Duelist's Point
Chapter 29: Daily Brief

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"Despite our pure soul's attempt at escape, things are proceeding quite nicely," Pegasus observed happily, chin resting on his clasped hands as his eyes glittered. "How did we do today, Knights?"

Mikaa smiled, still dragging Yami around with magical twine; he floated horizontally, unconscious, behind her.

"Fantastic," she bragged, smirking at her prize.

Celestine looked sullen for once. "Satisfactory," she muttered, shooting an annoyed glare at Mikaa.

"Oh?" Pegasus turned to her, interested. "Merely satisfactory?"

"One of my game pieces is advancing quickly through the Gameboard," she admitted. "I want to crush him!"

"Ah," Pegasus said, "that would be Yuugi. No worries, Celestine. I will need him soon, and now that dear Mikaa has captured his other half, he will fall right into our hands. Just make sure the others don't escape just yet."

Celestine nodded, still sulking.

"Akai, I trust you enjoyed your day off?"

He bowed. "Yes, sir. I am ready for my next assignment."

"Good," Pegasus beamed. "Shadowcat has departed our lovely island to complete his task, I know, but where on Earth is Pann?"

As if prompted, Pann burst through the door. "Intruders!" he panted. "Intruders are trying to break into the castle! I tried to stop them by dueling them, but the boy defeated me, and now they want access to the prisoners… They're on the roof right now…"

"Ah, here comes the rescue squad. Don't worry, Pann. We'll deal with them after the meeting. Now, I hear that you are the best sorcerer after Shadowcat and Celestine?"

Pann smirked, shooting triumphant glances at Mikaa and Akai. "Indeed," he said smugly. Mikaa rolled her eyes.

"I have compiled rituals for you to study. You are to help me in extracting the ingredients I need for my project from our lovely prisoners."

Bowing, Pann said, "At your service, Master Pegasus."

"Good," Pegasus smiled. "Now Mikaa, my dear, I noticed this morning that three of our visitors managed to escape our wonderful island. This is unacceptable. You are to chase them down and bring them back to Duelist's Point. Please give your captive to Akai."

Mikaa echoed Pann's bow, smirking in delight. "Hunting prey… My favorite. I will not let you down, Master."

"Akai, after you take our dear friend to the dungeons, you will patrol the perimeters of the grounds and ensure that no more intruders attempt entry. I will not have pestering fools interfere with my plans."

Nodding, Akai said, "Yes, Master Pegasus."

"Now," Pegasus smiled, walking to the door, "let's see about those intruders…"