Location: Domino Town Centre
It was a late crisp evening, with a half moon and many stars filling the night sky. As usual, the town was busy with many people either doing late night shopping or heading into bars and restaurants. Ryusei and Shinji were walking up the well-lit town, just generally hanging out.
"Do you ALWAYS buy so many booster packs?" Ryusei asked as Shinji was carrying a bag full of booster packs.
"No! Only when a new set comes out" Shinji answered defensively.
Ryusei quietly chuckled as the pair continued walking. In a short while Shinji then noticed the laces of his trainers were undone. He stopped and started doing them up as Ryusei kept on walking. After about 15 seconds Ryusei stopped and said
"Come on man it doesn't take that long to do your…shoelace."
As he turned round he noticed that Shinji was gone, nowhere to be seen. Furthermore, he saw no-one in sight. Everyone had vanished.
"What's going on?" He asked himself, agitated as he was walking through the deserted town.
"Shinji!" he called out. There was no response. He called the name louder and still nothing. He was about to shout out his name again but suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew. As he put his hands up to protect himself he noticed something in the wind, speckles of stardust.
"Not again." he whispered as he suddenly heard a low-tone, eerie growl. That was when Ryusei turned and started running.
He sprinted up the main street of the town but darted into an alleyway. He kept darting into numerous alleyways in an attempt to lose the creature. He always felt the creature was close but every time he looked back, he couldn't see it.
After leaving another alleyway he ended up on one of the main streets. He continued running but then something caught his eye. In an alleyway to his left he saw the shadow of a person watching him. Ryusei was about to run over to that place, but then for some reason, he started ascending.
As he was rapidly rising in the air he noticed a large sky-blue foot with long sharp claws on his right shoulder. He figured out that the creature has got him.
In a panicked state Ryusei started shaking violently, desperately trying to break free from the creature's hold. When that didn't work he started punching the creature's foot with his left hand. The creature struggled with its grip on Ryusei due to his actions and eventually let go. Ryusei screamed as he was free-falling to certain death and just as he was about to hit the ground, he suddenly woke up screaming from his bed.
"Ryusei!" Shinji called out worryingly.
Ryusei was a little disorientated when he woke up, breathing heavily. He then realised he was in his room and Shinji was standing next to him.
"Shinji." he responded quietly
"Are you all right?"
Ryusei ran his hands down his face and answered calmly,
"Yeah I'm fine. It was just a dream."
"Are you sure? Do you want to talk about it?"
"I'm okay. Sorry for worrying you but you can go back to bed."
As Shinji went back to bed Ryusei lied on his bed, wide awake, staring at the ceiling. As he tried to close his eyes, he constantly sees images of his dream, especially the image of the person's shadow. As Ryusei opened his eyes again he started to wonder who that person was.
Chapter 10-Inter-Dorm Tournament Start! Warm Heart vs. Iced Judgment!
"Come on! We're gonna miss it!" Vanessa shouted impatiently.
It was Saturday afternoon, just gone after 1pm. It was a mild but cloudy day with small breaks of sunshine. Vanessa was outside the Domino East Dorm, waiting for Shinji who had just rushed out. The pair then started running towards the fields.
"How could you forget you're ticket?!" Vanessa asked with a stern look at Shinji.
"I'm sorry, but I also had to get something to give to Ryusei." He replied
"Why didn't you give it to him BEFORE he left?"
"He left the place real early. I know competitors need to be there earlier but he was gone by morning."
"Doesn't matter now, what matters is that we hurry up!"
They continued running past the fields and the University Main Building. They headed out of the entrance of the University grounds and turned left. Up further ahead was a bus stop but unfortunately for them, they saw the bus already parked there. As they upped their pace the last person got on the bus and it pulled away heading towards the city. Both stopped to catch their breath and then Vanessa gave Shinji a hard slap on the back of his head, knocking off his glasses.
"This is you're fault!"
"How is it my fault?!"
"Because you wasted time by forgetting you're ticket!"
