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Chapter 1323 Game cabin "Cocoon". I mean "Legendary White Stone", start!

"I reveal the card I set last turn, and equip the Spell Card [Ritual Weapon]! Similar to [Fusion Weapon] which can only be equipped by Level 6☆ or lower Fusion Monsters, this card can only be equipped by Level 6☆ or lower Ritual Monsters, increasing the equipped monster's ATK and DEF by 1500 points."

  Inserting a card into the duel disk, Asuka waved her hand and said,

"I will equip it to the Level 6☆ [Dragon Princess God - Saphira], then enter my battle phase, and use [Dragon Princess God - Saphira] to attack the opponent's [Evolved Beast - Dioxygen Demon God]!"

[Dragon Goddess - Saphira] (Ritual Weapon) [2500/2400→4000/3900]

"The prayer hymn!"

[Dragon Goddess - Saphira], who has the temperament of a goddess, flapped the pair of angelic wings behind her and flew up. She opened her mouth and emitted hymn-like sound waves, rushing towards the last monster left on the Misawa field - [Evolved Beast - Dioxygen Demon God].

"4000 attack points? Just enough to clear my remaining basic points." Looking at the attacking [Dragon Goddess - Saphira], Misawa smiled, "But Tenjouin, although you tried hard to destroy the monsters in my front field one by one, you failed to clear all the cards in my back field. And this will be the catalyst that leads to your failure!"

[Misawa Land: 1200LP, Hand 0]

[Evolutionary Beast - Dioxygen Demon God] [ATK2800]

[Magic Fragrance] [Cover]

[Asuka Tenjouin: 200LP, 1 cards in hand]

[Dragon Goddess-Saphira] (Ritual Weapon) [ATK4000]

【The Threshold of Ritual】

"[Ritual Threshold] protects Tenjouin. Your Ritual Monster will not be targeted by monster effects and will not be destroyed by monster effects, but trap card effects are not included. I chain [Dragon Princess God - Saphira]'s attack declaration and open my backfield face-up card - [Magic Cylinder]!"

"When an opponent's monster declares an attack, you can activate this by targeting that attacking monster, negating its attack and inflicting damage equal to that attack power on the opponent!"

Two magic cannon barrels, one facing up and one facing down, appeared in front of [Evolved Beast - Dioxygen Devil] on his field as Misawa Daichi pressed the button to activate the cover card, ready to take the attack of [Dragon Princess God - Saphira] and rebound it to Asuka.

Not to mention that Asuka only had 200 basic points at the moment, even if she still had 2000 or 4000 basic points remaining, she would still be defeated because she used the [Ritual Weapon] to increase the attack power of [Dragon Goddess - Saphira].

At this moment, Asuka doesn't even have a cover card to counter in her backcourt, and the duel seems to be coming to an end with Asuka's defeat.

It was at this moment that Asuka suddenly felt as if an electric current had passed through her body. She should have been fully focused on the duel, but she couldn't help but look into the distance.

Seeing the entrance of the duel venue, Judai and Marufuji Sho who was following behind him hurried back to the scene. As soon as he entered the venue, Judai looked at the duel arena and met Asuka's eyes from a distance.

Looking at Judai who was giving a thumbs up, smiling and seemed to be saying something, Asuka suddenly relaxed - because Judai really managed to get back to the scene, and he did not miss the end of her duel.

"In that case, I can only continue to win and fulfill my promise to meet him again in the next game, right?"

Asuka muttered to herself, then turned to look at Misawa and said, "I'm sorry, Mitsui Shou-san, I was distracted just now."

"Compared to your distraction, I care more about my name." The veins on Misawa's forehead were bulging with the shape of a "井". "This is Duel Academy, I don't play basketball!"

"And it doesn't matter whether you're distracted or not. Because of [Magic Sealing Fragrance], both players' magic cards cannot be activated unless they are set, and from the perspective of the player who sets the magic card, it cannot be activated until his or her next turn."

Misawa said confidently, "Your [Ritual Weapon] and the card used to ritually summon [Dragon Goddess Saphira] were both covered last turn, but there are only two cards left. Even if the remaining card you draw from the deck this turn is a Quick-Play Magic Card that can be activated during the Battle Phase, it will not be activated due to the effect of [Magic Sealing Fragrance]."

"This is the absolute suppression I set against your deck built around Ritual Monsters. Your [Dragon Goddess - Saphira]'s attack will in turn become the final blow to defeat you!"

"Principal Hayato only gave me one Red Restart. You can't possibly conjure one out of thin air, right? And without the support of a Quick-Play Magic Card, you've already lost the duel, Tenjouin!"

