Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Chapter 1512 A Tribute to the Legendary Scapegoat Sewers

"We lost... We lost without any surprise."

People's joys and sorrows are not the same. While the others laughed and joked, Edward only felt heavy-hearted.

Looking at the cards on his duel disk, Edward put them away, muttering to himself, "I had some idea of ​​this, but why does it feel like this..."

The reason was certainly not because he was defeated by Hayato. The sense of defeat from being defeated by the Duel King was not as intense as when Edward was defeated by Caesar not long ago. The reason he was so heavy-hearted was mainly because Edward was affected by what Hayato said during the duel.

"Fighting in accordance with fate" or "fighting against fate"—this is the difference between Hayato and Edward's understanding of his "D·hero," but at a deeper level, it is the difference in their dueling skills and even their life experiences.

Whether in words or duels, Edward was completely suppressed by Hayato. His ideas were refuted, his cognition was denied, and his battle was defeated. This was much more serious than when he had simply lost to Caesar.

However, Hayato felt he had already given Edward enough of a lecture in the duel just now, and any more words would be counterproductive. He figured it was better to let Edward remain in this depressed state; maybe he'd come to his senses on his own. Even if he didn't, it wouldn't matter; he could just break his spirit one more time.

The unscrupulous teacher thought to himself, looking at Asuka and Jaden, as well as Manjoume, Misawa, Kenzan, and Sho who had come with Jaden. Fubuki was the last one to arrive, just like he was the last one to parachute from the plane back then.

"Speaking of which, Hayato-sensei said that the first three people to reach the finish line could make a wish, right? Like the 'wish-making opportunity' for the graduating representatives every year." Manjoume glanced at Asuka, then at Jaden, and finally looked at the somewhat dejected Edward with displeasure. "Tch, I didn't even make it into the top three. In fact, one of my precious wishes was wasted by that freshman."

Slower than Jaden and Asuka, it was still within Manjoume's acceptable range, but having a freshman snatch the top three spots, or even the first place, was the thing that annoyed Manjoume the most. Especially recently, he hadn't been in a good mood. He was worried about his brother coming to school, harassed by the dueling monsters on the island, and even had his appearance imitated. Not long ago, he even fell into an illusion and Jaden witnessed his embarrassing state.

What a loss of composure!

"Huh? I thought only the first place winner could make a wish." Jaden scratched his head, surprised. He probably hadn't been listening carefully to Hayato on the helicopter and had assumed only the first person to reach the finish line could make a wish to Hayato. He looked at Asuka, "In that case, Asuka, have you thought of a wish?"

"I've been thinking about it the whole way here, but when the time actually came to make a wish, there was a subtle sense of unreality, to the point that I couldn't quite say it out loud." Asuka smiled at Judai, then turned to Hayato and asked, "Hayato-sensei, is there a time limit for making wishes?"

"Of course there are. At least you should have thought about your wishes before you graduate, right?" Hayato gave him a look that said, "You know perfectly well what I'm asking." "Compared to the overworked office workers whose desires have swelled up after entering the workforce, the wishes of you students still in the ivory tower are much easier to fool."

"Isn't that a bit too blunt?" Asuka retorted, then waved her hand. "But since we can make a wish before graduation, I'll save this hard-won wish for now and see if I can fulfill it before graduation."

"Heh, I think you just want to keep this rare proof of victory for me and Jaden to show off, right?" Manjoume said to Asuka with displeasure.

"Stop judging others by your own standards, Manjoume." Asuka glared back without flinching at Manjoume's words.

"呲呲-"

Their gazes clashed intensely in mid-air, almost as if they were tangible. Jaden, standing between them, made no attempt to mediate, instead saying with a look of satisfaction, "Everyone's as energetic as ever, hahaha."

“I can’t see any energy at all…” Marufuji Sho complained, then counted the order, “If the first person to arrive is that Ed Phoenix, and the second is Tenjouin, eh? Big brother, you seem to be the third one.”

