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Outside KaibaCorp, at this moment, there was a sea of people. The latest Duel Disks, once released, garnered a fanatical following from countless duelists.
Outside KaibaCorp at this moment, many duelists were trying out the latest Duel Disks. The monsters summoned by the new imaging technology were lifelike. Even the impact felt when Life Points decreased was as if one were truly immersed in a Monster Duel.
Looking from afar, one could only say, it was too cool. The charm of Duel Monsters was watching monsters collide on the field, with ATK skyrocketing.
Of course, none of that was accessible to Jaden at this moment.
As a child under ten years old, Judai Yuki could only follow his parents, looking speechless, towards the children's area.
"Wow! Look, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Walking along the sightseeing corridor, the joyous cheers of the children came one after another. The sight of monsters battling on the corridor screens filled the children with continuous delight.
Such impactful scenes had an unparalleled effect on the young minds of these children. If it were the original Jaden Yuki from the anime, he would surely be exclaiming alongside these children.
Unfortunately, the current Judai Yuki was a man who had lived two lives and had long lost his childlike innocence.
The joys and sorrows of people are not interconnected. I only find these little brats noisy.
Although he really wanted to go to the battle area on the other side and experience a duel firsthand, under his parents' supervision, Jaden could only reluctantly remain in the children's area.
"The battles in the children's area are about to begin!"
"Welcome, all children, to enthusiastically participate."
The hostess, a young lady, waved her arms in the children's area, enlivening the atmosphere.
"Jaden, don't you really like dueling?"
"Yeah, let's go sign up too."
Mr. and Mrs. Yuki smiled at Jaden.
Oh, this...
He glanced at the people who had signed up in the children's area. They were all small children. Did he really have to get involved in this?
Then he looked at the adult battle area. At this moment, it was already a scene of rising excitement, with waves of enthusiastic cheers. That's where I should be, right?
But under the gentle gaze of his parents, Jaden couldn't appear too detached. He could only force a smile and 'happily' go with his parents to sign up.
Holding the number given by the hostess. Judai Yuki arrived at the children's battle area. Many children had already started dueling under the guidance of the referees. Soon, Jaden also found his opponent for the first round and walked over.
"Hello, are you my opponent for the first round?" His opponent was a girl about the same age as Jaden. She had doll-like golden curly hair and looked very cute.
"Mm..." Jaden sat down opposite her, placing his small backpack beside him.
"Well then, let's start the duel." Jaden said, placing his deck in the Deck Zone, sounding a little bored.
"Mm!" The little girl showed a happy smile. For her, dueling was probably a particularly joyful thing...
"Then, I'll go first." Jaden glanced at his hand, placing a card on the monster zone of the field. "I summon [Elemental HERO Burstinatrix] in attack position."
Oh? Is it a HERO deck?
The referee's eyes lit up. There were very few children who used HERO decks. And every child who used such a bright and straightforward deck like HERO... must be someone who yearned for justice.
Watching Judai Yuki, the referee felt quite pleased in his heart. This child must have a heroic, fiery heart.
...
Five minutes later.
"Then, according to the effect of the Spell Card [Shield Crush], I destroy one Defense Position monster on the field."
"I destroy your [Harpie Lady] on the field."
"And according to the Continuous Trap Card [A Deal With Dark Ruler], for every card sent to the Graveyard, the owner of that card takes 300 points of Life Point damage."
"You and I both take 300 points of damage, alright?" Jaden said indifferently, reaching out and moving the little girl's monster to the Graveyard.
"Then, I will directly attack you with [Elemental HERO Burstinatrix], [Elemental HERO Clayman], and [Elemental HERO Sparkman] on the field."
"Total damage is 3600. Your field has no face-down cards. Do you have any Quick-Play Spell or Trap Cards you can activate in hand?"
"If not, your current Life Points are 2300. I win this round."
The girl's big eyes gradually began to well up with tears.
"...Waaah, waaaah!"
"Harpie Lady... Harpie Lady was destroyed, waaaah!"
The girl instantly burst into tears, wailing loudly.
Oh, this... Why are you crying already? I didn't even use any particularly nefarious cards.
Jaden's mouth twitched, and he looked helplessly at the referee. At this moment, the referee was also dumbfounded.
Her... HERO?
Are you serious? This is HERO?
[Shield Crush], [A Deal With Dark Ruler], [Bottomless Trap Hole], and all sorts of other insidious traps. What kind of utterly absurd HERO deck is this?!
And this child, he's too terrifying! Even when the girl was almost crying, he could still mercilessly send her monster to the graveyard.
Are you... really just a child?
...
Five minutes later.
"President, this event's launch has attracted many renowned duelists from around the world."
"This event, through the launch of new technology, will definitely elevate KaibaCorp's prestige to a new level."
Accompanied by numerous employees. Seto Kaiba, wearing a white trench coat and the latest Duel Disk, walked with large strides down the company hallway. His cold and severe expression made him look nothing like someone of merely high school age.
Who would have thought that this KaibaCorp president, who dominated the dueling world, would be so young?
"Hmph, have they arrived?"
"Uh, President, you mean... Mr. Yugi? They have already..."
Before he could finish speaking, a chorus of cries from the children's area suddenly interrupted everyone's conversation.
"What's going on?" Seto Kaiba's eyes narrowed, and he asked.
Soon, a staff member ran over, explaining with a tearful face. "President, it's like this... A child named Judai Yuki..."
"Used a strange deck and made all the other children..."
"Cry."