Authors Note; Here is another chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS: Akashic Records! I think I will do slow updates due to the minimum of cards that Yusaku has revealed so i input them on cards that he already input his deck so I want to add varieties of combos for the upcoming duels! I won't add cards that he gotten from the Data Storm because I want to give a canon feeling related to the anime. Enjoy!

This chapter start on Yugioh Duel Monsters Episode 50.

*I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS show! I own the OC characters and cards!


Chapter 2: Into the Duel Monsters!

At the open sky, a portal appear overhead which Yusaku came out and landed on the ground with his feet. He gets up and look around his surroundings which is a Japanese city that is similar to Den City before looking at his appearance. He is no longer in his Playmaker avatar and is back to his real form as Ai speak to him about this.

(Ai) "Ugghh… That was one nasty ride. I still feel prickle from the shocks along the way."

(Yusaku) "Get use to it. We will be doing these later in the future after finishing this one."

(Ai) "Guhhh… I'm not looking forward to it… Anyway, this is place where the Chronicle Factor is located, huh?"

(Yusaku) "Yeah. It seem we have arrived at some city."

(Ai) "Heh… It look so realistic if I hadn't known this was a virtual simulation. Well, do you know how to find this Legendary Duelist who holds the Chronicle Factor?"

(Yusaku) "No idea."

(Ai) "What?! Then how will we find this person?"

(Yusaku) "Guess we have to find him ourselves."

(Ai) "Ugghh... Searching through the hard way, huh? That creepy Mysterio guy, he didn't give us any information on where to find the Legendary Duelists! I can't believe that he made a stupid mistake."

(Mysterio) "I didn't make any mistake~"

(Ai) "Uwah! Where that came from?!"

Ai is surprised when he heard Mysterio's voice while Yusaku figured that person would appear soon as he predict that Mysterio wouldn't leave them to this predicament. His voice is coming from Yusaku's Duel Disk that changed its appearance. It's resemble like his old one except that it has a physical blade now which unfolded in half on both sides.

(Mysterio) "I knew that you guys need help finding the Legendary Duelists so I instilled a radar into your disk for finding the locations of the Chronicle Factors."

(Ai) "What?! Since when?"

(Yusaku) "He must have done it quickly when I shook his hand earlier. I didn't even sense it when it happened!"

(Mysterio) "That's right~ Also, I have input some infos on places during your journey. That is all you need to know so I won't be calling you guys much during the mission. Good luck~!"

Mysterio ends the call as Ai start complaining about his playful personality.

(Ai) "Kuh! This guy is so annoying! Can't believe that we're working with this guy now."

(Yusaku) "Enough talking. Start searching the Chronicle Factor in the area."

(Ai) "Alright, I'll do all of the hard work, geez... Activating the radar… now!"

Ai start the radar as he is standing there in a daze for a few minutes until he is done scanning.

(Ai) "I got it! The name of this place is Domino City and our target is close around here!"

(Yusaku) "Where?"

(Ai) "To the south!"

Ai pointed to the direction of the Chronicle Factor as Yusaku walks there. After a few minutes, he had arrived at a little shop with green roofs and a sign that said 'GAMES' on front.

(Yusaku) "Our target lives here?"

(Ai) "That what the radar indicates, but what a cheap house. It doesn't much for the Legendary Duelist to live in."

(Yusaku) "We don't have actual information of where the Legendary Duelists live or what they look like. All we can do now is to search for them."

(Ai) "I see."

(Yusaku) "Hm? There's someone outside in front of the house. Ai, could this guy be him?"

Yusaku saw a short old man sweeping the floor outside with his broom. He had wild silver hair and purple eyes wearing a white shirt and green overalls. He also had a black bandana on his head as he patted his back while Ai give out his answer.

(Ai) "Nope. The radar didn't respond to him so he's out. Honestly, I highly doubted about this guy being one of the Legendary Duelists. He's even too old to be a duelist."

(Yusaku) "A duelist can be any kind, no matter how young or old he is. I'll go ask him if he lives in that house along with his family."

Yusaku went up to the old man when the man noticed his arrival as he greets him.

(Aged Old Man) "Hello there! Are you here to buy something?"

(Yusaku) "Buy? You mean this place isn't just a house?"

(Aged Old Man) "Oh, you didn't know? That means you didn't come to buy at my shop."

(Yusaku) "Sorry to disappoint you."

(Mr. Mutou) "Don't be, it was my mistake. My name is Sugoroku Mutou, and I'm the owner of the game shop, Kame Game."

(Ai) "Shop?! This little cheap place? I bet he doesn't have a lot of customers though."

(Yusaku) "Shut it. Others here will not hear you but I do so don't disturbed me now."

(Ai) "Fine. I'll be quiet."

(Mr. Mutou) "Hm? What was that?"

Mr. Mutou tilted his head when he heard Yusaku talking himself which the latter tries to change the subject.

(Yusaku) "Nothing. I'm Yusaku Fujiki and I just recently arrived at this place. I'm a bit lost around here when I saw your shop and decided to ask for direction."

(Mr. Mutou) "I see. Then welcome to Domino City, Yusaku. I'm happy to help out."

(Yusaku) "Thank you. By the way, do you live here alone at your shop?"

(Mr. Mutou) "Oh no. I live here with my family. My son's wife and my grandson."

(Yusaku) "Grandson?"

(Anzu) "Good morning, Mister!"

A girl came in their conversation as she greeted Mr. Mutou in a friendly tone. The girl has brown hair and blue eyes. Her brown shoulder-length hair is sectioned into two layers, consisting of a darker shade of brown inner layer, with the outer layer of a lighter shade. She is wearing her school uniform which is colored in pink as Mr. Mutou greeted her back.

(Mr. Mutou) "Oh, good morning! Anzu-chan, you're a nice girl as always!"

(Anzu) "Oh? This person..."

(Mr. Mutou) "This young man is looking for directions so I'm helping him find his way around here."

(Anzu) "I see. Sorry that I'm disturbing you."

(Yusaku) "It's fine."

Anzu gives her small apology to Yusaku which the latter didn't mind as she turn to face Mr. Mutou.

(Anzu) "By the way, where's Yugi?"

(Mr. Mutou) "He is upstairs at the moment so I'll call him. Oh, Yugi! Anzu-chan is here!"

(Yugi) "Oh, okay! I'm coming now!"

(Yusaku) "Yugi? Could that be his grandson?"

Yusaku mutters as he saw a young boy coming out of the door. His appearance is a normal outfit which consists of the standard high school uniform which is colored in blue complete with a closed buckled collar. His most notable feature is his extremely extravagant hair which has multiple layers including long blond crooked, pointy locks for his fringe; the rest features a set of five large spikes and two smaller spikes colored black with a magenta sheen along the edges. He also has a golden pendent which resembles an upside-down pyramid with an eye on the front and has a ring on top which has chains on it as Anzu greeted her childhood friend.

(Anzu) "Good morning, Yugi."

(Yugi) "Sorry to keep you waiting, Anzu. Hm?"

Yugi noticed Yusaku who is looking at him as he speaks to him.

(Yugi) "Who are you?"

(Yusaku) "I'm…"

(Mr. Mutou) "This man is Yusaku Fujiki and he is new around here so I'm helping him get use to the place."

(Yugi) "I see. Nice to meet you, Yusaku-kun."

(Anzu) "Come on, Yugi. Let's hurry to school!"

(Yugi) "Okay. We're off, Grandpa! And in if you transfers to my school, then I hope we see each other, Yusaku-kun!"

(Mr. Mutou) "Oh, take care you two!"

Yugi and Anzu waves goodbye to Mr. Mutou before leaving to their school. Ai came out of Yusaku's Duel Disk to frustratedly shout at his owner.

