I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I'm also in Machine Ascension.

And with Yufeng's smile shining on his lips, and the [Flash No. 0 - Hope of ZEXAL] on the field pointing a sword at the opponent with perfect accuracy.

In an instant, with the [Chain] effect resolving before it did, the [Monster Reborn] card that was played in Manjoume's back row also turned gray instantly, as it was sent directly to the graveyard because it could not activate its effect.

At that moment, the instant he failed to revive the [ABC-Dragon Annihilator] from his graveyard into the arena, Jun Manjoume's expression instantly darkened. Seeing the "victory" that seemed almost within his grasp vanish, he shook his head slightly, filled with resentment.

"Damn it..."

...

Seeing the powerful effect of [Flash No. 0 - ZEXAL of Hope] activated on the Wind Field, their momentum reached almost its peak.

In the instant of processing this powerful chain reaction, Jaden Yuki, the "jellyfish-headed" boy, also frowned with a tense expression and sighed slightly:

"Hmm... As expected of a Rank 0 Special Xyz Monster Card... The inability to activate its effects means that neither Spell & Trap Cards nor monster effects... can be activated at all, right?"

After a brief moment of contemplation, the girl beside him, Asuka Tenjouin, immediately added:

"Hmm...it seems that even card effects that activate from the hand or graveyard are completely impossible to activate under this restriction..."

...

As the girl's gaze turned somewhat wary, the crowd watching the duel in the arena erupted into a murmur of discussion and reflection.

At this moment, Jun Manjou, who was still determined to activate the effects of the cards in his hand, finally confirmed that his abilities were completely blocked and shook his head helplessly.

"..."

In a moment of silence, he ended his turn.

"Well then, my turn is over, Senior Yuuka..."

...

Accompanied by the somewhat discouraged voice of the black-haired boy in the trench coat, Youfeng immediately started this round by drawing a card:

"My turn, draw a card!"

After drawing this card, Yufeng immediately summoned this low-level monster with exactly 1000 ATK into the field in face-up Attack Position, and then immediately entered the Battle Phase.

He threw a punch, knocking away 1000 LP points from Manjoume's accuracy.

Then, the finger pointed to [Shining Number 0 - Hope of ZEXAL], which had only 3 [XYZ Materials] left on the field due to its effect activated in the previous turn, and whose attack power remained at 3000 due to its [Continuous Effect], and made its final attack:

"Since there are no monsters obstructing your field at this moment, Manjoume-kun, I will launch a direct attack this time—"

"【Hope Sword, Different Flames, One Heart Slash】!"

In an instant, along with Yu Feng's resounding and inspiring voice, the leader of the sect, Yu Ma ZEXAL, immediately responded to Yu Feng's battle declaration, gripping his sword with both hands and raising it high above his head.

After a loud shout, he immediately unleashed a truly stunning slash!

After a loud "bang"—

"Ah~" Manjoume was also immediately blasted away by the enormous sword light, letting out a painful cry, and his LP value was instantly reduced to zero:

【Ten Thousand Foot Aim: LP3000→0! 】

...

"Hmm... I've never described this level of power before..."

"Is this damage a duelist can withstand?!"

"...Although losing to Yuuka-senpai is to be expected...seeing this scene, I suddenly feel a pang of sympathy for Manjoume-kun..."

Soon, amidst a commotion and discussion among the crowd, the group of people who had always targeted Yuuki and had experienced his defeat—Yuuki Jaden, Marufuji Ryo, Tenjouin Asuka, and others—were instantly thrown into a chorus of exclamations, seemingly considering how they would find a way to break through such a powerful blockade if they were in his shoes.

And at the same time——

As the leader of the first fierce strike in the battle, Yuma ZEXAL—[Shining Number 0 - Hope ZEXAL]—is fulfilling his mission at this moment, and unlike other monsters, he does not dissipate with the end of the duel.

Instead, he slightly sheathed the sword in his hand, his gaze shining brightly on the platform that served as his dueling arena, focusing on Youfeng, whom he had summoned to the arena.

At that moment, the two, as duelist and summoned creature respectively, silently stared at each other from afar. In the eyes of the leader, Yuma ZEXAL, there was first a hint of curiosity, which then changed to a look of expectant relief.

...

Seeing this scene, even the usually sensitive and perceptive Asuka Tenjouin instantly sensed something and exclaimed in slight surprise:

"Hmm... I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the two of them... seem to be making some kind of agreement."

As the girl subconsciously ceased to regard the cult leader Yuma ZEXAL before her as a simple card, the "jellyfish-headed" boy Yuki Jaden beside her also nodded slightly with the same police-like gaze:

"Hmm...it seems like the two of them have agreed to a duel that transcends time."

The moment Jaden Yuki began to murmur in contemplation, the leader of the group, Yuma ZEXAL, turned his gaze to Jaden Yuki below the stage with great surprise, slightly raised his face, and revealed a smile of exceptional elegance.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Jaden Yuki clenched his fists instantly, his excitement overflowing.

