Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

"A strange ceiling." Saiou slowly opened his eyes. He woke up and looked at the strange ceiling in front of him. He felt a severe headache, "Ugh, head."

"Take a deep breath, dizziness is normal."

Subconsciously, Saiou followed the speaker's instructions and took a deep breath. He clearly felt that his headache was slightly relieved and he felt a little more comfortable. Then he turned his gaze to the side and saw Kobayashi Hayato standing at the head of the bed.

"!?"

No wonder the voice sounded familiar to him, it was actually this guy Hayato Kobayashi. However, the way a person hears his own voice is different from the way other people hear his own voice. He has heard people say more than once that his voice is very similar to or even exactly the same as Hayato Kobayashi's. Is this how his voice sounds to others?

But why is this guy here? !

"Your next words are, why are you here and where am I?"

"Why did you show up?" Saiou suddenly stopped talking and realized that what he said was exactly the same as what Kobayashi Hayato said. Although he still had a headache, he forced himself to sit up so that he wouldn't be looked down upon by Kobayashi Hayato. That look was like looking at an ant. "Is this interesting?"

"It's quite interesting. After all, it's hard for me to imagine my voice becoming so frustrated." Hayato looked at Saiou with his arms crossed over his chest. "And, you didn't fool him?"

Saiou frowned and said, "Because I saw the future when you turned off the power. Although I'm not in the academy, you actually use virtual projection to scare people? What a bad taste."

After the four-man doubles duel between Manjome Jun and Yuki Judai, Manjome Nagasaku and Saiou, Manjome Nagasaku was knocked unconscious by the head-on attack of Manjome Jun's monster. After he woke up, he really got rid of Saiou's brainwashing as Judai and the others had hoped.

Manjome Nagasaku knew everything about his actions during the brainwashing period, if not everything clearly. After all, Saiou's brainwashing was not the brainwashing of the [Thousand-Year Staff]. He relied on mobilizing certain emotions in people on a psychological level, and then making people dominated and controlled by those emotions, resulting in them being controlled by him and becoming his servants.

Just like Saiou's actions in the original work, he first found Manjome who always lost to Judai and claimed that he could give him the power to defeat Judai, thus arousing his self-esteem; then the "albino" Manjome continued to expand his power in Obelisk-Blue, forcing Asuka to duel with him in order to protect the Blue Dormitory, and stimulated Asuka's inferiority complex in the duel, and finally used a deliberately ignoring attitude to let the unwilling Misawa actively seek a fight, and then used sophistry to induce Misawa to come up with the idea that "joining the White Dormitory is equal to gaining recognition."

Anyway, it's still the same as the fortune teller's trick, similar to playing with horoscopes, relying more on psychology than real predictions, not just on the power of the light fluctuations on Saiou's body, but still requires brains. Unlike the [Millennium Staff], the brainwashing method is simple and crude, just like the EW of Asuka O-Ship, even a three-year-old can play with it, making people's eyes glaze over when they use it, and drooling when they are cured.

(Malik: A-choo!)

This is also the reason why in the original work, Judai and his companions relied on shaking the thoughts of the brainwashed people to get them out of Saiou's brainwashing, such as stimulating Manjome to make him want to defeat Judai with his own strength again, arousing the emotions of the "ice" Asuka to rekindle her confidence and enthusiasm - and Misawa, who found that what he needed was not recognition but truth just by watching Judai's duel with his true idol, Dr. Stein, and found himself (and ran naked).

This is the correct way to solve Saiou's brainwashing, and it can fundamentally eradicate the traces of the light waves. After all, even the special emotions that brainwashing relies on have been changed, so brainwashing will naturally become ineffective.

Although Manjome Nagasaku's memory was also removed after he was defeated by Judai in a duel, Hayato knew very well that this method was only a temporary solution. In the original work, there was also a character who was brainwashed in the same way, that is, Prince Okin, the owner of the laser satellite that King Sai was trying to obtain. Although he was temporarily freed from brainwashing after losing a card game with Judai, he was only glared at by King Sai during the final battle with Judai, and was brainwashed again in seconds and turned into a puppet.

There is no way of knowing what kind of emotion Manjome Nagasaku used when he was brainwashed by Saiou, but the process of him being defeated by Manjome and Judai and removing his brainwashing was definitely not the first one, but the forced removal of the second one still leaves a root of trouble, and no one knows when this hidden danger will erupt.

