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

"President Kaiba!"

"Hmm? Isono, what's wrong?"

Iso handed over a USB drive respectfully.

"This is?"

"President Kaiba, this is a video that Principal Samejima from Duel Academy sent over overnight."

"Shamijima?"

Haima casually took the USB drive, inserted it directly into the laptop, and played its contents.

After watching the replay of Jaden's duel tonight in just a few minutes.

"Hmph, this Jaden Yuki is quite strong, but he's still rather inexperienced and lacks the strategic prowess of a game like Yugi."

"Looks like I'll have to find some time to meet him."

As for how to meet him, the president needs to think about it carefully.

......

the next day.

After Kagurazaka returned the deck, the exhibition proceeded as planned, and the academy forgave him.

I won't go into the specifics for now.

However, he didn't seem to heed Judai's words from last night. After returning home, he dressed up as Judai, causing a little commotion.

After that, a period of peace and quiet followed.

......

Until one day, classes resumed as normal at the college.

In the classroom, the bald principal was speaking in front of the screen: "Our sister school from the north comes every year."

"We will have friendly duels with students from Duel Academy. Last year, second-year student Ryo Marufuji defeated the representative of our sister school, which brought honor to our school."

"Our school's representative for this year hasn't been decided yet; anyone can be chosen, so everyone should strive for the opportunity!"

After giving up an empty promise, Principal Samejima turned off the screen.

Among the group of students in the red dormitory, a tomboy wearing a hat looked at Marufuji Ryo with admiration.

“That’s my brother!” Marufuji Sho explained to her, “Saotome Rei, my brother is really good. Unlike me, he gets excellent grades.”

'Marufuji Ryo? Of course I know!'

Saotome Rei looked like a fangirl.

According to his age, he is only a fifth-grade elementary school student, and theoretically he should not be able to enroll until next year. However, in order to meet his dream master, Ryo, as soon as possible, he secretly disguised himself as a boy and changed his age to enter the school early, all so that he could meet the legendary strongest academy member, Kaiser Ryo.

However......

A minor character suddenly interjected, "It's a pity that the strongest person in the academy right now isn't Caesar."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

Saotome Rei looked dissatisfied; her Ryo-sama was definitely the strongest.

The man continued, "Few people know about this. I only heard it from a friend of mine. It is said that Caesar once lost to a first-year student named Yuki Judai."

'Liar, how could that be?'

Saotome Rei looked completely incredulous.

Marufuji Sho asked in confusion, "How did your friend find out?"

“My friend was one of Caesar’s roommates, and he told me that Caesar said it unintentionally.”

'Is it really true? No, I have to investigate!'

The girl made up her mind.

......

You won't believe how much Saotome Rei is until you look into it; once you do, you'll be shocked.

Examples include defeating the college professor in the entrance exam, teaming up with Asuka to defeat the legendary duelists, the Labyrinth Brothers, in an arbitration duel, or defeating the deck of Kagurazaka Reclaim King, who imitated the Duelist King.

All of these events demonstrate that Judai's strength is formidable, on par with Kaiser Ryo.

Rei was incredulous. He'd heard the legend of Kaiser Ryo since elementary school and desperately didn't want to believe he'd been defeated: 'Absolutely impossible! My Ryo-sama is the strongest!'

But what if...?

She shook her head; she couldn't think about it anymore. She had to go and meet him in person.

......

evening.

Judai, who had just returned to his dormitory from the teaching building, found someone squatting at his room door.

He looked closer and said, "Uh, aren't you the student who transferred to the college yesterday? What do you need me for?"

Saotome Rei, who had been waiting in front of the dormitory for a long time, stood up and stared at Jaden with a serious expression: "Let's duel, Jaden Yuki!"

"Huh? So suddenly? May I ask why?"

"I heard you're number one in the academy, is it wrong for me to challenge you?"

Judai stroked his chin: "That's it? There's nothing wrong with that, but how did you know I was number one in the academy? My relationship with Caesar shouldn't have been made public, right?"

Seeing Judai's expression, Saotome Rei felt a pang of anxiety: 'It seems like it really is true, what should I do?'