"But if we left earlier like I said, this wouldn't have happened!" he picked up his glasses, wiped them on his grey jumper and put them back on. As Shinji looked at the timetable he added "Looking at this the next bus won't come for another 40 minutes."
"40 MINUTES?! We'll miss the first match!" Vanessa groaned with frustration.
"Well there's not much we can do."
Vanessa composed herself and then answered confidently "Yes there is!"
"What?"
"We're gonna run there!"
"Are you insane?! It will take over an hour to walk to the Kaiba Dome!"
"That's why we are going to run there! I'm not missing a single minute of this tournament so come ON!"
She grabbed Shinji's arm and started sprinting the same way the bus went with Shinji in tow.
After a few minutes of running Vanessa and Shinji approached a junction. Vanessa foolishly crossed the road without a second's hesitation. Shinji called out as a car was coming at the same time. Vanessa noticed it too late and braced for impact but luckily the car grinded to a halt, inches away from Vanessa.
"What the hell are you doing?!" an angry voice said.
Vanessa opened her eyes and realised she was okay and she looked at the driver and was surprised.
"Kazuma?"
"Vanessa? What are you doing? Do you have a death wish or something?" Kazuma asked angrily.
"Forget about that!" She snapped as she put her hands on the bonnet of the car "I need a favour from you."
"Can it wait? I gotta be somewhere now!"
"No it can't! I need you to give me and Shinji a lift to the Kaiba Dome."
"Forget it."
"But we're gonna miss the first match!" she whined.
"Well you should have left earlier. Besides, the Kaiba Dome is the opposite way of where I'm headed."
"Where are you going?" Shinji asked in a prying manner.
"I'm heading to the airport. I'm flying to Sapporo to help out with my Dad's restaurant."
"What time is you're flight?" Vanessa jumped in.
"At four"
"You can still drop us off and make it there with plenty of time for your flight."
"Look Vanessa…"
"Listen Kazuma! I am not missing this tournament! If you don't take us now I swear, I will throw you out of this car and drive it myself!" She announced as she folded her arms and stared with serious eyes.
Kazuma just sighed and muttered reluctantly "Get in."
Vanessa gasped which turned into a huge smile across her face
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
Shinji and Vanessa rushed into the car as Kazuma turned left at the junction heading towards the city.
The time was 1:20pm. At the southern part of Domino City there was a long queue of about sixty people, most of them were students. They were all outside a very large blue dome building with the dome itself shaped as the head of a Blue Eyes White Dragon. This was the Kaiba Dome. Inside there were thousands of people. Some were hanging out; others were queuing for food or buying tickets at the door, but most of them already took to their seats in the stadium.
At the very back of the dome was an area where the duellists prepare for their matches. One of the rooms was called the 'Viewing Room'. It was generally a blue room, sky-blue walls, navy blue carpet and glass tables at each sofa. There were 3 navy blue sofas, one left, one right and one centrally in front of a huge plasma screen on a wall, stretching from one end of the wall to the other.
Sitting on the central sofa was Ryusei with his head down and his hands clasped together. His mind was elsewhere, still thinking about the vivid dream he had last night. As images of it continued rushing through his head a voice said
"You won't win if you don't focus."
This caught Ryusei's attention as he turned to his right to see Hayate relaxing against the wall with his arms folded.
"I don't need your advice." he replied in a serious fashion.
"It wasn't advice. It's the truth."
"Well you shouldn't be worrying about me."
"I'm not. I was hoping to chill out here but there seems to be a smell of low class scum around."
This statement annoyed Ryusei "So I'm off elsewhere." Hayate finished as he started to leave. Still annoyed by what Hayate said, Ryusei then retaliated to by saying to purposely anger Hayate.
"You still can't stand the fact that someone like me is better than you, can't you?"
Hayate stopped and turned round. As he walked towards him, Ryusei got up from his chair as they stood face-to-face.
"Let's get one thing straight. You're win was a fluke, a FLUKE! And this tournament is gonna prove that you're nothing more than a lucky son of a bitch!"
