[Pov Guinevere]
When I heard about this hot potato form of a game, I knew it was Drogan's manipulations but I also realized something.
This is the situation he set up to allow me to get at Marik but I'm probably in the worst situation to face him, he could have told me to try and take some damage in my duel so I wouldn't be the first to duel.
But due to that, It means I know my goal for this round even though both options are borderline impossible.
It's gonna be a challenge to make it so Marik is either holding my sphere so I can duel him or his own for the last duel but I have two advantages to make this possible.
The first being able to have my card spirits help me, it turns out the boxes aren't spirit proof so Eva can just jump in and look at the box to tell me.
Secondly, It turns out the sphere I have depicts a certain Puzzle box, Now the idea of duelling Yugi with all that crazy stuff Drogan talked about and how he can just cheat makes it akin to poison for the tournament but I know Marik and Seto Kaiba want this cursed gold, but I remembered something so this effects my plans.
It doesn't take long for me to leave the room and find the location of a certain person's designated room but when I approach it I find the person in question taking a step out of his room.
Honestly, the image of the teen in front of me doesn't fit the descriptions of what Drogan said but that's the thing about possessions isn't it, it's not what's on the outside, it's what's on the inside.
Bakura speaks to initiate the conversation "Oh hello, If I remember your Guinevere right, your duel against that veiled man was interesting Wish it didn't take so long though."
"well I did as well but that's just how the duel is played out sometimes. It didn't help that some of my cards would have just made the game last longer since they would have helped him as well."
"Ahh I see, I was curious why it felt like you were holding back." Bakura nods with a hand to his chin.
"But anyway, I prefer to get down to business so, I need some help and I'm willing to make a trade."
At this, Bakura tilts his head before realization appears in his eyes. "Oh it's about the spheres, I assume you want to trade them by that rule, well I'm open to it but to be honest I drew a short stick, I got Patches, I feel his playstyle would just be a mess for me to face."
Hearing this I smirk since it is useable for my plan so I speak this time dropping the veil of civility of the conversation, "Well I'm willing to trade mine, especially since it's the one you want the most, but for this, I need something that only you can provide outside of everyone else even Marik or Drogan."
Hearing this, Bakura's demeanour changes rapidly taking on a more rugged form before he speaks, "I see, So you can see through the disguise, if you're this shrewd I would assume you already know my target, What is it you want."
Channelling my inner Drogan I speak, "Oh I just want information about the location of my own sphere, nothing more." Hearing this request the being inhabiting Bakura squints his eyes in contemplation before a golden ring just appears on his chest.
He takes a few steps towards a plaque on the wall which has a floor map of the blimp "You have a deal. Let's trade the spheres before you get your information."
From my own case and his case we both take out our spheres and exchange them without ceremony but once done his Millennium ring quickly sends out a chained pointer towards the floor plan pointing at a specific person's quarters, Understanding who it is makes me annoyed since it makes the sphere I just got worthless since they would have wanted Yugi's.
I leave the possessed teen behind since he has what he wants and is highly unlikely to give it up, not like it matters to me anymore, It doesn't take long before I reach the door and knock on it.
Once I touch the door though it creaks open to reveal a darkened room, this situation wasn't expected but I take a step into the room looking around.
I hear a clicking sound from the bed but it's too dark so I take out my phone and shine a light towards the bed to see a scene I wasn't expecting.
Honestly wasn't expecting to see a bald guy with his arm phased through a safe which his head is against, but I recognise the guy who shouldn't be here.
Seeing he's been caught patches turns towards the light expecting to be arrested but when he saw it was me his fake sympathetic face changes to a smirk.
"Oh hello my dear, don't mind me, just inspecting the stability of this safe, making sure it's safe to contain valuables."
Hearing the obvious deflection from the slimeball she just rolls her eyes.
"Look, I don't care what you're doing, but I won't tell on you if you give me my sphere, I need it and I have a feeling you would want your own."
Hearing this patches just laughs again before pointing at the box on the table next to him allowing me to just swap them as he does his own actions, next is possibly the most dangerous step of my plan but with patches here I come up with a plan.
"I know you're a shady individual with access to some unusual stuff so I need you to hook me up with a tool."
Hearing her comment patches frowns while still focusing on the safe, "Now, now, my dear, you have me wrong I'm an upright and honest individual, I'm so just and honest my nickname back home is Trusty Patches, you can't do wrong working with me."
"I need something to distract Marik so I can swap his sphere without him noticing."
Hearing this and the challenge of the task it causes Patches to regain his roguish smile.
"Well you came to the right person, I assume you really mean that lad wearing the Egyptian jewellery who's disguising himself, well anyway I have the perfect thing."
At this, the pair hear the safe click as it slowly opens to reveal some documents and a bottle of wine, with that done he reaches his hand into the sack on his waist before taking out a grey stone inlaid with golden markings.
"Since I'm in a good mood I'll hand it over, this item was used as part of a shackle for a right piece of work, it's worthless now to trap them again but its power could be used to momentarily restrain someone with magic who's already been restrained by magic in some way. Seeing what I'm implying."
Stars twinkle in her eyes as she takes the stone, she feels she could have one of her spirits use it so she tries to formulate a plan.
She exits the room before Patches who carries the bottle away, to where she doesn't care.
Now all it would take is the perfect moment, she goes to her own room and sends a pair of her spirits to spy on Marik who just stays in his room for most of the break, she rests for the break but gets ready to act near when the time would be up.
Near the end of the break she finds the perfect moment as Marik posing as Namu is walking down some stairs, him being away from Odion but within view of Yugi and his friends the location is perfect she signals for her spirit to use the shackle towards him.
The effect is immediate as within her line of sight Namu seems to lose his balance on the stairs and fall forward onto the floor with a smack.
This draws the attention of everyone as Namu has just face-planted onto the floor
Moments later Yugi and his friends go to help the paralysed Namu surrounding him but at this point she makes her move and sneakily swaps her sphere with the one in his case.
A few seconds after she steps away from the scene Marik gets back up trying to maintain the disguise of Namu and holding In his embarrassment.
Mainly because she's happy with her plan's fruition she looks at her case's sphere and see its Seto Kaiba's.
This places a wiry smile on her face since if she had to duel him she would have been boned.
She just enters the main room and waits for her plan to be revealed and for her duel.