Yūki put away his Duel Disk and turned toward the spectator area.
Cheers still rang through the Central Arena. The Ra Yellow Dormitory students shouted even harder than before, wishing they could hang a banner bearing the words "Ra Yellow" from the venue's ceiling.
They had spent far too long feeling stifled in front of the Obelisk Blue Dormitory students.
Now their top student had publicly challenged a higher rank and defeated the Obelisk Blue Dormitory's top student in a single turn. At last, they could breathe easy.
Yūki had only taken a few steps when a familiar notification sounded in his mind.
[Duel settlement complete] [Defeated Chazz Princeton] [Soul Power gained: 8] [Duel Coins gained: 5000] [Sub-Archetype Pack unlocked: VWXYZ Union] [Current Soul Power: Lv3, 69%] [Current Duel Coins: 5100]
A translucent panel floated in the center of his vision. Five mechanical monsters of different designs flashed across the Booster Pack icon.
Yūki's steps slowed for a beat.
It really was this set.
Chazz Princeton had bought over twenty packs of new cards from the campus shop. Most of his resources had probably gone into the VWXYZ Union series.
In the current environment, this set of cards was certainly strong enough to hold its own.
The low-level monsters could equip themselves to one another, increase attack power, and provide additional effects.
By banishing themselves for fusion, the machines could work their way up to [VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon], which could both deal with cards on the field and shut down the opponent's chances to activate effects.
It was several notches stronger than Chazz Princeton's previous Inferno deck, with its awkward summoning conditions and ace that easily got stuck in his hand.
Chazz Princeton had probably really poured everything he had into this Monthly Exam.
Unfortunately, however strong a