Hi again readers! Today's chapter is going to be about the National Tournament Finals and mostly about the fights that Team Q4 battled against and with a little twist or surprise waiting for him. So here is Chapter 3!
Aichi's POV
I couldn't believe it, here we are right now, standing in front of the National Tournament Finals Stadium. Wow!
" The national tournament finals.. It's finally here and I can barely believe it." I'm really excited
"Hard work really pays off, bro." Kamui added
"Exactly, you've managed to make it this far because you are top level players now. Mhm." Manager added
"Here we go! Just remember to relax and have fun, you'll do great!" I think he's nervous. Haha. As expected from the manager.
By the time he finished speaking, we had already started to walk to the entrance.
"Huh? Seriously?! You missed my inspirational moment!"
"It sounds like someone needs to remind him to relax." I just laughed when Misaki-san said that
"I would've never gotten here without the people walking beside me. Win or lose, I'm just glad I get to share this experience with them. With my friends.." I thought to myself
Inside the stadium..
"We're standing here with the top teams in the country!" Manager explained the surroundings to us
"Woah! I recognize that from TV, those are the Wonder Boys! Aichi, look there! It's Wild Angels! Oh man! The guys over there must be Southern Winds!" Wow, Kamui-kun must really watch a lot of TV.
" I got articles on all these teams in the magazines we keep at the store." Even magazines, wow.
" I guess we're the upstarts in the stadium of celebrity cardfighters." This must be Misaki-san's first time facing these kinds of opponents..
"Is everything ok Misaki? You're shaking" Manager asked her
"Mind your own business, I'm just shaking cause I'm excited" I guess not. Haha
"I couldn't agree more. I'm totally overflowering with excitement" 'overflowering'? I think the word Kamui-kun was looking for was 'overflowing' oh well.
"Hey there Q4" a familiar voice called out
"Oh Team Caesar, it's good to see you."
"Huh? Why are those losers doing here?"
"They're masters in coming in second" Suddenly the whole stadium of cardfghters are looking at us. Huh? Where's-
"You know I hate it when the other cardfighters look at me" He was behind us, Koutei.
"Well you haven't changed"
We went to a spot more quieter, without too many people.
"Maybe one of these days you will get used to the spotlight huh Koutei" Yuri-san told Koutei
"I'll probably be the same if I was you." Koutei seems surprised
"Huh? Hang on a sec, Aichi, you seem different than you were in the preliminary rounds."
"Huh?"He must be talking about when I was under Psyqualia's power, but he doesn't know yet.
"Don't get me wrong it's a good thing, you're back to being the same guy we all know"
"Oh thanks Koutei"
"I saw video replays of your fights last week, great work as always." Kai mentioned
"No, it was Q4 that impressed us during the early rounds" Gai-san said
"Mhm, all of you have improved so much since we had that little training camp." Yuri-san added
"Back then we had high hopes for your team, with some time we think that you can be our rivals, and here we are, you've proven that you belong with the best."
"It's all thanks to you" Really, thanks Team Caesar
"If we face each other, I know we can give this crowd their moneys worth."
"That's right, cause we're gonna win! Who doesn't love a victory for the underdogs" Ummmm….. Underdogs? Sometimes the things that Kamui-kun say really doesn't make any sense.
"Haha, good luck Kamui we're no pushovers" Yuri-san added
"Play your best Q4" Koutei added
"Thanks, you too" I added
"The fiercest fighters gathered at every corner of this great country, eager to prove they got what it takes, this is your chance to claim the ultimate prize." MC Miya announced
"Ok! Are you ready? Cause the national tournament finals, the pinnacle of cardfighting, starts right now!" Ultra-Rare announced
Cheers roared from the audience
"Well, we'll see you on the battlefield"
"Yeah!" all of us are excited
The opening speech is said by the leader of the team who won last year's finals, Ren–san…
"To the talented players gathered here, you must be very proud you made it this far, but it was a waste of time cause you have no chance." Now that was maddening
"What?!" The cardfighters were surprised and angry
"It's foolish to think that anyone of you possess the skill to rival the expert cardfighters on Team AL4, I'm Vanguard's chosen one, and with the power I've obtained, there is not a person on Earth who can defeat me." I was shocked….. how could he say that in front of all this people….
"I'm sure there are some of you who think you can win but I am here to bring you back to reality, no matter how much you battle the results of these fights will never change, the cardfighting universe is mine to rule and anyone that defies me will be crushed, face the facts, none of you can place higher than runner-up, hahaha!"
After he toss the mic to MC Miya, he made his way down the steps, walking towards us too..
"Ren-san"
"Aichi-kun, have you finally changed your foolish mind and decided to come play with me?"
"I'm sorry but… I'll get stronger without your help."
"What?!" He seems surprised
I took the deck that he gave to me… The Shadow Paladins and reached it out for him to take it back.
"It was wrong of me to accept this…. Psyqualia's more amazing than I ever could have imagined but….. I won't let that power consume me… Manipulating and humiliating people might be fun for you but cardfighting is more than that to me and I'll say that you have lost sight of what really matters…." I reached the deck out even further
"I decided to walk my own path instead of blindly following you down yours… when we do finally face each other, I'll beat you…"
Just when I thought he was about to take the deck back, he slapped the deck out of my hand, I was surprised, how could he do that to the deck that he made with his own two hands, the cards flew down onto the ground, I kneeled down to pick them up…. I was really mad but the two people who were really angry was Misaki-san and Kamui-kun.
