"Duel King."
Amon's expression instantly turned cold.
They said Duel Academy was the King's forbidden ground. He had thought that might have been an exaggeration, but now it seemed there had been no exaggeration at all.
He had only just set foot on the island—and he had not sneaked in. He had come to this island entirely legally as an exchange student.
Yet even so, the moment he approached the Abandoned Dorm area, he was immediately caught red-handed.
But Kira's appearance also proved that the rumors were true.
Amon adjusted his glasses and said softly, "So it really is true, isn't it?"
"Hm?" Kira raised an eyebrow.
"The rumors about the Duel King's power," Amon said. "This abandoned dormitory is connected to a world with terrifying Dark Power.
The King obtained unparalleled power from that world, and at the heart of this island, this abandoned dormitory is the center of that power."
Kira: "?"
This time, Kira was genuinely taken aback.
Is that what people outside were saying about me?
What the hell was all this?
It was true that the dormitory held his secrets, but in reality, Professor Daitokuji's old Alchemy Laboratory was hidden beneath it. Inside were the fruits of Professor Daitokuji's many years of work, along with secrets involving certain forbidden alchemical arts, Dark Power, and card-making research.
Of course, Professor Daitokuji had now willingly gifted all of it to his student, Kira.
Kira rubbed his temples. "Rumors are getting this ridiculous these days?"
"Trying to deny it?" Amon frowned.
"Haha, that's not what I mean." Kira smiled. "Well, you probably wouldn't believe anything I said anyway, so believe whatever you want."
At that moment, Eye, in its Ghost form, muttered beside him, "Actually, I think that explanation is pretty convincing.
Not only are you absurdly strong,