It was a nice sunny day at the Fijimura hotspirngs . The resort seemed calm and peasful , even though Rezo's minions were now killing all the duelists in the world and evreyone knew it . The reason why no one was scarred was because the minions of Rezo were now in Ukraine and were slowly moving towards the Atlantic Ocean , meaning that Japan was safe for some time .
" At last ! We're here ! " Tsugumi exclaimed .
" Hell yeah , the Fijimura hotsprings ! " Sora added .
The girls were crazy about hotsprings as always , the boys thought . Still , Rad and Edo were amazed of the big dimensions of the hotspring resort . The whole thing must've been really important if people wasted their money to create such a modern place , especially since Japan was well known for its traiditionalist ways . Subaru on the other hand was extremely tired . All that stress he had to face due to Rezo was really starting to bring him down .
At Kokujo's UFO there was finally some peace and quiet . Without the five duelists , Kokujo and doctor Root could concentrate on their stuff better . But instead of working on finding a way to stop Rezo , Root was thinking at the chosen duelists .
" I think they've arrived by this time . " Root spoke to himself . " At last they'll all get some well deserved relaxation . And to think of the situation : a boy , a girl and some hotsprings . That's it , Subaru and Tsugumi might actually do what they wre supposed to do ninety years ago ! Who knows , I may become an uncle soon... "
" More like a great-grandfather . " Kokujo spoke from the door .
" Kokujo , you almost scarred me ! "
" Tsh , you're just getting old , doctor . Oh , and here's some news which I've found out from my sources : Subaru's father has been brought back to life , I don't know how , and now he's almost at the Fijimura hotsprings ! "
" W-what ?! " Root exclaimed . " Subaru's father... alive ? And going towards the same hotspring as his son ?? Oh great , my plans are ruined ! If Subaru and his dad were to clash head on... God , help us all ! "
Back at the hotsprings . A black haired man about the age of forty-nine was sitting in a hotspring pool relaxing . Then a blonde girl about the age of twenty came to him and disturbed him from his bath saying :
" Sir , I'm sorry for disturbing , but five youngsters about the age of sixteen had come to the hotel , as you asked me to inform . "
" I see , is one of them a boy with black hair like mine , only that his is long to the neck , and which has brown eyes ? "
" Yes , sir . "
" Thanks for informing me , miss ! " the man said and got out of the pool with his towel on .
The man was taller than her and had well trained muscles . He walked to the chair where he had put his clothes and took out some money which he gave to the girl .
" And here's your bonus . "
" Thank you very much , sir ! " the girl replied and left .
The hotel was modern , yet decorated in old japanese style . Paintings with the sun , the moon , waterfalls , forests , medieval japanese cities , etc were almost evreywhere . Vases with the finest japanese flowers were on evrey table , even on eating ones . If it wouldn't be for the cyber walking streets from outside or the virtual screens , computers and robots from inside , you would think that you were in medieval Japan .
The chosen duelists had tickets for only two rooms : one for Tsugumi and Sora and the other for Subaru , Edo and Rad . After they had unpacked all their stuff in the room , they all decided to go for some nice long baths .
After putting their swimsuits on , Sora and Tsugumi went to the baths from the hotel immediately . The hotel had a spa filled with all sorts of baths . You could hardly choose in which you want to go first .
" It's full of baths ! " Sora said amazed . " Not even at the natural hotsprings from the mountains have I seen such wonders ! "
" Ok , lets enter them all and get really pretty ! " Tsugumi suggested .
And so , the two girls began their hotspring bath quest . First they entered some pools with a normal hotspring baths . Then they hit the jacuzzis and waterfalls . And finally , after taking baths in ALL the pools they had found , the two girls had a long nice sauna therapy .
" Tsugumi-chan , do you think that we've missed something ? " Sora asked .
