Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds of the Soul, Saving Akiza Izinski

I opened my eyes and found myself in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, as Fudo Yuto. I knew the plot and had a System. It looked like a perfect protagonist setup.

Then I found Akiza Izinski outside the school gates. Her rose-colored hair whipped wildly in the wind, and behind her, Black Rose Dragon was turning an entire street into rubble. Everyone was running away. Only Yuto walked toward her, step by step, against the flying debris and shock waves.

"You're not a monster." With the power of the Crimson Dragon backing him, blood trickled down from his temple. "You're just... so very lonely."

The rampaging power abruptly came to a halt.

Akiza stared at him in a daze, then suddenly shoved him away and opened her Duel Disk. "I'm not falling for that again. Duel!"

Yuto wiped the blood from his face, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly. Fine. He'd beat her first, then win her over.

Attention value from the SSS-rank duelist Akiza Izinski: 999

Later, when Yusei Fudo arrived, all he saw was the supposedly cold and ruthless witch, red-eyed as someone stroked her head. Meanwhile, the System's notifications were flooding the screen:

Soul bond forming...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.