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Chapter 9 - Times Have Changed, Different Beliefs


Both Yuya and Reiji were staring at each other while not saying anything. The You Show students were watching this confrontation with a mixture of confusion and worryment for Yuya.

Yuya gave a small smile, "It's nice to see you again, Reiji." Even though he was surprised to see Reiji here, it was nice to finally see him again.

Reiji closed his eyes while smiling a little, "Same for me as well."

Ayu was confused from looking at the two of them, "Who's that?"

"Reiji Akaba." Everyone else to see Mikleo speaking with his arms crossed, "The current President of Leo Corporation and…" He then pointed behind him towards Himika, "He also happens to be her son."

Ruri was surprised, "President? Doesn't he look young to be one?" Although she doesn't know who he is, she thought it was a bit surprising to see someone so young working a supposed large company.

Mikleo just shrugged his shoulders while looking back at Ruri, "Maybe. He's around my age but it doesn't matter given how smart he is to run his own company."

Tatsuya looked curious but then had a look of realization on his face, "Wait...the Reiji Akaba?! The same one who is said to be the one of the two youngest duelists in history to be certified in the Pro Circuit?!" Tatsuya knew he heard that name before as he read online about some the best pros in the circuit right now and Reiji was one of them.

Mikleo nodded, "The very same."

Futoshi looked at Tatsuya confused, "How good is this guy?"

Tatsuya looked back at Futoshi with an overwhelmed expression on his face, "It was said that he won the right to be certified into the Pro Circuit at the age of 15 and that was around 3 years ago! I can't recall if he'd ever lost a duel or not." He was feeling overwhelmed from actually meeting Reiji for the first time in his life.

Futoshi then looked surprised after what Tatsuya said, "He's that good?!"

Rin was a little confused, "So then...how does Yuya know him then?" While she doesn't know Reiji or anything about him since she's not from here, she's curious as to how good he is and the fact that Yuya somehow knows him. Everyone was confused as they were wondering the same thing but then turned to Mikleo see if he had an answer.

Mikleo closed his eyes and sighed a bit, "Well, it was a long time ago…" He stopped right there as he didn't want to say anything first.

Himika, however, seemed amused by the conversation with a smile, "Seems you know who Reiji is. So you realize how strong he is."

However, to her surprise, Mikleo turned to look at her with an amused smile as well, "Oh, I'm aware. I just don't think you realize how strong my little brother really is."

Himika scoffed with a smile, "I doubt he's strong enough to face Reiji." From what this guy was saying, Yuya is apparently stronger than she realizes and is strong enough to face Reiji but she doesn't believe that.

Yuzu, having heard everything, turned to Yuya, a little concerned, "Yuya…" She doesn't know much about Reiji as this was the first time she has heard of him as well but is concerned for childhood friend as Reiji is supposedly a really strong duelist.

Gongenzaka looked down at Yuya with a semi-depressed look on his face, "I'm sorry that I, the man Gongenzaka, wasn't strong enough to protect You Show. If I had just won the duel, you wouldn't have this much pressure on you."

However, to Gongenzaka's surprise, Yuya just smiled in response, "It's fine, Gongenzaka. I'll win this for You Show plus I get the chance to face Reiji again." The residents of You Show were a little confused when they heard what Yuya said, "Again?"

Reiji just looked at Yuya neutrally, "You seem confident. Let's see how strong you've gotten since our last encounter."

Yuya smirked in response, "Yeah."

Sora was eating some chocolate while looking at Yuya, "Seems like he's ready."

Reiji turned to Mikleo who was staring back at him, both of them studying one of the other. Reiji narrowed his eyes a little, wondering where he has seen him before. He thought Mikleo looked familiar especially since he is Yuya's brother but he never met him before so why does he feel that he's seen him somewhere? He had put that thought aside for later.

He then turned his attention to Yuzu and two other girls he has never seen before although he recognizes one of them that was with them during the events with Sawatari. From the data he received, the pink haired was known Yuzu Hiragi, a childhood friend of Yuya's and is also the daughter of the You Show's owner, Shuzo Hiragi. However, he did not know who the other two were and wondered where they're from. He didn't pay attention to Yuzu and the purple haired girl before mostly because he was focussed on gathering data from Yuya and his Pendulum cards. Now that he has a good look at their faces, what surprised him was the fact that all three of these girls have the exact same face but it didn't make sense, from the records he read, Yuzu is an only child so how would this be possible? Also, the moment he saw their faces, it brought up a memory of an indigo haired girl he met a few years ago, "Serena." He then narrowed his eyes in suspicion, "I'll have to investigate this later."

Reiji turned his eyes towards the others, "You all have been cheering him on enough, don't you agree?" He turned back to Yuya, "For now, I would prefer if you stay quiet and watch my duel with Yuya."

Yuya nodded his head and then Reiji went straight towards the arena. Before Yuya could follow him, Mikleo stopped him by putting a hand on his left shoulder.

Although he didn't show it, Mikleo was a little concerned, "Yuya. Are you sure you're ready for this?" Although he believes in his brother's skills, he could not help but think if he's truly ready to face Reiji again.

Yuya steeled his resolve, "I'm sure."

Mikleo looked back at Yuya, "If you want, I could face him for You Show." He was willing to take his brother's place if he feels like he isn't ready yet especially with You Show being on the line.

Yuya smiled and raised a fist, "Don't worry. I'm not the same as before remember."

Mikleo, seeing Yuya's resolve, just nodded in response, "Right." Yuya then walked towards the arena.

After a minute, Reiji and Yuya were staring at each other from a good distance with a lot of intensity inside the duel arena.

Ayu hugged Yuzu as she felt the situation getting really intense, "Big Sis Yuzu, I'm getting scared."

Yuzu bent down and hugged Ayu back, "It will be alright." She then looked at Yuya worried, "Yuya…"

Ruri, while still feeling a little worried for Yuya as well, turned to Mikleo with a curious expression, "Mikleo, how is it that you and Yuya both know Reiji?" She couldn't help but wonder about their history together.

The others looked at Mikleo curious, waiting for an answer. He had his eyes closed and arms crossed before opening them and looking towards Yuya and Reiji with a neutral expression, "I'll tell you later during the duel. For now, let's just watch." He was honestly wondering if Yuya was really going to go all out or not, so he's about to find out. The others were confused by Mikleo's statement before turning back to the arena to see what happens.

Yuya, who had his eyes narrowed before, looked at Reiji with a smile, "Even though You Show is on the line, let's have a fun duel like before, Reiji!" All of his friend then had relieved smiles on their faces as Yuya wasn't giving up or giving into pressure.

Reiji narrowed his eyes, amused by Yuya's statement, "Fun…" He then fixed his glasses, "I see…"

Himika made a mocking sound when she heard that, "Hmph, I wonder how long he will be able to keep smiling…"

Yuya looked at Reiji, "Reiji, if it's alright with you, how about we just have a normal duel?"

Yuya's friends looked at him confused, "Huh?" Was Yuya requesting that it would be just a normal duel with no Action Field. Mikleo, however, was smiling a little bit when he heard that.

Reiji looked at Yuya for a second before closing his eyes, "That's fine with me."

Yuya then turned to look at Shuzo, "Is that fine Principal?"

Shuzo looked surprised by Yuya's request, "Umm...Sure." He then pressed a button, "In that case, let's do this!" The Solid Vision System was activated but there was no Action Field, just the normal duel arena. There was a function in the system where you can choose to have Solid Vision activated with your monsters in solid form while also having no Action Cards or Fields in play. Although, Shuzo didn't think he would ever use this function until now. He now wondered how Yuya was going to handle someone as good as Reiji.

Yuya was smiling, "There's honestly no point to having Action Cards at the moment. Since I think we both want a fair duel." Although he likes using Action Cards, he does like the idea of a fair one-on-one duel with his opponent.

However, he was then confused as he heard Reiji chuckling a little, "What's so funny?"

Reiji smiled a little, "It's just that...you haven't changed at all Yuya. You're still the same kind boy I met." He then looked at Yuya seriously, "However, that kindness is useless in a battlefield. What do you expect to accomplish with that?"

Yuya narrowed his eyes, confused by what Reiji meant by that and why he turned so seriously. He decided to think about it later as they both activated their duel disks and started their duel.

[DUEL!]

YUYA LP: 4000
REIJI LP: 4000

Yuya held out his hand to Reiji with a smile, "How about you go first, Reiji?" Reiji closed his eyes, "...Very well."

Reiji drew his card, "My turn, draw!" He looked at his current hand before turning to Yuya again, "I do wonder how much stronger you've gotten since we've last met." He then grabbed a card in his hand, "So I won't hold anything back."

"I activate the Continuous Magic: Contract with the Hellgate." He placed the card in his duel disk and the image of a scroll in front of a gate appeared.

Reiji looked at Yuya, "This card inflicts 1000 points of damage to me during my Standby Phase." Yuya narrowed his eyes at Reiji, seeing that card before and what he can actually do with it.

Yuzu looked at Reiji surprised, "During his own standby phase…" Gongenzaka finished her sentence, "you will use your own card to inflict damage to yourself?"

Reiji looked at his deck, "In addition, once per turn, I can add one "D/D" monster from my deck to my hand." Reiji grabbed a card from his deck and showed it, "I add D/D Cerberus to my hand."

The kids were confused by what Reiji said, "D/D?" They have never heard of that archetype. Sora, who was still looking at the duel, answered, "Different Dimension. It means an alternate plane."

Ayu looked at Sora curious, "How do you know that?"

Sora looked away a little, "I just do…" He didn't want to say that he knew it from the Professor in case he might have to face Reiji in the future.

Yuya narrowed his eyes in confusion when he saw the card Reiji shown, "Did I just see...green on that card?" He was thinking he was seeing things.

Reiji grabbed another card in his hand, "And now I activate another Continuous Magic: Contract with the Hellgate." He played a second copy of the card he played earlier.

Gongenzaka's eyes widened in shock, "What?! Then that means during his next Standby Phase…"

Rin, who was shocked as well, finished the sentence, "He'll take 2000 damage."

Ruri was both shocked and confused by Reiji's move, "Why would he take such a huge risk with those cards?"

"It's how he duels." The others turned to Mikleo, who was the only one besides Yuya that wasn't shocked, still looking at the duel. He turned his eyes towards the others, "Think of it like how he deals with business. You want something then you need to give something in return."

Ruri looked at Mikleo curiously, "And that's why he doing this?"

Mikleo closed his eyes for a few seconds, "Well, there's more than that but watch how he uses them first." They then turned back to the duel.

Yuya narrowed his eyes, "This is the same strategy he used before so that means I'm already in trouble."

Reiji grabbed another card that came out of his deck and revealed it, "I add D/D Baphomet to my hand." He put it in his hand before grabbing another card.

"And finally I activate the Continuous Magic: Contract with the Devil King." An image of a swamp monster behind a stone tablet appeared on the field, "This card inflicts 1000 points of damage to me during my Standby Phase."

Yuya looked at Reiji, "So that means 3000 damage. Although I get the feeling he has a plan behind it."

Reiji looked at Yuya, "Contract with the Devil King allows me to Fusion Summon using monsters in my hand or field once per turn." A silhouette of a swamp monster was present on the field momentarily.

Sora's eyes widened in shock and Yuya was surprised a little bit from what they both just heard. Everyone else was surprised as well including Ruri, who had a semi-fearful look on her face.

Reiji smiled as he grabbed two cards, "The monsters I will fuse will be D/D Cerberus and D/D Baphomet." Both monsters went into the colorful vortex.

"Hellhound which bares its fangs! Grotesque being of darkness! In a whirlpool of light from the realm of the dead, become one and give birth to a new king! Fusion Summon! Be born! D/D/D Flame King Temujin (ATK: 2000, DEF: 1500, LV: 6)!" Reiji summoned a fiendish monster that was wearing mostly black armor with red and blue armor underneath; it was also wielding a red and yellow sword and shield.

Yuya looked at the monster in surprise, "He Fusion Summoned…" Reiji didn't Fusion Summon the last time they had a duel together so that means he's definitely gotten stronger as well since they last met.

