Yu-Gi-Oh, the tenth generation of card-playing simulator!

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"Misawa, are we here a little early?" The three people who finished the moving work hurried to the teaching auditorium of the college, but looking at the slightly empty space in front of them, Wanzhangmu asked a soul-searching question.

"emmm..."

"Forget it... just take this as a good rest!" Judai jumped onto the red seat in the middle and lay down comfortably.

"By the way, Manjome, where's the Type VI robot?" Judai, whose mind had just been clearing for a while, suddenly remembered something else: "Aren't you usually inseparable from it? Why haven't I seen the robot in the past two days?"

"Don't mention it." Speaking of this, Wanzhangmu's expression, who had just sat down, became strange:

"Hasn't the new school year started? Recently, a brash and crazy guy showed up at Sun God Yellow's place. This is the first time I've seen someone so enthusiastically battle a Type VI robot. If you go to the gym right now, you might just see him and his gang of minions passionately battling robots..."

"There are actually newcomers who are taking the initiative to fight robots." Hearing this, Judai also became curious.

"That person seems to be called Jianshan, and he is a prominent figure in this year's Sun God Huang..." Misawa on the other side seemed to have heard something about it as well.

While a few people were chatting, most of the teachers and students of the college entered the auditorium one after another, and the large screen in front of them also started the projection mode and played the World Professional Duel League games.

Although the league holds competitions every year, today's competition is very special because one of the players is Marufuji Ryo, who recently graduated from the Duel Academy.

In just two months, Marufuji Ryo, known as Caesar in the academy, has won ten consecutive games in the league and is very likely to win the championship of this competition. This kind of achievement is rare even in the history of Duel Academy.

Therefore, the professors of the college specially arranged for all teachers and students in the college to watch the live broadcast of this duel together, hoping to use his deeds to inspire everyone to study hard and become future professional stars.

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"Senior will be playing in the next match, right?" Misawa flipped through the match manual and compared the list with the opponent's name. "Is my opponent... Ed?"

"The guy who fought Judai?" Wanzhangmu, standing nearby, came closer curiously, momentarily incredulous. "What? This guy actually has thirty consecutive wins!"

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Judai: "How did you feel about fighting him before?"

"Not very good..." Judai shook his head. "Later I learned from Auntie Duomei that the deck that guy used in the duel with me was completely pieced together using a few boxes of card packs bought from the convenience store..."

Judai felt a little helpless at being let down in his first match as a sophomore, but he still mentioned it briefly: "But he can still run smoothly with that cobbled-together deck, so his strength is still... very strong... right?"

The conversation did not last long, because at this time, the focus game between Marufuji Ryo and Ed had already begun.

According to the referee's decision, Ed attacked first in this match.

The other party's first action caused some commotion among the people in front of the screen.

"It's the [Elemental Hero Wingman]." Asuka, who arrived late, pointed at the monster in the middle of the screen and covered her mouth with her hands and exclaimed softly.

"I used to think that Judai's hero deck was the same..." Recalling those unforgettable years, Wanzhangmu's face was full of heaviness.

"There are differences between heroes." Misawa was quite emotional as he looked at his past notes.

"It's actually the [Elemental Hero Phoenix Man]." Judai was also a little surprised when he saw the hero merging in another direction.

The situation progressed again. As Ed used the [Lightning Gun] to control the [Electric Man] and then drew two cards under the effect of the [Defense Penalty], Wanzhang's eyes lit up:

"This guy's way of replenishing cards is very interesting." He glanced at Judai secretly: "Unlike someone..."

"This is a two-for-two trade. It can only be called a filter draw, okay? In comparison, my [Fusion Troops] with [Bubble Man] is several versions ahead of the opponent!"

Amidst everyone's discussions, the duel quickly entered its most critical stage.

"The victory of this duel is mine!"

On the field, Marufuji Ryo raised his arm and declared:

"【Electronic Terminator Dragon】, attack 【Flash Phoenix Man】!"

Blazing flames spewed out of the Cyber-End Dragon's mouth, but Ed on the other side was not afraid and instead laughed:

"Marufuji Ryo, as a senior professional player, I must give you a piece of advice. If you lose yourself in your passion, you will lose to the professional players. This is your predetermined fate!"

