After the duel with Ryo Kaiser Marufuji of Duel Academy, Ed Phoenix and his agent refused all media interviews and returned to the hotel where they stayed alone.

For the agent, today is not a particularly important day - in fact, before today's duel started, the company had already prepared how to deal with the situation after Amity's defeat; in today's game, Amity only needs to

Standing on the duel field is a victory for the brokerage company.

Rather, Ed's defeat is a situation that the company has prepared for beforehand. Although they are of the same age, Ryo Marufuji is a senior who has been in the professional dueling world for several years. Only if Ed can defeat him.

It's a rather strange situation.

However, the prediction made by the brokerage company is based on the data analysis report based on the strength of Ed and Ryo Marufuji. The report sheet still lists Ed’s 30% chance of winning...

Although they are all solid figures, the conclusions are full of uncertainty, which is completely different from the "predictions" that Ed has encountered before.

The agent chattered in Ed's ears about various arrangements - mixed with lukewarm comfort - under the arrangement of the agency, Ed's next step should be as a defeated flame.

Awakening in a reborn posture, this is the most popular "character" they wrote for Amity.

However, Ed, who had something on his mind, was impatient with this arrangement. He said goodbye to his agent on the grounds of physical discomfort and walked into his room alone.

"So can you believe me now?" As soon as he entered the door, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang in the room, "Can you believe your fate now? Ed Phoenix?"

Ed was not surprised at all to meet this person here now - the player lounge of the conference venue was much tighter than the hotel, and this stranger could sneak in, so it was not surprising that he would appear here.

Ed turned around, and sure enough, the stranger who was in the lounge before was in Ed's room, sitting in front of the stove and reading a copy of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra."

"Although it has just entered September, the autumn in Hokkaido is also very cold." The stranger saw Ed didn't say a word after entering the door, so he started talking to himself, "Nietzsche talked about it in his book.

Superman', since he is 'Superman', he must be able to transcend fate, right? Ed Phoenix, you also have a 'Superman', have you defeated it today?"

"..."

Ed locked the door, walked up to the stranger without saying a word, and said slowly: "It's a complete failure."

"As expected." The stranger did not raise his head, as if he was the owner of the room.

Ed couldn't stand it anymore. He frowned and said, "This is my room. If you don't come to me for anything, please come out."

The stranger smiled slightly: "This does not belong to you. This is the presidential suite of the hotel. After you, there will be 326 people staying here. In the end, it was blocked by the police because someone was found to be trading drugs here. Finally, because of the board of directors

It was demolished based on a contract.”

"You know so much about the so-called 'destiny', are you just here to entertain me?" Ed really couldn't figure out what this guy wanted to do, "Let me end this riddle! Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"

"Are you finally willing to open the skylight and speak frankly?" The stranger closed the Nietzsche's work in his hand, stood up, and said with a smile: "I am Saio Takuma, and this is our fateful encounter."

"I've never heard of a fateful encounter being an uninvited guest in someone else's hotel suite." Ed laughed sarcastically: "What are you trying to do?"

"Save you from the spiral of fate." Saio took out a tarot card from his arms and said, "You should have listened to what Caesar from the Duel Academy said after the duel, right?

Let you go to the Pacific Rim Duel Academy for further studies? Say there is an opponent there who is worthy of growing up with you."

"You know all this? Yes, it's not difficult to know this with your ability... But the company can't let me go. I'm their cash cow now."

Ed shook his head - although he was very concerned about the fact that the other party knew about his private conversation with Caesar, when he thought about Saiou's behavior before, he felt that it was not strange.

"You must go, and fate will guide you there." Saiou showed a meaningful smile, "You will find the truth there."

"The truth? What truth?"

"About the 'Ultimate D' that disappeared that year, about your father's death, and..." Saio paused playfully, and then said: "About the truth about the 'training camp' back then, including the person who killed you..."

Mr. Fujimoto’s murderer.”

Ed's pupils shrank instantly - fragments of memories began to be awakened from deep in Ed's heart.

————Elemental Hero·Electric Man——————

My name is Ed Phoenix, the son of Pierre Phoenix, a Burgundian, and I lost my father when I was young.

"Hello everyone, I am Fujimoto Swing. Starting today, I will teach you how to awaken your abilities."

When I met her for the first time, I was unhappy - to be precise, I was unhappy with everyone in this inexplicable training camp. Everyone here was full of the aura of the proud man and the proud daughter of heaven.

This is completely different from me who was raised without a father.

…

"Stand up! Ed Phoenix! Do you want to become one of those depraved losers?!"

The life in the training camp was cruel, and those arrogant talents were constantly being eliminated and sent back, but I gritted my teeth and persevered.

…

"Have you worked hard? This is sherry, secretly hidden for you, it will make you feel better."

Well, rather than gritting one's teeth, it's more like a certain one-eyed chief instructor sitting in a wheelchair, who has been giving me some tips, right?

I don’t know why, but that cold-faced woman sometimes gives herself a little special care when eliminating others... Although this kind of care is a bit too adult, I obviously can’t drink at my age.

With this kind of care, even if Ed Phoenix is ​​eliminated...

"Tons, tons, tons..."

Forget it, there's nothing wrong with it

…

And for this kind of care, one night, I finally knew the reason.

"Ed, actually I know about your father..."

That day I found out the purpose of my enemy, it was just a "Ultimate D" made by my father! I remember that day, it was like the first day I got the bad news, I cried until I fell asleep...

Last time, she cried and fainted in her mother's arms. This time... it was this woman.

…

"Ed, do you know why your father named the deck 'Heroes of Destiny'? Those who obey fate are just mediocre people, and those who cry out unwillingly to fate are heroes!"

I'm indeed very sad, but don't feed me this messy chicken soup when I just wake up. It's very annoying, do you know that?!

…

"Get out of here, little devils, you will only get in the way!"

The disaster suddenly struck for some reason. The volcano on the next island erupted. In the sky full of volcanic ash, something seemed to be staring at everyone!

I'm obviously very strong, but why do you want me to leave? You're a cripple and you're blind in one eye... Why can you stay and fight?!

At that time, it seemed that there was another fool of the same age who wanted to stay with me. Who was it?

I can't remember... Obviously, just like other teachers and classmates, everything would be fine if we took refuge on the ship.

…

"Ed! Judai!... Damn it, come at me, monster!"

"Pfft! Uhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Congratulations, you graduated..."

————Hero of Destiny·Determined Man——————

"Woo!"

After waking up from his memory, Ed looked at Saiou Takumi in front of him with a different expression.

Ed said seriously: "When should I leave? I have to terminate the contract with this agency first."

Saio, however, had no time to prepare the ground and said: "No need, you will receive the notice soon."

"Dong dong dong!"

There was a knock on the door, but Ed didn't open the door. Not long after, the agent's voice sounded outside the door:

"Ed, have you had a rest? I want to tell you about the new project... The board of directors unanimously decided that I hope you can go to Pacific Rim Duel Academy; Ed, are you there? If possible, can you open the door? Love

Virtue?"
Chapter completed!