Chapter 49: Heading to Gaen Tower. Tasuku vs Gaito


"The greatest Buddyfighter in the world!" Ozon B said as spotlights were on him, "Two more months until the Deciding Round determines the Buddy Champion! Kiri Hyoryu visits Gao."

"Gao Mikado puts everything into his draw! What will the results be?!" Paruko announced.

"I pay 2 gauge and call to the right!" He paid 2 gauge as Bal transforms, "Sun Super Dragon, Balle Soleil!"

"Bal will try his super-best, bal!"

"That's Bal's true form, isn't it?" Miserea asked.

"Balle Soleil's ability, activate! If I pay 1 gauge, the center monster will be destroyed!" Gao said.

"If an ability is used to destroy a monster, defense is not a factor. It looks like my resolve is not match for Gao and Bal's desire to become Buddy Champions." Miserea admitted as Gao paid 1 gauge and Balle activates his ability.

"Balle Shine Buster!" He sends his Soulblades as it hits Miserea, destroying it and takes 10 damage due to Lifelink.


(G: 1/ Item: Dragon Force/ G: 0: Tail Blazer/None/Balle Soleil)

(K: 0/ Item: Rod of Miserea/ G: 0: None/Miserea/None)


"He's clinched it! Game End! Winner: Gao Mikado!" Paruko announced.

"All right! Thank you very much!"

"Thank you, bal!" Balle bowed.


Later, at sunset. Kiri was down at fountain as Joker came out of his deck.

"Are you okay with this, Kiri?" Joker asked as Kiri turned his head.

"Kiri." Kiri saw Tasuku and Daisuke with their Buddies as they came by to him, "Daisuke told us that you told him something that was meant to keep a secret. What is it?" He asked as Kiri explained them.

"What?! Is that true?!" Jack asked.

"Yes. If Dragon Drei is used, all dragon monsters in existence will be forced under his control." Kiri explained.

"And that is why you came here today?" Daisuke asked.

"Yes." He nodded, "I came here because I thought I might be able to stop this."

"Is that the final goal of Project Triple D?" Jack asked.

"If that's true then things are going to have a terrible climax." Ryuuga said.

"Have you told Gao about this?" Tasuku asked.

"I couldn't do it." Kiri said.

"And why is that?" Daisuke asked.

"Those two believe in each other so strongly as they fight side by side. I couldn't bear to separate them. Or make them give up on becoming Buddy Champions. I am a fool. A terrible calamity could happen, but I feel like Gao and Bal's dream is more important." Kiri said as he felt bad.

"You're no fool." Tasuku said, "Caring about somebody that much is a wonderful thing."

"And from seeing how much you cared for Gao and Bal. You're a good friend. Not a fool." Daisuke said.

"Kiri's true goal was to stop the activation of Dragon Drei by kidnapping Balle Soleil in the form of Bal, and taking him to parts unknown, B!"

"Meow meow meow!" His cat said.

"In order to prevent the completion of Dragon Drei, Tasuku Ryuenji, Daisuke Masamune, and Gaito Kurouzu takes action, B!"

"Meow meow!" The cat pulled the curtain with the letters of WBC.


At the Mikado Residence...

"Thanks for the meal!" Gao and Bal said as they were heading breakfast.

"Slow down. If you eat in such a hurry, you'll burn your mouth." Takeshi said.

"We can't waste time eating slowly. As soon as we're done with breakfast, we're gonna focus on the Buddy Champion Deciding Round and start our special training!" Gao said as he continues eating.

"Special training, bal! Bal is super-fire up, bal!" Bal said as he was burning with pride.

"Huh?!" Takeshi was surprised as his newspaper got burned by Bal's flame and Bal transform to Balle Soleil.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Gao yelled.

"Totally fired up, bal!" Bal used his claw to pick at the octopus dumplings, "Bal?!"

"What's wrong, Bal?" Hanako asked.

"No mouth, bal!" Balle said as he noticed that he has no mouth to eat the dumpling.

"It's true." Takeshi looked at Balle's face.

"What? You only noticed this now?" Gao asked.

"If you don't have a mouth, how are you talking?" Hanako asked as Bal realized.

"More importantly, how can you breathe?" Takeshi asked as Bal realized again.

