Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

"Duel. This is really the style of students from the Duel Academy." Wanzhangmu Zhengsi raised his eyebrows, "But, not to mention that this is the first time I heard that dueling can also have the function of personality correction, there is no reason for Big Brother to duel with you, right?"

"I think it's better than the folk remedy I heard from Hayato Kobayashi before. It says that as long as you slap the target hard on the face and then stand there and do a big spin, it can effectively correct the personality. If it's not enough, you can add a second slap. It is said that it will be more effective for people who have never been beaten by their fathers."

"Then Brother Zhengsi, you go?" Wanzhangmu suggested.

There was a brief silence, and then Manjomu Masaji said with certainty: "Folk remedies should be used when there is no other way out. No one can just use a folk remedy, huh. So, big brother, I'm counting on you, sure."

"You're only quick to shirk responsibility when you need to take it. Brother Zhengsi, you're too much of a politician."

Wanzhangmu complained, "But after all, this still doesn't solve the two biggest problems."

"Indeed, Duel Monsters is like this. Judai only needs to come up with an idea, but we have to consider a lot more to wake up Manjome Nagasaku-san through Duel Monsters." Fubuki said helplessly, "We don't have a suitable reason or excuse to duel with him, and we don't know to what extent we need to do to wake him up in a duel."

"You can't use dark games, right?"

"Even if we really play the Dark Game, who among us can start the Dark Game?" Asuka glanced at Fubuki, "Or, brother, do you want to..."

"I'm kidding! I surrender meow! Don't hit me meow!" Fubuki, who quickly gave in in front of her sister, raised her hands and gave a French salute, while acting cute maliciously.

At this time, because of the encounter between Fubuki, Judai and the others and Manjyoume, the movement attracted the attention of Saiou who was standing nearby. As if he had heard the content of the conversation, he said something to Manjyoume Nagasaku, and without waiting for Manjyoume Nagasaku to express his opinion, he walked over to the group.

"Sure, I'm actually very interested in you guys, the boys from the Duel Academy."

Interjecting himself into the conversation, Saiou saw Judai and the others turning to look at him, and said calmly, "As students of the Duel Academy, and as seniors of Ed, your strength is something that I am very concerned about. After all, your strength can more or less reflect the Duel Academy's ability to train students."

Manjōme frowned. He just wanted to use a duel to wake up his elder brother. He had no interest in Saiō, a guy who seemed to be very elegant and peaceful in his every move, but whose expression and words were filled with an indescribable indifference and arrogance. "You are the agent of that guy Ed Phoenix, right? Do you need to confirm that kind of thing? Judai has already defeated him."

"And still—"

"--You used Yuki Jushiro's favorite [E-hero Flame Wingman] to deliver the final blow, right?" Before Manjome could finish, Saiou took over and accurately described the situation at that time, "Continuous [Mask Change] and [Instant Fusion], plus the 'Contact Fusion' brought about by the power called 'New Space', Yuki Jushiro does have quite excellent abilities."

"Eh? How did this guy know the situation at that time?" Maruto Sho looked at the others beside him in surprise, "Not only [E·hero Flame Wingman], but also [Mask Transformation], [Instant Fusion] and the newly acquired [N] of my brother..."

"It was fate. Fate told me the answer." Saiou said calmly, "I received this gift from fate when I was very young, this ability to see the future of fate."

"Predicting the future? You must be playing tricks." Kenzan was very disdainful of Saiou's words, "Maybe it was just that Ed had contacted the other party, and he learned what happened from Ed and is here to bluff us."

"That's possible." Saiou did not deny Kenzan's statement, which made everyone subconsciously think that Kenzan was right. "But what Ed saw was what he saw, and what I saw with my own eyes is two different concepts. I am very much looking forward to and curious about your strength and talents, Yuki Judai."

"Hmm? So who do you want to duel with, Saiou Takuma?" Manjome paused and corrected, "No, I want to duel with Nagasaku-sama. This matter has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Actually, whether it's you, Yuki Judai, or Asuka Tenjouin, Dilano Kenzan, and Misawa Daichi behind you, I'm very interested in all of you. If possible, I'd like to duel with each of you once." Saiou was able to accurately name each person easily, with that mysterious smile on his face. "But right now, I'm relatively more interested in you two, Manjomu Jun and Yuki Judai."

