After U20, they all resumed their lives, although there were significant small changes. For example: Mikuru, she was just beginning to vacate the apartment to move in with Shin. Am said Luna decided to take a break from being Idol and would look for something else to do, Am and Shion goes out in secret, so as not to draw attention as Luna did during U20... Yet Shion still fulfills his family responsibilities so I doubt they have time to get out. Both Kazuma and Okazaki act very strangely and as there are only 3, the Harumi student council asked us to leave the club room. As for Me... I live alone in what was formerly Mikuru's apartment she and Shin insisted on, left it, plus I'm still dealing with the publication of the magazine in which it talks about that end of the U20 where I kissed my girlfriend...
"Σ" 01: A New Beginning
"Sorry guys, I got a little late." Okazaki Kumi apologized, who came to eat with them as usual. "Don't worry, luckily you're not a celebrity who runs away from the press like someone we know." Kazuma joked.
"And whose fault it is." Chrono tells him, hitting him with his lunch. "But Shouji is right, a lot has happened in such a short time." Adds Kumi, who bit his bread. "Yes, for example, we got Onimaru-san back." says Chrono, who planned to play a prank on Kazuma. "By the way, Kazuma... Did You call Onimaru or big brother?" asks the redhead, which is why Kazuma blushes and screams. "That's not of your business!"
"By the way, what happened to Anjou?" ask Kazuma, who sought to change the topic of the conversation.
"It's true, when I asked, they said she'd gone to France." said Kumi, who touched her chin with his index finger. "Shindou-kun you don't know anything?" she asks Chrono.
"No, I don't know anything." replies Chrono, who starts sweating. "That's strange, since we didn't even see her at Mikuru's wedding." Kumi added, who kept wondering where her friend might be.
"The truth is, Tokoha only said goodbye to me, but... That would only lead to a misunderstanding and more taunts from them, so it's better to say I don't know anything." Chrono thought.
[Flashback]
"Chrono, can I talk to you?" Tokoha told him when she saw Chrono seriously and directly in the eye. "Sure? Come in and make yourself at home." Chrono opens the door for him and lets Tokoha into the apartment.
"Thank you..." she responds by entering the apartment.
"Do you want something to eat?" Chrono asks. "You will prepare it?" replies Tokoha raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, you can shower and borrow some clothes, I'll prepare dinner." The redhead said, pulling out some ingredients.
"OK, but don't spying when I'm in the shower. Ok?" Tokoha commented, as she laughed. "Don't worry, I won't." Chrono replies, as he chopped some onions.
While Tokoha was undressing, Chrono cleaned the house from top to bottom, including a note from Mikuru saying she would not be back until tomorrow to begin her move. "Tokoha I'll leave some clothes for you to wear." said Chrono, who leaves some clothes on the washing machine. "All right, I don't want to walk around the house naked." Tokoha responds, hearing that, Chrono's nose starts bleeding a little.
Minutes later Tokoha comes out with the clothes that Chrono had loaned her, but they were a little big for her..."How do I look?" she asks.
"You... You look great..." replies Chrono, who blushes at the time of seeing a small opening in Tokoha's shirt.
"Really? Thank you." said she approached a little more "Well, let's eat!" replies Chrono nervous..."Eh... Ok?..." adds Tokoha.
"Something happens?" Tokoha asks, as Chrono acted a little strange. "No, it's just that is too hot, I'm going to take a shower." The redhead responds, who enters the bathroom to shower.
"I have to tell him." I thought Tokoha, who walked around the apartment. Until he came across Mikuru's note. She walked into Chrono's room and saw many pictures of try 3 as well as the time they won the Koshien, among others... "Wow, it's been a long time. Many things happen. Sometimes I don't want to leave." She said as she looked at the photos, but...
"Tokoha you can use the room that is unoccupied, after all Mikuru is about to leave soon." Chrono entered the room, but... He met furious Tokoha who had apparently found something that would trouble the redhead.
"Can you explain this Chrono?" asked Tokoha with a frightening face.
"That? Uh... That... That's Kazuma's." Chrono responds nervously. "Eh? So the magazine 'Sexy Fighters' is from Kazuma?" ask Tokoha who raised an eyebrow.
"Yes" replies Chrono quickly, but Tokoha starts breaking the magazine. "Hey, why do you do that..." Chrono gets annoyed.
"First, for lying to me. In the second... Because it bothers me. You have a girlfriend, and you see these things." Tokoha responds. "Well, won't you say anything?" added to Tokoha furiously. Then she approaches Chrono and puts the redhead's hand on her chest, asked Tokoha with a frightening face.
"What the hell are you doing!" Chrono backs up to his bed. Slowly Tokoha gets on top of him and hugs him...
