Chapter 308 Competition
"Ah, now that I think of it, I think I've heard of it before."

Marufuji Sho held his chin in his hand and thought.

"I saw the promotion saying that this year's Duel City competition will be different from previous years."

"Is it different?" Hayato-san poked his head in confusion.

Brother Hayato is a rather lazy person. As a repeater of Osiris Red who is on the verge of dropping out at any time, he basically sleeps in the dormitory all day and is in a semi-isolated state from the outside world.

Although he has become more cheerful and energetic since Judai came, he is still a homebody in general and doesn't care much about information from the outside world.

"You don't even know this. This is the biggest event that Haiba Group has been promoting recently."

Marufuji Sho quickly took out his device and operated it to bring up the promotional poster.

You Xuan also came over to take a look.

Well, it's no surprise that there's a big white dragon on the poster. President Kaiba is standing there with his usual cocky pose. Although the caption below is an invitation for duelists to participate, it looks more like a fight than an invitation.

"I remember the Duel City was held in previous years, right?" Judai wondered.

"That's right, but everyone knows that, apart from the first one held in Tongshiye City, the standards of the subsequent events have actually declined."

Marufuji Sho introduced.

"But this is inevitable. The annual Duel City Competition is actually a very high-level event. The participants are all duelists with considerable strength, including some top players from the professional circle."

A top player from the professional world?
You Xuan didn't feel anything about this statement before, but he just had a fight with a guy who was known as the eighth-best professional. Although it might be a bit disrespectful to the profession to say this, that guy began to make him feel that the professional level seemed to be just so-so.
Now when people talk about how there are so many strong people in the professional circle, it feels a bit like when people mention that every jonin in Konoha is a master. It doesn't seem to be that weak, but if you say it's strong, it feels like the strength of the entire professional circle is concentrated on Ed.

Ed Phoenix may really be the only star in the GX professional circle. If Caesar, the rookie who joined the league later, is also counted, then maybe there are two of them.

Apart from this, most of the professional guys that appear throughout the animation are just background boards. In the Light Society chapter, they can't even beat the elite students of the Duel Academy. It's hard to say how strong they are.

"However, the judging criteria for the registration competition in previous years were only the duelist level assessed within the Kaiba Group system." Marufuji Sho explained, "As long as the duelist level meets the requirements, anyone can register to participate.

Of course, generally speaking, the level of the high-level duelists is not bad, but it is still not comparable to the first session."

Judai nodded: "That's only natural."

The video discs of the first Duel City Competition are still priceless collections. It cannot be said that each generation of the duel world is worse than the previous one, it is really the first generation of gods fighting.

Yugi Muto is recognized as the most valuable champion in all the tournaments, and is also recognized as the Duel King by the entire duel world, and this title was obtained during the Duel City period. And the opponents he defeated in that tournament are still extraordinary even today.

Someone replayed the game in later generations and found that the top four players in the first generation of Duel City were all gods, not to mention the participation of legendary monsters such as the three phantom gods.

At that time, Yugi Muto commanded the Sky Dragon of Osiris, Seto Kaiba rode the Giant Warrior of Obelisk, and Malik, the heir of the tomb of the Winged Dragon of Ra,
And in the legendary gambling city, the game starts with one person, and the victory or defeat depends entirely on the dice.

It seems like something strange got mixed in.
In short, looking back now, many people think that the top four back then, including players like Isis and Baku Liang who were eliminated in the quarterfinals, would probably be at the championship level in the next few competitions.

All I can say is that the first generation of competition was truly a fight between gods.

"But there aren't any duelists now who can compare to the many legends back then," Judai said curiously.

"Yes. But this time, even Kaiba Seto has clearly stated that he wants to participate!" Marufuji Sho said excitedly, "This is the first time in so many years!
Do you know how many years it has been since Seto Kaiba made an appearance in an open tournament? "

"So powerful?" Judai's eyes lit up.

"So, as long as we participate in the competition, we will have the opportunity to face off against that Kaiba president?"

"Well, I haven't finished yet. The threshold for this year's competition is much higher than before." Marufuji Sho said, "In addition to the duelist level assessment required by the Kaiba Group as in the past, this time there is also a team led by Kaiba Seto himself to be responsible for the qualification review.

It is said that even some legendary duelists failed to pass the review."

The image of two brothers in a certain maze immediately emerged in You Xuan's mind.

I wonder if those two can pass the scrutiny in the eyes of the president.
"I think that as a student of Duel Academy Osiris Red, your file probably won't even reach the review team and you'll be eliminated." Marufuji Sho said embarrassedly.

"Eh?" Judai was disappointed. "Damn it. Why can Youxuan go then?"

Hayato whispered, "Yugen-san is different. If someone told me now that he was from the review team, I would believe it."

Judai's eyes lit up: "Is this true? Then is it possible for Youxuan to give me a place?"

"You're overthinking it. I'm not part of the review team. I was just invited to participate in the competition."

You Xuan paused and smiled.

"But if you just want a spot, maybe it's possible."

Judai whistled excitedly and then gave him a bear hug excitedly.

"Thank you so much!" Judai was very happy, "I will remember this for the rest of my life!"

"That's too much. And I just said I would make a phone call to ask. I don't know if it will work."

"Ahahaha, anyway, thank you so much~"

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The few of them talked as they walked, their shadows cast very long on the ground by the sunlight.

On the same day, in the principal's office of Duel Academy.

"What are your plans for the holiday, Liang?"

Principal Samejima leaned back in his chair and asked his last disciple, Marufuji Ryo, who was also the legitimate successor of his electronic school, with a smile.

"Nothing for now, Teacher." Marufuji Ryo smiled, "Find opportunities to duel with masters outside the school, hone your skills and seek breakthroughs."

"Well. If that's the case, then I have a good opportunity here."

Principal Samejima smiled and handed over a promotional poster.

Marufuji Ryo took it and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Duel City GX?"

(End of this chapter)