It has been seventeen years since the death game known as Sword Art Online, and it has been one month since Yugi's grandfather, Solomon Muto died. Yugi was so upset and depressed, that not even his friends Tristan, Joey, or Téa could help him. They tried their best, but it was no use.
Pretty soon, Yugi met a mysterious man, a kind woman, and a girl who seemed to always be happy. They saw Yugi sitting on the sidewalk crying, and the girl walked up to him.
"Are you ok?" The girl asked.
"No," Yugi answered as he tried to wipe away his tears.
"Dad this man is crying!" the girl yelled.
The mysterious man, in a black coat then walked up to Yugi.
"Hi, I'm Kazuto," The man introduced. "And this is my family, my wife Asuna, and my daughter Yui. What's your name?"
"I'm Yugi Muto," Yugi answered as he stopped crying, "And aren't you the one who beat SAO?"
"Yes, and aren't you the Duelist Kingdom Champion?" Kazuto asked.
"Yes I am," Yugi replied.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you," Kazuto Exclaimed.
"Likewise," Yugi replied.
"Hey, give us a call sometime if you want to talk," Kazuto said as he handed Yugi a slip of paper. The family soon left afterwards. At that time, Yugi knew he had made a new friend
About a month later, Kaiba Corp. released a new game call Shadow Games Online. Yugi found out, and gave Kazuto a call.
"Hey, did you hear about the new virtual reality game Shadow Games Online?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah, I have it," Kazuto replied, "Do you want to come over to my place, and check it out?"
"Sure!" Yugi answered excitedly.
"Okay then, see you later!" Kazuto exclaimed as he hung up.
Yugi soon got in his car, and drove over to Kazuto's house. Luckily Kazuto's address was on the slip of paper he gave Yugi one month ago. About an hour later, Yugi arrived at Kazuto's house. He then rang the doorbell, Kazuto answered, and welcomed Yugi in.
Pretty soon they went to Kazuto's game room, and hooked themselves up to the V.R. system. They were then transported to two different character choosing centers.
"Welcome to Shadow Games Online, please choose your class," a female voice said.
There were only two classes, and they were, the duelist class, and the warrior class. Obviously Yugi chose the duelist class, while Kazuto choose the warrior class.
"What is your name?" the voice asked.
A keyboard hologram appeared for both of them. Kazuto typed in 'Kirito', and Yugi used 'Yami' for his name. When they joined the game, They found each other as they were greeted by an enormous crowd of other players. Little did they all know, this game wasn't just addicting. It was also deadly, and there was no way out.