Gongenzaka gritted his teeth in frustration, "He's a Fusion user as well?!"

Yuzu, however, raised an eyebrow in confusion, "But that doesn't make sense, why risk taking so much damage just to summon a Fusion Monster?"

Ayu looked at the monster in confusion, "This time it's D/D/D…" Tatsuya looked both curious and confused, "There are three D's...What does it mean?"

Sora, however, was staring at Reiji with confusion as he seemed to forgot the chocolate in his hands, "Isn't this...completely different…? Could this be the real thing?" He was shocked that Reiji knows how to Fusion Summon as he didn't hear about that before he came here but what was more surprising was that this summoning seemed completely different from Masumi's.

Ruri was looking Reiji's monster with confusion while frowning, "It's still not like Academia's Fusion but...something is different...like Yuya's."

Reiji, however, wasn't finished, "Now then, let's see how you'll handle this then." He then grabbed another card, "I Normal Summon, the Tuner monster, D/D Night Howling (ATK: 300, DEF: 600, LV: 3)!" A fiendish monster that resembled a red mouth with eyes and jaws appeared on the field.

Rin was surprised, "Tuner monster?!"

Yuzu was surprised as well, "Does that mean…?"

Reiji held out his hand, "When this card is Normal Summoned, I can bring back a "D/D" monster from my Graveyard with its effects negated and its ATK and DEF reduced to 0. Be reborn! D/D Baphomet (ATK: 14000, DEF: 1800→0, LV: 4)!" A chimera-type fiendish monster that resembled an orange goat with wings appeared on the field.

Yuya was surprised a little bit as well, "Then that means…"

Reiji smiled a little while fixing his glasses and then he held out his hand, "I tune my Level 3 Night Howling with my Level 4 Baphomet (3 + 4 = 7)!" Night Howling turned into green energy rings that surrounded Baphomet.

"Howls that tear through the night with the swiftness of a gale give birth to new king! Synchro Summon! Be born! Level 7! D/D/D Gust King Alexander (ATK: 2500, DEF: 2000, LV: 7)!" Reiji summoned a fiendish monster that had that wearing blue armor with red underneath and had gems on the armor, a green cape, and was wielding a sword.

Yuya's friends, except for Mikleo who narrowed his eyes, were surprised by Reiji's move. Gongenzaka looked a little overwhelmed, "He wasn't just a Fusion user?!"

Reiji then held out his hand towards Temujin, "Now I activate Flame King Temujin's monster effect!" Temujin raised its sword, "When a "D/D" monster besides this card is Special Summoned, I can Special Summon one "D/D" monster from my Graveyard! Be reborn, D/D Cerberus (ATK: 1800, DEF: 600, LV: 4, PS: 6)!" A fiendish monster that resembled a blue wolf with three heads while wearing chainmail appeared on the field.

"Additionally, I activate Gust King Alexander's monster effect! When a "D/D" monster is Normal or Special Summoned, I can Special Summon one Level 4 or below "D/D" monster from my Graveyard! Be reborn once more, D/D Baphomet (ATK: 1400)!" Baphomet appeared back on the field alongside Cerberus.

Yuya narrowed his eyes at them, "Two Level 4 monsters...Don't tell me…"

Reiji raised his hand, "I overlay my Level 4 D/D Cerberus and D/D Baphomet!" Both monsters turned into purple energy and went into a dark portal.

Yuzu was shocked, "I-Isn't this…?!" She recognized this summoning method as well. Ruri was shocked as well.

"In order to subjugate all that resides within this world descend now onto the peak of the world! Xyz Summon! Be born! Rank 4! D/D/D Wave King Caesar (ATK: 2400, DEF: 1200, RNK: 4, OVU: 2)!" Reiji summoned a purple armored fiendish monster with silver armor on its shoulders and back, blue clothing underneath and was carrying a large sword with both hands.

Yuya's friends as well as the three aces of LDS all looked amazed at what they have just witnessed while Himika just had a smile on her face and Mikleo just looked at Reiji's monster neutrally.

Sora narrowed his eyes a little, "So he can even use Xyz Monsters…"

Gongenzaka was almost at a lost for words, "T-That guy is something else…"

Ruri was shocked, "Amazing...Three Summoning methods at once…"

Rin agreed, "He did Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Summoning...all in one turn."

Shuzo was looking at the duel, a little unnerved, "To be able to freely manipulate three forms of summoning...this is Reiji Akaba!"

Reiji adjusted his glasses again, "The title "D/D/D" stands for: "Different Dimension Demon." I'm giving you a small taste from the power of the kings that subjugate alternate planes." Yuya narrowed his eyes in response while feeling a little amazed by how much stronger Reiji has gotten from before.

Reiji placed a card in his duel disk, "I set a card and end my turn." He then looked at Yuya with both a curious and cautious look on his face. Normally, he would observe his opponent first by holding back a little and then counterattacking full force but this time he's being extra careful with an opponent like Yuya. Now, he's waiting to see how Yuya would respond.

Yuzu looked at Yuya worried, "Yuya…" Normally, she has a lot of faith in Yuya's dueling skills but seeing Reiji perform Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Summoning all in one turn makes her more worried for him than before.

However, to mostly everyone's surprise, they all saw Yuya laughing a little while having his eyes closed. Reiji was watching this with a serious expression but was also curious by what Yuya was doing.

After he stopped laughing, Yuya smirked at Reiji, "Amazing, Reiji. You're even better than before. Especially with three summoning methods in one turn." He raised his fist in excitement, "In case, I'll answer to you back with full force!"

From hearing that, Mikleo then smiled, "It's finally time." The others turned to Mikleo confused before looking back at the duel to see what happens.

Yuya placed his fingers on his deck, "My turn, draw!" He held a card up in his hand, "I activate the Magic Card: Treasure Cards of Adversity! When you control a Special Summoned monster and I don't control any, I can draw 2 cards!" He looked at the cards he drew and smiled.

Yuya then looked at his hand with a small smile, "It's finally time. Time to show everyone what I'm made of."

Yuya grabbed a card in his hand, "First, I activate the Magic Card: Pendulum Call! By discarding a card from my hand, I can add two "Magician" Pendulum monsters to my hand from my Deck. I add Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician!" Yuya discarded Thunderhino and then showed the cards he just added.

Reiji narrowed his eyes a little, "Which means he will Pendulum Summon…"

"Next, I Normal Summon Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (ATK: 1800, DEF: 100, LV: 4, PS: 8)!" Skullcrobat Joker appeared on Yuya's field.

"When Skullcrobat Joker is successfully Normal Summoned, I can add an "Entermate", "Odd-Eyes" or "Magician" Pendulum monster from my deck to my hand! I add Fruit Magician to my hand!" He then showed the card he added.

"When I have an "Entermate" monster on my field, I can Special Summon Fruit Magician (ATK: 1800, DEF: 2000, LV: 7, PS: 6) from my hand!" Yuya summoned a female magician with long platinum blonde hair and white skin while wearing an eclectic mix of strawberry red and blueberry blue clothing with hints of lavender.

"When Fruit Magician is Special Summoned by this effect, I can draw one card." Yuya drew his card and seeing what he drew, he then activated it immediately.

"I activate the Magic Card: Polymerization!" Yuya placed the card in his duel disk.

Reiji was surprised, "What? Yuya knows how to Fusion Summon?"

Masumi was shocked as she knew that card, "That's…!" The others from LDS including Himika were surprised as well.

Yuya pointed at one of his monsters while holding out another one in his hand, "The monsters I choose to fuse are Entermate Skullcrobat Joker and Entermate Discover Hippo that's in my hand!" Hippo appeared on the field and both it and Joker went into a colorful vortex.

"Colorful trickster of acrobatics! Pink hippo of attractions! Become one with each other in order to form a power to support our allies in need! Fusion Summon! Come forth, Level 5! Entermate Conductor Gecko (ATK: 2000, DEF: 1600, LV: 5)!" Yuya summoned an orange gecko that had face paint over its left eyes along with electric bolt on its back and it had an outlet cord for a tail.

Gongenzaka was shocked as he tried to look closer, "Yuya knows how to Fusion Summon?!" This was the first time he's heard of this. He was both surprised and amazed that his best friends knows how to Fusion Summon.

Yuzu gave Gongenzaka a smile while also looking a little nervous, "Uh...Yeah, sorry we couldn't tell you before."

Gongenzaka back at Yuzu, shocked that everyone other than Rin, who was equally as shocked as him, knew this except him, "When did this happen?!"

Ruri scratched her cheek in semi-nervousness, "Um...During Yuya's duel with Sora."

Gongenzaka then horrified when he heard that, "What?!" He then looked a little depressed, "To think that you all would exclude I, the man Gongenzaka, to such information…"

Rin then came over and patted Gongenzaka on the shoulder for reassurance, "If it makes you feel better, I didn't know about it either."

Gongenzaka felt a little better after hearing that, "Yeah." He then turned to Yuya, "So how long has Yuya known how to Fusion Summon?"

Yuzu looked at Mikleo, "I'm not sure exactly when but Mikleo taught him to Fusion Summon." Gongenzaka then looked at Mikleo, amazed that he knows how to Fusion Summon.

Mikleo opened one of eyes and smiled a little, "That's not all he can do though."

Yuzu was a little confused, "Huh?" But then as soon as she said that, she remembered that Yuya had Synchro Summoned during his duel with Rin so she might have an idea with what he's talking about. She then turned to see what Yuya was about to do next.

Ruri was also confused at first but then had a look of realization as she might have figured out what Yuya was about to do as well.

Sora, who stopped eating his chocolate, looked at Mikleo curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Mikleo didn't turn around but answered, "Just watch and see."

Meanwhile, Reiji narrowed his eyes a little at Yuya's monster as he was surprised by Yuya performing Fusion Summoning, "There's no record of Yuya Fusion Summoning before so when did he learn how to do it then?" He then fixed his glasses again, "It can't be right now because he pulled it off like he's done it before." He then looked at Yuya, "Is there something about Yuya that the data given isn't showing? If that's the case, then either his win-loss record is false or maybe something else…" He decided to wait and see what Yuya is going to do.

Yuya held out his hand, "As long as Conductor Gecko is on my field, all monsters I control gain 400 ATK. Parabolic Charge!" Gecko was conducting electricity from its body as sparks were flying around everywhere, granting Gecko more power.

Entermate Conductor Gecko (ATK: 20002400)

Yuya then had a look of resolve on his face, "Now then, time to get the show started. I set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician!" Yuya placed both cards in the Pendulum Zones as both magicians appeared on the field. The giant pendulum appeared as Yuya started his chant.

"Now I summon monsters with Levels between 2 and 7 at the same time! Swing, my soul's pendulum! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon!" Three monsters appeared from the portal, "Appear! From the Extra Deck, Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (ATK: 18002200)! And from my hand, Dragonpit Magician (ATK: 9001300, DEF: 2700, LV: 7, PS: 8) and, the Tuner monster, Entermate Odd-Eyes Sylph (ATK: 7001100, DEF: 800, LV: 2, PS: 5)!" Joker and Dragonpit appeared on the field along with a third monster that was a fairy wearing a leafy dress, had dichromatic eyes, blonde hair, silver wings, and had a star painted over her eyes.

Gongenzaka looked shocked seeing the third monster Yuya summoned, "Tuner monster?!" Everyone else looked shocked except for Mikleo, Yuzu, Rin, and Ruri as they all knew about this before.

The kids were almost speechless with Tatsuya speaking, "Wait but does that mean…" Ayu finished his sentence, "That Big Bro Yuya knows how to…?"

Yuya pointed at Odd-Eyes Sylph, "I now tune my Level 2 Entermate Odd-Eyes Sylph with my Level 4 Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (2 + 4 = 6)!" Sylph turned into green energy rings that surrounded Joker.

"Guardian swordsman with dichromatic eyes, be born into this world with a blade that cuts all who stands against you! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 6! Entermate Odd-Eyes Plasma Blader (ATK: 26003000, DEF: 1800, LV: 6)!" Yuya summoned a swordsman that was in silver armor and purple guards on his shoulders and ankles, had green hair and dichromatic eyes, and was carrying a long sword that looked like it was made of plasma energy.