" Not at all , I've checked the map of the hotel three times ! The only thing which we've missed were the outdoor baths , but I prefer to take them later at night . " Tsugumi replied
Meanwhile , Subaru went to the men's locker room . There he took off his kimono and put on his towel . Afterwards he walked to the door which led to the outdoor bath saying :
" Real men just shut up and hit the outdoor bath ! "
As he opened the door , Subaru saw Edo which was already in the bath .
" I see that someone has finally learned from me ! " Edo said smiling .
" Edo-kun , you were faster than me , no fair ! " Subaru replied and entered the bath . " But yeah , you were totally right , only girls would run in all those baths inside like they would be some sort of fashion shops . Real men just chill down and have a nice outdoor bath ! "
" But I love the jacuzzis ! " Rad shouted from a window of the hotel . " And I also love the hydromassage pools and waterfalls and... "
Subaru and Edo laughed of Rad's pathetic situation . The boy had made a fool out of himself in front of them .
A few hours later the sun was setting . Tsugumi , Sora and Rad had finished their baths and were now heading towards the restaurant dressed in their kimonos .
" Man , I'm hungry . " Rad said .
" Yeah , isn't it about dinner time ? " Sora asked .
" By the way , I wonder what's Subaru up to . He's been acting strange ever since we arrived at the hotsprings . " Tsugumi spoke with a little worried voice .
Subaru and Edo were sitting relaxed in the pool talking about new dueling strategies , about what new jokes were out there and sometimes , when they felt the need , to talk about what would happen when they would fight Rezo again . Subaru then got up from the pool saying :
" I think that we're done for now with the baths , Edo-kun . We'll continue our chat at the restaurant , but for now , let's go and eat something ! "
" Agreed , let's go ! " Edo replied .
After changing back in their kimonos , Subaru and Edo headed towards the restaurant . But on their way , they met the black haired man from earlier which was standing by a table waiting for them . As he saw him , Subaru got a bit shocked . But the black haired boy calmed down and he gave the man a cold stare .
" Father... " Subaru spoke .
" Son... " the man replied .
" W-what ? " Edo asked confused . " Subaru , you're over one hundred years , how come your father is still alive ? "
" I don't know , but I'll find out ! " Subaru said and pushed Edo back gently . " Stand back , Edo-kun , this is gonna get ugly ! "
Subaru made a few steps towards his father and spoke with arrogance in his voice :
" Heh , when did you claw your way back from hell ? "
" A few days ago , but don't try to look as if you missed me , you idiot ! " Subaru's father replied with a cold voice .
" Just how many years did you spend in hell ? I bet that after you threw me out of the family , your life was shortened with about two decades ! Hehehe , if that's true , then God must have made the biggest justice ever ! " Subaru laughed .
" Don't be so overconfident , Subaru ! I did the right thing by kicking you out of the family ! " Subaru's father spoke with a serious voice . " You've ignored my and your mother's advices and used the darkness cards and you've also prooved to the rest of the family that all the years in which we've trained you to become a powerful duelist were useless ! Your cousin had defeated you with ease and... "
" Tsh , your babbling dosen't work anymore on me ! That was the past , now I am much stronger ! " Subaru said and took out his glowing deck . " If I must , I will show you how much I can kick your ass ! "
" Fool . To think that you'd get so overconfident just because you're one of the chosen duelists ! " Subaru's father replied and took out his glowing deck as well .
Both were sweating hard , but that didn't matter . They were ready to fight to the death . Two dueling tables suddenly appeared out of the floor and the duel began .
" I summon Deadly Fighter Braid Claw ! " Subaru's father said .
" I summon Melnia , the Aqua Shadow ! " Subaru said .
" I summon Jasper of Obstinacy and now Braid Claw break his shield ! "
" Shield trigger , I cast Terror Pit and destroy Braid Claw ! Also , gravity zero , I summon Bloody Shadow , Mystic Light Death Knight ! Now my turn , I summon Maxval , Electro-Fuuma and break one of your shields with Melnia , the Aqua Shadow ! "
" Shield trigger , I cast Hell Scrapper and destroy Bloody Shadow ! And now my turn , I summon Pyrofighter Magnus ! "
" You're pretty quick for an old geezer , dad ! " Subaru said .
