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Chapter 1670 Destiny is like a puzzle

[Kagurazaka Souji: 5000→4200 LP, hand 3→2]

Seeing his opponent's basic points drop, Jim continued, "Also, the first effect of [Paleozoic Fossil Knight - Skeleton King] is that this card can attack twice during the same battle phase!"

"Attack [Nightmare Demon Derivative] again, Royal Blade!"

But when Jim gave the order for the second time, Kagurazaka sent another card to the graveyard and said, "Although I heard from Judai that there are so-called 'card spirits' on Muto Yugi's cards, unfortunately I can't see such existence and can't get the same card. However, I have obtained more than one [Kuri Ball] without spirits!"

"Come on again, let your opponent see how powerful you are, Kulibo!"

The second card Kagurazaka discarded——It was still [Kuri Ball]! ?

[Kagurazaka Souji: 4200→3400 LP, hand 2→1]

"." Even Jim, who had been through many battles, was silent for a moment after Kagurazaka played the second [Chestnut Ball], "You, are you thinking the same thing as I am?"

"[Earth Giant - Gaia Plate], attack the third body [Nightmare Demon Derivative]?"

The attack order was issued in an uncertain tone, and Kagurazaka's answer was to discard the cards in his hand again, and then the third [Kuri Ball] jumped out to block the battle damage!
[Kagurazaka Souji: 3400→2600 LP, hand 1→0]

The three attacks used up all three cards in Kagurazaka's hand, which made Jim speechlessly complain: "This is really too exaggerated, Kagurazaka Boy, one [Super Regeneration Ability] draws three [Kuri Balls]?"

"This is the bond between me and [Kuribama]!" Obviously still imitating the game, Kagurazaka looked at the graveyard area of ​​his duel disk tenderly, "Thank you, Kuribo, you saved me one or three times."

"And now..." Kagurazaka changed his tone and returned to his normal state, "Although my hand has been cleared, the only monster you can attack on the field is [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon], right?"

"Although its attack power is not low, my Shining Dragon still has higher attack power. Besides it, the only monster you can attack is the Dragon Paladin on my field. If you target him with an attack power of 1700, you can only cause me 1800 points of combat damage at most. You can't defeat me this round!"

However, Jim shook his head and said, "I have to admit, Kagurazaka Boy, you are a very formidable opponent. To be honest, I feel that you should have the strength of the Blue Dormitory, right? But unfortunately, the duel is over because-"

"The first effect of [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon] is activated before the damage calculation of the battle with the opponent's monster, and the attack and defense of the monster are exchanged until the end of the damage step - that is, the effect of [right hand holding shield and left hand holding sword]!"

"Varied--!?"

Kagurazaka stared with wide eyes, watching as GM's [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon] stomped its feet suddenly, causing the earth to shake and tremble, while forcing the [Dragon Paladin] and [Shining Dragon] on his field to become unbalanced. No matter who it was going to attack next, it could exchange the target's attack power and defense power.

Although the attack power of [Dragon Paladin] is 1700 points, its defense power is only 300 points. Just now, under the effect of [Paleozoic Fossil Motor Vehicle - Skeleton Truck], the lower defense power was an advantage, but now that [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon] has appeared, this defense power that is about to be exchanged for attack power is a huge disadvantage!
If the [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon] with an attack power of 3500 points attacks the [Dragon Paladin], the battle damage to Kagurazaka will suddenly reach 3200 points! ?
"Not only that! The third effect of [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon] is that the battle damage caused to the opponent by this Fusion Summoned card through battle with the opponent's monster will be doubled!"

At the same time that Jim finished talking about this effect, Asuka frowned and couldn't help but say: "In this case, won't Kagurazaka receive combat damage far exceeding its remaining basic score value?"

"The so-called 'Death Band' will release the accumulated load at once after the duel? Although it has not yet been demonstrated, if it takes 6400 points of battle damage at once and leaves it with a basic score of more than 3000 points, it is hard to imagine what will happen to Kagurazaka."

"So absolutely not!" Judai rushed out to the field, "I can't just sit back and watch this happen!"

Jim waved his hand and was about to give the order to attack, "Let's start the final charge, [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon-Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon]!"

"Boneyard—"

"Give me a moment!"

Just as Jim was about to order an attack, Judai had already rushed to the duel arena from the entrance where he was previously, and shouted to Jim on the stage: "Jim Crocodile Cook, don't deal too much damage to your opponent!"

