Professional League.
The C-Block Finals were currently unfolding within the dueling arena.
In the audience stands, people filled every seat.
Cheers and shouts of encouragement rose and fell like ocean waves.
"Judai Yuki! Judai Yuki! Judai Yuki!"
Red banners fluttered in the audience.
Countless fervent fans held high Judai Yuki's support signs, cheering desperately.
Standing on the elevator platform, Judai Yuki adjusted the Duel Disk on his arm.
The shouts from outside the arena made Judai Yuki's ears tingle.
In this world where dueling was mainstream,
as long as your dueling skills were high enough, you could gain sufficient status and fame.
Coupled with Judai Yuki's handsome looks and age advantage,
the speed at which his fanbase grew reached a terrifying level.
Fans who admired his strength, his looks, his youth, and various other peculiar fans rapidly increased.
Last night, when Judai Yuki was casually browsing social media, he even saw his various fan groups in the Neo-Japan community arguing fiercely with each other.
It was utterly outrageous.
"Hmph, Judai, feeling scared?"
Yubel's phantom slowly appeared beside Judai Yuki.
Looking at Judai Yuki's face, it teased, "Suddenly going from being unnoticed to being a beloved superstar, are you feeling a bit disoriented?"
Judai Yuki glanced at Yubel.
That Yubel always liked to snipe at him now and then.
If he had known she would be so annoying, he should have launched her and Neos into space together from the start.
"I'm not interested in such things."
Taking out his communicator, Judai Yuki looked at the screen, which displayed his opponent for this round: Miyashita Manami.
"Hmm... Miyashita Manami..."
"Consecutive runner-up in the Professional League for two years? Lost to D.D. for two consecutive years."
"Although not a character from the original series, the Deck used..."
Seeing his opponent's Deck information, Judai Yuki's brows furrowed slightly.
"The highly anticipated C-Block finals are about to begin!"
"First, let us welcome our genius young man, Judai Yuki!"
The announcer shouted, raising his arms.
The elevator platform arrived inside the arena's dueling field.
Lights and cheers converged on Judai Yuki the moment he appeared.
All cameras focused on the brown-haired boy in red.
On television screens worldwide, at this moment, the handsome profile of the young man was displayed.
"Judai Yuki..."
In a room.
Asuka hid under her blanket, seriously watching the face that appeared on her phone screen.
"I can't believe that young man has unknowingly reached this point."
"C-Block Finals. Judai Yuki, can you truly keep going?"
"..."
Her heart was filled with anticipation.
She wanted to know how high this genius young man could reach.
In the spectator stands.
A gray-haired young man in a silver suit silently stood among the audience, watching Judai Yuki on the giant screen in the center of the arena.
"I never thought he would actually reach this point, just as Sartorius said."
Thinking of Sartorius,
the young man frowned deeply, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.
From that day on,
after Sartorius returned from outside, disheveled, he left New York and went back to Neo-Japan.
Although he didn't know what exactly happened,
as a friend, Zane's heart was still worried about Sartorius's condition.
'Be as careful as possible before dueling Judai Yuki.'
'His strength is above yours!'
Recalling what Sartorius had told him before leaving.
Zane's gaze focused on Judai Yuki on the screen.
"Judai Yuki, are you truly as strong as Sartorius said?"
It wasn't just Zane who was paying attention to Judai Yuki.
D.D. sat in the VIP box, watching Judai Yuki appear on the field.
He silently raised his wine glass and gently swirled it in his hand.
In his seemingly benevolent eyes, a faint white light reflected.
"Making it this far, clearing every obstacle, as someone participating in the Duel League for the first time, and merely a thirteen-year-old child at that..."
"Such an achievement is indeed astonishing."
"However... his opponent is not like the easily defeated enemies from before."
"Judai Yuki, will you stop here? Or can you go even further?"
Amidst overwhelming shouts, Judai Yuki stood on the dueling field.
And his opponent slowly appeared from the elevator platform on the opposite side.
"Next, let us welcome the two-time consecutive Professional League runner-up, known as the 'Duel Queen,' Ms. Miyashita Manami!"
The announcer strained his voice and shouted loudly.
"Manami! Manami! Manami!"
"Queen Manami! I'm your fan, ahhh ahhh ahhh!"
