Chapter 7: Luck or Flukes


"Now, count the number of cards that fell into your Drop Zone!" Gaito demanded.

"I have 13 cards in my Drop Zone. Now, come." Kyoya said.

"Very well. Right now, Abygale has a critical of 6! And his attack cannot be nullified! Scatter in space, like stardust!" Gaito commands the attack.

"Vanishing Death Hole!" Abygale descends his attack as Kyoya prepares himself and lets himself takes the attack.


(G: 2/ Item: Gale Scythe/ G: 0: None/Abygale/None)

(K: 0/ Item: Aqulta Gwaneff/ G: 2: None/None/None)


"This is our strength." Gaito said as he became the winner.


Today, at the town square, Paruko is making her announcement on the screen.

"It's finally begun! The World Buddy Cup, or WBC Cup for short, Cho-Tokyo Preliminaries! At each stadium, there are people seeking to become Buddy Champions... the greatest Buddyfighters in the world! Their fights are hotter than octopus dumplings!" Paruko announced as she takes a bite.


At the Aibo Academy, many students are fighting to get into the WBC Cup.

"Way hotter!" Paruko announced as she ate a pizza, "Hotter than pizza! Much hotter!" Gao, Tasuku, Daisuke, Minako, Gaito, and Noboru are fighting with all they got, "These red-hot battles are taking place now!"

"Bal! Attack the fighter!"

"This will finish you, bal!" Bal attacks the fighter as they won the preliminary round. The crowd cheered for Gao's victory.

"You're doing great, Gao! Bal!" Hanako cheered as Gao's family were here in the crowd.

"If they win the next fight, they'll be in the Best 10!" Suzumi said as Grandma nodded.

"Amazing!" The boy said.

"So cool!" Another said.

"What's with that dragon?!" A girl asked.

"We'll keep this up and become Buddy Champions in no time, bal!" Bal said.


At the Aibo Academy Fighting Stage...

"The best 16 fighters have made it through the preliminary round, and in a few moments... The matches that will determine the best 10 fighters are about to begin! Here in the Main Stadium, the fans are really heating up the place with their excitement and anticipation! I, Paruko Nanana, will be offering commentary on this live broadcast! And the first fighter to appear is! The genius Buddyfighter, our hero, Master Tasuku Ryuenji!" The crowd cheered loudly as their favorite hero ascended upstage.


At the classroom, Gao and his friends are busy, customizing Gao's new deck.

"Should we add more Dragon Shields? But the number of monster cards..." Gao wondered.

"Then how about using one with the Move ability?" Baku recommended, "Like this card?" He picked one.

"Black Spotted Dragon, Black Dot?" Gao asked after seeing the monster, "I get it! A size 1 monster that I can use for defense, too!"

"In that case, we should rethink your item cards too."

"Can't I use Bal Knuckle?" Gao asked.

"If you're going to plan ahead for you next turn... This Sun Fist, Balguard card should be useful as well." Baku recommended as he picked up another item card, "This is a little different from your usual item!" Then Bal takes the card.

"Huh?!" Gao was surprised.

"Show Bal too, bal!" Bal said as he looked at the card.

"Stop! Don't do that!" Gao said as he tries to get the card back.

"Bal wants to do something to help win, bal! Bal will go ask Jack and Ryuusei, bal!" Bal recommended as he put on his goggles and released his gas on them.

"Not again!" They yelled as Bal got into an egg and ran off.


Bal then continues to run as he heads off to the junior high division. He made it to Tasuku's class but he noticed that no ones' inside.

"Nobody's here, bal." He said disappointingly.


At the bench, Noboru is having ice cream as usual.

"Tiger Boy!" Noboru heard someone as it was El Quixote who is sitting next to him, "Look. Over there." He said as Noboru looked.

"What?" He asked as he saw Bal, with a disappointed look on his face as he walks in a depressing mood, "Oh, it's just Gao's shrimp dragon."

"Huh?" Bal heard as he saw Noboru with his Buddy, "Kitten Shirt!"

"It's a tiger!" Noboru yelled.

"Oh, so you're the infamous Dragon of the Sun, Bal Dragon that everyone's talking about." El Quixote said after seeing Bal for the first time.

