"So... we actually knew all along that this guy named Cobra wasn't a good person?"
Eyes widened, asking in confusion.
"Yeah, we knew."
Kira nodded as he walked.
"He planned to hold a duel tournament at this Duel Academy involving all the students, then use the duels to steal the students' Life Energy. The goal was to revive an evil spirit that had returned from space."
"Oh, right, and he had his eye on Judai Yuki because that evil spirit had countless ties to Judai. But I imagine that aside from Judai, he wouldn't mind making anyone else a sacrifice if it helped him achieve his goal."
Eyes blinked several times, trying to process all that information.
Then he turned pale with shock.
"What?! Doesn't that sound pretty serious?"
"Small potatoes. Stop making such a fuss," Qianjin said dismissively. "If you'd seen what Master had been through before, you'd know how insignificant this is."
Eyes narrowed. "Why do I feel like I'm being looked down on?"
"Haha, Qianjin isn't wrong. Compared to what we've dealt with before, this really isn't much. But we still can't let our guard down.
"After surviving so many storms, it'd be downright ridiculous if we got schemed against by an opponent of this level and capsized in a gutter."
With roughly three to five hundred meters left before the Yellow Dorm, Kira suddenly stopped walking and merely turned his head to look behind him.
"Wouldn't you agree, Teacher Satou?"
A moment later, a figure in a blue uniform appeared behind him. The man's complexion was pale, and he looked sickly and frail.
"You really are as sharp as the rumors say, Fujiki Kira. Cough, cough."
The man coughed twice, forcing a smile onto his pale face.
"But the legendary King truly is difficult to meet."