Yu-Gi-Oh!: Starting with a Dark Deck, Depressing the World

Why do they always have this nagging feeling that it's not that they made Jiang He suffer a rare setback, but rather that they deliberately came here to witness their own dog-food relationship?!

"Speaking of which, who are the professional duelists competing today?"

Only Jaden Yuki, this seasoned card player who doesn't seem to care about finding a partner, noticed nothing, but instead raised a question with a puzzled look... (Requesting flowers...)

Incidentally, this also unintentionally helped Chazz Princeton and Bastion Misawa and the others to divert their attention and topic of conversation.

"It seems to be a prodigy professional duelist named Aster Phoenix, who is said to have broken the record for consecutive wins in the professional dueling world and is known as the youngest prodigy duelist."

Syrus Truesdale immediately said.

Because his older brother, Kaiser Zane Truesdale, is also about to enter the professional dueling world during the time he is graduating from the Duel Academy.

Therefore, he made a point of learning about some external circumstances.

In particular, news and rumors from the professional dueling world have been circulating for a long time.

Jiang He did have some knowledge of the professional dueling world.

In his memory, this was practically the mainstream job in this dueling world.

However, only duelists with sufficient strength can participate and gain fame through this competition.

"He's broken the winning streak record in professional dueling and is hailed as the youngest prodigy duelist... Is there really such a powerful person?!"

Upon hearing Syrus Truesdale's words, both Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Bastion Misawa, and Tyranno Hassleberry showed expressions of surprise.

"You have to understand, this is the professional dueling world, not some small-time brawl like ordinary Duel Academy students." And this Aster Phoenix... ah! I remember now!

Just then, Syrus Truesdale, who was about to continue introducing Aster Phoenix, suddenly exclaimed in surprise as if he had just thought of something!

His expression instantly turned bewildered.

"What are you thinking about, Sho?" Jaden Yuki Syrus Truesdale, asking in confusion.

"The freshman who dueled with Jiang He yesterday afternoon looks... somewhat like that Aster Phoenix," Syrus Truesdale said, slowly turning his head.

"..." In an instant, everyone in the living room fell silent.

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"Haha... you must have made a mistake, Xiang!"

After a moment of silence, Jaden Yuki scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.

"That's right. If it really were a professional duelist, they wouldn't have joined the Duel Academy as a freshman."

Chazz Princeton, along with Tyranno Hassleberry, Syrus Truesdale, and the others, quickly nodded in agreement.

They couldn't believe that the freshman who had been driven almost numb by Jiang He's depression yesterday was the same genius professional duelist they had just been praising!

If that's really the case, it would be incredibly damaging to one's image...

Even Bastion Misawa, who wasn't there yesterday, felt his image crumble a bit after hearing Syrus Truesdale's words.

Jiang He offered no explanation, instead calmly looking at the small hanging television in front of the "773" in the living room, which had originally been just for decoration.

"Ah~! Lord Aster!"

The next second, a new sound appeared on the television set in front of the living room.

A series of sharp screams came from the audience, from the female fans!

Jaden Yuki, along with Chazz Princeton, Tyranno Hassleberry, and the others, immediately turned their gazes to the television in front of them.

At that moment, a young man with silver-gray hair, dressed in a gray suit, slowly rose from beneath one side of the green dueling arena using a mechanical platform!

That's right, it's that freshman from yesterday afternoon, Aster!

"!!!" Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Syrus Truesdale, and the others all widened their eyes instantly, staring dumbfounded at the figure on the TV with a perpetually sullen face.

His eyes were practically bulging out!

"That genius professional duelist Aster Phoenix, seems to really be the new Aster was tormented by his senior's three consecutive hellish decks...?!"

Tyranno Hassleberry, looking completely bewildered, spoke first.

Especially seeing Aster Phoenix, still with a dark face and a very silent and cold expression.

He, along with Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, and the others, became even more certain.

Absolutely no mistake!

Yesterday, the new student Aster looked pretty much like this after being tormented by Jiang He's three consecutive terrible card combinations.

He walked away with trembling fists...!

The only difference is that now that I've had a night's rest, my blood pressure doesn't seem to be as high anymore, and I'm not as hard-pressed in my fist!

In an instant, Jaden Yuki, along with Chazz Princeton and Syrus Truesdale, felt that the newly risen image of the genius professional duelist, the arrogant genius who broke the winning streak record, suddenly shattered...

After all, when it comes to fighting Jiang He and getting frustrated three times in a row, they could definitely handle it!

"Even a professional duelist like him would be perfectly reasonable to be defeated by Jiang He!"

From the very beginning, Rei Saotome wore an expression of pride, hugging Jiang He's arm and smiling happily as she spoke.

Hey! You little girl over there! Don't lay a finger on other people's boyfriends!

Alexis Rhodes's face darkened instantly, and she gritted her teeth as she spoke to Rei Saotome, a mark appearing on her forehead.

If anyone should be proud, it should be her!

"I haven't completely surrendered to Alexis- senpai yet, so I can share a portion with Jiang He too!"

