After dinner, Kira returned to the dormitory, took a shower, and had only rested briefly when he heard two knocks against the window.
Following the sound, Kira immediately saw Qianjin's flawless, pale little face pressed near the window as she lightly tapped on it with her knuckles.
Kira stepped forward and pushed open the window. Vampire Young Lady was sitting on the sill with her signature parasol slung over her shoulder, idly swaying it while gently rocking her head.
"What? Didn't you say you were going out for some air?" Kira asked.
Qianjin hated sunlight and normally curled up inside the Deck to sleep during the day. Only at night did she sometimes wander around nearby for some fresh air.
"Yeah. And while I was out getting some air, I saw something interesting."
Qianjin smiled and gestured toward the shore.
"Our little guest seems to be trying to 'borrow' a boat to leave this island."
"Yuma?" Kira asked.
Qianjin said nothing, merely waving a hand casually. Black mist gathered and formed a projection-like image before Kira, broadcasting the situation at Duel Academy's docks like a live stream.
Yuma could be seen furtively looking around. After confirming that no one was nearby, he sneaked onto a yacht docked by the shore.
Kira looked at Qianjin. "What's going on?"
"Nothing much. It looks like he just received a challenge. That Barian fellow told him to come settle the score they hadn't finished before."
As she spoke, Qianjin casually held her pale little hands before herself, as though examining her nails.
"He told him to come alone, or something like that."
Kira understood.
Classic protagonist behavior—heading alone into danger, facing the enemy by himself, without dragging others in or endangering his teammates. Especially for a protagonist accustomed to shouldering pressure for his friends,