Chapter 290

Fujiki You Xuan's first semester at Duel Academy ended happily like this.

The final exam also maintained the first place in the grade without any surprise. Although classmate Misawa tried hard to catch up and once looked like he had the momentum to catch up, he was still a move behind in the end and was still second place.

And this is still the written test. As for actual combat, it goes without saying; for the current Fujiki You Xuan, it's basically two words—

——Slaughter.

And it's a coincidence that the teacher for the final practical assessment is also an old acquaintance. It happens to be the sunglasses examiner from when Fujiki You Xuan entered the school for testing.

"To think it's you again, teacher." Fujiki You Xuan was very surprised at the time, and smiled when he stood on the field and unfolded his duel disk. "It seems we are very destined. Then, I have to ask for your guidance again, teacher."

The sunglasses examiner had a stiff face.

Who the hell wants to be destined with you...

"..."

Fortunately, although the process was torturous, at least it ended quickly.

Because under the combination of "Guardian of the Temple" and "Morphing Jar," he had no cards left in his second turn.

In the end, Fujiki You Xuan was quite polite and courteous, bowing when he put away his duel disk: "Thank you for your guidance, teacher."

Sunglasses examiner: "..."

The examiner couldn't help but start to ponder whether this person had intentionally held back during the entrance duel, or if his realm of not acting like a human had upgraded again in this short semester...

Thus, the happy first semester ended successfully.

However, it doesn't mean it's time to relax and rest. Fujiki You Xuan's vacation is also fully arranged, and the first priority is that it's time to participate in the Duel City competition.

The half-year agreement made with the president has only about a week left. According to the president, he will personally participate in this year's competition, which will have a higher gold content than previous sessions.

If it goes well, it seems he should also face the president.

So with this excuse, Fujiki You Xuan went to the Kaiba Corporation again to browse the inventory daily to see if there were any new things he was interested in.

After all, the world of Duel Monsters in this world is incomparably vast, and even the world's number one card printing factory doesn't have every card at all times. The re-engraving of many out-of-print cards, the issuance of new cards, and the circulation in the market will all cause the inventory to change dynamically.

For example, this time I collected a new Monarch.

This time it is the WATER Monarch, Mobius the Frost Monarch. When Tribute Summoned, you can destroy up to two Spell/Trap cards on the field. A versatile back-row clearing effect, this is also one of the Monarchs with the highest appearance rate in the environment where Monarchs were rampant.

In addition, he also collected a few more cards related to the Cyber style.

"Starting to march into the Cyber style again?" Mokuba sat on the side, chin in hand, watching him pick cards.

Fujiki You Xuan smiled: "Research needs."

After all, he knows that the Cyber style is one of the most potential card deck series in the current era, and there are too many parts that can be excavated and developed. Various new shells and new support cards for Cyber Dragon also belong to the type that is very salty in the future Yu-Gi-Oh environment but can fight very well in the current environment.

"Expanding new projects again." Mokuba nodded and smiled. "Sometimes I'm really curious about what your brain circuit is like.

Do you know so many new decks and new ideas? You are about to become famous in our research department."

Since Fujiki You Xuan pointed out new directions for several departments in a row, his name has spread in the relevant departments. Major departments are scrambling to apply to their superiors, strongly requesting the great god to guide their own departments.

It is said that as long as you are favored by this great god, even if you only get a few words of guidance, it can at least make the research progress leap for several years.

Of course, rumors are exaggerated after all. Fujiki You Xuan knows that he doesn't have the ability to turn stones into gold, and he can't guide every project or every deck.

After all, there are some decks that even after twenty years haven't been thought of by Konami, and there have been no enhancements so far. Even if he went to the research of such departments, he could only say, my suggestion is to cut it, you guys have no future...

Taking advantage of the free time, Fujiki You Xuan mentioned to Mokuba the topic of him projecting to the Fairy Realm through the link system last time.

Mokuba was a bit surprised: "Eh, you actually discovered it?"

Fujiki You Xuan was stunned.

What does it mean to be discovered?

Does it mean that going to the Fairy Realm is a function that the link system originally had, not something he developed by mistake?

"Dimensional travel, this was originally one of the hidden functions of the link system under development. It's just that we haven't opened it to testers yet, and you actually found the way yourself..."

Mokuba looked at him with admiration.

"Really can't underestimate you at all..."

"The link system... originally designed the function of connecting to the Fairy Realm?"

Fujiki You Xuan was first amazed at the black technology of the Kaiba Corporation. But then he thought that they had already been able to open the road to the Underworld several years ago, so going to a Fairy Realm didn't seem to be anything to make a fuss about.

"Yeah. The organization of New Xin Xin Duoma has many formations in the Fairy Realm, and there are signs that they are building an unprecedentedly huge army. Naturally, we cannot let it go."

Mokuba paused, frowning.

"And more importantly, we have a new clue recently. Xin Xin Duoma has invaded countless planes, the dimensions of various fairies, it seems not just simply enslaving and absorbing the power of fairies.

They seem to be looking for something."

"What thing?" Fujiki You Xuan asked.

Mokuba didn't say anything, just stood up and opened an image with the tablet terminal at hand.

An ancient stone slab, the color is mottled, the stone surface is uneven, and the surface has been polished smooth and cold by time. An image of an inverted pyramid is engraved on it, and each side is carved with exquisite patterns. In the center is embedded the mysterious and majestic emblem of the Eye of Horus.

Fujiki You Xuan must admit that he was really a bit surprised this time.

"This is the Millennium Puzzle!?"

Is what New Xin Xin Duoma is looking for the Millennium Puzzle?

"Not necessarily." Mokuba shook his head. "It might just be an object that looks a bit like it... In short, this is what they are looking for. The fairies seem to call this thing the 'Seal Vessel', which is also our only clue.

We are accelerating the development of the link system, partly for this reason..."

Mokuba paused and added.

"You know. My brother wants to go and confirm for himself if this is the thing he thinks it is."

Fujiki You Xuan pondered.

A few years ago, in the theatrical version of The Dark Side of Dimensions, as the Pharaoh returned to the Underworld, the Millennium Puzzle was scattered into fragments again and buried deep underground.

President Kaiba dug out every fragment again and specially built a space station to reassemble the puzzle in the shortest time, trying to find his nemesis from the Underworld.

At the end of the theatrical version, when the Yugi was in crisis, the Pharaoh really returned through the Millennium Puzzle as a medium. But at the same time, after that, the reassembled Millennium Puzzle also dissipated into golden light as the Pharaoh left again, and its whereabouts are unknown.

Fujiki You Xuan looked meaningfully at the image on the stone slab on the screen.

Could it be... is the Pharaoh going to fake his death again?

(End of chapter)