"Who are you, bal?"

"He's my Buddy!" Noboru introduced.

"Knight of Glory, El Quixote. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, bal! Why isn't anyone here, bal?" He asked as he looked around.

"It's obvious, isn't it? All the students have gone to the Fighting Stage to see the Buddyfights." Noboru explained.

"Is that so, bal?"

"Are you looking for somebody?" El Quixote asked.

"Bal wanted to ask Jack and Ryuusei something."

"Oh. Jack is in the middle of a Buddyfight right now. And for Ryuusei, they're busy, practicing for their preliminary rounds." Noboru said.


At the Fighting Stage...

"Impact Call!" Tasuku declared as the crowd cheered, "I pay 3 gauge and transform into an Impact Monster!" He pays 3 gauge as he activates it. Jack then crossnized with the J Thrusters and Igniter together, "Finish him, Jack!"

"All Busters Terminate!" Jack sends his laser barrage attack as he finishes off the opponent.

"He nailed it! This Impact Monster is strong! Too strong!" Paruko announced as the game is finished, "Game End! Winner: Tasuku Ryuenji!" She declared as the crowd cheered, "With this show of overwhelming strength, he's heading into the Best 10!"


"You came to learn how to win from Jack and Ryuusei?!" Noboru asked as Bal explained.

"Bal still doesn't understand all that stuff about decks, bal. So Bal wanted another way to c... c..." Bal tried to say but couldn't pronounce it.

"Contribute?" El Quixote assumed.

"That's right, bal! Bal wanted Jack and Ryuusei to share other ways to contribute to victory, bal!"

"Well... That's a tricky question."

"Is it, bal?"

"Buddyfight is just a game of luck. In the end, the guy who has luck on his side wins." Noboru advised.

"Huh?" Bal asked.

"That would mean that you're pretty lucky yourself, since you've lasted this long in the tournament. Eh, Tiger Boy?" El Quixote asked.

"In my case, it's actual skill!" Noboru complained.

"So Gao can win if he's very lucky, bal?" Bal asked.

"Huh?" Noboru and El Quixote said.

"How does the person become more lucky, bal?"

"U-Um. You can buy amulets or lucky items. And you can look up your lucky color. Some people even change their name to increase their luck." Noboru explained.

"Bal understands, bal!" Bal said as he shuts himself in the egg to take care of business.

"Huh?" Noboru was confused as Bal jump off and ran off to get the charms, "H-Hey!"


At the Fighting Stage...

"Aria! Finish him off now!" Minako said.

"Alright!" Aria used her skates as she spins around on the opponent, she goes around and around and around, making the opponent dizzy until... "Gearwork... Tackle!" She doublekicks the opponent with her skates as she inflicted damage.

"Game End! Winner: Minako Tamamo! What an amazing comeback! Minako just got her chance to become the Best 10!" Paruko announced.


Back at the classroom...

"All right! With this deck, I feel like I can win no matter who my opponent is!" Gao said as he raised his newly improved deck. Kuguru looked at her tablet.

"Senior Tasuku won!" Kuguru informed.

"Of course. We should head out too." Baku said.

"Yeah! Maybe to go to see my Elder Brother's match!" Haruka said.

"Hey! Speaking of which, where did Bal go?" Gao asked as he forgot about him.

"Bal is back, bal!" Bal came back to class as he was covered in pure gold with charms and a bag full of it.

"Bal!" Gao was surprised of seeing Bal like this, "Why do you look like that?" He asked.

"Bal's lucky color for today is gold, bal!" Bal brought out the stuff he founded for charms and lucky items, "Bal's lucky foods are octopus dumplings and mousse filled chocolates! Lucky number is 9! So Bal brought nine each of octopus dumplings and mousse filled chocolates! And Bal bought amulets, and a crystal ball, and a shed snakeskin, and a horseshoe. Lots of lucky items, bal!"

"What's going on?" Kuguru asked.

"Why is Bal becoming superstitious?" Haruka asked as Bal explains.

"Buddyfight is a game of luck, bal! Whoever is luckier will win, bal! That's why... Bal bought all sorts of things to improve luck, bal!"

