Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!

"Dragon Sealer."

Yusei heard "Officer Godwin’s" words and did not show surprise, but said.

"So the Public Security Maintenance Bureau is aware of this legend?"

Yusei didn’t know about the legend of the Red Dragon before. But he heard from an old man who was incarcerated with him during the shelter about how the Red Dragon seeks its Deputy on earth, granting the Dragon Seal and giving them the power to fight off the darkness.

"Why is the Public Security Maintenance Bureau interested in the legend?" Yusei asked.

"Because this ’legend’ has already started to disrupt the peace." Yugen sighed.

Yusei nodded, accepting this explanation. He knew this was true; he and Jack had originally been dueling secretly in the Dueling Hall at midnight when there was supposed to be no one around to notice.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the game, their Dragon Seals started to resonate with each other; the Red Dragon appeared, unleashing incredible power nearly blasting the entire hall apart. Such massive power erupting in the city was indeed very dangerous; it was fortunate that no passersby were injured late that night.

"But I’ve heard people say that your Dragon Seal seems to have disappeared." Yugen said.

Yusei looked at the arm where the Dragon Seal had appeared before, and rolled up his sleeve. Sure enough, his arm was now empty and bare.

But Yugen, who remembered the original plot, was not surprised by this. Yusei’s Dragon Seal was not something he had since childhood; it awakened gradually during his continuous battles.

Moreover, early in the animation, the "Dragon Tail Seal" appeared on Yusei’s arm, which represents the tail part of the Red Dragon’s totem. But during the final battle against Dark Marker Godwin, Yusei’s passionate Mouth Escape moved the Red Dragon, and the Red Dragon reallocated the Dragon Seal, after which Yusei’s arm bore the "Dragon Head Seal" representing the leader of the Dragon Sealer.

"I don’t know either." Yusei shook his head and said, "I didn’t have any Dragon Seal before. It only appeared during the battle with Jack."

"That is a possible phenomenon." Yugen said, "Sometimes the power of the Dragon Sealer is latent and needs to be activated through battle.

Normally, the time required for this process varies. Sometimes, the awakening is immediate; sometimes, it takes a long time."

However, there are indeed means to accelerate this process."

Yugen spoke, flicking his fingertips. A thin envelope was flicked across the table to Yusei.

Yusei took it, opened it, and glanced inside.

"This is...?"

Yugen said, "It’s the ’Lucky Cup’ tournament, organized by the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, which invites powerful duelists from all over to participate. Other duelists who have similar ’Dragon Seals’ like yours will also attend."

Yugen paused, then smiled, "Of course, this includes your old friend, now the King of New Tongshiyi, Jack Atlas."

Yusei’s eyes flickered slightly upon hearing Jack’s name.

This was indeed his purpose for coming to New Tongshiyi.

Back then, Jack was also Yusei’s companion in the Satellite District. But one day Jack accepted Godwin’s invitation, came to New Tongshiyi to become the city’s King, and took Yusei’s Soul Card "Stardust Dragon."

For this reason, Yusei deliberately found a way to follow from the Satellite District to the city, just to duel Jack, resolve past issues, and reclaim his Stardust Dragon.

Yusei looked up at Yugen and said, "The Lucky Cup, is this tournament held to gather Dragon Sealers? Will this competition accelerate the awakening of Dragon Sealers?"

Yugen said, "This is the most effective method discovered so far. For example, didn’t you awaken during your duel with Jack, who is also a Dragon Sealer?"

Yusei asked, "What significance does the awakening of Dragon Sealers have for the Public Security Maintenance Bureau? Do you want us to work for you?"

"No, you just need to be yourselves."

Yusei asked, "What do you mean?"

"It means that the existence of Dragon Sealers is not meaningless. The reason the Red Dragon grants you power is because there are evils in this world that require your strength to oppose.

These evils may soon appear... no, they might have already appeared. If no one stands up then, the whole world might suffer disaster.

Helping the Dragon Sealers awaken is the most potent means of countering this calamity. The strength of evil forces exceeds normal bounds; only Dragon Sealers can oppose them.

Maintaining peace, protecting life, these are the duties of the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, and this is why."

Yugen looked seriously at Yusei.

"Because we need you."

Yusei was silent, looking down at the envelope in his hand.

Yugen did not threaten to compel him to participate using the safety of Yusei’s companions as leverage, as Godwin originally would have. Yusei did not give an immediate answer at this point either.

But Yugen knew his answer was already decided.

Yusei Fudo is a person with a strong sense of justice and responsibility. He would surely try to verify the things "Officer Godwin" told him, but he would soon find out that what the officer said was all true.

Yugen indeed did not lie; everything he told Yusei was real. The Dark Markers will awaken in this era, and only the power of Dragon Sealers can resist; if the Dragon Sealers lose, the whole world will suffer disaster and devastation.

However, in the anime, Godwin summoned the Dragon Sealers to counter the darkness with his own agenda, aiming to muster all the powers of Dragon Sealers and Dark Markers for himself.

Yugen lacked such ambition but had his own aim. He wanted to correct the history veering off track, preventing this world and his from colliding, while also luring out the mastermind behind the scenes.

But regardless of the motive, the history originally starting to skew was somewhat pulled back. Yusei did not perish in the shelter and eventually accepted "Godwin’s" invitation, deciding to partake in the Lucky Cup tournament.

With the goal achieved, Yugen subsequently departed from the shelter.

"Settled one." Yugen murmured as he walked out of the shelter.

Having persuaded Yusei, he needed to invite the other three Dragon Sealers. In the original, all these tasks were handled by Godwin, but now having Godwin gone, if history were not to deviate, Yugen must take care of it himself.

Hosting the Lucky Cup, gathering Dragon Sealers, letting them battle to stimulate the awakening of the Red Dragon’s potential...

Yugen rubbed his temples.

Suddenly felt like he was becoming the calculating villain behind the scenes, what’s going on here?

Nonetheless, villain or not, it didn’t matter as long as he achieves his purpose.

Besides, being a villain has its advantages. For instance, now he’s in power, holding abundant resources, with the card inventory rapidly replenished. If he weren’t in the position of the officer, even in this new dimension, it’s unlikely he’d gain so swiftly?

At this moment, he sat inside the Public Security Maintenance Bureau’s official car, driving on the city’s elevated road.

Boom!

A towering explosion sounded from beneath the elevated road.

Yugen frowned slightly, and said to the driver, "Stop."