Chapter 242

The duel ended, and a long silence followed.

Not knowing who took the lead, someone stood up from their seat and began to applaud.

Then, more and more people in the stands stood up one after another, joining in.

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.

This was to express their respect and recognition for the two duelists who represented the pinnacle of the academy, and for the magnificent duel they had brought.

Knocked to the ground by a single strike from the 1700 ATK Chaos Soldier, Judai simply lay flat, sprawled out on the ground, and refused to get up.

You Xuan stepped forward, sat down beside him, and smiled.

"How was it?"

"Ah, ah, ah, it felt like I was just a little bit short. What a pity, I lost."

Judai let out a long sigh, but soon sat up and looked at You Xuan with a smile.

"However, it was truly great to be able to feel You Xuan's fiery fighting spirit at the very end."

As he spoke, he made a classic gesture.

"Although I didn't win, it was still an interesting duel," Judai said with a chuckle.

"Indeed," You Xuan also smiled.

"Let's have an even happier duel next time," Judai laughed, "but I'll say this first: I improve very quickly. Next time, I will be even stronger, and the one who wins then will definitely be me."

As he said this, he extended a fist toward You Xuan.

"Then I shall look forward to it."

You Xuan also smiled, extended his fist, and lightly bumped it against his.

The applause all around grew even more enthusiastic.

"These two are already this strong..."

Misawa looked at the two people on the field, feeling a bit dazed.

Ever since he entered You Xuan's laboratory, he had been studying and developing day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep, and his deck had been strengthened quite a bit by now. He had originally felt good about himself, thinking his progress should be significant, but comparing himself to these two today, he suddenly felt it wasn't enough.

Marufuji Sho: "You Xuan is amazing, and Big Brother is also amazing. At this rate, maybe they'll be as amazing as my brother."

Everyone around me is so amazing; looking around, the only loser is me.

"Misawa was right after all. You Xuan and Judai, at first glance, are two completely opposite people, but they can trigger a wonderful chemical reaction between each other, promoting astonishing progress for both."

Asuka leaned against the railing and suddenly looked at Kaiser behind her, saying half-jokingly.

"Do you feel any pressure from your juniors?"

Marufuji Ryo crossed his arms, revealing only a hint of a smile.

It was not contempt, but the smile of a duelist looking forward to a strong opponent.

He was the Kaiser of the academy, but he never minded the appearance of challengers who threatened his position. Or rather, he should be very much looking forward to it.

Respecting opponents and not underestimating the potential of any duelist—this was Marufuji Ryo's creed at this stage.

"In this way, You Xuan is now truly confirmed as this year's Rookie King. The next step might be for him to become the new King of this academy," Asuka teased.

Marufuji Ryo smiled.

"That would be for the best."

"..."

Only when the duel ended did Professor Chronos finally set his heart at ease.

It sounds funny, but the person who was truly the most nervous throughout this entire duel should actually be this greedy professor.

In fact, as the parties involved, neither You Xuan nor Judai particularly cared about the title of academy representative. To them, one was just that winning had many benefits and rewards, and the other just felt that winning meant he could play cards with representatives from other schools, which was fun. Even if they didn't get the spot, it was just that; they didn't take it too much to heart.

But Professor Chronos was different. He felt that if Yuki Judai, this poor student, were to represent their entire academy in battle, it would simply be the end of the world—a disaster for the whole academy.

Therefore, he had watched the entire duel almost while popping emergency heart-saving pills. Every time You Xuan's LP dropped, or Judai launched a beautiful counterattack that looked like a finishing blow, the professor would immediately suffer cardiac arrest, nearly suffocating several times.

Especially during the final standoff between Shining Flare Wingman and Chaos Soldier, the professor almost fainted during the continuous exchange of attacks and defenses between the two sides.

Until Chaos Soldier settled the outcome with one sword, the professor almost wanted to rush onto the stage and give You Xuan a warm bear hug.

Great! The teacher really didn't dote on you in vain, no-ne!

