Chapter 130

The day of the team duel arrived.

Although it was said to be a punishment duel, quite a few people were interested after it spread in the academy. Many students who had nothing to do came specifically to watch, and the teachers and leaders in the academy also gathered.

Yucheng Shidai and Fujiki You Xuan were already quite famous among the freshmen of this year, especially the students who had been personally beaten by them so far; whether out of the mentality of learning and observing or just watching the fun, there was no reason to miss today's duel.

Only Professor Cronos, who had originally proposed this card-playing activity, had a very ugly expression.

Because Marufuji Sho, the eternal bottom-feeder he had designated to be sent away together with Judai Yuki, had been replaced.

Cronos looked at Fujiki You Xuan and Yucheng Shidai who had already walked onto the stage, his face bitter the whole time.

According to this unexpected development, even if they lost, it was obviously not very possible to expel the poor students.

In this way, why on earth did he spend so much effort to organize this duel, and even specifically invite a big shot...?

Manzaime, on the spectator stand, watched the two go up on stage, clenching his fists unconsciously, veins bulging on his forehead.

Damn it, they actually sent up opponent number one and number two that he had to defeat in one go...

"Damn Cronos, this is clearly my duel." Manzaime gritted his teeth, "This one or that one, they are all opponents I should be the one to defeat..."

Minion B beside him was blank: "Eh? But Big Brother can't beat either of them, wouldn't they be beaten to a pulp if they add up together... Mmph mmph..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Minion A beside him covered his mouth with quick hands and eyes. But it was still a step too late, and Manzaime, who had been poked in his sore spot, glared at them fiercely.

"Hmph!"

He kept a cold face.

Just wait, one day, he, Manzaime, would surely pin them all down together.

By then, he would become the new King of this academy!

"..."

"Alright, I see the students are all ready." Principal Principal Jiaodao rubbed his hands in anticipation, "Professor Cronos, hurry up and call the duelists you invited up."

"Ahem, of course."

Cronos took the microphone.

"This time, I have specially invited experts who are very experienced in team duels. Look!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two bald heads appeared in the crowd!

The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, flipped onto the stage, doing several backflips on the stage like acrobats, and then stood back-to-back.

One of the bald heads had "Maze" written on his forehead, and the other had "Labyrinth."

"We are the wandering guardians, the Paradox Brothers!" The two bald heads crossed their arms, their faces full of confidence, "We have no grudge against you, just a full-force battle."

"As long as you defeat us, the path ahead will open!"

The whole venue was in an uproar.

"That's... the legendary duelists!?" A student stood up in surprise.

"That's right, the Paradox Brothers are legendary duelists who have faced the King of Games, Yugi Yugi Mutou." Cronos introduced, "Experts in team duels!"

The students in the entire venue were shocked.

Although it was a punishment duel, the opponents were actually legendary duelists!

Isn't that too outrageous?

"I've heard of them," Asuka said, "It is said that they are opponents who even the King of Games once fell into a bitter battle with..."

"Indeed, to actually arrange such opponents..."

Misawa paused, frowned, and looked at Fujiki You Xuan and Yucheng Shidai on the stage.

That said, he had also collected information and knew that Fujiki You Xuan had a precedent of defeating legendary duelists before coming to the academy.

"If they can surpass the legend, let's see it properly." Misawa muttered to himself.

"..."

Yucheng Shidai's eyes lit up: "The real deal! It's really the real deal! We can actually duel with legends? Isn't that too amazing?"

"Haha, it's alright." Fujiki You Xuan smiled.

How much "gold content" the Paradox Brothers' "having faced the King of Games" had was a matter of opinion. Moreover, when they met Yugi, it was still at Duelist Kingdom; they had to walk through a labyrinth to play cards, and the rules were completely different from now, so it might not have very high reference value.

"Don't get too excited, remember our tactics." Fujiki You Xuan reminded.

Yucheng Shidai nodded repeatedly with a smile: "Remember, remember."