"Bal can't remember how to breathe, bal!" Balle said.


Later, Bal turned back to normal.

"Bal was really worried for a second there, bal." Bal felt exhausted after the trauma.

"I know your special training is important..." Suzumi said as she prepared another plate of octopus dumpling, "But isn't there something you should do first?" She asked.

"Something we should do?" Gao asked, "What was it?"

"Bal?" Bal doesn't recalled.

"Your homework, obviously!" Hanako recalled as Gao got surprised.

"I totally forgot..."


Yesterday, at Aibo Academy...

"Gao. I know Buddyfighting is important to you after all... But you do have studies as well!" Daisuke said, back at the classroom, "As my last duty as your teacher in this classroom, you need to work hard on your homework, after your long vacation at the WBC Cup. Your old teacher will be coming back and check on your homework once the next term begins."

"Yes sir!" Gao said.


"That's right..." Gao lay his head down on the table.

"No fair that only Gao gets 'homework', bal. Bal wants some too!" Bal felt disappointed.

"You sure have it easy."

"Bal doesn't have it easy, bal! Bal wants 'homework' too, bal!"

"Is that so?" Gao asked as he smirked, "Then..."


At Gao's room, Gao showed Bal what homework looks like as he showed him a huge stack of it.

"This is 'homework', bal?" Bal asked.

"Yeah! I'll give it all to you." Gao offered as Bal looked at the pages of equations.

"Bal? Bal..." He turned the pages as he was getting a nervous all of sudden, "Ba...l..." Then he got dizzy as he throws a tantrums and tosses the homework all over, "Bal doesn't want 'homework' after all, bal!" He cried as he tried to run but Gao grabbed him.


At the industrial district...

"Dragon Drei... So that's the card that Kyoya Gaen was trying to use in the final round of the WBC Cup World Championships." Abygale said.

"Who would have guessed it was a flag card that forces all dragons in the universe to obey him?" Gaito asked.

"That would explained of why Abygale's acting like that at the WBC Cup." Minako said.


"A draw? Is that really what you believe?" Kyoya asked as he pick the card.

"Finally, it's time to use that card." Azi Dahaka said.

"What's going on?!" Gao asked as the dark purple light shines.

"Both players are already at 0 life! Just what is Master Kyoya drawing from his hand cards?!" Paruko announced.

"Dragon Ein. Dragon Zwei. And now, the third flag. Dragon Drei!" He sends the card up as Dragon Zwei flag was destroyed, replacing it with Dragon Drei. The light shines to the cloud as it releases thunderstorm. Abygale sudden reacts.

"What's wrong, Abygale?" Gaito asked as Abygale couldn't control himself.


"At the time, I couldn't tell what was going on. But now I know." Abygale realized.


"This fight isn't over yet." Azi Dahaka said.

"What?!" Gao was surprised.

"I'll guide all of you to a new world." Kyoya said. Thunder struck as the flag malfunction and explodes.

'Because the card was still incomplete, you didn't become one of Kyoya's puppet.' Gaito said.


"But I didn't think it would explode. Luckily, no one was hurt." Minako said.

"But if the card have been complete..." Abygale said.

"Abygale." Gaito said, "You are my Buddy. We won't let Kyoya possess you."

"Yeah. If that were to happen, I'll just smack you out of your senses." Minako asked.

"Gaito. Minako."

"Let's go, Abygale." Gaito said.


At the park, Gaito and Minako, with Abygale are heading to Gaen Financial Group to stop Kyoya. But along the way, they encountered Daisuke, Tasuku, with their Buddies.

"Just as I thought. It looks like they overheard." Tasuku said.

"No doubt about it since they know about what Kiri has told me about the secret." Daisuke said.

"Tasuku Ryuenji?" Gaito asked.

"And Daisuke Masamune." Minako said.

"Jack. Ryuuga." Abygale said.

"We know what you're trying to it." Ryuuga said.

"You're heading to Gaen Tower to demand that Kyoya Gaen stop developing Dragon Drei, aren't you?" Jack asked, "We can tell what you're planning just by looking at your faces."

"And what if we are?" Minako asked.

"Minako." Gaito said.

"This is the matter of the Buddy Police." Tasuku said.

"What we do is none of your concern." Daisuke said.

