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

[Saotome Rei: LP 2300 → 0]

Chapter 41 Battle against Misawa

Seeing the girl on the other side kneeling on the ground, on the verge of tears after losing, Judai opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

"Speaking of which, Li, why are you so insistent on challenging me?"

Before she could answer, a cold voice suddenly rang out, "Perhaps this matter has something to do with me?"

Jaden looked at Kaiser Ryo and Asuka walking towards him.

"Caesar? Asuka?"

Marufuji Ryo looked embarrassed, while Asuka, who came with him, covered her mouth and laughed silently.

Upon seeing this, Judai raised his eyebrows slightly; it was the first time he had ever seen Caesar show such an expression.

So he turned to look at the side where the gift was being returned, and seeing her adoring expression, he immediately understood what was going on.

'Is it the longing of a girl in her first love...? And is her insistence on dueling me because she heard I defeated Caesar?'

He felt that his guess was pretty close to the truth, and unconsciously revealed a maternal smile.

as predicted......

Rei looked up at Marufuji Ryo with a blank stare and said, "Since Ryo-sama entered the Duel Academy, I have always wanted to see you. I have tried every means to finally get here."

The latter replied earnestly, "Ryō, I'm pleased with your idea, but right now, the duel is everything to me, and I can't accept your feelings." (Excuses, all excuses)

"In consideration of my good intentions, could you answer one question for me?"

"What is it?"

"I heard you lost to Judai, is that true?"

After a moment's hesitation, Caesar nodded earnestly and replied, "Yes, it's true."

"Is it......"

Li lowered her head as if her illusions had been shattered.

"Li, you..."

Just as Marufuji Ryo was about to say something to comfort her.

"I understand!" Rei suddenly raised her head and turned to look at Judai.

Judai, bewildered by her stare, asked, "W-What's wrong?"

Rei opened her arms wide. "I came here not only to see Lord Ryo, but also because fate brought me to Lord Judai. Please accept my feelings for you!"

"Ehhh!?"

The smile on Judai's face, who had been watching the show with amusement, instantly froze.

A young girl's heart is unpredictable; Li's change of heart came too quickly and caught everyone off guard.

Jaden could almost see that sea king-like "girl in love" appearing behind her, wanting to pounce on her.

Someone nearby couldn't sit still any longer and quickly stepped forward to stop her: "Wait! What are you going to do to Judai?"

After being stopped, Rei stared intently at Asuka, unwilling to give up, and questioned, "What is your relationship with Judai-sama? Are you rivals in love?"

"That, that is..."

Because Judai was still there, Asuka couldn't bring herself to say it, but she kept a close eye on Rei to prevent her from touching her.

Judai had little experience dealing with such a chaotic situation and just wanted to escape as quickly as possible.

At the same time, Ryo Marufuji stood beside Judai and whispered, "Judai, let me give you a piece of advice. Rei is only in fifth grade."

'No way?!'

Don't lay a hand on her.

Am I that kind of person?

If Judai really did that, he would have an extra pair of silver bracelets on his hands.

Early the next morning.

Having her identity exposed, Saotome Rei naturally received a notice that she needed to return to elementary school to complete her graduation.

So Judai, Asuka, and Ryo Marufuji watched Rei board the cruise ship.

Rei leaned out of the cruise ship and waved to them: "I'll be back for the entrance exam next year when I graduate from elementary school! Wait for me, Judai-sama!"

"Huh? No way?"

Judai is feeling a bit troubled by being targeted by a little girl.

Marufuji Ryo patted him on the shoulder as if relieved: "I'll leave things to you from now on."

Asuka∵∶※№＆◆” is determined to keep an eye on Judai and prevent others from taking advantage of the situation.

......

Some time later, a heated discussion was taking place in the college's conference room.

Chronos leaned on the table and stood up, demanding, "Why? The friendly duel between Duel Academy and Northern School should be like last year, with Ryo Marufuji representing them! Are you kidding me?!"

The bald principal replied, "I heard that their representative is a first-year student. For that reason, I think we should also send a first-year student representative."

The question is, which student should be sent?

As soon as Principal Samejima finished speaking, a discussion broke out in the meeting room.

In Huang's dormitory at night, Sanze sat in front of his computer, analyzing the Judai deck.

This morning, the school issued a notice saying that because the students sent by the northern universities for the friendly duel were first-year students, our school also plans to send first-year students.

However, the specific candidate has not yet been determined at the school meeting. Some people recommended Jaden Yuki, while others recommended Daichi Misawa.

In the end, they decided to choose between the two and determine the winner through a duel.

Misawa had already finished his analysis.