" You've gotten faster in the past years , Subaru ! " the father replied .
Suddenly , Tsugumi appeared out of nowhere and saw what was going on . She then asked Edo who was the man which Subaru was dueling and when she got the answer , she was shocked , because Subaru had described his father to her as a very mean person .
" Their duel isn't doing good to this hotel ! Evrey shield shard is scratching the walls of is breaking the valuable objects . We've got to stop them somehow ! " Tsugumi said .
" But how ? If we dare to interfeer , we'll most likely need two coffins and some flowers ! " Edo replied sweating .
" Ike , Jasper , break his shield ! " the father ordered .
" Block it , Maxval ! " Subaru said .
" Jasper goes to my hand if destroyed , and now Magnus , break his shield ! "
Subaru took cover as the creature smashed one of his shields into pieces . The boy made a few steps back as the shield shards sorrounded him . As he was about to take the card to his hand , an announce was given through the speakers of the hotel :
" Dear guests , we announce you that there are only fifteen minutes left until the restaurant closes . If you won't reach it now , then you won't eat dinner tonight ! We thank you for the understanding . Have a nice night ! "
The duel then stopped . The shields and creatures disappeared . Subaru and his father packed up their deck and looked at eachother with anger in their eyes .
" I can kick the hell outta you any time I want . " the father said .
" Tsh , but you put food on the first place . " Subaru replied with discust in his voice .
" You got lucky . "
" No , you did , daddy . The next time we will meet will be the last . "
Subaru's father left from the dueling place having Edo and tsugumi stare at him amazed . Subaru walked to his friends and spoke with a bored voice :
" I'm hungry , let's eat . "
Edo and Rad asked for their dinner to be brought upstairs at their room , because Subaru didn't want to go to the restaurant because his father was there . After eating , Subaru sat relaxed on his bed while Rad was watching TV and Edo was still eating .
" I never woud've believed that your dad would come back to life , Subaru . " Rad said . " And also to come exactly at the same hotspring as ours , the coincidence is too big ! "
" I wonder whose 'great' idea was to bring this bastard back . " Subaru replied .
" Um , Subaru , I know that you and your dad have your problems , but maybe would you consider to... "
" Not another word , Edo-kun ! " Subaru said and got up from his bed . " I'll never make peace with that bastard , not after what he had done to me ! "
Subaru then got up and went back to the baths . Edo and Rad decided that they wanted to check out the arcade games room . On their way , Edo and Rad met Tsugumi and Sora .
" Hey , girls , where are you going ? " Rad asked .
" To the outdoor baths , of course . " Sora replied . " These are the only baths in which we haven't been . "
" Yeah , and I've also seen Subaru's father go there . Maybe I'll be able to talk a bit with him . " Tsugumi said .
" OH MY GOD , SUBARU'S ALSO HEADING TOWARDS THE OUTDOOR BATHS !!!! " Edo yelled .
Then they could hear the sounds of shields breaking and creatures roaring . The four rushed towards the locker rooms as fast as they could .
" I summon Maxval , Electro-Fuuma and Black Lucifer , Sorcerer of Darkness ! " Subaru said and put the top five cards of his deck to the graveyard . " Since I have three demons in my graveyard , Black Lucifer will get 3000 more power ! And now Chemical Protege , the Finest Sublimity God , double break his shields ! "
" Shield trigger activate , I summon Aqua Surfer and send Chemical Protege back to your hand ! "
" I take Chemical back to my hand and Protege stays ! Also , Protege untaps at the end of my turn ! Let's see what you've got , old man ! "
Tsugumi , Edo , Rad and Sora all rushed in and found Subaru and his father dueling . They were late yet again .