Yaiba himself was surprised, "He knows how to Synchro Summon?"

However, Yuya wasn't done, "And now I overlay my Level 7 Fruit Magician and Dragonpit Magician!" Both monsters turned into purple energy that went into a portal, shocking everyone except for Mikleo and Ruri, who looked amazed.

"Spellcaster that transcends the cosmos! Gather all of your energy and come down to this land to unleash your force upon your foes! Xyz Summon! Come forth, Rank 7! Spacetime Magician (ATK: 28003200, DEF: 2000, RNK: 7, OVU: 2)!" A magician in a gray robe with white and blue clothing underneath and wearing a gray mask that covered the bottom half of his face appeared on the field; it was also carrying a staff that had a blue orb on the end with stars inside of it.

Sora was so shock by what he saw that he forgot about his candy, "No way...Yuya too…?"

Rin was amazed by what Yuya performed, "Fusion...Synchro...Xyz...all in one turn."

Shuzo was shocked, "Yuya...can do all of that as well…?" Like he was surprised when he revealed that he can Fusion Summon, Shuzo was surprised by the move Yuya just made which was even more impressive.

Yuzu didn't know how to feel other than confusion and amazement for her friend, "Just like Reiji."

Himika had her eyes widened in shock as she couldn't believe it either, "Impossible...Yuya Sakaki knows how to do all three of those methods…?"

The LDS Students were shocked as well as they saw Yuya doing the same thing Reiji just did with Hokuto almost speechless, "T-That guy just…" He was honestly shocked and angry that Yuya was holding back on him evidently by showing he can use Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz.

Ruri, however, didn't seem as shocked as the others since she kind of already knew about this but was still amazed that Yuya pulled off those summoning methods in one turn.

Mikleo seemed a little amused by everyone's reaction and let out a small smirk on his face, happy to see his little brother finally showing his true abilities.

Reiji was also surprised by Yuya performing all three summoning methods but then smiled a little. Reiji then started laughing a little, confusing everyone around and Yuya raised an eyebrow in response.

Reiji soon stopped laughing and had his eyes closed, "I knew something was wrong. I thought it seemed suspicious when I looked at your dueling record and it never showed you gaining more progress as a duelist before." He then pointed at Yuya's monsters, "Now it looks like I've found some answers." He then fixed his glasses again, "But...why is that the case though? There's obviously some data we're missing so when did this happen?"

However, Yuya just smiled and looked at Mikleo, "Well, you can thank my brother for that." From hearing that, everyone turned to Mikleo in confusion and then the realization hit.

Tatsuya looked surprised again, "Big Bro Mikleo, you also taught Yuya Xyz and Synchro Summoning?" Mikleo just nodded in response.

Sora narrowed his eyes in suspicion, "And how long did Yuya knew about this?" He was both curious and suspicious as to why Yuya didn't mention anything like this before.

Yuzu looked a little irritated as she wanted some answers, "Mikleo, I think it's time you finally tell us what's going on. How does Yuya know Reiji? And what exactly were you teaching him and for what reason?" Besides Yuya, Mikleo is the only one that has any answers to these questions so she's taking this chance to ask him.

Mikleo just stared at Yuzu for a few seconds before sighing at her persistence. He then turned to face his friends while everyone else were all listening nearby, all of them were curious as well.

Mikleo sighed as he looked at the ceiling a little, "It was around six years ago, back when Yuya first competed in his very first tournament."


MAIAMI CITY - DUELING ARENA

Flashback (6 years ago)

"Back then, Yuya was a beginner that recently got some of our father's deck and his own cards. Both my father and I taught him the basics at first and then Yuya really wanted to try out dueling against other people and he wanted to duel in his very first tournament. Not many people know about this cause we kinda did it in secret and plus it wasn't an official tournament. It was more like a practice bracket where you get a small prize, let's just go with that. Anyway, since it was not an official tournament, it wasn't talked about much online or in public."

Yuya, who was 10 years old at the time, pointed at one of his monsters, "I attack you directly with Entermate Sleight Hand Magician!" A magician wearing a jester outfit while wearing a mask attacked Yuya's opponent with its staff and connected, making the guy land on his back.

? LP: 14000

YUYA: WIN
?: LOSE

Yuya jumped up and down in joy over his victory, "Alright, I won!" He was honestly happy he won the duel.

The announcer was excited, "And the winner is Yuya Sakaki! This young kid will be heading to the quarter-finals!"

Mikleo, who was 12 years old at the time, was watching in the stands to see his brother duel and see how well he is. He was looking at Yuya with a happy and impressed look on his face and was clapping for him.

Then, as hours passed, Yuya kept beating his opponents left and right although some of them weren't exactly easy. Eventually he won enough to make it the finals of the tournament.

"I have to admit, even though Yuya was a beginner, he was really good for a 10 year old duelist. Even I was surprised by how much he was progressing and, in a way, he's somewhat of a dueling genius. He wasn't perfect as he still made some mistakes here and there during his duels. However, he always managed to bounce back by not giving up on his duels. And honestly, it was mostly because I taught him how to use his cards well, at least for the basics at first."

Soon after, Yuya was walking towards the inside of the arena, excited for his final match. He entered the stadium and went to the dueling field.

The announcer spoke excitedly as he saw both duelists approaching each other, "It is now time for the final match of the tournament! From our left is the uprising newcomer who shows a lot of talent with crazy hair color and eyes, give it up for the Odd-Eyed Duelist, Yuya Sakaki!" The crowd began to cheer for Yuya as he finally got to his side of the arena and he was rubbing his neck in embarrassment over the cheers he was receiving.

"And from the other side, we have somebody who's very important in the duelist industry! He's a genius who has never lost before and show us the skills of a pro as well as a king! Give up it for the son of LDS' President, Reiji Akaba!" From the other side, Yuya could see a boy that looks a little older than him. He wore a dark blue sweater with a zig-zag pattern on the chest area and had red glasses over his eyes.

"Whether it was destiny or not, Reiji ended up being Yuya's final opponent and they both gave it everything they got from what I saw."

Before their duel started, Yuya waved at Reiji happily, "Hey! Reiji was it? Let's have a fun duel!"

Reiji widened his eyes a little, surprised by this boy's cheerfulness, "U-Uh...Sure."

"But in the end, Reiji won the duel by controlling most of the match."

Reiji pointed at his monster, "Supreme King Kaiser attacks you directly!" Kaiser slashed his sword at Yuya who kneeled down as he took the damage.

YUYA LP: 24000

YUYA: LOSE
REIJI: WIN

The crowd was cheering as they saw Reiji's victory and confetti flew everywhere. The announcer was excited again, "And the winner is Reiji Akaba!"

Reiji, while satisfied that he won the duel, was a little relieved as Yuya almost won the duel a couple times so it wasn't easy beating him. He then walked over to the crouching Yuya, curious about how he's taking this loss.

However, to his surprise, Yuya looked up at Reiji with a smile on his face, "Oh man, you're really awesome!"

Reiji took a step back in surprise, "W-What?" Is he seriously happy that he lost?

Yuya got back up on his feet and looked fired up, "The way you handle our duel with strategies and monsters was really cool! I had a lot of fun dueling you!" He held out a hand towards Reiji, "Thank you, I'm Yuya!"

Reiji sweatdropped a little and hesitating a little before accepting the handshake with a perplexed expression on his face, "...S-Sure. You're welcome." He then fixed his glasses on his face while looking a little embarrassed, "My name is Reiji."

"So that's how Yuya met Reiji?" asked Yuzu. She had no idea that Yuya was already dueling so much. It made her feel a little mad at herself for not noticing anything or hearing anything about it before since she is one of Yuya's closest friends.

Mikleo nodded, "Yes, although there's a little more about what happened after. Keep this in mind, I may not know the full story since I'm only going based on what my brother told me. So this is what you get for now." While he knows about Reiji, he's never actually met him in person until now since his brother was the one who actually met him during that time.

After the end of the tournament, Reiji was exiting the arena to head home until he heard something calling out to him, "Wait, Reiji!"

Reiji then turned around to see Yuya running towards him much to his confusion. Reiji looked at Yuya as he stopped in front of him, "Yuya? What do you want?"

Yuya smiled cheerfully at Reiji, "I want to learn more about you! So I wanted to see you so we can hang out."

Reiji looked surprised when he heard that, "Huh? What?" What is Yuya talking about? Hang out with him?

Yuya then grabbed his hand and proceeded to pull Reiji outside of the arena towards somewhere as he smiled, "Come on, I want to take you somewhere!"

Reiji couldn't believe what he was seeing: that this boy he literally just met a few minutes ago was dragging him off somewhere without his acknowledgement. Reiji had a look of disbelief and confusion, "H-Hey! Let go! I have to go home to see Mother and Father! They'll be worried sick!" He promised that he would come home soon after he won the tournament but now he was being dragged off somewhere by this boy.

Yuya, however, just smiled reassuringly and he looked back at Reiji, "Don't worry, it won't take long I promise. I just want to hang out that's all." Reiji sweatdropped in disbelief at this boy's persistence before reluctantly allowing himself to be dragged off.


MAIAMI CITY - CENTRAL PARK

When Yuya was finished dragging Reiji, he stopped where they were both in the middle of Central Park with a lot of kids playing on the playground. Reiji saw where they were and sighed a little, "So why did you drag me here again?"

Yuya turned to look at Reiji, "I wanted to know more about you. So I thought the park would be a perfect place to hang out."

Reiji looked at Yuya with confusion, "But...why would you want to know more about me? Especially since we just met?" He couldn't understand why this boy wanted to know about him especially considering who he is.

Yuya smiled at Reiji as he raised a fist, "Well, because we dueled. And I had a lot of fun dueling with you so I want to be your friend."

Reiji sweatdropped a little from the simpleness of the answer, "I-I see." While this was bizarre, he strangely didn't mind it as much as he thought it would but he was also curious about this boy himself.

After around a few minutes, both Yuya and Reiji were sitting on a bench talking to each other. Reiji looked at Yuya curiously, "I don't get how you can be so cheerful when it comes to dueling."

Yuya looked at Reiji confused, "What do you mean?"

Reiji then looked down a little at the ground while looking a little depressed, "My father and mother are important people in Leo Corporation and they expect me to carry their legacy whenever I grew and that includes dueling. I've only been dueling for their acknowledgement." Since he's started dueling, Himika has been expecting great things from Reiji so he's always has these expectations pushed on him so he can't enjoy dueling much.

Yuya had a look of disbelief on his face, somewhat understanding what Reiji is saying, "...But didn't you have fun in our duel?"

Reiji was confused, "Huh? What fun? How can you still be happy when you lost?" He really can't comprehend how Yuya can still be happy after experiencing failure.

Yuya got up and started waving his arms excitedly, "But that's part of what makes dueling fun! Whether you win or lose, if you're clashing back and forth with each other, it's a fun competition! If you lose, you can get back up and try again next time! I also believe dueling can bring happiness to a lot of people!"

Reiji was a little surprised and then looked down at the ground, "I...never thought of it like that." He was always dueling for his mother and father's sake so it never occurred to him how dueling can actually be fun for both him and his opponent. He needed some time to think about this.

However, to his surprise, he saw Yuya reaching another hand out to him, "Hey, Reiji? Would you like to be friends?" Yuya was honestly hoping Reiji would accept as he would like to talk to him more and also so he can get a rematch in the future.

Reiji was shocked by Yuya's offer, "Huh?" Since he's the son of LDS' President, Leo Akaba, he's been trained to be as good as a professional duelist. It does grant popularity in public but, most of the time, while in school, kids would avoid Reiji as they either were too scared of his dueling skills or they didn't want to potentially upset his mother or father and bring their wrath upon them. Because of this, he's always been lonely since he was young but now Yuya is offering to be his first friend. He's not sure what to say.

Reiji's hand was slowly reaching towards Yuya's, ready to accept his offer until they both heard a voice shouting, "Mr. Akaba!" They turned to see a man with black hair and grey bangs at the front who wearing a grey suit and blue-lensed hexagonal glasses.

The man stopped in front of Reiji and placed his hands on Reiji's shoulders while looking worried, "Are you right sir? You didn't come back from the tournament and your mother was worried!"

