(GS3) Field: Shop Handsome

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[American National Champion?] She broke the vile atmosphere whilst he questioned her title in his mind, not only that she was a cute girl with long black hair... And she was willing to take on all up and comers after the cardfight she was having. Kurai had peeked his interest, this girl who announced herself as Neu Edelwiess. Kurai began to question why America's national champion was here. Eventually coming to the conclusion that it was no ordinary visit.

Kurai decided to observe her game on a closer level. He stood up and moved closer to the table they were playing on. He began to watch, however this caused the negative atmosphere to return once again, as people had noticed him again.

[Hope]

Neu had ended the game in a fun way, a Holy Charging Roar, and on top of that, a double critical with two Palamedes on the field. Shiki was a lot of fun to play against. His clan, Granblue, she found it to be a very exciting to see in action. She also giggled a little at the thought of him thinking that the Royal Paladins were some new clan. The irony was hilarious.

"Here." She handed him her phone number along with a cellphone. "Don't ask where and why I'm giving you a phone along with it, but I may need to contact you again some time, that was a lot of fun." She gave him a smile.

She was then surrounded by a cheering crowd, the smiling faces made her overjoyed.
"Alright everyone let's have a fun time fighting today!"

She put her deck back into her pocket and took out another deck box for her next matches. It was the clan of performance, the one that would excite and energize the crowd. The box was labeled:

"Hana "Isabella" Espoir"

[Nobody]

Shiki looked at the girl, and then at her gifts, he never really had a cellphone and had no idea how to use this wonderful technology but that's not what was important, a girl gave him gifts and not only that, one of them was her number, that basically meant a score! He nodded at her in happiness without any questions as requested. "It was really fun, and I really hope you do!" he exclaimed and exited the shop, going god knows where.


+1 Affinity with Neu for not slapping him once againd and giving him her number

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The shop began to cheer again. [Wow.... she has a large influence] "Why did i just experience a sudden case of deja vu" he mumbled to himself whilst thinking. He noticed her pull out a deck box, the label caught his attention instantly. "What the h..." the name on the box was Hana  "Isabella" Espoir. He was certain that it was the same Hana he met two month's prior at Card Capital. Kurai decided to throw caution to the wind.

"Neu Edelwiess.... your next fight with me!" Suddenly the room fell into deafening silence.

[Hope]

Having just finished a few fights with the Bermuda Triangle deck, she switched it up again. "Back to Jellal huh..." She pulled out her deck and turned to see who the next opponent was. Someone made the room fall silent with a challenge.

"Sheesh, chill everyone we're just having fun, or whatever... man." She looked at him and placed her deck down on the table.
"Sure, Sure, I don't mind having a field day here, just promise me it'll be a fun fight." She shrugs.

[Hope]

Shadows apparently surrounded his card when he rode.
"I'll teach you a lessson."
"Looks like you didn't learn last time!"
His eyes apparently changed in color.
He decked out.

Neu picked up her deck and put it back into the box. She felt like her power was being tested, by this person or something, but like she said, this was a casual match so she wasn't even at her best, not even in the slightest. She flipped her hair and put the deck back, taking out "Haruka Nakahara," the Kagero deck. She looked down at the boy, who according to the rift has some split-personality thing.

"You know what, I just really felt bad for the kid cause the store was laughing at him all the while that happened. It was a casual match, sheesh, there were nuts and weirdos like this in nationals, but dang, that's cause it was nationals!" More fighters lined up to fight her now, but she did have concern for the boy as the store kept on laughing at how serious he was, he was so crazy it was unbelievable.

"Let me finish a few more fights here to keep the energy going, I want you to wait for me near that door there so I can tell you some things." She said to him.

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Blade Wing Reijy.... Dark Lord of Abyss.... Even his avatar, Demon World Marquis, Amon had fallen before the American National Champion, Neu Edelwiess. Her power overwhelmed the true Kurai to the point of where the alternate personality that was a part of Kurai had no other choice but to take over and fight the latter half of the game. The aggressive Alternate was able to push Neu to her breaking point, however up to the point of his own, forcing a deck out loss.

The Alternate was disgraced with the loss, but also satisfied that it fought someone as powerful as a national champion(knowing that the Hana that Kurai fought was also a national champion) and returned control back to Kurai. He had seen that he had lost, however was confused to see his avatar, Amon upon the vanguard circle. A sight he had not seen since he was decimated at the hands of the Underground King.

The store's inhabitance kept on laughing at how serious he was,but also insulted him in private talk amongst themselves. Kurai's mind began to slightly hurt.

"Let me finish a few more fights here to keep the energy going, I want you to wait for me near that door there so I can tell you some things." She said to him."

Kurai heard the words of Neu Edelweiss and stood leaning at the side of the door.... Waiting for answers.

[Hope]

After the game was over, there was a roar in the crowd yet again, a second time. "Haruka! Yukino!" She screamed at the decks internally. Two losses in a row for Neu, but the ones who fought her had smiles in her faces that she could never forget. She herself, felt very proud of the two fighters who fought her. They both bowed down to her and she laughed.