"My name and Marufuji's name were the only ones not mentioned?" Fubuki had an exaggerated expression of disappointment. "What a pity! Am I actually on the same level as Marufuji?"

"Should I be happy at this time? I'm on the same level as Senior Tenjouin?" Maruto Sho felt like crying but had no tears.

Misawa said righteously, "I believe Mr. Saiou has no ill intentions. He is a good man."

"You're only saying that because you were called by the right name!" several people complained in unison.

Misawa didn't feel guilty at all and asked back: "Do you guys know that you always call my name wrong!?"

"Since it is Mr. Sai's wish, then let's do it." Manjome Nagasaku, who was a step slower than Sai, had just returned to the plane to get something. When he reappeared, he was found to be holding a black box in one hand, and the other hand was not empty either. He was holding a standard duel disk commonly used in the outside world and walking towards this side. As he walked, he said, "Just follow your idea and let's duel."

"But it's not just you and me, or you and your classmates fighting against Mr. Saiou. It's me and Mr. Saiou fighting against you and your classmates in a doubles duel."

The confused Judai pointed at himself and said, "Huh? Why should I join in too?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Wasn't it you who suggested using a duel to solve the problem?" Manjomu put on the duel disk, turned his head and looked at Judai, "Besides, that Saiou is just a professional duelist's agent. If he were a powerful duelist, wouldn't he have become a professional duelist himself long ago? There's nothing to be afraid of."

"Not to mention Nagasaku-nii, he's never even touched a Duel Monster before, he's just a novice in the Duel Monster field. In fact, even if you don't play, I feel like I can handle both of them alone."

Hearing Manjōme's words, King Sai smiled slightly and said, "That's quite right, Jun-kun. So under that premise, it's okay to let your elder brother use slightly more powerful cards." As he spoke, in line with King Sai's words, Manjōme Nagasaku also put on the duel disk and opened the briefcase he was carrying, revealing the cards inside.

Before anyone else could be surprised, Marufuji Sho exclaimed, "That's, [D]!?"

"【D】?" Judai blinked, "【D】 in 【D·hero】?"

"It's not that 'D', it's 'Differ-Ma-', [Transformer]!" Misawa explained, "It is said that it has extremely high flexibility and can change its posture to play different roles according to different situations. It is a secret card given to the Southern Branch of the Duel Academy by the Duel King Hayato Kobayashi. It is a rare card deck that is difficult to use at full power unless you are a strong duelist."

"But why is this deck of cards..." Asuka paused, suddenly thinking of something, and after looking at Fubuki beside her, they said in unison, "GeneX Competition!?"

"That's right. Remember the big brother I mentioned before, who sponsored the Duel Academy Southern Branch? Although it caused a significant reduction in the liquidity of the Manjome Foundation and even nearly broke its bones, it also allowed the Manjome Foundation to keep and use the Southern Branch secret card, which will be one of the final prizes during the GeneX competition." Manjome Masaji reminded Judai and Manjome from behind, "But don't worry, big brother is probably not good at Duel Monsters, so it's probably useless for him to get such a card."

"I actually hope that your elder brother is good at dueling, Manjome. After all, isn't that interesting?" Judai, who had no interest just now, suddenly became enthusiastic. "It's boring to duel with someone who is not good at dueling. But if the opponent uses a rare and powerful card, it will be different!"

"Come on, Saiou and big brother Manjomu, I'm ready!" As he said this, without any intention of adjusting the deck, Judai directly took out the deck and inserted it into the duel disk, activating the duel disk.

"Duel!"

[Yucheng Tenth Generation: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

"You've repeatedly disappointed me in the duel monster field, Jun, how will you perform in this duel?" Although he said so, from Manjome Nagasaku's serious expression, Manjome didn't read any expectation of him, "Duel!"

[Manjome Nagasaku: 4000 LP, 5 cards in hand]

"Brother Nagasaku. Tsk, although it was wrong of me to lie, it's enough. I was bewitched by that inexplicable guy." Manjomu was not a cowardly person. He was suppressed to the extreme. Taking the opportunity of entering the duel, he also burst out his dissatisfaction in his heart, "I heard everything from Brother Zhengsi. What did you do to the Manjomu Group? Are you qualified to lecture me!"

