"Buckle up." There was a knock on the door.

"Game, can I come in."

"Ah...... OK. ”

The game was startled, and hurriedly put down the game handheld in his hand and got up to open the door, he has now changed into pajamas, and has been talking to Double Six on the handheld screen just now.

"Huh...... Miss Peacock Dance? He opened the door and was surprised to see the radiant blonde woman appear in front of it.

"You really didn't sleep?"

Peacock Dance stared at Game's face and found that his eyes were very clear and there was no sleepiness at all.

The results of the grouping have come out, but she can't sleep when she returns to the room, Li Bai is not easy to disturb, and the city is too stupid...... And after knowing the purpose of his trip from Apricot, she was not too embarrassed to go to him again.

…… When we first met, I laughed at him.

"Well...... Tomorrow is the final, and I'm a little nervous so I can't sleep. The game is a little cramped to avoid her gaze, and he is still not very good at being alone with women who are too beautiful.

"Yes...... But you don't have to be too nervous, right? ”

Peacock Dance generously found a chair to sit down, and watched the game sit on the edge of the bed.

"Shouldn't your opponent of tomorrow be the person you want to meet the most, according to the method of elimination?"

"Uh...... That's the way it goes...... Not right either! But...... That one...... I didn't mean to offend Miss Peacock Dance! ”

The game originally wanted to respond to the next, and then suddenly found that he was disrespectful to the woman in front of him when he said this, and hurriedly changed his words, but it was awkward to say it before, and now it has no effect if it is changed, but it is a bit of a trend of getting more and more chaotic the more you talk.

"Aha!" Peacock Dance saw his panicked explanation, but he unscrupulously covered his stomach and laughed, "Sure enough, it's the same as that night, you are really like two people when you don't fight and when you fight!" ”

The game looked at her helplessly, and he couldn't understand why the other party would run to his room at this time.

Tomorrow at dawn, we will start fighting each other......

"However, maybe it's just like you that makes me say something different like a friend......"

Peacock Dance smiled slowly, she half-lowered her eyelids and looked at the game's face, finally becoming more serious.

“…… When I decided to come to the competition, I didn't expect to meet such a strong opponent. ”

"It's not just about strength...... It also includes the beliefs that are most important to the duelist, and I have only now discovered that even the stupid guy in the castle ...... The things he pursues and fights for are more noble than mine......"

"That's not what you say, is it?" The game plucked up the courage to retort.

"I think...... There is no distinction between noble and inferior in the beliefs and pursuits of each duelist, and the experience of each of us should be different...... There is no way to actually judge that kind of standard. ”

"That's why there will be ......"

"Will there be a collision of beliefs?"

“…… It's not accurate, but it's pretty much the same, and it means something similar...... I can't say the specifics. ”

The game reached out and scratched his cheek uneasily, he didn't mean to say this, but when he saw that the peacock dance seemed to be a little stimulated by several other contestants, he couldn't help but say a few words of comfort.

"Miss Peacock Dance doesn't really have to care about that."

"Now that we've all come this far, we've all come to Becas City to advance to the last four, it's because of these beliefs that support it."

"If you're thinking too much...... Is it crushed by other people's baggage? ”

"This ......"

Peacock Dance was stunned, she hadn't thought about this.

"I've heard that Miss Peacock Dance has been wandering around the world alone, constantly looking for and challenging different duelists...... That's a rare belief in itself. ”

"So you don't need to care about that, tomorrow's battle, we will do our own thing." The game smiled.

“…… You're right. ”

Peacock Dance smiled as well, and she reached out and brushed her hands into her soft blonde hair from her forehead before she got up from her chair.

"It does seem like I'm thinking too much...... But don't blame me, do you? When you were grouped, you all smiled sadly, and the atmosphere at that time was called a heavy ...... I've been infected by you! ”

"Especially the guy in the castle...... He ......"

“……”

"Sorry, it looks like I said something I shouldn't have said again."

"It's okay." The game picked up the electronic handheld on the bed and stroked it, a little absent-minded.

"Li Bai, is she okay......"

"Fortunately, after drawing lots, Apricot and I sent her back to sleep, hoping to rest for a night and her spirits will be better...... After all, you two are my most important opponents. Peacock Dance walked to the door and turned back to him with a goodbye gesture.

"See you tomorrow."

"And ...... Thank you for those words. ”

Leaving the game room, the boredom in Peacock Dance's chest was swept away.

The game says nothing wrong, she just cares too much about other people's baggage...... but neglected what he had paid all the way to the present.

"It's ugly...... It actually needs the juniors to wake up to see it, what a failure, Peacock Dance! Peacock laughed at himself as he walked down the stairs to the top.

She was going to go to the rooftop to get some wind.

"Huh?" Coming to the rooftop, Peacock Dance was a little surprised to find that there were already people there.

“…… Inside the city? Why are you here? ”

The green coat and the messy blond hair are not in the city, but ...... She found that the other party's current love was far less high-spirited than usual, but a little low.

