Chapter 1175: You Know Too Much
Chapter 1175: You Know Too Much
Youxuan ultimately accepted the mission proposed by Zone.
Replacing the original Godwin, he was to face off against Yusei and the others, three against one, pretending to be the villain to give them a chance to grow and improve. Honestly, Youxuan wasn't entirely confident in his ability to take on three opponents, and he had his doubts even when he watched the anime.
While the original Godwin was indeed formidable, it still seemed a bit overconfident to think he could defeat three opponents at once. Yusei and Jack, after all, had the Red Dragon Printing Press at their disposal and were themselves top-tier duelists.
Godwin's plan to take on three opponents, giving them three turns for every one of his, created a significant disadvantage. With fewer cards, turns, and field spaces, the only handicap Godwin asked to even out was having twelve thousand Life Points compared to the combined total of the three opponents.
It seemed that either Godwin was extremely confident in his dueling skills, which only grew more inflated after obtaining the powers of both the Red Dragon and Yeguo, or he was actually seeking death, hoping deep down that Yusei and the others would defeat him.
Youxuan wasn't entirely confident in a one-against-three battle either, but he didn't really care whether he won or lost. He had no intention of actually engaging in a life-or-death Dark Duel; he just wanted to play the villain and scare the 5DS protagonist group, giving them some valuable experience. Whether he won or lost didn't matter much.
However, Zone seemed even more confident in Youxuan than Youxuan was in himself.
According to Zone, Youxuan had been a king for some time and had made significant progress on the path of kingship. Based on Zone's personal experience, he believed that at Youxuan's current level, defeating three duelists who hadn't yet reached the level of a Duel King should not be difficult.
What Youxuan was more concerned about was the "collaboration fee" he had successfully secured.
Zone had agreed to share some of the cards held by the Daiichi Organization after the mission. This was a very attractive offer to Youxuan. These people traveled through various timelines, collecting many cards that were extremely rare or even non-existent in the current era, including limited edition cards, unique world-exclusive cards, and even original cards developed by Zone and his team. All of these were highly valuable for collectors.
The terms were agreed upon, and Zone concluded, "Additionally, consider this a bonus for the Security Maintenance Bureau. Your assistant may have learned more than he should have."
"My assistant?"
Youxuan was taken aback.
It took him a moment to realize who Zone was referring to.
The clown, Yeguo?
Come to think of it, Yeguo had been less visible at the Security Maintenance Bureau lately. What was that guy up to?
After the conversation, Youxuan left the space and returned to the control room of the supercomputer at the Security Maintenance Bureau.
However, Shirley, Mizoguchi, and Aki were nowhere to be seen. They had all been teleported outside the bureau to a grassy field.
Youxuan wasn't sure if Zone had spoken to each of them individually or just to him, but he decided to wait and ask the others later what they had seen before the teleportation.
For now, he needed to find the clown, Yeguo.
Yeguo had indeed been less visible lately.
He hadn't been to the Security Maintenance Bureau much and had taken several days off, giving various excuses. In the past, he would visit his superior at least twice a day, even if he did no actual work, just to curry favor. But recently, he hadn't even been trying to flatter his superior.
And it all started a few days ago when he received a message.
An anonymous email, untraceable in origin. Yeguo opened it and found only a video recording inside.
When he played it, the screen revealed none other than Chief Godevin.
The Godevin in the video looked pale, his expression grim, and his tone heavy.
"If you're seeing this, then I'm probably already dead."
Yeguo was stunned.
Dead?
Chief Godevin is fine, isn't he?
Then he heard Godevin in the video continue, "I might not be able to hold on much longer. Another version of myself has been implanted in my body, and my consciousness could disappear at any moment.
I have no family or friends left in this world, so I can only leave this warning with you, Deputy Chief.
When you see this video, be on high alert. The Rex Godevin by your side is no longer me, but an imposter.
He has come to bring disaster to this world. The citizens of this city, you, and the family you care about might all be destroyed by that disaster.
You must warn others. You must take action against that person."
"..."
Yeguo was dumbfounded.
To be honest, he was just a sycophant who had been promoted to Deputy Chief because he was good at flattering. He had never thought he would have to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.
So, after receiving the warning, Yeguo made his decision immediately—
—destroy the video evidence and pretend he never saw it.
No way was he going to report his chief and take action.
Yeguo thought that a single video recording couldn't serve as evidence. More importantly, he realized that the imposter might be someone he couldn't afford to cross.
Wasn't that just asking for trouble?
He had climbed from the bottom of society to his current position by following one simple rule: avoid trouble at all costs, and the bigger the trouble, the farther he would stay away from it.
Now, Yeguo sighed deeply from his safe house.
"Life is tough."
Things were better before. He could get away with a bit of slacking and some good flattery, and he would be promoted to Deputy Chief. But recently, things had gotten out of control. The Earthbound Gods, the Darkness Duel that put the city at risk, and now an unknown entity seemed to have taken over his chief.
Yeguo sighed again.
He really missed the days when the world wasn't so crazy.
Just then, a voice sounded behind him in his safe house.
"Chief Godevin actually left this kind of contingency plan. Well, it wasn't aimed at me, but I'm the one who has to deal with it. What a troublesome guy."
The voice sent Yeguo into a panic, and he jumped up in terror.
He turned around and saw "Chief Godevin" standing behind him, which scared him even more.
"C-C-Chief Godevin..." Yeguo trembled uncontrollably.
Youxuan understood the situation.
In this dimension, the original Godevin had been replaced by a slightly future version of himself. Before being eliminated, this Godevin had anticipated his own death and left a warning for others.
Youxuan arrived in this dimension afterward, eliminated the future Godevin, and took his place.
The warning video was originally meant to alert people to the new Godevin, but now the burden had fallen on Youxuan.
"Fine, I guess my luck just ran out."
Youxuan sighed, then narrowed his eyes and smiled at Yeguo.
"As for Deputy Chief Yeguo... I don't want to do this, but I have no choice."
"...You know too much."
(End of Chapter)
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