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A few days later.
Due to Edo's provocative statement, what was originally a perfectly ordinary morning program instantly caused a nationwide uproar.
Whether in newspapers or other interview programs, the topic of "Who exactly is Judai Yuki?" remained incredibly hot.
"So, Mr. Musashi, as a master of the dueling world, what is your opinion on the young man named 'Judai Yuki' that Mr. Edo mentioned?"
"Judai Yuki, hmm. As a rookie, he's certainly a promising newcomer. But if you place him among the vast number of professional duelists, he can only be considered average."
"Mr. Musashi seems determined to win this professional league."
"Hmph, that's right! In this professional league, both that kid Judai Yuki and that arrogant Edo Phoenix will fall by my hand! Hahahaha!"
...
Looking at the bearded explosion-haired uncle on TV, who bore a striking resemblance to Mr. Satan from Dragon Ball.
Judai Yuki rolled his eyes and manually changed the channel.
"Boring."
Cupping his face, Judai Yuki mumbled.
As Edo's statements fermented, more and more people began to capitalize on the hype. On TV, any interview program was filled with phrases like "Professional duelists challenge Judai Yuki and Edo."
For ratings and attention, these program hosts and professional duelists truly stopped at nothing. Judai Yuki was getting a bit fed up.
After changing a few channels, Judai Yuki happened upon a program broadcasting an online duel.
With nothing else to do, Judai Yuki ate chocolate and watched with his legs crossed.
"Hmm, a Beast-Warrior deck against an Angel-Type deck..."
"It's even a 'Warrior Lady' deck, quite a rare deck indeed..."
"Opponent Normal Summons Minotaur? Does he equip 'United We Stand' right off the bat?"
"Tsk tsk tsk... Facing the powerful Minotaur, have the maidens already given up resisting...?"
"Too tragic. This is practically an 18+ scene playing out."
"Last draw, for this kid."
"Oh dear, a misdraw. Game over."
Watching the turbulent battle on TV, Judai Yuki smacked his lips and shook his head with regret.
Most people's decks in this era were still relatively monotonous. Decks that simply piled on ATK like this were rarely broken. This was a bit frustrating.
"If you have time to watch boring duels here, you might as well go register earlier."
Just as Judai Yuki felt regret, Yubel's voice coldly appeared beside his ear.
Judai Yuki was startled, only then remembering.
At 3 PM, he had to go to KaibaLand in Domino City to participate in the professional league qualification selection. Professional duelists registered with the professional league could directly participate. But unregistered casual duelists had to go through a qualification selection.
"Good, there's still time..."
Glancing at the time, Judai Yuki breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's only an hour or two's journey from here to Domino City. It should be easy enough."
He changed into his usual red casual clothes and prepared his deck.
Judai Yuki put on his shoes and walked out of his house. However, when he arrived at the bus stop, seeing the long queue of people, Judai Yuki paused.
"Hmph, it's rush hour now, do you think you can make it?" Yubel hugged her arms, smiling beside Judai Yuki, speaking nonchalantly.
Judai Yuki glared sideways at this guy who spoke without feeling the pain of others.
Then, he turned around, went back home, and dragged an off-road motorcycle out of the garage.
Sitting on the motorcycle, putting on his helmet, Judai Yuki twisted the throttle.
"Hmph, if you get caught without a driver's license, your professional career might just end, you know?" Yubel chuckled.
Judai Yuki rolled his eyes at Yubel.
Then, amidst the roar of the motorcycle, he vanished in a puff of smoke down the road.
...
One hour later.
Domino City.
KaibaLand.
Just as Judai Yuki had thought.
Today, KaibaLand was packed with people. Duelists of all kinds gathered here, all dressed impeccably, waiting for the professional league qualification review.
He parked his motorcycle in a secluded spot.
Judai Yuki put on his Duel Disk and walked into KaibaLand.
"Hello, welcome to KaibaLand. Please present your duelist certification." The greeter at the KaibaLand entrance bowed with a smile to Judai Yuki.
Judai Yuki took out his duelist certification and handed it to the greeter. The greeter took it and, upon seeing it, immediately showed a hint of surprise.
"Judai Yuki... is that right?"
And...
Looking at the inconspicuous [KC] logo in the bottom right corner of the duelist certification.
This indicated that this duelist certification was personally approved by the higher-ups of KaibaCorp, an "Absolute Access Pass."
This child, does he have some connection with President Kaiba?
The greeter was surprised, but still displayed high professionalism.
"Welcome to KaibaLand. Please keep your certification ready. The professional league qualification selection will begin in half an hour. Please gather in Hall 1."
Returning the certification to Judai Yuki, the greeter bowed with a smile.
Judai Yuki nodded and walked towards Hall 1.
"Oh my... I didn't expect that Judai Yuki, who's been so popular recently, is actually just a kid around ten years old," the greeter whispered as she watched Judai Yuki's departing figure.
As she was thinking, another man walked in from outside KaibaLand.
"Sir, please present your duelist certification," the greeter immediately said with a smile.
"Eh? Do I need something like that to participate in the selection?" The man in a green jacket with slightly dark skin and blonde hair showed a surprised expression.
"Um, I was invited, so could you perhaps make an exception and let me in...?" The man awkwardly scratched his head, putting his hands together comically, and said with a cheeky grin.
"This... according to regulations..." A drop of sweat ran down the greeter's forehead.
"Joey, I told you long ago, you need to be fully prepared before going out... Don't make things difficult for others. Go back and run another trip."
A voice sounded from behind the blonde man.
Amidst the surprised gazes of the surrounding duelists, a man with black-tinged-with-red hair and golden bangs framing his forehead, a gentle smile on his face, walked towards them.