Chapter 25: Everything falls into place
[POV Narrator]
After finishing the duel, Yusei had regained the memory as in the anime. Yusei wanted to leave but Leo and Luna urged him to spend the night.
[POV Genesis]
I was lying on the couch and watching Yusei change Luna and Leo's Duel Disk.
"Why are you fixing their Duel Disk Yusei?"
"To thank them for their help."
"..."
Yusei wasn't very talkative, so when he finished tinkering with the Duels Disk I asked, "So, are we going now?"
"Yes."
I got up and followed Yusei to our Duel Runner but before that I slipped a card into Luna's Deck. I put [Archlord Kristya].
[Archangel Kristya: Elf / Light: Level 8: ATK 2800 / DEF 2300]
[Archangel Kristya] integrates very well with Luna's "elven" monsters.
I then walked over to my Duel Runner and followed Yusei into the elevator. Although the relationship between the two deteriorated due to some unforeseen events, the two still knew each other very well.
"Yusei, I think there will be security guards in the quarter, we have to be careful."
"You are right, but there is no secret exit, you will have to get in the heap."
"Yes, but there will surely be your stalker (Trudge)."
At my words, Yusei looked at me impassively before ignoring me.
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On the first floor, Yusei put on his helmet and I slipped my mask over my face. Then we rushed with our Duel Runners out of the quarter, outrunning the security guards.
We left the quarter easily, and while we were in town Trudge came out of nowhere in front of us and pulled us over.
"You see Yusei, I told you!"
Yusei only looked at me with frustrated eyes.
"You thought you could escape me, Yusei!"
Yusei's eyes twitched a bit at his words.
Trudge stopped in front of us to force us to stop.
[POV Narrator]
Blister was hidden in a corner and watched Genesis and Yusei confront Trudge.
Blister thought as he looked at Trudge, "This guy never gives up."
Trudge looked at Genesis and Yusei and said, "So go without resisting, and I'll be nice ..."
Genesis frowned, and he got goose bumps. Trudge's words were strange. He then looked at Yusei with pity, shaking his head in pity.
Yusei ignored him and accelerated with his Duel Runner, Genesis did the same.
As the two wanted to flee, a car turned on its headlights and blinded us.
[POV Genesis]
"It begins!" I thought.
I saw the door open and a little man with the face of a clown come out. I found Lazar a bit funny.
Lazar walked towards us calmly and when he got in front of us he looked at Trudge.
[POV Narrator]
"Agent Trudge, weren't you supposed to watch the mall?"
"And who are you?"
"I am the special assistant Lazar, I work for the general manager, and I am your superior, I am sorry for you, Hahaha!"
Trudge froze when he saw the document proving that Lazar was his superior in his hands.
"Why have I never heard of you."
"I am here for the mission of Official Agent Trduge, which is why I am ordering you to leave immediately."
Trudge gritted his teeth and shouted, "This little rascal is a public danger, he stole a Duel Runner, and ..."
"Agent Trudge… I doubt this town wants a cheeky agent who doesn't know his rank or when they should shut up…" Lazar said with a deadly, amused look.
"Grr."
[POV Genesis]
Yusei then asked Lazar what his mission was and Lazar went in his direction to deliver a letter to him.
"This is for you, we would love for you to participate in the Fortune Cup, if you refuse, your friends will have to pay for your crimes for you."
I saw Yusei's face twitch and knew Goodwin had taken Yusei's friends hostage. In Yusei's hand was a photo of Rally and Yusei's other friends.
But the rest surprised me a little, Lazar turned to me, and looked at me with an amused smile.
"Mr. Rhapsodos ... or maybe you would prefer that I call you Mr. Hewley, or the ex-champion? I am delighted to meet you personally. Me and Mr. Goodwin have wanted to meet you for a long time, alas without success. "
Calmly, I took off my mask, and looked at Lazar with a little surprise.
"Have you finally found out my identity?"
"Hihihi. Yes Mr. Rhapsodos. We had a hard time identifying you. But now ..."
"Now what? You will send me to the detention center, or state my identity publicly." I said calmly, without letting my emotions show through.
"Hihihi! No, of course not." Lazar put his hand in his pocket, and pulled out another letter.
"This is for you. I, Mr. Goodwin and all the Duelists in New Domino City want to see you come back on stage. After all, we don't want your true identity made public."