" I summon Battle Attacking Dragon Rider Dorvolan ! " the father said . " Dorvolan will destroy your Protege and send your Black Lucifer back to your hand ! And now Dual Shock Dragon , double break his shields ! "
" Block it , Maxval ! " Subaru said sweating .
" Antoinette , Beautiful Battle Dragon Princess , break his shield ! Then Magnas , Electro-Knight , break his shield ! Your luck ends here , failure ! "
" Enough playing around ! " Subaru said and took the broken shields to his hand . " Shield trigger , I cast Terror Pit and destroy Dual Shock Dragon ! Now it's time to send you back in hell , old man ! I summon Bloody Shadow , Mystic Light Death Knight and cast Inferno Sign to revive Olzekia , General of Decapitation ! With Olzekia's effect I'll destroy my Bloody Shadow and your Antoinette and Magnas ! "
" When Antoinette is destroyed , I'll discard my hand and draw the same number of cards ! " the father said and discarded two cards which were Deadly Fighter Braid Claw and Jasper of Obstinacy and then drawing two other cards . " You can regret your disobeyance and weep your weakness in the darkness once you're dead ! I summon Tick Tick , Swift Viral Swordfighter and Cocco Lupia ! Dorvolan , break his final shields ! "
Subaru took cover as his final shields got broken into lots of shield shards . His father was about to finish him off , but he tried to keep his calm .
" Tick Tick , Viral Swordfighter , totome... "
" Shield trigger activate... " Subaru said smiling . " I cast... "
Then another announce went through the speakers :
" Attention to all our customers ! The baths are closing in one hour ! If you're going to use one , then please hurry ! "
Once again the shields and creatures disappeared meaning that the duel stopped . Subaru and his father packed their decks again .
" I can kick the hell outta you any time I want . " the father said .
" But you refuse to go to bed filled up with sweat and stress from this duel . " Subaru found the excuse which his father was going to use .
" Exactly ! You got lucky again , kid . "
" The next time we meet will REALLY be your end , daddy ! "
Outside it was a nice calm night . The weather started showing signs that spring was approaching at last . The snow was almost molten and the air wasn't that cold anymore . Still , in those hotsprings you felt like it was summer , not winter . At the men's side of the hotsprings there were only three men left . A random guy , a strange guy which stood in a corner and Subaru . The random guy left after a short time and Subaru was left with the strange dude .
" Hotsprings are great . All your tiredness and worries just float away . " the strange man spoke .
" Is there something you're worried about ? " Subaru asked .
" Not really , just dealing with a problem son . "
" You too ? In my case it's a dad . "
" A brat who dosen't know his place . " the strange man said .
" A selfish geezer which refuses to admit that he's getting old . " Subaru replied .
" A kid with his hair long almost almost like his fails which are only a bit longer . "
" A heartless dictator which thinks that the whole family will do whatever he says . "
" A failure son which has no more reason to exist . "
Subaru then got up and turned towards the strange man with anger . The strange man also got up and revealed his face . He was his father , as he had expected him to be .
" You're ready , aren't you ? "
" The question is , are you ready , Subaru ? " the father replied and showed his glowing deck which was lying on a rock .
" Uh oh , wait a minute ! " Subaru said and ran into the hotel .
In a few minutes the boy came back with his deck which he had left in the locker room .
" Pathetic and clumsy as always . " the father said bored .
" We'll see about that , dad , this time you're going down for good ! " Subaru replid and his deck started glowing .
" SHIELDS UP !!! " both shouted .
Rad and Edo then came out of the hotel ready to enter the outdoor baths . The two were shocked to see that once again they were too late . Subaru and his father had begun yet another duel , and this time nothing could stop them .
Meanwhile , at the wemen's outdoor baths . Tsugumi and Sora were having an incredible time in the hotspring pool . They were feeling as if they were reborn .
" And with this bath we can officially say that we've been in ALL the baths from this hotel . " Tsugumi said smiling .