"You know, this is the first time that you've actually managed to piss me off. So I'm looking forward to beating you and taking you're title."
Hayate grabbed Ryusei's shirt with hatred in his eyes "Now listen here you piece of s…"
"Hey!" a female voice called out.
As both men looked at the doorway they noticed Ayaka has just walked in.
"Ayaka!" Ryusei said in surprise
"Ms. Uchiha" Hayate said pleasantly as he slowly let go of Ryusei's shirt.
"Hayate you should really cut down on your swearing. Profanities are not necessary."
"Shouldn't you be preparing for your match?" Ryusei asked.
"I am. But I wish the match will just start already but I have to wait for another half hour." She said, irritated at the waiting time.
"You're actually that excited to have your match now?"
"Please. I would rather be tending to a garden then duelling in this." She said smiling, which slightly irritated Hayate. "Anyway I'm gonna head out, check my Deck one more time or something."
"All right, well good luck Ayaka." Ryusei smiled.
"Same to you Ryusei." She then hugged him. When they finished their embrace she headed out of the room.
"Where's mine?" Hayate enquired.
"You told me last time that luck is for people who don't have a sound strategy, so I'm assuming you don't need it." She quietly chuckled before she left.
"She's such a pain that girl." He said quietly "I'm out of here!" He glared at Ryusei and walked off, leaving Ryusei alone in the room with his thoughts.
Outside the Kaiba Dome the time was 1:40pm. The queue had shrunk greatly due to the extensive efforts of the staff indoors. Kazuma had just arrived and parked with Vanessa and Shinji jumping out of the car.
"I can't thank you enough Kazuma." Vanessa said gleefully.
"No worries. Now enjoy yourself, and let me know what happens." He replied as he was about to drive off.
"Wait a minute! Aren't you gonna watch?"
"He already said that he has to go to the airport." Shinji answered
"You should at least stay to watch Ryusei's first match."
"Why?" Kazuma asked, thinking there is no need.
"It's a way of saying thank you to Ryusei. After all you did throw him in the deep end. So the least you could do is to watch his match."
"Even if I wanted to stay I'll be cutting it too close with my flight."
"Come on Kazuma!"
Kazuma deeply thought about it and did realise Vanessa is right. He does owe Ryusei something for this.
"I suppose I could call my Dad and sort out a later flight." Vanessa smiled at Kazuma's answer. "You can really be a pain Vanessa."
Kazuma said as he got out of the car, dialled a number on his cell phone and went with Vanessa and Shinji to the queue.
It was just before 2pm. As the trio headed into the stadium the place was almost full, most of them being fellow students. Since the stadium seating was set up in an oval shape, each half of the oval was divided into three further sections. On the right half were Domino South (1st section), Domino Central (2nd section) and Domino North (3rd section) supporters. On the left half was Domino East (1st section), neutral fans (2nd section) and Domino West fans (3rd section).
"Wow! Look at all the people here!" Shinji said in excitement.
"I know, I think Domino East is over there." Vanessa said pointing towards their section. As they headed there to take a seat an announcer came out from the centre of the duelling field. He was a man who stood at medium height, wearing a black suit, sunglasses and had short spiked blonde hair. A huge smile appeared on his face as he grabbed the microphone and shouted with passion.
"All Righty then! Let's get this show on the road!" this caused the crowd to cheer loudly.
In the "Viewing Room" Ryusei was sitting on the central sofa, watching the announcer on the screen. He heard the door open and a young man walked in, appearing to be a student. He was tall, with blue eyes and short black hair, with a fringe at the front, and became pointed at the back of his neck. He wore a long-sleeved black shirt, black trousers and black suede shoes.
"I didn't realise anyone was in here." The man said.
"It's no problem." Ryusei replied not bothered by his presence. The man went and sat down on the sofa on the right. He looked at Ryusei and asked.
"You're Ryusei right? Ryusei Fujiwara?"
