Tonight, he would let this one go to him. Yugen naturally knew that, according to the original story, more than half of Duel Academy would be trying to sneak into the exhibition hall tonight to see Duel King's Deck ahead of time.
In the end, Kagurazaka moved the fastest and got there first, directly stealing the Deck. The first person to find Kagurazaka afterward was Judai Yuki, and that was exactly why Judai Yuki got the chance to duel Yugi Muto's Deck.
Throughout GX season one, where the main plot was mostly daily life, this seemed to be one of the most important duels for Judai Yuki. Since that was the case, it was better to leave it to him so the kid would not end up bottling up his craving for duels.
So that night, Yugen simply stayed in the dorm instead of joining in. But sometimes, when fate decides to find you, there is no stopping it.
After dinner, Yugen took a walk and was just about to head back to the dorm. Then someone suddenly jumped out of the bushes by the road with a rustle.
Yugen stopped and frowned slightly. "Kagurazaka?"
Shouldn't you be off dueling with Judai Yuki? Why did you come back to the dorm area?
"Number one of Yellow Dormitory, Yugen Fujiki!" Kagurazaka spread open his Duel Disk and lifted his chin.
"Now I have obtained the strongest Deck and gained power greater than ever before! I will not lose to anyone anymore. Come on, this is my battle for revenge and redemption. This Duel will decide who the new king of Yellow Dormitory is!"
Yugen said nothing.
"Duel!" x2
Yugen, LP 4000
Kagurazaka, LP 4000
"Mm, looks like I go first." Yugen lowered his head and glanced at the Duel Disk.
"Heh, it doesn't matter." Kagurazaka stood with his hands on his hips. "Now that I have the strongest Deck, there's no way I can lose again. Going first or second makes no difference.
"Against the students of this Duel Academy, even against you, this Duel is just a casual game."
He had truly thrown himself into the role. What Genshin Yu had praised back then was never the pile of cards in your hand, but the person using them.
"Well, if my opponent is using that Deck, then this Deck should be just right for it." Yugen smiled and accepted the first turn without hesitation. "My Turn! Draw.
"I activate a Spell Card! 'Graceful Charity.' I draw three cards from my Deck, then discard two cards from my hand. After that, I activate this card."
Yugen raised his arm, and the image of a Spell Card appeared before him. His motions were smooth, as if he had already mapped out the entire turn.
"Quick-Play Spell-Spellbook Organization. I can check the top three cards of my Deck."
He drew the three cards out in one motion, changed their order, and slid them back onto the top of the Deck. His fingers moved lightly, and the whole action was over in an instant.
"I rearrange them in any order I like, then return them to the top of the Deck."
Kagurazaka muttered, "Changing the order of the Deck... to raise the chance of drawing a certain combo?"
He had studied and analyzed the Deck of every notable person in Duel Academy, but Yugen was the one he understood the least. Every Deck Yugen used had a completely different tactical idea behind it, making it impossible to read his thinking from the finished card list alone.
Still, Kagurazaka had noticed one thing. Yugen especially liked pulling out bizarre combos that left people numb on the spot.
"I set one Monster, then set one card face-down." Yugen "My turn ends."
"I don't know what kind of tactic that is, but it's useless against me as I am now! My Turn! Draw!" Kagurazaka said. "I also I activate a Spell Card! 'Graceful Charity'!
"I draw three cards from my Deck, then discard two cards from my hand. Next, I I activate a Spell Card! 'Silent Doom'! I revive a Normal Monster from the Graveyard in Defense Position!"
Queen's Knight, DEF 1600
"Then I Normal Summon 'King's Knight'!"
King's Knight, ATK 1600
Their field was already close to Yellow Dormitory, and although it was late, the area was not completely empty. At that moment, a student from Yellow Dormitory happened to pass by and immediately pointed at them.
"It looks like there's a Duel over there!"
"Hm? That's that person from Yellow Dormitory. Someone in Yellow Dormitory actually dares to Duel with him..."
"Wait, I just heard that the Deck of the Duel King was stolen. Do you think that looks like..."
"Nani?!!?"
Seeing Yugen in a Duel near Yellow Dormitory was already enough to draw attention. Add in the bait of the "Duel King Deck," and a huge crowd of nearby students was pulled over almost at once.
The lord of Yellow against the Deck of the Duel King. It was simply the show of the year.
"Heh, good. Looks like even more people are going to witness the moment I take first place in Yellow Dormitory." Kagurazaka swelled with confidence like never before. "Then watch closely. This is the king's Duel!
"King's Knight's effect! When this card is Summoned successfully while 'Queen's Knight' is on my field, I Special Summon 'Jack's Knight' from my Deck!"
Jack's Knight, ATK 1900
One of Yugi Muto's fans in the crowd immediately got excited. "I know this! These are the three knights used to Summon a god! Back then, Yugi Muto used this knight combo to Summon the descent of an Egyptian God!"
To put it bluntly, they were the three tribute guys.
"Hmph. Sadly, this Deck doesn't have an Egyptian God. But the union of my Monsters is more than enough to make up for that." Kagurazaka shouted, "From my hand, I I activate a Spell Card! 'Straight Flush'!
"I offer 'Queen's Knight,' 'Jack's Knight,' and 'King's Knight' on my field as Tributes, and Special Summon this card from my Deck..." (ANIME EFFECT)
The Three Swords turned into points of light and vanished, and the gathered energy formed something like a gate for a Summon. Wild golden currents burst out from within it, and a stern swordsman emerged from the vortex with one hand resting on his hilt.
"Arcana Knight Joker, Summon!"
Arcana Knight Joker, ATK 2400
Straight Flush had originally been a Normal Spell Card, and only many years later did Konami suddenly remember it and finally give it a proper card release through Student Council. The printed version had even been changed into a Quick-Play Spell, which gave it a nice buff.
The moment the caped swordsman appeared, the students all around them exploded with excitement. The noise spread in every direction.
"The legendary monster!"
"So it really is a monster used by the Duel King. That's insanely cool."
"..."
Kagurazaka enjoyed the cheers immensely, as though he were the one being praised. He waved his hand and continued his play.
"Arcana Knight Joker's effect. Once Per Turn, I send one Level 1 to Level 5 monster each from my Deck to the Graveyard, and Destroy all cards on my opponent's field!
"I send five Monsters from Level 1 to 5 to the Graveyard, and every card on your field gets Destroyed! Straight Flush destruction!" (ANIME EFFECT)