345 Hanyuu Versus Yaksha (1/2)

Yuuki Oyokumo collapsed. Not physically, but mentally.

He was shocked when his opponent Shiroya brought out a second golden hand, scared when the third came out, and when the fourth arrived...

Yuuki's demon-spirit was crushed, and his mind collapsed as well.

He was unable to dodge the golden hand which grabbed him and lightly tossed him out of the arena. Furukawa immediately declared Shiroya as the victor.

Seiji obtained victory again just like that.

”Oyokumo-kun, are you injured?”

”No...” the red-haired muttered, looking depressed.

Seiji looked towards him. In all honesty, Seiji felt that this little kid was pretty strong. If Yuuki hadn't lost heart and had fought all-out for the entire battle, the result would've been difficult to guess.

”It's impressive to have such strength at your age. Work hard to become stronger, Oyokumo-kun.” He tried to console Yuuki.

Yuuki raised his head and looked at Seiji, his eyes flashing with a determined light. ”Okay... I will. Thank you, Shiroya onii-san.”

Their duel had been the most visually exciting one so far. The clash between the demon-spirit and giant golden hand was rather impressive, and all the Yin-Yang Masters were discussing the duel enthusiastically.

Yuuki Oyokumo's spell, [Red Demon Form], was the well-known signature spell of his bonded spirit, Red Demon.

Meanwhile, Shiroya's golden hand seemed rather mysterious. Just what spirit could have produced that spell?

The Yin-Yang Masters gathered made various guesses, but they felt like none of their guesses were on the mark.

Natsuya merely smiled as she listened to the discussions taking place.

She already told everyone that Shiroya's spirit was a secret. All the curious Yin-Yang Masters would have to think about the answer themselves rather than receiving one from her.

The judge, Ryouta Moritama, asked if she would like to steal the loser's cards or discard her own. This time, Natsuya chose to discard two cards that were difficult to use up and turned them into points.

Seiji returned to her side. Natsuya felt reassured to see him return victoriously.

After the first round was over, the judge released a ranking based on the number of points each Master had accumulated.

Natsuya was ranked #3. Although Akatsuki lost one duel, he used his cards well, which was why he didn't fall too far behind and was ranked #10.

Everyone was to draw cards again. After everyone drew a card, the second round began. This round, everyone would take turns in the opposite order from last time, so Natsuya's turn came up quickly.

She played a series of cards from her hand and earned a nice amount of points.

When it was Akatsuki Mitarai's turn, he used his second duel card, and as his opponent he selected the person who was currently ranked #1 in points: Kanna Fujihara!

During the last round, the Spirit-branded Retainer Izawa had performed excellently. He won his duel in less than ten seconds, which caused quite a lot of surprise.

The Yin-Yang Masters were able to deduce from the duel that Izawa's bonded spirit was a Yaksha. Thus, they called him Yaksha Izawa.

”The duel between Hannya Yashuu and Yaksha Izawa is surely going to be a great one.”

”Yeah... I'm curious who will win.”

”I believe that Hannya Yashuu will win. After all, he's famous for his strength in our age group. He was just overconfident, which was why he lost his first duel. He'll definitely win if he gets serious.”

”That's not a sure thing. Yaksha Izawa is pretty strong as well. He must have overwhelming strength to defeat his first opponent in such a short time.”

”Indeed... it's difficult to predict the winner. Let us enjoy the show.”

Everyone looked towards the duel arena, where Naruo Yashuu and Ryuuno Izawa were facing each other.

Izawa removed his eyepatch, revealing his left eye. A triangular blood-colored diagram was inscribed on the surface of his pupil.

Yashuu removed the black glove on his right hand, revealing a diagram shaped like a beast's claw on the back of his hand.

”Let the duel begin,” Shunsuke Furukawa declared.

Yashuu instantly manifested a gigantic claw that swiped towards his opponent!

With a large boom, Izawa's figure was torn to pieces and disintegrated into motes of green light.

It was just an illusion!

Izawa appeared to Yashuu's left and formed a jutsu symbol with his hands.

*Boom!!*

Yashuu was doused in vibrant green flames. Suddenly, the flames were split apart by a sharp purple-red light. After piercing through the flames, it shot towards Izawa.