Chapter 30: "HERO" Extra Deck Acquired
[Finesse Affection +15]
[Finesse Affection: 85]
Affection leaping in one night—Amano matured considerably that evening... not really.
Simply because of one guardian-spirit- stand in duel, Finesse's affection skyrocketed from 70 to 85 points.
Of course, Amano himself knew how dangerous this duel was for Finesse personally.
Hero saves beauty—though cliché, it's eternally the top affection-boosting choice.
However, Amano's initial expectation was merely hoping rescue-added affection would offset invasion-and-seeing-Finesse's-naked-body-deducted affection, mutually canceling.
The affection explosion was pure unexpected joy.
This unexpected joy naturally brought system rewards after crossing the 80-point threshold.
[New Romance Skill Unlocked - Bond Resonance]
Alright, another skill name bearing zero romance flavor—Amano had gradually adapted.
[Bond Resonance: Your Extra Deck gains all Extra Deck cards from target's archetype. Requires target's affection above 80 to trigger this skill.]
Skill effects similarly bore absolutely no romance relation.
However, possessing this skill probably meant Amano could use "HERO" archetype's full Extra Deck not just when possessing Finesse.
Even during his own duels, as long as summoning conditions were met, he could summon "HEROes" from Extra Deck.
For Amano, this undoubtedly represented another epic-tier massive power boost.
Don't underestimate that Amano's deck only contained two Heroes—Elemental HERO Avian and Elemental HERO Burstinatrix.
But these two workhorses, combined with full "HERO" Extra Deck access, could Fuse into quite numerous forms.
"Thank you, Young Miss Finesse, for this generous gift!"
"What're you muttering about, Amano?"
Perhaps Amano's gratitude was too sincere, even transmitting through mental space to Finesse.
"No-nothing. Speaking of which, what should we do about the current situation?"
Duel victory, Dark Game faded—surrounding scenery returned to District 11's initial deserted alley.
Currently, Lutz's massive body lay before Amano.
More accurately described—a massive 'corpse'?
No way he could've survived... after tonight's underground duel leaving his body near collapse, forcibly controlled by Puppeteer for another Dark Game.
Finally, within the Dark Game environment, enduring three consecutive farmer punches.
Still not dying after that—I'd be seriously troubled.
"Amano, I think in this current situation... I want you to return my body first."
Strange—despite just mental dialogue, Amano seemed seeing young miss's face flushed crimson with embarrassment.
Right, makes sense.
Shouldn't keep occupying a girl's body indefinitely.
No matter how fragrant, soft, and tempting this body was, couldn't do weird things.
Absolutely not allowed!
"I'm just worried your mental condition hasn't completely recovered."
"I-I feel I've already recovered very well!"
Finesse forcibly propped up mental space momentum.
"Alright, then I'll return your body."
So how to return it?
Amano inquired with the system.
[Skill "Hacker Invasion" duration two hours, remaining time 1 hour 47 minutes.]
No body-return option whatsoever existed—only duration display.
Your skill design has problems, doesn't it?
What duel takes two hours anyway?!
"Two hours isn't great." Learning the truth, Finesse's tone revealed ominousness.
"Sorry, Finesse. I'm not trying to forcibly monopolize your body."
"When I said not great, I didn't mean..."
Before Finesse finished speaking, the ungood part exposed itself.
Earlier duel commotion was too massive—Vision HERO - Trinity's triple attack practically shook all District 11.
Within the alley, police footsteps and communication voices gradually became audible.
Finesse: "If police discover this, it'll be very troublesome."
Lutz was undoubtedly completely cold—lying there was one massive corpse.
This involved fatalities—within violence-prohibited Eden Tower, absolutely major incidents.
Setting aside whether police would believe Dark Games—
Even if Dark Games still got judged as violent assault behavior, worst outcome meant Tower expulsion.
"Let's escape first, Amano!"
"Exactly my thought!"
Escaping aside, seeing Lutz's scattered cards, Amano still hesitated.
Forget it—grab first, think later. People die for wealth!
Sorry for using young miss's body doing embarrassing things. Despite such urgent circumstances, Amano insisted crouching on ground, cleanly picking up all scattered cards.
Footsteps increasingly approached—not leaving meant genuinely too late.
Retreat!
"Missed one! You missed it, Amano!" Finesse continuously reminded.
"Relax—not one card missed." Amano confidently responded.
"Not that—you forgot yourself!"
"..."
Holy crap—focused on picking cards, forgot picking himself!
Leaving himself at crime scenes was equally suspicious!
Street corner—Amano's unconscious body lay on cold floors. Posture extremely strange—looked like a heavy fall.
Amano: "Didn't I tell you to watch my body, Eva?"
Eva: "(ﾟДﾟ) I'm a spirit—can't touch physical reality. How should I watch?"
Right—assigning this was identical to not assigning. Forgot that detail.
No time worrying about everything—Amano directly hoisted 'Amano Rei' up.
Though upon first possession, Amano knew young miss's body didn't lack training. From slender body, muscle-transmitted strength was clearly perceptible.
But Amano never imagined actually using Finesse's girl's body to hoist himself—a grown man—and run.
"Follow my directions, Amano. First left turn!"
"Got it!"
Fortunately District 11's alley networks were complex and winding. Knowing routes, avoiding several police wasn't very difficult.
Except this image combination was extremely bizarre.
A beautiful girl wearing hero cosplay outfit, hoisting an unconscious male on her shoulder, frantically traversing dawn alleys.
—And this beautiful girl was himself.
Even combining both lifetimes' experiences, Amano had never felt anything this absurd.
What even is this situation?!
You trying to steal headlines?!
Finesse: 'Haha~ hahaha~'
Amano: 'What's funny, Finesse?'
Fortunately guardian spirits could communicate mentally. Otherwise, running like this, even with young miss's excellent physical condition, Amano would genuinely be panting too hard to speak.
"Probably a joy of surviving calamity. Amano, before meeting you, I'd never experienced such interesting things."
"You're welcome. Before meeting you, I was pretty ordinary too."
"Also, though saying this now is slightly late. But... thank you, Amano."
[Finesse] [Affection +1]
[4 affection points remaining until unlocking ultimate Romance Skill "Union of Kindred Spirits."]
Union of Kindred Spirits?
Referring to that card advertising shining draws, actually deck-printing Union of Kindred Spirits?
Amano remembered this thing apparently required two people combining to activate.
I'm saying, system—being guardian spirit is one thing, but directly combining with girls to duel—isn't that situation too strange?
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