When he got to the room, the first thing Kenta did was plop himself down on the bed and stretched. The pillows were certainly comfy, the boy didn't bother resisting the urge to lull himself into sleeping. The day had been eventful, hopefully tomorrow it would be just as fruitful. The boy gave one big yawn before closing his eyes, drifting into slumber. When morning came to, the boy was still in his bed, now a mess from him moving all about in his sleep. He could hear a faint rumbling sounds nearby, was his stomach already hungry? He ignored the sound and tried to go back to sleep, unaware of his surroundings and only caring about the plush comfort of the bed, he could hear the faint sound getting louder and sounding more like a growl, Kenta could've sworn he heard something... [b][i]"...ke ..p!"[/i][/b] the disembodied voice said, in return the boy demanded five more minutes before closing his eyes once more. When the sounds stopped, he murmured small words of thanks and drifted into slumber once more. Then all of a sudden... [b][i]"I SAID WAKE UP!!"[/i][/b] roared Laquari with anger seething throughout his face. His voice boomed so loud that it practically made Kenta jump out of the bed while screaming like a little girl. Slowly getting up on his feet, Kenta hoped that his monster's little stunt wasn't heard anywhere else...Now he was face to face with the tiger-man, who was leering him from eye to eye. Laquari just scoffed, [b][i]"This is who is going to lead me into battle? Pathetic."[/i][/b] The words of belittlement pierced Kenta hard. Ouch, who knew these monsters had their own distinct personalities? [b][i]"Whatever. Lunch is ready, there's no good in a leader that's dead. So get your butt movin'."[/i][/b] Kenta grumbled at the harsh tone of his monster, if one is this bad what would happen if the others were here? Shaking his head, he and Laquari headed off to the hall. When he got there, the Khan had said that in this tournament they are going to be in pairs. Kenta sat in an available chair as he listened inquisitively. Who would be his partner? Are they going to draw raffles? Will it be randomized? Or is it going to be the person next to him? Then, the Khan said that it was...The person they sat in the limousine with. Kenta's face perked up at the thought, it would seem that he and Joseph are going to be a pair for this tournament. He gave a sigh of relief, thank goodness he isn't going to be fighting him. [b][i]"Tch. He better have something good other than that pretty face of his, smiles ain't worth a damn in battle."[/i][/b] Laquari said, as he crossed his arms. Kenta soon began to search for Joseph, eager to get started in dueling alongside him. [h2][/h2] As the sun shone with a radiance that made Miwa chipper, she merrily walked to the hall, Madolche Puddingcess following suit. [b][i]"You're awfully happy today, Mistress."[/i][/b] inquired the princess with a puzzled look on her face. Miwa just gave a light smile and said [b][i]"W-Well, it's because the tournament is starting! S-Sometimes I get excited when it comes to dueling! It's one of the things I'm good at..."[/i][/b] the girl said as she entered the hall. She woke up early beforehand, it was a thing she was used to. The hours prior were nothing extraordinary, just the girl eating breakfast and placing her belongings in the room she would be using for the duration of her stay, it was like a family trip. Minus the family part. Miwa sat down on a chair as the Khan explained what would happen in the near future. Apparently, they are going to be dueling in pairs! And their partner was to be the one they were with in the limousine. The girl and her princess were taken aback, she had to choose between either Moros or Aono...She couldn't do that, after all, both seemed rather fine, young gentlemen...Even if she did have her doubts with Aono, and all of the bad things he did back then...[b][i]"Don't even think about that, Mistress! I refuse to ally with...with...A ruffian of his caliber!"[/i][/b] Puddingcess with a pout on her face, obviously someone with a regal nature such as herself wouldn't dare dream of pairing with an uncouth man. The girl frowned a little and looked her in the eye. [b][i]"Don't be like that, besides...I...I'm sure he said that it was all in the past, he seemed gentle enough, let's go find him."[/i][/b] The princess grumbled [i]"But..."[/i] repeatedly before Miwa told her to stop complaining, with a sigh from the princess, the two ran off in hopes of finding Aono.