Yes, yes I made it kinda obvious that Yuya "gave" Yuzu and the others Pendulum Cards. I wanted to do this ever since I first started this story and I couldn't be happier. Because, honestly, in the anime, the only people I can recall that fully utilized Pendulum Summoning was Yuya, Reiji, Dennis and Shingo. Maybe Serena and Gongenzaka but that's about it. So I wanted to give more Pendulum support not just for Yuzu but for a lot of other people as well. I hope y'all like this change as well.

Thank you to everyone who sent messages and reviewed the last chapter; here's some of my responses:

ThePLOThand - Thanks for the review. I will agree that maybe I could arrange the flashbacks a bit better like maybe I should have spread them out a bit more. Honestly, I kinda wanted to get most of it out of the way in one go instead of separating them into different parts and interrupting the duel every time. Probably could have done better, but it is what it is. And I am very glad that you like Mikleo a lot cause I wasn't sure if a lot of people would like him or not.

Yuka Kuroshiro - Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it :)

Thetiger39 - Well, I'm not much of a baseball fan but I do understand some of the pressure. Hopefully you'll like this chapter. Otherwise, thanks.

Mekyaku - Here's the thing, all of the chrono cards will probably have the same appearance. Depending on the name, there's a small chance I might have to change it a little but otherwise most of them will have the same name as well. Otherwise, thanks.

Kingjeremy134 - Haha. Maybe.

By the way, in case some of y'all might be interested, this is what I consider Mikleo's dueling theme to be like: "Black Bullet OST - Crisis Point (Ascension)" and this would his theme whenever he declares Final Turn: "Black Bullet OST - Crisis Point (Descension)".


Chapter 11 - Angel's Grace


MAIAMI CITY - HIRAGI RESIDENCE (MORNING)

Yuzu woke up around a few minutes ago and was looking through her deck again to see if it wasn't a dream. She saw that a lot of her cards were now Pendulum Cards as they were orange with green at the bottom just like Yuya's. She was really shocked when she first saw and thought that it was just a dream so she decided to see if it was true or not in the morning. Now that she's seeing them again, she's not sure what to think.

She looked down at her cards at wonder, "How did this happen?" She was thinking about what could have happened that might have done this and then remembered that when she was holding on to Yuya, he was glowing blue for a second along his eyes before dimming down.

She had a look of realization on her face, "Could Yuya have done this somehow?" While it somewhat didn't make sense, it also made sense since she knew that her cards were normal before and after the duel with Masumi. She didn't check her deck until the night after Yuya's duel with Mikleo so the timing would make sense as well. She was still confused, "But...how could Yuya do something like this?" She was getting really confused since there's something going on that maybe she doesn't know about. She looked at her deck, "Maybe Yuya might know what's going on…"

Before she could think further, she heard a knock on her door. She turned and heard a voice, "Yuzu, can we come in?" That was Ruri's voice that she heard. Yuzu walked up and opened the door to see both Ruri and Rin with conflicted expression on their faces.

Yuzu was confused as to why Ruri and Rin looked that way, "What's wrong?"

Ruri and Rin looked at each other for a few seconds before nodding in agreement. Rin looked at Yuzu, "...We need to show you something." Yuzu, while a little confused, nodded and let the both of them into her room then closed the door. The three of them were sitting on Yuzu's bed in order to talk.

Rin reached into her pocket and took out her deck to show Yuzu, "Here, take a look at some of my cards." Yuzu grabbed Rin's deck and proceeded to look at her cards. She was looking at them for a few seconds before spotting something expected: Pendulum Cards. Yuzu's eyes widened in shock by the revelation: Rin also Pendulum Cards like herself.

Yuzu wasn't sure what to say, "Pendulum Cards…" She thought she was the only one that had this "problem" even though it wasn't exactly a problem but it did cause more confusion.

Rin nodded in response. Just then, Ruri took her deck and showed it to Yuzu as well, "It is the same for me." Yuzu then looked at Ruri's cards and, sure enough, she also has Pendulum Cards as well. This meant one thing: somehow all three of them had some of their own cards changed into Pendulum Cards.

Yuzu looked at the both of them with wonder, "So your cards changed as well…" Both Rin and Ruri tilted their heads in confusion before taking a second to realize what she was saying and then their eyes widened in surprise as well. Yuzu nodded and showed to them that she also has Pendulum Cards as well. Both Rin and Ruri were surprised that they weren't the only ones that had this happen to them.

Yuzu looked down a little as she processed this information, "So we all have Pendulum Cards?"

Rin looked at her cards, "I guess so." While she was confused, she will admit to herself that it is kind of cool that she now has her own Pendulum Cards as she only saw them with Yuya, Reiji and Mikleo. From seeing Yuya Pendulum Summoning and being really amazed by it, she is honestly a little curious as to what she could do with these cards when it comes to dueling. Although one thing is for sure, when she gets home, she couldn't help but smile a little, knowing that Yugo will be jealous that she has these type of cards in her Deck and not him.

Ruri also looked at her own cards, "Yeah." She was also confused as to how this happened but, at the same time, she was thinking about what possibilities could happen now that she has her own Pendulum Cards. She was pondering something, "I wonder...maybe these cards might give me a better chance to help my friends and Heartland." She wondered that maybe that they might help her fight better against her enemies from Fusion but she isn't sure since she doesn't exactly know everything about Pendulum Cards. Otherwise, she isn't exactly complaining that she has them now.

Yuzu looked at the both of them curiously, "Do either of you know how this happened?" She wondered if maybe the same thing happened to the both of them as well.

Rin and Ruri were both looking down at the ground, seeming pondering something in their minds. Rin then raised her head with a confused look on her face, "I don't know exactly. All I know is that when I woke up, I looked at my deck and they were just...there." That was basically the best explanation she could give as she doesn't know how it happened either.

Ruri nodded in agreement, "Yeah. The same thing happened to me as well." When she woke up, all of a sudden, she saw that some of her cards were also changed into Pendulum Cards.

Yuzu was looking at her deck as she was pondering something, "I see." She then looked at Ruri's deck and noticed something else besides Pendulum Cards in her deck: there were also black cards in her deck as well. She then remembered that black monster cards are also referred as Xyz Monsters. She looked at Ruri surprised, "Ruri, you have Xyz Monsters?"

Ruri jumped a little in surprise but then remember that she is technically showing her entire deck, silently scolding herself for her mistake, and reluctantly replied with a nervous smile, "Y-Yes. I do have Xyz Monsters."

Rin looked at Ruri curiously, "Really? Can I see them?" She honestly wanted to see what Xyz Monsters looked like close up as she has only seen them on the field.

Ruri looked at Rin, a little hesitate, before nodding in approval, "Sure." She took some of her Xyz Monsters including Assembly Nightingale and showed them to both Rin and Yuzu.

Rin looked at her cards with interest, "So these are Xyz Monsters." She could see that it was definitely a black card and had black and yellow stars at the top which she assumed that it was the Rank of the monster. It was definitely different that looking at a monster's Level which was red and yellow. Rin looked at Ruri with a smile, "They do look pretty cool."

Ruri smiled happily, "Thank you." While she wasn't really planning on revealing that she possesses Xyz Monsters, she is sorta happy that she could get that off her chest and it helps that both Rin and Yuzu like her Deck. She just honestly hopes that revealing them won't cause any trouble for any of them.

Yuzu then looked at Ruri with confusion and curiosity, "Why haven't you said before that you have Xyz Monsters, Ruri?" She was wondering why exactly Ruri hasn't said anything about her Deck. She said that she dueled Yuya and lost to him, but she hasn't really said what her deck was either. She could have asked Yuya but she thinks it would have been better to ask her in person.

Ruri looked a little more nervous as she rubbed the back of her neck, "Well...I just kept forgetting. There were times I wanted to but I never really had the chance." She was telling somewhat the truth, but honestly there were some chances she could have told them but if they found out before that she has Xyz Monsters and knows how to Xyz Summon then there's a slight chance that Sora might find out as well. Ruri lowered her head in slight regret, "I'm sorry."

Yuzu waved her hand around a little, "No, no. It's alright. I understand that we had a lot happen to us these past few days." She could kind of understand why Ruri couldn't say anything before although she could see that Ruri was a little hesitate in her answer, making it seem like there was also something else. She decided not to pry more as she still feels like Ruri can't say anything to them right now.

Ruri nodded her head happily, "Thank you, Yuzu."

Yuzu nodded in response, "Yeah." She then looked at Ruri's cards and noticed that all of her cards were bird monsters which looked honestly pretty cute. She looked at Ruri with curiosity, "You like dueling with birds, Ruri?"

Ruri nodded happily, "Yeah." She then took her deck back from Rin and looked at it, "Birds are cute. They're friendly creatures once you understand them. I feel at ease and happy when using them." She looked up at the ceiling, "Sometimes I feel like I'm floating when dueling as me and my birds like to fly freely in the air."

Yuzu was a little surprised, "Wow. That's...so deep." She could honestly see that Ruri really loves her deck just like Yuzu loves her own.

Rin smiled at Ruri, "Yeah. It's almost similar to how I feel about my witches." She then took out her deck to look at it, "With my monsters, they almost remind me of the cool breeze and rush of speed I get when riding my duel runner. They also make me feel at ease." She then sheepishly rubbed her back of her head, "That and they're magical beings which kind of represents the girl inside of me."

Yuzu smiled a little, "I see." She then took out her deck lastly and looked at it, "When I was little, I used to listen to a lot of music and sing along as well. It made me really happy when I got a deck that represents music and dancing plus I like using these monsters since they're also very pretty." All of them smiled happily, each of them knowing their own reasons for using these type of decks.

After around a few seconds, Yuzu realized something, "Hey, why don't we talk to Yuya about this? Maybe he knows why this happened." She was thinking that all of them go talk to Yuya since she thinks he might be the reason they all have Pendulum Cards but it was just a suggestion.

