Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

"O'Brien, has anyone come to see you besides me?"

Still keeping his hands behind his back, Professor Cobra asked O'Brien in front of him about the identities of the people he had come into contact with that day.

O'Brien handed the report on the table to Professor Cobra without hesitation.

"...Amon Gallum? Did the representative student from the Eastern Branch come to see you? He's said to be a smart guy."

Looking at the report O'Brien handed him, Professor Cobra was silent for a moment, and then continued: "I see, it seems that this is a person who likes to meddle in other people's business..."

"Forget it, don't worry about him."

After returning the report to O'Brien, Professor Cobra narrowed his eyes and said, "Compared to this kind of thing, when you get to the Duel Academy, O'Brien, you will start the duel immediately. Do you understand?"

"..."

Without answering Professor Cobra's question, O'Brien just looked straight at the professor in front of him.

That attitude seems to be saying...are you teaching me how to do things?

Professor Cobra noticed O'Brien's expression and after a moment's pause, he began to laugh: "Oh, sorry, I said something awkward... I almost forgot that as my most proud work, you are flawless."

"Ah."

After hearing this, the taciturn O'Brien nodded, agreeing with Professor Cobra's evaluation.

He is indeed perfect, at least the best student at the Western Branch of Duel Academy, otherwise he would not have been qualified to follow Professor Cobra and come to the headquarters of Duel Academy.

……

"...!!!"

On the rooftop of the Duel Academy, Judai Yuki, who was taking a nap during his spare time, suddenly woke up from his dream.

Next to him was Youxing, who was also lazing around with a bored look on his face, holding a piece of grass in his mouth.

Today was the day of the freshman welcome ceremony. As a representative of the freshmen, Saotome Rei went to the auditorium early to prepare, while Yusei and Yuki Judai, who were bored of waiting, went to the rooftop to slack off.

Now that they are in the third grade, they have plenty of free time, so there is no need for them to be as anxious as the first and second graders.

Lying on the rooftop with his arms behind his head, basking in the warm sunshine, Yuki Judai, who had fallen asleep unknowingly, seemed to have had a nightmare and woke up from it.

Yusei, who noticed this, asked curiously, "Hmm? Judai, did you have a nightmare?"

"Ah...it seems so..."

According to the head, Yuki Judai nodded to Yusei.

He did not remember the specific scenes in the dream, but he vaguely felt that it was a dream that he did not want to recall no matter what.

Whenever he tried to recall what happened in his dream, an unprecedented feeling of sadness would surge into his heart, drowning him and making him so sad that he could hardly breathe.

The feeling of sadness was so strong that even someone with a negative emotional quotient like Yuujiro could clearly sense this emotion mixed with all kinds of complex thoughts.

"Yu...Bel..."

For some unknown reason, Yuki Judai called out someone's name intermittently.

This name did not exist in Yuki Judai's memory, and he was very sure that he had never heard of anyone with this name before.

However, Yuki Judai, who shouted this name, suddenly froze in place.

He had seen this name before.

But it doesn't exist in my memory.

“Yubel…”

Hearing the mumbling of Yuki Judai who had just woken up from a nightmare, Yusei, who was holding a grass in his mouth, was silent for a moment, and ultimately chose not to continue the topic.

As a time traveler, he naturally knew Yubel's identity, and that Sister Yu was the lover of Yucheng Judai's previous life, and the elf who still lived with him in this life.

When he was a child, Judai Yuki was unable to bear Yubel's overly powerful elven power, which often caused various accidents and hurt himself.

Yuki Judai's parents, who work at Kaiba Group, took advantage of the launch of the "New Space Man" series of cards created by Yuki Judai into space to receive the dark fluctuations of the universe, and also sent "Yubel" that was affecting Judai into space.

They hope that in this way, Yubel will be baptized by the darkness of the universe and become a kind elf.

Furthermore, in order to prevent Yuki Judai from being affected by the bad memories of the past, they erased all of Yuki Judai's memories of Yubel.

Therefore, Yuki Judai forgot that he actually had a companion elf before he met [Winged Kuritama] and [New Space Man].

However, even if Yusei knew this, it would be better for Yusei Judai to recall the truth himself.

If he conveys it, the meaning will be different.

"What was that dream just now...?"

"Curi Curry~~~"

Just as Yuki Judai was puzzled, the voice of Winged Kuritama suddenly echoed in his ears.

Yuki Judai noticed the sound of Yutsuba Kuritama and looked towards a certain place on the roof in the direction he pointed.

Yusei, who is also a spirit user, saw the same scene reflected in Yuki Judai's eyes under the guidance of the spherical chestnut ball.

In the eyes of the two, a blue kitten with a blurry body and a red gem inlaid on its tail was rolling back and forth on the roof with its back to them.

The kitten who also saw Yusei and Yuki Judai immediately ran towards them with its short legs and quickly started playing with the two chestnut balls.

Yuki Judai: "Four ears... What is this? A blue squirrel?"

Yusei: "Hmm... Isn't it a cat spirit?"

Looking at each other in bewilderment, Yujo Judai and Yusei gave their own guesses at the same time.

Youxing recognized that the Pokémon in front of him was [Gemmon·Rubymon].

Since this elf is here, it means that John Anderson, one of its family members, must be nearby.

In fact, Yusei always thought that Rubymon was a cat, but Yuki Judai seemed to think that the elf in front of him was more like a cute squirrel.

Although it has four ears and its tail isn't as fluffy as a squirrel's...

"Hey~~ Ruby! So you're here on the roof!"

Just as Yusei and Yuki Judai were observing the Rubymon playing with the chestnut balls, a cheerful young boy's voice suddenly echoed around them.

Upon hearing the voice, the Ruby Beast immediately wagged its tail, ran towards the direction where the voice came from, and climbed up the trouser leg onto the shoulder of the person who came.

