King's Domain

The vacation passed quickly, and Duel Academy welcomed a new school year once more.

But this time, Duel Academy was welcoming more than just adorable new underclassmen.

The azure sky was clear as if freshly washed. Sunlight pierced the blue heavens, casting dappled shadows as though the world had been plated with a warm, gentle golden glow. The sparkling sea resembled countless tiny sapphires embedded in its surface, swaying beneath the caress of the breeze.

A white passenger ship sailed slowly through the magnificent panorama where sea met sky, cleaving through the waves toward Duel Academy.

"October 11th."

A red-haired man wearing glasses stood at the bow, speaking into the recording device in his hand as if talking to himself.

"The voyage to Duel Academy finally seems to be nearing its end.

KaibaCorp specially prepared this luxurious passenger ship for our journey. I heard it must have cost quite a bit, yet a ship of this size has only five passengers."

The red-haired man—Amon Garlem, the young master of the world-renowned Garlem Conglomerate—looked around before slowly pushing up his glasses.

Amon Garlem looked like a refined and scholarly man, and the glasses on his nose played a large role in shaping that impression. However, anyone familiar with the story of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX would know that his appearance was, in fact, somewhat deliberately misleading.

Anyone who regarded him as a helpless young master and underestimated him because of it would definitely suffer for it. Beneath that civilized exterior lay a body tempered through countless trials. He possessed a physique no less impressive than a mercenary's, along with immense strength and mastery of top-tier combat techniques. Even in a contest of force, he was confident he would lose to no one.

"At present, I have learned about all the passengers. The first