Duel Academy, Teaching Building.
Two Ra Yellow Dorm students, one tall and one short, walked down the corridor. Halfway there, they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps from the opposite staircase. A group of Obelisk Blue Dorm students came running, and the two groups met face to face.
The Obelisk Blue Dorm students stopped, their brows furrowed.
The leader stepped forward and said coldly, "Ra Yellow Dorm students actually strutting around in the middle of the corridor. Don't you know you should make way for us at a time like this?"
The tall Ra Yellow Dorm student frowned and stepped forward as if to say something. But his shorter companion tugged his sleeve and whispered, "Don't."
The tall student immediately lowered his head and stepped back to one side with his companion, making way.
"Hmph, that's more like it."
Having received the treatment due to elites, the Obelisk Blue Dorm students became even more arrogant, disdainfully saying, "People from the lower dorms just need to learn to get their attitudes straight."
After speaking, they walked past with their heads held high and chests puffed out.
The shorter Ra Yellow Dorm student gritted his teeth, unconsciously clenching his fists, and looked in the direction they left, his eyes filled with resentment.
Unexpectedly, less than a minute later, the Obelisk Blue Dorm students returned.
With a series of frantic footsteps, they ran back from ahead, yelling in a panic.
"Damn it, we actually ran into that guy from the Ra Yellow Dorm! We'll just have to take a detour..."
"Run faster, everyone! Otherwise, if you're left behind, you'll be dragged into a Duel!"
"..."
The group scurried back along their original path, sweeping past the two tall and short students.
The two Ra Yellow Dorm students were completely bewildered.
They couldn't understand what unspeakable existence these people, who had been so superior just a minute ago, had seen to be so panicked and run away at light speed.
But then, looking towards the end of the corridor, they quickly understood.
It was the legend of their Ra Yellow Dorm, "that person," who had arrived.
"..."
"Strange, I always heard that all the Obelisk Blue Dorm students were arrogant and wanted to stomp on us Ra Yellow Dorm students when they saw us?"
You Xuan mused, propping his chin.
"Why are they all so timid? It's unscientific, not what I heard."
Bastion Misawa beside him hesitated to speak.
Don't you know why they're so timid?
But in the end, he remained silent.
"Speaking of which, have you heard about that Tennis Club Captain Ayanokoji?" Bastion Misawa asked. "Rumor has it he has strength comparable to Zane from the Obelisk Blue Dorm."
"Just a rumor, I suppose." You Xuan said casually.
He had only a vague impression. It seemed like he used a Tennis Deck, mainly focused on Burn Damage, and also had an anime-original Special Card for a rules victory.
His Duels were more like playing tennis than card games.
"Yeah, I heard Jaden Yuki Dueled that captain the day before yesterday and actually won. Some people said they saw Captain Ayanokoji crying on a cliff by the sunset all afternoon, shouting 'I hate Duels' or something like that..."
You Xuan mused.
Hmm, could it be that Jaden Yuki completely broke him?
What an unlucky captain.
At this moment, the two noticed the two tall and short students in the corridor.
"Ohara and Kohara?" Bastion Misawa immediately recognized them and went to greet them.
The tall one was called Ohara, and the short one was called Kohara; they were dorm mates.
You Xuan also remembered. The "Rare Card Hunter" that the academy had been rumored about recently, described as a terrifying being resembling a giant Spider Monster, seemed to refer to these two.
Ohara's goal since entering the academy was to research and create cards, so he wasn't good at Duels. Although Kohara's Dueling skills were rated as top-notch in the Ra Yellow Dorm by Bastion Misawa, his willpower was weak and he was rather timid, easily overwhelmed by his opponent's "aura" in a Duel.
Therefore, he found it difficult to perform at his usual level in real combat and often missed opportunities due to pressure and poor plays.
Because he was always looked down upon by the Obelisk Blue Dorm elites, Kohara developed resentment, which led to the idea of the "Rare Card Hunter."
The masked Ohara would Duel, while Kohara himself would hide in the shadows, remotely guiding Ohara's card plays via an earpiece, acting as a ghost-like Duelist.
By not directly facing opponents, he could avoid being overwhelmed by their "aura" and make correct plays and decisions without pressure.
Up until now, all the Obelisk Blue Dorm students they cornered had lost Rare Cards.
Kohara looked up, staring at You Xuan for a moment, then let out a soft sigh.
"You Xuan... that's really great."
His gaze shifted elsewhere, and he spoke as if to himself.
"Even though you're from the Ra Yellow Dorm like me, you're so strong. Even those arrogant Obelisk Blue Dorm guys flee in terror when they see you."
Bastion Misawa opened his mouth, as if to say something, but then thought better of it and closed it.
He thought to himself, no, if I had to say anything, "notorious" would be more fitting.
You Xuan smiled.
"Oh, no, you flatter me," he said. "Speaking of which, aren't you two quite famous among the Obelisk Blue Dorm students now? They've all been discussing you recently."
He paused, then lowered his voice and added.
"The Spider Giant who hunts for Rare Cards?"
Both of them were startled.
"Wha-what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Kohara hastily tugged Ohara's sleeve.
"Ohara, let's go."
The two walked away.
Watching them disappear down the corridor, Bastion Misawa couldn't help but ask, "Are you talking about that rumored figure who only appears at night and hunts for Rare Cards using forbidden Card Gambling rules...?"
"Yes."
"That's impossible," Bastion Misawa replied, puzzled. "Although Ohara is unusually tall, fitting the description of a giant Duelist, he specializes in Card Design and isn't good at Dueling at all.
Yet, that giant Duelist is said to have defeated many Obelisk Blue Dorm students."
"Well, who knows?"
You Xuan smiled and continued walking without saying anything further.
That night.
The night was deep and dark as thick ink, swallowing the day's clamor. Sparse starlight struggled to penetrate the heavy cloud cover, casting dappled shadows among the towering ancient trees. The wind howled wildly through the colossal woods.
It was precisely a dark and stormy night, perfect for business.
A burly figure slowly emerged from the forest.
He was masked, his eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses, the lenses reflecting the faint starlight. He wore layers upon layers of Obelisk Blue Dorm uniforms, the overlapping sleeves extending outwards like spider legs, making him look like a super-sized spider over two meters tall.
He moved silently, slowly approaching tonight's prey.
Under the moonlight, two lone students wearing Obelisk Blue Dorm uniforms.
However, just as he drew closer.
One of them suddenly turned around.
"You finally showed up, mysterious giant Duelist."
You Xuan, wearing an Obelisk Blue Dorm uniform, smiled and raised his Duel Disk.
"Same old rules, Card Gambling, right? I understand. So, shall we skip the foreplay and just start?"
However, the Spider Giant then let out a low, strange cry: "Sh*t! It's him! It's that guy!"
With that, he turned around and ran for his life.
You Xuan: "..."
Bastion Misawa leisurely said from the side.
"See? I told you even weirdos run when they see you."
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