The above information was learned by Hayato from Acting Vice-Principal Chronos and Coach Napoleon. However, it would take at least one or two days for him to return to school. There should be no problem with Manjome Nagasaku in the short term. Hayato just ordered the school to handle the matter and took a virtual projection system to scare Saiou at his bedside.

As for how did Professor Chronos and Coach Napoleon know about this? Of course, they were going to the dock to welcome the Manjome Foundation, who were carrying the branch school secret card, and the agent of this year's popular freshman Ed Phoenix in the professional duel world. As a result, because they targeted each other, the tires of both of their cars were punctured, so they ran all the way from school to the dock. When they arrived, they could only see Manjome delivering the final blow to his eldest brother.

The president of the Manjōme Group, who was carrying the secret cards provided by the branch school, was knocked unconscious, and the precious cards in the duel disk were scattered all over the floor. The legendary agent Saiō Takuma who was traveling with him was also attacked. No matter how you look at the situation at the scene, it seemed that Yuki Judai and Manjōme were going to do something to them - such as snatching rare cards? That's why they blocked people at the dock where there were usually no people!

Otherwise, why would they be so cruel in the duel? Manjomu Nagasaku's nose was bleeding!

Coach Napoleon was about to punish those who were suspected of engaging in bad activities on the spot. After all, in his opinion, although there were many excellent students among the people present, the red dormitory uniform on Judai, which represented a "poor student", was too eye-catching. Naturally, Coach Napoleon thought of things like "school bullying", "ganging up", and "Yakuza", and believed that Judai Yuki was most likely the "rotten apple" who led other students astray and ruined the whole barrel.

But fortunately, he was accompanied by Professor Chronos, who previously held the same position as him and is now acting Vice President Chronos. Even though he had some prejudices against poor students, especially those like Judai who had a very bad learning attitude, he was not as arbitrarily as Coach Napoleon to conclude that it was Judai and their fault. After all, he had taught Judai and their classmates for a year and knew that Judai and their classmates were definitely not that kind of people.

——Because he knew that with Yuki Judai's way of thinking, it would be impossible for him to rob other people's transported powerful cards. If he had to rob or steal, he would just steal the fried shrimps on other people's plates.

It was also because of Professor Chronos's obstruction and the opportunity given to several people to explain, especially the presence of two strong witnesses, Ed and Manjome Masaji, that the misunderstanding was resolved.

Although he still criticized Judai and others who had nothing to do in school and obviously did not assign enough homework, Professor Chronos still firmly announced in his capacity as acting vice-president that Judai and others were not responsible for this matter, leaving Coach Napoleon very unwillingly with the conversation between "Professor Chronos, you will regret this!" and "Coach Napoleon, I'm the acting vice-president!"

After all, Manjome Nagasaku had been knocked unconscious once and was bleeding from his nose, and Saiou was also unconscious after losing the duel, so they were soon sent to the school's infirmary by the janitor who called in and were examined by teacher Ayukawa Emi. And then, this is the scene of Saiou waking up.

".Saiou?" Just as Saiou was confronting the projection of Hayato Kobayashi, which was just a virtual projection system, another voice sounded. Ed, who was lying on the end of the bed, was awakened by Hayato and Saiou's voices. It seemed that he had been guarding Saiou's bed for a long time. As soon as he woke up, he looked at Saiou on the bed with concern and said, "Is Saiou awake? Are you okay, Saiou?"

The question came from the feelings that Ed had always held for his friend, but Ed hesitated again because he remembered the "truth" that King Sai had revealed about him before he fell into a coma. King Sai turned around upon hearing the voice and only then noticed the presence of his best friend. His expression softened visibly, and he said softly to Ed, "I'm fine, Ed, completely fine."

"My storm seems to have passed."

Others might be confused by what he said, but Ed knew what Saiou meant. He said excitedly, "Really?! In other words, Saiou, you—"

"Well, at that time, I seemed to be completely dominated by the destructive power. I became arrogant and manic. I even used special power in the duel to control the two people I was dueling with at the time, just like I controlled other people. However, thanks to them defeating me in the duel, the power in me was backfired."

Saioh put one hand on his chest and said with emotion, "How many years have I not felt this relaxed? The wheel of my destiny has finally stopped."

"That's great, King Sai." Hearing King Sai say that he was no longer troubled by the power called "Light Wave", Ed was sincerely happy for him, "Your fate has changed, all thanks to Juudai."