As Misawa finished his words, the [Magic Cannon] had accurately caught the attack of [Dragon Goddess - Saphira] that was coming towards [Evolved Beast - Dioxygen Demon God]. As the red cannon expanded, it also transferred the magic power contained in it to another cannon barrel next to it. The other cannon barrel that was constantly expanding locked onto Asuka and was about to release terrifying magic power equivalent to the absorbed attack.

However, Asuka smiled and said, "Soleiwadoka!"

"What!?" Misawa saw that Asuka was not only not distressed by her current predicament, but also showed such a confident smile and played the card in her hand in front of Misawa.

"However, because of [Magic Sealing Fragrance], I can't use the magic card without covering it—"

"Look carefully at where I put the card, Kaoru Ichijo. The card I put down is not in the Magic or Trap Zone, but in the Graveyard Zone. After all, the effect of this card in my hand requires "discard from hand" to be activated."

The slender body of the blue ancient dragon stretched out in a cloud that had unfolded at some point in time. It was not the first time that Misawa had seen the aura of a hermit who had just emerged from the world, but he was still surprised, surprised that Asuka had drawn this card so accurately at this moment.

"When your opponent activates the effect of a Spell, Trap, or Monster that targets a monster on my field, discard this card from my hand to activate the effect of [Ancient Saint Dai - First Dragon], and negate that activation!"

Asuka pointed at the [Magic Cylinder] that had expanded to its limit on Misawa's field, "Use your power to crush the [Magic Cylinder], [Ancient Saint Dai-Shilong]!" "Blessing of the Spirits!"

The old dragon stopped beside the Dragon Goddess Saphira, overlooking the two Magic Cylinders on the ground. Its claws grasped the mist beside it out of thin air, and threw the mist at the Magic Cylinders like a net.

The [Magic Cylinder] with absorption ability automatically took on the subsequent attack, but the problem was that it had not yet completed the transfer of the attack from [Dragon Goddess - Saphira] that it had originally absorbed. The result of absorbing external forces could only be a loud explosion, and the attack from [Dragon Goddess - Saphira] that it had previously absorbed was also released, affecting the [Evolved Beast - Dioxygen Demon God]!

In just a moment, the [Evolved Beast - Dioxygen Demon] with an attack power of up to 2800 points was engulfed by the sudden explosion, and the beast itself was shattered and destroyed in this powerful impact.

"The activation of the [Magic Cylinder] was negated, which means—"

"That is to say, the attack of [Dragon Goddess - Saphira] continues!" Before Misawa could finish his words, Asuka rushed over to finish the second half of the sentence. Then he saw Asuka's [Dragon Goddess - Saphira] had descended in front of him, and was about to hit him with the 1200 points of combat damage of the attack power difference.

But [Dragon Goddess - Saphira] was quite gentle in character, and would not do anything rough when they were so close to each other. She just snapped her fingers and blasted Misawa's head, sending him flying.

[Misawa Land: 1200LP→0]

"Thanks to you, [Ancient Saint Dai - First Dragon], I have your help again." Asuka, who won the duel, retrieved the [Ancient Saint Dai - First Dragon] that came at the right time from her own graveyard area. This ritual monster, which was obtained by exchanging cards with Judai when she first entered school, has helped Asuka many times. Asuka is full of gratitude to this card and Judai who helped her get this card.

"The winner of the final duel of the quarterfinals is Asuka Tenjouin, a first-year student from the Duel Academy headquarters, Obelisk-Blue.

Amidst Professor Chronos' somewhat contradictory shouts, expressing regret for Misawa's defeat but happiness for Asuka's victory, the referee announced Asuka as the winner of the fourth duel, advancing to the top four of the duel academy exchange competition and being able to participate in the next round of the competition.

Looking at Judai in the audience, Asuka, who happened to make eye contact with him, smiled and imitated Judai's signature move and said, "I won! It was such an interesting duel."

  Behind her, Dragon Goddess Saphira, who was somewhat annoyed that she had forgotten that the strength of human bodies and elves' bodies were different, glanced at Misawa whose eyes rolled back, and secretly complained, "Can it be considered an interesting duel if someone is knocked unconscious?"

Fortunately, the Duel Academy has equipped a professional medical team for this duel. Even though teacher Ayukawa Emi was just called away by Marufuji Ryo who returned to the venue and seemed to be unable to get away for some reason, the medical team is capable enough to deal with Misawa, who was only unconscious for a short moment and woke up on his own before he could be put on a stretcher.