Reiji looked apologetic, "I apologize, Mr. Nakajima."

Nakajima then showed that there was a limousine waiting for him, "Let's get going, your mother will be more worried if you don't show up soon."

Reiji seemed a little reluctant as he honestly wanted to talk more with Yuya but eventually complied, "I understand."

To Yuya's dismay, Reiji was being guided back to the limousine by Nakajima. However, before Reiji was inside the vehicle, he heard Yuya's voice, "Reiji! Let's meet again sometime! Then we can be friends!" He turned to see Yuya waving at him happily.

Reiji was surprised again before letting a small smile escape his lips and waved right back. He then got inside the vehicle as it drove away from Central Park.

Flashback End.


"And that's what happened. That is how both Yuya and Reiji met each other." Mikleo had his eyes closed as he finished his story. Everyone was surprised by the story Mikleo gave to everyone as neither one of them had no idea this happened except for Yuya, who smiled at the memory, and Reiji, who didn't show any emotion to hearing it.

Yuzu looked at Mikleo, "I had no idea." Who knew that Yuya had such a history with such an important person as Reiji? It honestly amazed her a little bit.

Tatsuya was processing the information, "So Big Bro Yuya got to duel Reiji way before all of this?" He was a little envious of Yuya since he got the chance to duel a potential pro duelist such as Reiji.

Ayu was curious, "Wait, but then when did Big Bro Yuya learn how to use Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Summon from you Big Bro Mikleo? And for what?" Everyone was a little surprised but then looked at Mikleo for an answer as she had a point.

Mikleo didn't give a straight answer to that except when he then turned to watch the duel again, "Let's save that explanation after this duel. I think it might be better to wait until then." He then closed his eyes, "Although, I say this: throughout most of Yuya's duels, he has been holding back a lot of potential but now he's finally starting to show it."

Sora narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Mikleo, "What do you mean?" What did Mikleo mean by Yuya was holding back? It wasn't possible, was it?

Mikleo then turned to look at Sora and bluntly said, "...For example, in your duel with Yuya, Sora, he was holding back on you."

Sora then frowned and narrowed his eyes even more, almost a little irritated by what he was hearing, "...What? How was Yuya holding back?"

"One of the monsters Yuya summoned was Entermate Security Jackal and it was a Tuner monster." Mikleo revealed what Yuya was hiding before.

Sora looked a little shocked, "What? A Tuner monster? But wait…" That Yuya meant that could have potentially Synchro Summoned during their duel but he didn't for some reason.

Mikleo wasn't done, "Also, remember the Pendulum Monsters Yuya used?"

Sora then looked confused, "Dragonpit Magician and Dragonpulse Magician. Why?"

Mikleo then closed his eyes, "If you remembered that Yuya had Odd-Eyes Swordsman which was a Pendulum Monster in his hand before he summoned it, he could have use their Pendulum Effects. Dragonpulse Magician's Pendulum Effect allows Yuya to discard one Pendulum Monster from his hand in order to destroy a monster on the field and Dragonpit Magician can be used to destroy a Magic or Trap card as well."

Sora was now completely shocked, "It had that effect?" He was clenching his chocolate as he was processing that information, "But wait that means...Yuya could have destroyed Death-Toy Scissor Bear with Dragonpulse Magician's effect or stopped me from using my trap with Dragonpit Magician. Instead, he summoned Swordsman to the field."

Sora then looked at Yuya, who had an apologetic look on his face before turning to face Reiji again. Sora narrowed his eyes as he clenched his candy even harder, "Was...Was he seriously holding back on me? Was he underestimating me?" It honestly irritated him to no end if he was being underestimated and from Mikleo was saying, to him, it sounded Yuya was underestimating him during their duel but didn't show it and that irritated him a lot.

Mikleo, who kind of expected that type of reaction, turned to face the duel once again, "All will be clear soon. For now, I say we just watch and see what happens from here on out." Everyone turned to watch the duel, while both a little irritated and disappointed that they can hear the rest of the story, understanding that their school was still on the line and Yuya was fighting with everything he's got now. Sora, reluctantly, calmed down a little and watched as well while actually curious to see how strong Yuya really is.

Reiji, who heard everything Mikleo said, closed his eyes, "I see. So that explains why your dueling record only has around a 60% win-loss rate. You were holding back in your duels." He then looked at Yuya curiously, "But for what reason could you possibly have to hold back in a duel?" He narrowed his eyes seriously, "It might be your kindness as you might be reluctantly to defeat your opponent but that's naive thinking."

Yuya just looked at the ground, "Well...part of that is the reason. But also, you should know Reiji. I also do it for the fun of the duel."

Reiji raised an eyebrow in curiosity, "For fun?"

Yuya then closed his eyes with a smile on his face, "Maybe it is naive for me to think that way but it is who I am. Sure, I want to get stronger but I mostly want to duel for the fun of it and make people happy while dueling it. It's similar to how my dad duels."

Reiji looked at Yuya, "Your father, Yusho Sakaki, I presume?"

Yuya nodded, "Yeah. Did you know him?" Since he was the President of LDS, he couldn't help but wonder if Reiji ever met him or something.

However, they heard Yaiba make a mocking sound, "Of course we know about him, he's pretty famous after all."

Hokuto then had a mocking smirk on his face, "He's the former Duel Champion who ran away in fear from the title match five years ago."

Yuya glared at the both of them and was about to say something before Reiji sent them a dangerous glare their way, "Shut up!" Yuya turned towards Reiji in surprise from seeing him defend his father.

Yaiba and Hokuto took a step back, trembling in fear and then Masumi sighed, "Idiots."

Reiji then gave Yuya an apologetic look, "Please forgive me, Yuya. Of course I know your father. He's one of the pioneers that lead to creating Entertainment Duels and Action Duels. I respect him from the bottom of my heart."

Yuya smiled a little from hearing Reiji praise his father, "Reiji…"

However, Reiji then held out a hand towards Yuya while smiling a little, "Since that is the case, I'll have you show your dueling style inherited from Yusho and see if you can prove me wrong or not. Especially since we're both now holding nothing back."

Reiji then pressed a button on his duel disk, "I activate the Trap Card: Lease Laundering! With this card, all "Contract" cards in my Magic and Trap Zones on my field are destroyed!" As soon as he soon as he said that, all three of Reiji's face-up cards were destroyed.

Yuya narrowed his eyes at Reiji, knowing he did that so he won't take damage during his next turn.

Yuzu was a little surprised, "He got rid of his "Contract" cards."

Ruri was a little amazed, "That's why he was willing to risk using those cards, so he can use their effects and destroy them afterwards to not pay any life points."

Reiji looked at Yuya, "Due to Lease Laundering's effect, I get to draw a card for every "Contract" card that was destroyed by this effect and then I gain 1000 LP for every card I draw." Reiji drew three cards from his deck as he gained life points.

REIJI LP: 40007000

Yuya, however, smiled a little, "I knew it wasn't going to be that easy since you are a genius after all." Reiji didn't say anything in response to that.

Yuya pointed at his monsters, "Battle! I attack Gust King Alexander with Spacetime Magician!" Spacetime Magician was charging up a dark magic sphere from his staff but, however, nobody didn't notice that Reiji was smiling as one of Caesar's Overlay Units disappeared except for Mikleo who narrowed his eyes in response.

D/D/D Wave King Caesar (OVU: 2→1)

Spacetime Magician launched a dark magical sphere at Alexander which was consumed by the sphere as it grew larger and then it was destroyed.

REIJI LP: 70006300

"Entermate Conductor Gecko's effect activates! When a monster I control destroys an opponent's monster by battle, it inflicts 200 damage to my opponent!" Gecko charged up electricity and blasted it at Reiji who grunted a little from the shock.

REIJI LP: 63006100

"Entermate Odd-Eyes Plasma Blader attack Wave King Caesar!" Plasma Blader charged forward and both him and Caesar had a short sword fight before Plasma Blader slashed and destroyed Caesar. Gecko charged electricity again and shocked Reiji.

REIJI LP: 610055005300

Reiji, however, didn't seem fazed by his monsters getting destroyed when he was looking at Yuya, "When Wave King Caesar is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can add one "Contract" card from my Deck to my hand." Reiji added a card to his hand because Caesar's effect.

"When Plasma Blader destroys a monster by battle, I can add an "Odd-Eyes" from my Deck to my hand." Yuya also added a card to his hand because Blader's effect.

"Entermate Conductor Gecko attack Flame King Temujin!" Gecko unleashed huge waves of electricity that shocked Temujin and destroyed. Because of its own effect, Gecko then shocked Reiji again.

REIJI LP: 530049004700

"When Temujin is destroyed by battle, I can add one "Contract" card from my Graveyard to my hand. I add Contract with the Hellgate back to my hand." Reiji added Hellgate back to his hand after he showed it to Yuya.

Tatsuya was excited, "Alright! Big Bro Yuya got rid of all of Reiji's monsters!"

Futoshi was doing a happy dance, "I'm getting the shivers!"

Gongenzaka seemed happy for his best friend, "Keep it up, Yuya."

Shuzo was cheering, "Ah! Hot-Blooded!"

Rin was smiling, "Now, Yuya has more of a chance to win this." From seeing Reiji summoned multiple monsters from different summoning methods, made her think that it will more hard for Yuya to defeat him but now that she has seen Yuya also pull off the same thing, she sees more of a chance now.

Ruri looked at Yuzu with a smile, "Isn't this great, Yuzu?"

Yuzu nodded, "Yeah." She then to see Yuya while looking a little envious as she was seeing him in sort of a new light but he's still the same person, "Yuya…"

Sora, however, didn't say anything other than narrowing his eyes while being slightly impressed with Yuya's skills.

Mikleo, to everyone's confusion, still didn't look satisfied as he still had his eyes narrowed, "Not quite."

Then, as Yuya's Battle Phase was over, to their surprise, three dark portals appeared on Reiji's field before Temujin, Alexander, and Caesar all appeared back on the field.

D/D/D Flame King Temujin (ATK: 2000)
D/D/D Gust King Alexander (ATK: 2500)
D/D/D Wave King Caesar (ATK: 2400)

Yuya was a little surprised, "What? How are they back?" He thought he destroyed them. Did Reiji activate another effect while he wasn't paying attention?

Reiji just smiled in response, "Before you attacked, I activated Wave King Caesar's effect. By using an Overlay Unit, during either players' turn, Caesar allows me to Special Summon any amount of monsters that were destroyed this turn during the end of the Battle Phase. However, if I use this effect, I take 1000 damage during my next Standby Phase for every monster that was brought back from this effect."

Ayu was pondering for a second, "He summoned back three monsters so that means…"

Tatsuya finishing her sentence while looking a little surprised, "He take 3000 damage during his next Standby Phase!"

Yuya didn't say anything in response, a little disappointed he couldn't get rid of Reiji's monsters completely this turn. He then pointed at Spacetime Magician, "I activate Spacetime Magician's effect. Once per turn, by using an Overlay Unit, I add a DARK monster to my hand." Yuya added a card to his hand as one of Spacetime's Overlay Units disappeared.

Spacetime Magician (OVU: 2→1)

Yuya grabbed two cards in his hand, "I set two cards and end my turn."

"My turn, Draw!" Reiji drew his card as he then looked at Yuya, "Due to Caesar's effect, I take 3000 damage."

REIJI LP: 47001700

However, Reiji then smiled a little as he showed a card in his hand, "When I take effect damage, I can Special Summon D/D/D Rebel King Leonidas (ATK: 2600, DEF: 1200, LV: 7, PS: 3) from my hand!" Reiji summoned a fiendish monster that resembled a knight in golden, black, and blue armor with a red cape while wielding a blue sword with jagged spikes on both sides of it.

"And then I gain LP equal to the damage I just took." Leonidas then glowing green while went toward Reiji, healing him.

REIJI LP: 17004700

Reiji held out his hand, "And due to Alexander's effect, I bring back D/D Cerberus (ATK: 1800) from my Graveyard!" Cerberus was then brought back to Reiji's field.

