Is this the poker world?Ada thief!

Chapter 1714 unfolds in a T-shape; please provide your guidance.
"Do you really want to duel with Mr. Sato?" Asuka frowned, looking at Koji Sato in front of her. "What did Judai do wrong that made Mr. Sato hate him so much?"

"Can't we just sit down and talk things over?" John paused, then shook his head. "That's what I was going to say, but it's obvious that this Mr. Sato is in a very abnormal state. Is he possessed by a card spirit? It's impossible to persuade him with simple words."

"Is he seemingly conscious, but actually mentally affected? Even so, the thought of the consequences of engaging in a 'revealing duel' is unbearable." Jaden looked at Koji Sato, who had already set up his duel disk and was waiting for him to fight, and gritted his teeth as he took out his deck. "However, there are many other people facing the threat of 'revealing duels,' and no one knows when the power of the 'Death Grip' will be increased to the point where it can defeat people without engaging in a duel."

"I'll be your opponent, Mr. Sato. I'm going to defeat you right here. Just bear with me for a bit!"

Unfolding the Duel Disk, Jaden shouted, "Duel!"

[Koji Sato: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

[Yuki Jaden: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

"Hmph, although you sound like you care about everyone else, you quickly accepted the reality that 'the duel has to take place here.' Jaden, that's your true nature, isn't it? A pure love for dueling." Koji Sato looked at Jaden with a smirk. "Or rather, you don't care about anything else and just purely love dueling."

"Teacher, what nonsense are you spouting?" Judai frowned at Teacher Sato Koji. "Is there anything wrong with liking duels? And like you said yourself, I can't save more people if I don't defeat you, so that's why I accepted your duel!"

“I’ve never denied that there’s anything wrong with your love of dueling, Jaden. After all, it’s the essence of everything you’ve shown so far.” Koji Sato’s smile was almost a bitter one. “It’s just that it’s truly pathetic that you’ve never realized the real, underlying logic of your own behavior, has you?”

"You skipped classes, didn't do your homework, and infected other students with your listlessness. That's why you did such a cruel thing."

"So, although I can't deny that I didn't perform well in class, you shouldn't hold a grudge against me for it, right, teacher?" Judai knew that what he did was indeed embarrassing and unbecoming of a student, after Sato Koji pointed out his poor performance in class. He was somewhat embarrassed and angry when he retorted to Sato Koji.

"If those with strength cannot discover the truth, the world will become quite cruel and brutal." After saying something cryptic, Koji Sato drew a card from his deck. "Hey, Judai, do you still want to open that door? Since you, using [Hero], are unwilling to take responsibility and take the initiative, then let's start the duel from my side."

"My turn, draw cards."

Seeing Sato Koji draw his card, Judai raised an eyebrow, not too concerned about losing the first move. Instead, he intended to start the duel as the next attacker, since that way, if he could unleash enough power, he could OTK his opponent in one turn and end the duel.

"The Spell Card [Reinforcement] is activated. I add one Level 4 or lower Warrior-Type monster from my Deck to my hand. The card I chose is this one: [Scabbed Wound Knight]."

Taking a card from his deck, Mr. Sato played it out, saying, "Next, I will Normal Summon [Scabbed Scar Knight] in Attack Position."

【The Scarred Knight】【4☆/Dark】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[0/0]

Completely covered by a turquoise "rusted armor," a tall monster resembling "EVA" slowly rose up behind Mr. Sato. Judai and John immediately noticed that the "armor" on its body was clearly the same thing as the unidentified substance stuck to Mr. Sato, and the spirituality it emitted made the two realize at the first moment that it was definitely a Duel Monster Card that had awakened a spirit!

'Could that be the true form of the spirit controlling Mr. Sato?' Jaden suspected, and a plan formed in his mind. 'If that's the case, if we defeat that monster, wouldn't we be able to free Mr. Sato? Just to be on the safe side, let's try using [E·Hero Neos], who has also awakened a spirit.'

"But it's a monster with 0 attack power? It looks really troublesome." Clearly, even Jaden, who didn't pay much attention in class, knew the common sense that "monsters with 0 attack and 0 defense are usually very difficult to deal with."