"It seems so. Does that mean I also have the chance to make a wish?" Jaden said with some surprise. "Great! I want a month of explosions—"

"Idiot! Is this the kind of wish you're going to use for that kind of thing?!" Manjoume quickly covered Judai's mouth to stop him from continuing. Based on his understanding of Judai, Manjoume immediately guessed that Judai wanted to wish for a month's worth of fried shrimp. He could afford that kind of thing, so using his rare wish for Principal Hayato for something like that would be a sin against the heavens!

"Think twice, you bastard!"

"Even if you say so, Manjoume, the only thing I can think of is asking Hayato-sensei for something like that. I can't exactly wish for some new card from him, although I'm also really looking forward to seeing what the fusion of [E·hero Wingman] and [E·hero Flash] will look like."

(But it's RD again (sad))

After a pause, Jaden spread his hands: "However, we absolutely cannot let Hayato-sensei force things in this regard, right? We should do it ourselves. Asuka probably thinks so too, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes." Asuka smiled somewhat awkwardly, not revealing that she had never actually thought about making a wish related to a duel, but rather had other wishes she wanted to fulfill.

"As for other things, I don't really need anything else. But I really want to eat fried shrimp, but the Red Dorm's budget is only enough for us to eat fried shrimp once a month. Can't I make a wish for fried shrimp?" Judai said, holding his head in his hands, feeling frustrated. "Then where am I going to get the nutrients I'm missing from fried shrimp?"

"I can sponsor your dorm; I'll cover all the fried shrimp and stuff for a month."

Just then, a voice rang out, making Jaden's eyes light up and turn his head to look: "Really?"

But they discovered that the speaker was none other than Ed, who had just looked dejected.

“It’s just fried shrimp, and it’s not a large quantity for a month. I can afford it.” Edward nodded to Jaden, indicating that he wasn’t joking. “However, there’s a condition: I want to duel with you.”

Jaden blinked: "Why do you want to grant me two wishes?"

"what?"

Manjoume raised an eyebrow, not understanding Jaden's meaning. Jaden turned to Manjoume and explained, "I've been thinking about it, and if I had to say something, I would like to have a duel with Edward, who uses a different kind of hero called D-hero. But even Hayato-sensei can't just force someone else to duel with me, so that's why I said I can't think of any wishes to make."

After a pause, Jaden looked at Edward with a surprised expression: "But Edward, it seems you also want to duel with me?"

"Because I've figured it out. The reason I lost to Hayato-sensei is very simple: he's just too strong. But my loss doesn't mean my [D·hero] is wrong. He is still the strongest [Hero]."

Although Edward said this, only he knew whether he was truly shaken by Hayato's words. "So, I want to prove one thing: the [D·hero] who bears a heavy destiny is the strongest hero—at least, stronger than your playful [E·hero]!"

"Huh? What's that?" Jaden, who had just been laughing, became slightly unhappy upon hearing Edward's words. "[E·hero] are not some playful heroes; they are also partners of justice!"

"How can justice be upheld without power? Why should the weak fight?"

"Wow, what an unfriendly freshman." Kenzan looked at Edward with displeasure. "He was so arrogant when he talked to his older brother."

Beside him, Marufuji Sho looked speechless: "Before saying those things, weren't you also a freshman? And didn't you just recently yell at your older brother too?"

“There are differences between freshmen! I was so arrogant back then because I didn’t understand how strong my older brother was.” Even Jian Shan was a little embarrassed when the past was brought up, but he stubbornly said, “Besides, if you hadn’t looked so weak, I wouldn’t have misjudged my older brother’s strength, right?”

"Huh? You dare to blame me? You're clearly a junior who arrived here a step later than me."

"Senior, you should probably get your glasses prescription updated. I arrived here a centimeter earlier than you!"

Even though Edward was challenging Jaden to a duel, Marufuji Sho and Kenzan were about to start fighting first. Jaden quickly separated his two restless underlings before speaking to Edward again: "No matter what you say, [E·hero] are still the heroes I admire the most. There is no need for you to acknowledge them."

"Even if my father was the designer of [E·hero] and [D·hero]?"

