Duel 03: A Pendulum Summon! Showtime!

Hiroto's POV

The Battle Royale Duel between me, Yuya, and Sawatari continued on as Yuya was shocked to see that the arrogant LDS student was able to use his created summoning method, which was Pendulum Summon... I was shocked as well, as this was my first time seeing the new Summoning method for the first time.

But, what I knew perfectly was that... I had to focus! Yuya, however, seemed to have nearly lost focus of the duel until he smiled, playing his cards right to defend himself against Sawatari's Dart Striker monsters. I even got to Synchro Summon my other ace monster... Dark End Dragon, the counterpart of my Light End Dragon.

However... Immediately, my aces were defeated right in front of my eyes as Sawatari used his monsters to power his Ultimate Dart Striker up! My Life Points were immediately cut down by 4000 to a mere 500 by some fierce attacks. Now, with Sawatari making his second attack because of his Action Card, it's either me that's going down or it'll be Yuya taking the damage!

End POV

(Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Opening 1: Believe X Believe (English Subbed))

(Pictures of Yuya reveals themselves, with different colors)

Believe X Believe Be-Be-Be-lieve Buddies!

(Two colors show two of Yuya's shadows while the other two shows Hiroto's)

Believe X Believe

(The Japanese opening title reveals itself; with two pendulums swinging across each other)

Believe x Believe

(Yuzu and Gongenzaka's picture reveals themselves)

Believe x Believe

(Yoko, Tatsuya, Ayu, Futoshi and Shuzo's pictures replace Yuzu and Gongenzaka's)

(YOU)! The strongest Card ain't winnin' or losin'

(Yuya prepares to duel with his Duel Disk; he summons Performapal Hip Hippo)

(YOU)! At FULLSPEED, my heart's a poundin' - On the game

(Yuya rides on his hippo, like he was in an Action Duel)

Dan Dan Dan Dan Done! Done! Done! Done!

(Performapal Whip Snake, Sword Fish, Skeeter Skimmer appears)

Dan Dan Dan Dan Done! Done! Done! Done!

(Performapal Turn Toad, Cheermole, and Kaleidoscorp appears)

Swing, ma-ma-mah mind!

(Yuya's pendant glows as he prepares to Pendulum Summon)

(Hiroto's pendant glows with Light End Dragon and Dark End Dragon besides him)

The Pendulum of Souls, The Ultimate Confusion

(A Pendulum Summon occurs, with Timegazer Magician and Stargazer Magician in the Pendulum Scale)

(Three monsters come out of the portal)

Impulses - Got it, got it

The game's so intense, it's a serious revolution

(Sawatari appears sneering while holding two cards)

(Reiji appears, adjusting his glasses)

(Hiroto blinks, with his pendant and his cards glowing)

(Yuya and Hiroto's monsters appear together)

(Just breakin' the wall...)

(Just breakin' the wall...)

(Yuya's Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon appears along with Hiroto's two dragons; a black dragon and white dragon)

(Yuya lands on his dragon, Hiroto floats with his two dragons)

Ride on now

Believe x Believe

Everybody's goin' ta break down that wall

(Yuya rides on Odd-Eyes, as Hiroto flies with his two dragons, along with the dragon he rides on)

(Hippo Carnival and Scapegoat has been activated)

You're gonna beat, it beat

Let's race towards an infinite future without hesitatin'

(Scapegoat Token cheers for Hiroto as the Hippo Tokens blows kisses towards Yuya)

Make it, Make it, Show your courage (Break it now)

(Yuzu and Gongenzaka offer hands together)

Step ahead! Let's take a step forward (Do it now)

(Sora, Futoshi, Tatsuya, and Ayu jumps up together)

Here comes the fun part! So, everyone, be a Believer!

(Yuya and Odd-Eyes run on a rainbow, with Hiroto, Light End Dragon, Dark End Dragon, and another dragon flying together)

Believe X Be-Be-Be-Believe Buddies!