"So we can't let you..."

"Let's go. Abygale. Minako." Gaito said.

"Right." Abygale said.

"Right behind you." Minako said as they went ahead as they ignored them. As Gaito walks through them, Tasuku and Daisuke grabbed his arms.

"What do you two think you're doing?" Gaito asked.

"Hey! Let go of Gaito!" Minako yelled.

"Don't think you can ignore us that easily." Daisuke said.

"We can't allow you to go." Tasuku said, "We'll stop you two, even if we have to use force."

"And believe us, it will get ugly." Daisuke said.

"Did you say... force?" Gaito asked.

"So you think you can stop us?" Minako asked.


At the park, Tasuku and Gaito are in positions to Buddyfight.

"I always wanted to fight you eventually." Gaito said as he pulled out his Core Deck.

"Same here." Tasuku said.

"Good luck, Gaito!" Minako said as she and Daisuke are on the side of the stage.

"Jet Black Dragon who rules over death! Now is the time to awaken! Luminize! Awakened Black Dragon!"

"Shine forth! Future dragons clad in stars! Luminize! Cross Dragoner!"

"Buddy..." Jack said

"Fight!" Gaito said.

"Raise the Flag!"

"Star Dragon World!"

"Darkness Dragon World!"


(T: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)

(G: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)


"Tasuku is going to have the first move." Daisuke said.

"I think they know that!" Minako said.

"Charge and Draw! I call Sphere Cemetery, Star Remnant to the left! I Buddycall Star Dragoner, Jackknife to the right!" He Buddycalled as he regained one life.

"All right!" Jack jumps as he transforms to his true form.

"Crossnize!" Tasuku said as Jack was crossnized with Elgar Cannon, "Go and attack the fighter!" Jack jumps up as he flies around.

"With a critical of 4! Elgar Shoot!" Jack shoots his attack.

"I cast! Black Dragon Shield!" Gaito cast as he regained one life.


At underwater, at the submarine...

'As I feared, it can't be avoided.' Rouga thinks, 'The project that Kyoya is trying to carry out. Triple D. If it's becomes a reality... Then Kyoya will no longer...' He recalled the time of when they were kids.


'We will no longer be able to go back to the way we were.' Rouga thinks.

"Damn it. One more time, Kyoya!" Young Rounga demanded but then he noticed that young Kyoya was looking at another direction, "What's wrong, Kyoya?" He asked.

"Rouga, what do you think?" Young Kyoya asked.

"Huh?"

"Even now, somewhere in the world, there are countries fighting each other. And it's not just fighting. Tragedies caused by prejudice and poverty show no end in sight. Why did adults create a world that is so cruel to children? I don't really get complicated stuff like that. The way the world doesn't matter to me."

"Even if you're born in the middle of conflict, the strong ones will survive, and the weak ones don't. That's all." Young Rouga said.

"That answer is so you." Young Kyoya said as Rouga smirked and crossed his arms, "But there are only a handful of strong people. The weak people in the world outnumbered them. That's why the tragedies never stop." Rouga nodded in agreement, "I'm going to end those tragedies. I'll recreate this world in my image!"

"How?" Young Rouga asked.

"I don't know that yet. But... if I someday become the head of Gaen Financial Group, I'll have the means..."

"If you want to grant your own wish, become my other half." Kyoya heard a voice as his card glowed in a dark aura.

"Hey! Is there somebody else here?!" Young Rouga asked as he looked to see who it is.

"It can't be..." Kyoya looked at his card as it floats.

"If you do as I say, the world will bend to your will." Azi Dahaka said.


'I can no longer stop you...' Rouga thinks.


"My turn! Draw! Charge and Draw! I pay 1 gauge and Buddycall to the right!" Gaito paid 1 gauge as he regained one life, "Awakened Black Dragon, Abygale." Abygale jumps as he transforms to his true form, "Abygale's ability, activate! Destroy Jackknife!"

"Wind of Atonement!" Abygale sends his tornado as Jack got caught in it and gets destroyed.

"All right! He got him!" Minako said.

"Revive with Soulguard!" Tasuku said as Jack has been revived due to Soulguard.

"That's nothing!" Jack said.

