Chapter 29: Undercurrent
People who are in a hurry to get off work and return home to reunite with their loved ones, most of them take a shower and then turn on the TV to wait for dinner.
"This card game is really popular." Even changing a few stations is related to the news of the Duel City Competition, and they can't help but sigh.
Almost all of my children have been exposed to this game, so they know a little bit about it...... I have to say that the image of the monster manifested by the duel disc is very attractive, and if it weren't for the fact that they need to work because of their age, they might not be able to help but want to play.
But there are a few who don't think so.
The scene jumps to a three-story cottage in the southern part of the city.
There was a couple sitting in the house, and the atmosphere here was a little heavy compared to the other families who were laughing and eating with their families, and the table was full of food, but no one picked up chopsticks, just calmly sat at the table and watched the news on TV.
"Buckle button!" There was a knock on the door.
"Really, I have to play so late every day!" The man in the couple sighed, stood up one step ahead of his wife and walked to the entrance, "I'll come." ”
Opening the door, a ghostly boy quickly wiped in and crashed into the man's arms.
He turned his brown half-length hair comfortably, rubbed the man's clothes comfortably, and then stiffened.
Well? This doesn't taste like mom?
"Ten generations!" The man screamed helplessly and pulled him away from himself.
"I'm sorry...... Because I watched others duel into the gods, I got it late...... "The boy saw that the situation was not good, and immediately admitted his mistake honestly, and he looked like I was actually very pitiful, which made people really unable to lift their strength and get angry."
"You're simply, alas!" The man glanced at his wife, twisted the boy's ears slightly, and then patted him lightly on the buttocks: "The food is going to be cold, go wash your hands!" ”
Seeing his son's lively figure running into the bathroom, the father couldn't help but hold his forehead and sigh gently: "I really don't know what's good about this game, as for being so fascinated." ”
"It's all ominous supernatural phenomena......"
"Don't talk about it." The woman who brought the hot meal back gently interrupted him, "Beware of being heard by Juyo. ”
The corners of the boy's eyes were carved out of the same mold as hers, and she brushed the hair that blocked her view from the corner of her forehead, and sat down silently.
"I'm going to have an urgent message for you." The beautiful female anchor in the news took a manuscript with a surprised expression, "The Marine Wildlife Museum located in the downtown area of Tong Shiye, this usually for people to relax in the venue was found to have a large number of tourists unconscious half an hour ago, the number of people is fully 241, the central hospital is temporarily crowded with beds, this incredible phenomenon is considered by many people to be the curse of the ghosts, according to eyewitness claims, they have seen the ghosts and gods gather into black clouds and rush into the open-air venue from the sky...... At present, the police in Tong Shiye City have intervened in the investigation, and the Marine Wildlife Museum will be closed for an indefinite period of time, please pay attention to the official news website and newspaper media for specific developments......"
"Hahaha, the curse of the ghosts and gods, they really know how to say it." The man laughed at the strange news and took a drink from the wine glass on the table.
"But it's really bizarre that more than 200 people are in a coma in one place at the same time...... What could be causing it, heat stroke? ”
Shaking his head, he decided not to think about it anymore.
Just give the police and the media a headache!
"Ten generations!"
"Ugh! I'll be right away! The brown-haired boy had snuck into his little room at some point, and he had just carefully stuffed a card into the small box he usually used to store cards, and shivered as if he had been found as a thief when he heard his father's call.
He was a very smart child, and although he didn't say it explicitly, he was keenly aware that his parents didn't want him to play this kind of magic poker, and because none of his friends around him wanted to play with him, he had to entertain himself by watching others duel and secretly collecting cards.
With a sigh of relief, the boy put down the box and prepared to go out, and after taking two steps, he twisted back uncomfortably and picked up the card box again.
With the flash of moonlight outside the window, the image of a monster appeared behind the top cover of the transparent card box - wrapped in a black robe, the skin that emerged from under the robe was pale yellow, with limbs and a tail, but the face was very strange, a bit like a bird's beak enlarged and flattened, and then the eyes, nose and mouth were attached.
The boy opened the drawer and put the box in, then closed the drawer tightly, and after repeated checks, he opened the door satisfied, and ran to the dining table.
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"Thank you this time." Putting down the phone, closing his eyes and sighing softly, Seahorse Seto said this sentence with some reluctance.
This incident is not as simple as it was broadcast on the news, and several key figures were all participants in the competition, and if it was exposed, they were involved...... This time, the quarterfinals can almost be changed to the semifinals.
The broadcast rights have been sold, and the real mess will be an extremely severe blow to the prestige of the group and his personal image. Fortunately, the time to get the notice was very early, enough for him to operate, and the detachment currently responsible for inspecting the venue is almost all his people, and the relationship between several print media and the group is not bad, if nothing else, this matter should be suppressed like this.
