Chapter 168

【Takahashi, LP0】

Even Sakurako, the little girl from the Cyber Association who came with the Chief, was stunned for a moment, her expression a bit blank, as if she couldn't accept this fact for a while.

The Chief lost?

And it wasn't lost to another deck, but happened to be lost to the user of their Cyber deck, and it was also a Duel Academy student...

If one needs to add an explanation, it was even the final blow completed by her own soul, "Cyber Blader."

Sakurako pondered for a while.

Well, I don't know what the Chief thinks, but if it were herself, she felt that she might have a "mental breakdown" after playing this game—the real kind.

She turned to look at Asuka, who put away her Duel Disk.

Is that thing of yours really a Cyber Angel?

Just the effect that can only be activated by jumping from the underworld just now, and the absolute defense that can be called a turtle shell that adds blood and blocks attacks, especially the torture brought to the opponent when jumping repeatedly, even the devil would have to give way by three points if they saw it...

Asuka, who finished the game, picked up Natasha on the Duel Disk and looked at it twice, her expression also a bit complicated for a while.

She had only printed this card in the last two days, and today was the first time she had the opportunity to try it in actual combat, so naturally, she didn't have much time to re-research the deck matching and construction. So the tactical guidance and suggestions for the new deck after strengthening were largely Fujiki You Xuan's meaning.

Actually, when Fujiki You Xuan first shared this "interesting idea" with her, Asuka's instinct was to resist.

After all, she had played the Cyber deck for so many years, and summoning big monsters to slash at each other had almost become an instinct engraved in her DNA. Fujiki You Xuan suddenly suggested trying to use this absolute defense-type angel with only 1000 attack to repeatedly "zombie" as the tactical core, and she inevitably felt awkward at first.

But now after trying it, Asuka had to admit that she couldn't suppress a strange feeling that lingered in her heart.

That was a subtle feeling she had never experienced in the hearty duels she pursued in the past, and it was hard to describe.

It was just that the moment the duel ended, a sentence that student Judai often hung on his lips appeared in her mind unconsciously—

—Won, what an interesting duel!

So playing cards like this is also so interesting...

Asuka took a deep breath, and more solemnly and carefully put away "Cyber Angel - Natasha," a restless heart stirring.

As if opening the door to a new world.

The experts attending the meeting were all satisfied after watching the duel and discussed it enthusiastically, seemingly ignited by this interesting duel. The atmosphere of the venue also relaxed a lot.

Some people said that this student from Duel Academy is extraordinary, actually able to win against the Chief of the Association with a Cyber deck, and the future is really limitless.

More experts have already talked to Fujiki You Xuan and Misawa outside the field.

The meeting hadn't started yet, but the scene had already been heated up by this opening duel. The experts discussed enthusiastically, all with smiles on their faces, especially quite interested in that new Cyber card that actually had a bit of the style of Wei Wu, asking the Duel Academy trio about everything.

Instead, Chief Takahashi, who was originally the most concerned about Cyber research, became much calmer after the duel.

It's strange to say.

It stands to reason that she should have had a fruitful harvest today as the Chief of the Association.

Today, she discovered a treasure junior who perfectly inherited their Cyber deck, and also discovered a potential new card that brought breakthrough progress to their research that had been stuck in a bottleneck for many years.

Clearly two happy things overlapped, but why did she suddenly feel unmotivated after playing a game...

Seeing that the meeting was about to open, Master Tianma Tiamen Yexing, as the organizer, stood up, picked up the microphone, and coughed twice, attracting attention.

"Alright. First of all, thank you very much to student Tenjoin Asuka from Duel Academy and Chief Takahashi from the Cyber Research Association for the wonderful and pleasant duel they brought us..."

The experts nodded one after another in agreement.

Only Chief Takahashi was expressionless.

Wonderful? Pleasant?

Why don't I feel so.

"At the same time, the results brought by the student team from Duel Academy today have also been shown to everyone in advance. I believe everyone has seen it with their own eyes and seen their amazing breakthroughs."

Tiamen Yexing said, looking at Fujiki You Xuan intentionally or unintentionally, a smile appearing on his face.

Fujiki You Xuan was not sure what that meant. But from that look, he vaguely seemed to read the meaning of "As expected of the man who defeated me."

This made Fujiki You Xuan suddenly feel, are there more and more people thinking about him...

He pondered for a while.

No, he can't be thought about like this for no reason.

In the future, he still has to think more about what other ways can be cashed into benefits.

"And, I think, these young people from Duel Academy have also set a good start for us, this is a quite good inspiration."

Master Tianma Tiamen Yexing continued.

"The world of Duel Monsters is infinitely broad, and we who do card development are pioneers in the frontier field, in a sense, explorers.

And as an explorer, one of the big taboos is to stick to the rules, be constrained by existing frameworks, and form fixed thinking. Use common sense to constrain the decks we develop, while ignoring the new possibilities that cards might originally have."

As Tiamen Yexing spoke, the experts below thought thoughtfully and nodded slightly.

"And these young people showed this point, finding a new direction different from the original route of the deck." Tiamen Yexing swept his gaze over everyone present, "I hope this can serve as a hint, so that everyone can lead Duel Monsters to go further together..."

"Well said."

The voice came from high above.

Everyone looked up at the second floor of the venue.

I saw the speaker in an elegant and exquisite red suit, silver white hair covering half of his face, also hiding his left eye.

Some people couldn't help but exclaim.

That is...

Master Tianma J. Crawford!

It was this person who searched all over the world to save his wife who died young, and excavated the Duel Monster stone slabs from three thousand years ago in Egypt, which is why the power of Duel Monsters was awakened again in modern times.

Developing to the current era, many people call Master Tianma establishing the "International Illusion Society" the beginning of a new era.

And he is the man who holds the title of "Father of Duel Monsters."

"Mr. Master Tianma!"

"Actually came to the venue in person..."

The experts hurriedly stood up to show respect.

As everyone knows, the affairs of the International Illusion Society have actually been handed over to Master Tianma's two adopted sons—the twin brothers Master Tianma Tiamen Yexing and Master Tianma Yuexing.

And Master Tianma, as the father of Duel Monsters, has long retired from the world and doesn't show his face much. No one expected to see the real person here today.

"Everyone don't be nervous, sit down."

Master Tianma walked down the stairs, smiling, his one-eyed gaze swept slowly over the venue, and soon stopped on the three people including Fujiki You Xuan.

Then he smiled.

"Student from Duel Academy? Then may I ask how this Boy should be addressed?"

(End of chapter)