Chapter 160: Promotion Period

The incident of injury during dimensional travel was not discussed for long among the students; many treated it as a minor incident and stopped thinking about it after a few days.

After all, dimensional travel inherently carries risk—everyone knew this in their hearts, it was just that no one had been injured before.

After all, during Wan Wan Zhangmu's live duels, he had been bombarded by spirits with artillery fire; such things were perfectly normal.

But in Tenjo Kou's heart, he had never let go of this matter.

The appearance of Ai De Phoenix, the first glimpse of "Light of Annihilation," this major issue soon to emerge into the world and confront him, demanded serious consideration; thus, daily, aside from raising Chao Lei Long, who had arrived in the human world and was endlessly curious about everything, he also continued studying alchemy while carefully planning for what lay ahead.

"You're really working hard," said San Ze Sanze Dadi, whose wound was not deep; after several days and confirmation from his teacher that he was fine, he returned to class.

Today, as he returned to the classroom during self-study, he saw Tenjo Kou's desk covered with books and notes, and couldn't help but sigh.

Even though he was already the top student in his grade, excelling in both academics and practical skills, Tenjo Kou still worked so hard—juggling the operation of the Fusion Department while also studying the alchemy left behind by Master Professor Dadesi; this dedication truly astonished him.

After all, he didn't need to study alchemy.

But precisely because of this shock, he told himself even more firmly in his heart—he must not lose to Tenjo Kou again!

At least this time, at least in academics, he must defeat Hikari!

Then he glanced beside him and saw Wan Wan Zhangmu also grimacing as he calculated various things, including contracts from different companies.

It seemed that this time, Wan Wan Zhangmu had no time to interfere in our "battle."

Although Wan Wan Zhangmu had only "defeated" him once—that time during his "heartbreak"—it still weighed on him; he absolutely could not be surpassed in this final promotion exam.

In contrast to the "high-achiever" trio of Tenjo Kou, Ai De, and Wan Rong, who were busy with their studies, business plans, and alchemy, the "underachiever" trio of Judai, Syrus, and Bastion were far more relaxed.

Judai had just woken from his drowsy state—he'd slept another long, lazy nap—and Syrus looked much the same, but Bastion was, surprisingly, earnestly writing something today.

Judai rubbed his eyes, watching Bastion's actions, and exclaimed in surprise: "Bastion, what are you doing?"

Hearing Judai's question, Qian Tian Shunren smiled and told Judai and the others: "It's the employment form."

"Employment form!" Judai jumped in shock, nearly falling off his chair; he stared at Qian Tian Shunren and hurriedly asked, "W-what company?"

He never imagined that while everyone was still preparing for the final exam, Qian Tian Shunren had already started preparing for a job!

"International Illusion Corp."

"International Illusion!!!!!!"

Whoosh—

Upon hearing Qian Tian Shunren's words, a large crowd of classmates froze as if struck, then immediately surged toward him.

"What? Shunren, International Illusion—is that International Illusion?!"

"Y-yes…"

"That International Illusion where CEO Pecas is?!"

"You actually got accepted by that company?!"

"Is it true, Shunren? Shunren! We've always been pretty good friends, right?! Can you give me a few cards from your deck to strengthen it? Please, I'm begging you—this is a request for my whole life!"

A large crowd crowded around him.

Tenjo Kou lifted his head, noticed the commotion, but had no interest; he lowered it again and kept writing and sketching.

Recently, he had encountered a very difficult alchemy problem—he wanted to create a portal with lower energy consumption, so he had to rewrite the Dimensional Gate left behind by Master Professor Dadesi; but for a beginner, something that seemed deceptively simple, like the "Dimensional Gate Even a Fool Can Make," was in fact the "most streamlined," "safest," and "most stable" portal, and its difficulty was by no means small.

Qian Tian Shunren's employment at International Illusion Corp. also occurred in the original story; later, Qian Tian Shunren even specially designed a card for Judai called "Skytower 2—Hero City," a true act of brotherhood—brother, I'm printing cards for you!

But…

Tenjo Kou remembered that in the original story, he designed a card called "Sunrise over Uluru," which earned Pecas's admiration; if he could successfully pass the promotion exam, he might even get hired by International Illusion.

But—at this moment, Kuronos alerted the principal that Qian Tian Shunren had once been a dropout who abandoned dueling and was held back at school; he could not allow such a student to join International Illusion.

His demand was that Qian Tian Shunren must score sufficiently on tomorrow's promotion exam, and he would personally serve as the examiner, offering no leniency.

In the end, although Qian Tian Shunren fused his "Sunrise over Uluru" to summon "Oz the Master" with 4200 attack points, aiming to defeat the Ancient Mechanical Giant and win, he failed under Professor Kuronos's "Restriction Removal."

But Professor Kuronos acknowledged his growth, confirmed he was no longer the student who only slept and sank into self-destruction, wrote him a personal recommendation letter, and recommended him to International Illusion; he even told him he was his most proud student.

From this, it was clear Professor Kuronos understood every student deeply—even Qian Tian Shunren, who rarely attended class and had given up hope, sleeping all day in his dormitory before meeting Judai.

In this world…

Tenjo Kou remembered.

Earlier, during the school's external exchanges, there had indeed been staff from International Illusion present; perhaps at that time, Qian Tian Shunren had caught Pecas's attention?

Though the paths differed, they led to the same destination.

"So… Shunren is leaving school soon?" Xiang felt a pang of reluctance.

"At this point, you can only look forward," Judai said, instantly and instinctively.

Yet, at that very moment, Judai suddenly remembered.

Yes—

His gaze sharpened instantly.

He immediately changed his demeanor, frantically rummaging through various cluttered items until he found the application form he had requested from Professor Kuronos half a month ago.

Yes!

Besides Shunren, there was another person who would soon part ways with them!

The strongest duelist in the academy, the pride of the school!

The one he had once lost to, the senior who was like an older brother to him!

Marufuji Ryo!

Before he became a professional duelist, he must give him the best graduation gift possible!

Chapter Two, please vote~~

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