No Strings Attached

Chapter 5

"Let's play a little game , shall we?"

*Time Skip*

"Masaya?"

"What have you done to him?"

Their so-called leader was curled up in one corner , muttering some nonsense and crying for help. I chuckled.

"He wasn't following the rules and he lost the game. This is his punishment. And now , you're gonna tell me where Ushio is. Unless , of course , you wanna end up like him. "

They just looked at each other and went running for the door. One of them stopped and looked directly in my eyes. "Werehouse number 38." , he whispered and ran off eith the others.

I was walking through a row of werehouses , searching for number 38. 35,36,37...38! It seems like that is the oldest werehouse. It looks like it's going to collapse very soon. Two pairs of eyes snapped towards me the moment I ran through the door.

*Yugi's P.O.V.*

I was pinned on the floor , Ushio hovering above me. He was about to hit me one more time , when the door burst open.

"Atem!" , I yelled out.

"So someone actually came to rescue you? Why do you even care , I doubt you even know who this shrimp is?"

"Let him go!"

"Not yet. We made a deal together , but he didn't respect that. So he has to pay."

"What do you say you and I make another deal?"

He loosened his grip on me for a bit. "Well , you got my attention. What is it?"

"Right now , I don't have what I need to set this game. We're gonna meet here tonight at exactly midnight. I'll explain the rules once we meet. Do you accept?"

"Why would I? That doesn't benefit me in any way."

"If you win the game , you'll get both Yugi and 400,000 yen."

"400,000 yen?"

"Yes. But if you lose , you won't get anything."

"Interesting. Okay , I accept your offer."

I can't believe what I just heard. What was Atem thinking? How can he save ne with a fucking game?! I don't know him for so long , but I thought he had at least a little bit of sense in his head. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what he's up to.

*Time Skip*

Ushio and I arrive at the werehouse , with him dragging me on a leash like some dog. Seriously , why is that necessary?

There by the door was standing a silhouette of my so-called savior. He came out of the shadows with a loan of money in his hand.

"The only thing we need for this game is the knife you're hiding in your jacket."

"He he... You have some guts."

He takes out a knife and places it on the table beside the money.

"Each of us will place a bit of money on our hand. We're gonna take turns and stab through the money with a knife and try to get as more as we can. Whoever has the most money in the end is the winner. However , if you stab your own hand you automatically loose. Also , if you don't follow these rules , you will receive a penalty game. Do you still accept?"

"What could a shrimp like you do to me? Of course I accept."

I watched as they started playing. At first they were both doing okay , with Atem falling a little bit behind Ushio. Then something strange started happening. Ushio seemed like he was losing control over his body. At every turn , he seemed to get the knife closer and closer to his hand.

He started to scream , he said he can't control his hand anymore. He was near to stabbing his hand when he swung the knife towards Atem. He caught his hand in mid air and looked him straight in the eye. If looks could kill , Ushio would be long dead by now.

"You went against the rules. Your greed took control over you. Now you must receive a punishment."

Ushio fell into a trance-like state. He snapped out of a minute later and ran outside. Atem untied me and we both ran after him. He was standing in a pile of leaves and apparently thought it was money. He kept shouting he's rich and throwing leaves and garbage all over himself.

"What the hell did you do to him?!"

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So I finally updated...yeah... Sorry for that , again. I think I'll have time this week to post again but I'm nkt promising anything , don't wanna risk it xD. Well I hope u like this chapter and thank you sm for waiting I rlly appreciate it. Byee 👋💕