"Bal, you bought too much..." Kuguru said.

"We don't even know how you come up with this much stuff." Haruka said.

"Oh! Bal forgot something crucial, bal! From now on, Gao will have a new name, bal!"

"A new name?" Gao asked.

"Bal went to a fortuneteller and got Gao a name that's way luckier, bal! Now Gao will be Buddy Champion for sure, bal!"

"I wonder what the name will be?" Kuguru asked.

"Will a new name really make you lucky, Gao?" Haruka asked.

"Not sure."

"Don't disappoint us..." Baku said as Bal opens the scroll for Gao's new name as it reads, 'Groaner Mikado'.

"It's Groaner Mikado, bal!"

"Groaner?!" Gao asked.

"That name is literally a groaner." Baku said.

"I agree." Haruka nodded.

"You said it." Kuguru said.

"Why do I have to change my name to something that silly?!" Gao asked.

"Because this name will help us win, bal!"

"I'm not using my name to Buddyfight! I don't need those lucky items, either!" Gao yells as Bal started to cry.

"Bal went to all this trouble for Gao! Gao is a blocked, bal!" Bal cries as he pulls out his fan as he blew Gao away.

"Why?!" Gao asked as his deck blew away, scattering the cards all over the class.

"Oh no, the deck!" Kuguru said.

"Quick! Catch them!" Haruka said as Bal got into his egg again and ran off the class. Noboru saw Bal run. The group are picking up the cards that scatter as they were cleaning up.

"Sorry." Noboru came in as he apologized.

"Huh?"

"This is all because I said it was a game of luck."

"Noboru." Gao said.

"So you mean this is your fault?! You just became a bad influence on Bal!" Haruka yelled.

"Hey! I said I was sorry! Give me a break!" Noboru yelled.

"What's going on? I think this is the first time I've ever heard you say 'sorry'." Gao said as it made Noboru embarrassed and El Quixote laughed.

"That's certainly true."

"I-I don't want you claiming that you lost because of me. Gramps! We're going to go look for that shrimp dragon!"

"Yes."

"I'll go too!" Gao considered.

"Wait, Gao. There's not enough time before your match. You'd better stay here." Baku advised.

"But..."

"You can't afford to take your time looking for him! Your match starts earlier than mine!" Noboru said.

"He's right, Gao. By the time you go look for him. You'll be disqualified and won't be able to enter the WBC Cup." Haruka said.

"That's not the worst case, even if Bal doesn't make it, you can avoid losing by default." Kuguru said as Gao thinks of his decision.

"Okay. Noboru. Baku. I'm counting on you!"

"Okay."

"I'll go with them too!"

"Okay. Be careful."

"Understood!"


At the city, Baku, Noboru, and Haruka are going around for Bal's whereabouts.

'Gao's match starts at 3 in the afternoon.' Baku thinks as he looked at the time.

'We have 30 minutes before Gao's match. We need to find Bal before that happens.' Haruka thinks.

'That's our time limit.' Noboru said.


Back at the classroom...

"Gathering this many things in such a short amount of time... He must have been running around like crazy." Kuguru said after seeing all the stuff that Bal bought with him.

"That's right. He was trying so hard to win, in his own way." Gao said as he realized, "But I..."


At the Fighting Stage...

"Photonic Fighter, Ryuusei! Attack the fighter!" Daisuke said.

"Yeah!" Ryuusei ran up as he strikes the opponent, "Photon Flash Fist!" he gathers light energy from his suit, gathering into his fist and strikes the enemy with full force.

"Game End! Winner: Daisuke Masamune! Looks like he manages to reach up to the Best 10! Luckily, there's no age restriction, so let's wish him luck!"


At the park, Noboru meet up with El Quixote.

"Where could he be?!" Noboru asked, "We've checked all the places he'd be likely to visit!" Then he smell something good

"Tiger Boy! Look!" EL Quixote said as he spotted something.

"A traveling Pizza Truck?" Noboru asked as he saw the truck and saw Bal, who was sleeping on the bench with 3 plates of pizzas, "Why, that...!" They came to him.

"It looks like he drowned his sorrow in pizza... And fell asleep." El Quixote said.

