The Duel King's card deck also lost to the person from the Yellow Dormitory.
In less than a day, the news had spread throughout the entire school.
The duel was recorded by the students who were present at the scene, and almost everyone had watched this recording within a day.
While the students gained experience and joy from it, many couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Kagurazaka wielded the Duel King's card deck quite effectively throughout, but even so, he couldn't land a complete attack, let alone touching the opponent's Life Points.
Even the Duel King's card deck failed to resist, the future of the Dueling Realm...
Of course, not everyone was so pessimistic.
"Kagurazaka's performance was exceptional, showcasing the grandeur of the Duel King's card deck."
The renowned Emperor Marufuji Ryo from the Academy expressed his views during a conversation, which were recorded and conveyed by those present.
"But no matter how skillfully you use it, ultimately, it's not your own deck. Only a deck constructed with a Duelist's heart can unleash its full power. The King's deck can only truly shine in Muto Yuugi's hands."
This opinion gained considerable agreement, even receiving a thumbs-up from Professor Chronos, part of the Academy leadership.
Of course, most students today might not even know that the owner of the deck Kagurazaka used had actually failed to resist years ago...
After finishing the match, Kagurazaka returned the deck and, after careful review, finally summed up his two key mistakes.
Firstly, he shouldn't have discarded the Chestnut Ball in the first turn. He activated the effect of "Straight Flush Swordsman" to discard a One-Star to Five-Star Monster from the deck, choosing the Chestnut Ball as the One-Star Monster.
Subsequently, during the duel, he was repeatedly subjected to Divine Punishment by the Kurishinryu...
Secondly, his mind wasn't steadfast enough; seeing the opportunity to use the Duel King's deck, he wavered from his original planned path.
It still seems that the right path is unwaveringly learning from the dueling of the person from the Yellow Dormitory!
Upon careful reflection, he realized that his past emulation wasn't thorough enough. Previously, he only mimicked tactics and internal aspects, but that wasn't complete. He should emulate everything about the opponent from the outside in, including attire, hairstyle, and even habits.
Thus, a new rumor quickly spread within the academy: the person from the Yellow Dormitory recently even started to have a double...
As for Kagurazaka returning the deck so quickly, Judai was somewhat unsatisfied.
There's a subtle feeling like having a card snatched again...
But it's no big deal. The next day a transfer student arrived at the Red Dormitory, but Judai quickly discovered it was actually a disguised loli named Asakura Rie.
When Rie pleaded seriously for Judai not to disclose her cross-dressing, Judai smiled with a mischievous grin.
"Rie, you don't want anyone to know about your cross-dressing, do you?"
Rie felt tense: "So what do you want?"
"Very simple."
Judai smiled confidently, taking out the Duel Disc.
The implication was clear: I have a craving for a duel, you have to play with me.
Rie: "..."
"..."
Anyway, having found someone to play with, Judai soon forgot about Kagurazaka and continued to happily engage in his academy life.
In the same week, during a school assembly, Principal Jiaodao mentioned the soon-to-be-held tournament with the brother academy.
"Last year, Marufuji Ryo from the second grade represented our school and won, boosting our school's reputation," Principal Jiaodao said with a smile. "This year's representative hasn't been decided yet; any student could have the chance.
Keep up the hard work everyone."
"Alright!" Hearing the speech, Judai was filled with vigor, "Let's aim to become the representative together!"
"No, even big brother, I feel that this year's representative should still be my brother," Sho said with inexplicable confidence.
Yugen did not voice his opinion. However, he knew that according to the original story, the Northern Academy deliberately avoided this headquarters' ace, Kaiza Ryo, and agreed to send a first-year student to compete, and the headquarters would also have to send a first-year against them.
So ultimately, it would likely develop into a competition for the spot between him and Judai.
The opponent, unsurprisingly, should still be Chazz, who returned after wandering around having left the headquarters.
The duel to determine the representative with Judai is basically estimated to take place in the next week or two. After that, the official tournament would be in the third week.
Yugen also had a feeling. The last time he faced Chazz, compared to before enrollment, he could feel Chazz had made considerable progress. Having gone out to train and returned, he was likely stronger than before.
But Yugen also made rapid progress during this half semester in the Academy. He felt he had experienced a great elevation compared to when he first arrived.
The most notable feature was that when adjusting his deck construction, he started becoming more arrogant. The thought of "Will this get stuck in hand" naturally appeared less frequently, replaced by thoughts like "This will be useful at some point."
Not only was there personal improvement as a Duelist, but the expansion brought by the library's inventory was also significant. In recent days, not only did he keep up with the Academy's updates, but he also purchased some good stuff from the International Illusion Association.
For instance, the Rare Cards that Pegasus Moonwalker used during duels, such as the "Scholar Spirit" which allows a draw upon being sent to the grave, and even Moonwalker's signature "Angel O7" original version, are limited cards unavailable outside of Illusion Association.
Then, he found a significantly valuable Rare Card, Wind Emperor Leiza.
[Wind Emperor Leiza, 6-Star, Attack Power 2400
Effect: When successfully Upper-level Summoned, returns one card on the field to the top of the owner's deck.]
Emperor Series!
Even modern Duelists who never went through that era might have heard a little about the Emperor Series' past glory. Following the Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship's Chaos Card Deck three consecutive wins, the next era's World Champion emerged from the "Emperor Control" deck, which primarily used the famous Emperor Series.
This series even made an appearance in the GX animation.
Though this deck appears to be somewhat rare, Wind Emperor is the first Emperor collected by Yugen. Back then, even just a single Emperor already led to fairly strong specialized decks.
Having gathered a Wind Emperor, Yugen expanded his pending card collection list a bit and quickly outlined a few simple new construction ideas.
Later, he will see if he can gather the remaining Emperors for a complete "Emperor Control" deck, which would be quite nice.
However, from Hand Destruction to Chaos, to Mutated Chaos Phoenix God, and if the Emperor Series gets assembled...
...Unknowingly, he seems to be walking onto the path of collecting achievements to become the World Champion?