Chapter 195
As a beam of light shot up in front of Manjoume, the Divine Dragon Power Cannon reappeared.
[VWXYZ-Dragon Power Cannon: Attack Power 3000]
"[VWXYZ-Dragon Cannon]'s effect activates again, banishing your face-down card. I refuse to believe you can activate it again."
As Manjoume said this, Judai opened the cover card again.
"Unfortunately, Manjoume. Your effect is still useless. I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell [Wing of United]!"
Send 1 [Winged Kuriboh] from your field and 2 cards from your hand to the Graveyard. Special Summon 1 [Winged Kuriboh LV10] from your hand or Deck.
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 0]
"What?! It's a combo card for [Winged Kuriboh]?!"
To Manjoume's surprise, Winged Kuriboh's wings grew larger and were inlaid with golden dragon-shaped armor.
[Winged Kuriboh LV10: Defense 200]
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"It's [Winged Kuriboh LV10]!?"
This was the first time Manjoume had seen this monster. Because it was a level 10 monster, he dared not touch it easily.
"Battle has begun! I'm attacking [Elemental HERO Avian] with [VWXYZ-Dragon Power Cannon], final blast!"
The Divine Dragon Power Cannon unleashed a beam of light from its chest towards Sky Scourge.
Suddenly, Winged Kuriboh appeared in front of Sky Scourge, blocking the beam cannon.
"Wha... what's going on!?"
Manjoume became uneasy. Even though he didn't want to touch the Winged Kuriboh, it still wouldn't let him go.
At this point, the Judai spoke up.
"Based on the effect of [Winged Kuriboh LV10]."
You can Tribute this card you control to destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls, and inflict damage to your opponent equal to the sum of the destroyed monsters' original ATKs. This effect can only be activated during your opponent's Battle Phase.
"Give the attack back!"
The Judai waved his hand.
"Kurri Kurri~~!!"
Winged Kuriboh cried out, reflecting its attack back and instantly blasting away both of Manjoume's monsters on the field.
"Ugh--!"
A total of 4800 points of damage took away Manjoume's last remaining health.
[Jun Manjoume: LP200→0]
Chapter Twelve: A Night Visit to the Old Dormitory
Winged Kuriboh LV10 disappeared, and its radiance gradually faded from the field. Manjoume's invincible fusion machine left not even a trace of debris, and its own life points finally reached zero.
The audience inside the stadium erupted in cheers and applause.
"I won! What a fun duel!"
At this moment, Judai smiled and flicked his fingers as he uttered his signature line, giving a mocking look to Manjoume who was kneeling on the ground in humiliation.
Wan Zhang Mu: Damn it, WDNMD! Protruding (fuck pan fuck)
"Ono Rei, Yusei Fudo..."
Enraged, Manjoume bulging, fled the scene with a livid face.
Judai's first practical test was finally over. Amidst everyone's cheers, he returned alone, leaving Professor Chronos looking utterly disappointed.
After the practical test, Professor Chronos didn't cause any more trouble, and others didn't dare to bother Judai either. Plus, Judai himself didn't make many friends.
So Judai had nothing to do these past few days and was a bit bored.
One night, Judai was sleeping soundly in bed when a scream suddenly came from downstairs. Although it didn't sound loud from across the floor, it still woke him up.
He suddenly opened his eyes, trying to recall the source of the sound, and realized it was coming from the cafeteria downstairs.
Curious, Judai put on his clothes and went downstairs to see what was going on.
Just as I came downstairs, I saw Teacher Daidouji, who was about to enter the cafeteria.
"Is the teacher also curious about what it is?"
So he followed them.
At the same time, out of Judai's sight, a figure stealthily peeked out.
The man muttered to himself, "What's Yusei Fudo doing so late?"
You can tell from his verbal tics that this is Professor Chronos again.
As the professor was taking a nighttime walk, pondering how to deal with Judai, he happened to pass by the Red Dorm and unexpectedly spotted Judai emerging from his room. Curious, he followed him.
Inside the dormitory cafeteria, only one candle was lit, making the space somewhat dim—the perfect atmosphere for telling ghost stories.
"Wow, I drew a top-tier card!"
The person who said this was the Teacher Daidouji.
It turned out that when Teacher Daidouji and Judai arrived at the cafeteria, they found Sho Marufuji and his roommate Hayato Maeda playing Yugi where they had to tell ghost stories based on the level of the cards they drew. The scream they had heard earlier was Hayato being frightened by the ghost story.
After the two explained, Daidouji, who was in high spirits, also drew a card.
Judai, standing nearby, took a closer look and raised an eyebrow slightly. "It's actually the [Five-Headed Dragon] at level twelve. It seems the teacher is about to tell us something quite terrifying."
