Hey, everyone. Apologies for the lack of a chapter this is gonna be. This chapter is mainly to explain some things about YuGiOh that a lot of people probably don't know about until they actually look it up online. However, don't worry. There is still going to be some character development.


"Go! Grand Quintuple Layered Strike!" Ichiga yelled as he drained the last 3500 of my LP. Why did he ruin the fun we were having? In the pain I felt, I ran from Ichiga and from the store. I didn't know where I would end up, I just ran. When I couldn't run anymore, I stopped to breathe and see where I was. I saw that I was in a popular plaza used by masses of people to watch duels on Link-VRAINS. "Man, I didn't know I ran that far from the card shop. I guess that really shook me up," I said to myself. "Wait, you ran from a cardshop?" I heard someone say. I looked to my left to see a guy about my height with grey hair. "What's it to you where I ran from?" I said in reply.

"Well, seeing someone troubled after a run makes me uneasy. Maybe you and I could talk it over? He asked me. I agreed and we both sat on a park bench. I told this guy everything. How Michael got me into duel monsters and how I had to leave way back then because my family was moving away. Then how since entering university life I had moved back here to try and find him again. When we met again, he was a weak duelist and was trying to rouse him back to his old self. I finally had roused him back to his senses, but was scared by what had happened while I was gone.

"Looks to me like you really are just scared of what kind of duelist he became," he said. "But he wasn't that strong yesterday!" I exclaimed. "Well, maybe he got a booster pack and managed to grab some good cards," he said, trying to reassure me. "You don't understand. I've been monitoring all the booster packs that have been releasing since I started playing. There was no Quintet Magician release!" I yelled, growing even more flustered. "Okay, maybe he got a translated non-regional card?" he asked. "What? Non-regional card? What're those." "Oh boy, here I go explaining stuff again," he sighed.

"The thing about duel monsters is that not every region gets the same cards. While some get something like say Mini-Borrel Dragon, other regions don't. In addition, there are different ban lists. For awhile, Double-Iris Magician was banned on the TCG list while it was limited on the OCG list. This means anyone playing the card without being told otherwise could say they were playing by OCG ruling," he explained. My head was actually spinning from what was being said, "TCG? OCG? Ban list? What the hell're you talking about?!"

"OCG and TCG just refers to the format. In fact, OCG gets certain cards earlier than others. The ban lists just say how many of each card is allowed in a deck. Even then, there are rules when building a deck," explained further. He then proceeded to reach into his fanny pack and pulled out a deck box. "Woah, I didn't know you also dueled!" I exclaimed. He rubbed the back of his head and replied, "I actually don't duel that often. On my off time I play a different card game. Back to the subject at hand," he said as he began shuffling through his deck, "Unlimited cards are cards you can put up to 3 of inside a deck." He set 3 Berry Magician Girls on the bench between us. "Semi-limited cards are cards you can only put up to 2 of into a deck," he continued as he placed 2 Apple Magician Girls next to the first 3. "And finally, limited cards are cards you may only put 1 copy of in a deck," he said as he placed a single Lemon Magician Girl beside the last pile. "There are also cards you can't put into a deck, regardless of the count of called 'Banned' or 'Forbidden' cards," he finished as he held up a Supreme King Dragon Servant Starve Venom. "Oh, so that's why I was booted from a tournament one time for having 2 copies of Monster Reborn in my deck," I said as I was beginning to understand.

"Oh, pardon me for rambling on. I didn't mean to talk about ban lists and stuff. Even though you were just wondering about that card, I told you anyway," he said, "I just get really heated when I talk about Duel Monsters and the like. Again, sorry about that." "Oh, it's quite alright. Despite playing for over a decade, I didn't know a lot about this kinda stuff anyway and was really helped by what you were saying," I said. This guy reminds me a lot of Michael in more ways than one. "By any chance may I know your name?" I asked him. He looked at me with a blank expression. He then snapped back to being what he was before and exclaimed, "Ah, sure. My name is Derek. Nice to meet you. What may I call you?" I replied, "Derek, my name is Stephanie. Although, everyone seems to call me Stacy for some reason." "Oh, maybe it's because you've this sexy aura that you exude," he said.

"What was that? You think I'm SEXY?!" I yelled. I punched him right in the gut and kneed him in the nose and left him lying on the ground. "I'm sorry for what I said, Stephanie," He said as I kept walking.

That evening, I went out and grabbed a bowl of ramen to help drown my high emotions from the day.