The cover card at the back also opens at this time - the trap card [Fate Destruction]!

As four monsters with [Elemental Hero] cards were sent to the graveyard, the attack power of [Flash Phoenix] immediately climbed to 4900 points under this increase.

"Oh no, its attack power exceeds that of the [Electronic Terminator Dragon]." The scene in front of him gave Wanzhangmu a sense of déjà vu.

"Not necessarily." Judai shook his head slightly, but his eyes fell on the Geka that had always been behind Caesar.

And the fact was just as he expected. Caesar on the duel field smiled leisurely, and the long-silent card was finally revealed:

"You think I didn't anticipate this? Pay 1000 HP and activate the perpetual trap [Skill Drain]!"

The [Flashing Phoenix Man] who had just gained powerful strength was instantly suppressed back to the starting point.

"boom!"

The energy beam from the Electronic End Dragon finally arrived, but the Flash Phoenix Man, who had lost the hero's blessing, could no longer withstand the impact of this force.

Ed lp: 1000->0

"It seems that your fate is nothing more than this."

Chapter 181: White-robed Zhai Wang, on-site divination

"Win!"

"As expected of Lord Caesar!"

"If you keep up this momentum, there's a good chance that you'll win the championship of this competition!"

As the match ended, a cacophony of conversations filled the auditorium. Of course, many people recognized Ed's prowess:

"But this time, the opponent is also very strong. He was able to force the senior to use unknown methods..."

Just as everyone in the academy was discussing the matter, the camera on the big screen switched to outside the duel arena. As the winner of the game, Marufuji Ryo was being interviewed by a large number of reporters.

"That match just now was truly spectacular," a stylishly dressed reporter said, "but Mr. Marufuji Ryo, could you please tell me why you added the card [Skill Draw] to your [Cyber ​​Dragon] deck? According to the records, you've never used it in previous matches."

"Today is indeed the first time I've used this card in public." Marufuji Ryo smiled modestly in response to the reporter's question, "But this card has been dormant in my deck for a long time."

Caesar paused for a moment before continuing to speak to the reporter:

"Actually, in our Duel Academy, there's also a Duelist who specializes in Hero decks. His style is even more varied, and his strength is also..."

What Marufuji Ryo said during the question-and-answer session on the screen immediately drew the attention of many people in the auditorium back to Judai.

"Is that... Senior Judai?"

"Why are you wearing red clothes...?"

"You don't understand... It's because of his arrival that Osiris Red's current salary has improved significantly."

"Senior Marufuji Ryo said it himself at the graduation ceremony halfway through the year. He wasn't confident of defeating his opponent at that time."

"To say something like that in public, wasn't that just a humble thing to say?"

"Hiss... If I think about it this way, I wonder how strong Judai-sama is now..."

"I really want to see the front of Judai-sama, wuwuwu..."

Hearing these words from behind, Judai, who was at the front, was about to turn around excitedly, but unfortunately Manjomu and Misawa seemed to have anticipated this. One of them hugged Judai's legs, and the other pressed his shoulders, holding Judai so that he could not move.

"You're in your second year now, so you should show yourselves a mature and stable image to the younger students."

"That's right, you have to become the new Caesar!"

"Can you please do it next time... I will definitely do it next time!"

"No, this time it has to be done." Asuka in the back row also lent a hand while laughing.

The slight movement of the few people did not attract the attention of others, and Marufuji Ryo on the screen also said his mental journey:

"After a long period of contemplation, I finally realized that the Cyber ​​Dragon might not have the same flexible and adaptable tactics as the Hero, but it also has the unique advantages of being a dragon (mechanical). Its extremely high damage output doesn't require too many fancy deployments when facing most decks. Perhaps this is the Cyber ​​Dragon path I'm seeking."

At this point, Marufuji Ryo suddenly stopped facing the reporters and instead faced the camera in the center, his eyes ablaze with fire:

"Just wait, Judai! After I win this tournament, I will return to the academy and have the promised battle with you!"

"Good, good, good!" Sudden applause came from the teaching team standing on one side.