"Excellent! As long as we shut down [Fusion] and [Mask Change], Jaden's deck won't pose much of a threat!"

Misawa clenched his fist, a hint of confidence in his eyes.

......

On the day of the school representatives' duel, the duel arena was filled with a large number of students.

Professor Chronos stood in the center of the dueling ring as always.

"Students, sorry to keep you waiting! I'm fussing!"

"Let's begin the duel between the representatives of Duel Academy!"

He first raised his right hand and pointed to the figure in the yellow coat, introducing, "The Yellow Sun God of Misawa! And..."

As he spoke, he switched to his left hand and pointed to the other side, "Osiris Red Jaden Yuki!"

After his introduction, Judai spoke first, smiling as he said to Misawa opposite him, "Since the start of the school year, I've been wanting to fight you, Misawa. You are one of the opponents I've been most looking forward to at school."

The latter smiled slightly and confidently replied, "Yes, I'm also looking forward to a battle with you. Just wait and see, here's my seventh deck, prepared to defeat you."

"Bring it on, Misawa!"

"Of course!"

Then Chronos, standing in the center, spread his arms and announced: "Then, let the duel begin! Nao-nao!"

"Let's go, Misawa!"

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

【Mizawa Daichi: LP4000】

Judai raised his hand and said, "I'll let you have the first strike, Misawa."

"Well then, I won't stand on ceremony, Judai!" Despite having made considerable preparations, Misawa still dared not be careless when facing a top-tier duelist like Judai.

Since the Jaden had relinquished the right to attack first, he accepted it without hesitation.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Misawa Daichi's hand: 5 → 6]

Chapter 42 The Curse of Sealing Demons

After confirming the hand, Misawa officially began.

"Here we go, Jaden! I'll show you the power of my seventh deck!"

"I summon the [Mathematician] in the form of defense."

As Misawa slammed the card onto the duel disk, a cloud of smoke instantly filled the arena, and an old scholar with a beard that dragged on the ground appeared.

[Mathematician: Conservation Strength 500]

[Misawa Daichi's hand: 6 → 5]

Upon seeing this monster enter the arena, Jaden raised an eyebrow: 'A mathematician... trying to build a graveyard...?'

At this moment, Misawa shouted, "The effect of [Mathematician] is that when this card is summoned, you can send one Level 4 or lower monster from your Deck to your Graveyard."

"I sent the [Carbon Dragon] from my deck to the graveyard."

After placing the card in the graveyard, he swung his hand and shouted, "And at this moment, I will activate the monster effect of [Carbon Dragon] from the graveyard!"

You can activate this effect by banishing this card from your Graveyard during your Main Phase. Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower Dragon Normal Monster from your hand or Deck in Defense Position.

"When carbon is subjected to intense pressure, it will turn into diamond, Special Summon [Diamond Dragon]!"

With a flash of golden light, a giant dragon covered in diamonds appeared on the field, accompanied by a dragon's roar.

Diamond Dragon: Defense 2800

"Finally, I'll set two more cards face down, and the turn ends."

[Misawa Daichi's hand: 5 → 3]

"How about it, Judai? This is the deck I meticulously calculated."

Although Misawa may look like an ordinary person, he does have a certain level of fighting ability.

"That's really good, Misawa. This is more fun."

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After glancing at his hand, Jaden immediately revealed a spell card: "I activate Fusion from my hand, fusing the two Elemental HERO cards in my hand!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 5]

Just as he was about to draw the other two cards and put them in the graveyard, Misawa quickly shouted, "I've been waiting for this moment!"

"What......"

Misawa waved his arm, and a card at his feet opened.

"Counter-Trap, [Sealing Demon Seal]!"

Discard 1 Spell Card from your hand. Negate the activation and effect of a Spell Card, and destroy it. Your opponent cannot activate any Spell Cards destroyed by this card's effect or any cards with the same name during this Duel.

As Misawa threw a card into the graveyard, the Fusion Spell Card that had just appeared was instantly erased.

[Misawa Daichi's hand: 3 → 2]

"Now, in this duel, you can no longer use your signature Fusion Summoning. Your trump card is the fusion of Elemental HERO or monsters summoned through Mask Change, and sealing Fusion will limit one of your main methods. This is the optimal solution I have calculated."

Upon hearing this, Judai frowned slightly.

Although he certainly has other ways to summon fusion monsters, losing one of his most important core cards will definitely affect his performance.

"Then I will summon [Elemental HERO Electro] in attack mode."

Om-! !

As Jaden slammed the card onto the Duel Disk, a golden light effect appeared on the field, projecting a blue warrior with electricity crackling around his body.