Yuya narrowed his eyes a little, impressed by Reiji's move although he was more confused when he saw Reiji showing Leonidas, "I thought I was imagining it but this time I know I saw green on that card. But how can that be, unless...No…" If it was what Yuya thinks it is, how would that be possible? He didn't have time to think as Reiji was still continuing his turn.

Reiji then placed a card in his duel disk, "I activate the Continuous Magic: Contract with the Ritual Djinns." A card appeared on the field that resembled a gate behind djinn monsters with blue flames around them.

Yuya was surprised by the name, "Ritual?" Did that mean what he think it is?

Reiji fixed his glasses, "During each of my Standby Phases, I take 1000 damage. However, in exchange, once per turn I can Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster from my hand or Deck using monsters in my hand or field as tributes." Yuya was a little surprised from hearing the effect. The others were surprised by what Reiji said.

Yuzu was surprised, "Wait...Ritual Summon?" That was the fourth summoning she hasn't seen before. Although, she has heard of it before, she doesn't know how exactly it is performed so she was very surprised from hearing that.

Meanwhile, the others except for Sora and Mikleo seemed confused as neither of them ever heard of Ritual Summoning.

Futoshi was lost, "Wait...what is this?"

Tatsuya looked like he was trying to remember, "Ritual Summon? I could swear I've heard about it before."

Mikleo spoke, making the others turn towards him, "It's a summoning method not many people use much anymore. It was around the same time Fusion Summoning was invented as well. Similar to Fusion Summoning, Ritual Summoning usually requires a Magic Card in order to summon it to the field. However, the differences are that the monsters are tributed instead of simply sending them to the Graveyard and the monsters tributed have to have a combined Level equal or more than Ritual Monster's Level plus the Ritual Monster has a blue color similar to how Synchro is white and Fusion is Purple. Another difference is that instead of the Ritual Monster being in your Extra Deck, it's actually either in your hand or Deck when you summon it."

Ruri seemed a little amazed by this information, "In your Deck? Wait, so it's not considered an Extra Deck Summoning?" This was honestly the first time she has heard of Ritual Summoning and was a little intrigued by it.

Rin was pondering something, "Fusion, Pendulum, Xyz, and Ritual...I had no idea there were so many other methods."

Yuzu then seem to realize something, "Wait, so that means that Reiji also has Ritual Monsters along with Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz."

Gongenzaka seemed concerned for Yuya, "And that can't be good for Yuya."

Reiji showed a card in his hand, "I tribute D/D Cerberus on my field and D/D Pandora that's in my hand." Both monsters were on the field before a temple-like structure appeared behind Reiji. Both of them then turned into blue flames which surrounded the temple and the door to it opened, making a monster appear.

"Heavenly king sent by the Gods! Come down to this earth and lay down your judgement upon your reign! Ritual Summon! Be born! Level 8! D/D/D Radiant King Cyrus (ATK: 2900, DEF: 2200, LV: 8)!" Reiji summoned a fiendish monster that had yellow and blue armor with a purple cape. It was wearing a crown-shaped helmet with horns on each end and it was wielding a spear in its right hand. Mostly everyone was amazed by seeing an actual Ritual Summon performed.

Yuya looked really impressed while looking at Reiji's new monster, "Amazing...He know Ritual Summoning as well."

However, Reiji wasn't done as he held up a card in his hand, "I tribute Wave King Caesar and Rebel King Leonidas in order to Tribute Summon D/D/D Supreme Dragon King Pendragon (ATK: 2600, DEF: 2400, LV: 7)!" Caesar and Leonidas vanished from the field and a fiendish black dragon appeared in their place that had spiked armor all around its body and also had small jet turbines on some of its body parts.

"When Caesar is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can add a "Contract" card from my Deck to my hand." Reiji added another card to his hand due to Caesar's effect.

"I activate the Continuous Magic: Contract with the Hellgate once again in order to add D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon to my hand." He added another monster to his hand before showing it momentarily to Yuya.

"I activate the Magic Card: Pot of Greed which allows me to draw 2 cards." Reiji drew two more cards thanks to his Magic card.

Reiji placed another card in his duel disk, "I now activate the Continuous Magic: Deceitful Contract with the War Deity. During each of my Standby Phases, I take 1000 damage. However, once per turn, I target one "D/D" monster on my field and increase its ATK by 1000 while an opponent's monster loses 1000 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase."

Yuya was a little surprised, "What?"

Reiji pointed at Temujin, "I select Flame King Temujin and Spacetime Magician." The card then made one monster stronger while the other one weaker.

D/D/D Flame King Temujin (ATK: 20003000)
Spacetime Magician (ATK: 32002200)

Reiji showed a card in his hand, "Next, by sending a "D/D" or "Contract" card from my hand or field to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon, the Tuner monster, D/D Lamia (ATK: 100, DEF: 1900, LV: 1)!" Contract with Ritual Djinns was sent to the Graveyard and then a fiendish female snake-like monster appeared on the field that was violet-red and white with a dark blue-purple tail.

Yuya was surprised again, "Another tuner? But that means…"

He couldn't finish his sentence as Reiji was still talking with his hand held out, "I tune my Level 1 Lamia with my Level 7 Gust King Alexander!" Both monsters went into the air as Lamia became an energy that surrounded Alexander.

"Climb over the corpses of heroes, carry your bloodstained blade! Synchro Summon! Be born! Level 8! D/D/D Cursed Blood King Siegfried (ATK: 2800, DEF: 2200, LV: 8)!" Reiji summoned a fiendish monster with white, long hair and was wearing a red cape and blue, silverish shiny armor over its body. It was also carrying a longsword in its left hand.

"And because of Temujin's effect, I can bring back a "D/D" monster from my Graveyard. Be reborn, D/D/D Gust King Alexander (ATK: 2500)!" Alexander was summoned back to field almost immediately after it just left it.

Reiji now had five monsters on his field of which all of them were really powerful, shocking everyone around the field.

Yuzu looked overwhelmed and worried for Yuya, "No way...five monsters on his field…Yuya…"

Reiji looked at Yuya, "I activate Radiant King Cyrus's effect. Once per turn, I can return a Magic or Trap to my hand and then all "DD" monsters I control gain 600 ATK until the End Phase. I return Hellgate back to my hand." Hellgate left the field and was returned to his hand before Cyrus raised his spear and gave power to all of Reiji's monsters.

D/D/D Radiant King Cyrus (ATK: 29003500)
D/D/D Flame King Temujin (ATK: 30003600)
D/D/D Supreme Dragon King Pendragon (ATK: 26003200)
D/D/D Cursed Blood King Siegfried (ATK: 28003400)
D/D/D Gust King Alexander (ATK: 25003100)

Rin now looked worried for Yuya, "He has five monsters with over 3000 ATK…"

Ruri, still trying to be positive, cheered, "Don't give in Yuya!"

Reiji then pointed at Pendragon, "I now activate Pendragon's effect. Once per turn, discarding a card from my hand…" He sent a card from his hand to Graveyard and then pointed back at Yuya, "It can destroy one Magic or Trap on the field." Pendragon launched a fiery blast towards one of Yuya's face downs and, before it was destroyed, it flipped face-up to reveal it was Half-Unbreak before being destroyed. Yuya gritted his teeth a little in response.

"Furthermore, Pendragon gains 500 ATK until the end of my turn."

D/D/D Supreme Dragon King Pendragon (ATK: 32003700)

Reiji pointed at Yuya's monsters, "Battle! I attack Entermate Conductor Gecko with Cursed Blood King Siegfried!" Siegfried jumped up into the air and swung his huge sword towards Gecko and destroyed.

YUYA LP: 40003000

"When Conductor Gecko is destroyed, I can add an "Entermate" or "Odd-Eyes" monster to my hand." Yuya added a card to his thanks to his monster's effect. Since Gecko was destroyed, its effect disappears as well.

Spacetime Magician (ATK: 22001800)
Entermate Odd-Eyes Plasma Blader (ATK: 30002600)

"Supreme Dragon King Pendragon attacks Spacetime Magician!" Pendragon was charging up his power to launch towards Spacetime Magician but Yuya held out his hand.

"I activate Spacetime Magician's monster effect! By using an Overlay Unit, it switches a monster's battle position!" After of his Overlay Units vanished, Spacetime launched a dark sphere of gravity magic that hit Pendragon, forcing it to stop charging and went into defense position.

Spacetime Magician (OVU: 1→0)
D/D/D Supreme Dragon King Pendragon (ATK: 3700DEF: 2400)

Reiji, however, still didn't seem fazed, "Then I attack Spacetime Magician once more with Radiant King Cyrus!" Cyrus charged forward and stabbed Spacetime with its spear, destroying Spacetime.

Yuya pressed a button on his duel disk, "I activate the Trap Card: Defense Draw! Now all damage from this attack is reduced to 0 and I draw a card! Furthermore, since Spacetime was destroyed, I get to add a "Magician" monster to my hand." Yuya drew a card while adding another to his hand after blocking the damage.

"Flame King Temujin attacks Entermate Odd-Eyes Plasma Blader!" Temujin charged forward and began a sword fight with Plasma Blader as it was blocking and defending some of Temujin's attacks.

Before Temujin could finish it, Yuya, who was being protected by Plasma Blader, had his arms crossed, "I banish Entermate Thunderhino from my Graveyard in order to negate Plasma Blader's destruction!" Thunderhino was banished before Temujin finally managed to slash through Plasma Blader but it wasn't destroyed.

Reiji looked at Yuya, "But you still take damage!"

YUYA LP: 30002000

Reiji pointed at Alexander, "Finally I attack Plasma Blader once again with Gust King Alexander!" Alexander unleashed whirlwinds around itself before slashing through Plasma Blader and destroying it. The blast from the explosion made Yuya get pushed backwards and fall on his back.

YUYA LP: 20001500

Yuzu was worried, "Yuya!" After almost gaining the upper hand, Reiji took it back and now Yuya was in more trouble than before which made her worry again.

Yuya then got up and brushed off the dirt from his pants while seemingly unharmed from the blast.

Reiji looked at Yuya, "Since it is the end of the Battle Phase, the effect of War Deity ends as well."

D/D/D Flame King Temujin (ATK: 36002600)

Reiji grabbed a card and placed it in his duel disk, "I set a card and end my turn." A face down appeared on Reiji's field. Since it is the end of Reiji's turn, both the effects of Cyrus and Pendragon end as well.

D/D/D Radiant King Cyrus (ATK: 35002900)
D/D/D Flame King Temujin (ATK: 26002000)
D/D/D Supreme Dragon King Pendragon (ATK: 3700→2600)
D/D/D Cursed Blood King Siegfried (ATK: 34002800)
D/D/D Gust King Alexander (ATK: 31002500)

Himika made a sound like she was satisfied while smiling, "Hmph. Even though Yuya Sakaki knows Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz, he's still no match for Reiji."

Yuya placed his fingers on his Deck, "My turn, draw!" He looked at the card he drew and then held up his hand, "With the set Pendulum Scale, I Pendulum Summon!" Five monsters appeared from the portal, "Appear from the Extra Deck, Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (ATK: 1800)! And from my hand, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 2500, DEF: 2000, LV: 7, PS: 4), Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 2700, DEF: 2000, LV: 7, PS: 8), Odd-Eyes Magician (ATK: 2300, DEF: 1500, LV: 6, PS: 8), and Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon (ATK: 2800, DEF: 2000, LV: 7)!" Skullcrobat Joker, Odd-Eyes, Odd-Eyes Arc, and Odd-Eyes Magician all appeared on the field along with a fifth monster that was a red dichromatic dragon with silver, yellow, and blue armor all around its body; it also had sharp saber-like swords sticking out from its back.

Reiji narrowed his eyes, "Five monsters at once?" This was honestly the first time he's seen Pendulum Summon with five monsters.

Rin looked curious at one of Yuya's monsters, "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon?" This was honestly the first time she's seen Yuya summon this monster and thought it looked strangely a little similar to Yugo's Clear Wing. She's also getting a funny feeling in her chest though she's doesn't notice nor does she know that Yuzu and Ruri are also feeling the same thing.

