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# Chapter 420: Fan Service
This is getting interesting.
After casually saying a few words to Pegasus, Hayato hung up the Mobile Phone, looking at the Millennium Puzzle on his chest which had suddenly lost its sensation.
The Call Log on his Mobile Phone couldn't be faked; before he spoke with Pegasus, there was indeed a person who called himself "Night" who had called Hayato, demanding that Hayato hand over the Shares he held in Industrial Illusions.
Moreover, after he mentioned the name "Yakou Tenma", the other party's reaction wasn't the doubt of hearing an unfamiliar name, but an unexpected surprise. Even if that "Night" wasn't Yakou Tenma, he at least knew of the other party's existence.
But Pegasus told him that although he did have an adopted son, he only had one adopted son, named Gekko Tenma after Pegasus. There was no other adopted son named Yakou Tenma.
Originally, there were twin brothers, but now only one remains. Isn't that interesting? Hayato, who learned Gekko Tenma's location from Pegasus, turned back and walked towards the passage he came from.
Although Pegasus and Kaiba, as the leaders of their respective groups, were both not doing their main work, the others under them were still working diligently. According to Pegasus, Gekko Tenma, who was both his adopted son and a staff member, was assisting in processing Data in the Backstage of the Kaiba Dome.
However, halfway there, Hayato was stopped by two security personnel guarding the entrance to the Backstage passage.
"Excuse me, sir, this is a work area." The staff member wearing a black uniform and sunglasses said politely, "Please leave here, visitors are not allowed to enter."
Hayato was a bit surprised at first, as he thought he should be familiar with KaibaCorp's security team, having often gone there with Mokuba when his Dueling Addiction flared up. Then, he belatedly realized that he still had the Cognitive Interference from the Millennium Rod active.
Lightly snapping his fingers, Hayato temporarily released that Cognitive Interference, and like performing a magic trick, he waved his hand in front of himself and said, "Can I go in now?"
Hayato could say with certainty that in the eyes of this security guard, he had definitely turned into "Kobayashi Hayato". However, the security guard in front of him first had a momentary dazed look, seeming to successfully connect Hayato with "Kobayashi Hayato", but he still shook his head.
"No, even Mr. Kobayashi Hayato, you cannot enter."
"Even I can't enter?" Hayato couldn't help but look at the black-uniformed security guard in front of him. "Are you really a KaibaCorp security guard?"
"I—" The security personnel in front of Hayato seemed to want to say something to advise Hayato to leave, but just as he opened his mouth, instructions from someone seemed to come through the headset he was wearing. While listening, he responded with "Yes" twice, and showed an apologetic expression to Hayato.
"Excuse me, Mr. Hayato, please come in." He stepped aside and pointed the way for Hayato. "You're looking for Mr. Gekko, right? He's in the first room on the right."
Hayato nodded to indicate he understood, gave the security guard a strange look, and walked towards the location he indicated.
The first room on the right. Although it was called a room, when Hayato arrived, he found that it was actually a quite spacious Monitoring Room. Dozens of screens hanging on one wall displayed the situation in various parts of the Kaiba Dome, and at least nearly thirty people were busy here.
Some were sitting in front of computers, operating and processing the Data displayed on the screens by typing on keyboards; some were holding the reports calculated by the former and the problems found, handing them over to positions capable of resolving them; and there was one person sitting in the central position of this "Monitoring Room", ready to arrange the work of others at any time.
Long, teal-colored hair reached down to his chin, and he wore a fitted, Pegasus-style suit in a different color. Hayato guessed that the person standing in the center was probably Gekko Tenma.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, the person standing in the central position who was instructing others on work details turned his head to look towards Hayato. Upon seeing Hayato, he showed a gentle smile: "Hello, Pegasus said you were looking for me, Mr. Hayato?"
"You are Gekko Tenma?" Hayato's first impression of Gekko Tenma was quite good, both because of his politeness and because, in Hayato's memory, Gekko Tenma in the manga was an upright character who helped Yugi Mutou and others stop Yakou Tenma's plan.
After pondering for a moment, Hayato asked the question: "First, I want to confirm, do you have a twin brother?"
"Uh, about that question, I may not be able to answer you, Mr. Hayato." Gekko Tenma said somewhat hesitantly, "I was adopted by Pegasus at a very young age. I actually don't know who my parents are or where they are, let alone whether I have a twin brother."
