Kira had no shortage of halos around him, and he had a whole basketful of Titles and Honors too. But this seemed to be the first time someone had called him something like a Duel Champion.
"Yeah, I'd really never seen a duel like that before!" Yuma said. "That Xyz just now, was it the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon? So cool!"
"And that Infinite Loop thing was insanely cool too! Just now, I was thinking that with that indestructible Machina Angel on the other side's Field, we'd have to settle it next turn no matter what. But you wiped out over four thousand Life Points in the blink of an eye. That was amazing!"
Yuma still seemed immersed in the shock of the duel he had just witnessed. Without even waiting for Kira's response, he kept talking away.
Looking at him, Kira suddenly had the illusion that he was looking at a miniature Judai from three years ago.
Come to think of it, Judai happened to be off the island today as well. Two days ago, he had gone to KaibaCorp with Kira, and after they parted ways, he had planned to visit Hibiki Koyo. He was expected back later today.
Otherwise, Judai and Yuma would probably have gotten along quite well.
"Oh, right, Mr. Kira. In that case, I actually have a presumptuous request too," Yuma said.
Astral, floating nearby, said, "Yuma, don't tell me you want to—"
"Of course! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! A living, breathing Duel Champion!" Yuma raised his Duel Disk. "Duel me!"
The moment those words came out, the entire place fell silent.
The looks the surrounding students gave Yuma became even more colorful. Some were curious, some stunned, and some impressed.
Of course they had to be impressed.
He had just witnessed the