Chapter 32: You are my Enemy

The distance from the mission location to the Dream card shop was still quite far. Yuyu had traversed most of the city before finally arriving back at the card shop. It was already close to two o'clock in the morning.

What surprised him was that the lights were still on in the shop despite the late hour.

The entire street was engulfed in a deep slumber, with all the streetlights turned off and no one in sight. Only the shop on the street corner remained illuminated, its incandescent lights resembling a guiding lighthouse amidst the vast night ocean.

Yuyu pushed open the glass door and entered. China was seated behind the counter, dressed in her maid costume.

An unfolded magazine lay before her, and her right hand rested against her cheek, appearing half-asleep. Her head occasionally slightly tilted from the weak support of her hand, resembling a nod.

Yuyu still remembered practicing this magical skill back when he was a student, in the early days of his life in college. He could sit and do this undisturbed, occasionally nodding as if resonating with what the lecturer on stage said...

But that was all in the past, and he knew better than to dwell on past achievements. A true hero never boasts of past bravery.

When he opened the door and walked in, China suddenly woke up. She sat upright, momentarily dazed, and said, "Hey... Welcome back."

Then she realized how late it was.

"You haven't slept yet?" Yuyu asked, closing the door behind him.

China gave him a blank look.

Why I still be awake you ask?

Wasn't it because someone left with a stranger in the middle of the night, causing concern?

"Where's that person?" she inquired.

Yuyu knew she was referring to Xuelang, so he simply shrugged and replied, "He had some urgent matter to attend to. I expect he'll be back in a few days."

When the game officially launches in two weeks, he should definitely return.

"Well, it's late now. Let's get some rest, and we'll discuss everything tomorrow," Yuyu suggested.

"Um..."

...

After a quick wash, Yuyu returned to his room and lay down on his back.

The duel with Mr. T had been more challenging than a typical duel. His stamina had been mostly depleted during the intense session of dueling.

"…"

Despite his stamina being considerably stronger now due to his body returning to its youthfulness, since crossing over, it still didn't seem sufficient. If he continued on the current trajectory, he might find himself easily overwhelmed in future battles...

Ahem!, he needed to focus. What he meant was that he would need plenty of cards to battle in the future, and increased physical exercise would undoubtedly be beneficial.

Moving on, the new spirit lady floated around the room, curiously examining her surroundings.

"Is this where you reside, master?" she blinked. "It feels a bit smaller than I had imagined."

Yuyu sighed inwardly.

Apologies for not being able to afford a larger home due to my financial constraints.

He hadn't had time to ponder before, but now that he had a moment of respite, Yuyu realized that having an spirit by his side was undeniably advantageous, it meant that, aside from playing cards in this world, he also possessed extraordinary combat capabilities.

Moreover, within the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe, the presence of a spirit was considered one of the indicators of a strong duelist. Throughout the history of the game's kings, every character with their own spirit had been a master card player.

Yuyu felt he was just one step away from invincibility—defeating opponents with a hairstyle similar to Mutou's starfish, and others of the same nature..

But having a spirit behind him could sometimes be troublesome, a fact that wasn't talked about or realized in the anime. For instance, when using the restroom, taking a shower, or wanting to browse educational research material on the computer and relieve excess stress...

Yuyu suddenly wondered how Mutou managed such situations. Perhaps, after spending so much time together, they had reached a level of comfort and informality where they could openly communicate. If that were the case, he could only admire them.

But that aside...

He turned his head and glanced at the girl, who was lying on the windowsill, gazing out at the night view.

In the past, players wouldn't have faced such a thing. After all, players were merciless mission executors and card-playing machines within the game. The presence of a spirit wasn't an focus to them… expect for some of course..

Yuyu realized he would have to adapt to many things in the future.

"Oh, by the way, master!"

The dark magician girl hopped off the windowsill, her expression serious as if she had suddenly remembered something.

"Although we defeated the enemy this time, the matter isn't over yet."

As expected of a cockroach.

Yuyu had heard. Mr. T saying something about "Darkness infiltrating the human world" just before vanishing. Drawing from his years of experience as a seasoned gamer, he immediately realized there would be a follow-up to this hidden storyline.

"I wanted to ask," he began, "What's the origin of that guy?"

The magician girl shook her head. "I don't have all the details, but I believe... it's a malicious entity of pure dark energy from some other dimension. It feeds on the darkness within human hearts to strengthen itself and grows more powerful by consuming it.

Currently, its physical form is likely weak, forcing it to send its subordinates into the human world, as it did earlier, in search of sustenance.

But if left unchecked, it will devour more and more duelists, becoming stronger with each one! Eventually, no one will be able to stop it!"

Yuyu nodded, understanding the gravity of the situation.

In fact, based on his knowledge from watching the anime and playing the game, he might have a better understanding of Darkness than she did. However, those were all stories from the series, and they were still far from reality.

"In other words, our next task is to locate all the clones of that invader in the real world and eliminate them as quickly as possible, right?"

"Yes!" the magician girl nodded emphatically.

As expected, the task interface in front of Yuyu updated once again.

["Task: With the assistance of dark magician girl, locate the scattered Mr. T clones in the City and defeat them one by one!

Task reward: unknown."]

For players, these dark games and supernatural power-related tasks were advanced missions, not readily available to everyone.

The so-called high-risk, high-reward scenarios were typically themost lucrative.

For instance, defeating Mr. T this time had directly rewarded Yuyu with the Dark Magician Girl.

However, he couldn't help but think that if Xuelang, the player who initially triggered this task, hadn't come to him, he might never have encountered this opportunity.

Moreover, Xuelang had been forced to go offline at the last moment, not gaining any experience from the mission...

Um...

Yuyu decided to offer Xuelang some compensation when he returned next time, as a token of gratitude.

Perhaps in his private store, he could provide a special discount, like 50% OFF.

Xuelang would surely be touched by such a gesture... or so he hoped.

Sigh…

Here thought I would have no enemies and be able to live without much problems. But seems like have to save this city now…

I wish I would say like a certain someone, I have no enemies.

Note: Didn't upload for 2 days so 3 chapters today…I think.

And kinda proud of this chapter, I added so much of my own stuff lol