# Chapter 247: The Academy's Future Star
"Raiza the Storm Monarch's Effect Activation! If this card is Tribute Summoned, target 1 card on the Field and 1 card in either your or your Opponent's Graveyard; return those cards to the top of their Owner's Deck in any order you choose."
"I will return one Face-down Monster on your Field to the top of your Deck."
"Next, it's Battle!"
"Floowandereeze & Empen attacks another Face-down Defense Position Monster!"
Yūga Hōzumi threw the Puny Penguin he was holding towards that Face-down Defense Position Monster.
Having been suppressed by Yūga Hōzumi for so long, the Puny Penguin, as soon as it broke free from Yūga Hōzumi's grasp, happily flapped its way towards its Opponent.
"But, Ancient Gear Thermonuclear Dragon's Defense Power is 3000, and your Monster's Attack is only 2700," Crowler gritted his teeth and said.
"Floowandereeze & Empen's Effect Activation! During damage calculation, if this card battles an Opponent's Monster, Banish 1 card from your Hand; that Opponent's Monster's Attack and DEF become half until the end of this turn."
"Nani?" Crowler widened his eyes, watching helplessly as the seemingly cute Puny Penguin's little wings fanned up a cold wind, freezing the Machine-Type Dragon.
Ancient Gear Thermonuclear Dragon DEF: 3000 → 1500
"As long as a Tribute Summoned Floowandereeze & Snowl exists in your Monster Zone, if your Monster attacks a Defense Position Monster, inflict Battle Damage to your Opponent equal to the excess of its Attack over that Monster's Defense Power."
Crowler Life Points: 4000 → 2800
"Floowandereeze & Snowl, Direct Attack!"
The white large-headed Owl standing on Yūga Hōzumi's shoulder flapped its wings, charging towards the Opponent.
"At this moment, Continuous Trap Card, Ancient Gear Reborn, Activate!"
"The Effect of Continuous Trap, Ancient Gear Reborn, Once per turn: If you control no Monsters on your Field, target 1 'Ancient Gear' Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that Monster, and the Attack of the Monster Special Summoned by this Effect is Increased by 200."
"That's great! With this, Professor Crowler will be able to block this Attack!" a Senior Student exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.
However, Yūga Hōzumi merely smiled upon seeing this, and sent one card from his Hand directly to the Graveyard.
"When your Opponent Activates an Effect that Special Summons a Monster from the Graveyard, the Effect of Ghost Belle & Haunted Mansion from my Hand Activates! Send this card to the Graveyard; Negate that Effect!"
A girl in a gray dress flashed by, and the revived Machine-Type core that had appeared before Crowler directly exploded, leaving the large-headed Owl's path of Attack unobstructed.
Crowler Life Points: 2800 → 0
After Crowler collapsed, the scene fell silent. They never expected that the Professor, who was practically invincible to them, would be defeated so easily by a New Student.
After defeating Crowler, Yūga Hōzumi shook his hands, put away his Duel Disk, scanned the scene which resembled a Library, and then spoke.
"Do you all think I'm arrogant? Arrogance requires substance, and unfortunately, I happen to have it." Yūga Hōzumi stood in the center of the Assembly Hall's Duel Field and declared with extreme arrogance.
Anyway, his persona was already established. Holding a Deck that could only be used 5 times, Yūga Hōzumi knew that if he wanted to successfully operate as an Undercover Agent, he first needed to elevate his prestige, so others wouldn't dare challenge him casually. Otherwise, wouldn't he be exposed once the remaining 4 uses were gone?
Moreover, such arrogant people were not unheard of in the Academy's history. It is said that when Ryo Marufuji entered the Elementary Department back then, he fought his way straight up to the Graduation Class, earning the renowned title of Tyrant Kaiser. Yūga Hōzumi had only just thrashed a Teacher, which didn't sound that impressive in comparison.
"A Duelist's War never requires quantity, but Genius. For you ordinary people, the only way to leave your mark is to become a Stepping Stone for a Genius. Are you ready to be overshadowed by my Light, Senior Students?" Yūga Hōzumi continued to speak arrogantly.
After Yūga Hōzumi finished his speech—words that would make anyone who heard them want to hit him—several Senior Students immediately became restless, wanting to rush up and teach Yūga Hōzumi a lesson. But after seeing Professor Crowler fallen beside Yūga Hōzumi, calmness regained control of their minds.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, what our junior said is correct," one Senior Student shamelessly echoed.
Not long after, what happened here directly alerted Akaba Leo.
It should be noted that ever since Ryo Marufuji was defeated, bad news had come one after another. First, there were interrogations from the Fusion Dimension's High Command due to the immense losses, and then Yuri, who had awakened from his coma, had directly gone missing. Akaba Leo was getting a massive headache.
Suddenly, he received news from the enrollment site. Akaba Leo was first furious; he had successfully gained control over those Old Geezers from the Fusion Dimension's High Command, and he was now the de facto Emperor of the Fusion Dimension. Who dared to stir up trouble in his territory?
But after learning the detailed events, Akaba Leo immediately became ecstatic.
Yūga Hōzumi was right about one thing: a Duelist's War is never determined by quantity. Why could the XYZ Dimension, which was on the verge of total annihilation a few months ago, complete a comeback in just a few months? Wasn't it the change brought about by Yūga Hōzumi's rise?
After Ryo Marufuji was gone, the Top-tier Duelists within the Academy directly fell into a state of severe talent shortage. Akaba Leo had originally hoped that Yuri would be able to take over his position, but Yuri directly went missing after waking up, which made him furious. In the vast Fusion Dimension, could he not even find a single Genius who could determine the outcome of the War?
But now, their Fusion Dimension's Genius had arrived!
He hadn't even attended school yet and he could already thrash the Academy's Teacher. If he trained for a while longer, how formidable would he become?
As for his personality issues, what was the big deal? Ryo Marufuji's arrogance back then was even worse than his, and in the end, wasn't he still subdued by Akaba Leo?
Now that the Energy for the ARCV Machine that can unite the Dimensions has almost been collected, so what if the XYZ Dimension rose? If worst comes to worst, they could just make up for the last bit of Energy from the Synchro Dimension or Standard Dimension. As long as this newly arrived Genius could reach Ryo Marufuji's level, wouldn't collecting this last bit of Energy be effortless?
At that time, his daughter would be able to return to his side.
Akaba Leo's Plan in his mind gradually took shape. Subsequently, he issued an instruction to his secretary standing nearby: "Prepare a banquet! I want to welcome our Genius with a celebratory feast!"
…
Three days later.
Just as Sugihara Yo and others from Yusho Duel School received the Fusion Dimension's Duelist Daily, they were all stunned.
"This guy is making such a huge splash?" Sugihara Yo said, his mouth wide open as he looked at the headline on the newspaper's front page.
"The Academy's Supernova! The Future Leader of the Obelisk Force! —Yuki Judai!"
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Yesterday, my girlfriend got sick, and I'm still accompanying her at the Hospital. I'm truly sorry for the significant delay in the update.
(end of chapter)