Moreover... there, there are companions of yours waiting for you there."
Kurosaki Shun and Yuto exchanged glances, noting the shock in each other's eyes.
Even their own people hadn't noticed them, yet here the President had already located them? And even found their companions!
Kurosaki Shun made a gesture to leave, while Yuto hurriedly stopped him, taking a deep breath. More than the discovery, what he cared about was the "companions."
Who could it be?
The missing Haruto? Or Yuma who had come after?
Whoever it is, if they can get news about them, it would be an uplifting thing for them, so he agreed without hesitation: "Alright, please lead the way."
However, if we find out you are deceiving us, don't think you can easily get away with it."
"Hahaha — the President speaks and acts decisively, he will not let you two down."
The two were skeptical, following the police officer to the President's mansion, only to discover that the President indeed had not lied to them, yet also... it indeed wasn't the "companion" they had anticipated.
The registration tournament lasted about a week, the Fusion Dimension's representative team had always wanted to find an opportunity to communicate with the Xyz Dimension, but hadn't found the opportunity.
The most crucial point is, before coming here, the two factions had already prepared basic design.
The Xyz Diplomatic Team and Fusion Diplomatic Team were completely "isolated," separated by an invisible wall, unless the Xyz Team actively visited, otherwise the Fusion side visiting would have to wait for the Xyz Dimension's response.
Typically, after multiple visits, it would make sense to receive some response.
But...
The "Diplomatic Team" of the Xyz Dimension consisted of only 3 individuals!
And these three individuals coincidentally were the "WRGP" participant team!
However —
There were still special circumstances.
"Ruri?" Tenjo Kaito was somewhat surprised.
After many unsuccessful visits, Ruri actively left the Fusion Dimension's team and, with Serena, came to the Xyz Dimension's resting area. Upon seeing Ruri, Tenjo Kaito was momentarily stunned.
He originally had no connection with Yuto or Kurosaki Shun, he was usually in charge of "No. chasing," rarely interacting with ordinary students. If not for Tsukumo Yuma, he might always focus solely on his work.
During the Heartland competition, he accidentally learned about Kurosaki Shun and Yuto, but didn't take it seriously — yet one thing was certain.
That was Kurosaki Ruri being from their dimension.
He himself was not interested in diplomacy, came to the Synchro Dimension merely as an excuse to search for missing persons, surprisingly encountering Kurosaki Shun's sister.
Therefore, he hadn't responded to the Fusion Dimension all along.
But now it's different, the Fusion Dimension's team actually included Kurosaki Ruri. Even if he's disinterested, he should at least manage it a bit.
With the assistance of his left and right arms, a few people sat down. Tenjo Kaito listened to Kurosaki Ruri narrate her experiences of recent times, also watched Kurosaki Ruri perform a Spirit summon, then nodded silently.
Hearing that Kurosaki Ruri also sent letters home, the left and right arms showed evident embarrassment, but Kaito's expression remained calm.
Comparing to these matters, his major focus was...
"Tenjo Hikari? I've heard Marufuji mention... is he referring to that person?"
"Eh! You know Senior Caesar too!" Serena exclaimed excitedly, "Do you know where he is now —"
"That's right." Kaito nodded.
Then, he stood up, telling the robot beside him, "Orbital 7."
"Yes!" The robot got up and saluted.
"The rest of the matters, you handle with the left and right arms."
"Understood!! Eh — Lord Kaito, you mean?"
"Diplomatic reconstruction."
He wasn't interested in these but he was willing to trust the words of fellow Xyz Dimension people.
"Great!" Serena cheered excitedly.
She accomplished a major task!
She just knew that as long as Ruri stepped in, everything would improve!
"Mr. Tenjo, please wait—" Ruri rushed to try stopping Tenjo Kaito, "So may I ask about my brother and Yuto..."
Tenjo Kaito slowly furrowed his brows, after a moment of silence, snorted coldly and said: "Missing."
"Those fools... all missing." Saying this, Tenjo Kaito's mouth corner twitched slightly.
!!!??
Finally having a chance to reunite...
Ruri's hands slowly became somewhat powerless, her facial expression also gradually turned less resolute, as if a fragile willow branch ready to fall.
Serena hurriedly encouraged her, telling her it's alright.
As long as they are found, it'll be okay!
Just like how she came back!
Whether out of personal interest or perhaps not having the heart to see them so sad, before leaving, Tenjo Kaito spoke mysteriously: "They all disappeared in this dimension. And since WRGP is the biggest tournament in this dimension, the people of this planet should all be paying attention.
If you can perform in the duel, perhaps it might attract their attention."
The two young girls were stunned for a moment, then exchanged glances.
"WRGP has no restrictions on the origins of entrants."
Even though he'd only watched a few days of registration duels, Tenjo Kaito already comprehended all the logic of this duel.
Goodwin...
The "President," his goal was very clear, also very simple.
He wants to bring "everyone" into this duel!
So, as long as you register, you can compete, not even needing to specify your origins, just that you have enough people!
That man definitely has hidden secrets.
However, right now Tenjo Kaito's mind was consumed with where those unlucky ones could be, uninterested in dealing with others' family matters from other dimensions.
Comparing to all these, finding those guys through the duel was more important.
Then, he left directly like that.
As for diplomatic matters, leave them to Kaiba Company and the robots, anyway he didn't care.
Upon Serena returning with good news to the Fusion Dimension's team, they got tangled again.
Where to gather a team to participate in the duel?
"Well... Rin?" Ruri brought up an idea.
"Yes!" Serena's eyes lit up.
Rin and Yugo, weren't they not joining as 5DS alternates?
Serena recalled Rin's expression when they asked her a few days ago.
Yugo had always been eagerly anticipating and desiring to duel with Jack, because Jack was his idol and object of admiration, so he didn't want to join the 5DS Team, wanting to form a team of his own to duel against Jack and even Yusei.
But...
They hadn't been able to find a third teammate until now.
Well now, isn't there one now!?
The next day, while Tenjo Hikari both conducted experiments and leisurely used Yusei's broadcasting unit to watch the final registration duels, there he saw three identical young girls cheerfully and animatedly competing, with one person on the side serving them tea, water, and repairing machines.
"Even diplomatic members can register without restriction?" Tenjo Hikari drank a sip of water.
It seems Goodwin was determined to make the tournament "lively and exciting."
After registration ended, just the teams, there were over a hundred.
Tenjo Hikari even spotted a particularly notable name in the eye-catching teams — New World Team.
He slightly raised an eyebrow.
A while later, Jack Atlas returned to the base.
After a few days, he successfully dealt with the presence using "No." to lure Carly into becoming a Dark Signer inside the Noble Subspace, but disappointingly, that guy was just a self-proclaimed "Red Nova" Earthbound Immortal, not the information Tenjo Hikari needed.
However, he was quite satisfied with the duel as he gained new power during the duel, which should also help Yusei.
Besides this, he brought additional news.
"I found out using privileges obtained from Goodwin." He showed no shame, instead feeling proud, "Tomorrow's opening ceremony, the first duel, will be us against a random team!"
"New King," "Previous King," "Upper-level Heroes," the 5DS Team gathered several of City's most crucial duelists, thus, having them featured in the first duel was very reasonable, serving as both a showcase and a "welcome" to duelists from other dimensions.
"If that's the case... then, the next duel, should I still participate?" Tenjo Hikari asked.
"Let me—" Yusei took a deep breath.
As the Captain, as the core of the team, as the center of everyone's aspiration, he must shoulder this responsibility.
In this opening duel, to demonstrate his determination!