"Well, I planned on going swimming." She hinted toward as she slouched back in her chair as her feet were still up on the table trying to relax. She still had to recuperate from her last duel since it did take quite a bit out of her. It was obvious that was the first time she dueled, because it felt like every ounce of energy she once had was drained out of her after that duel. She didn't think losing would bother her so much, but that mistake she made with
'Mirror Force' was eating at her mind and losing the opportunity to play Black Hole just made matters even worse. She probably should have used
'Dark Hole' to clear the field and then summon
'Card Trooper' that way she would have some leeway on the field and get in a good direct attack, but at the End Phase it would have had only 400 attack. Still, 400 more points to spot her Life Points with could have gotten to the turn she needed to draw her second
'Void Dragon'. She knew the Void archetype had cards which could deal with Lightsworn monsters, but it was a new archetype which had little support for it other than machine monsters. She would just have to build her deck with what she could until the archetype expanded where she could use better cards to isolate Michelle's cards.
Tsukiko remembered that her brother used prototype Void archetype cards that got around Lightsworn Sanctuary and Realm of Light's effect by using its card negating ability against it making the user of that card take damage when it negated card effects. She would need to find cards that did that same effect which her brother used to crush someone who used a Lightsworn deck against him. None of the prototype Void cards were official aside from the newer ones so she couldn't use them. She thought to herself as she tried to find some way to counter that decks annoying hindrance.
Too bad I can't use the prototypes my brother used in the World Circuit as test cards to deal with that Lightsworn deck. Though I recall the Void archetype was built not only as a new archetype of its own, but also some of the cards in that structure were cards that countered the Lightsworn deck. None of those cards were made official aside from the newer ones which were just confirmed and released by the committee. She understood why her brother chose that specific deck. The deck allowed for quick and powerful attacks sacrificing something of equal value though the boost was well worth it. It was apparent that she would need to learn to adapt other cards to the abilities of the current Void archetype cards since the deck didn't have many cards to work with. She was hoping more of them would be released in the future later on.
She mumbled to herself as she turned her attention away from Angelo trying to collect her thoughts on what to do next.
"If not for my brother, I probably would have lost that duel very quickly. I know he could have won that duel, but I just don't have the same amount of duel skill as he does. That's why my brother is one of the best duelists I've ever known. His skill and strategy is nearly impregnable due to the fact he's dueled since he was a very young child. He won with a starter deck and went on to be undefeated using that deck. Sure that deck had weaknesses, but he knew how to use those weaknesses to his advantage which is something I do not know how to do." Obviously Angelo probably would have had no idea what she was talking about when she was talking about her brother assisting her in her duel. He disappeared after the incident with Ethel and no one had seen him since nor Hayate. He was never around the indoor pool area as no one had seen him enter or leave. Still, she heard his voice and felt his presence during her duel with Michelle. She wondered why that was which struck her curiosity making it go wild for a moment?.
Tsukiko then remembered what Angelo said toward her as she was going through all the thoughts that flashed in her mind right now like strobe-lights trying to blind her focus. He did announce himself as friendly though she wasn't entirely sure he was trustworthy after that comment she felt from her brother's mind about him being a delinquent. The only reason he said that though was because he got in trouble with that teacher, but still her brother didn't seem to like or trust him which drove her toward being cautious.
"I'm sure you met my brother earlier." She started her statement as she tried to loosen up a little bit, but she still had that cold cautious approach about not letting her barrier down. It wasn't the fact that he was new that she distrusted him. Rather the fact her brother said something about him and she tend to trust her brother's words since he has been her bodyguard since they were children.
"My brother thinks you're trouble? Is he wrong to think that way? I only ask because I trust everything he says, because he has acted as my personal bodyguard since we were children.""What bothers me..." She paused for a moment as she tried her hardest to put that teacher incident behind her, but the way he just carelessly threw a paperwad at her disturbed her way of thought. Teachers were supposed to be very trusting figures who were very lenient yet strict about their methods. She felt something darker about Vincent, but Angelo got in trouble which made her a bit suspicious about him.
