The protagonists were shocked when "Godwin" spoke.
Yusei was the first to speak up: "Godwin! Why? Wasn't it you who gathered us together, who told us to defeat all the Dark Markers?
Don't you want to protect this city, to save the innocent?"
Qiu couldn't help but ask: "You pulled me out of the abyss of life, brought me to the Dragon Sealers, was all of it a lie?"
"Yes." "Godwin" said calmly, "You've all fulfilled your individual tasks, and now it's time for you to exit the stage."
He said this while standing high upon the altar, extending his Duel Disc.
"Though I wouldn't mind continuing our chat, time waits for no one. While we speak, the gates of the Netherworld are opening with precision, and the Lord of the Underworld is about to descend.
Are you sure you want to keep wasting time talking?"
Yugen thought his performance deserved an award; he was truly dedicated.
Well, one reason not to keep rambling is that the more you talk, the more mistakes you could make. It's better to get straight to the point and play cards.
Yusei frowned: "So, if we beat you in a duel, we can stop the gate from opening, is that right?"
Jack shouted angrily: "I've been wanting to test your depths, Godwin! Let me, Jack Atlas, shatter your ambitions!"
Kro: "Many children in the Satellite District have been harmed due to the war with the Earth-Bound Gods, and it's because of people like you.
If you're the real culprit behind the awakening of the Dark Markers and the Earth-Bound Gods' descent, I, Kro Hogan, will never forgive you!"
Yugen chuckled and opened his arms: "Alright then. You three, come at me together."
"What?"
The three were stunned.
The three of them... together?
Though they knew Godwin was strong, facing all three at once in a duel... How confident, how arrogant, and how much does he underestimate them?
Jack yelled angrily: "Do you look down on us?"
"Yes." Yugen admitted boldly.
"Using team duel rules, each side takes turns. You three will share 12000 Life Points, and I will also have 12000 Life Points, got it?"
Although it was a three-against-one, he adjusted the rules of the duel used in the original story featuring Godwin.
Especially since he wasn't skilled at Riding Duels, a one-on-one might be manageable, but he wasn't going to use a less familiar rule for a three-on-one duel. So Yugen didn't bring up Riding Duels but opted for the traditional standing style.
Jack was the first to extend his Duel Disc: "Alright, if you're so eager to die, Godwin! Let us show you our power, and then you'll be battered beyond recognition!"
"Duel!" x4
[Yugen, LP12000]
[Kro/Jack/Yusei, LP12000]
Yugen: "I'll take the first turn and draw a card."
Yugen takes the first turn. He drew a card and summoned the Monster Card in his hand with almost no thought.
"I will normal summon 'Chaos Core'."
A small, black demon was summoned onto the field, with a glowing core at its chest. Its sinister bone wings opened, releasing energy like a dark red blood mist.
[Chaos Core, Attack Power 0]
"Then I set one card and end my turn."
The trio was astonished.
Kro: "A monster with 0 Attack Power?"
Jack: "This damn fool, how much does he look down on us?"
Leo, outside the ring, looked bewildered: "And it's in attack position, isn't this guy actually trying to lose?"
Yusei calmly said: "Everyone stay alert, there's definitely something up..."
"Don't overthink it, Yusei!"
Kro interrupted him.
"Overthinking only leads to hesitation and missing opportunities to win! No matter what the front line poses, I will stick to my duel, charging forward bravely!
My turn, draw card!"
The main trio had Kro taking the first move.
"I summon 'Black Feather - Shilock of Dawn' from my hand!"
Black feathers fluttered in the air, and the black feather warrior, wearing a bird-beast helmet, spun onto his field, with wings akin to Fallen Angels.
[Black Feather - Shilock of Dawn, Attack Power 2000]
Leo: "Summoning a Level 5 monster without a tribute?"
Kro explained: "'Shilock of Dawn' can be normally summoned directly from the hand without a tribute if there's a monster on the opponent's field and none on one's own!
Then he placed another card from his hand.
"Then I special summon 'Black Feather - Gale'!"
A tornado whipped up again, and amidst the storm emerged a small black feather akin to a crow, with big eyes that looked as if wearing round glasses.
[Black Feather - Gale, Attack Power 1300]
"Gale's level is three, Shilock's level is five, combined for a total level of eight!"
Kro continued.
"'Black Feather - Cam of Sun Flame' from my hand can be special summoned when the total levels of monsters with 'Black Feather' in their name on the field add up to eight. (Original effect)
Come on! 'Black Feather - Cam of Sun Flame'!"
[Black Feather - Cam of Sun Flame, Attack Power 600]
Leo: "Wow, summoning three monsters in the first turn! Kro is strong!"
Yugen chuckled lightly: "The high-speed assault like a cannonball that suppresses the opponent to immobility in one round, this is Black Feather."
"Precisely!" Kro proudly exclaimed about the Black Feathers, "Watch carefully, I might not be a Dragon Sealer and don't possess some unfathomable power, but I will never lose to you guys!"
Yugen thought to himself, no, no, no, even though you're currently not involved, you have a championship deck...
Of course, although this is said, Kro's deck configuration naturally differs from a world champion's Black Feather deck. And since this is still the early phase of 5DS, many powerful cards yet to come into existence even for a Black Feather deck at this stage. As the operator, Kro isn't even a Dragon Sealer yet, and his strength is not as it would be later.
If Yugen had to say, Kro's Duelist Level at this time is probably only Seven-Star, inferior to Yusei and Jack, who are equipped with external buffs.
Naturally, that's why Yugen's appearance as the dark "Godwin" is necessary.
Whether Yusei and the others can grow is the key to saving this dimension.
"It's not over yet!"
Kro raised his hand.
"Level three, Adjusted Monster 'Black Feather - Gale'!
Level four, 'Black Feather - Cam of Sun Flame'!
Star-Tuning!"
[3+4=7]
"Black whirlwind, become wings that soar the sky! Synchro Summon—
—Black Feather - Armored Wings!"