"Are you really going to the Otherworld?"
As Yugen emerged from Paradox's confinement, Keihei looked at him with some concern.
"Yeah, what that guy said should be true," Yugen replied. "To prevent the destruction of both worlds, his goal should align with ours from that starting point."
"But even so..."
Keihei was still a bit uneasy.
Yugen chuckled, "There's nothing to worry about. It's not my first time anyway. Haven't I traveled to other dimensions before?"
"But this time is different."
Keihei shook his head.
"Did you forget the concept we discussed earlier? Although you said you traveled to other dimensions before, it was essentially still within our world.
If you compare the world to a card, you merely moved from the front to the back. But this time, you're heading to a completely unknown world. You might never find your way back..."
"It'll be fine," Yugen interrupted him.
Keihei was taken aback.
Then he saw Yugen flash him a smile and said, "I know what I'm doing."
Keihei: "..."
Keihei's worries were also normal. He only knew that Paradox came from a completely parallel dimension but was clueless about that time-space. No one knew what Yugen would encounter over there—what the situation would be—everything was uncontrollable.
But Yugen wasn't as worried; he had a rough idea in mind. Judging from Paradox's earlier description, the dimension where he's from is probably the "official history" of Yu-Gi-Oh!. Paradox called Yugen an error that shouldn't exist, which likely means a world of animation without him, the Transmigrator.
Of course, this was just speculation. Paradox also said that the history of that world experienced abnormal changes, which could be the root of the anomaly. Hence, Yugen thought that the original work should only serve as a reference and can't be overly depended upon; he must be mentally prepared for deviations from the original plot.
Seeing that Yugen seemed determined, Keihei didn't say anything more but remarked, "Alright, I hope you know what you're doing..."
Yet when Yugen said it wasn't a problem, somehow a slight sense of ease settled in Keihei's mind. It was as if Yugen's words naturally carried such magic; when he said not to worry, you couldn't help but believe he was right.
"Alright... will you take that person with you?"
Keihei glanced toward the direction of the confinement.
"Maybe, but not now. I still need to do a bit more preparation work."
Yugen squinted.
"You have to stock up on enough ammunition for an expedition."
...
...
First, the card warehouses of Kaiba Group and International Fantasy Association. Yugen went in and gathered another round, scavenging any card that might come in handy.
Last time against Paradox, he used an Angel Race-themed Card Deck, and he'd already collected most of the angels needed back then. After further supplementing, yet another world champion Card Deck was basically completed.
Deputy Angels.
One of the core cards of this deck was "Great Angel Christina," which Yugen had used before. This card can be Special Summoned from the graveyard when there are precisely four Angel Race cards present, requiring no tribute, and as long as Christina is on the field, it locks both sides' Special Summons.
In the duel against Paradox, this Great Angel caused a dominion-level suppression on the Sin Card Deck. If only the opponent didn't bring out the heavyweight Underworld player "Skill Extraction," the Sin Card Deck could be considered single-handedly defeated by this invincible Great Angel. In the Deputy Angels-championing version, mainstream decks like scrap and Black Feather were easily suppressed by Great Angel. It had unprecedented suppressive power in the Synchro environment.
Accompanying Yugen is a supplementary card, "Ruler Hesperion." The boss of the Deputy Angels deck and the main hitter in the champion structure.
Hesperion can be Special Summoned from the hand by banishing any "Deputy" Monster from the hand, field, or graveyard, making its summon condition extremely simple. Moreover, once per turn, by banishing a Light Attribute Angel Race card from the graveyard, it can destroy any card on the field.
If "Celestial Sanctuary" exists on the field, this effect increases from once per turn to twice per turn. Coupled with its own substantial 2700 attack power, the deck ensures a swift killing burst potential.
Additionally, there's a key Ritual Angel card, "Announcer of Divine Light." A Six-Star Ritual Monster. By sending any Angel Race card from the hand to the graveyard, it can negate and destroy opponent's Magic, Trap, and Monster Effects.
Powerful tricolor negation capable of nullifying any opponent's effect; it's crucial since it doesn't have "once per turn." Such formidable resistance, even as an ancient card, it holds value in modern Yu-Gi-Oh!.
The Great Angel seals Special Summons, Ruler Hesperion strengthens attack and destroys cards, Announcer of Divine Light nullifies any card's effects, simultaneously possessing both blockade resistance and removal capabilities. In the ideal state, if this formation is completed, the opponent is essentially ready to be taken away.
Next, Yugen returned to his laboratory, checked the progress of all projects and departments, and incidentally gathered a batch of newly developed cards he thought would be useful.
Among various series derivatives, one card stands out worth mentioning.
Sleeping Giant - Gudong.
This card has quite an origin. It first appeared in "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's," and in the animation, it's hailed as top tier Monster akin to the Three Phantom Gods. But interestingly, as a Divine Level Monster, it's not considered rare; on the contrary, in the animation, it's evaluated as "everyone has at least one," being the most common commodity.
However, the animation says, recorded in the history of dueling, since the card's inception, no one has ever summoned it.
Animation setting states, Sleeping Giant Gudong can't be Normal Summoned. Only when a face-up 1-Star Ordinary Monster exists on your field for over ten turns, releasing that Monster from sacrifice, can this card be Special Summoned from the hand.
Once successfully summoned, Gudong's Attack Power becomes eternally 1000 points higher than any Monster battling it. This card cannot be the target of any Magic, Trap, or Monster Effects, and Monster Effects battling it become null.
The version developed by Yugen isn't consistent with the animation but is rather a physical card version.
The physical card version retains similar original summon conditions but has become overall more lenient.
Once per turn, you can reveal Gudong from your hand to the opponent to place a counter on your 1-Star Ordinary Monster on the field. Sacrificing a 1-Star Monster that has ten counters allows you to Special Summon from the hand.
Compared to the original in the animation, if you have three Gudongs in hand, you can place three counters in one turn, theoretically allowing the fourth turn to summon Gudong instead of waiting for ten turns as in animation.
However, in the animation, even without drawing Gudong, it's already counting turns during the 1-Star Ordinary Monster's presence on the field. In the physical card effect, Gudong must be drawn into the hand to start accumulating counters, even if the 1-Star Ordinary Monster is summoned in advance.
The physical card Gudong's resistance has also been enhanced. The physical version "Sleeping Giant Gudong" is unaffected by any card effects, whereas the animation merely couldn't be targeted by card effects.
Honestly, the animation effect somewhat doesn't match the stringent summon conditions; thus, the physical card is vastly more reasonable.
"Alright, now with all preparations complete."
Yugen assessed his takings.
"Then, next... it's about time to set off."