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

"Yes, according to my friend at Northern Academy, their representative is incredibly powerful. He single-handedly challenged all the students in the entire academy and became the undisputed king of Northern Academy!"

Everyone was whispering among themselves, sharing their gossip.

"Wow? He's that strong?"

"But our academy also has a heavyweight like Jaden Yuki."

"This duel is sure to be very exciting!"

The others who heard this all became excited about the match.

While the students were buzzing with discussion, the delegation from the northern universities finally arrived.

They arrived at the island's coast in a submarine, and the students were startled when the submarine suddenly emerged from the sea.

The submarine hatch opened, and the people inside slowly walked out.

"Oh, welcome, Principal Ichise."

Principal Samejima spoke to Principal Ichise of the Northern Academy in a polite tone.

The latter also warmly grasped Principal Samejima's outstretched hand, saying, "I'll be relying on you to take care of me for a while. Please give me your guidance."

"No, it is me."

However, the next moment, their tone seemed to become subtle.

"By the way, how is Duo Mei's health?"

"Of course, Domi is an indispensable person in this competition."

Jaden, who was waiting to the side, felt that the two of them seemed to be spitting fire in their eyes.

Is it an illusion?

Judai wasn't concerned about that; he was more interested in something else and reminded him, "Headmaster, let's end the pleasantries here. Now we should introduce the two opponents in the match; the students must be very curious."

“That’s true.” After responding to him, Principal Samejima introduced to Principal Ichise, “This gentleman next to me is our school’s representative, Judai Yuki.”

Principal Ichise nodded slightly and looked at Judai: "I know, I've heard the rumors about you, you are indeed an outstanding student."

Then he changed the subject, "But our school's representative will definitely be no worse than yours."

Jaden asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"he is......"

"it's me!"

Before Principal Ichise could finish speaking, a voice came from behind him.

Upon closer listening, the sound seemed somewhat familiar.

So everyone looked closely behind Principal Ichise and saw a group of men dressed in various styles standing in front of them.

The person in the black trench coat in the very center was someone I knew very well.

"The representative is actually you, Manjoume?"

"It's the Ten Thousand Eyes Lightning (a homophone for 'sir')!"

Upon seeing Judai again, Manjoume clenched his fists in humiliation.

Seeing his spirited expression, Judai chuckled and said, "Interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing how you'll change from before."

"Judai, this time I will definitely defeat you!"

Manjoume's fighting spirit ignited, and a powerful aura seemed to emanate from him, making those around him sense a different side of him than before.

Judai replied seriously, "Then bring it on, Manjoume!"

Principal Samejima then announced loudly, "Alright, now that the representatives of both sides have gotten to know each other, let's look forward to the upcoming academy duel!"

This sentence immediately ignited the enthusiasm of all the students.

Rumble——! !

Just as everyone was preparing to leave, two helicopters suddenly appeared above the dock and flew over them.

That symbol is...

"Wan Zhangmu Group!"

After the helicopter landed, two tall men in black suits emerged, their faces radiating arrogance, followed by a group of photographers.

"Nagasaku-nii, Masashi-nii! What are you doing here?"

When Manjoume saw his two older brothers suddenly appear before him, he immediately had a bad feeling.

......

Inside a changing room at the academy, the three Wan Zhangmu brothers were talking.

"Zhun, it's been a long time!"

"I heard you were fired from the college."

Manjou's two older brothers questioned him in a slightly serious tone.

"That is true, but now I am representing Northern College."

Knowing he couldn't hide it from his two older brothers, Manjoume had no choice but to answer the question honestly.

Wan Zhangmu said sternly, "I don't care what happened to you in the past, but in the face of this live television broadcast hosted by our Wan Zhangmu Group, you must win this duel!"

Manjoume Masaji echoed the same sentiment, "Listen carefully, Jun! Absolutely do not do anything that would damage the reputation of the Manjoume Group!"

"Don't forget, our Manjoume family has the great goal of establishing the Manjoume Empire."

