Shun gives that look right back, a touch of somewhat cocky amusement in the depths of his golden eyes. "I'd be disappointed if you didn't try, but that's all it's going to be."
With that little bit of minor trash talk exchanged, though, it's time for the round, especially since it's starting to get later in the afternoon when people might have to start heading home soon. It starts off quickly, both of them getting their fields set up and launching into their respective strategies, and then...
...well, unfortunately the fact of the matter is that when you pit two strong players against each other, things tend to drag on. Tournament rules for the game dictate a certain time limit to rounds to avoid this being too much of a problem, and the manager has implemented the same for this tournament to avoid people having to wait on extensive stall games. Half an hour in, that limit is called and neither player has lost yet, both of them on identical health counts and no major deficit of resources on either side. They pass through four of the five turns designated to break the tie with no change in the health situation, but on the fifth, Shun manages to set off an effect chain that forces the girl to activate a counter early or risk him gaining a higher field presence than she can reliably deal with. Unfortunately, this leaves him free to activate the effect of another monster that essentially leaves her the choice of allowing its attack through and losing health that way, or blocking its attack and losing health through the monster's effect instead. In any other situation, it wouldn't be that major an amount of damage, but when ties are called by whose health is lower by the end of the five turns, it ends the turn with Shun's victory.
He lets out a breath he didn't realise he was holding, and reaches across the table to shake the girl's hand. She's also letting out a bit harder of a breath, the reluctant concession to her loss, but she still looks satisfied as she reaches over to shake his hand.
"It's been a while since I had a game where it was that hard to tell who was going to come out on top," he says, the remark straightforward but complimentary. She laughs a bit at the directness of it.
"Same here. We'll have to figure out who comes out on top without time limits some other time."
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With that little bit of minor trash talk exchanged, though, it's time for the round, especially since it's starting to get later in the afternoon when people might have to start heading home soon. It starts off quickly, both of them getting their fields set up and launching into their respective strategies, and then...
...well, unfortunately the fact of the matter is that when you pit two strong players against each other, things tend to drag on. Tournament rules for the game dictate a certain time limit to rounds to avoid this being too much of a problem, and the manager has implemented the same for this tournament to avoid people having to wait on extensive stall games. Half an hour in, that limit is called and neither player has lost yet, both of them on identical health counts and no major deficit of resources on either side. They pass through four of the five turns designated to break the tie with no change in the health situation, but on the fifth, Shun manages to set off an effect chain that forces the girl to activate a counter early or risk him gaining a higher field presence than she can reliably deal with. Unfortunately, this leaves him free to activate the effect of another monster that essentially leaves her the choice of allowing its attack through and losing health that way, or blocking its attack and losing health through the monster's effect instead. In any other situation, it wouldn't be that major an amount of damage, but when ties are called by whose health is lower by the end of the five turns, it ends the turn with Shun's victory.
He lets out a breath he didn't realise he was holding, and reaches across the table to shake the girl's hand. She's also letting out a bit harder of a breath, the reluctant concession to her loss, but she still looks satisfied as she reaches over to shake his hand.
"It's been a while since I had a game where it was that hard to tell who was going to come out on top," he says, the remark straightforward but complimentary. She laughs a bit at the directness of it.
"Same here. We'll have to figure out who comes out on top without time limits some other time."