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Chapter 1705 can only appear in the title: Misawa Tendaichi
"Actually, Karen has been in a very agitated state since yesterday morning, and this situation has occurred once before. That was after Jaden Boy and John Boy finished their duel, which was when the 'Death Gloves' were first actually activated."

Jim held a machine in his hand, showing the hands that were shaking wildly. The area where the hands were shaking was around the highest point of the dial, which meant that the magnetic field detected by the machine was not only very strong but also quite unstable.

"Magnetic field anomaly? I have heard before that wild animals can be affected by this." Asuka nodded and looked at Judai, saying, "Yesterday, Marufuji, who is usually not very proactive in duels, dueled with Dilano. I'm afraid this was part of the reason, right?"

"It seems like that's how it happened. Anyway, Kenzan woke up much earlier than usual that day and looked irritable because he hadn't slept well. It was because Sho got out of bed to get his glasses and walked past him that angered him. He said something like, 'When our eyes meet, it's the signal that the duel is about to begin.'"

Speaking of his underlings, Judai looked furious, saying, "Now, both of them are down and out."

"I thought he was just joking when he said he was a dinosaur or something, but is he really a beast?" Saotome Rei couldn't help but complain.

“The mere appearance of an abnormal magnetic field is not surprising, but given the special marks I saw on the ‘Death Gloves’ and the large-scale weakening of students due to the ‘Exposé Duel’ while wearing the ‘Death Gloves,’ I suspect that I might be able to use this device I made myself to trace the signal source of the ‘Death Gloves.’ I imagine that the missing Professor Klaus should also be there.”

"There's one more thing," Wan Zhangmu added after Jim finished speaking.

“Although I haven’t disassembled our Duel Disk, I did duel someone yesterday because I knew Professor Chronos’s order came late,” Manjoume said, holding his Duel Disk. “However, I didn’t experience any discomfort.”

"Although I've always been very confident in my physical abilities, it can't be that much of a coincidence. The glasses and goldfish that didn't use their Duel Disk collapsed, but I'm fine. Maybe our Duel Disk is something special."

“My brother is the same way,” Asuka said. “When he deliberately gathered others for public duels, he used a duel disk borrowed from the fans, just to avoid the duel disk from having an unusual situation that might mislead others and cause him to survive. In the end, he fell down just like everyone else.”

"So, Lord Judai had a guess." Saotome Rei held the duel disks of Marufuji Sho, Dilano Kenzan, and Tenjōin Fubuki, who had already fallen, in her arms. "Perhaps the duel disks of those who participated in Principal Hayato's 'Wilderness Survival' activity last year were specially modified after being handed in, and unexpectedly they were able to help us resist the threat of the 'Death Bracelet' in this 'Exposé Duel'."

“Sho and the others agreed to lend us their Duel Disks, which they don’t need for the time being. After all, no one knows what we’ll encounter on the road ahead. Although there’s no basis for the reliability of these Duel Disks, they’re at least a kind of insurance.” Jaden looked at the three people in front of him and said, “So, let’s use our Duel Disks from now on, Jim, John, and O’Brien.”

Besides the four main students—Judai, Asuka, Rei, and Manjoume—three of the four exchange students were also present, including Ossin O'Brien from the Western branch campus. Judai was about to take the Duel Disk from Rei and distribute it to the three of them.

"Huh?! I don't have one? I don't have a Duel Disk, Jaden-sama?" Saotome Rei was somewhat surprised to hear Jaden's arrangement. "Isn't there one for me?"

“I’m sorry, Rei, but I don’t think you need to use these Duel Disks,” Jaden said gently to Rei. “After all, we’re going to a potentially dangerous place, and we can’t let you go on an adventure with us.”

"Huh? Is Lord Judai worried about my safety? Love!"

Upon hearing Judai's words, Saotome Rei excitedly hugged Judai's neck, who was standing right in front of her, and was about to kiss him on the cheek. However, Asuka reacted quickly and immediately pulled Saotome Rei and Judai apart: "Just talk, what are you doing, Saotome!"

