Takuma Saio sat silently in the radiant hall, with a crystal ball placed before him.
Through that crystal sphere, fragments of scenes seemed to appear hazily. It was a forest shrouded in black smoke, meteors crossing the sky, meteorites falling, bringing Elemental Heroes from beyond the heavens.
The spacecraft carrying the Power of Light pursued, bringing the Light Alliance. The Light Incarnation and the representative of Darkness made their first contact on Earth, resulting in a battle. And the outcome…
Hmm, the outcome was evidently rather tragic.
Even Saio watched in silence.
This Neos, though an incarnation of Darkness, unexpectedly had such a sinister combat style. Appearing with a quick draw, launching a combo attack of card hand reveals and strikes, it was indeed dangerous if faced unprepared.
But speaking of which, the Light Alliance was surprisingly incompetent.
Their trump card choking them dead, was that possible?
Although the hand-striking ability of the New Space Dolphin is indeed from the Underworld, the self-imposed adverse effects of the Cosmic People's Gandil Dragon during their own draw phase were also very crucial. Without its synergy, a single Brother Dolphin alone may not have directly overwhelmed it to death.
Saio couldn't help but shake his head after watching to the end.
He divined and glimpsed fragments of fate, not only seeing their main enemy of Light Fluctuation approaching, but also seeing an alliance from the stars coming to aid.
Yet who would have thought, that the other side's Brother Dolphin slaughtered akin to a War God, while his side came a self-mutilating fool aiding the enemy.
Seeing his comrades, Saio felt more pressure, feeling like he was moving forward with a burden. Not only facing opponents as insidious as Brother Dolphin, but also having to carry teammates not using their wits properly...
"Enough."
The image disappeared in the crystal ball, as Saio leaned back into his chair.
No matter, his plans never relied on ally support anyway.
He had painstakingly built it up, now the Light Association had considerable scale. The wheels of fate had finally begun to turn, this planet was destined to become pristine and pure white.
"Hmm?"
Saio glanced at a terminal device beside the table, its indicator light flickering intermittently.
Yeah, even a seer couldn't do without modern technology these days.
Saio connected the communication. A young, attractive woman's image appeared on the screen.
Saio Mizuchi, his sister.
"What's the matter, Mizuchi?"
"Still the matter of the Hanuo Knight," Mizuchi calmly said, "I just received reports that the Hanuo Knight's forces are probing our information through various channels.
That Revolver is a troublesome character, with quite a few capable subordinates. There's a female Duelist named Tania, suspected to be a Duel Monster Spirit, and a fringe member of the association has already lost to her."
"Tania..."
Saio frowned in thought.
"Wasn't she a former Seven-Star member?"
"Seems so. Plus there are several other troublesome characters." Mizuchi noted, "That Revolver is also taking action. I thought you might want to know... "
"Not now, Mizuchi."
Saio shook his head, glanced at the crystal ball now devoid of image.
"I'm focusing on more important matters now. Revolver holds no place in our fate, he isn't worth paying attention to. Handle it fully yourself."
"...Alright, I understand."
...
...
Mizuchi's concerns were actually not without reason.
In fact, the Light Association wasn't a formidable giant like Doma once was, with Yuugen and the Hanuo Knight's current resources, it wasn't too difficult to dig into.
Not to mention, he had assistance from the Dark Web's Cosmic People.
Voluntary this time.
This time it truly was voluntary, Yuugen swore he hadn't used any cards, nor did he pay any hostile visits to kick some manager's teeth out.
Tania had got wind of a faction of the association being linked to yet another local dark web. She gathered information about that related dark web manager, apparently named Shinjima. But she knew that the Hanuo Knight didn't have such a stellar reputation on the dark web at present, and she herself didn't have the confidence like Leader Revolver to venture boldly, so she didn't probe hastily, but handed the intel over to Leader Revolver.
Yuugen praised her accomplishment and said he would personally handle it later, contacting her if needed.
Then he immediately placed a call directly to the dark web.
"Who's there?"
The voice on the other end was hoarse and low.
Yuugen courteously asked, "Is this Shinjima, the manager of the dark web?"
"It's me. Who's asking?"
"Oh, I'm Revolver from the Hanuo Knight." Yuugen replied politely.
Then he heard what seemed like a spitting sound from the other side.
"Revolver... You dare call me!?"
Shinjima was greatly astonished.
This person had kicked their dark web's venue twice, ranking high on the blacklist. How dare they actively reach out?
"Yes, a friend introduced me, gave me your number." Yuugen chuckled, "Don't mind, just trying to make a friend."
"Make a..."
Shinjima was momentarily speechless.
Didn't even know where to begin his rebuttal.
But he had heard of this person's notorious name. Undefeated since their debut, with a ruthless and brutal method, the prior dark web managers visited by him were just precedents.
"Since we're friends, we should help each other." Yuugen chuckled again, "I've been looking for an organization called the Light Association lately. It's nothing much, just want to make a friend.
You know, it's all about connections in the duel arena these days. Having more friends is never a bad thing."
Though Shinjima didn't understand why this guy suddenly wanted to make friends with the Light Association, he couldn't help but start to silently mourn for this association.
"And I just heard someone say that the Light Association seems to have a base in your territory, right under your nose?" Yuugen chuckled, "Nothing else, just hope you could introduce me to the new friends."
Shinjima paused for two seconds in silence.
"No, we don't know where they are."
"Perhaps. But since it's on the dark web's turf, I think it shouldn't take you long to find out. So let's see, I'll make another call about an hour from now.
An hour later, I'll call again. Hopefully, by then, you'll have the address. Otherwise, I'll have to visit personally."
Shinjima widened his eyes.
"You're threatening me?"
"Do you know who I am?"
"Do you know how strong our dark web's power is? You think I'll be scared of you? You think I'll..."
But before he could finish saying, the only sound left on the other end was a busy signal.
Already hung up.
Shinjima set down the phone, his eyes wide, gasping in anger.
He was surrounded by dark web lackeys.
"Boss?"
One lackey asked softly.
Ending up with a slap from Shinjima.
"Why are you still standing here? Didn't you hear what he said?"
"Go find where that damned association is hiding!"
The lackeys hurriedly ran out the door.