Chapter 556

"I'm exhausted."

When Fujiki You Xuan answered the communication, he was reclining in a lounge chair in his dormitory.

On the other end of the student terminal appeared the fat cat face of the Pharaoh, but it was Daedalus's voice that came through. Fujiki You Xuan knew that Daedalus's ghost was likely floating right there on the other side of the screen, but ghosts could not be seen through electronic devices; they were only visible when face-to-face.

"Do you know how exhausting a duel is for a cat?"

Professor Daedalus began to protest for his labor rights.

"I demand a raise! There must be extra overtime pay for dueling!"

"Fine." Fujiki You Xuan was very generous, waving his hand to approve it. "Then tomorrow, I'll reward you with three catties of cat food."

Daedalus's ghost's face turned black instantly—though Fujiki You Xuan on the other side of the screen couldn't actually see it.

What the hell kind of cat food raise is that!

Fujiki You Xuan spread his hands helplessly. "But Professor, you're already a cat, what else could I reward you with? How about I find a way to introduce you to two pretty little female cats?"

"Go, go, go." Professor Daedalus was indignant. "In that case, forget the overtime pay. Vacation, I demand a vacation!"

Making a cat run around doing this and that all day was just too much. Professor Daedalus felt he needed a holiday to relax, and the Pharaoh needed one too.

"Alright, no problem."

Fujiki You Xuan replied.

"By the way, what about that guy?"

"He's right here."

The camera shifted, and Professor Daedalus gave a shot of Weevil. This legendary Insect Boy was lying on the ground, delirious, his glasses crooked to one side, muttering incessantly.

"No, this is impossible, it's not real..."

"The cat's dueling is too terrifying..."

Weevil wasn't someone who couldn't handle failure—after all, it wasn't his first or second time failing. It wasn't as if he hadn't suffered huge blows in life, but suffering a heavy blow from a cat was surely a first.

Any grand ambitions of vying for the title of Duel King or reaching the pinnacle of the world were shattered in an instant by the reality of being "worse than a cat."

"Hmm, are you sure he isn't broken?" Fujiki You Xuan asked.

"Don't worry, meow, I know my limits, meow." Daedalus was full of confidence, but his tone immediately slumped. "But it would be best to send someone to these coordinates to pick him up.

I'm just a cat; don't expect me to carry him back."

"Understood, I'll arrange for someone to retrieve him. Prepare the interrogation room when you get back," Fujiki You Xuan said. "Find out what the situation is with that Advent Sect, and what that spirit with the lost information is."

Eye, floating beside Fujiki You Xuan, heard this and expressed indignation: "I am not a 'thing'!"

At this moment, the maid Alice came over with a tray, setting it down on the table beside Fujiki You Xuan. The tray held an exquisite fruit platter.

"Oh, looks delicious, your skills have improved, Alice-chan!"

Eye's large eyes widened even further, looking at the plate of fruit and drooling.

The maid Alice looked at the large eyes with no expression: "It's not for you to eat."

"So heartless..."

The large eyes drooped, and it asked listlessly.

"By the way, why are you so dead set on following this guy?"

As it spoke, it lowered its voice, whispering.

"He doesn't look like a good person either..."

Alice smiled slightly.

"One reason is for atonement, I suppose. I once lost myself and almost committed a mistake; it was Mr. Fujiki You Xuan who stopped me in time and brought me back to my senses.

Another reason..."

She paused slightly at this, closing her eyes gently.

When she opened them again, her eyes actually held a strange, sinister glint, and the corners of her mouth curled into a terrifying arc. A sinister smile appeared on her delicate, beautiful doll-like face.

"Because watching Mr. Fujiki You Xuan deliver judgment to certain self-righteous duelists with dark hearts, and sending them to a despairing realm that never sees the light, is just incredibly satisfying..."

Eye shuddered, subconsciously shrinking back away from this sinister doll.

"I finally understand the meaning of 'birds of a feather flock together' now," Eye muttered. At this moment, Fujiki You Xuan hung up the communication terminal in his hand and turned his head: "Alice."

"Yes, yes!"

Alice flashed in front of him in an instant, the gloom on her face swept away in a flash, replaced by a sweet, pure, and cute smile, her eyes squinting into crescents.

"Does Master have any orders?"

Eye's large eyes almost popped out.

This skill of changing faces is truly something else.

"Oh, nothing. Just that there might be an uninvited guest coming to the island soon."

Fujiki You Xuan paused and smiled mysteriously.

"I was thinking Alice could help me receive them."

Alice tilted her head in confusion and pointed at herself.

"Receive? Me?"

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Somewhere.

Hidden deep underground in a dark laboratory, the air was thick with a stifling atmosphere. An abnormal glass vessel was placed in the center of the lab, its height almost reaching the ceiling, filled with an unknown liquid with a color between ink-black and deep blue.

Golden energy surged quietly within that liquid. A mass of the most concentrated golden light in the center condensed, gradually shaping into a clear form—

—a giant eye.

Without eyelids, just a single eye, its deep, boundless pupil seemed to contain a hungry plea.

"Wait for me, Yugi..."

It whispered softly.

"My lover... Jaden Yuki."

"..."

Just above this laboratory, a man in a long trench coat sat on a sofa with his legs crossed, taking a mission briefing.

"Duel Academy?"

The man in the trench coat frowned slightly.

"That's not an easy job."

He looked up at another man in front of him.

It was a rather tall and burly man with dark skin, standing like a small mountain.

This person's name was Viper, a professor at the Duel Academy's West Branch, known as Professor Cobra.

"Of course, it's not easy. But don't worry, the pay will be fair."

Professor Cobra said calmly, his hands behind his back.

"After all, it is the Duel King's territory. There aren't many people in this world willing to take such a commission. I know what I'm doing."

"That's good then."

The man in the trench coat leaned against the wall, squinting his eyes and laughing softly.

"Heh, the world is afraid of the Duel King's reputation, but I'm not. It's not like I haven't fought Kings before."

He played with a card casually in his hand.

"I've long wanted to test this so-called new generation Duel King, it's just a pity no one has offered a price, so I never had the chance to try..."

"Now you have one."

Cobra said coldly.

"But I must remind you, the Duel King is not the target itself. If possible, try to avoid direct conflict..."

"I know, I know, that student named Jaden Yuki, right? Let's see how far he's evolved... Don't worry, leave it to me."

The man in the trench coat laughed and patted his chest.

"I'm a professional."

(End of Chapter)