Youyu managed to clear up the whole situation.
About how he joined the Nightwalker World, the duel challenge he accepted upon joining...
... And of course, he had to stress that those absurd requirements of acting gay weren't his idea. They were all demands made by Kuroda!
The viewers in Yue Hua's livestream nodded in understanding, sighing in relief—thankfully, our idol is straight. Otherwise, some irritable fans might have already booked a flight to confront the character developer.
But to have voluntarily proposed such demands… it seems this Kuroda fellow isn't quite normal either.
Yue Hua silently decided it was better to keep some distance from this muscle-bound guy.
However, she soon realized she was overthinking.
Youyu quickly followed Mr. Kuroda to the nearby Nightwalker World base to grab something to eat and take a short break. Yue Hua, the little sidekick, was also given special permission to join.
And it was here, she truly understood the meaning of a "Manchu Han imperial feast"…
The young girl found herself squeezed between a roomful of big guys whose voices rumbled like thunderstorms, causing her eardrums to buzz. The space was filled with the scent of testosterone, and everywhere she looked, it was just muscles.
The seasoned and experienced streamer suddenly felt like a lamb mistakenly wandering into a wolf's den, shrinking into a corner, small and helpless...
"Speaking of which, what kind of organization did Youyu-san join..." a viewer asked in the chat.
"Is this really a card club?"
"Xiaofu, I'm in!"
"I suspect you have issues, the one in front..."
...
Amidst the lively lunch, a big guy suddenly charged in hurriedly. He anxiously glanced around, not finding who he was looking for, so he randomly asked someone nearby, "Is President Mukuro here? It's urgent."
Before the nearby person could respond, a muffled voice came from the front: "I'm here."
The guy hearing the voice searched blankly for a while. Where is it?
... Oh, it turned out to be right in front of me, sorry, President, you're so tiny I didn't see you...
President Tosawa Mukuro was unhappy: "What's the matter?"
"It's like this, our intelligence network just received news that the Ghoul side has already dispatched a large number of new rare card hunters planning to land in Domino. If the intel is correct, they should be arriving at the docks very soon."
"Outrageous!" President Tosawa Mukuro yelled angrily, "Does that Marik really want a fight to the death?"
Youyu, hearing this, had an idea: "President, why don't I take some people to check it out?"
"No need, just focus on the competition." The president laughed heartily, "Haha, my Demon Deck has long been thirsting for blood. Just as well, if Marik dares to send cannon fodder, let me turn them into sacrifices for the darkness..."
Nearby, Kusunoki Manager casually reminded him, "You mean the Pure Demon Deck with an insect card thrown in?"
"Nonsense," President Mukuro glared at him as if saying, if you don't speak, no one will think you're dead.
"By the way, President!" The guy added, "I heard this time that Marik Ishtar himself has come along as well!"
"Ha, small matter, no matter how much cannon fodder they send... wait, did you say he himself came?" President Mukuro's expression slightly changed.
Marik himself is quite famous in the Underworld, after all, he possesses the legendary Millennium Item, with power nearly reaching the pinnacle of a Dark Duelist. Plus, with his Egyptian God Card, no ordinary Duelist dares to face him head-on.
President Mukuro pondered for a moment, suddenly whipped out his phone: "Hey? It's me... What!? The relative's nephew's wife of Third Aunt's side is in difficult labor? Fine, you wait, I'll be right over..."
Then he turned back and heavily patted Youyu's shoulder: "Uh... it seems there's an urgent matter at home suddenly, terribly sorry, how about you lead this time?"
"..."
The room instantly fell into an eerie silence.
...Sudden emergency, President, couldn't you act more genuinely, your phone didn't even ring?
And what on earth does the relative's nephew's wife of Third Aunt's side have to do with you?
However, in the end, the president did go personally.
The reason being, "If your subordinates charge into the battlefield, and you hide behind, you wouldn't be qualified to continue leading this group."
So don't judge President Tosawa Mukuro by his looks—ugly, fierce, short—like a featherless chicken, clearly not a good person...
...But actually, he's pretty decent.
Of course, he ended up bringing Youyu along as well. The reason was simple—the president knew very well that aside from Youyu, no one else in their association could beat Marik Ishtar.
Not only that, the name Marik made the group of big guys almost a little scared, akin to how wizards react to the name Voldemort.
To this, Youyu expressed confusion; was this Marik really that formidable?
Then, the group of big guys explained immediately. Powerful! Definitely powerful! Millennium Item, who's not afraid? And the Egyptian God, anyone would freak out!
Actually, sounds like this world's Marik also counts as a top Duelist, although Youyu, having seen the animation first, really didn't feel this way.
Speaking of Marik being strong and mighty, however in the anime, his battle record was urgent. Not mentioning the dark Marik hidden within, but Marik himself seemed to not win a single duel throughout the series, indeed lacking presence...
Youyu was ready for a direct face-off with Marik at the docks, but unexpectedly, the man never showed up.
A group of Nightwalker World big guys—with a weak and helpless little streamer lady in between—arrived at the docks, got into formation, and before long, the Ghoul's ships came ashore.
A large group of rare card hunters in black robes, sturdy in build, jumped off the ship and formed ranks not far from the crowd.
Formations at the docks, for a moment, appeared like ancient army confrontations. As clouds gathered, winds stirred, the air thick with the scent of gunpowder, as if a historic battle was about to erupt...
...Then everyone raised their Duel Discs, glared at the opposing formation, ready to catch people for a card duel.
In the Ghoul's ranks, there was a commotion, then from the crowd emerged... a Wuke?
Youyu immediately recognized it; this was Marik's top confidant, Rishid, where was he himself?
Tosawa Mukuro squinted: "Is that Marik?"
While Marik is very well-known, he usually prefers using the Millennium Rod to remotely manipulate puppets for actions, rarely making personal appearances, hence hardly anyone has seen his true face.
"Indeed." Rishid replied coldly, "I am the leader of the Ghouls Group, Marik Ishtar."
Youyu: "You're fooling no one; you're not Marik."
Rishid squinted his eyes. Though he didn't know why the other said that, he pulled out a golden glinting rod from behind him as proof: "Look! This Millennium Rod is the ironclad proof!"
Youyu scoffed. Ha, isn't it just a cheap street stall item, fooling whom?
But he wasn't in a hurry to immediately expose them, because he found something more amusing.
Youyu noticed above Rishid's group of rare card hunters' heads, there floated a series of colorful strings, long and short…
...Never expected, there were so many players in the Ghoul's ranks!