"Lord Yugen!"
When Yugen, standing in the dueling arena, saw a girl drenched in Yellow Dormitory uniform excitedly running towards him, her eyes twinkling like stars, he couldn't help but feel an urge to make a snarky remark inside.
Lord Yugen... Aren't you supposed to be a fan of Judai?
And before this, weren't you in the Osiris Red Dormitory?
Actually, Asakura Rie was a genius admitted ahead of her age, and by her age, she should still be in junior high school. Due to her outstanding performance, she skipped grades and was admitted early to Duel Academy. Plus, she performed quite well in the GX tournament, which could have given her a chance to enter the Blue Dormitory by exception.
However, in the original story, she insisted on giving up the chance to go to the elite dormitory, insisting on staying in the Red Dormitory. The reason was simple, to get closer to Judai.
Rie is a pure romantic. She secretly snuck into Duel Academy when she was in elementary school, just to get closer to her idol, Marufuji Ryo.
But after being defeated by Judai in the academy, she then turned to idolize Judai and aspired to be like him, and came to Duel Academy mainly for this purpose.
But now, seeing the yellow vest on the girl and those almost shining starry eyes, Yugen realized that Judai's little fangirl might have been snatched away by him...
But honestly, he was innocent. He hadn't even seen this girl before. Moreover, he hadn't competed in the duels with Rie during the first year; it should have been Judai who participated.
Rie, blushing, stood on the dueling field, "Um... Lord Yugen, I came to Duel Academy just for you. I've always dreamed, even just once, of having a chance to duel with you..."
The new students in the stands, especially the junior girls, completely understood.
Among the new students, most came to Duel Academy with the expectation of venerating the great. They hoped to get close to the top figure in the dueling world.
Besides, he was humorous and his duel style was fun, always accompanied by joy. He was handsome, and his smile was so bright...
Of course, the seniors didn't think this way.
The seniors just felt that newborn calves really aren't afraid of tigers. The newcomers were really unaware of how high the heavens are. Of all dreams, dreaming of dueling with the Master of the Yellow Robe...
Yugen stood in place at one side of the dueling field.
The Vampire Princess teasingly commented from the side, "The master really is popular with the girls."
Silence merely curled its lip and didn't speak.
"Stop messing around, just a young girl," Yugen shrugged, "Being admired by an ignorant junior high school girl isn't something to boast about."
After a pause, he chuckled.
"Besides, I'm so outstanding; having many admirers isn't it just natural?"
Nothing but the sound of crickets...
The normally chattering elf was momentarily silenced, having been a bit taken aback and unable to speak.
It wondered if such thick-skinned nature somehow contributed to his superior dueling skills? After all, there's a saying that shameless people are invincible in the world...
But Silence, on the other side, did not find anything wrong, even nodding seriously, as if agreeing with what the master said. Such a handsome and strong person being admired was natural.
"Then, starting now..." Professor Chronos announced, "We'll hold a representative duel between the seniors and the new students!"
He smiled at Yugen as he said this.
"Well, then I'll leave it to you, Nonne, Yugen!"
"Duel!" x2
[Yugen, LP4000]
[Asakura Rie, LP4000]
"I'm going first, draw card!"
The newcomer representative Rie took the first turn.
"I summon 'Girl in Love' in attack position!"
A beautiful girl like a little princess, wearing a gorgeous long dress, appeared with a pink background filled with shining bubbles.
[Girl in Love, Attack Power 400]
Marufuji Shou in the stands lit up, "What a beautiful monster!"
"Set a card face-down, my turn is over!" Rie set a card in the backfield.
"My turn, draw." Yugen said.
The Love Girl was indeed the most fitting card deck for a romantic image. This card deck was also an original feature in the anime, without physical cards. However, it appeared in the single-player card series as well as the mobile game Duel Links, because it was an exclusive card deck not available in physical form, and many entertainment players used it for performances in Duel Links back then.
"Summon 'Black Magic Refiner'."
Yugen played the card in his hand. A mage in black armor stepped out of the magic array and appeared on his field, with golden patterns inlaid on the dark armor, appearing solemn.
[Black Magic Refiner, Attack Power 1200]
Back then, when Judai first battled without knowing the effect of Love Girl, he suffered a loss. As the saying goes, even heroes can't resist beautiful girls; Judai's heroes, upon seeing a pretty girl, couldn't help but turn to the opposing camp, leaving Judai dumbfounded...
Though it's an anime-original card, Yugen knew a bit about its effect. Generally, it easily causes one's monsters to get lured away if attacked recklessly.
However...
Yugen's lips slightly curved.
Well, she is a newcomer and a little girl, at least give her a chance to shine.
He waved his hand casually.
"Black Magic Refiner, attack 'Girl in Love'."
A magical strike pierced through the beautiful girl, causing Rie to take two steps back.
"Whoa!"
[Rie, LP4000 → LP3200]
The Girl in Love knelt on the ground, looking pitiably with big, innocent eyes, "It hurts, it's so mean..."
The black-armored magician was momentarily at a loss, as if he had committed some unforgivable crime and didn't dare to meet her gaze. Clearly, his face was covered, yet a blush seemed to appear on the face hidden beneath.
"Girls become stronger because of love, Lord Yugen," Rie said with a cheerful smile, "The effect of the Girl in Love. This card in attack position won't be destroyed by battle, and when attacked, a Young Girl Indicator will be placed on the attacking monster!"
[Black Magic Refiner, Young Girl Indicator 0 → 1]
"Such an interesting effect," Yugen smiled, "Then I'll activate the Continuous Magic 'Magic Race's Barrier'."
The Magic Card's image appeared in Yugen's backfield.
"Magic Race's Barrier, every time a magic race monster on the field is destroyed, place a mana indicator."
Yugen said.
"Then I activate the effect of 'Black Magic Refiner.' Once per turn, this card can change from attack position to defense position and place a 'Mana Indicator' on one card on your field that can hold indicators.
I'll place a Mana Indicator on the 'Magic Race's Barrier.'
[Black Magic Refiner, Defense Power 1800]
[Magic Race's Barrier, Mana Indicator 1]
"Then activate the Magic Card 'Magic Mastery,' which places another mana indicator on a card on the field that can hold one, and adds another 'Magic Mastery' from the deck to your hand."
Yugen said.
"Add yet another indicator to the barrier."
[Magic Race's Barrier, Mana Indicator 2]
"Turn end."