On the other side

Kaito looked away from the screen.

For the salaryman, this was meant to be the start of a clean sweep, especially after the last wins earlier. Okay, decking himself out in a lolita outfit probably didn't have anything to do with it. Hopefully.

The dress in question was of the gothic variety, black fabric with white lace on the edges. Stockings ran down his legs, leading nicely into a set of black heels. A frilly headband hung in his black locks, though nothing had really been done here.

"Darn it." he muttered, looking down towards his keyboard. Why had that particular monster done that? It flew in the face of everything that he knew about the game.

'Failure is a part of being a lolita girl. Don't let it get you down.'

Taking a deep breath, Kaito returned to looking at the screen. Exiting the matchmaking process, his attention returned to the deck building process.

"Let's see here..." he whispered, making an attempt to mimic someone a bit more down. It sort of worked, but not really. Maybe in time.

Overall, Kaito was pretty certain his deck was pretty solid. It just that girl - QueenHarmony had caught him by surprise. While 'Lady' decks were usually 'trash' to begin with, she had been quite confident in her ability to run it. To some extent, he was kind of jealous of that courage and drive.

"Next time..." Kaito told himself. Yeah, he would get his win on her.

Right now, he could start with his voice.

"I'm a harajuku gal."

"I like all sorts of lolita fashion!"

"Of course I love looking so young!"

Each shout, he got just a bit more confident. But there was still a long road ahead before he was truly a lolita girl.