Chapter 219

"Yes, according to my friend at the North Academy, their representative is incredibly powerful. He single-handedly challenged all the students in the entire academy and became the undisputed king of the North Academy!"

Everyone was whispering among themselves, sharing their gossip.

"Wow? He's that strong?"

"But our academy also has a heavyweight like Yusei Fudo."

"This duel is sure to be very exciting!"

The others who heard this all became excited about the match.

While the students were buzzing with discussion, the delegation from the North Academy finally arrived.

They arrived at the island's coast in a submarine, and the students were startled when the submarine suddenly emerged from the sea.

The submarine hatch opened, and the people inside slowly stepped out.

"Oh, welcome, Principal Ichise."

Principal Samejima spoke to Principal Ichise of the North Academy in a polite tone.

The latter also warmly grasped Principal Samejima's outstretched hand, saying, "I'll be relying on you to take care of me for a while now. Please look after me."

"No, it is I."

However, the next moment, their tone seemed to become subtle.

"By the way, how is Tome's health?"

"Of course, Tome is an indispensable person in this competition."

Judai, who was waiting to the side, felt that the two of them seemed to be spitting fire in their eyes.

Is it just my imagination?

Judai wasn't concerned about that; he was more interested in something else. He reminded him, "Chancellor, let's end the pleasantries here. Now we should introduce the two opponents; the students must be very curious."

"That's true." After responding to him, Principal Samejima introduced to Principal Ichise, "This gentleman next to me is our school's representative, Yusei Fudo."

Principal Ichise nodded slightly and looked at Judai: "I know, I've heard the rumors about you, you are indeed an outstanding student."

Then he changed the subject, "But our school's representative will definitely be no worse than yours."

Judai asked curiously, "Who is it?"

He is...

"It's me!"

Before Principal Ichise could finish speaking, a voice came from behind him.

Upon closer listening, the sound seemed somewhat familiar.

So everyone looked closely behind Principal Ichise and saw a group of men dressed in various styles standing before them.

The person in the black trench coat right in the middle was someone I knew very well.

"The representative is actually you, Manjoume?"

"It's 'Manjoume "Lightning"' (a homophone for 'sir')!"

Upon seeing Judai again, Manjoume clenched his fists in humiliation.

Seeing his spirited expression, Judai chuckled, "Interesting. I'm curious to see how you'll change from before."

"Judai, this time I will definitely defeat you!"

Manjoume's fighting spirit ignited, and a powerful aura seemed to emanate from him, making those around him sense a different side of Manjoume than before.

Judai replied seriously, "Then bring it on, Manjoume!"

Principal Samejima then announced loudly, "Alright, now that both sides' representatives have gotten to know each other, let's look forward to the upcoming academy duel!"

This one sentence ignited the enthusiasm of all the students.

Rumble--!!

Just as everyone was preparing to leave, two helicopters suddenly appeared above the dock and flew over them.

That symbol is...

"Manjoume Group!"

After the helicopter landed, two tall men in black suits emerged, their faces radiating arrogance, followed by a group of photographers.

"Nagasaku-nii, Masashi-nii! What are you doing here?"

Manjoume saw his two older brothers suddenly appear before him, he immediately had a bad feeling.

Inside a changing room at the academy, the three Manjoume brothers were talking.

"Zhun, it's been a long time!"

"I heard you were fired from the college."

Manjoume's two older brothers questioned him in a slightly serious tone.

"That is indeed the case, but now I am representing North Academy."

Knowing he couldn't hide it from his two older brothers, Jun Manjoume had no choice but to answer the question honestly.

Chosaku Manjoume said sternly, "I don't care what happened to you in the past, but in the face of this live television broadcast hosted by our Manjoume Group, you must win this duel!"

Seiji Manjoume used the same tone, "Listen carefully, Jun! Absolutely do not do anything that would damage the reputation of the Manjoume Group!"

"Don't forget, our Manjoume family has the grand goal of establishing the Manjoume Empire."

"Listen up, Jun! You're already the worst among us brothers, now all that's missing is you to complete our goal of reigning supreme in the dueling world!"