"Cannot be certain?" Hayato looked into Gekko Tenma's eyes, and could only see real uncertainty in them, which were the same color as his hair. Although he didn't have the ability to read others' minds like the Millennium Eye, Hayato's intuition felt that Gekko Tenma should not be lying.
Holding this uncertainty, Hayato used the power of the Millennium Puzzle again. In Gekko Tenma's surprised gaze, the five golden cones on the Millennium Puzzle lit up with a golden light and floated up anti-gravitationally, but they, which should have pointed in the same direction, instead pointed in different directions.
Searching for "Night" failed once again. Even the Millennium Puzzle couldn't track his location. It was almost as if that guy "Night" had suddenly disappeared from the world.
Helplessly taking back the Millennium Puzzle, Hayato glanced at Gekko Tenma, whose gaze towards the Millennium Puzzle was full of curiosity: "Mm, actually, it's nothing. Sorry to bother you, Mr. Gekko."
"No, no, no, just call me Gekko, Mr. Hayato." Gekko Tenma said sincerely, "Mr. Hayato, you are a major Shareholder of Industrial Illusions. In terms of position, I am just an assistant to Pegasus. You don't need to be so polite to me."
"Speaking of which, Mr. Hayato, you actually came to the KC Cup as well. I initially thought I would only have the opportunity to meet you after the KC Cup Finals ended and the Champion was decided." A bit of shyness appeared on Gekko Tenma's face. "Actually, I'm your fan."
While speaking, Gekko Tenma took out a Card Box from his waist: "Because of Pegasus, I was actually full of interest in Duel Monsters from a very young age. It's just a bit regrettable that Pegasus said my talent in Duel Monsters was insufficient."
"However, precisely because of this, Mr. Hayato, who defeated one powerful Duelist after another and became the King of Games, completely won me over."
"Although it's a bit sudden, could you duel me, Mr. Hayato?"
Hayato raised an eyebrow and said with a smile: "Okay, no problem. Well then, look forward to my Fan Service, Mr. Gekko."
So, where exactly is Yakou Tenma and who is he? Unrewarded Quiz
There's one more update later
(End of this chapter)
This is getting interesting.
After casually saying a few words to Pegasus, Hayato hung up the Mobile Phone, looking at the Millennium Puzzle on his chest which had suddenly lost its sensation.
The Call Log on his Mobile Phone couldn't be faked; before he spoke with Pegasus, there was indeed a person who called himself "Night" who had called Hayato, demanding that Hayato hand over the Shares he held in Industrial Illusions.
Moreover, after he mentioned the name "Yakou Tenma", the other party's reaction wasn't the doubt of hearing an unfamiliar name, but an unexpected surprise. Even if that "Night" wasn't Yakou Tenma, he at least knew of the other party's existence.
But Pegasus told him that although he did have an adopted son, he only had one adopted son, named Gekko Tenma after Pegasus. There was no other adopted son named Yakou Tenma.
Originally, there were twin brothers, but now only one remains. Isn't that interesting? Hayato, who learned Gekko Tenma's location from Pegasus, turned back and walked towards the passage he came from.
Although Pegasus and Kaiba, as the leaders of their respective groups, were both not doing their main work, the others under them were still working diligently. According to Pegasus, Gekko Tenma, who was both his adopted son and a staff member, was assisting in processing Data in the Backstage of the Kaiba Dome.
However, halfway there, Hayato was stopped by two security personnel guarding the entrance to the Backstage passage.
"Excuse me, sir, this is a work area." The staff member wearing a black uniform and sunglasses said politely, "Please leave here, visitors are not allowed to enter."
Hayato was a bit surprised at first, as he thought he should be familiar with KaibaCorp's security team, having often gone there with Mokuba when his Dueling Addiction flared up. Then, he belatedly realized that he still had the Cognitive Interference from the Millennium Rod active.
Lightly snapping his fingers, Hayato temporarily released that Cognitive Interference, and like performing a magic trick, he waved his hand in front of himself and said, "Can I go in now?"
Hayato could say with certainty that in the eyes of this security guard, he had definitely turned into "Kobayashi Hayato". However, the security guard in front of him first had a momentary dazed look, seeming to successfully connect Hayato with "Kobayashi Hayato", but he still shook his head.
