"The Link System really is something else."
Logging out and returning to the Blue-Eyes Jet, Kira was very satisfied.
"Now I can duel opponents from all over the world at any time."
And travel time, like on a flight, could be used more effectively—grinding and training could be scheduled to maximize efficiency.
"Right?" Mokuba smiled. "Told you it was a good idea."
But then he thought, happiness in the world is conserved. If someone finds joy through the Link System, someone else loses it.
For example, today’s case: the unlucky rookie pro, Tomoki Saito.
He was considered promising but had yet to debut. Suffering such a blow a week before his first match—who knows how it’ll affect his performance.
Mokuba looked at Kira with a complicated expression.
As more duelists encounter Kira through the Link System, who knows how the pro scene will change.
He had a feeling that someday, Kira’s name would be notorious—no, legendary—among pros.
Maybe he’d even become such a feared boss that pros wouldn’t dare mention his name.
That’s the future, though. For now, the first pro victim had appeared. Even after logging out, Tomoki was still in shock.
A haunted Kuriboh. A Lava Golem.
And that opponent’s ID:
[Happy Duel].
Thinking back, Tomoki had assumed the opponent must be a passionate young duelist. Now, he just wanted to laugh at his own naivety.
Happy Duel!
He tried seeing things from the other side’s perspective. Yeah, they probably had a blast.
It’s like the satisfying feeling of getting revenge on society, but the cost is making your opponent doubt their whole life.
"..."
"Hope he’s alright," Mokuba muttered.
He meant, of course, the unlucky rookie pro.
"Who?" Kira asked.
"Oh, nothing," Mokuba replied.
He saved the replay anyway, planning to show it to his brother after they landed.
Though his brother never said it, Mokuba had learned to read his mind. He’d noticed his brother actually enjoyed watching Kira’s duels, just like himself.
There were two reasons for this, Mokuba thought. First, at Seto Kaiba’s level, most duels weren’t interesting anymore. Even the so-called genius pros hyped by the media looked like little kids to him.
But Kira was different. Regardless of skill, his duels were new and, above all, entertaining.
Second, Mokuba guessed, Kira’s old-school dueling style probably reminded Kaiba of retired friends.
"We’re almost there, the plane’s about to land." Mokuba put away his device. "The local contact should be waiting at the airport."
He’d always thought Kaiba Corp and dark duelists didn’t get along—especially after seeing Kaiba kick people out of bars.
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