Chapter 474

Kiryu sneered for a while and scanned Tenjou Hikari and the other, but found that neither of them had brought a Duel Runner, so he felt bored and said: "Ha... boring, don't even have a Duel Runner."

He mounted his Duel Runner and sneered at Crow: "Crow, a long-awaited reunion, I'm almost moved to tears, but the person I'm looking for isn't you... Yusei, where is that guy!"

A trace of anger appeared on his face, and his whole face was distorted beyond recognition, like a demon crawling out of hell: "I was resurrected to take revenge on him, but where did he go!"

"Kiryu..." Crow looked worried.

"Hmph, just wait, I will definitely find him—as for this side, Shinji, I'll leave it to you!" Kiryu waved his hand casually, then rode his Duel Runner toward the upper-class area, and in a short while, disappeared in front of everyone.

"Shinji, what is going on here!" Seeing Kiryu disappear, although thousands of thoughts and memories surged into Crow's mind, he suppressed those things and turned to ask about what he cared about most now. "That power, did Kiryu give it to you? That guy is completely abnormal now—and, he's already dead!"

"What does it matter!" Shinji retorted immediately. "As long as we can defeat the upper-class area, it doesn't matter at all!"

"Furthermore... you don't know yet, do you? You don't know the desperate truth of this world?"

"The desperate... truth?" Crow was confused by the series of events.

On the side, Tenjou Hikari quickly composed himself, preparing to hear what Shinji had to say.

"Synchro Summoning, our world's summoning method, is also the summoning method we are proud of. While riding the wind, using monsters to complete a Synchro, it makes people feel free and happy—but, from the beginning, we were wrong!"

Shinji gritted his teeth and raised his left hand viciously: "From the beginning, 【Synchro】 was not a symbol of freedom."

"In the ancient past, in the distant past, at the time when this world was born..."

Following Shinji's narration, Tenjou Hikari finally understood some of the true core meanings of this dimension.

In the distant past, countless years ago, when the gods of this world were still collaborating with each other, working together to create a perfect world, the resonance of their powers created "Synchro."

The power of Synchro made all the gods happy because they discovered that Synchro could do many things they couldn't do before.

Such as traveling through time, crossing dimensions, resetting life, etc. With Synchro, these things that were extremely difficult for them suddenly became easy.

But soon, they had disagreements.

With such powerful strength, why should I share it with others?

If I could enjoy such powerful strength alone, wouldn't that be better?

That guy is coveting my Synchro particles; does he have some conspiracy?

Why do I have greed? Shouldn't I be without desires?

Originally, there was no difference between the gods, and the gods had no conflicts of interest, but because of the birth of Synchro power, all the gods for the first time developed... suspicion.

Suspecting themselves, suspecting others, suspecting the world.

"And so... the war of the 【Only God】 broke out."

"The Red Dragon, Earthbound Immortals, Nordic Gods, Ancient Gods... all the gods erupted into an ultimate civil war. In the end, the god who won seized all the 【Synchro】 power and became the true 【True God】 and 【Only God】 of this world, while those who lost were relegated to evil gods and minor gods. They were even slandered as demons and monsters, and spurned by humans."

"However, this Only God is not stable. After all, the other gods were at most sealed or had their power taken away, turning into monsters without wisdom, but they are ultimately immortal.

Every five thousand years, the great war for the 【Synchro Root】 will break out again."

Shinji held his left hand in front of him, and the Dark Mark lit up automatically: "I have already understood why this world, this dimension, is so unfair, and why, no matter how hard we try, we cannot get the guys in the upper layers to recognize us.

Because we are the descendants of the losing side, so we will always be like this, always starving!"

Crow's worldview was somewhat shattered by Shinji's words. His mind was a mess, and he suddenly became confused.

That's not right, is it? Isn't the history of this "City" because the Upper City gradually mastered capital and then slowly isolated the Lower City?

Also, the upper and lower layers used to be able to communicate with each other, but then the "Zero Reverse" incident broke out, leading to the Upper City completely isolating the Lower City...

It was never "destined," right?

Even as smart and agile as he was, being stuffed with so many messy world secrets in a short period of time still made him a bit dizzy.

