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"You, you are..."
Looking at the boy enthusiastically picking out card packs, the saleswoman paused for a moment, then showed a joyful expression, "You're Jaden Yu—"
"Shh."
The boy hurriedly stopped the saleswoman from saying his name.
"It's hard enough that not many people recognize me now, so please don't say it."
Jaden Yuki said with a wry smile, helplessly.
"O-okay!" The saleswoman nodded quickly, her eyes twinkling with adoration as she looked at the boy's handsome profile.
"Jaden-kun, where have you been all these years? Why haven't we heard from you?"
The saleswoman asked the boy in a low voice.
"Well,"
Jaden Yuki looked at the few new card boxes in his hand and said with a wry smile, "I went to school."
"School?"
The saleswoman was stunned.
"Yeah, I couldn't neglect junior high studies, after all... My family sent me to a town middle school."
Jaden Yuki sighed.
"Besides, I haven't dueled in two years, and my hands are itching terribly."
Haven't dueled in two years?
The saleswoman was even more surprised.
That genius duelist boy who dominated the professional circuit.
Had he really not dueled in two years?
Indeed.
As Jaden Yuki said,
since returning from New York that year, Jaden Yuki had not touched dueling again.
There was no other reason.
It was because Jaden Yuki's parents, seeing the blazing duel arena that day, realized that Duel Monsters was not a very safe game.
From that day on, Jaden Yuki's parents forbade him from participating in any professional duels.
They also made Jaden Yuki draw a clear line between himself and 'dueling'.
For his parents, their child living a safe and peaceful life was better than anything.
Jaden Yuki couldn't do anything about it, and he wasn't really interested in professional leagues anyway, so he followed his parents' arrangements, temporarily attended a regular school, and completed his remaining two years of studies.
Finally, he easily graduated from middle school with excellent grades and welcomed his vacation.
Seeing their son so well-behaved,
Jaden Yuki's parents also gave Jaden a lot of freedom.
So, once he got his freedom, Jaden Yuki didn't hesitate to run to a card shop for a long-awaited duel.
"It's too boring to bully them with my own Deck, so I came to buy a new one."
Jaden Yuki chose a few card boxes and said with a smile.
"Oh~ so that's how it is…"
The saleswoman blinked, feeling deep sympathy for Jaden Yuki's situation.
"Sometimes, parents being too doting might not be a good thing."
That's natural, right?
Jaden Yuki sighed and walked to a table outside to start building his Deck.
"Building a Deck here feels like it was so many years ago."
Tearing open the card packs and looking at the brand new cards inside, Jaden Yuki murmured,
"Hmph, back then, Jaden was just a little brat."
Yubel's phantom slowly materialized beside Jaden Yuki.
"Kurikuri." Winged Kuriboh also appeared beside him with a smile.
Even though he attended a regular middle school,
Jaden Yuki's connection with the spirits had never been broken over the years.
"Ah, that's why I feel a bit nostalgic for my old self."
Looking at the cards in his hand, Jaden Yuki smiled.
"And after so many years, quite a few new cards have come out."
"The [Elemental HERO] series also has a few new heroes?"
[Elemental HERO Bubbleman], [Marauding Captain], [Elemental HERO Knospe], [Elemental HERO Poison Rose], [Elemental HERO Ice Edge].
Although they were all relatively insignificant cards, Elemental HEROes at least avoided the awkwardness of only having a few vanilla monsters and very few Effect Monsters.
"Especially Bubbleman, why did you only appear in this year's card packs?"
Jaden Yuki looked at Bubbleman's effect, a little nostalgic.
As one of the five original Elemental HERO "fearsome five", its debut was so late.
Looking at the cards in other packs, Jaden Yuki thought for a moment and then completed his Deck.
"Still choosing HEROes?" Yubel floated beside Jaden Yuki, sneering.
"Ah, after all, they're my favorite cards."
Jaden Yuki smiled.
"Although I've tried some other Decks, HEROes are still easier for me to use."