(Ai) "What are you doing, Yusaku?! You're letting our target get away! That man holds the Chronicle Factor."

(Yusaku) "I figured as much. Yugi Mutou… So this person is one of the Legendary Duelists."

(Mr. Mutou) "You there. Are you interesting of dueling my grandson?"

(Yusaku) "How do you know that I'm a duelist?"

(Mr. Mutou) "Heh heh heh. Despite my old age, I'm still a duelist and I also have a good eyes for strong ones as I see the fighting spirit in your eyes when you look at Yugi."

(Yusaku) "I just sense a strong will coming from him so it kinda makes me curious about him."

(Ai) "Really? I don't feel anything like that. Are you sure that what you're sensing?"

Yusaku makes an excuse about his actions earlier as Ai makes a sarcastic remark about it which Yusaku ignores completely.

(Mr. Mutou) "Ho Ho Ho. I understand how you feel that way. My grandson is very strong duelist. After all, he is the winner of Duelist Kingdom."

(Yusaku) "Duelist Kingdom?"

(Mr. Mutou) "You didn't know? It was a tournament hosted by Pegasus J. Crawford…"

Mr. Mutou is explaining Yugi's achievements to Yusaku as the latter listens. Duelist Kingdom was a tournament hosted by Pegasus J. Crawford, the the president of Industrial Illusions and the creator of the game of Duel Monsters. Yugi was invited to the tournament by the president himself and eventually managed to win the whole event, attained the title "King of Duelists" which impressed Yusaku despite not knowing about the company who hosted or its president.

(Mr. Mutou) "After that event, a few duelists came to challenge him either to attain the title or like fighting the strongest duelist, which in case he has beaten them all already. If you want to duel against my grandson, I suggest that you better catch up with him."

(Yusaku) "You don't mind?"

(Mr. Mutou) "Of course not. These things happen most of the time and Yugi can grow stronger by having more rivals and friends. Although I have to warn you, my grandson is very strong so don't underestimate him."

(Yusaku) "I'll take your word for it. Thank you for your help, Mutou-san."

(Mr. Mutou) "Take care, Yusaku."

Yusaku also said his goodbyes to Mr. Mutou as he walks off and went after Yugi, the holder of the Chronicle Factor.

(Mr. Mutou) "Aw, youth. A life of passion and adventurous. I really miss the old days. Well, better to sweep up this mess."


(Anzu) "By the way, Yugi. Is that a chain on your puzzle?"

(Yugi) "You noticed? This puzzle is very important to my other self, so I want to make sure I don't damage it."

(Anzu) "I see…"

Anzu and Yugi are having their friendly conversation while walking to school as Yusaku is following them behind. He is keeping a safe distance between them in order to not get noticed as Ai commented about Yusaku's excuse earlier.

(Ai) "What was that earlier? 'I just sense a strong will coming from him.' That doesn't sound logical at all!"

(Yusaku) "It was just an excuse. Besides, it is truth that we must face him in a duel later."

(Ai) "Yeah, I know, but I gotta say that I'm not impressed with this Legendary Duelist. All he did was managed to win one tournament, that's all."

(Yusaku) "It might be the starting point of his history."

(Ai) "Huh? What do you mean?"

Ai is perplexed about it when they saw Yugi and Anzu stopped at some fortune teller stand with a hooded figure which also Yusaku stopped his tracks as he explain his reason.

(Yusaku) "Didn't you hear what Mysterio said? That we're going to follow their story. It means that he must send us back to the earlier point of Yugi's history before his achievements have already happened."

(Ai) "What? You mean to tell me that we really have to follow his history at the beginning!? Why?!"

(Yusaku) "I can think of three reasons for it. #1: We were sented at this point in order to get acquainted with our target to fully understand him. #2: To learn about their strategies and cards in order to prepare for the incoming duel. #3: It's most likely that the chances for the Chronicle Factor will come out is near the end of the journey because there might be some requirements for it to appear."

(Ai) "I see… Oh man, this will be a pain in the neck. Who's know how long we will reached that goal."

(Yusaku) "Get use to it because there are four more Chronicle Factors after this one."

(Ai) "Don't remind me."

(Yugi) "Aah! My puzzle!"

Yusaku look at the direction where Yugi and Anzu screamed out in shock when the hooded fortune teller kicked his stand and runs off while stealing Yugi's puzzle.

(Anzu) "Are you okay, Yugi?"

(Yugi) "Anzu, go to school before me! I'm going after him!"

(Anzu) "I'll get the others!"

(Yusaku) "Looks like something happened. I better follow him!"

Yugi runs off and chase after the thief who stole his puzzle in the alleyway as Anzu left to get their friends for help. Yusaku who saw the whole event decided to follow Yugi as he runs after him.

As Yusaku runs through the alleyway, he noticed several arrow signs on the walls that indicated him to follow the path which he felt suspicious about this.

(Yusaku) "These signs… Could it be that they were expecting someone? Maybe Yugi?"

Yusaku observe this as he has managed to arrived at an old warehouse that looks abandoned and walk closer to it where he can hear the voices inside.

(Yugi) "Give me back my Millennium Puzzle!"

(Fortune Teller) "If you want me to give it back, defeat me in a duel."

Yusaku look at the gap between the doors where he saw Yugi facing the fortune teller that stolen his Millennium Puzzle. The item in question is staked at some sort of stadium that had a format of Duel Monsters and the two boxes are colored in red and blue on different sides.

(Yugi) "Who are you?! Why are you making me duel you?"

(Fortune Teller) "There is no need for me to answer you. You have but two options to choose from. Will you accept the duel? Or will you not?"

(Yugi) "Why do I have to duel you? Can't you just return my Millennium Puzzle?"

(Fortune Teller) "What will you do?"

(Yusaku) "If you don't mind, I will take his place."

Yugi and the fortune teller turns around to see Yusaku walks in the warehouse as he declares his intention.

(Fortune Teller) "Who are you bastard?!"

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun!? Why are you here?"

(Yusaku) "I was in the area when I saw the whole event happening so I follow you here. I heard from your grandfather that some duelists came here to challenge you because of your achievements, but this kind of act is something that I can't ignore so you won't mind that I duel in your place instead."

(Fortune Teller) "Get out! It has nothing to do with you!"

(Yusaku) "I refuse. If you want to duel him, you have to get through me first!"

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun…"

(Fortune Teller) "Oh? You're a brave fellow. Very well. If you wish to get involved, then I accept your request. Get on the Dueling Arena. That is where we will duel. If you lose, you will hand over your deck. That is the price for your intrusion."

(Yusaku) "If I win, you returned his puzzle."

(Fortune Teller) "Sure."

The fortune teller and Yusaku made their bets as he gets on the duel box while Yusaku did the same as Ai complimented on his heroism.

(Ai) "What a cool speech, Yusaku! Sounded like a real hero!"

(Yusaku) "I'm only doing this in order to gain trust of our target. This is the chance to do so."

(Ai) "I see! But I bet that the other reason is that you can't ignore someone in trouble, aren't you?"

(Yusaku) "Be quiet."

(Yugi) "Sorry about this, Yusaku-kun. I'm involving you with my problems."

(Yusaku) "This is my own choice. Don't worry about it."

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun… Then I hoped you will win!"

Yusaku nodded to his words as he is being lifted to the duel box where the Dueling Arena setting itself for the duel.

(Yusaku) "This must be a different model before Duel Disks were created…"

(Fortune Teller) "Good. You're ready to duel now. Place your deck on the format so we can begin."

Yusaku agrees as he pull out his deck from his Duel Disk and it doesn't appear to log him out from LINK VRAINS which surprises him. Then he set his deck on the format where Yusaku saw it changed into his world's Master Rule. His opponent doesn't noticed the change which confirms Mysterio's facts.

(Yusaku) So what Mysterio said is true… Even I have the advantage, I gotta be careful about this.

