Chazz Princeton raised his head. The dejection and confusion in his eyes had burned away completely, replaced by a defiance and stubbornness fiercer than ever before.
"I'm not going back with you! The very fact that I lost to Fujiwara Yūki today proves that I'm still nowhere near strong enough, and my training is far from complete!"
Chazz clenched both fists tightly and shouted, emphasizing every word.
"I'll get back up right where I fell!"
"I'm going to keep studying here at Duel Academy, even if I have to start over from the very bottom!"
"Chosaku, Shoji, go back yourselves. Until I've beaten Yūki fair and square, I won't take a single step away from here!!"
"What did you say?! You dare defy me?!"
Chosaku Manjome had never imagined that his youngest brother, who usually barely dared breathe in their presence, would openly talk back to them in front of so many people today. His face instantly turned purple!
"You've gone too far! You don't get to do whatever you please. You're leaving today, whether you like it or not! Where are the bodyguards? Get up here and drag him away!!"
Chosaku's and Shoji's faces had grown so dark they looked ready to drip, and they were about to order their men to forcibly haul Chazz back.
Beside them, Yūki sighed and shook his head.
Ah, as the saying went, once you started helping someone, you had to see it through.
Given how motivated Chazz was, and how much Soul Power and how many Duel Coins he'd already contributed to him, as his creditor... no, as his classmate, Yūki had to see this matter through today, no matter what!
Click!
A crisp metallic snap instantly cut through the commotion on the stage.
Yūki raised his left arm, and the Duel