The four people from both sides stood firm, and Cronos took the microphone to the center of the field.

"Both camps share 8000 LP, the field and Graveyard areas are shared, and neither side can attack on the first turn. So now, if everyone is ready..."

Cronos slashed his arm down.

"Team duel, start!"

After saying that, he quickly jumped off the stage to avoid it.

"Duel!" x4

【Fujiki You Xuan & Yucheng Shidai, LP 8000】

【Paradox Brothers, LP 8000】

"The first move is mine, draw card."

The older brother of the Paradox Brothers took the first move.

"Summon 'Labyrinth Wall Shadow,' turn end."

【Labyrinth Wall Shadow, ATK 2200】

An opening exactly the same as the Paradox Brothers in the anime.

Yucheng Shidai: "Oh, oh, a monster with 2200 attack power right from the start!"

Misawa on the spectator stand raised an eyebrow.

"Labyrinth Wall Shadow, although it has high attack power for a four-star, you must flip a coin to guess heads or tails when attacking. If you don't guess correctly, you need to halve your own LP and continue attacking, which has a very risky side effect.

It's quite suitable as a first-turn stand, but..."

Asuka: "But?"

"Uh, nothing. It's just that it will be Fujiki You Xuan's turn next." Misawa frowned, "The first turn of the opening passed so simply; they might not have such an easy opportunity later..."

Asuka immediately understood what he was referring to and couldn't help but nod: "Indeed."

Only by dueling Fujiki You Xuan personally could one understand what kind of luxurious happiness it was to get the first move and operate freely without obstruction when facing him.

And these legendary duelists actually wasted such a turn by just playing a monster; perhaps they would soon realize what a waste this was...

Fujiki You Xuan: "My turn, draw card.

Activate Spell Card 'Pot of Greed,' draw two cards from the deck."

Then he revealed a monster card.

"Summon 'Ojama Yellow' in defense position."

The golden little monster with thick lips jumped onto the field, also wearing bright red briefs.

The Paradox Brothers couldn't help but frown when they saw this thing.

What kind of obscure "trash" monster is this?

"Oja-Ojama?"

Even the students on the spectator stand who knew Fujiki You Xuan couldn't help but be stunned.

The Ojama series was very common, and everyone knew it, but it was generally regarded as "battle-power-five" trash. But based on experience, since it appeared in Fujiki You Xuan's hands, no one dared to underestimate it casually.

What kind of strange and weird routine would it be this time?

Fujiki You Xuan drew three more cards.

"Set three cards in the back row, turn end."

Three sets on the opening turn to show friendliness. Asuka and Misawa both showed expressions of "See, I told you," and the students of the Yellow Dorm couldn't help but show expressions of anticipation.

However, the two outsiders, the Paradox Brothers, hadn't realized the severity of the problem yet.

Maze: "Then my turn, draw card.

The first thing I want to use is this card..."

He revealed a card in his hand, and the projection of the Spell Card appeared on the field with a flash of golden light.

"Spell Card - Sanga of the Thunder!

Offer one monster on your field as a tribute, Special Summon a Level 7 monster that can be Normal Summoned from your hand, but that monster cannot attack this turn."

Maze paused and looked at his older brother beside him with a smile: "Brother, I'm going to borrow your monster."

Labyrinth laughed loudly: "Why be polite between brothers? Just go ahead and use it."

"Good, then I will offer Brother's 'Labyrinth Wall Shadow' as a tribute! Special Summon one of our brothers' trump cards from my hand!

Guardian who controls the wind, appear here—

—Kazejin!!!"

A green whirlwind rose into the sky, and a green demon god with a big "Wind" written on its chest appeared on the field, its arms strong and powerful.

【Kazejin, ATK 2400】

Labyrinth crossed his arms and said proudly: "Kazejin! This is one of the three great demon gods of our brothers' trump cards, possessing unparalleled..."

