Chapter 11: New Resolve
Sholt was heading out the door to school. His father was busy working lately and his mother was off Dueling in VRAINS as he exited the house.
"Things are actually looking pretty positive on the news." Mimi spoke up. "The Charisma Duelists are really cleaning up!"
"Well, that's to be expected, right?" Sholt asked.
"Fair enough." She smiled on the screen, before looking ahead and gasping. "Hey, Sholt! Ahead of you!"
"Hm?" He looked forward and saw someone he didn't expect. "Aoi..."
"Sholt." She spoke, keeping an emotionless expression. "Do you mind if I walk to school with you today?"
Mimi squealed, and Sholt placed his hand over her screen. "...Okay."
The two of them walked together in silence. It wasn't really awkward or anything, both of them were just quiet people.
"...Why are you walking with us?" Sholt finally spoke.
"...I wanted to talk to you." She admitted.
"But you're really bad at it?" Mimi spoke up.
"Mimi." Sholt frowned.
"No, that's true." Aoi admitted. "...It's always been like this between us, huh?"
Sholt looked at her, before recalling when they first met.
Flashback
Sholt was with his father and mother, attending a dinner as a reward for the latest improvements to VRAINS. Obviously, the 10 year old Sholt was completely silent and fidgeting constantly.
"I didn't realise they'd be throwing such a fancy party just for a few improvements." His mother said.
"Well, why not?" His father laughed. "Just a shame it's so stiff. I was hoping I could Duel some people."
"Oh c'mon Dion, enjoy the moment." She laughed.
"How are you holding up, Sholt?" Dion asked as he patted his son on the head. "Sorry if this is a bit boring for you, but, thought it'd be good for you to get out a bit. Besides, the foods not bad, huh? Sure you don't want to play with anyone."
Sholt scanned the other children that seemed to be around. They were all sons and daughters of very important people, and thus held themselves in high regard to the point that the boy found them intimidating. He just shook his head.
"Ahhhh, no prob. That just means we can hang out at the buffet." Dion laughed, before noticing someone. "Oh! Zaizen!"
"Oh, Mr. Giro." Akira Zaizen shook his hand. "Very nice to see you sir."
"You as well! I've been meaning to talk with the fastest ladder climber in SOL." Dion chuckled. "I hear you're being considered for promotion again, congratulations."
"Thank you very much, sir." Zaizen nodded, when Dion noted something.
"Hello? Zaizen, I believe someones hiding behind you." He said.
"Ah! Mr. Giro, this is my younger sister, Aoi. I was slightly worried about leaving her home, so I brought her with me. Say hello, Aoi." A young girl peeked out from behind his legs. "I'm sorry, she's somewhat shy."
"No problem at all, I know the feeling. In fact..." Dion pushed his son forward. "This is my boy, Sholt. A real prodigy in programming his teachers say. He's a bit reclusive as well."
"Really? Well, it's very nice to meet you, Sholt." Akira gave a warm, practiced smile that was very comforting for the child. "Here, Aoi. You say hello to Sholt as well."
He nudged his sister in front of him. A young girl with brown hair in two small, curling pigtails in a simple blue dress.
"...Hello." Sholt said.
"...Hello." Aoi said.
They didn't talk for the rest of the night.
Flashback End
'It went better then I expected.' Sholt admitted in his head. 'I guess since then, we've always seen each other, picked each other out in crowds...but-'
"Sholt." He was snapped out of his thoughts as she spoke. "I need you to promise me something."
"...What?" He asked hesitantly.
"...Don't go into VRAINS right now." She said. "It's still very dangerous right now...and even if things seem okay now, I have a horrible feeling it will only get worse."
"A horrible feeling?" Sholt said. "...Why would you want me to promise something like that?"
"Isn't it obvious?" She spoke. "If things are dangerous, innocent people could get hurt. And that ends up hurting the people around them, a chain of hurt and regrets that involves everyone people care about. It's painful."
"...Are you talking from experience?" Sholt asked.
"Her parents, ri-?" He silenced her again.
"Yes." She nodded. "People can do heroic things selfishly, and just end up hurting people close to them."
"...So, why are you telling me that?" He asked.
"...Isn't it obvious?" Aoi said. "You're...the only person I can call my friend."
Sholt stopped at that, as she continued walking. "...Really?"
She stopped as well, and looked back at him. "Yeah. So...I don't want my only friend to get hurt."
There was a pause between them.
"Promise?" She requested.
