duelacademynpcs | [DUEL FESTIVAL

*It's the seventh day of the Festival, in the morning.

And to a lot of people's surprise, it seems like everything's getting packed up. Most of the booths and stands are closed down and getting put away, but it looks like the day's main event is still planned to commence. On the schedules everyone can access, there is only one event for the arena: "Wonder Quartet".

Up until this point, everyone assumed this to be basically a regular tournament to top off the event while everyone enjoyed their final day, but it seems like there's something more, with how hurried the organizers are.

Notably though, around the areas where screens are set up to show dueling video, online streams, and at the arena, there's two countdowns present-- one being for in a few minutes to something simply noted as "Announcement", and the other being for the oft-rumored "Wonder Quartet", a half-hour after that, starting at noon.

Best thing to do right now is to head for the arena, or watch one of the screens present or on your computer/phone/internet device of your choice.*

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I hope this is the easiest way forward, Fortune Tune. Keep steady, okay?

*Shirou mentioned this as he walked through the simulated snow that soon turned into tundra, hearing the ground crunching beneath his steps. Fortune Tune stayed on his shoulder, giving out a small tweeting sound, but looking ahead straight as an arrow from his request. He felt like he was still in Domino-- the buildings around from Fortune Tune's vision seemed right, but everything was so different, he wasn't sure what happened.

Something bothered him though. He could tell a lot of presences were around, almost stretching out across the expanse of the area-- some closer. some much farther-- almost encouraged by the new landscape. He could tell that Yuma and Yuya were here, even if they weren't close, and he felt like that either of them would be his best shot for finding his way out.

But something bothered him about the one who'd usually be the latter. Something felt off once he picked up on where Yuya might be... but he couldn't place what it was. He had to get much closer.

It didn't help either when he picked up on a lot more presences suddenly appearing, too, and that worried him even more.

He just wished he could move faster than his current pace...*

[One of those presences is approaching. And it's...

...

Big.]

Shirou-san?

[Gongenzaka sounds a little confused.]

I didn't know you were participating in this.

*he doesn't recall your name-- but he knows that presence! You're one of Yuya's friends, and from the school!

He seems visibly relieved once he realizes who you are, like he's been on edge until this point.*

Would you believe that I just wandered to here?

[...

....well, he IS blind....]

I have no choice but to believe it, as it has apparently happened.

You are in the middle of the Wonder Quartet. A battle royale put together as part of the Duel Festival. It would appear I've found you before the tournament officials.

Well, I'm somewhat relieved for that-- no, I'm very relieved. There's something off going on here, but I can't figure it out... *Fortune Tune twitters a bit, but they sound worried as well.*

I hate to bother you on it, but... Do you know where Yuya is right now?

I do not. I've been trying to avoid Yuya for now. I want to duel him at the end of this battle royale.

That's fair. I don't want to get in the way of your intentions. But... *he grips at his cane a bit tightly.*

I think... something's happened to him, though.

[Gongenzaka's eyes narrow.] Something...like what? What makes you think that?

Well... Easiest way I can put it is that I can sense presences of living creatures, including people.

And while I can tell where Yuya is, and I was heading for him to get some help here, his presence feels... wrong. I'm not sure what it is. I need to get closer to him to tell what it is.

...

Can you tell where he is right now?

Yes. He's in... wherever that area is.

*he points in the direction of where he was trudging towards. slowly. The Jungle zone, it looks like.*

There are also a lot of presences there and around. Ones that I felt very suddenly just a while ago, like they didn't exist before then.

Let's go. This man, Gongenzaka will take you there!

*he seems surprised at first-- but then he smiles*

I have no complaints about this, thank you.

[DUEL FESTIVAL - DAY 7]

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