"Hm? Yuna-senpai? Decided to come watch the tournament even though it's already the 3rd day?" Noboru asked slyly.

Yuna just took a glance at the boy and smirked as she took a seat next to Hanako. "What, did you not want me to come and support Gao and the others too and only support you? Hmmmmm, how cold of you to think that way!" Yuna joked. "I wonder... What if I didn't come to see your match..?" Yuna asked as she propped up her arm and leaned her head onto it.

Noboru's face expression immediately dropped to disappointment as he faced forward. "I-it's not like I need the support anyways, unlike Gao."

Yuna shook her head and smiled. "Now that attitude won't pass by me. Don't worry, you'll need all the support you can get," she replied, nudging the boy a bit.

Noboru just smiled and closed his eyes as they waited for the match to start.

"Ican't wait to see this match with Jin-senpai and Tetsuya!" Gao said excitedly.

Hanako jumped in her seat as she exclaimed, "I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU FIGHT, GAO!", while Hisako just shrugged.

"This match has already been decided," Yuna stated in a tone that said it was obvious.

"Seriously.. I get back to work just to disguise myself and investigate my own school. But.. why glasses?" Tasuku asked as he pushed up the non-prescription glasses.

"Well, everyone knows that glasses are the perfect disguise!" Stella said, walking towards the boy.

"I can't believe you actually fit in the middle school uniform... You're like 18 or 19 years old for god's sake!" Tasuku exclaimed with surprise.

"Don't doubt me now, Tasuku!" the teen said with a proud smile.

"Right..... Oh and who said glasses are the perfect disguise? Last time I checked... You wear glasses every day. I'm sure people would recognize you once they get a glance," Tasuku stated with an amused smile plastered onto his face.

Stella flinched at his point and covered her face with her tablet to hide her embarrassment. "Shut up... Just go with it..." Stella said in a pouty tone.

"I rather go around school as myself anyways," Tasuku said as he played around with the frame of the glasses. "Let's go."

The loud cheers from the students of both Aibo Elementary and Middle School drowned out Yuna's thoughts as the match went on.

"Pathetic.." Yuna heard from behind.

The girl massaged her temples quickly and looked at the person sitting behind her. "Oh, hey."

Ayden's eyes widened for a few seconds, surprised at the sudden call, and looked at the girl in front of her. "Oh, it's just you. Don't surprise me like that," the girl said bluntly.

"Right...."

"Asmodai, I think I'm in a pickle now! W-what do I do?" Tetsuya panicked as he started to look around the arena frantically.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Calm down, Tets! You're doing fine!" Asmodai reassured the boy.

"IS IT OVER FOR KURODAKE TETSUYA?!" Paruko yelled into her microphone.

"You know.. Jin-kun seems to be pulling out this match for quite awhile now.... What's he doing?" Yuna asked curiously.

"I don't know. It seems like he's not even trying to beat Tetsuya..." Baku said.

"It looks like.. I've finally drawn the card..." Jin claimed.

"Card..?" the group asked curiously.

"So, is a signal popping up?" Tasuku asked Stella as they searched for anything strange around the school.

"Hmmm...." She hummed out worryingly, "Nothing strange is near here...?"

Tasuku sighed as he continued to look around. "Let's continue looking.."

'Game over! Winner is, Magatsu Jin!'

"Tough luck.. At least he tried his best in this match," Kuguru said with a sympathetic smile.

"Tried his best? Right..." Ayden mumbled as she stood up and walked away.

Yuna stretched as she stood up from her seat, sighing as she did so. "I'm going to walk around for a bit," she announced, walking away from the group.

"Hm? Is that Tasuku-kun and... Jin-kun?" Yuna asked herself as she slowed down her pace. "I wonder if anything happened..?"

Yuna sighed tiredly as Tasuku pulled off the pair of glasses and his school uniform to reveal his work uniform, throwing the clothing a few feet away.

"Looks like he's going to just leave his clothes there..?" Yuna pointed out as Tasuku ran off with Stella.

"So, what exactly happened here?" Yuna asked the duo as she went over to pick up Tasuku's school uniform and the pair of glasses.

"Oh, Yuna-chan! Nothing just a small talk with the boy genius," Jin said with a bright smile.

"Uhuh.... I saw him glare at you before he took off?" she pointed out, dusting and folding the clothes.

'How the hell did he change his shoes so quick?!' Yuna thought with disbelief, hooking the glasses onto the collar of her school uniform.

"Don't worry about it! It's just him being dedicated to his work!" the boy exclaimed proudly as Megumi looked away.

"Okay then.."

Yuna paused in her squatting position as a blurry vision came across her mind.

'Jack! Tasuku! Ohhh... WHAT DO I DO?! WHERE DID THEY GO?!' Stella panicked as she dropped her tablet on the ground.

"Um, excuse me I have something to do really quick.." Yuna told the two as she stood up immediately and took off to the direction Tasuku went. Yuna saw Stella frantically looking around to find the boy and his buddy monster as she got closer.

"Stella! Eh? Where's Tasuku-kun and Jack?" Yuna asked as she ran up to the teen.