Rei Saotome playfully stuck out her tongue and started acting spoiled towards Alexis.

"..." Jiang He felt a slight pain in his other hand.

Even in professional duels shown on TV, how did that little gray- Aster manage to defeat his opponent in just two turns using his HERO Deck?

He didn't even notice.

Kuroko's gaze was fixed on both sides; Alexis and her little fangirl Rei Saotome, were staring at each other, their eyes blazing with sparks...

Fortunately, soon, Chazz Princeton, that goofball, and Bastion Misawa and the others saw on TV that Aster Phoenix had easily defeated another professional duelist opponent in two rounds.

After a duel where the perfect combination of magic traps and monster effects is used, the opponent's tactics and strategies are easily manipulated.

Their self-praise interrupted the brief, sparking exchange between Alexis and Rei Saotome on Jiang He's side!

This directly shifted the topic and attention.

"The combination of magic, traps, and monster effects was truly perfect, even revealing all of the opponent's tactics."

With his arms crossed, Chazz Princeton gave a very high evaluation.

He quickly changed the subject, revealing a smug smile.

"However, in other words, this Aster Phoenix was frustrated by Jiang He three times and lost to Jiang He three times."

"But this old man with the Chazz Princeton Thunder has only been frustrated by Jiang He twice, and lost both times."

"Rounding it up, my strength, Chazz Princeton Thunder, is indeed even stronger than that of the genius professional duelist who broke the record for consecutive wins in the professional dueling world! Hahahaha!"

What a shameless statement!

Seeing Chazz Princeton, hands-on-hips-and-laughing demeanor, Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, and Tyranno Hassleberry couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

Jiang He was speechless, his face contorted with exasperation.

All he could say was that Chazz Princeton, that idiot, was always good at comforting himself.

"Chazz Princeton, your conclusion is completely wrong and has no scientific or rigorous theoretical support whatsoever." At this moment, Bastion Misawa said with his arms crossed and a serious face.

"Because even if you duel Jiang He next time, the probability of you losing is still quite high. Of course, there are also some unknown possibilities of winning, including that Aster Phoenix. 5.2."

"And this applies to me as well." "So the truly rigorous conclusion should be..."

Chazz Princeton and the Jaden Yuki looked at Bastion Misawa's honest face with questioning eyes.

Then I heard him utter the second half of his conclusion.

"The real conclusion should be that we and that genius professional duelist, Aster Phoenix, are probably 'geniuses' of roughly the same strength!" Bastion Misawa his hips, laughing heartily, just like Chazz Princeton.

Jiang He and the others almost fell to the ground watching this! There was a strong urge to comment that Bastion, with his thick eyebrows and Chazz Princeton, had clearly caught the goofy vibe after spending so much time with Wan Zhangmu.

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"If that's the case, I've been frustrated by Jiang He three times too. I guess I'm on par with that genius duelist Aster Phoenix!"

Seeing Chazz Princeton and Bastion Misawa laughing heartily with their hands on their hips, Syrus Truesdale quickly joined in.

Even Tyranno Hassleberry's goofy little dinosaur brother joined in!

Jiang He felt a little embarrassed watching this, indicating that he didn't recognize these shameful clowns.

"Please look at this camera and give this interview, Aster Phoenix!"

Just then, a new commotion suddenly appeared on the television.

This attracted the attention of Jiang He and Alexis Rhodes.

In the scene, after the duel quickly ended, reporters and hosts began interviewing the gray-haired boy, Aster Phoenix. Although he still had a somewhat dark expression, it was clear that...

After easily winning that professional duel, the little gray- Aster Phoenix has regained some of his former confidence and composure.

At least he no longer looked as bitter and resentful as before, as if he was holding back a lot of anger.

"Aster, this is the first time you've used HERO Deck in a public professional duel. Is this the main deck you previously mentioned keeping secret?"

The bespectacled female reporter handed the microphone to Aster and asked him a question.

"My secret main deck is indeed a hero deck, but it's not the E. hero I'm using right now."

Aster said with a slight smile.

"Well?!"

Not only the female reporter and host conducting the interview, but also the other interviewers were surprised.

Even in the Alexis Rhodes, Chazz Princeton, and Jaden Yuki all couldn't help but show expressions of surprise!

"The Elemental HERO HERO Deck we used just now and yesterday afternoon wasn't actually their main deck?"

"Tyranno Hassleberry said in surprise."

"Could it be that the opponent's true strength lies in using other hero decks, such as Destiny HERO D. Hero or Masked HERO M. Hero, from the Dark HERO Deck that Jiang He used before?"

The squinty-eyed Professor Banner immediately guessed.

"Could it be that he's just putting on an act and making up excuses because he lost to Lord Jiang He yesterday?"

Rei Saotome directly sided with Jiang He, speculating that...

It's reasonable to suspect the motives behind Aster Phoenix's earlier statement!

This made Jiang He cough awkwardly for a moment.

After all, he knew that Aster Phoenix wasn't just making excuses.