Yusei and Yuki Judai also turned their gazes over and were stunned.

What appeared in front of Yusei and Yuki Judai was a beautiful boy with blue-green hair, wearing a white and blue uniform. He looked full of energy, with delicate and beautiful features. His face was more feminine than masculine.

If he hadn't noticed the boy's exposed Adam's apple, Youxing would have almost mistaken this guy for a beautiful girl disguised as a man like Miss Yui.

"Hey~ That guy's name is Ruby."

Yujo Judai greeted the young man who seemed to be the master of the elves with enthusiasm, and Yusei nodded slightly as a greeting.

It would be fine if it was just a pretty girl, but You, who has a normal sexual orientation, does not intend to take the initiative to establish a good relationship with a man.

"Well, it's my family, Ruby from carbuncle."

With a warm smile on his face, the blue-haired boy pointed at the ruby ​​beast on his shoulder, then walked in front of the two of them and introduced its identity to Yuki Judai and Yusei.

"Those are the winged chestnut balls and the spherical chestnut balls..."

Noticing the appearance of the chestnut ball floating beside the two, the boy, who could also see spirits, had a look of realization on his face: "I see, you are Yuki Judai and Yusei, right? The heroes who defeated the Three Phantom Demons and the Light of Destruction..."

"Hmm? You know us?" Hearing the boy's words, Yuujo Judai was stunned: "Compared to this, you can also see the chestnut balls, right?"

"Ah, I've been able to see the spirits of duel monsters since I was a kid." Nodding, the blue-haired boy asked the two, "It should be the same for you, right?"

No, I'm really different.

When I was a kid, I probably squatted at the entrance of the village and played with mud...

After complaining a little about his childhood in his heart, Youxing nodded lightly as a response, and he did not refute the boy's question.

"Yeah, I also started when I was very young... Eh? When did it start? I can't remember clearly?"

Subconsciously, Yuki Judai gave the same response as the blue-haired boy, but the moment he said this, a sense of disobedience suddenly flashed through his mind.

When I was a kid...

Who am I?

Placing his palms on his temples, Yugi Judai tried hard to recall his childhood.

However, he could not remember the moment when he saw the elf.

After shaking his head, Yuki Judai, who was in an optimistic mood, decided to forget about this worry for the time being and put it behind him.

"By the way, I don't think I've seen you before. Are you a new student here this year?"

"Well... I'm new here, so I guess I'm new here."

Shrugging his shoulders, the boy smiled and gave a noncommittal answer.

"Really? That's how it is!"

Facing the boy, Yuujo Judai smiled and stretched out his palm: "Well, as a third-year senior, welcome to this Duel Academy!"

"Hmm... I always feel like there's something strange going on."

"Me too, I also feel like this isn't the first time I've met you."

Holding back the arm that Yusei extended, John Anderson, who was using the [Gemmon] deck, and Yusei Judai, who was using the [Hero] deck, had their historic first meeting under the witness of Yusei.

662 Undercurrent

After exchanging greetings, Yusei and Yuki Judai learned the blue-haired boy's name - John Anderson.

Like the other two, John also has the ability to see the spirits of Duel Monsters.

What he possessed were seven duel elves that were born from seven rainbow-colored gems of different colors.

The Ruby Beast that just appeared before the two of them, called "Ruby" by John, is one of the seven elves, representing the "red" color of the rainbow.

After the introductions, the three didn't chat for too long.

Because, at this time, Jianshan and Xiang had already found the rooftop and reminded the two to attend the opening ceremony of the Duel Academy.

After being reminded by the two, Youxing and Yucheng Judai remembered that today was the opening ceremony, so they waved goodbye to John.

John, who remained where he was, watched the two people leave, looked at the ruby ​​beast on his shoulder, then a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

……

"Ahem...Okay, starting today, Duel Academy will enter a new year."

“I hope that everyone will hold on to their own hopes and spend a year without regrets.”

When Youxing and the others followed Jianshan and arrived at the auditorium, students and teachers had already gathered there, blocking the entire auditorium so tightly that no one could get in or out.

Principal Samejima, standing on the podium, had his hands behind his back. Surrounded by a group of teachers, he solemnly announced the start of the opening ceremony to the students standing below.

At this time, Youxing and the others, led by Jianshan, came to Osiris Red where Manzhangmu was.

"Senior Wanzhang, are you really planning to stay in Osiris Red? And not considering returning to Obelix Blue?"

Jianshan could not help but ask curiously towards Wanzhangmu, who was standing behind him, dressed in black and holding his arms proudly.

According to Wanzhangmu's results and his outstanding performance in the GX Competition, he could actually be upgraded to Obelisk Blue.

But he didn't do that.

Jianshan was very puzzled about Wanzhang's choice of purpose.

"Heh... At this point, isn't it the same wherever we go?"

With a "huh" sound, Manjome waved his hands and said in a teasing tone, "Well, if there is a separate "Manjomeguro" dormitory, I can consider going there. Forget about the Blue Dormitory."

"Speaking of which..."

Noticing the yellow uniform Jianshan was wearing, Wanzhangmu raised his eyebrows and asked him, "Jianshan, you should be a student of Sun God Yellow, right? What are you planning to do by standing in Osiris Red's team?"

"Hey hey hey..."

Hearing Manzhangmu's question, Jianshan raised his lips and responded without hesitation: "As for me, any dormitory is the same to me! Where Judai-sama and Yusei-sama are, that's where I belong!"

Pointing at Yusei and Yuki Judai who had just been pulled over by him and Marufuji Sho, Kenzan showed a brilliant smile on his face.

"Well, next, the freshman representative, Saotome Rei, will take the stage and take the oath as the freshman representative."