But none of those gestures came anywhere close to attracting Dark's attention.
He was simply immersed in the joy of his steadily rising points, dueling match after match.
Of course, among those female duelists were some exceptionally strong competitors, and they occasionally forced him into hard-fought battles.
Whenever that happened, he was immensely grateful that he had built his deck to go all out.
He had arrived at Fairy Garden at around ten o'clock and dueled nonstop until eleven.
When Dark snapped out of it, he realized he had already been here for a full hour.
And after he had stayed for so long, the fans who had come specifically for him managed to Lock-On to his location through the projections.
At one point, the number of on-site spectators suddenly surged.
While he was still in the middle of a duel, he suddenly heard cries like, "Dark, Dark, I love you!" and immediately felt awful.
When he dueled in Duel Hall before, spectators would sometimes shout such slogans too. But one side had been inside the venue while the other was in the stands, with plenty of other noise mixed in between.
But now, in Duel City, the closest spectators and fans were only about ten meters away. Once those chants began, they instantly produced a scalp-tingling effect.
The change in Dark's expression was immediately noticed by his opponent.
The older female duelist, whose position in the match had already fallen into a disadvantage, did not grow nervous. Instead, she covered her mouth and laughed softly with remarkable grace, practically trembling like a flower in the wind.
Dark hurriedly steadied his mind and focused on the duel.
This was a prime opportunity to accumulate points and catch up from behind. He had to seize it.
During that hour in Fairy