He never knew his parents because he was orphaned as a baby.
He had lived in a foster home with many others, a far cry from stable family life.
He lived in a place where people were not allowed to duel, in a world were duelling was the life of almost everyone.
He ended up in a duel gang, risking his life.
There was one time, he almost died.
He had been accused, of betraying a friend and getting them sent to the Facility.
He had been marked, branded as a criminal even though he was never as bad as some of the more notorious ones.
In his friendship circle, they looked up to him as a leader, and that must be a burden sometimes. Especially if he himself needed a little guidance.
But he had never been cursed with powers.
He had never been distant from his parents. Never known them as loving people and then realised that they weren't able to cope with a power you were given as a vulnerable 5-year-old.
He had always had friends, and he'd never scared anyone away by his mere presence.
He had not been sent away from home, to a lonely boarding school.
He had not been bullied in school.
He never had to hide from the world behind a mask. Never had to pretend to be someone else and develop a different persona because his real self was too bruised, battered and lost to allow itself out one more time.
And because of that, in Aki's eyes, Yusei was one of the luckiest people that she knew.
Yeah, so I made Aki seem a little more naive than what she actually is, but I think the point gets through. I personally think this is an interesting way of looking at things. What do you think?