"Yeah"
"That's so cool! So you're in this tournament! You're gonna be duelling after this match! You're facing…erm…"
"Yuji Nakata."
"That's it! Yuji! He's a very good duellist you know."
"You seem to know something about him. Care to fill me in?" Ryusei asked curiously. The man just chuckled and said.
"I don't know that much about him, but I watched him in last year's tournament and he is really good! He reached the final and everything."
As they continued watching Ryusei saw that the stadium was full of people.
"Hmm, it seems a lot of people came to this tournament."
"Of course! It's because you're in it."
"Because of me?"
"Yeah man, rumours about you been flying around in this uni. This is the people's chance to see whether what's been said is true."
"And what have they been saying?"
"Don't worry about that."
"Doesn't bother me anyway, but I have to ask though why are you watching the duel here and not at the stadium?"
The man scratched the back of his head as he said nervously "I kind of lost my ticket. Plus I didn't have enough money to buy a spare so I snuck in through the crowd past security…"
"Don't worry about it." Ryusei chuckled "I won't say anything."
"Thanks man." He breathed a sigh of relief and settled down to watch the match.
Back at the stadium the announcer said "All righty! Let's meet today's duellists! First, representing Domino West is the Nature Queen, Ayaka Uchiha!"
A big cheer came from the West section as a part of the duel field opened up, then Ayaka ascended through the gap.
"And her opponent, representing Domino North is the Ice-Sworn Princess, Kasumi Fujia!"
Cheers came from the North section as she ascended up the platform. Most of the boys from the other dorms were in awe of her beauty. So they all started cheering for Kasumi.
"So pathetic…" Vanessa muttered.
The two duellists walked up to each other and swapped Decks to be shuffled. No words were exchanged during the process, just stares between the two girls. They got their Decks back and walked to their ends of the duelling field.
Ayaka: ("Kasumi...her style of duelling is to hit hard and fast. If I want to beat her I'm gonna have to match her tempo.")
"ALL RIGHTY THEN! LET THE DUEL COMMENCE!" the announcer shouted as he left the stage. Both players activated their Duel Disks and shouted "Duel!"
LP (Ayaka-4000/Kasumi-4000)
"My turn!" Ayaka declared as she drew her card. "I summon Des Dendle (300/2000) in defense mode! Next I play the spell Seed of Deception, so I can summon a Plant monster who's level 2 or lower, like Nettles (1200/400)!" A small group of tall grass with vicious eyes and mouths entered the playing field. Kasumi showed now emotion to the play.
"I tune my level 2 Nettles with my level 4 Des Dendle!" The grasses exploded into stars and then, 2 green rings which descended onto Des Dendle and created a bright pillar of light.
"Synchro Summon! Fully blossom, Queen of Thorns (2200/1800)! I end my turn."
"That's a pretty fast start!" Shinji said excitedly.
"I hope Ayaka beats that stuck up bitch!" Vanessa muttered under her teeth.
"My turn, I'll activate Charge of the Light Brigade. By sending the top three cards to the graveyard (Wulf, Brain Control and Vanquishing Light) I can add a level 4 or lower Lightsworn to my hand such as Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter."
Ayaka looked slightly concerned knowing of Ryko's effect.
"Since Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (2100/300) was sent from the Deck to the Graveyard he is automatically Special Summoned." A giant wolf-looking beast appeared on the field with white/gold armour and wielded a giant golden axe.
"I set a monster face-down and a card face-down. Turn end."
"Seems Ayaka has the advantage" The man said.
"I would like to think that too, but there is a long way to go" Ryusei replied.
"My turn, I summon Lord Poison (1500/1000) in attack mode!" A deformed tree trunk appeared with branches as arms and razor sharp claws. "Queen of Thorns attacks Wulf with Royal Grip!" the monster flew forward and grabbed Wulf with its claw and crushed it until it shattered.
LP (4000/3900)
"Lord Poison attacks your face-down!"
"Activate Trap. Light Spiral. So when cards are sent from my Deck to the Grave by a Lightsworn effect I can remove from play the top card of you're Deck."
