Duel Academy Forest.
Dark Magician Girl stepped out from the other side of the academy gates.
From a distance, she saw Dark Magician waiting silently with his arms crossed.
"Master!"
Dark Magician Girl waved and ran over quickly.
"Hehe, I lost so badly. I didn't expect the Supreme King to be even more powerful than the legends say." Dark Magician Girl scratched her head and stuck out her tongue playfully.
"However, compared to the cold 'King' of the legends, the current Supreme King seems much more human."
"Is that so?"
"Mhm. Master, what do you think of the current Supreme King?"
"...Well, speaking of which, did you leave your own card with him?"
"Hehe, because this Supreme King is much more handsome than I imagined... I want to stay by his side and observe him for a while."
"Hmph, you certainly know how to find excuses for your mischief..."
"Hehehe."
The master and disciple gradually disappeared into the dense forest.
The aura of darkness also slowly dissipated above the trees.
...
Duel Academy.
[Congratulations to the host for defeating the Duel Spirit, Dark Magician Girl.]
[Unlocked Dark Magician Deck x1.]
[Special Card Pack unlocked. Please check, host.]
[...]
Dark Magician...
Between Jaden Yuki's fingers, a card gradually materialized.
The artwork depicted the famous spirit monster, [Dark Magician].
"In that case, Dark Magician and Red-Eyes Black Dragon..."
He took out the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] card he had obtained earlier after defeating Atticus Rhodes.
Looking at the [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] and [Dark Magician] cards in his hands, Jaden's brow furrowed.
"Add to that the winning reward from my duel with Mr. Joey Wheeler that year..."
A thought suddenly struck him.
Jaden walked quickly toward his dormitory.
Back at the dorm.
From the various card boxes piled in his luggage, Jaden found a large batch of cards he had accumulated years ago.
[Red-Eyes Fusion]!
From the pile, Jaden found the key card!
"Great. With this, Dark Magician, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and Red-Eyes Fusion are all gathered."
"The most important ones next are [Predaplant Verte Anaconda] and [Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]!"
Jaden was quite excited.
He opened the system interface, selected the System Shop, and began searching for those two cards.
[Banlist]
[Predaplant Verte Anaconda]
[Exchange Price: 250,000 Duel Points]
[Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon]
[Exchange Price: 250,000 Duel Points]
So expensive.
Jaden couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Because they were cards banned in recent years, they were slightly cheaper than those ancient, heaven-defying Forbidden Cards.
But for the current Jaden, it was still a bit much to handle.
The system card packs had updated a while ago.
To redeem some completely new decks and some new HERO cards, Jaden had spent a significant amount of Duel Points.
Although his Duel Spirits had earned a lot back for him today, he was still quite short of what he needed to redeem both cards.
"I'll redeem Anaconda first..."
Looking at his balance, Jaden murmured the command in his heart.
In the next moment, the system balance plummeted.
A blue card gradually materialized in Jaden's hand.
[Predaplant Verte Anaconda]
[Plant Type]
[Link Arrows: ↙ ↘]
[ATK: 500, LINK-2]
Looking at the card in his hand, a satisfied smile played across Jaden's lips.
"Oh~ is this the legendary Link Monster from an unknown world that the Supreme King brought forth?"
A curious voice suddenly rang in Jaden's ear.
Jaden spun around and saw a transparent spirit of Dark Magician Girl floating behind him, giggling.
"You!"
"Well~ Lord Supreme King shouldn't mind letting me stay, right? Hehehe." Dark Magician Girl giggled, covering her mouth as she pointed toward Jaden's pocket.
Jaden hurriedly felt his pocket.
Only then did he realize that, at some unknown point, Dark Magician Girl's card had appeared inside.
"Could it be..."
Jaden suddenly realized something.
Was it during that gap after the duel when she kissed his cheek? Did she sneak it in then?
"It seems Lord Supreme King doesn't notice everything, after all." Dark Magician Girl winked.
"You... didn't you return to the Spirit World?" Jaden frowned.
"Mhm I did return to our world with my Master, but because my 'vessel' is in your hands, I can appear in this world anytime and anywhere" Dark Magician Girl floated to Jaden's other side, pressing her hands together in a polite gesture as she looked at him obediently. "Lord Supreme King, just let me stay~ I can do anything!"
"..."
Jaden looked at the [Dark Magician Girl] in his hand.
After a moment of silence, he casually tossed it toward the trash can.
The card flew in a circle and immediately zipped back into Jaden's pocket.
"Hey! That's too much! How could you just throw me away like that!" Dark Magician Girl floated beside Jaden, puffing out her cheeks in anger as she rained down a flurry of tiny punches on his back.
However, the force was less than a tickle.
"I already have enough troublesome spirits around me..." Jaden sighed, his brow furrowed.
Without realizing it, he had almost enough waifu cards to form an entire deck.
If this continued, at least half of the spirits in the Supreme King's Army would be waifu cards.
"Since you already have so many troubles, adding one more won't hurt!" Dark Magician Girl clung to Jaden shamelessly.
"..."
Rolling his eyes, Jaden had no choice but to put Dark Magician Girl into his card box.
He wouldn't even think about the main deck; she could stay in the Side Deck as a mascot.
"Yay~" Seeing Jaden put her in the box, Dark Magician Girl cheered and tried to pounce on him again.
This time, Jaden was prepared. He sidestepped her lunge and walked out the door.
"Honestly, you're way too cold..."
Dark Magician Girl crossed her arms, frowning as she watched Jaden leave.
But then, a cute smile returned to her face.
"But he feels very reliable, this Supreme King~."
"I'm actually looking forward to what the future will be like."
...
[Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring: LP 4000]
[Chazz Princeton: LP 4000]
"How... how is this possible..."
In the Duel Square, the crowd was surging.
Students watched the stage one after another, witnessing a duel where neither side's Life Points had dropped yet, but it was almost completely one-sided.
Chazz looked at the only two cards left in his deck, his lips twitching uncontrollably.
Standing opposite him, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring had her arms crossed while laughing toward the sky. Her arrogant and smug expression completely ruined her cute appearance.
"Dammit, I can't even beat a brat..."
Gritting his teeth, Chazz stared at the few cards in his hand.
He had become intensely interested in her deck after seeing her duel earlier.
When Ash Blossom joined the dueling event, Chazz had rushed to sign up first, securing the chance to face her.
But he hadn't expected this.
In just two turns, he was already...
"Boss... that guy opposite us isn't human at all."
"With such powerful strength, she must be a spirit!"
The three Ojamas in his hand had tearful faces as they spoke to Chazz.
"Yeah, Boss. That girl looks like one of the spirits by Jaden's side."
Jaden's spirit?
Hearing the Ojamas' words, a flash of realization crossed Chazz's mind.
"So that's it..."
"Now that I know you're one of Jaden's spirits, I definitely can't lose this duel..."
Gritting his teeth hard, a stubborn light rose in Chazz's eyes.
"My turn, draw!"
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