Chapter 20: Championship

"Lost... lost?"

Ryuzaki knelt down in the pose of a criminal whose conspiracy was exposed in Detective Conan, his hands supporting the ground, his face still a bit confused.

As if he felt it wasn't real.

He had been training soldiers for many years, practiced in seclusion, and finally made up his mind to hold a big wave and return as a king...

And he knelt in the tutorial level?

He couldn't accept it!

The applause that sounded after a delay of several seconds around the arena tore his fantasy and dragged him back to the cruel reality. At first, it was a sparse few sounds, as if they had just recovered from the shock of the duel just now. Then, under the lead of someone, it evolved into a tsunami-like cheer, mixed with cheers for the player's name.

Well, obviously, they weren't shouting for him, Ryuzaki, but for the newcomer who rubbed him on the ground.

The legendary duelist Ryuzaki, the king's return failed, and instead became a stepping stone for the rise of a new star.

"Congratulations to player Fujiki Youxuan for successfully defeating Dinosaur Ryuzaki and winning the championship of this year's Moon Flower Cup!"

Commentator Xiao Du shouted excitedly.

"What an incredible duel this is! A newcomer who appeared for the first time, won against Ryuzaki who returned from seclusion in his first tournament, and even stayed in the upper hand throughout the duel..."

"No, not only that, even until the end, his LP was still the completely unmoved 4000 points! It can truly be said to be a flawless clearance in the literal sense!"

Ryuzaki: Stop scolding, stop scolding.

"Yes. And according to my years of commentary experience, I dare say this might not even be the limit of this player," commentator Sasaki also said. "'Card Trooper' has another effect. When it is destroyed, the duelist holding it can draw a card from the deck."

"The Machine-type monster that accepted the effect of 'Limiter Removal' will self-destruct afterward, which means You Xuan can draw three more cards in one breath because of the self-destruction of Card Trooper."

"And looking at Ryuzaki here, the front row and back row are empty, because he has to skip two Draw Phases due to the 'Reckless Greed' he activated last turn. So..."

He didn't continue, but the meaning was obvious.

That is to say, even if Ryuzaki could have one more move and block the general attack of Card Trooper this turn, his possibility of winning was minimal.

Not to mention that You Xuan still had two Machina Fortresses in the graveyard, which could jump back to life at any time as long as there were Machine-type resources in his hand.

At this scene, the gap between the two sides was already too large.

Ryuzaki: "..."

"Truly, the younger generation is to be feared," commentator Xiao Du couldn't help but admire the newcomer more and more. "But in any case, let's congratulate player You Xuan for winning the championship..."

He had a premonition.

This shouldn't be the last time he saw this player in the arena... no.

Or perhaps it should be said that for You Xuan, this might just be the beginning.

"He really won..."

Senior Sato Koji of the dojo, who had already sat in the audience, looked at this development and blinked his eyes in confusion. Then he pinched himself hard.

Hiss~ It really hurts.

Not a dream.

Junior brother really beat the legendary duelist...

Suddenly, the rage and depression he had when he was abused by his junior brother and had no cards to play were all swept away, and what replaced it was actually a sense of pride.

Such an awesome junior brother, I was actually beaten by him!

His back straightened a bit.

You Xuan won the championship, and the Dueling Dojo was instantly celebrating. Thinking that this matter would undoubtedly make the headlines of the "Duelist Times" tomorrow, a group of apprentices felt very honored, and they would feel very honored when they went out and mentioned the name of their dojo in the future.

And if you ask who was the most excited, it must be the dojo master.

The moment the championship was announced, Dojo Master Takeuchi rolled his eyes, leaned back, and almost passed out...

But when he was helped up by the apprentices in a flurry, he immediately waved his hand, indicating that he was fine, just a little too excited.

Afterward, when the excited apprentices didn't notice, Dojo Master Takeuchi got up and came to the depths of the dojo. He stretched out his hand, and his palm tapped lightly on a seemingly ordinary wall.

A seemingly casual action, but there was a special pattern hidden in his fingertips. A moment later, the wall seemed to come alive, vibrating slightly, and then slowly split from the center, opening a secret door.

No one in the entire dojo except him knew of the existence of this door.

He walked into the tunnel, and the secret door closed automatically behind him. At the end of the tunnel, the only light was concentrated on a single point in the center.

A transparent display cabinet, in which a card was stored.

The dojo master muttered to himself.

"The person who can inherit it... is finally going to appear?"

"It's really the championship! Even a big devil like Ryuzaki was cooked by you, junior brother, you are too awesome!"

When leaving the arena, Senior Sato Koji had completely changed, enthusiastically coming up to carry his luggage for him.

"Eh, junior brother, why are you still carrying it yourself? Let senior brother do it..."

You Xuan tried to decline, but couldn't stand the enthusiasm of his senior brother.

"By the way, I heard someone say that learning has no order, why don't you be the senior brother from today, and I'll be the junior brother..."

You Xuan: "..."

"Speaking of which, your mentality is really strong, how come you don't have any reaction after winning the championship," Sato Koji couldn't help but say. "If it were me, I would definitely be floating right now..."

Actually, You Xuan was naturally not unhappy, but this result was something he had foreseen from the beginning, so he wasn't too surprised.

Compared to this, he was actually more concerned about when the prize money would arrive.

The deeper he understood this world, the more he felt that money is definitely not omnipotent in the Yu-Gi-Oh world, but it is definitely impossible to do anything without money.

Not to mention the "money power" warriors like Kaiba and Manjoume, the first-generation protagonist Yugi's family was in the card-selling business, and the second-generation Jaden Yuki seemed to be a rich second generation.

The third-generation Crab-bro was born in the slums, but he was a heavyweight big shot who picked up trash and built a perpetual motion machine by hand. Not only did he pick up a top-tier contemporary deck by picking up trash, but he also came with a Red Dragon card printer that could print cards himself...

Even the anime protagonists would have their decks continuously modified and new cards added as the plot progressed.

So playing cards is really a bottomless pit. Except for some big shots with card-printing talents, ordinary people can only burn money.

It also highlights again that the Duel Academy, which has strong sponsorship from Kaiba, is really a good place.

"..."

The two left the arena one after the other.

And in the dark, a black-robed figure was standing in the corner, looking at You Xuan's retreating back from afar.

The corners of his mouth under the black hood twitched, hooking up a dangerous arc.

Immediately after, a green light flashed under the hood, and the eyes in the darkness actually flashed with a trace of green light, burning in the pupils like ghost fire.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 21 =====