Revised
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Chapter 3: The Devil Gamer - The Trap of Hell
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Lailat rubbed her hair dry with a towel as she walked back into her room, rolling her lips as she sat down at her desk and turned on her computer. As it started up there was a knock at her door causing her to blink.
"Yes?" At her reply, Watari opened her door and walked in before setting down her breakfast that consisted of two slices of toast with Nutella and apple juice. She nodded a thank you as she concentrated on her computer.
"Have you heard about the recent jail break?" Watari asked as he stopped at her door. Lailat blinked turning her head towards him.
"Hmm? No, I haven't, I will look into though." She replied as she opened her emails.
Lailat brought her leg up onto the chair and lent her chin on her knee as she nibbled her thumb, her eyes scanning across her white painted room, the wall that had her double bed's headboard sat against it had a wall paper of black, silver and grey flowers.
Her large window covered most of the wall to the right of her bed where as her desk and bookshelves and a clothes drawer and the door on the left. Opposite her bed was a full body length mirror and a large white-board that was covered with a murder investigation case, to the far side of the wall was the door to her ensuite. She had a simple three bulb ceiling light and she had a small bedside table next to her bed which had a light on and a phone stand with a silver iPhone currently charging.
After glancing at her Emails, Lailat stood and remove the now wet towel and started to get dressed into her school uniform. Once she had done that she opened her internet and searched for the jailbreak that Watari had spoken about.
"Hmmm, Jirou the Yellow Spider? Taskai Tetsu or commonly known as Tetsu the Hedgehog." Lailat's nose twitched as she saw the image of the latter.
After brushing her teeth and doing her hair, she set off to school.
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Lailat found that the school day had gone by rather quickly and school finally came to an end with the bell.
Jounouchi stood, stretching his arms above his head with a yawn. He paused by Yugi and Lailat's seats
"Hey, Yugi, Lailat, you wanna stop somewhere on the way home?"
Yugi, not even taking a second, replied brightly with: "Okay! Let's go to the newly opened Burger world. I heard their hamburgers are famous for how delicious they are."
Nodding his head Jounouchi looked to Lailat and asked, "How's that sound, Lailat?"
The ravenette girl blinked but nodded. "Okay, I'm craving a cola anyway."
"Wait a minute you guys!" They heard Honda call as he appeared.
Jounouchi made a sly comment as Honda arrived. "The one who failed to become a first-year student president, instead becoming a janitor, Honda-kun."
"Not Janitor, Beautification club!" Honda argued back but quickly moved onto what he actually wanted to say, "You know stopping on the way home is against school rules!"
Before anyone could answer Milo appeared out of nowhere saying, "I want to go to Burger World!" And Honda, like a flip of a switch, changed his mind, making Lailat give a deep sigh through her nose.
"Hold on, everyone…" The group heard and turned towards Anzu as she spoke. "...Did you say Burger World?"
"Anzu, want to go too?" Yugi asked excitedly.
Anzu suddenly blurted out: "Don't joke! I heard that the restaurant's food was terrible!" She randomly waved her arms around and she continued at their sceptical looks. "It's true! I heard people became sick on the grand opening day. You definitely shouldn't go!" Anzu then hurriedly changed the topic by adding: "Anyway, didn't Sensei say that a villain broke out of prison?"
Lailat raised a brow at the term 'villain', she makes it sound like we're in a movie or something.
Yugi's eyes opened wide as he exclaimed, "Ah, that's right! A big villain! The whole town is in a panic!"
Lailat raised her brow and Jounouchi then spoke, "What the heck? You're scared? You're got no guts."
Yugi turned to Jounouchi saying timidly: "But I heard he had a pistol..."
Lailat noticed Anzu make her way out the room before turning back the others, having to say: "But I thought two criminals escaped...?"
The group (minus Anzu who had left) stared at Lailat, who blinked innocently.
"Eh?"
Lailat rolled her eyes before bowing her head, her eyes trailing to the door, the way Anzu had gotten defensive about going to the restaurant... obviously, she lied about the restaurant's grand opening. Defensive. I predicted there is about a seventy-five percent chance of her working there and as the school rules say, they are unable to work and doesn't want to get caught… she trailed off when she realized she should pay more attention because Yugi had asked her something.
"Lailat what do you think?" she heard Yugi asked.
"About what?" she asked, caught off guard.
"About Anzu! Do you think she's 'dating for pay'?" Jounouchi asked. "Haven't you been listening?"
"Oh... sorry I was thinking to myself... but Anzu a tart? I don't think she could do something like that."
Four brows raised before they all questioned, "Tart?"
"Huh? Oh, 'tart' is an old-fashioned English term for female prostitute." They four all oh-ed together.
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The day after Miho had leaving with Anzu then after that Honda had gone too. Lailat held back the need to flip a table, as it wasn't in her character when Yugi and Jounouchi once again started talking about prostitution and this time Miho and Honda were also involved.
"Can't you think more seriously? Those three are acting strangely." Yugi argued back against Jounouchi instance that they were dating-for-pay.
