"Tell me something through the duel?"
Jaden's words left Chazz dumbfounded.
Is that true? How come I didn't feel it?
Chazz furrowed his brow, thinking hard.
If he gained anything from this duel, it was pain and frustration. No matter what monsters he summoned or how brilliant his plays, the opponent always brushed them aside as if it were nothing.
If there was any message, all Chazz got was:
—You really suck.
I didn't even go all out, and you were already down.
"Chazz, when you came back from the northern school, you gained not just new cards, but new friends, right?" Jaden said.
Chazz was stunned.
At first, he thought Jaden meant his new classmates, but soon realized—
He meant Duel Spirits.
"Yeah, like me! Your most reliable partner!"
Ojama Yellow Spirit popped out, wiggling his red underpants on Chazz's shoulder.
Still traumatized, Chazz wanted to tear him apart.
Damn, maybe I should just rip this idiot up...
"Right, that's it. I saw him appear several times during the duel," Jaden smiled. "So Chazz also gained a precious card spirit partner."
"Precious? Partner?"
Chazz looked at Ojama Yellow in disgust.
This thing?
Ojama Yellow whimpered: "Boss, did you forget our vows? Or have you moved on from me?"
"Get lost! I never made any promises to you!" Chazz shouted.
"So, Chazz, you have the spirit's power, but you didn't add it to your deck, did you?" Jaden asked. "Why?"
"Isn't that obvious?" Chazz said coldly. "There's no way I'd use that trash in such an important duel."
"But Kira used the Ojama deck and fought beautifully, didn't he?"
Kira: "..."
"There's no such thing as a useless card. They're just waiting for someone to unlock their potential," Jaden said. "Chazz has gotten strong, but you're still chasing power alone, right?
But I think duels need more than just power. Kira chose this deck and this way to duel you, to make that point."
He looked at Kira.
"Right, Kira?"
"Uh, yeah, more or less," Kira nodded seriously.
Well, since Jaden said so, let's go with it.
Can't just say I picked Ojama to humiliate Chazz 'cause it'd be fun...
"Yeah, that's right, Boss!"
Ojama Yellow danced, looking at Jaden and Kira with tears of gratitude as if they were the best people in the world.
"I can be useful too!
Look, Kira used my brothers to beat you to a pulp, left you totally destroyed—"
Chazz's veins popped again.
Maybe I really should rip this clown up...
"But Chazz fought beautifully too," Jaden stepped back, hands on hips, facing the audience.
"See? Everyone thinks so!"
The northern students chanted together:
"King! King! King! Chazz it up!!!"
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