Chapter 1284: The Stolen Talent

"Hahaha, you are really generous, sir~"

Ten minutes later, the shopkeeper, who had been ready to close up, was already sitting opposite Fujiki You Xuan and Yusei, waving the skewers in his hand heroically.

It could be seen that the old man was in a very good mood today; all the previous sleepiness and fatigue seemed to have been swept away instantly by the joy brought by money.

Especially after learning that the two guests hadn't had dinner in the middle of the night, the old man patted his chest heroically and said he would treat them tonight. The two were guests from afar, and he, the host, must entertain the guests well; what they ordered were the best-rated skewer takeaways in town.

However, what the old man didn't say was that there was only this one skewer shop in town.

Relying on his outstanding personal (money) charm, Fujiki You Xuan quickly closed the distance with the old man and learned a lot about the situation in this dimension.

Their current location was far from the town, a small town where duelists were supreme.

Since Duel Monsters began to become popular, dueling had become the main theme of this town. The residents of this town respected and pushed for powerful duelists, and regarded cultivating the next generation of children into excellent duelists as the primary path to walk out of this town and head to the big stage of the big city.

Especially after Yugi Wu Teng recently won the position of King of Games, Yugi had become the national idol of this town, the object of everyone's worship and longing.

So Fujiki You Xuan took the opportunity to ask about the content he cared about most, the whereabouts of the King of Games, Yugi Wu Teng, at this time. Yugi was the protagonist of this era, and judging the current main storyline timeline was easiest based on Yugi's movements.

"Oh? I see you're also a duelist, little brother; are you trying to challenge the King? If so, I advise you to give up as soon as possible."

The uncle took a bite of the skewer and laughed heroically.

"Since Yugi Wu Teng became a duelist, there have been countless people who wanted to challenge him; there's even a special website sharing and tracking the movements of the King of Games now. I heard that there are a large number of challengers coveting the position of King of Games and fans wanting autographs waiting near his house every day, every moment."

Yusei thought thoughtfully: "Listening to this, Mr. Yugi seems to have it quite hard..."

"Isn't that so? But if you want to know about him, I happened to see it revealed on that website today," the uncle said. "There is intelligence saying that Yugi Wu Teng is not in the country now; it seems he went to the US."

Fujiki You Xuan: "Oh? Did he go abroad?"

"Yes, it's said that he just received an invitation from the President of Industrial Illusions, Mr. Maximillion Pegasus, the father of Duel Monsters, two days ago," the uncle tilted his head and thought for a while. "There are rumors on the forum that it might be that there are some new cards under development that need the King of Games to test... of course, these are all rumors, and no one knows if they are true or false."

Fujiki You Xuan recalled. The Duelist Kingdom chapter had ended, and accepting Pegasus's invitation to go to the US; if so, it should be the timeline of the Doma chapter now.

Just as they were talking, there was a commotion upstairs in the shop. Fujiki You Xuan and Yusei looked toward the sound together, and saw a boy coming down from the floor behind the shop.

The child looked about eight or nine years old, his tender face had a bit of baby fat, and he looked quite cute.

"Oh, Yato, did I wake you up?" the uncle introduced. "This is my grandson, Yato."

The child descended the stairs, his gaze swept over Fujiki You Xuan and Yusei, then looked at the Duel Disks the two had placed aside. Seeming to notice the strange clothing of the two, he said: "Duelists from outside?"

"Yes, these two are duelists from the city," the uncle laughed. "Are they very powerful, Yato? Didn't you yearn for duelists from the city the most before?"

But the child pouted and hummed lowly, saying: "What's good about duelists? Only idiots would want to be duelists. It's too boring, I'm going to sleep." After finishing, he turned around and went back upstairs, and his footsteps soon disappeared on the stairs.

Yusei wondered: "Isn't it said that this town is duelist-supreme...?"

"Yes, sorry, you two," the uncle sighed. "Yato wasn't like this before... before 'that incident'."

Yusei: "That incident?"

"Yes, it happened last month." The uncle drank a mouthful of beer, put down the glass, and then his expression began to become serious. "Since last month... after those guys came."

Yusei began to exert the traditional skill of a seafood protagonist, being warm-hearted: "Who are those guys?"

"Some of the most vicious guys, suddenly started appearing; no one knows where they popped out from," the uncle said gloomily. "They seem to be aiming at duelists with certain specific traits, and will launch attacks on the duelists they target in the middle of the night, engaging in dangerous duels.

Once defeated in a duel, the loser will inexplicably fall into a permanent coma. Even if they go to the hospital, they can't find the cause at all, but no matter what means are used, they just can't wake up, it's simply like dying in a state of still breathing..."

Fujiki You Xuan and Yusei looked at each other, and just through their eyes, they understood they were thinking of the same concept.

Shadow Duel.

This description clearly meant there was a group of Shadow Duelists attacking the duelists in this town.

Yusei said: "Could it be that Yato was also... by these guys?"

"Yes," the uncle sighed, looking upstairs, and said. "Yato was originally a very special child, and before this, he was also regarded by us as the genius child most likely to walk out of this town. Because he had the ability to communicate with cards."

Yusei: "Communicate with cards?"

"Yes, Yato had said he could hear the voices of cards since before. Later, it wasn't just voices; he said he could see some things we couldn't see. Especially his favorite card, 'Little Angel'; he said 'Little Angel' would talk to him every day, and he was very happy being with his deck."

Yusei and Fujiki You Xuan looked at each other again, and understood each other again.

This child had the ability to see spirits and communicate with spirits. This was indeed an important talent; duelists who generally possessed such talent would not have low achievements in the future.

"Communicating with his own deck, trusting his own cards, this had always been Yato's strongest point. It was precisely the power of the cards that guided him; the deck he trusted had always responded to him in duels, making him invincible in this town. Yato had also decided to walk out of this town as a duelist and head to the legendary dueling holy land 'Domino City'... it was originally like that."

The more the uncle said, the more he regretted it, and he looked deeply in the direction of upstairs and said.

"Until this power of his... was stolen by someone."

Yusei couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise.

Could the talent to communicate with spirits actually be stolen? ===== CHAPTER 1285 =====