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President Hirokazu Shimizu almost signed the student council agreement in a daze. His club members were incredibly agitated at the time, shouting the President's name and uttering obscure phrases like "Remember our bond!"
But it was all for naught.
After signing, President Shimizu let out a long, murky breath and said, "Upon closer thought, I'm not that young anymore. I've passed my most energetic days. Forget it, forget it, it's all fleeting. Waifu cards, dueling, none of it matters anymore."
The club members looked on with sorrowful expressions. They realized that this battle not only cost them the duel and their clubroom but also shattered their President's fighting spirit.
Then, everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to the culprit behind all this, a wave of melancholy washing over their hearts. Although it was wrong of them to occupy the clubroom without permission, to actually dispatch such a person to deal with them, those student council members were truly going too far.Ā Even if we sometimes gathered to do something a bit 'colorful,' we didn't deserve this!
"..."
"It's done already?"
Sato from the student council adjusted his glasses, looking at You Xuan, who had returned so quickly, with a surprised expression.
"Yes," You Xuan said straightforwardly. "Actually, their club has a good atmosphere, and the people are quite nice, generally easy to talk to. We just had a small spar, and then I reasoned with them a bit, and they quickly agreed with my viewpoint. Look, the President also signed."
Sato confirmed it with a glance; President Hirokazu Shimizu had indeed signed. He was a bit stunned for a moment. Sato pondered that he had indeed checked on the club's issues before, and those people didn't seem like easy opponents. Especially President Hirokazu, whenever he tried to reason with him, he'd go on about 'fiery love' and 'bonds,' completely ignoring what he said.
He even suspected that even if he won a duel against those guys, they might still renege.
He never expected this legendary newcomer to single-handedly defeat the opponent in minutes. Could it be that his dueling truly had the unique effect of thwarting his opponent's spirit and breaking through their psychological defenses, as rumored?
However, the student council president, Kohinata Seika, then shook her head.
"You haven't dueled him yourself; you wouldn't understand." Her tone implied "only victims have the right to speak."
Sato: "..."
"In any case, thank you, You Xuan-kun," Senior Seika said with a smile. "First, there's the bonus academic credits. Then, you can choose one card you want from these ten random cards in our inventory, consider it a newcomer's bonus."
He remembered the Dueling Club also had similar benefits, but You Xuan recalled that back then, there were no cards he found appealing. He looked at the list Senior Seika provided, and indeed, at first glance, nothing particularly stood out.
However, there was one card that piqued his interest.
[AD Changer, Level 1, ATK 100
Effect: Banish this card from your GY; target 1 monster on the field; change that monster's battle position.]
While not an exceptionally strong card, its functional effect was quite rare. It could be useful in specific combinations, and with his ever-increasing Destiny Power attribute, this card was also one he could consider including, as long as his drawing ability remained stable.
Having found a card and received his reward, You Xuan left the student council satisfied. In the office, Kohinata Seika sat in her chair with her arms crossed, a knowing smile playing on her lips, a look of "plan achieved."
Although she was initially resistant when You Xuan first appeared, thanks to Sato's help in broadening her perspective, she now began to feel that having such powerful firepower in the student council this year might not be a bad thing.
After all, this was Duel Academy, and the implementation of many matters and the management of many students were inseparable from dueling.
For example, next time there's a similar troublesome situation, students violating school rules, refusing to cooperate with work, etc., the student council's final ultimatum could be something like this:
You have a few days' deadline. If you still refuse to cooperate, our side will have to dispatch "that executive" to supervise the implementation of the work.
Presumably, most students would then wisely cooperate, right?
Kohinata Seika thought it over and found it increasingly feasible, her lips curling into an uncontrollable smile, as if the mere thought of those troublesome students being forced into duels filled her with joy.
"As expected of second place, Manjoume."
You Xuan praised Manjoume without reservation when he received one of Manjoume's latest cards.
The card he was holding was the Zombie-Type monster "Mezuki."
This should be a card many real-life duelists recognize. It was a super versatile core card for Zombie decks back in the day, and even today, it might still have value in Zombie-themed decks.
However, many who used this card might not know that this card was also from the obscure Manjoume.
But the "Mezuki" in the original manga was a bit weaker; its effect was "During the Standby Phase of the turn after this card is sent to the GY, banish this card: Special Summon 1 Spirit monster from your GY."
Spirit was a unique type in the manga, but after research and verification, You Xuan discovered that this so-called "Spirit" type was actually a sub-branch of the Zombie-Type. In fact, Manjoume's Spirit-Type cards in the manga were all reclassified as Zombie-Type when they were released as real cards.
So, after You Xuan pointed him in the right direction, and after this period of development, Manjoume successfully achieved an epic upgrade for "Mezuki," transforming it from its manga version to its real card version.
The real card "Mezuki's" effect is: "You can banish this card from your GY; Special Summon 1 Zombie monster from your GY."
The restriction of "Spirit-Type" was expanded to "any Zombie-Type monster," and the activation timing was also upgraded from "Standby Phase of the turn after being sent to the GY" to free activation, making it much more useful than the original.
However, You Xuan's praise was sincere. Although he had pointed the way, being able to achieve this in such a short time made him realize even more that Manjoume's decision not to engage in research for dueling was a wrong path.
"No, it's definitely you, first place, who is stronger," Manjoume said earnestly. "Mezuki, I've had this card for so long, and I never thought there was any room for further development."
"Just good luck. I just happened to discover it during research."
"I think it's more than just luck."
Asuka also appeared at the laboratory door, saying with a light laugh.
"I never thought about the hidden potential of Cyber Angels either. But the more I research lately, the more I realize your direction is spot on. I think we're very close to a breakthrough."
"That's truly surprising."
Manjoume sized up You Xuan.
"Not only in dueling, but you actually possess such a level of talent in card creation too. Honestly, I find it hard to believe you just started getting into card creation this semester."
You Xuan shrugged. He was telling the truth, but if they didn't believe him, then so be it.
"Oh, by the way, I went out and got some sponsorship a couple of days ago," You Xuan said. "The KaibaCorp Foundation will be providing us with funding..."
Manjoume: "!"
Asuka: "!"
He so casually secured sponsorship from KaibaCorp?
Hiss~
The two exchanged glances, as if they had caught the scent of gossip.
Could it be that the previous rumors in the academy about him being "the man Seto Kaiba has his eye on" were true?
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