"And I send the top 2 cards from your deck to the Drop Zone." Gaito said as two cards from Tasuku's deck has been send to the Drop Zone.

"Well done." Tasuku said.

"Well play there. He's getting good." Daisuke said.

"So you admit that Gaito can beat Tasuku?" Minako asked.

"I never said that."

"It seems we'll have to give it our all as well." Jack said.

"I call Black Sleepless City, Dimmborgil to the left! I pay 1 gauge and equip!" He paid 1 gauge as he equips his item, "You are destined to be swallowed up by these black blades! Claws of Black Death, Galefang!"

"Go, Gaito!" Minako cheered.

"Abygale! Attack Jackknife!"

"Right!" Abygale flies around as he makes his attack, "Gale Thruster!" He strikes at Jack.

"Jack!" Tasuku yelled.

"Tasuku... It's nice to have a fight like this once in a while." Jack said as he got destroyed.

"Don't underestimate us! Dimmborgil, attack the fighter!" Dimmborgil strikes at Tasuku, inflicting 1 damage, "Take this!" Gaito jumps up high, "Galefang!" He slashed at Tasuku, inflicting 2 damage, "My turn is over." Tasuku got frustrated after that.

"Jack's been destroyed and now he's been dealt with 3 damage." Daisuke said.

"You shouldn't underestimated Gaito. He won't let Tasuku get in his way." Minako said.

"You destroyed Jack, and in addition you kept my life from falling below 6. So that is how you're planning on keeping me from releasing the Dragon Force." Tasuku realized Gaito's plan as Gaito has nothing to say.

"Is that what Gaito was doing?" Ryuuga asked.

"Could be." Daisuke said.

"But I wonder if it'll be that easy. My turn! Draw! Charge... And... Draw! This is thanks to you!"

"What?" Gaito asked.

"What is he talking about?" Minako asked.

"I cast! Star Jack Boost!" Tasuku cast, "When I have 7 or more life, it increases my gauge by 1..." He gains a gauge, "And lets me draw a card!" He draws a card, "It looks like your decision to keep me from falling below 6 life has come back to haunt you." He explained as Gaito was expecting something to happen, "Once again, I call Star Dragoner, Jackknife, to the right!" He calls out his Buddy again, "Crossnize!" He sends Igniter to Jack's soul as he crossnized it.

"Ignite Blade!"

"Here it comes!" Abygale said.

"No, not yet." Gaito said.

"What is he planning?" Minako asked.

"I pay 1 gauge and..." He paid 1 gauge, "I cast! Dragoner's Beat!" He cast as it got Gaito frustrated, "This spell's effect increases an item power and critical, but also... By paying 1 life, I can add any item I like from my deck to my hand cards!" He paid 1 life as he drew the card, "Of course, I choose Dragon Force!"

"An obvious choice. Nice going." Daisuke said.


"I pay 2 gauge and..." He paid 2 gauge as he transforms, "Dragon Force! Release!" He transforms to his Dragon Force.

"Aw man, he brought out his Dragon Force!" Minako said.

"He beat us to the punch!" Abygale said, "What will you do, Gaito?" He asked.

"Dimmborgil, move to the center!" Dimmborgil has been moved to the center.

"First, I'll take care of Abygale!" He strikes at Abygale as he destroys him, "Double Attack!" He strikes through at Dimmborgil and destroys it, "Here I come, Gaito!" Tasuku makes his Triple Attack, "Triple Attack!" He inflicted 1 damage, "Quadruple Attack!" He then attack Gaito again, inflicting 1 damage, "You're next! Star Remnant!" Star send his Sparkling Shoot as he inflicted 1 damage, "Jack!"

"With the critical of 4! Ignite Blade!" Jack strikes at Gaito, inflicting 4 damage.

"That's 7 damage total!" Daisuke said.

"This isn't good..." Minako said.

"Is it coming for me now? The Impact Monster... Jackknife, Galactical Punisher." Gaito said.

"Even I'm sometimes unable to draw Jack's card." Tasuku said as he doesn't have it in his hand.

"So he doesn't have it?" Daisuke asked as Minako sighed.

"What a relief." Minako said as Gaito smiled.

"My turn is over." Tasuku declared.

"If Tasuku would've got it in his hand, he would've won." Daisuke said.