" Yeah , these baths are heavenly ! " Sora replied . " Tsugumi-chan , what do you think that will happen when we return ? "
" What do you mean what , Sora-chan ? We're gonna keep fighting Rezo . "
" Yeah , but , Tsugumi-chan , last time he had managed in tricking us and we've almost lost you . I don't want this to ever happen again ! "
" Don't worry , Sora-chan , I'll be more cautious next time . It takes more than a crazy red witch to bring me down ! "
Then both girls heared strange noises . For a moment they thought that those noises were some tourists , but when they payed more attention they realised that those noises were the sounds of shields breaking , creatures roaring and Subaru and his father shouting against eachother .
" Oh no , Subaru is at it again ! " Sora said and swam towards the wall which was separating the wemen's outdoor bath from the men's outdoor bath . " Tsugumi-chan , do you think that we could peek ? "
Tsugumi didn't even listen to Sora . She got up from the bath , put a towel on her and ran to the other side where she met Rad and Edo which were watching the duel .
" How's Subaru doing ? " she asked .
" Pretty bad since he had a slow start . " Edo replied sweating .
" Break his shield , Pyrofighter Magnus ! " Subaru's father ordered and a red lizard wearing cosmic clothes rushed towards the black haired boy and broke one of his shields
" Grr... now you've done it ! " Subaru replied with an angry voice . " Shield trigger activate , I cast Emergency Typhoon ! I'll draw two cards and discard Olzekia , General of Decapitation ! Gravity Zero , I summon Bloody Shadow , Mystic Light Death Knight for free ! Now my turn , I summon Maxval , Electro-Fuuma and end ! "
" I summon Cocco Lupia and Deadly Fighter Braid Claw ! "
" I cast Inferno Sign and bring Olzekia , General of Decapitation to the battlezone from my graveyard ! Olzekia's effect will destroy your two creatures and my Bloody Shadow ! Heh , let's see how you like this , daddy ! This will make you regret the very moment you've turned me against you ! "
" You fool ! All I've done was for your good ! The reason why you're now in this situation is because of your stubborness ! I summon Magnas , Electro-Knight to destroy Maxval and make me look at one of your shields ! "
" My stubborness , father ? My stubborness ? You were torturing me with all those 'royal' rules of our family's and you were too blind to see that I wasn't happy at all ! If you think that you've done only good to me , then you really don't know your child ! I summon Demonic Holy Spirit , Auzesu ! "
" I do know you better than anyone will ever do , Subaru ! You needed to see how cruel life was and I see that you still need this ! I summon Totto Pippichi and Pyrofighter Magnus ! Break his shield , Magnus ! "
" Time to show you what do you get if you make me suffer ! " Subaru said with an evil smile on his face . " I evolve Olzekia into BALLOM EMPEROR , LORD OF DEMONS ! "
A giant gray goat demon with two heads and lots of hands appeared behind Subaru and roared . His father stared at Ballom Emperor which fired a powerful beam and destroyed all his creatures .
" BALLOM EMPEROR , SHOW HIM WHAT IT IS TO SUFFER THE WAY I DID ! " Subaru shouted and pointed towards his father . " MAKE HIM PAY FOR EVREYTHING !!! "
Subaru's dad took cover as Ballom Emperor fired a powerful lazor and broke two of his shields . The lazor also burned a bit his skin , but just a bit . The man got up fast and took the two cards in his hand saying :
" Shield trigger activate , I summon Aqua Surfer ! Send Auzesu back to your hand ! "
" Tsh... " Subaru murmed .
" If that's your way of releiving your pain , Subaru , then let me show you how weak you are ! " the father said and showed a glowing card . " I summon Bolmeteus , Steel Dragon ! "
A giant blue robotic dragon climbed down from the sky and landed in the water behind Subaru's father . The duel was really intense now .
" Bolmeteus , Steel Dragon . Subaru told me that that was his father's trump card ! " Tsugumi said .
