A new day.
Professor Cronos hummed a tune and danced his hometown steps as he entered a classroom, pulling open the door to start today's lesson.
Lately, he felt extremely good, acting as the interim principal, suppressing Instructor Napoleon who's always at odds with him, and receiving support from a bunch of capable students. His beloved student Marufuji Ryo even achieved "Xyz Summon" in this world, earning him immense prestige among teachers and students, satisfying his penchant for showing off.
He gently opened a door, glanced inside, and was suddenly stunned.
"No, it's gone!"
"It's missing!?"
It turned out, when looking into the classroom, the entire room lacked one color—
Blue!
He exclaimed, covering his cheeks, shouting: "Where's the blue!"
As if standing amidst a field of red and yellow tulips, though the fragrance was overwhelming, it lacked the most crucial touch of blue, causing Professor Cronos to involuntarily let out a wail.
In the strange environment, with red and yellow students sitting together and occasionally a purple student appearing, Professor Cronos ended his day's lesson.
"So... does Professor Cronos want us to find the reason?" In the Fusion Department, Manjome perked up.
He liked this kind of task!
"Not exactly." Tenjo Hikari shook his head. "In fact, Principal Cronos already knows. He had another argument with Instructor Napoleon, and then some talk of 'my school your regret'."
"What 'my school your regret'?" Judai asked in confusion, raising his hand.
"Cough, cough, cough, that's a minor detail. I'll tell you next time." Tenjo Hikari coughed, "Anyway, it's aimed at you, Judai."
"Me?" Judai pointed at himself, even more perplexed.
"Oh, I see. Napoleon has always wanted to remove Red Academy, and has tried many ways before. So this time he even recruited external help? I see now." Manjome quickly understood the situation, nodding repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Mitsuzawa, not often seen without involving in the commotion, was writing something.
He was writing an "application for visiting Domino City."
Having witnessed Caesar's Xyz Summon, he felt he finally opened the sealed "duel gate" within himself, wanting to gain more opportunities to visit Domino City, searching for his "destiny."
"Aha, I'll handle it!" Judai, once he understood, thumped his chest with confidence, "Sounds interesting. All in all, it's about dueling with the Blue Academy folks and making them change back to their original clothes, right!"
He likely didn't quite grasp the situation, but for Judai, understanding wasn't necessary.
Dueling is fun!
"Minister—"
While a few were "meeting," the student responsible for reception today came over and handed them a letter.
The letter contained a challenge.
"What's this?" Even Mitsuzawa Daichi couldn't help but look with curiosity.
"A challenge letter?"
"Is there still such a thing nowadays?"
Tenjo Hikari too felt puzzled, opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, glanced over it briefly, quickly catching several keywords.
Under Saiou's orders, Professional Duelist X challenged him.
If Tenjo Hikari loses, he joins the Light Society; if X loses, Saiou will provide Tenjo Hikari with information on [Raviel, Lord of Phantasms]...
Tenjo Hikari squinted his eyes.
"Raviel? What's that?" Someone asked in confusion.
"Perhaps it's a card related to Polymerization." Although he hadn't seen it, Judai instinctively said.
"Hmm... Could you please prepare a duel recording at the reception desk?" Tenjo Hikari asked the nearby student while examining the letter closely.
At the same time, Tierra's silhouette appeared alongside Tenjo Hikari, bending over slightly, reading the letter: "So it finally appears."
Tenjo Hikari nodded slightly.
During this period, besides normal studies and experiments.
In his spare time, Tenjo Hikari used the coordinates from the laptop obtained from Fusion Army to destroy several Fusion Army outposts, but in those places, he found no "Raviel, Lord of Phantasms."
Saiou...
Apparently, that guy divined "destiny" for him.
What is that guy planning?
Characters involved in precognition or divination often have a mystical aura, and Saiou is among the top ones, usually acting strangely, going mad when he goes crazy.
Logically, two people determine Saiou's future life trajectory, "Yuki Judai" and "Ed Phoenix," crucial figures for his potential path to destruction.
And Tenjo Hikari has nothing to do with him.
Although confused, Tenjo Hikari didn't care much.
It might be that, due to the different world, Saiou's idea in the original about Manjome applied to him.
Hearing Tenjo Hikari was going to duel a Professional Duelist, Fusion Department students swiftly prepared for this, adjusted the recording, and awaited the arrival of the duelist.
"It's him." Seeing Ex walk in and greet those present, Ed couldn't help but whisper in surprise.
"Ed, you know him?" Judai asked curiously.
"Professional Duelist X... In terms of ranking, he's higher than me."
"What!? There's a duelist stronger than Ed!" Asuka exclaimed in surprise, "Tenjo-san must be careful—"
Ex wore a perennial smile and appeared very composed, his flowing bangs allowed Tenjo Hikari to quickly recall who this person is.
Ah, it's him.
Professional Duelist X.
"Ranking is just ranking; in a duel, only through an actual duel can a victor be determined." Manjome seemed unconcerned.
"However, that person, even among professional duelists, is an exception." Ed furrowed his brow, then lowered his voice, continuing, "In the first duel with that person, no matter who, they'd lose.
This means, in the first duel, this person is invincible.
In the world of professional duelists, no one wants to duel him."
"What!?" The usually cool and stylish Manjome cried out.
How exaggerated!
"That amazing—Ed, haven't you?" Judai turned to Ed.
Ed slightly furrowed his brow, then shook his head.
His schedule was booked till three years later, with no intersection with this duelist, so he hadn't battled him before.
Of course, it might also be Saiou intentionally not arranging it.
Both are possible.
"Duel!" X2.
During everyone's discussions, the duel began, and Fusion Department students sitting in the hall cheered enthusiastically.
Ex, LP: 4000.
Tenjo Hikari, LP: 4000.
"Now, let me take the first turn." Ex slightly bowed, drew a card from the deck with a swift motion, and placed a Monster Card on the field, "Attack Position, Trap Jammer."
A robot made of countless spheres and pillars appeared on his field.
Trap Jammer, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 800.
"Then, I'll set two cards, ending the turn."
"Is that it?" A student couldn't help but question.
A few years ago, this kind of opening was acceptable.
Now, after all these interactions with the Other Dimension, can such a start really work?
Tenjo Hikari looked at that Monster Card, raising an eyebrow.
Another exaggerated fake card from the original...
This Professional Duelist X, in the original, used a deck to destroy other decks.
However, a deck destruction deck doesn't affect his deck very much.