If this continues, can the people I know really survive!?

He looked at the three exhausted Tenjou Hikari, looked at the drowsy professors, and fell into deep thought.

Even these people were already powerless, what about other students? How could this possibly persist?

Countless questions flashed in his mind, and a voice began to murmur in his ear.

Perhaps—

He must find a "once and for all" method!