Was he a dangerous individual who would cause others harm? The students in the indoor pool area didn't seem to think so though she had learned from her brother too well that looks can always be so deceiving.
"What provoked you to throw that paperwad at the teacher like that? If you say instinct I'll smack you. What was your real reason for doing? It was obviously a very dumb way to wake up the teacher." She cautioned as she kept a tight grip on her fan in case he said something that irritated her. If he was imposing too much she would certainly let him know it and that would give him the indication that she wanted breathing room, because it would feel like she was being suffocated.
He asked if she was unhappy which was a very true story especially by the gloomy look on her face along with the cast iron scowl. It looked like her face froze into that expression as she didn't like she was going to recover from what was bothering her anytime soon.
She did recall that he offered to offer her to feel better, but there wasn't much he could do at the moment to ease her mind. She was hoping a relaxing dip in the pool would do the trick though she wasn't even sure that would loosen the tense rope that gripped tight onto her mind.
"You sure know how to make a girl feel uncomfortable, I'll give you that." Tsukiko answered back as his words were making her feel very not relaxed. Here she was going to try to enjoy her day, but there wasn't much that could salvage it now. She didn't understand why she was so mad, but being angry was just making the problems that plagued her mind even worse. When he asked if he could join her in the pool, that nearly made Tsukiko bring her hand forward and smack him over the head with her fan. The way he phrased that bothered her just a little, but his nature said otherwise. She couldn't sense a dangerous aura from this individual, but she wasn't sure if she should just trust someone who her brother disliked.
"I never asked for your dueling advice! Keep it to yourself, jerk!" Angelo almost set off a flare in her eyes when he said she wouldn't win with the current poor attitude she was in. At the end of that statement she rose her voice to the point it echoed soundly in the room which caused a lot of stares at her. Sure, she was very upset at the moment, but she wasn't going to let some jerk just take advantage of her like that. It was a very ignorant thing of them to do anyway. She didn't really feel like dueling anymore though if he insisted so badly she wouldn't pass his offer up. She would though she hated agreeing to such a thing also take him up on his offer to go swimming with her, but she wouldn't allow any funny business. Besides, her brother would probably kill him if he did anything to her that she did not approve of.
"I give you credit for your courage to ask something like that of me. Asking me to go for a swim would usually get someone pulverized by my brother. You probably know him. His name is Shinrei Ikushirou. Though I'm impressed you didn't hesitate on asking me that. Most boys won't even come near, because they are fearful of my brother. And make no mistake, he catches you getting flirtatious with me and you'll sorely regret it. Remember, we are just going swimming unless there is something else you would like to do instead? I guess it wouldn't hurt to kill some time and vent some of this stress that is storming my mind." She said with a slightly more polite tone though the vicious icy gaze in her eyes still remained. It wouldn't hurt to see what this person wanted at least. Also, perhaps she should give them a chance despite how her brother felt. They were brazen enough to approach her and ask her something she found a bit awkward.
"I'm going to strip down into my swimsuit. Don't you dare nosebleed or I'll make you regret it!" She reminded Angelo exclaiming as she stood up from her seat and pulled her shorts down after unbuttoning and unzipping them to reveal her black, yellow and purple striped bikini that she just previously bought. It was one of her newer ones that she hadn't worn yet and she liked anything that was striped. This one especially caught her eye since it was rainbow like. She then pulled the blouse over her head removing it revealing the top which was same patterned as her bottom. She folded those clothes and set them on the table. She got stares from several boys which was disturbing toward her, but not unnatural since this was the first time anyone in the academy ever got to see her in a bikini. She then sat back down in her chair as she was going to relax a moment as she awaited Angelo's answer. She wasn't even sure if he brought a bathing suit with him so he could enjoy the pool with her.