"You are the student representative of the Red Dormitory? Your name is Yuki Judai, right?" Jim was stopped from dueling, but he was not annoyed. He looked at Judai in a good mood, thought for a while and remembered Judai's name, and asked curiously, "Then Judai boy, what do you mean by 'don't deal too much damage to the opponent'?"

"Judai! Are you going to plead for me so that I don't lose too badly?" Kagurazaka, who was opposite Jim, also looked at Judai. It would be more accurate to say that everyone around was staring at Judai who intervened in the duel, waiting for him to give a decent reason.

"No, the duel is your and Jim's freedom, Kagurazaka. I have no objection, but there is a reason why you shouldn't cause more damage!" Judai explained, "John, who dueled with me, fell ill after the duel. The reason is probably because he lost too many basic points in the 'Revelation Duel' wearing the 'Death Bracelet'!"

"So where's the evidence, Judaime Boy?" Jim frowned and pulled the brim of his cowboy hat. "Didn't Professor Claus publicly state yesterday that the 'Death Bracelet' was not dangerous at all? Even Osin O'Brien from the Western Branch School came out to testify."

"And does the degree of loss of basic points really have an impact? Although I felt that the impact of the Duel Monsters became stronger during the Duel, I did not feel any physical discomfort due to the reduction in basic points." Kagurazaka also opened his arms to show that at least he felt everything was normal for now. "No matter how you look at it, it seems more like John Anderson from the Northern Branch has a special reaction because he is not used to the local climate. Aren't you standing here well?"

Facing Kagurazaka and Jim's inquiries, Judai also said frankly: "As for evidence, in fact, my original intention was to use this duel as evidence, just like the others probably also intended to use your duel to confirm whether the 'Revelation Duel' is dangerous or not."

"Oh? Then why did you come to stop my attack?" Jim became curious about Judai. "If you just sit back and do nothing, after the duel, if Kagurazaka Boy really has a special reaction of physical discomfort as you said, wouldn't it help you convince more people?"

"But that's not what a hero does, right?" Judai answered without hesitation, "Watching someone sacrifice themselves for the sake of more people, how can I say I admire a 'hero' if I do that?"

"You're still obsessed with heroes, Yugi Judai." Hearing Judai's words, Kagurazaka felt helpless, "You're already in the third year, but you're still the same as in the first year. Do you like heroes that much?"

"Sodayo~" "Really? How can a big brother rush over and interrupt others' duels like this?" Maruto Sho scratched his head and said in distress, "That guy who keeps a crocodile, he won't just ask his crocodile to eat big brother?!"

"That worry is unnecessary. It's just a crocodile. Lord Judai can even use stones to shoot down surveillance satellites!" Saotome Rei is very confident in Judai.

"No, where did you hear those weird rumors? You must have read too many articles on kindness." Asuka complained, "After all, he is just a brat."

"Huh? You're really high and mighty."

No one else was optimistic about Judai, who suddenly and rashly barged into the duel, being able to stop Jim's operation and change his mind. After all, there are unspoken rules in duel monsters such as "watch the game without saying a word". General support or reminders of the effects of a certain card are fine, but if you tell the opponent how to fight, it's no different from provoking the duelists in the duel.

But what was unexpected was that Jim looked at Judai, nodded and said, "Well, it's a very pure idea. I can see from your eyes that you yearn for heroes. In other words, you really think that the 'Death Band will bring danger', right?"

"Okay, then just like you said, I will try my best to control the damage." Looking up at Kagurazaka, Jim continued, "Let the battle continue, Kagurazaka Boy, but although the target I choose to attack is still the [Dragon Paladin], this time I will not activate the effect of [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon]!"

"In this way, the attack and defense power of [Dragon Paladin] will not be exchanged!" Judai said happily on the side.

"Well, because the effect of [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon] inflicting double combat damage to monsters is permanent, even I can't stop it from activating it." Jim nodded and looked at Kagurazaka and said, "In this way, the [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon Slayer Dragon] with an attack power of 3500 points attacks the [Dragon Paladin] with an attack power of 1700 points. Even if the combat damage caused is doubled, it will only become 3600 points of combat damage."

"Skeleton Hell!"