"Akane-san called me today." She said, while hugging Chrono. "So that's what you were worried about." Chrono was commenting on seeing Tokoha crying.
"Yes." She answers.
"And what's wrong with that?" asks Chrono... "Now that I win U20 and Koshien, she believes that I have a chance to enter the Euro league who begin next month, so I should probably leave Japan tomorrow." replied Tokoha very sadly.
"That's great!" replies Chrono excitedly, but Tokoha gets surprised to hear him excitedly.
"Don't get a misunderstood, but... That was your dream or don't you?" says Chrono when he sees Tokoha's sad face.
"Yes, but..." said Tokoha, but is interrupted by Chrono, who blushes... "If I don't support you, it would be very selfish of me and also a bad boyfriend." Hearing that, Tokoha hugs Chrono again, but this time with more force.
"Thank you. Chrono... You think I can sleep with you tonight?" asked Tokoha, who freed Chrono from the hug, Chrono let her into bed with him, because this could be the last time they would see each other.
[End of Flashback]
"Shindou-kun are you all right?" asks Kumi. "Did you remember something excited." Add Kazuma jokingly.
"No, and I think it's best to go back before classes start." Chrono replies at the end of his lunch.
"Do you think something happened?" Kazuma said.
"I don't know. Well, I see you in Capital Card to talk about that?" asks Kumi. "Sorry, I have something to do." Kazuma responds by blushing. "A date with a pretty girl?" Kumi was joking. "No!" answers Kazuma annoyed.
After class Chrono got a call from Mikuru, she's telling him that she couldn't go through his stuff today. But... Something caught his attention: Junna and Kaouruko stood in front of him.
"Juuna, Kaouruko. Is really you?" asked Chrono when he saw the girls, but... They didn't answer him, they just walked away from there. Chrono goes after them, but... The girls stop at a certain place.
"Fight me Shindou Chrono." It said Juuna, Chrono believed that she was under the control of the Diffride, so he decided to accept the fight.
"Stand up! Vanguard!"
"Starhulk, Lurli/ Chrono dran!"
"That wasn't her deck, and what's a Starhulk?" Chrono said when he saw her opponent's board.
"Ride! Starhulk, Gieurs. I activate his Skill: I make a soulblast and bind the card that is at the top of your deck." Juuna said, while Chrono sends a card from his bind zone.
"Ride! Chronoethos." said Chrono, who attacked the Starhulk of Juuna. "Chronoethos attacks your vanguard."
"No guard." she replies.
"Drive check: critical trigger! All for Chronoethos." Chrono revealed his trigger that gave him the edge over the game.
"Im sorry Brant-sama." said Junna apologizing to Kaoruko.
"Brant?" Chrono question confused.
"Certainly, I haven't introduced myself yet, I am one of the units that made Diffride in this world, my name is 'Starhulk Ruler, Brant' in singing to meet you, Shindou Chrono." Kaoruko said, while Juuna was still waiting for Chrono to finish his turn.
"Wait a minute... Kaouruko didn't play Vanguard." Chrono reacts exalted by remembering that she and Nana didn't participate in the Koshien.
"Maybe, but... Gastille made it possible for me to do the Diffride with this girl now I am very grateful." Brant responded with a gigantic smile.
"That doesn't explain Juuna's attitude, maybe she did Diffride too?" asks Chrono.
"Oh, of course not. She's just under my control. But let's continue with this..." Brant responds.
"Ride! Bloating Deletor, Gio and I call Starhulk, Chiral. I activate Chiral's skill: Counter blast and reveal 4 cards from the top of the deck, if I reveal a grade 2 'Starhulk' I put it in my hand and the rest goes to my drop zone." It said Juuna who was still under Brant's control.
"It's a very risky move." I thought Chrono, for your luck nothing came out. "Well, I attack your vanguard!" she adds.
"No Guard!" replies Chrono.
"Drive check: no trigger (Sentinel)" Junna reveals her drive check card." Damage check: no trigger (grade two)" Chrono puts a card in its damage zone.
"Now I attack with Chiral!" said Juuna attacking the redhead again. "No Guard!" replies Chrono who now had two damage.
"Ride! History-maker dragon, I also call Lugal-ure." He said Chrono, who called a grade two plus a regard to keep the pressure on his opponent.
"Come on, beat it. Although if you beat it... She'll be passed out and it'll all be your fault." Brant mentioned, who used his mind games to confuse Chrono. "What are you talking about?" asks Chrono... "Everything that has happened so far is your fault, I'm surprised you want to redeem yourself." Bant responds by laughing.
"History-maker attack!" Chrono was attacking Junna. "No Guard!" she replies.
"Again?" thinks Chrono, who finds it strange that his opponent does not defend himself. "Drive check: no trigger (grade one)" Chrono reveals a grade one and smiles.
