Chapter 595: Won't Let Friends Bear the Price (4k)

The duel ended.

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

Since Professor Viper helped Yubel block him, he must have some cooperation with Yubel and know where Yubel is. 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 and left without looking back.

Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu gritted his teeth and tried hard to stand up. His forehead was full of cold sweat, and some kind of power was pressing on his spirit. Even though Yubel's consciousness had left, this pressure did not dissipate.

He raised his head, looking 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 during 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 no physical damage was caused and only mental strikes were used to drive Yubel away, Kagurazaka himself would not be hurt.

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

It's just 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 falling into a coma and deep sleep was not because of Yubel, but because of Darkness's actions.

In that case, he probably wouldn't be able to wake up for a short time.

However—

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

With their actions, their palms were also corroded by 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 Seraf that there would be powerful spirits like Lucifer who would resist him.

This card, the Sacred Beast Emperor, emitted dark energy identical to the "Punishment of the Mind" Tenjou Hikari encountered before. It could be seen at a glance that it was absolutely 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 became Tierra's parts. This was the first time Tenjou Hikari got a card he could use.

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, this Level 10 monster must refer to the three Sacred Beasts, but—after all, Fusion is not that particular. As long as it cannot be fused, it can be fused.

Therefore, let alone the three Sacred Beasts, the three Egyptian Gods, the three Wicked Gods, the three Aesir... as long as they are Level 10 monsters, they can fuse this Sacred Beast Emperor, so it is 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, Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu braced his spirit and rubbed his brow.

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

Afterward, he remembered another thing from the previous duel.

【If memory, the world, and my Fusion are different, then it is... my memory, this world is wrong!】

He shook his head. It was the first time he had developed a psychology of fearing Tenjou Hikari.

Whenever Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu thought Tenjou Hikari was "Fusion" enough, Tenjou Hikari would tell him, no, you are wrong. His pursuit of Fusion and his obsession with Fusion had no limits!

Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu had seen the guy named Paladin go crazy because of his "fiancée" with Tenjou Hikari before. 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?

Things like 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 confused, it didn't matter. He believed that Tenjou Hikari would definitely duel as always.

They all knew about Tenjou Hikari's "craziness," and now it just broke through his imagination again. It was no big deal.

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 kind of terrifying pressure would not 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 story, so he asked.

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

He said it was his own, but it was actually past and present lives, from what The Supreme King said to Yubel in his "memory," to "Judai" losing his happy childhood because of Yubel's excessive protection when he was a child, and having to send Yubel and other cards to another dimension...

He said it very detailedly. On the other side, Tenjou Hikari listened while preparing stretchers and other things, and together with Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu and Judai, greeted the spirits, and seven hands and eight feet helped the injured people here to 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. Yubel being sent to another dimension was also another change.

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

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

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

Judai nodded silently.

"You wouldn't happen to have taken all this as your own responsibility, would you?" Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu asked next.

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

Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu took a slow, deep breath.

Long-term interaction with Judai and Tenjou Hikari, they three vaguely had the title of the Fusion Sect 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 previous him, although very brainy and would see through many "mysterious cases," wouldn't realize that he should change his family, change the group, become a leader of the group, and become a person like his master without Tenjou Hikari's help.

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 and him planning here, or problems appearing in the members, even love problems, and them coming to him for answers, he could give good answers.

So—

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

Because he did have that responsibility. Even if the first person responsible for everything was always Yubel, he who made Yubel like this must be responsible.

Precisely because of this, Judai's search for Yubel probably carried the intention of performing a heroic act.

How could this be?

That spirit named Yubel wasn't crazy because Judai sent her to another dimension, right!?

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

She indiscriminately hurt everyone who made Judai sad, even hurt his relatives, harmed so many people close to Judai, made them suffer and fall into a coma, and made Judai even more lonely and painful.

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

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

Judai said very calmly.

Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu was stunned for a moment.

So that's it...

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 all the things he could use—Sacred Beasts, Earthbound Immortals, Tierra, Super Polymerization, absolutely all of them, must solve 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. The final duel between Judai and Yubel is destined. Only in this way can Judai truly cross the "past" and not be bound by the "past."

But there are 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 ha-ha.

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, holding his two best friends and brothers with his hands: "Hahaha, we will meet again at the peak of dueling in the future, how could we fall here!"

"Cut, idiot."

Upon hearing the classic words of Professor Mengjiang, Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu felt much more at ease.

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

Regardless of what the future holds, at least in the current situation, the things that the unconscious Professor Mengjiang taught Jūdai will absolutely keep him from going to extremes.

"That means..."

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

If they could speak clearly in a duel, if they could clear all darkness and light, if they could speak heart-to-heart face-to-face, if Yubel could really understand him, then he was willing to accept Yubel's "love."

By then, 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 "Frightfur Sanctuary."

But if not—

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, Wan Wan Wan Zhangmu, the students here, and the professors.

After speaking clearly, the three began to work on sending people to the infirmary.

And when they arrived outside the infirmary, the teachers here were already more terrifying than the frantically rotating 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 suddenly attacking spirits, taking advantage of the situation to attack them.

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

Inside the infirmary, Tenjou Hikari saw Professor Chronos. At this time, he was bandaged, and blood was flowing from his forehead, but he was not receiving treatment at this time, 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—"

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

Hearing Tenjou Hikari's voice, Professor Chronos felt a force emerge from his body for no reason. Looking at his proud student who was safe and sound, he let out a long sigh of relief.

It's fine as long as you're okay—

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 current situation with a heavy tone.

The situation in the school is getting worse and worse—

On the other side, Amon, who was busy, also began to ask himself repeatedly 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 exhausted Tenjou Hikari trio and 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 also began to murmur in his ear.

Perhaps—

He must find a "once-and-for-all" way!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 596 =====