"Professor Kurolos?" With the dim light from the front row, Judai saw that the other person's face was flushed, and he was muttering strange words like "I won" and "prospering".

"The professor has suddenly become strange..." After thinking for a moment, Judai began to respond to the sudden applause with everyone else.

This applause belongs to the present Caesar, and also to his future self, or in other words, to everyone in the Duel Academy.

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Just as the academy was celebrating Marufuji Ryo's winning streak, in an empty villa on the other side of the ocean.

The floor here is paved with exquisite pure white marble slabs, the walls are also completely painted white, and the white crystal chandeliers hanging from the dome make the entire room filled with light.

Bright and holy, yet with an indescribable weirdness.

A man in white and wearing a veil sat upright on a chair, slowly fiddling with a stack of tarot cards.

“Swish!”

He closed his eyes and concentrated, then drew one of the cards from the deck.

I opened my eyes and saw [Death]!

"Upright, this card signifies failure and destruction, but reversed, it signifies rebirth and escape from the status quo."

Saiou fiddled with the tarot cards in front of him:

"Now it's reversed, it seems there is still a glimmer of hope."

"Really?" A silver-haired young man in a suit and tie stood to one side, frowning at the divination result. "Can divinations of fate really always be accurate? The last divination result was [Chariot], which symbolizes victory..."

The silver-haired young man standing there was none other than Ed Phoenix, who had recently fought Caesar, and the man in white who was fortune-telling was his best friend and agent.

“The future is not wrong, but it can change.”

The King shook his head, but a different look appeared in his eyes:

"When we observe the future, the old future is constantly collapsing. When I first heard the news of your defeat by Caesar, I was indeed very surprised. I didn't expect fate to deviate so drastically.

But now I understand that as early as a year ago, the fate of that young man named Judai had been in chaos, and this had affected the people around him. Your failure is further proof of this."

"What about this divination..." Ed glanced at the [Grim Reaper] who was heading towards him.

"But the future symbolizing the ending can't be wrong." Saiou placed his right hand on Ed's shoulder. "Just like the birth and destruction of the universe, the beginning and the end are often the same. Remember the cards we used for our first divination?"

"【Wheel of Fortune】...?" Old memories once again washed over Ed's memory.

"That's right." Saiou turned over the top card, and the name of the tarot card was exactly [Wheel of Fortune].

"Now, the wheel has begun to spin, and we have no choice but to join in. Even if good fortune or bad luck is unknown, we have no choice but to accept it." Sai Wang smiled slightly. "Now you need to return to the Duel Academy. There you will find everything you desire."

"But I can't seem to see the cards clearly anymore." Ed said calmly, revealing a cruel fact.

"No, you can do it." Saiou's tone was gentle and calm: "Look directly at fate and seize it. What you can't see clearly is not the cards, but the fate you don't want to believe in."

Chapter 182: Traveling through time, red is a festive color

"Finally I can go see...wait..."

At night, Judai was lying on his bed in the new dormitory, saying words that sounded familiar. After realizing that something was wrong, he immediately got out of bed and checked what was happening outside the door.

"Huh, fortunately, no one comes to disturb me this time."

After a long sigh, Judai at the door subconsciously stretched and muttered, "I wonder how that uncle's career at Kaiba Group is going. I'm really looking forward to the day when the Duel Disk has two more slots. Anyway, I wish him all the best."

After returning to the bed, Judai finally immersed his consciousness into the simulator. Soon, his thoughts flowed and the world changed.

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"Has it turned into a card shop again this time?" Coming back from his drowsy state, Judai looked at the noisy atmosphere around him, and his mood was also lifted.

"It's so lively...but why isn't anyone playing cards?" Although he had already arrived in a different world, Judai always had a sense of déjà vu.

"Because we are preparing to open a new card pack!" Hana Benxue suddenly appeared from the side and patted Judai on the shoulder.

"Benxue!?" Judai's eyes lit up at the familiar figure, but then he became confused: "New card pack...? What does that mean?"

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"So these are the card packs you want to open?" Judai pointed at the card packs stacked in front of him, his expression a little shocked.