Lord Poison continued its attack destroying the monster which turned out to be Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter (200/100).
"Since Ryko was flipped I can take out your Queen and send the top three cards to the Graveyard."
Ayaka's monster shattered and Jenis, Celestia and Solar Recharge were sent to the Graveyard.
"Now you must remove from play you're top card."
Ayaka picked it up and noticed it was Regenerating Rose and placed it in her pouch.
"I end my turn" Ayaka declared.
"My turn and I summon Jain, Lightsworn Paladin (1800/1200)." A short white haired woman appeared. Wearing white/gold armour with a cape, equipped with a shield and sword.
"Jain attacks your monster and when she attacks, she gains 300 more attack points (2100/1200)." She darted forward and sliced Ayaka's monster which caused it to shatter.
LP (3400/3900)
"Lord Poison's effect activates. When it's destroyed and sent to the Graveyard I can summon a Plant monster from my Graveyard like Queen of Thorns (2200/1800)!"
"I set a face-down and in my End Phase, Jain sends my top two cards to the Graveyard, causing Light Spiral to remove from play you're top card."
Ayaka picked up The World Tree and removed it.
"You're turn."
Ayaka: ("I have to find a way to get rid of that Light Spiral. The longer it stays the more damage it will cause.")
"My turn!" She looked at her card in a little disappointment, but carried on. "I summon Gigantic Cephalotus (1850/700) in attack mode! Then I play the spell Vine Whip! If I control a Plant-Type monster I can destroy a face-down Spell or Trap and inflict 300 points of damage to you!"
A long vine appeared from the card and whipped the face-down with lightning speed destroying Widespread Ruin.
LP (3400/3600)
"Yes! Take it to her Ayaka!" Vanessa cheered.
"Gigantic Cephalotus attacks now!"
The monster leaped forward, opened its mouth and swallowed Jain whole.
LP (3400/3550)
"Queen of Thorns, attack directly!"
Thousands of thorn pellets were shot at Kasumi who didn't even flinch at the onslaught.
LP (3400/1350)
"I end my turn."
Most of the male fans groaned at the state of the duel, while Domino West fans were celebrating.
"Looks like Ayaka has got this duel won!" Shinji said happily
"I'm not so sure. I know Kasumi, and it's never easy to win against her. Ayaka still has a lot of work to do." Kazuma replied, which gave Vanessa a small look of worry.
"Draw. Due to the effect of your queen I must pay 1000 Life Points to summon a non-Plant monster from my hand."
LP (3400/350)
"I summon Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner (1000/1000)." A woman was summoned, with short blonde hair wearing a white/gold dress.
"I next play Solar Recharge, discarding Wulf to draw two cards and then, send two cards from my Deck to the Graveyard (Lyla, Lightsworn Sabre). Lightsworn Sabre was sent to the grave so its effect allows it to automatically equip itself onto a Lightsworn monster giving it 700ATK (Lumina-1700/1000)."
"I next play Sworn Ascension. This card allows me to Special Summon a Lightsworn monster from my Graveyard like Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon (2000/1600)." A sleek white dragon appeared with long blonde hair and widespread wings, wearing the armour across the chest and legs.
"Gragonith's effect allows it to gain 300ATK and DEF for every different Lightsworn in my Graveyard, so six Lightsworns makes it 1800 extra points."
(Gragontih-3800/3400)
"No way!" Shinji said in disbelief.
"I told you she wasn't easy." Kazuma said, unmoved by the play just made.
"Gragonith, attack Queen of Thorns. Justice Breath" she said coldly.
The monster took a huge breath and fired out an almighty beam of white light, vaporising Ayaka's queen.
LP (1800/350)
"My Cephalotus' effect activates. Every time a Plant monster is sent to the graveyard it gains 200ATK (2050/700)."
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn. Both Lumina and Gragonith must send the top three cards to the Graveyard so Light Spiral activates twice."
