“How can there be such careless people?” Weevil and Tea were leaving the forest and exploring the open field. After a while he knew that he would have to look for opponents or he would run out of time.

“It's very strange, should we return them?” The duo had found 2 stars on the ground.

“Whom? There is no one shouting for them and anyone we ask will claim them without hesitation.” For Weevil anyone who was so careless to lose the stars didn't deserve to stay in this tournament, he put them in his gloves to have 6 now.

Tea had no reason to respond, that made sense, but she felt a little bad.

“Look, if we find the person, I will return them” He didn't think it was possible, but sacrifices had to be made for friendship, the smile the girl gave him indicated that he gave the correct answer.

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On a boat where the disqualified participants were leaving, a boy lamented because a hooded subject stole his 5 stars, although a group led by a teenager with strange hair promised to get them back, they did not manage to do so in time and expelled him anyway. 

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Time continued to pass, dusk arrived, and the insect boy found no opponents.

"Where is everybody?" Weevil had not realized that the few participants who had seen him ran away to avoid confronting him.

“…Maybe there aren't many left” Tea had barely caught a glimpse of a few, she had to admit that it was a little impressive how they were escaping Weevil's power, but she also didn't want to seem like she was intimidating them by chasing them.

“You may be right, if the others have around 5 stars, one or two duels can define your entry to the next round” But they couldn't hide forever

“You are my little servant so do as I tell you!” A voice echoed through the field, drawing both of their attention.

"What's that?" If it was who he thought, it didn't give the girl a good feeling.

“I don't know, but let's find out.”

They headed to the source of the noise and found a surprising sight, Joey was facing off against Rex, Yugi's group was cheering for him next to him and Mai was there too, yelling at Rex.

“Tea!” His friends went to see how he was doing, except Joey who was so focused on the duel that he didn't notice his arrival. Weevil gave her space and went to Rex's side.

"How do you feel?" Yugi, who had returned to his childish form, looked worried next to Bakura.

"Did he try to do something to you? I can give him what he deserves if so." Tristan had no qualms, they couldn't kick him out of the competition.

“N-No, we just walked through the forest and talked…” She understood her friends' concern and proceeded to explain the hours she was away with him.

A similar conversation was happening on the dinosaur boy's side.

“Rex, what are you doing talking to Mai and why does she call you a servant?” On that night that he stayed in the insect boy's room, he told him how the blonde took him out of him own room. “Did you lose a bet again?” He had to revalue her ability Mai, she was not just a woman who took advantage of others with her beauty as Rex made her seem.

“No!, she promised to fight me when I beat this rookie!” At least he was confident.

“…Rex, if you understand that you could just face her in the next round? Truth?" No matter what reason Mai had for Rex to confront Joey, it was still a favor to her, the woman who humiliated him.

The dinosaur boy slapped his face, it hadn't occurred to him, but he would never admit it.

“I just wanted to pay off this debt quickly!”

"Do not ignore me!" Mai was outraged at how she was pulled out of the conversation, she still had to make Rex renege on that bet, it would be bad news if he got the Time Wizard.

“Yes, I won! And I got an ultra-rare card!” Joey shouted in celebration and had grabbed the Red-Eyes Black Dragon card from the board.

"What!?" The dinosaur boy slams his hands on the table, it turns out that while no one was paying attention the hooligan had used the Time Wizard's roulette wheel and won, ending Rex's life points.

“Do you bet your best card? Did you loose a screw?!” Bug Boy was getting tired of the craziness of this island, what was happening to people?!

“It was a sure victory!” He was still trying to justify himself.

“And look how it ends!” Weevil grabbed the bridge of his nose, he knew that Rex's recklessness would end up biting him in the ass. “This is why I tell you to think before you act! “This could all have been Mai’s plot to weaken you!”

“As if he deserved it” She could defeat him whenever she wanted.

Rex didn't respond, he just ran off to try to recover before time ran out. Weevil sighed as he watched his figure walk away.

“It's your turn to fall, Bug Boy! When we get Tea back, I'm going to break those glasses for you!” Joey was emboldened by his victory.

“Anytime” According to Tea, Joey must have been little better than a rookie, but he had managed to beat Rex, he must have had something besides a rare card like Time Wizard.

"Guys! It’s not the time and it’s already getting dark!” Tea had her hands on her hips and an expression that said there would be no discussion about it.

