Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

While Professor Chronos called Judai and John to the stage, backstage—

"Well, it feels so awkward to wear formal clothes." Malik pulled his collar with an uncomfortable expression, "It's just like wearing a sack."

"Sister, your taste is terrible. She chose a dress like this and insisted that I wear it."

Hearing Malik's complaint, Lishid said, "Actually, Lord Hayato still looks very handsome in this outfit, but it's getting hotter recently, so this outfit is not suitable for you anymore."

"So, sister is treating me like a recycling bin for old clothes, right?" Malik complained, "Damn it, if sister hadn't threatened me not to wear my own clothes, I wouldn't have worn this."

Recalling Malik's daily attire, and imagining Malik wearing the Aheyan Pain shirt and appearing in front of the group of 15- or 16-year-old boys, even Lishid felt a little nervous: "In that case, it would be more like threatening the students not to get close to strange people, rather than building prestige in front of the students, Master Malik."

"Why are you still calling me 'sir', Lishid?"

Hearing Lishid's address, Malik said helplessly, "It has been five or six years since my sister inherited my father's position as the clan leader and brought you back to the Ishdar clan. Why do you still treat us like a servant? We are obviously family, right?"

"Not only me, but also my sister considers you as a brother, right?"

"Of course, I also regard you, Malik-sama, and Isis-sama as important family members. However, I have never forgotten my birth, and the kindness of adopting me, raising me, and forgiving my sins. Not only you, Malik-sama, but also Isis-sama, and..."

Lishid said seriously, "The favor of Hayato-sama is not over yet!"

"Ah, you should recite the gratitude lesson in front of your brother-in-law, Lishid." Malik tugged at the clothes between his armpits, and after adjusting them, he finally picked up the duel plate on the table and put it on. "Alas, although my sister and brother-in-law have been discussing finding a job for me since last year, in the end I ended up coming to the Duel Academy?"

"On the one hand, of course, it is because Hayato-sama is the principal of Duel Academy and it is very convenient for him to arrange for people to work in the system." For Lishid, whose thoughts are quite feudal and even still somewhat stuck in the slavery era, it is completely reasonable for Hayato to use his unlimited principal privileges to arrange for himself and Malik-sama to work in the school. There is no need to avoid "abusing power for personal gain" and the like. "And on the other hand, the reason."

"You have a bad temper, your use of electronic software is limited to shopping software, live broadcast channels and video websites, you are weak and frail, you have mysophobia, and you spend money lavishly. Under normal circumstances, Master Malik, you can't find a job in society with your abilities, and even if you find a job, you can't afford your daily expenses at all."

"Wow, you're using honorifics, but you're attacking me and slandering me right away? I'm so hurt!" Malik covered his chest with a look of heartache, "Hakili, you bastard."

"Slander? No, how could I say that to you, Malik-sama—"

Seeing that Lishid wanted to clarify, Malik pressed the issue further, "Of course you did! You even told me everything I did!"

"—— Let's welcome Mr. Malik Ishdar and Mr. Lishid Ishdar with applause!

At this moment, Professor Chronos at the front desk came to Lishid's rescue. He had no way of dealing with Malik, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "It's time for us to go on stage, Master Malik. We can't let people wait for us to go on stage."

"You don't want Hayato-sama and Isis-sama to know that we were chatting in the backstage when we should be in front of the students of the Duel Academy, right?"

"You have learned the true skills from the Eastern people, Lishid." After hearing Lishid's last sentence, Malik knew that he had no other intentions, but he still couldn't help but complain.

It should be said that what Lishid said really worked. Malik was not afraid of anything, except for the interruption of the network signal and the interruption of the updates of the anchors and bloggers he followed. He was afraid of Hayato and Isis. Just imagining the smiling expression on his sister's face when she knew that he did not take the work specially arranged for him by his brother-in-law seriously, Malik could not help but feel his hair stand on end.

"I don't know how my brother-in-law did it, but he actually allowed me to appear in public again under the name 'Malik Ishdar'. Maybe it's because Duel Academy Island is already my brother-in-law's territory? Just like Tojino City is already the territory of Kaiba Group?"

Malik answered his own questions, walked ahead, inserted the deck into the duel disk, pushed open the door, and Lishid followed closely behind.

"Oh! So the two Ishdar teachers are from the Middle East?" Judai, who was ready on the stage before him, said in surprise as he looked at Malik and Lishid who appeared behind the opened door. "But they don't look like brothers, do they?"

"Just before I came on stage, didn't your classmate, Tenkudai, say that the only public figure with the surname Ishdar that can be found is an Egyptian government official named Isis Ishdar, who seems to be a noble in Egypt." John looked at the handsome Malik and the solemn Lishid, "Although the two teachers opposite don't look like brothers, it is not ruled out that they are related to the Ishdar family."

"If you want to talk about a relationship, probably there is. Although it was cut off at one point, it was the same for both of us." Although Judai and John were talking in a whisper, Malik could still hear what they were saying even though they were a little far away. He showed Judai a bright and sunny smile, "I can feel that familiar aura on you, boy~"

After saying something incomprehensible and letting Judai guess for himself, Malik turned to all the teachers and students present and announced loudly: "My name is Malik Ishdar, and I will be the art teacher of Duel Academy for the next few years."

"My elder brother, Lishid Ishdar, will be the history teacher."

"There's no need for any extra introduction, since this is the Duel Academy, right? Then the rest will be completed through duels."

