Chapter 393

"Mirror."

Its style was very ordinary; overall, it was a circular mirror that could be held in the hand, with golden decorations and a frame on the outside.

Sho and the others tried holding it in their hands to look at themselves, but found they couldn't see anything.

"Wow..."

Although they couldn't understand anything, it seemed even more strange precisely because "they couldn't see anything."

Because whether it was glass or metal, a mirror would always reflect light, so one could always see their own reflection to some extent.

But on this mirror, one couldn't see their own reflection at all, which was enough to show that this mirror was indeed somewhat peculiar.

The appearance of the mirror was made by Tiancheng Kō according to the Mirror of the Ice Barrier.

Tiera was quite surprised when she first saw Tiancheng Kō making alchemical products in this style.

Because this thing was a top-tier divine artifact even in her world, and trying to craft that thing by hand with just these materials was a bit desperate.

Of course, after seeing the whole process afterward, Tiera was not so worried.

She had thought Tiancheng Kō wanted to build a divine artifact, but didn't expect it was just a small alchemical auxiliary tool.

Jūdai took the mirror, glanced at it, and felt a shock the next moment.

In the mirror, he saw a person exactly like him, except that the eyes were... golden.

Of course, the expression of the person in the mirror was also completely different from his own.

"Wow!"

"A figure actually appeared." Jim and the other three gathered behind Jūdai, and seeing a figure really emerge in the mirror, they exclaimed in surprise.

"Is this some kind of sorcery?" Cold sweat dripped down O'Brien's forehead.

Even as a battle-hardened mercenary like him, this was the first time he had seen such a thing appear outside of a duel.

"It's alchemy; our school used to teach it..." Sho said.

"Eh, our school used to teach this!? Then why don't you know it, Senior Sho? Big Brother hasn't used it either, and why did they stop teaching it?" Misawa asked a series of questions.

He was truly surprised, especially when he heard that he actually had a chance to learn this kind of thing but the school stopped teaching it, he was even more surprised.

"Eh... that, that's a very complicated question..." Sho's expression was a bit downcast.

He didn't really want to talk about Professor Dadesi.

It was sad to talk about it, and besides, Big Brother was already having a hard time, so there was no need to mention this.

"It does look different from Jūdai." Jim said, stroking his chin. "Everyone look, this Jūdai looks a bit cooler than Jūdai!"

"Awo!" The crocodile behind him also let out a cry.

"Ah? What are you guys talking about? We clearly look exactly the same!"

"No, no, no, Big Brother, you in the mirror look especially imposing—"

"Sho, even you!"

"Jūdai, admit it, although you look the same, the temperament is different; you're too silly."

"Kō! How could you—I will never trust anyone again!"

A group of people bantered, and the atmosphere quickly improved.

After the initial worry, Jūdai also quickly began to focus his attention, trying to greet the "self" in the mirror.

"Um, hello?"

He touched his head and asked awkwardly.

The Supreme King did not respond.

"Kō, this thing can't just be for looking, right? Or is it broken?"

"Broken? Let me see, it doesn't seem so—but I really have no way to test the practicality of this thing, you try again." Tiancheng Kō checked it in confusion, and after finding no problems, handed the mirror back to Jūdai.

Jūdai scratched his head.

"Settle your heart and talk to him."

Jūdai was silent for a while, looking at himself in the mirror.

After staring at each other for a while, the voices of the friends beside him suddenly faded away, and his surroundings were suddenly filled with broken mirrors, and within the mirrors, various scenes appeared.

Supreme King...

At this moment, he could finally feel the Supreme King's thoughts.

As he focused his attention on the mirror, he gradually couldn't hear the voices of his friends around him anymore. The few people looked at each other, and naturally knew at this moment that Jūdai was truly communicating with his inner heart.

Now that Jūdai had settled his heart, Jim, Misawa, and O'Brien naturally became curious about Tiancheng Kō's alchemy and started chatting in their spare time.

They were very curious about alchemy, but after Tiancheng Kō explained for a while, they had splitting headaches and felt like banging their heads against a wall because they couldn't understand what he was saying at all. Tiancheng Kō could understand this; after all, alchemy and modern technology were in completely different directions.

