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Although there was a suspicion of showing enthusiasm to an unappreciative person,
Alexis Rhodes still followed Jaden Yuki.
"Ahead is Duel Academy's School Store. Normally, everyone can buy card packs and some daily necessities here."
"That spot is Slifer Red Dorm. It's by the sea, very far from the Teaching Building."
"Oh, right, the Duel Field is in the Obelisk Blue teaching area. Would you like to go see it, Jaden?"
Alexis Rhodes followed behind Jaden Yuki, enthusiastically introducing the various buildings of Duel Academy.
Her eager demeanor was a complete departure from her usual cool "Duel Queen" image.
However, when she mentioned the Duel Field, Alexis Rhodes's intentions seemed even stronger.
"Alright, a look wouldn't hurt."
Jaden Yuki smiled, not refusing the suggestion.
He had already seen through Alexis Rhodes's intentions.
Good!
Alexis Rhodes secretly clenched her fist.
Her eyes filled with surging fighting spirit.
Ever since her crushing defeat to Jaden Yuki two years ago,
Alexis Rhodes's heart had always been filled with the desire to battle Jaden Yuki again.
However, as Jaden Yuki disappeared from the dueling world,
Alexis Rhodes thought that her wish might never be realized.
She constantly grew stronger, constantly trying to catch up to Jaden Yuki.
She just wanted to duel Jaden Yuki again to prove her current improvement.
Now, seeing Jaden Yuki once more,
Alexis Rhodes's excitement was imaginable.
It was an indescribable feeling.
Alexis Rhodes's fighting spirit had now risen to its peak!
They arrived at the Duel Field.
At this time, the Duel Field was quiet. Most of the students had already gone to the Freshman Welcome Party.
As a Duel Academy established by Kaiba Corporation,
Its duel projection facilities were also designed according to the latest professional arena specifications.
It could be said that being able to duel on such a field,
For every Duel Academy student, it was a great honor.
But unfortunately,
This field was for Obelisk Blue students to use for practical combat.
Students from Ra Yellow and Slifer Red were only eligible to use this field during major exams.
"Hey, you in the red dorm uniform!"
"This isn't a place for someone like you, is it?"
As Jaden Yuki just walked into the field, a yelling voice rang out from the audience stands.
Jaden Yuki turned his head indifferently.
He saw Chazz Princeton and his two subordinates sitting slouching in the audience.
However, upon seeing the person's face, the subordinate who had been yelling so forcefully suddenly changed his expression and stood up.
"J-Jaden Yuki?!"
"S-Sorry! Jaden, I misjudged you earlier, I thought it was..."
The two quickly bowed and apologized profusely.
Who would have thought that the dueling genius would choose to wear a red jacket in a Duel Academy with such a strict rank system!
It was truly too surprising.
Seeing the two apologizing desperately,
Jaden Yuki ignored them.
Instead, it was Chazz Princeton, who was off to the side, that caught Jaden Yuki's attention.
"You..."
Chazz Princeton swallowed, meeting Jaden Yuki's gaze, his eyes betraying a hint of fear.
Clearly,
Although two years had passed, Jaden Yuki's power back then, and Chazz Princeton's helpless performance against him, still left an indelible shadow in the young master's heart.
"Jaden Yuki, why are you here?"
Chazz Princeton forced himself to speak, gritting his teeth as he asked.
"Just taking a stroll." Jaden Yuki put his hands on his hips, surveying the various equipment around him.
"Do you want to duel?"
Chazz Princeton pursed his lips, forcing out a small sound.
After saying it, he somewhat regretted it.
He knew Jaden Yuki's strength very well.
The scene of Professor Crowler being defeated without any resistance that day was also an unforgettable memory for all the examinees present.
To challenge such a strong opponent with his own strength,
What else could he do but humiliate himself?
"Alright, dueling isn't out of the question." Jaden Yuki didn't think much of it.
