Traveling in reverse through the Yu-Gi-Oh! world with the MD system

However, compared to the harmonious atmosphere between the two girls in the dueling arena, the atmosphere in the spectator area was quite oppressive.

"It's a real shame, Ms. Akaba Himika. Although it's supposed to be 3-on-3, our Yushojuku has already won two matches, which is practically killing the game, isn't it? I think there's no need for this last match, is there?"

Hearing Soleva's smug tone in her ear, Akama Himika immediately glared at him with a murderous look:

"Aren't you afraid I'll renege on the deal? In the end, those conditions were just something we agreed on privately. At worst, I can reignite the incident and have a public 3-on-3 match."

With today's experience, I believe that when our LDS students face you again, they won't be as complacent and prone to making mistakes as they were today.

"I don't think Ms. Himika would do that. I think you probably don't want the recordings of these two duels today to be leaked either, right?"

Soreva's devilish voice instantly made Akama Himika's eyes widen:

"You've already recorded it!?"

"Of course, we can't expect LDS to record the video for us and also handle the editing, can we?"

Soreva shrugged and said matter-of-factly.

After gritting her teeth, Akama Himika finally gave in to Soreva:

"Alright! This time, we, LDS, have lost. The conditions we promised you that day will be fulfilled one by one."

"Very good, then I wish us a happy cooperation."

Despite her displeasure at Soreva's outstretched hand, Akaba Himika ultimately reached out and shook it.

“It’s been a pleasure working with you. However, Mr. Soreva, I wonder if you have the time today? There’s no time like the present, I happen to have some things I’d like to discuss with you in detail.”

"What a coincidence, I also have some things I'd like to discuss with you in detail, Ms. Rimika."

Upon hearing Akama Himika say she wanted to have a detailed talk with him, Soreva immediately thought of things like Zero's true identity and the mysterious document he obtained from Sora's Duel Disk. He figured he might be able to find the answers through LDS, so he readily agreed.

After hearing Soleva's agreement, Akama Himika smiled as well.

Excellent, with the capabilities of LDS, we're confident we can poach this man. Then, hmph…

But the sight of the two holding hands and smiling at each other, in the eyes of the person who had secretly watched the two duels from the corner, inexplicably took on a different meaning:

How could they all happen to have things they want to talk about? Could it be...?

A terrifying thought formed in his mind, startling him so much that he quickly removed the hood covering his head and pulled down the red scarf covering his face, revealing silver-white hair and a face with red-rimmed glasses. He then walked towards the two of them.

"I wonder what matters Mother and Mr. Soreva need to discuss in detail? May I listen in?"

Chapter 58 Recruiting and Commissioning

"Ling'er, you're here."

Upon seeing her son, Akaba Reiji, arrive, Akaba Himika nodded. After all, Akaba Reiji was now the president of Lion Corporation, the company behind LDS, and it was indeed necessary to communicate with him beforehand about poaching people.

Soreva, who had seen Reiji Akaba's photo while researching information about him, immediately recognized the young president of LDS and extended his hand to him:

"I didn't expect the president of Lion Corporation to be here too. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Ah."

After giving a perfunctory reply and shaking hands with Soleva, Akaba Reiji suggested,

"There's a nice coffee shop nearby, let's talk there."

"Yeah, that's okay too."

After greeting Shuzo Hiiragi, Soreva followed Reiji Akaba and Himika Akaba into a black luxury car they had called, and they headed towards the coffee shop that Reiji Akaba had mentioned.

Unbeknownst to Soreva, during the time he was greeting Shuzo Hiiragi, Reiji Akaba and Himika Akaba had already had a friendly conversation.

"Mother, what exactly is it that you said you wanted to discuss with that person in detail?"

Upon hearing her son's question, Akama Himika naturally revealed her entire plan:

“I think this man named Soleva is not simple. You have also seen the information about Yushojuku. Apart from the pendulum summoning created by Yuya Sakaki, they have almost no interaction with our LDS. They should not be able to learn any additional summoning methods.”

But today, I saw Fusion Summoning and Synchro Summoning in Yuya Sakaki's hands, and as the students of Yushojuku said, he also possesses Xyz Summoning. I suspect..."

"So, you think that man likely possesses all the additional summoning techniques, and that he taught them to the students of Yusheng Academy, is that right?"

Although the scene she had witnessed earlier was somewhat misleading, Reiji Akama remained calm and deduced her mother's guess after hearing the information she received.

Akama Himika nodded in agreement.

“That’s right, so I plan to use the power of LDS and even Lion Corporation to poach him from Yusheng Academy to LDS. We at LDS must monopolize all extra summoning spells in our hands.”

"Hmm...that's a good idea..."

Pinching his chin, Akama Reiji spoke perfunctorily. At this moment, he was even more curious about how Soleva had mastered all the extra summoning spells in MaiNet City, where LDS monopolized them.

Could it be... related to that man?

The thought of this possibility made Akama Reiji's eyes sharpen instantly. He didn't want that man, his father, to know about his plans.

