Tasukuâs day had been packed with tournaments, first Vanguard, then Buddyfight, and though he had managed to come out on top in both of them, it had been a close enough win to keep him dwelling on it, though, even though he had been victorious in the tournament right after. Many of the Buddyfighters in Hive City were no match for Tasuku, allowing for a little room for his thoughts to stray... Though that did violate his own personal code.
To not devote oneâs full attention to a fight was to disrespect his opponent, and that was unacceptable. It was another strike against himself.
No⊠as you are now, you canât do anything.
The words still lingered in his mind, like the scar of an old wound ready to be torn open.
I have to get stronger...
And it was in his distraction that he didnât realize, on his way to receive his first place prize, that another person had inadvertently walked directly into his path. And Tasuku walked right into him.
âAh...?! Iâm so sorry! I wasnât looking where I was going...â
To add insult to injury, both of their decks had scattered all over the floor. At least he kept Jackâs Buddy rare in his pocket, he thought, but he didnât want to mistreat his cards, accident or not...
âIâm really sorry... Iâll get them. Oh...âÂ
Though these cards didnât bear the same white back as Tasukuâs own did. Instead, they were dark. As he gathered them, he saw that some were brown, some green, and some purple. An entirely different card game that he didnât recognize.
âHuh... These are... Oh, here you go. Iâm really sorry about that, sir.â
Come to think of it, there had been another tournament held alongside the Buddyfight one, hadnât there? Perhaps this was the one?
âDo you mind me asking which game this is? I donât recognize it at all.â