Ayukawa Emi's eyes lit up, and she instantly held her breath, lowering her voice: "Are you saying... Mr. Youyu? He came today?"
It's well-known that their honorary principal Youyu is a mystery, rarely seen at the school since taking office.
"Yes." Chinai nodded.
Teacher Ayukawa's face instantly flushed.
"Oh my, Mr. Youyu... I've never seen him in person before." She held her breath and quickly started to tidy her collar and fix her hair, "Do you think I look okay?
You know, I'm a fan of Mr. Youyu. He's as handsome as they say, right?"
Chinai: "..."
"Okay, just kidding." Emi laughed, "You're giving me that look like I'm trying to steal him away..."
They're very close. Emi knows Chinai often has that expression, which makes teasing her even more fun.
"Oh, Chinai, you picked papaya again today."
Emi flashed a sly smile and intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the girl's flat chest.
"Looks like someone cares a lot~"
"No... not really." Chinai looked away, "I just like eating it."
"Do you want me to recommend a set of breast massage techniques? I have a whole set of books, limited edition. They're very effective."
As Emi spoke, she proudly puffed out her impressive "E" figure to prove her point.
"No need." Chinai replied firmly.
However, after mulling it over for two seconds, she snuck a look at Emi and couldn't help but ask quietly: "Is it... really effective?"
Emi burst into laughter: "Of course it is, can I lie to you? I'll bring it for you to see tomorrow."
She then teased: "I heard it works better if someone helps with the massage. Would you consider asking your boyfriend..."
Chinai's face turned red as she picked up her plate, seemingly ready to leave.
"Okay, I was wrong~ Just kidding." Emi pulled her back, sticking out her tongue.
Chinai sat back down at the table, looking as if she was mad, yet she couldn't help but have her mind wander.
She thought this suggestion... maybe wasn't impossible?
Emi noticed before Chinai started eating, she transferred the green peppers from Youyu's plate to her own, one by one.
"Huh?" Emi was puzzled, "I never realized you liked green peppers so much."
"Don't like them." Chinai replied expressionlessly.
"Then why..."
"Because Youyu doesn't like eating them either."
Emi: "..."
"Oh." Chinai suddenly thought of something and turned around earnestly to tell her, "But don't tell Youyu. He doesn't know I don't like green peppers."
Emi: "......"
With a stiff expression, the single and aging Ayukawa Emi finally realized her foolishness.
... How on earth did she, a woman nearing her thirties and still single, end up dining with a couple?
Is this even a meal?
Unexpectedly getting a mouthful of dog food, excessively salty.
Could this be the so-called "a good dog never waits to be fed; finds its own food and beds itself"?
Suddenly, the food on the plate didn't taste good anymore!
Emi, with a stiff face, hastily shoveled in a few bites, grabbing her plate and standing up.
"I'm done eating."
"So quickly?"
Emi said nothing, walking away sullenly with her plate.
When Youyu returned with drinks, he only saw her distant silhouette, turning to ask Chinai, "Your colleague?"
"Yes. Teacher Emi from the infirmary, mentioned before."
Chinai took the soft cup of milk tea Youyu handed her and glanced at the label on the cup.
Pearl milk tea, no ice, half sugar, her favorite flavor.
Chinai held the soft cup with both hands, although the milk tea was cold, she felt warm inside.
He remembers my taste!
"Ayukawa Emi..."
Youyu somewhat remembered the name too.
She's the infirmary teacher at Duel Academy and also the dormitory head of the "Obelisk Blue" dormitory. Although she's listed in the GX Animation as a minor character, she at least has a name.
Youyu remembers her because there was a card duel starring her in the original series.
I remember when the entire Duel Academy was transferred to the Other Dimension by Yubel's power, many students infected into zombies...
... Yes, zombies.
However, the zombies here might differ from those in "Biohazard" or "The Walking Dead," as even the zombies in GX Animation have a distinctive Duelist flair — all are card game zombies.
Losing a card duel turns one into a zombie, and these zombies think only of challenging others to card games, never knowing fatigue.
This poor and beautiful Teacher Emi, after the infirmary was breached, was pinned in a corner by a group of tall and strong zombies, dueling until she was exhausted and fell, eventually becoming a card game zombie herself. Later, she even dueled with Yuki Judai...
Youyu still remembers this because of the amusing storyline.
He looked at her plate: "So many papayas?"
Chinai's face froze slightly, suddenly becoming indistinct: "I'm not, I didn't, I don't need massages..."
Youyu: "?"
What is she talking about? It's like she's mumbling with her mouth shut...
What's this got to do with massages?
Chinai started to change the subject: "By the way. Speaking of which, Youyu, you seem to have been going to Kaiba Company more frequently lately..."
"Not really..."
"And you've been visiting the International Fantasy Society more often." Chinai said seriously, "You've accumulated a lot of new cards, many you don't even plan to use."
Youyu smiled: "Oh? Observant, aren't you?"
"I also noticed these days you've been refining those... those things called 'Spiritual Artifacts,' various odd shaped ones."
Chinai extended her fair little hand and gestured a bit.
"And the necklace-like thing shaped like a lotus leaf looks really silly."
Silly? Silly is just right!
"They are for sale." Youyu said.
"Will anyone buy those things?"
Chinai tilted her head, unable to imagine anyone wearing those kinds of decorations around their neck.
If anyone buys such things, wouldn't their mind be broken?
Then she recalled, years ago, back in the card shop, those dafties wandering around, wearing strange headgear and accessories, singing and dancing...
Honestly, Chinai sometimes misses those dafties.
After they left, for a long time, Chinai felt quite out of place.
"Oh." Chinai thought of something, "Those people... Youyu said they were duelists from Other Dimensions, are they coming back?"
"Oh?"
Youyu looked at her and nodded slightly.
To think, Chinai is quite perceptive.
She actually guessed it.
"Yes... They're coming back."
As Youyu spoke, he couldn't resist opening the system panel, checking the stagnant Crystal Stone inventory over the years.
Then, he couldn't help but show an old farmer's smile.
Finally... there's more leeks to harvest.
And this time, he has other plans for the dafties.