Chapter 184: Regarding Jaden Yuki, the Duelist of Duel Academy

"Eh, before the match, both contestants seem full of fighting spirit—"

The MC cleared his throat lightly, controlling the atmosphere.

This strange Duelist was a genius police officer specially selected by the Elder Council, a typical elite upper-class Duelist who looked down on everyone except Jack Atlas; he just hadn't expected that this time, facing someone from another dimension, he would resort to trash talk.

Seeing the atmosphere growing somewhat solemn, he quickly pulled the focus back.

"The Friendship Cup is a Duel tournament promoting peace and friendship between two worlds; today is the second day of the Friendship Cup—"

"The contestants are..."

"Zhang Liao, the genius police officer from the Security Bureau!"

"And, the Duelist from another dimension, the Hero player who manipulates various elements—Jaden Yuki!"

"Hero? Pfft, hahaha, isn't something like 'Hero' way too childish?"

At this, not only Jaden, but even Ed, who was watching the broadcast specifically because Saiou had calculated that Jaden would appear today, couldn't help but frown.

"Hey... take those words back," Jaden said, thoroughly provoked. "Don't crush a child's dreams!"

"Heh—" Zhang Liao sneered casually, saying nothing more.

In their world, Elemental Heroes were a "trash deck" that no one even used!

"Duel!"

Elite Police Officer, Genius Police Officer, Zhang Liao LP: 4000.

Duel Academy, Jaden Yuki LP: 4000.

"My turn. I Summon Giant Rat in Defense Position, set one card, and end my turn!"

Giant Rat, Level 4, EARTH Attribute, Beast Type, Defense 1450.

Zhang Liao quickly ended his turn.

"What's this? Is that all?"

Many spectators from this world shook their heads upon seeing this move.

Giant Rat sitting in defense waiting to die—isn't this a common sight? Can someone like this really be called an elite Duelist or a genius police officer?

"Be careful, Jaden; he might have some strange trap."

"Ah, I understand," Jaden replied, hearing Winged Kuriboh's words. He nodded lightly but didn't mind.

"Normal Summon, Sparkman. Attack with Sparkman!"

Elemental Hero Sparkman, Level 4, LIGHT Attribute, Warrior Type, Attack 1600.

This skilled warrior was being Normal Summoned and attacking directly by Jaden for the first time on another dimension's Duel stage; according to Jaden's original intent, he wanted to use Sparkman for a probing attack to see if there were any traps, but he didn't expect Sparkman's attack to go so smoothly, shattering the Giant Rat in an instant.

"Giant Rat's monster effect: When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one EARTH Attribute monster with 1500 or less Attack from my Deck. I Special Summon a second Giant Rat!"

Another giant rat appeared on his field.

Jaden frowned tightly, puzzled.

Is that all?

Could it be that he's simply using Giant Rat to block attacks while preserving monsters to pave the way for a "Synchro"?

"Set one card and end my turn."

Today's opening was a very plain monster brawl.

"Hmph, as I said, you lot, who can only struggle evenly with the stinking rats of the Satellite, can only fight against rats," Zhang Liao continued spouting trash talk.

"Hey, you," Jaden said, his anger having reached such a level that he Faner became calm, filled more with incomprehension than rage. "From what I've heard from Mr. Yusei over these past two days, the only difference between the Top Side and the Satellite is that the Satellite once suffered a Reverse Explosion; Chucizhiwai, there is no difference at all. Why do you use such a reason to belittle people who are the same!"

Because Tenjou Hikari had been hanging around Yusei's place these past two days, occasionally watching him tune his D-Wheel, Jaden would also go over to look, after all, he was curious about everything here and even wanted to Duel Yugo and Yusei; during this free time, he naturally asked some questions, such as why there was a Satellite and why there was a Top Side.

From the story he knew, this city originally had no so-called nobles or commoners; everyone originally lived in one city, yet just because of an experimental accident, this kind of belittlement and hostility emerged, which was simply ridiculous.

"The same?"

"Don't get it wrong; everyone should put themselves in their proper place. Some people are naturally meant to stay in the sewers, while others can enjoy everything. That is the world."

