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English thinking hikari/yami [japanese]
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It has been a long nine years since a small bundle had been left on the doorstep of one number four, Privet Drive in Surrey, and one shorter-than-average ten year old was somewhat glad it was the summer holidays. His Uncle had to take a trip to Japan this year for the firm he worked for and had to take the family with him, including one Harry James Potter. In order to fit in better during their stay Vernon had given his wife and son a english-to-Japanese dictionary. needless to say Dudley lost his within a day, thankfully Harry found it and snuck it into the battered old suitcase his equally battered clothing was in or his trip may have turned out different.
During the flight (His Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin were all in first class while he flew coach) he had read and memorized as much as he could, thankfully this was one time he would be able to get away with being a great deal smarter than any of his relatives. It also seemed ass if he had a good head for learning different languages.
After they had landed some hours later at Domino International Airport, Harry and his relatives checked into a hotel close to where Vernon would be Working this summer, some Japanese company had bought Grunnings had Vernon and his family moved to japan so that he could Manage one of the new Companies Firms until a new Manager could be hired, which would most likely take the rest of summer and they would be heading back before school restarted in september.
Petunia, Vernon, and Dudley all lay down to sleep soon after checking in Harry just snorted knowing he would have to stay awake the rest of the day so that he would be able to sleep that night decided a little exploring was in order. it wasn t every day he got to go to another country after all.
Some hours later he came across a small little store turtle game shop? he thought to himself it sounded neat and maybe he might find something interesting inside. The bell above the door rang lightly as Harry stepped into the small shop he say a short old man who looked to be asleep standing up behind the counter nearby, and chose not to bother him unless he had a question. Harry quietly looked around the store looking through the different games they had, mostly puzzles, board games, and other such things.
[What Might you be looking for young man?] came a jovial voice behind him making Harry jump with a squawk causing the old man to chuckle to himself
The boy then turned around and looking sheepish rubbed the back of his head [I am sorry for disturbing you Grandfather*] Harry said with a bow [but I do not have much money and was looking for something to keep my mind busy so that I may get over my jet lag from arriving in Japan in early morning while my body tells me it is past midnight] the boy said
Waving off the child s apologies he was a little surprised at how well the boy could speak japanese but putting it off on lessons looking thoughtful the Old man said [How would you like to learn about Duel Monsters?] he said
This turn of events caught his attention, he had heard of the game of course it was slowly gaining popularity in America and Japan, however it had yet to really take off in england, but if Harry was reading the trend correctly that wouldn t be for much longer [I would be honored to learn Duel Monsters from you Grandfather] he said
Several hours later after going over the different kinds of cards and some of their uses and a small explanation of some strategies one could use the older man was most pleased with his new protege when he first had the idea of teaching the young man about the game he had just wanted someone that would be about the same skill level of his grandson s best friend Jounouchi so that he would have someone he could practice with if he could get the young men to play against one another it would make both his grandson and honorary grandson very happy.
However he could tell that while the two would start off at the same skill level it wouldn t be that way long the extremely polite young man who entered his shop so quietly this morning was almost frighteningly intelligent and the only other person he knew with such an instinctive grasp of the game was his own grandson Yugi while neither where masters of the game by any measure but both seemed to simply -know- what to play, when, and how. and while the old man knew that he himself could beat both right now it was only through experience that he would win, and that wasn t even a given in either case.
But much like his own grandson this boy was modest, quiet, and painfully polite he played with the idea of meeting the boys parents so that he could compliment them on the fine way they were raising him but dismissed it for now, he wanted to get a feel for the child first then he would see where things stood. [So now that you have a basic understanding of the game would you like to play for awhile so that you can get a better feel for it?] he asked
Harry thought about the offer and glanced behind the old man Mr Moto at the clock on the wall he had another few hours until he knew his relatives would be awake so he had time enough for a game or two then he would have to leave [I would enjoy that very much Grandfather] he returned.
Mr Moto went behind the counter to take out his own deck and his secondary one that he normally had Yugi use when he began to learn the game a few years ago. [now let s duel]
A/N: I chose to start a year before harry got his letter
so this is the rough time line
1st year - Duelist Kingdom - 2nd year - Battle City - 3rd year - Capsule Monsters - 4th year - memory arc - 5th year - Ceremonial duel
* he is using a very respectful way of greeting an old man in japanese
the story will continue until 7th year I just haven t come up with what is going to happen after the ceremonial duel and 6th year
as ever, your favorite black kitten Shiro
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