Chapter 1109 - 1082: I Did It
"It was you..."
Qiu’s eyes were bloodshot, lips bitten, tears welling up as rage and hatred filled her gaze.
"You did that to Diwein..."
Obviously, the corpse left at the site after the Duel had already been discovered by the Arcadia Movement members who arrived afterward.
But just as Yugen had expected.
Yugen’s face was expressionless as he calmly looked at the girl’s delicate, tear-streaked face, meeting head-on the killing intent blazing in her furious eyes.
He held her gaze for a few seconds, then the corners of his mouth lifted in a faint smile.
"Yeah, that’s right." He admitted openly. "I killed him."
Such frankness, such almost Taunt-like, upright acknowledgment, it was as if he was carelessly saying, "So what, come bite me."
"Aaaah!"
Qiu roared, yanking a card from her Card Deck and slamming it onto her Duel Disc. Her pink Duel Disc flared to life, a summoning vortex of solid vision opened, and before the Monster had even fully emerged, a tendril shot out from the vortex.
"Rose Vine!"
A Six-Star Plant Race high-level Monster with 2200 Attack Power, also one of Akiza Izinski’s favorites. A blood-red rosebud on the verge of blooming was summoned, its vines lashing out like arrows, ripping through the air with a pressure that tore at the atmosphere.
Qiu could not endure it.
Ever since she was little, ever since her power awakened, everything had been slipping away from her.
Family, classmates, elders, friends...
Everyone loathed her, everyone denied her. Even she herself had begun to believe she was a Monster, a Demon that should never have been allowed to exist in this world, that maybe it really would be better if she didn’t live.
It was at that time that Diwein appeared.
He was the first person to fully accept her, the first who felt no fear of her. Also the first who was willing to think for her and give her shelter.
Her world had already been reduced to nothing but Diwein...
Yet fate still wanted to snatch away the last thing she had left!
Qiu was furious, utterly furious. She made no attempt to suppress it, unleashing all that violent power without restraint. The Dragon Seal on the back of her hand seemed to respond to its master’s will, glowing red, burning like a brand, further amplifying the strength of the Monster she had materialized.
Boom!
The powerful impact blew apart the wall, and the furniture on both sides was pulverized. The glass shattered with a crash into dust; the storm itself seemed enough to crush a person to pieces.
However...
Qiu’s pupils shrank as she stared in shock at the man standing straight and tall within the dispersing smoke.
Not a hair... harmed?
How was that possible?
"Officer Godwin" stood there calmly, his white suit not even seeming to have picked up much dust.
But if one looked closely, one would notice a faint white silhouette dissipating beside him. There also appeared to be a thin, shimmering white barrier in front of him.
Qiu’s expression shifted slightly. "Don’t tell me you’re also a Telekinesis Duelist?"
She currently had no concept at all of Dark Duels; in her understanding, only a Telekinesis Duel could achieve something like this.
But realizing he was the same kind only made her even angrier. "If you’re also a Telekinesis Duelist, then why did you do that to Diwein...!?
He clearly devoted himself wholeheartedly to seeking a future for all of us, giving monsters like us a place to belong.
Why... why..."
Yugen only looked at her, then glanced at the Dragon Seal on the back of her hand, shining because of her rage.
As expected.
The stimulus of anger, the desire to vent everything regardless of the cost—these had triggered her awakening and accelerated her evolution.
This proved his theory was correct.
Of course, all of Diwein’s crimes were already in Yugen’s hands. He could now completely prove that Diwein was nothing like what Qiu imagined. This guy had never truly sought a future for his members and had even harmed everyone, including Qiu, by any means necessary.
As the strongest Telekinesis Duelist in Arcadia Movement, Qiu had been subjected to the heaviest Brainwashing Manipulation. Moreover, Diwein had harmed many people and made Qiu take the fall without her knowledge.
Every Dragon Sealer had a Dark Marker nemesis, and Qiu’s nemesis was hell-bent on seeking revenge on her because they believed their family had been killed by Qiu. But in truth, the real killer was also Diwein.
If all of that were made public, then once Qiu calmed down a little, her hatred could probably be dispelled, and she would be forced to re-examine Diwein and the entire organization.
But Yugen had not done so yet.
He was going to reveal it eventually, but not now.
"Yes, I killed him and destroyed your future."
Yugen unhurriedly unfolded his Duel Disc as he spoke.
"Girl, if you hate me, then use your power—use a Duel to take your revenge on me."
Qiu gnashed her teeth.
"Just what I wanted!"
"Duel!" x2
[Yugen, LP 4000]
[Qiu, LP 4000]
"In that case, I’ll help myself to the first move." Yugen said. "My turn, draw."
Yugen drew his card, then briskly set two cards at once.
"I set one Monster Card in face-down Defense Position on the front row, and then I set one card in the back row.
Turn end."
He lowered his Duel Disc and said, "That guy Diwein, even at the moment of his death, was still calling your name."
Qiu: "!"
"He said you were his proudest Warrior, the strongest Telekinesis Duelist here." Yugen said. "Don’t let him down."
Qiu’s blood surged; her vision darkened for a moment. The world seemed to spin, and she nearly lost her footing.
"You... I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you...
My turn, draw!"
Akiza Izinski declared.
"I summon ’Plant Maiden’ in Attack Position!"
The girl on the card manifested on the field, her body seemingly wrapped in plant-like attire, even her hair blooming like a fully opened flower.
[Plant Maiden, Attack Power 1300]
Qiu forced herself to take deep breaths to steady her emotions, her chest heaving violently.
No, she couldn’t let her anger cloud her mind. Anyone who could defeat Diwein was definitely no mediocre opponent—she had to first observe what kind of Card Deck the other side was using.
"Battle!"
Qiu swung out her hand.
"Plant Maiden, attack the face-down Monster!"
Plant Maiden leapt forward, her right arm snapping out as she reached straight for the face-down card.
The card flipped, and the first thing that came into view was also verdant greenery—a Witch-like Monster wrapped in leaves, standing in Defense Position on the field.
[Violet Witch, Defense Power 1200]
Qiu: "!"
There was no way she could be unfamiliar with this Monster—she herself had this card, and in fact used it quite often.
This guy... could it be he was using the same Plant Race Card Deck as her?
Plant Maiden’s strike shattered Violet Witch’s defenses, the Witch’s body cracking apart and scattering as fragments, but before her death, the Magic Staff in her hand released a surge of Magic Power that shot into Yugen’s Card Deck.
"Violet Witch’s Monster Effect." Yugen said. "When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I add one Plant Race Monster with 1500 or less Defense Power from my Card Deck to my hand."
A card automatically popped out from Yugen’s Card Deck.
"I add Lonely Spark, with 1400 Defense Power, from my Card Deck to my hand."
Seeing this card made Qiu even more certain that this man was using the same Plant Race Card Deck as she was.
Thinking of this only deepened the grief and rage in her heart, and she could not help biting her lip.
This bastard... did he kill Diwein using a Plant Card Deck just like hers?