"I-I don't know! They took off after something that I didn't catch and when I ran closely after them, they were nowhere to be seen!" the girl exclaimed with worry.

"W-what? Is that even possible to just vanish immediately!? Try contacting him with the communicator!" Yuna told the teen as she began to look around.

'He should have gone far if Stella was tailing him closely..'

"It's not reaching him!" Stella said hurriedly as she contacted headquarter.

'Tasuku-kun.. Jack.. Where the hell did you run off to?' Yuna thought worriedly.

After 20 minutes later, Yuna sat and leaned against the fence where Stella was left alone. "Don't worry, Stella. Those two will be alright.. I'm sure.." Yuna hesitantly said, voice sounding slightly choked up.

Stella turned around to see the girl hugging Tasuku's clothes that were taken off earlier and smiled. "Yeah.. You're right, they should be fine.. That thing must've led him somewhere that's away from the school though," Stella said to the worried girl. "Come on, you need to get back with your friends before they worry about you. I'll look for Tasuku and contact you when I find him."

Yuna looked up from the tear-stained uniform and nodded slowly, being helped up to her two feet.

"Now breathe in and calm down. You don't want anyone else to worry, okay?" Stella told the girl as she smiled.

"Damn it. Where did it go?" Tasuku muttered as he continued looking around.

"We're not even nea- Careful, Tasuku!" the dragon called out, but it was a second too late.

"W-whoa! Oof! Who the hell would dig a pit fall here of all places...?!" Tasuku said as he stood up and rubbed his bottom.

"Pay attention to where you're walking next time.." Jack said as he pulled the boy out of the hole.

"Ah! Hi, Suzuki!"

Yuna snapped out of her trance when she heard her name called out.

"Oh, hi, Natsumi. You can just call me Yuna if you like," Yuna said as the girl got closer.

"Alright! Hm? Why do you have another school uniform and... a pair of glasses? I never knew you wore glasses," the girl said curiously.

Yuna looked down at the uniform and the pair of shoes she held in both hands and back at Natsumi.

"Actually, these aren't mine. I'm just returning it to a friend," Yuna pointed out hesitantly.

"I didn't think you could leave your school uniform and glasses over at a friend's house since there's school the next day..." Natsumi said, sounding taken aback.

"Yeah... Well they left early, so I brought it with me when I found it," Yuna chuckled. "I should get back to the group now. My friends must be worried after having me take a walk for nearly half an hour. Want to come?"

The girl's golden eyes sparkled with excitement when Yuna invited her to come along. "Sure!"

The group waited near the entrance to the arena as they looked around to see if Yuna passed by.

"Hello, Gao~!"

Everyone shot a glance over to Suzuha as she greeted Gao.

"What are you doing just standing there? You aren't, perhaps, waiting for a special person to show up are you?" the girl asked as she covered the lower half of her face with her fan.

"Actually, yeah I am!" Gao replied with a cheeky grin.

The rich girl's eyes widened with surprise as a blush spread across her face.

'Don't tell me he was waiting for me!' the girl thought happily as she began to daydream.

"Have you seen Yuna-senpai? She said she was going to take a quick walk, but she hasn't come back yet.." Gao asked, concern filling in his voice.

Suzuha snapped out of her trance when she heard 'Yuna-senpai' and blinked a couple of times. "A-ah... Well, no, I haven't. Is that who you're waiting for?" she asked with an embarrassed, yet disappointed smile.

"Yeah. I'm sure she hasn't pass by the auditorium yet, after all, we didn't tell her where to meet up with us," Baku said as he shrugged.

"Ah! There she is!" Hanako exclaimed as she bounced.

Everyone's attention snapped over to see Yuna talking to a person they've never seen before, holding onto Tasuku's uniform closely. Yuna looked over to see the group waving at her and smiled at them, waving back.

"Oh? Are those your friends?" Natsumi asked, pointing at the smiling students.

"Yeah. That's Mikado Gao with his buddy Drum and his little sister Mikado Hanako, Omori Baku, Uki Kuguru, Hyoryu Kiri, Kurodake Tetsuya and his buddy Asmodai, and Sakiko Hisako-senpai. You already know Amanosuzu Suzuha-san, but normally, she isn't with us..." Yuna said as she pointed out everyone to the girl.

"Ahhh! That kid who's always lucky in all his matches?" Natsumi exclaimed excitedly.

"A-ahh.. That's.. right..." Yuna said hesitantly as they got closer. "Hey, guys. Hello, Amanosuzu-san. This is Midori Natsumi, a classmate of mine."

"Hello, nice to meet you all! Don't worry, Yuna already introduced you all to me on the way here," Natsumi said.

"Well, that saves us trouble to introduce everyone one at a time!" Hisako said, sticking out her tongue playfully.

"Senpai, why are you holding another uniform and do you wear glasses?" Kuguru said curiously.

"I can't really imagine you wearing glasses man," Tetsuya added in as he shrugged.

"Tets, maybe she's been hiding the fact that she wears glasses," Asmodai said patting his head.

