Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1336 Leveling Up While Lying Down
"So, are you willing to talk about why you've suddenly reappeared after disappearing for so long?"

Judai turned to Taniguchi, who was wearing an Obelisk blue uniform, behind him.

"And will it also interfere with my companions' perception, Taniguchi-senpai?"

The senior student named Taniguchi looked Judai up and down for a moment with some surprise, and then slowly said.

"They said you were a bit different, and now it seems that's true."

"Them?" Judai said, one hand on his hip. "If you mean those Mr. Ts who find pleasure in masochism, then we're actually quite familiar with them now."

Taniguchi said calmly, "You underestimate the power of the invincible Darkness. Sooner or later you will pay the price for it."

"So this is your purpose?" Jaden asked, "To make me pay the price?"

Taniguchi shook his head.

"No, you weren't my original target. To infiltrate this academy silently, without attracting anyone's attention—that's exactly what rewriting perceptions was for."

This was originally preparation for a chance to strike and kill.

Judai: "One-hit kill?"

However, there was no need to ask any further; Judai immediately understood what the other party meant.

"I see. So, your target for a sneak attack is Yu Xuan, is that right?"

If the other party went to such lengths to infiltrate the academy, intending to ambush someone, and that target wasn't them...
The answer is already there.

You Xuan is probably the only one in this academy who deserves such treatment.

It's obvious that, just like Fubuki before him, after disappearing from the old dormitory, this senior named Taniguchi has also been completely assimilated into Darkness's puppet. His appearance now is purely as Darkness's henchman.

"So you weren't targeting me after all. To be honest, I'm a little hurt."

The tenth generation laughed.

"You Xuan has been gone for so long, I thought that during this time I would have become your number one threat."

Taniguchi chuckled sinisterly: "It's alright. You do seem to possess some incredible power; cognitive biases have absolutely no effect on you. In that case, if we don't eliminate you first, the plan to infiltrate the academy should probably be considered a failure anyway."

As he spoke, he raised his arm, and a cloud of black energy resembling Mr. T condensed on his arm, transforming into the shape of a duel disk.

Jaden: "Oh? So, as expected, it's still a duel, is it?"

“I told you, I’ll take care of you here,” Taniguchi said.

Jaden also unfolded his Duel Disk: "That's perfect. Just like with Fubuki-senpai, let me help you wake up from this long nightmare."

"Duel!" x2
[Tenth generation, LP4000]

【Taniguchi, LP4000】

At this very moment, within the pitch-black subspace, countless Mr. Ts are once again watching this duel.

"Although the valley mouth is not the rarest, it is still an important sample."

"Mr. T said calmly."

Those students who disappeared from the abandoned dormitories of the academy and were absorbed by Darkness were actually important samples for them. Among them, the most outstanding, Fujiwara Yusuke, was even chosen as Darkness's agent, and was close to being a leader.

Unlike Mr. T's clones, which seem to multiply no matter how many are killed, these samples assimilated with Darkness's power are far stronger than mass-produced cannon fodder, and their numbers are limited. If it's not absolutely necessary, they don't really want to send these samples into battle at this stage of the plan.

“Let’s wait and see,” said another Mr. T. “If what our previous allies said is true, then this valley entrance should be able to exert even greater power than we do.”

Silence fell in the darkness; everyone fell silent, their eyes fixed on the duel below. "I'll go first, draw a card."

Taniguchi's first attack.

After drawing his card, he calmly played one of his cards.

"Spell Card 'Angel's Charity'. Draw three cards from your deck, then discard two cards from your hand."

Taniguchi draws three cards, then selects two cards from his hand and sends them to the graveyard.

"Then, place a monster face-down in the back defense position, and the turn ends."

"Is it really okay to end it like this?"

Judai smiled.

"There's only one wall monster, but I might be able to kill it instantly."

Taniguchi remained expressionless: "If you can do it, feel free to try, Judai Yuki. Let me... no, let Darkness see your potential."

Jaden chuckled and rubbed his nose: "Looks like we've been provoked."

Yubel said coldly, "Don't be careless, Judai. This guy is different from the previous cannon fodder."

“I understand,” Judai said. “My turn, draw a card.”

Upon seeing the card he had drawn, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He then looked up confidently and said, "I haven't stagnated during You Xuan's absence. My heroes and my companions from the universe have made a qualitative leap during this time, and this card is proof of that!"
I activate a spell card from my hand—

—New Universe Fusion!!!

As the magic card was inserted into the Duel Disk, the entire sky seemed to twist and deform, and a huge seven-colored vortex spun and unfolded in the clouds, like an overturned paint can splashing flowing aurora across the sky.

“Neocryph Fusion allows two Fusion Materials containing ‘Elemental HERO Neos’ to be fused in the deck!” Jaden said.

Taniguchi's calm expression vanished, and he exclaimed involuntarily, "Fusion within the deck!?"

Is this still possible?
"I fused 'Elemental HERO Neos' and 'Neo Spacman Flame Beetle' from my deck!"

"The fusion condition is 'Elemental HERO Neos' plus any Level 4 or lower Effect Monster! Fusion Summon—"

—Elemental Heroes: Valiant Neo-Universe Warriors!!!

A beam of light descended from the center of the vortex, probing into Jaden's deck like a living thing, precisely drawing out two shimmering cards. On the left, a silvery-white Neoskeletal phantom unfurled its wings, while on the right, the crimson outline of a Flame Beetle burst forth with sparks. The two streams of light intertwined and rose like DNA helices. The instant they collided at the center of the vortex, the burst of intense light caused Taniguchi to involuntarily raise his hand to shield his eyes.

As the light faded, the valiant Neocosm, with its streamlined body and a timer-like crystal core on its chest, broke through the last few wisps of rainbow stardust, its body still surrounded by the light of fusion.

[Elemental Hero - Valiant Neo-Universe Warrior, Attack Power 2500]

"Heroic New Universe Knight?"

Gukou's expression changed slightly.

A new form not mentioned in the information about Neo-Universe.
As rumored, Jaden Yuki possesses top-tier Pokémon power, able to automatically generate cards every now and then without warning, and his main monsters can automatically level up and evolve even while lying down and doing nothing.
Is the rumor really true?

“Elemental HERO Neos Valiant gains ATK equal to the number of Neos Spatial Knights and HERO monsters in its Graveyard x100.”

The Ten Generations of Dao.

"My graveyard contains Neocosmos and Flame Beetle, therefore the attack power of the Valiant Neocosmos increases by 200!"

[Elemental Hero - Valiant Neo-Universe Warrior, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 2700]

(End of this chapter)