Even the Duel King’s deck lost to the Big Villain from Yellow Dorm.
Within a single day, the news had spread throughout the school.
The entire duel had been recorded by students watching live, and by the next day practically everyone had seen it.
While the students gained both knowledge and enjoyment from the video, many couldn’t help but ponder deeply.
Dimitri did a fairly decent job piloting the Duel King’s deck, but even so, he couldn’t get a single attack through, let alone damage his opponent’s Life Points.
Even the Duel King’s deck couldn’t withstand the Big Villain. What hope is there for the future of dueling...?
But not everyone felt so pessimistic.
"Dimitri’s performance was excellent, and he showed us the true splendor of the Duel King’s deck."
The academy’s famous Zane Truesdale commented during a chat, and those present quickly spread his remarks.
"But no matter how skillfully you use it, it’s not your deck. Only a duelist’s personal deck, built with their heart, can show its full strength. The King’s deck can only truly shine in Yugi Mutou’s own hands."
This sentiment won widespread agreement—even Professor Crowler gave it a like.
Of course, most students today probably don’t realize the deck lost to shadow games years ago...
After the duel, Dimitri returned the deck and conducted a thorough review, eventually identifying two critical mistakes.
First, he shouldn’t have discarded Kuriboh in the opening turn. When activating Royal Straight Slasher’s effect to send monsters from Level 1 to 5 to the grave, he chose Kuriboh as the Level 1.
And then, throughout the duel, he suffered repeated divine punishment from the Kuriboh.
Second, his willpower wasn’t firm enough—he was so tempted by the chance to use the Duel King’s deck that he wavered from his original path.
In the end, the only right way is to resolutely study the dueling style of Fujiki Kira!
Upon further reflection, he realized that his previous imitation wasn’t thorough enough. He’d only copied tactics and mentality, but that wasn’t enough. He should imitate everything from the outside in—appearance, hairstyle, even habits.
Soon, rumors spread that there was now a double of the Yellow Dorm Big Villain roaming around campus.
As for Dimitri returning the deck so quickly, Jaden was a little annoyed.
He felt a weird sense that his cards had been snatched again.
But it didn’t matter. The next day, a transfer student arrived in Red Dorm, but Jaden quickly discovered it was a girl disguised as a boy—her name was Blair Flannigan.
When her disguise was exposed, Blair pleaded with Jaden to keep her secret, and Jaden grinned devilishly.
"Blair, you wouldn’t want anyone to know you’re cross-dressing, right?"
Blair tensed up. "What do you want?"
"Simple."
Jaden smiled confidently, pulling out his duel disk.
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