After all, at this point in the original work, he had his first official duel with Chazz here.
Although things were a bit different now,
Jaden Yuki didn't mind dueling Chazz again.
"Wait a minute!"
However, before Chazz could speak,
Alexis Rhodes appeared at the entrance of the Duel Field, looking somewhat annoyed.
"Alexis..." Seeing the blonde girl appear on the field, Chazz's cheeks reddened slightly.
Oh no, he hoped Alexis hadn't seen his cowardly behavior just now.
As one of Duel Academy's top campus belles, Alexis Rhodes's popularity was clearly several times greater than she imagined.
Even the third son of the Chazz Princeton Group found it hard to resist her charm in front of the girl.
"Jaden Yuki, before you duel Chazz, duel me first!"
Alexis Rhodes stared at Jaden Yuki with serious eyes and raised the Duel Disk on her left arm.
At this moment, she fully revealed her true intentions.
"I, as a duelist, formally challenge you!"
"You've been so eager all this time just to challenge him?" Yubel's phantom appeared beside Jaden Yuki, marveling, "I thought Jaden was quite popular with girls."
"Shut up, you..."
Muttering a complaint to Yubel, Jaden Yuki sighed.
He had actually noticed Alexis Rhodes's "fighting spirit" long ago.
As duelists, they could naturally sense the unconcealable fighting spirit in other duelists.
However, it didn't matter who he dueled.
As a duelist, Jaden Yuki dueled everyone the same way.
"Alright, I hope you're not the same as you were two years ago."
Jaden Yuki smiled, putting his Duel Disk on his left arm.
"You..."
Hearing Jaden Yuki mock her past crushing defeat,
Alexis Rhodes's face flushed red, and a hint of shame and anger rose in her heart.
"...I'll make you realize that I'm not the same as I was two years ago."
"I'm no longer that little girl who could only watch your back as you walked away... Jaden Yuki."
She thought silently to herself.
The fighting spirit in Alexis Rhodes's eyes made Chazz Princeton even more irritated.
"Even Alexis dares to challenge Jaden Yuki..."
"And I, Chazz Princeton, who aspires to be Duel Academy's NO.1, actually retreated in front of Jaden Yuki..."
"Damn it."
Chazz clenched his fists, a look of unwillingness in his eyes.
"I... I also want to challenge Jaden Yuki."
"I want him to know that I'm no longer the one he could easily defeat."
"Chazz," his subordinate looked at Chazz Princeton's twisted expression in surprise.
It was the first time they had seen Chazz look like this.
"Let's start the duel, Alexis."
"Hm!"
Jaden Yuki and Alexis Rhodes stood on the dueling platform.
Both simultaneously activated their Duel Disks.
"Alexis!"
"Hey! Alexis, why are you here?! Nurse Ayukawa has been looking for you forever!"
Just as the two were about to start,
Two girls' voices suddenly rang out from outside the Duel Field.
Everyone turned to look.
They saw Alexis Rhodes's two best friends, Jasmine and Mindy, standing at the entrance of the Duel Field, waving at Alexis Rhodes.
"Huh? Jasmine, Mindy?"
Alexis Rhodes was startled.
"Nurse Ayukawa needs you to host the welcome party! You're the Queen of Obelisk Blue, why are you dueling here?!"
"Exactly! The welcome party is about to start, so stop playing around here!"
Jasmine and Mindy ran onto the stage and pulled Alexis Rhodes away.
"Huh? What the...!"
Watching Alexis Rhodes being dragged away by her two friends,
Jaden Yuki blinked in surprise.
"Hmph, let's go." Chazz and his two subordinates also left.
However, there seemed to be a hint of complex emotion in his eyes.
Everyone dispersed.
In the Duel Field, only Jaden Yuki remained, arms crossed, filled with a sense of melancholy.
"To think... even at this point,"
"The repair of the worldline can still have such a great effect."
"This world is truly surprising."
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