"Are you okay?" Yuei Vu stepped forward and extended his hand to the loli who was lying on the ground.
Sakura was a little embarrassed, stretched out her little hand, and was led by him to stand up.
The onlookers began to beat their chests and stamp their feet.
"Damn, I'm so envious!"
"That's right! If only I were that loli!"
"? I'm talking about envying Yuei Vu-san. There's something wrong with you…"
"…"
"It was a good duel." Yuei Vu said.
This was not just a pitiful praise after playing cards, he really thought so.
This girl was very small, with a delicate body and a soft body that seemed to fall down when pushed, but in fact, she has played quite well.
At this moment, Yuei Vu was already secretly planning to cultivate and develop this seedling in his heart. After the Duel Academy plan was launched, he could arrange for this loli to enroll.
Although President Kaiba unquestionably rejected his idea of teaching at the academy last time, this did not affect Yuei Vu's determination—especially after being bullied by the future Yuki Judai that night.
No one can stop me from cultivating and raising the future flowers of the dueling world!
Not even President Kaiba!
"Clap, clap, clap…"
There was applause from behind.
Yuei Vu turned his head and found a burly man walking out of the crowd. He has blond hair, a spiky hairstyle, and a tall, muscular, dark build. He folded his arms, had earrings on his ears, and looked very powerful in his baggy blue trench coat and dark gray vest.
"Rafael?" Yuei Vu was surprised.
Isn't this the leader of the Three Swordsmen of Doma back then?
After the Waking the Dragons ended, the fate of Three Swordsmen has not been explained in the follow-up content of the anime. Yuei Vu really didn't expect to see Rafael at the KC Grand Prix.
And what happened next was something he didn't expect.
"A very exciting duel, worthy of being the contemporary Duel King who is as famous as the nameless Pharaoh."
As Rafael spoke, he paused and gestured for the Duel Disk in his hand.
"So, are you ready to duel with me now?"
Yuei Vu: "?"
What's the situation?
Why should I fight you?
Wait, doesn't that mean…
Yuei Vu suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Luo Li beside him.
Izayoi Sakura realized that she had been exposed, and quickly lowered her head: "Yes… I'm sorry!"
The girl tugged at the hem of her skirt with some anxiety.
"Actually, I…I didn't compete at all, I just happened to be standing here. Because Mr. Yuei Vu asked me if I was your opponent, I just…"
Yuei Vu: "..."
And I just played for a long time…was it for nothing?
For a long time, I fight the wrong person…
MD, I blame President Kaiba, who always likes to play some weird new tricks, and insists on doing some gimmicks like "you don't know who the opponent is until you get to the battle location"...
When Rafael, who was supposed to be his opponent in this battle, rushed here and saw Yuei Vu playing cards with Sakura, he obviously quickly understood what was going on.
However, he… just silently joined the ranks of the people who eat popcorn, without saying anything.
It was impolite for a "true duelist" to interrupt a game.
As the saying goes, "A true gentleman watches chess without talking", and the same was true for duelists. So Rafael didn't say a word and waited patiently for the two of them to finish playing their cards…
However, seeing the little girl tugging at the hem of her skirt uneasily, no one blamed her…
…Not only that, but the onlookers didn't know who was taking the lead, but they began to applaud her one after another.
Sakura looked up in surprise.
"A very exciting duel! The little girl is amazing!"
"In the future, you will definitely be an outstanding duelist like the Duel King!"
This was the encouragement given by the NPC passers-by.
Players were going to be a lot more straightforward.
"Sakura is awesome!"
"Cute is justice!"
"…"
Anyway, everyone came to watch the card game, and as long as the card game was good enough, no one cared who the opponent was.
Yuei Vu, who played an extra match, didn't feel that it was a loss, but felt that it was a windfall to find such a good seedling.
Now he has reserved this loli in advance in his heart.
As soon as she reaches her age, I will find a way to trick her into learning how to play cards!
…Of course, the first thing to do now was to keep playing.
The onlookers became more energetic again, and even the players became more energetic.
After all, Yuei Vu's opponent this time was Rafael!
Although Rafael has never participated in any competition before, his reputation has always been quite high. There have always been rumors among the people that Rafael just didn't want to make fame, otherwise, he should gain the title of the Duel King.
This was definitely just a rumor, but it was not unreasonable.
After all, even if there were special factors involved, Rafael still managed to defeat Yugi Muto in a duel.
His prowess as a duelist was absolutely beyond doubt.
When the two exchanged and shuffled the cards, Yuei Vu asked casually: "As I remember, you never seem to bother to participate in this kind of competition. Have you decided to change your mind?"
Rafael nodded: "In the past, I was deceived by Dartz, and I have been chasing illusory and wrong ideals for the first half of my life. Thanks to you, and the nameless Pharaoh, I realized my mistake and finally got rid of it. But at the same time, I lost my way forward."
"So that's how it is." Yuei Vu understood, "It means that you plan to find the answer through the competition?"
"That's right." Rafael nodded, "This is the way to live as a duelist. Only by continuing to fight can we find a new direction."
While the two were shuffling the cards and communicating, the spirits of both sides also floated out in the form of transparent ghosts.
The one who appeared behind Rafael was naturally "Guardian Eatos", that angelic guardian lady with holy wings.
Behind Yuei Vu was Dark Magician Girl with a small face full of hostility, holding a small staff.
The eyes of the two spirit girls intertwined in mid-air as if invisible sparks had been sparked.
Speaking of it, there was a bit of a festive relationship between them.
The Dark Magician Girl girl has once snatched the card "Obelisk the Tormentor" from Eatos… Although it may have relied a bit on the help of her teammates.
(Osiris the Sky Dragon: I was obviously the main force at that time…)
Although their masters reconciled, it didn't mean that the spirit also did.
Yugi and Anzu, who were hanging out at the moment, also came here. Seeing that the two sides in the war were acquaintances, they couldn't help but stopped and watched with interest.
"Yuei Vu's opponent is… Rafael?"
Yugi Muto was also surprised: "The one who once defeated another me!"
Yami Yugi displeased: "The second time I obviously won…"
But then he also remembered that AIBO was not there during the second round of his battle with Rafael, so he might not have seen his handsome figure in the revenge battle.
…He was, in short, very unhappy.