As Ayaka picked up her first card to remove, it was Botanical Girl. When she picked the second card her eyes widened in shock as to what it was.
"Crap" Ryusei said.
"What?" the man with him asked.
"She's lost something important."
"Has she?"
"Yeah, I can tell."
Ayaka reluctantly put the card in her pouch which turned out to be Tytannial, Princess of Carmelias.
"Since Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior and Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid are now in the Graveyard, Gragonith's ATK and DEF goes up by another 600 (4400/4000)."
Ayaka looked at Kasumi sternly. Kasumi stayed silent, expecting Ayaka to make her move.
Ayaka: ("Even though she's running out of cards she is technically getting stronger. I have to try and finish it this turn!")
"My turn!" She drew her card and liked what she saw. "I play Pot of Greed so I draw two cards. I next play Heavy Storm which destroys all Spells and Traps."
As the North fans complained Ayaka continued her comeback plan.
"I then summon Lonefire Blossom (500/1400) and play the spell Fragrance Storm. So I can destroy a Plant monster to draw a card so Gigantic Cephalotus is gone and I draw."
The audience were confused as to why she would destroy her best monster at that moment. Ryusei however smiled at the play.
Ryusei: ("With the right draw she can pull out a win here.")
As Ayaka drew her card a she gave a little smile.
"I play the spell Hammer Shot! This destroys the monster with the highest attack on the field!" An enormous brown hammer came from the top and squashed Gragonith, shattering it.
"Next, is Lonefire's turn, by releasing it, I can special summon a Plant monster from my Deck, so I choose Gigaplant (2400/1200)!"
As the new monster appeared on the field, Domino West supporters were celebrating greatly.
"She's gonna win!" Shinji said ecstatically.
"Gigaplant! End this duel by attacking Lumina!" Gigaplant shot out a claw aiming at Lumina.
"YES!" Vanessa shouted, ecstatic with Ayaka's move. The West fans continued their celebration, the North fans and most of the males were in shock, and Ryusei smiled at Ayaka's the play.
"She did it" he said.
"Not quite" the man replied.
"I activate…" Kasumi announced
"What?!" Ayaka said in disbelief.
"Necro Guardna's effect, When it's in the Graveyard I can remove it from play to negate the attack of one monster." The spirit of the monster appeared absorbing all the thorns so Kasumi took no damage.
"Damn it!" Vanessa said in frustration. The North fans had relief all over their faces, while West fans were disappointed and quieted down.
"Ayaka still has the advantage in this duel though." Kazuma replied in an attempt to cheer Vanessa up
"That's right. I think Ayaka has this one." Shinji said which made Vanessa smile.
"Hmm" The man said
"What are you thinking?" Ryusei asked
"That the duel is over."
"Even though Kasumi still has a chance, it will be very hard for her to win."
"I'm actually thinking the other way around."
"Really? You think Kasumi will win?"
"Trust me she will."
"What makes you so confident?"
"She has one turn left and if I know Kasumi like I think I know her, she always will come up with something."
"I end my turn with a face-down." Ayaka declared and assessed the situation.
LP (1200/350)
Ayaka: ("Okay. Looking at it first glance, it seems the duel is done. She has Lumina on the field and one card in her hand. Plus she would need a monster with 2500 to defeat my Gigaplant. She could use Lumina to get back Gragonith. However my face-down is Dimension Wall, so she will take the damage, which ends the duel. Everything seems covered but what is this unsettling feeling I'm having?")
Kasumi drew her card silently and looked at it.
Kasumi: ("To think that I would actually have to use this card to win. However, she has proven herself to be a worthy opponent.")
"I first activate, Solar Recovery. By removing from play 3 LIGHT Monsters (Aurkus, Jenis and Jain) I gain 1000 Life Points."
LP (1800/1350)
"Since I have four differently named Lightsworn monsters in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon this monster from my hand. Come forth Judgment Dragon (3000/2600)."
"Judgment Dragon?" Ayaka said in a worrying manner.
