Youyu was browsing the forum while moving forward, occasionally tossing a task to the little sidekick beside him, and searching along the way for the final target of his promotion match.
After walking for a short while, a sudden gust of wind swept through the street. A low humming sound came from the other side of the buildings, resonating all over the block. Every piece of glass along the street seemed to vibrate with a hum.
Youyu looked up at the sound and saw a jet-black helicopter slowly descending. The huge metal beast, brandishing its claws, whipped up a cyclone on the street.
Below the helicopter, even a tied-up person was dangling from a rope, seemingly a child from their size.
...Wait a minute, isn't that Kaiba Mokuba? President Kaiba Seto's brother?
No wonder the president didn't show up with such a big commotion from Slifer before, turns out it's because his brother got lost...
The players also noticed Mokuba hanging below the helicopter and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no! Mokuba got kidnapped again! Eh, why did I say again?"
"President Kaiba's brother and Yugi's grandfather, the professional hostage duo, the plot-driving NPCs..."
"Damn, now that you mention it, it does seem like it! The DM world's professional hostage duo!"
A group of players chattered away as they watched Mokuba spin in place below the helicopter, and a more creative one even came up with, "It's like a merry-go-round... ".
"..."
"Damn, the one who said merry-go-round must be a devil!"
Mokuba's Japanese pronunciation is close to "merry-go-round", and in the old animation translation, his name was indeed translated as such.
So in line with the scene at hand, the guy who said merry-go-round was indeed a bit of a devil...
Dare to kidnap President Kaiba's brother in Domino's territory?
Anyone could guess with their toes it's only the Ghouls who would be so bold.
Of course, even Ghouls wouldn't be mindlessly dragging Mokuba through the streets like this; there must be someone they're trying to provoke.
So, everyone was unsurprised to discover President Kaiba, donning a white trench coat, not far away.
"Mokuba!" President Kaiba, of course, noticed the commotion in the sky.
"Brother!" Mokuba, dangling in the sky, struggled desperately, but with his strength, of course, he couldn't break free.
At that moment, on top of a tall building nearby, appeared a figure in a black robe, undoubtedly a Ghouls Hunter by their attire.
The hunter leaped from the top of the building, nimbly touching down on a flagpole extending out from the building's side, followed by a mid-air flip onto an air conditioner attached to the building's exterior, proceeding to step down along balcony railings and shop signs...
...actually jumping all the way down from over ten or twenty meters high!
The Ghouls Hunter landed gracefully in front of Kaiba like a ninja...
...and raised a Duel Disc.
He smiled grimly, "President Haima, duel with me."
At this time, a group of players couldn't hold back.
"6666, this Ghouls Hunter has some skills!"
"Damn, did they hire him from the Ninja Village?"
"But seriously, if you're that impressive, why play cards? Just go beat up Kaiba and snatch the cards, wouldn't that be easier?"
"Here's a joke, the Kaiba brothers are worth billions and never travel with a bodyguard, anyone can just kidnap them whenever they want..."
President Kaiba was furious, "If you Ghouls dare to harm Mokuba, I'll use all of Kaiba Company's resources to crush you!"
As he spoke, another big Ghouls guy appeared behind Kaiba, saying eerily, "You certainly can. But if you take action against us, I can't guarantee what might happen to your adorable brother."
President Kaiba gritted his teeth, "You bastard!"
This made some players question, "How can they do whatever they want? Isn't there any police in this world?"
"Maybe the police lost in a card game against the Ghouls..."
"Damn, that's so logical!"
Another one started to make a fuss, "Mokuba says I'm just acting along with you guys, if I went all out, I'd squash a bun right here and take you all down in seconds."
"Damn, I checked, and it seems true! Mokuba and that Naruto Uzumaki from Konoha Village seem to be the same person!"
With that dumb player's comment, Youyu then remembered, it seemed like Mokuba and Naruto Uzumaki had the same voice actor? No wonder the voice sounded so familiar...
"If you want to save your cute brother, accept our challenge, Kaiba Seto!" the short Ghouls Hunter shouted.
"If you want it, come and get it!" Kaiba roared, immediately opening his Duel Disc, "Enough talking!"
"Alright, then I'll go first!" the short Ghouls Hunter said.
"No no no, partner, I should go first here." The tall Hunter stepped forward, "It's too sly to snatch the chance to brag to Master Marik alone."
"Shall we decide with rock-paper-scissors?"
"Alright! Rock-paper-scissors! Uh, it's a tie... Let's go again, rock-paper-scissors! Nani? Still a tie..."
The two leisurely played rock-paper-scissors, while President Kaiba watched his brother spinning in the sky, so angry that he could almost burst into flames and even considered punching someone...
"Sorry, President, we can't decide who goes first with rock-paper-scissors... huh!?"
The short hunter's eyes lit up, pointing into the crowd.
"You! Yes, you, stop looking around, it's you! The best-looking one!"
Youyu: "..."
Aah, it's so troublesome being handsome, always the most dashing guy on the street.
"Youyu, right? Master Marik mentioned you." The short one said with a sly grin, "Oh my, oh my, running into two targets at once here, we're really in luck, aren't we, partner."
"Yeah, no doubt." The tall hunter chuckled, "Then it works out fine, my partner and I are just two, you two form a team here. How about a two versus two tag duel?"
Some players were shocked, "Damn, who are these two to be so arrogant? Challenging the President and Youyu at the same time?"
"What, don't you recognize them? This is the masked card deck duo from the animation! Light and Darkness Masks! In the animation, they even teamed up with Yugi and Kaiba in doubles..."
"Wow, I haven't watched DM, are these two really that bold?"
Youyu somewhat wanted to say he was just passing by, do as they please, but considering he could barely count as a half-employee of Kaiba Company right now, and it seemed his hefty salary for the month hadn't been paid...
...it didn't seem very appropriate to just walk away.
And teaming up with President Kaiba surely couldn't end in a loss, right?
In the DM World, Kaiba's strength was still top-notch, teaming up with him for the final promotion match seemed like an easy win?
Winning another match, and taking a few rare cards from the Ghouls seemed quite worthwhile.
Kaiba glanced at Youyu out of the corner of his eye, grunting heavily, "Hmph, it's up to you. But don't get the wrong idea, this is just to save Mokuba, it doesn't mean I endorse you..."
"Yes yes, Mr. President, I understand." Youyu responded helplessly, stepping forward to open his Duel Disc.
Though the President said this, at least he didn't refuse to team up, which already showed that he acknowledged Youyu's strength, as far as he was concerned.
Observing players: "Witnessing such a textbook example of tsundere live for the first time, as expected of the President."
"Oh no, what do I do? I'm starting to ship Youyu x President Kaiba..."
Youyu nearly slipped.
Stay calm, stay calm. He told himself, forcing himself not to mind the fools.
On the road to success, sometimes you inevitably take a few detours...