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

"He showed contempt for the teacher the moment they met, he's utterly arrogant! How infuriating!"

Kronos grew increasingly angry as he spoke, it seemed that the new student had probably offended him.

Given Chronos's petty and stingy nature, that freshman is probably going to get a hard time from him later. Look, Chronos has already come to find Jaden to teach him a lesson.

"That's settled then. I'll leave the rest to you, Judai-kun!"

After giving the notification, Chronos hung up the phone without waiting for Jaden's reply.

Judai was speechless: (￣△￣|||)︴

"What happened, Judai?" Asuka asked curiously from the side.

So Jaden relayed Chronos's words to her, and she chuckled: "Professor Chronos is still so petty... But maybe he took into account that you don't have many rivals at school, so he arranged it so casually."

Judai nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too..."

"But since the opponent is a junior, it would be too unfair to use a hero deck."

"You intend to do this?"

Then, under Asuka's gaze, Jaden took out a deck of cards from the drawer.

"Let these guys show themselves; it's not good for them to just sit here collecting dust."

Asuka took a closer look and noticed that the top card was [Leader Zarug]. "So it's the Black Scorpion Thieves... Is this deck a bit too weak?"

'Listen to what you're saying...?'

'Even the boss didn't say we were weak!'

'The leader is right...'

'I said, is it possible that we're actually really weak? Otherwise, we wouldn't always be ignored like background figures!'

'Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!'

The five illusory figures were making a ruckus around Jaden, which gave him a headache. "Alright, alright, be quiet, all of you. I'll show you how to be cool later!"

Yes, boss!

Upon hearing Judai speak, the five goofballs immediately quieted down.

And just like that, the deck to be used in the duel was decided so hastily.

......

The next morning, inside the duel venue.

Many freshmen and sophomores sat in the audience, eagerly watching the competition.

"Today's event is a friendly duel between freshmen and sophomores—Diaru!" Coach Napoleon began his introduction by picking up the microphone.

"First up is Jaden Yuki, the top second-year student. If he wins, he can directly advance to Obelisk Blue Diablo!"

Seeing Judai and the top first-year students already standing on the stage, the audience began to discuss among themselves.

"Really? That's amazing!"

"Speaking of which, with Jaden Yuki's strength, he should have been staying in the Blue Dorm."

"But don't you think it's beneath you to duel with a first-year student?"

"But he already has no rivals at school. It's just a formality anyway, so he can find any opponent he wants."

"..."

As the audience buzzed with discussion, Coach Napoleon raised the microphone and continued, "Now, let's introduce our opponent—Dial!"

"The top-ranked elite who graduated first in the junior high school, Gokaido Hozan ~Diaru!!"

Standing opposite Judai was a dead-eyed extra wearing a blue school uniform, with a hairstyle somewhat similar to Manjoume's.

"Next up, the freshmen from the Fifth Classroom will go first in the duel—Diaru!"

After announcing the start, Napoleon stepped down from the stage.

At this moment, the minor freshman finally spoke up, pointing at Jaden and mocking, "How could they let a student from Osiris Red become the number one at Duel Academy? And they even got my most respected Manjoume to be ranked in Osiris Red. This school's standards are truly terrible..."

Upon hearing these words from the extra, the audience erupted in uproar.

"This new student is truly fearless, like a newborn calf!"

"This kid is way too daring..."

“Those two are absolute exceptions, especially Judai Yuki. He’s a freak who can beat Ryo Marufuji!”

"..."

Meanwhile, Jaden, who was being pointed at, was exasperated, muttering to himself, "Is this guy trying to climb over me to get ahead? Now I understand why Chronos-sensei was so unhappy..."

Jaden glanced at Chronos, who was biting his handkerchief in the audience, out of the corner of his eye, and shook his head with a sigh.

Asuka, sitting in the audience, remarked unexpectedly, "I didn't expect this freshman to be a huge fan of Manjoume."

At the same time, the five members of the Black Scorpion group floating next to Jaden also became furious.

'This brat dares to look down on the boss, let's teach him a lesson, boss!'

"Yes, yes, get him! Get him!!"

Ignoring their antics, Jaden said, "Alright, enough talk, let's begin the duel!"

Chapter 132 VS New Extra

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yujo Judai: LP4000]

【Wujietang Baoshan: LP4000】

Once the duel began, Mob's newcomer immediately drew a card from his deck.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Five-Tier Hall Treasure Mountain Hand Card: 5→6]

After glancing at his hand, he slammed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon, [Charging Captain]!"

A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a warrior wearing bronze armor and wielding two swords was projected onto the scene.

