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

When Soleva arrived at the dueling arena with the LDS members, he discovered that not only Yuya Sakaki, Yuzu Hiiragi, and Sora Shiunin, who were required to participate in the battle, but Shuzo Hiiragi had also brought the three little ones and even Gongenzaka.

“Mr. Shuzo Hiiragi, this is…”

Seeing the confusion in Soreva's eyes as he ran towards them, Shuzo Hiiragi was the first to greet him with a smile, patting Soreva on the shoulder and saying:

“Mr. Soleva, you’ve worked so hard these past few days with all this about the match. I felt I couldn’t just sit idly by, so I brought these kids, along with Yuya and Yuzu’s friends, to cheer them on.”

Even Kongensaka, whom we hadn't seen for several days, came to greet Soreva:

"Haha, Mr. Soleva, it's been a long time. I never imagined you would become a teacher at Yushojuku that day, and hearing Yuya and Yuzu's praise of you today, I'm so glad I brought you to Yushojuku back then."

"Haha, thank you."

After dealing with the two, Soreva couldn't help but sigh. He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to ask Akama Himika some questions, but with so many people around, it was difficult for him to find a good chance to speak.

Meanwhile, Akama Himika, upon seeing Hiiragi Shuzo, stepped forward and spoke:

"Well then, Headmaster Hiiragi Shuzo, it's time to begin this 3V3 match. Who on your side would like to go first?"

"I!"

Just as Shiyun-in Sora volunteered to help Yushojuku win the first game, Sakaki Yuuya stepped forward and said solemnly:

"No, I'll do it!"

Seeing Yuya Sakaki step forward, Himika Akaba revealed a knowing look:

"Compared to the other two who seem less reliable, if you really want to win the first game no matter what, you really have no other choice..."

Akama Himika's words made Shiunin Sora, who felt looked down upon, puff out her cheeks in anger:

"Hey! Auntie, what do you mean by this? You clearly don't even know my strength!"

Yuzu Hiiragi, who was also being ridiculed, could only place her hand on Sora Shionin's head and comfort her with a smile:

"OK OK."

Meanwhile, Akama Himika, despite being called "auntie" by Sora, showed no anger whatsoever, maintaining a confident smile as she said:

"Please don't underestimate our LDS students and think you can win easily. So, Yuya-kun's opponent is..."

Of the three people brought by Akama Himika, the purple-haired boy stepped forward arrogantly and began to introduce himself:

"LDS over-limit subject belongs to Shijima Hokuto."

Upon hearing this name, Yamashiro Tatsuya, one of the three kids from Yushojuku, moved his fingers quickly and soon found information about him.

"Got it! Hokuto Shijima from LDS!"

"This year's official matches... 53 wins out of 58!?"

"Win rate over 90%..."

"Doesn't this easily exceed the appearance standards for junior group contestants?"

After seeing Shijima Hokuto's information, all three of them wore worried expressions. They knew that Sakaki Yuya's current winning rate was far lower than Shijima Hokuto's, making him a formidable opponent.

Upon hearing the three children's exclamations, Shuzo Hiiragi, fearing that Yuya Sakaki might be overwhelmed by their aura, quickly went to Yuya's side and encouraged him:

"Whether he's an ace or has an incredibly high win rate, there's nothing to be afraid of. Let him see your power, Yuya!"

Even Soleva walked over to Yuya Sakaki and patted him on the shoulder:

"Yuya, give it your all and let me see how much you've grown these past few days."

"Yes!"

After receiving a response from Yuya Sakaki, Soleva led the people from Yushojuku and LDS away from the dueling arena to the spectator area, leaving the dueling arena to the two who were about to duel.

After everyone arrived at the spectator area, Shuzo Hiiragi, who was communicating with the spectators via voice chat from the control room, was about to exchange pleasantries with Himika Akaba and ask if the LDS team needed a designated venue, but then...

“Our students can handle any situation with ease, so please feel free to make yourselves at home.”