(Yuzu, Gongenzaka, Shuzo, Sora, Tatsuya, Ayu, Futoshi's pictures appear)

(Yuya and Hiroto leads their friends in front of You Show Duel School)

[Opening Ends]

TURN 09

Sawatari: LP 2650 x2

Field:

Ultimate Dart Striker LV 7 (3000/0300)

Pendulum Zones: (Timegazer Magician LV 3 (1200/0600) Scale 8, Stargazer Magician LV 5 (1200/2400) Scale 1)

Yuya: LP 3000 x1

Field:

Block Spider LV 1 (0000/2400)

1 Set Card

Hiroto: LP 500 x1

Field:

The Start to the Dark End (Spell/Continuous)

"Now... Which one I should first?" Sawatari taunted as he looked at his two opponents, seeing their Life Points.

Yuya LP 3000 x1

Hiroto LP 500 x1

Both boys gritted their teeth in anticipation. For Hiroto, he felt nervous. If the arrogant duelist chose to defeat him with his remaining 500 Life Points, then he loses the duel! But if he attacks Yuya, then he might have a chance to make a counterattack, unless Yuya manages to finish this duel on his next turn.

But the arrogant duelist already seemed to have made his decision. "Hm... I think I already punished the big mouth enough... So for this attack... Yuya-kun, you'll be taking the attack instead!" Sawatari declared as the Ultimate Dart Striker aimed its missiles at the Block Spider with 2400 DEF. Yuya narrowed his eyes, bracing himself.

For Hiroto, he looked at the only card in my hand, which was Creature Swap. "I can't do anything with this card right now!" Hiroto grunted as he looked around, before remembering the Action Trap he had taken. "If I try to find an Action Card right now... There's a slim chance that it could either be Spell or a Trap..." Hiroto thought.

"If I take this hit... I'll only take 600 points of piercing damage!" Yuya declared. "HA! That's what you think! I activate my Quick-Play Spell Card... Rush Recklessly! Now Ultimate Dart Striker will be even stronger now, gaining 700 additional ATK boost!" Sawatari explained as the dart striker started to grow a blue aura.

(Ultimate Dart Striker: ATK 3000 to 3700)

"3700 ATK points!?" Yuya gasped. "Ha! This is it! Battle! I use my Ultimate Dart Striker to attack Block Spider! Ultimate Full Shoot!" Sawatari laughed. At the order, the blue dart striker shot multiple darts, coming out of the Power Dart Striker's cannon. "Take this! You take 1300 points of damage!" Sawatari laughed.

At the multiple attacks, the darts exploded onto both Yuya and Hiroto! Block Spider took the hit as damage was dealt. However, it wasn't just the two boys that took the hit. It dealt more damage to the tower, causing a shake and causing Futoshi to lose his grip on Yuzu's hand! "AH!... AHHHH!" Futoshi screamed.

"FUTOSHI-KUN!" Yuzu shrieked, as she tried to grab for the little boy, only for her to lose her grip on the tower! With that, the four all began to fall down, heading straight for the water! "NOOOO!" The red haired girl screamed, as she held onto Yuzu tightly. " YUYA-NICHAN!" The blue haired boy cried out desperately.

Just as they were falling, the Entertainment Duelist opened his eyes, activating his facedown card. "I was waiting for this moment! I activate my Trap Card, Empty Fishing! When I take damage, by halving it, I can return two cards that had their effects negated... into my hand!" Yuya declared as the damage was halved.

Yuya LP 2350 x1

"Cards that had their effects negated? It can't be...!?" Sawatari started, thrn gasped. Hiroto stood up, recalling what cards that Sawatari had negated. It was the Pendulum Monsters, Timegazer Magician and Stargazer Magician! "I see... Because of Cricket Close, their Pendulum effects were negated!" Hiroto replied.

"That's right! I return Timegazer Magician and Stargazer Magician to my hand!" Yuya declared. The magicians were restored, both freed from the Cricket Close, giving Yuya the chance to save his friends. "I'm counting on you, Timegazer! Stargazer!" Yuya called, depending on his two Pendulum Monsters.

The two Pendulum magicians nodded together as they shot up into the air, preparing to catch Yuya's four friends. The Timegazer Magician managed to catch Futoshi and the blue haired boy with his two hands. "T-Thanks... Hah..." Futoshi panted in relief as the blue haired boy sighed in relief, seeing that they were safe.

