Chapter 2: The Master Magician

The only cards on Yuushi's field right now were his facedown and the Continuous Spell, Solidarity with its effect still in play but the card he just drew would change the course of this duel, or at least the field. A separate slot opened up on Yuushi's D-Pad as he put the card in. "I play the Field Spell, Magical Citadel of Endymion", he announced as the whole battlefield started to shake. The area was changed to that of a huge citadel as large as a city surrounded by a magical barrier with four pillars and a huge tower in the center. All over the citadel were magical drawings and glyphs as the citadel was then surrounded by a forest. Hikaru, Ayumi and a few others watched in awe at this massive structure coming out.

Hikaru was still amazed even as the quaking stopped as he couldn't hold his excitement any longer. "Wow! Amazing, I've never seen this card before! Guess you did have something left."

"I activate the Spell Card, Spell Power Grasp." On the tower of the citadel, a few markings lit up as a light from the card shot into it. "Spell Power Grasp lets me add a Spell Counter to an applicable card (Citadel SC: 1)." As he finished his sentence, Yuushi's tower lit up again as a more complete marking was shown now. "In addition, the Citadel's effect triggers. Every time a player uses any magic card, it gains another Spell Counter. (Citadel SC: 2)" Yuushi smiled slightly not because of his field spell but because his opponent's passion stirred his spirits up as he announced his next move.

The light from Spell Power Grasp bounced off the citadel back to Yuushi's deck. "Spell Power Grasp has the additional effect that let's me add another Spell Power Grasp Spell Card from my deck to my hand but I can only use this spell once per turn."

"I summon Alchemist of Black Spells in attack mode and since only Spellcaster monsters are in my graveyard again, Solidarity gives this card an attack boost (ABS: 1200+800= 2000 ATK, Level 4). Take out Laval Gunner!" The magician in dark-purple and gold thrusted an open palm forward releasing a black sphere that collided with Laval Gunner destroying it.

Yuushi- 2100 LP

Hikaru- 2900 LP

"Since I can't attack during my second main phase, I'll use Alchemist of Black Spell's special ability which lets me switch it from attack to defence mode while also adding a Spell Counter to a card of my choice, like my field spell."

The Alchemist put out a barrier around himself indicating a defensive position (DEF: 2000) as the glyph on the citadel started to become more clear (Citadel SC :3).

Yuushi looked at the field. "With a monster in defence mode, even if Laval Stannon's attack is higher, I can still defend with Alchemist of Black Spells and not lose any life points unless Hikaru summons a second monster in his next turn. A Spell Card means that my Citadel is closer to finishing and a Trap Card means he can't use it this turn and without cards in his hand, he probably wants to finish this duel soon. My facedown from earlier is nice but in this situation, it's not very helpful. Still I just have to hold out now since he doesn't cards in his hand" "I end my turn!"

Hikaru drew a card and added it to his empty hand making it the only card but still he grinned a bit. "Got a monster to help me break through to you. I summon Laval Warrior in attack mode (ATK: 1800, Level 4). Another golem with armor appeared form the card but this one was dual wielding two axes of fire. "First, I use Laval Stannon to destroy your defence monster with Molten Cannon". Again, a stream of lava was shot out and again Yuushi's monster was destroyed with ease.

"Great...", Yuushi said sarcastically while adjusting his glasses from the impact.

"Hope you can take the heat, Yuushi! Laval Warrior, attack him directly!" The two axes were thrown at Yuushi as they slashed through him before boomeranging back as he braced himself. "That's all for now!", his opponent shouted.

Yuushi- 300 LP

Hikaru- 2900 LP

Ayumi watched and was getting a bit worried but she was confident that he could turn it around so she cheered her friend on, "Yuushi, you can do it!"

Even though she wasn't dueling, Yuushi felt her encouragement as he drew another card and looked at his opponent.

"Once again, I play the Spell Card, Spell Power Grasp and like before another Spell Counter is added to the magical citadel from this card's effect (Citadel: 4 SC) and another one because I just used a Spell Card (Citadel: 5 SC). Sorry for the repetition but again, another Spell Power Grasp is added from my deck to my hand."

As Yuushi got the spell card, the markings on the large central tower of the citadel almost completed a circle of markings as he pulled out a different card from his hand. "Now I summon Apprentice Magician in attack mode and remember that Solidarity is still in play (Apprentice Magician ATK: 400+800= 1200 ATK)."