[Captain Charging into Battle: Attack Power 1200]

"Then activate the effect: When [Captain of the Charge] is successfully summoned, you can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower monster from your hand!"

After another flash of light, a blonde female warrior wearing a tattered cloak appeared on the field.

【Wilderness Warrior: Attack Power 1100】

[Five-Tier Hall Treasure Mountain Hand Card: 6→4]

Then, the extra draws two more cards and places them into the Spell & Trap Card slots. "I then activate the Equip Spell [Lightning Sword], and [Charging Captain]'s attack power increases by 800 points."

The sword in the captain's hand suddenly transformed into a broadsword radiating electric current.

[Captain Charging into Battle: Attack Power 1200 → 2000]

"And there's the [Divine Sword - Phoenix Sword], which increases the attack power of [Wilderness Warrior] by 300 points!"

The sword in the female warrior's hand instantly transformed into a longsword with a golden phoenix hilt.

【Wilderness Warrior: Attack Power 1100 → 1400】

"And as long as [Charging Captain] is on the field, it cannot attack any Warrior-Type monster other than this card."

"Put one more card in the pit, then end the turn."

[Five-Tier Hall Treasure Mountain Hand Card: 4→1]

The extra looked excited. Two high-attack monsters appeared in one turn. The seniors around him must have been shocked!

'Huh? Why are people around me looking at me with such mockery? Hmph! They probably don't understand just how powerful this rising star is!'

Asuka looked at him with pity, "Such a wasteful playstyle...you're still a very inexperienced freshman..."

"My turn! Draw a card!"

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 5 → 6]

Jaden was speechless as he looked at the opponent's captain with 2000 attack power and the female warrior with 1400 attack power. His starting hand of four cards was basically wasted.

After a quick glance at his hand, he placed one of the cards face down on the Duel Disk: "I'll set up a Defense Monster first, then set up a card face down, and end my turn."

After placing one card in front and one behind, Jaden decisively ended his turn.

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 6 → 4]

"Hmph~, hiding in the mud right from the start? As expected, you're all talk and no action!"

Judai watched this extra act so self-important and became increasingly speechless.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Five-Tier Hall Treasure Mountain Hand Card: 1→2]

After drawing the card, Mob immediately shouted, "Go! [Warrior of the Wilds] Attacks your defense monster!"

The attacked Geka was immediately flipped over, revealing a Hime-haired woman dressed in tight-fitting clothes, holding a whip covered in spikes.

[Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn: Defense 1800]

"What!? 1800 defense points...!?"

Judai waved his hand and shouted, "Send her back, Mina!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Upon receiving the order, Mina immediately swung her whip at the female warrior.

Snapped!

The female warrior screamed and was instantly knocked back onto the sidelines.

[Wujietang Baoshan: LP4000→3600]

"At this moment, the special effect of [Black Scorpion - Mina of Thorns] allows you to add one [Black Scorpion] card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand when this card deals battle damage to your opponent."

"Using this effect, I added the [Black Scorpion - Zeke the Swift] card from my deck to my hand."

[Yuki Jaden's hand cards: 4 → 5]

"It's rare to see Judai using a deck other than the Hero deck!" Manjoume Inazuma sat down behind Asuka at some point.

Without turning his head, the latter said, "Yeah, after all, the opponent is just a freshman. There's no need to go all out. Using a hero deck would be too unfair."

"makes sense......"

At the same time, Long¤¤si〔‖尔9ˇ澪五搜〕∴索℃∴：套 gritted his teeth unhappily.

"Hmph, what's so great about blocking just one attack? I still have [Captain of the Charge] on my field who hasn't attacked yet!"

"Go forth, [Captain of the Charge]!"

At his command, the captain immediately charged towards Mina with his lightning sword.

"Boss, leave it to me!" Mina quickly turned around and reminded Judai.

The latter nodded and quickly pressed the button to face down the card: "Activate Trap Card, [Chained Shield]!"

As the trap card was activated, the whip in Mina's hand vanished instantly, and then she grabbed a shield carved with a unicorn and connected by chains with both hands.

Jaden continued, "After this card is activated, it becomes an equipment card and is equipped to Mina, increasing her attack power by 500 points."

[Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn: Attack Power 1000 → 1500]

The extra looked puzzled. "What's the point of a monster in Defense Position increasing its attack power?"

“Of course it makes sense…” Jaden pointed to the shield and continued, “When the monster equipped with this card battles in Defense Position, its Defense only increases its ATK value during damage calculation.”

[Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn: Defense 1800 → 3300]

"What?! 3300 defense points...!?" The extra was immediately startled.

Clang——! !

The lightning sword struck the shield instantly, producing a crisp sound.

"Take another hit from Mina, junior!"