For Stargazer Magician, he caught Yuzu and the red haired girl, saving them from falling. "Thank you..." Yuzu thanked, relieved that they were all saved. Hiroto watched as the two Pendulum Monsters have saved Yuya's friends as he smiled a little. "..." He remained silent, before he glared at the arrogant duelist.

Meanwhile, both magicians brought Yuzu, Futoshi, and the two other kids down, with their master thanking them. "Thanks, you two!" Yuya thanked. With the magicians giving nods, they soon disappeared, allowing the duel to continue. By then, their cards have returned to the Entertainment Duelist, much to Sawatari's annoyance and frustration.

"Did you plan everything to turn out this way!?" Sawatari snapped angrily as the Synchro duelist glared back. "This was never planned... It was because Yuya believed for this to happen!" Hiroto retorted, leaving everyone to glance at the Synchro duelist in surprise. "Hiroto..." Yuya breathed out while Yuzu smiled.

This duelist seemed to be caring and a good friend to Yuya after what he did during the duel to help him. "He believed, you say, huh!? Big mouth!... Tch! I activate the effect of Ultimate Dart Striker! The Dart Strikers monsters that I tributed are Summoned back to my field at the end of this turn!" Sawatari declared as Power Dart and Rocket Dart were reborn.

Soon, the three Dart Striker monsters were back together once again, adding more problems for both Yuya and Hiroto. "He brought his two tributed monsters back..." Hiroto grunted. "I'll place one card facedown and end my turn!" Sawatari declared, making it the Entertainment Duelist's turn once again for the duel.

TURN 10

Yuya LP 2350 x4

"He has three monsters again!" The blue haired kid pointed out in shock. For the arrogant duelist, he seemed to be more wanting to destroy his foes, rather than just sitting and do nothing. "If things won't go as I planned, I'll just destroy everything in my way!" Sawatari declared as Yuzu and the red haired girl glanced at Yuya worriedly.

But for the Entertainment Duelist, he smiled, apologizing to his four friends. "Guys, sorry for not getting there sooner..." Yuya apologized, with an apologetic smile. They didn't seem to mind as the three kids smiled at the Entertainment Duelist. "It was both thrilling and gave me the shivers, Yuya-nichan!" Futoshi commented happily.

"I also believed as well!" The blue haired boy added, smiling. With that said, Yuzu placed both hands on Hiroto's left shoulder and Yuya's right shoulder, encouraging the two duelists. "Alright, you two... It's time to turn the tables!" Yuzu encouraged as the Synchro duelist blinked, before giving the girl a small nod.

"Get 'im!" The red haired girl cheered, much to Sawatari's annoyance. With that said, Yuya placed his two fingers on his Deck, preparing to draw his card. "My turn! Draw!" Yuya called. As he drew, rainbow sparkles appeared in his draw as he looked at the card that he drew. He smiled, before he held his two retrieved Pendulum Card.

"Let's go, Timegazer! Stargazer! Here comes... the fun part!" Yuya declared. Right at that moment, the city lights began to turn off, much to Sawatari's surprise and Hiroto's anticipation. "The fun part begins, huh?..." Hiroto thought with a smile. For the arrogant duelist, he was getting confused and frantic about what was happening right now.

"W-What is this?" Sawatari stuttered as the Synchro duelist gave the answer. "This is where it starts, Sawatari! This is the start of the Entertainment Duel!" Hiroto answered. "Entertainment?" Sawatari repeated with gritted teeth. "Here it comes, here it comes!" Futoshi cried out excitedly. "Finally! It's time to begin!" The blue haired kid exclaimed.

"Everyone together now!" The red haired girl called. With that said, Yuzu began to recite one word. "Pendulum! Pendulum!" Yuzu called. Another boy, who was watching the duel recited the word as well. "Pendulum! Pendulum!" The sky-blue haired boy called along. Not wanting to left out, Hiroto smiled lightly, before saying it as well.

"Pendulum! Pendulum!" Hiroto recited with a chuckle. At the cheer, the Entertainment Duelist began his show. "Ladies and Gentlemen! I hope to present a sparkling show to you, my dear spectators!" Yuya announced. Two spotlights shined out of nowhere, both landing on Yuya as he took out his two Pendulum Cards.