I snorted, "You don't need to threaten me for this. I don't care if my real identity is disclosed, though ..." I said, clutching a picture that was in the letter.
"... Do not dare to approach my relatives, otherwise I will trigger the last judgment on you." I said, looking into Lazar's eyes.
Lazar nodded in a cold sweat but with calm face, seeing Genesis' icy grey eyes staring at him. Lazar quickly got into his car, and headed for the Central Tower.
Yusei stared at me because he had only seen me angry once, and that was 3 years ago.
I ignored him, and continued to stare at the photo in my hand. In the photo was his balcony, with himself, Akiza and Bisha eating their breakfast peacefully. The meaning of this photo is very clear.
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After the discussion with Lazar, Blister came out of the shadows and walked towards us.
"You survived, well done guys!"
"..." I and Yusei kept silent, because the two of them didn't have the mind to discuss.
Seeing the mood of the two irritated, Blister abandoned the discussion.
"Follow me, I'll give you a hiding place."
Yusei and I followed Blister into the New Domino City slum where the city scum and poor people were. Genesis found the landscape nostalgic. Since moving to the wealthy quarter, he has never been to the slum again.
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We came to a run down building and Blister opened the curtain, and in front of me was a single room with a garage, and a small living room made up of two sofas and lots of spare pieces.
"This is not a 5 star hotel, but here you find all the comforts of slums, cockroaches, mice, stray cats ..."
As I thought about returning to my warm apartment, Blister made a joke. Blister smirked looking at me, which made me want to hit him.
"Now you should rest for the FortuneCup."
I walked over to the couch and lay down because I was really tired. Genesis found this situation very nostalgic. But while I was looking to sleep, Yusei was worried about his friends, and he didn't want to rest while his friends were in danger.
I just ignored it and closed my eyes as I thought about my own situation.
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[POV Narrator]
The next day Luna and Leo couldn't find anyone when they woke up, but they were surprised to see the Duels Disk and when Luna found the new, very rare card in her Deck, she had a surprised but happy look on her face.
Leo was screaming with jealousy when he saw the powerful card in his sister's hand.
At one point, Leo's best friend Dexter called Leo about the appearance of the black rose during the street duel.
Leo and Dexter decided to leave together, but Luna preferred to stay at home.
They didn't know they would have two surprises.
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At the same time, Genesis and Yusei wake up again to get their affairs in order. Genesis called home, to inform Akiza and Bisha. Yusei, meanwhile, is repairing his Duel Runner.
[POV Genesis]
I was arranging my Deck, while Blister and Yusei talked about their friends. Blister promised Yusei to keep an eye on them, and he told Yusei he was leaving for the satellite.
When Blister was gone, Yusei looked at me and said, "Thank you for helping me and for not giving up on me."
"No need to thank me Yusei. After all we were friends."
Yusei fell silent hearing Genesis, but replied, "We're still friends ... Genesis."
Genesis turned and looked at Yusei, in surprise, but looking into Yusei's sincere eyes, he smiled and slapped Yusei on the shoulder with a fist.
Yusei gave a thin smile.
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[POV Narrator]
On top of a skyscraper, a luxury resort was located. Inside were Jack Atlas, Mina Simington, and Rex Goodwin.
"Jack, I invited two new opponents to this tournament, the first one is your old friend from the satellite, Yusei Fudo." Jack growled weakly, he already had a hunch that Yusei would participate in the FortuneCup.
"And who's the other one?" Jack asked.
Goodwin smiles and says, "He's another old friend of yours too."
"Crow ?! No, it can't be him." Frowning, Jack had an idea, but for him, it was impossible.
"You know who Jack. I found him. Genesis Rhapsodos, or if you prefer, Genesis Hewley."
Jack suddenly stood up and looked at Goodwin like a hungry beast.
"You are serious ?!" Goodwin nodded, and a big, fighting smile emerged on Jack's face.
Jack exclaimed: "Excellent! Good, very good!"
Jack often lost to Genesis as a child, but now he could finally win, because he had a secret boot.
"I knew that would motivate you, so I'll leave you to your… training."
Rex Goodwin left the villa saying, "I hope you don't lose this time."
Jack took his cup of coffee, and Mina stood behind him in silence.
"I will finally be able to face Yusei."
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