The protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world might be the same person.

boom--! !

The landmine spider was instantly reduced to ashes by the flames.

"The original attack power of the [Landmine Spider] is 2200 points, so it will deal 2200 points of damage to you through the effect of the Flame Wingman."

“Ughh ...

[Maze Brothers: LP1700→0]

The outcome has been decided.

"how come......"

"We actually lost to two students."

The two bald extras, the Maze Brothers, knelt down on the ground, dejected.

"Well done, Judai!"

"You too, Asuka!"

Snapped--! !

Judai excitedly high-fived Asuka to celebrate.

"How could this be? The legendary duelist actually lost?!"

Chronos staggered back a few steps in disbelief until he collapsed to the ground.

At the same time, Judai and Asuka looked at the bald principal below the stage. "We won. So Asuka and I don't have to drop out of school, right?"

The portly principal raised his hand and replied with a smile, "This duel was very exciting, and I am very satisfied. Therefore, the school will rescind the expulsion punishment."

"Yay! I can finally stay at school without worry, Asuka!"

"Yes, that's great, Judai."

afterwards.

Judai and Asuka left together openly and gracefully, under the admiring gazes of everyone.

At the same time, Manjōmu, whose face was ashen, also left the audience.

Seeing the legendary duelist Chronos, he muttered in dissatisfaction, "Even the legendary duelist can't beat him. That guy Chronos is useless. It seems we need to find someone else to teach Jaden Yuki a lesson."

After several failed attempts, the professor finally gave up on getting rid of Jaden, since the man was too strong and difficult to deal with.

However, his obsession with defeating Judai remained, and he vowed to find someone who could defeat him.

......

Nothing major happened in the Jadens during that period.

There are only a few particularly unusual things, such as watching Manjou-jun be defeated by Misawa Daichi and leave the academy in resentment, and playing cards with strange opponents such as monkeys and androids.

And most importantly, Jaden and a certain jealous tennis player, who are playing cards, compete for Asuka's fiancé status.

Of course, Judai and Asuka didn't take the bet to heart, but their relationship did improve.

In short, after a period of doing nothing, something truly interesting finally came along.

......

someday.

When Judai and Asuka passed by the school card shop together, they found a lot of people gathered inside.

Curious, Jaden asked, "What happened?"

Asuka crossed her arms. "Haven't you heard?"

"what?"

Just then, a seemingly insignificant person wearing a yellow jacket, who was standing to the side, chimed in, "The Duel Academy will be showcasing the deck of the first Duel King, Yugi Muto. You can tell by looking at the posters on the wall."

Following the direction the man was pointing, Jaden looked over and saw that the wall of posters indeed displayed images of the game.

His face lit up with great interest: "Really!"

Asuka, standing nearby, covered her mouth and chuckled, "I never thought that the fearless Judai would have someone she admires."

Judai scratched his head sheepishly. "Haha, it's not so much admiration as curiosity and respect."

"My goal has always been to become the new Duel King one day and stand on the world stage to fight Yugi Muto."

"So I'm a little curious about the deck he's going to exhibit."

Of course, it's not just that.

For some reason, he had always wanted to fight Yugi Muto. It wasn't about vying for the title of King of Duels; it was just a gut feeling that Yugi was the only person in the world who could truly be his opponent.

"By the way, which deck are you exhibiting, Misawa?"

Judai turned his head to look at the person beside him.

Upon hearing this, Daichi Misawa shook his head and replied, "I don't know... It's said that Yugi Muto, the King of Duel, has used too many deck series, so I'm not sure which deck it is."

"However, I suspect it might be the [Mythical Beasts] deck, which was the last set Yugi Muto used before his retirement."

Asuka nodded in agreement, saying, "That's what I think too."

At the same time, a duel was taking place inside the card shop.

A minor character with three tufts of hair hanging down his forehead, wearing a yellow coat.

The other was a short man wearing a red coat, with long blue hair and glasses.

I heard they're vying for the last tickets to a game deck exhibition.

The male extra, who was dressed as the sun god Huang, was said by Misawa to be a duelist skilled in imitation. His name was Kagurazaka, and he was currently imitating Professor Chronos, manipulating the Ancient Mechanical Giant to attack Marufuji Sho. Then, the dwarf used nonsense to activate the Magic Cylinder and kill him in return.

