Yūki turned his head and looked at Jaden with a faint, ambiguous smile.
"What's wrong, Jaden? Are you worried I'll go too hard and make your little buddy cry, or that an Obelisk Blue Dormitory elite like me will trip up and lose to Syrus as he is now?"
"Huh? Worried you'll lose?"
Jaden froze, then shook his head frantically, as though he had heard something utterly preposterous.
"No way! Why would I worry about you losing?!"
Jaden raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and swallowed, still shaken.
"I'm worried about Syrus!"
"The way you duel, Yūki... no living human should be capable of that stuff! When that Super Polymerization snatched my Elemental HERO Terra Firma up and ate him as a snack just now, my heart nearly stopped!"
With a miserable expression, Jaden lowered his voice and earnestly tried to persuade him.
"Syrus is such a little guy, he normally can't even take a harsh word. If you put him through round after round of those ridiculous Trap Cards or inexplicable tactics of yours... I'm seriously afraid he won't be able to walk off this Dueling Arena today!"
Yūki couldn't help laughing.
Sometimes, this airhead's intuition really was as accurate as ever.
"Relax, Jaden."
Yūki patted Jaden's shoulder, his face a picture of righteousness.
"I've always believed in winning people over with virtue when I duel. My tactics are wholesome and healthy. It's all about letting my opponent experience the joy of dueling."
With that, Yūki strode leisurely onto the Dueling Arena.
Jaden stood below, the corner of his mouth twitching wildly.
Wholesome?
Healthy?
If you're healthy, there isn't a single diabolical Duelist in this world!
On the Dueling Arena.
Syrus Truesdale had already taken his place on the red side.
Arms folded, he