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Chapter 1042: Harvest
Chapter 1042: Harvest
Did we have a grudge?
Seemed like we didn’t.
Paradox was a bit dazed. During the Duel, he had somehow naturally started to feel like it was a personal vendetta. It was only after Youxuan reminded him that he suddenly realized, yeah, we did just meet for the first time.
And Youxuan wasn’t even his original target. His encounter with Youxuan was entirely an unexpected turn of events. But this guy’s Dueling was so infuriating, and the Darkness power he used emitted an eerie aura. From his Dueling style, it was clear that Youxuan was the kind of dark Duelist Paradox particularly disliked, the kind who could easily dampen others' enthusiasm for Dueling.
Paradox’s future had been destroyed because the world’s Dueling passion had been entirely extinguished. Thus, he instinctively felt a strong aversion towards Youxuan. But now, with the Duel over and his head clearer, he realized there was no evidence that Youxuan had any connection to the doomed future.
And Youxuan’s question was indeed valid. If one person could so easily plunge an entire world into negativity, then there must have been Duelists like You Cheng Shidai and Kiryu with the right hearts, who dedicated their lives to spreading their passion. Yet, despite their efforts, the world still ended.
And as far as he knew, there was no Fuji Youxuan in the historical records, but Jou and Kiryu were real.
Paradox sighed deeply.
Deep down, he knew Youxuan was right. The destruction of their world had nothing to do with the past. Blaming the ancients was just a way to shift responsibility.
The Perpetual Motion Machine went out of control, leading to the future’s destruction. It was all the fault of their own generation, not anyone else’s. Even infinite energy couldn’t satisfy humanity’s ever-growing greed. Over time, people became lazier, unwilling to put in effort or do anything, while their desires grew exponentially.
The negative attitude and insatiable demands eventually pushed the Perpetual Motion Machine past a critical point, leading to an unstoppable disaster.
But even knowing this, what could he do?
Z-One had tried, truly tried with all his might. Z-One was the leader of the survivors, chosen because he was the smartest and the most dedicated among them.
Under Z-One’s leadership, they tried to guide people back to the right path, to calm the out-of-control Perpetual Motion Machine. They made many attempts, but it was too late.
If there had been any other choice, Paradox wouldn’t have resorted to the extreme measure of erasing Duel Monsters from history.
Others might not know this, but Youxuan understood. He knew that the antagonists in 5D’s weren’t truly evil; they just had different goals from the protagonists. On a personal level, Youxuan admired the sacrifices these people made to save their world, which was why he spared Paradox’s life.
In fact, if Youxuan hadn’t used the Eraser’s effect to clear the field of the World of Sin, even if Yeshen had shown mercy at the end, Paradox would have died.
In the original movie, Paradox was supposed to die at the hands of his own World of Sin. Although Yu Gi and Jou had the ability to make Duel damage real through Darkness Yu Gi, Youxuan believed they hadn’t intended to kill Paradox. Paradox’s death after losing the Duel was likely due to the real damage inflicted by his own World of Sin.
Keeping him alive would make it easier to gather more information from him later. For instance, Paradox mentioned that Youxuan shouldn't exist in history, and that there were errors in the current timeline. There were still many questions to be answered.
Of course, his life was spared, but his tools had to be confiscated.
Thus, Youxuan acquired the complete "Sin" Deck, including the top-tier monsters from various timelines that came with it.
For example, the Cyber End Dragon, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Rainbow Dragon, and even the Stardust Dragon, which shouldn't exist in this era.
He even had three copies of the world-limited Blue-Eyes White Dragon. With this, adding the Blue-Eyes he won from the President during the Duel City GX, Youxuan now had a total of four Blue-Eyes, one more than the President himself.
However, despite having three Blue-Eyes, Paradox did not have the "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."
Youxuan deduced that the cards Paradox had taken from various timelines were likely only those for which he had already developed the "Sin" form. Whether a monster had a "Sin" form was also a sign of whether Paradox could successfully control it.
For example, Paradox had developed the "Sin Blue-Eyes White Dragon", indicating that he had mastered the power of Blue-Eyes. However, the lack of "Sin Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" in the Sin Deck suggested that he couldn't control the Ultimate Dragon form.
But that wasn't a significant issue. In the anime world, Synchro Monster cards weren't always necessary. When the right conditions were met, Synchro Monsters could be summoned without the card, effectively creating the card on the spot. This could be considered a form of card creation, but it was one of the simplest methods.
For instance, in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yugi used Kaiba's Ultimate Dragon and his own Chaos Fighter to Synchro Summon the Ultimate Dragon Knight, telling Kaiba, "As long as you firmly believe this monster exists, it will exist." Similarly, the Emperor could use Ultra Fusion to combine any of the opponent's monsters and summon the corresponding Synchro Monster, all based on need.
Even beyond Synchro Monsters, many monsters had various alternate forms. For example, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was the absolute core of the Blue-Eyes Deck, and Kaiba's entire Blue-Eyes Deck was developed over time, with each card created one by one based on his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.
Now that Youxuan had all three Blue-Eyes, he could consider perfecting his entire Blue-Eyes Deck.
While he couldn't compare to the President in terms of being recognized by the White Dragons, Deck synergy, and destiny, he had one advantage: he could foresee the future forms of Blue-Eyes that had yet to appear, knowing the direction the Deck needed to take.
He could look for an opportunity to team up with the President to create more Blue-Eyes variants, and perhaps get a couple for himself in the process.
Apart from these powerful monsters from various timelines, the biggest gain was this card.
Youxuan looked at the Trap in his hand and couldn't help but smile with the satisfaction of a farmer seeing ripe crops ready to be harvested.
Skill Extraction.
(End of Chapter)
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