Sholt stared at her. "...I promise I won't hurt you."
"That's not what I asked." Aoi said.
"That's my answer." He responded simply.
They paused again. Then they walked to school together in silence.
VRAINS
Sholt stayed after school, sitting in the classroom. It was something he never did.
"...Kinda heavy this morning, huh?" Mimi spoke up.
"She said...I was the only one she could call a friend." Sholt spoke.
"She sounded a lot like you." Mimi said.
"It was more then that." Sholt said. "Mimi...I've had you. And I've had Kris as well. But Aoi...she's had nobody else but me..."
He looked at her on his screen. "I don't think...I'm good enough to be her only friend. All I've ever wanted to do...is distance myself. I've done that to her as well..."
"...You do what you do because of what your life has shaped you into. You've been hurt a lot, you've lost a lot. I understand that even without you having to programme that into me." Mimi spoke. "If that's how you think, you should try for her sake."
Sholt actually laughed a little. "...You're really smart, you know?"
"Of course! You made me after all!" She beamed proudly.
"Hey, Sholt." Said person paused and looked over his shoulder.
"Naoki?" He recognised the young man.
"Ah...you're here too? Didn't think anybody else would be here." Naoki admitted.
"Well, what are you doing here?" Sholt asked.
"...Iunno." He admitted, sitting down. "I guess I was just thinking. Things have been pretty depressing lately."
"Depressing?" Sholt echoed.
"yeah, with the Knights running around everywhere, VRAINS constantly on high alert...its pretty scary." He then flinched. "Unless...am I the only one thinking that?"
"I think everybody is thinking that right now." Sholt said.
"Phew..." He sighed. "But...I know it's not all doom and gloom, y'know? I mean, Playmaker, Fullcross and the Charisma Duelists have all been Dueling hard, for VRAINS sakes, for everyones sakes...everybody who uses VRAINS that is."
"You still haven't used VRAINS?" Sholt asked.
"No. Whenever I think about it, I always get intimidated. There are a whole bunch of other Duelists much stronger then me in VRAINS. Like you." He then perked up. "Oh! But I made my avatar! Do you wanna see?"
"Oooh! Let me! Let me!" Mimi spoke up, before beeping for a second in time with Naoki's Duel Disk, then displaying a screen of a buff hero in armour.
"Yeah! That's it!" Naoki pointed. "I-I called it Lonely Brave! Because, um, well, I'll only use it when I'm...brave enough...it's embarrassing..."
"I think its cool." Sholt stated simply.
"Really! You think so!?" Naoki beamed.
"Yes." He nodded. "I'd like to see you use it."
Sholt..." Naoki breathed, when his Duel Disk beeped. "Huh? What's this?" He touched the screen and gasped. "NO WAY!"
Sholt jumped at his outburst. "Wh-What?"
"Look at this!" He showed Sholt his screen.
"Is that...Cyberse Wizard?" Mimi identified it.
"Playmaker's card..." Naoki marvelled. "Hey! Do you think this is...a sign!?"
"...Huh?" Sholt responded dumbly.
"This has to be, right!? This can't just happen randomly, after what we were just talking about, can it!?" Naoki's mouth was running in excitement. "This has to be! It's destiny! Or something! Alright, I've decided!"
"...What?" Sholt just sat there in shock.
"I'm gonna Log into VRAINS!" He declared. "Now, uh...how do you-" He logged in, leaving Sholt and Mimi alone.
"...Wow...he got pumped up quick." Mimi stated.
"This is bad..." Sholt whispered. "He Logged In in the middle of this crisis..."
"Sholt?" Mimi spoke.
"Mimi, we're logging in, now!" Sholt declared.
"Now!?" She gasped. "Here!? B-But what about our promise to Aoi!?"
"We won't do anything reckless." He assured her. "We just have to save Naoki. Please, Log In, Mimi!"
"Alright...Logging In!" The two of them Logged In, and ended up in a shipping bay.
"Where's Naoki?" Sholt looked around.
"To your right!" He looked over and saw him staring down a Knight of Hanoi.
"He's fighting a Knight of Hanoi already!?" Sholt gasped. "We have to help!" He began running over to him. "Lonely Brave!"
Said avatar looked at him and gasped. "Sholt!? What are you doing here!?"
"Sholt Giro!?" The Knight gasped. "How does this guy know both Playmaker and Giro's son!?"
