Chapter 71: Card Acquisition

"Gemstones? Such valuable items can't be sold casually!"

Two days later, Tiancheng Guang invited Judai, and together they went to Aunt Deme's convenience store to ask if she could help sell the gemstones.

Upon seeing the gemstones the two held, she immediately shook her head: "You'll need signatures from your parents at the very least!"

Tiancheng Guang and Judai exchanged glances; Judai, however, waved it off carelessly: "No problem with that."

"As for me…" Tiancheng Guang hesitated beside him.

According to his memories.

He seemed to have no parents in this world.

"What if we ask the professor for help?"

"If you trust your professor…"

So, Tiancheng Guang contacted Professor Cronos.

"Seriously, you two—you encountered something dangerous last night and didn't even tell anyone? My goodness, do you even see me as your professor?!" Cronos, rarely angry, snapped.

"Sorry, sorry, Professor! We're coming to you now, aren't we?" Judai quickly clasped his hands together in supplication.

He sighed and listened to their situation.

You fought a Dark Duelist and won, gaining these gemstones?

It's said that back then, Duel King Ryo Fujiki himself once participated in a Duel Island match and earned a fortune in gold and silver treasures…

So for duelists, this isn't an unusual occurrence.

What worried him more was that two students so young had acquired such a large amount of gemstones—would it lead them astray?

Speaking of which…

Judai Yuuki—he remembered Judai was the son of a high-ranking executive at Kaiba Corp, from a very wealthy family; he probably had no issues.

As for Tiancheng Guang…

He recalled Tiancheng Guang's file.

Unknown origin, unknown parents, name self-proclaimed—a student with an extremely mysterious background.

"I could vouch for you, but you must tell me: what will you do with this money once you get it?"

"Eat a big meal?" Judai tilted his head, then remembered, "Oh, and while we're at it, renovate the Red Dorm and our Fusion Club! Paint it red!"

"No unauthorized renovations of school buildings!" Cronos grumbled through clenched teeth, then turned to Tiancheng Guang.

"As for me, Professor, I want to buy a few rare cards."

"Oh? What kind are you looking for?"

"Future Fusion, Time Fusion, Scrap Fusion… if possible, Black Magician…"

"Super my goodness! Don't even think about Black Magician!" Cronos shook his head vigorously. "Impossible. Not to mention whether any are even for sale—these gemstones won't cover the cost."

"Yeah, that's right, Ah Guang," Judai also helplessly shrugged. "I asked my dad before—no one can buy Black Magician cards. No one can sell them either."

Honestly, I don't really get it."

Cronos understood perfectly.

The former—if someone actually had a Black Magician, they'd never sell it, because its value far exceeds money!

As for the latter… Kaiba Corp would explain to the seller why it can't be sold.

"The other three cards, while rare, should be obtainable," Cronos mused further.

Tiancheng Guang collecting Fusion Magic?

That's perfectly normal—it looks like Tiancheng hasn't changed at all despite suddenly becoming rich. Good.

"That's fine!" Tiancheng Guang quickly said.

Those three cards are incredibly powerful Fusion Magics.

In the original story, "Future Fusion" is an Equip Spell that, when activated, directly Special Summons a Fusion Monster and sends Fusion Materials from the Deck to the Graveyard; "Time Fusion" allows you to discard a card during your next Preparation Phase to Special Summon your destroyed Fusion Monster, ignoring Summoning conditions; "Scrap Fusion" lets you Fusion using Fusion Materials from your opponent's Graveyard—even using their Extra Deck Fusion Monsters!

Among these, Time Fusion is just a bonus—the other two are absurdly powerful Fusion Magics, perfect for Tiancheng Guang!

After a moment's hesitation, Cronos signed their application form and said: "Tiancheng, if you trust me, I can collect these three cards for you."

He straightened his chest and patted it proudly: "I have plenty of contacts in the card market, good relationships with many dealers. If you trust your professor…"

"Of course I trust you, Professor!" Tiancheng Guang nodded without hesitation. "Professor Cronos, you're the most trusted professor in this school!"

"Tiancheng?!"

"Of course we do, Professor! When you stood in front of all of us that day, you were absolutely awesome! Of course we trust you!"

"Underachiever—"

Cronos spun around, biting his handkerchief, muttering: "My goodness, I never expected… I never expected…"

"Alright, I'll take care of this!"

He had long maintained his "Tiancheng Guang's teacher" reputation with the principal, preserving his dignity—Tiancheng Guang never needed him to boost grades; he earned top rank in his year purely through skill, and though he didn't actually use the "Ancient Machinery" deck, Tiancheng Guang still believed in him, helping him preserve his dignity!

He, too, should help him once.

Without turning around, he grabbed the documents and strode off briskly.

"Your teacher seems quite good," said the Golden Captain, watching from the side.

Indeed.

And although Professor Cronos isn't good-looking and his personality is rather abstract, as a "professor," his character and abilities are entirely solid.

Though he lost to Judai in a duel and was defeated by Kaomura's trickery in the original story, his status as a "Legendary Duelist" is no exaggeration.

In Tiancheng Guang's world, buying new card packs meant either ordering online or buying in-store—sometimes out of stock, but ultimately just a matter of delivery.

But in this world, it's different—in the original story, new card packs and rare card boxes were locked in safes, transported under the protection of dozens of aircraft, delivered to the Duel Academy, and even secured behind anti-theft doors before official sale.

Under such conditions, Cronos could still know in advance what rare cards were coming and buy them ahead of time—this proves his information network far surpasses the students'.

As a Legendary Duelist, his involvement in buying or acquiring cards would be infinitely easier than trying to do it himself.

After this, Tiancheng Guang planned to use his free time to visit Professor Dadesi and learn Alchemy. In the original story, Professor Dadesi vanished quietly around the time the Seven Stars appeared, but in this world, even after the "Sixth Seven Star" appeared, Professor Dadesi never left—he happily gave Tiancheng Guang lessons every day.

Tiancheng Guang didn't know when Professor Dadesi might suddenly disappear, so he studied diligently.

The students enjoyed a rare stretch of calm days; the first semester of their first academic year seemed destined to end peacefully.

And as this semester neared its end, the school's annual "School Festival" was about to begin.

It was the perfect time for clubs to recruit new members.

And besides that, there was one more thing—

"How did I forget Black Magician Girl?"

Tried clicking on the double monthly ticket event at the start—wondering if it'd work; double tickets seem promising, though I think I misselected the bonus chapters.

Anyway, once I get enough tickets, I'll add extra chapters after the novel goes live.

Looking for recommendations and monthly tickets~ Only two days left until month-end!

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