Jack and Yusei returned to the base together. After Jack came back, the two kids ran to him, worried about his body, while Tenjo Hikari, noticing he seemed fine, prioritized checking the D-wheel.
Wheel of Fortune is a very special D-wheel. Its construction is a peculiar "wheel," hence it has values that are significantly different from other D-wheels, namely—sturdiness!
Although other D-wheels are also robust and can withstand most impacts, an intentional attack on a D-wheel can still pose a threat. Due to the design factors of Wheel of Fortune, to prevent disintegration or fracture, Sector Security has always demanded its manufacture to very high standards, making its sturdiness peerless among D-wheels.
Perhaps because of this, if an accident happens, Jack is prone to get knocked off while the vehicle remains intact.
But consequently, if Wheel of Fortune has issues, it's also the hardest to repair.
Fortunately, Wheel of Fortune is indeed tough and durable.
Next up, checking Jack's body.
Compared to Crow's invincible physique, Jack's body is far less resilient. Perhaps due to frequent participation in performances, it's actually quite worn out. However, Tenjo Hikari checked and found no major problems inside, just superficial injuries, a few days of rest would suffice.
"Phew—" Yusei breathed a sigh of relief.
He's naturally more concerned about Jack's physical condition than the result of the duel.
"Given this, let's rest for two days; it should soon be halftime anyway."
Taking the 5DS Team for example, they've participated in as many as 5 duels, and after 9 duels, they'll engage in the official, genuine "WRGP" tournament.
Currently, 5DS's prospects for qualification are very good, so there's room for trial and error.
However, compared to them, the other teams' situations are varied.
Currently, aside from Team Despair and New World Team, each team is slowly showing some deficiencies and flaws. Though the top teams have consistently guaranteed victories, some "special" teams have not performed so well.
The representative team among them is the "Pendulum Team."
Despite using different summoning methods from the Pendulum Dimension, and each method seems effective in duels, they're ultimately slightly inferior to the "truly" professional Synchro duelists.
Worse yet, they unfortunately encountered Tenjo Hikari, and also unlucky enough to face Team Despair.
Four matches, two losses—
This is the random aspect of bad luck.
If it were the "Swiss System," they would only meet teams with one loss and definitely wouldn't face such strong opponents.
Precisely because of this, Akaba Reiji, who had been staying calm, had no choice but to personally participate to ensure the upcoming win rate.
Consequently, when they heard the name "Akaba Reiji," many teams were visibly disturbed.
For example, Fusion Diplomatic Team, and Bird Breeze Team.
After all, the surname "Akaba" has some "significance" here.
But considering there's also Tenjo Kaito from the Xyz Dimension, everyone wasn't much affected, they just paid more attention to this person.
Two more days passed, and after all teams had completed 5 matches, the WRGP officials announced a pause in the tournament, with a three-day break.
This will be a rare opportunity because during this time, the entire City will be completely open, and all contestants can freely visit any location except for the city's pinnacle, "Taiyi Garden," almost any place can be explored.
This is quite crucial for any contestant.
On one hand, there are teams, which even now don't want to increase members, consisting of only 3 contestants, who urgently need rest time. Even the superhuman Team Ragnarok, after the high-intensity Racing Duel, would inevitably feel fatigue, and a good two-day relaxation to ease physical and mental fatigue would be ideal.
On the other hand, regardless of the Synchro Dimension's municipal government itself, or the teams here from Fusion, Xyz, and Pendulum, they aren't just here to compete, many are mainly here for diplomatic activities.
These three days also provide a chance for the negotiators to officially sit down and talk thoroughly.
While duels are indeed important, inter-dimensional communication also cannot be neglected.
Whether it's Fusion Dimension's dimensional teleportation technology, Pendulum Dimension's physical image technology, or Xyz Dimension's time-space technology and artificial intelligence technology, they are quite extraordinary and beyond other dimensions' expectations.
Of course—
The Synchro Dimension's own "Moment" is also truly a shocking and unbelievable invention for other dimensions.
With this, most of the urgent problems faced by other dimensions can almost be resolved.
For instance, although Fusion Dimension's Dimension Gate technology is quite maturely developed, due to lack of energy, even with Kaiba Company's support, Duel Academy can only send the top few students to travel to the Other Dimension each month.
If they could obtain Moment, it would be quite significant for the Fusion Dimension.