Yusaku thought of that as he begins the duel against his first opponent in this world.

DUEL!

Yusaku: (LP: 4000), (Hand:5), (Field:0)

Fortune Teller: (LP: 4000), (Hand:5), (Field:0)

(Fortune Teller) "It's your turn first."

(Yusaku) "Understood. My turn! When there are no monsters on my field, I can Special Summon this card. Come, Linkslayer!"

Yusaku summons a humanoid warrior wearing a beast themed armor with circuits all over and a red cape as it appears on the field.

[Linkslayer/EARTH/Cyberse/LV 5/ATK 2000/DEF 600]

(Yusaku) "Next, I summon Cyberse Wizard!"

Yusaku summons a humanoid magician wearing cyberpunk clothing and holds a staff as it appears next to Linkslayer.

[Cyberse Wizard/LIGHT/Cyberse/LV 4/ATK 1800/DEF 800]

(Yusaku) "Then I set 1 card. Turn end."

Yusaku: (LP: 4000), (Hand:2), (Field:3)

Fortune Teller: (LP: 4000), (Hand:5), (Field:0)

(Yugi) "I never seen those monsters before. So this is Yusaku's deck."

(Fortune Teller) "Interesting. You have some unusual cards. Looks like there is some worth dueling you after all. My turn. Draw. I placed a monster face-down and set 1 card. Turn end."

Yugi and the fortune teller commented on Yusaku's cards as they never seen a Cyberse deck before. The fortune teller just set his cards on the field without doing anything as he ends his turn.

Yusaku: (LP: 4000), (Hand:2), (Field:3)

Fortune Teller: (LP: 4000), (Hand:4), (Field:2)

(Ai) "That's it? Not going to attack on his turn?"

(Yusaku) "He must have set up his defenses. Or he might be luring me into attacking his monster to activate his Trap Card."

(Ai) "I see. Setting up a bait for us, huh?"

(Yugi) "That man's voice… I think I heard it somewhere before."

(Yusaku) "Hm? Yugi, what's wrong?"

Yusaku heard Yugi's muttering when his opponent urges him to start his turn.

(Fortune Teller) "Hey, what is it? It's your turn."

(Yusaku) "Alright. My turn. Draw! Here I go!"

(Ai) "Eh?! Didn't you said that he setting up a trap for us?"

(Yusaku) "If I was scared, I wouldn't accepted this duel. Battle! Go, Linkslayer! Attack his monster! [Meteor Slash!]"

His monster's wrists turns into light blades as it jumps at the face-down monster and slash it down. The monster reveal itself before being attack which it appears to be a robotic looking pot with a face at where the opening should be as his opponent grins.

[Cyber Jar/DARK/Rock/LV 3/ATK 900/DEF 900]

(Fortune Teller) "When Cyber Jar is attacked while in face-down DEF Mode, Cyber Jar's effect activates. When this card is Flipped, all monsters on the field are destroyed."

(Yusaku) "What?!"

Yusaku is shocked as he saw two of his monsters being destroyed in front of his eyes. His opponent's monster is also destroyed by its own effect as the fortune teller continues to explain more.

(Fortune Teller) "And both players are to draw 5 cards from the top of their decks. We then both summon any Level 4 or lower monsters we've drawn to the field in ATK Mode or face-down DEF Mode. We also reveal the cards we've drawn as well."

(Ai) "Summon any Level 4 or lower monsters!?"

Ai is also surprised by this as Yusaku and the fortune teller draw 5 cards and summon their monsters.

(Yusaku) "I set both Bitron and Stack Reviver in face-down DEF Mode while summon Draconnet in ATK Mode."

(Fortune Teller) "I summon Mecha Hunter, Ground Attacker Bugroth and BM-4 Bomb Spider in ATK Mode."

Yusaku placed both of his monsters face-down while summon a digitize being with a vague dragon-like appearance and circuit patterns. His opponent just summoned three of his monsters. All of them are Machine monsters; a robot with wings and six arm-like weapons, a jet-like machine with submarine missiles on both sides of its back and a mechanical spider with rocket launchers on its back as well.

[Bitron/EARTH/Cyberse/LV 2/ATK 200/DEF 2000]

[Stack Reviver/DARK/Cyberse/LV 2/ATK 100/DEF 600]

[Draconnet/DARK/Cyberse/LV 4/ATK 1400/DEF 1200]

[Mecha Hunter/DARK/Machine/LV 4/ATK 1850/DEF 800]

[Ground Attacker Bugroth/EARTH/Machine/LV 4/ATK 1500/DEF 1000]

[BM-4 Bomb Spider/DARK/Machine/LV 4/ATK 1400/DEF 2200]

(Yusaku) "He summon three monsters in ATK Mode and all of them are Machine monsters."

(Ai) "And they have higher ATK points than our monsters! A disadvantage at the start!"

(Yugi) "Those monsters… Is he playing a Machine deck? Could it be…?! Could he be Bandit Keith?!"

(Yusaku) "Bandit Keith?"

Yusaku repeated the name in a questioning tone as the fortune teller remove his hood, revealing an old man face with blonde hair, unshaved chin and a bandana with an American-themed pattern. He also has vacant eyes for some reason as Yugi's suspicions were confirmed.

(Yugi) "As I thought, it is Keith!"

(Yusaku) "Someone you know?"

(Yugi) "Yes, he cause us a lot of trouble back in Duelist Kingdom. Although he acting like a different person, there's no mistaking that bandana!"

Yugi explaining to Yusaku about his history with Bandit Keith. He is the former U.S. Duel Monsters Champion. He was so successful in this profession, that his reputation earned him the nickname "Bandit Keith". He was defeated by Pegasus J. Crawford during the final round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament in New York City by using a child to duel him and wants revenge against him so he sneaks into Duelist Kingdom to defeat Pegasus and reclaim his glory.

(Yugi) "However, he was defeated by Jonouchi-kun in Duelist Kingdom and then ejected from the island by Pegasus for using dirty tricks. I'm surprised to see him here."

(Ai) "Dirty tricks! What a scoundrel!"

(Yugi) "Keith, why are you here?"

(Keith) "It is true that this man is known as 'Bandit Keith.'"

(Yusaku) "This man?"

(Yugi) "Why does he call himself 'this man' as if he's talking about another person? And why is he after me…?"

Yusaku, Ai and Yugi are confused from Keith's words as the latter continues to explain.

(Keith) "After the fact, Keith was thrown into the sea and was about to drift away into nothingness if I hadn't came along. It's not surprising that he has a grudge against you, Yugi. Had you and your friends not been there, Keith would have gotten his hands on a large cash prize, as well as earning back the title of 'U.S. Duel Monsters Champion.'"

(Ai) "Woah woah, hold on! What on earth is he saying?"

(Yusaku) "You there, what are you talking about?!"

(Keith) "There's no need to know now. Anyway, are you done with your turn?"

(Yusaku) "... I set 2 cards and end my turn."

Yusaku demands to know the meaning behind his words as Keith didn't reply to his question and urges him to continue which Yusaku set his two cards and ending his turn.

Yusaku: (LP: 4000), (Hand:3), (Field:6)

Keith: (LP: 4000), (Hand:6), (Field:4)

(Ai) "You're not going for a Link Summon right now?"

(Yusaku) "There's too many unknown factors around this duel and I don't have a clear image of his strategy so I'm holding back for now."

(Keith) "My turn. Draw. I tribute Ground Attacker Bugroth to summon Machine King in ATK Mode."

His Machine monster vanishes as a new monster takes it place. It is a big humanoid robot with horns on its shoulder and head.

[Machine King/EARTH/Machine/LV 6/ATK 2200/DEF 2000]

(Keith) "By Machine King's effect, its ATK goes up by 100 for every Machine monsters on the field."