Yuya pointed at his monsters, "Odd-Eyes Magician's effect activates! All Pendulum Monsters I control gain 500 ATK!" Yuya turned to Magician and nodded. Odd-Eyes Magician nodded back before raising his staff and powering up all of Yuya's monsters except for Odd-Eyes Saber.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 25003000)
Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 27003200)
Odd-Eyes Magician (ATK: 23002800)
Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (ATK: 18002300)

Yuya smiled a little as he pointed at his ace monster, "Battle! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon attack Flame King Temujin! Spiral Strike Burst!" Odd-Eyes spun around and launched his fiery blast towards Temujin while yelling, "Take this!"

Reiji was about to activate his trap until Yuya saw what he was trying to do, "Not going to happen Reiji! Stargazer Magician's Pendulum Effect! When a Pendulum Monster attacks, your not allowed to activate Magic Cards until the end of the Damage Step! And Timegazer Magician's Pendulum Effect! When a Pendulum Monster attacks, your not allowed to activate Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step! Horoscope Divination! Inverse Gear Wise!" Reiji's face down looked frozen for a moment as Reiji couldn't activate.

The blast hit Temujin who was barely blocking all of it while Yuya wasn't done, "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's monster effect! When it battles a monster, the damage inflict is doubled! Reaction Force!" The blast got more larger and powerful and blasted through Temujin, destroying it.

REIJI LP: 47002700

Reiji dusted off his shirt and then looked at Yuya, "When Temujin is destroyed by battle, I can add one "Contract" card from my Graveyard to my hand. I add another Contract with the Hellgate back to my hand."

Yuya looked back at Reiji, "Because I activated a Pendulum Effect, I can draw a card thanks to Odd-Eyes Magician's effect." He then drew his card and added it to his hand.

Before Yuya could attempt to continue, Reiji held out his hand, "I activate Cursed Blood King Siegfried's monster effect. During either players' turn, I can negate the effects of one face-up Magic or Trap on the field until the next Standby Phase. I choose to negate the Pendulum Effect of Timegazer Magician." Siegfried sent a shockwave from his sword towards Timegazer which made him get binded by chains momentarily.

Rin was a little confused, "Eh? How did he do that?" She was confused as to how Reiji negated Timegazer's Pendulum Effect since it is a monster.

Ruri looked at Rin, "Pendulum Monsters that are in the Pendulum Zones are treated as Magic Cards." Rin was a little surprised by the revelation.

Yuya narrowed his eyes, wondering what Reiji was up to since he wanted to activate his face down earlier so it might be that. He then pointed at Odd-Eyes Saber, "I now attack Gust King Alexander with Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon!" Odd-Eyes launched itself forward and slashed Alexander with its sharp claws, destroying Alexander.

REIJI LP: 27002400

"Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon's monster effect! When it destroys a monster by battle, I can destroy another monster on your field! I choose Radiant King Cyrus!" As a result of Saber's effect, Cyrus was then destroyed.

Reiji, however, had a small smile on his face, "When Radiant King Cyrus is destroyed, I can add a certain "D/D" monster to my hand. I add DD Magical Savant Galilei." He took a card from his Deck and show it to Yuya momentarily before adding it to his hand.

Yuya narrowed his eyes a little, wondering what Reiji meant by a "certain" D/D monster but shook his head and pointed at his other monsters, "I attack Supreme Dragon King Pendragon with Odd-Eyes Magician! Spiral Magic!" Odd-Eyes Magician jumped up in the air while smiling, "As you wish, I will assist my Master!" Magician then charged up and launched a colorful blast towards Pendragon, destroying it.

"I continue with Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon attacking Cursed Blood King Siegfried!" Odd-Eyes Arc unleashed his clear grayish blast towards Siegfried and destroyed it.

REIJI LP: 24002000

Reiji, once again, didn't seem fazed, "When Cursed Blood King Siegfried is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I gain 1000 LP for every "Contract" card I control." Reiji only had one on his field so he gained 1000 LP.

REIJI LP: 20003000

Gongenzaka gritted his teeth a little, "He regained life so he wouldn't lose this turn!"

Ruri, however, was looking happy to Yuya getting the upper hand, "But at least destroyed them all this time."

Rin cheered, "Go for it, Yuya!"

Yuya smiled and then pointed at Joker, "Finally, I attack you directly Reiji with Skullcrobat Joker!" Joker charged forward and hit Reiji with a kick, causing a small explosion around him because of the damage given.

Yuya and everyone in You Show were now getting a little excited to see him get the upper hand again; however, to their surprise, when the explosion cleared, Reiji seemed unharmed from the kick and his life points didn't change.

Yuya narrowed his eyes, "How did you negate the damage?"

Reiji then pointed at his recently activated trap, "I activated the Trap Card: D/D/D Contract Change. By banishing a "D/D/D" monster from my Graveyard with the highest ATK, I can reduce damage to 0." Cyrus was banished as Reiji took no damage from Joker's attack.

A card then appeared from Reiji's Deck as he grabbed it, "And then I add another certain Level 4 or below "D/D" monster to my hand. I add D/D Magical Savant Kepler." He showed the card to Yuya momentarily before returning it to his hand.

Yuya narrowed his eyes even more, a little disappointed he couldn't deal more damage to Reiji. However, he was more confused when Reiji said a "certain" D/D monster again, "What certain monster is he talking about? He added monsters called Magical Savants but what are they for?" He decided to be a little careful about what Reiji might do.

Yuya grabbed a card, "I set a card and end my turn."

Rin sighed a little while holding her chest, "This is getting intense."

Ruri nodded in agreement, "Yeah. But at least Yuya is okay for now."

Yuzu smiled a little while looking a little confused, "I wonder...if Yuya has always been this strong before." She feeling a little envious of her close friend since he's basically gotten better while leaving her in the dust a little.

Gongenzaka looked at Yuzu, "Either way, at least he has more of a chance to win."

Yuzu nodded in agreement and cheered, "Keep it up, Yuya!"

Mikleo, however, seemed a little sceptical of the situation especially concerning those Magical Savants monsters Reiji added to his hand earlier and wondered what he was about to do with them.

Sora had the same thought as well as he narrowed his eyes at Reiji, "Those two cards…"

Yuya then smiled and laughed, "Just like before, you're amazing Reiji. I can't wait to see what you have in store for me next."

Reiji looked at Yuya, "Likewise, you have done very well in this duel Yuya." He then fixed his glasses, "You are performing much better in this duel than I have expected and you have allowed me to personally experience the nature of Pendulum Summoning…" He then looked at Yuya again, "now it's your turn."

Yuya raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Huh? What did he mean by that? I'll experience Pendulum Summoning…?" Yuya's eyes then widened a little from shock, "No...he can't mean…!"

However, Reiji continued, "I'll have you confirm whether or not Pendulum Summoning is unique to you in your own eyes."

Reiji placed his fingers on his Deck, "My turn, draw." Due to the effect of War Deity, Reiji took 1000 damage.

REIJI LP: 30002000

He then placed two cards in his duel disk, "I activate two Continuous Magic: Contract with the Hellgate! With these, I add two copies of D/D/D Great Death King Armageddon to my hand!" Reiji showed two cards to Yuya before adding them to his hand.

Reiji then grabbed two cards and held them up, "I set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 1 D/D Magical Savant Galilei and Scale 10 D/D Magical Savant Kepler!" He placed both cards in their Pendulum Zones with the word "PENDULUM" appearing on his duel disk.

Yuya was shocked by what he just heard, "What?!" Did he just say Pendulum Scale? He then saw two monsters appearing on Reiji's field that were in blue columns of light with the numbers 1 and 10 in front of them respectively.

Reiji looked at Yuya, "With this, I can now simultaneously summon multiple monsters from Level 2 to 9!"

Gongenzaka's eyes were widened in shock, "Those are Pendulum Monsters!" He couldn't believe that someone other Yuya had Pendulum Cards.

Yuzu then had a troubled expression on her face, "No way…"

Sora, who was shocked as well, looked at Reiji, "It can't be…!" Ruri, Rin, and the kids were shocked at seeing Reiji having Pendulum Cards. Mikleo, while not as shocked as the others, still looked surprised as his eyes widened at what he was seeing.

Reiji held out his hand, "Grand power which shakes my very soul! Arise within me and give birth to a new light that rends the darkness! Pendulum Summon!" A portal appeared between his monsters; although the only difference was that there was no giant pendulum swinging like Yuya's.

Reiji held up four cards in his hand, "Come before me, my monsters!" Four monsters came out of the portal, "From the Extra Deck, D/D/D Rebel King Leonidas (ATK: 2600)! And from my hand, the three transcendental deities that rule over all kings, D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (ATK: 3000, DEF: 1000, LV: 8, PS: 4)!" Leonidas reappeared on the field along with three copies of the same monster, which resembled a fiendish monster that was a giant crystal surrounded by armor along with a face in the middle of the armor.

Everyone stared in shock and disbelief by what they just witnessed. Sora then spoke, "Three monsters with 3000 ATK!"

Yuya was almost in utter disbelief, "...How? How does Reiji have…?" He was wondering and seriously confused as to how Reiji got Pendulum Cards because, as far as he knows, he's the only one that should have them right now. Except, Reiji somehow got a hold of some of them.

He didn't have time to think as Reiji pointed at his Odd-Eyes, "Battle! Hell Armageddon attacks Odd-Eyes Magician!" Hell Armageddon moved forward towards Odd-Eyes Magician and then was charging some power in its core.

Yuzu looked worried as she decided to bang the glass, "Yuya!"

Yuya narrowed his eyes and then pressed a button on his duel disk, "I activate the Trap Card: Last Minute Cancel! When my opponent's monster attacks, I can switch all of my monsters into defense position!" All of Yuya's monsters then switched to defense position.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 3000DEF: 2000)
Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 3200DEF: 2000)
Odd-Eyes Magician (ATK: 2800DEF: 1500)
Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (ATK: 2300DEF: 100)
Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon (ATK: 2800DEF: 2000)

Hell Armageddon then launched a dark blast towards Odd-Eyes Magician and destroyed it. Since it was in defense position, Yuya didn't take any damage.

Reiji adjusted his glasses again, "Clever. Then I'll have the second Hell Armageddon attack Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon! The third attacks Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! And Rebel King Leonidas attacks Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon!" As soon as he said all of that, the rest of Reiji's monsters unleashed their respective attacks towards Yuya's monsters, destroyed all of them except for Skullcrobat Joker.

Reiji placed a card in his duel disk, "I set a card and end my turn."

Himika was applauding with a smile on her face, "That was splendid Reiji. If you have mastered Pendulum Summoning to his extent, then this measly YSDS…" She then smirked, "If we don't need them, we might as well crush them. Then, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Ritual and Pendulum will all belong to LDS."

Shuzo sat down with a troubled expression on his face, "To think he would use Pendulum Summoning...just how much power does Reiji Akaba possess?"

Yuya narrowed his eyes at Reiji, "Reiji, where did you get Pendulum Cards?" Reiji stared at Yuya, not saying anything in response.

Mikleo, who got over his surprise around a minute ago, looked at Yuya, "...I imagine it might be because he made those cards."

Yuya looked at Mikleo confused, "What?" Reiji turned to look Mikleo while narrowing his eyes a little. Everyone then turned to look at Mikleo, confused by what he was talking about.

Mikleo looked at Reiji, "Despite being famously known as a duel school worldwide, Leo Corporation also has the technology and power to create cards."

Rin looked surprised, "Create cards? They can do that?" Sure, she knew that cards had to have been created by someone although she wouldn't guess it would be something like LDS. It almost reminded her something the Tops would do mainly because of power.

Mikleo nodded, "Yes and from what I can gather, I imagine he made those cards…" He then looked at Himika, "With the data from Yuya's duels with Strong Ishijima and Sawatari when he tried to steal his cards." Reiji looked a little surprised that Mikleo figured it out so quickly.

Yuya looked surprised and then turned to look at Reiji, "So...he really was behind it." He didn't want to believe since he made that assumption before with everything that's happened and he couldn't believe the Reiji he met before would do something like that. If it is true, why would he do it?

Himika narrowed his eyes, "I told you before there is no records of Sawatari doing something like that!"

Mikleo, having expected that response, narrowed his eyes, "Oh really?"

