The cryo chamber wasn't in the Duel Academy school building, but rather next to a warehouse not far from the snack shop. When the two of them got here, there was a professor present.
"Professor Seraph?" Manjome and Ed landed and called out proactively.
The instructor of "Demon Ritual Arts," "Seraph."
"Professor, what are you doing here!" Ed directly questioned.
"Hehehe, Ed, I was just a bit concerned..."
"Professor, you just finished a class this morning, even if you've finished lunch, you shouldn't be here, right?" Manjome also realized there was a problem and his expression suddenly became serious.
"Demon Ritual Arts... summoning spirits or archfiends or other entities into this world... Why didn't I think of this before?" Manjome slowly spoke, "Damn, Professor, don't tell me, those things around us—"
"100 points!" Seraph couldn't help but applaud, "Manjome, as expected of an excellent student—you guessed correctly!
These high walls surrounding Duel Academy Island came under my guidance!"
It was really true!
Manjome's face turned somewhat ugly.
Professor Seraph's classes were very intriguing, and he even provided Manjome a possibility to experimentally summon a "Dragon Ruler," so they even had many discussions.
"Why! Professor!" Manjome demanded, "Could it be, you've been possessed by a spirit—"
"Don't you think humans are too vile?" Seraph suddenly spoke.
?
The two of them were stunned.
Seraph gently rubbed his eyes with one hand and spoke slowly, "God created humanity, gave them land to grow, yet humans destroy nature, wage war, kill other life forms, even their fellow man.
The world is filled with those who duel for profit, initiate duels for gain, call themselves duelists for some petty advantage...
They compete for powerful cards, even resort to assassination, robbery, theft, dirty and disgusting.
Compared to spirits, beings born purely for dueling, humans are truly filthy."
"So... an anti-humanist?" Though he resonated with some of Seraph's opinions, Ed would only target individuals and criminals, not condemn all of mankind, "It seems, knowledge doesn't represent character."
Manjome had a grim expression. He never expected that, during this time, the professor he got along best with would be such a person—a bona fide anti-humanist!
"At this moment, I stand before the freezer door; Kabayama isn't in the academy, dining hall, or Yellow Academy dorm, so he can only be here.
If that's the case, even better, I'll capture both the food and Kabayama here.
And you humans, perish completely in darkness."
"Armed Dragon—" Manjome commanded his dragon to attack.
At the very least, force him into a duel!
"Heh... as expected, humans only know conflict, if that's the case..."
Seraph's face displayed a cold smile.
As a European, with blonde hair and blue eyes, he looked somewhat sturdy, but as his smile broadened, his golden short hair was gradually replaced by gray-white, and a strange serpentine rune appeared at the corner of his eyes, a red halo slowly emerged above his head.
"Lucifer!"
Boom—
Black wings unfurled at his side, as if an incredibly formidable guardian angel opened its wings, sealing everything off.
Lucifer!?
Ed and Manjome were simultaneously astonished.
Wasn't this—the highest level Darklord?
"You, you are an Apostle!?" Manjome was greatly shocked.
He remembered, Professor Cronos was once attacked by an Apostle of a Darklord!
Among the professors, could there be another Apostle!?
Why had they never noticed before?
However, no matter what, they ultimately couldn't stop Professor Seraph anymore.
Seraph coldly chuckled for a moment, then turned and forcefully pushed open the freezer door.
As the freezer door opened, sunlight slowly shone into the freezer, numerous icy mists poured out, turning into white fog, enveloping all directions, and behind Seraph, the angelic wings gently flapped once.
As long as he destroyed the food and Kabayama here, these humans would be doomed—
That was his thought.
However, accompanied by the cold air and sunlight, the smile on his face gradually froze.
"Ah?" "Eh!?"
The two boys exclaimed.
The freezer slowly opened, and at this moment, a figure was calmly sitting on a wooden scaffold.
He was wearing the loose Blue Academy uniform exclusive to the Academy Chief, a latest model Kaiba Company duel disk hung on his left arm, and beside him a bored green-haired spirit was leaning back with hands behind its head, watching the outside of the door.
"...Tenjo Hikari?"
"Chief!" "Tenjo!"
The professor's smile gradually faded, while the two students couldn't help but cheer.
It seemed—
Someone had anticipated more than them, and earlier too!
"Professor Seraph? So it was you..." Tenjo Hikari was quite surprised.
He thought he'd find Professor Cobra coming with Yubel to kick the door.
Seraph gently pinched his brow: "Kabayama?"
"Why would I tell you that."
"Indeed..." Seraph lightly nodded.
Then, he slowly raised his left hand, and the duel disk gradually extended: "In that case, let me as a professor impart some knowledge upon you...
Confronting and [Summoning] mighty spirits without sufficient strength will only lead to suffering."
The halo on his forehead rotated even more, and subsequently, it was as if divine light descended from the heavens, illuminating the surroundings, like sacred hymns and rituals.
Tenjo Hikari calmly raised his left hand: "Then let me listen to this last lesson of yours."
"Ha, such arrogance..." Professor Seraph laughed in anger.
"Duel!" X2.
Duel Academy, Humans, Tenjo Hikari, LP: 4000.
Blessed Ones, Fallen Ones, Seraph, LP: 4000.