The darkness surged like a tide. Yego wanted to ask something, but when he opened his mouth, no sound came out.
His consciousness was engulfed, and it felt like he was sinking to the bottom of the water. Even if he wanted to speak, no sound came out, and eventually, his awareness gradually faded as he fell into a deep slumber.
Yugen stood with his arms behind his back, silently watching the unconscious Yego.
"You know, for a moment there..."
At this moment, Cotton Candy's elf popped out, peeking around.
"...I really thought you were going to take him out."
Yugen asked curiously, "Why would I take him out? We have no enmity."
Cotton Candy replied, "Uh... Because he knows your secret? You know, bad guys always say things like 'you know too much, so you can't live', and so on..."
Yugen: "What? Do I look like a villain?"
Cotton Candy: "..."
Someone is not only shameless but seems to have no self-awareness.
The Vampire Princess murmured, "Honestly, I also thought you were going to take him out, master..."
Yugen was quite helpless: "Is that the image I have in your hearts?"
His character seemed to collapse, even his own elfs didn't trust his integrity. Yugen felt not just helpless but innocent. He considered himself such an upright and sunny Duelist, yet his reputation was defamed.
Of course, he never planned on taking Yego out from the beginning.
He still had a use for Godwin's identity. But even if it was exposed, it wasn't a big deal. To Yugen, this identity wasn't that important.
Moreover, he was a dignified Dark Duelist with King-level strength, why resort to killing to keep secrets? It's so uncivilized.
With his Dark Duel, he could force the defeated to do anything, even things that they couldn't do of their own will. For example, forget.
Just a simple Dark Duel, using card power to defeat Yego, and then issue the command "Forget my identity and this duel altogether." The opponent must comply without any choice.
After today, in Yego's eyes, he would revert to being the genuine and only Officer Godwin, without any anomalies. Although Yego was skilled, he was still merely a mortal without extraordinary abilities, and it wouldn't take much dark energy to successfully carry out the Dark Game.
Yugen then summoned Zarug, Mina, Zik, and others.
Several elves appeared; first, as usual, they each jumped out to announce their names, then they struck poses they thought were cool but actually looked humorous.
"Black Scorpion Thief Gang, here!"
Then the Thief Gang respectfully saluted Yugen.
"What orders do you have, Master of the Yellow Robe?" Zarug spoke on behalf.
Yugen: "What Master of the Yellow Robe? I'm Officer Godwin here at the Public Security Maintenance Bureau."
Zarug hurriedly said: "Yes, so what orders do you have, Officer Godwin?"
Yugen pointed to Yego, who was already snoring on the ground, and said, "Clean up here and erase any traces of someone being here.
And then take this guy..."
"Got it, officer."
Cliff from the Black Scorpion Thief Gang pushed his glasses, gave a cold smile, and then made a throat-slitting gesture with his hand.
"Do you want us to take care of him and make it clean, right?"
Yugen: "......"
No, why does everyone automatically assume I'm going to commit murder and cover up the evidence? Do I truly look like that kind of person?
Yugen had a dark expression: "Why go through so much trouble? Just move him to the deputy officer's office at the Public Security Maintenance Bureau. But don't worry about him waking up. He won't wake up until tomorrow morning."
"Oh, okay."
Everyone responded.
But Yugen couldn't help but feel as if he saw a hint of regret on Cliff's face.
He suddenly felt that these folks being called a "Thief Gang" wasn't without reason. This seemed like a psychological issue, and not being allowed to commit murder seemed to disappoint them a bit.
The task was given, and Yugen chose not to care about it for now.
Almost took the blame for the previous fake Godwin. Had it not been for ZONE's reminder, Yugen might not have noticed that his identity had been compromised with Yego. Although Yego's personality might have been to bury his head in the sand like an ostrich and pretend not to know. But it's always better to eliminate any potential risks first.
Consider it a favor owed to ZONE.
The next morning, in the deputy officer's office.
Thud.
Yego, who was sleeping sweetly in the chair, suddenly lost balance and fell to the ground with a heavy thump.
"Ow, ow ow..."
Yego woke up, scratched his head dazedly, looked around.
"This is... the office?"
Did he somehow overwork himself in the office and fall asleep?
Unable to recall what happened before sleeping, Yego, with doubt, unlocked the computer screen in front of him, only to find a mini-game he often played during work.
Startled, Yego quickly closed the game.
"That was close. Imagine if someone came in while I was asleep and saw..."
Yego patted his chest, feeling relieved.
He felt like he "remembered" it now. Last night he seemed to be here playing games until he fell asleep...
This memory rooted in Yego's mind and became increasingly clear, assuring him that this was indeed what happened the previous night.
"Right." Yego punched his palm, "Today, I should butter up to Officer Godwin and mention that I worked overnight last night... Yes, just like that."
As for the fact he was playing games and not working overtime, naturally, that was inconsequential.
...
...
Alternate Space.
Pure white ceiling and floor, within the infinite Subspace. ZONE's shell, resembling a Nautilus, quietly floated in this space.
An empty void rippled, a blurred shadow emerged from behind the ripples, gradually becoming tangible, and his face became clear.
The man was slim but held himself upright, wearing a tight-fit uniform. The deep blue design enhanced his slender figure.
His hair was blue, obscured by red goggles, making his original face hard to discern.
"Antinomy." ZONE softly called out his name.
Antinomy, ZONE's partner among the future four, was also the top D-wheel hand of the last generation before the future world was ruined.
"Duel King of the Otherworld... Has he come to this dimension, ZONE?" Antinomy inquired.
"Yes."
ZONE replied.
"Why, are you interested?"
"Yes."
Antinomy admitted, looking at his right hand.
"Duels... are supposed to have the ability to bring hope and pave the way for the future, but I didn't succeed. Perhaps I'm still not mature enough.
If I can learn from Duelists who have walked the path of kings in other dimensions and see the roads other Kings have traveled, maybe I can gain new insights..."
ZONE watched him for a moment, then said.
"Then go ahead and do as you wish."