"Yo-ho, not bad! The Imperial Academy's uniform really has that cool, flashy, and utterly awesome vibe, doesn't it?" The professional duelist, Number 44, wore headphones and dressed in a somewhat hip-hop style. He clearly loved music, often breaking into a dance.
"I hear Imperial Academy has quite a few formidable individuals. Worth looking into," the hawk-eyed man said with a smile.
"There are eleven people in total. How about two opponents for each of us?" A burly man, with a powerful physique and bell-like eyes, looked at the people around him.
"Was your math taught by your Chinese teacher? One person will have to fight three," a small boy, dressed in a suit, said flatly.
"Hehe, then we'll naturally leave that to Qin Mengyao, or Zhao Jian can do it too," the burly man said honestly. Zhao Jian was, of course, the hawk-eyed man.
"Don't underestimate these students too much; be careful of overturning your cars," Qin Mengyao was already practically a second-tier celebrity in Judai Yuuki's original world, with very high renown.
"Among the five of us here, has anyone ever 'overturned their car' in front of a student? If we lost to students, what would that even mean?" Number 44 chuckled, finding Qin Mengyao's words almost a joke.
"You're right... Do as you please," Qin Mengyao also felt her own words were a bit far-fetched.
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"Everyone has arrived. The Academy's Top Ten Championship begins now. This year's rules are a little peculiar. In previous years, it was ten individuals vying against each other, but this year is different. There are eleven participants, and all eleven must face assessments from five professional duelists. The highest scorer will claim first place, with others ranked accordingly." Dean Yun had arrived at the center of the field to personally introduce the rules.
This time, Jack Ma also came. Jack Ma and Dean Yun were close friends, so he naturally ran between Wind Thunder Academy and Imperial Academy.
"How exciting! Challenging professional duelists! This is a perfect opportunity to see how many turns our academy's top ten can last against professional duelists!"
"Interesting! Haha!"
"Hurry up and start, no more blabbering!"
Dean Yun brought out the lottery balls. "Which of you professional duelists will go first for two matches? Come and draw these lottery ball numbers." Dean Yun turned to look at the five professional duelists.
"I'll go! Let's get this done quickly so I can listen to music." Number 44, Hou Jin, walked up wearing his headphones, seemingly not taking it seriously at all. He then reached into the box to draw, and quickly pulled out a ball.
"I drew Liu Mu? Who's that?" Hou Jin blinked, then sneered dismissively.
"That's me!" Liu Mu slowly stood up.
"Wow! The first match is against the Student Council President? Is it that exciting?"
"Does the Student Council President have a chance to win?"
"I think there should be a tiny, tiny chance."
"I think so too."
"Oh-ho, it seems you're the academy's top student! What a shame, I wanted to draw that kid who challenged me in the video earlier." Hou Jin shrugged.
"No shame in it. Come on," Liu Mu inserted his Deck into the Duel Disk, then said calmly.
"Alright, hey! You guys, how many turns do you bet on this time?" Hou Jin waved to his teammates.
"Five turns!" Zhao Jian's hawk-like eyes narrowed abruptly.
"Too many. Three turns should be enough!" The burly man chuckled.
"Agree on three turns," the small boy nodded.
"I won't guess. It's boring," Qin Mengyao didn't want to disrespect others like that, though she also believed the number of turns wouldn't be many.
"Let's begin! I'll go first!" Hou Jin's lips curved, then he pressed the button, ultimately deciding to take the first turn.
"Do you know what the rhythm of death is?" Hou Jin suddenly blurted out.
Liu Mu frowned.
Judai Yuuki stood on the field, arms crossed, watching intently. He also wanted to see just how powerful the professional duelists of this world truly were, since they were all boasted to be out of this world.
PS: Don't worry, everyone, not everyone will be featured. And Liu Mu's duel with Hou Jin will end in less than one chapter. I won't pad out chapters with other people's duels, rest assured! The duel between these two is only written for the sake of setting up the plot.
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