Just as Jaden thought that Sato-sensei was about to activate the effect of this monster that looked unusual, Sato-sensei instead set his cards face down one by one on the back field and looked at Jaden, saying, "Next, I'll set five cards face down. End of turn."

"Huh? The turn ended just like that?" Not only Jaden, but Asuka and John on the sidelines were also surprised, because they thought the same as Jaden. They felt that this monster, which they hadn't seen much of before, might have some powerful effect, but it just ended the turn by simply being summoned normally.

"No, upon closer inspection, it's not that simple. After all, Mr. Sato has set five cards face-down in his back row." Jaden said, looking at Mr. Sato Koji's back row. "His dueling style is quite similar to mine, Mr. Sato."

“It’s different, Judai. Don’t compare me to someone like you,” Sato-sensei said with a “smile.”

【佐藤浩二：4000LP，手牌5→6→6→5→0】

【The Knight with Scabbed Wounds】【ATK0】

Backcourt: [Face Card] x5
"Teacher, you didn't treat struggling students differently during class like Professor Chronos or Napoleon did. I don't understand what grudge you hold against me," Judai said, placing his finger on the deck. "But now, there's nothing more to say."

"My turn, draw a card!"

Looking at the card he had drawn, Jaden activated it, saying, "The Spell Card [Transform Contact] can only be activated if there are no monsters on my field. Send one [N] card from my hand and one from my Deck to the Graveyard, and then I draw two cards from my Deck."

Jaden currently has another [Transform Contact], two [N] monsters, and one [Neurospace Expansion] in his hand. This means that he can activate [Transform Contact] again after this one to fill the graveyard with four [N] monsters. Then, with the effect of the trap card [Neurospace Expansion], which can be activated directly from his hand, he can revive all four [N] monsters from the graveyard at once.

If Jaden can draw a powerful card like Space Gift in the next two Transformation Contacts, he will be able to utilize the power of the N monsters on the field even further.

"I send [N-Water Wave Dolphin] from my hand and [N-Flame Beetle] from my deck to the graveyard, and draw two cards from my deck." Jaden was delighted to see [Space Gift] among the cards he drew, but then heard Sato-sensei suddenly say, "Then, when my opponent draws a card outside of their draw phase, I will also activate this Continuous Trap Card [Bonus] on my back row."

Upon hearing the sound, Judai saw that a card in the back row of teacher Sato Koji was being revealed, and he explained, "After this card is activated, I can draw two cards from my deck every time my opponent draws a card outside of their draw phase."

"Every time I draw a card, I bring you a Trap Card to support your hand, sir." Looking at the Lightning Storm he'd drawn along with his Space Gift, Jaden didn't hesitate to play it. "Then let me destroy it before you gain any advantage. If I have no face-up cards on my field, I activate this card, choose one effect to apply, and I choose to destroy all of my opponent's Spell & Trap Cards!"

Although it's worth Jaden testing the "Scabbed Wounded Knight" on Koji Sato's field with a card, it's more important to destroy the five cards that fill the opponent's back row at this moment. After all, Jaden, who also likes to include heavy traps in his deck, knows better than anyone how oppressive "five traps in the back row" can be.

However, it was clear that Koji Sato was not unprepared to deal with this kind of clear card. Immediately after Jaden played [Lightning Storm], he also pressed the button to activate a face-down card and said, "Then I will chain Jaden's card and activate the counter trap card [Bribery of the Demon Palace] to negate and destroy the activation of the opponent's Spell/Trap Card and force the opponent to draw a card."

The lightning that was just about to take shape vanished in an instant, turning into a golden jutsu that fell into Jaden's hand and became a new card he drew from his deck.

Stopping the opponent's key card, [Bribery of the Demon Palace] is a pretty useful card. Its only drawback is that it allows the opponent to draw a card so they won't lose cards. But the situation is different now - because of Sato Koji's [Taking Advantage], Jaden drew a card and at the same time, he also drew two cards.

