"Jaden, where are you going next, back?"
Yubel let go of Winged Kuriboh's hand and turned to ask Jaden Yuki.
"Well..."
Jaden Yuki looked into the distance.
He had completed the professional league qualification selection.
Moreover, rather than a selection, it was more like a mere formality.
The duelists he faced were all ordinary duelists with limited skill.
Even after finishing, he felt no joy of victory in his heart.
It felt like playing against an AI...
"Let's go see the professional duelist certification selection."
Jaden Yuki thought for a moment and said.
He was very interested in the duelists who were eligible for professional certification.
He also wanted to see the difference between those 'quasi-professional duelists' and true professional duelists.
"Your passion for dueling has truly never diminished..."
Yubel smiled, shaking her head helplessly.
After all... I'm Jaden Yuki.
Jaden muttered to himself.
How could he, a card fanatic in both his previous and current lives, not be passionate about dueling?
...
The professional duelist qualification certification was to be held in Hall 2.
The dueling facilities here were significantly more advanced than those in Hall 1.
There were various special virtual fields, acrobatic performance venues, and Jaden Yuki even saw the prototype of future 'Action Duels.'
In this world where everyone dueled, all kinds of duelists emerged as the times demanded.
Just like Chazz Princeton in the later part of the GX storyline.
After debuting as a professional duelist, he first spent some time as a 'comedian duelist,' serving as entertainment for the audience.
And other types of duelists were countless.
Truly revered duelists, active on the dueling stage, underwent extremely strict assessments.
Each duelist's rating was divided into seven levels.
Only those whose dueling rating reached level five or higher were qualified to participate in heavyweight competitions and to qualify as professional duelists.
Above professional duelists, there was also a strict ranking system.
Only the person standing at the very top would be called the 'Duel King.'
"I remember in the DM storyline, Joey Wheeler wasn't even qualified to be given a Duel Disk to participate in the Battle City Tournament because his duelist rank didn't meet the requirements, right?"
Jaden Yuki walked leisurely down the corridor outside the glass window, with his arms behind his head.
To be honest, if Jaden Yuki followed the professional duelist regulations, his duelist rank probably wouldn't be too high either.
But because of Pegasus's invitation letter and the Kaiba Corporation's backdoor connections, Jaden Yuki could participate in various competitions as he pleased.
It had to be said, this could be considered a form of favoritism.
Of course, Jaden Yuki was also well aware.
Pegasus and Seto Kaiba valued his unique ability as a Spirit User.
Duelists with such special abilities, as long as they were worth cultivating.
Pegasus and Seto Kaiba would naturally spare no effort to cultivate them.
Rumble.
On the other side of the glass window, intense duels could be seen everywhere.
It was just as Jaden Yuki had thought.
Compared to the duels in Hall 1, the duels in Hall 2, whether in scale or level, were far, far inferior.
All kinds of rare cards emerged endlessly.
Giant monsters rose like mountains from the ground, performing one explosive play after another amidst the exclamations of the audience.
Jaden Yuki watched with relish from outside.
However, after a short while, a noisy sound erupted outside the hall.
"Hey! What kind of joke is this! Just because I was stuck in traffic and five minutes late, I'm not qualified to take the assessment anymore?!"
"Um, Mr. Joey, please calm down..."
"Calm down? I am calm, alright!"
Jaden Yuki subconsciously looked outside.
He saw a blond man in a green jacket, angrily yelling at the staff.
Joey Wheeler?
Seeing that man, a 'ghostly' expression instantly popped up in Jaden Yuki's mind.
Why is he here too...?
"Hey! Bastards! Let go of me! I'm going to participate in the professional duelist qualification assessment today!"
Blocked by several security guards and being dragged away, Joey struggled and shouted angrily.
"Are you kidding me! I just went home to get my duelist ID! And I was only five minutes late!"
"Mr. Joey, please don't make things difficult for us, okay?"
"That's right, if not this year, then come next year."
"What? Next year? How many years have I spent for this assessment?! Kaiba! You bastard are doing this on purpose, aren't you?!"
Watching Joey being dragged away, Jaden Yuki gave a helpless bitter smile.
Indeed... no matter how many years pass, Joey still has that Joey flavor about him.
However, with Joey's dueling skill, had he still not been certified as a professional duelist?
His path to this dream seemed a bit too bumpy, didn't it?
...
At the same time.
KaibaLand, top floor, President's Office.
Listening to Roland's report.
The white-clad man, whose back was turned to the desk, looking out at the scenery beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, had a faint smile playing on his lips.
"That incompetent fellow..."
He slowly stood up, glancing sideways at Pegasus, who was calmly drinking tea on the sofa.
"Didn't you say that the young man named 'Jaden Yuki' has become an independent duelist?"
"Yes, Jaden-boy's growth has far exceeded my imagination."
Pegasus's eyes were slightly closed as he elegantly sipped his tea.
Seto Kaiba's sharp gaze turned to the surveillance facilities on the desk.
"Hmph... Since that's the case, let me see then."
"His growth."
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