I Want This Card

"President Pegasus, it has been a long time."

Principal Samejima warmly greeted Pegasus, president of Industrial Illusions, and invited him to sit.

Pegasus took a sip of hot tea and looked up.

"So, has the GX Tournament been proceeding smoothly?"

For some reason, the instant he heard that question, Principal Samejima immediately pictured the outside challengers being beaten to the point of wailing and doubting their lives as duelists by Duel Academy's elite students.

"Well... it has been going smoothly, I suppose? Maybe. Probably."

But Principal Samejima understood that Pegasus was not truly concerned about the tournament itself, so he quickly changed the subject.

"However, the card you mentioned, 'Ultimate D,' has not been found yet."

"I see. What a pity. I had hoped that holding the GX Tournament might draw out that card's holder..."

Pegasus leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and took another sip of tea.

"But I still do not quite understand. President, is that true? Aster's Father's murder is connected to some terrible crisis?"

Principal Samejima asked.

"Is it connected to the card Aster's Father designed before his death?"

Pegasus nodded. "In order to incorporate the crystallized essence of humanity's most cutting-edge wisdom into card design, our company collaborates with scientific departments across many fields.

Among them, the Astronomical Observation Department discovered a very frightening fact."

Principal Samejima paused. "A frightening fact?"

"Yes. According to observatory data, a White Hole somewhere in the universe released an enormous amount of energy hundreds of millions of years ago."

Principal Samejima said, "A White Hole?"

"A White Hole and a Dark Hole are entirely opposite entities. One theory holds that a White Hole is the outlet through which a Dark Hole produces dark energy. We call the tremendous energy released from it the 'Light of Destruction.' It