late at night.
After a day's work, Hasegawa Mizuki walked home alone, the sound of high heels hitting the ground echoed crisply in the dark night.
Mizuki was a college student who just graduated and came to work in a company here from another city. Because of work requirements, she needed to work overtime every day until late, and the road was usually empty when she returned.
At first, she was a little scared to walk back home alone at night, but it didn't matter as the number of times increased.
And now her mind was too busy being angry to be afraid.
It's because of the request made by a customer today. They hoped that their department could design the product LOGO "bigger and smaller at the same time", which made their entire department very angry.
Why don't you just ask for a "colorful black"?
Come here, I just put a brick on your forehead, so that you can immediately see what the colorful black is…
While walking, she was thinking angrily, until a sharp and strange cry came, which brought her back to reality.
Until then, Mizuki realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere today.
She didn't know whether it was an illusion, but she felt that the street lights on the way back today were not as bright as before, and the lights were dim and powerless. The sky showed a faint and strange blood red, and the sound of the wind sounded like something was screaming.
All the stars were extinguished, only the moonlight, which was as pale as the street lamp, hung quietly in the sky, and the crescent of the moon seemed to be silently laughing. Something seemed to be crawling forward in the dark, and there was a gust of wind blowing.
A street lamp passing by her went out with a mournful "snap".
Mizuki was taken aback and almost fell down.
...Is it a coincidence?
Because the line was in disrepair for a long time, it happened to go out when I passed by.
What a bad day.
She complained from the bottom of her heart.
Mizuki took a deep breath, trying to calm down her out-of-control heartbeat, and turned her head to move on, but suddenly froze.
For a moment, she felt as if she stopped breathing for a moment.
Dark red background, blood spreading on the ground. One foot slowly landed in the pool of blood, the black shadow was as huge as a mountain, and the shadow cast on the ground completely covered Mizuki.
It was a demon with a blue face. It was dressed in luxurious clothes, with red horns on its head that seemed to be dripping with blood. The decoration on the chest was like a grinning skull, and the blood-red eyes were like a bloody mockery.
It's Ha Des!
That's right, it was the monster named "Dark Ruler Ha Des". Level 6, ATK 2400, has the ability to negate the effects of monsters destroyed in battle.
Mizuki's legs and feet were limp, and she had already sat down on the ground when she regained consciousness.
Stereoscopic images?
Maybe it was just someone playing a really nasty joke on her with the stereo?
This idea was quickly ruled out by her.
Because the demon in front of me…is so lifelike!
She felt as if she could feel its presence. The slight tremor it brings to the ground every step it takes, its breath, the icy aura that seems to have pierced into the soul, is desperate.
It's real!
Not only that, the king of the underworld even opened his mouth slowly and spoke.
It's like someone delivered words through the mouth of this monster.
"Your soul… is mine."
The white skull's mouth seemed to be wide open as if silently mocking in the dark.
There was no one in the silent night, and everything that the naked eye could see was empty. Mizuki wanted to scream but found that her throat was hoarse and she couldn't make any sound.
She closed her eyes in despair.
However, after only a moment, the terrified girl realized…it seemed like nothing had happened.
She opened her eyes suspiciously and timidly, and looked at the situation carefully, only to find that the burly monster…was forcibly stopped less than one meter in front of her.
It was a hero in green armor that blocked its progress. He had a tall and straight waist, his armor was in a streamlined style, and there was a golden belt around his waist.
But what left the deepest impression on her was the scarf around his neck.
The hero just turned his back to the girl, holding the horns on the monster's head tightly with one hand, blocking its progress with his body. The bright red scarf around his neck was fluttering in the wind, and it was particularly eye-catching under the blood-red night. In the eyes of the girl, it was like a flag fluttering in the wind.
Masked HERO Blast!
"Kiai!"
Blast kicked hard on the big skull on Ha Des' chest that seemed to be mocking. Ha Des staggered back, his red eyes narrowed in pain as if he had been seriously injured.
"Are you okay?" A nice and peaceful voice sounded from her ear.
Mizuki turned her head in a daze, only to find that there was an extra boy beside her at some point—at least from the appearance. He was not very old, but the black windbreaker he is wearing reveals a mature and handsome look.
From the powered-on Duel Disk he was wearing and the monster card on the Duel Disk that was being summoned, she quickly guessed that this hero was summoned by him.
The first thing that popped into Mizuki's mind was not why dueling monsters could attack her, and why the monsters summoned by this person could materialize, but——
——There is such a handsome person in the world!
Not only is he good-looking, but more importantly, his temperament, a kind of aura like a strong man holding power and strength, coupled with his clothes fluttering under the green whirlwind, is just like an illustration for a novel.
Moreover, the illustrations are drawn in the image of handsome readers who are reading the book right now!
Maybe there were extra points for the situation of escaping from the dead, anyway, Mizuki became a fan in an instant.
At the same time, she quickly remembered.
Wait, I have seen this little brother.
he is...
…the Duel King!
No way, the face value is too recognizable, it is so easy to expose.
In fact, not only Mizuki, but also the girl behind may have the same opinion as her.
At this time, Chika, who was following Yuei Vu, watched his back quietly, and couldn't help but fell into emotion for the unknown number of times.
——Sure enough, no one can compare to my Yuei Vu.
At this moment, Ha Des screamed strangely and rushed up again after stumbling.
Among Duel Monsters, Ha Des's attack power was 2400, which was higher than that of Blast.
However, Blast came out with a special skill that could reduce the attack power of the enemy monster by half. So if it was processed according to the playing data, Ha Des was now just a trash fish with an attack power of 1200.
Yuei Vu took two steps forward, blocking the girl who was lying on the ground.
"Blast." He said flatly, "Finish him."
Masked HERO Blast received the order and rushed forward. He jumped to the air, kicking his legs alternately in a row, each blow had a special effect of a green blast, like a long whip piercing through the air, slamming Ha Des hard.
Ha Des was dizzy from being pumped and groaned miserably. It backed up a few steps and raised its head unwillingly, only to see Blasts of wind stepping on its body, using its strength to jump up, and circling in mid-air, its entire body seemed to have turned into a hurricane that cut everything down.
Hurricane Slash!
With just one blow, Ha Des' body was chopped open from the middle, and with a miserable groan, his body exploded into a large cloud of blood mist, and disappeared without a trace under the night.