"First and foremost, if we are talking about Pendulums, these two will need to make an appearance!" Yuya declared, holding his two cards up high into the air. "Timegazer Magician!" "Stargazer Magician!" The two kids cried together. "Exactly! Let's ask their help in introducing today's stars! Please shout out if you're ready, everyone!" Yuya called.

"RIGHT ON!" Futoshi yelled excitedly, with Hiroto nodding. "We're with you... Yuya!" Hiroto agreed. The Entertainment Duelist gave a smirk, before nodding. "Mm hm! I use my Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and my Scale 8 Timegazer Magician to set the Pendulum Scale!" Yuya declared.

He did so, as the Timegazer Magician was set on his left, while the Stargazer Magician was on the right. The word 'PENDULUM' appeared on Yuya's Duel Disk, showing that a Pendulum Summon was now usable! The two magicians floated in the air as each had a number under them (Timegazer: 8) (Stargazer: 1).

"With this, I'm able to simultaneously summon monsters that's between Level 2 and 7! Swing, Pendulum of my Soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! PENDULUM SUMMON! Appear! My monster servants!" Yuya called. Everyone said the summoning method word as three monsters appeared from the portal!

"Performapal Turn Toad (0000/0800)! Performapal Kaleidoscorp (0100/2300)! And... Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000)!" Yuya called. Three of Yuya's Pendulum Monsters appeared, ready to fight against their master. "He did it!" The three kids cheered. "That was perfect, Yuya!" Yuzu complimented.

That made Sawatari annoyed as he took a look at Yuya's current monsters on the field. "'Perfect', you say? A Level 6 monster with 100 ATK points!? Another one with no ATK points at all!? Tch! Garbage! Trash! They're all trashy cards!" Sawatari snapped, only for the Synchro duelist to glare at him. "SHUT UP!" Hiroto snapped, silencing the arrogant duelist.

Even Yuya, Yuzu, and the three kids flinched as Hiroto continued. "The show hasn't even start properly yet, and yet you're here, already making negative comments! Just shut up and watch, and see what Yuya can do, you hundredth rate duelist!" Hiroto snapped angrily, causing Sawatari to flinch in shock before getting annoyed.

"That again..." Sawatari hissed. "Back to the show, I wonder if they really are trashy cards? Because Performapal Kaleidoscorp has a marvelous effect! It may be too bright, but do not cover your eyes, my dear spectators! I activate Performapal Kaleidoscorp's effect!" Yuya declared as he gave a small bow with a smirk.

Kaleidoscorp prepared to take action as the Entertainment Duelist explained about Kaleidoscorp's effect. "Kaleidosearch!" Yuya yelled. At the call, the tail of the scorpion performer shot a small ray of light towards Ultimate Dart Striker, while creating a bright and colorful rainbow background at the same time.

As the ray of light hit the blue dart striker, it started to glow with blue aura, startling the arrogant duelist. "What's gong on!?" Sawatari asked in shock. While the others were amazed, Hiroto looked around, seeing how the background of the town seemed beautiful and pretty at the same time, causing him to smile at the sight.

"This is... a true Entertainment Duel..." Hiroto whispered in amazement. "This effect can be activated if my opponent has a monster that was Pendulum Summoned on their field! Your Pendulum Summoned monster is Ultimate Dart Striker, is it not?" Yuya asked in a fun way. "What about it?" Sawatari snapped, leaving Yuya to continue.

With the rough answer, the Entertainment Duelist turned to his Odd-Eyes. "I shall choose a Pendulum Monster as well! Doing so..." Yuya started. As he talked, his ace monster began to glow with yellow light, as if it was reacting to the Ultimate Dart Striker's glow. Suddenly, both Power Dart and Rocket Dart started to glow as well!

All three Dart Striker's auras shot at Yuya's Odd-Eyes, creating two more copies of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! "Now it is able to attack each monster my opponent has! Truly this is... Kaleidomirage!" Yuya declared. At the effect, Odd-Eyes roared, ordering its copies to attack their enemies. "Three Odd-Eyes..." Hiroto whispered.

At this point, Sawatari wouldn't be able to stand up to these monsters! "So pretty...!" The red haired girl breathed out. Yuya seemed to agree as he let out a fake disappointed sigh. "I would like to watch it for a while, but we are in a middle of a Duel. Now, let's see some battles involving these Odd-Eyes'!" Yuya declared as Hiroto made a question.