I'm glad this isn't England.
Seahorse thought stupidly.
"It's okay, it's protecting white." Peacock Dance took a sip of coffee unnaturally, and then frowned deeply.
It's bitter...... What kind of coffee is this, it's too bitter.
When she was outside the aquarium, the tapir's name made her feel more - she clearly remembered that this somewhat girly boy had never taken the initiative to call her sister, so she just went around the road and came back, and just walked out of the passage to see the scene of the girl being swallowed by the black flames, and she really spent a lot of effort to control herself from rushing down.
Then the Celestial Flame summoned the Chaos Emperor Dragon...... Lichd's serious injuries made her feel that the situation was getting worse, so she simply dialed Tyros's phone, and Guò contacted the seahorse.
"Bai ......" Hearing her mention Li Bai, the tendons on the seahorse's hands instantly appeared, but the good cultivation made him quickly return to normal: "Anyway, you have really done me a great favor, and you can feel free to mention anything you need on the boat...... I've told them that you can walk around all but these places. ”
He turned his laptop up so that the screen was facing the other person.
"I'll ask you again, don't you really need anything in return." Taking advantage of this opportunity, Seahorse's deep gaze looked directly at Peacock Dance's pupils, wanting to see through the woman's specific thoughts, "Even if it's a card?" ”
"What's right for you is the best, that's what the saying goes, right?" Peacock Dance observed the plane analysis diagram on the screen with great interest, as if he didn't feel that there were two lines of sight like thorns.
"A deck that puts all the best cards together won't necessarily be able to defeat another deck that has gone through countless battles and adjustments...... I'm already happy with my card conditioning and don't plan to change anything. She lifted her upper body, picked up her cup, and took another sip of unusually bitter coffee.
Seahorse wanted to ask something more, but the rapid ringing of the bell interrupted his thoughts.
"Looks like you're still busy...... Then I'm out of the way. Seeing this, Peacock Dance put down the cup and got up to leave.
It wasn't until she closed the door behind her that the blonde woman looked relieved.
"Rejecting his thanks is a real test of willpower." She smiled self-deprecatingly.
"But...... How can I get on this line......"
It's not that she doesn't want to need Seahorse's help, but it's not yet.
A woman's sixth sense is sometimes unreasonable, and as the qualifiers progress, there is a growing feeling that she may not be competing. At first she was maddened by the feeling, because she couldn't forgive herself for having such a ridiculous idea and retreating? That's the act of a coward! However, after the aquarium incident, she changed her mind slightly.
Either way, it's always a good idea to leave a way out.
She frowned as she thought about what she was doing, but she didn't notice to slow down around the corner, nearly colliding with another person.
"Dance?" The game smacks its body out at the last minute, dodging a possible glamorous accident.
"What's the matter, you look absent-minded."
"Games?" Peacock Dance came back to his senses, "It's nothing, I guess it's the time difference...... You know, I was in the Western Hemisphere before. ”
"Then there's still time for you to rest." The game took out his phone and checked the time, "There is still an hour until 9 o'clock, even if it starts, it should be after that, counting the rest time and group time of the players, it is still far from the quarterfinals, you can go back to your room and sleep." ”
"Thank you for your advice, but I don't plan to miss that historic moment." Peacock Dance was a little moved by what he said, but after careful consideration, he still gave up this tempting plan, "Besides, with the current situation, few people can still sleep." ”
“…… Take me to the castle. ”
The two had just walked outside the door of the "hospital room" in the city, and before they could open the door, they could hear the sound of him and Honda arguing.
"Trust me! I really don't have anything to do!! When he entered the door, he saw that Honda and Miga were pressing him on the bed, one left and one right.
"It's just in case, you know what!" Yu Jia Long'er stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat, in order to suppress this madman, he was already tired, "I don't want to be stabbed from behind at a critical moment!" ”
"What are you doing here...... Game looked at this qiē dumbfounded, it was really rare for him to show a gaffe expression, it was really the posture of these three people at this time was too strange.
"Uh-huh! Jonai, I didn't know you still had such hobbies? Peacock Dance even pointed directly at the person involved and laughed, "I originally thought you were right...... It's a dead heart, I didn't expect to like the new and hate the old so quickly, and even the orientation has changed, this is really ...... Hahaha! ”
"Stinky woman! You...... You also have the ability to talk about cool things! The city was stimulated by her, and the originally suppressed resentment was instantly released, and suddenly he burst out and threw the two people who held him aside, and pounced towards the peacock dance with his teeth and claws.
