When Tenjo Hikari arrived at the scene, he looked at the black smoke billowing in the sky; the thick smell of gunpowder made him almost want to cough.
He saw many ragged people wearing Duel Disks, holding weapons like iron rods, locked in a chaotic standoff with the police.
Tenjo Hikari remained silent and did not approach.
A riot?
Or, perhaps Shinji was looking for an opportunity to rescue the key figures of their resistance army?
Tenjo Hikari thought for a moment.
If that was the case, it would be best for him not to intervene.
He parked the car nearby and saw Crow in the crowd. Apparently, he had followed Shinji here.
Over there, Shinji was still raising his hand, shouting, "Brothers, now is the time, take up your Duel Disks and show the upper-class pigs our courage!"
"Oh oh oh oh!"
A large group of resistance fighters rushed towards the Shelter, roaring in anger at his words.
Crow watched this scene with a pained expression but rationally did not try to stop it.
At this point, no matter what is said about "there are real criminals in the prison," it's not important anymore. What matters is quickly getting the former friends out of the Shelter.
Seeing that Crow did not stop him, Shinji did not express gratitude but continued calling out with a loudspeaker, the Dark Sign on his left hand appearing conspicuously.
Boom—
Before he could call out more, another explosion rang out from the prison.
"Shinji! Enough, stop using explosives, are you trying to hurt your companions!?"
"No—wrong, I never used explosives?"
This time, even Shinji was bewildered.
Bang!
A man in a police uniform was thrown directly out of the Shelter, and following him, a man with white hair, a sinister, mad, twisted smile spread across his face, walked out laughing wildly.
"Mr. Kiryu!" Seeing this man, Shinji sighed in relief and shouted excitedly, "Are you here to help us!?"
Although Kiryu Kyosuke appeared to be a lunatic, a psycho, Shinji still very much wanted to believe in this man. On one hand, Kiryu had provided him with the means to resist the upper-class people; on the other hand, Kiryu was also a Dark Sign like him and his guide. Naturally, he admired and revered the man greatly.
But for Crow, it was a different feeling.
"Kiryu, what are you up to?"
"Hahaha, isn't it obvious? Revenge, revenge!" Kiryu jumped down from the rubble, slowly walking over to the policeman amidst the fire and smoke, kicked him, "Hey, you bastard, do you remember me?"
The cop, having fallen hard, struggled to look up at Kiryu but had no impression at all.
"You... who are you?"
The sinister smile on Kiryu's face slowly faded, then his expression changed drastically as he kicked the cop twice viciously: "Bastard! Bastard, I'm the Duelist from Lower City you killed, remember properly!"
He was kicking the man frantically.
He came for revenge.
Seeking vengeance against the ones who killed him.
But when he really found the person, the other party couldn't even remember him.
"Tsk, it's frustrating, not satisfying at all—but it doesn't matter." He grabbed the prison guard's throat with one hand, lifting him into the air, sneering wickedly as the guard choked, "Revenge isn't a one-time thing; it needs to be fulfilling enough to be satisfying!"
With these words, the prison exploded once more, dark blue light blasting the Shelter into disarray.
"Mr. Kiryu, our comrades are still inside!"
"Kiryu, stop it, nobody wants you to become like this!"
Kiryu laughed wildly for a while, then suddenly threw the man to the ground, shouting angrily at Crow: "Who turned me into this!
You damn bastards, when you joined forces with the police to capture me, didn't you expect this day would come?"
"Teaming up with the police? What are you talking about, Kiryu—"
Kiryu sneered again, stepping forward a few steps and pressing his foot down on the policeman's throat, clearly intending to kill him.
Buzz—
Just as the crowd exchanged heated opinions, a crimson flash of Thunder streaked across the sky, whistling past the roadway, the car's strong wind forcing Kiryu to step back, allowing Crow to rush over and take the policeman away.
Usually, something like this would provoke Kiryu to anger and screams, causing trouble for Crow, but not today...
He looked at the person parked at the side, a long-lost smile appeared on his face, as if meeting an old friend, "Yusei, long time no see!"
"I knew it, no matter how well you hide, when the time comes to uncover your secret, you would appear!"
Yusei sat in the car, looking at Kiryu, sighed deeply.
He turned his head and saw Tenjo Hikari, greeting slightly, "Are you accustomed to being here?"
Tenjo Hikari nodded.
"Ah, Tenjo, sorry for letting you witness... our mistakes." Yusei first apologized to Tenjo Hikari, then turned to Kiryu, saying solemnly, "Kiryu, when you were taken by the security police, we all wanted to save you."
"Save me? Then why did I never see you until my death—moreover, the reason I got caught was because you betrayed me, wasn't it!?" The familiar smile on Kiryu's face completely disappeared, replaced by the madness brought by the Evil God.
"No—not like that, back then, this cop just talked to me a few words, we never betrayed you!"
"Ha... You can even say something like that? Yusei!" Kiryu snorted coldly, "Heh, worthy of the[New King], looks like you're about to become an upper-class member of City. If that's really the case—why have you been avoiding me all this time!"
Shinji was a bit confused by the scene, looking surprised at the two arguing.
One was his guide, and the other was the new pride of Lower City.
Who exactly...
But he faintly also wanted to believe in Kiryu.
Because, like how he argued with Crow before.
If Yusei really wanted to support the people of Lower City, why always avoid them? Why haven't they seen Yusei all this time?
Why?
Where has Yusei gone?
Couldn't find him in Lower City, definitely enjoying the higher life in Upper City, right?
"...Sorry, I had more important things I had to do." Yusei looked somewhat regretful and also very unfortunate, frustrated he couldn't resolve his friend's obsession.
"Do you intend to become the Priest of The One?" Kiryu raised his hand, the Dark Sign appearing on it, "If so—"
Dark blue smoke began to spread outward centered on him.
Yusei tightened the throttle, then slowly released, "Alright—"