[Machine King; (2200 → 2500 ATK)]

(Ai) "His monster's ATK is increased to 2500!"

(Keith) "Battle. Mecha Hunter attacks Draconnet."

(Ai) "Huh? He's not attacking with Machine King who has higher ATK?"

(Yusaku) "I have a bad feeling! Quick-Play Spell, Security Block! Draconnet isn't destroyed by battle this turn! Damage also becomes 0!"

(Keith) "No use. Counter Trap, Magic Jammer activates! It let me discard a card from my hand and then negates the activation of a Spell Card, followed by its destruction."

(Yusaku) "What?!"

His opponent discard a card for the cost as a magic circle appears and spew purple haze that was send over to Yusaku's Spell Card to negate its effect and destroys it. Without his Spell Card to protect his monster, Mecha Hunter continues to attack as it sliced the digitize being into pieces.

Yusaku: (LP: 4000 - 450 = 3550)

(Yugi) "Magic Jammer! That is one of the Ultra rare cards."

(Keith) "At this moment, BM-4 Bomb Spider's effect activates. Once per turn, when my DARK Machine monster destroys the opponent's monster by battle or effect and send it to the Graveyard, it can inflict damage equal to half of the original ATK of your destroyed monster to you."

(Yusaku) "So that's why he attack with Mecha Hunter instead of Machine King because its attribute is DARK while the other is EARTH!"

(Ai) "No way! Draconnet's ATK is 1400 so that means-!"

(Yusaku) "I'll take 700 damage."

(Keith) "Take this. [Rocket Barrage!]"

Keith's mechanical spider opens the lids and fires many missiles towards Yusaku due to its effect. Yusaku crossed his arms to brace himself for the attack as the missiles hit him and exploded upon impact.

Yusaku: (LP: 3550 - 700 = 2850)

(Yusaku) "Kuh…!"

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun!"

(Yusaku) "But... ! I activate the Trap Card, Cyberse Beacon! Since I took damage this turn, I can add 1 Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster in my deck to my hand."

(Keith) "I'm not finish with my attack. Machine King attacks Bitron. [Jet Punch!]"

His monster rises its arm which fires a rocket punch towards Yusaku's set monster as white cybernetic being that's hovering in the air was revealed before being destroyed from that attack. The robot's arm flew back to its owner and reattached itself.

(Keith) "Finally, BM-4 Bomb Spider attacks your last monster."

The mechanical spider opens its lids again and fires many missiles towards Stack Reviver as a white square-shaped robot with data chips on both sides and metal arm-like claws reveal itself also before being destroyed in the explosion.

(Keith) "All of your monsters are now annihilated. This is the power of my Machine army. I set 1 cards. Turn end."

Yusaku: (LP: 2850), (Hand:4), (Field:1)

Keith: (LP: 4000), (Hand:4), (Field:4)

(Ai) "This is bad, Yusaku! He already wipe out our monsters in our field! If you don't fight back soon, we will be in serious trouble!"

(Yusaku) "I know that!"

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun…"

(Keith) "What's wrong, Yugi? Are you gonna just sit back and watch your friend lose? If you wish to change places, then call out your other self like you did in Duelist Kingdom so we can settle this."

(Yugi) "Eh?!"

(Yusaku) "Other self?"

Yusaku is confused about this exchange as he saw Yugi's shocked expression which means he knows what Keith is talking about. He didn't understand what Keith mean by "other self" as the man continues to taunt Yugi.

(Keith) "Is this how the 'King of Duelists' plays? Letting others to duel for you while you sit back and watch?"

(Yugi) "I…"

(Yusaku) "Hey, I don't know what this is about but I'm not ready to give up yet."

(Keith) "Oh? You still fighting? Then let me see how much you can struggle against my Machine army."

(Yusaku) "We'll see about that. My turn! I draw! I summon Cyberse Gadget!"

A cybernetic robot with a various gadgets all over its body appears on the field. Its arm also have some sort of tablet attached to it.

[Cyberse Gadget/LIGHT/Cyberse/LV 4/ATK 1400/DEF 300]

(Yusaku) "When it's summoned, I can negate the effects of a Level 2 or lower monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it in DEF Mode. Resurrect, Stack Reviver!"

Yusaku brings back one of his destroyed monsters as a white square-shaped robot with data chips on both sides appears on the field.

(Yusaku) "Next, I Special Summon Backup Secretary! I can Special Summon this card from my hand when there's a Cyberse monster on the field."

Yusaku summons a humanoid female with futuristic clothing and purple hair as it appears on the field. Its outfit consist of a purple suit, a visor and holding a tablet.

[Backup Secretary/LIGHT/Cyberse/LV 3/ATK 1200/DEF 800]

(Keith) "No matter how many small fries you bring, they won't be enough to stand a chance against my Machine army."

(Yusaku) "Are you sure? I'm going to play my trump card!"

(Keith) "Trump card?"

(Yusaku) "Appear, the circuit lead to the future!"

Yusaku is going for a Link Summon as his palm glows bright and the Arrowhead portal appears above him. Keith and Yugi were very surprised to see this action.

(Yugi) "What is that?"

(Keith) "You bastard… What are you trying to do?"

(Yusaku) "Arrowhead Confirmed! The summoning conditions are at least two Effect monsters! I set Cyberse Gadget, Stack Reviver and Backup Secretary in the Link Markers!"

Three of his Cyberse monsters turns into hurricane-like energies as they went into three Link Markers which causes the portal to glow again.

(Yusaku) "Circuit Combine! Link Summon! Appear! Link 3! Decode Talker!"

Yusaku summons one of his ace monsters as a dark blue armored humanoid that look like a knight emerges from the portal and placed on the Extra Deck Zone. It has glowing purple orbs on several parts of its body with circuit-like patterns and wielding a purple light sword. It is one of his ace monsters that he gotten on his first Speed Duel.

[Decode Talker/DARK/Cyberse/Link 3/ATK 2300/↙↑↘]

(Ai) "Yeah! Decode Talker is here! Now things will get serious!"

(Keith) "Link Summon!?"

(Yugi) "I never heard or seen this kind of summoning method before…! So this is Yusaku's ace monster…!"

(Yusaku) "Cyberse Gadget's effect activates from my Graveyard! When it's sent from the field to the Graveyard, I Special Summon 1 Gadget Token!"

A small robot is placed on the zone where one of Decode Talker's link arrows point to.

[Gadget Token/LIGHT/Cyberse/LVL 2/ATK 0/DEF 0]

(Yusaku) "And when I use Stack Reviver to Link Summon, I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Cyberse monster in DEF Mode. I resurrect Cyberse Gadget!"

Yusaku brought back one of his monster used for Link Summon as it is placed on the zone where one of Decode Talker's link arrows point to.

(Yusaku) "Decode Talker's effect activates! It gains 500 ATK for every monster it's linked to!"

(Keith) "What?!"

(Yusaku) "[Power Integration!]"

Keith is shocked by this effect as Decode Talker's link arrows have pointed three monsters; Cyberse Gadget, Gadget Token and Mecha Hunter. It's ATK increased by a huge margin as it glows.

[Decode Talker; (2300 → 3800 ATK)]

(Keith) "3800 ATK?!"

(Yugi) "Yes! Its ATK is much higher than Keith's monsters!"

(Yusaku) "Battle! Decode Talker, attack Machine King! [Decode End!]"

Decode Talker hold its sword with both hands as it jumps up and slashed down at Machine King, causing the monster to explode into pieces.

Keith: (LP: 4000 - 1300 = 2700)

(Ai) "Yeah! That hunk of junk is history now! Get it?"

(Yusaku) "Shut it. I set 1 card and end my turn."

(Keith) "Kuh…!"