"Well, he didn't! But on the next turn, Gaito will win!" Minako said.

"Destiny wants me to be victorious. Then I'll clinch it this turn! Draw! Charge... And... Draw!"

"All right! Gaito's got this!" Minako said.

"I call Black Wind Blade, Devos to the left!" Gaito calls out a black beetle with a dark green armor with brown lining. His body is red, "I pay 1 gauge and 1 life to activate Devos' ability!" He paid one gauge and life to activate. Devos used his wind attack as it creates a tornado. In the tornado, Abygale was revealed as he was revived.

"I've been waiting for this." Abygale said.

"What?!" Tasuku got surprised.

"Abygale's been revived?!" Daisuek asked.

"Impossible!" Ryuuga said.

"Devos has the ability to call a Black Dragon from the Drop Zone." Gaito explained.

"And when I'm called... Wind of Atonement!" Abygale sends his tornadoes as it hits on Star Remnant and destroys it.

"Now I destroy your deck!" Gaito said as 2 cards from Tasuku's deck has been sent to the Drop Zone. It got Tasuku frustrated, "And I cast! Soul Steal!" He cast as he gains 3 gauge. It got Tasuku surprised.

"This is not good!" Daisuke said.

"Yeah! If he gets 4 gauges, he'll use his Impact Monster!" Ryuuga said.

"No. I don't think it's the right time to activate that yet. Minako said.

"I send Gale Fang to the Drop Zone and..." He sends his item as he paid 2 gauge, "I pay 2 gauge." He starts to transform, "Dragon Force! Release!" He transforms to his Dragon Force.

"All right!" Minako said.

"Due to Gale Fang's effect, I gain 1 life and draw a card." He regained one life and drew a card. He looked at the card as he smiled.

"Gaito's smiling?" Daisuke asked as he realized, "Don't tell me..."

"He drew it?!" Tasuku asked.

"I cast! Soul Steal!" He cast as he gains 3 gauge.

"Awesome! He has 4 gauges now!" Minako said.

"The timing of this gauge increases... He must have drawn it just now." Jack realized, "Abygale's Impact Monster card!"

"There's no mistaking it."

"Daisuke!" Ryuuga said.

"Don't worry. Tasuku can pull this off." Daisuke said.

"Here I come, Tasuku Ryuenji! Due to my Dragon Force's effect, I gain 1 life!" He regained 1 life, "And I destroy your deck." He sends 3 cards from Tasuku's deck to the Drop Zone, "Take this!" He sends his attack.

"I cast! Earth Barrier!" He cast as he regained one life.

"When my Dragon Force attack is nullified, I regain life and your destroyed further!" Gaito said as he regained one life and sends Tasuku's top 3 cards to the Drop Zone, "Abygale! Attack the fighter!"

"Right!" Abygale makes his attack.

"I cast! Proto Barrier!" He cast as he gains a gauge. Daisuke sighed.

"He survived." Daisuke said.

"Devos! Attack the fighter!" Devos attacks Tasuku, inflicting 1 damage.

"Final Phase!" Both declared as Tasuku got aware of it.

"All right! Gaito's winning!" Minako said.

"Impact Call to the center! I pay 4 gauge and transform Abygale... Into an Impact Monster!" Gaito paid 4 gauge as he activates it, "Abygale is now a size 3 monster with 10000 power and defense, and a critical of 2. And I activate his ability!" Abygale was destroyed in the process as three vortex came out with his head from above and his wings on side to side, "If you have 10 or more cards in your Drop Zone, all cards on the field have their cards nullified. On top of that, all cards on the field are destroyed!" Abygale sends his lightning as it hits on Devos as he was destroyed and Jack got destroyed.

"Jack!" Tasuku yelled.

"Worry about yourself, rather than your Buddy!" Gaito said as Tasuku got attention, "If there are more than 20 cards in your Drop Zone, Abygale gains Triple Attack! Now, count them. The cards that fell into your Drop Zone!" He demanded.

"There are 26 cards." Tasuku said.

"Then that means..." Ryuuga said.

"Abygale, Last Death Violence has gained Triple Attack!" Gaito said.

"I will destroy everything!" Abygale sends his attack, inflicting 2 damage at Tasuku.

"Tasuku!" Daisuke yelled.