"Oh...... It's you. ”

Hearing the call from behind, the city turned its head listlessly to look at her, and then turned his head again, looking up at the dark clouds over the sea, without saying a word.

……

……

"Hmm......" Li Bai opened his eyes with great difficulty, just in time to see the first light of the morning.

She lay on the bed in a daze, then leaned back on the pillow and shook her head desperately.

"Whew...... Call...... It's only a little dizzy to shake like this, which is much better than yesterday! Some of the excited girls rolled over and sat up, and some of them couldn't wait to get their coats.

The dizziness that came from the battle with the game yesterday made her uncomfortable to death, she knew that it was a soul problem, and there was no way to treat it by other means, so she simply went back to her room early to sleep after drawing lots, trying to make the dizziness better in the most primitive way.

"I didn't expect it to work, and it's so good!" Li Bai happily took off his pajamas and prepared to change into his original clothes.

Her gaze swept over her chest, and gradually she stopped smiling, and her brow furrowed again in confusion.

…… What's going on, why are those black patterns on my chest so much lighter?

She reached out and touched it with a little trembling, and the black texture was coiled around her chest as before, and it felt the same as before—no touch at all, as if the skin there was born this color.

The only difference is that the outer pattern of the cross becomes lighter the farther outward, and this gradient color with the outline line of the innermost is still dark black, which looks a bit like the cross is wrapped in a circle of black flames......

"What a strange change......"

Li Bai tried to rub it vigorously as before, but he still didn't find anything, but he made himself extremely embarrassed after touching the sensitive part.

"Uh......h Damn it...... Don't try. The girl blushed a little and took the shirt on the side and put it on, anyway, this strange tattoo has not brought any bad changes so far, so what does she care about this?

If you can fade part of it today, maybe it will fade part of it again one day, and there will definitely be a day when it will disappear completely. In that case, it was useless for her to worry about it herself.

Putting on her shirt and skirt, she picked up the light brown trench coat she had thrown on the floor last night, put it on her hand, and walked out the door.

The castle was silent, there seemed to be no sign of human activity, Li Bai stepped on the soft carpet with every step, and he couldn't even hear his own footsteps.

She seems to have gotten up a little too early?

"Good morning, Miss Seahorse."

"Ahh Li Bai was taken aback, she looked back to see who was so immoral and ambushed at the door of the hall, and found that she had actually seen the other party yesterday.

"You...... You're the housekeeper from yesterday......"

"Yes, Miss Seahorse, the master told me to wait here." The middle-aged housekeeper bowed slightly to her.

"He knows that your guests always come to the hall when they wake up, so let me answer some questions about your direction here - you know, this castle is not small."

"Uh...... And that's exactly what happened. ”

If you want to divide it according to the number of floors of residential buildings, Becas City estimates that there are at least 7-10 floors, excluding the height of each floor is very open, and there are 5 floors, and it is indeed easy to get lost without guidance, which is still the case that she did not count the tower.

"Then please take me to the restaurant."

Li Bai has no ill feelings towards this middle-aged man, and it can be seen from what he said to himself yesterday that he is actually a very kind person...... Now she's actually a little embarrassed, it's human nature, even if she knew she had to live up to the other party's kindness in the first place.

She's going to go into town anyway, that's a matter of principle. Compared to asking her to run away with her tail between her legs, she would rather choose to die in battle.

…… And it won't necessarily be that kind of result, she has also prepared something to hide, which will surely surprise Becas when the time comes~

"Look who this is? The eldest lady of the Seahorse family? ”

As soon as she entered the restaurant, Li Bai heard a voice in her ears that made her uncomfortable to hear, and when she saw who the other party was, she felt that the anger that had initially subsided couldn't help but jump up.

"Even the Seahorse Seto people are dying here, and you can't wait to die when you come here...... My eldest lady? ”

A man in black wearing sunglasses swaggered over, as if he couldn't see Li Bai's angry gaze, he came to her and posed very serious, but what he said was the most mocking words.

"Yuan Du......" Li Bai narrowed his eyes.

"You unfamiliar dog...... There is still a face in front of me? ”

As the head of Guiping's security, if it weren't for the collective betrayal of all the bodyguards around Guiping led him, Becas and the Big Five's plan would not have succeeded so lightly...... It can even be said that he is one of the black hands.

"Little girl...... That can't be said. Being scolded by the girl who looked down on him in front of the new master's housekeeper, Yuan Du's intention to laugh at two sentences was also put away.

"You didn't see yesterday, Seto Kaima...... Originally, the No.1 in the game industry was recognized as No.1, but he didn't have the slightest power to fight back in front of Mr. Bekas...... Opportunities and futures are always reserved for those who can see clearly, and compared to Mr. Bekas's strength, you are too weak, and choosing you will only fail! ”

"So you can't wait to roll over and add shoes for your new master? By the way, I also presented my brother as a vote? ”

“…… You wild girl of unknown origin...... Do you think you're qualified to speak of me? You-"

"Mr. Becas doesn't want anyone in the castle to have any conflict with the distinguished guests, so let's leave, Yuan Du." The middle-aged housekeeper raised his eyebrows, he actually didn't like this kind of guy who had betrayed his master.