With its mouth opened, [Paleozoic Fossil Dragon - Skeleton Demon-Slayer Dragon] looked down at [Dragon Paladin] with its fangs and bit down fiercely. Up to 3600 points of combat damage instantly burst out and were inflicted on Kagurazaka's body. Its remaining 2600 basic points plummeted quickly to zero, and the duel was finally decided.

[Kagurazaka Souji: 2600LP→0]

It was also at the moment when Kagurazaka's basic points returned to zero that Jim on the field, Judai on the side, Asuka Misawa and the others, as well as other students in the duel venue, all paid attention to the physical condition of the duelists on both sides.

"Death Bracelet", "Revelation Duel", the burden of being a duelist on the people other than Yugi Judai and John Anderson is exactly -

"Gu, my body." With so much basic points reduced in one go, Kagurazaka couldn't help but take a half step back, holding his chest with one hand and taking a deep breath, then opened his eyes in a somewhat strange way, "Eh? It doesn't seem to be very uncomfortable?"

"Well, I felt a momentary loss of strength, similar to the feeling when I worked all night for archaeological work." Jim also covered his chest and half squatted down, "But it doesn't seem to have much impact?"

"Eh!?" Judai looked surprised when he heard Jim's words, "Jim, you and Kagurazaka, don't you have any special feelings about them?"

"No, I don't want anything to happen to you, but the 'Death Bracelet' doesn't really have much of an impact?"

"Rather than a feeling, it's more like I'm seeing something with my special vision." Jim raised his arm and looked at the "death band" on his hand. However, what made Judai curious was that the angle at which Jim raised his hand didn't seem to be suitable for Jim to observe the "death band" with his only exposed left eye. Instead, it looked more like Jim was looking at it with his bandaged right eye.

"At the moment our duel ended, although it was much weaker than when you guys dueled, Judai Boy, a special energy was extracted from us and sent to a certain place on the island through this 'Death Bracelet'."

"Special vision?"

"It's a long story, but the current situation is not beyond my expectations." Jim saw Judai's curiosity, smiled, and did not continue to deepen the topic. Instead, he looked at the crocodile that came to his feet, "Don't worry, Kallen, I'm fine."

"Kallen? It sounds like a woman's name. Aren't pets usually given cuter names, like Bocchi, Shiro, etc?"

"Not a pet, Karen is my family." Jim patiently corrected the crocodile Karen, stroked the crocodile's head, and looked around. "But before I tell you my story and what I know about the 'Death Bracelet', Boy Judas, you might be more concerned about something else."

Following Jim's words, Judai looked around.

"In the end, nothing happened." "I was wondering if the 'Death Bracelet' would be okay?" "Yuki Judai really loves to show off." "It seems that the 'Revelation Duel' should be quite safe." "There's no time to lose. I've been looking for a chance to prove myself!"

Kagurazaka and Jim, who finished the second "Revelation Duel", became the best evidence of the safety performance of the "Death Bracelet", but it did not prove its dangerousness. Instead, because both of them finished the duel safely, all the witnesses present were completely relieved about the "Revelation Duel"!
In the audience, Professor Chronos, who was present because students needed approval to use the duel arena, frowned: "Actually, nothing happened, huh?"

"So I said, Professor Chronos, your judgment is affected by jealousy~" Coach Napoleon patted Professor Chronos on the shoulder, not caring about the result, "Professor Klaus, don't take it too seriously either."

"No, of course I don't care. It's more like this is mainly because Professor Chronos cares about his students. And this duel proves the safety of the 'Death Bracelet', doesn't it?" Professor Cobra said calmly with his arms folded across his chest.

At the same time, he was thinking in his heart——

"My 'Death Bracelet' has never limited the energy absorption range to a fixed value. The speculation that the so-called basic score will have an impact was wrong from the beginning. The only thing that truly determines the range of energy absorption of the 'Death Bracelet' in duel is my will!"

"First, when you, Yuki Judai, are fighting with John Anderson, I will increase the energy absorption of the 'Death Bracelet' to arouse your vigilance, and then in this duel, I will reduce the absorption of the 'Death Bracelet' to the minimum."

"Destiny is like a puzzle. If you replace one piece, the truth will be hidden in the darkness."

Looking at Yujo Judai standing at the center of the arena, Klaus Voorhees sneered like a venomous snake eyeing its prey, "This way, no one will believe your unfounded vigilance against the 'Death Bracelet', Yujo Judai."

I wish all the candidates a happy graduation~