"What's the time?" Noboru asked as he looked at the clock, it was a few minutes pass 3, "We're too late..."


"Looks like Gao's luck ran out." Noboru said.

"We managed to find him, and yet..." El Quixote said as Noboru pulls out his phone to contact the others.

"Hey Kuguru? Yeah, we finally found him. But even if we left now... What? The previous match isn't over yet?!"


At the Fighting Stage. Shido is the match.

"Now! It's about time you prepared for defeat! Seifukai Leader, Genma Todoroki!" Shido said as his opponent is Genma as he had his Buddy out in the center.

"At this point, there is no way that you can turn tables!" Genma said.

"You have no hand cards or gauge left. How are you going to win, geh?" Gallows asked.

"If I keep buying time, a miracle might happen." Shido whispered, "Something might fall from the sky and permanently knock Genma out of the competition!" He thinks of Genma as he was crashed down by something heavy.

"Magoroku. Are you serious, geh?" Gallows asked disappointingly.


Meanwhile, El Quixote transforms to his Buddy form as Noboru carried Bal and they fly off to the Fighting Stage.

"Whoa! President Shido clings on futilely, but he's finally reached 0 life! Genma Todoroki is in the Best 10!" Paruko announced the result.

"We made it in time!" Noboru said as he sees Gao and Kuguru at the entrance. Gao was relived to see Noboru with Bal together on time for the match.

"Wake up, Bal. It's time." Gao said as he tries to wake Bal up.

"Where...?" Bal asked as he woke up.

"Let's Buddyfight together."

"Oh! Gao! Hmph! Fine, Bal's lucky items are useless, bal!" Bal complained as he crossed his arms and turned.

"If you mean the things that you gathered, they're here." Gao said as he show Bal's item inside his jacket, "I'm sorry about what I said before. These are filled with your desire to win. So I'd be honored to use them." He said as Bal felt happy all of the sudden.

"G-Gao."

"But please don't make me change my name. If I changed it, I'd disappoint my mom and dad." Gao said as Bal nodded for agreement.

"I guess it can't be helped, bal."

"We're Buddies." Gao said as Bal nodded, "Let's become Buddy Champions together." He raise his fist as Bal bumped it.

"Of course, bal!"


At the inside of the Fighting Stage...

"The next Buddyfighter is an eighth grader from Sengoku Academy's Junior High school, the Head Monitor, Shosetsu Kirisame!" Paruko announced Shosetsu ascended upstage as the crowd cheered, "Continuing on, we have Aibo Academy Elementary School Sixth Grader, the so called Mighty Sun Warrior! Gao Mikado!" Gao ascended upstage as the crowd cheered.

"With the power of lucky items, we'll win for sure, bal!" Bal said.

"Do you best, Gao!" Hanako cheered.

"You too, Bal!" Suzumi cheered.


At the hallway, Noboru walks around, humming as he stopped and noticed Gaito and Abygale with his follower, Minako and Aria.

"You're my next opponent, aren't you? Gaito Kurouzu." Noboru said.

"Oh, I guess you must be his opponent. Noboru Kodo, was it?" Minako asked.

"Save it. I heard you've been acting all snooty, just because you beat Gao through sheer luck. I'm telling you now... I've beat Gao as well. Don't think you'll beat me! All you have is dumb luck!" Noboru said.

"Hey! Don't try to act rude to-!" Minako wanted to teach Noboru a lessonn but Gaito raised his arm in front of her as he shook his head. Then he leaves.

"You're ignoring me?!" Noboru asked.

"Hey! You're lucky I won't harm you for bullying Gaito." Minako said.

"What?!" Noboru asked as Minako leaves and follows Gaito.

"In the next match... you're going to lose." Gaito said.

"What did you say?!"

"The reason is... People are controlled by destiny that they cannot change." Gaito advised as Minako stick her tongue and made an insulting face and they left.


"Impact Call! I pay 3 gauge and transform Bal Dragon into an Impact Monster!" He pays 3 gauge as he activates it.

"Bal will try his super best!" Bal pulls out his sword as his armor detached.

