Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

"What arrogant nonsense are you spouting now? What teacher would be happy to use violence to defeat a student?"

As he spoke, Soreva squatted down, picked up the "Sakaki Yuya" card, and began to comment on it with a series of clicks of his tongue.

"Look at you, you clearly have [Entertainment Flash] in your hand, why didn't you play it in the first round? That way I might not be able to kill you in one round, and I could even defend against your follow-up moves after I couldn't kill you."

"Sakaki Yuya-kun, that's your problem. Every time you go first, you just know to Normal Summon a Hippopotamus and win. Then you can only rely on Action Cards. But if you counter me a little like I do, you're finished, aren't you? Of course, I was also wrong to want to teach you a lesson after being provoked by your words..."

Listening to Soleva's incessant chatter, Yuya Sakaki felt his consciousness growing hazy, his eyelids drooping. Before he completely lost consciousness, only one thought remained in his mind:

"What a long-winded and strange guy... but surprisingly, he's not unpleasant..."

Chapter 25: Soleva used appeasement on Yuya Sakaki, and the effect... was outstanding?

"Really, he was injured like this. I really went too far. No wonder Yuzu got so angry."

Looking at Yuya Sakaki lying on the hospital bed with bandages wrapped around his body, Soleva awkwardly rubbed his head, which was still throbbing from being hit by Yuzuki Hiiragi's paper fan, and couldn't help but sigh.

"But, Yuya Sakaki, I really hope you can grow up and become a proper protagonist..."

As if hearing Soleva's words, Yuya Sakaki's eyelashes fluttered, and then he slowly opened his eyes, uttering a weak voice:

“Mr. Soreva…”

Seeing that Yuya Sakaki had actually regained consciousness, Soleva opened his mouth in astonishment:

"This... her physique is too good! She woke up so quickly?"

After all, it has only been an hour since Yuya Sakaki was knocked unconscious in the duel, and Yuya Sakaki has not been sent to the hospital yet. He was just given a simple bandage by Yuzuki Hiiragi in the Yushojuku infirmary.

When Yuzu was bandaging her wound, Soleva curiously asked if that was enough, and Yuzu's answer was:

"Don't worry, Yuya recovers very quickly from every injury, that's enough."

At the time, Soreva was a little skeptical, but now, looking at it again, wow! It healed way too quickly!

Propelling himself to sit up in bed, Yuya Sakaki immediately turned to Soleva beside him with concern and asked:

"Where is this? And what about our duel! Mr. Soreva, how did the final duel go!?"

Soreva assumed that Sakaki Yuya had just woken up and was still in a dazed state from being hit earlier, so he immediately pressed down on Sakaki Yuya's shoulder to prevent him from moving around and said:

"Calm down, Yuya Sakaki. The duel is over. Have you forgotten? After you dodged the first attack, I had Nightingale launch four more direct attacks, reducing your LP to 0 and securing the victory."

You fainted after the duel ended. This is the infirmary of Yushojuku. Yuzu even bandaged you up.

"Is this so..."

Looking at the bandages used to bandage his body, Yuya Sakaki recognized the familiar marks; it was indeed Yuzu Hiiragi's usual method. After nodding slightly, he questioned Soleva's explanation.

“But, Mr. Sorewa, I remember that I fainted when you said ‘four strikes,’ which was the third time I was directly attacked.”

"What did you say!?"

Upon hearing Yuya Sakaki's words, Soleva let out an exaggeratedly loud shout. At that moment, he no longer had time to think about why Yuya Sakaki could still move after he had fainted; only one thought remained in his mind:

"Damn! Doesn't that mean he didn't hear a thing when I lectured him later? What was I then? Was I just talking to a brick wall?"

With a trembling voice, Soleva asked Yuya Sakaki one last time:

"Sakaki Yuya-kun~~Are you sure you fainted right then and didn't remember anything after that?"

Unfortunately, Yuya Sakaki completely missed the implication in Soleva's words and immediately nodded, stroking his chin, and said:

"Yes, that's right. Before I passed out, I heard some strange noises, but I can't remember what they were saying. Let me..."

Before Sakaki Yuya could finish speaking, Soleva slammed his hands heavily on the edge of the bed, startling Sakaki Yuya so much that he couldn't even finish his sentence. He looked at Soleva with a weak, pitiful, and helpless expression and spoke up while Soleva's face darkened:

"Sakaki Yuya-kun, it seems I'll have to teach you all over again!"

"Help!!!"

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"Sakaki Yuya-kun, did you remember everything I just taught you?"

Seeing the fierce glint in Soreva's eyes, Sakaki Yuya immediately nodded hastily and said:

"Got it! I got it all! Summon as many monsters as possible in the first turn, and set any useful Trap Cards you can!"

Seeing the fierce glint in Soleva's eyes fade, Yuya Sakaki breathed a sigh of relief and tentatively asked Soleva,

"But, Mr. Soreva, this can hardly be considered an entertaining duel, can it?"

Upon hearing Yuya Sakaki utter the phrase "entertainment duel" once again, a vein throbbed on Soreva's forehead, and he nearly grabbed a pillow from Yuya's hospital bed to smash it over his head.

"Sakaki Yuya-kun, I want to ask you, in your opinion, what exactly is this so-called 'entertainment duel'?"

Upon hearing that Soleva wanted to talk about entertaining duels, Sakaki Yuya was no longer sleepy and immediately became interested, saying:

"An entertaining duel is, of course, a duel that brings smiles to everyone's face!"

"That's a very broad statement."

With a slight shrug, Soleva neither confirmed nor disagreed with Yuya Sakaki's statement, but instead posed the next question.

"So, Yuya Sakaki, in your opinion, is entertainment more important in a duel, or is the duel itself more important?"