After chatting for a while, Tiancheng Kō, who had been busy for more than a month, finally had time to rest and lay on the sofa alone, closing his eyes to rest, while Sho and the others discussed future matters after their conversation.

After all, according to this trend, the GX tournament was about to restart soon.

Jim and O'Brien were still missing a few badges, and if they didn't hurry, they might not be able to participate in the finals.

Although O'Brien didn't come to the threshold for the finals, he wouldn't give up if there was a chance.

In addition, Serena was also very curious about Jim and O'Brien's decks, so she suggested having a duel on the table; since there was nothing to do anyway, Jim agreed.

And just as the group was chatting, suddenly, a scream erupted from Jūdai's side, giving the group, who had just calmed down, another big scare.

"Guwah————————"

It was seen that at some point, Jūdai was already covered in sweat, collapsed on the ground, clutching his chest with one hand, gasping for air, and taking deep breaths continuously.

"That bastard!!"

Jūdai gasped for air, clenching his fists. The mirror had already been thrown onto the table by him, and he was cursing and swearing, looking in a very bad mood.

"What's wrong, Jūdai?" Jim, who had just been thinking about sharing his Fusion deck with Serena, suddenly heard such a furious shout and looked up curiously.

Jūdai did not respond, only grabbing his hair, complaining and regretting angrily.

Tiancheng Kō, half-lying on the sofa, slowly opened his eyes, glanced at him, and chuckled: "What else could it be, he lost."

Lost?

The group looked at each other, then suddenly realized.

In this world, nothing could help people understand each other better than a duel.

Jūdai wouldn't use his brain much; when he encountered another self and couldn't communicate, he would naturally duel.

But...

Jim and O'Brien looked at each other.

Although they hadn't dueled Jūdai, during this time, they had seen Jūdai duel many spirits and demons, and they fully understood Jūdai's strength.

And he still lost?

That Supreme King could actually be this powerful?!

"Jūdai, how is it, did you talk to the Supreme King about anything?" Jim asked about this concern.

"That bastard, he said a whole bunch of crooked nonsense—what kind of justice without power isn't justice, only the winner is justice, and something about invading the weak to better protect them... Damn it!" Jūdai seemed too angry to explain clearly. "The key is, that guy actually used Heroes too, and even used Evil HEROes! Damn it!"

Evil HEROes?

The few looked at each other.

"If only I had chosen Sparkman at that time. Also, also that card—how is that card so powerful... Damn it, no, again!!" He reached out to grab the mirror.

"Wait, Jūdai." Tiancheng Kō interrupted his action.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't be so impatient, and even if you're anxious, it's useless." Tiancheng Kō shook his head. "The mirror is just an auxiliary tool, a tool to help one recognize their inner heart. If you want to duel yourself, it all depends on your own spirit."

"You've already dealt with the Dragon God King and other messy things today, right? It won't do to keep going like this."

Tiancheng Kō was talking about Jūdai as well as himself: "Combine work and rest; when it's time to rest, you still have to rest."

This was also Tiancheng Kō's next line of thought.

After the duel with the Mud Dragon King, Tiancheng Kō had already collected 8 badges of different star levels, so Tiancheng Kō was already eligible to participate in the GX tournament finals.

Therefore, he prepared to take a good rest and, while everything was calm, go back to the workshop in the Knight's Realm.

He had many ideas that he couldn't try at all because he didn't have the available equipment on hand.

"Hmm... that's true." After hearing this, Jūdai thought for a moment and nodded.

He was indeed exhausted; the heavy gasping was definitely not just from being angry, but also partly because long-term, high-intensity dueling was indeed very tiring.

And...

He remembered those Lightsworn spirits.

Although very reluctant, he knew that from now on, not to mention every day, he would definitely have to duel the Lightsworn or related spirits every few days.

As for the remaining demons of the Dark World, he also had to think about what to do.

"Damn it, tomorrow I will definitely win!"

He issued a declaration of victory.

(End of chapter)