The cheers from the stands instantly rose several decibels higher.
Judai Yuki glanced sideways and saw large groups of otaku wearing "Manami? Queen" support shirts, cheering frantically.
On the opposite elevator platform, a curvaceous, exceptionally beautiful blue-haired woman, while greeting the fans in the audience, blew flying kisses to them.
She seemed to thoroughly enjoy being the center of attention.
"When you duel later, don't just stare blankly."
Yubel's ill-timed teasing once again appeared beside Judai Yuki's ear.
He cast a sidelong glance at the spirit beside him, snorted coldly, and said nothing.
"Little Judai, please go easy on me during the duel."
The woman named Manami winked at Judai Yuki.
Her figure, which seemed to burst forth with every slight tremble, made Judai Yuki involuntarily avert his gaze a little.
"Can't the organizers make duelists wear a uniform?"
"Hmph, you little kid, to think you even care about a woman's figure." Yubel sneered.
I'm not a kid anymore.
Judai Yuki complained internally.
Besides, even based on my current physical age, it's not like I don't understand anything.
"Both duelists prepare, the duel begins!"
As the announcer's words fell.
Both Duel Disks deployed, and both drew five cards from their Decks simultaneously.
"DUEL!"
"According to the coin toss rule, the first turn goes to Ms. Manami!" The announcer declared loudly.
"Oh, since that's the case, I'll gladly take the first turn."
Manami smiled faintly, a single blink radiating a charming aura.
"I activate the Spell Card, [Pot of Greed]..."
"When this card is activated, I can draw two cards from my Deck."
Manami sent Pot of Greed to the Graveyard, then forcefully drew two cards from the top of her Deck.
With that forceful motion, her surging chest began to jiggle with the movement.
In the audience, several otaku died on the spot, fainting from excitement.
"Little Judai, big sister really likes boys with your personality." Manami glanced at the cards she drew, then said with a smile, "Being able to reach this point proves your talent, Little Judai."
"However, this is as far as you go."
As her words fell, the smile on Manami's face gradually receded, and a sharp glint appeared in her eyes.
"Let Little Judai witness why I am called the 'Duel Queen'."
"I Normal Summon [Tenrei Vassal - Edea] in Attack Position."
[Tenrei Vassal - Edea]
[Level: 1]
[ATK: 800 / DEF: 1000]
As light effects flickered,
a female knight clad in silver-white armor appeared on Manami's field.
It's here!
Judai Yuki's heart tightened.
A Monarch Deck!
Before the duel, when Judai Yuki saw this Deck, he felt a hint of surprise.
He hadn't expected to see someone using a Monarch Deck in the GX era.
Moreover, it was a woman.
The power of the Monarch Deck was undeniable.
Even in the current environment, facing a well-run Monarch Deck, Judai Yuki wasn't confident that his Heroes could perfectly counter it.
And in the world of GX... to what extent had the Monarch Deck evolved?
"[Tenrei Vassal - Edea], when this card is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a monster with 800 ATK and 1000 DEF from my Deck in Defense Position!"
"From my Deck, I Special Summon [Entei Vassal - Berenis]!"
[Entei Vassal - Berenis]
[Level: 1]
[ATK: 800 / DEF: 1000]
Crimson light effects rose on the field.
A knight clad in a blue cape, 3.5 meters tall, appeared beside [Edea].
"Then, I activate the Spell Card [Double Summon]!"
Manami smiled faintly, "This turn, I can perform a second Normal Summon!"
Judai Yuki frowned deeply.
"I tribute [Berenis] and [Edea] on the field to Tribute Summon!"
Buzz Buzz
Circles of summoning arrays rose beneath the two monsters.
Accompanied by a burst of raging flames.
Manami revealed a card in her hand.
"Come forth, [Thestalos the Mega Monarch]!"
Boom!
Flames instantly spread.
Amidst the audience's shock and exclamations,
intense flames burned on the dueling field.
A tall figure clad in light-red armor landed heavily on the field, scattering sparks.
"This, this Deck..."
Far away in Neo-Japan.
Asuka, hidden under her blanket, her expression changed,
She looked at the screen, a bead of cold sweat trickling down her forehead.
"Oh no... Judai Yuki, he..."
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