"For the sake of our victory!" Abygale sends his attack, inflicting 2 damage.

"One more time!" Minako said.

"Last! Death! Violence!" Abygale sends his final blow, inflicting 2 damage as Gaito won the match.


(T: 0/ Item: Dragon Force/ G: 4: None/None/None)

(G: 7/ Item: Dragon Force/ G: 0: None/Abygale/None)


"All right! Gaito won!" Minako said.

"I win."

"We thought that maybe if I fought against an opponent as strong as you... But it was no good." Tasuku said.

"Of course. Since I saw the result." Daisuke said.

"What do you mean?" Gaito asked.

"Do you two know something?" Minako asked.

"Do you remember the Gotsurugi Clan?" Tasuku asked.

"Huh?" Gaito asked.

"Yeah, we know them. Why?" Minako asked.

"We flew back to Cho-Taiyo Island and spoke with the Gotsurugi Clan, who have been protecting the Dragon Force for many generations." Tasuku explained.

"Because apparently the Dragon Force can change its forms and evolve even further." Daisuke said.

"Really?!" Minako asked.

"Is that true?!" Gaito asked.

"Yes. We still haven't mastered the Dragon Force." Tasuku said.

"So we still have lots of things to do in order for our Dragon Force to evolve." Daisuke said.

"Then that means..." Gaito said as he realized something, "Our Dragon Force..."

"That's right. There's still the potential to evolve." Tasuku said.

"And according to what the Gotsrugui Clan informed us, the evolved Dragon Force gains the power to fight evenly against the messenger of Darkness." Daisuke said.

"In other words, the evolved Dragon Force will have the power to suppress Dragon Drei." Jack said.

"And if we can evolve our Dragon Force, then we might have the chance of stopping Kyoya!" Ryuuga said.

"Then we'll be able to avoid the forced control of Dragon Drei?" Abygale asked.

"Yes. But not other dragons." Tasuku said.

"And that is why we need to evolve our Dragon Force as much as possible in order to stop the Dragon Drei from..." Daisuke said but all of the sudden, the Gravity Rest appears as it holds them down.

"What's going on?!" Abygale asked.

"What's this familiar power?!" Ryuuga asked.

"This power is..." Jack recognized.

"It can't be!" Tasuku said.

"He's here?!" Daisuke asked.

"Of course I am." A familiar voice said as Doctor Gara appeared. The others were shocked as Gara laughed, "I've come all this way just to see you again!"

"Doctor Gara!" Tasuku said as he recalled the time when Gara and Kiyotaka were arrested.


"We are the Buddy Police." Takihara said as he and the Buddy Police are here, "You are charged with a branch of the Buddy Monster management laws! And Kiyotaka will be listed as your accomplice! You two under arrest!"

"You're going to arrest the great Doctor Gara? Or Kiyotaka?" Gara asked as he brings out his Dragoneraser. But then Jack and Ryuusei came as they attacked them and destroyed them, "What?!" Tasuku came by and grabbed him from behind.

"Boss!" Kiyotaka yelled as Daisuke appeared in front of him and punched him in the stomach, knocking him out.

"Stop your useless struggles, Doctor Gara!" Tasuku said.

"I'll take that." Daisuke said as he reached into Doctor Gara's pocket as he took his Core Deck. Then Takihara handcuffed him.

"You two will pay for this! Tasuku Ryuenji! Daisuke Masamune!" Gara yelled as he followed Takihara to be taken into custody.


"You should be in Buddy Police Custody! How..." Tasuku said.

"And how come Kiyotaka's not with you?!" Daisuke asked.

"Oh, I just made a little deal, that's all. And as for Kiyotaka. I left him behind." Gara explained.

"What?!" Daisuke asked.

"This must be Kyoya Gaen's doing!" Tasuku realized.

"No doubt about it!"

"Yeah. You two have good instincts. Huh?" Gara noticed something as Jack and Ryuusei broke through the Gravity as they transform to their true forms. They attacked but Gara evaded. However, they attacked at Zodiac, as it stopped the Gravity Rest.


At the Gaen Tower...

"Kyoya. I can't wait any longer. Offer Balle Soleil to me right now." Azi Dahaka demanded as he was getting impatient, "That is why I selected you."

