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Chapter 3
The New Manager
"M-M-Manger!?" exclaimed the two girls, who were still in a tight embrace, staring up in shock, at the blonde beauty from before, whose name was now known to be, Kujaku Mai.
"Wait a sec, lady! What do you mean you're going to be our manager, who said that we agreed to become Duel Idol's!?" asked Joey, glaring a tad bit. As like before, Mai ignored her loud outburst pointing her eyes over at Yugi.
"What do you say, chibi? Did you enjoy yourself out on stage?" asked Mai, as Yugi flashed back of the feeling she experienced when she was out on stage performing .
"Even though I was scared and unbelievably nervous, it was still fun. It was fun performing out on stage alongside Joey, it was so much fun that. . .that I want to give being a Duel Idol a try!" Yugi had a certain glow in her eyes, that displayed her true feelings and that she really wanted to give this occupation a try.
'Such beautiful eyes, they really do display her true heart and feelings. She's a true diamond in the rough. No they both are, I really have strike big this time around!' Mai mentally began to cheer, doing a little happy dance inside her head, while on the outside she just smirked.
"Well hun, it looks like you finally made your decision. So I believe you will be going along with what she said, right?" Mai asked Joey, who was staring in shock at Yugi before smiling, giving Mai a thumbs up.
"If Yugi say's she wants to give this a try, so will I!" Grinned the excited blonde tomboy.
"That's the answer I wanted to hear, but other than that, I must say those outfits really suit you! Make sure you keep the the Duel Idol Cards for those outfits!" replied Mai, as the two girls tipped their heads slightly, giving her a confused but cute look.
"Duel Idol Cards?" replied both Yugi and Joey.
"Geez, you two really don't know nothing. Duel Idol Cards are cards that contain digitized clothes which are worn by idols during performances and auditions. They are divided into four categories: Tops, Bottoms, Shoes and Accessories and with some cards, such as one piece dresses, eliminate the need for others. The clothes come from various types of brands and have varying degrees of rarity. Although most clothes come in specific coordinations, Idol's are also able to mix and match different cards to find a good combination." explained Mai, before walking over to the two dressing like rooms that were behind them.
"Duel Idol Systems, when performing in an audition or performance. Idols step through this fitting room, which requires them to insert their Duel Idol Cards, where they put on their selected clothes. The stage they walk on is largely digitized, providing various holographic displays and special effects during the performance. The system reads the emotions of the spectators, along with the online spectators, to rate each idols performance which determines their success during auditions. Do you get all of that?" asked Mai, as the two idols nod their heads.
"Good now, next-!" The manager, Mai was about to continue her brief lesson and explanation about Duel Idols, along with its components, when a voice cut her off.
"You, right there!" Came a male voice, who had beautiful red ruby eyes, that were even more brighter than Joey's, came running over to the two girls. Ignoring all of the high-pitch squealing and gushing of the fan-girls attention that he was receiving, pointing his eyes up at Yugi.
"I came just came to tell you that your performance was really something. Not to mention I never heard of two newbies who could do a Special Effect before, even though it was small, it was still noticeable. Something which is a huge accomplishment for newbies." Smiled the guy, who Yugi soon recognized was the Chaos Magician, King of Duel Idols!
"Wow, you really do have beautiful eyes." replied Yugi, oblivious to what she just said. While on the other hand Yami, felt himself blush from her sweet and honest words.
"O-Opps, s-sorry! I-I didn't m-mean to say t-that o-out loud !" Yugi flushed with embarrassment, placing her hand over her mouth.
"N-No thats okay, you also have beautiful eyes, there just as beautiful as gems." Replied the King, giving a small bow, causing Yugi to blush. As Yami took hold of her hand, bringing it up to his mouth as he gave it a small kiss.
"I would love to know your true name, little gem." replied the dark, but gentle king, causing every girl who witnessed it to blush crimson as all of his fans were squealing loudly in the area. While Yugi on the other hand, couldn't hold the pressure of both a compliment and a kiss and almost felt herself about to pass out.
"There you are, did you have to run off so suddenly?" Strutting over towards them now was another handsome teen, who was fairly tall in height. As his walk was graceful and poise, similar to that of a model, as every girl he walked past by blushed, having hearts in their eyes.
"Maa, if it isn't the president of Kaiba Corp. never thought I would see him here." muttered Mai. As the man made his way over to Yami, snatching him up by his collar.
"Che, you are way too troublesome and rash, you know that?" replied the blue-eyed teen, who frowning a bit, when his eyes suddenly landed on the two girls in front of him.
"You're the two who performed first using a Special Effect, even though it wasn't much, just like your performance." The teen said rudely, as this made a certain someone angry by his comment.
"Hey, ya bastard! Don't make fun of our performance by making it sound so low! We passed the audition didn't we!" yelled the raging mad blonde, as the cold blue-eyed teen gave her a quick glare, before opening his mouth again.
"If you really believe that you just accomplished something great, than you are dead wrong. During this year, you will experience what true Duel Idol is all about and how there are people in this showbiz, who are way above your low rank. How that this world is not as easy as it looks." The brunette gave his cold reply, before dragging away the Duel Idol King himself.
"Che, cocky ass bastard, don't know what's he's talking about." Grumbled Joey, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"Hmm, you should really take in what he just said, because even though it was a bit too harsh. It was also very true, being a Duel Idol's isn't as easy as it looks. Once you passed the auditions, you are then thrown into competitive competitions, campaign ads, photo-shoots, and etc, before finally reaching the Grand Prix." Mai explained seriously, as Yugi and Joey began to take in what she said.
