After the Doma incident ended, Kaiba did not immediately return to KaibaCorp headquarters. Instead, he remained at KaibaCorp's American branch.
"Seto, although you successfully recovered the company's stock and reclaimed your position as president of KaibaCorp, public trust in us has fallen, and our stock price is still extremely sluggish," Kisaragi said, standing beside Kaiba.
"Yes, exactly. That is why I will open Kaiba Land in this country and hold a World Duelist Championship as well. We will invite powerful duelists from all over the world to participate. Once that happens, KaibaCorp's reputation will recover," Kaiba said.
"A world-class duelist tournament, huh? That sounds pretty interesting," Kisaragi said.
"Therefore, Kisaragi, as the champion of Battle City, you will naturally participate as well. However, you do not need to advance through the tournament step by step like the other contestants. You only need to appear in the final duel as the Duel King and accept the winner's challenge."
"And since you are also a member of KaibaCorp, having you as the final opponent will definitely create plenty of buzz," Kaiba said with a smile.
"Sure. Then before the finals, I'll make sure to enjoy myself properly in your Kaiba Park," Kisaragi said with a nod.
"That won't be a problem."
Kaiba took an ID card from his person and handed it to her.
"With this, all your expenses inside Kaiba Park will be free. You won't need to line up either. Staff will guide you through special access routes for the attractions."
Kisaragi accepted the ID card.
"Then I won't hold back."
"Why would you be polite with me? Actually, if possible, I'd like to tour Kaiba Land together with you," Kaiba said.
"Sure. Once the Duelist Championship is over, let's go together."
"Speaking of which, will Yugi and the others be participating in this tournament too?" Kisaragi asked.
"Hmph. Since they were involved in the Doma incident as well, they naturally ought to participate. Besides, Yugi and that mediocrity were both semifinalists in Battle City. Though I won't force them," Kaiba said.
"Isono!"
"Yes, sir!"
Isono pushed the door open and entered.
"You go persuade Yugi's group," Kaiba said.
"Yes, sir!"
"Big brother, there's no need to make it that complicated. I'll go talk to Yugi!"
Mokuba ran out from behind Isono.
"Mokuba? Why are you here?" Kaiba asked.
"I heard you defeated Doma and that you're preparing to open Kaiba Land, so I came to help you," Mokuba said.
"In that case, I'll go with Mokuba," Kisara said.
"Fine. Take the invitations and head out. Isono, assign more bodyguards to follow them. This country has only just recovered, and all kinds of people are mixed together here. I don't want any filthy rats disturbing the two of them. Understood?"
Kaiba gave Isono a sharp glare.
Isono shuddered under his gaze.
"Yes, sir! I will make sure Miss Kisaragi and Master Mokuba are well protected!"
Somewhere in the countryside.
Yugi's group was sleeping inside the travel trailer at Rebecca's house.
Clang, clang, clang!
The sound of a shovel striking an iron pot rang out.
"Breakfast is ready! Stop sleeping in!" Rebecca shouted.
"Ah! Are we under attack?!"
"Ow!"
Yugi's group was startled awake by the sudden noise. Joey even fell out of bed.
"All right, you guys, stop sleeping in. Breakfast is already ready!" Téa said.
"Ow… We haven't had a proper rest at all while dealing with Doma. Just let us sleep a little longer," Joey said, scratching his hair.
"By the way, where's Darling?" Rebecca said, looking around.
"You mean Yugi? Isn't he sleeping over—"
Joey looked toward where Yugi had been sleeping.
"Huh? Where'd he go?"
By the lake, Yugi was sitting alone.
"My other self, ever since the Doma incident ended, you've seemed a little down. Can you tell me why?" Yugi asked.
"Aibou, you saw Kisaragi's duel against Dartz, didn't you?" the Pharaoh said.
"Yeah. Especially during that final turn, when Kisaragi used a Summoning method called Synchro Summon. That isn't a Summoning method that should exist in this era."
"And the Dragon Master Magia Kisaragi used in Atlantis also bothers me."
"The more time I spend with Kisaragi, the harder it becomes for me to see where her limits are. The Egyptian God Cards couldn't test them. My Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon couldn't test them. Even Dartz's monster, whose power surpassed all logic, couldn't test them," the Pharaoh said.
"Maybe when Kaiba's soul was taken, the power inside Kisaragi went berserk, and that caused her ability to awaken. For now, I think that's the only way we can explain it," Yugi said.
"Yes. For now, that is all we can assume," the Pharaoh said.
"Yugi!"
"Darling!"
Téa and Rebecca's voices came from behind him, and the Pharaoh's form disappeared.
Yugi turned around just in time to see Téa and Rebecca walking over. Rebecca excitedly ran toward Yugi and tackled him to the ground.
"Darling! You weren't in the trailer, and I was so worried!"
As Rebecca spoke, she rubbed her face against Yugi's chest.
"Y-yeah. Everyone's waiting for you to come eat," Téa said awkwardly.
After breakfast, everyone sat around leisurely. Rebecca in particular clung to Yugi's arm as they sat by the lake and admired the scenery, making Téa's expression rather unpleasant as she sat behind them.
"By the way, when are you all planning to go back?" Duke asked.
Duke's question shattered the peaceful mood. Everyone's expressions turned troubled and heavy.
"Oh, right. We haven't even thought about how to get back," Joey said.
"Yeah. We came here on Pegasus's plane. Now getting home is a problem. How much does a plane ticket to Domino City cost? I didn't bring much money," Tristan said.
"Yeah. What should we do?" Yugi said.
"Why doesn't Darling just stay here and live with me forever?" Rebecca said with a smile.
"That won't do. We still have to go back to school!" Téa objected.
Rumble, rumble!
A helicopter bearing the "KC" logo landed not far away from them.
"That's a KaibaCorp helicopter," Yugi said.
Kisaragi and Mokuba stepped out of the helicopter, followed by a large group of bodyguards.
"Whoa, look at that lineup. I heard that back in the Atlantis ruins, Kaiba confessed to Kisaragi. Judging by this setup, Kisaragi probably accepted," Joey said.
"I used to think Kaiba was already putting in plenty of effort. Now I see I was too inexperienced," Tristan said.
"Yugi, everyone, long time no see!" Kisaragi greeted them.
"Long time no see, Kisaragi."
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