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The other card You Xuan pulled out was "Carbon Dragon". Because it was a relatively cheap card, and it had been used in Misawa's duel before, reminding You Xuan of it, he used it for testing.
Currently, the original anime effect of Carbon Dragon is: "If this card exists in the Graveyard and there are 10 or more cards stacked above it, you can banish this card from the game to Special Summon 'Diamond Dragon' from your hand or Graveyard." Diamond Dragon is just a vanilla monster with 2100 ATK. This activation condition is not only troublesome but also limits special summoning to only from the hand and Graveyard, making it quite difficult to use in comparison.
However, after upgrading to the real card effect, the troublesome prerequisite of "stacking ten cards in the Graveyard" was removed. As long as it is banished from the Graveyard, its effect can be activated. The summoned target is also no longer limited to Diamond Dragon, but any Dragon-Type Normal Monster with 7 Stars or less. The scope is not limited to only from the hand or Graveyard; it can even pull monsters from the Deck, which can be said to be a huge enhancement.
The other card he took out was the Ritual Spell "Machine Angel Ritual". The first effect is nothing special; it's just "Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster you intend to Ritual Summon." This is a very conventional Ritual effect, consistent with the original.
However, after a period of experimentation, he successfully added a hidden second effect to this Ritual Spell.
[If a LIGHT monster on your field would be destroyed by battle or effect, you can banish this card from your Graveyard as a substitute.]
With an additional layer of protection against destruction, it was a considerable boost for the Cyber Angel deck used by Asuka.
In fact, from the moment the idea of "strengthening original cards" emerged, You Xuan's first thought was naturally Cyber Angels. First, the Academy department sold pre-constructed decks for this archetype. Second, among the decks he could access, this one showed the most prominent and obvious enhancements when comparing its real card version to the original anime version. If developed along the real card route, this deck had the potential to leap an entire generation.
However, when You Xuan first started, he naturally began by experimenting with "Cyber Angel - Benten". The real card version of Benten has the effect: "When this card is Tributed, you can add 1 LIGHT Fairy-Type monster from your Deck to your hand." This is a truly powerful effect. He didn't experiment many times before realizing that the research difficulty for this card was quite high.
You Xuan quickly concluded that, generally speaking, Monster Cards seemed to be harder to develop than Spell/Trap Cards, and this was especially true for higher-level and more powerful monsters. So, in the end, he only managed to successfully upgrade this one Ritual Spell Card.
But it was already enough to astonish Professor Daitokuji.
"Oh, I didn't expect You Xuan, not only in dueling but also in scientific research, to be such a genius." Daitokuji quickly recovered from his shock, adjusted his glasses, and returned to his usual squinting eyes.
Stroking his cat, he said, "Just these advancements alone are enough for several excellent papers, aren't they? Even I, your teacher, am envious, ha ha ha. After all, since joining the academy, I haven't achieved anything yet."
You Xuan smiled. There he goes again, the bigshot pretending to be a newbie. But he didn't expose him, only chuckled, "It's all thanks to your guidance, Professor. However, I actually have another idea: I wanted to ask if it's possible for me to apply to the academy for my own laboratory, and then set up a team or something to conduct research?"
"Oh?" Daitokuji raised an eyebrow. He tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"Well, historically, no student has ever done that before. After all, a student like you is truly unprecedented at the academy. But if you show them the results you've already achieved, even the Research Department would be shocked, I imagine they'd have no reason to refuse." Daitokuji said with a smile.
Duel Academy actually had graduate students. After graduating from the Academy's advanced division, one could continue to graduate school, and then have the opportunity to stay and teach. In the last season of GX, when everyone was planning their future, Asuka had considered this path.
Conducting scientific research and development also required resources and funding, and possibly manpower. You Xuan considered that although he could predict the potential of many cards relying on the knowledge stored in his mind, he had only recently begun learning about card creation, and his personal energy was limited. If he could have his own laboratory, with the academy allocating research funds and resources, it would save money and effort, and efficiency could be multiplied many times over.
When You Xuan left the Alchemy Laboratory, Daitokuji, stroking his cat, continued to stare at his retreating figure for a long while, until he completely vanished from sight.
Then he smiled faintly.
"Truly, a formidable future generation~ Don't you agree, Pharaoh?"
Pharaoh: "Meow~"
It wasn't until two days before the tag team duel that You Xuan finally exchanged decks with Judai.
"Judai, put this card in." You Xuan handed Judai a card.
Judai took it, and his face was immediately filled with question marks. It was something with no clear meaning. Judai hesitated, "But this doesn't seem to have very good synergy with my heroes."
You Xuan narrowed his eyes. What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, you won't get a dead hand.
However, seeing Judai's apparent reluctance, You Xuan patiently explained his tactical arrangements and considerations.
Judai listened, at first nodding with a somewhat bewildered expression. As he heard more, his expression grew more excited, and a thrilling light gradually shone in his eyes.
"Huh? You can duel like that too?" Judai exclaimed excitedly, "It sounds so interesting!"
"Right?" You Xuan chuckled.
Indeed, Judai was a typical dueling-brain. As long as he felt the joy of dueling, especially fresh duels he hadn't tried before, he would easily cooperate.
"Okay, I understand!" Judai happily accepted the card he was given. "Then, when the time comes, let's perfectly coordinate and give them all a fright! Hahaha, seeing their surprised faces will definitely be interesting."
"Indeed, indeed." You Xuan smiled. "Oh, right, there's also 'that.' Remember to do 'that' after the duel is over."
Judai paused. "What?"
"Your signature line," You Xuan chuckled. "'That was a fun duel.' I believe that once the duel ends, your opponent will also be able to experience the joy of dueling."
"Oh, that! Hahaha, of course, I mustn't forget that." Judai laughed.
You Xuan agreed deeply: "That's right, dueling should be played with a smile."
"Exactly!"
Judai seemed to feel that the more he looked at You Xuan, the more he liked him. "I've always felt that we might get along surprisingly well. My intuition is always spot on, after all."
"Right?"
The sun set, and the sky, stained a fiery orange-red, seemed to dance like flames on the horizon. The two figures sitting side-by-side on the hillside cast long, elongated shadows in the afterglow.
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