Chapter 1285: The Vanished Spirit

For a duelist who could communicate with spirits, the first one Fujiki You Xuan thought of was naturally Jaden Yuki, while Yusei thought of Luna. In every era, there would be duelists who possessed such special talents.

But that such a talent could actually be stripped away, this kind of thing...

It seemed it wasn't that he hadn't heard of it.

Fujiki You Xuan quickly thought that in the original GX work, a similar situation had indeed happened to Jaden Yuki. Jaden had lost to Aster Phoenix in a duel back then, and under the influence of the power of the Light of Ruin in Aster's deck, he had indeed lost the spirit affinity talent he had had since he was a child.

And Jaden's case was even more serious. Because what Jaden lost wasn't just the ability to hear the voices of spirits; after that, he couldn't even see ordinary Duel Monster cards, the deck turned into blank paper in his eyes, and he couldn't even be an ordinary duelist.

The uncle sighed regretfully: "Yato originally also belonged to the wider world outside, the bigger stage. But ever since he was attacked by those people, he could no longer hear the voices of spirits, and the deck he once trusted most began to betray him.

Yato's faith collapsed from then on; he felt that everything he encountered was because the deck he trusted most, his best friends, had betrayed him. So that's why he is so disgusted with duelists now, and says that no matter how much you trust them, duelists will sooner or later be betrayed by cards..."

"Wait, but you just said that the duelists who were attacked all fell into a coma and couldn't wake up," Yusei said. "But Yato, he..."

The uncle nodded: "Yes, Yato was the only one among those attacked by those guys who woke up after a day. This can be considered the lucky one among the unlucky. Well, we don't know the specific reason either."

Yusei thought thoughtfully.

"So, those attackers," Fujiki You Xuan said, "do you know who those guys are?"

The uncle shook his head: "No one knows; they just seemed to pop out suddenly. However, they claim to be from... a place called 'Academy,' and keep saying they are acting for some higher will. Tch, but doing such excessive things, they are definitely not good things..."

Academy?

Fujiki You Xuan's heart stirred; although he had associations, he didn't speak out for the time being.

"Alright, we've eaten enough, and it's late," the uncle stood up. "Since you two are guests from afar, I'm afraid it's not convenient to go on the road in the middle of the night, so how about resting here for the night?"

Sure enough, money made people enthusiastic; the uncle, who was a bit impatient when they first entered the door, was now somewhat reluctant to part with the two, having a feeling of meeting a soulmate and meeting too late.

Yusei cast an inquiring look at Fujiki You Xuan.

"Sure," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Resting for a night is just right for me to slowly look at the cards I just bought."

"The cards I have here are guaranteed to be the best in town, with a lot of rare cards; you must not miss them," the uncle said proudly.

So the uncle cleaned up the mess, settled the two of them, and after simple washing, they went to their respective guest rooms to rest.

Yusei arrived at his room, lay on the bed with his hands behind his head, and lay quietly in the dark for a while, but finally felt there was something he couldn't rest assured about, so he got up and left the room.

He followed the corridor to Yato's room and found the door ajar. Yusei's heart stirred, he reached out to push the door, and found the bedding on the bed was messy, but it was already empty.

Walking to the window to look out, he saw a small figure sitting on a bench under a streetlight not far away, looking vaguely like Yato. The child lowered his head, looking like he was examining something in his hand.

Yusei went downstairs and out the door, walking to the child's side. Only then did Yato seem to notice someone approaching, hurriedly putting away a card in his hand, wiping away the tears at the corner of his eyes, but the tear stains on his face couldn't be covered for a while, so he had to turn his head awkwardly to avoid it.

"You... what do you want to do?" Yato tried hard to cover the sobbing in his voice.

Yusei also sat down by the bench, his voice gentle: "You really can't let go, right? That card just now, is it 'Little Angel'? I heard from Grandpa that it's your most important partner." "Who... who is a partner with this kind of thing!" Yato said angrily. "This monster, and other cards, are just guys who admire strength. Duel Monsters also only have victory in their eyes.

Once you fail, once you lose once, they will leave you from then on. In the end, bonds or something were fake from the beginning; everyone is just establishing a fragile cooperation for victory, that's all."

Yusei was silent for a moment, saying: "Do you think it's because you lost that you were abandoned by the spirits and lost your friends and power?"

The child turned his head again, wiping his tears with his sleeve: "Otherwise?"

Ever since that defeat, he had been depressed. He lost his most trusted friends, lost the power he was proud of, and his god-given right hand that was invincible in duels no longer worked; even in ordinary duels with little friends in town, he couldn't draw the cards he wanted.

Everything started after that defeat.

"If that's really the case, if you are really completely disappointed in your companions," Yusei said, "then why do you always carry that card?"

Yato: "!"

"You really can't abandon that bond, and deep down you still vaguely believe that your most important spirit friends won't betray you, right?" Yusei said.

The child was speechless for a while. He bit his lip, his figure trembled slightly, and tears couldn't help but burst out of his eyes again.

"But... but so what if I don't give up? So what if I can't abandon it? The fact is they have already left me!" Yato said with a crying voice. "I am already a loser, no longer favored by spirits, and can no longer see them! I have already... I..."

The child sobbed, and finally covered his face with both hands, tears sliding down from between his fingers.

"If I could, I... I also wanted to keep winning..."

"I also wanted to be with my most important companions, always, always... duel happily forever, is that not okay..."

Yusei reached out and stroked his head, saying softly: "Actually, I don't think so. I think, 'Little Angel' itself probably also wants to fight with you forever."

The child raised his head blankly: "Eh?"

Yusei was about to say something more, but suddenly his expression changed, his gaze became sharp, and he stood up from the bench abruptly.

His sharpness as a warrior made him perceive danger.

Then he heard footsteps coming from the darkness, and a man's voice came from the darkness.

"It's really shocking, this brat is called... Yato, right?"

The man walked out of the darkness, looking at Yato with a gaze like a hawk inspecting prey.

"Clearly a brat who has already been processed, how can he still be alive and kicking?" ===== CHAPTER 1286 =====