Lailat sighed, finally having enough of this and said: "Since you two have been at this for the last two days, why don't we just follow them?" This resulted in the two staring at her like a genius that she was.
After following them incognito… well as possible with Jounouchi in the group, thanks to him they almost got caught by Anzu. They finally found why the three had been acting strangely.
Burger World.
Lailat couldn't help but feel pride swell inside her as her prediction was correct. Though that wasn't anything new.
"This is... Burger World!"
"Why?!" Yugi cried out in shock and wonder.
"If you two are done with your gaping, we have an investigation to close." Lailat stated as she started towards the glass doors. They slide open to reveal Miho, Anzu and Honda (in that order) posing as they said together and unison: "Welcome! Welcome to Burger World..." they started merrily but trailed off when they saw the newest customers.
Jounouchi, Yugi and Lailat stared at them in silent shock, well the boys did Lailat had already seen it coming and her apathetic expression was the only expression they received from her.
Yugi was the one to break the silence with: "Anzu?"
Embarrassed, the trio spun around so their backs were facing the other three as if trying to hide from Lailat, Yugi and Jounouchi. The latter asked, "Y-You guys! What are you doing here?!"
Lailat snarked when they didn't reply, "Do you think we aren't able to see you when you turn around like that?" She nibbled on her thumb.
After a few awkward second Jounouchi demanded, "Hey, say something!"
Honda, finally, answered nervously to Jounouchi's demand. "W-What are you saying?! Can't you tell?! It's a part-time job!" Honda turned towards the trio and continued with: "Look as we sweat beautifully at work."
Lailat's eyes slide over to him lazily. "Part-time jobs are forbidden by the school."
I'm such a hypocrite, she mentally snickered before pondering, but I'm technically a freelancer… hmmm.
Backing her up, her blonde friend said, "And you're the one that always acts all high and mighty too..."
Honda, unfazed, clenched his fist and spoke, "Don't speak of it Jounouchi! I also, I also was troubled... I thoughts of the meaning... however..." The trio sweatdropped at him attempt the give a reason, Lailat scratched the back of her head before shoving her hands in her pockets.
Miho then popped up innocently saying: "But... Miho wants so many things."
Oh gods.
At the moment, a guy with rust coloured hair and wearing a uniform like Honda came in. "Hey, hey, hey guys. They're customers, right? Hurry and lead them to their seats."
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The trio were brought to their seat with Jounouchi sitting on side and Yugi and Lailat sitting the other, Lailat once again bringing a foot up onto the seat, resting her chin on her knee.
Yugi looked at Jounouchi nervously. "H-Hey, Jounouchi-kun, Lailat-chan. I think coming here embarrassed them. Anzu seems mad..."
The blonde scoffed. "Serves her right. Their fault for keeping this secret."
Lailat turned to Yugi saying, "Don't worry, Anzu will most likely explain when she's ready." Yugi gave her a smile before going off into his own world. Leaning back, Lailat closed her eyes and nibbled on her thumb.
After a small while Anzu came back with Yugi and Jounouchi's burgers and her cola, she set them roughly on the table.
"Thanks for waiting!" she said and looked rather angry and kind of scary as she spoke. "At this restaurant, let me put plenty of ketchup on your burgers." Which she then somehow spelt out 'I won't forgive you if you blab'.
Lailat shifted awkwardly while Jounouchi called out to Anzu and then she went on to explain that she was saving money so when she graduates she can move to America so she can dance. Yugi then saying that they would keep it themselves. Lailat simply nodding along not really caring too much about the entire situation.
Anzu walked away and not too much later Lailat noticed a detective walk in and start talking with the manager and Anzu.
"Guys, look." at Lailat's voice the two boys looked up and turned to see what she was looking at. The trio then moved to eavesdrop on their conversation.
He explained that he thought the Tetsuo the hedgehog was in here and showed them an image of what he looked like. Lailat stood near Yugi and Miho when everyone else were pretending to find the group of toy cars and she couldn't help but a question: why do they have toys cars in the first place?
"My heart's pounding just watching." Miho said worriedly. Lailat blinked and stared at Miho, she didn't refer to herself in third-person then...
"Wow... everyone's so brave." Yugi said admiringly.
"Don't worry, they'll be fine and if anything happened I'll be able to protect you two." Lailat smoothed Yugi and Miho, who were both taken back by the sudden displace of emotion from the normally apathetic girl.
"Lailat..." Both Miho and Yugi said together and it was then Anzu was yelled at by a fat man. "What are you doing, you bitch!"
Nervously the manager apologized, "S-Sorry Mr Customer. We have a situation."
"Don't give me that! Messing with a man's resting time, what are you thinking?!" He complained.
It was then the detective guy flashed his badge to the fat guy showing him what kind of situation it was, as he could out longer keep it hidden. He apologized then explained that there was a chance that an escaped convict was in the shop and that they were going to have to check their legs.
While the customers complained, Lailat spoke up, "Is there any other information that could help up find him?"
He blinked turning towards her before replying, "Yeah... in prison he was once admitted to the hospital. He had an allergic reaction to eating eggs."