Akama Mika's casualness, and the confidence in the LDS students' abilities revealed in her words, immediately made Shuzo Hiiragi's forehead throb with anger:

"They claim they can handle any situation with ease? How about this one!"

"Action Field, activated! Activate Field Spell Card [Cosmic Sanctuary]!"

Seeing the duel arena materialized into a dilapidated Greek-style temple that seemed to float in space, Soreva's lips twitched immediately in the spectator area:

"What... what were they thinking? To open a venue like this for someone whose name contains the characters for 'Big Dipper' and who wears star-shaped decorations on their head, are they trying to make them feel at home?"

Even Hokuto Shijima, who was in the dueling arena, was stunned for a moment when he saw the arena, and then he covered his face and burst into laughter:

"Hahaha! You actually chose the venue I'm best at! What are you guys trying to do?"

Upon hearing these words through the surveillance camera, Shuzo Hiiragi broke out in a cold sweat. He finally realized the mistake he had made.

In the dueling arena, Yuya Sakaki faces Shuzo Hiiragi's...son-in-law-like behavior? Although he's being stubborn, saying things like, "Even in your preferred arena, I won't lose to you!", he's secretly complaining:

Shuzo Hiiragi... he's so unreliable!

Chapter 53 Star Saint Overpower, Different Color Pendulum

Hearing Sakaki Yuya's defiant declaration of defeat in the duel arena, Akaba Himika simply smiled:

"Your momentum is impressive, but how long can you maintain this edge? Well then, Beidou, show us your true strength!"

"Understood, Chairman. I'll take the first strike!"

Having taken the first turn, Hokuto Shijima pinched a card between his right index finger and flicked it casually to the side before placing it on the Duel Disk.

"I usually summon [Star Saint? Ox]!"

Seeing the monster, a woman wielding a short staff, her body clad in silver armor and brown undergarments, her helmet adorned with small curved horns, appear on Hokuto Shijima's field, Soreva felt a sudden sense of realization.

That must have been when he was in junior high school, right? He bought pirated Yu-Gi-Oh! cards from a small shop near the school gate, and there were cards from the [Star Saint] series. He quite liked that series back then.

He even briefly played Duel Links later, and the first pack he got was [Star Saint].

However, at the time, his deck was a pure [Star Saint] deck that he had assembled without knowing anything about the game, so after he couldn't beat anyone, he quit Duel Links.

So much so that when he started playing MD, the impression that [Star Saint] was weak remained in Soreva's mind, and he never built a [Star Saint] deck again.

While Soreva was still in a daze, Shijima Hokuto had already used the effect of Ox-2 to Special Summon [Star Saint? Winnowing Three] from his hand.

"Activate the effect of [Star Saint - Sagittarius]! Up to twice per turn, it can raise the level of any [Star Saint] monster on the field by one! I'll use the first effect to raise the level of [Star Saint - Ox] by one!"

At the sound of Shijima Hokuto's voice, the monster, which resembled a centaur and wore armor in the same style as Ushio, raised its golden bow to the sky and shot a bluish-white arrow of light straight into the heavens.

As the light arrow exploded, golden light spots fell like raindrops, enveloping Ox Constellation. Ox Constellation then emitted a golden light and its level rose to 5.

"Then, using the second effect, raise the level of Ji Su San by one!"

Another beam of light exploded, and the level of the three stars reached level 5, causing Yuya Sakaki to frown involuntarily.

"Two Rank 5 monsters, and he's a student in the Xyz class. Does that mean he's going to summon a Rank 5 Xyz monster?"

When Xyz Monsters are mentioned, Yuya Sakaki can't help but think of Soleva's two [Trapmon] monsters, and the [Lyrical Nightingale] that knocked him unconscious at only Rank 1.

Upon thinking this, Yuya Sakaki instinctively felt a phantom pain throughout his body.

"I'll stack the level 5 [Star Saint? Ji Su San] and [Star Saint? Niu Su Er] with light!"