"Listen up, Jun! You're already the worst among us brothers, now all that's missing is you to complete our goal of reigning supreme in the dueling world!"

“I know, brother, I’m already doing that.”

Wan Zhangmu raised his head and looked at his two older brothers with a determined gaze.

At the same time, Judai, who happened to be passing by the door, overheard their reprimand.

He sighed, "This is the sorrow of a rich young master. Manjou-me has truly suffered. Unfortunately, as the duelist, I cannot simply relinquish victory."

After thinking about this, he quietly left the place.

Chapter 48 VS Ten Thousand Eyes Lightning

It wasn't until the afternoon, inside the dueling arena.

The stands were filled with students from both schools, and cameras were set up around the dueling platform.

"Alright, everyone, thank you for waiting!"

"It's finally about to begin! The highly anticipated academy-versus-academy duel tournament!"

Please give me some applause and encouragement!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!

Cheers erupted from the audience.

"A thousand-foot-long lightning bolt! Lightning! Lightning!"

Despite playing away from home, the students from the northern universities showed remarkable enthusiasm in their support.

The cheers only stopped after Judai and Manjoume stepped onto the platform, and the two principals in the audience stood up to make an announcement.

"It is hereby announced that Duel Academy and..."

"The Northern Branch School..."

"The dueling tournament begins!"

After making the announcement, Principal Samejima handed over the authority to preside over the event to Chronos.

Chronos raised the microphone: "Now, the duel between the main Duel Academy and the Northern Branch begins! Nao Nai!"

"First up is the most outstanding first-year student selected by our school—Judai Yuki!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!!

Another round of enthusiastic cheers erupted from our side of the school.

"And facing him is the representative of the northern academies—Manjoume Jun!"

Professor Kronos's announcement caused a stir among the people at the Northern University.

Manjoume stepped forward and shouted, "You must remember me well! Listen carefully to my name, the one who has been resurrected from the abyss of hell!"

"One, ten!"

"""Hundred!!"""

"""thousand!!"""

"Ten thousand feet of lightning!"

"A thousand-foot-long lightning bolt! Lightning! Lightning!"

The support from the northern universities was incredibly enthusiastic, with the students' enthusiasm reaching off the charts. Our school was completely stunned.

Jaden exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect you to be so popular over there!"

At that moment, Manjoume turned around to look at his opponent: "It's time for the duel, Judai! I can't lose this one!"

"Come on, Manjoume!"

"It's the Ten Thousand Eyes Lightning!"

Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the two began their duel.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

【Manjoume Lightning: LP4000】

Manjoume won the first round.

"I'll attack first and draw the card!"

[Manjoume Lightning Hand Card: 5→6]

After glancing at his hand, he immediately placed it on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Masked Dragon] in Defense Position."

"Appear, [Masked Dragon]!"

With a flash of light, a red and white dragon wearing a mask was projected onto the field.

Masked Dragon: Defense 1100

"Set two more cards face down, end the turn."

[Manjoume Lightning Hand Card: 6→3]

Manjoume ended his turn without any hesitation.

Although the performance started off in a fairly standard manner, the audience from the northern universities still cheered.

However, Jaden wouldn't be intimidated by such a scene.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

After drawing a card, he immediately flipped it over: "I activate the monster effect of [Swamp Demon King] from my hand. By discarding this card as a price, I add one [Fusion] card from my deck to my hand."

After obtaining the Fusion Spell Card, immediately reveal it along with the other two cards in your hand: "[Fusion] Activate, fuse the monsters [Elemental HERO Electro-Man] and [Elemental HERO Clay-Man] in your hand."

As soon as he finished speaking, two heroes appeared on his field, merging into one in a vortex and releasing golden light.

"Fusion Summon [Elemental Hero Thunder Giant]!"

As the light faded, a giant appeared, accompanied by thunder.

[Elemental Hero Thunder Giant: Attack Power 2400]

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 3]

Jaden then drew another card from his hand and said, "Because the effect of Masked Dragon is that when it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon a Dragon-Type monster from your Deck."

"Tch!" Manjoume gritted his teeth.