"Not only Judai, Ed. Have you forgotten the prophecy I made?" Saioh shook his head. "It was not only the Fool who stopped the wheel of fate, but also the Pope. One guided me in the right direction, and the other created miracles. Of course, it was Yuki Judai who stopped me from making more mistakes, but Ed, you are also an important person who changed my destiny."

"Saiou."

"Ed."

"Wow, what a disgusting pair of gays, and they happen to be in my school. I'm in trouble now." Hayato looked at Saiou and Ed who were gazing at each other "lovingly" and rubbed the goose bumps on his arms that didn't actually exist with an uncomfortable look on his face.

Two grown men doing this affectionately? Or is Baliang cute~

While thinking, Hayato took the coffee handed to him by the shy Bakura and took two sips to refresh himself.

"You say you've been freed from control, but how can you make people believe that you've really gotten rid of the influence and become yourself again? And do you want to get rid of the responsibility of your past self by using the excuse that you've been controlled? I won't let go of the greedy people who dare to lay their claws on my academy."

Hayato said in a cold tone, "You may become the Apostle of the Light of Destruction for a while, but in my eyes you will be a lackey of the Light Wave for the rest of your life, a lifetime of light!"

His favorite hero is the dark-style [D·hero] that looks like he came from the DC set. Ed thought that compared to Yuki Judai and the others, he was already an iron-blooded extremist, but he didn't expect that there would be a day when he would think that others were too extreme.

But he also knew that this was also influenced by his relationship with King Sai for many years, because what Hayato said was indeed correct. Even though he had been with King Sai for many years, he didn't find that he had been affected by the light fluctuations before? Naturally, he couldn't confirm whether King Sai had really gotten rid of the light fluctuations now.

Although he values ​​his friendship with Saiou, he also knows that he cannot let others bear the risk of "Saiou has not yet gotten rid of the fluctuations of light" because of his own impulsiveness.

"I'm really sorry for what I did in the past, Mr. Kobayashi." Saiou sincerely apologized to Hayato's virtual projection, "Including stealing Mr. Muto Yugi's card deck that was exhibited here last year. It was all my fault."

"Saying that can't really make up for the trouble I've brought to this school, nor is it enough to prove that I'm clear-minded now, but I will prove myself in the next action." After a pause, Saiou turned his head and looked at Ed, "Ed will also supervise me."

"That's right. After all, Saiou came to the island as my agent, so I will be in charge of him from now on." Ed nodded without hesitation and accepted the responsibility of supervising Saiou.

Looking back at the location of Hayato's projection, Saiou thought for a moment and said, "I know that I cannot prove my sobriety right now, so I will stay in this ward and will never go out. But at the same time, I also have something to tell you, Mr. Kobayashi - I am not the only puppet of the Light Wave in the world."

Saiou's expression was extremely serious. "In order to achieve its ambition of destroying the world, the Light Wave has set its sights on the laser satellite in space that can burn the earth's surface. This is also the main reason why it intervened in the GeneX competition initiated by the Duel Academy. However, it does not only place its hopes on me. There are many duelists around the world who have been 'seeds' left by the Light Wave in the past and may become puppets at any time and will come to this island!"

Because of Saiou's ability to predict, he is indeed an extremely useful puppet in the hands of the Light Wave. However, just as the Light Wave was transferred to Saiou through [D·hero Blood Demon-D], Saiou as a fortune teller has also come into contact with many people over the years, and the Light Wave that possessed him naturally also spreads its power to influence others with the idea of ​​"casting a wide net, catching more fish, and selecting the best."

Although it won't become a "cut off one head, two heads grow back" situation, but based on Saiou's fame, it is conceivable that a considerable "wave of light" force will indeed launch an attack on Duel Academy!

"Although Mr. Hayato is very strong, if those people rush at him, even Mr. Hayato may find it difficult to kill them all, I mean to stop them." Hearing this, Ed also understood the seriousness of the matter. He looked at Hayato with some concern and said, "More importantly, we don't know which duelists are the ones of the 'Light Wave'. Even interception itself is-"

Ed was worried that the people with the "Light Waves" who had not been found would target students who were also participating in the GeneX competition in the school. Not knowing the principles of Saiou's brainwashing, he was worried that those people would control the students in the school like Saiou controlled Manjome Nagasaku.

"There's no need to worry, Ed. There is no rival ahead of us." But Hayato said nonchalantly, "You underestimate your classmates and other strong people in the world."

Looking at the GeneX competition invitation list that is gradually filling up, Hayato said confidently. (End of this chapter)