“But…” Joey expected his friend to act more captured.

“No buts, Joey, we all need to rest, Yugi told me what they've been doing” From fighting a sea duelist to a Kaiba impersonator chasing Mokuba.

Weevil decided not to argue, this reminded him of when his mother made his father pick up the computer parts he left scattered around the house.

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They all decided to return to the forest and leaned against the trees, Weevil stayed a little away from the group, the others didn't want him too close either, but Tea was in a strange position in the center that still connected them.

"I'm hungry"

"What time is it?" Joey and Tristan looked like they were about to starve to death.

“8 o'clock” Bakura checked his watch.

“Shit, man! “To hell with the stars, I want some food!” Joey looked like a madman screaming at the full moon.

“I really preferred a shower now…” Tea was rubbing the collar of her blouse because of the sweat, when she saw the boat she imagined that the tournament would be in a resort on the island.

Weevil seemed very anxious with something in his backpack and he took out several packages of it, his face was very red.

“I brought some rations for emergencies” Now his mother will be able to tell him 'I told you so' to his face when he returns, she was one of those people who always traveled prepared for everything.

“It's dried meat, cookies… it's a great variety” Bakura checked the packages.

"I was lucky"

“I wouldn't trust anything he gave us!” The hooligan noticed some mushrooms growing at the base of a nearby tree and went to pick one. “I'm going to eat this mushroom!”

“Don't do it, Joey!” Yugi and Tristan tried to stop him, neither of them being sure he wasn't poisonous.

“Changing the subject” He didn't care if they ate or not as long as he and Tea didn't go hungry or thirsty. “There's one thing I want to know… Why are you following us Mai?” The blonde was not far from the group.

“It's a free island, I can go wherever I want” She responded while eating a chocolate bar “It's good to see that I'm not the only one prepared, you meet a lot of strangers on these trips” She held up her own bag full of food.

(I can't deny that) Still he won't let his guard down with her.

“I can ask that too! Why are you following us?!” Joey, still holding the mushroom, pointed at Weevil.

“Technically, you are the ones following us, Tea and I were going to find a place to spend the night, but I felt like it would be rude to send you away.”

He wouldn't improve his relationship with Tea by chasing away her friends, plus she insisted that they could still get along.

“Do you think you're very smart?!” The hooligan thought he was making fun of him

“Joey, calm down! We can all be together.” The girl stood between the two.

“Why don't we call a truce tonight? We're all duelists, we need to take it easy for a moment!” Mai said supporting the idea and everyone had to resign when Yugi also supported her.

(This isn't right... I didn't trust any of them) Joey wouldn't take his eyes off the blonde or the bug boy.

Everyone divided up, led by Mai, some more reticent than others, to prepare the different tasks of the camp.

“Why is the instructions for this in Chinese?” Weevil was trying to figure out how to set up a tent, Joey and Tristan went to get water, and Yugi and Bakura were preparing the ingredients for dinner.

Tea couldn't help but smile watching the scene, the blonde couldn't help but comment on it either.

“They are so different when they are not in a duel”

“The same goes for you, why are you so nice to us?”

“24 hours go by very quickly” The truth is that she didn't understand it either, despite what she has done or what they said, she did not feel rejected… she has always been alone until now.

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Tea was happy that Mai lent her portable shower.

(I thought it would be a problem, but it seems that every duelist can have another side inside them) The faces of Yugi, Weevil and Mai passed through her mind.

“Okay guys! Don’t even think about looking or you won’t have food!” She could hear the blonde's voice outside.

(I don't think anyone here would do that) In fact, if she knew the level of disinterest she would even feel offended, not even Weevil was considering it because sexually harassing your new friend was not the best course of action.

At the campfire the boys moved forward with the dinner process.

“Don't put so much salt in the broth,” Weevil pointed out to Joey as he cut a carrot.

“Are you an expert chef now?”

“Actually, he's right, Joey,” Bakura seconded and the hooligan gave him a look that said traitor.

“Thank you and I'm not, I can make edible things, but I'm not very good with my hands” He demonstrated this by seeing how unregulated his courts were.

A few minutes passed in awkward silence.

“…Yugi, Tea told me that matter about your grandfather and Pegasus” He couldn't help but talk to them forever.

