In the front row of the stands.
Jaden had a popsicle he had just bought from a vending machine dangling from his mouth. Both hands rested on the iron railing, his eyes wide as he shouted indistinctly.
"Yūki! Come look! Chazz's opening hand was amazing! He brought out that huge guy covered in flames on his very first turn!"
Asuka came over too and sat in the empty seat beside Yūki. Resting her cheek on one hand, she watched the center of the field, her tone carrying a hint of inquiry.
"Chazz's deck still revolves around Infernal Flame Emperor, Inferno Flame Emperor."
"The more face-up monsters his opponent has on the field, the higher Infernal Flame Emperor's attack rises."
"Bastion Misawa has three monsters on his field right now, so Infernal Flame Emperor's attack has already skyrocketed to 3,400."
"Yūki, who do you think has the better chance of winning?"
Jaden immediately crunched through the popsicle in his mouth and turned his head.
"Do you even have to guess? Chazz obviously has more momentum! With 3,400 attack, one punch could finish someone off! The strongest of those dragons on Bastion Misawa's field only has eighteen hundred. How could they stop him?"
Yūki leaned against his seat, watching the stern-faced Bastion Misawa and the supremely arrogant Chazz opposite him. A mysterious smile curled his lips.
"Jaden, if that's what you think, Chazz is probably in for some terrible luck today."
Jaden scratched the back of his head, mussing his jellyfish-like brown hair into a mess.
"Huh? Terrible luck? Why? Chazz clearly has complete control of the field!"
Asuka turned her face slightly too, curiosity rising in her clear eyes.
"Aside from three Dragon-Type monsters with low attack, Bastion Misawa only has one set card in his back row, and his hand