"It looks like you've decided on your teams for the tag duel," Chancellor Sheppard said with a smile as Jiang He and the others arrived.
Alexis walked over to stand beside Jiang He, while Jaden stood with Syrus. Sheppard nodded to Professor Crowler, signaling that he could begin presiding over the event.
"Well then, we shall now begin the tag duel scheduled due to certain students violating regulations and entering the forbidden zone," Professor Crowler announced from the center of the field.
"Please welcome our invited opponents, the legendary tag duelists!"
Whoosh!
Almost as soon as Crowler finished speaking, Jiang He saw two figures dressed in ancient-looking robesone earthy yellow, the other dark greenleap out from beneath the platform!
They performed a series of flips and tumbles across the field before landing gracefully opposite Jiang He and Alexis.
Both had shaven heads that rivaled Chancellor Sheppard's in brilliance. One had the word "Para" written on his forehead, and the other had "Dox."
Together, they formed the word "Paradox."
The two looked nearly identical.
"We are the wandering guardians of the duel."
"The Paradox Brothers."
The brother in yellow and the brother in green spoke one after the other, their tone full of practiced gravitas.
As I thought, it's these two who once got beaten down by Yugi Muto... Jiang He thought to himself with a smirk.
Still, the Paradox Brothers were genuinely formidable in tag duels.
If nothing else, that unique "hairstyle" alone proved they knew how to play cards!
"The Paradox Brothers?! It's really them!"
Alexis, Jaden, and Syrus all looked at the brothers in shock.
Even the spectatorsBastion, Zane, and Alexis's friends Jasmine and Mindyturned grave.
The Paradox Brothers were indeed famous as legendary duelists!
Rumor had it that their coordination in tag duels was so perfect it had even given the King of Games a hard time at first.
Though they had guessed who the opponents might be, seeing them in person was still a shock.
After all, they weren't the type of people who were easy to hire.
"The first match will be Jiang He and Alexis Rhodes versus Para and Dox!" Crowler announced.
He then hurried down to the side of the arena.
Crowler crouched low, his head peeking over the edge of the platform as he watched the duelists with a panicked expression.
He began to pray in his heart.
Mamma mia, please let that slacker-boy and Alexis win!
If Jiang He lost and was expelled, Crowler's career would be over, given the blackmail photos Jiang He held over him!
"Get ready, Jiang He," Alexis said seriously, slotting her deck into her left-arm Duel Disk.
"Of course. Anytime," Jiang He nodded calmly, signaling his readiness.
He then looked across the field at the Paradox Brothers, who were wearing the confident smirks of a "Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King."
"Duel!"
"Duel!"
The Duel Disks on all four arms lit up and unfolded simultaneously.
Each player drew their starting hand of five cards.
At the same time, life point counters appeared beside them: [8000 LP]!
Because it was a tag duel, the life points were set to 8000 instead of the usual 4000.
"I'll take the first move! Draw!"
Alexis saw Jiang He nod to her, and she immediately drew a card from her deck.
Glancing at the card, a small smile played on her lips.
It came in the first turn? The counter trap I added specifically to coordinate with Jiang He's Stealth Bird deck.
But before that, I'll strengthen our field's defenses.
Thinking this, Alexis added the card to her hand and pulled out three others.
"From my hand, I activate the Spell Card [Polymerization]! I fuse [Etoile Cyber] and [Blade Skater] from my hand!"
"I Fusion Summon! [Cyber Blader]!"
As Alexis spoke, the figures of a lithe woman with reddish-orange hair and a bald female athlete in purple and white appeared. They leaped together into the swirling vortex of yellow, blue, and green light.
In an instant, they transformed into a black-haired beauty dressed in crimson. She spun through the air like a tornado before landing on Alexis's side of the field!
[Cyber Blader]
[Level: 7]
[Attribute: Earth]
[ATK: 2100]
[DEF: 800]
Good grief, did she even shuffle the deck...?
Even as her teammate, Jiang He couldn't help but complain internally when he saw the familiar form of the black-haired blader.
Pulling all three pieces needed for a Fusion Summon in the starting hand was no small feat.
However, given Alexis's skill and her bond with her deck, she probably had a high chance of calling the cards she needed.
But this also proves, Jiang He thought, that Alexis Rhodes' fighting spirit is currently at an all-time high!
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