Chapter 234

Camula panicked immediately.

At this moment, Judai loudly proclaimed, "Earth Hero's monster effect is activated! I will release Elemental HERO Flame Wingman and Elemental Hero in sequence. Their ATK increases by the same amount for this turn. Therefore, Earth Hero's ATK is..."

[Elemental HERO Earth Neos: Attack Power 2500 → 8500]

"Attack power 8500 points..."

Camula took a step back in a panic.

"It's time to end this. Let's settle this with this one blow."

"Earth Hero attacks the Vampire Genesis, Earth Impact!"

Earth Hero immediately lunged forward, his fists clasped together, instantly piercing through the Vampire Genesis.

Boom--!!

"Aaaaaah--!!!"

[Camula: LP6500→0]

Chapter Seventy: Kaiba Man Appears

"I actually lost..."

After the battle, Camula collapsed to the ground.

Judai glanced at the dazed Camula and said, "As agreed, unseal Kaiser and Professor Chronos."

Camula looked dazed. "Is this all there is to it?"

"Yes, that's enough."

"Now that the Gate of the Phantom Beasts has been destroyed, my soul will not be taken away. As long as I live, I will continue to take revenge on humanity!"

In the end, Camula became hysterical.

Judai said calmly, "You don't actually want revenge, do you? The humans of this era are not the enemies who harmed your vampire clan."

"..."

Camula was silent for a moment before replying, "Yes, because of the extinction of the vampire race, I am the last one left."

"In order to revive my race, I have to fight against humans; this is a battle for survival between races."

"But I lost this duel; perhaps I lack the power to defeat humanity."

She was a pitiful person; when she opened her eyes, she saw that she was the only one left of her entire race.

It's like suddenly waking up to find yourself the only human left on Earth. This kind of loneliness, like the end of the world, would absolutely drive anyone crazy.

"Perhaps there are other ways to resurrect, without necessarily harming humans?"

Upon hearing this, Camula abruptly raised his head. "What do you mean by that?"

Judai explained, "Among Duel Monsters, there exists a powerful race called [Vampires]. As one of the undead races, they are most skilled in resurrection. If we can find the [Vampire Empire] and the [Vampire] race, perhaps we can obtain a method for the revival of the vampire race."

He had just remembered that Camula had used [Vampire Empire] in the duel just now. Logically, if she had this card, she should have other [Vampire] monsters, but it seemed that she didn't have any at the moment.

And he wasn't lying, since most [Vampire] monsters have the effect of reviving, especially several that can revive monsters in the opponent's graveyard.

As he listened to Judai's analysis, Camula's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Yes, if we go to the Spirit World and find the vampire clan, wouldn't that be possible?

And so the matter was resolved.

Camula kept her promise and released the souls from the two dolls, allowing Ryo Marufuji and Cronos to return to reality.

The others had no objections to her departure, and before leaving, she handed a blank Spell Card to Judai.

"This card might be useful to you."

"This is?"

Judai looked at the card that was handed to him with a puzzled expression.

"The Powerless Gate of the Phantom Beasts."

What's the point of giving me this?

Camula shook his head. "I don't know, maybe it can be used as some kind of medium."

"What medium?"

She shook her head again. "It's just my intuition that tells me this card should be kept by you. It might have unexpected effects when fighting the Phantom Demon, after all, it's a card related to the Phantom Demon."

"A phantom demon, huh...?"

Judai was completely confused, but he still accepted the card in the end.

Camula, with a hint of gratitude towards Judai, disappeared from the lake.

"Although we're on opposing sides, surviving is definitely the better outcome. I'm such a good person!"

In the end, Judai gave himself a "good guy" card, since neither side had to die, making it a happy ending for everyone.

(In the original work, Camula seemed like a pitiful character who could be redeemed, but she turned out to be a villain who wasn't redeemed. In the end, her soul was devoured, and there was no follow-up, which is a bit of a pity. So, this is just to make up for a little regret in the anime. Of course, her role here is not important, but she might be mentioned a little in the later Otherworld arc.)

Several days have passed since the last duel with Camula.

No other Seven Star villains appeared during this period, and whether those people were plotting something remains unknown.

However, Judai didn't seem to care much about this.

On this day, the Red Dorm organized a trip for the students to the island's hot springs.

The Judai finally had some free time, so it was a good opportunity to rest.

"So boring..."