Ruri was pondering for a moment before nodding, "Yes, I think we should." She was honestly thinking of the same thing Yuzu was thinking since she believes Yuya might know how this happened especially considering that she saw Yuya's eyes glowing for a couple seconds which neither one of them know what that was about.

Rin nodded in agreement, "I agree as well." While they're at it, she was thinking maybe Yuya could also tell us how exactly these cards work. They might have seen Yuya use them in his duels but there might be some other stuff they aren't aware yet.

With all of three of them having the same mindset, after around half of an hour, they ate breakfast and went towards You Show to talk to Yuya.


MAIAMI CITY - UNKNOWN LOCATION

LDS (#1) LP: 40000
LDS (#2) LP: 40000
LDS (#3) LP: 40000

SHUN: WIN
LDS: LOSE

Three teachers of LDS were laid out on the ground, groaning in minor pain from the injuries of the duel. Shun was glaring at his down opponents as he said how defeated they look.

They were in an unknown alleyway and Shun happened to come across some members of LDS who were investigating the disappearance of Marco. Shun saw who they were and challenged them to duel, demanding for answers as to Ruri's whereabouts. Neither one of them knew what he was talking about but they figured that he might be the one of was responsible for Marco's disappearance so they accepted the duel. Sadly, Shun was proven too skilled for the LDS members to handle.

Yuto was nearby, watching from the sidelines with a frown on his face. He was also trying to see if LDS has any answers as he couldn't find anything about either Yuya, Yuzu, or Ruri. He sighed a little, a little disappointed to see his best friend like this, knowing that it is because of his sister's disappearance.

Shun walked up to the LDS members, who were still lying on the floor exhausted. Shun narrowed his eyes and grabbed the collar of one of the members to pick him up off the floor. Shun glared at the man, who looked intimidated to see Shun like this.

Shun was upset as he held the man up, "I'm going ask you one more time...Where is Ruri?" He was demanding that this man tell him some answers as there has to be someone with answers to Ruri's whereabouts.

The man was choking a little and frightened, "I...I told you...We don't know any Ruri…"

Yuto, who heard what he said, sighed in disappointment and looked away while frowning having a sad expression on his face. He knew what was about to happen next. He didn't like it but it is how they live their lives for now. War can change people and both Yuto and Shun are no exceptions.

Shun narrowed his eyes even more, looking even more angry but then he seemingly calmed down a little. He released his hold on the man which made him land on the floor. He looked the three men with a stern expression, "Then we have no need of you." He then pressed some buttons on his duel disk for a few seconds. Before all of three of them, one of them was screaming as they turned purple before disappearing into particles. From where the three men were, there were cards on the floor that had the exact same people on them. Shun had just turned the three men into cards using his duel disk. Shun picked up the cards and looked at them with narrowed eyes.

Yuto walked up to him with a stern expression, "Shun. I understand how you feel but I think you're being more reckless than before."

Shun turned to look at Yuto with narrowed eyes, "Yeah, so what? How you forgotten that LDS might be our enemies as well?"

Yuto seemed a little hesitate to answer, "Well...that might not be the case." Since his duel with Sawatari, Yuto was beginning to think that maybe LDS isn't in fact their enemy as well since that guy seem to have no clue as to what Yuto was talking about. Either there are only specific people in LDS who know exactly what's going on or nobody in LDS is in fact their enemy. However, they do know that Reiji Akaba, the Professor's son, is in fact the President of LDS so they can't discount that fact either.

Shun wasn't willing to back down, "Regardless, someone has to know my sister's whereabouts."

Yuto looked at Shun with an upset expression on his face, "But...I told you before that LDS could also be innocent! You shouldn't have to drag other people into this if they're not involved!" While he understand Shun's frustration and that he values Ruri as much as Shun, he shouldn't believe innocent people should get hurt because of their recklessness.

Shun glared at Yuto as he grabbed his shoulder hard. Yuto stared back at Shun, not backing down from him either. Shun was getting more frustrated as he held up a fist, "You better believe that they are involved! If my sister is indeed here, then someone must know something! I refuse to sit by while my sister could be out there!" He was getting frustrated by the fact that Yuto is seemingly trying to stop him from both stopping potential enemies and the fact that he could be getting crucial information as to Ruri's whereabouts from someone.

However, to Shun's surprise, Yuto punched him in the stomach while he was narrowing eyes at him. Shun's eyes widened in surprise as he grunted in pain a little from the punch he received. Yuto then released his fist from Shun and walked back a little while Shun was recovering a little from the punch by holding his stomach.

Yuto gave Shun a serious look, "I told you to calm down Shun!" Seeing as Shun wasn't listening to reason because of his rage, he had to punch him in order to get to come to his senses.

As Shun stopped holding his stomach and recovered from the blow, he narrowed his eyes at Yuto, reluctantly willingly to listen to what he has to say.

Yuto looked at Shun, "I understand that you want to find Ruri. I do too. But if we get too reckless, then it might cause a lot of consequences. We have to be smart about this."

Shun narrowed his eyes, "I am being smart about it. I'm trying to get more of LDS' attention so Reiji Akaba can reveal himself." He was thinking that maybe if he keeps attacking members of LDS, Reiji, the Professor's son, would eventually get involved and he could finally get some answers as to Ruri's whereabouts.

Yuto looked at Shun a little sympathetically, "But there's also the chance that LDS might not be involved with Academia at all. So we might be dragging innocent people into this as well." He was hoping that Shun would listen to reason as he's so desperate to find his sister.

However, Shun turned his back and walked away before saying, "I will find Ruri no matter what it takes. I will take on anybody in order to see her." With that said, he walked away from Yuto's sights.

Yuto frowned and sighed while seeing Shun walk away, "Shun…" He could see that Shun was being a little unreasonable all because he wants to see his sister so badly. As far as he could tell, since Ruri has been missing for some time, Shun has been more reckless and impulsive ever since. It is understandable since he misses Ruri so badly and considering what happened to their home before.

Yuto looked at the ground as he gathered his thoughts. Neither one of them has made any progress as to where Ruri is or where this Yuya or Yuzu are either. Shun decided to take the more aggressive way into finding Ruri while Yuto was sneaking around the city, trying to find any information about either one of them.

Yuto was looking down at the ground a little, "When we do find Ruri, I hope at least Shun will finally calm down a little." He then looked everywhere around him, "I just need to find out where exactly this Yuya or Yuzu live and then maybe I can also find out where Ruri is as well but I don't know where to start." He then looked at the streets, "Oh well, no point in thinking about it much. I'll just try to do what I can right now." With that in mind, Yuto walked away from the alleyway while trying not to bring much attention to himself.


MAIAMI CITY - LEO CORPORATION (REIJI'S OFFICE)

Reiji was in his office staring at the city from the large window behind his deck, thinking about the past things that have happened concerning both Yuya and Marco's disappearance.

He heard a door opening and then a voice speaking, "Mr. President." Reiji turned around to see Nakajima walking towards him while holding a tablet.

Reiji looked at Nakajima, "Any progress on Marco's whereabouts?"

Nakajima shook his head, "Unfortnately, we haven't been able to find anything else about the incident since yesterday." Reiji closed his eyes and nodded a little in response.

Nakajima then showed his tablet, "But we were able to gather some information on the people you requested, Mr. President." Reiji took the tablet and scrolled through the information on it. It showed the pictures and some information about three girls he has seen before: Yuzu Hiragi, Ruri Kurosaki, and Rin.

While Reiji was looking at the images, Nakajima explained, "It is as you suspected. According to her personal information, Yuzu Hiragi was born an only child and somewhere along the way, it appears that both she and her father adopted Ruri Kurosaki and Rin. Even though they shouldn't technically be siblings, we still don't have any clue as to why they have the same face."

Reiji raised his head to look at Nakajima, "Anything else?" Nakajima then gestured for Reiji to turn to the next page which he did. It shown some images of Yuya, Ruri, and Rin as Nakajima continued, "We appear to have no data as to where these two girls came from in the first place as there is no record of either of them being born in Maiami City although it appears that they arrived some time after Yuya Sakaki's duel with Strong Ishijima because we have records of him dueling both Ruri and Rin around the time they showed up."

Nakajima then looked at Reiji seriously, "There was also something else about their duels." Reiji raised his head in curiosity as Nakajima continued, "From our records, we have also detected some strong summoning energy from both of their duels including both Ruri and Rin. It was more dueling energy than the average LDS student produced similar to Yuya Sakaki."

Reiji narrowed his eyes as he looked at Nakajima, "What summoning methods did they use?" He expected that Yuya had Pendulum Summoned which cause a huge burst of energy; however, hearing that Ruri and Rin also caused strong dueling energy to appear as well peaked his curiosity.

"It appears that Ruri Kurosaki was using Xyz Summoning while Rin was using Synchro Summoning. Both girls produced strong dueling energy when they performed these summoning methods."

Reiji then seemed to be pondering something, "Xyz and Synchro…" As he thought about Marco's disappearance and how these two girls produced strong summoning energy, he realized something as he narrowed his eyes at the tablet, "So it is now begun…"

Reiji raised his head to look at Nakajima as he gave him back the tablet, "Continue to investigate and see if you can find out anything else about these two."

Nakajima lowered his head and nodded, "Yes, Mr. President." With that said, he turned around and walked away from Reiji.

Reiji then turned to look outside from his office as he pondering something, "To think that Yuya actually forced me into a tie…" He then held out a hand and looked at it, "I wonder, perhaps he might be one of the duelists we'll need in the upcoming battle." He then thought about those two girls, "Ruri Kurosaki and Rin...Perhaps they might be both from the Xyz and Synchro Dimension…" He then sat down in his chair to look up some stuff on his computer, "We'll just have to wait and see what happens next."