" It seems that he still kept the old thing . " Edo replied .
" Tsugumi , I noticed something . "
" What is it , Rad ? "
" Through this duel , besides fighting , Subaru and his father have been confessing their feelings to eachother . "
" Yeah , it seems that they aren't able to talk to eachother , so they prefer to duel instead . It's like they let the creatures do the talking ! " Tsugumi said . " Good luck , Subaru ! "
Subaru stared at the mighty Bolmeteus amazed . He was now remembering the moments when he saw his father use this great dragon in duels . Ever since Subaru was a kid he admired his father for the style he had used in dueling , and when he used Bolmeteus he was impressing his son even more .
" Bolmeteus , Steel Dragon... " Subaru spoke while staring at the dragon .
" You still remember him I see . What's the matter ? Never thought that you'd face him or that you'd face me in a duel ? " the father asked .
" Tsh , bring it on , I'm now afraid of an iron lizard ! "
" If you say so . Aqua Surfer , break his shield ! Hehe , only two shields left , Subaru ! "
" I summon Hard Demon of Inferno , Biragias ! Biragias's effect will make Aqua Surfer lose 3000 power and die ! Ballom Emperor , take down two more of his shields ! "
Ballom Emperor roared and created another lazor ball which he casted towards Subaru's dad breaking two more of his shields .
" What's wrong , old man ? Ran out of stamina ? You really should retire after passing a certain age ! " Subaru laughed .
" Shut up , I won't lose to a kid ! Especially not to you ! " the father replied .
Subaru's dad took the two cards in his hand and said :
" Shield trigger , I cast Hell Scrapper and destroy Biragias ! This is it , Subaru , you're finished ! I summon Pyrofighter Magnus ! Bolmeteus , throw his final shields to the graveyard ! "
Subaru took cover as Bolmeteus roared and fired two powerful lazors from the guns which were located on its wings . The lazors stroke his final shields destroying them , and the cards which were in the shields went to the graveyard . The cards were Bega , Decaying Vizier and Terror Pit .
" THAT'S IT ! YOU'RE ALL MINE ! " Subaru's dad yelled . " PYROFIGHTER MAGNUS , TOTOMEDA !!! "
The red lizard wearing cosmic clothes ran towards Subaru and was ready to slash him with its sharp hand . Subaru stood with his eyes closed , but then he opened them with a certain look in them . Subaru's father was shocked for a second . Subaru's brown eyes were making him remember of his wife , whom had died decades ago . He felt her spirit inside his heart him for a moment , and she was telling him to spare their son . But it was too late , he had already attacked . Subaru then smiled and said :
" Surprise , daddy ! Ninja Strike 7 , I summon Hanzou , Menacing Phantom ! "
" W-what the ? " the father asked shocked .
" Hanzou will make your Magnus lose 6000 power and die ! " Subaru said smiling as his father's creature blew up before it could reach him . " Hehe , I guess that it was worth it to change my family name to the name of this creature , Hanzou ! "
" Shut up , you were never worthy of our family name ! "
" This all ends now , father ! I summon Gajirabute , Vile Centurion and throw your final shield to the graveyard ! "
A blue demon with angel wings appeared from the sky and flew towards Subaru's father . The demon hit the man's last shield with its lightning sword and destroyed it . The card which was in the shield was Aqua Surfer , which was a shield trigger , but shield triggers which go to the graveyard cannot be activated .
" DIE ! BALLOM EMPEROR , FINISH HIM OFF , TOTOMEDA !!! " Subaru yelled and Ballom Emperor fired a powerful lazor which threw his father a few meters away and made him land on the shore of the hotspring .
Tsugumi , Edo , Rad and Sora were all amazed . Subaru had defeated his father !
" Is it over ? " Tsugumi asked .
" I can't believe it , such a strong fire duelist lost to him ! " Rad added .
