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Chapter 248: White Dragon Welcoming Committee
Chapter 248: White Dragon Welcoming Committee
"The Link System is indeed a wonderful invention."
Having logged out and returned to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, You Xuan was thoroughly pleased.
"From now on, I can duel with opponents from all over the world at any time."
Even while traveling by plane, he could make better use of his time, efficiently planning and utilizing every fragment of time to level up and improve his skills, ultimately enhancing his training efficiency.
"Indeed," Gui Ping smiled, "I told you it would be a good idea."
However, he soon thought of another possibility. Happiness in the world is conserved. If someone gains happiness through the Link System, it often means that someone else loses it.
Take today's case, for example. The victim was the unfortunate rookie professional player, Saito Tomohisa. He was supposedly a promising newcomer, but he had never participated in a formal competition before. Now, a week before his debut match, he had encountered such a disaster. It was hard to predict whether this experience would affect his performance when the time came.
Gui Ping glanced at You Xuan with a complicated expression.
As more and more players dueled You Xuan through the Link System in the future, it was hard to predict how the environment would change.
He had a feeling that one day, You Xuan's name would become... not infamous, but rather, thunderously renowned in the professional circle.
He might even develop into a formidable demon king, a name that professional players would dare not mention.
Of course, the future was uncertain, but for now, the first professional victim had appeared. Even after logging off and exiting the Link System, Tomohisa was still disoriented.
That damn Chestnut Ball and the Lava Demon.
And now, thinking back to the opponent's ID - "Happy Duel" - he couldn't help but scoff at his own naivety and ignorance.
Happy Duel... Heh.
Trying to see things from the opponent's perspective, he admitted that it was indeed quite enjoyable.
The duel's effect was the exhilarating feeling of successful revenge against society, but the cost was the opponent's deep doubt about their own abilities.
". . ."
"I hope he's doing okay," Gui Ping muttered to himself, referring to the unfortunate rookie.
"Who?" You Xuan asked.
"Oh, it's nothing," Gui Ping replied.
He had also saved the recording and planned to share it with his brother once they landed at their destination.
Although his brother hadn't said anything, the considerate Gui Ping had learned to read his brother's mind. He realized that his brother, like himself, loved watching duels.
Gui Ping attributed this to two reasons. Firstly, Kaiba Seto had reached such a high level that most duels could no longer spark his interest. Even the super geniuses praised by the media in the professional circle seemed like child's play to him. At best, the top players evoked a sense of "prodigy elementary school students" - no matter how talented, they were still elementary students.
But You Xuan was different. Setting aside strength and dueling prowess, his duels at least felt fresh and interesting.
Secondly, Gui Ping guessed that You Xuan's style, unseen in the arena for many years, might have reminded Kaiba of a retired acquaintance, just as it had reminded Gui Ping himself.
"We're almost there. The plane should be landing soon," Gui Ping said as he put away his device. "Our hosts should be waiting for us at the airport."
"Friends from the local area?" You Xuan asked.
"A guild, I suppose. A club for Dark Duelists," Gui Ping replied casually.
You Xuan was surprised. "You have friends like that too?"
"Don't worry, these people we're about to meet are Dark Duelists, but they're good people," Gui Ping reassured him. "Our guild leader has some connections with them, so we're on good terms."
"They're also somewhat famous locally. They often use their extraordinary powers to punish evildoers—like those who misuse the power of darkness, evil duelists who exploit legal loopholes to evade punishment, and oppressive forces that bully the common people," Gui Ping explained.
"The Duelists Alliance, huh?" You Xuan quipped.
His mind swiftly conjured an image of a group of tightly-clad individuals in bizarre costumes, each wearing a flashy mask and a uniform, with some even donning capes. The only difference from the comic book heroes in his memory was that this group all wore Duel Disks. Regardless of their abilities or talents, their method of punishing evil invariably involved dueling.
As they spoke, the plane began its descent.
"Well, you'll understand soon enough when we meet them," Gui Ping said.
The jet slowly descended, and the view outside the cabin gradually became clearer. The buildings and roads on the ground rapidly grew larger, and the cabin pressure changed as they approached the runway. The moment the tires touched the tarmac, the cabin shook violently.
After the jolt from the landing, the plane came to a stop.
The cabin door opened, and the airstairs were lowered. You Xuan rose from his seat and followed Gui Ping out of the cabin.
Based on Gui Ping's description, You Xuan had formed a mental image of the welcoming party he expected to meet—tall and stern-looking men, each with a stoic expression and an assassin's demeanor, their auras resembling blades sheathed and ready to be unsheathed at any moment.
However, when he stepped out of the cabin, You Xuan almost wondered if he had exited the wrong way.
The men were indeed tall and muscular, their bodies etched with well-defined muscles. But the sight before him nearly blinded his 24K titanium dog eyes.
The burly men, instead of the expected attire, were dressed in frilly maid outfits, their skirts swaying gently, the lace and frills shimmering in the light.
But that wasn't all. Each of them also had a white tail, a pair of dragon wings, and an adorable chibi-style white dragon hat perched on their heads—it was a Blue-Eyes White Dragon-themed maid team.
"Welcome, President Kaiba!"
The burly dragon-maid ensemble bowed in unison, their voices loud and harmonious. One could only wonder how long they had practiced for this moment.
You Xuan: "..."
Gui Ping: "..."
Suddenly, the desire to offer a hefty reward for a pair of eyes that had never witnessed such a scene arose.
It was too much for the eyes.
You Xuan turned to Gui Ping and asked, "So, these are the Robin Hood-like hero duelists you mentioned?"
Gui Ping covered his face, "They don't usually dress like this..."
Could it be that today's 'opening' was wrong?
(End of Chapter)
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