Queen of Diamonds | Shuntaro Chishiya

[Chapter 18]. King of Spades

"I don't dislike the development tomorrow at noon..." Chishiya's smile curled deviously. His hands fell in his hoodie's centre pocket. His eyes fell upon Setsuna. She wondered what he was thinking for enjoying this thrill.

Setsuna blinked twice at his comment. "Please just stay safe... Chishiya, I wouldn't act excited," her voice nearly trailed off.

She remembered seeing her silhouette on T.V as a quick flashback running through her mind. She looked at Chishiya and sighed, he was ignoring her now.

"We'll have to separate for a while..." he said quietly making her head snap up in his direction.

"W-What do you mean?" Her voice wavered but she wouldn't dare show her emotions.

"What I mean is, we won't be able to participate in the same games." Chishiya corrected himself but Setsuna knew he was right. So he figured out how the games were going to go down as. The last one standing. She didn't want to have to choose between her life or others she cares for.

What else could she do?

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Setsuna had gone out for her long walk to meet up with Arisū and the other contestants that survived the games so far. Meanwhile, her last conversation with Chishiya didn't turn as pleasant as she hoped it would.

He was turning distant once again. Her eyes scanned the empty streets of the city. A deep sigh escaped her lips as she spotted Usagi walking alone. Arisū wasn't with her but it really wasn't her business.

Many blimps were flying around the city holding large images of cards. It was certainly a nightmare for Setsuna until she saw The Queen of Diamonds blimp floating above the largest building in Tokyo.

"There's another one." A man pointed to it. Setsuna was hyperventilating. She needed air and she was already outside. That's why she left the apartment building because she felt angry and bottled up with her emotions around Chishiya. Why do I keep running away?!

"My game venue is coming up in less than four days." Setsuna's mere whisper cluttered her mind. She was already panicking. If she loses her game, or if he shows up to her game venue. She must somehow convince him to not go. It would be painful, and she never was one to specialize in Diamond games. Mira must be desperate for her to lose this badly.

"Since us players were able to clear the games, all the dealers were disposed of." Someone says out loud. There were a lot of people outside and no sign of Arisū.

"Usagi-san!" Setsuna ran up to her and greet her kindly.

"Now the situation has changed, the citizens are going to go against us players," Setsuna says quietly; only for Usagi to hear.

"I just have a bad feeling about this..." Usagi's hands clenched while her face remained phlegmatic.

"Where is your boyfriend Arisū?" Setsuna grinned but she noticed her teasing caused slight annoyance with the poor girl. Her head looked down and her expression changed.

"I see... you two will get over whatever happened. I'm sure he will-"

"He tried to kiss me, but I told him I can't move forward just yet with him. It's not the right place or time." Usagi interrupted her which quite shocked Setsuna.

Setsuna sighed as she looked down at the palms of her hands. "We'll get through this no matter what. When I chose to become apart of the Borderlands, I thought I'd loath humanity and become selfish. I guess people like you and Arisū made me realize how much I wanted to save this wretched place." Setsuna painfully smiled, she noticed the worry Usagi has over her allies and how much pain she already suffered.