"Now, this will finish you!" Gao said as Bal raised his weapon to unleash his power, "Bal is now size 2 monster with 11000 power, 6000 defense, and a critical of 4. His attacks can't be nullified!" Bal placed his sword into the Smasher as it started the engine and Bal spins it around.

"Bal Burst Smasher!" Bal attacks Shosetsu with his Smasher.

"So this is the Impact Monster everyone's been talking about!" Shosetsu said as he got hit and lost the match.

"Game End! Winner: Gao Mikado!" Paruko declared.

"All right! Thank you very much!" Gao said.

"We did it, bal!" Bal said.

"Gao Mikado defeats a powerful opponent, Shosetsu Kirisame, and heads on to the Best 8!" Paruko announced.

"Gao did it! He made it!" Haruka said as Baku felt relived.

"He managed to win."

"It's all thanks to your deck building, Baku, and Bal's hard work." Kuguru said.

"We won!" Gao said as he descended down and met up with Noboru.

"We won, bal!"

"Looks like you beat to the punch." Noboru said.

"Thanks, Noboru. It's all because you found Bal." Gao thanked.

"Kitten Shirt should try his best too!" Bal said.

"It's a tiger!" Noboru yelled, "I'm not losing to that gloomy jerk. You go ahead and wait for me." He said as he went ahead, "I'll catch up soon enough."

"All right!" Gao said. El Quixote laughed as he followed Noboru to the platform.

"You're good rivals." He said as they ascended up to the stage.

"Oh!" Bal then realized something.

"Huh? What's wrong, Bal?" Gao asked.

"Bal bought an amulet for Kitten Shirt too, but forgot to give it to him, bal." Bal said as he carried an amulet.


"Finally, we're at the last match for today! Battling it out for the last position in the Best 8 will be Noboru Kodo and Gaito Kurouzu! Both Aibo Academy Sixth Graders!" Paruko announced.

"Penetrate the earth and pierce the heavens! Luminize, Tiger Knights!"

"The dark hour has begun... Luminize, Hollow Black Dragon!"

"Buddy... Fight!"

"Raise the Flag!"

"Dungeon World!"

"Darkness Dragon World!"


(N: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)

(G: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)


"First move goes to Noboru Kodo. Dungeon World has the item cards Savage Lance, Eisen Tiger and Flash Lance, Blitz Tiger, which can be equipped at the same time!" Ozon B explained, "With a two sword fighting stance, it'll be an instant defeat! Instant! So there's really no need for me to analyze... I'll just pick my nose instead."

"Oh... So you just wanted to pick your disgusting nose, huh?" Minako said as she was here to take a seat.

"Ah! It's her again, B!" He yelled as Minako goes to attack Ozon B. But then she was stopped.

"Hey." Daisuke said as he appears and holds Minako down, "Didn't we tell you not to mess around in public?"

"Like I care." She smirked. Then Ozon B panted as his heart beats fast.

"That was close, B. I thought I was gonna die."

"You're a zombie! You can't die!" Kuguru yelled.

"Here I go! Savage Lance, Eisen Tiger!" He starts out with his item as he inflicted 2 damage.

"Looking good, Noboru!" Gao cheered.

"Bal wants Kitten Shirt to win, bal!" Bal said as he was getting desperate, "But..." He looked at Gaito, "Bal wants to fight with Gaito and Abygale too, bal."

"Draw! Charge and Draw. To the left, I call Black Flame, Inflame. To the center, I call Black Sleepless City, Dimmborgil. To the right, I call Black Cradle Crablus."

"It doesn't matter how many monsters you call! As soon as Blitz Tiger ends up in my hand, I'll kick them all away with two sword style!" Noboru boasted.

"I cast Black Drain." Gaito cast as he opens up the black hole and attacks Noboru's Core Deck, taking 3 cards away. Noboru saw what cards are.

"Blitz Tiger!" He saw his item as two card are spell and monster.

"Gaito destroys cards in Noboru's deck and increases 1 gauge!" Paruko announced as the hole closed and Gaito gains a gauge, "And now Gaito's attack begins!" Inflame comes to attack as it inflicted one damage.

"But Blitz Tiger..." Kuguru said.

"Does he have more?" Haruka asked.