At a dark room where no light has shined through, one hooded figure is sitting on the throned while holding a staff that has an eye and is made of gold like the Millennium Puzzle as he pondered over this situation.

(Hooded Figure) "Who is this man? I was planning on dueling him to push Yugi into helping his friend and bring out the other soul. To see if he is the one that I'm looking for. However, this fellow is much better than I anticipated."

The hooded figure is the one controlling Keith in the first place. His plan was to steal Yugi's puzzle so he can duel him in order to see the other soul in the Millennium Puzzle. However, his plan went astray when Yusaku came in and challenge him instead. He decided to concede to this as he thought it would push the guilt in Yugi for involving someone with his problem and bring out his other self, but Yusaku managed to surprise him with cards and strategies he never seen before to overcome his moves.

(Hooded Figure) "I've been holding back so far in order to see the other soul in the Millennium Puzzle… It's about time I dropped the act and get serious! I'll use our special cards to attack him and have Yugi force out the other soul to help him!"

The hooded figure plans to go all out as his staff shines in an ominous glow.


Yusaku: (LP: 2850), (Hand:2), (Field:5)

Keith: (LP: 2700), (Hand:4), (Field:3)

(Keith) "My turn. Draw."

Keith draw the card as he let down his arm and secretly uses the mechanical claw in his hand to swap the card for a different one.

(Keith) "I tribute Mecha Hunter and BM-4 Bomb Spider for an Advance Summon. Come, Revolver Dragon!"

(Yusaku) "Revolver Dragon!?"

Keith's monsters have disappear which a new one replace them in their stead. It is a mechanical black dragon with three revolver guns, one on its head and the other two on its arms, as it stood on the field with a menacing atmosphere.

[Revolver Dragon/DARK/Machine/LV 7/ATK 2600/DEF 2000]

(Ai) "I really don't this… Looking at this thing makes me remember our duel against Revolver."

(Yugi) "That monster…! It is the one that give Jonouchi-kun a hard time beating it!"

(Keith) "And since one of my monsters is gone, your monster's ATK goes down."

[Decode Talker; (3800 → 3300 ATK)]

(Yusaku) "But Decode Talker's ATK is still higher than your dragon!"

(Keith) "I activate Revolver Dragon's effect. I'll do three coin tosses and if 2 out of 3 results are heads, I destroy 1 monster you control."

(Yusaku) "What?! A Russian Roulette!?"

(Keith) "That's right. Russian Roulette, start!"

His mechanical dragon activate its effect which instead a coin toss, its revolvers start to spin as Yusaku, Ai and Yugi getting worry about the results when the spinning has stop with two click noise.

(Keith) "Looks like there are 2 out of 3 are heads. Then I activate the Continuous Trap, Gun Cannon Shot! Once per turn, if the monster's' effect involves a coin toss, I activate these effects! It there are more than 1 head, you take 500 damage and if there are 2 or more, I destroy another of your monster."

(Yusaku) "Another of my monsters!?"

(Keith) "I'll destroy both of your monsters that are linked to your ace. [Gun Cannon Shot!]"

His mechanical dragon fires three shots which two of them destroys Yusaku's monster that are linked to Decode Talker while the third one hits him. Decode Talker's ATK has decreased due to both monsters are gone.

Yusaku: (LP: 2850 - 500 = 2350)

[Decode Talker; (3300 → 2300 ATK)]

(Ai) "Oh no~! Decode Talker's ATK are back to normal and his dragon is now higher than ours!"

(Yusaku) "At this moment, I activate Cyberse Gadget's effect once more to Special Summon 1 Gadget Token!"

Yusaku summons another token which it was placed on the zone where one of Decode Talker's link arrows point to as the Link monster powers up again.

[Decode Talker; (2300 → 2800 ATK)]

(Ai) "Ha! Caught you off guard, huh? Our monster have gain more ATK points than your monster so we're still in the advantage!"

(Yusaku) "Be quiet. You do realized that no one can hear you in this place other than me."

(Ai) "Ah! That's right! Ughh… I don't like the fact that no one will noticed my charm..."

(Keith) "Your monster's ATK may be higher than my monster, but it won't be for long."

Keith makes an ominous statement as he secretly uses the mechanical claw in his hand to swap cards again.

(Keith) "I activate the Equip Spell, Machine Conversion Factory! I equip this to Revolver Dragon and increase its ATK and DEF by 300."

(Yugi) "What?! That card is also rare!"

Yugi is shocked about this as Revolver Dragon gains more ATK.

[Revolver Dragon; (2600 → 2900 ATK)]

(Ai) "Damn! The differences may be small, but that's enough to destroy Decode Talker!"

(Keith) "Battle! Revolver Dragon, attack Decode Talker!"

His mechanical dragon's revolvers start to spin again as Ai panickedly warn Yusaku about this.

(Ai) "Yusaku! You've got to do something quickly!"

(Yusaku) "I know! I activate the Trap Card, Doppler Phase Coating! I equip this card on Decode Talker! Once per turn, the equipped monster isn't destroyed in battle!"

(Keith) "But you still take damage."

Yusaku activate his Trap Card which prevent his monster's destruction as the mechanical dragon's revolvers shot out bullets towards Decode Talker and get hit by them but isn't destroyed while Yusaku received the small damage.

Yusaku: (LP: 2350 - 100 = 2250)

(Keith) "Tch. You're really a tenacious fellow. I set 1 card. Turn end."

Yusaku: (LP: 2250), (Hand:2), (Field:3)

Keith: (LP: 2700), (Hand:2), (Field:4)

(Ai) "Whew! We managed to protect Decode Talker, but we still have to deal with that gambling machine. I don't want to take any chances on luck."

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun is amazing. He wouldn't give up even when driven to the corner while calmly analyzing the enemy, just like the other me…"

(Yusaku) "My turn. Draw! I tribute Gadget Token to Advance Summon Condenser Deathstalker!"

Yusaku summons a cybernetic scorpion with a condenser on the tip of its tail as it stood where the Token used to be.

[Condenser Deathstalker/LIGHT/Cyberse/LV 5/ATK 2000/DEF 1500]

(Yusaku) "Condenser Deathstalker's effect activates! When it's summoned, as long as it's on the field, my Cyberse monster gains 800 ATK!"

The cybernetic scorpion reflects a ray towards Decode Talker as it gains more ATK.

[Decode Talker; (2800 → 3600 ATK)]

(Yusaku) "And when an effect destroys Condenser Deathstalker, we both take 800 damage. Next, I activate the Equip Spell, Cynet Defrag from my hand! I Special Summon the Cyberse monster Bitron from my Graveyard in DEF Mode. I equip Cynet Defrag on Bitron!"

Yusaku summons back the white cybernetic being as it was placed on the zone where one of Decode Talker's link arrows point to as the Link monster powers up again.

[Decode Talker; (3600 → 4100 ATK)]

(Yugi) "4100 ATK!?"

(Ai) "Nice, Yusaku! Let's take down that tank!"

(Yusaku) "Battle! Decode Talker, attack Revolver Dragon! [Decode End!]"

Decode Talker hold its sword with both hands as it jumps up and slashed down at Revolver Dragon's head, causing the monster to explode into pieces.

Keith: (LP: 2700 - 1200 = 1500)

(Keith) "I activate the Trap Card, Time Machine! It brings back the destroyed monster in the same position and spot where it was destroyed."

(Yusaku) "What?!"

Yusaku is shocked about this effect as a big machine appears out from the mist and opens the door where Revolver Dragon came out unscratched with its original ATK.

(Ai) "Ah! We give a big damage to him, but he managed to bring back that hunk of trouble!"

(Yusaku) "I end my turn."

Yusaku: (LP: 2250), (Hand:1), (Field:6)

Keith: (LP: 1500), (Hand:2), (Field:3)

(Ai) "This doesn't look good, Yusaku. If he activates his monster's effect, he will wipe out our monsters like before."

