Duels should be played with a smile.

"I don't know... but don't worry, if you need anything later, I'll be there to help you."

Leyou could sense that his path would intersect with theirs in the future, and he might need Wang Yang and the others to help him out sometime.

But now, given that nothing is surprising happening to him, he has given up thinking about what might happen in the future.

In short, it's just about playing cards.

If there's absolutely no other way, hitting someone isn't out of the question.

"You are a very interesting person and a powerful duelist. I believe you will return safely."

"Lend your auspicious words."

Without further delay, Leyou made no attempt to conceal anything, turning the crystal on her chest into a pendant and placing it between the Seven Divine Artifacts and the Three Illusory Gods.

A portal visible only to Leyou appeared above the crystal, and the crystal returned to its original position after the portal appeared.

The Snow Woman and the others have temporarily turned back into cards and will come out again after arriving at the next station, so as not to get separated for any strange reasons, which would be no fun—if that really happened, it would be literally embarrassing.

"Although it's a bit rushed... let's say goodbye for now."

"I hope that when we meet again, you will be even stronger."

"Yes, we will." Wang Yang nodded. "I hope we can duel again then! I won't lose this time!"

"Of course!"

Stepping inside, my thoughts drifted into a brief state of confusion.

Just before stepping inside, Leyou had only one thought in his mind.

"Essence, soul, reason, and eternity—whatever these things may be."

"As long as it doesn't prevent me from playing cards, it's fine."

Chapter 1: Does the Duel Academy also have a Ritual Division?

Endless darkness enveloped everything.

Everywhere you look is desolation, and the ice sculptures left behind by the enemy who was just defeated by Absolute Zero.

In this cruel world, after experiencing countless hardships, I am left all alone.

When they first stumbled into this world, one of their companions had already died. Even though they became much more cautious afterward, the other companions fell one by one in the continuous battles. Especially after they collapsed from exhaustion while protecting them, their companions, who relied on their own strength, seemed even more vulnerable. Apart from Caesar and John, who were able to maintain the defense, the rest of their companions were not strong enough.

That was the biggest crisis I encountered after arriving in this other world.

This world is still too dangerous for them.

Even though I am stronger than all of them combined, I am still just one person and cannot take care of them all.

Trying to save everyone by oneself is just too difficult, far too difficult.

You can't know what they're thinking, and sometimes they can't understand the decisions you make.

At times like this, Judai would recall the phrase he often heard—that people cannot understand each other.

The scenes of his companions falling are still vivid in his mind, and their last words often echo in his ears. Now he is all alone, struggling alone in this strange world.

He persists in searching for the power he recently acquired that could revive his companions, and seeks a way to return to the warm and welcoming academy he once knew.

The power of the super fusion is incredibly strong. If it is used, it will definitely be able to solve the current predicament. This is Jaden's premonition. However, since arriving in the other world, he has never dared to use this power that seems to be innate.

Because he also had another premonition: when he freed himself from certain constraints and gained certain things, he would also lose many things.

The most desperate moment hasn't come yet... If it really does, even if he loses unexpected things or things he cherishes, he won't, and can't, hesitate any longer.

"Ah... if the teacher were still here, there wouldn't be so much trouble... No, what am I thinking? I've said it before, I can't rely on the teacher anymore."

Some distant memories flooded his mind, and Judai shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Becoming a hero... to protect everyone is truly not an easy thing!"

"So, is that why you chose to be an ordinary person, teacher?"

……

"Jūdai! Jūdai! Wake up!"

He slowly opened his eyes and saw Hubert standing in front of him.

"You're doing it again...sigh."

It was rare to see Hubert show such a caring expression. Judai, snapping out of his reverie, shook his head slightly: "I'm fine. What brings you here?"

Hubert took a document from his Duel Disk and handed it to Jaden, explaining, "There are some things in the virtual world that require your personal attention. We're a bit short-handed right now."

“A few days ago, some spatial turbulence appeared near the academy. I need to go and check it out. The Dragon Mage and the Phoenix Man have gone to ‘Heart Garden’ and ‘City’ to communicate. Dark Claw and Absolute Zero Knight are also in ‘Arc Domain’. Otherwise… never mind, that’s roughly the situation for now.”

"I see... I understand. I'll make some arrangements and then I'll leave."

As he slowly rose from the throne, Jaden suddenly felt as if he had been transported to another world.

But I've gotten used to it. Every time I wake up from those memories, I always feel a sense of alienation from the world I live in now.

It was indeed very unfamiliar. He was just an ordinary student at the Duel Academy, but due to a series of coincidences, he had become the overlord of the academy, or rather, the dimensional fusion, in just two or three years.

