Attending the KC Cup is a yearly routine for Youyu, and Chinai has been tagging along since the first event.
Right now, Chinai is helping Youyu pack for this trip, while Youyu is browsing through the KC Cup itinerary sent to him by Mokuba on the computer screen.
Suddenly, the Dark Magician Girl materialized out of thin air. Chinai was startled, and the pile of clothes in her hands scattered on the ground.
"Oh! I'm sorry, I got too excited again."
The Dark Magician Girl hastily bent over to help her pick up the clothes.
"No problem."
Chinai also squatted down, but inadvertently caught sight of the stunningly bright headlights before her, and suddenly felt dizzy...
Speaking of which, the first time Chinai saw the loli-shaped Silent Magician—whose height didn't even reach her chest—she looked adorable like a finely crafted cute doll, and Chinai fell for her instantly.
After all, girls have no resistance against cute things.
However, the Silent Magician, who had been patted on the head, didn't seem too pleased, maybe because the big boss didn't like being treated as a little loli.
Thus, Chinai watched as the silver-haired little loli transformed on the spot, her cute face instantly turning into a glacier covered in cold frost, with her curves developing at an unscientific speed that could make her faint.
Then... then Chinai just became conflicted.
She deeply felt that, in this unfriendly world, only the soft and cuddly Kuriboh could provide her the sole comfort.
Later, Chinai gradually got used to it.
In her opinion, Duel King without some spirits around indeed seemed improper.
Moreover, whether the Dark Magician Girl or Silent Mage, they are all spirits!
Spirits are meant for dueling, not warming beds!
So Chinai gradually accepted this setting.
... It's just that she might still faint when she should.
Like right now, for instance.
"By the way, Master, are you planning to go to Kaiba Land for the competition?" The Dark Magician Girl leaned over Youyu's back, resting her little head on his shoulder.
Youyu didn't even turn his head, continuing to check the competition introductions and schedule.
"Yes, KC Cup, we go every year."
"Hey~ won't there be lots and lots of Duelists and many spirits?" The Dark Magician Girl's emerald eyes gleamed, "Master, I also want to get some air at the big event."
Youyu paused his work, turned and gave her a peculiar look.
Strangely enough, the adorable girl before him had a charming face and figure, yet when he looked at his spirit, the first image that popped into his mind was a husky with a leash in its mouth wagging its tail...
"Ahem, but you're a spirit, you'll probably draw attention, right?"
The Dark Magician Girl pouted, "But no one suspected me when I went out during the academy festival last time."
"Because it was just the Duel Monsters cosplay-themed academy festival..."
Actually, letting her wander around Kaiba Land wouldn't be impossible. After all, it's an international event themed around Duel Monsters—there's a considerable chance people would just see her as an impeccably accurate cosplayer.
Of course, that's contingent on her not sticking by Youyu's side.
Youyu mentioned in a magazine interview that his earliest spirit, his first partner, was the Dark Magician Girl, and the public knows he has such a spirit.
If Youyu kept her by his side, people would definitely realize she's the real deal.
Given the Dark Magician Girl's worldwide popularity, one could imagine that where she appeared would be swamped like an idol concert venue...
From this standpoint, it seems LSP might have no world barriers. Not only do the foolish players affectionately call her "wife" nonstop when they see her, but her popularity among Duelists in this world also seems quite high.
"Then, why not change outfits and disguise a bit?"
Hearing this, Chinai, who was packing clothes into the suitcase, couldn't help but perk up and suggested,
"Change into casual clothes, throw on a hat or sunglasses, and it should be harder to recognize, right?"
Youyu glanced at the Dark Magician Girl beside him and then gave a brief thought to this proposal.
That is indeed possible.
Actually, just hiding those two formidable adversaries and her long, fair legs might render her less recognizable.
Nowadays, some LSPs are brutally honest; they might identify people not by faces...
Initially, the Dark Magician Girl's "power" limited her time to materialize and operate in the human world, but as her master Youyu grew stronger, the girl now could freely move for over a day.
After all, the spirits' and Duelists' "power" can be endlessly exchanged.
"So just do as you wish," Youyu shrugged.
"Yay!" The Dark Magician Girl leaped with joy.
However, this naturally led to the next very serious issue—
—She needed a casual outfit.
On the surface, this might seem like a non-issue. After all, Chinai also lives here long-term, and her wardrobe doesn't lack any styles or types of women's clothing.
The problem lies in...
At this moment in Chinai's room, the Dark Magician Girl was putting all her strength into trying to button a shirt. However, under some indescribable powerful obstruction, the buttons and buttonholes remained seemingly worlds apart, no matter how hard she tried, they wouldn't meet...
Chinai stood by, watching the girl give her all in the "button shirt" endeavor, couldn't help but fall into a long silence.
At this moment, she seemed to understand a truth.
The world's furthest distance isn't life and death, nor is it birds and fish.
It's the buttons and buttonholes...
Or rather, the ruthless obstruction that keeps the buttons and buttonholes apart—the large and white malevolence.
The Dark Magician Girl blinked her innocent eyes: "Uh... the shirt seems a bit too small; I can't button it..."
Chinai: "..."
The Dark Magician Girl landed a critical hit, with remarkable effect.
"Ah, that's right!"
The Dark Magician Girl smacked her forehead, suddenly remembered something.
She waved her small hand, and her small, round magic staff floated into her hand out of thin air.
With the Dark Magician Girl chanting softly, magic circles emerged out of nowhere, waves of Magic Power rippling throughout the enclosed room.
A magic circle with a girlish flair appeared, passing slowly from bottom to top over the Dark Magician Girl.
In just a moment, she had transformed into the same outfit as Chinai...
... only that certain areas were one size larger.
"Almost forgot about this trick," the Dark Magician Girl said bashfully, sticking her tongue out.
Because she's a little scatterbrain after all.
Chinai: "......"
She wanted to ask, how do you, so silly, manage to memorize so many obscure Black Magic spells?
So many dangerous magics, what if you get a spell wrong—wouldn't that be perilous?
Could this be the cost of super-level development?
Chinai picked up the shirt the Dark Magician Girl couldn't wear and held it in front of herself for comparison, then turned to look at the magical girl sizing herself up in the mirror, falling into contemplation.
...
... Damn, still so envious!!!