"I absolutely do not condone the idea that one is special and looks down on others!" Jaden glared back at Edward.

"If you're so good at talking nice things, then prove it to me with your card!"

While the others were still watching, Misawa had already found a spot, spread out his notebook, and started writing down all the information that Edward had revealed in his duel with Hayato, all while waiting for the duel between Jaden and Edward to begin: "Ed, a professional duelist, is definitely one of the strongest among the new students. Being able to collect such valuable information, even if he has to leave now, it's worth the price of admission!"

"Shall we duel, Jaden?" Fubuki asked Jaden, "You just dueled with Sera-senpai."

“Of course! Besides, Edward just finished his duel with Hayato-sensei.” Jaden nodded, looking at Edward with a fierce fighting spirit in his eyes. “When it comes to a battle between Heroes, heroes can’t run away from the fray.”

“Compared to those—brother, come here for a second.” Asuka walked behind Fubuki, pressed down on his shoulder, and although she was smiling, her fingers tightened. “Who is this ‘Sera-senpai’? I’m really curious…”

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Asuka, don't be so nervous. That person has nothing to do with Jaden. If I had to say, it would be Hayato-sensei..."

"The result is obvious, isn't it? If Judai can beat Caesar, and Caesar can beat that first-year student, then the only possible outcome of Judai's duel with the first-year student is a complete victory?" Manjoume said matter-of-factly. "Yes, it's as certain as drinking cola and getting a burp."

"Whether it can be done or not, we'll only know after we try." Hearing the others' confidence in Jaden, Edward snorted coldly. Edward usually has a bit of an idol image to maintain, always keeping a noble demeanor. It's clear that losing to Hayato still affected him quite a bit, and his challenge to a duel with Jaden probably also stemmed from a desire to vent his frustration.

Edward remained in his original position, while Jaden stood in Hayato's previous spot. Hayato, having finished his round of cards, stood in the center as the referee with great anticipation.

"Do you believe in gravity? The gravity that brings people together. The 'fate' that leads to the future is filled with 'illusions,' and the 'elements' that wear 'masks' without their own knowledge. Begin your duel on this stage where no one can predict the future!" Hayato declared, transformed into the bloodthirsty giraffe.

After finishing adjusting their decks, Jaden and Edward simultaneously pushed their decks into the Duel Disk, unfolding and connecting them.

"Duel!" x2

[Yujo Judai: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand]

Ed Phoenix: 4000LP, 5 cards in hand

"I get to go first!" Jaden drew his card first, seizing the initiative, and pulled a card from his deck. Without even looking at what he'd drawn, he glanced at the card in his hand, then raised an eyebrow. "Uh, this hand...!"

[Fusion] [Fusion Release] [E·hero Bubble Warrior] [E·hero Winged Warrior] [E·hero Neo-Universe Warrior]

Taking advantage of being the referee, Hayato immediately glanced at Jaden's hand, barely suppressing a laugh.

Wow, this is a classic five-for-one hand! This is the moment of hero player charm. No matter the final result, Jaden is definitely going to win. He's completely doomed.

Edward didn't know what cards Jaden had in his hand, but he could see the surprise on Jaden's face and Hayato's suppressed laughter, so he thought Jaden had drawn some terrifying card.

"That expression... Could it be that the [Hero] deck is hiding some secret weapon that I don't know about?"

Then Edward shook his head again, "But, [D·hero] is the strongest [Hero], there is no [Hero] stronger than [D·hero] on Earth!"

"Neither I nor [E·hero] intend to relinquish the title of strongest before the actual battle." Jaden glanced at the other card he had drawn, then relaxed slightly before looking at Edward and saying, "Besides, don't limit your vision to just Earth. The universe is vast and can accommodate many, many people."

"My main phase one, I activate [Angel's Charity], I draw three cards from my deck and then choose two cards to discard."

"Then, come and meet my heroes, Edward! I will Normal Summon [E·hero Bubble Man] in Defense Position, and then activate its effect to draw two cards from my Deck!"

