A few minutes ago, while Tenma Gekko and President Kaiba were sharing intelligence and discussing cooperation matters, Youyu was listening with one ear while casually opening the player forum to join the fun.
In fact, checking the forum has basically become a habitual action for him now. It's similar to how some people instinctively pull out their phones when they're idle, browsing group chats, flipping through message boards, or swiping short videos.
Then he noticed a post like this.
"Hahaha, the host finally switched maps! Domino, Youyu-san, I'm coming!"
As mentioned before, when the official server opened, due to capacity considerations, the login locations for official server players were distributed across cities worldwide.
Only players from the closed beta and open beta could enjoy the honor of having their starting point in Domino City.
The host of this post was obviously born somewhere else and figured out a way to sneak into Domino.
Like a stone striking a thousand waves, this post immediately attracted a large number of players' attention.
According to the normal game process, players need to actively participate in dueling competitions in their respective areas and strive to enter the Professional League, which is still in its early stages.
Once they win enough matches and accumulate enough fame, players then have the chance to leave their starting point and switch maps.
However, the host managed to sneak into Domino City at this stage, and this information naturally caught the attention of countless players who were daydreaming over Youyu's videos and photo materials.
"Host, quickly share your strategy! How can I get to Domino? I also want to hang out with Youyu-san!"
"My Crystal Stone is already raring to go!"
"My cannon is also raring to go!"
"I want to join Nightwalker World; I wonder if I can fast-forward directly to sword-fighting..."
"You must have issues, dude in front..."
Youyu ignored the players shooting the breeze and focused directly on the host's statement. The host was not holding back at all and shared his entire strategy openly.
It turns out this player actually....joined Doma in his home city!
According to him, he saw someone dressed in black with a hexagram on his forehead preaching to a crowd. The host felt that the hexagram looked familiar, so he went up to ask and triggered the option to join the Doma faction, so he muddle-headedly joined in...
Of course, getting into Doma wasn't that simple. The host said he underwent a series of rituals, apparently receiving an Orichalcos mark on his head or something, the purpose being to forcibly inculcate faith and brainwash to prevent betrayal...
...Of course, judging by the host's chatting and leaking Doma secrets on the forum, the brainwashing measures for players seem questionable.
However, the host was still just a grassroots member on the outskirts, running errands within Doma without the qualification to possess "The Seal of Orichalcos".
Yet, he was lucky. His request to be assigned to the Domino Branch was approved by those above him, so he fortunately skipped the early mission process and directly switched maps to arrive in Domino City.
In order to show off, and to prove he wasn't just blowing smoke, the host thoughtfully posted the distribution of Doma's strongholds in the city!
It seems Doma is pretty confident about the brainwashing efficacy of their Orichalcos; they are not afraid of revealing confidential information to grassroots members. After all, they believe there's no chance of their followers betraying them.
If an Orichalcos follower tries to disclose critical information that could harm the organization, the mark in their head would instantly obliterate them. And if someone attempts to read their minds using supernatural powers, including Millennium Items, the mark would activate and directly obliterate the follower.
It's like the self-destruct mechanism used to protect disk information, almost foolproof, leaving no possibility for followers to leak information.
However...
...even if they can't verbalize, can't have their minds read, no one ever said followers couldn't go on player forums to boast!
In the end of the post, the host even stated that Doma was merely a tool for him. Now that he's arrived at the long-yearned-for Domino, Doma is of no use to him.
Right now, the host is contemplating how to defect from Doma internally, figuring out a way to get in touch with Youyu-san.
He's currently formulating a plan, preparing to use a respawn opportunity to die out and slip away from under Doma's nose, while also clearing the Orichalcos mark in his head, simply delightful...
Youyu was very satisfied with the potential leek's self-awareness and the self-cultivation of being a leek.
Great, great. My leeks not only harvest themselves, but also actively infiltrate the enemy as undercover agents, can you believe it!
Inspired by the host, many players in the subsequent posts expressed they learned something, each gearing up to find organizations in their respective cities.
Doma's influence spans globally, with its shadow in any city, any corner in the world, theoretically providing players the opportunity to join.
Of course, not everyone can join. Out of ten thousand players, it would be good if a hundred find the right path, and among those hundred, not even one might be accepted by Doma.
After all, such a large organization likely has selection criteria.
But players have the advantage of being widely distributed and numerous. As long as enough players actively apply, there's bound to be one or two spies sneaking in.
Now that Youyu has gotten his hands on information, the problem becomes much simpler.
In the anime, Doma is deeply hidden in this world, incredibly powerful, always putting the protagonist group in a passive position of receiving moves.
But now, Doma faces an organization that transcends worldly laws, subverts understanding, something even beyond Dartz's ten-thousand-year lifespan, more mysterious than Doma.
This organization is widely dispersed, with origins untraceable, even members across different continents who have never met possessing an inexplicable tacit understanding.
Brainwashing, mind-reading, even the Darkness Game and soul destruction, any conventional move is completely ineffective against them.
They look just like ordinary people, indistinguishable, and anyone in any corner could be a member among them.
They are everywhere, possibly lurking in any corner. They have the ability to instantly recognize each other as companions, yet you can never see through the difference between them and ordinary people.
And the most critical point is that they have an extraordinary understanding of the "Duel Monsters" game, always able to play unexpected tricks that catch even the most top-tier duel experts off guard.
They are the players.
When closing the forum, a bold idea had already formed in Youyu's mind.
In the anime, the whole world was helpless against Doma, but now Youyu might have an opportunity to take the initiative.
A war between the organization called "players" and Doma is about to begin.