Chapter 21 IFD
In the banquet hall of a mansion in California, the United States, the head of the "International Illusion Society", Becas J. Croft, is holding a grand banquet. The huge banquet hall is full of people, and the attendees are often either wealthy families or rising stars, all of whom are big figures with a certain voice in this era.
In the melodious music, Becas raised his wine glass. The head of the International Illusion Society and the richest man in California smiled like a child at this time - this innocent smile that only children who like to read comics have, is regarded by people who don't know Becas as the "innocence" of this artist-born businessman, and is also regarded as a cartoon book wrapped in a dagger by people who really know Becas.
For example, the young man who is drinking with Bekas now, in his eyes, this old fox is really a very interesting person, "What a hearty smile - it's rare for you to have such childishness at your age and with such status." "Oh, Xiaobai boy, you don't have to be so surprised, this is 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 the lasting motivation to create new cards, right? ? "
[Old fox...] Knowing that the International Illusion Club had just reproduced a set of high-priced "Magic Valkyrie" to make money around the world, Yuan Xiaobai naturally knew that the true face of Bekas was not as naive as he was now showing. "By the way, Mr. Bekas, you haven't told me why you want to hold a party here today. I remember that there seems to be no new decks to be released recently."
"Ah, this is a real surprise." Bekas shook the red wine in the glass and said to Yuan Xiaobai, "Please allow me to keep it a secret"
"Okay, then I'll wait and see."
"Ha Ha, I won't let you down." Yuan Xiaobai and Becas raised their glasses together, and after drinking the contents of the glasses, Becas smiled and said, "By the way, I remember your brother just won the European Championship recently, and I also remember that you are also the Chinese Champion... Congratulations to you."
"It's an honor." Yuan Xiaobai replied lightly, "The initial stage of a new thing often produces many heroes, and even if I have great ability, I will not easily call myself a champion."
"The initial stage... This word is very interesting, I like it very much." Becas put the empty glass in his hand on a In the plate in the hand of the waiter, "But the surprise I prepared for the world today may become the closing speech of this 'start-up era'." Although this sentence did not say many things explicitly, the amount of information was already large enough; at the same time, the door of the banquet hall was opened, and everyone looked at the door and found that a small man came in from the door - he looked very small, not only in height, but more importantly in age. Compared with the people attending the banquet, this "little boy" in a suit who was a little nervous was more like a junior high school student who had just changed into a formal dress after class. But no one dared to ignore his identity: Kaiba Keipi! The younger brother of Kaiba Seto, the chairman of Kaiba Group, the world's leading producer of "duel plates", and the only relative of Kaiba Seto. In the reports of those business magazines, Kaiba Keipi, who is still in junior high school, is likely to be the next generation of the head of Kaiba Group. Although he looks very young, Kaiba Keipi inevitably showed a nervous look at such a banquet, but the world's attention to him has never decreased. The organizers 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 "Duel Monsters". It is too abnormal for the representatives of the Kaiba Group not to attend such a banquet.
However, unlike before when everyone was waiting for Kaiba Seto to appear, it was unexpected that the representative sent by the Kaiba Group this time was not the famous Kaiba Seto but his slightly immature younger brother. People with quick minds can already guess Kaiba's intention. I'm afraid Keipi came here today to gain experience; at the same time, Kaiba did not show up in person, which means that the Kaiba Group probably already knows what Bekas will announce today.
"Oh It seems that our most important guest has arrived, so we should officially start." When Kaiba Guiping entered the venue, Becas finally began his speech: "First of all, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend our banquet... Oh, lady over there, please don't say such things to your friends in secret. Although I am about ten meters away from you, I guess you think I will talk endlessly" The girl in the light yellow lady's dress who was suddenly named by Becas stood there awkwardly, her face slightly red at this time-because Becas really said what she had said before.
"Actually, because today's matter is very important, I have specially prepared a speech that can be read for forty minutes." Bekas nodded his head, as if he really had a speech written down in his mind. I thought the same thing in my mind, "But since such a beautiful lady is impatient of long speeches, let me simplify it: After all, everyone's time is precious, isn't it? For example, Attorney Connelly over there, if I take up four of your I can get you an extra car in ten minutes, right?"
The pudgy lawyer Connery smiled: "To be precise, it's a car with full gas, Mr. Crofodo; but compared to this, the worst thing would be 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 Bekas in an instant.
"So I'll keep the story short, everyone." Beka said calmly: "As you know, there are more and more competitions between 'Duelists' recently. Since the 'virtual image' technology has matured, I think you should not Just be satisfied with the current model, right?”
Everyone present nodded - the people who came to the banquet today are basically the beneficiaries related to the "Duel Monsters" cake. Naturally, they hope that the "Duel Monsters" cake will become bigger and bigger. of.
"So I plan to legitimize this game - make it a real competitive sport, not just a game." Bekas looked at Keipei Kaiba aside, nodded slightly and said: "I am here today. Here we hope to follow FIFA and establish the 'International Federation of Duelists' to make future dueling competitions and duelists more formal! In this regard, I promise here: ifd (international_federation_of_dueling) will be held on the day after tomorrow. The establishment of the International Duelist Federation was announced at the first meeting!”