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Chapter 1831 The Power of Science is Truly Amazing!

"When a person is killed, they die."

Hayato suddenly said something strange, which caught the attention of [Summoner-Aleister] beside him: "Hmm? Isn't that obvious?"

"That being said, there are also cases where someone is clearly killed but doesn't actually die." Putting down a medical report, Hayato complained, "For example, a 'broken neck' is a common cause of death in movies and TV shows, right? But in reality, a cervical fracture doesn't necessarily lead to death."

"Especially since Yubel added some dark power enhancements to several students, intending to use them as puppets, but by accident, he saved their lives and only put them in a coma. With the help of the medical team under the Seahorse Group, they are almost fully recovered."

"Huh? Did that human named Seto Kaiba awaken something? This kind of medical skill is already in the realm of magic, isn't it?"

"I thought so too. But the reality is that magic isn't necessarily as powerful as the seahorse's 'science and technology'."

Sitting on the plane flying back to Duel Academy, Hayato idly flipped through a document in his hand to pass the time.

Not long ago, Hayato defeated Kaiba in a duel. To prevent Kaiba from cheating, Hayato deliberately didn't use tricks like "Mysterious Card Albus" but instead chose a direct confrontation that suited Kaiba's tastes better. So, although he lost the duel, Kaiba actually enjoyed it and relaxed by satisfying his card addiction. After losing the duel, he obediently handed over what Hayato needed, just as he had said before.

The "Dimensional Fluctuation Monitoring System" is something that Kaiba developed to help Hayato. Of course, it wasn't originally called that; after all, Kaiba's naming ability is well-known. But since the thing is in Hayato's hands, it's natural for Hayato to decide what to call it.

The new name of this thing perfectly summarizes its function: to monitor "dimensional fluctuations" occurring globally. These "dimensional fluctuations" can be understood as follows: in most cases, worlds are not subordinate to each other but parallel, like continental plates on Earth, floating separately on the surface of a planet and moving without interfering with each other.

However, the planet's space is limited, and the movement of tectonic plates will eventually lead to collisions and compression with other plates, which is the interaction between worlds. "Dimensional fluctuations" are the effects of the movement of "plates" at the world level.

The movement of Earth's tectonic plates can create rift valleys and mountains, and the movement of "world" plates will naturally have a significant impact as well. When two worlds come into contact with each other, they will create special spatial distortion phenomena in certain areas of each world, allowing certain substances in world A to reach world B through "dimensional fluctuations," and the same thing will happen in world B.

It's not that this is the only way to travel between worlds, but rather that this method is the most stable and efficient way to reach another world. It's like sailing a ship through a storm to reach the other side of the ocean; sailing with the wind is always better than rowing against the wind.

This peculiar spatial distortion phenomenon can be detected in real time by the "Dimensional Fluctuation Monitoring System," and even found well in advance. Coincidentally, the "Dimensional Fluctuation Monitoring System" just happened to track a spatial distortion phenomenon leading to the known Pokémon world, located on Duel Academy Island, specifically twelve hours later.

Compared to using methods like the [Phantom Gate] to open the door to the unknown world, returning to Duel Academy through the known "Dimensional Fluctuation" is undoubtedly a more efficient method. It's not surprising that the "Dimensional Fluctuation" will reappear on Duel Academy Island, because the barriers between worlds are like calm water. Throwing a stone into the water can create ripples that spread in all directions, but the ripples will eventually reflect back when they reach the end. This "Dimensional Fluctuation" is precisely the "ripple" left behind by the spatial transfer world that Yubel initiated the "Great Transfer".

If the "dimensional fluctuation" is activated at the right time and in the right place with enough energy, the teleportation channel to the Spirit World opened by Yubel can be reopened. In fact, Jaden and others, who also experienced John's sacrifice in the original timeline, did just that, using the combined power of his and his companions' ace monsters to recreate the spatial transfer.

Jaden and his friends' success that time was somewhat accidental. They only learned from Misawa Sora and Professor Stain that a similar "space-time singularity" was about to reappear on Duel Academy Island, and they succeeded by accident through their "I think" method. This time, Hayato got confirmation from Kaiba in order to avoid situations like the "butterfly effect," so he has an absolute success rate.

Hayato's return to Duel Academy is to assist Jaden and the others in opening the portal—yes, he doesn't intend to take on the entire battle alone; he still plans to have Jaden and the others join him in the battle in the Pokémon world.

It's not that Hayato is trying to pull off a "nanny style" or "follow-the-ship style"; on the contrary, Hayato has always adhered to the philosophy of "using the right method to deal with the right target," and to deal with Yubel, it's definitely more appropriate to let Jaden fight.

Another point is that in the otherworld arc of the original work, the students of Duel Academy rarely satisfied Hayato with their reactions. Whether it was Manjoume, Fubuki, or Asuka and Marufuji Sho, all the students were collectively underwhelming. Caesar and Edward were offline for a long time before the appearance of the Overlord, and Amon was "full of his own thoughts".

Even though O'Brien was considered by many to be "a reliable teammate of the Tenth Generation," he also showed signs of being a deserter who panicked and fled in a sorry state when facing the Overlord. The only one who performed consistently from beginning to end was Jim—at the cost of becoming the only victim in the Otherworld arc. Even though the others were freed by the "Evil Heart Cult" as sacrifices, they were essentially just transferred to other dimensions. But Jim truly burned out his life.

John? John was possessed by Yubel until the final battle between her and Jaden, so there's no record of him.

If we consider that the students trained by the Duel Academy in that timeline were to develop into "professional duelists," and that the students became duelists for their own future, then it is understandable that they would panic when faced with danger.

At most, they might watch Fubuki and the others, who had experienced all sorts of dark games in the past, end up in another world where they can't even draw cards to fight, and then curse the "concept and scriptwriters" or something similar.

While the Duel Academy, led by Hayato, certainly has the function of continuously supplying the professional dueling world with fresh talent—not just referees and commentators, but also in other areas—its more core function remains the cultivation of "powerful duelists."

Simply having superior dueling skills is not enough to be called a "powerful duelist," nor is having exceptional physical strength. And having a good mentality but no skill is even less of a question. It is difficult to give a specific standard for a "powerful duelist," but at least one must have developed comprehensively in the three aspects of "mind, body, and skill."

The topic of "flowers in a greenhouse" is old news. Hayato has been "desensitizing" his students for so many years. When they first entered the Pokémon world, he had already let them break away from the previous turn-based monster battles and experience a subversive real-time monster battle like in Pokémon Tales ZA.

If they go to the Spirit World this time and again encounter situations where they "can't react to enemy attacks and are defeated before they can even take out their cards," then Hayato will truly feel that his teaching has failed. If even Judai and his current class, whom he has taught for so many years, perform like this, then Hayato might become disheartened and perhaps even retire from the teaching profession. —Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the other students still intend to go to the Spirit World again. If they are scared out of their wits by Yubel and dare not take the adventure again, then Hayato will not force them. Furthermore, this time Hayato will inform them in advance that he will not act as a babysitter and follow them around all the time; they must be prepared to embark on independent adventures before setting off.

The most criticized aspect of the original timeline's Otherworld arc was precisely this: Jaden's companions followed him back to the Spirit World with the mindset of "believing in Jaden," but because Jaden still maintained the "hero charging ahead alone" mentality from a few years ago, the others were gradually left behind.

While it's true that Judai is wrong for not realizing he has become a source of support and a role model for others, and O'Brien's criticism of him for "acting on his own without waiting for others" is also understandable, the mindset of the others is also problematic.

"If you're confused, don't fire..." Hayato muttered to himself, "Without the right mindset, you'll definitely find yourself in danger at any time when you're risking your life like this. Death doesn't wait until you're fully prepared to come knocking."

Looking out the window, Duel Academy Island could already be seen in the distance. The "Great Transfer" event had such a wide impact that even the construction team under the Haima Group, with its absurdly fast work pace, still had a lot of work to do. From the dense forest behind the mountain to the lake near the Blue Dormitory, from the main campus buildings to the more remote Ashiri-Red Dormitory, construction workers could be seen everywhere.

Alongside this comes a wide variety of construction equipment, ranging from accelerating tree growth to welding broken cables and optical fibers at room temperature, and even nanoscale repair of damaged building interiors and glass. One can't help but exclaim, "Haima Group's science and technology are the best in the world."