"Wake up! Duel!"

[Extremely accurate: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

Finally, only Saiou did not wear the Duel Disk and activate it, because he conjured a round table covered with a white tablecloth from nowhere and placed it on the open space. At this moment, he was sitting behind the round table and placed a deck of cards on the table. He smiled and said, "I'm really sorry, I'm not very good at using the Duel Disk, so I'll use this round table instead."

——This is a lie.

Not to mention that Saiou had used the Duel Disk to duel with Jonouchi on the Duel Academy Island last year, as a professional duelist's manager, how could he not be good at using the Duel Disk? He usually helped maintain Ed's Duel Disk.

In fact, his actions had only one purpose, which was to increase the mystery around him so as to confuse Manjome and Judai. It would be best if they looked down on him because of his novice status and mysterious behavior, which would inevitably lead them to suffer in the following duel - after all, not only was Manjome's true situation in the Duel Academy known to him, but he had also already told Manjome Nagasaku the details of this duel on the plane alone!

Yes, as a real prophet, although there was a period of time when Saiou felt uncomfortable and repulsed by the use of prophetic powers due to his childhood experiences, he has matured now. How could he waste such a powerful ability without using it?

Manjome Jun was going to greet his brothers at the dock, but because Yuki Judai's acting was too poor, the truth was revealed. After being scolded, Manjome Jun was helplessly taken away alone by his brothers. Then, the secret card of the Southern Branch of the Duel Academy was sent to the acting principal Samejima Iemitsu by Manjome Nagasaku. This was the fate that Saiou had foreseen would have happened today, the fate that would have developed normally.

However! Saiou's ability to foresee the future has never been limited to observing only one future. Depending on the needs, he can obtain three different abilities to foresee fate. The original future he saw belongs to the first type of future vision, "prediction". That is, by seeing the people and things in the predicted content, combining the large amount of information seen and conducting a higher level of analysis than ordinary people.

However, after confirming this future, Saiou used the second future vision, "determination", which analyzed the conditions required for a certain future and helped the holder to achieve that future. In other words, as long as Saiou wanted to achieve a certain future, he would naturally receive guidance.

As for the third ability, to be precise, that is Saiou's true prophetic ability, called 'Absolute Future Vision'. Different from 'prediction' and 'measurement', it is a future that even Saiou himself cannot avoid. The most impressive thing about this ability to Saiou was a divination he made for himself several years ago. The result of that divination was inevitable destruction. The only people who could influence Saiou's fate seemed to be the two people who held the hints of 'The Pope' and 'The Fool'. We will not discuss them here.

In short, through the combination of the two future-vision abilities of "prediction" and "measurement", Saiou took action early and began to make plans. At a social dinner, he had a playful duel with Manjome Nagasaku under the pretext of "communication". In the relaxed atmosphere, he inadvertently brainwashed and controlled Manjome Nagasaku through his own abilities, turning him into a servant who was completely under his control and loyal to him.

The subsequent sponsorship of the Southern Branch and the acquisition of the Southern Branch secret cards that were originally going to be delivered by the Manjome Foundation in the future were also under Saiou's control. However, compared to the past, the Southern Branch secret cards now did not need to be directly handed over to the Duel Academy, but could be kept and used by Chief Manjome.

And what comes next is Saiou's real purpose, which is to establish a relationship with one of the students of the Duel Academy, Manjome Jun, through the existence of Manjome Nagasaku, and then control Manjome Jun as his own puppet just like he is controlling the other's brother, and use this as a starting point to invade the Duel Academy!

If possible, including Yujo Judai, who is also Saiou's target! I am really looking forward to what kind of helpless and furious expression Kobayashi Hayato will show when he returns to Duel Academy and sees his students being brainwashed and dyed with their own white color.

Saiou sneered in his heart, not worrying at all that he would lose to Yujo Judai and Manjome Jun. He just drew five cards from the deck and said, "Duel."

[Zaiwang Takuma: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

——After all, he even saw through the prophecy what cards Yuki Judai and Manjome Jun drew! (End of this chapter)