The others stopped, Joey looking ready to pounce on him if he made fun of him.

“I just want you to know that I understand your reaction before and after the duel, but I won't hold back during the tournament, anyway, if I can do something to get Pegasus to release it when I win, let me know.” He wondered if this was what it felt like to play a role-playing game, obviously he wasn't going to confront them about this madness.

“Thank you…” Yugi smiled at him, but inside him there was a feeling not to let his guard down.

“Smug, don't think we'll forgive you just like that.” Joey threatened him with an onion.

“I don't think you're the one to say that, Wheeler, especially with how you related Yugi, I think he also included some of Yugi in the water” Weevil went on to cut potatoes.

“He caught you there, Joey.” Tristan struggled with the vegetable peeler.

“Whose side are you all on?!”

“Rational, apparently” Insect boy felt hypocritical when he said it.

The conversation continued towards Joey's reasons for participating in this tournament among other topics.

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“Wow, this looks good!” Joey was impressed seeing the stew they had made, although it was mainly Bakura.

“We'd better eat, we'll need it for tomorrow's duels.” Mai began to serve herself a plate.

"Yes ma'am!"

“What the hell, Tristan, you're not a duelist!” Joey was pushing his friend because  served first than him, the scene made Yugi very funny.

“Mai you have 8 stars and Weevil you have 6, tomorrow they could reach the castle” The puzzle boy had 5

“Yes, I will eventually face you.” The challenging look Mai gave him made the puzzle boy sweat.

“Hey... forget the duels for tonight.” Tea didn't want the good atmosphere they had to be lost.

“That's the truth... but that doesn't mean we have to hate each other or something” Weevil added between bites of food, he was okay with taking it seriously, but now it was a break, it's not like they're going to die in duels.

“Thank you for the food” The blonde got up to leave “Tea, if you want you can come to my store, you never know with guys around.”

"What was that?!" Joey felt insulted as Weevil grabbed the drink from him because he was starting to choke.

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It was late at night, the boys were preparing to rest next to a large tree, except Yugi, who walked away a little to talk to his grandfather, his soul was trapped in a chamber, in private, and Weevil...

Inside the camping tent, Tea and Mai continued talking.

“So you always worked with cards, Mai?”

“You see… I was a casino dealer on a ship that traveled the world, every day they were rich opponents, some believing they had skill… All the time there were countless men trying to make money, when I was lucky, at least I can say that my boss was respected.” She closed her eyes remembering those times“But eventually I started to hate people… I only come to this island to show my duelist and woman pride, as well as to find that something that I feel I'm missing.” She scratched her head, ashamed of herself, what was she doing venting about a girl who was barely finishing school? She preferred to change the subject "Tell me how your outing with the national champion was, Were you unfaithful to Yugi?" She always had intuition for these topics

“W-What?! What does this have to do with everything else!? And we’re not even in a relationship like that!” Why did she feel like she was justifying herself when nothing happened? Yugi was like her brother and she was just getting to know Weevil.

“How curious, because that boy with glasses has been waiting not far from here, imagine that he was waiting for you.”

"What?!" Tea hadn't noticed.

“Come on, go face him, tell him you already have a man or kiss him, whatever your game is, as a woman you have to make sure you have the upper hand, especially at night” Mai practically made her out of the place.

“T-This is not how I expects this conversation to end.” She actually saw Weevil sitting under a tree a few meters from the store. “W-What are you doing here at this time?” She shouldn't let the blonde's words affect her.

“I was waiting for a moment to talk to Mai alone.” He wanted to understand her better, one does not go from using someone as a tool to attack others to joining dinner as if nothing had happened, there had to be some reason and he hoped it was not a method for them to lower their guard, although he felt that was not the case, she seemed to at least respect the ability to win. He would also like to challenge her to a duel to teach her a lesson for what she did to Rex, if he was a bit foolish, but it was reason to take advantage of him.

“Oh, I-I see.” Now Tea felt stupid and before she said anything else, Weevil pointed behind her.

"What's that?" What looked like a giant, was leaving with Mai

“W-We should tell the others.” The guy gave her chills.

“No need, look at his wrist, it's a dueling glove, he must be a participant.” Although he didn't know if it was the distance or the size of the person, but his glove seemed bigger than normal.

“It is a strange time to have a duel”

“Let's follow them” She was worried about Mai's safety.