'No, we can't confirm whether it's a rumor or not yet.'

The girl coughed twice. "Ahem, I'm just asking if you'll accept my challenge. If you don't, I'm not leaving."

She blocked the doorway firmly, with an expression that said, "You can't come in unless you agree."

Judai scratched his head, looking at her unreasonable appearance, wondering what he had done to offend her.

So he agreed, "Alright, alright, I accept your challenge, okay, Miss?"

"What young lady? Don't talk nonsense!"

The girl, exposed, jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Yes Yes Yes......"

In fact, Jaden recognized Rei as a woman disguised as a man the moment he saw her, but he didn't expose her at the beginning.

Seeing her nervous expression, it was clear that she didn't want others to know, so Judai stopped bringing up the topic.

It wasn't until it got a little late that he took the Duel Disk and followed her to a less crowded beach for a duel.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: A Girl in Love

On a coastline not far from the student dormitory, Jaden Yuki and Rei Saotome began their duel.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

【Saotome Rei: LP4000】

Rei was the first to draw a card from the deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Saotome Gift Card: 5 → 6]

She glanced at the card in her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Heh, summoning [A Girl in Love]!"

As she slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a burst of light appeared, and a little girl in a princess dress appeared on the field. She even gave a cute and coquettish performance, and Jaden seemed to see pink bubbles all around her.

[A girl in love: Attack power 400]

[Saotome Gift Card: 6 → 5]

"...I'm a little overwhelmed by girls who are so frivolous."

Judai looked at the scene before him with a face full of black lines, and was somewhat losing his fighting spirit.

"I'll cover one more card, then the turn ends."

[Saotome Gift Card: 5 → 4]

Li ended his turn very decisively.

Judai rubbed his forehead, looking a little annoyed: 'Oh well, I'll just do it casually and let the water out.'

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After drawing his card, he first took out a card from his hand and placed it on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Elemental HERO Little Flower Bud] in Attack Position."

With a flash of golden light, an undeveloped, plant-like human was projected.

[Elemental Heroes: Little Flower Bud - Attack Power 600]

Then Jaden revealed a spell card, "Next, I activate the spell card 'Hero Union' from my hand."

This effect can only be activated when there is a [Hero] monster on the field. Special Summon 2 Level 4 or lower [Elemental HERO] monsters from your hand.

"Come on, [Elemental Hero Winged Warrior], [Elemental Hero Electro Warrior]!"

He placed the other two monster cards in his hand onto the Duel Disk in turn, and Winged Man and Electro Man appeared instantly.

【Elemental Hero Winged Warrior: Attack Power 1000】

[Elemental Heroes: Electro Warrior - Attack Power 1600]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 2]

Then, Judai flicked his hand and commanded, "Battle begins! Winged Warrior's attack, Winged Storm!"

At his command, the Winged Warrior flapped his wings, and a storm swept towards the girl.

Seeing this, Saotome Rei quickly waved her arm and shouted, "Activate the Trap Card, [Holy Javelin]!"

"When an opponent's monster declares an attack, your Life Points are restored equal to the attack power of that attacking monster."

[Saotome Rei: LP 4000 → 5000]

The next second, the girl in love was hit by a storm.

ah--!!

The delicate little girl let out a scream and collapsed to the ground.

[Saotome Rei: LP 5000 → 4400]

Rei quickly replied, "The monster effect of 'The Girl in Love' cannot be destroyed by battle as long as it is in attack position."

'Its effect won't be destroyed in battle? But what's the point of such low attack power?'

As Jaden was thinking this, his companion's voice suddenly rang out beside him.

Curry Curry~~

"Uh, Winged Kuriboh?"

Winged Kuriboh raised its claws and pointed at the opposite side.

Jaden looked in the direction it was pointing, and then he had an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Eh--?!"

Because he saw a very shabby scene—

—Winged Knight was kneeling nervously beside the girl in love.

Winged Knight: 'Miss, are you alright?'

The girl in love: 'It's okay, Mr. Winged Knight.'

As she spoke, the little girl turned her head away, adopting the demeanor of a naive and innocent girl.

What the hell? ? ?