Yu-Gi-Oh!: From Casual Gamer to Soulful Player

After a period of preparation, national competitions in countries around the world have officially begun.

At the same time, every country was caught up in the frenzy surrounding the game Duel Monsters.

The dueling arena, a device that allows monsters to materialize, is the most important reason for this.

Therefore, many discerning individuals sought to purchase enough dueling platforms from the International Illusion Society before the competition even began, hoping to capitalize on this business that attracted duelists.

Strangely, the dueling ring manufacturer that partnered with the International Illusion Society declined their order.

The manufacturer stated that the factory was already overwhelmed with orders from International Illusion Publishing and could not accept any more orders.

This reason sounds reasonable, but it's actually not reasonable at all.

What company would push out such a large number of orders?

Even if a factory is already operating at full capacity, it is perfectly reasonable to build one or even several new factories in the face of so many new orders.

Given the current popularity of Duel Monsters, future orders will definitely be plentiful.

Even after all that, the manufacturer still refused the order.

There must be a secret involved, so many people have resorted to various means, including secretly infiltrating the production factory of the dueling arena and employing a constant stream of commercial spies.

But no matter what methods they used, no information came out.

All the intruders disappeared without a trace.

If industrial spies fail to uncover the secrets, that's one thing; but those who do uncover the secrets, even without going insane, all lose their memory of the events in question.

Even if someone can vaguely recall what happened, the deepest impression that comes to mind is a huge eye... and then that person will lose all their memory again.

And that's only natural.

Pegasus kept the Nashor demon in the factory, and every intruder who came was devoured.

Commercial spies, in particular, had their memories erased one by one by the power of the Millennium Eye.

All of this is to ensure that the existence of the Duel Disk is not revealed before the national tournament is completely over.

This is to ensure that when Hyoga appears after the National Tournament to display the Duel Disk, it will create an even more frenzied atmosphere around the world than it is now!

It could even pave the way for Glacier to become the next leader of the International Illusion Society.

However, to Pegasus's surprise, his arrangement yielded other unexpected gains.

Because those who flaunted their wealth in an attempt to buy more dueling rings eventually did manage to acquire them.

Aside from International Illusion Company, the company that successfully developed a physical Duel Monsters Duel Stage is, of course, Kaiba Corporation!

Even without reverse engineering the dueling rings from the International Illusion Society, the Haima Group developed a new dueling ring using only their own technology.

This dueling platform is smaller than the one from Illusion International, making it easier to place in shops that sell card packs for duelists to use.

Upon hearing this news, Bekas was amazed by Haima Group's strength and it further confirmed what Binghe had said before—that Haima Group could never cooperate with them on an equal footing.

The fact that the other party is selling dueling platforms on such a large scale means they must have made preparations long ago.

Taking advantage of the national competitions in various countries, we aim to promote Haima Group's own brand.

International Fantasy Company's capital is no match for that of the Kaiba Group.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these national competitions held by Bekas will most likely become a boost to Haima Group's expansion.

Fortunately, the International Illusion Society still has the Duel Disk.

The difference between this first-generation computer and a laptop would absolutely kill all of Haima Group's subsequent plans before they even began.

Therefore, no matter what kind of bad news Haima Group releases every day, Bekas remains unmoved.

And there was another thing that happened that Pegasus found very interesting.

That means someone openly cheated during the national competition.

Thief Keith, a duelist with many achievements in past competitions in the United States, was detected by the anti-cheating device that Hyoga had specially installed on the dueling platform in the first round of the national tournament finals for using a card that was not in his deck before the duel began.

The replay on the big screen showed the scene of him taking out the still-warm card from his wristband.

They know there's new high technology, yet they don't hide from it but instead come up to show off their skills. That's really blind.

Even the world's top magicians cannot cheat in front of this system.

Keith the thief tried to argue, but amidst the angry shouts of the audience, no one listened to what he had to say. He was immediately dragged away by security, called in by the competition committee.

This not only wiped out all of Keith the Thief's past honors, but also boosted his reputation in the National Tournament.

A competition that ensures fairness is the one that will truly resonate with players and viewers.

But Bekas thought about even more.

Before being disciplined by Lord Hyoga, he probably would have let the thief Keith steal cards even if he had seen him with his Millennium Eyes... until he was about to obtain the highest honor, when he finally plunged him into the abyss.

That would not only be more dramatic, but would also enhance Pegasus's own prestige.

However, the impact on the Duel Monsters themselves is hard to say!

Upon seeing the latest report on the increase in the number of duelists from various countries, Pegasus's admiration for Hyoga grew even stronger.

Thinking of Lord Hyoga, Pegasus suddenly remembered that he should have already arrived in Japan!

He said he would personally invite a duelist to participate in the future Duel Kingdom, but no one knew who he was talking about that made him so serious.

Could it be that Pharaoh?

……

Domino City, Haima Group Headquarters.

Seto Kaiba, the company president, is listening to the latest reports from his secretaries in his president's office on the top floor.

Haima Group's orders for the Duel Arena have spread all over the world, completely taking over the territory of International Illusion Society.

Even if International Illusion Society were to renege on its promise and allow its factory to start taking orders, it would be too late to reverse the situation.

Not to mention that the dueling arena manufactured by their Haima Group is more advanced and has more outstanding effects.

The secretaries were excited, but Seto Kaiba, as the company president, didn't think so.

Because he was waiting for the International Illusion Society to retaliate.

But the other party completely ignored him.

This not only angered Seto Kaiba but also made him wary.

Previously, Seto Kaiba had allowed those five old guys to contact Pegasus, hoping they would lure him out to deal with him.

But Pegasus had absolutely no intention of joining forces with those five old guys.

Now that those five old guys have been completely kicked out, the Kaiba Group is completely owned by Seto Kaiba, but he increasingly feels that all that lies ahead are dark clouds.

Pegasus's current behavior is completely different from the character profile that Seto Kaiba initially wrote about him.

What he wanted to do was beyond Seto Kaiba's comprehension.

The tactic of intimidating others with force is useless if the other party doesn't join in.

Seto Kaiba is having a bit of a headache.

But just then, a rather familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar roar came from outside, causing Seto Kaiba to turn his head to look out the window. "What was that sound?"

The secretaries looked at each other... What was that sound?

They didn't hear anything?

Seto Kaiba was also somewhat puzzled by what they said.

Is it another auditory hallucination?

After being defeated by that guy in the game, I always hear similar sounds.

But the next moment, an even louder roar came from outside, and Seto Kaiba was certain this time that he was not hallucinating.

Then he saw a dragon getting closer and closer.

That is……

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon?"