Cardfight!! Vanguard: Generations Volume 3 [Alice Secret]

- Part 11

"If we're paying a visit to Kaido-senpai... why are we here?"

After leaving the student council room, Kurosaki took me to Stark White to find Kaido. However, instead of going to his yacht, she brought me here, to the grand park.

"You know Kaido pretty well, don't you?"

"Eh... kind of. Sort of. Not really."

"Which one is it?"

"Look, it's complicated..."

"Fu fu. Well, you should at least know how he is when it comes to helping others, right?"

"Yeah. He doesn't help others... unless he likes them."

"Exactly."

"Does he like you, by any chance?"

"Probably not. We've barely spoken to each other, if not at all. The most I've talked to him was when he was with Kishou at the music shop. How about you?"

"...he hates my guts. He said if I ever tried stepping foot on his yacht again, he'd buy the island and publicly execute me. Oh, and he called me stupid multiple times."

"Aw, you poor thing... what did you even do to him?"

"I don't know... lose to him in a cardfight?"

"Wow. Good thing we came here first."

"Who are we even seeing exactly?"

"They should be around here somewhere..."

Like the free spirit she was, Kurosaki hummed as she took a detour, crossing into a hilly patch of grass. I stayed on the gravel path, following its direction towards the heart of the park.

"There's a path, you know."

"Where's the fun in that?"

As if to prove her point, Kurosaki walked further up the hill, scoping out the area using her high vantage point. I still had no idea who she was looking for.

"Ah, there he is."

Once she spotted that person, Kurosaki slid down the hill and walked over to them casually. I quietly followed, impressed by her athletics.

"Yo!"

She called out to two people sitting across each other at a table. As I came closer to them, I immediately recognised who they were.

"Oh hey, Kurosaki-san! What's up?"

It was Onibitenbu Sakate and Itteki Shin. Both of them were in casual wear and playing Vanguard.

"Nothing much, you?"

"Just killing time by beating Itteki-san's ass in Vanguard. You know, the usual."

"Hey, that's not true, you lost last game!"

"But I'm winning this game, aren't I?"

Onibitenbu and Itteki butted heads. Kurosaki laughed strangely.

"Fu fu, I see. You guys are messing around during exam season too, eh?"

"That just means we've properly studied for the finals. Besides, don't you do the same thing too?"

"Yeah, but I know I'll get an A regardless."

"You really are one confident chick..."

Onibitenbu sighed before turning around and noticing me. His eyes lit up when he saw me.

"Oh hey, Yuu-kun's here too!"

"Yo, Takanori-san! Long time no see, how's that ASR Luard doing?"

Joining in the greeting, Itteki waved at me. I raised my hand slightly at the two of them.