If he had a choice, he would rather continue being that carefree student and leave things to his teacher... well, that's impossible; he always runs away faster than anyone else when something happens.

If he had stayed back then, with him, Mr. Game, President Kaiba, and Uncle Jonouchi around, that original dimension probably wouldn't have been lost in time and space, right?

Shaking his head to dispel the distracting thoughts in his mind, Judai prepared to set off.

“Tenth generation.” Hubert, who had already reached the door, called out to him.

"Ok?"

"Pay attention to rest."

"Yes... I will."

Watching Judai leave, Hubert knew that, as usual, he hadn't taken his words to heart.

Actually, the way to put Jaden at ease is very simple: just get him to agree to let his former comrades help out, and the manpower problem will be easily solved.

Hubert knew very well that, apart from the one who died at the beginning and could not be saved due to the long time that had passed, all the other people who were saved by Judai were filled with gratitude towards him. They would come to help him on their own if he just asked.

However, since Judai himself was unwilling, there was nothing that could be done.

Hubert knew very well why Jaden was unwilling—he didn't want to lose those companions he had finally managed to save again, even if it would make him and those companions estranged.

"Sigh... I wonder when he'll be able to resolve his inner conflict."

"Judai...do you still remember what that guy said to you back then?"

……

Everything was pitch black, and I couldn't move my body, but my head could still turn and I could still think.

Not knowing where she would be teleported next, the extremely bored Leyou started to daydream again.

Because he discovered a seemingly horrifying fact.

If the three women, including Yuki-onna, are all part of me, then wouldn't what I did before be... self-fertilization?

Ouch... This is terrifying!

Wait...it seems...pretty cool?

After all, as a quick-witted and imaginative person, he had wondered what he would do if he really became a beautiful girl.

First, let's rule out the unreliable idea of ​​letting the brothers have fun. His first thought seems to be... to make himself have fun?

Tsk...this seems even more outrageous now.

But thinking about it carefully, it can't really be considered self-relationship, at least not for him right now.

Based on the fragmented information available so far, I speculate that in the beginning, I was the being called Eternal Calamity. After some events occurred that caused the loss of my three fundamental aspects—essence, rationality, and soul—I shattered and became what I am now.

In layman's terms, it was a divine weapon with three cores embedded in it, but because the three cores were gone, it became a blank slate.

So strictly speaking, the relationship between myself and the Snow Woman and the others isn't the kind of relationship I have with the other three versions of myself; rather, it's more like...

Wait, something feels even more off. What's this Akizuki Kozo?

After suppressing his dangerous thoughts, Leyou continued to let his mind wander for a long time. Finally, a glimmer of light appeared ahead, and his previously immobile body was finally able to move again.

The next moment, Leyou was so blinded by the white light that he instinctively closed his eyes. In a dizzying moment, he finally experienced the feeling of being grounded again.

Where are we?

The Snow Woman immediately flew out of the karst and looked around at her surroundings.

"My intuition tells me that this is still the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!, but it doesn't seem to be the same dimension or time as before."

After his soul awakened, his power increased further. Although in this world where everything is decided by playing cards, no matter how strong you are, you still have to play cards, his somewhat idealistic abilities can still play a role to some extent outside of playing cards.

While it's impossible for wishes to come true, when you want to obtain some information, you can occasionally have a sudden flash of inspiration.

"The surrounding environment is not very distinctive and hard to distinguish... but I feel a strange force suppressing me."

The Snow Woman could only fly about one or two meters off the ground before she could go any higher, so her idea of ​​flying to a higher place to get a better view was completely thwarted.

"My power seems to be somewhat restricted as well."

After Ella emerged, she attempted to utilize the power of the source code, but she was also limited in the process.

However, while she was restricted, she also sensed a similar force in a certain direction that resonated with the source code in her hands.

The force that binds her is similar in level to the source code.

“I should be better off than you, I can even connect directly to the electronic world... This world is a bit strange, it seems to fit your previous ideas somewhat.”

With a wave of his hand, a light screen appeared in front of Philvo, with countless data streams flowing across it, presenting a miniature map.

The map is somewhat abstract, but you can still vaguely make out that this seems to be an island.

"Islands? I don't have any islands that leave a deep impression on me..."

"Come look here!"

The Snow Woman's call came from the side. The group followed the sound and when Leyou saw the building that looked like an abandoned school building, he felt like he knew where he was.

However, the building in front of me is quite different from the abandoned school building I remember.

At the very least, the abandoned school buildings in the original GX series were not this large.