Subaru approached his father which was lying on the ground breathing hard . Ballom Emperor had hurt him hard , but the hotsprings managed to make his body resistent for a defeat in a duel . An expression which showed mercy appeared on Subaru's face . The black haired boy reached his hand towards his father meaning to help him get up .
" Subaru ? " Tsugumi spoke amazed .
Subaru's father opened his eyes and saw the hand . When he looked up he saw his son looking at him with the same brown eyes which reminded him of his wife and Subaru's mother . The man grabbed his son's hand and Subaru pulled him up .
Tears of joy appeared in Tsugumi's eyes . Finally , after all this time , Subaru and his father had finally managed to solve their problems and make peace .
" They did let the creatures talk for them ! " Tsugumi said smiling .
Suddenly , Subaru's eyes became colder and the boy tripped his father with his left foot . The man fell on the ground hurt . Subaru then stepped on him with his right foot and said with satisfaction in his voice :
" Die , old geezer , die already ! "
As she saw that , Tsugumi ran to Subaru and yelled to him :
" ARE YOU CRAZY OR WHAT ?! "
" What's the matter ? " Subaru asked the girl and stepped off from his father .
" How can you even ask that ? What was that ? That was totally cheating , making it look like you were going to solve things peacefully and then beating him up ! "
" Hehe , now this is something new from me , now isn't it ? "
" Don't take pride in it , Subaru ! Why must you be so , so... "
" It's not worth crying over , is it ? "
" Just shut up ! How much of a loser are you ? Aren't you embarrased as a person ? "
" Not a bit . " Subaru said smiling and raised his head up like a proud lion .
" Then try being a bit embarrased ! " Tsugumi yelled and wiped the tears off her eyes .
Suddenly , a powerful fist moved was through the air and hit the cheek of the proud Subaru which was now resting on his laurels . The black haired boy flew a few meters away and landed on the ground . The victorious lion had been turned into a defeated sheep . Tsugumi turned her back and saw that the one which punched Subaru was none other than his father .
" Your finish is weak as usual . If you don't finish them off for good , you'll end up crying later . "
" S-sir... " Tsugumi tried to speak to the man .
" Why you little... " Subaru said and got up with some scratches on his face . " How dare you ? "
" I can kick the hell outta you any time I want . " the father said . " But one more duel and we'll destroy the hotel . You got lucky . "
As Subaru's father left , the wall which was separating the men's bath from the wemen's bath fell . Luckily there weren't any other people in the outdoor baths .
Later that night , Tsugumi had come into the boy's room and was left alone with Subaru . She was healing his wounds with what she had found in the medical suitcase which doctor Root had given to Subaru for Christmas . Obviously , Subaru didn't want her to waste her time with healing him , but she insisted on doing it .
" Come on , don't move . I'm healing you up , so stay still . " Tsugumi said while putting a bandage on Subaru's nose .
" I never asked you to , my dear . " Subaru replied with a tired voice .
" I can't leave you with your cheeks all swelled . "
" Damn that old man , getting mad just cos I beat the shit out of him in a duel . He's a big pain in the neck . "
" Is he ? "
" Of course he is , do you think I enjoy facing a monster like him without getting paid ? Gimme some prize money , you old bastard ! "
" But you seemed to enjoy it . " Tsugumi said .
" Only the duel . What I've did after the duel was something which I should've done years ago when he banished me from the family . I didn't have the strength then , but now I have it ! " Subaru said and looked at his right hand . " Back then , I thought I'd never be able to beat him . Hell , I thought I wouldn't even manage to break one of his shields ! "
Meanwhile , at Subaru's father . The man was lying down on the bed from his room and was being healed by the same blonde girl from before .
" I'm deeply sorry for the trouble , miss . " Subaru's father said .
" Don't worry about it , sir . " the blonde girl replied ." But for your son to manage to defeat you in a duel... You must be a very proud father . "
" No , he's still untrained . I don't think that he's ready to face Rezo , the Red Priest and his powerful army . He and the other chosen duelists still have a long way to go ! "