"Would you mind answering me this? Even if the three Odd-Eyes are able to attack, how will it make the hundredth rate duelist's Life Points go to 0 if the difference is too low?" Hiroto inquired. "Good question, Hiroto! And I have just the perfect answer for that!" Yuya complimented. He then turned to Sawatari, declaring battle.

"Battle! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack the Ultimate Dart Striker!" Yuya declared. At that, the red aura Odd-Eyes flew towards the blue dart striker, aiming to destroy its enemy. During the battle, Yuya glanced at his five audience members, including Hiroto. "Now then, dear spectators! Do you happen to know the effect of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon?" Yuya asked.

"When it attacks a Level 5 or higher monster, the Battle Damage is doubled!" The blue haired kid answered with a grin. "Double? Oh... I see... I think that would the fun would be doubled?" Hiroto asked with a chuckle. "Precisely! And so, here you go, double Battle Damage for you!" Yuya declared, pointing at his opponent.

"D-Double!?... Argh, no! Activate Trap! Gift of the Mystical Elf! With this card activated, I can get 300 Life Points for every monster on the field! There are 8 monsters! So, I gain 2400 Life Points!" Sawatari declared. "What!?" Yuya gasped as the three kids gasped along as well. "His Life Points will be much higher now!" The blue haired kid gasped.

Sawatari LP 5050 x0

"Ha! Try this on for size then, Sakaki Yuya!" Sawatari taunted. "No problem! Odd-Eyes, attack!" Yuya grunted. At the call, Ultimate Dart Striker was destroyed, knocking the arrogant duelist into the water! "GAH!" Sawatari yelped as his Life Points went down a little, due to the double Battle Damage he had took.

Sawatari LP 4850 x0

"I'm not done yet! This time, I attack Rocket Dart Striker!" Yuya declared. At the battle call, the blue aura Odd-Eyes shot forward, aiming to selfdestruct with the Rocket Dart Striker. "Of course, the damage is... doubled!" Yuya declared, forcing Sawatari to surface and run, attempting to escape. "Again!?... AHH!" Sawatari yelled.

He was blown back again as he fell to the ground, losing more of his Life Points!

Sawatari LP 3650 x0

"And finally, Odd-Eyes, attack Power Dart Striker!" Yuya ordersd. This time, the real Odd-Eyes attacked, preparing to destroy the third Dart Striker monster. "Spiral Strike Burst!" Yuya yelled, as Odd-Eyes shot its attack. As the monster was destroyed, there was a kick to the attack. "Of course, the damage is..." Yuya started, leaving the five audience members to finish.

"Doubled!" Hiroto, Yuzu, Futoshi, and the two other kids cried out. Once again, the arrogant duelist tried to run away, only to be blown away by the attack once again. "Apparently! ARGH!" Sawatari yelped as he fell, skidding on the ground once more, with more of his Life Points reduced.

Sawatari LP 2250 x0

"Agh... You've done as you pleased this turn... but I still have Life Points left!" Sawatari snapped angrily. He brushed the dirt off of his chin, annoyed on how much damage he took on this turn. "Oh no! He was able to do that, but Yuya-nichan still didn't manage to win!" Futoshi pointed out with a frown, knowing what Sawatari meant.

But Yuzu smiled, seeing how Yuya was thinking about this situation. "It'll be fine. Take a look at Yuya's face." Yuzu assured. The three kids then noticed Yuya glancing at Hiroto, who glanced back, giving a nod to the Entertainment Duelist. "Yuya-nichan and his duel partner is gonna win!" The blue haired kid replied with a smile.

"Yeah! Go 'n bring home the gold!" The red haired kid cheered, encouraging the two boys. "And with that... I'll be ending my turn! Now, dear spectators, please turn your attention to my dueling partner... Hiroto! A Synchro user duelist!" Yuya declared. At that moment, the spotlights shined down on Hiroto, much to his startle as he let out a chuckle.

TURN 11

Hiroto LP 500 x2

"Heh... Alright then... It's my turn! My turn to lead the show!" Hiroto declared. "What do you mean by leading the show!? You don't have any monsters on your side of the field! And you only have one card in your hand that you haven't used at all! How are you planning to finish this one in your turn, huh!?" Sawatari snapped, as Hiroto glared.