Chapter 1513 You don't need to know too much about the Duel Monsters thing.

【E·hero Bubble Man】【4☆/Water】

[Warrior Race/Effect]

[800/1200]

"Wait a minute!"

Jaden had just placed the [E·Hero Bubble Man] card face down on the field, and hadn't even drawn a card yet, when Edward suddenly stopped him. Jaden's finger hovered above the deck, he looked at Edward, blinked, and looked completely bewildered.

"Haven't you seen the card's effect? ​​[E·Hero Bubble Man]'s effect can only be activated and resolved if you have no other cards besides him in your hand or on the field, right?" Edward frowned. "Even though you only have [E·Hero Bubble Man] on the field, you still have five other cards in your hand. [E·Hero Bubble Man]'s effect simply can't be activated—"

"But that's not what it says on my [E·hero Bubble Man]!"

Jaden's untainted eyes looked at the card "E. Hero Bubble Man" on the Duel Disk. He picked it up and showed it to Edward. The virtual projection automatically displayed a magnified version of the "E. Hero Bubble Man" card in front of Jaden, allowing Edward to clearly see the text on it.

"All he wrote on it was 'When this card is successfully Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, and I have no other cards on my field, draw two cards from my deck.'"

(Although the fingers block part of it, they can roughly complete the effect.)

"what?"

Upon seeing that the card in Jaden's hand was indeed as he had said, requiring no other cards on the field to take effect, Edward looked on incredulously, saying, "This is completely different from the effect of [E·hero Bubble Man] that I know."

"Heh, that's just because you're inexperienced." Manjoume said disdainfully, completely ignoring the fact that his reaction when he first saw [E·hero Bubble Man] while playing cards with Jaden when he was a child was no different from Edward's.

"Then could you explain how you got that card?"

"You don't need to know too much about Duel Monsters~"

"Anyway, I'll draw two cards from my deck first." Jaden said, finishing the draw and then playing another card from his hand. "Next, I'll activate the Spell Card [Seven Star Sword], banish this Level 7☆ [E·Hero Neos] from my hand, and draw two more cards from my deck."

【游城十代：4000LP，手牌6→5→7→7】

After drawing two more cards, Jaden activated one of them, saying, "Next is this Quick-Play Spell Card, Bubble Illusion. It can only be activated while E·hero Bubble Man is face-up on my field. This turn, I can activate one Trap Card from my hand."

As the card was activated, Jaden's character, [E·hero Bubble Man], released a large amount of foam, and his clothes quickly changed into a magician's attire before disappearing into the foam.

However, after playing [Bubble Illusion], Jaden did not immediately use this opportunity to activate a Trap Card from his hand. Instead, he played a Spell Card: "After [Bubble Illusion] is activated, its effect will not be affected regardless of whether [E. Hero Bubble Man] is still on the field. Therefore, I can safely use [E. Hero Bubble Man] on my field as Fusion Material and send it to the Graveyard along with [E. Hero Wingman] in my hand to activate the Spell Card [Fusion]!"

As a fixed combination, the fusion of [E·hero Bubble Man] and [E·hero Wing Man] can summon [E·hero Sailor Man]. Its ability to attack the opponent directly as long as there are cards set in its own Spell & Trap Zone is not useless, but it is better than nothing. After all, the fusion materials it uses are fixed and it is not as useful as Marufuji Sho's [Double Bicycle Robot].

But that's the charm of Fusion Summoning: even with the same materials, they can be fused into many completely different forms. The best example is E·hero Wingman and his old partner E·hero Hot Girl. E·hero Bubble Man and E·hero Wingman also have the possibility of fusing into other heroes different from E·hero Sailor Man.

The water and wind attributes possessed by 【E·hero Bubble Man】 and 【E·hero Winged Man】 perfectly meet the requirement of "two 【Hero】 monsters with different attributes" as fusion materials!

"When the two elemental souls converge, the atmospheric power awakened by the fusion of water and wind will bring life and hope. Be born to greet the rising sun, hero of the sun!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 7☆!"