The two groups of teachers are not fixed but alternate.
And the students do not need to worry about the state of the school; they just need to focus on studying well as students.
However, at Tenjo Hikari's fervent request, Tenjo Hikari still obtained the freedom to explore within the Academy afterwards.
Of course, even without the request, Tenjo Hikari would not listen to the professor's words and would meticulously explore the surroundings.
This is only natural; not only Tenjo Hikari, but also students like Judai, Manjome, John, Jim... those who are either broad-minded or have their own aspirations, would not just sit back and wait.
Ed, on the other hand, seriously attended classes for a day, listened to the professor's lectures in the morning, and deeply felt that these professors were indeed talented and versatile.
After seeing Tenjo Hikari's notes, he became even more interested in the content of the lectures given by the professors.
Spirit Power Study, Role-playing Duel, Demon Ritual Arts, and then there were courses like Replication System, Calculation System, and Science Department; almost every professor had their unique insights.
Courses like Professor Paladin's Knight Duel were the most inspiring to him.
As he lost his father at a young age, leaving him with only Destiny Hero as a relic from his father, he always desired to find his father's murderer. Thus, he disguised himself as "Phoenixman" around the world, specifically capturing criminals who stole and robbed cards. Due to his efforts, he could clearly feel the empathic connection with the Destiny Heroes becoming stronger.
But actually, half a year ago, Ed still sensed a little of his own "bottleneck."
According to the course content from this professor, he should belong to the type that "though he plays well, he actually resists quite strongly."
Indeed, as a Hero Deck user, he instinctively tried to become a hero, aspiring to capture his father's murderer, driven by "hatred" and "anger," motivating the Destiny Hero.
But he understands himself.
The reason he chooses the Hero Deck is not out of anger and hatred, but because he loves heroes.
Precisely because of that, when he found out the person who killed his father was his stepfather, his worldview briefly collapsed, allowing the Wave of Light to invade.
At that time, he doubted everything, no longer considering himself a hero but thinking of himself as destiny's puppet.
It wasn't until after a duel with Tenjo Hikari that he realized it was not destiny's prank, but "Destiny Awakening."
With his own will, his own destiny, and his own beliefs, he decides to become a hero, rather than being forced by destiny to be a hero.
From this perspective, has he already reached the second stage of "Knight Duel"?
Ed flipped through Tenjo Hikari's notes, continuously nodding his head.
If so, then he knows what he should do in the future.
No longer "acting" but truly "becoming."
Apparently, the professors at Duel Academy indeed have their impressive points.
As he went through it, his actions suddenly paused fiercely. Looking at the content of the class notes, his entire body froze in his seat, eyes wide open.
"Wh-what—"
He seemed to have realized something, quickly packed up Tenjo Hikari's notes, and then left his seat like the wind, without even planning to attend the next class.
In the second-year classroom, Manjome noticed Ed flashing by and lightly frowned.
Ed?
Wasn't he supposed to be reviewing Tenjo's notes to catch up with the professors' lectures from these past few days?
Those lectures, even for a Professional Duelist, should be very useful, shouldn't they? Why would he suddenly leave?
Wait—
Tenjo hasn't appeared for a long time either?
Could it be that Tenjo has something to ask Ed?
Thinking of this, he immediately threw the stuff in his hand into the desk, grabbed his Duel Disk, and ran out.
"Thunder, the next class is about to start!" his several acquaintances from Blue Academy called after him.
"Excuse me for my absence!" Manjome shouted back loudly.
Ed ran to the Duel Academy teacher floor, opened the faculty office, and glanced inside.
Not here—
As the teacher on duty was about to greet this famous Professional Duelist, he directly slammed the door shut and then crazily ran towards the other side of the teaching building.
Halfway there, he seemed to have realized something, opening his mouth to shout: "Phoenixman!"
The silhouette of Phoenixman emerged from beside him, and then, he directly opened the window next to him and jumped out.
Manjome arrived at this floor a moment later, saw Ed jumping out of the window, and then came to the window, watching the direction Ed was flying.
That position is…
The cafeteria?
Ed landed in the cafeteria of the Duel Academy teaching building, opened the door, and looked left and right for a long time.
Not here!
"Who are you looking for!?"
Behind him, Manjome, riding Armed Dragon LV5, had already flown beside him.
"The teacher responsible for logistics and food at the academy, where else could they be?"
He asked urgently.
Upon hearing his words, Manjome's body shook, as if a golden light flashed through his mind—
Ah!
He shook his head, reached out to grab Ed, who directly flipped onto Armed Dragon's back.
"There's one more place, the freezing warehouse, which you might not know of as this is your first time—"
Manjome said quickly, then called Armed Dragon to fly faster.