Chapter 267

"But he was wearing the Red Dorm uniform, so he must be a bad student, right?"

The only time Judai appeared in public was during the nationwide televised duel with Manjoume "Lightning". However, the entire duel lasted less than half an hour and was not rebroadcast, so very few people remember him, and most freshmen don't recognize him.

After returning to his original dormitory, Judai did not rush to enter, because he found a young man standing in front of his dormitory door, giving him a warm smile.

Upon seeing this person, Judai raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who are you?"

This man was quite handsome, with short silver-gray hair and a matching silver-gray fitted suit, resembling a dashing and capable young nobleman.

"My name is Edo. I came to this Duel Academy because I wanted to duel with the esteemed Judai!"

Chapter 126 Heroic Civil War

Judai looked puzzled by his humble and respectful demeanor.

Logically speaking, it's highly unlikely that students from Europe and America would recognize him; this guy in front of him is clearly a seasoned veteran pretending to be young. (However, Judai has never paid attention to this person before, and he doesn't recognize him at all at this moment.)

"A duel...?"

As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face.

The other party has already lowered their stance so much, why not agree?

Although we don't yet know Edo's purpose in probing us like this, since he's already calling him senior, how can he not teach the junior a lesson?

Judai readily agreed, "Okay, I accept your challenge!"

"Ah! Thank you so much, senior!"

The seemingly shy Edo skillfully employed etiquette, fully embodying his persona.

Arriving at a beachside spot outside the Red Dorm, Judai and Edo set up their decks on the Duel Disk, which they had prepared beforehand.

"Duel!!" ×2

[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]

[Edo: LP4000]

Judai immediately conceded the first round after the duel began.

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Edo's hand cards: 5→6]

After drawing a card, Edo maintained his warm smile, but inwardly he was thinking: 'So far, I only know that Yusei Fudo has two types of heroes: [Elemental HERO] and [Masked HERO]. I originally wanted to use some junk cards to test him.'

'But Saiō said his fate could not be foreseen, and told me to put more effort into testing him. Well then, I'll hold back a little to see what the Judai is capable of!'

With this in mind, Edo, brimming with inexplicable confidence, finally began his operation.

"I'm going in, senior!"

He immediately played the card he had just drawn. "Activate the Spell Card [Polymerization], fuse [Elemental HERO Avian] and [Elemental HERO Burst Lady] Polymerization my hand!"

"What?!" Upon hearing the name of the material, Judai was stunned.

Two heroes with darker tones appeared on Edo's field. Then, the two figures overlapped and were instantly swallowed by the Polymerization vortex, bursting with dazzling light.

"Appear, [Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the phoenix spread its wings and descended through the light onto his field, assuming a protective stance.

[Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer: Defense 1200]

[Edo's Hand Cards: 6 → 3]

"It's the same HERO Deck as Judai's?"

"Just who is this junior?"

On the cliff, Asuka Tenjoin and Manjoume "Lightning", who had originally come to find Judai, had somehow arrived to watch the duel.

At this point, Edo places two more cards into the Spell & Trap Zone, "Two more cards to finish, end of turn."

[Edo's Hand Cards: 3 → 1]

Judai's lips curled into a smile upon seeing this. "An internal war between heroes...? Interesting!"

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]

"The Phoenix Clan cannot be destroyed by battle, but that doesn't mean they can't fight..."

Judai then threw out three cards from his hand, saying, "I also activate the Spell Card [Polymerization] from my hand, Polymerization [Elemental Hero Sparkman] and [Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman] from my hand!"

"Fusion Summon! Appear now, [Elemental HERO Darkbright]!"

The technologically advanced Electro Warrior and the demon-like Crimson Warrior Polymerization into a vortex, releasing a dazzling light.

A black-gold warrior then appeared before Judai, passing through the light.

[Elemental HERO Darkbright: Attack Power 2000]

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 6 → 3]

"Hey~, Darklight...?!" Edo grinned, saying flippantly, "This card has the ability to attack defense monsters and inflict Piercing Damage on the opponent, but it changes to Defense Position after attacking. Are you willing to take that risk in battle, senior?"

"Of course we'll fight, but I've prepared ways to deal with the risks..."

With that, Judai revealed another Spell Card: "Equip Spell [Fusion Weapon] Activated!"

[Yusei Fudo's hand cards: 3→2]

"This card can only be equipped to Fusion Monster of Level 6 or lower. The equipped monster gains 1500 ATK and DEF."

As the equipment card took effect, Darklight's right arm transformed into a pair of crimson horns, which arched together like an electromagnetic cannon.

[Elemental HERO Darkbright: Attack 2000 → 3500, Defense 1000 → 2500]

"Ugh! My attack power has increased to 3500 points. The Phoenix Man is no match for me. This is really troublesome..." Edo scratched his head, seemingly very annoyed.

Looking into Edo's innocent little eyes, Judai frowned slightly; this fake performance was really uncomfortable to watch.