"No, even Mr. Kobayashi Hayato, you cannot enter."
"Even I can't enter?" Hayato couldn't help but look at the black-uniformed security guard in front of him. "Are you really a KaibaCorp security guard?"
"I—" The security personnel in front of Hayato seemed to want to say something to advise Hayato to leave, but just as he opened his mouth, instructions from someone seemed to come through the headset he was wearing. While listening, he responded with "Yes" twice, and showed an apologetic expression to Hayato.
"Excuse me, Mr. Hayato, please come in." He stepped aside and pointed the way for Hayato. "You're looking for Mr. Gekko, right? He's in the first room on the right."
Hayato nodded to indicate he understood, gave the security guard a strange look, and walked towards the location he indicated.
The first room on the right. Although it was called a room, when Hayato arrived, he found that it was actually a quite spacious Monitoring Room. Dozens of screens hanging on one wall displayed the situation in various parts of the Kaiba Dome, and at least nearly thirty people were busy here.
Some were sitting in front of computers, operating and processing the Data displayed on the screens by typing on keyboards; some were holding the reports calculated by the former and the problems found, handing them over to positions capable of resolving them; and there was one person sitting in the central position of this "Monitoring Room", ready to arrange the work of others at any time.
Long, teal-colored hair reached down to his chin, and he wore a fitted, Pegasus-style suit in a different color. Hayato guessed that the person standing in the center was probably Gekko Tenma.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, the person standing in the central position who was instructing others on work details turned his head to look towards Hayato. Upon seeing Hayato, he showed a gentle smile: "Hello, Pegasus said you were looking for me, Mr. Hayato?"
"You are Gekko Tenma?" Hayato's first impression of Gekko Tenma was quite good, both because of his politeness and because, in Hayato's memory, Gekko Tenma in the manga was an upright character who helped Yugi Mutou and others stop Yakou Tenma's plan.
After pondering for a moment, Hayato asked the question: "First, I want to confirm, do you have a twin brother?"
"Uh, about that question, I may not be able to answer you, Mr. Hayato." Gekko Tenma said somewhat hesitantly, "I was adopted by Pegasus at a very young age. I actually don't know who my parents are or where they are, let alone whether I have a twin brother."
"Cannot be certain?" Hayato looked into Gekko Tenma's eyes, and could only see real uncertainty in them, which were the same color as his hair. Although he didn't have the ability to read others' minds like the Millennium Eye, Hayato's intuition felt that Gekko Tenma should not be lying.
Holding this uncertainty, Hayato used the power of the Millennium Puzzle again. In Gekko Tenma's surprised gaze, the five golden cones on the Millennium Puzzle lit up with a golden light and floated up anti-gravitationally, but they, which should have pointed in the same direction, instead pointed in different directions.
Searching for "Night" failed once again. Even the Millennium Puzzle couldn't track his location. It was almost as if that guy "Night" had suddenly disappeared from the world.
Helplessly taking back the Millennium Puzzle, Hayato glanced at Gekko Tenma, whose gaze towards the Millennium Puzzle was full of curiosity: "Mm, actually, it's nothing. Sorry to bother you, Mr. Gekko."
"No, no, no, just call me Gekko, Mr. Hayato." Gekko Tenma said sincerely, "Mr. Hayato, you are a major Shareholder of Industrial Illusions. In terms of position, I am just an assistant to Pegasus. You don't need to be so polite to me."
"Speaking of which, Mr. Hayato, you actually came to the KC Cup as well. I initially thought I would only have the opportunity to meet you after the KC Cup Finals ended and the Champion was decided." A bit of shyness appeared on Gekko Tenma's face. "Actually, I'm your fan."
While speaking, Gekko Tenma took out a Card Box from his waist: "Because of Pegasus, I was actually full of interest in Duel Monsters from a very young age. It's just a bit regrettable that Pegasus said my talent in Duel Monsters was insufficient."
"However, precisely because of this, Mr. Hayato, who defeated one powerful Duelist after another and became the King of Games, completely won me over."
"Although it's a bit sudden, could you duel me, Mr. Hayato?"
Hayato raised an eyebrow and said with a smile: "Okay, no problem. Well then, look forward to my Fan Service, Mr. Gekko."
So, where exactly is Yakou Tenma and who is he? Unrewarded Quiz
There's one more update later
(End of this chapter)
