Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 425 Duel at the Masquerade Ball

"What do you want to do?" Di Xing wrapped himself tightly in the blanket. "I'm not a casual person."

"Thump!" Di Xing received a sharp rap on the head from Tian Xuan.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's just that little dinosaur kid's sleeping posture is too crazy! He almost put his toes up my nose!"

"Um, she's always acting like she has ADHD during the day, I didn't expect her to be like this even when she's sleeping."

"So I have to come down. Do you have any extra blankets or anything else? I'll just sleep on the floor."

Di Xing sighed, "How could we let such a beautiful girl sleep on the floor?"

Basically, aside from people like Nami who directly offended Di Xing, Di Xing is quite gentle with girls.

"You can sleep in the bed," Di Xing said, pulling out a card—the long-unseen all-purpose utility card spirit, [Cloud Demon - Sheep Cloud].

Di Xing visualized the sheep clouds and used them to make a simple bed.

I'll sleep here.

"This is too much trouble for you."

Tianxuan felt a little embarrassed. Although Di Xing was always being cheeky, it seemed like she had been bothering him ever since they met again.

"Don't mention it, didn't you save my life before?"

With that, Di Xing lay down on the pile of sheep and quickly fell asleep.

Tianxuan smiled faintly, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Tianxuan suddenly dreamt of terrifying holy elephant hunters appearing. He desperately tried to escape, and just as he seemed to have finally grasped at some lifeline, a fiery red light instantly annihilated him.

"Ah!" Tianxuan woke up with a start, only to find herself rolled off the bed, tightly hugging the still fast-sleeping Dixing.

She quickly let go of Di Xing, climbed back into bed, hesitated for a moment, then reached out her right hand and firmly grasped Di Xing's hand. This time, she finally drifted off to sleep.

Unlike the homebody Jingxia, Tianxuan had a very regular schedule; she was the first one to wake up in the entire Hope Dormitory.

She quietly let go of Di Xing's hand, opened the door, and prepared to go out for her morning exercise, only to see Shi Shechu running towards her, panting heavily.

"Hello, are you Di Xing's friend? Here is his letter."

Tianxuan glanced at the envelope and saw that it was an invitation to the Duel Masquerade Ball.

Tianxuan was completely bewildered by the name, then she seemed to suddenly understand.

"Di Xing, which girl have you gotten involved with this time?"

Ten minutes later, Di Xing sat on a tiny stool, looking completely bewildered, while five women sat opposite him like a mini jury.

"No, I really don't know what happened!!" Di Xing cried out in protest.

"Then how do you explain this letter?" Tianxuan angrily pulled out the letter. "Someone has invited you to the ball!"

"I really don't know!"

"A ball? Wait, could it be that dueling masquerade ball that's going to be held in Central soon?" Bai Xi only realized what it meant when she heard the word "ball".

"Huh, you knew that?"

"This is a comprehensive dueling ball held annually by the academy."

"At the ball, everyone wore masks to conceal their identities, and they engaged in random duels and other variations of duels."

"Of course, it's also acceptable to secretly reveal one's identity, so this ball is a great place for upper-class students to socialize. It's said that a 'Best of the Night' will be chosen at the end, and there's a pretty good prize for them."

"But this ball should only invite people from Central and Sheung Wan, why would they invite people from Lower Wan?"

"How would I know?" Di Xing, who had been wrongly accused, was extremely unhappy.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: "Let me see the letter."

Di Xing took the letter, opened it, and read it carefully. He discovered that it was an invitation sent to him under the pretext of his recent outstanding performance, and the letter was signed by the Duel Academy Disciplinary Committee.

"Oh, this was sent by Jia Zhengyi."

"what?"

"Our agreement was that neither of us would send anyone to our respective districts to cause trouble, so did he intend to lure me to Central to cause me trouble? What a clever little devil."

"So what are you going to do?" Mao Bohe asked with some concern. "Are you going?"

"It's best not to go, isn't it?" Zhan said somewhat nervously. "This is clearly a trap."

“Of course I’m going,” Di Xing said with a sly smile. “I want to broaden my horizons too. Besides, if I refuse, that Jia Zhengyi will definitely find other ways to cause me trouble. It’s better to confront him head-on this time.”

"Of course, I'm absolutely not curious about what the prize is, absolutely not!"

All five women had expressions that said, "I don't believe you for a second!"

"Besides, isn't that a masquerade ball? I'm confident I can put together a masquerade that they absolutely won't recognize!" Di Xing patted his chest confidently.

Tianxuan looked at him with disbelief. "I'm a student from Sheung Wan. I'll go with you. And Little Dinosaur, you're from Sheung Wan too, right? Let's keep an eye on Di Xing together!"

"Okay!" the little dinosaur jumped up and responded happily.

That night

"Vice President, how can you be sure which of these people is Di Xing?"

Standing on the second floor, Jia Zhengyi's henchman looked at the many people below wearing strange masks and asked worriedly...

"Hmph, I deliberately wrote a late date on the invitation I gave him, so he'll definitely be the last one to arrive."

"Vice President, you're so smart!"

"Hmph, my writing time is almost up, you guys get ready."

half an hour later

Jia Zhengyi was still standing on the second floor, looking on with longing.

"Vice President, they haven't arrived yet. Has the bait not been taken?"

"Damn it, I misjudged him, what a coward!"

"Wait, Vice President, it looks like someone's coming!"

"Tianxuan, you're wasting too much time on makeup! Why are you putting on makeup when you're already wearing a mask?"

"That's precisely why I need to wear makeup to protect my skin—because I have to wear a mask for a long time! Besides, I only wear light makeup. If you hadn't messed things up and lost my cosmetics, it wouldn't have taken much time at all! Also, don't call my name, otherwise the mask would be meaningless."

"Wow~ I'm a little excited!"

Then, a yellow "Agumon" came into view first for Jia Zhengyi and his group. Needless to say, it was definitely a small dinosaur. By the way, the costume was sewn for her by Di Xing, so it looked a bit cheap.

Behind Agumon was a girl in a long, ice-blue dress wearing a peacock feather half-face mask, which made her look even more beautiful and fierce.

Jia Zhengyi arrogantly crossed his arms. "The one behind should be Di Xing, right? Let me see the mask you painstakingly prepared. Too bad, no matter how hard you try, you can't hide your identity from me, hahahaha."

Then, Di Xing's figure finally appeared in Jia Zhengyi's sight. However, upon seeing Di Xing's mask, Jia Zhengyi suddenly collapsed to the ground, and his henchmen rushed over.

"Big brother, big brother, what's wrong?"

Wearing a giant star-shaped headgear, Di Xing took a fake cigarette out of his mouth, exhaled a puff of "smoke," and lazily said, "I think I heard something."