Inside the Kaiba Corporation conference room.
A flash of golden light swept past, and Li Tetsuhiro instantly appeared beside Hatake Shinha.
Thud! Six men in black dropped to one knee, dark red bloodstains still clinging to their cuffs. Maya lowered his head and reported,
"Your Majesty! Everything has been taken care of. These five are Kaiba Corporation's major shareholders. They have submitted completely and would not dare betray you."
Tetsuhiro swept his gaze over the middle-aged men in their seats. One furtively wiped away his sweat, while another gripped the armrests until his knuckles turned white.
"I'll keep this brief." His tone was utterly calm. "In the future, Duel Cards will become a global gaming phenomenon. However, the Duel Arenas Maximillion Pegasus developed are inconvenient and very expensive.
"That makes the development of a portable Duel Disk essential. Don't worry about the game's prospects or funding. Maximillion Pegasus and Seto Kaiba will also join the development effort later. Understood?"
"Understood, Your Majesty!" What else could they do? They were entirely at his mercy, and they had no desire to experience those methods a second time.
"Good. I know you've been secretly developing an immersive virtual game world based on Duel Cards and RPGs. How is that coming along?"
The bald man in the middle began his report. "Y-Your Majesty, it's called the Full-Dive Gaming Device. It's still being tested and adjusted. Barring any accidents, an initial trial version should be ready in two weeks."
"Then let's go take a look. We can make it another way to play Duel Cards in the future. That should be interesting."
"Yes! We never expected you to think so highly of our work. This is wonderful!" The group followed the bald shareholder to the Research Department.
The moment they entered, they heard the bald