"Hold it right there." Suddenly, a Knight wearing white mask blocked Sholt's path. "Well, well, well...Dion Giro's son. Your daddy will pay a pretty penny to get you back if we capture you."
"Back off, Two-Face!" Mimi shouted defiantly.
The Knight sneered. "That AI of yours has got a loud mouth. If you're not gonna come quietly, I'll crush you in a Duel, then erase that AI!" he activated his Duel Disk.
"Uh-oh, this turned sour." Mimi admitted.
"W-We have no choice." Sholt trembled. "We have to help Lonely Brave...let's fight Hanoi. Mimi!"
"I'm with you." She said as his Duel Disk activated.
"DUEL!"
Sholt vs. White KOH LP: 4000
'Oh crap! Sholt's in trouble!' Naoki panicked in his head. 'Wait, Sholt can take care of himself. I'm the one in more danger right now!'
"I-I'm going first." Sholt feebly declared.
The Knight laughed. "What was that piss poor squeak? Go on then, humour me."
Sholt winced. "I Normal Summon Mymimic Blade." The sword possessing ghoul appeared with a giggle and 1000 ATK. "I activate Mymimic Blade's effect! Once per turn, I can add an Equip Spell from my Deck to my hand! I add Moon Mirror Shield to my hand, and equip it to Mymimic Blade." The gold and silver shield floated in front of the sword. "I set 4 cards and end my turn."
"This is awesome!" Mimi declared. "With Moon Mirror Shield, Blade's attack will instantly be higher then any of his monsters, and if he tries anything fishy, we have our backrow!"
"Heh. Hiding behind defences like that?" The Knight chuckled. "Cute. My turn! I Normal Summon Vilepawn Archfiend!" A skull monster wielding a sword and shield with 1200 ATK appeared.
"He plays an Archfiend Deck?" Mimi guessed.
"And since I control an Archfiend card, I can equip Mymimic Blade with the Equip Spell, Falling Down! With it, I gain control of your only monster!" As Mymimic Blade gained a dark aura, it floated over to the Knight's side.
"Mymimic Blade was taken!" Mimi gasped.
"But we still have our backrow." Sholt assured her.
"Is that what you think?" The Knight grinned. "I activate the Spell, Hey, Trunade! All of your Set cards return to your hand!" The four cards vanished, making Sholt gasp. "Battle! Vilepawn Archfiend will attack you directly!" The monster jumped forward and slashed with its sword, making Sholt cry out in pain as he staggered back.
Sholt's LP: 2800
"Now your own monster will hit you!" The Knight laughed. "Mymimic Blade attacks you directly!" The monster used itself to slash Sholt, making him cry out as he collapsed to the ground.
Sholt's LP: 1800
"Sholt! Are you okay!?" Mimi asked fearfully.
"Don't worry...I'm okay..." He assured her.
"It's fortunate for me your monster is a Fiend." The Knight grinned. "Appear! The circuit that lights up our path!" The Link Square appeared overhead. "The summoning conditions are 2 Fiends! I set Vilepawn Archfiend and Mymimic Blade in the Link Markers!" The two monsters became gold and white twisters that shot into the arrows. "Link Summon! Appear! Link 2! Masterking Archfiend!" A giant, bulky, purple skull king appeared with 2000 ATK. "I set 3 cards and end my turn."
"This is bad, he has a Link Monster and 3 set cards." Mimi noted.
"Even so...we can't give up..." Sholt breathed. "My...turn."
"I target Masterking Archfiend to activate the Continuous Trap, Battle-Scarred!" The Knight interrupted. "When I have to pay Life Points to keep an Archfiend monster in play, you have to pay the same amount!"
"Switching from big damage to little damage, huh?" Mimi said.
Sholt looked at the monster he just drew. "Hey, this card is..."
Mimi looked at it. "That's one of the ones Kris gave you, right?"
Flashback
"Here, Sholt. I'm giving you these."
Kris handed Sholt some cards in his empty classroom whilst everybody else was walking home.
"...Why are you giving me these?" Sholt asked.
"Call it a little thank you for agreeing to partner with me for this." Kris said. "Besides, I know how much you like cute girls."
Sholt blushed slightly. "D-Don't say that..."
"Relax, I'm just teasing." Kirs laughed. "You know they're good cards, though, right? I'm hoping they can help you out."
He then smiled. "Just try and open up a little as payment, okay?"
Flashback End
Sholt's hand then fell to his side dejectedly. "Mimi...am I selfish?"
"Huh? Why are you asking a question like that now?" She asked.
