Only after carefully slipping that [Super Polymerization], shimmering with a vortex of time and space, into the deepest part of his portable Deck Box did Yūki let out a long breath.
It was a rare Sunday with no scheduled classes.
The entire detached villa in Obelisk Blue's western district was especially quiet. Outside the window, a breeze brushed the treetops, and warm sunlight spilled across the polished wooden floor.
Normally, Yūki would most likely have flopped back down for another nap, or brewed some tea on the terrace and lazed around without a care in the world.
But today was different.
After using the power of money to sweep up fifty [Cyber Dragon] Booster Packs, then pulling the unparalleled, earth-shaking treasure [Super Polymerization] from the Evil HERO card pool, any normal Duelist with a dueling addiction running through his veins would absolutely have been itching to play.
Not playing a couple of games would have been worse than death.
Yūki pulled on a neat white Obelisk Blue coat, casually grabbed his Deck Box and clipped it to his waist, then pushed the door open and left.
His destination was clear: the indoor Central Dueling Hall on the academy's main campus.
Daily life at Duel Academy was remarkably straightforward.
Apart from those few days before finals when academic classes had students howling in anguish, the vast majority had only one regular pastime-dueling.
They dueled after class, and they dueled even more on their weekends off.
If not to duel, had everyone come to this lousy little Pacific island just to enjoy the sea breeze?
The moment he pushed open the Dueling Hall's heavy soundproof doors, a wave of air hit him, mixing the scorched electronic smell of holographic projections with the heated hormones of teenage boys.
Inside the massive circular venue,