Daidouji glanced at Judai with a smile, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, began his story. "I've heard that there's an abandoned dormitory deep within this island. Have you heard of it?"
"An abandoned dormitory? I've never heard of it."
"Then let me tell you about the rumors surrounding it."
"All right."
"It's said that this used to be the dormitory for special students at this school, and later it seems that many students went missing there."
"Missing? Really?"
Daidouji continued mysteriously, "It seems that dormitory is related to the Dark Yami, meow."
Upon hearing "Dark Yami," Judai immediately perked up and became interested.
"The Dark Yami! I've heard of it!"
Even Hayato was trembling with fear on the side, couldn't help but look over curiously.
Daidouji nodded and continued, "It's said to be a terrifying Yugi played with legendary items."
Judai pondered for a moment, then continued, "The Millennium Items... it's said there are seven. Legend has it that the King of Games Yugi Muto possessed one of them, the Millennium Puzzle. However, all the Millennium Items disappeared when the Pharaoh, who resided within the King of Games, returned to the Underworld."
"So, could the story of Teacher Daidouji be just a legend?"
"Hehe! Whether it's true or not, I don't know, meow!"
Daidouji adjusted his glasses. "When I arrived at this school, that dormitory was already off-limits, meow!"
He seemed to have completed his mission and bid farewell without any hesitation.
Seeing his serious demeanor, Judai's curiosity was piqued.
"This sounds interesting. How about we check it out before we go to bed tomorrow?"
He was incredibly bored lately, so he decided to find something to amuse himself.
"Eh?!"
It was clear that Sho Marufuji and the others were still a little scared, so Judai didn't plan to take them with him to search.
At the same time, someone eavesdropping outside the window smirked wildly, thinking, "Heh heh heh, so there's still that Dark Yami method... using rumors to make that annoying student disappear..."
The professor seemed to have come up with another bad idea.
The following evening, after getting dressed, Judai grabbed a flashlight and went out alone.
The bright moonlight cast shadows on the trees, and a dilapidated, abandoned dormitory building stood alone in the darkness deep in the woods, appearing eerie and terrifying.
"This flower is..."
Judai shone the light on the corner of the main entrance and discovered a rose lying on the ground.
"Has anyone been here?"
Just as he was wondering...
Creak--!
A voice suddenly rang out, as if someone had guessed the branch correctly.
Judai then pointed the light at the source of the sound, and a girl with long blonde hair appeared before him.
"Asuka?!"
He paused for a moment when he realized it was someone he knew.
Asuka Tenjoin also looked somewhat surprised and asked, "Judai?! Why are you here?"
Seeing her expression, Judai realized something and said seriously, "I'm here to investigate."
He couldn't say he was there to have fun, so that was the only answer he could give.
"Don't you know? A lot of students have gone missing here."
Judai nodded and replied, "I've heard this legend; it's said to be related to the 'Dark Yami,' so I wanted to investigate."
The girl frowned slightly and advised, "It's true what happened in this dormitory. This place is off-limits and not a place to joke around. It will be very troublesome if the school finds out."
Judai stroked his chin and muttered, "It seems there really is something to it; we can't just ignore it."
"You..."
Seeing that her persuasion was ineffective, and before Asuka could say anything more, Judai immediately interrupted her, "Speaking of which Asuka, why are you here?"
This interruption made Asuka swallow back the words she was about to say.
She hesitated for a moment, a hint of sadness on her face, and said, "My biological brother disappeared here, and I came here to look for clues about his disappearance."
"Asuka..."
"So!"
Just as the girl was about to try to persuade Judai to leave again, he interrupted her once more, saying, "So I'll help too!"
Asuka: Huh?! Σ( ° △ °|||)
Did this person not listen at all?
Chapter Thirteen: The Mysterious Dark Duelist
Ta-da-ta-da...
Footsteps echoed in the lobby of the old dormitory.
Judai and Asuka walked side by side, using flashlights to check their surroundings.
The light swept across the wall, and seeing the scene before him, Judai frowned and said, "I can't understand any of the writing on the wall... but it seems to be all ancient script, and there are even patterns of ancient artifacts drawn on it. It seems that this so-called 'Dark Yami' is very likely real. Perhaps someone studied the 'Dark Yami' here before."
Asuka, hands on her hips, complained with dissatisfaction, "That's why I didn't let you in. Who knows what's in here? Touching things carelessly could easily lead to danger."
She had been trying to persuade him while they were outside, but Judai wouldn't listen and insisted on helping.
So she had no choice but to accompany him on this adventure.
However, she wasn't angry; instead, she felt a sense of goodwill towards him.
"Um?"
Judai suddenly noticed something and moved the light toward a picture frame on the wall.