Chapter 81

"It's you!?"

Manjoume sat back in the chair and stared at him with wide eyes.

"You also want to join the Duel Club?"

"Yeah... why so excited?" You Xuan looked at him strangely, "Missed me?"

"No... no!"

Manjoume realized that his reaction was a bit excessive, just glared at him fiercely, sat back in the chair, and didn't speak again.

Careless, he should have thought that this guy would definitely come.

Manjoume-kun, who was thinking about showing off his skills in the Duel Club a few seconds ago, suddenly felt again that the Duel Club was just so-so, and it was meaningless to join, and it didn't matter if he didn't join...

However, at this time, younger brother A leaned forward and asked cautiously: "Aniki, should we forget it, let's not apply..."

Manjoume immediately glared at him.

Wouldn't quitting like this make him, Manjoume, look cowardly?

"No need." Manjoume hummed, looking at You Xuan coldly, "Exactly, I've long wanted to have a rematch with you. The first time was because I underestimated the enemy, but now I am different from before. Next time, the winner will be me."

"Sure, sure." You Xuan naturally agreed.

Actually, Manjoume wasn't afraid of him; ever since he accepted the setting that this old 'Yin-person' also came to Duel Academy, he had actually been thinking about having a rematch to wash away his shame. So whether he joined the Duel Club or not, the second round had to be fought; it wasn't that he, Manjoume, was cowardly.

It's just that he had a strange premonition. He had a premonition that once this person joined the Duel Club today—and this should likely happen—then from now on, the environment of the Duel Club might also go astray...

This person had this kind of talent; wherever he went, he would bring a rich 'Yin' aura, which to some extent was simply a walking plague.

As the saying goes, 'near vermilion, one gets stained red; near ink, one gets stained black', Manjoume wasn't very sure if he wanted to stay in the same environment as this guy; he was afraid that he would be bent into the same shape...

You Xuan didn't know what Manjoume was thinking specifically, but seeing that the other party hadn't moved his gaze away from him the whole time, he knew it must be related to him.

Hmm, the child has rebellious psychology; eight out of ten times he hasn't been beaten enough.

The problem is not big; just find a chance to train him again.

Manjoume might feel that he only underestimated the enemy last time—perhaps that was indeed the case, and he might indeed have become stronger now. But You Xuan had received a lot of expansion of his card library from the spirits during this period, and he was no longer at the same level as the starting stage.

The second round will definitely teach the child what 'social danger' is.

Looking around, You Xuan was a bit surprised to find that he didn't see the familiar jellyfish head.

Unscientific, such a segment where there are cards to play would actually not see Judai-kun.

As the protagonist recognized by all generations as having the greatest addiction to cards, Judai-kun alone accounted for 67 card matches in the 180-episode TV anime. Obviously, in Judai-kun's cognition, if there are cards to play and you don't play, are you still human?

However, You Xuan immediately thought of it.

Oh, Judai-kun is Osiris-Red, the Duel Club doesn't recruit... then it's fine.

As a Duel Academy that promotes elite education, students in the Red Dorm are at the bottom of the contempt chain. It is naturally impossible for Duel Club recruitment to give opportunities to students in the Red Dorm.

If you want to join an elite club, you must first rise to the Yellow Dorm to get the registration qualification.

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"Okay, then now we start the assessment for Duel Club recruitment."

A senior from Obelisk-Blue stood on the stage and picked up the microphone.

"Because time is limited, I'll keep it short and just talk about the rules. The Duel Club will arrange some official members to defend the arena, and newcomers can choose to challenge any senior.

Of course, the seniors of the Duel Club are all tempered elites, so it doesn't necessarily require you to win in the duel, but you need to show your own style and characteristics.

The judging panel will score your performance comprehensively, with a full score of ten; as long as the score reaches six or more, it is considered passing the assessment."

Good guy, there is also a judging and scoring session. You Xuan wondered if that meant there were mentors turning around if the cards were played beautifully...