As Kasumi placed the card on the Duel Disk, a wind was generated and a blinding white light came from Kasumi's field. In the epicentre was a creature that out spread its wings and gave a loud vicious roar. As the light disappeared it revealed a large, white scaled dragon, with feather-like wings and intimidating red-eyes, to go with the red claws on its feet.
"No way!" Vanessa said, in amazement of the monster.
"I've never seen a creature like that before!" Shinji exclaimed.
The Domino North fans and the male audience were cheering to see such a powerful monster on Kasumi's side.
Kasumi just stared at Ayaka causing an eerie silence.
Ayaka: ("What is she waiting for? Is she deciding whether to attack or something?")
She finally broke the silence by saying "Judgment Dragon's effect activates. By paying 1000 Life Points I can destroy all cards on the field except itself."
Ayaka gasped in shock as Kasumi has now won this match.
LP (1200/350)
"Activate, Storm of Justice." The dragon flew up into the air and flapped its wings creating strong winds. Ayaka put up her hands to protect herself as all the cards was blown off the field, destroying them.
"No way!" Vanessa said in shock. Most of the crowd were stunned by the awesome power of Kasumi's monster.
"No." Ayaka whispered.
"Judgment Dragon, direct attack!" The monster took a huge breath and fired out an almighty blast of white fire instantly engulfing Ayaka. In the aftermath she was down on one knee.
LP (0/350)
"No way…" Vanessa whispered.
There was a stunned silence, which then turned into cheers from most of the fans for a great duel.
"The Duel is over! The winner is Kasumi Fujia!" the announcer shouted.
Ayaka got up and walked over to Kasumi "Great Duel" she said as she offered her hand.
Kasumi just looked at her and walked away, surprising Ayaka.
"I swear she is the most arrogant, self-centred bitch I've ever seen!" Vanessa said in frustration.
"The next Duel will commence in 30 minutes!" it was announced.
"All right I'm gonna find Ryusei." Shinji said as he got up.
"We'll come with, to wish him luck." Vanessa said as she and Kazuma joined Shinji to leave the stadium.
Back at the viewing room, Ryusei and the other guy were talking about the duel they just watched.
"How did you know that would happen, are you student from her dorm or something?" Ryusei asked.
"Haha, no I'm not. I just know how she duels that's all, despite her poker face, she fights hard in every duel and never gives up."
Ryusei: ("Kasumi Fujia, probably the favourite I would say. I bet even
Hayate would admit she would be the most difficult opponent here. But there is something about her also…")
"What are you thinking about?" the man asked intriguingly.
"Nothing much. Anyway, I'm gonna head out and prepare for my match, but hopefully I'll see you around."
"Likewise." They both got up but before they left, they shook hands.
"Good luck in you're duel Ryusei."
"Thanks."
The man opened the door and was about to leave when Ryusei called out "Hey, I realised that I don't even know you're name."
"Yuji Nakata. See you later." He answered as he went out of the door.
He instantly realised who he was "Yuji…wait a minute!" Ryusei called out as he rushed out of the room and looked but Yuji was already gone, nowhere to be seen.
Preview: Shinji and the others catch up with Ryusei to wish him luck. Shinji gives Ryusei the gift he was meant to give him earlier which was a few booster packs. Ryusei prepares himself for a stern test of his credentials. As the duel is about to the start a mysterious girl appears to watch.
Chapter 11-Fight Against The People's Champion (title tbc)
ORIGINAL CARDS
Vine Whip
Normal Spell
You can only activate this card when you have a face-up Plant-Type monster on your side of the field. Destroy 1 face-down Spell or Trap Card on the field and inflict 300 points of damage to your opponent.
Sworn Ascension
Continuous Spell
Activate only when you control a "Lightsworn" Monster. Special Summon 1 "Lightsworn" Monster from your Graveyard and equip it to this card. The monster and this card is destroyed at the end of your 2nd turn of activation.
Solar Recovery
Normal Spell
Remove from play from your Graveyard 3 LIGHT-Attribute monsters and gain 1000 Life Points.