Chapter 270
"He showed contempt for the teacher the moment they met! He's so arrogant! Naonai!"
Cronos grew increasingly angry as he spoke, it seemed that the new student had probably offended him.
Given Cronos's petty and stingy nature, that freshman is probably going to get a hard time from him later. Look, Cronos has already come to find Judai to teach him a lesson.
"That's settled then. I'll leave the rest to you, Judai- kun!"
After giving the notification, Cronos hung up the phone without waiting for Judai's reply.
Judai was speechless:(￣△￣|||)
"What happened, Judai?" Asuka asked curiously from the side.
Judai then relayed Cronos's words to her, and she chuckled, "Professor Chronos is still so petty... But perhaps he considered that you don't have many rivals at school, so he arranged it so casually."
Judai nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too..."
"But since the opponent is a junior, it would be too unfair to use HERO Deck."
"You intend to do this?"
Then, under Asuka's gaze, Judai took out a deck of cards from the drawer.
"Let these guys show themselves; it's not good for them to just sit here collecting dust."
Asuka took a closer look and noticed that the top card was [Leader Zarug]. "So it's the Black Scorpion Bandits... Is this deck a bit too weak?"
'Listen to what you're saying...?'
'Even the boss didn't say we were weak!'
'The leader is right...'
'I said, is it possible that we're really that weak? Otherwise, we wouldn't always be ignored like background figures!'
'Impossible! Absolutely impossible!'
The five illusory figures were making a ruckus around Judai, giving Judai a headache. "Alright, alright, quiet down, all of you. I'll show you how to be cool later!"
Yes, boss!
Upon hearing Judai speak, the five goofballs immediately quieted down.
And just like that, the deck to be used in the duel was decided so hastily.
The next morning, inside the Duel Arena.
Many freshmen and sophomores sat in the audience, eagerly watching the competition.
"Today's event is a friendly duel between freshmen and sophomores— Diaru!" Coach Napoleon began his introduction, picking up the microphone.
"First up is Yusei Fudo, the top second-year student. If he wins, he can directly advance to Obelisk Blue Diaru!"
Seeing Judai and the top first-year students already standing on the stage, the audience began to discuss among themselves.
"Really? That's amazing!"
"Come to think of it, with Yusei Fudo's abilities, he should have been staying in the Blue Dorm in the first place."
"But don't you think it's beneath you to duel with a first-year student?"
"But he already has no rivals at school. It's just a formality anyway, so he can find any opponent he wants."
"..."
As the audience buzzed with discussion, Coach Napoleon raised the microphone and continued, "Now, let's introduce our opponent— Diaru!"
"The top-ranked elite who graduated first in the Gokai-do Hozan ~ Diaru!!"
Standing opposite Judai was a dead-eyed extra wearing a blue school uniform, with a hairstyle somewhat similar to Manjoume's.
"Next up is the freshman fifth-tier hall, let's start the duel~ Diaru!"
After announcing the start of the competition, Napoleon stepped down from the platform.
At this moment, the minor freshman finally spoke up, pointing at Judai and mocking, "How could they let a student from Osiris Red become the number one at the Duel Academy? And they even got my most respected Manjoume to be ranked in Osiris Red. This school's standards are truly terrible..."
Upon hearing these words from the extra, the audience erupted in an uproar.
"This new student is truly fearless, like a newborn calf!"
"This kid is way too daring..."
"Those two are absolute exceptions, especially Yusei Fudo. He's a freak who can beat Ryo Marufuji!"
"..."
Meanwhile, Judai, who was being pointed at, was exasperated, muttering to himself, "Is this guy trying to climb over me to get ahead? Now I understand why Cronos- sensei was so unhappy..."
Judai glanced at Cronos, who was biting his handkerchief in the audience, out of the corner of his eye, and shook his head with a sigh.
Asuka, sitting in the audience, remarked with surprise, "I didn't expect this freshman to be Manjoume."
At the same time, the five members of the Black Scorpion group floating next to Judai also became furious.
'This brat dares to look down on the boss, let's teach him a lesson, boss!'
"Yes, yes, get him! Get him!!"
Ignoring their antics, Judai said, "Alright, enough talk, let's begin the duel!"
Chapter 132 VS New Extra
"Duel!!" ×2
[Yusei Fudo: LP4000]
[Gokai-do Hozan: LP4000]
Once the duel began, Mob's newcomer immediately drew a card from his deck.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Gokai-do Hozan Hand Card: 5→6]
After glancing at his hand, he slammed a card onto the Duel Disk: "I summon, [Captain of the Charge]!"
A flash of golden light appeared on the field, and a warrior wearing bronze armor and wielding two swords was projected onto the screen.