"Wait and see. Then, you'll know what the results are! My turn! DRAW!" Hiroto declared. He drew and glanced at the card as he smiled. "Here it is! I activate Cards of Sanctity! With this card, all three of us are able to draw cards until we're left with six cards in our hands!" Hiroto declared. "Six cards!? That's a lot!" The red haired girl gasped.

"It's so much... It's giving me the shivers!" Futoshi shuddered. With that said, Yuya, Hiroto, and Sawatari drew their six cards, until Hiroto smirked, taking two cards out of his hand. "With this, I'll activate the Continuous Spell, The Start to the Light End! I don't believe I need to explain much since it's just like my The Start to the Dark End." Hiroto explained.

"Please, tell us!" The blue haired boy pleaded. "Yeah! I want to know!" The red haired girl pleaded along. "Me too! It's giving me the shivers!" Futoshi cried. Hiroto smirked, before he made his explanation. "Alright then, if you all insist! Here is how the The Start to the Light End works! Like I said, it's the same as The Start to the Dark End!" Hiroto started.

Yuzu and Yuya both watched as Hiroto began to explain. "First, I must discard a Light End monster from my hand to the graveyard. I'll send my Light End Wild Lion (1600/1200) from my hand to the graveyard... in order to draw a card! And if that card is a Light End monster... I can special summon it, but it can't attack and its effects are negated!" Hiroto declared.

"It is similar to the Dark End Spell Card, but with a different effect..." Yuya whispered. "The first card... Draw! The card I drew was my Tuner Monster! Level 2! Light End Tuning Magician (0800/0600)! Come forth!" Hiroto declared. He slapped the card on the Duel Disk, summoning his third Tuner Monster onto the field.

It looked like a small magician girl, with her cloak all yellow and white, and her eyes being yellow. "And further... if I special summon that Light End monster, I get to draw again! So here comes number two!" Hiroto declared. He drew his second card, and glanced at it, before he smirked. "Here it is! Level 4! Light End Wyvern (1800/1200)!" Hiroto declared.

A white-yellow dragon appeared, roaring for battle. "A Tuner Monster and a Level 4 monster! Hiroto should be able to Synchro Summon again!" Yuya pointed out. "Not yet! The requirements haven't been met yet! We bet it all on this last draw! Are you ready, everyone?" Hiroto asked. To his thoughts, he was enjoying this duel... By a lot.

"YEAH!" Yuzu and the three kids cheered. "Alright then! Here goes! The third card! DRAW!" Hiroto yelled. As he drew, rainbow sparkles appeared as he drew. He glanced at the card, before he smiled. "Alright, here it is! Level 2! Light End Apprentice Swordsman (1000/0500)!" Hiroto declared as he summoned his third monster.

Another Light End monster appeared, standing besides with Wyvern and Tuning Magician. "A Level 4 monster and two Level 2 monsters... And one of them is a Tuner... Could it be!?" Yuzu gasped. "Now the duelist partner has enough monsters to make another Synchro Summon!" The blue haired kid pointed out happily.

"Right you are! This will be my third Synchro Summon! I tune my Level 4 Light End Wyvern, Level 2 Light End Apprentice Swordsman, and my Level 2 Tuner Monster Light End Tuning Magician!" Hiroto yelled. At that, the magician formed into two rings, scanning both Light End Wyvern and Apprentice, as a new monster began to appear with another chant.

"Ride in the light of heavens and raise your sword to avenge your comrades, with the power of light! Synchro Summon! Descend now! Level 8! Avenging Knight Parshath (2600/2100)!" Hiroto chanted. A glowing, white knight appeared, riding on his glowing, white horse that seemed to be like a pegasus!

"He did it! Synchro Summon!" The red haired girl cheered happily. As for the arrogant duelist, he was shocked as he began to back away. "No... No way..." Sawatari breathed out as Hiroto sneered at the boy. "So then! Your remaining Life Points are only 2250! While my Avenging Knight has 2600! What would your Life Points drop to if I attack?" Hiroto asked.

