Yusei: "My turn—draw!"
With a dramatic flourish, Yusei drew a card and instantly slapped it onto the field.
"I activate the Spell Card, ’Card of Burial Magic’! I banish three Spell Cards from the Graveyard, then draw three cards from my Deck!"
Jack shouted, "Yusei, use my cards, too!"
Yusei nodded firmly. "From the graveyard, I’ll banish three of Jack’s Spell Cards and draw three!"
By now, Jack’s deck was almost entirely in his graveyard; Spells for cost were abundant. Yusei picked three at random, each glowing golden before fading away.
"Mr. Kira," Yusei addressed him seriously, "This is the first time we’ve truly met, isn’t it?"
"Probably," Kira replied flatly.
He’d been with Yusei and the others for a long time, but this was indeed the first "real" meeting—the first time they’d seen his true face.
"I still know next to nothing about you... but I know you’ve been helping us. You’ve guided us, working so hard to lead us onto the right path."
Yusei declared firmly.
"For my friends, and for your intentions, I’ll go all out!"
As he spoke, radiance gathered and Yusei’s Crimson Dragon Mark on his arm shone red. All the Signers’ marks glowed, just as with Jack earlier.
But then, the development veered from before.
The little vessel floating beside Kira—the one with the arm—suddenly lost its glowing Dragon Mark.
"I knew it," Kira smiled.
Everything was on track—just as in the original anime’s climax, the Dragon Mark changed hands: Yusei was to receive the Dragon Head mark, while Crow, previously not a Signer, would get the Dragon Tail.
It was the classic Signer power-up moment, a mark of their last evolution.
Great. So this time the "villain" job was basically done. Even if the disguise had dropped, it hardly mattered now. The outcome of the duel wasn’t even important anymore.
Huh?
The next moment, Kira blinked in mild confusion—he looked down. There, the Dragon Head Mark had appeared on his arm!
"Huh?!"
Wait—this wasn’t part of the script!
Why did I get the Dragon Head...?
Wasn’t that supposed to go to Yusei?
Meanwhile, Yusei, whose own Dragon Head Mark had seemingly been stolen, actually looked elated: "See, Kira, even the Crimson Dragon acknowledges you—you’re one of us now!"
Akiza’s face lit up, her hand pressing the glowing dragon mark on her own arm.
This mark linked them all—wherever they were, their bond was unbreakable; proof that they were closest companions.
So this man named Kira, after all...
Kira could only smile wryly.
Seriously... is the Crimson Dragon trying to rope me into working for it, too?
Very possible...
At that moment, the top card of Yusei’s deck glowed with a golden light!
"Thanks to ’Card of Burial Magic,’ I draw two more!"

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