"Alright! I don't know who you are, but this game of cards is settled!"

Asuka Tenjouin: ???

Marufuji Ryo: ???

Wan Zhangmu Jun: ? ? ?

...

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the young girl, Asuka Tenjouin, asked with a slightly sarcastic tone:

"...Hmm...How did you two manage to agree to a card game just by looking at each other...That ability is too bizarre, isn't it?"

The moment the girl looked at him with suspicion, Jaden Yuki immediately chuckled and scratched his "jellyfish head":

"Well, that's the deep bond and straightforward agreement between men, you wouldn't understand, senior..."

At that moment, upon hearing the freshman in the [Osiris-Red] academy uniform say such a thing, a dark line flashed across Tenjouin Asuka's face:

"It seems that Jaden Yuki doesn't consider me a duelist of the same level at all... Hehehehe..."

...

Amidst the girl's gloomy face and silvery laughter, Jaden Yuki immediately made a "surrender" gesture with his hands:

"Wow, I didn't say that, senior, please don't misunderstand..."

Youfeng: "..."

At that very moment, as Yu Feng shook his head helplessly, the cult leader Yu Ma ZEXAL finally nodded at him, instantly transforming into a wisp of stardust-like brilliance and dissipating into the air.

Jun Manjou, who was opposite him, also got up from the ground with a strange expression:

"It seems... even with this new power, I won't have a strategy to defeat Senior Yuuka anytime soon..."

"Whether in terms of deck strength or dueling philosophy, Yuuki-senpai, you are truly ahead of your time..."

At this moment, as he glanced at Yuuka across from him with slight surprise, the dueling philosophy that Yuuka had explained in the dueling class resurfaced in Manjou's mind, and he instantly fell into a state of introspective contemplation:

"The true essence of a duel... is... not letting your opponent play a single card..."

Soon, amidst Jun Manjoume's slightly reluctant but still sincere voice, Yuuka, after collecting the cards, shuffling them slightly, and putting them back in the card box, immediately smiled and patted Jun Manjoume on the shoulder as he put away the Duel Disk on his arm:

"It's okay, keep trying..."

In fact, in the early timeline of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, this person was able to keep up with Jaden Yuki's pace and continuously improve his strength, serving as the main force in the battle.

Later on, his aloof and arrogant personality also solidified into the "comedic relief".

Yufeng had a certain fondness for this duelist who had a slight resemblance to the club president in terms of his aura, even though he had provoked Yufeng in order to have this duel.

However, Youfeng did not dislike this competitive spirit of constantly challenging the strong and could completely understand it. Therefore, he did not make things too difficult for Wan Zhangmu at this moment. Instead, he focused his gaze on Professor Chronos, whose face was "twisted and painful".

The latter, amidst a complete strategic failure, offered a wry smile and congratulated Yuuki, whose comical voice instantly provoked a hearty laugh from Yuuki Judai.

...

At that moment, Kaiba, the president of the company, who had watched the exciting match through the cameras installed in the Duel Academy, also fell into a slightly absent-minded silence.

"Humph..."

"Although I knew all along that Yuuki was able to defeat my powerful [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] by sheer luck..."

"The [VWXYZ deck] was simply unstoppable in its advance... but actually... did Yuuka win like that? It's really quite unexpected."

"but--"

Soon, since the surveillance video itself has a recording function, President Kaiba used the remote control system on his chair to rewind the timeline on the huge screen in front of him, directing Yuuki to unleash a series of combos, making the starting phase of the turn with [Flash No. 0 - Hope ZEXAL].

In an instant, upon seeing the ethereal, grassland-like color in You Feng's hand, his lips twitched:

"...At that moment, I couldn't even comment on whether this guy's luck was good or bad..."

"Damn, with such a bad hand of spell cards, how can they still pull off this kind of performance...?"

"...Although I don't want to admit it, but..."

As a hint of melancholy flashed across his eyes, Seto Kaiba sighed softly:

"He's really... amazing..."

"Hmm... second only to me, above games."

...

Meanwhile, after completing the duel, Youfeng was the first to leave the classroom, which was originally an alchemy class, and return to his dormitory.

After witnessing this grand duel, everyone's faces instantly showed a hint of lingering enjoyment.

But at that moment, among the crowd who rushed to the card shop in a panic but failed to buy a single card pack, many more suddenly realized the origin of the card pack in Manjou's hand, and their brows furrowed slightly:

"That's outrageous... He took all the card packs by himself!"

"Even so, they were completely powerless against Senior Youfeng..."

"This is the consequence of being too eager for quick success!"

At that moment, seeing the crowd's indignant voices, Manjou Jun also clenched his fists in an awkward manner:

"Senior Youfeng...soon...soon I will raise myself to your level—in this dueling academy, the only one who can defeat you is me!"

...

That very evening, after leisurely completing his day's schedule, Youfeng immediately opened the [Mechanical Ascension] system page in his dormitory.

A crisp and pleasant system notification sound immediately appeared in Youfeng's ears: