Chapter 34: Dragon Force of Courage
The next day, at the hotel room, Daisuke is getting ready for his next match.
"Okay. Got my Core Deck ready. Got my clothes. And... Where's Ryuuga?" He asked as he looked and didn't see Ryuuga anywhere, he sighed, "Don't tell me, he's out again?" He was about to head to the cafe to see if he's there. But what he didn't know is that Ryuuga was actually in front of the door as Daisuke tripped and fell.
At the clinic, Daisuke was laying on the bed with his leg, broken and wrapped in bandages.
"Sorry! Sorry!" Ryuuga bowed, "I didn't know I was sleeping outside the room!"
"Just how it is that you sleeping out there when you should be sleeping with me?" Daisuke asked as Ryuuga remembered the time.
Ryuuga is at the hallway as he was getting tired. He yawned.
"Man, what a day. We got a match coming up tomorrow. I better head back..." Ryuuga said as he was about to head inside but then he decides to sleep on the floor.
Ryuuga chuckled nervously.
"Well..."
"Ryuuga. You know you can't just sleep on the floor. You could've joined me." Daisuke said.
"I know, but..."
"Is something wrong?" Daisuke asked.
"Well, I read on the magazine that sleeping on beds will bring misfortune." Ryuuga explained.
"Huh?" Daisuke was confused, "What magazine is that?" he asked.
"This one." He pull it out as it shows Chu Feng Zheng on the cover.
"Hm? The Chinese Fortune Debut?"
"She's really something! Her predications of the Zodiac animals shows how much outcomes that are good or bad! Mine is the monkey, which represents hyperactive and strong mind!" Ryuuga said as Daisuke gave an emotionless look on his face, "What's that face for?!" He asked.
"You? Strong mind? I doubt it. But what does that have to do with sleeping on the floor?"
"Uh... Well..."
He looked at the magazine, "But if that's the case, let's see..." He turned the pages.
"Elder brother!" Haruka said as she and her friends came.
"Daisuke, are you okay?!" Gao asked.
"Fine. Just a broken leg." Daisuke said.
"You can't just be calm, you know?!" Baku said.
"You got a match coming up soon and you'll get disqualified if you got injured." Kuguru said.
"Bal doesn't want that, bal!" Bal said as he cried.
"Relax, even with a broken leg, I can still have my monsters to help fight me."
"That's not the point!" Noboru yelled, "It doesn't matter if you get injured by an arm or leg. Rules are rules, you can't go to the stage!"
"Then what do you think I should?" Daisuke asked as he looked at the magazine as he was surprised and smiled, "Guys... I think there's a solution to my problem."
At Chinatown, everyone was amazed of the sceneries they saw.
"I didn't know there was a Chinatown here." Gao said.
"Everything looks amazing, bal!" Bal said.
"But I'm surprised that you knew about this place here." Baku said.
"Yeah, how did you know there was a Chinatown here?" Kuguru asked. Daisuke was on the wheelchair with the help of his sister.
"There was a map on the magazine. We're going to visit someone who is going to help fix my leg." Daisuke said.
"Oh yeah? And who would that be?" Noboru asked as they stopped.
"Here." They were near a store that shows a medicine store with Chinese kanji on it.
"This is the place, bal?" Bal asked.
"It said so on the address..." Ryuuga said as he looked at the magazine.
"Well then, let's get inside!" Gao said.
"Yeah!" They all cheered.
Inside the medicine store, they went inside as they saw many different types of plants and medicines in cabinets.
"Wow... There's a lot of medicines and plants here." Kuguru said. Hanako wanted to touch the plants.
"Don't touch them, Hanako. You don't know if it's safe to touch them." Suzumi said.
"Are any of these medicines can help fix your broken leg?" Noboru asked as he looked at the cabinets.
"They should. But I don't remember which one." Daisuke said.
"Can I help with you something?" Chu Feng Zheng asked as she came from the counter.
"Hey, that's...!" Baku recognized.
"The second China Representative, Chu Feng Zheng!" Kuguru said.