MAIAMI CITY - YOU SHOW DUEL SCHOOL

Yuya was on the couch showing Tatsuya, Ayu, and Futoshi how Pendulum Summoning works among other things. All four of them had smiles on their faces as the kids were excited to see how this summoning method works and Yuya was happy to teach them.

Mikleo was in the garage working on something that was covered by a white sheet although it looked like it was in the shape of a motorcycle. He had a toolbox near him and he was using a wrench in his hand as you can hear noises inside the garage.

Meanwhile, Shuzo was checking on the status of the Solid Vision System in order to see if it was still working properly and, to his joy, it still is working perfectly.

Yuya was smiling as he placed some cards on the table in front of him, "So if I use the Scale 3 Entermate Gold Fang and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician, I can now Pendulum Summon monsters with levels between 4 and 7."

Futoshi looked at Yuya's cards curiously, "What about Pendulum Monsters that Level 3 or below? Do they just stay in there?" He was really curious if there's anything you can do for monsters you can't Pendulum Summon if you don't have the correct Pendulum Scales.

Yuya chuckled a little, "Well, not unless there's an effect I can use or if I have the correct Pendulum Scales. Otherwise, they just stay in there." Futoshi nodded in understandment.

Tatsuya looked at Yuya curiously and excitedly, "Big Bro Yuya, is there any changes to Pendulum Monsters going to the Extra Deck with the other summoning methods?" He was really curious if Pendulum Monsters still go to the Extra Deck if used for summoning methods such as Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Ritual especially since they weren't destroyed.

Yuya then smiled excitedly, while not expecting that question, he was happy to answer it, "Well, you see…"

However, before he could continue, he heard a door open and then Yuzu's voice shouting, "Yuya!" He turned his head and saw Yuzu, Ruri, and Rin entering You Show. All of them walked over to Yuya, looking like they want to say something important.

Yuya, a little confused as to why these three had faces like that, stood up to look at them, "Hey girls. What's up?" He was curious if there was something wrong or not.

Yuzu, Ruri, and Rin looked at each other for a few seconds before nodding in agreement. Ruri stepped forward and said, "We need to ask you a favor."

Yuya raised an eyebrow in confusion, "A favor?"

Rin nodded, "Yeah, we need to show you something." However, before the three girls could do anything else, they heard the door slam open.

They turned their heads to see Gongenzaka with a hasty look on his face, "Yuya!" He then walked over to Yuya albeit a little faster than normal.

Yuya looked at Gongenzaka, "Gongenzaka?" Now, he was also confused as to why Gongenzaka looked like he really needed to say something to him.

And then, to everyone's surprise, Gongenzaka got on his knees and bowed at Yuya, "I, the man Gongenzaka, need to request a favor from my best friend!" Everyone was taken aback a little by how Gongenzaka was willing to beg just for a favor.

Yuya looked a little overwhelmed and sweatdropped as he trying to process all of this, "W-What is going on?" Now he was lost as to both the girls and Gongenzaka were requesting something from him. He was really curious as to could possibly be the favor they needed.


After talking it out for a couple minutes, everyone went inside the duel arena of You Show in order to talk. The three girls and Gongenzaka were standing in front of Yuya and Mikleo, who had his arms crossed, while Shuzo and the kids were listening and watching from a couple feet away.

Yuya looked at them, "So what's this about? What do you all need to talk to me about?"

Before the girls could talk, Gongenzaka stepped forward and brought some of his cards, "Take a look at some of my cards." He really needed to show Yuya this especially since it might concern him. The girls were a little surprised by how Gongenzaka wanted to speak first but then didn't mind and waited their turn.

Yuya raised an eyebrow in confusion before grabbing Gongenzaka's cards to take a look at them. He was looking at them for a few seconds before noticing something about them. His eyes then widened in shock as he realized what these cards were, "W...What…?" He raised his hand to get a closer look at them to see if he wasn't seeing things.

Mikleo, curious as to what might be troubling Yuya, decided to get closer to him in order to look at the cards as well and, when he saw them, he was a little surprised as well.

Gongenzaka, sort of expecting that reaction, just nodded while looking a little serious while the girls were curious as to what Yuya is seeing that made him so surprised.

Yuya raised his head to look at Gongenzaka for a second before looking at his cards again, "These are...Pendulum Cards." It was indeed true as some of Gongenzaka's monsters are now indeed Pendulum Cards as they are orange with green at the bottom. Yuya was surprised as he was wondering how exactly this was possible. Mikleo, while still a little surprised, looked at both Yuya and the cards in curiosity.

The girls heard what Yuya just said and were surprised, "What?" All of them were surprised as to they weren't the only ones who were affected by this.

The kids also heard what Yuya said and were shocked with Futoshi, "Pendulum Cards?" Ayu followed, "Gongenzaka has Pendulum Cards?"

Yuya then flipped the cards in his hand in order to show that he was telling the truth. Gongenzaka does indeed have Pendulum Cards, making them even more surprised.

Yuzu looked at Gongenzaka with wonder, "You too, Gongenzaka?" Gongenzaka turned to Yuzu in confusion, wondering what she meant by that with the others turning to her as well. Yuzu then took out her cards and show them to everyone else as well. Some of them were also Pendulum Cards that were Yuzu's cards, shocking everyone even more. Rin and Ruri then took out their own cards and showed everyone that they had Pendulum Cards as well.

Gongenzaka looked at the three girls bewildered, "You three got them too?" He really he was the only one that had this happen to him but this just makes it more strange.

Yuya was really surprised as he really wasn't expecting this, "So all four of you got Pendulum Cards?" Now he was really confused as to how this exactly happened. First, Reiji and then Mikleo got Pendulum Cards; now, all four of his friends mysteriously have Pendulum Cards as well which begs the question as to where exactly they came from in the first place.

Shuzo was both shocked and curious as he went over to Yuzu, "Did you really get Pendulum Cards?!" Yuzu nodded in response and showed them so he could get a closer look, confirming that they are indeed Pendulum Cards.

After around a couple minutes of talking, everyone then realized that Gongenzaka, Yuzu, Ruri, and Rin somehow received their own Pendulum Cards sometime after the incident with LDS, most likely during the night.

Yuya had a hand to his chin as he was pondering something, "So, do any of you know how this happened?"

Ruri shook her head, "Not really. All we know is that they somehow ended up in our decks after your duel with Reiji."

Gongenzaka looked at Yuya, "I was training in the Gongenzaka Dojo this morning when I noticed that my deck was different and then I saw I had Pendulum Cards. I was beyond shocked." Gongenzaka could imagine the shock he felt when he saw that he had his own Pendulum Cards and, not really sure what to make of it, went to Yuya to see if he had any answers.

Yuzu walked up to Yuya with a curious expression on her face, "Yuya, we were thinking that maybe you somehow gave us Pendulum Cards. Do you remember anything yesterday?" She wanted to say that maybe he knew something about why his eyes were glowing earlier before. At first, she thought she was seeing things, but that's the only thing that comes to mind when it comes to when exactly she received Pendulum Cards.

Yuya was a little surprised and confused, "Yesterday?" He then had a hand on his chin as he had a thinking expression on his face, "Did I really give them Pendulum Cards somehow?" He was trying to recall if something strange happened after his duel with Mikleo and, after a few seconds, he vaguely remembers something, "Come to think of it, my chest did feel it was on fire for a couple seconds but I don't think that has anything to do with this situation…"

However, after around a minute of thinking, he began to remember another thing that happened to him. It was when he had the strange dream during his duel with Strong Ishijima and then his cards transformed into Pendulum Cards. His eyes widened a little in realization as he recalled some of the words that strange voice said to him.

"You have been chosen to wield a great new power...Those gifted with the Pendulum acquire new powers. And you have been chosen as the new wielder…"

As he recalled the memory, he narrowed his eyes a little, "I wonder...could this be what she was talking about earlier?" He had no idea if this is what that voice meant or not so he didn't know what to make of it.

After a lot of thinking, he removed his hand from his chin to look at Yuzu and the others, "...I have no idea. I'm not entirely sure if I had anything to do with this or not."

Yuzu sighed a little in disappointment, "I see." She was a little disappointed that Yuya doesn't know anything about it so there goes that theory. The others looked a little disappointed as well but then nodded in understanding as Yuya might not know all of the answers.

Ayu walked up to Yuzu and looked at her excitedly, "Big Sis Yuzu, can I see your Pendulum Cards?" Tatsuya and Futoshi then followed up by walking to them with excited smiles on their faces, both wanting to see new Pendulum Cards as well.

Yuzu was a little surprised but then smiled at the kids' excitement. She then showed some of her own Pendulum Cards to the kids and they looked at them with amazement.

Futoshi smiled at Yuzu, "That's so cool!" Tatsuya looked at Yuzu, "Now, you can Pendulum Summon like Big Bro Yuya!"

Yuzu giggled a little as she smiled, "I guess so." They are right. She can now Pendulum Summon like Yuya which honestly excites her a little bit.

Yuya, while still a little taken aback, looked at Gongenzaka curiously, "So, is this is the favor you needed Gongenzaka? To see if I had something to do with you having Pendulum Cards now?" He was a little curious if that wasn't the only thing Gongenzaka as it seemed like he needed something else.

Gongenzaka shook his head, "Well, there's that but also…" Then, to Yuya's surprise, Gongenzaka bowed at Yuya again, "I, the man Gongenzaka, request that you please teach me how to use these Pendulum Cards!"

Yuya stepped back a little in surprise, "T-Teach you?" He honestly wasn't expecting this either and didn't know how to respond yet.

However, before he could respond, Ruri stepped forward with a pleading expression on her face, "That's another reason we needed your help, Yuya."

Rin nodded in agreement, "Yeah. Even though we all saw you Pendulum Summon, there might be some mechanics that we don't know about when it comes to Pendulum Cards."

