Dorm Leader Kabayama briefly outlined the new student welcome activities for the Yellow Dorm.
Simply put, it was an internal dorm exchange event.
The people of this world often say that dueling is not just about winning or losing, but also a way for duelists to express their feelings. A duel is a clash of two souls, and through dueling, one can understand each other.
Dorm Leader Kabayama clearly adhered to this line of thought. He felt that compared to the traditional, dry self-introductions where everyone would forget who was who, card games were more effective in helping everyone get to know each other faster.
The list of new students for the dorm had, of course, been submitted to the Dorm Leader beforehand. Therefore, Professor Kabayama had already meticulously arranged the duel pairings, organizing exchange matches between the students.
"The competition period is the first two weeks of enrollment. Of course, with too many new students, it's impossible for everyone to duel each other, and it's not necessarily about pursuing victory to the end. However, there will be special encouragement."
Dorm Leader Kabayama smiled mysteriously and waved his hand.
"For every win in this dorm exchange battle, you will receive an additional credit bonus outside of the academy's regular studies!"
The new students' eyes immediately lit up.
Everyone knew that credits in Duel Academy were not just credits; they could be converted into "DP points" circulated within the academy and used for any spending activity within the academy's facilities, including eating and shopping.
Of course, that also included buying cards.
As expected of Duel Academy, the first day started with card games.
Wouldn't that mean winning was the only option?
All the new students immediately felt their fighting spirit surge.
Of course, cards had to be played, but food also had to be eaten. It was said that Dorm Leader Kabayama, to welcome the new students, personally joined the chef team today, meticulously preparing various exquisite dishes.
These included, but were not limited to, beef curry, chicken curry rice, fish cake curry, and tofu curry.
New students: "..."
Although the taste was indeed very good, it also made people deeply feel the Dorm Leader's extraordinary and profound love for curry.
After eating their fill, the banquet had not yet dispersed. A new student in a yellow uniform with thick eyebrows and large eyes approached Yugen.
"Fujiki Yugen?"
Yugen paused his movements, scrutinizing the other party.
"Yamamoto Yuichi?" Yugen tentatively asked.
That was the name of the new student he was paired with in the first round of the duel list announced by the Dorm Leader.
"That's right."
The male student's lips curved slightly as he smiled.
"I looked at the list, and you seem to be this year's top student. I'm number five. I slept too late the day before and didn't perform well on the written exam.
But it doesn't matter. If we're talking about actual combat, I'm definitely number one."
He raised his arm, gesturing to the duel disk he had already put on.
"Although it was a random pairing, I'm actually quite satisfied with this exchange list. After all, we'll have to duel sooner or later, so why not start with the strongest? What do you say? A little exercise after dinner?"
"Hmm, alright."
Yugen dusted off his clothes and stood up.
After all, it would happen sooner or later, so it was better to get it over with quickly.
At this time, the dinner had just ended, and the new students naturally hadn't left yet. Soon, someone noticed the duel invitation.
"Oh? They're dueling already? So fast?"
"And it seems to be a duel between this year's number one and number five. Is it ace vs. ace right from the start?"
Students lined up, gathering around the open space outside the dorm to watch.
"Hey, did you see the top student's entrance exam?"
"No. Why, was there anything special?"
"It's not about him being special or not, he's really that kind of... very unique," the student speaking scratched his head. "Uh, I don't know how to describe it right now. Anyway, you'll probably know if you watch."
Misawa Daichi also stood silently with his arms crossed, narrowing his eyes as he scrutinized Yugen.
Many other students hadn't noticed, but Misawa had seen Yugen's entrance duel. He had been somewhat interested in this top student who was above him, so he specifically went to investigate a bit.
Then he was surprised to find that this person had already defeated the legendary Dinosaur Ryuzaki before enrolling!
"The number one's duel, huh." Misawa crossed his arms, smiling with interest. "Let me get a good look."
"..."
"Duel!" x2
[Yugen, LP 4000]
[Yuichi, LP 4000]
"I'll go first, draw card!"
Yamamoto Yuichi took the first turn.
