They were both new students.
Yūki was already thinking about moving up a dorm.
Yet he was still worrying about whether he could pass the monthly test.
Jaden slung an arm around Syrus's shoulders and grinned.
"What does it matter if Yūki moves up to the Obelisk Blue Dormitory? It's just a change of uniform."
"Whether he wears yellow, blue, or even shows up to duel in pajamas one day, he's still our friend."
"Besides, I hear the food at the Obelisk Blue Dormitory cafeteria is really good. Once Yūki moves there, he can take us in for free meals!"
Asuka looked up at him.
"The Obelisk Blue Dormitory cafeteria checks student IDs."
Jaden gave that some serious thought.
"Then Yūki can just get two extra portions and bring them outside."
"You're already planning to make him fetch your meals?"
"Friends help each other out."
Jaden answered without a trace of shame.
Yūki figured Jaden's definition of friendship probably included dueling, borrowing cards, mooching meals, and dragging people into late-night conversations.
As for dorm ranks, he genuinely didn't care.
Asuka turned to Yūki, her smile deepening a little.
"I'm actually looking forward to you joining Obelisk Blue."
"Once you move into the boys' dorm, you'll have more access to training facilities and course resources, and we'll have more chances to see each other than we do now."
She said it naturally, but Syrus turned to look at Yūki.
Yūki coughed.
"It's still too early to talk about moving up. You need at least three consecutive successful Higher-Rank Challenges, and there was some luck involved in today's match, too."
"My opening hand happened to have quite a few Draw Filter Spells, and those spells successfully found key cards like Fire Princess."
"If I'd been missing even one key card, I couldn't