Judai stroked his chin and commented, "This guy named Kagurazaka has an interesting fighting style, but if he can only imitate and not adapt, it's normal for him to be targeted and lose."

Chapter Thirty: Deck Stolen

"Damn it! Why? Why can't I use it?"

That night, in a yellow dormitory, Kagurazaka, remembering the humiliation her classmates had caused her during the day, angrily threw all the notes on the table onto the floor.

Especially when she thought about the mocking words she heard from the onlookers after losing to the trash from the red dormitory, she couldn't help but pound her fist on the desk.

"I've studied all the decks of these famous duelists—Yugi Muto, Seto Kaiba, Ryo Kaiser, and Chronos... I've memorized all their match records, so why can't I win? What's wrong?"

Kagurazaka kept asking himself why he couldn't win, and he thought of a certain jellyfish-headed guy whose fame at school was gradually increasing: "And that Jaden Yuki, his Masked Hero deck was never released, and without that part, the Hero deck can't be completely imitated."

He was in great distress: 'I can accept the latter, but I've already mastered the first few quite well, so why am I still not getting it right? What am I missing?'

"Ok?"

Just then, a poster inadvertently caught his eye.

"Yugi Muto... Right, if we want to confirm what's different, isn't this right here?"

Kagurazaka stared thoughtfully at the starfish head on the poster.

......

The college's teaching building.

"Jūdai, why did you ask me out so late?"

Asuka looked at Judai with some confusion.

Jaden smiled and said, "At this time tonight, Yugi Muto's deck should have already arrived at the exhibition hall. Why don't we go take a look beforehand?"

"this......"

Asuka looked somewhat embarrassed.

Judai noticed her worry and continued, "This time they didn't forbid us from entering like they did in the old dorm, so maybe we can ask the staff if they'll let us take a look."

"Besides, we don't have any tickets, so we'll miss out if we don't take this opportunity to go and see it."

Asuka sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation, "I just can't do anything with you..."

So the two of them walked into the teaching building side by side.

......

It didn't take long.

Jaden and Asuka hurried toward the exhibition hall, just in time to meet Daichi Misawa, who was rushing toward them from the other side of the corridor.

"Hmm? Misawa?"

"Jūdai-nitsugu, Tenjōin-kun!"

The three of them stopped in the corridor outside the exhibition hall.

Seeing this, Judai raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Mizawa, what's wrong? Are you here to look at the decks too?"

Misawa readily replied, "Hahaha, I couldn't wait, so I came early to take a look at the King's deck."

Asuka: "Judai had similar thoughts to you, so he invited me over."

Just as she finished speaking, a sharp sound suddenly came from inside the exhibition hall.

"Mamma mia—!!"

The three of them were immediately startled.

What was that sound just now?

"That voice...!"

"It's Professor Chronos, the Tenth Generation!"

After Misawa called out to Judai, the two of them ran together and quickly entered the exhibition hall to take a look.

Once inside, take a look.

They found Chronos standing frantically in front of the broken display case.

"Eek—!?"

Chronos was startled by the sudden appearance of the three people.

"Professor Chronos?!"

"The decks in the display case are gone?"

"Could it be that, Professor Chronos, you...?"

Seeing the three men's suspicion, Chronos frantically waved his hands, "No, no, no..."

The three of them turned around, ready to leave.

"Let's go and inform everyone first..."

After saying that, they quickly walked out of the exhibition hall.

"wait a minute!"

Startled by Er, Chronos rushed forward and tackled Judai and Misawa to the ground. (五∴～liu—⊥4＾》)

Judai got up, annoyed: "What's going on?"

The professor's face turned extremely frightened, and he immediately said, "If this gets out of hand, I will take responsibility."

Misawa: "So we need to hurry."

Asuka, who was standing to the side, nodded: "That's right. If the principal finds out, you'll be fired."

"So you're saying I didn't do it! It wasn't me, it wasn't me!"

The professor was sweating profusely, his survival instinct was practically at its peak.

Judai said calmly, "We knew about this from the beginning."

"Eh?!"

Chronos was stunned.

"The professor must have had the key; there was no need for him to break the display case. Someone else stole the deck."

"Yes, yes..."

The professor awkwardly pulled a key out of his pocket.