Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh

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[Sanze, LP 0]

Sanze, his Life Points reduced to zero, lay sprawled on the ground, staring at the ceiling of the arena, as if contemplating life for a good while.

He reflected on the preparations he had made for this duel over the past few days, wondering if there was something he hadn't done well enough, if his thinking was flawed, or something else...

But the more he thought, the more he felt that wasn't it.

If he had to say what his biggest mistake was, it should primarily be that one shouldn't duel a dog.

Sanze wasn't actually the type to be afraid of failure. If he were dueling Judai, even if he lost, there would be some frustration, but the dueling process itself would still be an enjoyment. And he would redouble his efforts, quickly pull himself together, research new countermeasures, and prepare for the next counter-kill.

He hadn't given up on the idea of working hard to research and reclaim his honor in the future, but that was more out of a duelist's dignity and resilience. But when he thought about how he was in the heat of battle, summoning his ace monster ready for a decisive blow, only to have his sword strike a "D.D. Warrior," he immediately felt like he didn't want to touch cards for the next few days...

If he had a choice, he would still prefer to be kicked to death by Flame Wingman.

The practical exams were still ongoing, but the remaining duels no longer had much excitement or attention. Long after the two had left the field, everyone was still savoring this duel.

The freshmen from Ra Yellow dormitory felt mixed emotions. This duel not only officially decided who was the absolute king of this year's Ra Yellow, but also symbolized the fall of Misawa, the last "Anti-Underworld Fighter" in whom the entire Ra Yellow had placed high hopes.

This was a landmark defeat, symbolizing that this year's Ra Yellow was rushing further and further into the boundless dark abyss...

Not everyone in Obelisk Blue and Slifer Red recognized You Xuan yet. But the freshmen who happened to see this duel all showed expressions of "I don't understand but I'm greatly shocked," wondering if Ra Yellow's ace this year was really that powerful?

However, You Xuan himself felt quite good.

If he had to say, he felt this was what it meant to be the orthodox successor of the Sun God. Who didn't know that the user of The Winged Dragon of Ra in Duel City back then was the legendary Marik-senpai?

And how did Mr. Ma duel?

Weren't they all underworld combos like Lava Golem and Iron Hans, all sorts of happy duels that made one feel kimochi?

Then, as successors of the Sun God in Ra Yellow, carrying forward this traditional way of thinking and insisting on bringing smiles to people through dueling, wasn't that the orthodox way of the Sun God?

Principal Samejima, who had watched the entire practical exam, nodded in satisfaction, feeling that he indeed hadn't misjudged. This student You Xuan was truly talented this year. Given time, when he left the academy and entered the dueling world, he would surely become a prominent figure...

Manjoume, who had just finished watching the duel, also sat back down in his seat with a satisfied look.

That's more like it, this is the flavor.

Although this Fujiki Yusaku was detestable, he couldn't forgive him for easily losing to someone other than himself.

At this moment, he heard underling A whisper beside him: "Big Brother looks so happy, even though he lost the exam today..."

Underling B: "Shh~ Keep it down, don't let Big Brother hear you..."

Manjoume's smile immediately vanished.

Then, he unconsciously clenched his fists again.

"Damn you, Yu↑saku↓ Ju↑dai↓, equally unforgivable!" Manjoume gritted his teeth.

One underworld dog, one dog-digger, equally detestable in his eyes.

The two underlings looked at each other, not daring to make a sound.

But they both had a premonition that Big Brother seemed like he was going to have a very tough three years ahead...

The phased test ended, and You Xuan smoothly received a new wave of credit rewards.

According to the agreement with Professor Chronos, student Judai, after defeating Manjoume, should have been able to be promoted to Ra Yellow ahead of schedule. But Judai himself took the initiative to give up this opportunity.

"Passionate Red! Red full of passion! This is my color, how could I possibly give it up!"

That's what the person himself said.

However, this was also expected. After all, in the original series, if Judai had wanted to, he actually had countless opportunities to leave Slifer Red, but he chose to stay.

Student Judai was possibly the only bizarre student in the history of Osiris Red who truly loved this dormitory.

Starting from the new week, the card-making course that You Xuan had been eagerly anticipating finally began.

Duel Academy was dedicated to cultivating talents in all aspects related to dueling, not just limited to playing cards. Harrigan, Judai's roommate in his first academic year, had been held back for many years and was at the bottom of his class. In the end, he chose to give up the path of a duelist and become a card maker.

Therefore, the academy also attached great importance to the cultivation of these related skills.

The course naturally started from the very basics. The first few classes were theoretical explanations, followed by practical exercises starting with "replication."

That is to say, before designing new cards themselves, the first step for beginners was always imitation, which meant trying to replicate some existing cards.

Only after becoming familiar with the card-making process through countless replications could one begin to talk about their own innovations.

Moreover, replicating cards wasn't necessarily easier than creating original ones. Some cards were very easy to replicate, such as common, weaker Spell/Trap cards with little use, which were generally the ones arranged for students to practice with in the course.

But the more powerful a card was—especially Monster Cards—the harder it was to replicate. This was also why many famous monsters in the world were unique, with only one copy existing.

After the card-making course started, You Xuan would frequently visit Professor Daitokuji, often asking questions related to design.

Soon, You Xuan discovered that his guess was indeed correct. Although Professor Daitokuji specialized in alchemy, he was also skilled in ordinary card design. Or perhaps, the connection between alchemy and card-making was even greater than he had previously revealed.

After many visits, Daitokuji simply opened up the alchemy lab assigned to him by the academy to You Xuan—anyway, Daitokuji usually slacked off and rarely used it.

Although Professor Daitokuji was usually very lazy and never cared about absences or students playing around in class, after all, no teacher dislikes a diligent student.

Daitokuji gradually began to intentionally or unintentionally talk to him about content generally not taught in class. Occasionally, when in a good mood, he would also personally demonstrate operations or stand by, stroking his cat, while correcting You Xuan's improper operations.

At the same time, You Xuan's card-drawing training hadn't slacked off for a single day. But to be honest, the more he practiced, the more he envied a certain jellyfish-head. This person, apart from the first class, basically skipped all of them and never trained, yet even so, he could draw better than anyone else.

One could only say his natural talent for cards was terrifyingly good...

Practical dueling aside, since coming to the academy, he could clearly feel that, in terms of card-drawing skills alone, the academy students were truly elites compared to most duelists he had encountered before entering.

At least in class, when not considering practical duels and just comparing "god draw" skills, You Xuan estimated his own level was probably only about upper-middle among students of the same year. That is to say, if everyone was using identical mirror decks full of vanilla monsters and just hacking at each other like Axe Raider, he probably wouldn't be able to beat many students.

But it wasn't a big problem. You Xuan had a peaceful mindset and deeply understood the principle of "practice more if you're bad." He hadn't been practicing for long yet; with more practice and more duels in the future, there was a lot of room for improvement.

For example, the Dueling Club seemed to be organizing some kind of exchange competition for new members recently, which sounded quite good.

Speaking of which, student Manjoume seemed to have also joined the Dueling Club. If things went smoothly, perhaps there would be a second round with student Manjoume.

Not only was it a good practice opportunity, but it would also allow him to make friends with more new students faster.

Then he definitely couldn't miss it.