"So, your meaning is that you want to sacrifice the lives of the companions in the Lower City to the Earthbound Immortals, then unite with the Earthbound Immortals to kill the Red Dragon first, and then directly change this dimension, is that it?"

Suddenly—

Crow heard the voice of the person beside him.

He looked at Tenjou Hikari, and his head suddenly became much clearer.

At this moment, he remembered.

This person seemed to be Tenjou Hikari from the F Dimension who appeared at the Friendship Cup before, the Tenjou Hikari who had contact with Yusei.

Immediately, he remembered again.

Some people said they saw Yusei rescue an other-dimensional person. Now it seems that the one Yusei rescued at that time must have been him!

He shook his head, looked at Shinji, and said: "Shinji, is what he said true? Are you really going to sacrifice everyone in the Lower City, friends, and even children to the Earthbound Immortals?"

"Ah... this is a necessary sacrifice." Shinji's face had already darkened. "The Red Dragon is the current 【Only God】. With the power of a single Earthbound Immortal, there is no way to contend with it. Only by gathering the power of all the Earthbound Immortals can we win. So, we must sacrifice lives and then revive all the Earthbound Immortals, then..."

Crow looked at Shinji in a daze, as if he were seeing this person for the first time.

"You... what are you saying? What about the people who died?"

"It doesn't matter. As long as I succeed, I will let the Earthbound Immortals create a world where everyone is equal, a world without differences, without upper and lower levels! Even the people who died now can be resurrected with the power of the Earthbound Immortals—just like the Kiryu you saw! At that time, we only need to keep the humans in the lower layers! Those people in the upper-class area will be enough to become food for the Earthbound Immortals!"

"Nonsense, are such people still the people of the past! That Kiryu just now is completely different from the one in my memory! Besides, are there no innocent people in the upper-class area? What about the children in the upper-class area!"

Tenjou Hikari patted him on the shoulder, signaling Crow to calm down: "Crow, give it up. No matter what you say, this person won't listen."

Crow opened his mouth and fell silent.

That's right—just like that, Shinji was someone who, once he decided on certain things, would definitely move toward that goal without stopping, not caring even if he died in the process. As Shinji's friend, he knew this best.

"Let's duel," Tenjou Hikari raised his Duel Disk. "At the end of the day, in this world, chatting can't make everyone understand each other, right?

Since that's the case—then duel me. If I win, hand over your 【Earthbound】 to me. That would be the simplest thing!"

Shinji looked at Tenjou Hikari's left hand, and that dark red Dark Mark made him feel uneasy.

However, he soon sneered and said: "An other-dimensional person without even a Duel Runner wants to participate in our world's duels?"

He opened his hands and said: "Only Turbo Duels—Turbo Duels that can draw geoglyphs on the ground—can be accepted. Crow, and you, if you really want to stop me, keep up with my speed."

Having said that, he didn't tangle with Tenjou Hikari and the other anymore, glared at Crow fiercely, rode his Duel Runner, and left the scene at high speed.

At the same time, in the distance, some police lights flashed. Seeing this, Crow hurriedly called out to Tenjou Hikari.

"Let's go quickly—"

Tenjou Hikari nodded and ran with Crow through the alleys and rooftops. While running, after confirming that no police had discovered them, Crow stopped.

"You are that Tenjou Hikari from the F Dimension, right? Yusei met you before?"

Tenjou Hikari nodded.

Crow bumped Tenjou Hikari's shoulder gently with his elbow and said to him kindly: "Although I don't know why you came to this dimension, since you were rescued by Yusei and helped me, you are my friend."

Afterward, he rubbed his hair and complained: "Ahhh, those guys, one by one, don't speak like humans; it's really annoying...

Next time we meet, I must teach them a good lesson."

He said that, but his expression was somewhat dejected.

Drawing swords against friends and partners was very painful for him.

"Ah—by the way, Tenjou, you are an other-dimensional person, so you don't have a Duel Runner, right?

You also have that strange mark, so you should really need a Duel Runner."

A smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he pointed his thumb behind him, pointing to his base: "Come, follow me, I happen to have a spare one here."

(End of chapter)