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Chapter 1484: Keith Must Defeate Ameruda
——First of all, let us make sure of one thing, that is, although Yuki Judai has a strong physique and the rare ability of "Elf User", he is undoubtedly an ordinary human being. He neither possesses the "premonition perception" that can foresee danger nor the "night vision" of nocturnal creatures.

It was already past six in the evening. Although the island where the Tenth Generation and their companions were conducting the "wilderness survival" activity was some distance away from the Duel Academy, it was still in the tropical region of the Indian Ocean. In May, the sun sets in this area around six o'clock. Without sunlight, the woods, which were already dim due to the shadows of the trees, became even darker.

When he had just left the supply point where he had stopped before, Judai could still vaguely see the scene in the forest with the help of the firelight behind him, but as he chased the strange creature deeper into the forest, his visual distance became shorter and shorter.

Although it was not so dark that he could not see his hand in front of him, Judai could only see the scenery within a meter around him. However, the roots of the trees in the forest were tangled, and Judai's attention was mostly spent on not tripping while running. He was completely unable to worry about whether there were other people around him.

However, after running for a distance, Judai discovered that there was a light emitting from the woods ahead, which seemed to be the direction where the suspected [Gathering of Friends] had just escaped. He did not need to be distracted and only needed to concentrate on avoiding the ups and downs on the ground to avoid being tripped.

In addition, as an advantage of being a "Spirit User", Judai can allow [Winged Kuritama] and [N. Wave Dolphin] to leave the cards without materializing, to guard around him or help him guide the direction, unlike other people who need to consume a lot of physical energy to materialize Duel Monsters if they want to get help from them.

However, just as human abilities have limits, the abilities of spirits are also limited. The [Winged Kurikoku] who stayed with Judai used his innate ability to sense malice to warn Judai of possible dangers, but if it was a being without malice—

Yawning, a blond man pulled off his eye mask sleepily and found that it was already dark without him noticing. He came to this small island in the Eastern Hemisphere as a "security officer" hired by Hayato Kobayashi. He had not yet adjusted to the time difference. He glanced at the light in the distance and knew that the boy he found should be fine. He casually sat up from the hammock he had pulled up in the woods and prepared to go to the nearby supply point to get something to eat.

Then, the blond man who didn't notice Judai at all, and Judai who didn't notice the blond man, bumped into each other next to a big tree that played the role of a wall at the corner of the crossroads in the two-dimensional animation, and both fell into the woods.

"Which-jerk?!" "Which-jerk?!"

Fubuki, who was on alert, walked into the woods with an oil lamp in his hand. He happened to hear these two noises. He originally thought that the materialized Duel Monsters on the island were chasing the little titmouse beside him, but when he heard the voice of a person, he let down his guard a little and walked over and said, "Who's over there?"

"Eh? It's you, Fubuki?" With the help of the oil lamp, Fubuki first saw Judai who was closer to her. Judai also recognized Fubuki after he approached, and said in surprise, "What a coincidence, you are also nearby?"

"I didn't expect to meet you, Judai. I thought that with your mobility, you should have gone a long way." Coming to Judai, Fubuki held the lamp in one hand and stretched out the other hand to pull up Judai who was sitting on the ground. While asking, she looked at someone who was knocked down on the other side, "I just heard some noise, what happened here?"

"Uh, it's my fault. I was running in the dark in the woods chasing a chicken-like Duel Monster. I wasn't paying attention and I think I bumped into someone." Pointing to the blond man on the other side who was still wearing sunglasses when he fell, Judai also complained, "But why did you wear sunglasses in such a dark forest?"

“You reckless brat over there, do I need you to comment on my outfit?!” Covering the back of his head, the blond man was glad that he didn’t hit any stone on the ground and passed out. He took off his headscarf and used it as a handkerchief to wipe off the dust on his body, and put his sunglasses on his forehead.