"You seem very happy?" asks Brant. "Well, that's because I'm going to save a friend. Now Lugal-ure attacks his rear." answer Chrono happy.
"You know... I'm a little disappointed, Gastille said you were the one who would become the new god, but... To be honest... You're not worth it." comments Brant, who for some reason was laughing. "Ride! Wandering Starhulk Ruler, Brant. Call: Juxtapose Deletor, Gwill/Ill-fate Deletor, Drown/ Bloating Deletor, Gio." He said Junna, who called three more units.
"Get ready for your world to turn upside down." Brant laughed... "I activate Brant-sama's ability and invest all your triggers." Juuna smiled, while Brant kept laughing.
"That's possible?" asks Chrono.
"Twin drive: critical trigger! Critical to Brant and power to Gio/ No trigger (Sentinel)" said Juuna, while Chrono watched his Damage zone. "I'm in four damage... She's very strong." Chrono was thinking when he saw his damage zone.
"Gio, attack!" Juuna attacked Chrono with one of her rears, but... "Guard!" Chrono defends himself. "Now I attack with Gwill and activate Drown's skill. I send a card from my hand to the Drop Zone, he goes to the soul and I draw two cards, Chronoethos 'Delete' lets have some fun." said Juuna who take care of one of the Units that Chrono had in the drop zone.
"Ride! Chronojet dragon G. Stride Generation! Meta press Huang-Long. I activate the Skill of Chronojet dragon G: and give Time Leap to Chrono Dran and call Mesh-kia. I activate Mesh-kia's skill now, I put it in [Rest] and Lugal-ure gets [Power] +4k. Dran goes to my soul and I call Chronojet Dragon." Chrono said, preparing his counterattack, but...
"And what will you do now. You're going to attack her?" asked Brant, who was trying to provoke him.
"Lugal-ure attacks your Vanguard!" Chrono attacked with his rear, but... Juuna defends herself. "Guard"
"Now Huang-Long, attacks her vanguard!" Chrono was attacking Juuna again. "No guard!" replies Junna.
"Are you sure?" asks Chrono. "Well, Triple Drive: No trigger (grade 1) / No trigger (Grade two) / No trigger (grade 2)" unfortunately no grade 3 comes out, nor does a trigger come out. "Damage check: No trigger (grade one)" replies Junna.
"Chronojet, finish her!" said Chrono, who sends his Ace to take the final blow, but..." Junna uses one of his rearguards to intercept Chrono's attack.
"If I had used the Skill of Lugal-ure..." thought Chrono looking at his field..."What happens Shindou, that's all?" made Brant scoff.
"It's a shame... But now it's my turn..." Commented Juuna... "This looks bad..." Chrono thought... "I call Biting Deletor, Girba and also another Gwill." Juuna called two more rearguards.
"He didn't do stride?" said Chrono confused... Brant and Junna respond at the same time. "My Gwill on the left attacks Lugal-ure." Juuna begins his attack on one of Chrono's rearguards. "No guard! " Chrono responds.
"Now with Girba's boost, Gwill attacks Chronojet dragon G." said Junna, who attacked Chrono again, but... "Guard!" Chrono defends himself from the attack. "Starhulk ruler Brant attacks your vanguard." It said both girls...
"You can't activate your skill, but..." said Chrono, putting a grade 0 on his Guardian circle.
"Twin drive: Heal trigger/Stand trigger all effects to Gwill." Juuna says, healing and Standing one of her Units, but her attacks fail.
"I won't lose! Stride Generation! Chronodragon Nextage. And I call two Pulsar Speedy Bunny," Chrono said. "Pulsar Speedy Bunny attacks Brant." Chrono attacked Brant, but..."No Guard!" replies Junna.
"Nextage Take it out!" Chrono was preparing to take the final blow, but... "I don't think so, I activate Brant's skill... And No guard" Junna responds.
"Drive check: Critical trigger!" said Chrono excitedly, but Kaourko/Brant interrupts him... "You forget that now if you draw critical your attack is reduced..." she laughed. "Second check: Heal trigger." He mentioned Chrono, but once again Brant interrupted him... "Uhg, that's too bad... Because if you take out a Heal trigger you have to get a Damage, or do you forget it?" made Brant scoff, while Chrono put on his sixth damage.
"Eh? I defeated Shindou Chrono. Brant-sama." says Juuna, who approaches Kaoruko. "That's right, it's a shame I don't need you anymore." Kaoruko replies, who dumps Juuna.
"Shindou, the apostles will come for you, be for sure... This is just getting started, this is a war that you can't stop... All of this is because of you. After all, you will be the best vessel for Gyze-sama." It said Brant, who was away from the place. Fortunately for Chrono and Juuna, Kazuma would walk by his brother and they take them to the hospital...
To Be Continued...