Unfortunately for Jaden, the card he just drew was the spell card "Contact Gate," not a card that could clear the field like "Lightning Storm." So, Jaden had no way to deal with the three cards remaining in Sato Koji's back row for the time being, and had no choice but to play a second "Transform Contact," saying, "Then, I activate 'Transform Contact' again, sending 'N-Earth Mole' from my hand and 'N-Radiant Moss' from my deck to the graveyard, and then drawing two cards from my deck."

【游城十代：4000LP，手牌5→6→6→5→6→6】

“So, because you drew another card, I drew two cards from my deck with the effect of [Convenience].” Sato Koji drew two more cards from his deck, and his hand, which had just been empty, instantly grew to four cards. He looked at Judai and said, “Blindly advancing without realizing it, that’s also a mistake you made, Judai.”

"What a long-winded teacher, always saying things that are hard to understand." Jaden scratched his nose and said somewhat unhappily, "Although you drew a lot of cards, at least you only have three face-down cards left in the back row, and cards that can't be played are meaningless."

"As for me, I'm going to activate [Neurospace Expansion]. Although it's a trap card, it can be activated directly from my hand even if there are no cards on my field."

Explaining the card's effect, Jaden took four cards from the graveyard and said, "Under the effect of [Neurospace Expansion], I can Special Summon up to one [N] monster with the same name and any number of [E-Hero Neos] monsters from my hand or graveyard in Defense Position. The effects of monsters Special Summoned by this effect are negated, and as long as the monster Special Summoned by this effect is face-up on my field, it cannot be Special Summoned from my Extra Deck unless it is a Fusion Monster."

"I Special Summon [N-Flame Beetle], [N-Earth Mole], [N-Radiant Moss], and [N-Wave Dolphin] from my Graveyard!"

"—The universe has arrived!!!"

A seven-colored rainbow burst forth, and four monsters appeared in a grand entrance on Jaden's field, guarding him.

【N·Flame Beetle】【DEF500】

【N·Earth Mole】【DEF300】

【N·Radiant Moss】【DEF900】

【N·Water Wave Dolphin】【DEF800】

Summoned by Jaden, [N·Water Wave Dolphin] asked in confusion, "Didn't you say before that it would be dangerous to duel now, Jaden?"

"It's hard to explain the specifics, but in short, I'll have to borrow your strength to defeat my opponent again." Judai didn't know where to begin with [N·Water Wave Dolphin], starting with how he fell asleep in class, which caused Mr. Sato Koji to hate him for some reason? It's better not to talk about that kind of thing, Judai would be embarrassed too.

“Defeat the opponent. It’s definitely easier to think about something as simple as defeating the opponent. Let’s go, Judai.” After a pause, [N·Water Wave Dolphin] shrugged, “However, due to [New Universe Expansion], we can’t use our strength for the time being. Sorry, Judai.”

“It’s alright, I have my own plans.” Jaden said, showing the cards in his hand. “Teacher, you’ve already drawn so many cards, so I feel it’s okay to let you draw one more time, because I’m going to draw a lot of cards next—I’ll activate the Spell Card [Space Gift], and draw cards from my Deck based on the type of [N] monster I have on the field!”

"I have four [N] monsters on my field: [N] Flame Beetle, [N] Earth Mole, [N] Radiant Moss, and [N] Water Dolphin, so I can draw four cards from my deck at once!"

[Yujo Judai: 4000LP, hand cards 6→5→8]

[Koji Sato: 4000LP, hand 4→6]

Seeing that Sato Koji's hand had grown to six cards as he drew cards, Jaden didn't seem to care much. Instead, he played a card from his own hand and said, "It's a pity I didn't draw a second [Space Gift], otherwise I could have drawn even more cards. But let's stop here for now. I'd rather end this duel quickly than have it unfold like a storyteller's tale."

"My Normal Summon this turn includes the Tribute of my [N-Water Wave Dolphin] and [N-Flame Beetle] to Tribute Summon [E-Hero Neos]!"

【E·hero New Universe】【ATK2500】

　I thoroughly enjoyed the second episode of the Branding animation (referring to Knight A Albus's aerial battle with the ferocious bird after his attack buff, and the fact that Albus still doesn't have a single line of dialogue in the second episode).
　　There's even a Crescent Moon Cross Slash and Aizen (Kouji.jpg).

　　
　
(End of this chapter)