(Yusaku) "Even he can use that effect, it's all depend on chances."

(Yugi) "Revolver Dragon's effect depends on the number of heads so if Keith didn't get 2 out of 3, he won't activate his dragon's effect."

(Hooded Figure) Hmph. That's what you both think. I'm not foolish enough to rely on luck forever. Time to push him even further.

(Keith) "My turn. Draw. I activate the Spell Card, Graceful Charity, which let's me draw three cards, then discard two from my hand."

Keith was about to draw due to the effect of Graceful Charity which he illegally placed three cards on top of his Deck right before drawing them and discard two from his hand.

(Keith) "I activate the Ultra rare Ritual Spell, Zera Ritual!"

A dark mist appears out of nowhere and when it was disperses, a hooded figure is sitting on a demonic throne which Yugi is surprised to hear the name.

(Yugi) "Eh? Zera Ritual? It's card that lets you Ritual Summon Zera once you sacrifice monsters equaling to Level 8 or more."

(Keith) "That's right. Zera is one of the strongest Fiend monsters."

(Ai) "Ritual Summon?"

(Yusaku) "It is a summoning method where you activate a Ritual Spell Card that let you sacrifice monsters from your hand or field by the required Level to summon a Ritual monster."

(Ai) "Hee... Those kind of cards exist?"

(Yugi) "B-But…! There's only three original cards in the entire world...! I've never even seen it! It's an ultra rare card even among other Ultra rares. My grandpa told me himself!"

(Yusaku) "Another Ultra rare card? Could it be..?"

Yusaku is feeling suspicious about Keith drawing rare cards to his advantage when his opponent shows the Zera card.

(Yugi) "It can't be!"

(Keith) "I'm sacrificing Metal Devilzoa from my hand in order for a Ritual Summon. Come forth, Zera!"

A metal demon appears on the field before turning into blue flames and went towards the hooded figure is sitting on a demonic throne which covers it in flames as well. Soon, it took shaped in a demonic form before dispersing and reveals a blue skeletal demon with razor sharp claws and a purple cape as it roars and stood on the field next to Revolver Dragon.

[Metal Devilzoa/DARK/Machine/LV 8/ATK 3000/DEF 2300]

[Zera/DARK/Fiend/Ritual/LVL 8/ATK 2800/DEF 2300]

(Ai) "What a scary monster! But Decode Talker still has higher ATK than that Ritual monster so we still in the league!"

(Keith) "I activate Revolver Dragon's effect which let me do three coin tosses once more. Russian Roulette, start!"

(Yusaku) "He activate his dragon's effect again!"

Yusaku brace himself for the effect as the mechanical dragon's revolvers start to spin. However, Keith surprises him by activate his Trap Card in his Graveyard.

(Keith) "At this moment, I activate the other Gun Cannon Shot that was discarded in my Graveyard! Its other effect activates when there is an effect depending on 2 or more coin tosses. I banish this card in my Graveyard to change the results to all heads."

(Yusaku) "All of them are heads!?"

(Yugi) "No way!"

(Ai) "You've gotta be kidding me!"

Yusaku, Ai and Yugi are dumbfounded by this effect as they heard three clicks from the dragon's revolvers when they stopped spinning.

(Keith) "Due to my dragon's effect, I destroy one of your monsters if the results are 2 or more heads. Then I activate my Trap Card's effect on the field depending the number of heads. I activate the first and second effect which deals you 500 damage and destroy another of your monster while the third let me see your cards in your hand and discard it."

(Yusaku) "Discard from my hand…!"

(Keith) "You've only have 1 card so you discard that and I'll destroy both of your monsters that are linked to your ace monster once more. Go, Revolver Dragon! [Gun Cannon Shot!]"

His mechanical dragon fires three shots which two of them destroys Yusaku's monster that are linked to Decode Talker like last time while the third one deals him 500 damage and discard his last one.

Yusaku: (LP: 2250 - 500 = 1750)

[Decode Talker; (4100 → 2300 ATK)]

(Yusaku) "But… If an effect destroys Condenser Deathstalker, we both take 800 damage!"

A shockwave came out of nowhere and hit both players which they lose Life points due to Condenser Deathstalker's effect.

Yusaku: (LP: 1750 - 800 = 950)

Keith: (LP: 1500 - 800 = 700)

(Keith) "But now Decode Talker loses its gained ATK which it's enough for monsters to attack. Battle! Revolver Dragon, attack Decode Talker!"

The mechanical dragon's revolvers fires another round of bullets towards Decode Talker and it get hit by them but isn't destroyed due to the protection of Yusaku's Trap Card.

Yusaku: (LP: 950 - 300 = 650)

(Yusaku) "Decode Talker isn't destroyed by battle once per turn!"

(Keith) "But you still take damage and that's only the first attack. My other monster will finish it off. Go, Zera! [Devil's Claw!]"

His Ritual monster charges at Decode Talker and sliced its arms off as it was destroyed completely.

Yusaku: (LP: 650 - 500 = 150)

(Yusaku) "Gaahh…!"

(Ai) "No! Decode Talker!"

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun!"

(Keith) "I end my turn."

Yusaku: (LP: 150), (Hand:0), (Field:1)

Keith: (LP: 700), (Hand:0), (Field:3)

Keith managed to destroy Yusaku's ace monster and depleted a lot of his Life points which start to worry Ai and Yugi.

(Yugi) At this rate, I won't be able to get back the Millennium Puzzle and Yusaku will lose his deck! What should I do?

(Keith) "What's wrong, Yugi? Worrying about your friend will lose? If you want, bring out the invincible Yugi in Duelist Kingdom and take his place."

(Yugi) Keith shouldn't have known about the other me. Why does he want to bring him out?

(Hooded Figure) "Now! Come out! The other Yugi! Are you the man I believe you to be? Come out and help your friend this instant!"

The hooded figure using Keith to taunt Yugi in order to bring out the other soul in the Millennium Puzzle once more. Yugi is hesitating on what to do until he was reassured by Yusaku.

(Yusaku) "This fight's not over! I'm still standing!"

(Yugi) "Yusaku-kun...!"

(Keith) "Oh? You're still planning to fight me?"

(Yusaku) "I won't give up! Not to a fake duelist like you…!"

(Keith) "What do you mean by that?"

(Yusaku) "You have been swapping your cards with Ultra rare ones during our duel, is that right?"

(Yugi) "What?!"

(Ai) "Eh?! Is that true?"

(Hooded Figure) "Oh? He figured out in a few turns?"

The hooded figure is silently surprised at Yusaku's deduction while Ai and Yugi were surprised as well as Yusaku explain this to them.

(Yusaku) "I thought it was strange for you to use too many rare cards so you must have been swapping cards during your turn secretly. The distance between our duel boxes is the perfect chance to cover up your dirty tricks!"

(Yugi) "I get it! I thought it was strange for him to use cards unrelated to his Machine deck."

(Ai) "This really burns me up! He should be disqualified in this duel!"

(Keith) "So what? There are no monsters on your field and you have no cards in your hand. Your Life points is only 150, and you're barely standing. Yet you still want to continue?"

(Yusaku) "I have three reasons for not losing this duel! #1: You've don't believe in your deck and relied way too much on Ultra rare cards! #2: Your conceitedness will be the cause of your downfall! #3: I'm going to beat you using the deck that I've built to reach my goal! My turn! Draw!"

Yusaku place his faith in his deck as he look at the card he drew and saw the chance to turn this duel around.

(Yusaku) "This is it! First, I activate the Trap Card, Recoded Alive! I banish Decode Talker from my Graveyard. I Special Summon a monster with 'Code Talker' in its name from my Extra Deck! Come, Encode Talker!"

