Checking the time, he had about twenty minutes before his turn. Amano Zero was dying of curiosity. Was "Kaiba Corp" and its "President" just a coincidence, or did characters from the anime actually exist in this world? Was the President Kaiba in the news actually Seto Kaiba?
If anime characters existed, this wasn't just a "future world." To find out, Zero dropped 50 points—a fortune—to rent a virtual computer in the service center and search the web. Even in 5026, commoners in the lower levels had to pay to access the internet. Normally, Zero would never have spent 50 points (that's a meat dinner!), but now he was "rich."
He searched for keywords: [Kaiba Corporation] and [President of Kaiba Corp].
The first result was an entry from the Eva-pedia.
Kaiba Corporation: A young enterprise that has risen to prominence over the last ten years. Its primary business was children's toys. However, after a new President took over last year, the company opened a new out-of-tower archaeology division.
Sending a toy company to do archaeology? That wasn't just a career change; it was a total pivot. It was remarkably similar to how Kaiba Corp in the anime shifted from military hardware to Duel Disks.And then there was the matter Amano Zero cared about most.
The new president of Kaiba Corporation—Kaiba Qianyi.
Fortunately, it wasn't Seto Kaiba, which allowed Zero to let out a quiet sigh of relief. As expected, just a coincidence... though that name sounds like it's dripping with money.
However, after seeing the full-body photo of Kaiba Qianyi on the front page of the Eva-pedia, Zero found it impossible to stay calm. The president of this world's Kaiba Corp was unexpectedly female. She was tall, struck a dashing pose, and exuded the aura of a dominant "Ice Queen" CEO. With her long chestnut hair and that iconic, floor-length silver-white trench coat, she was the spitting image of a gender-swapped Seto Kaiba—and a stunningly beautiful one at that.
If this is the Kaiba of this world, Zero thought, getting bossed around by her might not be so bad after all.
No, no, no. Now is not the time for those kinds of weird thoughts.
Zero continued to scroll down, reading more about Kaiba Qianyi in the Eva-pedia. This female CEO held quite a few titles:
[The Youngest High School CEO]
[Top 10 on the Eva Wealth List]
[High-Profile Professional Duelist]
[Eden Tower CK Cup Grand Finalist—Runner Up]
[The Proud and Beautiful White Dragon Tamer]
No matter how Zero looked at it, she seemed like an alternate-universe, Rule 63 Seto Kaiba. The fact that she used Blue-Eyes White Dragon as her ace monster was identical to the Seto Kaiba from the anime.
As for information not recorded in the encyclopedia, Zero found various rumors in the online forums—hearsay with questionable reliability. For instance, some claimed Kaiba Qianyi was a lesbian and had no interest in men whatsoever. Others suggested she didn't even like women; she was "Dragon-sexual," caring only for Dragon-type monsters.
These rumors weren't entirely baseless. Kaiba Qianyi had publicly issued bounties for powerful Dragon-type cards within Eden Tower on multiple occasions, and every time, the offered price was staggering. Recently, her 87-million Eva Point bounty for the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon card had topped the forum headlines several times.
According to the "Historical Texts," only four Blue-Eyes White Dragons existed in the world. Qianyi already possessed three and was relentlessly pursuing the fourth.
Reading this, Zero couldn't help but roast the situation in his mind. Your 'Historical Texts' wouldn't happen to be the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, would they? After all, the anime was the only place where it was mentioned that only four copies existed globally. In the actual year 2026, while high-rarity Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards were expensive, standard copies were as common as stray dogs.
Aside from these surface-level discussions, the forums also contained "conspiracy theory" threads posted by anonymous users:
[Kaiba Qianyi's bounty is actually a scam! She just wants to lure out any other White Dragon tamers in Eden Tower so she can eliminate them in secret! RUN!]
Since the rumors were already nonsensical, the credibility of these anonymous posts was practically zero. Zero gave them a quick scan and moved on. Shortly after, his Eva Terminal notified him that he could enter a private room to begin his Duel Gene Evaluation.
The "private room" was actually a space about the size of an ATM booth. However, once Zero connected his terminal to the machine, the cramped surroundings instantly shifted. It was as if he had plunged into a digital world made of data; in an endless void, countless Duel Monsters cards floated around him.
[Would you like to pay 5,000 Eva Points to begin the Duel Gene Evaluation?]
Zero chose "Yes" without hesitation. Ding. Payment successful.
The countless cards suspended in the void began to spin at high speeds. Various monster faces blurred past Zero's eyes in a dazzling whirlwind of data.
[Duel Gene Evaluation initiated. Ten cards are now being issued as the starting cards for Duelist: Amano Zero.] [The first three cards flipped will determine Amano Zero's compatible Deck Archetype.]
"Oh? I get ten cards?" Zero suddenly felt that these 5,000 points weren't a loss at all—they were a bargain. If he identified a super-powerful archetype, it was like buying powerful monster cards for only 500 points each.
A moment later, ten cards glowing with light emerged from the spinning vortex and lined up neatly in front of him. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. In Eden Tower, card acquisition channels were extremely limited. This evaluation was, without a doubt, the moment that would define his future path as a Duelist.
Zero reached out and flipped the first card. Instantly, a wave of heat washed over him as a fiery, alluring figure appeared on the card face.
[Elemental HERO Burstinatrix]
"HEROes!"
The moment the card was revealed, Zero felt a jolt of electricity run through his brain. Is my archetype 'HERO'? The deck used by Jaden Yuki, the protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX! While the HERO archetype wasn't considered top-tier in the chaotic meta of 2026, it was more than enough for Eden Tower! Besides, as a protagonist's deck, the flashy HEROes were the "white moonlight"—the first love—of countless duelists' hearts.
Zero couldn't wait and flipped the second card. A gust of wind blew past.
[Elemental HERO Avian]
"I'm set! I'm totally set!"
Flipping two HERO cards in a row—was there any better sign that he was destined to be a hero?
"Come to me, my HEROes!" Zero shouted, trembling with excitement as he flipped the third card.
-_-?
[Mokey Mokey]
"..." Wait, who are you? Where's my HERO? Why is it this block of tofu again?
As Zero flipped the first three cards, the Duel Gene Evaluation displayed the final result based on their commonality.
[Duel Gene Evaluation Result: Normal Monster (Vanilla)]
"Huh?"
Zero felt his legs go weak. The massive drop in expectations nearly made him collapse in the virtual space. "Vanilla" meant "Normal Monsters" with zero effects. It was true; even though Burstinatrix and Avian were HEROes, they were still effect-less Normal Monsters.
With the result announced, the remaining seven cards were revealed automatically. As expected, they were all effect-less Normal Monsters, and none of them were even high-level.
So much for my 'Destiny Luck.' This isn't any better than picking up cards from the trash.
Until the very last card was flipped...
In an instant, Zero saw that card flashing with a golden light in the virtual space. It was like a "Legendary!" pull from a gacha game. As the final card turned over, the entire virtual space seemed to be filled with an ear-splitting dragon's roar.
It was indeed a Normal Monster. It indeed had no effect. It perfectly matched the "Vanilla" trait of Zero's evaluation.
But that card was—
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon] [Level 8 / Light] [Dragon / Normal] [ATK: 3000 / DEF: 2500] [This legendary dragon is a powerful engine of destruction. Virtually undefeated, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale.]
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