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

Izayoi Yuki calmly stated, "The effect of 'Crimson Dragon/Explosive Body' is activated! After this card performs damage calculation for its attack, destroy all other monsters on the field. [Crimson Blaze]!"

"What!?"

The scorching crimson flames erupted from the point where the Demon Dragon and the Shining Sword King's weapons clashed, instantly engulfing the battlefield. In no time, all the "Heroic" monsters in Kido Harutora's camp were annihilated. Only Izayoi Yuki's Synchro Dragon, its body glowing with a golden light, escaped this calamity.

"Repel the Gospel of Resurrection from your Graveyard, and use this card to replace the destruction of a Dragon-Type monster. This way, only your monsters will be destroyed by the effect of 'Crimson Dragon/Explosive.' Then comes 'Abyss's' direct attack, 'Mountain-Splitting Wrath'!!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

【Kido Harutora LP: 500 → 0】

Without the monster's protection, the "Soul Barrier" became nothing more than a piece of waste paper. The Crimson Demon Dragon's fiery blast struck, securing victory in the vanguard battle.

the other side--

"Activate the effect of 'Number 59, The Rebellious Chef'! Deduct 1 Xyz Material, destroy all other cards you control, and this card gains 300 ATK for each monster destroyed and sent to the Graveyard by this effect."

Her short, golden hair swayed as she waved her hand in a declaration.

The Chef-like Xyz Monster on her field immediately stirred up a huge fire, turning all the cards on the girl's field into a pot of porridge, and once again transformed into a gourmet, devouring the entire dish by itself. Having gained the energy from the dish, its power instantly increased significantly.

Of course, the effect of increasing attack power is negligible; the key is the effect of disrupting the entire field.

"If this Set card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard during your opponent's turn, the effects of 'Relic - Death Scythe' and 'Relic - Great Wrath Sword' activate. Special Summon these two monsters."

"Ancient Relic - Death Scythe, Level 5/Light/Angel" "ATK: 2200/DEF: 900"

"Ancient Relic - Great Wrath Sword, Level 5/Light/Angel" "ATK: 2100/DEF: 1400"

Two beams of light flew out from the cemetery, which were the embodiment of the weapon legends in Celtic mythology.

Both weapons were wielded by a certain Heroic Spirit, and they launched a fierce attack on the girl's opponent as soon as they appeared.

"If 'Death Scythe' and 'Giant Wrath Sword' are Special Summoned during your opponent's turn, their effects activate. Your opponent cannot Special Summon monsters from their Extra Deck this turn, and then destroys your 'Heavy Truck Freight Train Crane Car'!"

"Tch! It's actually an 'ancient relic'...!?"

Seeing one of the R10 materials she had painstakingly collected being shredded by a sharp blade, Fei Yu clicked her tongue and said to Xing Yewu in surprise, "I've never seen you use a card like this before."

"Haha, of course it's because it's a secret weapon, Senior Feiyu. Don't forget, I'm from the Church of Angels, how could I not have an Angel-type deck? Well, although this 'Ancient Relic' is just a general-purpose card, isn't it?"

Hoshino Yemai said with a light smile, "In that case, Senior Feiyu can't do anything this turn, right? Then, during the End Phase, I'll activate the effect of 'Hysterical Signing,' which was sent to the Graveyard, and add three different 'Harpie' cards from my Deck to my hand. Then it's my turn—draw!"

"Set 1 card, construct a Light Network using 2 'Relics' on the field, and Xyz Summon 'Relic - Everlasting Sword'! This card's effect allows you to detach 1 Xyz Material when a monster effect or Normal Spell/Trap Card is activated, changing that effect to 'Destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card on your opponent's field.' Then activate the Spell Card: 'Harpie's Feather Duster' to sweep away all cards in your backrow, Touka-senpai!"

"Tsk, I've been completely checkmated."

Amidst the swirling storm feathers, the card "Divine Shield - Mirror Force -" was torn to shreds. Now, only "Midnight Rider" in Attack Position, with 0 ATK, remained on the field.

"Sorry, senior. But victory belongs to us."

Under the combined attack of "The Rebellious Chef" and "The Everlasting Sword", the second-in-command of Dawnlight Duel Academy was also defeated.

"Beep—beep—!! The match is over! The winner is Kiyosumi High School!!"

The moment Xingyewu and Feiyu's duel ended, the referee's whistle rang out sharply, signifying the end of this highly anticipated match.

This result truly shocked many people.

A commotion erupted in the audience; many people couldn't believe the result.

That's Morning Light Academy, a long-established dueling powerhouse, and one of the top-ranked schools in the entire Eastern League. No one had ever imagined that it would be defeated and humiliated by a school that doesn't specialize in teaching duels.

Who exactly are those clear-headed students?!

However, this may indeed be unbelievable, earth-shattering news for those who know nothing about the situation in Kiyosumi.

But for someone of Satomi Teruaki's caliber, this result was not so surprising.

"So, it really turned out like this."

Ever since that incident involving the unfilial son, Teruaki Satomi has been paying close attention to Yuki and her two girls.

Based on his observations, all three individuals were promising talents with exceptional potential, possessing top-tier backgrounds and abilities.

Especially Izumi Yuki, even now Satomi Teruaki still hasn't figured out where his limit is.

Satomi Teruaki already knew the true strength of Akabane Ryo and the other two. Among them, Akabane Ryo was the only one who had a real chance of defeating Kiyosumi, so the current outcome was completely expected.

"It seems we need to find more opportunities to invest in them."

Satomi Teruaki pondered silently, searching for a way to approach Yuki and the others, deepen their relationship, and avoid alienating them.

