The duel between Judai and Professor Chronos is considered classic in the entirety of GX's storyline, leaving an incredibly deep impression on a generation of viewers. Therefore, this duel naturally attracts significant attention among players.
Although the duel academy's entrance exam venue restricts unauthorized personnel, players were given the opportunity to watch, thanks to the thoughtful NPC Youyu.
Once again, Youyu brought along his handy little filming tool. Miss Yue Hua got special permission from Youyu himself and accompanied him to the exam venue.
Thus, countless spectators had the chance to witness the entire duel via live broadcast.
The duel surpassed players' expectations in terms of intensity, the level of strength shown by both parties, and its twists and turns.
The reactions of everyone were somewhat like this.
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"Holy crap, when did Judai become so... radiant?"
"He's really a radiant boy, huh?"
"Check out the Hero from the Trap Hole..."
"And did you guys notice that Judai stuffed a bunch of fake cards like Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity..."
Players found themselves instinctively associating these tactics with a particular person, expressing their amazement internally.
Wow, truly a student taught by Youyu-san.
Exactly the same style!
"Dedicated apprentice, identification complete." Someone said.
"Jellyfish: Squid Limited Edition.JPG." The forum started posting emojis.
Until the end, when Judai made a comeback from a desperate situation, and Clear Kuriboh precisely drew a "Yubel" to reflect three thousand damage and directly counterattack, the players exclaimed——
——I'm totally shocked!
Is there really such a move? What's the probability of this?
The masochistic effect of Yubel, enjoying taking damage, was already quite isolating, but drawing and using Yubel with Clear Kuriboh made it unbelievably isolating... and it truly defies imagination!
After all, how do you ensure that at the moment of the opponent's attack declaration, you can precisely draw Yubel from such a thick deck without fail?
Could this be the world that only God-draw enthusiasts understand?
This duel can be said to leave European players speechless, and even the dark players shedding tears.
Being isolated isn't scary. What's scary is when isolated players make God draws!
Of course, some people realized other issues.
"Wait, why is Yubel still here?"
"Shouldn't she be shoulder to shoulder with the sun by now?"
With such a reminder, many players reacted.
Right! Yubel is still here, so will everyone still go to the other dimension in the future?
Yubel is not only still present, but after the duel, she even seems to have a small interaction with Judai. The master and servant exchanging glances, their relationship seems quite amicable...
Gosh, if Yubel doesn't stir things up, wouldn't a whole season's plot be missing?
Also, if Yubel hasn't ascended, then what about Ultraman?
Could it directly lead to the disappearance of our Neo Heroes?
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This duel is undoubtedly much more intense than the animated original from years ago. Many players believe it's due to changes in the world line, elevating the overall level of the Duel World; as a result, Professor Chronos has also become much stronger than in the original.
Some think that it isn't the professor who got stronger, but that the professor wasn't trying genuinely during the exam in the animation's opening. The line Professor Chronos says when summoning the Ultimate Giant later in the animation, "I never thought I'd use this move on a student," can also support this perspective.
However, regardless, the consensus reached by the players is that——Judai is much stronger than in the original timeline.
This is not only reflected in the Trap aspect but also in the adjustments to his card deck and the changes in his tactical thinking, improvements that are visible to the naked eye, making him a completely different person from the Judai who would merely summon a Normal Monster (often in attack position) and end the turn at the start of the animation.
While players are engaged in intense discussion, the NPCs are doing likewise.
Yuki Judai's performance undoubtedly amazed the entire audience of teachers and students; many waiting to see him fail were stunned.
A candidate not yet enrolled managed to defeat the academy's strongest teacher!
With such incredible skill, why enroll at the academy at all? He should head straight to the tournaments instead!
"No way." Tenjouin Asuka was also amazed, "Did Professor Chronos really get defeated..."
She flipped her golden long hair, her beautiful eyes inevitably drawn to the boy below in the Dueling Arena, who was gesturing to the astonished crowd.
"Yuki... Judai, is it?" Asuka rested her elbow on the railing, propping her chin with her hand and tilting her head, "He seems to be a very interesting person."
The girl gradually became curious about that jellyfish-headed boy below.
In the academy, Marufuji Ryo, known as "Caesar," stood with arms crossed, leaning against the wall behind him, his smile almost imperceptible.
He seemed to have already expected this outcome.
As for Yuki Judai, the person involved, he was entirely unaware that he had become the focal point.
"Great job, Yubel!" Judai cheerfully spoke to Yubel, "I can't thank you enough this time!"
As he grew older, Judai awakened the ability to see and communicate with spirits. Now, he had recognized Yubel's presence.
However, because Yubel didn't send people to the hospital at every turn like in the original story, and most of the time was quite obedient in front of Judai, their master-servant relationship was pretty good.
After the duel, Yubel returned to Spiritual Form. She gave a slight smirk and said faintly, "That's because you were able to draw me at the crucial moment. You've gotten stronger, Judai."
"But without your power, I wouldn't have managed." Judai scratched his head, "Oh man, this professor is impressive, things were almost dangerous, but thank goodness you were there.
Otherwise, no matter what, I couldn't draw a card that wasn't in the deck..."
"Be more confident, Judai, you are a unique existence not only in the world... no, in the entire cosmos. Eventually, you'll break the constraints of common sense and become the greatest duelist ever!"
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It's said that maintaining a certain distance enhances mutual appreciation by maintaining proper space and psychological distance. However, this might not quite apply to Yubel.
According to Youyu's intermittent observations, he found that as the days spent next to Judai grew longer, Yubel's fondness for her master not only showed no signs of decline, instead, it appeared to be increasing daily, sinking deeper with time...
Nonetheless, Youyu felt there was nothing wrong with Judai having such a skilled assistant by his side. After all, he's Youyu's disciple, so the more trump cards he has, the more assured Youyu feels as a teacher.
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Shortly after Judai passed his exam, his future classmates, the elite student Manjome Jun, left the Dueling Arena quietly after receiving a phone call and headed to an office at the top of the venue.
Manjome Jun rarely set aside the airs of an elite student and young master, respectfully lowering his head and bowing slightly.
"Sir."
"Did you see his duel?" the seated person coldly asked.
"That boy named Yuki Judai? Yes." Manjome said, furrowing his brow, "But I still can't believe that a guy like that could be associated with the Duel King..."
"Don't be deceived by appearances." the person in the chair said icily, "Do you have the confidence to defeat him?"
"It's absolutely no problem." Manjome replied without hesitation, "He does have some exceptional qualities and possesses some strength, but I am currently stronger than him."
"Very well."
The chair swiveled around.
The person in the chair is none other than the Legendary Duelist, Kaiba Seto.
"Failure is not tolerated." Kaiba said solemnly, fingers crossed under his chin, "Don't disappoint me."
"Yes, sir."