After Yukinoshita Yukino announced the bodyguard appointments, the atmosphere in the clubroom remained somewhat strange.
This was mainly because Yukino's recent actions had been rather nonsensical.
First, she abandoned the most crucial battle for a man. Then, she wanted a second war for the same man. One moment she was telling her sisters to fight to the death, the next she was ordering them to stand down.
The junior members had been on the receiving end of a beating yesterday, and today they were supposed to launch an offensive. Damn it, Yukino! Are you messing with us? What do you take your sisters for?
Are you using your sisters as part of your foreplay with Kanzaki Saku?
Yukino's confusing back-and-forth, neither fighting nor retreating, had offended both the cowardly faction and the bloodthirsty warmongers.
Coupled with Kanzaki Saku's devastatingly handsome looks, which caused countless repressed junior members to seethe with jealousy they didn't dare express, almost everyone now held a grudge against Yukino.
If the old Yukino was a wise ruler who had built her empire from scratch, the current Yukino was an incompetent tyrant, unable to distinguish friend from foe and constantly changing her orders. And Kanzaki Saku, naturally, was the Daji who bewitched the king into skipping morning court.
Alas, the once-unstoppable Yukino, who had her sights set on the very top, had now been corrupted by wine and women.
Although Yukino had lost the hearts of her people, her authority remained. She quickly dismissed the junior members who had just gathered with such difficulty.
Soon, only Yukino, Kanzaki Saku, and the two newly appointed bodyguards—a conflicted Miura Yumiko and a visibly excited Yuigahama Yui—were left in the classroom.
"Yumiko, Yui, you two wait outside the classroom. Guard the door and don't let anyone in," Yukino commanded.
"Yes, Boss." Yumiko immediately bowed in response, her gaze quickly flicking toward Kanzaki Saku with a hint of acidity she herself didn't notice, before she exited the classroom.
Yuigahama Yui, however, beamed brightly. "Don't worry, Boss Yukino! We promise we won't even let a female fly in!"
She thoughtfully closed the door tightly on her way out, then stood on either side of it with Yumiko, like a pair of door gods.
Inside, with the others gone, the air seemed to become thicker and more intimate.
Yukino turned and walked toward Kanzaki Saku, step by step.
"Saku..." She reached out her hands, as if to check for injuries, or perhaps to search for the traces of others. "May I?"
Kanzaki Saku allowed her to do as she pleased. Although the persona he had established for Yukino was that of a gentle husband in public and an active succubus in private.
But according to the script, he had just been kidnapped and needed to be a little more reserved.
"Yes, let's." As her boyfriend, Kanzaki Saku would naturally not refuse Yukino's request for a duel.
This answer was like a catalyst, igniting the flame of desire for a duel in Yukino's heart.
Without further hesitation, she pushed Kanzaki Saku onto the long table used for executive meetings, sweeping the clutter on it to the floor with a clatter.
The room was silent, accompanied only by the faint sound of wind from outside the window. In this soundless quiet, Yukino was already fully immersed, focusing on feeling Kanzaki Saku's presence.
Yukino then sat down at the dueling table. Her fingertips lightly touched the cards, her cool movements silently announcing her arrival.
This was not a friendly spar, but an aggressive tactical deployment.
Yukino needed to use the most primal method to confirm her ownership and overwrite any possible scent belonging to others.
Yukino immediately entered her battle state, directly activating Super Polymerization from her hand to fuse her and Kanzaki Saku's dueling fields.
"I use 'Yukino' and 'Kanzaki Saku' on my field as Fusion Material!"
Faced with the unstoppable Super Polymerization that had already been activated, Kanzaki Saku, caught in the chain, could not and did not want to interrupt this fusion process.
Kanzaki Saku went along with Yukino's tactical deployment. The feeling of not having to lead the game himself was actually quite nice.
The effect of Super Polymerization caused their fields to be completely shared, their resources flowing between them.
The laws of Super Polymerization rewrote the rules of the duel. Their field card zones began to overlap, and the numbers on their life point counters flashed in sync.
But at this critical moment, Yukino's movements abruptly froze, her fingertips hovering over her deck, trembling slightly.
"Yukino?" Kanzaki Saku questioned Yukino, who had stopped her operation right after activating the fusion.
"It's just the beginning..." Yukino took a deep breath, the tips of her ears turning a faint red. This embarrassment instantly transformed into a more ferocious battle spirit. She quickly rearranged her hand, and her graveyard lit up with the glow of a search effect.
"Shuala shuala—" The sound of shuffling cards was like a sudden rain against the window. Black card sleeves flew between her fingers, and the wooden dueling table made a rhythmic light sound with her operations.
"Main Phase 2, continue the deployment!" Yukino intended to completely cover any other possible tactical traces on the field with her own system.
Every time a fusion material was sent to the graveyard, she would unconsciously bite her lower lip, as if performing some solemn ritual.
"Pay 2000 life points... activate the second Super Polymerization!" Her breathing became more rapid as the chain links increased, and her graveyard gradually piled up with thick resources.
This duel had long surpassed an ordinary spar. It was as if she was pouring all her accumulated emotions of the past few days into the decisiveness of each card flip.
Kanzaki Saku watched the fluid combo connections, a smile playing on his lips at this persistent will to win.
"Battle Phase!" Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly stood up, her wolf-cut short hair swinging in an arc with the movement. "All monsters, direct attack!"
When the final blow pierced the virtual barrier, Yukinoshita Yukino finally slumped over the edge of the table as if all her strength had left her.
"Now... the entire field..." She wiped the sweat from her forehead. "...is engraved with my tactical markings."
Kanzaki Saku didn't respond immediately. He just reached across the table, picked up her scattered side deck, carefully straightened the cards, and pushed them back to her.
This subtle, considerate gesture made Yukinoshita Yukino pause for a moment, then a faint smile curved her lips. She put the deck back into its box, her movements returning to their usual composure.
See, he took every one of my tactical deployments seriously. He enjoys such a thrilling duel. Those irrelevant outside factors won't affect this battle in the slightest.
Yukinoshita Yukino gently rubbed the edge of the card box, immersed in the satisfaction of her tactics having worked perfectly.
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