So, whether Soreva should poach LDS, and what position to give him afterward, remains to be seen.

Soreva was completely unaware of all this when he got into the mother and son's unlicensed car. It wasn't until they arrived at the coffee shop that Soreva learned everything from Akama Mika.

"Huh? Are you trying to poach me from LDS? This..."

Seeing the obvious refusal on Soreva's face, Akaba Himika quickly spoke up:

“Mr. Soreva, there’s no need to refuse yet. Let’s take a look at the terms we’re offering.”

As she spoke, Akama Himika took out three contracts and handed them to Soreva.

"These three contracts are all employment contracts for teachers at LDS. Of course, if we at LDS were to hire Mr. Sorewa, he would definitely receive the highest-paying contract."

Soreva took the three contracts, glanced through them casually, and was immediately taken aback by the salaries offered:

Goodness, compared to Yusheng Academy, which provides room and board but whose salary is so low that even spending money on in-game items in the MD system is a struggle, LDS's contract is absolutely astronomical. It would be a piece of cake to spend all the money in the MD system each month.

Soreva’s throat moved, but for a moment he couldn’t even bring himself to refuse.

However, after thinking about my purpose, it was to gain enough participation in the story to be resurrected! Even if I made a lot of money in this world, once the story ended and I went to the next world, wouldn't all that money be meaningless?

Furthermore, will there still be enough plot participation after going to LDS? It's safer to stay by Yuya Sakaki's side.

Taking a deep breath, Soreva suppressed his greed, pushed the contract back, and refused:

"Very tempting offer, but please allow me to decline."

Now, both Akaba Reiji and Akaba Himika showed expressions of astonishment. They had clearly seen the longing on Soreva's face at the time, but they did not expect that he would ultimately choose to refuse.

That's interesting. Could it be that he really wasn't sent by my father?

Just as Akaba Reiji was thinking this, Akaba Himika offered Soleva an even higher price, but Soleva shook his head and said:

"I'm sorry, I don't have that idea at the moment. However, I do have some things I'd like to entrust to LDS. The fee I offer might be of some help to you."

Akaba Himika showed little interest, but Akaba Reiji was intrigued. With a smile on her face, she asked Soreva with great interest:

"Oh? I'd like to know what kind of compensation you would think would be helpful to LDS, the industry leader?"

"A brand new additional summoning method, and a brand new Duel Disk program that supports this summoning method."

Upon hearing this, Akaba Reiji abruptly stood up, oblivious to the chair behind him being knocked over, his eyes fixed intently on Soreva:

"Are you... telling the truth?"

"of course."

With that, Soreva handed a card to Akaba Reiji.

"This is the brand new monster, the Link Monster, and the name of this summoning method is Link Summoning."

"Link... Summon!"

Akama Reiji was quite familiar with the name of this summoning method; many days ago, someone reported that he had discovered it.

However, unlike pendulum summoning, this method of summoning could not yield definite information, and since this method of summoning did not appear for several days afterward, Akama Reiji put the relevant information aside.

Until two days ago, news of this summoning method appeared in a frenzy, almost driving him crazy.

Looking at the blue card, Akama Reiji knew that Soreva couldn't possibly be lying to them. After all, even a lie wouldn't be so perfectly timed, as such a little-known summoning method even had the name matching.

Then there's only one answer: the Link Summoning was created by this man named Soleva. The Link Summoning that has appeared in the past few days is probably all related to this man.

Taking a deep breath, Reiji Akaba calmed down, picked up a stool and sat down, placing his arms on the table and clasping his hands together in front of his eyes. He stared intently at Soreva and said:

"Okay, I accept this commission on behalf of Lion Corporation and LDS!"

Chapter 59 The Entrustment

"So, I wonder what business Mr. Soreva intends to entrust to LDS and Lion Company?"

Faced with Reiji Akaba's question, Soreva did not hide anything and answered:

"First of all, I want to ask you something: have you ever heard of the name Zero?"

“Zero Yi…”

The name Soreva spoke instantly reminded Akama Reiji of his father, himself, and his adopted younger brother, Reiro.

Does this name have anything to do with our family?

Despite harboring such doubts, Akama Reiji shook her head and told him the truth:

“I’m sorry, I haven’t heard of this name before. But if this is the person you’re looking for, I can use the resources of LDS to help you find them.”

So, there's no news from here either?

Soreva sighed upon receiving Rei Akaba's answer, and even Zero, who was floating beside him, showed a look of disappointment. After all, the Akaba family of LDS was the one the two felt was most likely to be related to Zero's true form.

However, Soreva agreed to help search for Reiji Akaba after the misunderstanding:

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you."

After all, it's not impossible that we might actually find some useful clues while searching.

"Then, the second thing."

As he spoke, Soreva handed over a portable hard drive that he had prepared beforehand and pushed it in front of Akaba Reiji.

"This is……"

Akaba Reiji was puzzled as to why Soleva was pushing such a portable hard drive at this moment, but the next second, Soleva cleared up his confusion: