"How about this, Alexis? Why don't we exchange partners?" Dark Magician Girl suddenly giggled.
"What?" Alexis was stunned as she heard the suggestion.
"I activate my Set Card, Change of Partner!" Dark Magician Girl blinked her bright eyes and cutely stuck out her tongue.
"So cute..." A group of students were instantly smitten.
"Change of Partner?" Alexis furrowed her brows.
"When this card is activated, if the opponent agrees, we can choose to swap partners. Since you feel like the two of you have lost your chemistry, why not try out the chemistry between me and You Feng instead?" Dark Magician Girl said softly.
"Fine. I agree to the swap." Alexis didn't actually want to switch, but she had been a little provoked just now. Women were prone to jealousy, and she wanted to see if You Feng would try to make her stay.
If he tried to stop her, she would cancel the swap.
Unfortunately, You Feng didn't say a word.
Alexis's brow furrowed even deeper.
"Master You Feng, please look after me. Your disciple will definitely be a big help to you, so don't you worry about a thing." Dark Magician Girl smiled thinly and affectionately pulled on You Feng's arm.
Seeing this, Alexis's expression became terrifyingly cold with anger.
"You look quite happy about not being on a team with me, don't you?" Alexis's voice was laced with fury.
You Feng was completely dumbfounded. Are you kidding me? Is history repeating itself in such a strikingly similar way? He thought he was avoiding a minefield, but it turned out that trying to avoid the mines was exactly how he ended up stepping on one.
You Feng could have spoken up to keep her on the team, but wouldn't that just be enabling Alexis's pride?
So, You Feng remained silent. Besides, he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
"Is it just me, or is the air getting a bit thick with the smell of gunpowder? Weren't Alexis and You Feng supposed to be the ones teamed up?" Syrus felt the entire atmosphere change in an instant.
"As expected, women are truly incomprehensible creatures..." Bastion's mouth twitched.
"This is the first time I've seen my sister this angry. But man, she looks so cute when she's mad. I need to take a few more photos!" Atticus chuckled and began snapping away frantically with his camera.
"I end my turn," You Feng said.
"My turn! Draw!" It was finally Jaden's turn. He was the only one present who was completely oblivious to what was actually happening.
"Seeing how passionate you all are, I'll have to respond with everything I've got!" Jaden said excitedly.
"..." The three of them looked back at him. Where exactly did you see 'passion' in this mess? They're practically at each other's throats!
"Jaden, I'm not joking. I want you to beat them until they're on their knees begging for mercy!" Alexis said, her arms crossed and her face dark. A jealous woman was truly not an easy problem to solve.
"Alexis's fighting spirit is more powerful than ever! I understand!" Jaden was swept up in her intensity.
"I activate the Spell Card Tag Mission! This allows me to Special Summon a monster from my Deck with the same ATK as a monster on the field! I choose Cyber Tutu as the target to Special Summon Elemental HERO Avian from my Deck!" Jaden shouted with a wide wave of his hand.
As Avian appeared, Alexis's expression softened significantly. Even Jaden knew how to make good use of her cards. You Feng usually seemed so clever, yet he had intentionally ignored her cards this time. Did he really not want to be her partner that badly?
Alexis began to overthink things even more.
"Next, I tribute Elemental HERO Avian and Cyber Tutu! From my hand, I Tribute Summon... Elemental HERO Bladedge!!" Jaden said with a grin.
...
Elemental HERO Bladedge
Earth Attribute / Level 7 / Warrior
ATK 2600 / DEF 1800
"Alexis, I've been using your cards this whole time. I wonder if that makes us partners?" Jaden said, laughing.
"Yes. That's exactly what makes us partners!" Alexis replied with a smile.
You Feng was stunned by the sight. Holy crap, is Jaden actually flirting?
There were some things a man just couldn't stand.
"Elemental HERO Bladedge, attack You Feng's monster! Sorry about this, You Feng, but the thought of dueling you is just too exciting! Ahaha!" Jaden shouted with excitement.
"Heh, Jaden, this time I'm going to beat you so hard you'll shut yourself in." To be honest, You Feng was definitely feeling a bit of jealousy. Even though he knew Jaden didn't have those kinds of intentions, seeing him flirt like that was unbearable.
Alexis saw this and couldn't help but feel a secret surge of joy. Is You Feng actually concerned about me?
"You Feng's fighting spirit is as hot-blooded as ever! I'm so happy, haha!" Jaden, as usual, couldn't read the room and maintained his carefree, lighthearted smile.
Boom!
You Feng's card flipped over. It was Elemental HERO Shadow Mist!
The Shadow Mist on You Feng's field was sent to the Graveyard.
"Because of Elemental HERO Bladedge's effect, it deals piercing battle damage! You Feng, you take 1100 LP damage!" Jaden said with a laugh.
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