"Hm? Oh, I know you. You two are the Japan Representatives, Gao Mikado and Daisuke Masamune." Chu said.
"What about Bal and Ryuuga, bal?!" Bal asked.
"Oh, and your Buddies too." She said.
"That's not what we meant, bal!" He complained.
"So I take it that this is your store?" Noboru asked.
"Correct. You see, I came here because I heard many people are injured and got many aliments. So I left China to start out my business there. With the plants I got and the medicines, I was able to help one and another." She explained.
"If that's true then you can help my brother, right?!" Haruka asked as she requested.
"And what's wrong with him?" Chu asked.
"Don't you even noticed?! He's got a broken leg!" Noboru yelled as he pointed out.
"Oh really?" She walked to Daisuke and checked on his leg, "And how did this happen?"
"Hm... Don't ask." Daisuke said.
"I see... Well then, if you want me to help you, then I'll do so." Chu said as she searches the medicine in the cabinet.
"Huh? You're going to help Daisuke?" Ryuuga asked.
"But he's your opponent, why would you wanna help him?" Baku asked.
"To put it simply, I don't care what's going happen to my opponents, but that doesn't mean I would let them have those kinds of conditions." Chu explained as she took one from the cabinet, "This one will help heal your leg. Just wrap it around your leg with a bandage and it'll do the work." She handed to Suzumi.
"Thank you. Oh, how much should I-" Suzumi offered as Chu stopped her.
"Consider this on the house. Just make sure you get to the match before it begins."
"Thanks a lot! You're a good person, Chu!" Gao said.
"Alright alright. Enough flattering, just hurry to put the medicine on his leg." She said.
"Oh right! Let's go!" Daisuke said.
"Yeah!" They headed back to the hotel. Meanwhile, Chu's Buddy, Byakkomaru appeared.
"You sure you were supposed to help?" Byakkomaru asked.
"I fight fairly, you know? I don't allow any circumstances get in my way."
At the hotel room, Suzumi placed some of the medicine on Daisuke's leg.
"Now hold still, this might sting a little." She said as she placed some. Daisuke grunted as he felt the pain.
"No worries. I can endure it." Daisuke said as Suzumi wrapped the bandages around the leg as she tied it tightly.
"There we go. That should do it."
"Thanks." Daisuke said as he was getting out of bed.
"Wait! You need to rest for a little bit." She advised.
"What? You can't be serious." Daisuke said.
"My mom really means it, Daisuke!" Hanako said.
"She's right. That medicine was only placed on you, Daisuke. You need to wait for it to take effect." Baku said.
"Baku's right. There's still some time until the next match. So you need to wait until your leg's recovered." Kuguru advised.
"But I need to get ready..." Daisuke said.
"Daisuke." Gao said, "You know that ever since you were back as the member of the Buddy Police. You always know that you need to wait until the time is right. But now you sound like you were getting impatience. What's going on?" He asked as Daisuke looked down.
"Everything was my fault from the start. I had ruined a life of one Buddyfighter and now someone is trying to take my place as the notorious criminal. I wanted to try to make things right again. But I couldn't do anything to get them to let go." Daisuke said.
"Elder brother!" Haruka yelled as it surprised him, "It wasn't your fault. You've changed now. It's all in the past. You don't need to feel sad about it."
"Haruka..."
"It's true that not everybody can still accept you. But we are here for you and that's what matters!" She said as they nodded.
"You guys..." Daisuke then smiled, "For a second there, I never would've thought you guys would come that far to help cheer me up."
"You're our friend after all!" Gao said.
"Our friend, bal!" Bal said.
"I suppose I should wait for the time being." Daisuke said.
"Then we'll wait until then your match begins." Baku said as they leave.
"Have fun, recovering!" Kuguru said.
"And don't make it worst!" Noboru said. They waved goodbye, leaving Daisuke and Ryuuga behind.
"You're not going with them?" Daisuke asked.
"Why? I am your Buddy after all. And I wanted to apologize for what I've done." Ryuuga said.
"Well, I suppose it's not your fault. Since you didn't think that advice on the magazine helped."
"Hey! It was met to help make it better!" Then Ryuuga thought of something, "By the way, what is yours on the Chinese zodiac?" He asked.
"Well..."
Later, at the stadium...
"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the next match of the WBC Cup World Championships! Let us introduce the fighters! First up is second Japan Representative, he used to be our teacher for Aibo Academy. But now he's a member of the Buddy Police! Daisuke Masamune!" Paruko announced as Daisuke and Ryuuga walks to the stage but Daisuke walks a little due to that the medicine wasn't strong enough to keep his leg intact, "I wonder what's wrong with Daisuke. He walks funny. But we'll deal with that later. His opponent is from China, with her martial skills, she's not only a fighter but also a healer! The China Representative, Chu Feng Zheng!" Chu appears with her Buddy as they walked to the stage.
"Think Elder brother's leg is okay?" Haruka asked.
"It should be enough to recover the damage in his leg." Kuguru said.
"But the problem is that he needs to make sure he won't get caught. Otherwise, he will be disqualified." Baku said.
"Well, I know Daisuke won't go down that easily! Because he won't give up!" Gao said.
"So does Ryuuga, bal!" Bal said.
"Throughout the galaxies of space and time! They are filled with cosmic energies! Luminize! Photonic Fighters!"
"Behold, the fortune of your destiny. Every animal predicts your outcomes of your lives! Luminize, Chinese Zodiac!" Her Core Gadget is the Chinese Calendar with all the animals that represents it as the core was on the center.
"Buddy... Fight!"
"Raise the flag!"
"Star Dragon World!"
"Katana World!"
(D: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
(C: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
Daisuke feels his leg, 'I better not overdo it this time.' He thinks as Chu watches with her serious look on her face. Ryuuga looks at him as he remembered the time.
"Huh? It's the dragon?" Ryuuga asked.
Daisuke nodded, "You wanna know what the dragon represents in the Chinese zodiac?" He asked.
"Y-Yeah."
"The dragon represents authority and good fortune. The people who was born in that are known to be, powerful, kindhearted, successful, innovative, brave, healthy, courageous, and enterprising." Daisuke explained.
"Wait. So are you born in the year of the dragon?"
"What do you think? How also I created Masked Dragon? Because he is the symbol of the Chinese dragon."
"Wow... I didn't know that. But do you have any of those qualities?"
"Course I am. I am powerful. I have been kindhearted. I became successful. Being innovative. Brave. Healthy. Courageous. And enterprising. That was the reason why I was born in that year. And now I feel like it's time to take the action it needs." Daisuke said as Ryuuga looks at him.
'Daisuke... It looks like we were meant to be Buddies after all. Our paths are destined. We are met to fight side by side.' Ryuuga said.
"The first move goes to Daisuke!" Paruko declared.
"Charge and Draw! I call to the left, Photonic Knight, Apollo!" Daisuke calls out a male humanoid dragon with scarlet scales that shine as bright as the sun, dark orange futuristic body armor that covers all but his face and arms, he has orange gauntlets, he also have red detachable high tech wings that glows when he flies, in his right hand he holds a golden broadsword with a red crimson aura around it and in his left hand he holds a shield with a symbol of a sun on it.
"Daisuke has brought out another Photonic that we haven't seen. He really does have more surprises in store." Paruko announced.
"Eh... But what can a Photonic Knight do exactly? It doesn't seem to be that strong, B." Ozon B said.
"Photonic and Neodragon attributes. Size 1. 4000 power and 3000 defense, with a critical of 1! I activate Apollo's ability! When he's called, I can send 1 card from your gauge to the Drop Zone and deal 1 damage at you!" Daisuke said as Apollo used his broadsword and flies at Chu's gauge and slashed it as it was destroyed.
"What?! He has an ability to destroy gauges?! Is that really possible, B?!" Ozon B asked as his eyes popped out.
"I didn't think that monster has such an ability." Kuguru said.
"His deck is special." Baku said, "There are many things that we haven't known about Daisuke's Photonic deck.
"Solar Blade Edge!" He attacks at Chu for the effect damage of 1.
"Attack the fighter, Apollo!" Daisuke said as Apollo attacks Chu, inflicting 1 damage, "My turn is over."
"Not bad. Not bad at all. Draw. Charge and Draw! I pay 1 gauge to call out Zodiac Rabbit, Hopper!" She paid 1 gauge as she calls out a rabbit human creature, with a Chinese soldier outfit, he carries gauntlets with spikes on it and on grieves too.
"A Zodiac animal, huh?" Noboru asked.
"I heard that Chu Feng Zheng has many monsters that are related to the animals from the Chinese zodiac." Kuguru informed, "Many can predict what will happened to those who have it."
"Really? Well, what's mine for the Chinese zodiac?" Gao asked.
"Well... uh, I don't know." Kuguru asked.
"You mean you don't know about my animal for the Chinese zodiac? Please tell me, you know, mom?" He asked Suzumi.
"Sorry. I forgot." Suzumi said as Gao cries out.
"Aw man!"
"Zodiac attribute. Size 1. 5000 power and 4000 defense with a critical of 2. When it is called, I gained a gauge." She explained as she regained one gauge. And I pay 1 life to equip..." She pay 1 life as she equips as she has many arsenal of bladed weapons, tied with chains, "Blade Weapons with Chain!"
"Whoa! That's lot of items in one chain!" Paruko announced.
"But that's too much! She could easily hurt herself with that, B!" Ozon B said as he was shocked.
"Meow!" The cat came out as she was scared too.
"And I cast Clear Serenity!" She cast as she gains 3 gauges, "Hopper. Go attack the fighter." Hopper jumps up as he strikes Daisuke with his spiked gauntlets, inflicting 2 damage, "And now, it's my turn!" She throws her bladed weapons at Daisuke, inflicting 2 damage, "With my item's skill, by discarding a Zodaic attribute card from my hand. I destroy one monster on your field based on my monster's size. Hopper's a size 1 so I destroy your Apollo!" She throws her item at Apollo as he was destroyed. It made Daisuke frustrated, "My turn is done."
"What a shocking event! Not only that Daisuke has taken 4 damage but he lost his monster due to the Blade Weapons with Chain's effect!"
"I won't give up that easily! Draw! Charge and Draw! I pay 1 gauge and discard 1 card to equip. Photonic Great Sword, Astrid!" He paid 1 gauge and 1 card discarded as he equips a large and mechanical great sword with a white hilt, with a blue gem in the pom of the sword and a cyan blue blade brimming with Photonic energy."
"He's not planning to attack, is he?" Baku asked.
"But he should just be careful. He's not going to overdid his attack with his leg injured." Kuguru said.
"My Elder brother knows what he's doing. He'll figure out!" Haruka said.
"I pay 1 gauge to Buddycall Photonic Fighter, Ryuusei to the right!" He paid 1 gauge as he Buddycalled and regained one life.
"Yeah!" Ryuuga jumps as he transforms to his true form.
"Activate his skill! I check the 5 top cards from my deck!" He drew 5, "I'll go with Photonic Gear, Turtle Guard!" He calls out a large mechanical hovercraft-like turtle, has two blue visors eyes, a diamond like hexagon shaped top shell that's emerald green, it's bottom shell is yellow orange, and it's flippers legs are hovering off the ground. When it crossnized with Ryuusei, the top part of the shell, detached and becomes a one handled shield, it's bottom part of the shell becomes an outer chest plate armor, and legs form together into a hand blaster.
"Tortoise Shooter!"
"U-U-Unbelievable! Daisuke's Buddy, Photonic Fighter, Ryuusei with another different kind of Photonic Gear!" Paruko announced.
"Let's go, Ryuusei!" Daisuke said as he makes his Link Attack.
"Right!" Ryuusei blasted Chu with his Shooter, "Tortoise Shooter!" He shoots a water attack on her.
"Take this!" Daisuke slashed as they inflicted 4 damage at her.
"Daisuke and Ryuusei performed a Link Attack and dealt 4 damage at her. What a shame, she would've got something in her hand to help, B." Ozon B said.
"I cast! Fortune Tuning! If I got hit with 3 or more damage, I recover 2 life!" She cast as she regained 2 life back.
"Damn it! She regains them back!" Daisuke said as he landed back in his position. Then he felt something in his leg.
"You okay?" Ryuusei asked.
"Fine. Only a twitch." He rubbed the leg, "My turn is over."
"My. You should better than just come to the match after your recovery." Chu said.
"I'm not allowing myself to forfeit this match. I'll worked hard on reaching this far. And I will fight til the very end!" Daisuke said.
"I like the sound of that. Very well. Draw. Charge and Draw. I Buddycall to the left, Zodiac White Beast, Byakkomaru!" She Buddycalled as she regains one life.
"Yeah!" Byakkomaru jumps as in his form, he is a huge white tiger with battle armor that is black with green lining and the tiger kanji on his helmet.
"Zodiac attribute. Size 2. 6000 power, 4000 defense, and a critical of 2."
"So that's her Buddy. And it's a tiger." Noboru said.
"Just like Kitten Shirt, bal!" Bal said.
"I just said it was a tiger!" Noboru yelled.
"But I wonder what Chu's Buddy would do?" Gao wondered.
"Byakkomaru's skill! I send 2 Zodiac attribute cards from the hand cards to the Drop Zone and it gains a Double Attack and Move abilities!" Chu said after discarding two cards and Byakkomaru roars.
"Double Attack and Move abilities?!" Daisuke asked as he was surprised.
"What?! Her Buddy can gain 2 abilities at once, B?!" Ozon B asked as his head springs out.
"Byakkomaru! Attack the fighter!" Chu said as Byakkomaru runs through the stage as he jumps and slashed Daisuke with his claw, inflicting 2 damage, "Double Attack!"
"I activate Astrid's skill! If I get attacked and I have 3 or more Photonic attribute cards in the Drop Zone, by sending this card into the Drop Zone, I nullify the attack and add one card to the Drop Zone to my hand cards!" Daisuke said as the sword disappears with a blue aura of Photonic energy as it protected Daisuke from taking damage. It then transformed into card that was from the Drop Zone.
"No matter. Because I will attack with Hopper!" Chu said as they ran up and they attacked together.
"I activate Photonic Gear, Turtle Guard's skill! By sending it to the Drop Zone, the damage I will be taking will become 0 and I gained a life and gauge for that!" Daisuke said as Turtle Guard detach and flies around Daisuke, creating a barrier, blocking the attack. He regains one life and gains a gauge.
"U-U-Unbelievable! He sacrificed both his item and his monster to protect himself! He's really not giving up on losing!" Paruko announced.
"That was a close one. If Chu's item attacks Daisuke..." Baku said.
"Then she would've activate to destroy Ryuusei." Kuguru said.
"Hmph? But isn't Hopper a size 1?" Gao asked.
"Of course he's size 1, you dimwit! But her Buddy, Byakkomaru is a size 2!" Noboru said.
"Oh, that makes sense."
"Elder brother will win!" Haruka cheered.
"I pay 2 gauge to cast. Recurrence! When one of my attacks is nullified, I can deal 1 damage for each card I have on my field!" She cast as she explained.
"She has 3!" Daisuke said.
"And you take 3 damage!" She created a huge energy orb as she kicks it as it was heading towards Daisuke, inflicting 3 damage.
"Daisuke!" Ryuusei yelled.
"Ow..." He felt the pain in his leg.
"Oh my. It is wearing off, already?" Chu asked.
"Huh?" Daisuke is confused.
"Medicines don't always last forever. Pretty soon, your leg will be get the pain again and you will be disqualified for this. My turn is over." Chu said.
"What?!" Daisuke yelled as he stand up slowly.
"Daisuke. No more. You can't keep this up." Ryuusei said.
"Ryuusei..."
"Hm?"
"Remember earlier, I told about my Chinese zodiac animal?" He asked as Ryuusei realized, "You should know that I won't give up. I have the courage to do what is right for my decisions. And my decision is to not forfeit the match!"
"Daisuke..."
"Oh my, you really have such a strong will. Perhaps it's the reason why you were born to have the year of the dragon." Chu said.
"This is all depends on this draw." Daisuke reached to his Core Gadget as he was going to draw. He thinks as he draws, "Draw! Charge... And... Draw!" He draws as the card he drew, starts to glow, "Wh-What... Could this be..." He looked at the card as he starts to glow in midnight blue.
"Daisuke... Did he acquired the same card as Tasuku's?" Ryuusei asked.
"Dragon Force, release!" Daisuke pays 2 gauge and activates it.
At the hotel room...
"Impossible! He has acquired the Dragon Force too?!" Gaito asked.
"That guy..." Minako said as she was getting angry.
Daisuke's appearance changed as he wore a sleek light futuristic armor with rectangle shaped leg armor, crystalline gauntlets with cube shaped shoulder armor, each with a small dragon horn, followed by his hair, which becomes midnight blue and forms a small visor over his eyes, similar to Ryuusei, and his wings are separated and rectangular in shape with a circle in the middle where each of his wings end.
"What?! Daisuke used Dragon Force too?! And he can fly, B?!" Ozon B asked as his eyes spring out.
"Meow!" The cat came out with a flag that says, 'Dragon Force?!'
"So Daisuke is able to release the Dragon Force?!" Gao asked.
"That's so cool, bal!" Bal said.
"He's got a new power!" Baku said.
"But I wonder what kind of abilities will it have." Kuguru wondered.
"Go, Elder brother!" Haruka cheered.
"I'll have Ryuusei attacks the fighter!" Daisuke said.
"Yeah!" Ryuusei said as he gather light energy from his suit, gathering into his fist and strikes at Chu with full force, "Photon Flash Fist!" He inflicted 2 damage.
"And now, it's my turn!" Daisuke said as he makes his attack of Dragon Force.
"Then I'll make sure your attack is nullified!" Chu said.
"I don't think so! When I attack, I discard one card from my hand cards, if it's a Photonic monster, I can attack again and I won't be affect by your Counterspells!" He explained.
"What?!" She was surprised, "Byakkomaru! Move to the center!" Byakkomaru has been moved to the center.
"I won't let you go any further!"
"Then I'll destroy you!" He strikes at Byakkomaru as he destroys him, "Penetrate!" He inflicted 2 damage at her, "Double Attack!" He attacks again.
"I won't let you! I pay 1 gauge to call out, Zodiac Sheep, Frump to the center!" She paid 1 gauge as she calls out a sheep, wearing a defensive armor, "Zodiac attribute. 4000 power, 5000 defense, with a critical of 1. When he's called to the center, his defense is raised by 3000 until the end of the battle!" It made Daisuke frustrated as his attack was blocked off, "That was a close one. One more hit and I would've lost."
"Final Phase!" Both declared.
"What?!" Chu asked.
"Impact Call! I pay 3 gauge and transform Ryuusei... Into an Impact Monster!" He paid 3 gauge as he activates it, "Ryuusei is now a size 2 with 10000 power and 8000 defense and critical of 2!"
"Wait. Is he planning of using Great Nova?" Baku asked.
"But that attack won't go through to Chu!" Kuguru said.
"No. I don't think it's that Impact Monster." Gao said. Ryuusei, donned in a set of futuristic battle armor, as the left side is white with golden accents, and the right side is black with crimson accents, while he wears a battle helmet with the same design of his armor and a darkened visor. His 'wings' grow, doubling in size, gaining a fiery and chaotic look, while thousands upon thousands of black spikes grow on each wing.
"When he's called, I call another Impact Monster from my deck without paying the cost to the left. While this card is on the field, that monster's size becomes 0! And it'll attack during Final Phase! I'll choose! Great Nova!" He brings out another Ryuusei in his crimson battle armor.
"What?! He can bring out another Impact Monster?!" Ozon B asked as his eyes popped out.
"Two Impact Monsters during the Final Phase?!" Baku asked as he was surprised.
"How did Daisuke get that Impact card?!" Kuguru asked.
"Bal?" Gao asked as he looked at Bal.
"I gave it to him as a present, bal!" Bal explained as he recalled the time.
At the room where Daisuke is recovering his leg as the medicine is taking the effect, Bal came in.
"Hi, bal!" Bal said.
"Bal?" Daisuke asked.
"Why are you here?" Ryuuga asked.
"Bal felt sorry for you about your broken leg, bal. So Bal has a get-well gift for you, bal!" Bal said as he handed to Ryuuga. Another card that was drawn as it changed.
"Wow! It's another Impact Monster!" Ryuuga said.
"You always have a lot of surprises, Bal." Daisuke said, "Thanks." Bal chuckled as he felt flattered.
"A present? And is that what you drawn?" Gao asked.
"Yes, bal! It's stronger, bal!" Bal said. When he attacks, Ryuusei flaps his 'wings' launching thousands upon thousands of the dark spikes at Chu.
"Twin Nova: Darkness Devastator!"
"Great Nova!" Ryuusei used his spikes and destroyed Frump. Then Ryuusei 'Great Nova' attacks Chu, inflicting 2 damage as the match ended.
(D: 3/ Item: Dragon Force/ G: 1: Ryuusei 'Great Nova'/None/ Ryuusei 'Twin Nova')
(C: 0/ Item: Bladed Weapons/ G: 0: Hopper/None/None)
"Game End! Winner: Daisuke Masamune!" Paruko declared as the crowd cheered for Daisuke's victory, "Daisuke will now move to the second round! It was really an intensive fight I've ever seen! "
Daisuke's Dragon Force faded as he start to collapse. But then Ryuusei managed to save him in time.
"Guess I really overdid it now." Daisuke said.
"It was stupid. But you did it." Ryuusei said as Daisuke nodded.
At the hotel, Kyoya was watching the match on TV...
"Interesting. He's managed to release the Dragon Force of Courage. As expected from my former comrade. Wouldn't agree, Sakaki?" Kyoya asked as Sakaki was there, watching TV with Kyoya.
"Heh, he may have changed a bit. But that doesn't mean I will accept it." Sakaki looked at the mask, "He will come back and I won't stop until he gets what's coming to him!"
Back at the clinic...
"Now, you stay in bed until your leg's recovered. Don't do anything rash again, okay?" Suzumi lectured.
"Yes, ma'am." Daisuke said.
"Good." Suzumi said as she leaves. Gao laughed.
"You actually got lectured by my mom!" Gao said.
"I'm pretty sure my mom would freak to see me in this condition." He looked at the medicine, "But luckily, now I can relax until my leg's recovered." He then looked at the card, "And I managed to release the Dragon Force. Not sure how, but it's worth it."
"Yeah. And now, we can start our match soon later on, right?!" Gao asked.
"Yep." He raised his fist, "I'll wish you luck, Gao. You'll need it."
"Yeah!" Gao fist bumped, "I will!"
Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appears on stage.
"Welcome back to more Corner Time!" Daisuke said.
"On this chapter, we are showing one card to display!" Ryuusei said.
"Here we are!" Daisuke clapped his hands twice, revealing the next card. It shows a Large Futuristic Hangar with each Photonic and Photonic Gear monsters preparing to head out to battle with Ryuusei, Auriga, and Kenchi leading the charge, "This is a spell card known as Photonic Front Base. By discarding either a Photonic or a Photonic Gear from the hand, I can choose one of the two effects. The first one is, if I send a "Photonic Gear" card to the Drop Zone, I can draw three cards. The second is, if I send a "Photonic" card to the Drop Zone, I can put three cards into the gauge. But I can only cast "Photonic Front Base" once per turn."
"That's amazing! Drawing three cards or boosting gauges! And what's more is that me, Kenichi and Auriga are leading the Photonics! That's so cool!"
"Don't get too cheerful, you know. The next chapter is done. The next one will be about Gao battling against his opponent for Hero World. But another thing, something funny will come up in the next chapter. So give me a review of what you think and give me good Photonic ideas. Oh, and thank GreeD109 for the cards and BlasterDragonoid for making the Dragon Force for me! So until then bye for now!" They waved goodbye as the screen faded black.