"Daichi is injured?"
Returning from the world of the [Mountain], Tenjo Hikari and Tenjouin Fubuki initially wanted to share their new experiences with their companions. However, they found that there were hardly any people left in the Activity Department, just a couple waiting for the two of them.
"Yes, Master. I heard that during a dimensional adventure, he was attacked by a spirit and hit his forehead." Serena gestured to her forehead. "Everyone went to see them; I stayed behind to wait for you."
Tenjo Hikari and Fubuki exchanged glances and, without further ado, hurriedly followed the two students to the school hospital.
In the school hospital, a room was tightly packed, with a large group of students crowded around, jostling each other to ask about Daichi's condition.
On one hand, they were concerned about their classmate. On the other, this seemed to be the first "Dimensional Bleeding Incident" of the year. Although they didn't have the opportunity to enter a dimension, they've heard they would be participating in a dimensional internship next year in grade two. Thus, they wanted to know what had happened.
Among them, Tenjo Hikari even saw some students who weren't part of the Fusion Department joining in on the commotion.
"Alright, alright, what are you all doing? Crowding like this will affect the student's rest. We'll talk about the specifics when he returns, or you can choose a representative!" Teacher Anzawa took a deep breath and then loudly drove the students away. These classmates had no ill will, and since they were indeed a bit wary of going against the teacher's words, they gradually dispersed. In the end, only a few Fusion Department students who usually had a good relationship with Daichi, along with Tenjo Hikari and the others, remained.
Tenjo Hikari waved goodbye to the leaving Fusion Department students and then walked into the room to look at Daichi.
Overall, Mitsuzawa Daichi didn't seem to be in any serious trouble. He looked relatively rosy, perhaps due to the injury on his forehead, which had been stitched up with gauze or something by the school nurse, indicating that it had been treated.
He sat on the bed, covered with a blanket, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Next to Daichi, Asuka was peeling an apple, while Manjome raised his hand, discussing something with Judai.
"Tenjo-san, brother, you're here?" Asuka was the first to notice Tenjo Hikari and Fubuki. She finished peeling the apple, placed it on a plate, added a fork, and looked at the two. With her voice, the others in the room also turned their attention to them.
She stood up, jogged over to Fubuki, and, after a quick glance, asked, "You didn't encounter any danger there, did you?"
She still seemed very concerned about Fubuki.
After all, Fubuki had only recently returned to being a normal student after being missing for a while, even shorter than his disappearance. Now that Daichi is injured, she naturally worries about Fubuki.
"Hahaha, Asuka, you have no idea, we were in the [Mountain] chasing a bunch of flying birds and dragons in the sky. If we were unlucky, we would've fallen right out of the sky!"
"What!?"
"Then we could have enjoyed the soft landing of Thunder Dragon's bouncy cushion—uh, Hikari, it seems like a pity we didn't experience that. If we go to the [Mountain] next time, maybe there will be a different Guard." He tilted his head jokingly.
"Brother!!" Asuka couldn't help but punch her brother's waist.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, Asuka!" Fubuki jokingly bantered.
The remaining people also noticed the arrival of the two, and seeing they were unharmed, they finally relaxed.
"What happened?" Tenjo Hikari asked curiously.
Before Judai could explain, Mitsuzawa Daichi spoke up, "I don't know. After our duel with the Spirit ended, suddenly a spirit went berserk as if it had gone mad and charged at Judai."
"Daichi protected me, pushed me aside, and got injured on the forehead." Judai seemed really down.
"How could this happen?" Tenjo Hikari didn't continue to look at them; instead, he turned his head slightly.
In his eyes, he could see Captain Gold, Winged Hero, Fiery Lady, and Bubbleman standing guard in the infirmary. The four spirits didn't seem to be in a good mood, while Winged Kuriboh clung to Judai, comforting him.
His words were both questioning Judai and expressing doubt.
With you guys around, how could there be injuries that easily?
"At that time, the spirit inexplicably attacked." Captain Gold took the initiative to speak, "I...got lost in the joy of reuniting with my companions, didn't pay attention, and let it run wild, injuring Mitsuzawa."
Tenjo Hikari retracted his gaze.
Could something like this actually happen?
In any case, these spirits are supposed to be [Heroes].
What can be said without a doubt is that protecting others is their specialization. Even if caught off guard, it shouldn't be that easy, right?
He looked at Manjome.
Manjome thought for a moment and said, "Personally, I think there's something fishy about it."
He rubbed his chin, muttering, "Judai said he saw a flash of white light, something different from when he first encountered the spirit. I suspect it might be something from the Spirit World...or something."
"A white light?" Tenjo Hikari blinked and continued to ask, "Judai, are you sure?"
"Uh, I'm not really sure." He held his head, looking regretful. "My mind went blank, I was too nervous, and I can't really remember what I saw. After that, the spirit was taken away by other local spirits, and I haven't seen it again.
Ah, come to think of it, we seemed to have heard some strange sounds when we were leaving that dimension, but when I asked Mitsuzawa, he said he didn't hear anything."
"What, you heard something else?" Manjome grew dissatisfied, grabbing his head, "You, think carefully! Use that brain of yours, which you never use, to figure it out!"
"But Mitsuzawa said he didn't hear anything!"
"So what was that sound?"
"I don't know, I just felt there was a sound, like it was familiar, but I couldn't hear it—" He was dazed, stood there dumbfounded, ignoring Manjome grabbing him, mumbling to himself.
"I see..." Tenjo Hikari nodded slightly.
It seems... it really is [Yubel].
A supreme spirit associated with Judai, one that would harm those around him and could even influence the thoughts of other spirits.
In the original plot, it was the card spirit that always "protected" Judai, attacking anyone who made him sad without discrimination, [Yubel].
In the original work, it was launched into space by Judai using Kaiba Company's rocket.
But in this world, Judai didn't do that. Instead, he sent his own cards and the cards he drew into the Other Dimension Gate to randomly drift.
It seems, because of the different event, it caused Judai to possibly encounter spirits influenced by Yubel during dimension travel, potentially making Yubel appear much earlier?
This is quite troublesome.
No clue what Yubel's current state is.
But since there's "white light," it must already be in the state of being possessed by the Light of Destruction.
Tenjo Hikari looked out the window, glancing at the massive Integration Department activity building, unable to help but sigh internally.
What a disastrous world it is.
More importantly, considering the school's curriculum, from second year onwards, even ordinary students are involved in dimensional internships.
That's surely a situation more dangerous than the original—it's possible Yubel would equally harm everyone around Judai to gain Judai's exclusive affection.
Yet he lightened the mood by saying,{"Ghostly Spirit, feel fortunate that if it were any other time, with your non-existent presence, there's no way you'd get noticed by this many classmates! You're exceptionally noticeable today!"
"Hey!!" Mitsuzawa Daichi rolled his eyes, "I'm injured, you know!"
"Just admit you secretly enjoy it—"
"Um..." He actually began pondering.
This, in turn, made Tenjo Hikari somewhat unable to hold it in.
In memory, Mitsuzawa Daichi in the original story seemed to have given up on victory due to a similar situation, voluntarily losing to join White Society?
"Daichi, don't take it seriously, I'm just joking!"
"Uh? Uh-huh—hahaha, I was just pretending too!"