Chapter 1120 - 1093: Leo
"Aaaaah, I’m sorry!"
The green-haired boy scrambled to his feet in a panic, exclaiming apologetically.
The kid who had just called out to him rushed over quickly and mumbled, "I told you to slow down, Leo, and now look, you ran into someone..."
It was a bespectacled child, both looking to be elementary school age.
"S-Sorry, mister."
The boy named Leo shrank back, apologizing to "Officer Godwin."
Yugen smiled, "No, it’s nothing."
"Yeah, you’re right." Leo chuckled while scratching the back of his head, "By the way, mister, you sure are tough. When I bumped into you, I almost thought I hit a metal wall..."
Leo is also one of the main team members and the sixth Dragon Sealer, awakened late in the story. But that’s near the end; for now, he’s just an ordinary kid.
However, his twin sister Luna is the real deal as a Dragon Sealer. She even went to the Elf World when she was three and promised to protect the Elf World with the elves. She’s a genius girl with an Elf Affinity that might even surpass Judai’s.
But Luna is quite a homebody, rarely stepping out. Leo, on the other hand, is the exact opposite, being lively, cheerful, and especially enthusiastic about duels.
If invited to a competition, Luna definitely wouldn’t go. But Leo would certainly want to go and likely drag his sister along.
The bespectacled elementary school kid glanced at Yugen for a moment and suddenly seemed to remember something, his face changing drastically. He quickly tugged Leo aside, "Hey, hey, you might have bumped into someone really important.
I saw him on TV; he’s the director of the Public Security Maintenance Bureau..."
"Huh?"
Leo was taken aback.
"Someone that amazing!?"
But the next moment, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly turned to look at Yugen.
"Director of the Public Security Maintenance Bureau... So, does that mean he’s a friend of Jack’s!?"
"Jack?" Yugen said, "Jack Atlas, yes, you could say that."
At this point, Leo seemed to be a huge fan of Jack. But it wasn’t unusual; New Tongshiyi has been tirelessly building the undefeated legend of the King, and most kids who love dueling in the city are fans of Jack.
"Great, great! Being the King’s friend, could you help me get the King’s autograph?"
However, before Yugen could answer, Leo seemed to catch sight of the Duel Disc on his hand and became even more excited.
"Oh, oh, mister is also a Duelist! A Duelist close to the King must be super strong too, right? Can we duel? Can we, can we?"
The bespectacled classmate quickly said, "Leo, isn’t this... inappropriate..."
"Ah hahaha, it’s fine. We’re always grateful for the support from all the fans for the King."
Yugen smiled kindly, resting his chin on his hand.
"Since you’re a fan, a duel is no problem."
"Awesome!"
Leo was thrilled.
"But to avoid extra spectators, how about this? Let’s go to my private duel arena; it’s quieter." Yugen suggested.
Leo’s eyes gleamed even more, "There’s a private arena? That’s amazing!"
Of course, Godwin has a personal arena. In fact, the largest duel arena in the city center is usually closed when not hosting matches organized by the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, preventing outsiders from entering. With Godwin’s authority, he could use it at will.
Or with his power, he could easily book any duel arena in the city at any time.
Yugen knew that Leo had the straightforward nature and enthusiasm of a child, and he greatly admired strong individuals. In the original, when he met Yusei, he insisted on dueling him, and after one match, he became utterly admiring and compliant with Yusei.
Leo held the simple principle that "someone good at dueling can’t be bad," making communication quite easy. Yugen knew that by showcasing astonishing skills in the duel, he could win Leo’s acknowledgment.
"..."
"Oh oh oh, what a huge duel field!"
Leo was jumping and shouting excitedly all over the empty field.
"Can I really duel in such an amazing place!?"
Yugen put on his Duel Disc, chuckling lightly, "Whenever you’re ready."
"Alright!"
Leo was full of spirit.
"Then mister, watch out. I’m really strong! Let me show you my Card Deck!"
Being called "mister" by Leo felt a little strange, but since he was impersonating Godwin for consistency, Yugen accepted it.
"Duel!" x2
[Yugen, LP4000]
[Leo, LP4000]
"I’ll go first, draw a card."
Yugen declared.
"Activate the Magic Card ’Dark Realm Trade.’
Both players draw one card from their Card Deck, then each discards one card from their hand."
"Huh?"
Leo looked at the cards in his hand, troubled.
"Starting off with having to discard a hand card... Damn, each one is important. I don’t want to discard any..."
After agonizing for a while, Leo reluctantly discarded a card from his hand.
"Cover a Monster in Face-down Defense Position."
Yugen waved and set a Monster Card face-down.
"Then I’ll cover one more card in the back row, ending my turn."
"Oh oh, then it’s my turn!" Leo was excited, "Draw a card!"
For some reason, watching the lively Leo gave Yugen a sense of déjà vu, like watching Judai during his elementary school days.
"Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes!
I summon ’Transformed Warrior: Recorder’ in Attack Position!"
The first to be summoned was a square, red recorder. But once on the field, the recorder immediately began transforming, first extending steel arms, followed by feet stepping on the ground, supporting its entire body and standing upright on the field.
[Transformed Warrior: Recorder, Attack Power 1200]
Transformed Warriors, as the name suggests, resemble Transformers, being a mechanical Card Deck. The Monsters include items like recorders, cell phones, cameras, each sharing the feature of transforming into robots.
Typically in attack mode, they appear in robot form, while in defense mode, they revert to their original items. Moreover, each Transformed Warrior gains different Monster Effects based on attack or defense forms.
"When the Recorder is in attack position, it can attack twice per turn!"
Leo eagerly rotated his arms like a windmill.
"With this, after defeating the defending Monster, it can inflict further damage!
Go! Transformed Warrior: Recorder, attack the face-down defense Monster!"
The Recorder charged towards Yugen’s face-down Monster. Yugen merely smiled and remained still.
The Cover Card flipped, revealing a soft, fluffy white entity.
[Cotton Candy, Defense Power 500]
Cotton Candy: "I hold!"
The Recorder headbutted into the soft body of Cotton Candy, only to be bounced back, stumbling away.
[Leo, LP4000 → LP3000]
"Ah! My Transformed Warrior had higher attack power!" Leo was bewildered, staring at his Life Points, "Why did my Life Points decrease!?"