A blonde-haired purple armored magician showed up and raised his staff as the tower shined before revealing a completed circle of glowing glyphs that lit up.

"When Apprentice Magician is summoned, I can put a Spell Counter on a card of my choice like the Magical Citadel of Endymion (Citadel: 6 SC). Hikaru, do you like to hear about myths and legends?", he said while looking at another card in his hand.

Yuushi asked the question out of nowhere which confused Hikaru but he responded, "Sure why not. I mean, everyone likes a good story right? Especially if it's an exciting one!"

"Then I'll tell you about the Magical Citadel of Endymion. This advanced holy citadel was once devastated by a war between all types of monsters and groups. A few sorcerers rebuilt the citadel to be as large as a city using the ancient magic they knew of. The seals and barriers are wards to prevent the city from coming under attack and being destroyed again. Not only that but the magic throughout the city's network allowed it to absorb a part of any spell cast in the vicinity to power itself for everyday use by its citizens. Thus, because of its invincible defences in an era of war, the city was seen as a symbol of light and thus prospered attracting businesses, treasures and legends from all around the world. However, even with all these sorcerers gathered in this magical citadel, the one who led this project was a sorcerer who was a master of thousands of spells and made a tower for himself in the center of this citadel.", Yuushi narrated while summoning a monster.

"That was a bit long...," Hikaru thought to himself.

The glyphs got brighter as a light surrounded the tower from the bottom up. The light went higher and higher up the tower until the tower started glowing. Light was concentrated at the top of the tower before finally releasing a beam of light that arced in the sky before it came crashing down to the ground in front of Yuushi.

"By removing six Spell Counters from Magical Citadel of Endymion (Citadel: 0 SC), I can special summon forth this powerful magician from my hand or graveyard. So Endymion, the Master Magician, show yourself!"

The light caused an explosion as the dark purple armored magician stood up as his cape fluttered in the wind before spinning his staff into a position of battle (Endymion ATK: 2700+800= 3500 ATK, Level 7).

All his classmates looked on in silence as the Master Magician made his presence known. The magician lifted up his staff as it glowed before Yuushi explained what was happening. "Being a master of so many spells, I activate one of his abilities. When he is special summoned by removing six Spell Counters, I can add a spell card from my graveyard to my hand...such as Spell Power Grasp."

"That's a strong card, but I think I can handle this...", Hikaru quietly said, now a bit worried now that a card with more attack has appeared on his opponent's field.

"You wanted to see a few tricks right? Well, let me show you some of his. First I use Endymion to attack Laval Stannon with Luminous Flare! Also, I activate this trap card I had facedown, Magician's Circle."

Endymion charges up as a purple orb at the end of its staff starts to light up while some of his energy is drawn into the card as a green magical circle rotates revealing four tips as a dark red-cloaked puppetmaster appears from the green circle with its puppet, a doll wielding two swords (ATK: 2000+800= 2800)

"That trap lets me summon a Spellcaster with 2000 or less attack from my deck in faceup attack position when a Spellcaster attacks. Hey, Hikaru, you got any Spellcasters with 2000 or less attack because now's your chance to special summon it."

Hikaru sighed with a bit of disappointment, "Nope, no Spellcasters in my deck. Maybe I should add some after this is over." He chuckled lightly as Endymion finished up charging before launching an attack that appeared to be a sphere of light that travelled and collided with Laval Stannon disintegrating it on impact.

Yuushi- 300 LP

Hikaru- 2100 LP

"Magical Marionette, take out his last monster Laval Gunner!". The puppet was launched out by the puppetmaster as Laval Gunner tried to shoot it down but its strings caused the puppet to move in awkward directions before slashing down Laval Gunner.

Yuushi- 300 LP

Hikaru- 1100 LP

Hikaru took a step back realizing what would happen next but he gave off a sigh and stood his ground. Though he was disappointed at the result, he accepted it as he held his head up.

"The last attack! Apprentice Magician, direct attack!", was the last words Yuushi shouted as the magician shot out a purple ray blasting Hikaru in the stomach as he fell to one knee.

Yuushi- 300 LP - WIN

Hikaru- 0 LP

The battlefield returned to a normal classroom as Yuushi and Hikaru walked towards each other. With a smile, the two were beside each other and Hikaru was the first to say something. "Just a small bump on my way to the top. When I become Duel Champion someday, I'll be sure to give you an autograph."

Ayumi approached the two of them, "That was a good match, you two."

Yuushi agreed with Ayumi but responded to Hikaru's statement, "Is it your dream to be Duel Champion someday?"

