Chapter 24: Téa
[Hehehe! Isn't this Téa Gardner with her 18-year-old youthful body?]
[Due to the master's resemblance to a certain someone, Téa Gardner's favorability towards you is relatively good. Coincidentally, this place is deserted. Believing in the master's rich experience from watching films in your previous life, should be enough to completely mold her into a different shape.]
Yu Miao: ?
Damn this "Horny Commentary" inviting itself without asking.
It seemed that if it didn't come out once a day to provide these narrations, Yu Miao might forget about it.
Forcing down the urge to complain internally.
Yu Miao explained: "I was just joking, don't take it seriously. As for the dance machine, there's one inside."
Téa stormed into the arcade, the blush on her face not yet faded.
Since Kaiba announced the upcoming Duel City, the nearby arcades had basically been closing down one by one. Téa had a hard time finding this place and didn't want to bother looking for another.
Exchanging for suitable "tokens," Téa placed her small backpack to the side.
Téa first took a sip of water, then skillfully stepped onto the dance machine and started moving to the rhythm.
Yu Miao observed from behind.
After all, she was the only other living person in this dump of an arcade.
Téa noticed Yu Miao watching her, but she didn't feel uncomfortable, perhaps because he looked so much like Yugi.
She focused intently on her dancing there.
The dance machine began to spin faster, and Téa's movements became increasingly rapid, as if only this could make her feel the meaning of life.
And the thrill, of course.
Yu Miao had to admit Téa had a good figure. The white sleeveless top she wore complemented her long, straight legs perfectly.
Perhaps because she was fully immersed in dancing, Téa didn't seem to notice that she was having a wardrobe malfunction.
No wonder that Penguin from KaibaCorp's Big 5 was so eager to take over her body.
Hmm, understandable.
Unfortunately, Yu Miao was completely clueless about dancing and such.
The rhythmic "dong dong dong" of the music pulsed.
The dance machine got faster and faster, and at this moment, Téa's legs left the ground, and her whole body fell from the machine onto the floor.
"Ouch..." Téa frowned in pain, her voice a bit hoarse.
As if in a fit of pique, Téa picked up her small bag and quickly walked towards the arcade entrance.
At that moment.
Yu Miao said: "Giving up just like that?"
Téa had been practicing so "intensely," not even noticing her own wardrobe malfunction.
She was probably being stubborn with herself.
Téa turned back to look at Yu Miao, staring at this familiar yet unfamiliar face, and said: "What do you know?"
"You've hit a roadblock, right?" Yu Miao guessed.
Téa's expression froze for a moment, then she slowly lowered her head.
Because Yu Miao was right.
Téa had signed up for a professional dance competition. If she could get a good ranking, not only would there be prize money, but it would also greatly benefit her future plans to study performance abroad.
The opponents in this competition were very strong.
The more Téa hoped to break through, the more stubborn she would be.
Until she could never escape this predicament.
"Have you experienced this too?" Téa returned and sat next to Yu Miao, suddenly feeling this person wasn't so annoying.
"Of course, everyone goes through it." Yu Miao said, raising his Duel Disk, a slight glint in his eyes.
Téa noticed this too, and asked in a lighter tone:
"So you're a duelist."
"Then how did you get out of this predicament?"
Yu Miao's expression turned somewhat serious. He stared into Téa's eyes and said: "Someone once said something: if you can't beat them, join them."
Téa: ?
When Tearlaments were at their peak, Yu Miao got beaten to a pulp.
So he joined the front lines of the anti-Tear vanguard. But the more he struggled, the more he understood the terror of these mermaids.
Not to mention later, when Kashtira and Tearlaments joined forces in their wicked ways...
The more Yu Miao resisted the Tear meta, the more he hit a bottleneck, the more he became stubborn with himself.
Just like Téa now.
So...
He stopped being stubborn.
He directly joined the Tearlaments!
Using Tear against Tear, mutual destruction.
Bladder match, bring it on, who's afraid of who!
Then, Yu Miao found his bottleneck was gone.
He felt refreshed and clear-headed.
"If you can't beat them, join them?"
Téa slowly repeated, a light sparkling in her eyes.
She stood up forcefully, smiled, and continued:
"Thank you. I'm Téa Gardner, pleased to meet you." They formally introduced themselves and exchanged names.
Having figured things out, Téa jogged out of the arcade, turned to look at Yu Miao, and waved: "Goodbye, Yu Miao. Feel free to come watch my competition if you have time."
Yu Miao raised his hand in acknowledgment, but he didn't promise anything.
After Téa left.
The arcade was left with only Yu Miao again, with only the dance machine that Téa had used still playing its Inspiring music.
Until.
"Come out, no use hiding." Yu Miao looked towards a dark door on the right behind him.
Besides the main entrance to the arcade hall, there was of course a second door leading to the back alley.
At that moment.
A man emerged from behind that door. He wore a black overcoat and white gloves; he was a member of the Rare hunters organization.
"Hehehe, so you're the new base leader who defeated Panther Lady. You look so much like Yugi Muto."
"Catch, this is a challenge letter."
Yu Miao reached out and caught a photo. He glanced at it and almost blurted out the words "Holy crap".
The photo showed a man beaten black and blue.
It was Keith Howard.
The question is, Keith is being controlled by Marik, so by extension, does that mean Marik got beaten up?
Judging from the photo, Keith's eyes were cold and vicious, clearly indicating that Marik's consciousness had not left Keith's body.
"Yu Miao, tonight several of us base leaders will be waiting for you by the coast."
"If you don't come, hehehe, this guy in the photo will be your fate."
Dare to oppose several base leaders?
After the other base leaders got the news of Leopard Woman's defeat, they agreed to join forces against Yu Miao to avoid being picked off one by one.
Otherwise, when Lord Marik arrives in the city,
How would they, the incompetent ones, get promoted?
They must take care of this troublemaker Yu Miao in advance.
Yu Miao might be strong, but several base leaders ganging up on you.
How will you possibly cope?
After saying this, the Rare hunter intended to leave, but he saw Yu Miao looking at him with a gaze full of pity.
As if...
Their days were numbered.
Yu Miao felt these Rare hunters base leaders were quite the characters. Through a strange twist of fate, they actually managed to capture and beat up their own boss...
What a bunch.
"Fine, I accept." Yu Miao said with a confident expression.
It was good that these people were gathering together, saving him the trouble of hunting them down one by one.
After showing off by dealing with this group in front of Marik tonight, it should be enough to prove his own value.
Being a base leader was no longer enough for Yu Miao. The next step was to become a core pillar, and eventually swallow up the entire Rare hunters organization!
(End of Chapter)
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