Corporate Prince

Chapter 52: Tournament Part 2

Seto was somewhere in between enjoyment that Ana had punched Wheeler with all her might and embarrassment that she'd shouted she was his girlfriend at the top of her lungs. Ultimately, his ego won out. He was rather proud of Ana's handling of the dipshit.

"Anyone else?" Ana turned to the rest of the group, who quickly shook their heads.

Ana returned to Seto's side, looking satisfied. Wheeler eventually recovered.

"I take it back. Of course Kaiba-san would have a violent girlfriend." Joey grumbled as he rubbed his stomach.

Seto felt like saying something snarky but he just smirked, which seemed to irritate Joey more.

Mokuba interrupted, "We need to get going. The tournament is starting soon. Nii-san, you're one of the first duels."

Ugh. It's going to be boring. No one can beat me besides Yugi. Can't I just skip to the end?

"This time I'll come out on top!" Joey shouted at Kaiba.

Tea sighed. "Joey, you won't even be dueling Kaiba until two rounds from now. That's if you win the other two duels first."

Seto ignored Wheeler and headed with Mokuba to the Kaiba dome entrance. Mokuba was looking at Ana while grinning. "That was pretty awesome, Onee-chan."

Seto raised an eyebrow at his little brother. "Onee-chan?"

"What? She said it was fine." Mokuba looked away from Seto, not meeting his gaze. "But seriously! That was awesome!"

Ana just laughed awkwardly. Seto watched her closely and tried to hold back a laugh. He would have laughed outright if Mokuba and his guard weren't there. She's embarrassed! Ana looked over at him and glared. It seemed she noticed he was holding back.

"Well, let's get to the booth so we can watch." Mokuba, unaware of the awkward atmosphere, said happily.

"Don't bother." Seto let out a sigh. "The match will be over before you get there."

"Amin-chan, being too full of yourself can cause one's own downfall." Ana frowned at him.

"I'm not being prideful. The first person I'm going up against is a horrible duelist." Seto glared at Mokuba, who chuckled.

Mokuba cleared his throat. "Well, it is an open tournament. So not everyone you'll face is good..."

"Why didn't you just give him a bi then and have him face the better challengers at the end?" Ana asked.

Mokuba looked embarrassed. "The more the big-name duelists appear, the better the ratings. Despite Nii-san's protesting, the tournament committee decided to do it this way."

Seto just sighed. There was a loud announcement in the stadium. "For our next duel, we have Ridder Hamilton versus Kaiba Seto!"

There was a loud roar when Seto's name was called. Ana covered her ears until it quieted down some.

"I guess you 're popular." Ana turned away from him, but he could tell by her voice that she wasn't happy.

What's with... She's jealous! Seto couldn't help but smirk at her. She noticed and scowled at him. He laughed as he went out into the duel stadium. When he entered, cheers erupted. A guy in a poofy yellow jacket with long green hair stood waiting for him. When Seto got up on the platform, he pulled out his duel disk, attached it to his arm, and inserted his deck.

"Today you're going down. The one to advance will be me!" Ridder shouted at him and brushed back his locks from his face, appearing very full of himself.