Student Mitsuzawa Earth couldn't help but exclaim first: "Doctor!?"
The other two looked at Mitsuzawa oddly.
"You recognize him?"
"You don't?"
Mitsuzawa looked back at the two with a slightly incredulous expression.
"This is the heavyweight figure in dueling physics, the recipient of the Nobel Prize, Dr. Bainstein!"
Yugen: "?"
First of all, the name Bainstein is bizarre enough, and what the heck is the Nobel Prize?
But with Mitsuzawa's mention, it seemed somewhat familiar.
In GX, there seemed to be a doctor like this, and as the name suggests, he's basically a parody of a well-known figure. Even the photo when this doctor appeared had him sticking out his tongue at the camera, pretty much writing the word tribute on his face...
In the animation, this doctor was invited by Prince Aojin, who was brainwashed by Saio, with the task of defeating Judai in a duel and taking the key to launch the satellite from Judai's hands.
Of course, needless to say, the doctor proved in practice that logic and calculation are feeble against Divine Draw, easily defeated by Judai, once again defending the dignity of the Divine Draw party.
"Oh? There's actually a student who recognizes me, not bad, not bad."
Dr. Bainstein looked at Mitsuzawa, nodding pleasedly, showing an expression that suggests 'a promising student'.
"Of course, doctor, you are my idol!" Mitsuzawa's face was full of fervor, "I've read every paper of yours, especially your unified theory of dueling, it's truly brilliant!"
The doctor was delighted to meet a fan, couldn't help but nod slightly: "You are a promising kid, I might personally guide you a bit if there's an opportunity in the future. But today, I have other tasks at hand."
He squinted and looked at Yugen.
"Young Duel King, would you like to try the old man's physics dueling?"
Physics dueling...
Yugen found this term strange, inexplicably associating it with a card game involving physical collisions and action elements.
Previously a face full of fervent fan expression, Mitsuzawa's face turned somewhat complicated upon hearing the doctor intended to duel Yugen: "Ah? Doctor wants to duel with Yugen?"
Dr. Bainstein smiled at his little fan: "What? Worried about your classmate?"
Only to see Mitsuzawa shaking his head: "No, I'm afraid you'll quit the dueling realm and stop researching after being defeated by Yugen..."
Dr. Bainstein: "..."
Even the fan said so, the old man felt ashamed, heavily huffed: "Though the Duel King's title is grand, the old man never walks outside, nor participates in any competition to fight for rankings. If you think it's a sure thing to take down the old man just because of that, you might be mistaken."
"Just a small inquiry."
Yugen walked onto the stage, glancing at the old man's glaringly white attire.
"Let me guess, are you acting on behalf of the Light Association?"
"The association's theory is interesting, their understanding of people and dueling, and their perception of the cosmos coincides with my unified theory..." Dr. Bainstein said, "But challenging you in a duel is something I've long wanted to do, it doesn't matter for whom.
As a Duel King, you wouldn't refuse, right?"
"Of course not."
Yugen smiled and unfolded the duel disc.
"I also want to personally experience the famous Dr. Bainstein's dueling theory."
"Duel!" x2
[Yugen, LP 4000]
[Bainstein, LP 4000]
"Then I'll go first, draw a card!" Dr. Bainstein said, "Activate the Field Spell 'Relative Field'!" (Original Card)
The field card is inserted, and the surroundings instantly transform. The classroom projection turned into a dark starry sky, resembling the Great Cosmos.
"Relative Field?" Asuka wondered, "Never heard of this card..."
"Hehe, of course, this is my personal research achievement, naturally unseen outside."
Dr. Bainstein explained with a smile.
"In this field, whenever our Life Points are reduced, the monsters present at the time must reduce their Attack Power by the amount of Life Points lost until they leave the field."
"A field binding LP damage and monster strength together." Asuka said.
"Then I summon a monster in face-down defense position, ending the turn."
"The legendary genius in dueling physics." Mitsuzawa was full of anticipation, "His duel must have something extraordinary."
"Then it's my turn, draw a card."
Yugen draws a card, glances at it, then directly reveals his hand.
"Activate the Magic Card 'Name Deduction'. The opponent declares any Level from 1 to 12, I reveal cards from the top of the deck until a monster that can be normally summoned appears.
If the monster's level matches the declared level, all revealed cards are sent to the graveyard. If different, the monster can be special summoned."
"Declare a level?" Dr. Bainstein said with a smile, "Probabilistically, Level Four is the most likely. Then I'll declare Level Four."
Yugen flipped six cards in a row, and the seventh card showed a monster that could be summoned.
"A monster that can be normally summoned, 'Mecha Team - Fortress'." Yugen said, "Fortress is Level 7, different from the declared level.
Therefore 'Mecha Team - Fortress' is special summoned."
[Mecha Team - Fortress, Attack Power 2500]
"Oh? Such a powerful monster right off the bat."
Dr. Bainstein squinted.
"Then, at this instant, I discard 'Singularity Demon' and another Magic Card from my hand, activating the effect.
This card, when your monster is special summoned, discards along with another Magic Card, nullifying the special summon and destroying that monster." (Original Card)
In the animation, Dr. Bainstein used this card to nullify and destroy the Flame Winged People summoned by Judai using Fusion Magic.
"Singularity Demon's effect, Mecha Fortress destroy!"
A red demon's phantom flashed on Yugen's field, seemingly letting out a taunting eerie laugh. It spread its arms, a blood-colored vortex opened in cosmic space, and the freshly summoned Mecha Fortress was absorbed into it, exploding into fragments.
"Impressive." Yugen nodded in admiration.
This time, it wasn't sarcasm but genuine admiration. Dr. Bainstein's card deck, all originally from the animation, is a result of his research in dueling physics, exclusively his own.
Not discussing other cards, this card that can act against special summons during the opponent's turn is quite strong. This card reminded Yugen of the later well-known Blade Dancer series, which counters special summons while stacking magic resources in the graveyard, likely very useful.
"Then I'll activate the Magic Card 'Take Over5', sending the top five cards from the deck to the graveyard."
Yugen then takes the top five cards from the deck, all sent to the grave.
Dr. Bainstein frowned slightly, sensing a strange aura.
More than ten cards sent to the grave in the first turn?