This is a casual move; he doesn't expect it to be of much use, but perhaps this approach will bring him a rich reward in the future.

At the very least, it's good to do a favor for a genius before he becomes famous.

"...There is."

Recalling the various materials about Izumi Yuki and others, Satomi Teruaki quickly found a potentially effective method.

Chapter 148 A New Formidable Enemy

Just as expected before the match.

After defeating Morning Light Duel Academy, Team Kiyosumi did not encounter any teams that could be considered strong opponents in the subsequent qualifiers. The process was as smooth as it was at the beginning of the qualifiers, and they had basically secured their chance to advance to the main tournament.

Riding on this glorious achievement, and using the defeat of Morning Light Duel Academy as a stepping stone, the name of Kiyosumi Academy officially spread among duel fans.

Needless to say, the students and supporters of Kiyosumi High School were incredibly excited. Discussions were lively both in real life and online, and in local circles.

The media reporters who had caught wind of the big news swarmed around, buzzing around the Qingcheng Academy students and their support group members like flies.

The three of them finally managed to shake off the annoying paparazzi and escape for a brief respite.

"Haha, those fans are so enthusiastic."

Hiding in the rest area specially prepared for the participants, Xing Yewu recalled the scene just now and laughed, "Now, Grandpa Principal will be overjoyed. We've given him a huge advertisement."

These days, if we're talking about what's the best way for schools to become famous and attract students, it's undoubtedly card battles.

Their outstanding performance in the preliminary rounds will likely inspire many students to change their university application choices and aim for Kiyosumi High School.

"That would require us to achieve excellent results in the main competition as well; the performance in the qualifiers alone is not enough."

Izayoi Yuki shook her head slightly, seeing things more clearly than Hoshino Mai, who was full of anticipation.

"Kiyosumi High School is not a school whose main educational focus is dueling, and the teaching staff of the dueling department alone is too weak."

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and besides, Morning Light Duel Academy is no tiger that has fallen into the plains.

One or two setbacks are nothing to a prestigious school of this caliber; its abundant educational resources are its best asset. How could Yuki and his group possibly compete with students aspiring to the path of duelists on their own?

Unless they can achieve a very high ranking in the Star Cup, or even win the championship, then perhaps some junior students influenced by the idol effect will be attracted to come. That is indeed their goal, but such a thing is still too far away right now.

Compared to this...

"You Xi, are you alright?"

"No, I'm fine. I was just a little scared, I'll get used to it."

"Yeah."

Faced with the white-haired girl's concern, Yuki shook her head to indicate that she was alright, and Izayoi Yuki nodded in response.

Xingye Wu turned her head to look at the boy beside her and smiled, "This is the first time Xiaoxi has had such an experience, right? But actually, it's similar to what you went through when you first transferred here. Just think of it that way and there won't be any problems."

"That's not without problems, is it, Mai?"

Youxi couldn't help but complain.

Admittedly, when he transferred to Hoshinobu and Izayoi Yuki's class, he was enthusiastically surrounded by classmates who bombarded him with questions. But reporters and classmates should not be confused.

The questions asked at the press conference were much more pointed than those asked by students.

To be honest, when surrounded by reporters with their cameras and microphones, Youxi was actually quite worried that he might say something wrong and cause unnecessary controversy and trouble. Fortunately, Xingye Wu and Shiliuye Xue were more experienced and quickly rescued him.

...But that shouldn't cause any other problems, right?

"Well, you'll get used to it. This kind of experience is valuable in a way, isn't it? Just treat it as a rare social practice."

Xingyewu smiled and encouraged Youxi, "Once you get used to it, you'll find that these reporters aren't actually that scary, Xiaoxi."

“Xingye is right, Youxi, you have to get used to it. The stage will be bigger in the future, and you will receive more attention. If you are not used to it, you will not be able to fight on that kind of battlefield.”

Before You Xi could respond to Xing Yewu, another voice came first.

The familiar voice made Yu Xi and the others turn their heads. They saw Akabane Ryo and the others, who had just interacted with the three of them not long ago, walking towards them.

The one who spoke was Akabane Ryo.

Then the burly man next to him let out a loud, booming laugh.

"Haha! We meet again, Yuki! I've already watched the duel recording, it was a really exciting duel! I haven't seen the captain get defeated in ages!"

"Idiot! It's not something to be proud of for our captain to lose," Fei Yu scolded irritably. "But we've all really lost face this time. Tsk, it's only been a short while, how come you guys seem to have gotten so much stronger?"

During the friendly match, Fei Yu felt that he should be able to handle You Xi and the others.

"That's because we've had special training, of course."

Xingyewu replied emphatically, "Isn't this a common plot in anime? After rigorous training, the main characters' strength increases rapidly, while the supporting characters and villains who were once on par with them gradually fall behind and become marginal characters—this main character group refers to Xiaoxi and us."

"Then we're the supporting characters who will eventually fall behind."

Amidst the girl's feigned "Hey!" laughter, Fei Yu rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Akabane Ryo continued, "That's not entirely wrong, since we were indeed eliminated this time. After returning from the Star Cup, Yuki and the others should be even stronger than they are now."

True duelists grow stronger through constant battles against stronger opponents, and the Star Cup is clearly full of worthy opponents.

"It's like the top student in an ordinary junior high school being unremarkable in a top high school. There are countless duelists of our caliber in the main tournament of the Star Cup."

"You're being far too self-deprecating."

Izayoi Yuki, however, did not quite agree with this.

“Even in the Star Cup, you are definitely not weak.”

"correct."

Yu Xi nodded in agreement, saying, "Senior Chi Yu's strength is among the strongest I've ever met. I don't think you can easily encounter an opponent of that level at the Star Cup."