"Allergic reaction to eggs? You say?" Lailat started before they watched her eyes gain a twinkle in them, "Then it would be easy to find him as hamburger buns have plenty of egg in them."
Her words did the trick.
Tetsu soon was uncovered and arrested. He yelled out. "First call an ambulance! Please hurry and call an ambulance! I'm extremely weak against eggs!"
Back to her normal monotone self, she deadpanned. "Idiot, you just gave yourself away. Bread doesn't have egg in it."
Enraged by her words Tetsu leaps at her but Lailat danced around him so he missed, however, Tetsu hits the manager, his shirt ripping when he grabbed it, to reveal a yellow spider. It was Yellow Spider Jirou, the second escaped convict.
Everything happened quite suddenly and Lailat suddenly found herself at gunpoint as Jirou had grabbed her. He yelled: "If anyone moves this girl is dead!"
"You're... the Yellow Spider Jirou?" the detective muttered, staring in disbelief.
"Yeah. I changed my face with surgery and blended into this town. Tetsu the Hedgehog. I never thought you'd come to this restaurant. Even in disguise, I could recognize you in a glance. I could tell what places you were going to rob. I'm different from before. Right. I was the one who robbed Ushijima bank and stole the jewels! Everyone get down!"
Before Anzu could get onto her knees, Jirou grabbed the ribbon on her head and pulled it round Lailat's eye blocking her sight. "Humans, when they lose their sight, become so scared they can't even scream. Look."
I'm not too sure that's true, Lailat pondered before mentally snarking, I mean, I'm not exactly scared, am I? But I could just have something wrong with me mentally. Wouldn't be too surprised.
While in thought, Jirou roughly tugged Lailat towards a booth. "Someone bring me what I demand. You, gutless looking kid, you can do it. The rest of you close your eyes and don't move. Anyone that moves gets this..." he fired his gun. "First, bring alcohol and tobacco. I had quit all my old hobbies. However now in reverse, I suddenly feel free!" He pressed the gun harder against Lariats head.
"Hey, gutless kid! Hurry up! Unless you want me to bow this girl's head off!" Then Lailat came to realized something.
Gutless kid?... YUGI!
Before Lailat could realize what she was doing, the words past her lips, "Yugi! Don-" Before the ravenette could finish, Jirou smacks her cheek with the gun. She brought a hand to her lip, wiping the blood.
"Shut up!"
"LAILAT!"
Suddenly the world around Lailat started to feel colder by serval degrees and that was when she realized she knew exactly what was going to happen.
"Those who manhandle my Dove will suffer-"
Wait, what? Why does he keep calling me that…?
"-However, I like letting chance decide that." Yami continued. Lailat heard a CLANK, her guess was the tray being set down.
"Took you long enough." She then heard a 'plop' and guessed Yami had sat down. "Hey! Who said you could stay!?"
Her guess was right.
"Well, I couldn't help but notice you weren't being mind fucked right now, thought I'd pop over and fix that*."
"W-What...?"
Lailat sweatdropped, very out of character then again Yami was acting out of character too, so, why couldn't she?
Yami coughed. "Let me try that again… I thought you'd want a game partner. Cause its game time."
The words send a shiver down Lailat's spine.
"A game, huh? I'm interested. In the past, I used to gamble non-stop."
"However, it will be no ordinary game. It's a Yami no Game. A game where your life is at stake."
"Sounds like fun. What are the rules?" Jirou happily agreed.
"Rule... just one. We both chose a finger, and when we try to kill each other with it. It's a very simple game. So, which finger so you chose?"
"Easy, I chose my pointer finger. You know-" Lailat felt Jirou remove the gun and pointed it at Yami. "-to pull the gun's trigger."
"Okay. Then I chose my thumb. After the game starts you can do as you like. Even pull the trigger. So... let's go! Game start!"
Jirou laughed and raised his gun. "One second and its game over!"
Yami reached over and lit up the lighter. "That's right, it hasn't been it yet."
"This lighter... you can have it back." With that Yami let it drop from his hand onto Jirou's as he continued. "I'll leave it there. That alcohol is Russian Senowolf, ninety percent alcohol."
"I'd like to see you fire your gun. The recoil would drop the lighter." Yami smirked and stood, reaching over and grabbing Lailat's wrist, helping her to her feet. "Let's go, Lailat!"
The latter stumbled slightly and Yami helped her stand properly before letting go. Yami then turned to Jirou as the later grabbed the lighter.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to obey the rules. The Yami No Game reveals the true nature of humans. For rule breakers, it's destined to be a punishment game. The Doors of Darkness open." Jirou covered his eyes and shot the gun upwards.
Taking the chance, Yami led Lailat outside where she managed to get the ribbon off her face and turned towards Yami, looking slightly paler than normal.
"You okay, Lailat?" Yami asked her, his crimson eyes filled with concern. She simply nodded as he turned away. "Don't… don't put yourself in danger like that again."
Lailat opened her mouth to say something but the others came out ad Yami was replaced by Yugi.
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* - LK Yugioh abridged quote