Yuzu looked at Yuya with a pleading expression as well, "As long as we have Pendulum Cards, we might as well use them when we get the chance. Yuya, will you please teach how Pendulum Cards work exactly?" All of four of them could see that they have the same mindset and then decided to request for Yuya teach them all he knows about Pendulum Cards.

Yuya, even though he was still surprised, couldn't help but smile a little as he rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment, "Geez guys…" He never thought that his friends would request him to teach them some things and he couldn't help but feel a little honored to help his friends like this. It does make sense as he saw that, in case they might not understand fully about Pendulum Cards, they wanted him to teach them all he can so they don't make a lot of mistakes if they decide to use them in a duel.

With that in mind, Yuya smiled at his friends passionately, "Okay. I'll do it!" His friends were then happy that Yuya was willing to teach them.

Shuzo was getting fired up as he raised a fist, "Alright! I feel hot-blooded!" Seeing the passion in Yuya's eyes brought out the burning soul in his heart. It was that and also the fact that You Show now has more duelists that can use Pendulum Summoning. While the kids sweatdropped a little from Shuzo's excitement, honestly felt really joyful at the fact that they're now going to witness Yuya teaching the others how Pendulum Cards work and couldn't wait to see it.

Gongenzaka, Yuzu, Ruri, and Rin all nodded and said, "Thank you so much!"

Yuya smiled happily and nodded at seeing his friends' gratitude. He then turned to look at Mikleo, "Mikleo, would you mind helping me out with teaching them? You have experience with Pendulum Cards." Even though Mikleo refused to give out more clear answers as to how he got them yesterday, he still needs Mikleo to help him as he could see that Mikleo figured out most of the mechanics already.

Mikleo looked at Yuya, wondering if he was serious or not and, from seeing his brother's expression, he could tell that he was serious. Mikleo wasn't really much of a teacher as he doesn't have the passion for like Shuzo does which is another reason why he decided to keep quiet about his other summoning methods. From seeing his brother asking for help made it hard to say no.

Mikleo sighed a little in frustration before scratching the back of his head to think for a few seconds. After the time passed, he turned to Yuya, "...Sure. I'll help." Yuya smiled from seeing his brother willing to help him out.

With that in mind, over the next couple of hours, Yuya and Mikleo began showing how Pendulum Cards would work many scenarios. Yuzu, Gongenzaka, Ruri, and Rin were all listening with interest and then soon after starting practicing those moves as well.


As time passed, all four of them eventually started to get used to how these cards work in a duel and how they can take advantage of them.

However, just as it was time for teaching to be over, Yuya's eyes widened in realization and hit a hand in his fist as he just remembered something, "Oh yeah! I almost forgot!" From hearing Yuya shout out like that, the others turn to him wondering what's up.

Yuya smiled excitedly at them, "I also need to tell you how Pendulum Summoning can taken advantage of with the other methods." He honestly really wanted to say this ever since he discovered it himself.

The others looked both curious and confused as to what Yuya was talking about with Rin speaking, "What do you mean?"

"Well, if you remember, Pendulum Monsters that are destroyed go to the Extra Deck face-up. However, by using the other methods, they can also be placed in the Extra Deck without being required to be destroyed."

Yuya then to Rin with a smile, "For example, Rin, if you Synchro Summon using a Pendulum Monster as Synchro Material, that Pendulum Monster is automatically placed in your Extra Deck after use it as Material."

Rin was a little surprised by this information but then had a look of realization, "That means...if I were to do exactly that, I can bring back that Pendulum Monster almost after I just Synchro Summoned." She had no idea that was another advantage when it comes to Pendulum Monsters and couldn't help but feel excited to try that out sometime in the future.

From hearing that, Ruri then looked at Yuya excitedly, "Does the same work with the summoning methods?"

Yuya, knowing Ruri was wondering if the same thing worked with Xyz Monsters, smiled a little sheepishly, "Well, the same does work with Ritual and Fusion Summoning but if the Pendulum Monsters are in your hand, then they're sent to the Graveyard instead. Basically, if you use them as Material or a Tribute, they have to be on the field in order to place them in the Extra Deck." The others, who were listening, nodded in response and took in everything that Yuya just said.

Yuya then had a sad smile on his face, "Unfortnately, I think Xyz Summoning is the only method that doesn't send Pendulum Monsters to the Extra Deck." From hearing that, Ruri frowned a little in disappointment, honestly wanting that advantage to her deck as well.

Futoshi looked a little confused, "What do you mean?"

Yuya looked at the others, "Well, when you use monsters as Xyz Material, they're used as Overlay Units for the Xyz Monster. And what do you do with the Overlay Units in order to use the effects of the Xyz Monster?"

Tatsuya then had a look of realization, "They're automatically sent to the Graveyard…"

Yuya nodded, "Exactly. And Pendulum Monsters are treated no differently. If a Pendulum Monster is used an Overlay Unit, it gets sent to the Graveyard." Everyone else was a little impressed that Yuya knows all of this, thinking he must have done a lot of practice with his monsters in order to get all of this information

Ruri then nodded in understanding, thinking that it made sense, "Well, I guess it is no different from how I use my monsters normally. I can work with that." Even though she might not have the advantage Rin has, she'll figure out a way to work around it.

Yuya smiled a little at the others, "Alright. I think I've done all I can for you all so that's enough teaching." Yuzu, Ruri, Rin, and Gongenzaka nodded in understanding, happy to finally learn of all of this stuff.

Tatsuya looked really amazed after hearing all of that, "That was amazing, Big Bro Yuya."

Yuya sighed a little and then sheepishly smiled, "Yeah, I guess so. I was just doing what I can."

Ayu then pulled Tatsuya out of the arena, to his surprise, "Come on, Tatsuya. Big Bro Yuya probably need his rest." Tatsuya then nodded a little in understanding, "O-Okay." Futoshi then followed after the two of them. Shuzo, a little proud of Yuya being a teacher, smiled as he walked out of the arena to check on something in the control room.

Seeing as how teaching was over, Yuya saw this as a good opportunity as he turned to Ruri, "Hey Ruri, how about we get started on helping you find Yuto?"

Ruri was a little surprised by Yuya's question as she kinda forgot about that, "...Oh, right now?" She was still a little hesitate on the chance of her friends in You Show meeting Yuto even though she appreciates the offer.

The others then had a look of realization as they have also kinda forgotten about promising to help Ruri look for her friend Yuto. Since they had to deal with LDS yesterday, they couldn't focus on helping Ruri but now they can.

Yuya nodded, "Sure. Why not? We promised to help you Ruri and that's what we're going to do." The others, except for Ruri, smiled and nodded in agreement.

However, Mikleo turned to Yuya, "Actually, I got to get back to working on something in the garage so I won't be able to help you right now." He then turned to walk towards the garage.

Yuya was a little surprised and confused, "In the garage? Working on what?" What could Mikleo be possibly be working on?

Mikleo waved his hand in a nonchalant gesture, "That's for me to know and you to find out later." Mikleo then left the arena and out of plain sight for anyone to see.

While a little curious by what Mikleo is up to, Yuzu turned to look at Ruri, "Ruri, we're friends. We're here to help you whenever we can and that includes helping you find your friend." She wasn't just saying that to show Ruri that they really intend to help her but also it is to show her that she could trust them more and, hopefully, she might be more talkative about her problems in the future.

Ruri looked away a little, "Well…" She was trying to decide if she should say no or not. If she did, they would wonder why exactly she doesn't want their help. From seeing how determined they were, she sighed a little and then smiled sweetly, "Alright, let's do it."

Everyone else yelled out, "Yeah!" They then proceeded to exit out of the building and split up in order for each of them to search the city. However, Ruri stayed behind a little to look at the ceiling for a moment, "It seems I can't stop them. I just hope nothing bad will happen because of this." While trying to be optimistic about this, she then walked away from You Show into the direction of the city.


MAIAMI CITY - UNKNOWN ALLEYWAY

Yuzu was looking around the city whether it was alleyways, buildings, or streets but she hasn't found any luck yet. After around a few minutes of searching, she came across this one alleyway that had apartments around the area behind these big buildings.

She looked back and forth around the area to see if Yuto was around. She not only wanted to find him for Ruri's sake but she also had some questions that she needed to ask him regarding what happened a couple days ago.

"Ahhh!" Yuzu's eyes widened in surprise as she heard a scream and then ran off to the direction of where that voice came from. She turned around from a corner to see what was happening. She saw that it was there were four people in the area: a tall overweight teenage boy, two kids in which one was a boy and one was a girl, and a middle aged woman with light blue long hair. The woman and the teenager had their duel disks out except it appeared that the boy was on his back, meaning they had a duel and the woman won the duel.

The woman looked at the boy with narrowed eyes as he got up. He looked a little frightened and then ran off while shouting, "You'll pay for this someday!" Soon after, he was out of sight with Yuzu wondering what just happened.

The woman sighed tiredly, "Honestly, don't these boys have anything better to do?" She then turned to look at the kids with a smile, "Are you little ones alright?"

The little boy nodded, "Thanks miss!" The little girl also nodded with a happy smile, "Thank you for saving us!"

The woman nodded, "You're welcome. Now, run along or else your parents will be worried sick." The two kids nodded and waved goodbye as they ran out of the alleyway.

The woman then heard someone walking nearby and turned to see a pink haired girl looking at her. She was a little surprised, "Oh! I'm sorry. Who are you?"

Yuzu smiled a little, "I'm Yuzu Hiragi. I was just watching what you did for those kids. It was very nice miss." She could see that the lady was protecting those kids from that bully which is a little common lately, more usual than ever for some reason.

The woman smiling sheepishly, "Why thank you Yuzu. And please call me Hikaru." She felt a little happy that she was being praised by this one girl that she just met. Yuzu nodded in response.

Hikaru kneeled down a little and looked at Yuzu curiously, "Say, what's a young girl like you doing in a place like this?"

Yuzu was a little surprised about the question before answering, "Oh...I'm looking for someone. He's a boy that has black and purple hair and wears dark clothing. Have you seen anyone like that?"

Hikaru had her hand on her chin to think for a second, "Hmm...No, I don't think so. I never saw anyone like that."

Yuzu sighed while feeling a little disappointed, "I see."

Hikaru stared at Yuzu for a few seconds before looking at Yuzu a little confused, "You're a duelist aren't you?"

Yuzu was a little surprised, "What?" How did she know that?

Hikaru giggled a little, "Yeah, I can tell by how you look. Especially since I see that you have a duel disk in your pocket." Yuzu looked at saw that it was easy to tell since her duel disk took up most of her pocket space and it was kinda obviously.

Hikaru then narrowed her eyes in confusion, "However, I can also tell that you seem troubled by something. Something involving your friends maybe?"

Yuzu now looked even more surprised and wasn't sure what to say, "How did you…?"

Hikaru smiled a little sympathetically, "Sweetie, I've been a duelist for a long time. I went through a lot of struggles and emotions. And you have the same troubled look on your face similar to how I used to deal with a lot of stuff as a duelist." She doesn't know why but this girl kinda reminds her of when she was young as a duelist and she could see some of the emotions going through this girl right now.

Yuzu looked down at the ground as she was about what Hikaru just said. She hated to admit it but she was a little troubled by that fact that both Ruri still doesn't seem to want to talk and the fact that Yuya is more skilled than she knew, she felt envious of him. She felt happy for Yuya as she thinks he'll eventually reach pro status at this rate but she also feels like she's being left in the dust a little.

Yuzu was a little hesitate to answer, "Well...maybe…" She doesn't know if she should talk about it or not especially with someone she just met.

Hikaru could see the hesitation on this girl's face and sighed, "Oh well…" She then smiled and brought out her duel disk, "In case, Yuzu, why not have a duel with me?"

Yuzu looked at her in surprise, "What?" Was she actually serious? Why would she want to duel with her?

Hikaru had a confident smile on her face as she pointed at Yuzu, "I could you're having trouble facing your problems so why not show me your resolve as a duelist? Show me what kind of duelist you want to be for yourself and your friends." She was trying to encourage Yuzu to accept her challenge plus it could interesting as she hadn't had a fun duel in years since she retired.

Yuzu, once again, seemed a little hesitate, "I just recently got Pendulum Cards. Even though Yuya taught how to use them in combos and such, I haven't actually try them out in a real duel so do I take this chance?" She then looked at Hikaru confused, "Why is so determined to get me to accept? Is she trying to tell me something?" She was then thinking about what would Yuya do and she smiled, "Well, I know what Yuya would do so let's do this."

Yuzu steeled her resolve as she looked at her opponent, "Alright. I accept your challenge!" Yuzu then activated her duel disk, ready to begin their duel.

Hikaru seemed pleased by Yuzu accepting, "Excellent, sweetie. Now then, I should warn you, back in the day, I was quite good in tournaments."

Yuzu seemed unfazed by that, "No problem. I'll show you how good am I as well!" Hikaru smiled a little before narrowed her eyes, ready to get started as well.

[DUEL!]

YUZU LP: 4000
HIKARU LP: 4000

Yuzu placed her fingers on her deck, "I'll go first! Draw!" She then took a card from her hand, "I activate the Magic Card: 1st Movement Solo! This allows me to Special Summon a Level 4 or below "Melodious" monster from my hand or Deck since I control no monsters."

She then took a card from her deck, "I Special Summon Baila the Melodious Diva (ATK: 1300, DEF: 1700, LV: 4)!" Baila was brought out to Yuzu's field.

"When Baila is Special Summoned, I can add 1 "Melodious" monster from my Deck to my hand." Yuzu added another card to her hand.

She showed another one in her hand, "When I control a "Melodious" monster, I can Special Summon Canon the Melodious Diva (ATK: 1400, DEF: 2000, LV: 4)!" Yuzu summoned a blue haired, purple female monster that wearing a masquerade mask, a dress with many different shades of purple, and pink sleeves on the design.

"Next, I Normal Summon Serena the Melodious Diva (ATK: 400, DEF: 1900, LV: 4)!" A third monster was brought out which was a pink and light purple haired female that was wearing a drop waist dress that was red and golden on the design. She was also wearing yellow and orange underneath while having one purple angel wing on her back.

Yuzu placed a card in her duel disk, "I set a card and end my turn."

Hikaru seemed a little intrigued by Yuzu's monsters, "Oh? Looks like you use Fairy monsters as well. Then this will be interesting." She was now getting more excited as to how this duel will get better overtime.

"My turn, draw!" Hikaru looked at the card she drew and then had a small smile on her face.

She placed a card in her duel disk, "I activate the Continuous Magic: Castle of the Gods - Valhalla." A castle room appeared behind Hikaru which also resembled a king's room with the ceiling open to the heavens.

"Valhalla's effect allows me to Special Summon a Fairy-type monster from my hand, once per turn, when I control no monsters." She then smiled as she showed a monster, "So now I Special Summon Athena (ATK: 2600, DEF: 800, LV: 7)!" Hikaru summoned a monster that somewhat resembled a goddess with long silver hair that was wearing a white dress while wielding a spear-like staff and a shield.

She showed another card, "I Normal Summon Freya, Guide to Victory (ATK: 100, DEF: 100, LV: 1)!" She then brought out a female girl that was wearing dark purple outfit while having red rings around her ankles and wrists and was carrying pom-poms in her hands.

Hikaru pointed at Athena, "Athena's monster effect! When another Fairy-type monster is summoned, it inflicts 600 damage to my opponent!" Athena unleashed a small light blast from her staff towards Yuzu, who was taken aback a little from the sudden blast.

YUZU LP: 40003400

"As long as Freya is on the field, all Fairy-type monsters I control gain 400 ATK and DEF." As soon as she said that, Freya started dancing around and cheering which gave everyone of Hikaru's monsters more power.

Athena (ATK: 26003000, DEF: 800→1200)
Freya, Guide to Victory (ATK: 100→500, DEF: 100500)

"Next, I activate the Continuous Magic: Coat of Justice." A flying golden saucer appeared above Hikaru's field that was also producing a small column of light.

"With Coat of Justice's effect, I'm allowed to Special Summon another Fairy monster from my hand, once per turn, since I control a Level 1 Fairy." She then looked at Freya, "Freya is Level 1 which means I'm allowed to Special Summon Angel Knight Perseus (ATK: 19002300, DEF: 1400→1800, LV: 5)!" The beam of light summoned an angelic knight that was wearing blue and yellow armor that was covered in white angel wings and was also wielding a sword.

Hikaru held out her hand to Yuzu, "Athena's monster effect activates again! When another Fairy-type monster is summoned, it inflicts 600 damage to my opponent!"

YUZU LP: 34002800

Yuzu, once again, was taken aback, "She's not holding anything back and she hasn't even attacked yet." She had a feeling it was going to get worse for her as this duel goes on.

Hikaru smiled at she pointed at Yuzu, "Battle! Angel Knight Perseus attacks Baila the Melodious Diva!" Perseus charged forward as Hikaru continued, "When Perseus attacks a monster in Defense Position, it inflicts piercing damage!" As she was done, Perseus slashed through Baila, destroying her. The damage made Yuzu cross her arms in front of her to shield herself.

YUZU LP: 28002200

"When Perseus inflicts battle damage, I draw a card." Hikaru drew a card and added it to her hand.

"Athena attacks Canon the Melodious Diva!" Athena then charged forward and stabbed Canon with her staff and destroying Canon.

Hikaru placed a card in her duel disk, "I set a card and end my turn." She then looked at Yuzu, "Now then, show me your resolve Yuzu. Let's see what you've got."

Yuzu, not really knowing why Hikaru was doing this, steeled her resolve, "My turn, draw!" She looked at the card she drew and her eyes widened in surprise, "A Pendulum Monster…" It was indeed a Pendulum Monster as she stared at the card, "I guess it is time to give these cards a try. Let's hope I will be able to pull it off." She then looked at her other cards, "I can't Pendulum Summon right now so I'll need to try something else."

"First, I tribute Serena in order to Tribute Summon Laureate Francois the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 2300, DEF: 1700, LV: 7)! Serena's effect allows itself to counted as 2 monsters when tributing to summoning a Fairy-type monster." Serena vanished from the field and, in exchange, a light-green curly haired, purple female singer appeared on the field that was wearing a dress with different shades of purple with a collar around her neck. She had a transparent piano keys that were in front of her as she was playing them and she also had butterfly wings on her back.

However, Hikaru pointed at Athena, "Athena's effect activates again! Since a Fairy-type was summoned, you take 600 damage!"

YUZU LP: 22001600

"Laureate Francois' monster effect! Once per turn, I can add 1 Fairy-type monster from my Graveyard to my hand." Yuzu added Baila back to her hand.

Yuzu took a card from her hand, "Next, I activate the Continuous Magic: Melodious Appropriation!" The card appeared on Yuzu's field as she continued, "Once per turn, I'm allowed to Special Summon a Level 4 or below "Melodious" monster from my hand or Deck by discarding a card."

She discarded a monster to the Graveyard and took another one from her Deck, "I Special Summon Ballet the Melodious Diva (ATK: 1700, DEF: 1100, LV: 4, PS: 7)!" Yuzu brought a female yellow monster that wearing a pink ballerina outfit, purple high heels, a silver tiara, and orange bracelets on her wrists.

However, Hikaru smiled calmly, "I activate the Counter Trap: Great Horn of Ascension! I can activate this when my opponent Special Summons during her Main Phase. The summoning is negated and that monster is destroyed!"

Yuzu was taken aback, "What?!" As soon as she said that, Ballet was destroyed almost immediately as soon as she got onto the field. Since the summoning was negated, Athena couldn't activate her effect.

Hikaru looked at Yuzu, "Also, due this effect, the Main Phase is ended and you get to draw a card."

Yuzu narrowed her eyes a little as she drew a card, "That means I have to conduct my Battle Phase right now…" Yuzu then had put her Pendulum Monster into the Graveyard because her summoning was negated.

However, Hikaru interrupted her, "Oh, by the way, as long as I have another Fairy-type monster on my field, you can't target Freya for attacks."

Yuzu then looked a little concerned, "That means I can't attack this turn. She outplayed me." She has to admit: Hikaru is better than she looks especially from someone of her age. She could attack Perseus but she didn't want to risk destroying her own monster in exchange.

Yuzu, reluctantly, looked at the ground, "I end my turn."

Hikaru could see the disappointment on Yuzu's face and looked at her in curiosity, "What are you trying so hard for?"

Yuzu looked confused, "What?"

Hikaru closed her eyes, "I can see that you're struggling with something that involves dueling. It seems like you're trying hard to impress somebody. Why is that?"

Yuzu was very surprised and didn't know what to say, "Well…" Was she really trying to impress someone? She didn't feel like she was trying to but, if she had to guess, maybe she was trying to impress Yuya and You Show to show them what she can really do as a duelist. Was she really letting it bother her that much?

However, Hikaru continued, "Not only that, but I could see that you're also struggling so hard to search for something...personal."

Yuzu now looked more confused, "What?" What she talking about now?

Hikaru didn't say anything other than when she placed her fingers on her deck, "My turn, draw!"

Hikaru placed a card in her duel disk, "I activate the Magic Card: Trading Deals. Now, I can send up to 3 Continuous Magic Cards on my field and then draw a card for each one sent." Valhalla and Coat of Justice went sent to the Graveyard which allowed Hikaru to draw 2 cards.

Hikaru pointed at Perseus, "Next, by sending Angel Knight Perseus to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon Angel Brave Neo-Perseus (ATK: 23002700, DEF: 2000→2400, LV: 7) from my hand!" A larger version of Perseus was brought onto the field as the old one vanished. Due to another Fairy monster being summoned, Athena's effect activated again.

YUZU LP: 16001000

Hikaru pointed at Yuzu, "Battle! Neo-Perseus attacks Laureate Francois!" Neo-Perseus unleashed a beam of light of his armor that went towards Laureate.

Yuzu narrowed her eyes as she pressed a button on her duel, "I activate the Trap Card: Cibell's Dance! Now, my "Melodious" monster cannot be destroyed by battle this turn and the damage I take is halved!" Thanks to her trap, Laureate took the blast but wasn't destroyed.

YUZU LP: 1000800

"When Neo-Perseus inflicts battle damage, I draw a card." Hikaru drew a card and added it to her hand.

"I continue with Athena attacking Laureate Francois!" Athena charged forward and slashed Laureate with her staff but she wasn't destroyed and, thanks to her trap, Yuzu only took half of the damage.

However, Yuzu was waiting this chance as she held up a card, "I send Score the Melodious Diva to activate her monster effect!" She then sent it to the Graveyard, "When a "Melodious" monster I control battles an opponent's monster, I send this card to the Graveyard to reduce the ATK and DEF of my opponent's monster to 0!"

Athena (ATK: 30000, DEF: 1200→0)

As Athena got weaker, she had no choice but to continue charging forward and then attempted to slash Francois but she wasn't fazed by it. Athena was then destroyed as she got blasted by Francois' musical notes.

HIKARU LP: 40001700

Hikaru raised an eyebrow as she impressed, "Oh? Not bad." She was a little impressed that Yuzu managed to save herself as she would have used Athena's effect to end the duel right then and there. Yuzu sighed a little in relief as she's glad that she had Score in her hand.

Hikaru placed a card in her duel disk, "I set a card and end my turn." She looked at Yuzu, "I'll admit that you're better than I thought but I don't think I'll lose to someone who doesn't know what exactly she wants in dueling."

Yuzu looked really confused and a little irritated, "What?"

Hikaru had a curious expression on her face, "Tell me something, Yuzu. What exactly is your reason for being a duelist in the first place? What do you duel for?"

Yuzu looked a little surprised, "My reason for dueling?" She then stared back at Hikaru with resolve in her voice, "I duel for the sake of You Show and making people enjoy dueling just like Yuya."

Hikaru looked a little amused especially when she heard Yuya's name, "Yuya? Must be someone special if he's influenced your dueling a little." She then had a sad smile on her face, "However, that's from your friends. What about yourself? What do you want?"

Yuzu's eyes widened in confusion, "Huh?" She was confused as to why Hikaru was asking her these questions and then she asked what exactly made her want to become a duelist in the first place. She honestly had never thought much of it other than wanting to duel like her friends when she younger. Yuzu looked a little uncertain, "I...What do I want?" Her thoughts then turned to Yuya, Ruri, and the rest of You Show. She was reminded of the memories she's had with them and got her determination back.

Yuzu looked at Hikaru curiously, "Why are you asking me these questions?"

Hikaru had a sweet smile on her face, "Maybe you'll find out, if you beat me in this duel."

Deciding not to answer her questions right now, Yuzu began her turn, "My turn, draw!" Yuzu pointed at her face-up card, "First, I activate the effect of Melodious Appropriation! By discarding a card, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or below "Melodious" monster from my hand or Deck!" She sent a monster to the Graveyard and showed a card in her hand, "I Special Summon back Baila the Melodious Diva (DEF: 1700) from my hand!" Baila was brought back to Yuzu's field.

Yuzu held out her hand, "I activate Contralto the Melodious Songstress' effect! When this card is sent to the Graveyard, I gain 800 LP!" The card she sent was Contralto which gave Yuzu more LP.

YUZU LP: 8001600

Yuzu pointed at Baila, "When Baila is Special Summoned, I can add a "Melodious" monster to my hand." She added a card to her hand and then showed it, "When I control a "Melodious" monster, I can Special Summon Sonata the Melodious Diva (ATK: 1200, DEF: 1000, LV: 3) from my hand!" Sonata was also brought out to Yuzu's field, thanks to her effect.

"Since Sonata was Special Summoned, as long as it is on my field, my "Melodious" monsters gain 500 ATK and DEF!"

Laureate Francois the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 23002800, DEF: 1700→2200)
Baila the Melodious Diva (ATK: 1300→1800, DEF: 1700→2200)
Sonata the Melodious Diva (ATK: 12001700, DEF: 1000→1500)

Yuzu pointed at Laureate, "I activate Laureate Francois' monster effect! Once per turn, I can add a LIGHT Fairy-type monster from my Graveyard to my hand." Yuzu added Contralto back to her hand.

Yuzu showed one other card in her hand, "I activate the Magic Card: Singer's Anchor! Since I have 2 or more "Melodious" monsters on my field, I can draw 2 cards!" Yuzu then drew two cards from her deck.

Yuzu pointed at Baila, "I activate Baila the Melodious Diva's monster effect! In exchange for this card being unable to battle this turn, another "Melodious" monster on my field gains Baila's ATK! I choose Laureate Francois!" Baila began singing which made aura appeared around her, giving power to Francois.

Laureate Francois the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 28004600)

Hikaru was taken aback a little, "4600 ATK?" That was enough to take out her life points.

Yuzu held out her hand toward Hikaru, "Battle! Laureate Francois attacks Angel Brave Neo-Perseus!" Laureate Francois began playing her piano keys which caused musical notes to go straight towards Neo-Perseus.

Hikaru narrowed her eyes as she pressed a button, "I activate the Trap Card: Graceful Light! When a LIGHT monster I control is attacked, the damage inflicted to me is halved during this battle!" Just as she said that, Neo-Perseus was then destroyed by Francois only she took half of the damage thanks to her trap.

HIKARU LP: 1700750

Hikaru looked at Yuzu, "Then, I can Special Summon a LIGHT monster from my Graveyard that whose Level is lower that the one destroyed. I bring back Angel Knight Perseus (ATK: 19002300)!" Perseus was brought back to the field after his larger form was destroyed.

"Then I gain LP equal to half of Perseus' ATK!" Perseus was glowing white as he gave Hikaru some of her life back.

HIKARU LP: 7501900

Yuzu frowned a little, seeing as she couldn't finish the job, "I end my turn." She reluctantly ended her turn as there wasn't anything she could do right now. Since it was the end of the turn, Baila's effect ends as well.

Laureate Francois the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 46002800)

Hikaru looked at Yuzu, "You still haven't answered my question. What do you want to be as a duelist? Why do you looked troubled?" She could still that Yuzu was hesitating in her answer and then gave her a look like she was telling Yuzu that she could trust her.

Yuzu saw the look Hikaru was giving her and still hesitated, "Well…" She really doesn't know how to answer it since she doesn't exactly know what she's dueling for. She was trying to recall what made her decide to duel in the first place and then one memory came to mind.


MAIAMI CITY - YOU SHOW DUEL SCHOOL

Flashback (8 years ago)

A young Yuzu and Yuya were sitting on a bench in the arena of You Show with the both of them talking to each other. Yuya was wearing green shorts and red shirt while Yuzu was wearing a pink dress.

Yuya looked excited, "Hey, Yuzu? Our parents are awesome duelists!"

Yuzu smiled happily, "Yeah! I love watching them duel all of the time." The both of them like talking about their parents since they always made their duels exciting to watch.

Yuya then turned to look at the ceiling with a smile on his face, "Just you wait. I'm going to become as great as my dad and help people have fun while dueling!"

Yuzu smiled at seeing her best friend's excitement, "I know you can, Yuya." She was happy for Yuya finally deciding to get started as duelist.

Yuya then looked at Yuzu with curiosity, "What about you, Yuzu? What do you want to be as a duelist?"

Yuzu was a little surprised and confused, "Huh? Uh…" She hadn't really thought much of it other than her father dueling which made her want to duel as well. Deciding not to think much of it, she smiled at Yuya, "I'm...going to be the same as you! I'll bring connections to duelists and make them have fun as well!" She decided to just go with it as she didn't want to say that she doesn't exactly have an answer although she wasn't lying either.

Yuya looked a little surprised but then smiled confidently, "Well then, I'm sure we'll both be great duelists along the way!"

Yuzu nodded happily, "Yeah!"

Flashback End.


Seeing that memory brought a smile to Yuzu's face but she was also thinking, "Thinking back then, I wasn't exactly lying when I told Yuya that I wanted the same thing as him. Sure, I want to have people have fun in dueling as well but...is that really all I want?" She now wasn't sure why she decided to think about this but then thought about Yuya again, "Maybe...I want to be as strong as Yuya. I don't want to be left behind but…" She doesn't know why, but there was something else that bugged her and her thoughts turned to Ruri. She looked at the ground, "I know Ruri has her secrets. And I can see that Ruri trusts us but...why is it that I'm not satisfied especially if I can Ruri hesitating a little…"

She's not blind. She could see that Ruri has been hesitating sometimes in her answers, almost like she's trying to be careful of what she is saying. But of what?

"...people...Yuzu…" Her eyes widened a little in surprise as she thought she heard something. It was a voice that was soft and quiet. She looked around to see who it was but there was no around except for Hikaru, who looked confused by what Yuzu was doing. Yuzu then decided that maybe she was imagining things.

Yuzu looked at Hikaru, a little uncertain, "It's...hard to say but...I have a friend who I feel that trusts me but won't talk about her problems. And I have another who I found out was a way better duelist than I can imagine and...I can't help but feeling left behind in the dust. I don't know what to do with either of them." She finally decided to pour out some of her frustrations that she was feeling for a while. She doesn't know why she decided to tell someone she literally just met but, she to admit, it felt a little nice.

Hikaru was looking at Yuzu for a few seconds, trying to decide what to say to that. She then smiled a little, "Well, I can't exactly tell you what to do for your friend that's a strong duelist. That's something for you to decide. However, as for your friend who won't talk…" She then narrowed her eyes a little, "...maybe you're thinking this the wrong way."

Yuzu looked at her in confusion, "Huh? What does she mean by that?" She doesn't know what Hikaru is referring to.

Seeing as Yuzu was still confused, Hikaru decided to not say anything else and began her turn, "My turn, draw!" She smiled a little as she saw the card she drew and then played it, "I activate the Ritual Magic: Hymn of Blessing!"

Yuzu's eyes widened in surprise, "Ritual?!" She was caught off guard as she wasn't aware that Hikaru knew how to Ritual Summon.

Hikaru showed a Ritual Monster in her hand, "I tribute Freya, Guide to Victory and Angel Knight Perseus on my field!" A corridor that looked similar to a holy church appeared behind Hikaru as both monsters turned into spheres of light that went inside a door which then opened.

"Princess of the dragons that was gifted with light! Arise from your slumber, give blessings to everyone, and shine your magnificent wings around the world! Ritual Summon! Arise, Level 6! Dragon Princess Deity - Saffira (ATK: 2500, DEF: 2400, LV: 6)!" Hikaru summoned a blue female dragon that wearing golden armor around her waist, arms, chest, shoulders, and on the outside of her wings. She was wearing a valkyrie-type helmet on her head which covered some of her face except her green eyes. She had golden, brown hair flowing down her back and her wings looked more an angel's since it had feathers and were thinner than normal dragon wings. If anything, she looked more humanoid and angelic than an actual dragon.

Yuzu looked a little amazed, "A Ritual Monster…" She was honestly amazed by how pretty this monster looked and couldn't help but gaze at it a little.

Hikaru gave Yuzu a sympathetic smile, "Yuzu, if you say your friend still trusts you, then why do you think she won't say anything?"

Yuzu looked a little surprised by the question and then was pondering something, "Why? Well…" She hadn't really thought of it much other than there must have been a reason as to why Ruri hasn't said anything.

Hikaru closed her eyes, "Sweetie, I may not know what you have been through but I've lived long enough to know that sometimes friends don't say anything so they wouldn't be bothered by their problems. Can I say the same thing for your friend?"

Yuzu's eyes widened in surprise as she hadn't considered that, "Could that be true?" She then looked at the ground, "Does...Does Ruri not want to say anything so I wouldn't be bothered by her own problems? Was she just trying to protect me or something?" If that was really true, what is Ruri trying to protect them from? She honestly doesn't have an answer for it but it does make more sense the more she thought about it. However, that still left her with some questions that needed answering.

She looked up and saw that Hikaru was looking at her with a smile as she said, "Well, that's just a suggestion anyway. I can't speak for your friend." She then pointed at Saffira, "Battle! Saffira attack Laureate Francois!" Saffira charged forward toward Francois while she was glowing.

Yuzu was confused, "Huh? But Francois has more ATK." Saffira only had 2500 ATK while Laureate Francois currently has 2800 ATK so why is she attacking?

Hikara, however, then had a confident smile on her face as she showed her last card in her hand, "I send Honest from my hand to the Graveyard to activate its monster effect!" She then sent Honest to the Graveyard as she continued, "When my LIGHT monster battles, I can send this monster to the Graveyard to have Saffira gain ATK equal to my opponent's monster's ATK!"

Dragon Princess Deity - Saffira (ATK: 25005300)

Yuzu's eyes widened in surprise as she didn't expect this. Hikaru still smiled as she pointed at Saffira, "Now, Saffira! Finish this! Maitri Spirit!" Saffira glowed even brighter as she was closer to Francois who tried to counter with musical notes but to no avail.

Yuzu narrowed her eyes as she knew she was about to lose this duel if she doesn't do something. She looked at her hand and saw that one card could help; she then showed it, "I send Minuet the Melodious Diva from my hand to the Graveyard and the damage I take is halved!" She sent her monster to the Graveyard just as Saffira's attack connected and destroyed Francois.

YUZU LP: 1600350

Hikaru looked mildly impressed that Yuzu managed to avoid losing the duel and smiled, "Well done, I end my turn." Since it was the End Phase, Honest's effect end as well.

Dragon Princess Deity - Saffira (ATK: 53002500)

She then pointed at Saffira, "At this moment, Saffira's monster effect activates! Since this monster was Ritual Summoned this turn, I can choose one out of three effects to activate during the End Phase. And I choose the one where I add a LIGHT monster from my Graveyard to my hand." She returned Honest to her hand and showed it briefly to Yuzu.

Yuzu frowned a little as she saw Honest in her hand again, "So that means if I attack Saffira next turn, she can counter with Honest again."

Hikaru looked at Yuzu with a curious smile, "So Yuzu, what are you going to do now? Are you going to continue questioning how your friends do things around you or are you going to do something about it?" She was trying to make Yuzu see that she can make her own decisions as a person and as a duelist; she wanted to see her resolve.

Yuzu looked at Hikaru for a few seconds before closing her eyes to think. She was thinking about Yuya: about how strong he has become and how she couldn't catch up to him during that time. Then, she thought about Ruri: how they have become close friends since they first met and how they trust each other. She then thought that maybe Ruri was trying to not let them worry about her but that only frustrated her more. She wants to help Ruri no matter what because she is her friend. She then made her decision.

Yuzu opened her eyes as she then had a look of determined, "I will become a strong duelist like Yuya! I will bring connections and happiness to people with my dueling! I can create harmony with my monsters and show my feelings to people! I will also trust in Ruri no matter what! Even if she pushes me back, I will keep supporting her!" She doesn't know if she needed to yell but she had to get her point across.

Hikaru had a satisfied smile on her smile on her face, "There's the answer I was looking for." She was happy that Yuzu found her resolve and wondered what she was going to do with that resolve.

Yuzu, still looking determined, started her turn, "My turn, draw!" She played the card she drew, "I activate the Magic Card: Pot of Greed which means I draw 2 cards from my Deck!"

She then drew 2 cards from her Deck and looked at them. She showed one of them, "I activate the Magic Card: Melodious Callback! I add 2 "Melodious" monsters from my Graveyard to my hand!" Yuzu added Ballet and Minuet back to her hand.

Yuzu looked at her hand and smiled, "Alright, I got all I need. Time to give this a shot!"

Yuzu showed two cards in her hand, "I set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 2 Minuet the Melodious Diva and Scale 9 Contralto the Melodious Songstress!" Yuzu placed both monsters in the Pendulum Zones and they both appeared on the field.

Minuet was a green haired, yellow female monster that was wearing a red beret and an orange shirt dress around her waist. She was wearing white gloves and white, dancing high heels on her feet. She also had butterfly wings on her back that were purple on the outside and yellow on the inside.

Contralto was a yellow haired, orange female monster that was wearing a green empire dress and had a black choker on her neck.

Yuzu looked at her monsters, "With this, I can now summon monsters with Levels between 3 and 8 at the same time!"

Hikaru looked confused by what Yuzu was doing, "What is happening?"

"Musical melody songs that reach people's hearts! Awaken to this new power to perform more graceful voices! Pendulum Summon!"

Yuzu held up three cards in her hand, "Appear, my beautiful singers!" Three monsters appeared from the portal, "From my hand, Ballet the Melodious Diva (ATK: 1700), Violeta the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 2500, DEF: 1900, LV: 7, PS: 4), and Pendulum Mozart the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 2600, DEF: 2000, LV: 8, PS: 5)!" Ballet appeared back on the field along with two other monsters. The second one that came out was a purple haired female monster that was wearing a light pink dress and was holding a violin in her left hand. The third one that appeared was Prodigy Mozart who looked the same as before except with some differences: she had blue gems on the chest area of her dress and her wings were more blue instead of green.

Hikaru looked a little amazed by what she saw, "Pendulum Summon…" She had never seen this before in her life.

Yuzu was smiling happily as she looked at her monsters, "I did it...I actually Pendulum Summoned!" She was finally happy that she can Pendulum Summon just like Yuya and was ready to put it to the test.