"Just like your so-called 'Hero,' have you ever thought about the gap between you and those ordinary people who never had the chance to come to this world and can only watch you eagerly in front of their televisions?"

"You..."

Jaden's face grew even darker.

Ed, watching the entire broadcast, subconsciously hammered the table.

A person's "place"?

How similar this statement was to the concept of "fate"?

But—what this Zhang Liao said was truly unacceptable.

"You don't think that by spouting nonsense here, talking about playing the hero, and saying a few words to me, an elite from the Top Side, you're performing a heroic act, do you? No, this changes nothing!" Zhang Liao sneered. "After you leave, the guys from the Satellite will still be driven underground by the police, while the people of the Top Side will use the new technology gained from interacting with you to make the Top Side even better."

"Even so, your appearance will occupy the scarce buildings that the Satellite managed to preserve—"

"This is reality. You are not some hero; you're just a Dueling student! You can't do anything."

Zhang Liao kept pointing and lecturing.

He had graduated from the academy and immediately became an elite of the Security Bureau, earning the title of "genius"; relying on the support of the Elder Council, he had achieved many successful performances in the work of "hunting" Satellite trash.

This gave him a tremendous sense of superiority, feeling he could act as an "experienced veteran" to lecture Jaden, a kid still in school, teaching him the true "lessons of life."

"Now, I'm going to show you exactly where a so-called 'Hero' like you belongs!" He drew a card, then revealed his hand. "Normal Summon Jutte Fighter."

"I Tune the Level 2 Jutte Fighter on the field with the Level 4 Giant Rat!"

"Synchro Summon—Level 6, Goyo Guardian!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—a whip tied with steel chains spun continuously in the air as a samurai resembling a Japanese guard appeared on the field with a grin.

Goyo Guardian, Level 6, EARTH Attribute, Warrior Type, Attack 2800.

"A Level 6 has 2800 Attack points!?"

"Oh oh oh! Our contestant Zhang Liao has revealed his Synchro Monster, and it's a powerful monster with 2800 Attack points!"

"Battle! Goyo Guardian, attack Sparkman!"

Goyo Guardian swung its steel cable, smashing into Sparkman; with a loud bang, Jaden's Life Points plummeted.

Duel Academy, Jaden Yuki LP: 4000 → 2800.

"Next, Goyo Guardian's effect: When this card destroys a monster by battle, I can Special Summon that monster in Defense Position to my field!"

As soon as the words fell, Sparkman, trapped by the steel cable, was bound in electrified chains and dragged onto his field; despite wanting to struggle, he could only submit and wait in Defense Position.

Elemental Hero Sparkman, Level 4, LIGHT Attribute, Warrior Type, Defense 1400.

"Elemental Heroes are a deck that requires monster cards for Fusion Summoning, right? Now, your monster is sealed on my field; how are you going to Fusion Summon? Honestly, this kind of deck went out of style in our world long ago," Zhang Liao said, crossing his arms and shaking his head. "With such a generic deck, I suggest you give up as soon as possible."

"... When you activated your monster effect, I was also going to activate my Trap Card—Trap Card, Hero Signal. It can be activated when a monster on the field is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard. I Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Elemental Hero from my hand or Deck. I Special Summon, Elemental Hero Bubbleman."

Elemental Hero Bubbleman, Level 4, WATER Attribute, Warrior Type, Attack 800.

Jaden watched silently as the card of Flashman was placed on the opponent's field, then summoned Bubbleman on his own field, before sending the Hero Signal, which had finished activating its effect in the back row, to the Graveyard.

"Bubbleman's monster effect: When this card is Normal Summoned, Special Summoned, or Flip Summoned successfully, if there are no other cards on my field, I can draw two cards from my Deck."

Jaden drew two cards expressionlessly.

"What's going on? That feeling from Jaden..." Manjoume swallowed hard.

Terrifying—extremely terrifying!

"Tch, a futile struggle," Zhang Liao shook his head. "Then I'll just end my turn like this."

Second update; possibly a third chapter later, already finished, mainly because I fell asleep sitting in my chair halfway through; indeed, there were some matters these past two days, so I didn't have time to separate and complete them properly.

Asking for monthly tickets~~

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