Yugo shook his head, recovering quickly—after all, thanks to Rin's routine fists and kicks for his lack of boundaries, his body was well-trained and resilient. And besides, this wasn't a Shadow Duel; just standard projection damage. He bounced back fast.
"Damn it, all this 'Fusion this, Fusion that'—my name's Yugo, not Fusion!"
He genuinely seemed a little confused by the whole situation.
"Anyway, I'm taking you down right here and now, then I'll get into the Fortune Cup, duel Jack, and start a good life with Rin and big bro Yusei!"
A simple, heartfelt dream.
"My turn—Draw!"
"I activate the effect of Hi-Speedroid Hagoita in my Graveyard! If I have no cards on the field, I can Special Summon it from the Graveyard!"
Thwomp!
Like a mallet hitting a wooden drum, the cross-shaped machine whirred back to life and slammed down onto Yugo's field.
"Oh! Yugo's Synchro monster revives so easily!"
"During the turn I use this effect, I can't Normal Summon—but who cares, because I'm doing this again—!"
He pitched a card to the Graveyard and shouted, "I discard Hi-Speedroid Puzzle to activate the Spell Card, Hi-Speedroid Roulette!"
The familiar roulette wheel reappeared, making the entire crowd momentarily silent.
He went for the roulette again?
Even now, he's gambling with the dice?
What is in that hand of his?
"Spin, spin toward my victory!"
The mini-car spun around inside the wheel, all eyes locked on its frantic dash as it slowed.
"Wrrrrrrr—"
And just like it was toying with fate, the car screeched to a halt on the blackest segment...
"No way!!!"
Yugo clawed at his hair in despair.
"How could this happen!?"
"Bwahahaha—!"
The Taylor sisters laughed without restraint on Hikaru Amagi's side. Jaden Yuki gave an awkward whistle while others looked off into the distance, trying not to laugh too loudly.
Rin sighed and smacked her forehead. A classic.
Yusei, of course, remained expressionless.
It was just a roll of 1.
The roulette was just for flair—underneath it all, it was just a six-sided die. The odds were always 1-in-6. Getting a 6 last time and a 1 this time? That's just math.
Still, even Yusei had to admit—Yugo rarely rolled that low. Statistically rare, sure. But this time, it hit.
"Oh! Looks like Yugo's luck took a dip, but don't worry—two rolls, totaling 7 points? That's not bad at all! Let's keep rooting for Yugo!" the MC hyped.
"Yugo! Duel properly! Quit freaking out!" Rin shouted from the sidelines, slamming her hands on the railing.
Jolted back to reality, Yugo coughed and bellowed, "No problem! I Special Summon the Tuner monster—Hi-Speedroid OMK Gum!"
A white box materialized before unfolding into a slick robot.
Hi-Speedroid OMK Gum – Level 1, WIND, Machine, ATK 0.
"Huh?" Chazz Princeton blinked.
"What is it, Chazz?" Jaden asked.
"This setup... it's kinda weird."
"Heh, so you noticed too." Jesse Anderson chuckled. "Now he's got both a Tuner and a non-Tuner on the field again."
No kidding.
Jaden leaned in, whispering, "Wait... is he gonna...?"
"This might be where Synchro differs from Xyz," Alexis Rhodes added.
"I tune my Level 1 OMK Gum with my Level 6 Hagoita!"
Yugo raised his hand. OMK Gum transformed into a glowing green ring. Hagoita leapt through it, splitting into six shining stars.
"Flash your majestic wings and strike at light speed—Synchro Summon!
Appear now, Level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!!"
Electricity surged as a black-and-white dragon—zebra-striped, cloaked in blue armor, gleaming green wings spread wide—blasted in from above and landed with a sonic boom.
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon – Level 7, WIND, Dragon, ATK 2500.
"Wooooah! What a gorgeous monster!" the MC roared, hyping the crowd. "Despite Hikaru Amagi's bold declaration that Fusion is the noblest summon of all, Yugo's fired back hard—summoning a full-fledged Synchro Dragon! Incredible!"
"What? A Synchro Dragon?"
Up in the elite halls of the Tops, nobles clutching champagne paused their gala chatter. Expressions soured.
"That brat from the Satellite dares summon a Synchro Dragon?"
"Disgraceful. He thinks he can represent our world?"
"Please. Only our King—Jack Atlas—has that right. A street rat like that..."
On the balcony above, Jack Atlas himself watched the duel silently, brushing off attendants. The name 'Synchro Dragon' didn't even faze him.
Names meant nothing.
What mattered was something else entirely.
Yusei... so you really did enter this tournament, didn't you?
Meanwhile, in the Satellite sector, even the security forces growled. For a gutter-born like Yugo to shout out Synchro Dragon like he owned it?
Yugo grew anxious—not for himself, but for what this might mean for Rin and Yusei.
But then—
"Silence!" Hikaru Amagi roared.
He turned to the muttering cops and yelled, "I don't know what's going on in your world. I'm not here to fix it. But I do know this—don't insult Duel Monsters.
If you're duelists, act like it!
I'm here as a representative of my world, and Yugo is here as yours. We're clashing ideals, not hierarchies. Unless you're saying your own world is beneath itself?"
The officers looked at each other, stunned into silence. They wanted to bark back—but Hikaru wasn't their own kind of "lowborn." He came from another dimension. Not theirs to command.
Up in the Tops, the upper crust scowled but held their tongues. Even if furious, they couldn't act—yet.
"Go, Hikaru!"
"Fusion guy, you've got this too!"
Yugo wasn't sure if they were cheering him or not, but it didn't matter. Hikaru's words hit him. This guy wasn't crazy—just really into Fusion. That alone made him cool.
Elsewhere, Yugi Mutou nodded subtly, arms crossed.
"Interesting... 'Absolute Fusionist' fits him well," Seto Kaiba muttered with a smirk.
On Rin's end, she sighed in relief. Hikaru wasn't some lunatic—he had a strong duelist's heart.
Yusei turned, lost in thought.
"Come on, Yugo," Hikaru extended his hand, inviting him. "Your move."
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New translation : Naruto : I Got "Return by Death" Kind Of Cheat
New story translated ! This one is interesting, give it a try !