"Alright, inside the city, don't make trouble." The game stepped forward to block him, "How's your body, is there really nothing wrong with you?" ”
"Of course, the game! You see! Jonai rolled his short-sleeved sleeves up to his shoulders and showed him his muscles, "I'm 100 percent ...... Nothing! ”
We're worried about your spiritual problems, what do you show us for......
The two people who were thrown away by him turned their heads one after another, covering their faces with their hands and couldn't bear to look at them anymore, and even Peacock Dance put away their smiles and looked at him dryly.
"Everyone, don't look like that." Shaking his head, the game opened his mouth to break the strange atmosphere, "On the bright side, this does prove that there are no accusations and interference in the city...... I think I'll be able to let him move around freely. ”
There was a cheer from the castle: "It's finally time to end this hellish closure...... Anyway, why do you still have such weird expressions? He found that the eyes of the other three people not only did not converge but became more strange, and even when they watched the game, they also had a look of surprise, and couldn't help but look down to check if there was anything missing on their bodies.
"The game, I really can't see it." Peacock Dance stepped forward and patted the game on the shoulder, saying admiringly.
"Actually, I'm not what you think." The game calmly coughed, "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about serious things......"
"The castle can be confirmed for the time being, but Kyoko is not good, except for the time at Malik's disposal, she is in a coma, I asked Seahorse, due to the lack of medical conditions on the boat, there is no way to wake her up without side effects, but he also promised to send some doctors with medical equipment to this dueling boat in the next hour."
They are now inside the Duel Skyship, the first terminal of the race, and Seahorse has to order it to appear early, and he must get all the people who have already qualified to enter, also to prevent the situation from worsening: the commotion caused by the suppression of the aquarium has already made him anxious, and it will be really fatal if there is another mess.
Malik's superficial personality was not completely suppressed, excluding the spiritual seeds that had been enabled were all destroyed under the impact of the negative personality, and a seed on Apricot was not activated, he happened to use this to survive tenaciously, but because the soul loss was too strict, it affected the carrier, and neither he nor Apricot could be free and sober, and only occasionally could control the body together and communicate with others, The information about the negative personality and part of the course of this incident was told by him to the game and others.
At present, the comatose Kyoko has been handed over to Isis to take care of, although her previous actions have caused the anger of the seahorse, but she is still allowed to step on this airship, but all the conditions that the two have negotiated before have been blown up, and she can only be a spectator.
"The seahorse should be scared too." With a sigh, the game continued, "It's only been less than 12 hours before someone was seriously injured and dying, and the number of people involved can't be hidden, he should be worried that the future game will be stricter, so he did this." ”
There is another analysis that he did not say, that is, from a personal standpoint, this turmoil is not necessarily bad.
Malik's negative personality is a huge hidden danger in any way, and it is not a bad thing to be able to force him out in advance; There is also Li Bai, although Haima is reluctant to sue him for the specific situation, he can still infer a lot of information from some details, this girl who has always been able to surprise people should be in trouble, and the trouble will not be small, Tong Guò compared to Malik's description, it is very likely that it also has a negative personality.
Although the clouds began to loom over the tournament, as a duelist, he was not afraid of these challenges, but saw them as an opportunity, a chance to clear the way for the development of magic poker. After the last meeting, Becas also talked to him about the future of the game, and to be honest, he wasn't interested in any of that, all he wanted was his lost memories, but he didn't mind giving it a push if it could pave the way for that grand prospect.
Anyway, just to chase the memory, you have to win every next game, and the process of the two needs is exactly the same, there is no conflict, and there is no need to worry about anything.
The only uneasiness comes from worrying about friends.
"I'm most worried about white." He remembered the white-haired girl who did not hesitate to trust him in a critical moment.
"Seahorse declined my request to see her."
"I hope she's safe."
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Sitting in the private office of the dueling firm, Seahorse Seto finished another phone call.
Putting down the microphone, he stayed for a moment and felt idle, and then suddenly realized that he couldn't think of anything else to do other than frantically devote his mind to these things.
He buried his face in the palms of both hands, slid his way deep into the roots of his hair, and then grabbed them and tugged at them hard.
The superficial strategizing could not hide the anxiety in his heart, and his arrogant personality kept forcing himself not to think about it...... Don't ask, but now he thinks he's really going to be driven crazy if he goes on like this.
No matter how desperately he tried to drown himself with complicated affairs, that ruthless word still echoed in his mind over and over again, and all his reserve, all his arrogance was shattered in front of this sentence.
"You recognize the wrong person, my name is Tianguangyan."
“……”
"Bang!" With a heavy punch on the table, Seahorse quickly stood up, walked to the hanger, picked up his trench coat, opened the door and strode out.
He had to figure out what the hell was going on!