"Mm. Mm," Drum grunted as he nodded in agreement.

Yuna sighed and took a quick glance at the uniform. "A friend left their belongings over at my house and no, I don't wear glasses.." Yuna said, slightly looking away and avoiding eye contacts.

"How do you even forget to wear your glasses and uniform for school the next day....?" Kiri asked with disbelief.

"Don't ask me cause I'm not so sure," Yuna said, shrugging it off.

"I didn't see you holding it earlier during Tetsuya's match though.." Hisako said.

"A-ah! Well, I left it in the classroom, so I went to go get it before taking a walking! H-hahahaha!" the girl laughed it off.

"Yuna-senpai, are you going to work today?" Hana asked curiously.

"Hmmm, not today. Why do you ask?"

Hanako grinned and ran over to the girl. "Want to come over today?"

Yuna looked at the girl for a bit. "If I do come over, I won't be walking with you guys back home. I need to do something before coming over and I may be coming late," Yuna told the girl.

"Aww... Well, that's fine too since you're still coming over! Right?"

Yuna gave the girl a smile as her phone started vibrating in her blazer's breast pocket. "Excuse me really quick..." she said, picking up her phone. "Hello?"

'Yuna, we found Tasuku and are heading back to headquarter. Come visit if you like,' Stella said.

Yuna looked over to the group only to see them talking to each other.

"..... Is he alright..?" Yuna whispered, making sure no one else heard her.

'It looks like he's been through a lot today, having scratches and bruises, maybe some leaves and twigs stuck in his hair and clothes.... He didn't tell me what happened yet,' she told the girl.

"I'll come by soon.. Thank you for telling me, Stella."

Landing in front of the office, Yuna immediately ran into the building as the wings at her feet disappeared, setting down the boy's clothes and glasses.

"Tasuku-kun!" Yuna exclaimed, hugging the boy.

"Y-Yuna? Ow!" Tasuku winced.

"Ah! S-sorry! Your bruises and scratches.. Are you okay?"

Tasuku smirked at the girl and hugged her back. "Awwww, is Yun-chan worried about meee~?" he asked playfully.

"Of course I'm worried you dimwit! You're a mess right now!" Yuna told the boy angrily as she plucked off the leftover leaves and twigs. "Seriously.. What did you do?"

Tasuku sighed as he went to get the first aid kit. "You're taking care of me, alright~?" he said playfully, handing the kit to his friend. "I believe you found Stella after we got separated?" he asked, pointing at his clothes. "I was chasing a shadowed figure and lost sight of it. Jack and I decided to continue searching for it and I ended up falling in.. several places.. and Jack had to pull me out of it all."

Yuna stared at the boy with disbelief, trying her best to hold in her giggle. "Idiot.. Be careful next time.."

Tasuku smiled and walked off to change his clothes. "Right, right. I'll try, Yu-na-sa-ma~! Just head into one of the empty resting rooms and leave the door open. I'll be there in a bit." And with that, the boy left with his school uniform in hand.

"That stings..." Tasuku complained every time Yuna dabbed at a scratch.

Yuna sighed and pressed on the bruise that formed on his bare back.

"OW!"

"For the millionth time, bear with me please..." Yuna said tiredly. "Okay, you're all done. I'm going over to visit Gao now, so do rest up," Yuna told the boy as she leaned her head against his frame tiredly.

"Hey, Yu- whoa.. You look really worn out," Gao pointed out.

The young boy grabbed the girl's hand and led her into his room, grabbing some pudding on the way there.

"You weren't kidding when you said 'late'. The others just left not a while ago."

The girl let out a sigh as she poked her pudding. "Sorry about tha-"

"Senpai!" Hanako called, busting into her older brother's room. "You came really late today!" the little girl said with a pouty face.

Yuna smiled apologetically to the girl and petted her head softly.

"So, about your match I missed... Who did you go against? Was it exciting?" Yuna asked, finally eating the pudding she's been poking at for a few minutes.

"I had a match against Suzuha-san and I admit, her magic world deck blew me off for a moment!" Gao exclaimed in satisfaction.

"Oh? Interesting. Hm, I wonder who's going against you next," Yuna said smiling.

"Senpai, why aren't you or that buddy police officer, Ryuenji-senpai, competing in this tournament?" Hanako asked curiously.

"Well, I wouldn't have a team to compete with and Tasuku-kun has work to do."

Gao and Hanako looked at each other and back at the older girl.

"How did you meet Tasuku-senpai?" Gao asked excitedly.

"..... Long story short..." Yuna said, thinking about the past.

"Eh? So you were that kind of person?" Gao said with a face expression filled with disbelief. "You don't seem to be that mean though? Actually, you're like the opposite of your past self!"

Hanako nodded in agreement with her brother. "You're really nice! I don't see anything sarcastic or cold about you!" Hana exclaimed.

"That's what you think... But one day you might see it.." Yuna said looking away embarrassedly.

"I don't think we want to if you were THAT insensitive to Tasuku-senpai and the other students.." Gao said hesitantly as Yuna gave him a grin.