"I summon 'Infernal Dragon' in Attack Position!"
A majestic black dragon appeared on his field, wagging its long tail and emitting a prolonged roar.
[Infernal Dragon, ATK 2000]
The watching students, as expected of typical GX bystanders, exclaimed, "Right off the bat, a monster with 2000 ATK!"
"Then I set two cards. Turn end." He said.
Yamamoto Yuichi was quite confident in his opening hand.
A 4-star 2000 ATK monster was a rare card. Summoning such a powerful monster right away was normally quite good. Not to mention that one of his two set cards was the powerful Trap Card "Bottomless Trap Hole," which directly destroys and banishes monsters with 1500 or more ATK when summoned.
Such an early advantage was enough to give him the dominant dueling position against most students.
"My turn, draw card." It was Yugen's turn. "Spell Card Graceful Charity, I draw three cards from my Deck, then discard two cards from my hand."
Taking advantage of the exchange opportunity, he was just trying out a deck structure he had bought from the academy previously but hadn't really used.
"I activate the Field Spell 'Megaroid City!'"
The Spell Card clicked into the extra slot on the duel disk. The field immediately transformed with a mountain-shaking fluctuation. Intertwined overpasses suddenly rose from the ground, occupying both sides of the entire duel field.
"Roid?" Yamamoto Yuichi chuckled. "A very ordinary deck."
Yugen continued: "I Normal Summon 'Mixeroid' in Defense Position."
An Anime-specific summon method, allowing for monster summons in face-up Defense Position. A personified cement mixer jumped onto his field. Its wheels and fists swung wildly, its blender whirred on its back, and its headlights were two very cute big eyes.
[Mixeroid, DEF 2200]
Yuichi frowned.
2200 DEF, but only 0 ATK. "Bottomless Trap Hole" couldn't be activated.
"Mixeroid's effect activates. I Tribute one Machine-Type monster on my field to Special Summon a non-WIND 'Roid' monster from my Deck.
Mixeroid itself is a Machine-Type monster, so I Tribute 'Mixeroid'!"
The Roid truck's blender whirred behind it, kicking up a green Mystical Space Typhoon that swallowed it whole. Then the mixer dissolved into golden light, forming a summoning vortex.
"From my Deck, I Special Summon this card—
—'Submarineroid', summon!"
[Submarineroid, ATK 800]
Yuichi unconsciously glanced at his backrow again. Only 800 ATK, still unable to activate "Bottomless Trap Hole."
"Ha, what's the use of summoning such a weak monster?"
At this point, Yuichi clearly hadn't realized the gravity of the situation.
"Battle, Submarineroid attacks." Yugen commanded.
Yuichi was startled: "He's attacking directly?"
"Submarineroid can attack directly, ignoring monsters on the field!"
"Hmph, playing smart tricks." Yuichi muttered, "But even so, it's only 800 points of damage."
"At this moment, the Field Spell 'Megaroid City's' effect activates!" Yugen said. "When a 'Roid' monster battles, during damage calculation, I can send one 'Roid' monster from my Deck to the Graveyard.
That battling monster's original ATK and DEF are swapped only during damage calculation!"
"Nani?!" Yuichi's expression changed.
ATK and DEF swap, doesn't that mean...
"I send 'Kiteroid' from my Deck to the Graveyard, and swap 'Submarineroid's' ATK and DEF!"
[Submarineroid, ATK 800 → ATK 1800]
"Ugh, 1800 ATK."
The little submarine soared into the air, swooping down with a Raigeki Break-like force, exploding on Yuichi's body with a boom. The latter staggered back two steps, grimacing under the simulated impact of the holographic image.
[Yuichi, LP 4000 → LP 2200]
"Damn it." Yuichi wiped his mouth, softly saying, "Truly talented."
"'Submarineroid's' other effect. After this card conducts battle, it can change to Defense Position.
At the same time, 'Megaroid City's' effect ends, and its DEF returns to normal."
The little submarine hit and ran, striking then immediately turning around to squat in defense, leaving its backside to the opponent.
[Submarineroid, DEF 1800]
"Next, I set three cards. Turn end."