Without hesitation, Judai made his move, shouting, "Take this! Darklight attacks Phoenix Man, Dark Impact!"

Upon receiving the order, Darklight immediately raised the Fusion Weapon, and a jet of black electricity shot out from the muzzle, heading towards Phoenix Man.

Sizzle sizzle--!!

The dark lightning instantly passed through the Phoenix's body and struck Edo.

"Ugh..."

[Edo: LP4000→1700]

"Darklight switches to Defense Position after attacking."

[Elemental HERO Darkbright: Defense 2500]

Finally, Judai inserts a card from his hand into the Duel Disk, then says, "Face one more card, end of turn."

[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 2 → 1]

Edo, clutching his head and looking utterly helpless, said, "Ugh! You've already taken more than half the damage right off the bat. As expected of a senior, ahahaha..."

"How about you take this a little more seriously, junior? Your strength should be more than this, shouldn't it?"

Edo wanted to test Judai, and Judai was also planning to test him.

"Well..."

Edo's eyes narrowed, and his smile vanished instantly. He said, "Since you've seen through me, I'll stop pretending and lay my cards on the table. I am Edo Phoenix, a professional duelist!"

"Oh, so you're a professional duelist. No wonder something felt off to me."

Edo:...

Wait, bro, what's with your calm expression? Shouldn't you be shocked to hear "professional duelist"?

Judai seemed to have overheard the other's thoughts, and with a slight smirk, continued, "Don't think that professional duelists are so great. I've even beaten legendary duelists. Professional duelists are really nothing special."

"Phew, that was really rude of me..." Edo sighed and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Chapter 127 Edo Begins to Put His Strength In

"My turn, draw a card!"

[Edo Phoenix hand cards: 1→2]

'As he wishes, put in a little more effort.'

After thinking this through, Edo pointed to a face-down card at his feet and shouted, "Trap Card activated! [Fusion Preparation]! Based on this card's effect, add the Polymerization Materials of one Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck to your hand and recycle [Polymerization] from the Graveyard."

"I add [Elemental Hero Sparkman] from my deck and [Polymerization] from my graveyard to my hand, then activate [Polymerization] to Polymerization Sparkman in my hand with Phoenix on the field!"

A black and gold Sparkman then appeared on the field, and then Polymerization with Phoenix, creating a vortex that shone with dazzling light.

"Appear, Flash Phoenix!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Flash Phoenix, descended upon Edo's arena through the light.

[Elemental HERO Flame Phoenix - Attack Power 2500]

Manjoume "Lightning" said with a solemn expression, "So there really is Flash Phoenix...? This monster can't be destroyed in battle either, and its attack power increases with the number of [Elemental HERO] in the graveyard!"

Asuka Tenjoin continued, "There are four [Elemental HERO] in that newbie's graveyard, so the attack power of the Flash Phoenix is..."

[Elemental HERO Flame Phoenix- Attack Power 2500 → 3700]

Edo clenched his fist and proclaimed, "In this way, my hero has surpassed your monster! What do you say, Judai- senpai?"

"Bring it on, junior!" Judai fearlessly.

'Hmph, unwavering, huh? It'd be boring otherwise...'

So Edo pointed at Darklight opposite him and roared, "Go! Flash Phoenix, attack Darklight! Flash Phoenix!"

At his command, the Flash Phoenix was enveloped in a dazzling light and charged towards Darklight.

Boom--!!

Darklight was instantly shattered by this attack, and the resulting explosion kicked up a cloud of dust.

"But at that moment, Darklight's effect activates! When Darklight is destroyed, destroy one monster on your opponent's field."

As soon as Judai finished speaking, the smoke and monster fragments floating around him quickly condensed into the soul form of Darklight, and then crashed into Flash Phoenix.

Drink--!!

The soul was about to collide with the enemy.

However, at that moment, a face-down card under Edo's feet suddenly opened. "That kind of trick won't work on me, Counter Trap [Divine Punishment] activated!"

"What?!"

The next second, just as Darklight's soul arrived in front of the Flash Phoenix, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky, instantly Divine Punishment the soul.

Bang!

Edo chuckled softly and continued, "[Divine Punishment]'s effect is to negate a monster's effect by discarding a card from your hand!"

[Edo Phoenix hand cards: 2→1]

"Furthermore, because Bubbleman from the hand was discarded and placed in the graveyard, Flash Phoenix's power was further enhanced."

[Elemental HERO Flame Phoenix- Attack Power 3700 → 4000]

After that, he hid the remaining card in the backcourt.

"Set one last card, end the turn."

[Edo Phoenix's hand cards: 1→0]

Upon seeing this Manjoume "Lightning" exclaimed, "As expected of a professional duelist, your grasp of the rhythm of the duel is quite impeccable..."

Asuka sensed something was amiss. "But that freshman still seemed completely unhurried."

"How could that be? Are you saying he's been playing with Judai the whole time, Asuka -kun?"

Who knows...?