Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Don't say Yubel went too far; Malik did even worse. If you don't believe me, you can ask the people of "Gurus" about Malik's reputation and impression among them. However, the actual results weren't too bad, since there aren't many people in "Gurus" who have experienced Malik's control and survived to continue speaking.

In this regard, we have to look to Dark Bakura. Not everyone takes such good care of the body they possess like him. He's supposed to be a "dark evil god," but he's actually so gentle. I'm so moved.

In short, although he survived the duel with Jaden, Amon was initially in good condition, but after taking a nap, the accumulated fatigue and pain suddenly erupted, sending him to the infirmary where he had to rest in bed. He was also unable to attend Hayato's lectures.

As a result, the other person only spent a day in bed, and then ran out again without fully recovering?

"No, Amon, you're not fully recovered yet." Ayukawa Megumi, who was tending to the injuries of the students who had just gone to battle, naturally noticed the commotion around Judai and the others. Upon seeing Amon, she frowned and ran over, saying sternly, "Don't take your injuries lightly!"

“But Ayukawa-sensei, I have things I must do, and reasons I must fight!” Amon shook his head at Ayukawa-sensei. “That guy controlled my body and treated me like a puppet. My dignity as a human being and duelist was completely trampled into the ground and crushed.”

"If I don't go with Judai and the others to find that guy and get revenge, it will forever be a psychological shadow that I can't overcome!"

"However, your health hasn't really improved." Saotome Rei, who had become Ayukawa-sensei's assistant due to her meticulous nature, held a stack of medical records and thought for a moment before saying, "If you were to engage in high-intensity duels, it could permanently damage your health!"

"Physical injuries are nothing. Don't underestimate a man's endurance, Saotome-san!" Kenzan bent his arm, showing off his strong biceps.

"You might develop kidney deficiency," Ms. Ayukawa said calmly.

"...This might really be unbearable." Kenzan chose to retract his previous statement. "Senior Amon, are you really okay?"

“...Absolutely no problem.” Amon was actually a little intimidated, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted.

“What a tough guy. I understand, Amon. O'Brien and I will keep an eye on you.” Jim adjusted his hat brim and looked to the side. “Is that alright, Bro?”

“I have no objection.” O’Brien was always indifferent.

"We've already said all that... so please come back safe and sound." Ms. Ayukawa had no choice but to let these unruly students run wild. Then, she turned back to the students waiting for medical help; she had a lot of work to do.

"Good luck, Judai-sama! Reikai will always be praying for you. May you have great success in your military campaigns~" She winked at Judai and jogged to catch up with Ayukawa-sensei to help, not forgetting to call out to her underling, "Hey Ma, why are you staring at Judai-sama like me? Come help me move things!"

"Judai, take this before you leave!" Just then, another person arrived at the school entrance, jogging over with a box in hand. Although he looked a bit disheveled from studying for several days in a row, with his hair all messy, Judai recognized him at a glance from his yellow dormitory uniform. "Yūzō?"

"It's Misawa Daichi!" Misawa exclaimed, picking up the suitcase and opening it. "I also received a message from Hayato-sensei in the group chat. I could tell you guys were definitely going out, so bring this along."

Inside the briefcase were several campus student terminals, which looked no different from ordinary models. However, the fact that Misawa took them out at this particular time indicated that there was definitely something special about them.

"Hayato-sensei's message was only sent out about ten minutes ago. What did you do with these terminals?" Manjoume asked curiously, picking up a black terminal.

“Hayato-sensei was able to send us messages because he was still near the campus. The campus jammers can remove the interference of this world's dueling energy on communications, but once we're a certain distance away, we can't contact him anymore.” Misawa picked up a red one and handed it to Judai, explaining, “However, these terminals all have built-in communication stabilizers, so they can still be used and communicate normally even when we're away from the school—although it's difficult to receive messages here at the school if we're far away, at least several terminals can maintain communication with each other.”

"That's a huge help, Wuzhe-kun." Picking up the white terminal, Asuka quickly imported the data from her own terminal into the new machine with a single click.

"Wow, that's impressive, Liu Zhe." "Amazing, Liang Zhe." Kenzan and Sho each picked up a yellow and a green terminal, quickly bound them to themselves, and tentatively sent messages to Judai to confirm that they were working properly.

"...I kind of regret preparing these things for you." A vein throbbed on his forehead as Misawa said unhappily, carrying the box towards Jim, O'Brien, and Amon. After they took the orange, tangerine, and gray terminals and thanked him, he looked at Fubuki and asked疑惑地问道, "Where are Caesar and Edward?"

Picking up a blue terminal, Fubuki spread her hands and said, "As for Edward, he just went out to fight with Professor Chronos and the others, and he's currently receiving treatment there—he's not injured, but he still has to go through the procedures. As for Caesar... he's already gone out in another direction."

As she said this, Fubuki subconsciously clenched her fingers and rubbed her fingertips, which made Asuka look at her brother with some curiosity. She wondered why he would make this gesture when he was lying. The others, however, did not understand Fubuki as well as she did, so they did not see any special meaning in Fubuki's gesture.

"Huh!? Caesar's efficiency is amazing. No, we've already wasted too much time here, we need to get going!" Jaden hung the terminal on the left side of his belt, took out his deck from the card box on the right for a final tidying up, and then walked around Professor Chronos and Coach Napoleon. "Anyway, see you later, Professor Chronos, Coach Napoleon, and Teacher Daitokuji!"

"We're off too!"

Although they wanted to stop them, Professor Kronos and Coach Napoleon were completely unable to stop the crowd. As they watched the students bypass them and leave the school through the entrance, venturing into the already perilous and now increasingly dangerous desert, they could only exchange helpless glances.

"Well, I hope the students are all safe and sound." Professor Chronos sighed. "It's really hard to watch my students embark on the path of battle when I'm their teacher."

"At times like this, all we can do is like Saotome from before, wish them good luck in battle, aru." With that, Coach Napoleon patted Professor Chronos on the back.

Unexpectedly, with this one slap, Professor Chronos's expression twisted and he gasped, "Ouch! Oh my god! That hurts so much, Coach Gene! I have a wound on my back!"

"Eh? Sorry, sorry, I didn't notice, Professor Chronos. Was it an injury sustained during the battle outside?" Napoleon, somewhat flustered, patted Professor Chronos's arm and instinctively called out to the side, "Master Daitokuji, come help me, ah... Huh?"

However, after Jaden and the others left, Misawa had already gone back to continue his calculations and research. There was no one else around, only a firefly flying by in the air and the orange cat "Pharaoh" blowing on the firefly.

"Huh? Did Judai call out to Daitokuji-sensei just now? But wait, Daitokuji-sensei isn't..." Professor Chronos recalled the "corpse" Daitokuji that Hayato brought back not long ago. At that time, he was still very saddened by the passing of his old colleague.

"That's right. Hey, yeah, I heard that idiots can see things that normal people can't, huh? Could it be that... Yuki Judai-kun just saw it—"

"You must be mistaken, Coach Gene. It's dogs that can see things that humans can't."

"But didn't Yuuki-kun already know how to see the so-called Card Spirits, aru? In this world, it seems he can see those things too..."

They exchanged a glance, then Coach Napoleon and Professor Chronos suddenly ran away in terror, shouting, "Whoa! It's haunted!" x2

"Shut up! Even if you two don't need treatment, don't bother other people!" Ms. Ayukawa angrily threw the two rolls of bandages in her hand, which accurately hit the heads of the two people, one tall and one short.

Meanwhile, the "firefly" that flew by—the soul of Daitokuji—floated in mid-air, muttering to itself in a voice inaudible to others: "Professor Chronos is right. As a teacher, it's such a shame that I can only watch my students go out to fight, and I can't do anything about it."

"Alright, even though I can't leave this school full of dueling energy, at least I can patrol the campus and help keep an eye out for dangerous beings, meow. Yeah, that's all—"

"Wait, wait a minute, Pharaoh! Don't eat me, meow!"