Yuzu pointed at one of her monsters, "Violeta's monster effect! She gains 100 ATK for every "Melodious" card I control!" Since Yuzu had Melodious Appropriation, her two Pendulum Cards, and five monsters on her field on her field, Violeta gained 800 ATK.

Violeta the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 25003300)

Yuzu smiled as she pointed at Minuet, "I activate Minuet the Melodious Diva's Pendulum Effect! Once per turn, one monster on my opponent's field loses 300 ATK for every "Melodious" monster I control!" Since Saffira was the only monster on Hikaru's field and Yuzu had 5 "Melodious" monsters, Saffira lost some strength from Minuet's effect.

Dragon Princess Deity - Saffira (ATK: 25001000)

Yuzu held out her hand, "Battle! Pendulum Mozart attacks Dragon Princess Deity - Saffira! Graceful Song!" Mozart waved her baton like before but she also started singing which made the blast even larger and more noticeable as it was light blue.

Hikaru looked at Yuzu curiously, wondering what she was doing, before smiling confidently and showing Honest, "I don't what you're planning but did you forget? I can send Honest to the Graveyard and Saffira gains ATK equal to the amount of the monster it is battling!" She sent Honest to the Graveyard and then Saffira's wings were shining brighter, granting her more strength.

Dragon Princess Deity - Saffira (ATK: 10003600)

Hikaru gave Yuzu a sweet smile, "Sorry, Yuzu but you lost."

Yuzu, however, smiled confidently, "...Are you sure about that?" Hikaru then looked confused, "Huh?"

Yuzu pointed at Mozart, "At this moment, I activate Pendulum Mozart's monster effect!" Violeta then started playing her violin as Mozart continued singing with Hikaru looking more confused.

Yuzu gave Hikaru a smile, "When Mozart is battling a Special Summoned monster, I can choose 1 other "Melodious" Pendulum Monster I control in my Monster Zone, Pendulum Zone, or face-up in my Extra Deck! Mozart now gains ATK equal to that Pendulum Monster's ATK before damage calculation! Harmony Duet!" Hikaru's eyes widened in shock as she realized what that meant.

As Violeta was playing her violin, musical notes appeared and gathered around Mozart which made her stronger including her attack.

Pendulum Mozart the Melodious Maestra (ATK: 26005900)

Yuzu looked at Hikaru, "This is the end! Pendulum Mozart continue your attack! Graceful Song!" Mozart's song finally reached Saffira and destroyed her. Hikaru looked surprised by that attack but then accepted with a smile on her face, "Well done."

HIKARU LP: 19000

YUZU: WIN
HIKARU: LOSE

The blast made Hikaru kneel down for a few seconds before she got back up. Yuzu walked up to Hikaru with a curious expression on her face.

Hikaru looked up to Yuzu with a smile, "That was a good duel, Yuzu. I haven't had this fun in years especially when you showed me this Pendulum Summon."

Yuzu smiled in response, "You're welcome." She then narrowed her eyes in confusion, "But why did you want a duel in the first place?"

Hikaru, having expecting that question, just smiled back, "Even though I'm getting old, I could see that you were going through some hesitation so I figured why not challenge you to a duel to get your spirits back up."

Yuzu's eyes widened in realization, "So that's why you asking me this questions." However, she still looked a little confused, "But why would have wanted to help me? You just met me."

Hikaru laughed before her smile grew bigger, "I don't know but when I saw you, it reminded of myself when I was younger. I didn't know a lot as both a person and as a duelist. Seeing something like that, I just couldn't help but want to help you."

Yuzu was taken aback a little but then smiled sweetly, "Thank you." After hearing her reasoning, she was kind of glad she met Hikaru as it cleared some of her doubts.

Hikaru then gave Yuzu a look as if she was challenging her, "By the way, were you serious when you said that you would become strong like this Yuya?"

Yuzu then gave Hikaru a look of determination, "Yes, I will!" She made her decision to catch up to Yuya and she will stick with it.

Hikaru chuckled a little, "That's a bold statement though I'm eager to see how you'll do it." She then gave off a teasing smile, "By the way, is this Yuya your boyfriend or something?"

She processed what Hikaru said for a couple seconds before her face turned pink and steam was coming out of her ears. She waved her arms in embarrassment, "...N-No! We're just friends! H-He's like a little brother to me!"

Seeing as how Yuzu was obviously embarrassed, Hikaru gave off a knowing smile, "Whatever you say." She then had an idea, "Well, if you're going to be a great duelist then how about I give you something?" Hikaru reached into her Deck to look for something while Yuzu, who got over her embarrassment, looked at her in confusion.

Hikaru took some cards out and showed them to Yuzu, "Here, I'd like you to have these cards."

Yuzu looked at the cards and saw that Saffira was one of them. Her eyes widened in shock, "But wait...that's the Ritual Monster you used!" Is she really serious on giving her a card that powerful?

Hikaru nodded in response, "Yeah. I would like you to have it."

Yuzu looked at Hikaru in confusion, "But...why would you give me these cards?"

Hikaru smiled sweetly at Yuzu, "Sweetie, I consider myself a retired duelist so I may not need them anymore. They're probably want to be played by someone who still duels. Besides, think of it as a reward for beating me. I don't mind."

Yuzu looked at Hikaru in awe as she was thankful that Hikaru was willing to give her some cards. She then had a look of determination on her face and nodded as she took them from Hikaru. She looked at Saffira's card with amazement, "I have a Ritual Monster now…"

Hikaru nodded and smiled softly from seeing Yuzu happy to recieve her cards. She then turned and began to walk away. She stopped for a second to look at Yuzu with a soft smile, "Good luck, Yuzu. If you heading down this path, then I'll be watching your progress in the Maiami Championship." She then continued walking and soon left the alleyway and out of sight.

After watching Hikaru leave, she looked at her Deck and the cards she received with a smile on her face, "First Pendulum Monsters and now I have a Ritual Monster." She had a look of determination on her face, "Yuya, I swear I will catch up to you!"

Yuzu then looked at the ground, "Ruri, no matter what, I'll find out what's troubling you and I will do my best to help you!"

After a few minutes, Yuzu saw that the sun was going down and it was getting dark. She then figured it was getting late and needed to go home. She decided to look for Yuto some more at a later time. She soon walked away and went home in around an hour.


Fanfiction OC Memo:

Melodious Appropriation (Continuous Magic) - Once per turn, you can discard 1 card; Special Summon 1 Level 4 or below "Melodious" monster from your hand or Deck.

Ballet the Melodious Diva
(LV: 4, LIGHT, Fairy, ATK: 1700, DEF: 1100, PS: 7)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, at the start of the Damage Step, if a "Melodious" monster you control battles an opponent's monster, you can make your monster gain 600 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase.
Monster Effect: If you control a "Melodious" monster, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card attacks, all "Melodious" monsters you control gain 400 ATK until the end of the Battle Phase.

Contralto the Melodious Songstress
(LV: 3, LIGHT, Fairy, ATK: 1200, DEF: 1000, PS: 9)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, if you Pendulum Summon 2 or more "Melodious" monsters at the same time, you can Special Summon 1 Level 6 or below "Melodious" monster from your Graveyard.
Monster Effect: If this card is Special Summoned, you can draw 1 card. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, gain 800 LP.

Singer's Anchor (Credit goes to Frost190 and her partner) (Magic Card) - Activate only if you control 2 or more "Melodious" monsters. Draw 2 cards.

Graceful Light (Trap Card) - Activate only when a LIGHT monster you control is attacked; halve the damage you take from this battle. Then, you can Special Summon a LIGHT monster from your Graveyard whose Level is lower than the one destroyed and, if you do, gain LP equal half of that monster's ATK.

Minuet the Melodious Diva
(LV: 5, LIGHT, Fairy, ATK: 2100, DEF: 800, PS: 2)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls; that monster loses 300 ATK for each "Melodious" monster you control until the End Phase.
Monster Effect: Once per turn, you can inflict 200 damage to your opponent for each "Melodious" monster you control. If you would take damage, you can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; the damage you would take is halved.

Melodious Callback (Magic Card) - Add 2 "Melodious" monsters from your Graveyard to your hand.

Violeta the Melodious Maestra
(LV: 7, LIGHT, Fairy, ATK: 2500, DEF: 1900, PS: 4)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, you can destroy 1 Magic or Trap Card on the field.
Monster Effect: This card gains 100 ATK for every "Melodious" card you control. Once per turn, you can target 1 other "Melodious" monster you control: that monster gains 500 ATK and can attack twice each Battle Phase until the end of this turn; however, this card cannot attack during the turn it uses this effect.

Pendulum Mozart the Melodious Maestra
(LV: 8, LIGHT, Fairy, ATK: 2600, DEF: 2000, PS: 5)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, if you have another "Melodious" card in your Pendulum Zone, you can double this card's Pendulum Scale until the End Phase.
Monster Effect: Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 LIGHT Fairy-type monster from your hand or Graveyard. When this card battles a Special Summoned monster, before damage calculation, you can target 1 other "Melodious" Pendulum Monster that you control in your Monster Zone, Pendulum Zone, or face-up in your Extra Deck; this card gains ATK equal to the targeted monster's ATK until the end of the Damage Step.

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


Sorry about the wait. This honestly took a lot longer than I thought mainly cause of college and I was trying to decide what Pendulum Monsters I should introduce first for Yuzu. Regardless, I'm glad it turned out good.

So, I wasn't really satisfied with Mozart's current effect so I changed it when it turned into a Pendulum Monster. I hope y'all like it.

I'll admit maybe the chapter wasn't executed perfectly but, hey, it is what it is. I at least hope y'all enjoy it a little.

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


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Aim to Become Strong - While they're trying to help Ruri, Yuya and Yuzu realize that the Maiami Championship is coming up soon and both of them need some more wins in order to qualify...


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