"Lord Judai is the man who could become my husband. You are the one who is inexplicably getting in our way. What is your status in interfering in our affairs?" Saotome Rei glared back at Asuka, taking advantage of the fact that Asuka never dared to express her feelings to Judai and question him.

Taking advantage of Asuka's momentary lapse in speech, Saotome Rei looked at Judai and said, "It's alright, Judai-sama. I won't be afraid of any danger if I'm with you!"

"Don't do that, Rei. Even if you stay at the academy, you can still help us. No, rather, this is something only you can help with." To persuade Saotome Rei to stay, Jaden used her extraordinary wisdom. "We might be going to some remote, uninhabited areas on the island next. There's simply not enough time to find the old architectural blueprints of the school now. But you can stay at the school and help us find the information we need and send it to us."

"Not only that, but Judai's two underlings also need someone to take care of them. Don't you also have underlings to look after?" Manjoume didn't want Saotome Rei to come along either, since a young girl of that age might need someone to take care of her, which would be too troublesome.

"My brother too, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of him then, Rei-chan." Even Asuka asked Rei for help, but Rei herself replied with disdain, "No way, besides, doesn't that playboy already have a bunch of infatuated girls taking care of him?"

Recalling the dozen or so girls she saw around Fubuki at the gymnasium, it seemed to be Fubuki's fan club. Because Fubuki used a fan's duel disk and fell to warn others, Fubuki's fans loved him even more. Many of this year's freshmen have also become his fans, making Asuka wonder if he had this as his initial intention when he started dueling.

"No, I think he's fine now, you don't need to worry about him."

"Speaking of recuperation, John, are you really alright?" Judai asked John with concern. "You only recovered yesterday, right? Are you going on an adventure with us again today?"

"Hmph, don't worry, Judai, my body is still quite healthy. I feel like my body is rusting after resting for so many days. If you make me lie down again, it will only make me feel worse."

John flexed his arm, showing off his biceps, and said with a smile, "I'd love to go and cause trouble for that Cobra professor too, since he made me bedridden for so many days—especially now that we have official authorization from Coach Napoleon and Professor Chronos."

"And you, from the Western branch?" Manjoume then looked at the taciturn Ossin Obryan. "I remember a few days ago, didn't you take the initiative to challenge Judai to a duel? And I've heard that you're more like Professor Cobra's subordinate than a student, right?"

After glancing at Wan Zhangmu, the usually taciturn O'Brien nodded and said, "That's not entirely wrong. Under the militarized management of the Western branch campus, I did indeed receive Professor Klaus's instruction as a 'subordinate' or 'mercenary.'"

"Then why did you come with us—"

Before Manjoume could finish his question, O'Brien continued, "Before I challenged Judai to a duel, specifically a few days ago when the 'Exposé Duel' had just begun, I encountered Amon Garlem from the Eastern Branch School while conducting my daily training in the wilderness." "Hmm?" Manjoume, not understanding why O'Brien was suddenly bringing this up, temporarily shut his mouth and listened to O'Brien continue.

"But he disappeared."

"!?"

Ignoring the shocked expressions on the faces of the others around him, O'Brien continued, "Although I hadn't paid much attention to him before, our encounter that night sparked my interest in investigating him. But on the very day I planned to track his daily activities, I didn't see him return to his dorm."

"Not only that, but he didn't show up at the dormitory prepared for exchange students for the next few days either."

“Hey, hey, this is no joke, O’Brien bro. What if Gallam Boy is staying at a friend’s dorm at school like John Boy?” Jim pulled down his cowboy hat, making his expression unreadable. “Besides, if he were missing, shouldn’t the ‘Death Bracelet’ have announced his inability to duel a few days ago?”

