Looking at the card that Muto Yugi handed over.
Jaden Yuki's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
【Winged Kuriboh】
This card, which had been Jaden Yuki's loyal companion since the beginning of his time at Duel Academy in the original series.
Unexpectedly, it had returned to his side at this moment.
Taking the card, Jaden Yuki seemed to hear a clear 'Kuri Kuri' sound.
"Winged Kuriboh..." Jaden Yuki smiled slightly, looking at Muto Yugi.
"Thank you, Mr. Yugi."
"You're welcome, just make sure you treat it well." Muto Yugi nodded, then turned to leave.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Yugi."
Seeing Yugi about to leave, Jaden Yuki quickly put the 【Winged Kuriboh】 into his deck and hurried after him.
"Jaden-kun, is there something else?"
Muto Yugi looked at Jaden Yuki who had caught up, with some surprise in his eyes.
"Please duel me, Mr. Yugi." Jaden Yuki raised his left arm's Duel Disk, his eyes filled with fiery fighting spirit.
He didn't want to miss such a chance to duel the legendary Duelist.
Moreover, dueling Muto Yugi.
It was the best way for him to test his Dueling skills in the GX world over the years.
Looking at the intense fighting spirit in the young man's eyes.
Muto Yugi's heart also trembled slightly.
As a Duelist, and as the King of Games, Muto Yugi.
He also possessed a strong Dueling soul within him.
Faced with such a powerful fighting spirit, and such a unique Duelist.
It would be impossible for Muto Yugi to say that he didn't have a single thought of accepting the challenge.
However...
"I'm sorry, I'd love to duel you, Jaden-kun."
"I can feel an extraordinary aura from you, Jaden-kun..."
"But."
"I didn't bring my deck, I'm sorry..."
Muto Yugi said apologetically.
"You didn't bring your deck..."
Jaden Yuki was a little disappointed: "Too bad, but I was too hasty, Mr. Yugi..."
"Hopefully, next time we meet, I'll have the chance to duel you, Mr. Yugi."
Jaden Yuki didn't push it any further.
Some things couldn't be forced.
Moreover, Jaden Yuki knew that he would inevitably have a duel with Muto Yugi.
"Yeah, we'll definitely duel next time, Jaden-kun."
Looking at the young man in front of him, Yugi felt a lot of fondness for him.
At such a young age, to have such a mentality.
Are kids nowadays already this great?
Shaking hands with Yugi to say goodbye, watching Muto Yugi leave, Jaden Yuki straightened up and scratched his head.
"Ah, what a pity... The chance to duel Muto Yugi slipped away just like that."
"Kuri Kuri."
Winged Kuriboh's voice echoed in Jaden Yuki's ears.
Looking at the fluffy little spirit hovering beside him, with a pair of pure white wings on its back, Jaden Yuki smiled.
"You're saying, we'll definitely duel Mr. Yugi sometime in the future? Yeah, I think so too..."
"Speaking of which, Winged Kuriboh, please give me your best in the future."
He extended his fist, colliding with Winged Kuriboh's green little paw, Jaden Yuki said softly.
Whether it was a natural instinct.
Jaden Yuki could clearly feel that being with spirits was more relaxed than being with humans.
Perhaps, this was the fate of being a Spirit Summoner.
Destined to not be able to integrate into society like ordinary people.
Even Jaden Yuki in the original series, outwardly cheerful and friendly.
But deep down, there were many secrets that others couldn't touch.
Such secrets, only a fellow Spirit Summoner, and one with a similarly gentle personality like Johan, could resonate with Jaden Yuki...
"But, I don't really dislike this kind of life."
Looking at Winged Kuriboh hovering beside him, Jaden Yuki murmured softly.
To coexist with spirits, this was also the wish of a card player.
"Humph, did you pick up another card of unknown origin from outside again?"
Just as Jaden Yuki was secretly contemplating his future.
An unhappy voice rang out from the other side of Jaden Yuki.
Yubel's figure gradually condensed on the other side of Jaden Yuki.
Winged Kuriboh, who had been peacefully hovering on the other side of Jaden Yuki, was instantly terrified upon seeing Yubel's gradually solidifying form.
"Kuri!!!"
Winged Kuriboh instantly hid behind Jaden Yuki, staring at Yubel with a sense of crisis.
And the people passing by Jaden Yuki, one after another couldn't help but shiver.
"Whoa, why did it suddenly get so cold?"
"I feel like my hair is standing on end..."
"It feels like being targeted by a fierce beast, so scary."
Passersby quickly moved away from Jaden Yuki, occasionally looking fearfully at the young man who exuded a cold and gloomy aura.
"Yubel, wouldn't it be better to slightly suppress your emotions?"
Jaden Yuki glanced at Yubel, frowning.
This unsettling aura was clearly caused by Yubel, a bomb that was prone to exploding.
As the words fell, Yubel also knew better than to be conspicuous and restrained his aura a bit.
"Humph, little guy... let's get to know each other." Yubel smiled coldly, extending his scaly dragon left arm towards Winged Kuriboh.
"... Kuri." Winged Kuriboh looked weakly at Jaden Yuki.
After Jaden Yuki smiled encouragingly, he also mustered his courage and shook hands lightly with Yubel.
It was also because of the warning of the domineering light in Jaden Yuki's eyes.
Yubel merely calmly shook hands with Winged Kuriboh, without doing anything too extreme.
Hmm...
This really was.
The historical moment of the handshake between Jaden Yuki's two spirits.
Although it seemed that the two were not very friendly yet.
Jaden Yuki secretly thought to himself.
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