At this moment, a new round of duels is about to begin in the arena.
Tenjo Hikari and others gathered around the prep screen, feeling both curious and anticipatory.
This is the most criticized aspect of this competition.
No matter who, no matter which team, they all have their own separate prep area, verification room, communication room, structured like a tree, distributed on different roads, causing each team to be unable to normally intersect with other teams, except perhaps by chance during meals; at other times, only the arena can bring them together.
This is a major headache for Fudou Yusei, who wants to "coordinate".
Similarly, for those with a heavy heart or looking for someone, this is quite a vexing issue.
Because of this, they have no way to greet and visit normally, only going through the procedures section by section, which is quite troublesome.
At this moment, members of the two teams finally made their appearance.
The format they chose for the match is...
Single Racing Duel.
"Eh, I wish I could be the first to go on stage." Yugo sighed regretfully while looking at the data on the computer at the prep area.
"Sorry Yugo, only you and Rin can understand this D-wheel data..." Ruri said politely beside him.
Yugo sighed again.
He and Rin shared the same D-wheel, meaning that, no matter the situation, if Rin participated, he definitely couldn't go on stage unless Rin managed to push the bike back for him to go on.
Some might wonder, isn't WRGP supposed to allocate one D-wheel for each contestant?
But he and Rin were different.
Their D-wheel was something both of them built together in the Lower City Area through learning, with Yusei's help. It was a symbol of their bond and knowledge — Yes, despite his exuberant exterior and look, Yugo was a real genius, the kind who could build a D-wheel with his bare hands.
Originally, he really wanted to participate in the first match, but Rin elbowed him aside, grabbed the handlebars first.
He understood this move; when everyone rushed to attack, they'd shout "I'll attack first!" He just never expected Rin to suddenly charge at this time.
Serena, with hands behind her head, watched the screen without urgency beside them.
Although she loved dueling passionately, she was mainly there to help Ruri find someone. And at this moment, as a native of the Synchro Dimension, it was definitely better for Rin or Yugo to appear first.
It's unclear why, despite the majority of teams having participated and even started their matches, they were only just paired with opponents.
It was as if... someone deliberately delayed their appearance, making them join the competition later.
She couldn't figure it out, and simply stopped thinking about it, choosing to recall the previous match more instead.
Tenjo Hikari's duel.
The master's duel was so cool—
And...
There might still be a chance for their team to meet them.
If at that time, could she duel the master too?
At this point, the Pendulum Dimension folks, curious due to Tenjo Hikari's words, returned to their special seats, looking at the screen curiously.
The Marvelous Lightning Team consisted of several seemingly eccentric girls, each with some lightning insignia, urging the contestant earnestly.
And their opponents, the contestants from the Moonbird Wind team are...
"Eh?" Hiragi Yuzu covered her mouth in disbelief.
"Yuzu?!" Masumi Kotsu and Sakaki Yuya stood up in surprise, approaching the screen for continuous confirmation.
"An identical person?!" Pitchiri Saka leaned back, almost falling off his chair.
No wonder Tenjo Hikari suggested they take a look.
"Is it, is it that? That is..." Shijima Hokuto waved his hands, saying, "I saw it in a video, that... Parallel World counterpart?"
Parallel World counterpart?
Yuzu paused for a moment, then suddenly recalled the figure she saw a few days ago, the person with eyes identical to Yuya's—
"Ruri!!!!" As Rin appeared, currently pondering how dangerous the "Polymerization's minion" might be, Kurosaki Shun saw the figure on the screen, got startled, then screamed heart-rendingly, shocking Mitsuzawa Daichi beside him, who seemed to be scratching his head, faintly recovering some memories due to Tenjo Hikari's appearance.
What, what?
Before he could react, Kurosaki Shun turned and ran outside.
He cared neither about the WRGP Tournament's rules nor about the fairness of duels.
As long as he could find his sister, find his sister, nothing else mattered—
Bam!
But unexpectedly, before taking two steps, he felt a sudden stomachache, realized another voice had already sounded.
"She's not Ruri!!" Yuto shouted at him.
Shun paused, turned back to take another look, saw the girl's white motorbike gear, different demeanor and actions, and revealed name...
Rin?
Indeed, she wasn't Ruri...
He winced and took a couple sharp breaths, hesitated for a moment, then said: "Yuto, could you avoid using your hands next time?"
"Uh, ahem, sorry, I was worried you'd scare other girls again." Yuto quickly explained, then hesitantly added.
Following that, he instinctively furrowed his brows.
One, two, counting Ruri, there were three identical people?
Could it really be that coincident?
While they were caught in this dilemma, the duel had already started.