A hungry cat pounced and swallowed the soul of Daitoku-ji Temple in mid-air. The orange cat "Pharaoh" subconsciously burped and wondered why it felt like it hadn't eaten anything even though it had just eaten something.

Without giving it much thought, the orange cat "Pharaoh," carrying the Daitokuji Temple in its belly, strolled leisurely around the campus, and few of the busy students paid any attention to its actions.

Only Gana Malden, who was helping Saotome Rei carry several bags of medical supplies, glanced in the direction where "Pharaoh" had left, and then looked at Jaden and the others who had completely disappeared at the school entrance. He smiled, seemingly lost in thought, and a flash of black light appeared in his eyes.

She was quick with her hands, and under Saotome Rei's direction, she worked hard to help move things.

Chapter 1803 Don't you dare take Judai away from me!

As dusk approached, although the time difference between the real world and the elven world was as much as twelve hours, and the sunrise should have just arrived in the human world, many people had adjusted their biological clocks after a few days of adjustment and were feeling a bit sleepy because of the setting sun.

Especially Ms. Ayukawa Emi, who had been busy taking care of her students all afternoon, couldn't help but yawn and stretch her limbs while looking at the distant sky.

However, all that work was worthwhile, as she had treated most of the students' injuries. Thanks to Professor Chronos taking on the main burden and Hayato arriving in time, most of the students only suffered minor injuries in their battles with the card spirits, such as getting scraped by gravel after falling to the ground or losing stamina due to the destruction of their monsters.

Health and physical education are also part of the main curriculum at the Duel Academy, and most students are in good physical condition—after all, it's common knowledge that duelists need to be physically fit, otherwise they'll be at a significant disadvantage in duels. Thanks to this, the most serious injuries the students sustained were limited to this level; more gruesome injuries like severed limbs were completely avoided.

Professor Chronos was the most seriously injured, with his upper body wrapped in bandages under his clothes. He asked Professor Ayukawa not to make the bandages too obvious, as he needed to move around the school in a safe state where he didn't appear to be injured, so that his classmates would feel at ease. Professor Ayukawa wanted to object out of his duty as a doctor, but in the end, he and Coach Napoleon persuaded him together.

However, even after so much time had passed, the monsters attacking the school's perimeter were still not completely wiped out. No one knew where so many Pokémon had been lured in, and they had been besieging Duel Academy in waves for an entire afternoon. Even Principal Hayato's personal efforts outside were not enough to kill them all.

It really proves the saying, "As long as we swarm you, even if it's Kobayashi Hayato, you won't be able to kill us all before you run out of energy."

Especially since card Pokémon quickly dissipate into duel energy after being killed, leaving little behind, Hayato's frequent kills failed to leave any spectacular sights to deter other Pokémon from attacking.

"I really don't know how much longer it will take to end." With some worry, Ms. Ayukawa looked outside the school and said to Rei Saotome beside her, "Rei-kun, why don't you go and rest for a bit?"

Upon hearing this, Saotome Rei, who had just put down a box of alcohol, shook her head and said energetically, "It's alright, teacher. This amount of exercise is nothing to me. Ever since I learned about Judai-sama's stamina, I've been training for marathons to improve myself before I enrolled."

“But you must get tired, right? At least Malden looks very tired.” Ayukawa Emi smiled and pointed to Gana Malden behind Saotome Rei.

Although Saotome Rei's items were clearly heavier, perhaps her usual exercise was really effective, or perhaps it was just because Malden was too bookish and lacked exercise. Malden, holding a box of disinfectant cotton, was already covered in sweat and looked like she was about to run out of breath.

"Hey? Why are you so weak, Marden? This won't do." Raising an eyebrow, Saotome Rei easily took the item from Malden with one hand and patted him on the shoulder. "How can a duelist not have a good body? You should learn from me and Judai-sama and get out and exercise more. Don't be like that arithmetic senior in the Yellow Dorm who stays in the dorm all day like that."

Malden didn't reply, but just glanced at Saotome Rei, who assumed he was too tired to speak.

"Well, it's also my fault for not noticing your physical limitations as the boss." Patting her muscular chest, Rei Saotome said, "After this is over, I'll make sure you work out properly—but for now..."

Turning her head, Rei said to Ayukawa-sensei, "But Ayukawa-sensei, now that we've done most of the work that needed our help, I'll take Koma to the temporary cafeteria to rest for a while and bring over the food that will be distributed later."

"Okay, get some rest, Li and Malden. You can eat something at the temporary cafeteria first. If you're too tired, other teachers can bring it over. Don't push yourself too hard."

With a wave, Rei walked ahead, leading Malden away from the gymnasium where the students who needed care were being housed, heading towards the temporary cafeteria on campus. Along the way, when they encountered patrolling students, Rei greeted everyone familiarly, as if everyone knew her—after all, although she had chosen to live in the Red Dormitory, Rei was the undisputed number one freshman, and having always been by Judai's side, she was practically a familiar face to most students.

"That's great, Li." After passing a group of students patrolling the campus, Malden suddenly said quietly, "You're quite popular in the academy."

"Being popular... well, not really. I'm just a bit more outgoing, so most people wouldn't refuse to get to know more people, right?" Although Saotome Rei didn't know why Malden suddenly brought this up, she still told her the truth, "Unlike Judai-sama's wish to 'make friends with everyone in school,' I don't actually want friends that much. I just respond to other people's kindness, and then I naturally become friends with them."

"If I had to say... well, it's probably because I'm lively and cute, smart and pretty that people pay attention to me and treat me kindly, right?"

Hearing Saotome Rei's boast, Gana Malden's eyes darted around, and he muttered to himself, "That alone is enviable, unlike me, who is neither cared for nor appreciated..."

Whenever Malden recalls the "darkness and tragedy" he has experienced, he cannot help but feel fear and despair, lamenting why he has to bear such a burden. Especially with Saotome Rei, whose situation is completely opposite to his own, constantly appearing beside him.

At the beginning of the semester, Malden had a good impression of Saotome Rei. She was a responsible older sister who had become quite similar to the person she admired. She took good care of Malden and would introduce her to more people, even though Malden was introverted. Although she was younger than most of the students—because she had skipped a grade—she was quite mature in her dealings with others and was trusted by teachers and classmates.

At that time, Malden admired Saotome Rei and thought that he wanted to become a mature person like her.

However, after arriving in this other world, especially after the battle just ended, Malden felt that the feeling he had when looking at Saotome Rei was just not right.

Why? Why is it that Saotome Rei, whose own family is broken, has a family that dotes on her so much, even supporting her to skip grades and go to the Duel Academy's high school?

Why? Why do teachers and students see Saotome Rei as an independent individual, not as Yuki Jaden's lackey, but as "Saotome Rei of the Red Dorm," while they themselves are seen as "Saotome Rei's little brother, Gana Malden"?

Why... why is the other person able to get so close to Jaden Yuki!

Without the ability to read minds, Saotome Rei naturally couldn't know what Malden, who was a step behind her, was thinking, nor could she perceive the sudden change in her mind. Completely unaware of the changes happening in Malden's heart, she continued walking ahead as usual, saying, "Sigh~ Even though I'm so excellent, Judai-sama is always like a block of wood, completely oblivious to people's thoughts."

"That old woman, Asuka Tenjouin, is really awful. Last time I 'accidentally' squeezed out too much hand cream and wanted to apply it to Judai-sama, she suddenly appeared and took all the extra hand cream. So what if she met Judai-sama a few months earlier than me? If I had entered school in the same year as Judai-sama, she wouldn't have had a chance to even be on stage!"

"Hmph, this experience in another world will be the best help for me to close the gap with her. Before Judai-sama graduates this year, my perfect love plan will definitely succeed and push Asuka out of the way. Then, Tenjouin Asuka will be crying and blessing me and Judai-sama to live happily ever after at the graduation ceremony, wahahahaha!"

What Saotome Rei didn't notice was that as she spoke these words, Ghana Malden's eyes became increasingly strange, his eyes were covered by newly appearing orange and green colors respectively, and scales began to vaguely emerge on his left arm.

Just then, the two arrived at a staircase. Malden quietly closed the distance between himself and Saotome Rei, raising his left hand to touch her body, his eyes filled with uncontrollable ferocity and anger.

"Ah, Lord Judai~"

Upon hearing Saotome Rei mention Judai's name again, he finally lost his temper and blurted out, "No...!"

"You are not allowed to take Judai away from me!"

Suddenly, Malden grabbed her clothes. Before Saotome Rei could react, she felt a tremendous force pulling her body up and throwing her into the air, freeing her from the constraints of gravity!

Although they were only thrown half a meter off the ground, it cannot be ignored that Saotome Rei and Malden had now reached the edge of the stairs. If they were to be thrown down like that on Malden's orders, no matter how strong Saotome Rei was, she would inevitably suffer a fracture. If the landing point was not chosen properly, it could even be life-threatening!

—And this is what Ghana Malden, or rather, Ubel, who is now possessing him, wants to see.

By creating the clone [Yubel Phantom], Yubel was able to use the "lucrative" Duel Academy as bait to gather bewitched Pokémon from all over the world to besiege the Duel Academy. As planned, he successfully attracted the attention of the vast majority of people—especially Hayato Kobayashi—and was able to quietly approach the students of Duel Academy.

It was among these people that he found a suitable new host—Gana Malden, who had a deep inner darkness due to his parents' divorce.

Although Yubel herself had some doubts about why Amon Garem's character, who almost died in the past, whose status in the family was completely replaced by his younger brother and who almost lost the meaning of life and returned to that situation of having nothing, was not as good as Ghana Malden, she did not delve into these questions. As long as the host was useful, that was enough.

Although Gana Malden's grades when he entered the university were not as good as those of Saotome Rei, who was the top freshman, he was still an excellent student who could enter the Apollo-Yellow Dormitory. Moreover, like Misawa Sora from the year before last, or Dilano Kenzan from last year, he was the kind of student who was qualified to enter the Obelisk-Blue Dormitory, but could only enter the Apollo-Yellow Dormitory due to the Duel Academy's system.

He wouldn't be as eye-catching as the students in the Obelisk-Blue dormitory, nor as outgoing as the underachievers in the Red dormitory. He maintained the Yellow dormitory's consistent "low-profile" setting. However, as Saotome Rei's younger brother, he could openly appear near Jaden, perfectly meeting Yubel's various criteria and making him quite satisfied.

Especially the darker parts of his heart gave Yubel a pleasant surprise. She never expected that Gana Malden would actually be Napoleon's son, only that he didn't take Napoleon's surname because he was awarded to Napoleon's ex-wife during their divorce. No wonder Yubel felt that Napoleon was watching her while she was secretly possessing Malden's body and lying dormant, and thought that this unassuming short man had discovered something about her.

However, she managed to deceive everyone and return to the Duel Academy with the injured students. She gradually corrupted Malden's heart, excavating the darkness within him and successfully turning him into her puppet host. After collecting dueling energy and healing herself during this period, she no longer needed to successfully bewitch Amon Garlem before possessing him, as she had done before. Instead, she could possess him first, then gradually bewitch him, and finally control him, just like she did with Malden.

Killing Saotome Rei might expose him, but as long as he uses his connection with Gana Malden—his father who has always cared about him and wanted to please him, the Napoleonic coach—to get the other party to delete the surveillance footage in the stairwell, the truth will naturally be buried under this yellow sand.

Saotome Rei is a unique individual, distinct from Amon Garlem and the three students who received powers from Yubel. She has a much closer relationship with Jaden, being his admirer. Killing him would be far more effective in igniting the darkness within Jaden. Even if she fails, the mere fact that "someone died at the school" would be enough to instill fear and despair in the students, becoming nourishment for their growth!

So—just die here, Saotome Rei! This is your punishment for daring to steal Judai from me!

Under the bloodthirsty gaze of "Gana Malden"/Yubel, Saotome Rei, who was being tossed into the air, was caught by a pair of hands just as she was about to fall onto the steps, her open red uniform swaying with her movements.