You're much more reliable than that fake elite Manzaimu, no-ne!

Professor Chronos was very happy and wished he could immediately give You Xuan all the credits he could allocate. To the professor, You Xuan had helped him defend the principles of the academy—the final bottom line of an elite academy.

The principal might feel it didn't matter, but if he really had to send Judai, a poor student who skipped classes all day and was at the bottom even in the Red Dorm, as a representative, he absolutely could not accept it.

So, after the duel, Professor Chronos hurriedly jumped onto the stage and impatiently picked up the microphone to announce.

"Then, the winner of the representative duel is, student Fujiki You Xuan!"

Professor Chronos said loudly.

"Next week, student You Xuan will represent our main campus in battle!"

As Professor Chronos's voice fell, the teachers and students finally remembered.

Oh right, this card game wasn't just for fun.

Because they were too immersed in the duel itself, many people gradually forgot why they were playing cards in the first place as they played.

Come to think of it, it seems it was said before that the winner would represent the academy in battle...

At this moment, everyone's gaze was focused on You Xuan.

Come to think of it, doesn't that mean this year's representative is decided as...

At this time, Principal Samejima also stood up to speak: "A very magnificent duel, impressive, both of them. Although student Yuki Judai failed to obtain the qualification, he also showed us his unquestionable dueling strength and powerful resilience.

Congratulations to student You Xuan for obtaining the representative qualification. Then, next week, student You Xuan will represent us in the representative duel against the Northern Academy.

The Northern Academy is a brother school of our Duel Academy main campus. Sending student representatives to duel is our annual friendly exchange format to deepen the feelings between brother schools.

Then, everything will depend on student You Xuan; be sure to show the style of our main campus."

All students: "..."

Brother schools, a duel to promote friendly exchange, huh...

The first reaction of the students in the Yellow Dorm was that we are familiar with this development.

When we first came to the academy and were assigned dorms, it was also said to be a friendly exchange duel competition for new dorm students, and the memory is still fresh to this day...

Many people's gazes focused on You Xuan again.

It looks like the brotherhood between our main campus and the Northern Academy will probably end this year...

At this very moment.

The Northern Academy, where the cold wind is biting.

"Manzaimu Lightning! Lightning! Lightning!"

A group of big men surrounded the newly arrived student Manzaimu in the middle, shouting loudly.

Just today, the newly arrived student Manzaimu relied on his astonishing strength to kill his way through the entire Northern Academy, beat up the original king of the branch school, and became the academy's recognized new king.

Manzaimu crossed his arms and was surrounded by the crowd in the middle, quite proud.

Finally, he regained a bit of the feeling he should have.

This is more like it. He, Manzaimu Jun, had been an elite since he was a child, and even in the Duel Academy Middle School, which was full of experts, he had always maintained the number one result. I don't know why, but ever since I arrived at the main campus, I felt like I was always being beaten...

Now, in this Northern Academy, he had regained his rightful place.

He was born to be a king, so naturally, he should be the one at the pinnacle!

"Congratulations, student Manzaimu."

The principal of the Northern Academy walked up and said with a smile.

"In this way, you are the new king of this academy."

Manzaimu hummed: "This is a matter of course."

With a wave of his big hand, it was as if he had only done a small thing not worth mentioning to him.

"Then in this way, the final candidate to confront the main campus is also decided," the principal said with a chuckle, "Then, it will be you, the new king of the Northern Academy, Manzaimu Lightning, who will represent our Northern Academy to participate in this year's confrontation match with the main campus!"

"Hmph, a piece of cake..."

The inflating Manzaimu responded casually, but two seconds later, he quickly realized something was wrong.

"Wait, what did you say?"

"The confrontation match with the main campus," the principal said with a smile, "If the representative we sent this year is a first-year student, then the main campus side should also be a first-year student.

Most likely, it should also be this year's Rookie King of the main campus..."

The Rookie King of the main campus, wouldn't that be...

Manzaimu's smile gradually disappeared.

(End of this chapter)