"Activate set card, Trap Card - Bottomless Trap Hole." Fujiki You Xuan opened his back row, "When the opponent summons a monster with 1500 or more attack power, destroy and banish it from the game."

The pit opened, and Kazejin, one of the three great demon gods, came whistling and went whistling. Following that green storm, it fell into the giant pit and disappeared without a trace.

Labyrinth, who was still maintaining his "cool" pose and hadn't even finished his lines, was left embarrassed on the stage.

"..."

"Uh, hehe, you've got some skills."

A few seconds later, he coughed lightly, trying to maintain the image of a legendary duelist.

"Then I will continue to activate the Spell Card 'Dark Designator'! Declare the name of a monster card. When the opponent's deck has the declared monster card, that card is added to the opponent's hand!"

Yucheng Shidai was startled: "Eh? Declare the opponent's card?"

"No," Fujiki You Xuan reminded him, "In a team duel, teammates can also be regarded as opponents."

"Is that so?"

Labyrinth laughed loudly: "Not bad! Therefore, the monster name I want to designate..."

He reached out and pointed fiercely at his older brother beside him.

"'Suijin'!"

The older brother, Labyrinth, who was standing calmly with his arms crossed, chuckled for a while and said: "Ho, that's rare. My deck happens to have 'Suijin,' so thank you, brother.

Then, according to the effect of 'Dark Designator,' I add 'Suijin' to my hand."

He smiled and drew the searched card from the deck, displayed it briefly, and added it to his hand.

Misawa, the gold-medal commentator off the field, frowned: "They can actually cleverly use the rule that 'teammates can also be regarded as opponents' in team duels..."

"By using a teammate's card to achieve precise searching of any card in the deck, it really is a deck built for team duels." Asuka also looked worried, "These two are really quite impressive. I don't know if Yucheng Shidai and Fujiki You Xuan will be okay..."

The Paradox Brothers, having completed the search, raised their arms arrogantly at the same time.

Labyrinth: "Let us!"

Maze: "Tell you!"

Brothers in unison: "The true meaning of team duels!"

"Amazing, to be able to use the team battle opponent rule so cleverly to search, too strong." Fujiki You Xuan praised, "Then I will continue to activate the Trap Card 'Mind Crush'!

Declare a card name. If the declared card exists in the opponent's hand, the opponent must discard that card.

If it is not there, I must randomly discard one card from my hand."

The Paradox duo's faces changed: "Nani!?"

Mind Crush, a super-versatile card that once ravaged the physical card environment. Although this card was not favored by card players in the early era when it first came out, as the Yu-Gi-Oh! environment gradually accelerated and card searching effects became more and more common, the potential of this ancient trap was slowly discovered by card players.

In Fujiki You Xuan's memory of playing cards back then, this thing's treatment at its peak was even a bit like the modern Yu-Gi-Oh! "Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring," a must-have artifact for countering searches in the competitive environment.

Especially early "storytelling" decks often didn't have the resilience of modern Yu-Gi-Oh! mainstream decks that could still jump around after eating several obstructions. Back then, even many mainstream key searches would stop playing directly after eating a Mind Crush, and they could only hand over the power to play Yu-Gi-Oh! to the opponent with a resentful face.

So the card name of this card was actually quite appropriate, "Mind Crush." Back then, being crushed by this thing really could cause a mental breakdown on the spot...

Fujiki You Xuan: "What should I declare... Sure enough, it's still this one.

I declare 'Suijin'."

The Paradox duo looked at each other and gritted their teeth.

"Tch."

Maze kept a cold face and revealed the "Suijin" that had just been searched to his hand and hadn't even warmed up yet, throwing it into the Graveyard area of the duel disk.

"Ho, that's rare, you actually happen to have 'Suijin' in your hand."

Fujiki You Xuan chuckled, sounding like he was imitating the annoying tone of Labyrinth when he was searching just now.

"Good luck."

A "well" symbol appeared on each of the Paradox Brothers' bald heads.

Anger meter accumulating...

(End of chapter)