This question instantly stunned Yuya Sakaki; it was something he had never considered before. After pondering for a long time, stroking his chin, Yuya finally gave his answer:

"Of course it's for entertainment! Making everyone laugh is the most important thing, right? What's the point of a duel if it doesn't make people laugh?"

"Tsk, just as expected of the answer Sakaki Yuya-kun would give."

After a moment of stunned silence, Soreva also gave his own answer.

"Then, Yuya Sakaki, my answer is exactly the opposite of yours. In my opinion, the word 'duel' is the most important thing. Even your entertainment duels are based on duels. Otherwise, if there is no stage for duels, what is the difference between your entertainment duels and circus performances?"

This question immediately put Yuya Sakaki into deep thought. He instinctively wanted to refute Soleva and defend his point of view, but he had to admit that Soleva had a point.

Seeing that Yuya Sakaki was speechless after his question, Soleva immediately pressed his advantage and said:

"Speaking of which, Yuya Sakaki, I've actually seen your father, Yukatsu Sakaki's entertainment duels, and they were indeed very interesting."

"really?"

Although he was quite unhappy that Soleva thought duels were more important, Yuya Sakaki's eyes lit up with joy when he heard Soleva acknowledge his father's entertainment duels.

However, Soreva's next words left him feeling dejected:

“That’s right. Your father’s entertainment duels are quite good. Whether it’s the timing of picking up action cards or the normal duel process, they are all commendable. Your entertainment duels are completely inferior to your father’s. The performances are boring and the duels are dull.”

"Is that so?"

Covering his eyes with his arms, Yuya Sakaki let his body lie down on the hospital bed, trying his best to stop the sadness from overflowing from his eyes.

“Mr. Soreva, do you think I can engage in a duel like my father?”

"If you see clearly where you need to work hard, I think you can do it. Although I can't teach you acting, I can help you anytime if you want to learn dueling."

“I…I understand, thank you, Mr. Soreva.”

Chapter 26 Hey friend, wanna open a card pack?

Good morning, Yuzu.

As she entered the classroom, seeing a familiar person greeting her, Yuzu instinctively greeted him in return.

Good morning, Yuya.

After greeting him with a smile, Yuzu Hiiragi realized something was amiss and asked Yuya Sakaki, who was sitting in his seat, with concern.

"Yuya, are you alright? How are your injuries?"

When Hiiragi Yuzu asked about his injuries, Sakaki Yuya immediately bent his arm and made a muscle-flexing gesture, saying:

"Don't worry, Yuzu, I'm fine. You know my injuries always heal very quickly, don't you?"

Hearing Yuya Sakaki say that, Yuzu Hiiragi was slightly relieved, but before she could say a few more words of concern to Yuya Sakaki, Sora Shiunin and the three little ones also appeared at the classroom door.

"Ah! It's Sakaki Yuuya-nii!"

"Brother Yuya! Are you alright after your injury yesterday?"

Seeing the group eagerly surrounding Yuya Sakaki, Yuzu Hiiragi smiled with satisfaction.

Meanwhile, after Yuya Sakaki comforted the three boys and assured them that he was alright, Taishi Harada, one of the three boys, started complaining:

"Teacher Soleva went too far back then, actually using such a heavy hand in the duel, knocking Yuya unconscious."

Hearing Harada Taishi speaking up for him, Sakaki Yuya scratched the back of his head, about to say a few good words for Soleva, when he heard a loud cough coming from the doorway.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Soreva standing at the door, smiling as he addressed them:

"Alright everyone, class is about to begin. Please take your seats."

Upon hearing Soleva's words, the group obediently sat down, especially Harada Taishi, who was so frightened by the fact that the person who had spoken ill of Soleva had overheard him that he dared not even breathe.

However, Soreva didn't take Harada Taishi's words to heart, after all, in his own opinion, he had indeed gone a bit too far yesterday.

Therefore, the first thing Soreva did when he stood on the podium was to express his agreement with what Harada Taishi had just said:

“What Harada Taishi said just now is very true. I did go too far yesterday. So, I would like to formally apologize to Sakaki Yuya here.”

Seeing that Soleva, who had already apologized to him the night before, was apologizing to him in front of everyone, Sakaki Yuya was about to say something when he heard Soleva's voice continue.

"Therefore, I also hope that everyone can understand why I don't want everyone to get involved in action duels too early. Because action duels are not absolutely safe, and as a teacher, I don't want to see my students get injured in action duels."

Upon hearing this, Yuya Sakaki was stunned. Having experienced it firsthand, he finally understood why Soleva had imposed so many restrictions on the three children's contact action duels.

It's not that Soleva has any prejudice or misunderstanding about action duels, but rather that Soleva truly understands the dangerous aspects of action duels.

At the same time, Yuya Sakaki also believes that the majority of people in this world are still kind-hearted and would not use action duels to hurt others.

Upon hearing Yuya Sakaki's perspective, Soleva nodded in agreement, expressing his own thoughts:

"Perhaps it is true, as Sakaki Yuya-kun said, that the majority of people in this world are still kind-hearted. However, Sakaki Yuya-kun, I am a teacher, and I have to be responsible for my students."

Therefore, I don't want you to have any contact with danger until you have sufficient ability to handle it.

Seeing that the students nodded and seemed deep in thought after hearing his words, Soreva nodded in satisfaction and began today's lesson:

"Alright, students. Today we're going to talk about the importance of the first round for a duelist, and what kind of monster should be summoned in the first round to be appropriate."

After witnessing my duel with Yuya Sakaki yesterday, everyone should clearly realize one thing: Summoning only one monster in the first turn and ending the turn, like Yuya Sakaki did, is a mistake.