#11: Opponent

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Echoing through Ryuuga's dark room was a buzzing sound, originating from his phone, placed on the bedside table. A pile of sheets was over his bed, and under each and every one of them, Ryuuga slept peacefully, ignoring the buzzing sound until he couldn't take it anymore.

"What...." Ryuuga mumbled, hidden under all the sheets on his bed. His arm slowly moved out from under the sheet mountain, taking hold of his ringing phone. "It's so early... It's nine in the morning for christ's sake..." He kept mumbling, moving away the sheets and sitting up. "Who's calling at this ungodly hour... Hello hello?"

"Ryuzaki & Co. building in a hour, we got a new guy for you to tour around."

"Ryuzaki... It's still nine, can't it be la-"

"I'll pay you what Joe and Abbacchio wasted so get your ass ready and then get it here. Love you too, sayonara."

Ryuuga stood in his bed, holding his phone by his left ear's side as elevator music played in his phone. "Is this a joke..." He dropped his phone and fell with his face on his pillow.

"Goddammit..."

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Ryuuga landed in the bottom of the stairs with a loud bang, but didn't got up right away

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Ryuuga landed in the bottom of the stairs with a loud bang, but didn't got up right away. He just laid there with his face on the ground. "Why haven't we fixed that step yet..." He asked in a mutter.

"Take this, kid! This is a real man's vanguard!" Joe exclaimed, swinging his arm to the right. He and Izuru sat on the couch, fighting each other. Unlike he usually did, Joe wasn't wearing his mask.

"Tiara. Two to pass." Izuru replied, not giving any sort of expression. He just shuffled the cards on his hand.

"Good morning..." Ryuuga yawned as he got himself off the floor. "Hey, what happened to your mask?" He asked, pointing at Joe's face.

"That's a good question. Remember how yesterday I threw my mask into a trash can after all the running we did?" Joe asked back as he performed his Twin Drive, squinting when taking a look at his two cards. "No triggers..."

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Turns out that was the only mask I had so now you'll forever see me without it. How great is that? Attack!"

"Cool..." Ryuuga replied, yawning again as he walked off to the kitchen.

"It's a true shame that I'll have to see your mug now. Marilyn, complete guard." Izuru declared.

"Why you little- That's not how you even smack talk the opponent! Wait, did you just nulli- CRAP!" Joe exclaimed, scratching the back of his head.

"How is the day so tiresome this early?" Ryuuga asked himself as he put on a white shirt. Then, he started to button it. "And I can't believe I have to be the one doing the tour guide, I'm just the system tester, I'm paid to play card games in possibly dangerous systems!"

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