"Right. If it weren't for me, you would still be buried on Cho-Taiyo Island." Kyoya said as he recalled the time.


At the Cho-Taiyo Island, there was a construction at the site.

'It's something that only the head of the Gaen Financial Group could do.' Kyoya thinks. Kyoya arrived at the site as he witnessed something at the site.

"Azi Dahaka!" Kyoya saw Azi Dahaka, buried in the the mountain.

"I've been waiting for you, my other half. We finally meet." Azi Dahaka said.

"Will you truly grant my desire?" Kyoya asked.

"If you make me your Buddy, this world shall bend to your will."

"Then show me proof of this." Kyoya requested.

"You're a suspicious person. Then I will give you this." Azi Dahaka opened his mouth as he gave Kyoya a core.

"This is..."

"That is a sign of my soul. It has the power to make your desires into reality.' Azi Dahaka explained as Kyoya chuckled.

"Form this moment, you are my Buddy. And I will name this the Original Core." Kyoya declared.

"This world is yours, Kyoya."


"Leave Balle Soleil to me. It'll be fine. Until then, I'll prepare the best opponents for you." Kyoya said.


"Tasuku Ryuenji. Daisuke Masamune. We'll leave this one to you two!" Gaito said as he ran.

"Gaito!" Abygale ran after him.

"Hey! Wait!" Minako follows.

"Gaito!" Tasuku yelled.

"Where are you guys going?!" Daisuke asked.

"Sorry!" Abygale apologized.

"We'll explain later!" Minako said.

"Gaito!" Abygale said.

"Wait for us!" Minako said.

"Wait!" Tasuku said.

"Stop!" Daisuke said as they tried to go after them.

"Not so fast!" Gara got in their way, "You two didn't think it'd be that easy, did you?" He asked as he pulled out his Core Deck.

"Why you..." Daisuke said as he plans to pull out his, but then Tasuku raised his arm in front of him.

"Are you challenging us to a Buddyfight?" Tasuku asked.

"Only you, Tasuku. Because we have a score to settle way back then." Gara recalled as Tasuku pulls out his Core Deck.

"All right." Tasuku said.

"Tasuku!" Daisuke said.

"It'll be okay. Just wait here until the match is done."

"Yeah." Daisuke nodded.

"I'm warning you. I'm stronger than before." Gara said.


Meanwhile, at the park, Gaito, Abygale and Minako are still running.

"Gaito. Are you sure this is right?" Abygale asked.

"Leaving them to take care of that guy?" Minako asked.

"Of course. Our destiny isn't to fight that guy." Gaito said, "Besides, there's something we must do."

"That's right." Abygale said.

"Hm? And what would that be?" Minako asked.

"Dragon Drei... We have to stop Kyoya Gaen from creating it." Gaito said as they head off to Gaen Tower.


Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appears on stage.

"Welcome back to more Corner Time!" Daisuke said.

"For this chapter, we are showing one card!"

"Here's one now!" He clapped his hands twice, revealing the card. It shows a medium sized, anthropomorphic and bipedal male kid dragon with dark blue glowing eyes, jet black scales, he wears dark violet futuristic battle suit with black highlights on the chest and shoulders, he wears a dark violet helmet with a crimson red visor, at the center of his chest is purple triangular-shaped gem filled with chaotic cosmic energies, he wears one indigo hi-tech arm brace with purple highlights on his right arm and he has violet transparent made out of the darkest forces of the universe, at the back of his wings lies the crest of Azi Dahaka, "This is one of the Retainer of the Demonic Dragons, Kuroboshi. A size 1 monster with 3000 power, 2000 defense, and a critical of 2. When this is on the field in the left or right position, if the flag is "Dragon Zwei", this card gains 3000 power and defense. If I'm about be attacked by the opponent or monster, while the center is open, I can send this card to the Drop Zone, if I do that, then the damage is to o and I gain 1 gauge and 1 life."

"Wait? We have a Photonic who is a Retainer?"

"No doubt about it. Kyoya would use this to survive the attacks. This chapter is done. The next one will be about Tasuku's rematch against Doctor Gara. I hope he's strong enough to settle the score. Give me a review of what you think and give us good Photonic ideas please. Til then, bye for now! They waved goodbye as the screen faded black.