Chapter 207: The King of Games' Deck
Chapter 207: The King of Games' Deck
"Brother!"
Keisuke waved, and You Xuan, following his gaze, turned to see Kaiba standing at the doorway.
"What about those AI issues?" Keisuke asked.
"Just a boring trick," Kaiba replied coldly. "A bunch of jumping clowns who won't be causing trouble for much longer."
He paused, his eyes falling on You Xuan's choice of deck—a newly developed Chestnut deck. A slight smirk tugged at his lips.
It was as if he approved of You Xuan's choice and, at the same time, it stirred memories of his long-standing rivalry with the legendary Chestnut Dragon. Perhaps it was this choice that made him see a glimpse of a familiar spirit in You Xuan, for Kaiba once again emphasized, "Don't disappoint me in the tournament," before turning to leave.
You Xuan suddenly realized that it wasn't entirely accurate to say that Kaiba had not lost his way during his struggles in the darkness. In fact, when Kaiba first appeared in the story, he had indeed lost himself.
However, he encountered the King.
After his defeat at the hands of Yami Yugi, he experienced a soul-shattering impact. His inner darkness was torn apart, but a resilient self remained. In a way, it could be said that it was Yugi who helped him find his true self again.
Perhaps it was also due to this factor that Kaiba never forgot about Yami Yugi for the rest of his life.
"Oh, by the way, the hardware debugging for the link system I showed you last time is almost done."
Keisuke walked over to the console, opened a box, and took out a headset-like device.
"This is the new model after debugging. It can be directly linked to the latest dueling disk you received before," Keisuke explained. "The system is still in internal testing.
If you have time, you can log in and try it out. You can duel with other duelists from all over the world."
You Xuan examined the device with great interest. "The duelists participating in the internal test should be quite skilled, right?"
"Not necessarily. Some of the qualifications are completely random, so the level of duelists with qualifications may vary. Of course, some of them are also current players in the professional league, so they should be relatively more professional.
In addition, there are also our business partners and friends from the political world who will be participating."
"I see," You Xuan said, stroking his chin.
So the dueling environment of this link system is quite diverse. It would indeed be a good opportunity to practice online when he had free time.
While he could still find opponents at the Duel Academy, his fame there had made it so that students were always mentally prepared to take a beating. It was time to widen his pool of opponents and let duelists from all over the world experience the joy of dueling.
"Well, I have to go to a meeting too. If you're done here, you can head back."
Keisuke stood up and smiled mysteriously.
"By the way," he said, "your school might receive a surprise tomorrow."
"Oh?" You Xuan asked, "A new booster box?"
"Hahaha, not quite," Keisuke teased, "You'll find out tomorrow."
However, even without his hint, You Xuan seemed to have guessed what he was referring to.
The replicated deck of the legendary King of Games, Yugi Muto.
According to the original storyline, it was about time for that incident to occur—the theft of Yugi's deck by his dorm-mate, Jonouchi.
To be fair, Jonouchi did quite well with Yugi's deck, executing the tactics and strategies as they should be, and somehow managing to play through a bunch of high-level Normal Monsters without bricking. But in the end, he just couldn't keep up with his opponent.
It would be quite an experience to duel with Yugi's deck if the opportunity arose.
"Wow, have you guys heard? It's Mr. Yugi Muto's deck!"
The tenth-generation duelist, excited beyond measure at the news, couldn't even sleep in class. At noon, he was still talking about it as he munched on a breadstick from the school store.
"Tomorrow, we'll get to see the legendary Yugi Muto's deck! The greatest duelist of all time."
"Big brother, you've said that many times already," Sho Marufuji laughed.
Marufuji Sho hesitated, "Hey, isn't that against the rules?"
"Who cares?" The tenth-generation waved his hand nonchalantly.
As if to say, when have we ever let rules stop us?
"Over here, You Xuan!"
The tenth-generation, with his exaggerated hand gestures, immediately caught You Xuan's attention as he entered the snack shop.
"What a coincidence, are you also here for lunch today?"
Intentionally or not, the tenth-generation nudged Marufuji Sho into the corner to make room for his good brother.
"No, I'm just here to pick up a pre-ordered card. I placed the order a long time ago, and it just arrived today," You Xuan explained.
"I see. Speaking of cards..."
The tenth-generation duelist put on a serious expression, contemplating.
"A couple of days ago, I encountered that machine that invaded the Academy Island. I could sense that it seemed to possess a similar power to what you mentioned before, You Xuan. Dueling with it felt dangerous, just like the 'Dark Duel' you talked about."
You Xuan nodded, "Yes. There's a dangerous group backing them, but the Kaiba Corporation is already handling it."
"Mhm. And after dueling with that guy, I remembered what you told me before. We can't let the power of cards fall into the hands of evil-doers, so..."
He pulled out a deck.
You Xuan: "!"
Wow, I was just making conversation, and you actually brought it?
You Xuan sized up the tenth-generation duelist, his perception of the spiky-haired boy shifting in that moment.
Are you the same spiky-haired boy I thought I knew?
"But it uses a virus-locking deck, which is completely incompatible with me, so I can't use it at all, haha." The tenth-generation scratched his head, "Then I thought, maybe you'd be interested, You Xuan."
You Xuan: "."
He wanted to say, isn't that a bit inappropriate?
Even if you can't use it, you could still keep it and trade it for something else.
Then it suddenly occurred to him, oh right, the tenth-generation duelist is rich; he probably doesn't need the money.
Never mind, then.
He took a deep breath and accepted the deck from the tenth-generation, grasping his hand firmly.
The serious look in his eyes seemed to say, from this day forward, we are brothers for life.
This solemn gesture made the tenth-generation duelist feel a bit uncomfortable, and he scratched his head in bewilderment, "Ah, I didn't do much anyway. But of course, if I can be of any help, that's great, haha."
You Xuan suddenly felt that taking so many cards from his classmate was a bit too much.
Ah well, never mind.
Let him have this one.
You Xuan was well aware that, according to the original storyline, most of the academy would be sneaking into the exhibition hall that night to get a sneak peek at the King of Games' deck. As expected, Kagurazaka acted the fastest, snatching the deck first.
The first one to find Kagurazaka was the tenth-generation duelist, and that's how he got to duel with the King of Games' deck.
In the entire first season of GX, which mainly focused on daily life, this was perhaps one of the most important duels for the tenth-generation duelist.
Since that was the case, it was better to let the tenth-generation duelist have it, lest the kid's dueling itch goes unsatisfied.
So, You Xuan stayed in his dorm that night and didn't join in.
However, he never expected that sometimes, when fate calls, there's no escaping it.
As You Xuan was strolling back to his dorm after dinner, a person suddenly burst out of the bushes by the roadside.
You Xuan stopped in his tracks, furrowing his brows slightly, "Kagurazaka?"
What are you doing here instead of dueling with the tenth-generation?
"The number one of the Yellow Dormitory, Fujiki You Xuan!" Kagurazaka declared, his chest puffed out with pride as he held his Duel Disk.
"Now that I've obtained the strongest deck and unparalleled power, I will never lose to anyone again!
Come, this is my battle for revenge! This duel will determine who the new king of the Yellow Dormitory is!"
You Xuan: "."
(End of Chapter)
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