"That's right. He must have more than one!" Baku said. Dimmborgil attacks, inflicting 1 damage. Then Crablus makes his attack.

"I cast! Divine Protection of Shalsana!" He paid one gauge as he cast and nullified the attack and regained one life.

"My turn is over." Gaito said.

"I'll draw Blitz Tiger with my own hands! My turn! Draw. Charge and Draw!" He looked at the card he drew as he didn't get it.

"Looks like Blitz Tiger didn't show up!" Paruko announced.

"Next time! I still have my next turn!" Noboru said.

"Did you say, 'Next turn'? You won't have a next turn. Ever." Gaito said.

"What?!"


At the town square...

"Gaito does a Buddycall!" Paruko announced as Gaito Buddycalls Abygale.


"I discard 1 hand card and activate Abygale's ability!" Gaito sends the card to Abygale's vortex.

"Wind of Atonement!" He sends his tornado as he destroys Noboru's monster.

"This ability destroys one of the opponent's monster, and destroys the same number of cards as the monster's size!" Paruko announced as two cards was taken out from Noboru's deck as it revealed Blitz Tiger and Shalsana as they were destroyed.

"Blitz Tiger again... What's the deal?" He asked as he wasn't expecting this, "If a different card had been destroyed, and if I'd been able to draw Blitz Tiger, the situation would be totally different. That's why I keep saying that Buddyfight is just a game of luck."

"It's true that there's some element of luck. But young man... Did you ever prepare yourself to grab those lucky chances." El Quixote asked as Noboru felt discouraged.

"Do your best, Kitten Shirt!" Bal yelled through the crowd, "The fight is just starting, bal! Bal is in your corner, bal!"

"Shrimp dragon..."

"It's true, that little fellow's actions missed the mark and was pointless. But he put his whole heart into it, in order to grasp a lucky chance and win. Isn't luck something that comes to those who make an effort?" El Quixote asked.

"Shut up, Gramps." Noboru gets irritated.

"You don't make an effort because if you lost, you wouldn't be able to blame it on luck. Your lack of skill..."

"I told you to shut up!" He yelled.

"I'll grant you your wish." Gaito offered as Crablus crushes El Quixote and destroys him. Noboru was surprised, "I silenced him for you."

"Due to Black Cradle, Crablus's effect, Noboru's deck is destroyed even further!" Paruko announced as Noboru's deck drew out two cards, revealing Eisen Tiger and Blitz Tiger as they get destroyed.

"Blitz Tiger again!" Then Inflame attacks Noboru, inflicting one damage.

"Take this!" Abygale attacks as he inflicted 2 damage.

"I still have one Blitz Tiger in my deck!" Noboru believes.

"I believe I told you there'd be no next turn."

"What?!"

"Final Phase!"

"You gloomy jerk!"

"Impact call to the center!"

"What?! This is super bad, B!" Ozon B panicked as the cat came out.

"I pay 3 gauge and transform Abygale into an Impact Monster!" Gaito pays as he activates.

"Just as I thought, B!" His eyes popped out.

"He is now size 3 monster with 8000 power and defense. And a critical of 3." Abygale is destroyed and the vortex is growing.

"Now you will learn Gaito's true power!" Abygale said.

"Scatter in space, like stardust!"

"Vanishing Death Hole!" He sends his attack down as he defeated Noboru.

"Dammit!"


(N: 0/ Item: Blitz Tiger/ G: 3: None/None/None)

(G: 9/ Item: None/ G: 1: None/Abygale/None)


"Game End! Winner: Gaito Kurouzu! He's heading for the Best 10! Now the WBC Cup Cho-Tokyo Championship Best 8 are all set!" Paruko announced as the crowd were amazed and cheered.


Gaito descended down as Minako was there, waiting.

"Good job. You managed to reach to the Best 10." She said.

"Don't try to congratulate me. We need to still need to reach to the WBC Cup." Gaito said.

"I know that."


Noboru walks as he was depressed. Then he saw his friends.

"Noboru." Gao said.

"Sorry about your match." Haruka said.

"That was some bad luck." Baku said.