At the obvious question, the arrogant duelist began to shudder in disbelief. "They'd... They'd be..." Sawatari stuttered. Giving him no time to answer, Hiroto turned to Yuya, Yuzu, and the three kids with a small smile on his face. "Alright everyone! You should all know what the answer is, correct?" Hiroto inquired. "Of course!" Yuzu and the three kids agreed together.

"Then, everyone, altogether now! Follow Hiroto and his Avenging Knight Parshath!" Yuya called. "Avenging Knight Parshath! Attack the hundredth rate duelist directly! Avenging Heaven Slash!" Hiroto yelled. At the order, the Synchro Monster lunged towards Sawatari, who started to scream in panic and in disbelief.

"Everyone! The answer is..." Yuya started, leaving the four audience members to finish it. As the knight slashed Sawatari, the arrogant duelist screamed as he fell on his back once again, with his Life Points being completely wiped out! "Zero!" Yuzu and the three kids cried together.

Sawatari LP 0 x6

WIN: Yuya & Hiroto

"You did it, Yuya!" Yuzu cheered. All the three kids cheered as well, seeing that their two duelists got their victory. At the end of te duel, the Solid Vision was turned off, causing the Field Spell to disappear, turning the Center Court to normal. As it disappeared, Hiroto blinked, before realizing what he had done in the duel.

"I... I actually had fun... Ha... Ha ha..." Hiroto chuckled as Yuzu blinked. "Hey... Are you okay?" Yuzu asked. The Synchro duelist turned with a smile and a nod. "Yeah... I'm fine. Thanks for asking anyways..." Hiroto thanked. "That was really awesome! Seeing Pendulum and Synchro at the same time!" The blue haired kid exclaimed.

"Both you and Yuya-nichan gave me the shivers!" Futoshi cried as he shuddered. "And those monsters... were beautiful as well!" The red haired girl giggled. Yuya let out a chuckle, before he turned to Hiroto. "We haven't introduced ourselves that good, Hiroto. Just to remind you, I'm Yuya. Sakaki Yuya! Entertainment Duelist at your service!" Yuya replied.

"Mm hm. You can call me Hiroto. Sakamoto Hiroto!" Hiroto introduced himself. He then turned to the three kids as they introduced themselves. "I'm Futoshi! Nice to meet you!" Futoshi exclaimed. "My name is Tatsuya!" Tatsuya, the blue haired kid explained. "And my name is Ayu! Nice to meet you, Hiroto-onichan!" Ayu giggled happily.

At the name, Hiroto blinked at that. "Onichan? Me?" Hiroto asked in surprise. "Huh? Is that okay?" Ayu asked, a bit confused. At the question, the Synchro duelist smiled, shaking his head. "No, it's fine. I'm glad I was able to help Yuya save you guys." Hiroto answered. At that point, Yuzu stepped up, introducing herself to the boy.

"I'm Yuzu. Hiragi Yuzu. Thanks for helping Yuya out with the duel, Hiroto." Yuzu thanked. "Sure. Like I said, I'm glad I was able to help." Hiroto replied back. Before they could continue talking however, Sawatari managed to recover and get up as he glared at both Yuya and Hiroto as he glanced at his minions.

"I guess I have no other option... but to take them by force! Guys! Go get 'em!" Sawatari yelled. "Yeah!" The three minions cried out, startling Yuya, Yuzu, and Hiroto. The three kids backed away in fear, until something zipped past them! "GAAAH!" The three minions screamed as they were knocked away by something small and swift!

Thst startled both Yuzu and Hiroto as the girl gasped. "W-What?" Yuzu stuttered. Sawatari gave a yelp in pain as he was knocked out as well, startled by the uncalled assault... from a lollipop stick!? Everyone turned to see the one who assaulted the four as the boy sighed in disappointment. "Geez, these guys looked pretty lame at the end..." The boy sighed.

As everyone looked close enough, the boy had sky blue hair, and wore some sort of a blue school uniform! He was smaller than both Yuya and Yuzu, as the boy turned. "Who... are you?" Yuya asked in startle. "But you two were super cool out there!" The boy exclaimed happily, causing Hiroto to inquire the boy.

