"Kiryu!" Yusei was beside Kiryu, not looking ahead at the road but turning his head to look at Kiryu, one eye glowing blue beneath the visor of his helmet, "We have been very grateful to you up to now!"
Kiryu's smile vanished, his expression turning grim as he looked at Yusei.
"Huh?"
As Yusei spoke, Jack finally began to slowly recount their story.
He, Yusei, and Crow were children who grew up together in the Lower City Area. One day, when the three of them were living aimless lives, Kiryu suddenly appeared beside them and invited them to join his team.
At that time, the rulers of the Lower City Area were "Dueling Gangs." Even in a place like the Lower City Area, there were those who sought to oppress their compatriots to gain a better life. Kiryu invited them to join his team, and together they would paint every district of the "Lower City Area" black.
And just like the final outcome, under Kiryu's leadership, they fulfilled their ambitions, defeating all the dueling gangs and becoming the strongest dueling gang in the Lower City Area, which led to the complete disappearance of the once-thriving gangs.
But...
Kiryu wasn't doing this to save others.
The reason he did it was for one thing alone: he craved "satisfaction."
The satisfaction of dueling!
Then, one day, he even set his sights on the security officers...
That day, it rained heavily.
Yusei saw a security officer's corpse at Kiryu's feet.
"Back then, I intended to take your place in prison, but that officer saw through it at a glance—that's why he patted me on the shoulder..."
As Yusei recounted this story, the hatred on Kiryu's face didn't dissipate in the slightest: "Deceiving me at this point? You traitor!!"
Yusei's heart twisted in pain. He gritted his teeth and set a card on the field: "...Kiryu, I'm not lying to you. You are the person we three respect the most!"
He said this with such sincerity that the madness on Kiryu's face finally faded a little.
But the resentment, anger, and pain still lingered in his heart, so he fell silent.
"Set this card, end the turn..."
"Yusei, do you know what truly pained me when I was chosen by the Earthbound Immortal and resurrected as a Dark Signer?"
"What?"
"It was this world, still so stubborn, so dull, so stifling! What did you three wastes do after I died, squander time away?" Kiryu roared in anger, his throat becoming hoarse.
"Draw!"
He drew a card, glanced at it, and placed it in the Spell and Trap Zone,
"Set one... two, three cards."
"What?"
Setting cards right away, could it be a hand card accident?
"Activate the Normal Spell Card, Allure of Darkness, draw two cards, then banish 1 Dark Attribute Monster from the hand. If there are no Dark Attribute Monsters in the hand, send all hand cards to the Graveyard."
"Oh, it's to avoid discarding hand cards." Shinji watched the duel broadcast on the D-wheel, realizing.
Kiryu drew two cards, glanced at them, "Banish Infernity Guardian from the hand."
"Discard Infernity Beast from the hand, activate the Equip Spell Card, D.D.R. - Different Dimension Reincarnation. Special Summon the banished Infernity Guardian!"
A skull appeared beside him, and then the red flames of Infernity Fire burned around Kiryu.
Infernity Guardian, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 1200.
"Infernity? What kind of Monster is that?" Crow furrowed his brow.
"Infernity... not Kiryu's previous deck." Jack also realized Kiryu's change.
Infernity...
Tenjo Hikari had a strong impression of this deck, not just because of the legendary deck Infernity Trident, but also due to the story of how the set Infernity was forced to surrender when the monsters were feather-dustered, which left a deep impression on him.
"Heh, Normal Summon, Tuner Monster, Infernity Sage."
A demon fanning flames appeared next to Kiryu.
Infernity Sage, LV 2, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 400.
"Tuning... Is he going to Synchro?"
"Use LV 2 Infernity Sage and LV 4 Infernity Guardian for Tuning!"
Infernity Sage ascended into the sky, then slowly disintegrated into two massive black stars, which gathered onto Infernity Guardian, burning it into black flames.
"The dead and the living converge into void, transform into the evil spirit of Hell!
Synchro Summon!"
"LV 6, Infernity Doom Archfiend!"
A demon with huge golden gauntlets on its hands and wings like clock hands descended onto the field, spinning its body.
Infernity Doom Archfiend, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 2200.
"A mere 2200 ATK?"
"Luckily, with this ATK, it's no match for Stardust Dragon."
Jack and Crow heaved a sigh of relief.
"The effect of Infernity Sage, when this card is sent to the Graveyard, activates. From the Deck, send 1 Infernity Monster to the Graveyard. This effect can only be activated when there are no hand cards. I send Infernity Dwarf to the Graveyard."
"Hahaha, fooled by the low ATK and let your guard down? So naive, too naive, Crow, Jack!" Kiryu laughed maniacally, "Infernity Doom Archfiend's effect, once per turn, targets 1 face-up card on the field and negates its effect until the end of the turn."
He raised his right hand, pointing at Stardust Dragon.
Negate?
"When there are no hand cards, you can destroy that card."
"What?" Jack and Crow exclaimed simultaneously.
"Huh? It's okay, right? Yusei's Stardust Dragon can tribute itself to negate and destroy effects that would destroy cards, right?" Carly Nagisa counted on her fingers, puzzled, "So, it's okay."
"No, Stardust Dragon can't counter this effect." Jack frowned slightly, "Stardust Dragon's effect is, when an effect that destroys cards on the field is activated, Stardust Dragon can tribute itself to activate, negating that effect and destroying it.
But — the effect of Infernity Doom Archfiend is [to negate the opponent's Monster effect]. When there are no hand cards, it then destroys the Monster.
In other words, Stardust Dragon can't counter this effect with a counterattack!"
"No way?? Isn't that completely targeting Stardust Dragon's effect!?" Carly shouted in disbelief.
"Yes..." Jack's brows knitted together as he watched the situation with concern.
Infernity Doom Archfiend's body erupted in crimson flames, then flew towards Stardust Dragon. The fire engulfed the soaring Stardust Dragon, draining its power, and a second burst of flames followed, enveloping Stardust Dragon, and with a bang, shattered it into pieces.
"Hahahahahaha, ahahaha!!!" Kiryu laughed maniacally.
"Yusei, your dragon is so fragile like this, how am I supposed to feel satisfied!!" He laughed wildly, "Battle, Yusei, attack directly with Infernity Doom Archfiend!"
Flames rose from the ground like molten hellfire, flowing madly, the ground bursting with countless craters. As Yusei swiftly flipped over a set card, he narrowly avoided a direct hit: "Activate the set card!
Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!"
A scarecrow made of scrap iron, wires, and a mask appeared right in front of Yusei.
"When the opponent's Monster declares an attack, target that Monster and negate that attack. After activation, this card is not sent to the Graveyard, but is set again."
The scarecrow blocked the attack and slowly set itself back.
"Heh ha, not bad for an opening." Kiryu didn't mind in the slightest and ended his turn just like that.
"End turn."