He looked at Judai and Fubuki, "You bumped into me so hard for no reason, and you even said that? So from the beginning I didn't like kids your age. You are annoying and irritating. If the reward from Kobayashi Hayato wasn't too high, I wouldn't have come here."

Looking at the blond man's face, Fubuki felt that he looked familiar, but now was not the time to ask about his identity. Instead, he politely apologized on behalf of Judai, "I'm so sorry, sir. My friend was a little reckless and bumped into you."

"But who are you who appeared on this island?"

"Ah, I know that, I know that!" Like a kid who rushes to answer the teacher's questions in class and can't wait to get extra points for his school, Judai raised his hand and said, "Although Mr. Hayato said that this island is uninhabited and he only brought us to the island, he actually found other duelists to serve as 'safety guards' on the island."

"This uncle said that he received payment from Hayato-sensei, so he should also be the 'security guard' who came to the island to protect us, right?"

"There's a setting called 'safety officer'? I didn't realize it at all." Fubuki raised an eyebrow and glanced at the blond man whose identity she still failed to successfully recognize. "It's indeed a bit dangerous on the island. I don't know how Hayato-sensei did those materialized duel monsters, but even Asuka-chan and Manjome would get into danger if they are not careful. It seems that safety officers are really necessary."

"But it's useless to have ordinary duelists as security guards, right?"

"Humph, you are so arrogant." The blond man snorted coldly and said unhappily. He was not as heartless as Judai, and he immediately heard that the kid in front of him, who looked like he had just reached adulthood, was clearly doubting his level as a security guard and his strength as a duelist.

He had just woken up and was bumped by Judai. Even if Fubuki apologized, it would be hard for him to calm down. What's more, Fubuki questioned him at this moment. The blond man, whose temper was not very good to begin with, stood up and looked at Judai and Fubuki with contempt with his 1.9-meter height: "My strength is not something you two brats from the academy can question."

"Although uncle, you sound very imposing, but to be honest, you just look somewhat familiar to me, and I don't think you have any reputation that can be unquestioned." Judai scratched the back of his head and said while looking at the blond man in front of him.

"whispering sound."

After hearing what Judai and Fubuki said, and seeing that neither of them recognized him, the blond man took off his sunglasses, put on the headscarf in his hand again, and asked again: "What now?" It was not until he put on the pair of black sunglasses and the headscarf with the American flag pattern that Judai suddenly realized: "Oh, so you are that Keith Howard!"

"That 'thief' Keith?" Fubuki was also the first to recognize Keith's identity along with Judai, and she said subconsciously, "I really couldn't recognize him without his headscarf and sunglasses."

"So, you know why I wear sunglasses, right? Tsk, if I had other more recognizable features, would I like to wear sunglasses in this dark place?"

When he first returned to the professional dueling world, Keith wanted to start over. He thought that since he was starting a new dueling career, he might as well try to change his image. He did try starfish, jellyfish, crab and even tomato hairstyles, and wore all kinds of accessories on his chest, such as a pyramid model, a disk split in half, a fishbone-like key or a crystal pendulum.

However, my image has long been closely tied to the American flag-patterned headscarf and sunglasses, and it is too late to change my image with something more recognizable.

There was even a phenomenon that after Keith took off his sunglasses and headscarf, many people who knew him could not associate him with "Keith Howard" all of a sudden. Hayato, who knew about this, once complained "What Superman?" and because the headscarf Keith wore had the American flag pattern printed on it, he was nicknamed "Homelander".

"One more thing—" With a serious expression, Keith pointed his thumb at himself and said with a short beard on his chin, "I'm only 33 years old this year, who are you calling uncle, kid!"

"Thirty-three years old? Isn't he the same age as Mr. Kirara Aoki from the Yellow Dormitory?" Judai turned around and said to Fubuki beside him, "Last time when Liuze asked me to go to the Yellow Dormitory to eat curry, I saw Mr. Aoki, who was staying in school instead of on a business trip. He looked very old. Isn't thirty-three still an uncle?"