Yusaku summons another blue armored humanoid that look similar to Decode Talker except with lighter color scheme, yellow orbs and wielding a shield as it was placed on the Extra Deck Zone.

[Encode Talker/LIGHT/Cyberse/Link 3/ATK 2300/↑↓↘]

(Yusaku) "Next, I summon Balancer Lord!"

A white and green cybernetic knight wielding a sword and shield appears on the field as it is placed on the zone that Encode Talker's link arrows points to.

[Balancer Lord/LIGHT/Cyberse/LV 4/ATK 1700/DEF 1200]

(Yusaku) "Battle! Balancer Lord attacks Zera!"

(Keith) "What? You're attacking Zera with that monster?"

(Yugi) "Why?! Zera has higher ATK than any of Yusaku-kun's monsters."

(Yusaku) "Encode Talker's effect activates! The linked monster isn't destroyed in battle! And I take no damage!"

Yusaku's monster charges at Zera which the latter tries to slash at the attacker who block it with its shield as the monster wasn't destroyed in battle due to Encode Talker's effect.

(Keith) "What's the point of attacking then?"

(Yusaku) "This is why! Until the end of this turn, Encode Talker gains ATK equal to Zera's ATK!"

(Keith) "What!?"

The hooded figure behind Keith is surprised by this as Encode Talker gains ATK equal to the Ritual monster's ATK.

[Encode Talker; (2300 → 5100 ATK)]

(Yugi) "I see! Yusaku-kun attacked with his monster in order to activate his Link monster's effect to power it up! If this attack hits, Yusaku-kun will win!"

(Hooded Figure) "Impossible!"

(Ai) "Yeah! Finish off this cheater!"

(Yusaku) "Battle! Encode Talker attacks Zera!"

His Link monster turn its shield downward which a blade came out from the bottom as Yusaku ready to deliver the final blow.

(Yusaku) "I'll end this! [Final-!]"

(Keith) "Gaaahhh!"

Yusaku pause his attack when Keith suddenly screamed and pull his head down with a confused expression as if he doesn't understand what's going on now.

(Keith) "I… What am I doing here?!"

(Ai) "What with this act? First, he cheated during the duel and now he stop our attack by acting like he doesn't understand what he's doing here? This is totally fake!"

(Yusaku) "No. I sense that he wasn't faking at all."

(Ai) "Eh?! Really?"

(Keith) "Wait…! You're Yugi over there, aren't you…!? Why are you here?! And why am I dueling this person?! Aaarrgghhh!"

(Yugi) "Keith, what's wrong with you?!"

Yusaku, Ai and Yugi were confused of Keith's sudden behavior when he start shouting things that most of them here doesn't understand.

(Keith) "Millennium Puzzle…? Who's there?! Who's trying to order me around?!"

(Yugi) "What?"

(Yusaku) "Order?"

(Keith) "GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"

Keith held his head as if he's trying to keep off the voice in his mind while Yusaku and Ai are dumbfounded of this situation.

(Ai) "Woah Woah! What's wrong with him all of the sudden?! Now he start shouting nonsense like someone ordering him and getting it out of his head. He's going crazy."

(Yugi) "Is this what my other self was talking about?! Is someone controlling Keith?"

(Yusaku) "Yugi?"

(Keith) "Stop! STOP IT!"

Yusaku was confused when he heard Yugi's words while Keith continues to scream until he went down from his duel box and headed straight to the Millennium Puzzle as he held the item in his hand.

(Keith) "This thing?! It's because of this thing that I…?!"

(Yugi) "Aah! Don't do it, Keith!"

Realizing what he's about to do, Yugi shouted out to Keith in panicked. His fear has come true as Keith shatter the Puzzle against the Yusaku's duel box, breaking into pieces and shocking everyone in the present, especially the horrified Yugi.

(Yugi) "My… Millennium Puzzle…"

(Yusaku) "What are you doing?!"

(Keith) "Stop! STOP IT!"

(Unknown Male) "YUGI-KUN!"

(Yusaku) "What?!"

Keith continues shouting words in fear when a boy swung down from above, knocking Keith off the arena. Yusaku is shocked at this boy's intrusion as he saw his appearance. The boy is wearing the same uniform as Yugi and has white hair that is pointed downwards in various directions and trails half way down his back.

Yugi is also shocked at this person appearance as he cames up the arena. Yusaku realized that the duel can't be continued as he grabs his cards and deck which his monsters vanishes and gets down from his box to confront the two.

DUEL: No result

(Yugi) "Bakura-kun! What are you doing here?"

(Bakura) "Yugi-kun! Anzu-chan told me what happened so I came here and help you."

(Yusaku) "Yugi, is this someone you know as well?"

(Bakura) "Hi there. I don't believe we met. I'm Bakura Ryou. I'm a classmate and friend of Yugi. You are?"

(Yusaku) "Fujiki. Yusaku Fujiki. I'm new around here and saw him in trouble so I decided to help."

(Yugi) "He's alright, Bakura-kun. He took my place to duel against Keith to win back my Puzzle."

(Bakura) "I see. Thanks you for helping, Fujiki-kun. Unfortunately, the Millennium Puzzle has break into pieces."

Bakura and Yusaku give their greetings to each other as they gathering the pieces of the Millennium Puzzle and give them to Yugi.

(Bakura) "Now then, it's your responsibility to put this back together again. That's what the Puzzle would want, anyway…"

(Yugi) "Yes! Thank you! But I don't know how long it will take to put together the Millennium Puzzle again. It took me eight years to put it together the first time."

(Ai) "Eight years?! What kind of Puzzle is this? It doesn't look that hard to put together."

(Yusaku) "Be quiet."

Yusaku silenced Ai for being annoying and wanting to hear their conversation as Yugi looked at the remaining pieces that still stucked on the arena.

(Yugi) "I don't know when I can see you again… Even if it takes me another seven years or even ten, I will complete it!"

(Bakura) "Yugi-kun! You forgot this piece here."

(Yugi) "Thank you, Bakura-kun! If even one piece is missing, I can't complete the Puzzle!"

(Bakura) "That's right. Ah! We're gonna be late if we don't go to school!"

Bakura said that as he climbs down the arena while Yugi thanks him.

(Yugi) "Thanks a lot, Bakura-kun!"

(Bakura) "Aah!"

Bakura suddenly fell down hard when he slipped and landed on his bottom as he soothe the pain. Yusaku is dumbfounded a little at this clumsy act.

(Yugi) "Are you okay?"

(Bakura) "Yeah! I'm gonna be on ahead!"

(Yugi) "Okay! I'm gonna go get the remaining piece attached to the chain."

(Yusaku) "Let me help you with that."

(Yugi) "Thanks, Yusaku-kun!"

Yusaku helps Yugi to get the remaining piece that was staked on the arena while Bakura leaves the warehouse. As they tried to take it down, Yusaku use this chance to talk to Yugi about something.

(Yusaku) "I've been meaning to ask you about something. That man said about the other Yugi in Duelist Kingdom and you say something like that as well. Care to tell me what this is about?"

(Yugi) "Oh that. It is kind of a weird story, it is the true and you help me a lot today so I'll tell you. You see-"

(Keith) "Who are you? Who the hell are you?! DON'T YOU DARE ORDER ME AROUND!"

Yugi have stop talking when a voice interrupted their conversation. Both of them face in that voice's direction where they saw Keith who gets up and start flinging around with his pipe that he grabbed. Eventually, he hit the arena power unit which start to causing a fire in the warehouse as Yusaku and Yugi panicked about this.

(Yugi) "Aah! A fire!"

(Ai) "What on earth did that crazy man doing?! Is he trying to burn us down with him?!"

(Yusaku) "No time for questions! We've got to get out of here! Yugi, come on!"

(Yugi) "I have to take the Millennium Puzzle first!"