"Are you another student of LDS?" Hiroto asked, as the boy responded back with a smile. "I wanted to be, but not anymore. I want to be your student!" The boy declared. At the declaration, everyone was shocked at this as Hiroto sweat dropped. "Don't tell me... You were watching the Battle Royale duel the whole time?" Hiroto asked.

"Yep!" The boy giggled. For Yuya, he was still startled of what the boy said. "Eh... Eh!? Student!? Mine?" Yuya repeated, still shocked of what he had heard from this energetic boy. "Yup! If I'm gonna learn something, I wanna learn from someone fun! You're the most interesting person I've met since I came here!" The boy explained.

"Hey... Did you do this?" Yuzu asked, pointing at the four startled and unconscious boys. At the question, the energetic boy grinned and made his explanation. "Oh, I just knocked them out for a bit." The boy answered proudly. "Um... Not to be rude, but who are you?" Hiroto asked. "Ah! Sorry! I'm Sora! Shiunin Sora! Nice to meet you two!" Sora answered.

He offered a hand to Yuya, who nervously shook it. "Huh? Y-Yeah..." Yuya replied as he shook Sora's hand. Hiroto gave a sigh, seeing that he had had enough for today. He glanced back at where the three boys were still unconscious from the stick attack, before he began to walk out. "Huh? You're leaving already?" Yuzu asked.

"Yeah... I've had enough with those four idiots already. I'll be heading home for today." Hiroto replied as he began to walk out of the Center Court. "Oi! Hiroto!" Yuya called after him, causing Hiroto to turn in confusion. "Hm?" Hiroto asked as Yuya smiled, giving nim the proper thanks. "Thanks again... for helping me and the others." Yuya thanked.

The Synchro duelist blinked, before he smiled back, nodding to the Entertainment Duelist. He then gave a small wave to Yuya and the others as he left the Center Court, and out of the LDS School to head for home. "It's been a long day... And so much has happened on this day..." Hiroto thought as he looked up at the sky.

Hiroto's DM Stats:

Wins/Losses: 1/0

Next duels:

Duel 04: Synchro and Fusion! Hiroto's Enemy!

Duel 05: Yaiba VS Hiroto! A Synchro Duel! Pt. 1

Duel 06: Yaiba VS Hiroto! A Synchro Duel! Pt. 2

Duel 07: Yaiba VS Hiroto! A Synchro Duel! Pt. 3

Duel 08: Yaiba VS Hiroto! A Synchro Duel! Pt. 4

Next chapter preview:

Hiroto: I may not know who you are completely, but to stalk Yuya to his house? That's going too far...

Sora: It's not for a bad thing! I just want him to be my teacher for Pendulum Summon!

Hiroto: You can't use Pendulum Summon without the Pendulum Cards... But, if it's a lesson you want, then let's duel!

Sora: Really? You want to duel me? Alright then... Here I come! Fusion Summon!

Hiroto: Fusion Summon!? Why... Out of all the methods, why that summoning method!?

Sora: You have a grudge against Fusion? What's so bad about this summoning method?

OC Cards:

Light End Apprentice Swordsman / LIGHT / Warrior / LV 2 / ATK: 1000 DEF: 0500 / Effect: Once per turn, this monster cannot be destroyed by battle when battling against a non-Light monster.

Light End Wyvern / LIGHT / Dragon / LV 4 / ATK: 1800 DEF: 1200 / Effect: When a Light End monster is to be destroyed, pay 500 Life Points and send one card from the top of your Deck to the graveyard to prevent it from being destroyed.

Light End Tuning Magician / LIGHT / Spellcaster / LV 2 / ATK: 0800 DEF: 0600 / Effect: When this Tuner Monster is used for a Light Synchro Monster, when the Synchro Monster attacks, it cannot be targeted by Magic, Trap, and Monster card effects on the field.

Light End Wild Lion / LIGHT / Beast / LV 4 / ATK: 1600 DEF: 1200 / Effect: When this monster attacks, it gains 400 Attack Points during the Battle Phase, until the End Phase.

The Start to the Light End / Spell: Continuous: You must discard a Light End monster to activste this card. When you do so, you can draw a card. For each Light End monster you draw, you can Special Summon that monster, but it cannot attack and its effects are negated. If you draw that monster, you can draw a card again.