Chapter 21 IFD
In the banquet hall of a mansion in California, the United States, Becca J. Crawford, the head of the "International Illusion Society", was holding a grand banquet at this time. In the huge banquet hall, people were drinking and drinking. Players are often either from wealthy families or rising stars. They are all big shots who have a certain say in this era.
Amidst the melodious music, Bekas held up a wine glass. The head of the International Illusion Society and the richest man in California was smiling like a child - this kind of innocent child who likes to read comics. The evil smile is regarded by people who don't know Becas as the "childlike innocence" of this big businessman who was born as an artist, and by those who really know Becas as a cartoon book wrapped with a dagger.
For example, the young man who is drinking with Becas right now, in his eyes, the old fox in front of him is really a very interesting person, "What a hearty smile - at your age and with such an identity, how can you still... It’s really rare to have such childishness.”
"Oh, Xiaobai boy, you don't have to be so surprised. This has been the source of inspiration for me to continue to create new 'Duel Monster Cards' for so many years." Bekas said to Yuan Xiaobai in front of him, " Only by maintaining this childishness can we have lasting motivation to create new cards, right?”
[Old Fox...] Yuan Xiaobai, who knew that the International Illusion Society had just reproduced a set of high-priced "Magic Valkyrie" and went around the world to collect money, naturally knew that Becas's true face was not as innocent as he appears now, " By the way, Mr. Bekas, you haven’t said why you are holding a party here today. I remember that there seems to be no new card set to be released recently.”
"Ah, this is a real surprise." Bekas swung the red wine in the glass and said to Yuan Xiaobai, "Please allow me to give it a try~"
"Okay, then I'll wait and see."
"Haha, I won't let you down." Yuan Xiaobai and Becas raised their glasses together. After drinking the contents of the cup, Becas smiled and said, "By the way, I remember that your brother just won the European Championship recently. , and I remember that you are also the Chinese champion... Congratulations to you."
"It's a great honor." Yuan Xiaobai replied calmly, "There are often many heroes in the initial stage of a new thing. No matter how capable I am, I will not call myself a champion easily."
"The initial stage... This word is very interesting, I like it very much." Becas put the empty wine glass in his hand on the plate in the waiter's hand, "But the surprise I prepared for the world today , maybe it can be the closing words of this 'start-up era'."
Although many things in this sentence were not stated explicitly, the amount of information was already large enough; at the same time, the door to the banquet hall also opened. Everyone looked towards the door and found that a small man came in from the door - - He looks very small, not only in height, but more importantly in age. Compared with the people attending the banquet, this "little boy" who is a little nervous in a suit is more like a person who has just rushed over to change his dress after class. junior high school student.
But no one dares to ignore his identity: Keppei Kaiba! The younger brother of Seto Kaiba, the chairman of Kaiba Group, the world's leading manufacturer of "Duel Plates", is also Seto Kaiba's only relative. According to reports in business magazines, this person is still in junior high school. Keipei Kaiba is likely to be the next generation leader of the Kaiba Group.
Even though he looks very young, Ma Guiping still inevitably shows a nervous look at such a banquet, but the world's attention to him has never diminished.
The hosts of today's banquet are Bekas and the International Illusion Society. Any normal person can know that this banquet should be related to the next move of the "Duel Monsters", and it would be a waste if the representatives of the Shanghai Horse Group did not attend such a banquet. It seems so abnormal.
But unlike before when everyone was waiting for Seto Kaiba to appear, unexpectedly, this time the representative sent by the Kaiba Group was not the famous Seto Kaiba but his slightly immature brother. People with a quick mind can already guess that Kaiba's intention is clear. I'm afraid that Keipei came here today just to gain experience. At the same time, Kaiba didn't show up in person, which means that Kaiba Group probably already knows what Bekas will announce today.
"Oh~ It seems that our most important guests have also arrived, so we should officially start." When Keppei Kaiba entered the venue, Becas finally began to speak to the audience: "First of all, thank you very much. Taking time out of your busy schedule to attend our banquet...oh, that lady over there, please don't say that to your partner secretly. Although I am about ten meters away from you, I can guess it. You just thought I would talk endlessly~"
The girl in a goose-yellow lady's dress who was suddenly named by Becas stood there awkwardly. Her face was slightly red at this time - because Becas really said what she was thinking before.
"Actually, because today's event is very important, I have prepared a speech that will take me 40 minutes to read." Beckas nodded his head, as if he really had a speech in his mind. "But since such a beautiful lady is impatient to speak at length, then I will simplify it: after all, everyone's time is precious, isn't it? For example, if I take up 40 minutes of your time, I should be able to buy you an extra car, right?"
The short and fat lawyer Connolly smiled: "To be precise, it's a full car, Mr. Croft; but compared to this, it would be the worst if you delayed the ladies' time."
"Hahahaha..." The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became lively, and the embarrassment of the girl before was resolved by Beckas in an instant.
"So I'll make it short, everyone." Becas said calmly: "As you know, there are more and more competitions among 'duelists' recently. Since the 'virtual image' technology has matured, I think you should not be satisfied with the existing model, right?"
Everyone present nodded - the people who came to the banquet today are basically the beneficiaries of the big cake of "Duel Monsters", and they naturally hope that the cake of "Duel Monsters" will become bigger and bigger.
"So I plan to legitimize this game - make it a real competitive sport, not just a game." Becas looked at Kaiba Keipi on the side, nodded slightly and said: "I am here today to follow FIFA and establish the 'International Duelist Federation' to make future duel competitions and duelists more formal! In this regard, I promise here: ifd (international_federation_of_dueling) will be announced at the first International Duelist Federation meeting the day after tomorrow!"