To everyone's confusion, Mikleo took out his custom duel disk and proceeded to press some buttons on it. When he was done, everyone could hear a voice from the duel disk, "Super rare and awesome guys like me just have to use super rare and awesome cards. It's only natural. The cards must seriously love me man."

Yuzu's eyes widened as she recognized the voice, "That's Sawatari!"

However, everyone then heard a familiar second voice, "Set your Pendulum Cards."

Yuya's eyes widened in surprise, "That's...Reiji!"

"Huh? Say what?"

"Set them. I use the Scale 1 Stargazer Magician…"

"I-I use the Scale 1 Stargazer Magician…"

"And the Scale 8 Timegazer Magician…"

"And the Scale 8 Timegazer Magician…"

"To set the Pendulum Scale!"

Mikleo then pressed a button to end the recording and then looked at Himika and Reiji, "And I think that settles that." Himika gritted her teeth as this boy was more annoying than before.

Reiji narrowed his eyes, "Did he hack into Leo Corporation somehow and found that recording? If that's the case, there's more to Mikleo than meets the eye. I'll have to investigate him as well."

Yuya then looked at Reiji, "So you really were the one who ordered Sawatari to take my Pendulum Cards." Reiji, once again, didn't say anything in response.

Yuya narrowed his eyes in confusion, "Why? Why do all of this Reiji? For what reason could you possibly have to order someone take my cards? Especially since I wouldn't think you need them since you're already a genius at dueling." Reiji closed his eyes in response.

Yuya frowned a little, "What happened to you Reiji? You're not the same person I met six years ago. The Reiji I knew wouldn't do cold tactics like this."

Reiji, having heard enough, opened his eyes and gave Yuya a serious look, "...Times have changed Yuya. I'm no longer the same naive boy you met before. I had to become a king in order to get ahead in life. I have my reasons."

Yuya frowned a little more, a little sad to see the person he met changed so differently, "Reiji…"

Reiji adjusted his glasses, "Although, if you really want to know the reason I'm doing this…" He then held out a hand towards Yuya, "Then defeat me in this duel and I'll answer all of your questions."

Yuya narrowed his eyes, silently accepting the challenge, and then placed his fingers on his Deck, "My turn, draw!" He saw the card he drew and his eyes widened in surprise, "Mystic?" He held up the card in front of him, "Maybe this is the time to finally bring you out but I still need another card though." He then put the monster back into his hand, "I'll save you for later."

"I activate the Magic Card: Pendulum Halt and since I have three or more Pendulum Monsters face-up in my Extra Deck, I can draw two cards!" Yuya drew two cards from his hand.

Yuya held up his hand, "With the set Pendulum Scale, I Pendulum Summon!" Three monsters appeared from the portal, "Revive from the Extra Deck! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 2500), Odd-Eyes Magician (ATK: 2300) and Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 2700)!" All three of Yuya's monsters were brought back to the field. Since Odd-Eyes Magician was on the field, he activated his own effect.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 25003000)
Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 27003200)
Odd-Eyes Magician (ATK: 23002800)
Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (ATK: 1800→2300)

Yuya pointed at his ace monster, "I now activate Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's monster effect! When this monster is Special Summoned face-up from the Extra Deck, all of my opponent's monsters lose ATK equal to the difference between my current Pendulum Scales x 100 until the End Phase! Stargazer is 1, Timegazer is 8 so your monsters lose 700 ATK! Scale Force!" Both magicians transferred their power to Odd-Eyes and he unleashed their power from his jeweled chest, hitting all of Reiji's monsters.

D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (#1) (ATK: 30002300)
D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (#2) (ATK: 30002300)
D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (#3) (ATK: 30002300)
D/D/D Rebel King Leonidas (ATK: 2600→1900)

Gongenzaka raised his fist in excitement, "Alright! Now Yuya has a chance to counterattack!"

Yuya pointed at Odd-Eyes, "Battle! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon attack Hell Armageddon! Spiral Strike Burst!" Odd-Eyes unleashed his fiery blast towards one of the Hell Armageddons and destroyed it. Because of Odd-Eyes' effect, Reiji was then dealt with double damage.

REIJI LP: 2000600

Tatsuya looked excited, "Reiji Akaba only has 600 LP left!" Ayu smiled, "All Big Bro Yuya has to do is attack again with his other monsters!"

However, before Yuya could continue, Reiji spoke, "I activate D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon's monster effect. Once per turn, when a monster I control is destroyed, this card gains ATK equal to that monster's original ATK until the End Phase."

D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (#1) (ATK: 23005300)
D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (#2) (ATK: 23005300)

Yuya narrowed his eyes, "Now I can't attack Hell Armageddon but still…" He then pointed at Odd-Eyes Arc, "Then I'll attack Rebel King Leonidas with Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon!" Odd-Eyes Arc unleashed his clear blast towards Leonidas.

Reiji pressed a button on his duel disk, "I activate the Continuous Trap: Contract with Heavenly Blessing. In exchange for taking 1000 damage during my Standby Phase, one monster I control cannot be destroyed and I take no damage from battle involving it." A barrier was then formed around Leonidas, protecting both it and Reiji from the blast.

Yuya grabbed a card in his hand, "In that case, I'll activate the Magic Card: Monster Reincarnation which lets me add a monster from my Graveyard to my hand by discarding a card." Yuya sent a Trap Card to the Graveyard and added Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon back to his hand.

Yuya placed a card in his duel disk, "I set a card and end my turn." Since it was the end of Yuya's turn, the effects of Odd-Eyes and Hell Armageddon end as well.

D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (#1) (ATK: 23003000)
D/D/D Great Death King Hell Armageddon (#2) (ATK: 23003000)
D/D/D Rebel King Leonidas (ATK: 1900→2600)

Reiji drew a card, "My turn, draw." Reiji then pointed at Leonidas, "Due to Leonidas' effect, I don't take any effect damage from my "Contract" cards."

After Reiji said that, something began to happen to Reiji's Magical Savant as they producing electricity that destroyed the rest of Reiji's Hell Armageddons.

D/D Magical Savant Galilei (PS: 13)
D/D Magical Savant Kepler (PS: 108)

The kids were shocked by what just saw with Ayu speaking, "The monsters are-!" Futoshi finished her sentence, "-gone!"

Yuya was confused, "What happened?" Why did Reiji's Armageddons disappear? Was it an effect or something?

Reiji fixed his glasses, "Due to D/D Magical Savant Galilei and Kepler's Pendulum Effects, during each of my Standby Phases, Galilei's Pendulum Scale increases by 2 and Kepler's decreases by 2." Reiji explained part of the effect that made his monsters get destroyed. However, his monsters getting destroyed wasn't part of his plan. They both do destroy monsters that have an equal Level, less than Galilei's or greater than Kepler's Pendulum Scales but they only destroy non-D/D monsters. He suspects it may be a bug in these prototype Pendulum Cards. Reiji then looked down at his cards, "While they're still prototypes, at least this confirms that they function in a decently manner." He'll just have to make due with it and figure out the problem later.

Ruri was now more optimistic, "At least Yuya won't have to deal with those monsters again right now."

Sora narrowed his eyes, "But I get the feeling this won't faze Reiji one bit."

Reiji pointed at his cards, "Due to the effects of my two Contract with the Hellgates, I can add a "D/D" monster from my Deck to my hand. I add D/D Proud Ogre and D/D Manticore to my hand." He showed the cards he added to Yuya before putting them back in his hand.

Reiji held up his hand, "With the set Pendulum Summon, I Pendulum Summon!" Two monsters appeared from the portal, "Reborn from the Extra Deck, D/D Cerberus (ATK: 1800)! And from my hand, D/D Proud Ogre (ATK: 2300, DEF: 1500, LV: 6, PS: 8)!" Cerberus was brought back to Reiji's field along with a fiendish monster that resembled an ogre wearing grayish black and red armor who also wielding an axe in its right hand.

Reiji placed a card in his duel disk, "I activate the Magic Card: Demon Network. With this card, I can target two "D/D" monsters I control and a Pendulum Monster face-up in my Extra Deck. I choose D/D Cerberus and D/D Proud Ogre on my field along Hell Armageddon in my Extra Deck. Cerberus and Proud Ogre's Levels are now equal to Hell Armageddon's."

DD Cerberus (LV: 48)
DD Proud Ogre (LV: 68)

Yuya's eyes widened in surprise, "Two Level 8 monsters…" Right then, Yuya knew what Reiji was about to do.

Reiji held out his hand, "I overlay my Level 8 D/D Cerberus and D/D Proud Ogre!" Both monsters turned into purple energy that went into a dark portal.

"When two suns rise, the horizon of a new world shall open up! Xyz Summon! Appear and come forth, Rank 8! D/D/D Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga (ATK: 3500, DEF: 3000, RNK: 8, OVU: 2)!" Reiji summoned a fiendish monster that was in dark red and yellow armor while wearing a green robe underneath it and it was sitting on an ancient stone throne while floating.

Yuzu looked a little overwhelmed, "A Rank 8 Xyz Monster…"

Rin agreed as well, "And it has 3500 ATK…"

Reiji looked at Yuya, "When Kali Yuga is Xyz Summoned, all other cards on the field cannot have their effects activated and other cards' effects are also negated for the rest of this turn."

Yuya was surprised, "What?" That mean that he can't use his face down to save himself. Odd-Eyes Magician's effect was negated because of Kali Yuga.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 30002500)
Odd-Eyes Arc Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 32002700)
Odd-Eyes Magician (ATK: 28002300)
Entermate Skullcrobat Joker (ATK: 2300→1800)

Ruri now looked more worried for Yuya, "Now Yuya can't protect himself!"

Rin raised her fist while trying to stay calm, "Don't give in, Yuya!"

Reiji looked at Yuya seriously, "Battle! I attack Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga! Twin Break Shot!" Kali Yuga then launched twin spheres of dark energy towards Odd-Eyes and destroyed it. The blast made Yuya land on his back.

YUYA LP: 1500500

Yuzu cried out in worry, "Yuya!"

Gongenzaka now looked more concerned for his friend, "He only has 500 LP left…!"

Reiji wasn't done, "I now attack Odd-Eyes Magician with Rebel King Leonidas!" Leonidas charged forward and slashed through Odd-Eyes Magician, destroying it.

YUYA LP: 500200

Mikleo, while a little concerned for his brother, didn't show it as he just narrowed his eyes at the duel.

As Yuya got back up, Reiji looked at him, "Just in case, I'll make you run out of options during your next turn. I activate Kali Yuga's monster effect. By using an Overlay Unit, all Magic and Trap Cards are destroyed." One of Kali Yuga's Overlay Units were absorbing before Yuga unleashed a shockwave that destroyed all of both Yuya and Reiji's Magic and Trap Cards including the Pendulum Monsters in the Pendulum Zones.

D/D/D Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga (OVU: 21)

Tatsuya looked more worried than ever, "Now Big Bro Yuya can't Pendulum Summon next turn!"

Reiji pointed at Kali Yuga, "I activate Kali Yuga's other effect which lets me set a "Contract" card from my Graveyard to my field face down." Kali Yuga's other Overlay Unit was absorbed as Reiji set Heavenly Blessing back to his field.

D/D/D Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga (OVU: 10)

Yuya narrowed his eyes a little, "That card has to be Heavenly Blessing." He figured it was something Reiji needed in case he found a way to try and destroy Leonidas on his next turn.

Reiji looked at Yuya, "I end my turn."

Sora looked at Yuya, "With only 200 LP and no Pendulum Monsters, Yuya will lose won't he?"

Mikleo was still looking at Yuya, "...Maybe. Although it depends on what Yuya draws on his next turn."

Yuya was looking at the situation he was in and sighed, "This is it. Unless I can make a big move on my next turn, I'll lose this duel." He looked at his current hand and then his Deck, "I'll just have to believe in my Deck and, in hope, it believes in me."

He placed his fingers on his Deck, "My turn, draw!" He drew with a lot of force since he had a lot of determination with that draw.

He turned the card around to see what it was: a certain Magic card. Yuya then smiled happily, "Perfect!" Reiji narrowed his eyes, wondering what exactly Yuya drew that made him this happy.