“I conducted an investigation on campus, and no one has actually seen him since that day. And because of the intensity of the ‘Duel of Exposure,’ the disappearance of the exchange student, which should have been the focus of everyone’s attention, became less noticeable,” O’Brien said seriously. “As for the outcome of the ‘Duel of Exposure,’ what if Professor Klaus was responsible for Amon Garlem’s disappearance?”

“But that only shows that you have some suspicions about Professor Cobra regarding Amon Garlem’s disappearance, not enough to explain why you joined us, right?” Manjoume looked at O’Brien suspiciously. “I’ve seen too many of these kinds of plots, where the villain’s subordinates pretend to join the team and then betray them before the final battle, all because of this jellyfish-headed guy who always drags me to watch tokusatsu dramas.”

Seeing that Manjoume was about to continue, Jaden quickly stepped forward and said, "No, believe in O'Brien, Manjoume. I believe in the burning heart I felt in his duel."

"Huh? What kind of reason is that? You think this guy can be trusted just because of a duel?" Manjoume raised an eyebrow and asked Judai.

"No, it's actually unrelated to the duel. I simply trust O'Brien because I feel he can be trusted." Judai's response to Manjoume was a pure smile. "Didn't Hayato-sensei say the same thing? 'Trust your comrades, just trust them.' This is 'Lesson 3', you know~"

"Don't just change 'card' to 'partner' without my permission," Manjoume complained. "And as for 'trust' and stuff, I'm already getting some PTSD from that 'trust doesn't need a reason' movie you showed me the other day."

The protagonist wants to become a god, the green-haired guy has a split personality, the purple-haired guy is inconsistent, the yellow-haired guy wants to be loved, and the mercenary is an outsider. If you didn't know better, you would think that Manjou was watching "Aiyo, Henka" instead of "Masked Rider Super Fox".

However, despite saying that, Manjoume still nodded reluctantly to Judai: "In that case, I'll reluctantly accept this lame reason—but don't misunderstand, I don't trust this mercenary, I only trust you, Judai."

"Hey, that really touches me, Manjoume."

"It's Mr. Manjoume!"

Having distributed the duel disks and resolved the internal disagreements within the team, Jaden and the others stood in a row and looked into the depths of the forest.

—Yuki Jaden, whose deck is [E·hero], and whose abilities are flexible fusion and an optimistic personality.

—Tenjōin Asuka, uses [Solemn Voice] and [Cyber ​​Angel], and is skilled in ritual summoning.

—Manjou-no-Mitsu, a Dragon deck user, specializes in the harmony of light and darkness and the suppression of power.

—John Anderson, a member of the [Crystal Beast] deck, has a deep bond with his cards.

—Jim Crocodile Cook, Paleontologist, the Rock Clan possesses formidable power.

—Ossin O'Brien, who uses the [Volcano] deck, is a ruthless mercenary but has a fiery heart similar to his deck.

Jim, holding the magnetic field detector, stepped forward, and the others followed suit. He shouted, "Then everyone, let's go!"

"May you all have great luck in your martial arts!" Watching the backs of Judai and the others, Saotome Rei, who remained at the Duel Academy, waved continuously, watching them disappear into the shadows of the forest.

"Yes, I also need to try my best to help Judai-sama and the others." After Judai disappeared from sight, Saotome Rei lowered her arms, muttered to herself to cheer herself up, and then turned and walked towards the academy. Her current destination was the school's computer room, where she planned to look up a detailed map of the Duel Academy so that she could access it and send it to Judai-sama if needed.

—But they hadn't gone far when Jaden, one of the group, suddenly sensed something was wrong and muttered to himself, "This is strange. I suddenly feel like we've forgotten something?"

"What could it be?" Looking at the group, there was Asuka in her blue uniform, himself in his red uniform, and John and the others in their casual clothes, but no uniforms from the Yellow Dorm. Jaden was a little troubled. "Have we forgotten someone?"

　Another day of asking for recommendation votes~
　　

(End of this chapter)