"Of course, if a newcomer is excellent enough to defeat the arena-defending member, then they have the right to skip the scoring session and pass directly." The host said with a smile, "And after joining the club, they will also receive the highest priority resource support from the club."

It is well known that dueling is a thing that eats talent, so it does not exclude the possibility that a genius freshman who just enrolled can beat old members, and it hasn't happened before. But in general, it is still a minority situation.

Old students have received systematic training in the academy, and their ability to draw cards and build decks will naturally be stronger. And the rare cards accumulated after staying in the academy for another year are naturally more, so excluding the situation of encountering some young geniuses with extraordinary talent, the seniors of the Duel Club don't overturn much.

"Then don't delay time, the assessment officially begins."

You Xuan watched slightly, and several students challenged in order one after another. Of course, it was no surprise that none of them were the opponents of the arena-defending members.

The five challengers in the first five matches all lost, but one person was given a score of six on the line, passed the assessment, and entered the Duel Club.

While watching the match, You Xuan logged into the assessment module of the Duel Club with the terminal used by students and checked the information of several arena-defending examiners.

For example, what kind of honors each examiner has won, what matches they have won, what activities they have represented the academy or club in, their preferred decks, and tactical styles, etc.

After having a general idea in his heart, You Xuan stood up from his seat.

It was almost his turn to go on stage.

"The next one is Fujiki You Xuan-duelist, right?" The host asked, "Then which senior do you choose to challenge?"

You Xuan came to the duel arena and said politely: "I want to challenge Watanabe Shuichi-senpai, is that okay?"

As soon as this was said, many gazes were immediately concentrated.

Watanabe Shuichi was the only arena-defending member in the whole arena who hadn't been challenged yet. The reason was also very simple, because he was one of the main forces of the Duel Club and also the one with the most gorgeous resume in the assessment module.

This person was recommended to Obelisk-Blue as an elite from the middle school division when he enrolled, represented the academy in competitions, had won two championships in large-scale competitions, and had been a main player since joining the Duel Club.

"Interesting."

Shuichi, wearing a blue uniform, stood up from his seat, put on his duel disk, went down to the arena, and looked at You Xuan with interest.

Although he came to the recruitment site to defend the arena, he thought he was just here to play soy sauce and make up the numbers today. He was prepared to sit on the cold bench for a day, because normally he felt that no one would challenge him.

Shuichi smiled and said: "Don't think that the standard for passing the assessment will be lowered because you choose to challenge me. The judging panel's scoring criteria won't change."

"I know, no need to go easy, senpai." You Xuan smiled politely.

"Good, have courage. What our Duel Club needs is such talented people with guts..." Shuichi paused, "... provided that there is still strength."

"Then senpai will know after trying."

"Duel!" x2

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Students around the arena had already started discussing.

"Is this newcomer so confident?"

"Actually someone really went to challenge Shuichi, too bloated..."

"Haven't you heard? This year's Yuehua Cup..."

"Holy crap, really? This freshman is so strong?"

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However, at this moment in the entire arena, perhaps only Manjoume, who was sitting next to You Xuan just now, vaguely guessed the direction of this duel.

At this time, Manjoume was staring at You Xuan without blinking, not willing to move away for a moment.

Hearing that some people around were still seriously analyzing how strong that Shuichi-senpai was and how flawless his tactics were, he almost couldn't help but want to refute.

No, you all didn't realize the severity of the problem!

Just before You Xuan went on stage, Manjoume watched with his own eyes as he flipped through the list of several arena-defending members on the terminal, especially browsing each person's common decks and ace cards.

And then, the moment he flipped to this Watanabe Shuichi, Manjoume clearly saw that this guy's eyes suddenly lit up.

A posture that seemed to have discovered some highlights and couldn't wait to go down and try.

Although he didn't know what dirty things had popped up in this 'Yin-person's' brain again, Manjoume could be sure of one thing.

This guy definitely has a scam!

(End of chapter)