Several members of the research team exchanged puzzled looks. The leader then seemed to realize something and nodded. "Right, you are only scheduled to enroll this year. Once you enter Duel Academy, this will be covered in class."
He continued calmly. "To put it simply, it is a phenomenon that may appear when certain Duelist achieve a very high level of resonance with a Spirit. Generally, we believe people with strong 'Spirit affinity' are more likely to experience Spirit Vision, but there are confirmed cases without that talent as well."
"So what exactly is it?" Yugen asked again.
"It is a possibility revealed by a Spirit," the leader said, gesturing with both hands. "It cannot be defined precisely. Some people see forms of Duel Monsters from what seems like ancient eras, while others see specific scenes or objects in their minds."
He paused, then went on. "To this day, many instances of Spirit Vision remain unsolved. However, there are also many cases where research teams used the images seen through a Duelist's Spirit Vision to conduct studies, eventually creating new Duel Monsters forms or producing related Spell and Trap Cards based on those scenes and objects."
Yugen felt like he understood. In other words, it was inspiration for making cards.
How to design cards, what new forms monsters might evolve into, and what kinds of support cards would exist all followed that logic. If there was a reference pointing in a clear direction, research progress could be greatly accelerated.
With that understanding, a bold idea formed in Yugen's mind. He clearly had not seen any Spirit Vision just now, but if all the research group wanted was guidance on card creation, then there was room to maneuver.
"Oh, then I think I did see something," Yugen said, frowning as if trying hard to remember.
The entire research team lit up at once. This was the first time anyone had resonated with the Ruins in connection with Black Luster Soldier, and if they could gain clues from a Spirit Vision, they might finally break through a bottleneck that had lasted for years.
The leader hurriedly raised a hand to stop the excited members behind him and took a careful breath. "What did you see? Even vague fragments are fine. Spirit Vision is usually incomplete, and any detail helps."
"I remember seeing two warriors," Yugen said slowly. "They looked a bit like Black Luster Soldier, but in a younger form. From the sword energy they released when they swung, one should be Light attribute and the other Dark attribute."
The experts fell silent. Then excitement spread across their faces.
They hurriedly steadied their shaking hands and began writing notes at full speed. Pens scratched across paper as no one dared to interrupt.
"The two young warriors stepped onto an altar," Yugen continued. "There were braziers burning on both sides, and crossed greatswords behind them. They vanished on the altar, one becoming light and the other dark, then merged together and transformed into the form of Black Luster Soldier."
As they took notes, the experts whispered among themselves. Some murmured that it sounded like a chaos ritual, while others wondered if it meant ritual materials.
The leader felt as if he had been struck. A thought flashed through his mind, sharp and sudden.
They had always been researching the possibility of a form stronger than the so-called Envoy. But judging from this Spirit Vision clue, had their direction been wrong all along? Perhaps the key lay in the choice of ritual materials.
"Oh, I also saw another scene," Yugen added.
The experts stiffened. This was already rare enough, and now there was more?
"Light appearing within endless chaos," Yugen said. "The young warrior gradually grew into a chaos envoy within that light. It might be better if you have a professional artist do a sketch later. I can describe the scene in detail."
He did not stop there. "And there was another image as well."
The experts could only stare at him. Soon, they realized their expectations had still been too low.
There were more than three scenes. Yugen went on to describe several different visions in one breath, from ancient ritual grounds to a Gaia knight charging on horseback and transforming into Black Luster Soldier. His descriptions flowed without pause.
Before long, the expert group was left in awe. Seeing so many Spirit Vision at once was unheard of, and the level of detail he provided for each scene was even more shocking.
The leader briefly suspected that Yugen might be making it all up. Yet the resonance with the Ruins and the acknowledgment from the Black Luster Soldier Spirit were facts witnessed by everyone present. That made doubt difficult to maintain.
Just how terrifying was this level of Spirit affinity? None of them realized that Yugen had not experienced any Spirit Vision at all. He was simply someone from a future where real cards existed, and he knew exactly how the entire Deck would be strengthened later on.
What the research group found unbelievably precise still felt incomplete to him. He even knew the general ranges of attack and defense values and the effects for each card.
However, Yugen understood that in this world, creating cards did not mean freely writing stats and effects. A card's text described the abilities it already possessed, translating its power into Duel rules that ordinary Duelist could understand.
Writing an effect did not grant the card that power. The power came first, and only then could the correct text be written. Because of that, simply reciting future stats and effects would not help the process.
What Yugen described first were the future Black Luster Soldier Deck cards Knight of Dawn and Knight of Dusk, along with the ritual spell Super Soldier Genesis. Knight of Dawn and Knight of Dusk were both Level 4 Warrior monsters used specifically as ritual materials. When used to ritual summon Black Luster Soldier, they granted powerful effects like banishing an opponent's monster, banishing one card from the opponent's hand for a turn, and allowing multiple attacks in a single turn.
Super Soldier Genesis was the strongest ritual spell in the Black Luster Soldier system, allowing ritual summoning using monsters from the hand and the Deck. He also briefly described several other support cards based on memory.
These cards would only be released many years later, and even then, the environment would already be too harsh for Black Luster Soldier to keep up. But if they could be developed now with the help of Kaiba Corporation's research team, they could still be very strong.
Yugen was only testing the waters. He had no proof that future cards could truly be created in this world, so he treated this as an experiment using Seto Kaiba's top-tier research team.
The leader exchanged contact information with him and stressed repeatedly that he should get in touch if he remembered anything else. In return, the team promised to notify him immediately if there was any progress.
If this experiment succeeded, it would be meaningful for Yugen in more ways than one. It would not only strengthen his chaos Deck but also prove that his memories of future cards could become a vast and endless resource.
"Overtime. All of you are working overtime," the dark-eyed leader shouted excitedly, as if he could already see a breakthrough ahead.
The Black Luster Soldier Spirit floated quietly behind Yugen. Listening to his long and confident explanation, a question mark seemed to appear over its head.
Did the master really see all those Spirit Vision? Why did it not know about a single one? Could it be a fake Spirit after all?