"Oh yeah tough guy?!" Kamui-kun shouted
"You can't treat my teammate like that" Misaki-san added
"And what do you think you're gonna do about it?" Asaka retaliated
"Argh! That tears it! I hate everything about you guys! Just give me a chance to face one of you and I'll show you what Q4 is made of!" Kamui-kun said
"I hope you can bag those words up on the field" Tetsu also retaliated
After I picked up the cards, I got up and then Ren-san said…..
"Aichi-kun, pretty soon you'll realise that getting on my bad side was the biggest mistake you've ever made… Hahaha!" With that, he left the field.
I looked through the Shadow Paladin deck to make sure they were alright when Kamui-kun asked….
"I thought you got rid of that already"
"I wanted to but it wasn't mine to begin with, so I was waiting for a chance to give it back to Ren-san"
"Uh, well" MC Miya was surprised
"Mhm" Kourin-san nodded her head
"I guess it all worked out for you huh Kourin?"
MC Miya clears his throat and said…
"Alright! It seems that everyone's fired up and ready for some cardfighting! So, why don't we watch the monitor and see the official pairings?" MC Miya announced
Team Q4 is on the first match against Team Wonder Boys…. Team AL4 is put at the last match as expected and I'm going third for all the matches, which give Kamui-kun and Misaki-san to fight more…. Kai-kun trust us to fight in all the matches… but then as we were heading to the fighting places… I keep having the feeling that someone's watching me….. oh well must be my imagination…..
? POV
"How dare he treat Aichi like that, unforgivable!"
I had to calm her down because if I did not, that guy would have a punch in the face right now…. I am mad too and I still have to endure it…
"Look, I'm mad too but we don't have a choice and besides if we blow our cover, Aichi will find out and punish us and you know how hard he punishes people everytime he's mad.." my sweat dropped just thinking about it.
"But- Alright, anyways it was partially his fault for leaving one of the portal open… and besides we also just want to see how he lives his daily life in this world, but…. I am also glad that he made such good friends here….." she smiled
"Yeah, me too…. But we still have to protect him no matter what the danger is alright?" I smiled and asked her
"Right!"
Now back to observing Aichi…
Aichi's POV
Team Q4's on a winning streak! We were winning at every match without even having a third match! But then soon we had to fight Team Caesar and we will hit them with everything we got!
Soon the matches are starting….( Sorry guys, I'm too lazy to put in all the matches….)
The first match was between Kamui-kun and Gai-san, with Kamui-kun winning it, and I had never seen Kamui-kun this happy after a fight but as for Gai-san, he got a earful of scolding for Yuri-san for losing.
The second match was between Misaki-san and Yuri-san, the match ended with Yuri-san winning as expected from Team Caesar's Empress…
The third match was between Koutei and me, it ended with me winning and I can say that I can thank my friends for supporting me and another thanks to my Royal Paladin friends for helping me…
Koutei and me were shaking hands to thank each other for a great match when a very familiar voice to me ringed from across the stadium…
"Wow! Aichi! That was a great match!" That voice….it's…
"Wohoooo!" YUUKO-SAN?!
"Yuuko! You just blown our cover!" Takamina-san too?!
"Ooopsies…"
I produced a really angry aura at them, which spells trouble for them… I immediately give them a signal to meet me after the whole entire matches are over…
"We…are….in…so….much….trouble….."
"Is something wrong Aichi?" I forgot for a spilt second that Koutei was still shaking my hand
"Oh its nothing…hahaha"
"I see so, we'll be rooting for you at the finals Q4." They waved to us
"Right!" we waved back
After everybody went back home, I told Emi to go back home to because I have something to settle for a while, and now to settle something….
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TWO FOLLOWED ME BACK HERE!"
" Sorry Aichi, we were just curious of how you live in this world that's all…." Yuuko-san explained
"Takamina-san I can't believe you actually came along with her, if the others can't find you two they'll panic, you know that?"
"I'm sorry Aichi"
" Oh well, you two come over to my house to stay for now… I'll be going back to Akibastar tomorrow anyway…."
At home
"Tadaima"
"Ara, okairi Aichi.."
"Kaa-san, I got two guests that will be staying over today, do you mind if they stay here today? Because I am going over to their house to stay a few more days tomorrow anyway so you don't have to worry about me getting lost.."
"ok then.."
"You two can come in now.."
"Excuse us"
"Welcome, welcome." Kaa-san said with a smile
"I'm going to go up and prepare the bed now." I said
"we'll help you too" Takamina-san said
"ok" I replied
After that we went up together to prepare the bed…
Emi's POV
"Oh those two.."
"You know them Emi?"
" Yeah, they were the one who cheered on Aichi after he won the match.."
"I see, he said that he will be staying over at their house for a few days tomorrow again…"
"What?! Again?!"
"Don't worry, he won't get lost with them around now so he said not to worry…"
" Sometimes he is worrisome…"
"Oh well, oyasumi three of you" I said with a smile
Aichi's POV
"Aichi?" Yuuko-san called
"Yeah?"
"You're gonna sleep on the floor?" she asked
"Yeah, this is the first time I had guests in my room before, and besides, the bed is also crowded so it's alright with me…"
"ok then"
I turned off the lights…
"Oyasumi, both of you" i said to them
"Oyasumi, Aichi" the both of them replied back
I lie down on my pillow and then I went into a deep slumber, because tomorrow I need to train the girls that are going to join the 77th generation….. of AKB0048….
So how was the chapter? I know, it's a bit long winded, sorry about that and I have to thank the people who have read my story…. Thanks a lot, and even though there are still no reviews, I still hope that you all can give me suggestions to improve this story and once again, thanks! And don't forget to review!