Above the Pacific Ocean, inside a black private jet.
"Dark Magician Girl is number one in the world!"
The person speaking so boastfully is the locally famous introverted cash-spending big shot in the Nightwalker World, Nora Tatsu.
"Brother Tatsu, though we are good friends," Yako adjusted his glasses, "and we may see many similarities when we drink, shoot the breeze, and duel, on this matter, I cannot agree."
The host, Miss Yue Hua, sitting nearby, felt out of her depth: "I understand the first two, but what does 'duel' mean?"
Companion Xue Lang looked out the window: "It's best if you don't know."
Though he didn't intend to explain, it didn't matter because Miss Yue Hua had the almighty chat barrage at her disposal.
As everyone knows, chat rooms are where top talents from all fields gather. When in doubt, let the chat figure it out — can't go wrong.
Indeed, the chat instantly became active. A bunch of people vividly explained, with mentions of dressing room captain and bayonet masters coming up, patiently elucidating for the host.
The bewildered little host suddenly gained enlightenment under the explanations of the chat gods, feeling like she had unlocked a new world...
Indeed, these four are the player representatives handpicked by Youyu and arranged by the Nightwalker World, heading to the Free Realm for support.
After all, the battle in Domino was just the beginning, or rather a formal declaration of Youyu's war on Doma. As the war with Doma would only escalate, having a few expendable tools by his side was always advantageous.
The reason Youyu didn't bring them along when he flew over was, first, the President left too quickly for him to round up people, and second, President's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" could only carry so many, and too many would overwhelm it...
Currently, Yako and Nora Tatsu were fiercely arguing about who is the real female lead of the Linked World.
It's pretty much confirmed that Youyu is the world protagonist, yet the matter of who the female lead is has been a long-standing forum debate.
For instance, now, Jack firmly believed the maid at the card shop was definitely the female lead.
Otherwise, why would Youyu always longingly stay at that little shop?
It can't possibly be just to scam us silly players out of Crystal Stones, right?
But local Nora Tatsu disagreed. He thought the Dark Magician Girl, who stuck to Youyu's side daily for meals, sleep, even when going to the bathroom or bathing, was absolutely the female lead!
The two had been arguing since shortly after takeoff and still had no conclusion. Unable to convince each other, they decided to ask a third party's opinion.
The first target was Miss Yue Hua. The host was asked, and though she was a bit dazed by the question, she hesitantly said, "Why not just ask the person directly then?"
The two men exchanged glances, shaking their heads like rattles.
As if, directly asking Youyu such a question? What if he gives the shop a 15% discount later?
Especially Yako, who, for some reason, felt his attempts to gain favor with Youyu were ten times harder than normal. Now he treasured every bit of goodwill like a jewel and wouldn't dare risk it.
"Actually, if you ask me," Xue Lang interjected, "Since when does Yu-Gi-Oh have a female lead? Anyone who can duel knows Yu-Gi-Oh players don't date..."
Yako: "..."
Local Nora Tatsu: "..."
That does... seem to make sense.
The two men exchanged another glance, smiled at each other, and suddenly felt their earlier debate was foolish and ridiculous.
Yes, since when did they forget such an important thing?
Yu-Gi-Oh players... don't date...
"Ah~ well, nothing can be done." Local Nora Tatsu stretched his arms, "Thirsty after flying for so long. How about it, Jack? A round?"
"Oh? Interesting." Yako adjusted his glasses, pulling out a full bottle of liquor from who-knows-where and began loosening his belt, "I accept this challenge!"
Miss Yue Hua: "..."
Perhaps it's from hanging out long enough among the macho men of the Nightwalker world, but she was no longer surprised by these fools who, at any moment, would drink and strip down for a drink...
"By the way, why does Youyu want us to come?" Xue Lang said, "At such a critical juncture, could it be... part of the main storyline?"
The two players loosening bottle caps and belts paused, their attention drawn over.
This was what concerned them the most.
The decisive battle on the Domino side with Doma had just ended; surely, the main plot of the Orichalcos arc would follow.
This way, wouldn't they become the first players invited by Youyu to join the main storyline?
Yako adjusted his glasses again: "I have a bold idea regarding this trip."
Local Nora Tatsu: "Regarding your bold idea, Jack, I have a small, immature suggestion."
Xue Lang: "Regarding your immature suggestion, our country has a complete set of criminal law."
The three men glared at each other, and then as if synchronized, burst out in laughter.
The friendship between men is simple and pure.
Miss Yue Hua rolled her eyes, leaned against the window, and drifted into her thoughts.
Sigh~ After the Duel City battle, it seems Youyu hasn't shown me any affection for a long time.
So boring, so empty, life feels meaningless...
The headache was that after that, her stream audience was dropping daily!
Duel City, the duel between Youyu and Dark Yugi, also marked the peak of Miss Yue Hua's stream popularity. Yet since then, her buzz has been on a downward trend.
Many viewers flocked hearing she had gotten close to Youyu, only to find he wasn't really part of her daily gaming content.
Though her popularity undoubtedly was much higher than before Duel City, people are insatiable.
Miss Yue Hua realized that to save her declining traffic, Youyu's participation was essential.
These days, she almost nightly reminisced about those days in Duel City, happily tailing behind Youyu, doing nothing, thinking nothing, as her popularity soared...
Ah, how she wanted to support Youyu's duel again...
...Ah, oops! I meant to support his Duel Disc.
Now, this journey to the Free Country is the best opportunity!
The plane carrying these four noisy, bickering, singing and dancing players landed.
Upon seeing Youyu at the airport, the four of them ran with excitement, waving and shouting like elementary school kids seeing their parents after school.
The four tool-student pals were well-prepared.
Please, Youyu, use us to your heart's content!
"Good, everyone's here." Youyu looked at the four obedient toolmen with satisfaction, "Let's go to the hotel first; President Haima is waiting there. Then we're going to the Industrial Illusions Society headquarters; the President has words for Pegasus."