"Ha! Gotta keep guessing Shychi!" said one of his classmates before Aichi sat back down, embarrased. He made a mental note to always be more confident, though it never really happens. He looked at the amazing soldiers in his textbook, and took out a card from his pocket. He was still thinking about going to Card Capital as he looked at the card, it always made him feel strong again.
"Ding dong!" went the bell as the students packed their bags. They were released relatively early, thanks to Mr Mark.
While Aichi was sitting at his seat, completely in a trance of packing his bags, Morikawa and Izaki suddenly appeared.
"Hey Aichi! Want to head by Card Capital today?" asked Izaki. Aichi jumped. "Uhhh, ok." said Aichi. "Oh yeah! We forgot to tell you this, but there is going to be a shop tournament. Do you wanna join?" asked an eager Morikawa. "Uhh, how long do I have left to register?" asked Aichi. " By the next two weeks." replied Izaki. "Will Kai be there?" Aichi asked.
They were left cracking their heads before a reply showed itself. "Well, he's not exactly a shop regular." said Izaki.
Aichi felt a bit down, but eventually decided to take part anyways. "WAIT WAIT WAIT! Aichi and I haven't settled our score yet!" said Morikwa. "Oh yeah he kicked your butt. I mean, 0 damage against 6?" Izaki said in a mocking tone.
"Don't talk to me." Morikawa said.
While they were walking to Card Capital, Morikawa kept talking about Mr Wizard and his "rules". Izaki seemed slightly annoyed, while the blueberry kept giggling. It was THAT ridiculous. They finally made it, and Izaki had finished going through a "bored to death" lecture about something that probably wasn't very educational. "Well, there doesn't seem like there's anybody here." Izaki said. "We just opened."
Misaki suddenly said. "Well, at least we have some vacant seats, hehe." Aichi said. They sat down on the same table Aichi and Morikawa first played each other. They each shuffled and cut each others decks, and drew their starting hand.
Aichi: Blaster Blade, Gallatin, Marron, Wingal, Elaine
Morikawa: Juggernaught Maximum, Tyrent Deathrex, Demon Eater, Lizard Soldier Ganlu, Bahr
Morikawa looked at the cards he drew that weren't a Grade 3 with disgust, and quickly re-drew his cards. Instead of Ganlu and Bahr, he got Monster Frank and Stealthdragon Voidmaster. "Perfect" Morikawa thought. Aichi looked at his hand, and found nothing wrong with them.
"Stand up, Vanguard!" They said in unison.
"Stardust Trumpeter!" said Aichi.
"Lizard Runner, Undeux!" said Morikawa
3 minutes later...
"THIS CAN'T BE!" Morikawa shouted as he threw his cards in the air. Izaki quickly snatched them before they fell on the ground. He looked at the Damage Zone. "Well, it seems your record didn't change. Even after you got one critical trigger, you still couldn't beat him." Izaki joked.
"But why though?" asked Morikawa. "I don't know man, maybe because there was a million and one Grade 3's in your deck?" Izaki mocked.
Morikawa gasped. "How dare you! Don't ever suggest that Grade 3's are the problem. They are very powerful, and they have Twin Drive!"
Aichi laughed. This was never going to end.