He lay flat on the water, looking utterly bored.

Since discovering that he was becoming increasingly adept at using Dark Power, he printed some decent cards, but unfortunately, he had no suitable opponents to play against.

Just as he was at leisure, a strange sound suddenly rang out.

A huge whirlpool quietly appeared in the center of the hot spring.

What's going on?

"Run!"

The people taking a bath noticed the abnormality immediately. Without hesitation, they shouted to warn the others and swam desperately towards the shore.

But it was still too late!

Suddenly, a powerful and eerie suction force erupted from the vortex, pulling Manjoume, Sho, and Hayato, who were close to it, into it.

It all happened so suddenly that even Judai was dragged in before he could react.

"""Ah!"""

After a dizzying spin, everyone landed heavily on the ground, completely disoriented.

Fortunately, they did not lose consciousness; they were only dizzy for a short while before their vision returned.

Judging from the scene before us, this is no longer a hot spring resort, but a huge, brightly lit cave.

Looking up from where they fell, you can see a hole above; it seems they came in through that hole.

However, everyone quickly realized that this was unlikely to be underwater in the hot spring resort.

Three materialized Duel Spirit suddenly appeared around them: Judai's Winged Kuriboh, Manjoume's Ojama Yellow, and Hayato's Death Cooa, along with a bunch of other Pokémon.

The fact that this group of people were still wearing clothes further indicated that something was amiss in this place.

Judai quickly came to his senses, "Have we accidentally wandered into the Spirit World again, Winged Kuriboh?"

Curry Curry~~

Winged Kuriboh: That's right, little master!

Manjoume propped himself up. "I feel the spirits from the cards are gathering."

Ojama Yellow: "Yes, yes!"

As they cautiously observed their surroundings, they suddenly noticed a tall figure emerge silently from a corner.

Wearing a white trench coat, with flowing orange-red hair and a white helmet shaped like a white dragon, only half of her face below her nose was visible, and the slightly upturned corners of her mouth subtly revealed her arrogant and self-important temperament.

"Kaiba Man, this is a bit of a surprise. I didn't expect to find someone like you here."

As he spoke, Judai stood up and stared at him warily.

"Are you the leader here? Are you the one who summoned us here?"

"Are you here to send us away? Or are you also one of the Seven Stars, trying to seize our Seven Stars Gate Keys?"

When faced with these questions from the Judai, Kaiba Man did not give a direct answer.

"Hmph, you ask too many questions. Everything will become clear if you duel me, Yusei Fudo."

Kaiba Man spoke arrogantly, ready to duel at the slightest provocation.

Judai paused for a moment, then said, "..."

The next second, Kaiba Man showed a card in his hand.

"Don't disappoint me, this guy said he wants to fight you!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the card was actually [Blue-Eyes White Dragon].

"So, you really are one of the Seven Stars?!"

Only three copies of the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon exist in the world, but they are all owned by Seto Kaiba.

Normally, there won't be a second duelist who uses Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

But it just so happens to appear here, and judging from the strange behavior and the cowardly attire of this guy in front of me, he looks exactly like Fubuki Tenjo who disguised herself as Darkness before.

So, Judai eventually came to this conclusion (although it was wrong).

"What's wrong? Are you shrinking back in front of my Blue-Eyes?"

"Of course not, I accept this challenge."

Judai smiled slightly and revealed the Duel Disk on his left arm.

"Heh~."

Seeing this, Kaiba Man thought to himself, "He never backs down from any challenge; that's something I have in common with him."

Chapter 71 VS Kaiba Man

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]

[Kaiba Man LP4000]

After the duel began, Judai immediately seized the first turn.

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

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]

Judai smiled as he looked at the card he had drawn.

Then, I draw a card from my left hand and insert it into the Duel Disk: "First, I activate the Spell Card [E-Emergency Call] from my hand, and add one [Elemental HERO] monster from my Deck to my hand."

"I chose [Elemental HERO Solidman]."

After retrieving the card, he immediately placed it and the other cards drawn that turn onto the Duel Disk in that order.

"I summon Solidman in Defense Position, and then Special Summon a Level 4 or lower [Hero] monster using its effect."

"I hereby Special Summon [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist] in Defense Position!"

After two flashes of golden light, Solidman and a woman dressed in jet-black armor were projected onto the stage one after the other.

[Elemental HERO Solidman: Defense 1100]

[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist: Defense 1500]