"Mr. Aoki looks older because he works overtime a lot, not because of his age. Also, I remember that Mr. Ryusei's last name is not Misawa, right? Misawa Tenku." After correcting Judai but not completely, Fubuki paused and looked at Keith, still unable to help but say, "But Mr. Keith is an American, and he seems to be older than Mr. Aoki."

"Hey! Have you two talked enough? I'm really going to lose my temper!" Keith said with an unhappy expression, "Do you guys really like chatting in the dark? Why can't you go outside where it's brighter?"

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"By the way, Fubuki, do you want to come with me? I found a supply point." After Keith's reminder, Judai suddenly remembered and invited Fubuki, "Not only me, but Sho is there too. We also met a security guard from the island who stayed with us at the supply point. He's from the cafeteria. Now I remember, Fubuki, you just returned to the academy last year and haven't been to the cafeteria very often. You may not know the cafeteria chef who also came to school last year."

Fubuki didn't really care about Judai saying that Marufuji Sho was with him. She whistled and said lightly, "Well, I couldn't find a supply point so I just found an open space in the woods to spend the night. I didn't expect the supply point to be so close to me. However, I'm the last one to parachute down, but I'm actually at the same level as you, Judai, and Marufuji Sho who jumped down earlier. Could it be that I'm just very mobile?"

Fubuki's words made Judai scratch his head in embarrassment. "Well, it's a bit embarrassing to say this. Sho was almost eliminated because he was saved by the safety officer, and he regained his qualifications by dueling with the safety officer. As for me, I got lost on the island. Manjome and Asuka should be progressing much faster than us, right?"

"Although you said that, Judai, you have learned a lot of information that I don't know, such as that you can get help by dueling with the security guards." Fubuki gave a thumbs up and smiled with shining teeth, "That's so cool! As your brother-in-law, I give you a very high score~"

"Brother-in-law?" Judai didn't understand what Fubuki meant, but simply understood that he admired his actions. "Hehe, I'm not bragging, but I met a new friend today - clang clang! Brand new power, [N] da!"

Seeing Judai showing his new card to Fubuki, Keith suddenly thought of something and said to Judai, "You have a new card too? What a coincidence, kid, why don't you come and duel with me? It will be a good opportunity for me to test my new card."

Kobayashi Hayato only said that security guards need to help students when they need help, but he didn't say that they can't bully students, right? This is a good opportunity to test the deck to get revenge on this kid who bumped into him and made fun of his mature appearance!

"Really? That's great, Uncle Keith!" In the face of Keith's unhappy eyes, Judai called him "Uncle" again, and excitedly raised his duel disk and said, "I was thinking that it would be best to find a chance to test the new cards before completing this 'Wild Survival', so as to avoid problems when playing cards with Manjyoume and the others due to unfamiliarity with the new cards."

(The consequences of not looking at the effects of your own cards)

"Hehe, then you better be careful, kid." Because Judai's behavior of showing off his new card to others everywhere was a bit childish, Keith didn't think that Judai would be very powerful. Coupled with his reckless behavior, he regarded him as an ordinary kid from the bottom of his heart - after all, it can't be that all the second-year high school students are as ridiculously strong as Jonouchi Katsuya, Kaiba Seto, Muto Yugi, and the naturally evil Kobayashi Hayato in the Duel Kingdom, right?

Under Judai's gaze, Keith pointed at himself confidently, "You said before that your little brother defeated the security guard who saved him and regained his eligibility to participate in the competition? Unfortunately, there are differences between security guards. The chef in your school cafeteria who came to play the role of a temporary security guard is no match for me!"

A few minutes later--

Keith, standing at one end of the open space, looked at the "chef" who was cleaning the grease on his clothes. He recalled the experience six years ago when he was knocked to the ground in a duel by Hayato who joined Doma and his men, and his soul was sealed. He was sweating profusely.

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