Just like many other regular schools, the school festival at Duel Academy is an annual grand event eagerly awaited by everyone.
With cosplay as the theme of the school festival, students are required to dress up as their favorite Duel Monster characters and participate.
Although the event is centered around cosplaying as monsters, the content is quite diverse. There are performers showing traditional skills, stalls selling various foods, and amusement park-like attractions...
...and of course, there are card dueling grounds too.
After all, it's Duel Academy, so the activities naturally revolve around card dueling.
The mentors in the grove were also allowed to join in the students' celebration. Thanks to this school festival, Youyu rarely relaxed the restrictions on "bizarre attire," permitting the mentors to wear their unique props and costumes on the island.
This immediately got out of hand.
Suddenly, the academy island was swarming with all kinds of eccentric figures, a large group of whimsical folks who showcased their treasured outfits from years ago, wearing all sorts of peculiar animal headpieces, frequently appearing in the woods and dormitory areas, occasionally being spotted by students passing by the teaching building.
However, during the festival, students were also wearing strange outfits, so no one found it odd.
With these silly teachers leading the way, the students were quickly caught up in the wave of excitement. The students were equally enthusiastic about the event, quickly engaging their brains, actively participating, and dressing up as various monsters.
Indeed, young people in any world are never short of imagination. Some cosplayed as Dark Magician, some as Blue-Eyes White Dragon, some dressed as women, and most outrageously, someone even cosplayed as the Great Evil God Sock...
Although back then, the Great Evil God Sock was defeated in the dark game world known as "King's Memory," the outside world had no way of knowing the specifics inside.
But over the years, to help everyone better understand the contributions of the First Duel King (and to make money), Youyu collaborated with Kaiba Group to recreate the whole memory sandbox with top-notch technology, perfectly replicating even the storyline of the Darkness Game.
This virtual sandbox was later made into an unprecedentedly massive RPG game, allowing players to reenact the battles between Duel King and the world-ending Great Evil God Sock.
As for the battle process...since it's produced by Kaiba Company, it's naturally no surprise, every encounter in the game ultimately turns into——
——a tense and thrilling duel, right?
The game was awarded the title of the best game of the year for its ultra-realistic immersive experience and exciting storyline, becoming the hottest topic of the year.
And the ultimate BOSS of the game, the World-Ending Evil God Sock, attracted widespread attention with its artistic image of a "dragon under the crotch."
The student bravely cosplaying as the Great Evil God Sock at the school festival naturally attracted a lot of attention, because his cosplay was indeed true-to-life, especially the majestic dragon head that impressively moved, looking just like the real thing...
...then this student was taken away by the Disciplinary Committee.
The reason being "obscene and offensive."
A disgraced Evil Spirit of the Great Evil God Sock in the Millennium Ring gave it a thumbs down.
Judai and his friends also actively participated in the activities.
Asuka, encouraged by her roommate, cosplayed as the signature monster of the Legendary Duelist Mai Kujaku—Harpie Lady.
And you know what, Harpie Lady is indeed not something the average girl can pull off, but it looked surprisingly good on Asuka.
The golden armor outlined a slender waist, further emphasizing the curves of her hips, with notable undulations visible from both the front and back.
Plus, the chest design that the armor's designer clearly understood complimented her outstanding figure among peers, not gaudy but subtly highlighting the naturally impressive size, with fair skin and delicate collarbones above the neckline.
If you were to rank the "lethal power against LPS" from danger levels 1 to 10, Asuka cosplaying as Harpie Lady would probably rank at level 12.
Some silly guy wearing a hippo headpiece was debating with another silly guy wearing a rabbit headpiece.
"Tsk, tsk, that size....must be an E, right?"
"I think it might be a D, maybe the outfit adds to it."
"I beg to differ, I think I'm more experienced in viewing this sort of stuff."
"Oho, who's not a little perverted, huh? Wanna compare notes?"
"..."
Once upon a time, LPS was a dark label typically denied and argued against when accused.
But times have changed. When revealed these days, LPS often assume a defiant stance of "Yeah, I'm one. So what?" and when doubted for their LPS qualities, they feel anxious, desperate to prove themselves.
It's rather strange.
"Tianshangin looks pretty good today."
Speaking up was Mitsuzawa Daichi.
"Thank you."
Asuka smiled and was about to express thanks but suddenly paused.
She forgot his name...
Was it Fivezawa Ocean or Rokuzawa Tenku?
It's not really her fault. Unlike the original, throughout the first year, Asuka rarely interacted with Mitsuzawa, truly getting limited chances to know him.
At Duel Academy, students aren't divided into classes; they attend the same class only when selecting the same course, so interaction opportunities are scarce.
That's why it's puzzling that Maruteng Xiang noticed Asuka seemed to circle around them frequently, as if she had all sorts of reasons to appear nearby.
Once Maruteng Xiang asked Brother Judai: "Brother, did you notice that during classes, Asuka always sits near us?"
Judai was stunned: "Is that so?"
Maruteng Xiang: "Seriously brother, how have you not noticed all year?"
Judai sheepishly scratched his head: "Ah, well...you know, I either skip class or just sleep through it, didn't really pay attention..."
Maruteng Xiang: "..."
"Wow~ Asuka looks so pretty today!"
The instigator was Asuka's roommate, Junko.
"Is...is that so?"
Asuka blushed a bit.
Just then, she saw Maruteng Xiang dressed as a "Submarine Man," thought for a moment, and approached to ask, "Hey, where's Judai? We were supposed to meet here, but I haven't seen him..."
Usually, Maruteng Xiang rarely gets to participate in any events—his mentor routinely ties him to the grove for day-and-night special training.
But apparently, the mentors were allowed to participate this time, Brother Liangchen was extra excited, more so than his students, so he unexpectedly gave him a day's break.
"I haven't seen him either." Maruteng Xiang looked around, "The brother mentioned he planned to make a grand entrance..."
Just then, a loud noise was heard.
A figure appeared wearing a green armor, a bright red scarf fluttering around his neck, and a golden belt shimmering in the sunlight.
The Masked Hero stylishly stood on the rooftop edge, posing handsomely, with Judai's voice coming from under the helmet: "Masked Hero Blast, has arrived!"
The nearby whimsical folks' gaze was quickly drawn to him, seeing the commanding knight silhouette above and the scarf flowing in the sunlight, a phrase popped into their heads——
——NMD why!