Want to play cards? I'll use my King's Deck!

The other two boys also had a similar vibe to Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede; they seemed like the main characters from a sports manga.

Unfortunately, this is the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!

"The effect of 'Crimson Dragon of the Jade Dragon' activates! During your Main Phase 1, destroy all Attack Position monsters on the field except this card!"

"Fairy Dragon Ancient Fairy, once per turn, if there is a Field Spell on the field, you can destroy 1 face-up Attack Position monster!"

"Activate the Trap Card: 'Spell Cylinder,' then banish 'Loaded Cyclone' from the Graveyard, doubling the damage dealt by 'Spell Cylinder.'"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"

Less than fifteen minutes into the game, Yu Xi and his two friends defeated Longgu Chang High School and maintained their winning streak to defeat all their opponents in the first round of the group.

The situation was similar in the second and third rounds.

Izayoi Yuki uses "Black Rose" and "Crimson Demon" to defeat her opponent, occasionally using "Phoenix Lycoris" to burn their blood. Hoshino Mai uses cards such as "Ancient Fairy Dragon" and "Harpie's Pet Phantom Dragon" to playfully toy with her enemy and win with gorgeous Synchro and Xyz Summon.

Yu Xi's methods of winning are even more diverse.

"Magic Cylinder", "Dark Magician", "Chaos Warrior", "Gaia", "Magnet Warrior", "Demon Summoning"... Taking advantage of this opportunity to face numerous duelists, Yuki used every card in his deck, farming for cheat codes and expanding his card pool.

then……

"The effect of 'Marshmallow' activates after damage calculation for this face-down card has finished, inflicting 1000 damage to the attacking player."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Yuki let out a long sigh of relief after using the monster he had just summoned to outmaneuver his opponent and burn away the last bit of LP.

"Xiao Xi, did you win too?"

Seeing that Yu Xi's opponent's score had dropped to almost zero, Xing Yewu put away her Duel Disk and laughed:

"Great! Now we've defeated Totsuki High School too."

"Yeah, but I didn't expect it to actually go so smoothly."

You Xi nodded, her tone still somewhat incredulous.

He had expected to encounter at least one or two tough battles along the way, but in the end, none of that happened.

The intensity of the qualifiers these past few days, to put it in a more arrogant way, is at most the level of a warm-up.

“That’s normal. Don’t forget what kind of special training we’ve undergone, and what level of strength we’re at, You Xi.”

Izayoi Yuki's voice was as calm as a clear lake; for her, this development was a natural progression.

If three professional-level duelists are still struggling and fighting hard in the qualifiers, that would really be a headache.

That kind of performance couldn't possibly earn him the high praise from Uncle Logan that he was qualified to compete for the Star Cup championship.

"The preliminary rounds are a ritual to filter out the weak and eliminate the weak. Only the strong can stand out and enter the next stage of the battlefield. The real opponents will basically only appear at that time."

After hearing what Izayoi Yuki said, Yuki remembered it too.

Due to the strength of the cards and Feel, most duelists in this world are not actually as strong as Izayoi Yuki and her friends. Not to mention the students who are still in the process of growing up.

At Izayoi Yuki and Hoshino Mai's age, it would be quite impressive if they could master and use a summoning technique effectively.

But both of them are geniuses who have transcended the limitations of academic years, achieving things that others would need much longer to accomplish. Now, competing with others who are theoretically at the same level, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a case of overwhelming them.

Having spent so much time with the two girls, and not being native to this world, he had forgotten that and assumed that Xingye Wu and the others were at the normal level.

"But it's not entirely true that we're completely safe, Xiaoxue."

Xing Yewu smiled and said, "After all, there is a veteran powerhouse in this qualifier."

"So our next step is to defeat them."

Both Izayoi Yuki and Yuki knew who Hoshinoba was referring to.

So far, only one school has won with a perfect record, just like Kiyosumi High School – Morning Light Duel Academy, named after the local city.

Usually, it's the Morning Light Duel Academy that advances to the preliminary rounds, while other schools are basically just there to make up the numbers.

But this time it's different.

Kiyosumi's next opponent will be the Morning Light Duel Academy.

Both sides have a perfect record and a perfect score.

This means that if either side loses, the qualifying teams can be decided here ahead of time, unless the winner makes an unbelievably serious mistake.

As for this ultimate "dragon-tiger duel", Chenguang Duel Academy has naturally been looking forward to it for a long time.

"Hahaha! I've finally run into you guys, Yuuki! Hoshino! Izayoi!"

After a short break, familiar, hearty laughter rang out in the dueling arena.

Harutora Kido, the hero of Morning Light Academy, fixed his war-ready gaze on the group from Kiyosumi High School across from him.

"This time, let's have a good fight!"

"I knew it would turn out like this, tsk. But there's nothing we can do about it. We can't let you take away the honor of Morning Light. After all, quite a few important people have come today."

Feiyu clicked her tongue unhappily.

Just as Kiyosumi believed that the biggest threat in the qualifiers was Ayami, the reverse is also true. Therefore, this scene can be said to be a result that both sides foresaw.

Looking around at the stands open to the public and media, one could see many students in Morning Light Duel Academy uniforms watching the match. In addition, there were several elderly adults sitting in the VIP section, including Chairman Teruaki Satomi, who had met Yuki a few times.

Clearly, it wasn't just the Morning Light School Team that valued this duel; others were also paying close attention to it.

Even the official television station focused its attention on this stage.

"It seems you're under a lot of pressure."

Izayoi Yuki said to the captain of the school team opposite her.

"After all, we lost to you once, and we came here with the mission of avenging our defeat."

Akabane Ryo calmly replied, "Izayoi, we couldn't play against each other in the last friendly match due to some unforeseen circumstances, but that shouldn't happen again this time. I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of duel we'll have."

"I'm sorry about that. To be honest, I also looked forward to our duel. However..."

This time, your opponent may not be me.

Izayoi Yuki didn't say these words aloud, but Akabane Ryo quickly understood the girl's unspoken meaning.

When the match officially began, the person standing in front of him was not Kiyosumi's captain, but a boy with black hair and black eyes.

"Senior Akabane, please guide me from now on."

Chapter 143: We can't let high-attack monsters attack first in an empty field! (4k!)

Although the three players compete at the same time in the preliminary rounds, the roster will still be submitted in the order of Vanguard-Second Vanguard-General, and the participating players will then arrive at their respective dueling arenas according to the order of the roster.

Akabane Ryo naturally occupied the position of general, but to his surprise, the person appearing on the opposite side was not Kiyosumi's captain.

"Senior Akabane, I look forward to your guidance from now on."

The black-haired, black-eyed boy greeted Akabane Ryo politely, who said with slight surprise, "Kiyoshi's general is actually you. It seems that Izayoi really trusts you, Yuuki."

"Yes, it's me. I'm sorry to disappoint you, senior."

“No, I’m not really disappointed.” Akabane Ryo shook his head. “Although this situation is somewhat different from what I expected, it’s not bad. Besides Izayoi, I personally really want to fight you. It’s not bad to take this opportunity to fulfill my wish—besides, you’re not a pawn that Izayoi has thrown out, are you?”

"of course not."

Yu Xi replied firmly, "Xue gave me the task of defeating you, senior, with all my might. There is no option to be a pawn."

"That's good."

Amidst the clanging of machinery, Akabane Ryo activated his Duel Disk with fluid, natural movements, his aura gradually surging and pulsating—

"Then I have no complaints about this battle. Come on, Yuki, I will fight you with all my might. In every sense, I have a reason not to lose this duel with you."

"In every sense..."

Akabane Ryo spoke calmly, but Yuki could vaguely sense the weight and realization contained within his words.

It's not just the expectation of competing against a powerful opponent; more than the instinct of a duelist, it's the burden of everyone's expectations and the academy's honor, as well as... a certain sense of guilt towards someone.

Does Akabane-senpai still feel guilty about what happened to Satomi Sho and believe it was his fault?

Therefore, he wanted to atone for his sins to Chairman Satomi by overcoming himself and advancing Morning Light Academy.

Yuki turned her head and looked in the direction of Satomi Teruaki outside the dueling arena.

When he saw that his gaze was directed at him, Satomi Teruaki nodded slightly in greeting.

You Xi frowned uncomfortably.

It seems that Akabane-senpai is going to be completely dominated by this chairman in the future.

"Even so, I must defeat you, senior. That's why I'm standing here."

You Xi closed her eyes, then opened them again, her eyes no longer showing any hesitation.

He unfolded his duel disk, and from a distance of more than ten meters, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he and Akabane Ryo simultaneously shouted out that spell containing hidden magic.

"—Duel!" x2

【Yu Xi LP: 8000】

Akabane Ryo LP: 8000

"I'll strike first!"

The Duel Disk lights up, awarding Yuki the first turn. He draws his starting hand from his deck, glances at his hand, and selects three cards to place on the Duel Disk.

"Set 1 monster to the front row, then set 2 more cards to the front row, and end your turn."

Without any dazzling maneuvers, as if the scene from when she first transmigrated had been recreated, Youxi simply performed a few simple actions and ended her turn.

"My turn."

Akabane Ryo didn't react to this, raised his hand to draw his turn's card, and immediately slapped it down.

"I summon 'Cyber ​​Dragon Core' in an attack gesture."

"Electronic Dragon Core, Level 2/Light/Mechanical" "ATK: 400/DEF: 1500"

As the light and shadow effects shifted, a silver-white mechanical dragon emerged from the card, its segmented spherical body extending out with four red wires, seemingly for connecting to something else.