[Yu-Gi-Oh DM+GX+5D's] Retrograde Time

Ten generations of truth.Faintly aware of what might happen next, the young man gently pushed open the door under his partner's silent gaze.

There was no light in the room, and the only weak light source was the safety light located under the glass showcase in the middle of the room, but the moment he pushed open the door and stepped into the room, Juyo clearly and definitely felt——

The breath that belongs to the "master" of the room.

At the same time, a voice suddenly sounded from the depths of this not-so-big space, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, Yucheng Judai. (*2)" The voice of that person had an unusual sense of presence in the darkness, Judai Also recognized this voice, as early as the moment the other party uttered the first syllable, Judai rarely produced countless hypotheses, and these countless hypotheses were possible, and the person whispered exactly the same as Judai. After the full name of that person, there was an indescribable and unbelievable expectation that was far greater than the indescribable expectation when standing at the door of that person's house.

The eyes, which had finally adapted to the dark environment around them, were trying hard to see the whole appearance of that person, but this trivial attempt could only end in failure in the end.As if he still couldn't believe his own judgment, the tenth generation who had almost accepted the status quo without hesitation subconsciously asked in a hesitant tone, "Ah... you are? (*3)"

Judai's voice was so loud that even he could hardly hear it, it was like a scene that would only appear in a dream, once again reminding Judai of a certain day three years ago.That person is still no different from the image in Judai's memory, but Judai knows and realizes better than anyone else, the self standing in front of that person at the moment and the self who took the card from that person back then , What a huge gap there is.Even though he has understood that this is the so-called "growth", this kind of cognition still sucks away the strength of Shidai's whole body like a ****, making it almost impossible for him to stand in front of that person and support himself smoothly body.

——Judai didn't know at all, whether he should be called "proud" or "guilt and uneasy" when facing that person at this moment, or both.

In the darkness, Judai once again tried to see every subtle expression on that person's face, but the person hidden in the darkness only spoke to him from a distance of several meters with the tone that everything was ready and only owed the east wind. Judai said, "Then let's start—(*4)" This sentence is calm without any emotion, but firmly does not allow anyone to say any syllables of objection or hesitation, "We A real graduation duel. (*4)" - so announced the man.

"A real graduation duel? (*5)" The man's sentence is not difficult to understand in terms of structure and wording. Without even thinking about it, Judai put aside the conspicuous plural pronoun, and focused on the second half of the sentence to confirm the rhetorical question.

"Graduation duel" is a noun that should not appear in Judai. On this night that should have been used to celebrate graduation, silently expressing those unspeakable feelings, just like the current Judai can no longer answer with a smile The reason for the duel is the same. In those few seconds, Judai remembered Asuka and Manjome who rejected Mr. Game's copy deck as a prize at the graduation ceremony during the day, and also guessed about the evening banquet. The faces of the people who couldn't find their voices and shadows on the Internet were different, but all of these did not help the current situation at all.

At this moment and here, this unexpected encounter happened before Judai was about to leave school without saying goodbye. The person who mysteriously appeared in the darkness and quietly waited for his arrival answered Judai's question in a serious and earnest tone——

This is a test, and unlike the entrance exam, the duel that is about to start exists only to test whether Judai has become a duelist enough to have that "lucky card".Even if it has nothing to do with a series of more complicated issues such as being able to go to school smoothly or everyone's safety, the fluffy body of the "partner" who is still floating beside him while talking, together with what the person called "the price" "The wording and words still made me unable to control my body, and I walked slowly to the display cabinet where the copy card group was located step by step according to the person's request.

After walking a few steps, he felt the man's "encouraging" gaze, and Judai's hand holding the card slowed down even more as he approached the showcase.Judai didn't know what would happen after he followed that person's instructions, but the person who was waiting here was enough reason for Judai to complete all the actions.

"The strongest duelist? (*6)" When the rhetorical usage that all duelists know to refer to the object spit out from that person's mouth, Judai Na was already malfunctioning due to a series of unplanned situations His brain finally completely announced the strike. After a burst of strong light enough to turn his retinas into snow-white, Judai, who once again felt that he was supported by the ground again, opened his eyes with some difficulty——

It was a hut that was impressive even if it was only seen once, and it was no different from the one in ten generations' memory.Judai still remembers quite clearly, all the things that happened after he came here last time, seeing the same scene again, almost made Judai have the illusion that those big and small things happened yesterday.However, this illusion of "getting older" only lasted for less than a second, and a promotional poster was brought to Judai's eyes along the breeze that could not feel the coolness at all.

He immediately recognized the person on the poster, and Judai, who was standing there holding the poster, couldn't help but shivered.The characters on the poster have faces familiar to all duelists, and at the same time, it also gave the real and only answer to the "strongest duelist" in the exhibition room not long ago.Judai was indeed right about half of the answers, but it was only average, because the other half all turned into an exclamation for himself, "How many years ago is now... (*7) "

By coincidence, he stood in front of this unremarkable hut again. Judai, who was in a completely different mood from the school trip, also had no time to reach out to knock on the door, and was pushed out in a blink of an eye. The other person was bumped into the arms of the impartial.

Everything that happened now is like a replica of "a few years ago". Before Judai said that person's name, he blurted out an apology without thinking, so that the two people who bumped into each other had a chance to look up and see each other's faces clearly. , "surprise" and "suddenly realized" were written all over the faces of the two of them.

From Judai's point of view, that person didn't seem to be looking at him with the same attitude as a stranger he met for the first time, but accepted the respectful title from Judai calmly with the attitude of "I didn't expect to meet again".

The reconnected clues formed the only and correct truth, oppressing every nerve in his body.Judai didn't know if he had seen such a Mr. Game before, as if he only existed in "this moment". The Mr. Game who gave himself a card and waited for him in the exhibition room was different, and it was even different from the Mr. Game that Shuangsix Grandpa repeatedly recalled in his ear that night, but no matter what time it was, Mr. Game was also the same. Or such a trivial matter as Mr. Game, what Judai has always known is that their enthusiasm for duels will not change over time.

This deep-rooted idea was once again proved when Judai took over the deck handed over by Mr. Game.Unlike the replicas that lost their masters, at first glance, the decks looked as ordinary as all decks. With the card cutting action of the tenth generation, the huge energy fluctuations were clearly and clearly transmitted to the palm of the tenth generation. , that is the huge energy fluctuation that all duelists have heard of the true face, but Judai is one of the few duelists who is fortunate enough to feel it himself.

——This is indeed a duel that can be called a "true graduation duel". When countless legends revived in front of Judai one by one, Judai launched a fierce attack and defense at the beginning. Judai, who was completely deprived of Mr. Game's overwhelming smooth operation, focused all his attention on the strongest opponent in front of him, and realized this almost under Yubel's whisper.

That's right, just as Yubel and Mr. Game said, only in this fierce duel between you and me can you get back what Judai lost, and Judai, who has forgotten it for too long, is recalling that This kind of excitement that flows through the whole body with the blood, and at the same time, the offense and defense that make people can't relax their nerves is still going on, as if they want to show everything, the pressing ten generations and the leak-free game Sir, in this static space, duels and their respective monsters are constantly colliding, not to mention Mr. Game, at least the pure collision and the excitement of duels are constantly hitting the heart of Judai. The thick shell, one after another, reaches the end of the scarred soul of the ten generations.

"Mr. Game, I have won this duel... (*8)" as if I have seen the victorious woman