Watching the two monsters on the field transform into golden orbs of light and fly into the black hole vortex symbolizing an Xyz Summon, Soreva couldn't help but speculate:

"Since everyone else's decks are basically all from the same archetype, the monster he summoned should also be from the [Star Saint] archetype, right? The [Star Saint] archetype's Rank 5 monster... what's it called again? Pleiades or Pleiades?"

"Starlight! Now, shake the earth and descend upon the world! Xyz Summon! Rank 5, [Star Saint? Pleiades]!"

Watching his cloak billow dramatically, and seeing his silver armor adorned with far more gold trim and insignia than his previous Niu Su and Ji Su, as he brandished his greatsword and emerged from the vortex of supermassive power, Soreva suddenly understood:

"Oh, it's the Pleiades!"

"Wow, it's a new Xyz Monster!"

"I wonder which is stronger, the Xyz Monster or Mr. Soreva's?"

The three children's voices rang out, which surprised Akaba Himika, who had been expecting to hear the exclamations of Yushojuku and the others. Although there was some surprise in their voices, the children's reactions seemed to indicate that they had seen an Xyz Summon before.

"Oh? You guys know Xyz Monsters too?"

Hearing Akama Himika's question, the three little ones nodded as if it were a matter of course:

"Of course, Professor Soreva also knows Xyz Summoning. He also taught us that Xyz Monsters don't have levels, only ranks."

"That golden orb must be the overlay material, right? There are only two materials... The Xyz Monster that Professor Soreva summoned last time with five materials looked much cooler than this."

Amidst the chatter of the three children, Akaba Himika also learned that the one who instigated the Xyz Monsters was Soleva, and her gaze involuntarily turned to Soleva:

"I didn't expect Mr. Soleva to know about Xyz Summoning. Would you be interested in discussing it further after the match?"

"Uh... I don't know what Ms. Himika wants to talk about, but I'll definitely keep you company."

Seeing Soleva scratch his cheek as he answered, Akama Himika couldn't help but smile, and she made up her mind:

Excellent! Regardless of the outcome of this match, LDS should be able to poach Mr. Soreva with their financial resources! We must acquire the Pendulum Summoning spell, but we absolutely cannot allow anyone to break LDS's monopoly on other summoning spells!

While the group was talking, Hokuto Shijima in the dueling arena finished his turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Looking at the lone [Star Saint? Subaru] on the field, without even a backrow, and then at his own hand, Sakaki Yuya pondered Soleva's previous teachings and began to speculate.

"He has no face-down cards on his field and no extra cards in his graveyard, which means that if he wants to stop me this turn, besides his hand and action cards, he can only rely on that [Star Saint Pleiades]. It seems that monster should also have the second-speed effect that Mr. Soreva mentioned, which means..."

Having come up with an idea, Yuya Sakaki immediately drew two cards and placed them on opposite ends of his Duel Disk:

"I set the pendulum scale using [Entertainment Partner Heterochromatic Dissolver] at scale 4 and [Heterochromatic Illusion Dragon] at scale 8!"

One dragon and one human opened their eyes and rose into the air from the two transparent pillars of light behind Yuya Sakaki. The numbers 4 and 8, symbolizing their scales, were displayed beneath the two monsters.

"This way, I can summon monsters of levels 5 to 7 at the same time!"

Yuya Sakaki's shout not only roused Hokuto Shijima, but also piqued the interest of someone who had rushed over and was hiding in a corner watching the duel.

Meanwhile, the children of Yushojuku were already cheering for Yuya Sakaki's new Pendulum Monster, and even Himika Akaba was filled with curiosity amidst the cheers:

"It's a completely different monster from the one in the video. It seems his pendulum summoning is no longer limited to those two monsters. Yuya Sakaki, let's see your strength and whether you are friend or foe."

"Swing, Pendulum of Souls! Draw arcs of light across the sky, Pendulum Summon! Appear, my monsters! [Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon], [Odd-Eyes Masked Dragon]!"

From the opening created by the two transparent beams of light, two red orbs of light flew out and transformed into two giant dragons in front of Yuya Sakaki.