"Nobody expected 3 Blitz Tigers to be sent to the Drop Zone." Kuguru said as Noboru smiled.

"Pretty much. But you know, luck is a part of skill as well."

"Kitten Shirt..." Bal said.

"I keep telling you, it's a tiger!" Noboru yelled as Bal walked to him.

"Bal forgot to give this, bal." Bal handed the amulet to Noboru.

"Huh?" Noboru takes the amulet as he looks at it, "I'll do a favor and accept it."

"Hey, look at that." Haruka said as she pointed the amulet.

"Huh?" Kuguru asked as they saw what the amulet said, 'Safe Childbirth', "It's an amulet for safe childbirth." It shows a picture of a crane, carrying a newborn.

"Safe childbirth?! Why would I want something like this?!" He yells.


"Well, let me introduce once again the eight Buddyfighters who made it to the Best 10!" Paruko announced as members of Seifukai are singing, "First up, many say he's the number 1 fighter in Aibo Academy's Junior High Division! It's Genma Todoroki!" Genma ascended upstage. Next! He recently transferred to Aibo Academy's Junior High Division. The Prince of Buddyfight, and a former Buddy Police office, Tasuku Ryuenji! The eye of the storm in this championship! Gaito Kurouzu! The man with two smiles! Wataru Kageo! The mysterious masked man, Masuka Raid!" A green haired man, wearing a noble suit with a black cape and a red mask. And everyone knows Gao Mikado!" Everyone cheered for Gao.

"You can do it, Buddy Champion!" Hanako cheered.

"Gao! Bal!" Suzumi cheered.

"The robot-master, Dash Kazakiri!" A light blue hair boy with an orange headband, wearing a yellow sweater jacket with jeans and an orange shoes, as he was swift punching, "Next, we have our teacher who has come back to our Aibo Academy, the former Buddy Police officer, Daisuke Masamune! The follower of Gaito, who has hatred for zombies, Minako Tamamo! Finally. I'm told a Buddyfighter who won at a different stadium is headed this way!" Paruko announced as the screen shows a boat, coming in fast.

"A speedboat?" Daisuke said.

"Why, that's..." Tasuku noticed.

"A fishing boat." Genma noticed as he saw the flag with symbols on it.

"He's going to come here in that thing, bal!" Bal said.

"He can't do that in a boat." Gao said.

"But he's showing no signs of dropping speed!" Paruko announced, "He's gonna crash!" The boat is heading towards the dock as the big wave roses, revealing a giant Buddy monster, "What?!" It tosses the boat to the Fighting Stage, "H-He threw it!" The stadium opens the hatch as the boat crashes down into the stage. The Buddyfighter is a like a japanse fishermen who has light blue hair like Dash but spiky.

"Sorry to keep you waiting! I'm Dai Kaido!" He introduced.

"He looks like fun, bal!"


Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appears on stage.

"Welcome back to more Corner Time!"

"Today, in this chapter will have one card to show as usual!"

"And here's one now." He clapped his hands twice as the cards reveals itself. It shows a arge, bipedal dragon entirely made of blue cosmic energy, standing on its hind legs covered in white and blue futuristic armor, having three black rigged claws. Curving around its body in a rib-cage fashion is a dark blue metallic exoskeleton armor, covering its entire body in dark blue futuristic armor holding the energy dragon together. Its wings, also covered by dark blue futuristic armor, hold golden trident like missiles. As its tail, covered in dark metallic spikes, forks out three ways forming into a trident like form, "Presenting a Photonic Lord, Neptune. A Size 3 monster with 7000 power and defense, with a critical of 3. He has Soulguard and Penetrate ability. He has the call cost for paying 2 gauge and placing 2 Photonic monster from the Drop Zone to the soul. He has the ability call Trident's Wave. I may shuffle up to 2 "Photonic" monsters from the drop zone to the deck, then shuffle my deck. If I do, I can destroy up to the number of card returned to the deck."

"Oh wow. A Photonic Lord. He seems really strong."

"Indeed. This chapter is done. The next one will be about the elimination rounds for the Best 10. Wish me luck and to the others. Give me a review of what you think and give me good Photonic ideas please! Until then bye for now!" They waved goodbye as the screen faded black.