[Captain of the Charge: Attack Power 1200]
"Then activate the effect: when [Captain of the Charge] is successfully summoned, you can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower monster from your hand!"
After another flash of light, a blonde female warrior wearing a tattered cloak appeared on the field.
[Amazoness Fighter: Attack Power 1100]
[Gokai-do Hozan Hand Card: 6→4]
Then, the extra drew two more cards from his hand and placed them into the Spell & Trap Zone. "I activate the Equip Spell [Lightning Blade] again. [Captain of the Charge]'s attack power increases by 800 points."
The captain's sword suddenly transformed into a broadsword crackling with electricity.
[Captain of the Charge: Attack Power 1200 → 2000]
"And the [Divine Sword - Phoenix Sword], [Amazoness Fighter]'s attack power increased by 300 points!"
The sword in the female warrior's hand instantly transformed into a longsword with a golden phoenix hilt.
[Amazoness Fighter: Attack Power 1100 → 1400]
"And as long as [Captain of the Charge] is on the field, it cannot attack any Warrior-type monster other than this card."
"Place one more card in ambush, end of turn."
[Gokai-do Hozan Hand Card: 4→1]
The extra looked incredibly excited. Two high-attack monsters appeared in one turn! The seniors around him must have been stunned!
'Hmm? Why are people around me looking at me with such mockery? Humph! They probably don't understand how powerful this rising star is!'
Asuka looked at him with pity, "Such a wasteful playstyle... you're still a very inexperienced freshman..."
"My turn! Draw a card!"
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 5→6]
Judai was speechless looking at the opponent's captain with 2000 attack power and the female warrior with 1400 attack power; his starting hand of four cards was essentially wasted.
After a quick glance at his hand, he placed one of the cards face down on the Duel Disk: "I'll set up a Defense Monster first, then set up a face-down card, and end my turn."
After placing one card in each of the front and back rows, Judai decisively ended his turn.
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 6 → 4]
"Hmph~, hiding in the mud right from the start? So you're all talk and no action, huh!"
Judai watched this extra act so self-important and became increasingly speechless.
"My turn, draw a card!"
[Gokai-do Hozan Hand Card: 1→2]
After drawing the card, Mob immediately shouted, "Go! [Amazoness Fighter], attack your defense monster!"
The attacked Geka was immediately flipped over, revealing a woman with spiky hair dressed in tight-fitting clothes, holding a whip covered in spikes.
[Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn: Defense 1800]
"What!? 1800 defense points...!?"
Judai waved his hand and shouted, "Send her back, Mina!"
'Yes, boss!'
Upon receiving the order, Mina immediately lashed her whip at the female warrior.
Snap!
The female warrior screamed and was instantly knocked back onto the sidelines.
[Gokai-do Hozan: LP4000→3600]
"At this moment, the special effect of [Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn] allows you to add one [Black Scorpion] card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand when this card deals battle damage to your opponent."
"Using this effect, I've added [Black Scorpion - Zeke the Swift] from my deck to my hand."
[Yusei Fudo's card pack: 4→5]
"It's rare to see Judai using a deck other than the Hero deck!" Judai Manjoume "Lightning" sat down behind Asuka without anyone noticing.
Without turning his head, the latter said, "Yeah, after all, the opponent is just a freshman. There's no need to go all out. Using HERO Deck would be too unfair."
"That's true..."
At the same time, Long ¤¤si [‖ER 9ˇ]∴So℃∴: set gritted his teeth in displeasure.
"Hmph, what's so great about blocking just one attack? I still have [the Captain of the Charge] on my field who hasn't attacked yet!"
"Go! [Captain of the Charge]!"
At his command, the captain immediately charged towards Mina, wielding his Lightning Blade.
"Boss, leave it to me!" Mina quickly turned around and reminded Judai.
The latter nodded and quickly pressed the button to reveal the card. "Activate Trap Card, [Spiked Shield with Chains]!"
As the Trap Card was activated, the whip in Mina's hand vanished instantly, and then she grabbed a shield carved with a unicorn and connected by chains with both hands.
Judai continued, "After this card is activated, it becomes an equipment card and is equipped to Mina, increasing her attack power by 500 points."
[Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn: Attack Power 1000 → 1500]
The extra looked puzzled. "What's the point of a monster in Defense Position increasing its attack power?"
"Of course it makes sense..." Judai pointed to the shield and continued, "When the monster equipped with this card battles in Defense Position, its Defense only increases its ATK by a certain amount during damage calculation."
[Black Scorpion - Mina the Thorn: Defense 1800 → 3300]
"What?! 3300 defense points...!?" The extra was immediately startled.
Clang--!!
The Lightning Blade struck the shield instantly, producing a crisp sound.
"Take another hit from Mina, junior!"