"Hmph...... All right. Yuan Du didn't want to offend his current boss, glared at Li Bai again, turned his head and left.

"I hope he didn't affect your mood?" After driving Yuan Du away, the housekeeper winked at the girl.

"Obviously impossible!" Li Bai was angry and rolled his eyes back.

"I'll treat you to breakfast."

“…… I remember that three meals were meant to be free of charge. ”

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As time passed, several contestants also had breakfast and went to the competition venue, a lift platform between the 1st and 2nd floors of the castle.

The first to play against each other are the people who draw A and B, namely Muto Games and Peacock Dance.

Li Bai came to the corridor on the second floor and stood still, where he could perfectly observe the battle below.

"The game's expression...... Sure enough, I'm still in a hurry. ”

Although there was no battle yet, the attitude of the Peacock Dance and the game were completely different, the former observed the opponent very solemnly, while the game only glanced at the Peacock Dance, and then looked up at Bekas, who was sitting on a high place to watch the battle.

"It's going to be miserable to despise the peacock dance too much......"

Seeing that the black magician also fell into the hands of the trap on the mirror wall of the screen, Li Bai was a little unworthy of the game.

That trap card is a perpetual trap that is more difficult to deal with...... But after the first launch, the Peacock Dance did not send it off the field, but covered it again, which is something that can be easily seen, but the game hits one after another.

This means that he is not on this match at all, he is only thinking about how to challenge Bekas?

No...... It shouldn't be like this, in the original book, he was very confident that Jouchi would knock down Keith, and he also knew that Jonachi would not fight him after he won, so as long as he defeated Peacock Dance, it would be equivalent to facing Bekas, which is why he is so urgent...... But now I've won the C number, and I'm going to fight the castle...... He couldn't have had that much confidence in the castle to defeat me.

Is he afraid of the pressure I put on him?

Inadvertently, Li Bai also discovered that the game was not just looking at Bekas, and sometimes turned his head to look at her, which made her very strange.

The truth was not far from what she had guessed.

The threat of the Light Path Dragon is too great for the game to find any particularly good way to deal with it, and with the enemy in front of him, he can't help but be a little lost in all kinds of pressure...... He didn't realize his problem until he was woken up by the Peacock Dance, and I have to say that he didn't see this clearly.

It's a terrifying game to get your mind back to the game, and unlike the affinity of Yucheng Shiyo against duel monsters, what he has is the power of command and control, and he can generate a unique momentum, grasping the possibility of winning a qiē.

"I'll play this fold!"

"Ritual of Chaos!"

[Chaos Ritual]: Sacrificing two monsters with an attack power of less than 1500 can draw out the power of opening up in chaos and give a warrior monster supreme strength.

"I will use the mecha rat and chestnut ball on the field as a sacrifice to open chaos!"

"One soul draws the light, the other induces the darkness...... The collision of light and darkness will open up the force field of chaos! ”

"Come on, Dark Knight Gaia! Through the light and dark force field that opened up, you can obtain the power that surpasses one qiē! ”

Gaia drove his crotch steed towards the swirling chaotic light curtain, and as he rushed into it, a figure with a knife in one hand and a shield in the other side of the light curtain jumped out almost simultaneously.

"Chaos Warriors are coming!"

The dark blue armor holy warrior stood on the helmet with a red tassel, carrying a snow-bright long knife and a heavy shield and fell to the ground, the armor was thickly wrapped in some joints with a circle of gold, and the seemingly flashy pattern exuded a sharp aura - the air seemed to have been cut by the arrival of this monster.

"It's our turn to fight back! Chaos Warriors attack the Harpy Pet Dragon! ”

The Chaos Warrior raised his sword-wielding right hand, but just stood there and slashed at it, and the terrifying sword curtain split the body of the eagle-bodied pet dragon in half!

This monster ...... Indeed, he lives up to the name of the strongest warrior.

"I have to thank you, Peacock Dance." The game said calmly.

"If it weren't for you waking me up from anxiety with ironclad facts, I wouldn't have been able to defeat Bai ...... even if I were lucky enough to win you Not to mention the victory over Bekas. ”

“…… Don't thank me, that's exactly what you told me last night. ”

Peacock Dance sighed: "...... I don't really understand why you make similar mistakes yourself, but I don't have any regrets about losing even so. ”

"Uh......" The game choked on her.

The opponent can only see clearly when he is in the middle of the game...... He himself understands that he is inferior to another game when it comes to dealing with this situation.

"It's over." Li Bai lifted his body lying on the railing and prepared to play.

Although the development is a little tortuous and slightly different, there is not much deviation, and the first game is over, and then it will be her and Jonai's turn.