'So being a Duel Idol is really not all that easy, but still I want to give it a try. So that I can be like. . .' Just than Yugi had a flashback of the Dark Magician Girl's last performance, as she sung and danced. Radiating with happiness, as the crowd cheered in applause for her amazing performance. 'I want to be just like the Dark Magician Girl!' Yugi mentally cheered, when she felt her phone vibrating in her pocket and took it out and saw that she had one unread message, and clicked to read it.
"Yugi, where are you? You were suppose to watch the game shop today, while I had some business to take care of!"
Message From: Grandpa
"Wahhhh! I totally forgot!" exclaimed Yugi, catching both Mai and Joey's attention.
"What did you forget, Yugi?" asked Joey at the now teary amethyst eyed teen.
"I was suppose to watch over the game shop today for Grandpa! Wahh! I hope he isn't too mad at me!?" Yugi began to ask herself.
"We better hurry and head home, before he gets too worried about us!" replied Joey, when it suddenly dawned on her. "Wait how do we get home! We did the audition like you said, but we're still stuck here!" cried out Joey.
"Calm down, why don't you just follow me and all will be explain, hun~!" replied Mai with a wink.
"Hello, and how may I help you?" asked the lady standing behind the desk to where Mai brought them, turning her attention over to the lady.
"Yes, I would like to ask for the Duel Idol Cards that these two are wearing." said Mai. As the lady nodded her head before typing on her keyboard, when a few seconds later a stack of cards was passed over to Mai. Checking over the cards, Mai separated the cards evenly, handing over the two small decks.
"Those are now your Duel Idol Cards, so make sure to keep up with them. Oh before I forget, you can take those outfit off now ya know? All you have to do is say, Idol off!" Mai said, giving an example, as both girl began to do just that.
"Idol Off!" And just like that, the transformation was off. Reverting the two back into their normals selves, wearing their school uniforms.
"By saying those words, the transformation came off. Now on to other things!" Mai said, speaking a like a teacher when Joey raised her hand up to ask something.
"Yes, Joey?"
"Question, what the heck is a Special Effect? Those two were talking about it earlier!" replied Joey as Yugi began to have a flashback when Yami mentioned that while he was talking to her.
"That's a very important question. Special Effect is a technique that is used during a performance, bringing an illusion to the stage. Normally, idols are only able to perform a maximum of two or three Special Appeals during a performance, but it is known that the very first, Duel Idol Queen herself, was able to perform five all at once. Which was something that made her Legendary. The only person who is known in this day and age, to surpass the normal limited amount, was none other than the Dark Magician Girl herself whose limit was four." explained Mai, folding her arms in front of her chest.
"But I don't remember us doing something like that. . ." said Yugi catching Mai's attention.
" It was when you two did the fireworks. Thats when the Special Effect happened. Nothing too special, but very effective. It was probably one of the reasons why you two passed the audition even though it was considered a group Special Effect, as Solo Special Effects are known to have more impact." said Mai.
"And how many Special Effects is there known for Groups?" asked Yugi
"Hmm, there isn't really an accurate answer to that for some strange reason, but the more a member is added to your group, so is the number of Special Effects. So I say around four." Answered Mai, before turning her attention back over to the lady at the desk, who soon handed over a glitter purple and black plaid, designer made trunk bag and iphone.
"In my right hand is something called a Duel Phone. A handheld phone issued to each Duel Idol. It provides various iphone functions such as calls, maps and a social network service, the Duel Phone allows Idols to schedule and apply for auditions. There is also a set of lights that light up when a idol has reached a certain rank." Explained Mai, moving on to the item in her left hand.
"In my left hand is your Duel Idol card holder bag. This bag keeps hold of all of your Duel Idol Cards and will keep them safe from harm. So please make sure you have this bag on with you at all times." Mai explained once again.
"Okay I think I got'cha! Is there more we should know about?" asked Joey.
"No thats all, so you can go home! Oh, tomorrow I want to have a meeting with you guys here in Idol World, I'll send you a text of the date and time tomorrow." replied Mai as the two girls were about to take off, until Yugi stopped.
"Wait, how do we enter here in Idol World and how do we leave?" asked Yugi.
"You can enter here by going to a Duel Idol Shop, the owner will then point you towards a Duel Idol transportation system. You can leave here the same way using the one right behind me! I expect to see you girls tomorrow!" replied Mai, as they nodded their heads making their out towards the open white doors, as soon as the two walked through they were transported.
"Maa, I can't wait to begin working with them. I wonder what kind of abilities will they have in store for me." Smirked Mai before leaving.
Once the transportation was over both Joey and Yugi saw that they were now standing in some type of fashion store, that was filled with girls their age walking around the place shopping.
"I take it that this is Idol Shop?" asked Yugi and was about to look around around if it weren't for her phone vibrating again, and saw it was another message from Grandpa.
"We have to hurry Joey, I think Grandpa is getting even more worried!" Yugi grabbed Joey's hand dragging her out the store.
Later that night, when Yugi was lying in her bed she couldn't, but think back to today's auditions. When she was performing with Joey surprisingly enjoying herself out on stage, singing and dancing without any fear. Something which she could never imagine herself doing.
"Today was really fun, I never would've imagined that I would ever do all those things, definitely in front of a wide audience of people, but it was so much fun. Is this a feeling all Duel Idol's experience? If so I can't wait to experience it again." replied Yugi as the tiredness of the day finally got to her, closing her eyes falling peacefully asleep.
End of Chapter 3
See you all next time!