"Of course it is! Just you watch, some day, some time, it'll happen," Hikaru exclaimed as the three of them heard another explosion from a duel nearby.

"If that's what you want to do, then good luck. There are some really tough duelists out there, you know," Ayumi mentioned.

Hikaru knew about the pro duelists and so did many others including Yuushi and Ayumi, especially those who were considered world-class. Not all professional duelists were considered world-class though, as many were just doing it in their spare time or just for some money for something else. However, the gap between those duelists known to the world and the regular pro duelists was something that a lot of people kept in mind. "Thanks. But yeah, I've seen them, on the internet and on television, some of those pros are in a league of their own but I'll catch up. Oh, I'd better get some more duels in then. Thanks you two and I'll see you during classes tomorrow or something," the boy excitedly said and walked off to find another opponent, not seemingly losing any spirit from his loss.

The two watched him disappear into a crowd of people as Yuushi stretched a bit after that last duel.

With another flash from a nearby duel and the sound of chatter, Ayumi smiled a bit and made a comment to Yuushi, "I don't think I could ever be as excited as Hikaru."

"I might be, just not as, what's a good word...verbally excited as him. Oh, are you planning to duel someone Ayumi?", said Yuushi remembering that she only watched their duel.

With a bit of thought, Ayumi replied, "Maybe. But let's see how other people are doing first". With that, she started to walk to a nearby duel. Yuushi followed her as they saw a large bird monster being summoned in that duel followed by a lightning cloud being summoned.

Even Mr. Yamazaki was watching the duels with interest as he circled the classroom to quickly see how the duels were going, if anyone needed advice or if anyone just wanted to talk. The teacher saw the two talking and remembered a bit earlier that Yuushi was dueling against Hikaru and went to see how he was.

"I see you finished your duel from earlier," said the teacher, trying to read what was on his students' mind.

"Yeah and Yuushi here won but it was close," Ayumi mentioned

Yuushi put his deck away and put an arm on a narby table to balance himself. "Yeah, but I think that he seemed more happy about the duel I was. Not to say, that I didn't enjoy it myself."

With a chuckle Mr. Yamazaki watched the duel as the thunderstorm struck another card on the field destroying it in a flash of light. "Well, I should check on that duel since I guess you could say that...a storm is brewing."

Ayumi slightly chuckled out of politeness but Yuushi just pretended not to hear it as their teacher walked over to the other duel.

About two hours later, the school day getting closer to lunchtime as many people were still continuing to duel and others were watching, including Yuushi. This time though Ayumi was the one dueling another girl in their class and the duel had already gone on for several turns. There were a few more spectators than Yuushi's duel as many wanted a break from dueling for the time.

Ayumi- 2800 LP

Girl- 200 LP

Though many would assume Ayumi had the win secured, Yuushi thought otherwise as he observed the field. On Ayumi's side there was a facedown in the Spell/Trap zone and on the other girl's side were two monsters, Dragon Seeker (ATK: 2000, Level 6) which was a large yellow-winged blue and green gargoyle and Belial- Marquis of Darkness (ATK: 2800, Level 8), a dark-winged angel with white hair and a white cape wielding a giant sword. In addition, the girl also had her own facedown in the Spell/Trap zone.

The girl looked over, "I end my turn."

"Ayumi really needs a card that can inflict direct damage, that would be the easiest way out of this. A direct attack from Belial would finish this duel," thought Yuushi as he waited to see what would happen.

"Dragon Seeker isn't too much of a problem since it's already been summoned and I have no dragons out right now. The real problem is Belial. As long as that card remains, I can't target any other faceup monster she controls with an attack or with spell and trap cards. But let's see what happens," Ayumi looked on.

"My turn. Draw," signalled Ayumi who looked at the card she just drew. "When I have two or more normal monsters in my graveyard, I can special summon this card from my hand."

The other girl thought about this for a minute but interrupted since she was a bit confused, "Wait, you don't have two normal monsters in your graveyard. You have Tune Warrior and that's it, right?"

"You're forgot that my Dark Valkyria has an ability that works in the graveyard," Ayumi said pulling the card out of the graveyard slot and showing it to her. "One of its effects is that this effect monster is treated as a normal monster when it's on the field or in my graveyard."

"Oh, my bad," the girl said not realizing the effect.

