Chapter 381

Night fell, and the skyline was dyed hazy and mysterious by the faint purple glow.

The massive mysterious silhouette approached slowly like a mist passing through the coast, the seawater slowly parting under the pressure of the huge hull, forming thin water trails extending to the distant horizon. The sound of waves hitting the metal and the roar of machinery intertwined into a majestic symphony.

"Oh, so amazing!"

Watching the ship with the KC logo dock, Yugi couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"So big, so strong, it basically looks like a battleship, right?"

"This is the new arena for this Duel City, the Duel Ship!"

Kaiba boarded the ship first.

"Duelists who have the courage to accept the top-tier trial, step onto this stage of the decisive battle!"

The Arbiter stood with his hands behind his back, following expressionlessly. Luoren followed closely behind and boarded the ship as well, but his gaze remained on Kaiba from beginning to end.

Everyone boarded the ship in turn, and the ship set sail.

After the top eight advanced in the first Duel City, Kaiba had brought an airship, and there seemed to be a jet hidden in the airship, which was also quite exaggerated.

"So that's how it is." You Xuan understood a little in his heart.

In any case, first bring these dangerous people to a place far away from the city, so that even if the two sides don't agree and directly enter Pokémon-style blasting mode, it can avoid affecting the public.

Previously in Duel City, the Snake God himself hadn't even fully appeared, and just releasing a bit of a storm caused a disaster that forced the tournament to be suspended. No one knew what would happen if they fought head-on.

President Kaiba generously arranged a top-tier banquet for the advancing duelists, and the banquet restaurant on the top deck was shining brightly.

A long table tens of meters long was placed in the center of the restaurant, covered with a clean white linen tablecloth. Silver tableware and crystal-clear crystal wine glasses, the table was filled with various dishes, and soft classical music flowed in the air.

Contestants were also allowed to bring one or two relatives or friends, but You Xuan didn't have anyone he wanted to bring, so this rule didn't matter to him.

However, Hibiki Akaba did bring a relative.

"Eh!?"

When he saw a black-haired, straight-haired female teacher wearing a white shirt and high-waisted jeans appearing before him with a smile, Yugi widened his eyes in surprise.

"Teacher? Why are you... are you here to participate in the competition too?"

That person was indeed a teacher at the Duel Academy's Obelisk Blue dormitory. Although Yugi basically slept during her classes, he could still recognize the teacher.

The female teacher smiled: "Student Yugi has been in my class for a semester, I guess you still don't remember my name, right?"

Yugi scratched his head embarrassedly: "Ahaha, the teacher saw through me..."

"My name is Hibiki Midori," the female teacher smiled. "Don't forget it this time."

"Hibiki Midori, Hibiki... Eh!?"

Yugi was shocked.

"Then you and Mr. Hibiki are..."

"She is my older sister," Hibiki Akaba appeared at this time, smiling and saying, "Yugi is a pretty good student, right?"

"A good duelist, indeed. But as a student..."

Hibiki Midori glanced at Yugi with a half-smile, crossing her arms.

"Even among the students of Duel Academy over the years, it's rare to see someone fail so many subjects in one semester."

"Aha, ahahaha..." Yugi seemed not to know what to say, so he had to laugh dryly to resolve the awkwardness.

"Student Yugi is first-class in dueling, although theoretical grades are not as important as actual combat, it's not good to be too dismissive."

Hibiki Akaba smiled and patted his shoulder, then looked at his sister meaningfully.

"And, making my sister angry is not a wise idea; she's still quite scary when she's angry, even I have to stay away..."

"Hey, what do you mean by that?" Hibiki Midori said indignantly.

Yugi watched their interaction and suddenly couldn't help but say: "That's really nice..."

"What?" Hibiki Akaba looked at him.

"Oh, it's just that seeing Mr. Akaba and Teacher Hibiki suddenly made me think that having siblings is really nice. Actually, I didn't have many friends when I was a kid, and I always thought, how nice it would be if I had a brother."

"Is that so?"

Hibiki Akaba closed his eyes and smiled.

"Then, since we're on the subject, Student Yugi, if you're willing, I can... become Student Yugi's older brother."

"Eh? Really!?" Yugi was excited again.

"Hey hey, you haven't asked for my opinion as the older sister yet," Hibiki Midori said.

"Midori-nee!" Yugi changed his address at light speed.

"Alright, alright," Hibiki Midori smiled helplessly. "But don't expect that calling me that will help you pass next semester."

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After eating and drinking their fill, after the contestants were settled in their respective rooms to rest, they were quickly summoned and concentrated on the top floor of the ship.

You could see that the duel arena had already been set up here. Against the wall was a White Dragon lottery machine, a machine with the image of a Q-version Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, where the mouth in the middle was open to the sky in a spherical glass cover, and the other two mouths were facing downward.

The rich and willful President even had to make a White Bride special edition for the lottery machine. But if there was anything more exaggerated than this, it was that the President even made this lottery machine into a card.

【Magic Card - Bingo Machine - Go! Go!】

【Effect: Choose three cards from the deck that are "Blue-Eyes" monsters, or cards other than this card that mention "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" or "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon," and show them to your opponent. The opponent randomly chooses one to add to your hand, and the rest return to the deck.】

Literally, it's a lottery card.

It once again proves that in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh, everything can be printed into a card; almost anything you can see or think of can be encapsulated into a card.

"Hello, duelists. I am the referee for this Duel City tournament hosted by the Kaiba Corporation; you can call me Isono."

A man in a black suit and black sunglasses stood on the stage, his serious face unsmiling.

The legendary referee Isono, who has followed President Kaiba through many battles, has been through water and fire, and has a calm demeanor in the face of any big scene, is also a legendary figure.

"Next, the order of the dueling opponents will be randomly determined by this lottery machine, please wait a moment."

The Ultimate Dragon machine started, and the small golden balls printed with the contestants' numbers flew around in disorder in the glass cover. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the result.

"Who will I face in the first round?"

Yugi had an expectant face.

"Every one of them is an opponent I want to duel, so exciting..."

Two small balls fell from the two mouths of the Ultimate Dragon, representing the contestant numbers of the two players in the first duel.

"Number one, Fujiki You Xuan!"

Referee Isono took the two small balls in his hand and said loudly.

"The opponent is number three, Reiji Mackenzie!"

(End of Chapter)