"I just thought...I only now just thought..." He said. "So many people...have done so much for me. Kris, Aoi, Naoki, Blue Angel, Go Onizuka, and even all the workers at home, all the people in my childhood...they all did so much for my sake, my happiness...and I feel like, I've been ignoring them all this time."
Tears fell from Sholt's eyes. "That I've done nothing but reject them when they try again and again to help me...and I can think of nobody but myself! Am I really...that horrible a person?"
"Don't say that!" Mimi yelled. "I mean, why do they think they're all trying to help you in the first place? Because they can tell you're a good person! You have a lot of friends now, right? That's because you ARE making the effort to open up more and fulfill their wishes."
She then nodded. "That will to constantly improve, to constantly better yourself and everything you do...that's your power! And it's the reason why people will truly love you, like I do! So don't say you're a bad person or anything like that, otherwise you'll be letting them all down!"
"Mimi..." Sholt whimpered.
"Good fucking god, are you crying?" The Knight interrupted. "How pathetic. I didn't think you'd be this weak. Just give up already and make this easier on me."
Sholt flinched and wiped away his tears. "I'm not giving up! I set 4 cards and end my turn!"
"Tch. What a pain in my ass. I'll end it this turn." He declared. "My turn! During the Standby Phase, we both pay 500 Life Points via Masterking Archfiend's effect. But I also chain my Set Archfiend's Roar to pay 500 Life and revive Vilepawn Archfiend."
White KOH's LP: 3500
"I won't let you." Sholt stated. "I activate the effect of Yashiki Warashi in my hand. By discarding her, I negate Archfiend's Roar's effect!" The female monster appeared and flew into the card, negating it.
"A hand trap? Worthless! I also chain my Continuous Trap, That Six! With it, whenever a dice roll occurs, it instantly changes to either a 1 or a 6. Now, Masterking Archfiend's effect will resolve!" Both of them crackled with dark lightning.
White KOH's LP: 3000
Sholt's LP: 1300
"And now Masterking Archfiend's effect activates!" He continued. "When I pay Life during a Chain, I can send a Fiend with attack or defence equal to that damage from my Deck to the Graveyard. I send Card Guard. Now Masterking's second effect activates! When a Fiend is sent to my Graveyard once per Chain, I can roll a dice, then activate an effect depending on the roll! Go, dice roll!" The Link Monster tossed a black dice that landed on 3. "3, but due to the effect of That Six, it is treated as a 6! With Masterking's effect, I Special Summon Card Guard!" The red monster rose out of the GY. "And when it is Normal or Special Summoned, it gains a guard counter, which gives it 300 attack!" The monsters ATK rose to 1900.
"He's getting out reinforcements." Mimi observed.
"I'll end this now! Battle! Masterking Archfiend will attack you directly!" The Link roared as it raised its sword up high.
"I activate my Trap! Mymimic Jumpscare!" The card showed the ghostly form of Mymimic armour shooting out of its namesake and pulling a 'scary' face, terrifying Goblin Attack Force. "When my opponents monster declares an attack, I Special Summon a Mymimic monster from my Graveyard, and return the attacking monster to the hand! Revive, Mymimic Blade!" The sword monster reappeared and laughed loudly, making Masterking recoil in terror before shooting back into the Extra Deck.
"What!? My Masterking Archfiend...!" The Knight growled. "You'll pay for that! Card Guard will attack Mymimic Blade!" The red monster leapt forward.
"I activate my Trap, Mirror Mail!" Sholt revealed. "Mymimic Blade's attack becomes equal to Card Guard's!" The blade's power rose to 1900.
"Then they'll both be destroyed!" The Knight declared.
"I also activate my Trap, Waboku!" He countered. "Mymimic Blade isn't destroyed by battle this turn!" The blade slashed the demon in half easily.
"To think you would fight back like that...I end my turn!" The Knight said.
"My turn! Draw!" Sholt drew and looked at the card. "Let's finish this, Mimi."
"Right! We activate Mymimic Blade's effect to add an Equip Spell from our Deck to our hand!" Mimi declared.
"I add Mymimic Shadow, and equip it to Blade." The monsters shadow stretched out and gained a smile, making its power rise to 2000. "Then, I equip it with Axe of Fools, giving it another 1000 attack." Its power further rose to 3000.
"Battle! Mymimic Blade will attack you directly!" Mimi declared.
"It's not that easy! Trap card, open! Magic Cylinder!" The Knight yelled. "Take your own 3000 attack as damage and perish!"