"Then, I'll special summon Woodland Archer in attack mode (ATK: 1400, Level 3)". A elderly bearded ogre with a purple tail appeared with a bow in hand as another card was summoned with it. "I summon Minar in attack mode as well (ATK: 850, Level 3)". On her command, a small red and grey insect with purple claws jumped out from the card she had laid to summon it.

A spectator watching this wasn't too impressed with the two level three monsters on the field. "Even if those monsters combined their attacks, Belial is still far too powerful for them."

"You idiot. Don't you know what's going to happen?", the spectator's male friend said while looking a bit disappointed.

"This will be the end. I'm breaking through!", Ayumi thought while getting ready. "I overlay both my Level 3 Woodland Archer and my Level 3 Minar". She raised her hand up as in the middle of the dueling field, an explosion occurred revealing a golden light forming a spiral red vortex opening up as both of Ayumi's monsters turn into two brown orbs.

"I construct an overlay network with these two monsters!". Both orbs flew into the red vortex as another green explosion destroyed the vortex triggering a sudden tidal wave. The girl finished off as a blue and golden winged dragon with a serpent tail dispersed the wave. Around the dragon were two green orbs rotating around. "I XYZ Summon, Leviair the Sea Dragon!" (ATK: 1800, Rank 3, Overlay Units (OU): 2)

With the dragon, Yuushi was surprised while trying to evaluate its strength. "An XYZ Summon, when two monsters of the same level work together and pool their energy, that dimensional gateway opens revealing a new power. The monsters used for XYZ summoning don't go anywhere but act as Overlay Units (OU) for the XYZ monster equal to the amount of monsters used for the XYZ summon. Additionally, the other major unique property to XYZ monsters is that they have Ranks and not Levels."

Ayumi's opponent was astonished as well but remembered her facedown in the Spell/Trap zone. "If she tries to activate a trap during the battle phase, my Trap Jammer facedown will be there to save me."

Ayumi continued her move as Leviair ate one of the two green orbs. "I activate Leviair's ability (OU: 1). Once per turn, I remove an Overlay Unit to special summon a Level 4 or lower removed from play monster to my side of the field. From earlier in the duel, I special summon Getsu Fuhma."

With that, Ayumi sent an Overlay Unit from underneath the Leviair the Sea Dragon card, in this case Minar, to the graveyard. Another, though less powerful, tidal wave swept the field as a monster emerged from the tidal wave. A red-haired armored female warrior holding an enchanted sword surrounded by a blue aura was ready for battle (ATK: 1700, Level 4).

The facedown card on Ayumi's side was revealed as it shocked her opponent since it was an equip magic spell, not a trap card. A red-beaded pendant appeared around Leviair as it roared with authority (Leviair ATK: 1800+500= 2300 ATK). "My facedown card was Black Pendant. I can equip it to a monster and have it gain 500 ATK," she said calmly. "Getsu Fuhma attacks Belial!"

Yuushi thought he heard Ayumi wrong but sure enough the female warrior went to attack the dark angel. "What is she doing..."

Sure enough, a lot of people seemed confused by her actions. One person even yelled out, "She's crazy!" Ayumi's monster had far lower attack points than Belial which would only cause her monster to be destroyed and her to lose life points. Her opponent wouldn't lose anything from this exchange. The swordswoman slashed down leaving a huge mark in the air but the dark angel blocked it and with a mighty thrust countered and slashed Getsu Fuhma in half destroying it.

Ayumi- 1700 LP

Girl- 200 LP

A student shook his head, "Does she even know what she's doing?"

Her opponent was just as confused when suddenly Belial was slashed in half as well in a flash of light with both monsters being sent to the graveyard. "What happened? Why was Belial destroyed too?", her opponent remarked seeing as no cards were played from Ayumi's hand nor any spell or traps or graveyard effects either.

"Getsu Fuhma has a special ability that only works on Fiend or Zombie monsters. At the end of the battle and damage calculations, if she battled a Fiend such as your Belial or a Zombie, that monster is automatically destroyed afterwards," she clarified. "Now, Leviair, attack Dragon Seeker!" The dragon opened it mouth and a blast of water was shot out eventually washing away Dragon Seeker in the current as it was destroyed as well.

Ayumi- 1700 LP - WIN

Girl- 0 LP

Her opponent took off her D-Gazer as Ayumi did so as well with the two of them walking up to each other and talking now. "I thought I had that duel won. That XYZ summon really came out of nowhere," the girl said.

"No, I learned a lot from the duel as well,"mentioned Ayumi as she smiled at her.

