"What are you two up to?"
Before the duel, in the lounge, Chazz frowned at his two long-absent older brothers.
"Our Princeton Group worked with the TV station; this year's Duel Academy showdown will be broadcast nationwide," said eldest brother Slade Princeton.
"National broadcast?" Chazz's heart skipped a beat.
To duel Kira... in front of the whole country?
He immediately felt nervous.
"That's right, this broadcast is part of our brothers' plan," Slade went on. "To establish the Princeton Empire in the world.
The two of us will reach the top of politics and business, and you, Chazz, must stand at the summit of Duel Monsters.
The three of us, working together, will build a super empire rivaling even the Kaiba Corporation. You haven't forgotten, have you?"
Chazz: "..."
"We also heard from Professor Crowler that you were expelled from here three months ago."
Chazz: "That was..."
"No need to explain," second brother Jagger Princeton stood up. "You've always been the weakest among us. Think about how much we've invested in you, and how little you've given back.
This broadcast cannot accept failure. You must win, and win beautifully, before the eyes of the entire nation! Do you understand?"
Chazz fell silent briefly.
"...Yes."
....
The academy's duel arena was instantly packed. The stands looked like a surging sea, the crowd buzzing. TV cameras shuttled between the audience and the arena, capturing everything for viewers nationwide.
"Back here again, Chazz," Kira said as he donned his duel disk and stepped onto the field, smiling. "This must be the third time, right?"
"But this time will be nothing like before."
Chazze activated his duel disk, saying coldly.
"This time, I've crawled up from the deepest pit of hell. I've undergone a complete transformation! Defeating you, surpassing the wall that once stopped me, is my first step!
So this time, victory will be mine... and it must be mine!"
He glanced at the seats where his two brothers sat.
"...It has to be me!"
As he finished speaking, the spirit of Yellow Ojama floated out from his deck: "Don't worry, Boss, I'll do my best!"
"Shut up!" Chazz snapped. "Do you think I'd let a loser like you appear in such an important match?"
"Eh!?" Ojama Yellow looked hurt, his eyes drooping. "How could you say that..."
"Oh, looks like you've made some good friends on your journey, Chazz," Kira smiled.
"What? No, this guy isn't... not this scrub..." Chazz shoved Ojama Yellow back into the deck.
Though Ojamas would become his signature monsters in the future, at this stage Chazz still looked down on scrub monsters. No matter how much Ojama Yellow begged, he refused to use him in battle, saying it would be absurd for such a scrub to appear on this important stage.
"My deck is stronger than ever now. Watch, Kira. This time will be different."
"Interesting, I've prepared the perfect deck for you too," Kira smiled. "Let's see what happens."
"Duel!" ×2
[Kira, LP 4000]
[Chazz, LP 4000]
"I'll go first. Draw!" Chazz said. "Activate Spell Card 'Graceful Charity!' Draw three cards and discard two.
Then I set a monster in face-down defense, and set another card. Turn end."
"My turn. Draw."
Kira drew, then calmly inserted a card into his duel disk.
"First, activate 'Graceful Charity.' Draw three, discard two."
He discarded two cards, but one immediately triggered an effect.
"One discarded card is 'Learning Elf.' When sent to the graveyard, I draw one card." (Manga card)
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