However, these devices are at least within the realm of common sense. In comparison, the "Dimensional Fluctuation Monitoring System" is absurd. Even the Summoner Aleister and his team, who are skilled in dimensional magic, have been researching it for a long time and still can't figure out how it can predict spatial fluctuations that even great mages like them struggle to control accurately.

"The power of science is truly amazing," Hayato uttered the voice of a well-known NPC.

"The power of science is truly amazing," Misawa exclaimed.

“Indeed, it’s amazing that it can predict the time and place of the next ‘world travel’.” Jianshan nodded in agreement. “With the technology of the Seahorse Group, it feels like even reviving dinosaurs from fossils might not be a pipe dream, but something that can actually be done.”

Seeing that everyone was gathering in his dormitory instead of going to their own rooms, Wan Zhangmu looked annoyed: "So what does this have to do with you guys coming to my dormitory?"

"Kenzan, you really do have dinosaurs on your mind," Marufuji Sho remarked, raising his hands. "But Kaiba Corporation's science and technology are truly the best in the world!"

"Professor Bein Stein's Grand Unified Theory is also very important!" Misawa corrected, somewhat displeased, when Marufuji Sho only praised Kaiba Corporation without mentioning his idol at all. "The Grand Unified Theory of Duel is the theoretical foundation for calculating the 'singularity' created by the next 'dimensional fluctuation'!"

“Even if you say that at half price, Professor Byinstein only calculated that the ‘singularity’ might appear. We were worried that there would be another spatial transfer, so we hurriedly reported it to our teachers. That’s when we learned from Professor Chronos that Hayato-sensei had already learned from Kaiba Corporation how to use that ‘singularity’ to travel to the Pokémon world again.” Marufuji Sho held up a finger. “So I think Kaiba Corporation’s technology is still more advanced.”

Hey, you bunch of bastards, are you even listening to me?!

“That’s right.” After Manjoume stood up, Misawa also stood up and chimed in, “My name is clearly Misawa!”

"You're not talking about the same thing as me!" Manjou pushed Misawa's shoulder to make him step aside, and put his hands on his hips. "This dormitory that I specially obtained with the wish opportunity I won as the champion of the 'Second World Martial Arts Tournament' is not for you to enjoy."

"Although I've already tasted enough, I'll reluctantly let you say it a few more times today."

Not only were the boys like Kenzan, Sho, and Misawa present, but Asuka was also in the large dormitory. Sitting upright on the sofa, she looked around and said, "Because the Red Dormitory suffered great damage in the other world and needs extensive repairs, asking someone to build an extra-large dormitory for you in the Red Dormitory at a time like this..."

"Isn't it great? This place is big enough to combine half of the original Red Dormitory." Marufuji Sho said, leaning back on the sofa with a contented look on his face. "The only common area in the Red Dormitory was the cafeteria. It's so great to have a place like this now!"

"Hey, I already told you this is my room, I didn't give you permission to come and go as you please!" Despite saying that, Wan Zhangmu didn't actually mean to kick them out at all, and even became stubborn, "Hmph, you can stay here if you want, I still need you to act as human formaldehyde purifiers, just don't bring any other shady people here."

In fact, the construction team of Haima Group not only has a fast construction speed—meaning they can complete demolition and reconstruction in sync with the rise and fall of the duelist's life points during a duel (this is also recorded in Professor Chronos vs. Napoleon), but also does a very good job in environmental protection. Although it is a newly built dormitory, there is not a trace of odor.

"Jim and Karen aren't exactly shady characters, are they?" Xiang said with a smile. "And Big Brother might even enjoy coming here to sit from time to time..."

He subconsciously thought of Judai, but as he spoke, Sho's voice trailed off. He realized too late that he had inadvertently steered the conversation toward a somber topic.

"...Judai is still in his room." Asuka glanced behind her. Through the wall, in that direction was the dormitory where Judai, Sho, and Kenzan shared, but the space there was temporarily reserved for Judai alone.

"Yes, my brother has been in a low mood since he came back from the Pokémon world. After waking up, he just locked himself in his room." Looking in the same direction with worried eyes, Sho was very concerned about Jaden's condition and silently prayed that Jaden could cheer up soon.

I just realized I forgot to set it to update on time again; I almost lost my perfect attendance record (sad).