Although Misawa himself emphasized that he was fine and that he was just too excited for today and didn't sleep well last night, so he fell asleep after being attacked just now, the medical staff obviously had the same personality as Teacher Ayukawa Emi. No matter how you feel, since there is something wrong, come with us for a check-up first.

Amid Misawa's roar of "At least write my name right on the medical record, asshole", he was still forcibly put on a stretcher and carried away.

In just one morning, the first round of four duels of this duel academy exchange competition has been completed. In the eyes of the vast majority of students who are not very clear about what is special about this exchange competition, the duels between the top four may be completed this afternoon, and even the two eliminated players may be able to decide the third place. At most, the final will be postponed to tomorrow.

——After all, it is the final. Leaving a night for the championship and runner-up battle to prepare will not only allow the players to display their full strength but also allow the audience to see a wonderful duel.

However, when they finished their lunch break at the time notified by Professor Chronos in the morning and returned to the venue to take their seats one by one, they found that Professor Chronos, who was the referee in the morning, was just sitting in the audience seats near the Obelisk-Blue dormitory, and the person holding the microphone in the front row of the referee seat was Vice President Samejima.

"Ahem, Principal Kobayashi has something urgent to do, so I will explain the follow-up procedures of the competition to the students." After clearing his throat, Vice Principal Samejima continued, "After a morning of hard work, we have selected four winners from the eight players who advanced to the official competition. They are Asuka Amajouin, a first-year student from Obelisk-Blue, Fubuki Amajouin, a second-year student, Ryo Marufuji, a third-year student from Osiris-Red, and Judai Yuki, a first-year student from Osiris-Red."

"In previous exchange competitions, the first round of eliminations was often finished in the afternoon, but this year, the contestants accelerated the duels while ensuring that the duels were exciting. This also indirectly shows that the students' dueling skills are getting stronger year by year. All of our teachers, including those from other branches, are very pleased because your growth is the best reward for us."

"In previous years, the exchange competitions would often hold the second round of semi-finals on the second day, but this year's competition system will be adjusted. The semi-finals will continue this afternoon, still in this venue." After a pause, Samejima suddenly asked a riddle, "But, it's not in this venue."

"Well, first of all, please go back to your seats and sit down."

Samejima did not explain what his riddle was, because just after he finished saying this, the center of the empty duel arena in the center of the stadium suddenly cracked and shrank, revealing the internal mechanical structure. At the same time, a magical-looking anti-gravity device lifted a person and slowly rose up under the gaze of everyone.

  That person was surprisingly the founder and biggest supporter of the Duel Academy, and one of the legendary duelists who was striving for the top three and second place in the world today—the president of the Kaiba Group, Kaiba Seto!

Wearing the white trench coat that had hardly changed in style since five years ago, with only minor adjustments in details and size, Kaiba Seto looked coldly at the students around him who were looking at him with eyes of surprise, envy, or admiration. He glanced at Jonouchi who was muttering something like "What a cocky guy", raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

The next moment, the entire building that was specially built by Kaiba Group for this exchange competition began to change. The students sitting in the seats clearly felt that the ground beneath their feet rose up along with Kaiba Seto and began to split. Countless mechanical arms stretched out from the floor and installed some unknown and powerful devices on each seat.

The ceiling opened, revealing a cloudless sky after a special shell was used to disperse clouds and rain. The students, whose seats were raised from the first floor to a height of almost five floors, found that the distance between their seats and those of others was pulled apart. At the same time, the seats were completely wrapped in an eggshell-like device, so that when they looked around through the transparent glass, they could clearly see the "eggs" where other people were located, arranged in an orderly manner, just like rows of eggs.

"The Kaiba Group didn't just build this venue for ordinary duels using duel disks. Gentlemen, this is the real stage where the masters of this duel academy exchange competition will fight - the new-generation fully submerged virtual game cabin 'Legendary White Stone', and the virtual world 'Duel-Links' it leads to!"

"Go, on that stage of destiny that no one can predict, burn yourselves and shine to fight a superb duel, duelists!"

"I declare that a new world is here! Links-Start!"

  　Finally, we are going to enter the main topic of this volume.

　　It's been over a hundred chapters, it's so boring

  　　That's right, shouldn't I add a few more chapters to compensate for it?

　　You are overthinking it. You want this lazy author to add one more word?

  　　4000 is the limit for humans, right? Take this stone mask.

　　Good man, is this a schizophrenic who talks to himself?

　　6. Is it so boring?

　　(End of this chapter)