"I activate my Trap, Seven Tools of the Bandit." Sholt flipped his last card up. "I pay 1000 Life Points to negate your Trap and destroy it."
Sholt's LP: 300
"Th-That's...!" The Knight gasped.
"Go, Mymimic Blade!" The weapon pulled itself back and slashed.
"Gaaaaaaaaargh!" He screamed as he was slashed, collapsing backwards.
White KOH's LP: 0
Sholt: WIN!
"Victory!" Mimi cheered.
"Sholt!" Lonely Brave ran over to him. "Are you okay!?"
"I should be asking you that." Sholt said. "You know its dangerous right now."
"W-Well, yeah..." He admitted. "B-But I actually won! I defeated a Knight of Hanoi! And I got really fired up about it too! In fact, I renamed myself! Call me...Brave Max!" He posed.
"...Pffff!" Mimi snorted.
"Just, try and be careful, okay?" Sholt asked.
"I promise, sorry..." He chuckled. "...Hey, I really am taller!" He measured their heights with their hands.
"Sholt." He looked down at Mimi. "This could be really dangerous if we get involved with Hanoi like this...are you sure this is okay?"
"...I believe so." He nodded. "I feel like I owe it to everyone, at the very least."
"...Of course." She smiled.
VRAINS
"My god..."
Blue Angel leaned against the wall of a building. "This is a lot more then I expected..."
After defeating Baira and receiving praise from her brother, she had worked harder to fight against the Knights of Hanoi...and there were a lot of them.
'I wonder how everyone else is doing?' Blue Angel thought. 'Go told me about the situation with the other Charisma Duelists...what the hell goes through Fullcross' mind behind that mask?'
"You seem troubled." Her Dueling A.I beeped.
Blue Angel frowned. It was just another occasional phrase the A.I would spout if left inactive for a while. Still...
"...I can't find my answer. Not yet." She admitted. "Why I Duel...why Blue Angel Duels...I'm getting closer, I feel...but I still can't discern exactly what it is...and that bothers me. I can't tell myself who I'm supposed to be. It's like...like the Blue Angel from the story. I don't understand why she still cried...and I don't understand what my persona is supposed to be. Important answers I'm missing..."
Then, she chuckled and shook her head. 'I'm talking to an A.I...Sholt must have rubbed on me a bit...' She then stopped. 'Sholt...'
She sat on the ground. 'Now I feel bad...I felt like I lied to him...telling him to stay away when I'm putting myself in the middle of danger...am I trying to distance myself from the Blue Angel persona?...And I told him THAT as well! Stupid!' She shook her head. 'What am I supposed to do now?'
"Psst! Hey! Blue Angel!"
She looked up in surprise, and saw a figure behind a building.
"Ace Mach?" She thought aloud.
"Over here!" He beckoned.
She got rid of her troubling thoughts and stood up before running over to him. "What's wrong?"
"I just found a server filled with Hanoi Knights!" He said. "There's no way I could take them all on on my own, so I've been looking for backup. Can you help me?"
"Of course." She nodded. "I'll fight the Knights of Hanoi!"
"Awesome. Hold on, I'll Log us both into the server." He tapped on his Duel Disk and the two of them were whisked away.
They ended up in a private server that had a long, elaborate race track twisting and turning around a small mechanical city filled with spotlights. There was nobody else in sight.
"This is a private server, isn't it?" Blue Angel thought aloud. "So then, where are the Knights of Hanoi?"
"Oh yeah, about that...there aren't any." Ace Mach shrugged.
"What? What do you mean!?" Blue Angel questioned.
"See, I just told you that so I could lure you to my private server." Ace Mach grinned. "It's now locked down. You can't Log Out."
"What do you think you're doing, Ace Mach!?" Blue Angel gasped.
"Well, see, I've been thinking. With the Another incident, its purely understandable if some people were to vanish..." He smirked. "People like you and Go."
"You...You're doing something this dirty, at a time like this!?" Blue Angel accused.
"This is my perfect opportunity!" Ace Mach declared. "I've been third for far too long! Do you have any idea how agonising it has been to be a second fiddle to you and Number 1 for so long!? There is only one place for someone such as me...Number 1! And once I erase both you and Go, then finally, I will be on top!"
"You bastard...!" She hissed.
"Now! We'll Duel, Blue Angel, and I will take your silver crown, before I kill off Go next!" He yelled as a Data Storm whipped up around them.
"I won't let you!" She declared as the two of them jumped on their D-Boards and sped off down the circuit.
"Speed Duel!"
Blue Angel vs. Ace Mach LP: 4000
VRAINS
Hanoi's main base was a hidden server. It looked almost like a black factory from the outside with looming towers and streams of data, when it was dark yet clean on the inside.
Currently, an intruder was on a warpath. Countless bodies of defeated Knights lay in their wake as they walked on towards the main control room, approaching the set of double doors ahead of them.
Suddenly, a clapping reverberated throughout the area, making the figure stop.
"Very, very impressive. I commend you for getting this far." Spectre stepped out of the shadows and stood in front of the door. "Yes, very well done, for an intruder. But, I am afraid this is as far as you will go."
The figure stayed still for a moment, before walking forward, seemingly unfazed.
"I must admit, this is a bit bothering for me." Spectre acted sad. "I like to know as much about my opponent as possible before Dueling them...but you're quite the closed book. It's quite saddening, really." He shed a single crocodile tear which he wiped away quickly, before smirking. "But, I suppose this is the optimum time to get to know you...right, Polaris Hierophant?"
The female stepped out of the shadows into the light. "...Step aside." She spoke with steeled seriousness. "I've come for Revolver."
"As I suspected. Unfortunately, if that is the case, I simply cannot allow you to pass." Spectre shook his head with a smile. "You're little rampage ends here."
"...Stand aside, or I will crush you." She stated, activating her Duel Disk.
"How terrifying!" Spectre cried out in terror, before laughing it off. "I see why not many people like you. But as I said, your path ends here."
"DUEL!"
Spectre vs. Polaris Hierophant LP: 4000
"I take the first turn." Spectre said. "I Normal Summon Sunseed Genius Loci." A golden statue holding a large brown seed appeared. "Appear! The circuit that lights up my path!" The Link Square appeared beneath him. "The summoning condition is 1 Normal Plant. I set Sunseed Genius Loci in the Link Marker." The seed became a golden twister that shot into the arrow.
"Link Summon! Blossom, Link 1! Sunavalon Dryas!" A large tree with a face grew out of the ground with 0 ATK. "This is my mother tree. As long as I have it, I am untouchable. I set 3 cards and end my turn."
'My set cards are Sunavalon Force, Sunavalon Glorious Growth, and Sunvine Burial.' Spectre thought. 'Please, show me how you will deal with this, Polaris Hierophant.'
"...My turn." Polaris Hierophant drew.
Mymimic Jumpscare: When an opponents monster declares an attack, Special Summon 1 Level 3 'Mymimic' Monster from your GY, and if you do, return that attacking monster to the hand.
And with that, another chapter is done! I hope you guys got your fill of Sholt development this chapter. And don't worry, he'll be a bit more involved this Arc. Quick thing actually, who else here checked out the Kingdom Hearts D23 Trailers? Ohhhhhhhhhh it's so beautiful and so close it's killing meeee!
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Also, I've got the next few chapters sorted out ahead of time, so guess what? You guys get free Previews! Yay! These aren't the actual chapter titles, they're just designed to make you think:
Chapter 12: The Top 2 are in Trouble! The Angels Tears and the Champions Strife! - Blue Angel is lured into Ace Mach's trap as he tries to seal away her Trickstar's, forcing her to use new strategies. Meanwhile, Go faces a mysterious robotic opponent named All/Nothing. Its recklessly destructive Deck is unlike anything Go has ever seen before, and its origin is...!?
Chapter 13: Another Faction! They Have THAT Power!? - Exec confronts Playmaker and the two Duel, with Exec's monsters immense power overwhelming Playmaker. At the same time, Polaris Hierophant confronts Revolver and the two of them clash furiously! At the most intense points in their Duels, the two mercenaries reveal their mission, and their power!
Chapter 14: Our Unexpected Hope! Stand Up, Sholt! - Veran finally makes his move and defeats all the Charisma Duelists in one fell swoop. The only one left to face him is Sholt, as he stands against the absolutely insane strength of Veran's Deck. As Sholt declares his resolve, Veran reveals a shocking truth!
Chapter 15: The Final Opponent! Sholt is Alone! - When everyone thought the battle was over, one last opponent confronts Sholt! Sholt is completely sealed away from all of his friends and forced to Duel on his own, breaking his resolve. As Sholt fights alone for the first time, his opponent fights him with savage tenacity, all leading to a shocking outcome!
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