Looking at the cards in his hand, Jaden Yuki prepared to go into the card shop and duel some people to satisfy his dueling craving.
However, at that moment,
the phone at his waist vibrated.
Jaden Yuki's expression changed slightly, and he quickly picked up the phone.
"It's not Mom's call again, is it?"
"I really can't stand her nagging anymore."
Jaden Yuki muttered softly, but then he froze when he saw the caller's name.
"Hello?"
He answered the call, and a familiar voice rang out from the other end.
"Long time no see, Jaden-boy."
"It's you again, Pegasus." Jaden Yuki's eyes darkened slightly. "What? You found me again after two years, has something else happened?"
"Hehe, Jaden-boy, don't be so cold."
"There was a reason I couldn't explain the situation to Jaden-boy's parents back then."
Pegasus said with a smile on the other end of the phone.
"The power Jaden-boy used at the time caused many unforeseen disasters."
"A certain investigation agency in the United States also intervened in this matter and accurately traced it back to you, Jaden-boy."
"Industrial Illusions also pulled a lot of strings to cover up these things."
"So, should I thank you?" Jaden Yuki rolled his eyes.
"Not at all." Pegasus smiled. "Jaden-boy used that power to save the world."
"No matter what, I owe Jaden-boy my thanks."
"However, the [Light of Destruction] has not been completely eliminated."
"And, according to our intelligence, a new enemy seems to have appeared." Pegasus's expression turned serious.
He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling city in the distance.
"Jaden-boy, this year, several students from Duel Academy High School Division have gone missing."
"This matter is very likely related to that 'new enemy'."
"It's a power from an unknown world, and it seems even more complex than the [Light of Destruction]."
Jaden Yuki took an ice pop from the refrigerator and put it in his mouth. "So?"
"So, Jaden-boy, I ask that you enroll in Duel Academy High School Division and help investigate this matter."
"There are many old classmates you know at this academy, so the investigation shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
Pegasus smiled.
"Furthermore, Duel Academy High School Division is located on an isolated island."
"There are many Duel Spirits on the island, and it's very suitable for a duelist with special powers like you to live there."
"What's more, you don't want to be restricted by your family anymore, do you?"
Jaden Yuki rolled his eyes: "Why do you think my family is so strict with me?"
"Uh." Pegasus gave an awkward laugh.
Indeed, if Jaden Yuki hadn't been in danger at the time,
his parents wouldn't have restricted his actions so strictly.
"It's not impossible for me to help you, 867."
Jaden Yuki took the ice pop stick out of his mouth, and through the sunlight, he saw the words "One More" written on it. "But, how about you design a few new cards for me?"
"...What kind of cards does Jaden-boy want? New HEROes?" Pegasus asked.
"Although any card that exists in the spirit world can be designed."
"However, its effect must correspond to the power of the spirits; it cannot be conjured out of thin air."
"You must understand this, Jaden-boy."
"I know that, of course, and it's not my first time designing cards." Jaden Yuki showed a sly smile. "My HEROes are almost complete."
"So, the card I want is…"
"[Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring]."
"Ash Blossom? What's that?" Pegasus was taken aback.
"Just an ordinary Level 3 Monster," Jaden Yuki said.
"Really?" Pegasus still didn't quite believe him.
After all, when Jaden Yuki had extorted him in the past, the cards he designed were all quite sinister to some extent.
This left Pegasus with a bit of a lingering trauma.
"Of course. Besides, cards have evolved to this extent now, so my [Shadow HERO] Deck should evolve a bit too, right?"
Jaden Yuki laughed.
"Alright, but designing cards takes time. If all goes well, the cards you need will be designed within six months to a year."
Pegasus remained silent for a moment, then agreed to Jaden Yuki's request.
After all, he needed Jaden Yuki's power to deal with this unknown enemy.
However,
Pegasus didn't seem to realize
how sinister this card Jaden Yuki proposed would be for the GX era.
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