With that last note, the bell run signalling the start of lunchtime.

The girl was about to leave but she said one last thing, "Good luck this year."

"Same to you. Keep up the good work". With that the two went their own ways as much of the class was already near the door to exit the classroom.

"Remember there's still another half of the school day left!", Mr. Yamazaki tried to remind everyone through the chatter and footsteps.

Yuushi and Ayumi met up outside the class wondering where to eat. They had their lunches in their hands and they first entered the lunchroom and saw a whole bunch of people just eating and chattering. There were a few empty seats but most were near other groups of friends.

"There's a lot of people here," Ayumi said quietly in a bit of a surprised voice.

They walked a bit around the lunchroom and still, there was no sign of seats that were not only unoccupied but also a place where the two of them could eat quietly.

"Guess there's no good seats here," said Yuushi as he decided that there really was probably no good seats left.

Both of them left and started looking around the school. The hallways had a few students eating and they even saw two people dueling along the way. They probably could have sat in the hallway but something about it just didn't appeal to them for now. There were lockers for students, a staff room, an office, multiple classes, a gym with a swimming pool and that was just a part of one building. The windows in the hall showed the scenery outside, a few trees and bushes with the city of Heartland and massive tower stretching above it all.

"So today's going to be dueling but then regular classes will begin tomorrow?", Yuushi asked as Ayumi looked around.

"Yeah, that's what Mr. Yamazaki said anyways. But after lunch, if you want to duel, there's still a lot of time left," the girl said.

"A lot of time...", and with a click Yuushi got the time up on his D-Pad as he corrected her, "Not as much now, we spent too much time running around looking outside."

A door nearby opened up as a familiar face walked through. "Hey, Yuushi, Ayumi! How have you two been?", asked Hikaru who seemed to have just finished his own lunch.

"A bit hungry," Yuushi said while looking at his lunch.

"Why don't you eat on the rooftop? It's a bit cold out there but I swear it's one of the view you can get in the whole academy. Come on, I'll show you two," Hikaru quickly said as he started to go up to the stairs again.

At the rooftop, the place was relatively calm with the breeze blowing lightly as there were a few other students up there. Not as much as in the lunchroom but a few nonetheless.

"Hey, there's a bench over there," Yuushi mentioned as he pointed to an empty bench near the fence.

Hikaru walked over to the fence and took a look at the view. He saw a few buildings, people, cars and streets as he smiled a bit. "What did I tell you? Best view in the school or what". He went to sit down near Yuushi and Ayumi as now the two of them have started to eat now. Soon enough, the two of them finished while staring at the view while Hikaru started to talk again. Ayumi pulled out a snack as they looked at the academy's rooftop view "How do you guys like it here so far?," he asked.

With a bite of her snack, Ayumi said, "Well, it seems normal at least but that opening ceremony was different."

Yuushi agreed and added on to what she said. "Hard to say after only a day here and we're not even finished with that."

"Got that right," Hikaru nodded and thought out loud. "I wonder who in our class I haven't dueled. Oh, there was that tall, skinny guy I wanted to challenge. Shouldn't be too hard to find."

Yuushi just stared out and wondered that despite what little of Heartland that they could see, there was a lot more out there. Yet, he knew that he should be more worried about what's in Delta right now than what's outside the academy walls. A five-minute warning bell rung throughout the school as people on the rooftop started to head back as with the sound of a cracker being bitten, Ayumi finished her snack.

"See you inside!," Hikaru said while he was already at the door leading downstairs.

Yuushi turned back to look at Ayumi as the two headed downstairs back to their classroom as well. "You heard the guy, got another half a day to go. I don't think I have quite the energy he does though."

"But if he wants to be Duel Champion...," the girl said with a smile, "This will be good practice for him. Even if he loses, he doesn't look the guy who will go down from just a few defeats."

Back inside, Mr. Yamazaki was sitting down reading a book himself while everyone was seated though Ayumi could tell that a few of them were just waiting to continue on with the day. The bell rang which would normally signal the start of a new class but as per the tradition, the whole day was dueling and socializing. With a smile, the teacher nodded to his students as they cheered before a few started to duel. Putting down his book, Yuushi noticed the title of the book and went over to the teacher with interest.

"Wait, Yuushi, where are you...," said Ayumi as she was suddenly interrupted by Hikaru again.

The energetic boy had his deck in hand again as he saw Ayumi and started to question her. "Hey, where's Yuushi? He owes me a rematch. I'm on fire right now. Got myself a winning streak and hopefully I can finish it off by beating the only person I lost to today so far."

