The Paradox Brothers exited the field howling.
They remained delirious until they were escorted away from the Academy.
Perhaps until the very end, they were still pondering—
—How could anyone's dueling be so vicious in this world!?
Duel Academy students? First-year freshmen?
What kind of century-old joke was this?
If they had a choice, they would even rather face Yami Yugi and Joey Wheeler again right now. Although they might be instantly defeated or completely crushed, it would surely be a swift and decisive death, not like being slowly tortured for public display.
Especially that jellyfish-headed guy, after the duel, he even jumped in front of them and made a somewhat infuriating gesture.
"We won! What an interesting duel!"
Paradox Brothers: "..."
The brothers almost rolled up their sleeves and attacked him right then and there.
Hahaha, yeah, what an interesting duel.
Interesting, my ass.
With gloomy faces, they turned and walked away, flicking their sleeves.
Duel Academy, this cursed place, they probably wouldn't return to it in their lifetime.
"That... really was unexpected." Even Asuka, in the stands, was momentarily speechless.
Bastion's expression was also complex: "Yeah, even the legendary duelists were defeated."
He didn't finish his sentence, but both could grasp the implied meaning.
No, it wasn't just "defeated."
It was that even the legendary duelists were psychologically shattered.
Everyone could see that the Paradox Brothers were delirious when they left the field, almost on the verge of becoming shut-ins. It wouldn't be impossible for the brothers to argue and their bond to completely break down after returning home.
When the teachers and students watched this duel, they only felt immense joy, and they all involuntarily agreed with Jaden that "it truly was an interesting duel."
But after watching and calming down, upon closer thought, even legendary duelists were driven to become shut-ins. The future of the dueling world was simply becoming increasingly cloudy.
This combination was actually a modified version by Yu Xuan. In real card competitive play, it also has a prototype called [Cosmic LOCK].
It was one of the early card sets born in the real card environment. It's a bit of a stretch to call it competitive, as back then it was only considered an entertainment-oriented deck that barely touched the competitive threshold, still inferior to the true mainstream decks in the environment.
From the name, you can tell it's a lock-down specialized deck centered around the "Cosmic Shrinkage" Continuous Trap, a typical retaliatory strategy against society.
The reason it was just for entertainment was that achieving the lock-down wasn't easy. During the setup phase, it was easily disrupted and interrupted. However, once the lock-down was established, with the limited card pool depth of the early environment, it could be said that even deities couldn't save them.
The moment the LOCK was achieved, the opponent was effectively "living but already dead."
Of course, Yu Xuan couldn't remember such deck builds, only knowing that such a thing existed. So, what he designed wasn't the original Cosmic LOCK, but a combination of Ojama Lock with stronger deck stability and Cosmic LOCK.
At the same time, his Ojama system itself was an upgraded version equipped with numerous anime-exclusive cards. The early field clearing and setup were handled by his own Ojama system, while the crucial lock card "Cosmic Shrinkage" was given to Jaden, and the task of direct damage output was also given to Jaden's "Elemental HERO Wildedge."
It borrowed somewhat from Jaden's "luck" to so easily complete such a decisive lock.
Of course, top-decking is ultimately a matter of metaphysics. Even with Jaden, Yu Xuan wasn't sure if he could immediately draw "Cosmic Shrinkage." But even if he didn't, they actually had tactical deployments. They could still fight with the combination of Ojama Lock and Elemental HEROes, it just wouldn't have the same oppressive power as this Cosmic LOCK.
If Jaden hadn't helped, the original Ojama Lock usually relied on direct damage monster effects and spell/trap cards for output.
It was evident that Jaden was genuinely happy about such a fresh duel. He grinned and raised his hand to high-five Yu Xuan in celebration.
Bastion looked at this scene and was once again speechless.
He pondered how his previous research and analysis of Jaden Yuki's HERO deck and tactical style weren't like this...
Looking at Yu Xuan and Jaden on the field, standing together, he suddenly felt a peculiar sensation.
These two influenced and changed each other. Originally, they should have been two completely different duelists with distinct and extreme styles. Before today, Bastion had even wondered if their combination would interfere with or repel each other.