Yuya then had a look of resolve on his face as he placed the card he drew into his duel disk, "I'm activating the Ritual Magic: Holy Glow Ritual!"

Reiji was surprised, "Ritual?" To his knowledge and data, Yuya didn't have a Ritual Monster but this contradicts it.

The others were shocked by what Yuya just announced with Yuzu saying, "Wait...did that mean…?" Mikleo then smiled at what Yuya just did.

A dark blue temple appeared behind Yuya along with metal torches near the gateway. Yuya looked at Reiji while holding up a card in his hand, "I tribute Entermate Skullcrobat Joker and Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon that's in my hand." Joker and Saber Dragon both turned into blue flames which lit up the torches as the gateway opened.

"Blue dragon that live in the skies! Come down to this earth to shine your holy judgement upon our foes! Ritual Summon! Appear, Level 8! Mystic Glow Ritual Dragon (ATK: 2800, DEF: 2000, LV: 8)!" Yuya summoned a blue dragon that had silver armor on his chest and arms, a small crystal in his chest, had a yellow horn on his head, white eyes with pupils, and blue wings in which the insides of them were glowing brightly around the area.

Reiji looked at the monster Yuya summoned, "Ritual Dragon?"

The others were shocked by Yuya performing Ritual Summoning and also the dragon Yuya summoned to the field. Yuzu looked at the dragon with astonishment, "What is that dragon?" For some reason, she thought it was a little similar to Yuya's Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

Tatsuya was smiling excitedly, "Big Bro Yuya can also Ritual Summon!" Ayu looked a little confused, "But...it only has 2800 ATK."

Mystic Glow turned around to look at Yuya, "...It's good to fight be able to fight for you again Yuya."

Yuya nodded as he raised his fist, "You said it. Now let's go Mystic!"

Mystic Glow roared in response, "As you wish!"

Yuya looked at Reiji with determination, "This duel is over Reiji!" He then pointed at Mystic, "I activate Mystic Glow Ritual Dragon's monster effect! Once per turn, I can Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard in defense position! Holy Resurrection!" Mystic then shined his wings so brightly and brought back Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon in defense position.

"And then Mystic gains ATK equal to the ATK of the monster summoned until the End Phase!" Saber Dragon transferred its power towards Mystic who roared, "It feels so good to battle again!"

Mystic Glow Ritual Dragon (ATK: 28005600)

Yuzu looked happy with what she was seeing, "Mystic is now stronger than both of Reiji's monsters!"

Gongenzaka raised his fist, "There's still a chance! Go for it, Yuya!"

Yuya smiled while pointing at Mystic, "Battle! Mystic Glow Ritual Dragon attack Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga! Imperial Light Sacred Cleansing!" Mystic flew up into the air before flying down towards Kali Yuga with blue energy around himself.

Reiji, who got over his surprised, was prepared to activate his card, "I activate the Trap…!"

Yuya interrupted, "Sorry but you can't! When Mystic attacks, you're not allowed to activate any Magic or Traps until the end of the Damage Step!" As Yuya said that, Mystic was charging faster towards Kali Yuga.

Reiji was shocked, "What!?" Now he can't protect himself so he wonders what to do. He looked down at his hand and saw one card in his hand that could help. He gritted his teeth, "I have no choice."

Mystic then pierced through Kali Yuga with his horn and destroyed it which created a huge explosion around the field.

However, before he could take the damage, Reiji revealed a card in his hand, "I activate the effect of D/D Manticore in my hand! By discarding this card, you now take the same damage I take!" He sent his monster to the Graveyard and made the explosion flow towards Yuya as well.

Yuya was surprised, "What?" Seeing as there was nothing he could do to stop it, he got caught in the blast which made him fly backwards and land on his back. Reiji then took the blast as well which made him fly backwards and land on his back. Both duelist grunted a little from the damage they took.

REIJI LP: 6000
YUYA LP: 2000

YUYA & REIJI: DRAW

Everyone was in shock by what just happened: the duel ended in a draw. The You Show residents cried out worrily, "Yuya!" They then ran towards the inside of the duel arena and gathered around him to see if he's okay.

Meanwhile, Himika was in shock, "Impossible...Yuya Sakaki tied with Reiji?" Before Himika could think any further about it, Nakajima came over and whispered something in her ear, to her confusion.

Yuzu kneeled down at Yuya, "Yuya, are you okay?"

Yuya grunted a little before smiling, "I'm fine. Just a few bruises."

Ruri smiled a little from Yuya's optimism, "Come on, let's help you up." Both Ruri and Rin got Yuya on their shoulder in order to help him stand up.

Sora was eating some candy while looking at Yuya, "Gotta admit, that was fun duel to watch. To bad it ended in a draw."

Yuya grunted, "Yeah." He then was able to stand up fully with the help of Ruri and Rin as he balanced himself.

Soon after, Reiji got up while grunting a little as well while dusting some dirt of his shirt. He then looked at Yuya with him looking back, both seeming wanting to finish this.

However, they heard Himika's voice, "What did you say!?" They then turned to see what was the commotion.

They saw that Nakajima was whispering something into Himika's ear who was looking a little concerned. Apparently Masumi heard something from the conversation and shouted, "Professor Marco was-!?" Yaiba and Hokuto looked shocked to hear it as well.

Himika turned towards Reiji with a troubled expression on her face, "Reiji!"

Reiji narrowed his eyes as something must have happened. He then saw an image of Nakajima appear on his duel disk, "What happened, Nakajima?"

Yuya saw how they were talking with each other but couldn't quite hear what they said. He then saw Reiji nodding before turning off his duel disk and, to everyone else's confusion, began hastily walking away from the arena.

Yuya saw how Reiji was leaving and was surprised as he held out a hand to him, "Wait Reiji!"

He then stopped to look at Yuya for a second, "We'll settle this another time Yuya." He then walked away and exited the arena; he then went with his mother and the others outside of You Show.

Yuya frowned a little, "Reiji…" He was a little disappointed he couldn't figure out what happened to him before. At least, You Show is safe for now.


I want to thank Frost190 and her partner for allowing me to use some of her OC cards so shout out to you two. Thank you so much!

Fanfiction OC Memo:

Fruit Magician (Credit goes to Frost190 and her partner)
(LV: 7, Spellcaster, WATER, ATK: 1800, DEF: 2000, PS: 6)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, when a Pendulum Monster(s) you control is destroyed: You can Special Summon a "Magician" Pendulum Monster from your Deck.
Monster Effect: When you control an "Entermate" monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand and then draw 1 card. Once per turn, when you are targeted for a direct attack and this card is in your Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card in Defense Position.

Entermate Conductor Gecko
(LV: 5, Reptile, LIGHT, Fusion, ATK: 2000, DEF: 1600)
(2 "Entermate" Monsters)
Monster Effect: All monsters you control gain 400 ATK. When a monster you control destroys an opponent's monster by battle, inflict 200 points of damage to your opponent. When this card is destroyed, you can add 1 "Odd-Eyes" or "Entermate" monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.

Entermate Odd-Eyes Sylph
(LV: 2, Fairy, LIGHT, Tuner, ATK: 700, DEF: 800, PS: 5)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or below "Entermate" monster from your Graveyard.
Monster Effect: Once per turn, you can target 1 monster you control: Increase or decrease its Level by 1.

Entermate Odd-Eyes Plasma Blader
(LV: 6, Warrior, LIGHT, Synchro, ATK: 2600, DEF: 1800)
(1 "Odd-Eyes" Tuner + 1 or more "Entermate" non-Tuner Monsters)
Monster Effect: If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing damage to your opponent. When this card destroys a monster by battle: Add 1 "Odd-Eyes" monster from your Deck to your hand. If an "Entermate" monster you control is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, while this card is in your Graveyard: You can shuffle this card into the Extra Deck; Add 1 "Entermate" monster from your Deck to your hand.

Spacetime Magician
(RNK: 7, Spellcaster, DARK, Xyz, ATK: 2800, DEF: 2000)
(2 Level 7 "Magician" Pendulum Monsters)
Monster Effect: Must first be Xyz Summoned with the above Xyz Materials. The first time each Pendulum Monster in your Monster Zone or Pendulum Zone would be destroyed, it is not destroyed. Once per turn, you detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Add 1 DARK Monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand. Once per turn, during either players' turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; target 1 monster on the field and switch its battle position. When this card is destroyed: You can add 1 "Magician" monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.

Contract with the Ritual Djinns (Continuous Magic) - During your Main Phase: You can Ritual Summon any 1 Fiend-type Ritual Monster from your hand or Deck, by tributing monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon. You can only use this effect of "Contract with the Ritual Djinns" once per turn. If Summoning a "D/D" Ritual Monster this way, you can also banish monsters from your Graveyard. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: Take 1000 damage.

D/D/D Radiant King Cyrus
(LV: 8, Fiend, LIGHT, Ritual, ATK: 2900, DEF: 2200)
Monster Effect: Once per turn, when a "D/D" monster is Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or below "D/D" monster from your Deck. Once per turn: You can return 1 Magic or Trap Card you control to your hand; then all "D/D" monsters you control gain 600 ATK until the End Phase. When this card is destroyed: You can add 1 "D/D" Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your hand.

Contract with Heavenly Blessing (Continuous Trap) - Target 1 "D/D" Monster you control; As long as this card is on the field: That monster cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects also you take no battle damage from battles involving that monster. Once per turn, during your Standby Phase: Take 1000 damage.

Demon Network (Magic Card) - Target 2 "D/D" monsters you control and 1 "D/D" Pendulum Monster that's face-up in your Extra Deck; the targeted monsters you control now have a Level equal to the targeted Pendulum Monster's Level.

Holy Glow Ritual (Ritual Magic Card) - This card can be used to Ritual Summon "Mystic Glow Ritual Dragon" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard. You must also tribute monsters from your hand and/or field whose total Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon.

Mystic Glow Ritual Dragon
(LV: 8, Dragon, LIGHT, Ritual, ATK: 2800, DEF: 2000)
Monster Effect: When this card attacks: Your opponent cannot activate Magic or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. Once per turn, you can target 1 Monster in your Graveyard: Special Summon it in Defense Position with its effects negated, then this card gains ATK equal to that monster's original ATK until the End Phase. When this card is destroyed: You can add 1 Magic or Trap Card from your Graveyard to your hand.

D/D Manticore
(LV: 3, Fiend, DARK, ATK: 1200, DEF: 700, PS: 6)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, you can target 1 "D/D" monster you control; change its level from 1 to 8 until the End Phase.
Monster Effect: When you take battle or effect damage, you can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; your opponent takes the same amount of damage you take as well.

Some OCG, TCG, Anime, and/or Manga effects are changed for the sake of convenience


So...surprise! Mystic Glow Ritual Dragon! That was the "Mystic" dragon I was talking about in Chapter 5. I'll bet some of you didn't see that coming. Regardless, I hope you like the little backstory I gave for both Yuya and Reiji. If there's any questions about this, I might answer them in the next chapter or not so we'll see happens. I also hope you all like both the dragon and Reiji's Ritual Monster cause I actually always wanted to give Ritual Summoning some more love especially considering it wasn't acknowledged much in Arc-V other than Mieru and Asuka/Alexis. Expect some more Ritual Summoning in the future.

By the way, I want to be clear on this: Yes, I am aware that the Savants have different effects when destroying monsters regarding their Pendulum Scales (Such as they don't destroy DD monsters). However, they are mostly prototypes with test effects and not quite the real thing yet. As you already know, Reiji will eventually have fully functional Pendulum Cards so it is mostly a situation where he will get the fixed cards with changed effects later on.

Next chapter, get ready for the debut of Mikleo's deck. This is going to be good. :)

Anyway, I hope y'all like the chapter and I'll see you in the next one.


NEXT CHAPTER PREVIEW:

Duel Training, the Chrono Emperor - After Yuya's duel with Reiji, Yuya challenges Mikleo to a duel in order to show how strong the both of them really are to his friends at You Show and also to tell them more about their past. Yuya, however similar to Reiji, has a rough time keeping up with Mikleo, who was once known as the Chrono Emperor in the Pro Circuit before he walked away from it.


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