"Well, he's a bit busy. There was a book that caught his eye", she said with confidence.

The boy chuckled but continued, "Wait, reading? It's duel day today, not cram for exam day. He'll have plenty of time to read, Unless, wait...," Hikaru realized, "Is he one of those bookworm types? Besides how do you know he likes reading? Maybe he wants to challenge Mr. Yamazaki to a duel."

With a smile, Ayumi got up and started to head to the other side of the class where most of the students were. "Legends and well, just mysteries were what got him into Duel Monsters in the first place so it shouldn't be too unexpected that he likes texts. I was a bit suspicious that's why he liked dueling but I confirmed it today, that's what got him into Duel Monsters."

Hikaru was fixed trying to process this but he just got his deck ready. "Yeah, well if that's what he likes, that's what he likes. But none of that book stuff for me, I like the hands-on approach more."

He headed off as Ayumi started to watch the other duels behind her. "We each have our own reasons for doing what we do, whether people think that's what's best or not."

At the desk, Mr. Yamazaki noticed Yuushi walking up to him and stared at the book he was reading. "Oh, you alright?", the teacher asked wondering what a student was here.

As he confirmed the book, Yuushi answered back, "Everything's fine but that text you have. 'Duels of the Decade', I think I have that book back at home, or was that Volume Two."

"This is just a copy I got from the school library. It's a pretty good library. I think it has up to Volume Three and it's missing the last two of the series. I figured since today's a duel day, I should brush up a bit of dueling," he said calmly.

Yuushi started to walk away as he smiled, "It's a good series. I guess I might have to rent to some time. Thanks, Mr. Yamazaki. This talk really helped."

The teacher was puzzled as he felt that it wasn't really a talk but as long as a student was satisfied. "Well, if there's anything you need, you can talk to me."

Yuushi nodded out of respect as he took off to where all the duels were happening. Class continued as it started to reach an hour into the second half.

"XYZ Summon! The flames that ignite the trailing winds! Lavalval Chain!", was heard from Hikaru as several explosions triggered from his duel.

During Hikaru's duel, on the other side of the class, other people had gathered to watch someone else.

"I summon Defender, the Magical Knight!", Yuushi commanded.

Later that day, as the class was about to end, students were prepared to head home but nonetheless many still had the enthusiasm as when they just started.

"My facedown trap activates, Cemetery Bomb," Ayumi said as she revealed the facedown card on her field to her opponent.

After these duels were finished, the final bell rung as a few duels that were in progress stopped as people started to exit the classroom.

Mr. Yamazaki thought that the day went fairly well but he felt that he needed to remind his students something, "Class, please remember that tomorrow you should bring your school materials with you. There will be various classes!"

Students started to head home or met up with their friends as groups stared to gather by the stairway, lockers or outside as Yuushi, Ayumi and Hikaru were their own group heading back home each with their backpacks and equipment.

Yuushi took a stretch and wanted to wait for his dad or his mom but they were busy. His dad was working somewhere as a researcher now and he would be extremely busy while his mom had to take care of the house which was no easy feat. He looked up at the passing white monorail seeing it move along the tracks.

While walking, they reached a street as Hikaru started to diverge from the other two, heading to the left rather than going across the street. "I guess this is where we split off. My house is pretty close from here. Are you guys going to take the monorail?"

"Probably," Yuushi had said as Hikaru started to take off.

"Alright, see you tomorrow then," he said back as he disappeared in the crowd.

"Bye," Ayumi tried to say hoping he heard her.

They crossed the street as a while later, they reached the monorail station. After a flight of stairs, they bought tickets for the next monorail from the attendant after a short lineup. Both of them sat down and started to talk when the station had announced that the next monorail would be arriving soon.

"Today was pretty nice," said the girl.

Yuushi looked as the monorail was in sight as passengers started to line up trying to get in. "I thought so too but tomorrow's another day."

The monorail finally came to a halt as the doors opened and the two of them boarded on their way back to their own homes.

Preview Chapter 3

Hikaru: That citadel was so cool! But I like my monsters better.

Yuushi: The duel was nice. But I thought the citadel looked better

Hikaru: What's this, whoa, something's going to happen at Delta! Wait, who's that?

Ayumi: ...It's someone no one wants to duel but I will. Next time, Chapter 3: Overcome the Strong

Hikaru: What's with your deck though?

Yuushi: Ayumi, please be alright.