Obviously, Malik clearly heard what Professor Chronos said in the background, but he was also happy to fight with Yuki Judai, because he was not lying and really felt a familiar aura from Judai. Moreover, he also recognized Judai and knew that his brother-in-law paid special attention to this kid, and even gave him a [Lava God]. Isn't this a coincidence? Malik's trump card monster is also [Lava God]. Isn't this a contest between [Lava God] users!

Malik felt like he was about to get excited for the first time in a long time!

"Is the new teacher also the type who is obsessed with duels like Judai?" Asuka looked at Malik who was eager to duel, and then looked at Lishid beside him, "And the other teacher seems to be a little more taciturn."

"Maybe it has something to do with the subject they teach? Art teachers must have a more lively mindset, otherwise it would be hard for them to be creative in their art creations, right?" Jianshan speculated, "And history teachers are very serious, so it's normal for them to be calm."

"But Maeda is a calm person, and he also became an artist." Thinking of his roommate who has already graduated, Maruto Sho said, "So that's just your stereotype, Kenzan. In the end, it depends on the person."

"Huh? Why is Judai on the stage?" As soon as Ed arrived at the venue, he saw Judai standing on the stage with John, and Malik and Lishid opposite him. Although he did not miss Malik's self-introduction, he did not know the reason why Judai stood on the stage. After sitting down near Manjomu and the others, he asked the person sitting in front of him.

The person he was asking was none other than Marufuji Ryo.

"Hmm?" Caesar raised his eyebrows as he turned his head to look at Ed in the back row. "Because he was chatting while Professor Chronos was speaking, he was pulled up to have a 'show duel' with the new teacher."

"But aren't you going back to the professional arena?"

"Because I defeated my agent myself, I am now a semi-free agent. It doesn't matter whether I participate in professional duels or not. Saiou has been beaten back to the hospital, even though he just got out. But until he gets out, I will continue to be a student at the Duel Academy."

Ed put his hands behind his head and leaned back in his chair. "After all, in this school, you will never be bored. There will always be things that can help you improve yourself."

"What about you, Kaisa Ryo? Have you ignored the contract you signed with the Kaiba Group's agency? You even gave up several key qualifying matches last year and didn't challenge for the championship position, but came to participate in the GeneX competition."

"Rather than the position of champion, I wanted to measure my ability. And the result also made me very satisfied, that is, I won the victory from Yuki Judai, which proved my growth." Looking at Judai on the stage, Caesar paused and said, "The reason is the same as yours. This school can provide all the nutrients for the growth of duelists. Even after returning to school, I still got surprises when duelling with people I thought I was familiar with in the past."

Recalling the true power of his teacher that he had hidden for three years, which he witnessed in the duel with Professor Chronos, the new system of his new space that he saw in the duel with Judai, and his growth that he confirmed in the duel with Marufuji Sho, Marufuji Ryo felt very relieved.

However, on the surface he still had a grim expression: "Unfortunately, there is not enough wind and rain to transform the duelists."

"Last year, there was a crisis that almost destroyed the world, right?" Although due to the public relations power of Kaiba Group, the outside world has only focused on the appearance of the top four of the former Duel City in last year's "Second World Martial Arts Tournament", and what happened during the period has not received much attention, but Caesar, who was on the island at the time, was one of the people who knew about it.

Caesar was unmoved: "So, was there any substantial damage? No, because of the towering tree of Hayato Kobayashi, although the Duel Academy attracted more thunder, it was completely unable to cause a significant enough blow to the seedlings under the tree canopy. No matter how great the crisis of world destruction is, it cannot bring a sense of reality to people, because all dangers have been eliminated before they can really endanger lives."

"If you have not experienced enough wind and rain and are only absorbing nutrients, if you have not seen true cruelty and are only enjoying duels, you will not be able to achieve true growth and transformation."

Ed also heard the subtext of Caesar's words: "Are you referring to the Tenth Generation?"

"Yuki Judai is now just a strong man with his eyes blindfolded by cloth." Caesar did not give a direct answer, but just said strange words.

Looking at Judai on the stage, Ed frowned, "Judai, he does have some frivolous fantasies about duels, and an overflowing but empty passion for them. But is there anything wrong with enjoying the duel with a smile like that?"

"It's certainly right to enjoy the duel, and I'm also enjoying the joy that victory brings me, but if you don't understand the cruelty of the duel and don't bear the darkness that follows, such a duel is meaningless."

"Compared to a year ago, Yuki Judai's aura in the duel has become stronger, and the power of his deck has been fully demonstrated, but the weight of the cards has not changed since he entered school." Caesar turned around and looked at Judai, "If Judai was just an ordinary person, just an amateur with a general passion for duels, there would be no problem with such a light duel."

"But he wants to be a hero, and he has the ability and passion to be a hero. If he continues like this, he will be swallowed by hell. However, even if I duel with him again, even if I bet the badge of the 'Second World Martial Arts Association', he still can't realize this."

"You just enjoy the duel itself and don't care about other things after the duel." Ed looked at Judai on the stage, unable to say anything. He just remained silent, looking at Judai who was completely enjoying the duel and had no time to care about everything else around him. "Is this why you plan to stay in school and observe Yuki Judai?"

"I hope the cloth covering his eyes will never be removed. Otherwise, I can't imagine what kind of path Judai, who admires heroes, will take."

When the people on the stage were ready to start the duel, someone suddenly stood up and interrupted, "Wait a minute!"

Several people who were about to shout "Duel" looked over and found that it was Professor Klaus Voorhees, a teacher sent by the Western Branch School to lead the exchange students who had also arrived at the venue at some point. (End of this chapter)