(Yusaku) "Then hurry!"

Yusaku tries to get Yugi out of the building as the latter struggles to pull the Puzzle with no luck at all. Yugi isn't strong enough to break the chains as he felt tired.

(Yugi) "No use! I can't pull it out!"

(Yusaku) "Leave it! We have to go before this place burns down!"

(Yugi) "No! I can't leave the Millennium Puzzle! It's important to me!"

(Yusaku) "Don't be stubborn! You've only have one live! You have friends and family waiting for you!"

(Yugi) "I won't leave the other me behind! He is also my important friend too!"

Yusaku is taken back by Yugi's reason as he saw the latter begin placing the pieces into the Puzzle.

(Yusaku) "Yugi, what are you doing?!"

(Yugi) "I'm… putting the Millennium Puzzle back together…! If I do, the other me will figure things out!"

(Ai) "Right now?! This guy is going crazy too!"

(Yusaku) "There's no time for that! We have to leave!"

(Yugi) "No! If it gets burned in the fire, I'll never get to see my other self again!"

(Yusaku) "Yugi!"

Yusaku tries to reason with him when Yugi stared back at Yusaku with determined expression. Realizing that Yugi is serious and noticing about his other self, Yusaku reluctantly decided to concede to Yugi's choice.

(Yusaku) "...Fine. I'll stand here to wait for you to finish. I can't just leave you here to die."

(Ai) "Yusaku!?"

(Yugi) "Thank you, Yusaku… And sorry…"

(Yusaku) "This is my choice."

Yusaku said that as Yugi putting together his Puzzle as Yusaku stand there and watch him doing it. Ai panickedly ask Yusaku about his decision.

(Ai) "Are you seriously saying that?! If we don't leave, we'll get burned along with him!"

(Yusaku) "Yugi is serious about this and there are reasons I'm doing this. If these people really talking about the other Yugi in that Puzzle, then he must be our real holder of the Chronicle Factor. If so, then I have to see him for myself if he really our target."

(Ai) "Who cares about that now! If we don't leave, we will die in this world! And he said it only took him eight years to complete that puzzle! We have very little time to do that!"

(Yusaku) "Don't worry about that. If we die here, we only get send back to our own reality. Besides, I sense a strong will in Yugi's words so I have to believe in him! Humans have the potential to create miracles in their own hands!"

(Ai) "I cannot comprehend!"

(Yugi) "I'm sorry, my other self. I got your soul broken! Just wait! I will complete the puzzle! Once I do, we'll meet again and I'll apologize to you."

Ai felt a headache from his owner's reason as he cannot understand it. Yugi keeps placing the pieces together into the Puzzle as Yusaku watches him go. The fire is getting more intense by every second as Yusaku starts to sweat from the increasing heat despite he is in the virtual world.

(Ai) "Hurry up, Yusaku! The situation is getting badder for every second if we don't leave!"

(Yusaku) "I know…! Just shut up and behave yourself!"

(Yugi) "I… I did it."

After putting the final piece, Yugi has managed to complete the Puzzle before passing out from the heat. Yusaku came to his side as he tries to take Yugi away from here.

(Ai) "Who would have thought that this guy managed to complete it in time!"

(Yusaku) "Yugi, wake up! We have to go now!"

(Yugi) "I… I can't leave without the Puzzle."

Yusaku tries to wake Yugi who still can't leave the Puzzle before passing out again. Then Yusaku tries to remove Yugi's hand from the Puzzle only the latter held tight to it and doesn't plan to let go as the fire getting intense.

(Ai) "You've gotta be kidding me! Did he glued his hand to it without us looking?!"

(Yusaku) "This item must be very important to him to go this far…"

(Unknown Male) Yusaku! Pull the chains with the pipes!

"!?" Yusaku suddenly heard a voice in his head and turns around to see no one in the area. It appears that Keith has managed to escape the warehouse unharmed without them noticing.

(Yusaku) "Ai, do you say something just now?"

(Ai) "Huh? No, why?"

(Yusaku) "I just heard a voice in my head for some reason. I'm wondering if there's someone else here as well."

(Ai) "No, I didn't hear anyone coming here. That crazy man has already left screaming. Don't tell me that you're going crazy as well!?"

Yusaku ignores Ai's jokes as he pondered over this.

Could it be the one that everyone is talking about? The other Yugi? But what did he mean by pull the chains with the pipes? Yusaku thought of that when he saw several pipes on the floor and realized the meaning. He went to pick one up and insert it through the hole of the stake as he pulls the pipe along with it.

(Ai) "What are you doing now, Yusaku?!"

(Yusaku) "I'm pulling the chains with this pipe…! That way, I remove the Puzzle and bring it out along with Yugi!"

(Ai) "I see! Put more strength to it then! Go, Yusaku!"

(Yusaku) "Be quiet! Your cheering doesn't help me concentrate…! No good, it is staked in too deep. I'm not strong enough to pull it."

(Ai) "You've kidding me! I wasted my cheers for you on that one!"

(Unknown Male) "Yugi, where are you?"

Yusaku turns to that direction where he find two guys wearing the same school uniform as Bakura and Yugi. One of them has dirty blond hair in the sporadic hairstyle and dark brown eyes while the other has brown hair is arranged such that a large portion spikes out from the front of his head. Both of them saw Yusaku and Yugi as they call out to them.

(Blonde male) "Yugi! You there! What are you doing to him?!"

(Yusaku) "Are you guys his friends?! Help me get him out of here!"

(Brown male) "What happened?!"

(Yusaku) "His Puzzle is stucked to the arena and I'm trying to pull it out! Can you both help me with this?!"

(Brown male) "Puzzle?! What does he mean by that?"

(Blonde male) "Doesn't matter! Let's go help him, Honda!"

(Honda) "Right, Jonouchi!"

Both guys, Jonouchi and Honda, went up the arena and help Yusaku in the predicament as they look at Yugi's condition.

(Honda) "Hang on! Yugi, are you okay?"

(Yusaku) "He passed out from heat stroke while finishing his Puzzle. The item break earlier before the fire came in and he tries to piece it together despite the danger. He even held tight to the Puzzle in his condition and refused to let go, no matter how hard I tried."

(Jonouchi) "Yugi…"

(Honda) "What's this idiot thinking?!"

(Yusaku) "I'm trying to pull it out along with the chain using this pipe, but it is digged too deep for me to pull!"

(Jonouchi) "With this? Okay, I'll help out! Honda, are you ready?"

(Honda) "Yeah!"

Two of them joined Yusaku on pulling the chain as they held on the pipe tightly.

(Jonouchi) "1, 2, 3… Pull!"

Three of them start to pull as the stake finally to pull out and they fell from their success, letting the stake fall along the chains.

(Honda) "We did it!"

(Yusaku) "Let's hurry and get out of here! Ugh…!"

Yusaku staggers a little due to the long exposure to the heat despite being virtual as Jonouchi holds him while Honda carries Yugi.

(Jonouchi) "Don't push yourself! I'll hold you until we get out of here."

(Yusaku) "Thanks…"

The guys have start running out of the burning warehouse as they avoiding burning debris along the way. When they finally outside, Yusaku saw several firemen and fire trunks trying to put out the fire while Anzu saw the gang with a relief expression and cames over.

(Anzu) "Yugi!"

(Jonouchi) "It's alright! Yugi's fine! Look! He completed the Puzzle inside of the fire! He wouldn't let go, no matter how hard we pulled him! What a bond they have..."

(Anzu) "Yugi…"

His three close friends look at Yugi with amazement while Yusaku and Ai felt relieved that they made it out of their predicament.

(Ai) "Thank god… What a way to start our journey…"

(Yusaku) "Yeah…"

(Jonouchi) "Huh? Do you say something?"

(Yusaku) "Nothing."