Chapter 185: The President's Generosity
Chapter 185: The President's Generosity
No one really doubted the outcome of this duel. After all, no matter how legendary this "Rare Card-Hunting Spider Monster" was supposed to be, it stood no chance against a beginner.
But what truly blew everyone away was this special "Electronic Ice Blade Hand" LOCK.
Even Mitsazawa was momentarily speechless. He considered himself to have a good understanding of You Xuan by now and had developed some resistance to his quirky and unique strategies. Yet, time and again, You Xuan would pull out a surprise move that would catch him off guard.
As for Asuka, she was even more stunned, perhaps the most shocked person in the entire room.
Even after the duel ended, Asuka was still full of questions.
Huh? Is that how you use Ice Blade Hand?
In truth, Asuka had only used the powerful triple effect of Ice Blade Hand once in the entire anime series. It was a desperate move she employed when her opponent had three monsters on the field, and she needed to break through and take them all out at once.
So, she rarely utilized this triple effect.
However, after witnessing You Xuan's performance today, it felt like she had opened the door to a whole new world. Yet, she had a foreboding sense that beyond that door lay a vast, yet incredibly dark world.
Once she stepped through, there might be no turning back.
Asuka reflected on the duel for a long while, finally snapping back to reality. She shot a complicated glance at You Xuan, who calmly packed away his Duel Disk as if what had just transpired was a trivial matter.
When she had first joined You Xuan's team, she hadn't felt this way, but now, Asuka gradually felt like she was reliving a familiar scenario—a deal with the devil.
Spending time with the devil might grant you power, but it also meant running the risk of being tainted by his influence.
And once stained by the devil's colors, there might be no turning back.
Finally free from the torment of the duel, Kohara looked up to the sky and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Perhaps dueling just isn't for me, she thought. Maybe I should just go back to farming.
".
The next morning, at the Student Council—
"You found them already?"
Hinakata Hoshika, the senior student, looked at You Xuan in astonishment.
"You only heard about this mysterious duelist the day before yesterday, and now you've caught them?"
"Yep. I had other plans that night and couldn't make it, so I had to push it back a day. We took action last night," You Xuan explained.
Hinakata: ".
In other words, if you had been free that day, you would have gone after them immediately? Yet, here we are, the Student Council, investigating for several days with little progress, and you make it look so easy.
"Well then, Detective You Xuan," Hoshika said as she sat back down in her seat. "On behalf of all the Obelisk Blue students, I'd like to express our gratitude."
"Oh, it was nothing. It's what any student council officer should do," You Xuan waved his hand generously. "But if you insist on thanking me, I guess I could reluctantly accept a couple of random cards from the student council's inventory as a token of your appreciation."
Hinakata: ".
Now, that's putting me in a difficult spot.
"Well, I never expected the mysterious duelist to be a student from Ra Yellow. But for a student from the Yellow Dorm to defeat so many elites from Blue, this year's Yellow Dorm is truly full of hidden talents," she remarked.
You Xuan thought, 'What's so surprising about that? It's not unusual for a random genin from the neighboring Ninja Village to beat up on jonin.'
"Stranger things happen," You Xuan said nonchalantly. "Occasional abnormalities are normal."
Hinakata glanced at him and nodded deeply. "Indeed."
You're the epitome of abnormality.
"But I never thought you'd actually bring back the stolen goods," Hinakata muttered softly.
She glanced at the rare cards spread out on the table in front of her.
They were the very same rare cards that had been taken from the victimized students.
You Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that the basic integrity expected of us as student council members?"
After all, these cards were obtained through illegal means, taken against the wishes of their rightful owners. It was only right to return them.
It wasn't exactly unexpected, but when You Xuan brought back those cards, Hinakata couldn't help but wonder, 'Wait, are you a protagonist now?'
Up until now, You Xuan's visits to the student council had been either to request cards or to duel. Coupled with her own personal experience of "Lava Golem + Torture Wheels," she had instinctively categorized him as part of the "evil faction."
Hinakata Xinghua: "..."
What do you think? Do you think you've completely given up on being human?
However, Senior Xinghua smiled faintly, didn't hesitate for too long, and agreed with her arms crossed: "Alright."
After all, this is Duel Academy, and a harmless friendly spar is nothing to fuss about.
Moreover,
Senior Xinghua also wanted to watch.
The scene would undoubtedly be very interesting.
"Of course, this trip was also extremely dangerous for me." You Xuan continued with lingering fear, "The combination of these two people is truly formidable. In order to represent the Student Council and uphold justice and order, I even gambled with a deck as important as my soul, and barely won in the end."
Senior Xinghua rolled her eyes.
Extremely dangerous? I think they would have won if they had touched your LP even once!
But she didn't expose him and instead turned and shouted, "Satoh, bring the warehouse key!"
"Coming!"
A student council member named Satoh hurried over.
"You Xuan has done a great job today, take him to the warehouse to pick some cards from our inventory as a reward."
"Okay!"
Satoh nodded, but then remembered something and asked, "Wait, which zone and how many cards should he choose, President?"
"How should I know? Ask him yourself." Senior Xinghua waved her hand impatiently.
Satoh's mouth hung open.
Huh? Are you that casual about it?
What if he clears out our entire warehouse?
"Go ahead." Senior Xinghua waved her hand again.
It doesn't matter anymore.
She had a feeling that at this rate, it wouldn't be surprising if the entire Duel Academy changed their surname to 'You' in the future.
So, let him do as he pleases.
"You're very generous, Senior." You Xuan was very polite.
Then, with light steps, he followed Satoh to the warehouse.
And so, with that.
Having the freedom to choose a large number of rare cards from the warehouse, who would still care about those stolen goods? Although the reward of getting rare cards from the Student Council was already quite a lot, this was the first time You Xuan had entered the warehouse.
Most of the cards here were once available through the Academy's channels, but many rare cards were discontinued after being sold out, so they could no longer be purchased through the Academy.
You Xuan wandered around, selecting cards and taking notes. For some cards that he instinctively felt might be useful but couldn't think of a specific combination for at the moment, he made notes first, giving priority to cards that he could use immediately.
There was no rush, and he believed there would be plenty of opportunities to come back.
He also unexpectedly found a few Insect-type cards here.
This was also a relatively old Yu-Gi-Oh! card series, featuring Light Attribute Reptile-type monsters, most of which had effects related to Flip and Flip Summoning.
Based on experience, card decks related to the Flip theme were generally quite tricky.
However, there were only a few cards in stock, and no complete deck. You Xuan picked a few that caught his interest, just in case he needed them in the future.
After picking and choosing, he ended up with over forty cards, enough to form a new deck.
"I think this should be enough for now." You Xuan decided to call it a day.
After all, he couldn't possibly empty the Student Council's inventory.
Satoh, who was watching from behind, had his eyes turned red with envy.
Damn, I wanted some too, but the President never lets me have any...
Before leaving, You Xuan thanked President Xinghua once again. He also asked, "By the way, how's the new deck you mentioned last time coming along?
Why don't we give it a try, and I can help you see if there's anything else that needs adjusting?"
Senior Xinghua's body trembled again, and she laughed dryly.
"Ahaha... ahahaha, I'm a bit stuck with the idea, so it's not ready yet."
Senior Xinghua, who had been sitting with her legs crossed, quickly straightened up and started flipping through the documents in her hands, pretending to be busy.
"Oh dear, I also have a lot of work on my hands right now, what a coincidence. Why don't you have a match with Satoh first? Next time, next time I'll definitely join."
Satoh: "????"
Why am I the one getting hurt again?!
(End of Chapter)
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