There are going to be a lot of time skips, just warning you. At this point, there's not much to put at the same time, hence the numerous time skips.
Judai's POV, first person (two days later)
I set down my backpack, staring at the monstrous white building. "So this is the new school, huh?" I wondered. I was still wearing my red Osiris jacket from Duel Academia. Pretty soon, I was going to be forced into a new uniform, but the jacket from Duel Academia was always going to stay with me.
Pharaoh the cat leaped out of an open pouch in my bag and mewed loudly. Professor Daitokuji slipped out and took form next to me. "Are you sure you want to do this Judai? Jim has been working on archaeology, Johan's gone to be a pro duelist, Manjoume has taken over his brothers' positions, and Sho and Hayato have been working at Industrial Illusions. Everyone has moved on. You should do the sa-"
Whatever else Professor Daitokuji had wanted to say was cut off when Pharoah swallowed him again. I chuckled and Pharaoh disappeared back into the bag. Still, what Daitokuji had said was true. Everyone had moved on without me. Only I was still the same.
I hadn't aged a single day since that duel with Yugi Motou, but it wasn't just my appearance that hadn't changed. I still wanted to be at Duel Academia with my friends, like nothing disastrous happened. That was impossible, but I had been keeping watch over my friends ever since I had "disappeared." I never wanted to talk to them because I didn't want them to see me the same age I was ten years ago, but at least I knew they were all doing fine.
The only person I wasn't able to keep tabs on was Asuka. I had no idea where she was. I could only hope she was moving on like everyone else.
Since I couldn't hold onto a job looking like a teenager for the rest of my life, I decided to go back to attending school.
On a slightly less morbid note, there was supposed to be a guide from my new dorm coming to show me around the place. She was supposed to meet me in front of the school ten minutes ago. I wondered vaguely if anything happened to her.
Before I could think about it anymore, a girl came sprinting out of the sliding doors.
If anyone notices that Judai's POV refers to him in second person, that's because I originally had Judai's POV be second person, but changed that later on to first person. I tried to fix the whole thing, but I occasionally find mistakes.