"Ha, that was a lot of I mean no... I should be bowing to you guys, lots of respect!" She did bow down to them, because she loved their spirit. It didn't matter whether they were weak or strong, their Vanguards lived in the moment and enjoyed. She took out her phone and took a picture with the two victors, letting them take the win, a happy day for them.

After that, one of the shop employees came over and took a group photo with everyone in it, squeezing together all full of joy, with Neu in the middle holding up a Vanguard card. "Thanks everyone," she said sincerely, as she walked over to the boy who was waiting for her.

Over at the side of the door, he was standing, Neu looked at him and started to speak, "So like, Vanguard is a fun game yes?"

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Neu looked at him and started to speak, "So like, Vanguard is a fun game yes?"

Kurai looked at Neu in the eyes. She seemed like she was serious with the question, what caught his attention was why she asked it. Kurai decided to respond with one word. "Yes". He was speaking honestly. He had always found Vanguard a fun game, ever since his younger sister, Yuri, introduced him to it. He could never forget the day that he received his first card, his avatar.Demon World Marquis, Amon. That day, he started a journey in the Vanguard world.

"Why.... do you ask me such a question with an obvious answer" he retorted back in a curious voice, wonder what she was trying to achieve by asking the question.

[Hope]

"Obvious answer you say?" She sighs. It really wasn't obvious with the way he was playing.

"Even with a strong sense of what is good and bad, you still fail to fulfill your goals in Vanguard if neither fighters are able to enjoy themselves. If you think yourself someone who works for the good of others, but your image in Vanguard is one that makes others want to not even touch the game? What does that make you. In terms of morality, you just killed the game for someone, no matter what your reasons are, you just killed it. A strong opponent isn't one that goes and says they'll fight seriously, its the one that just enjoys the game and lets the world take them." She points over back at the crowd, two happy customers standing, both talking endlessly, eager to share their tales.

"Those two that just won against me probably never trained to beat a national champion. I just told to have fun, they did it and they won. I never challenged them to become strong, told them I needed to show them what their weakness was, no that'd just make them want to not fight me at all. It's a fun game, so relax..." She pauses for a bit and thinks to herself, "Right, so then what is being a truly moral and just person? Because I don't think someone who hurts and makes their opponents want to quit is one." She goes off based on what what the employees told her about the incident with this here and why he was treated in such a way by the other shop customers. At the same time, these were really her own words nonetheless.

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Kurai wondered why she was saying this to him. Kurai plays Vanguard to have fun, whilst improving along side others. This was evident with people he has fought before. He still didn't know what happened during The Incident at Shop Handsome, only its resolve. A resolve that involved Hazama and Neo leaving.

Her words were harsh, but Kurai couldn't understand the meaning behind them. Perhaps it was some kind of hidden meaning in the words. Kurai had nothing to go on. No leads to follow. But he did have the source.

He asked calmly "What do your words have to do with me exactly? Ask some of the people I've fought, like this guy I know, Haruki , we play for fun and improve whenever we fight each other."

[Hope]

"Man." She facepalm and flicked her right index finger towards his head, "you're really oblivious."

"Gaps in memories and things happening mean you have some sort of split personality disorder. What's even more unbelievable is how no one has told you about or how you haven't possibly come to the conclusion that you were more than just asleep at that time." She looks at him in the eyes, her eyes giving off a bright orange and piercing gaze.

"I'm talking to the other you. I don't know what side it's on. If it wants to help others then it better start with helping itself, because if it isn't then it's just going end hurting a lot more people. Now that wouldn't be fun for anyone, even people close to you." 

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Kurai was still oblivious to what she was saying. [An alternate personality, she must be....] He heard his voice in his head.

""Looks like you didn't learn last time!"

The Alternate had enough, and took control of Kurai. Kurai's eyes turned crimson and began to emanate the rage of the alternate personality. It was easy to tell... It was pissed off

"YOU really think your something don't you! GOT a lot of nerve calling me out. You want something don't you.... why not answer ME?"

The Alternate was being highly aggressive towards her,he wanted to know what this mere girl wanted, after all she went out of her way to criticise what his methods of improving the strength of other's by using his own. Although, Alternate had some interest in this girl. Her power may have been at a national level, but that look in her eyes made him feel something he had never felt before....

Fear.

[Hope]

It seems like she got what she wanted by calling him out, though kind of accident, she actually really just wanted to imitate the alternate personality with the eyes thing because she thought it was kind of hilarious herself. Oh man.

"Well first of all, you must have popped out from somewhere. So what was it? Big bad event? Scary movie? Possessed trading card? Boogie man?" She stepped back, and shrugged little, giggling to herself, "what if he bites, whoa."

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The Alternate was not amused by her. He was tempting violence, but knew hitting a female was morally wrong no matter what the situation is. He did not seem to care about answering her question. He wanted answers... He couldn't shake off that fear he had felt moments ago. [What the bloody hell is she and how did she know of my existence,tch] He decided to take matters into his own hands.

"So... WHO are you... the TRUE you?"  He aggressively put forward. "Even the Golden Boy doesn't KNOW information like that... so it's better YOU answer now than later. He had completely ignored her question and countered with his own.