"I know, brother, I'm already doing that."

Jun Manjoume raised his head and looked at his two older brothers with a determined gaze.

At the same time, Judai, who happened to be passing by the door, overheard their reprimand.

He sighed, "This is the sorrow of a rich young master. Manjoume has truly suffered. Unfortunately, as the duelist, I cannot simply relinquish victory."

Having thought this through, he quietly left the place.

Chapter 48 VS Manjoume "Lightning"

It wasn't until the afternoon, inside the Duel Arena.

The stands were filled with students from both schools, and cameras were set up around the dueling platform.

"Alright, everyone, thank you for waiting!"

"It's finally about to begin! The highly anticipated academy-versus-academy duel tournament!"

Please give me some applause and encouragement!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!!

Cheers erupted from the audience.

"Manjoume "Lightning"! Lightning! Lightning!"

Despite playing away from home, the students from the North Academy showed remarkable enthusiasm and support.

The cheers only stopped after Judai and Manjoume stepped onto the platform, and the two Chancellor in the audience stood up to make an announcement.

"It is hereby announced that Duel Academy Main Campus and..."

"The North Branch Campus School..."

"The dueling tournament begins!"

After making the announcement, Principal Samejima handed over the authority to preside over the event to Cronos.

Cronos raised the microphone. "Now, the duel between the Duel Academy Main Campus and the North Branch Campus begins! Naonai!"

"First up is the most outstanding first-year student selected by our school— Yusei Fudo!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!!!

Another round of enthusiastic cheers erupted from our side of the school.

"And facing him is the representative of the North Academy — Jun Manjoume!"

Professor Chronos's announcement caused a stir among the students at the North Academy.

Manjoume stepped forward and proclaimed loudly, "You must remember me well! Listen carefully to my name, the one who has been resurrected from the abyss of hell!"

"One, ten!"

"""Hundred!!"""

"""Thousand!!"""

"Manjoume "Lightning"!"

"Manjoume "Lightning"! Lightning! Lightning!"

The support from the North Academy was incredibly enthusiastic, reaching an off-the-charts level, leaving our own school completely stunned.

Judai exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't realize you were so popular over there!"

At that moment, Manjoume turned around to look at his opponent. "It's time for the duel, Judai! I can't lose this one!"

"Come on, Manjoume!"

"It's the Manjoume "Lightning"!"

Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the two began their duel.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]

[Manjoume "Lightning": LP4000]

Manjoume won the first round.

"I'll go first, draw a card!"

[Manjoume "Lightning" Hand Cards: 5 → 6]

After glancing at his hand, he immediately placed it on the Duel Disk: "I summon [Masked Dragon] in Defense Position."

"Appear, [Masked Dragon]!"

With a flash of light, a red and white dragon wearing a mask was projected onto the field.

[Masked Dragon: Defense 1100]

"Set two more cards face down, end the turn."

[Manjoume "Lightning" Hand Cards: 6 → 3]

Manjoume ended his turn without any hesitation.

Although the performance started off fairly standard, the audience from the North Academy still cheered.

However, Judai wouldn't be intimidated by such a scene.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]

After drawing his card, he immediately flipped it over. "I activate the monster effect of [Gomamanju of the Swamp] from my hand, and by discarding this card as the cost, I add one [Polymerization] from my deck to my hand."

After obtaining the Polymerization Spell Card, I immediately revealed it along with the other two cards in my hand. "[Polymerization] activated, Polymerization the monsters [Elemental Hero Sparkman] and [Elemental HERO Clayman] in my hand."

As soon as he finished speaking, two heroes appeared on the field and Polymerization into one in a vortex, releasing golden light.

"Fusion Summon [Elemental HERO Thunder Giant]!"

As the light faded, a giant appeared, accompanied by thunder.

[Elemental HERO Thunder Giant: Attack Power 2400]

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 6 → 3]

Judai then drew another card from his hand and said, "Because the effect of [Masked Dragon] is that when it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon a Dragon-Type monster from your Deck."

"Tch!" Manjoume gritted his teeth.