However, now it seemed there was some wonderful chemical reaction between them; one plus one suddenly became terrifying when combined.
Bastion silently made up his mind.
Facing one of these two alone would be tough enough. No matter what, he absolutely must not be on the opposing side when they tag-team.
The fate of the Paradox Brothers made that clear.
It would be worse than death.
Manjoume, also a spectator of this duel, after being shocked by the horror of "Cosmic LOCK" along with others, quickly turned his attention to the three ugly-cute little things Yu Xuan used in this match after calming down.
"Ojama monsters, can even these trash monsters be put to use?"
Manjoume frowned, falling into deep thought.
Another large sum of academic credits came in, and Yu Xuan was utterly satisfied.
Similarly, a few days later, his research application to the academy was approved.
Yu Xuan was already a student highly prioritized by both the principal and Chronos. After he showed some small achievements he had already made, the research department was even more astonished by his talent.
Therefore, although there was no precedent for such a thing, after continuous meetings and discussions over the past two days, the academy finally agreed to his request. This way, Yu Xuan gained his own laboratory with funds allocated by the academy, almost reaching the level of a teacher's benefits.
But of course, he wasn't an instructor and couldn't take students.
But it didn't matter; he could recruit strong candidates himself.
He happened to know someone with first-class research talent who would absolutely not refuse this opportunity.
For the past two days, Bastion Misawa had found it difficult to sleep at night. He sat in front of his computer, meticulously analyzing Yu Xuan and Jaden's duel, listing the cards used by both sides in order and attempting to reconstruct their deck builds and tactics.
The more he reconstructed, the more his head ached.
He discovered that this guy almost always appeared with a completely new and eye-opening tactical approach, completely different from the previous ones. This made him feel like there was almost no point in his research for countermeasures.
In fact, he now felt that he wasn't researching countermeasures, but rather studying the problem-solving methods of a top student to gain inspiration and progress.
Just as he was diligently delving into his research, the person himself actually sent him a message.
Bastion was a bit surprised when he saw Yu Xuan's message. He paused for a moment, then clicked to open the content.
"The hidden potential of my cards?" Bastion read the message, his expression a little bewildered.
There's such a thing?
How come I didn't know?
On the other side.
Obelisk Blue, girls' dormitory, bathhouse.
Asuka Tenjouin gently touched the water in the pool with her foot, adjusting to the temperature, then gracefully entered the water.
Rolling mountains and clear flowing water have always been a perfect match. No wonder men throughout history have loved landscape paintings and enjoyed touring mountains and waters.
Asuka comfortably entered the water, narrowing her eyes, then suddenly felt uncomfortable as she noticed her two good friends, Junko and Momoe, staring intently at her.
"What are you... doing?" Asuka instinctively adopted a defensive posture.
"Nothing, just that Asuka is so enviable..."
"Enviable? Besides, don't stare like that."
Junko giggled: "Speaking of which, Momoe also seems to have grown a bit, that's really nice, so enviable."
Momoe quickly dodged: "Junko, don't touch me randomly."
After laughing for a while, Momoe then casually chatted: "Speaking of which, there are quite a few outstanding boys among the students this year, huh?"
Junko: "Yeah, like Jaden Yuki. But he's so noisy, and talks too much."
"That Bastion is pretty good. He's quite handsome, and he seems very smart."
"Actually, that Yu Xuan also quite fits my aesthetic. He's good at academics and powerful. It's just a pity..."
She stopped there, seeming unsure how to describe him.
Momoe: "Haha, actually, he's pretty good as long as you're not dueling him."
"Indeed." Junko strongly agreed. "He's quite interesting when he duels others."
But not when she herself was involved.
It was prone to causing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
"What do you think, Asuka?"
Asuka tilted her head in thought. Before she could say anything, she suddenly heard a beeping sound from the edge of the pool.
It was her Duel Disk. She had placed it nearby, worried that someone might have an urgent matter and couldn't reach her.
Asuka went to the edge of the pool, reached for her Duel Disk, and opened it to take a look.
"Huh?" She raised her eyebrows.
It was a message from Yu Xuan, whom they had just mentioned.
[Do you want to know the true power hidden within the Cyber Angels?]
Asuka: "?"
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