(A/N: So since I got asked this question more than once and a few of you might be getting the wrong impression, I thought I should level. Regarding Munakata's friend on the phone, it is my head canon that Kyosuke Munakata is just a player named Yu Narukami (since you can name the protag of Persona 4) in a universe where shadows and personas don't exist, but all the characters somehow do with the addition of Yukizome and Sakakura being part of the Investigation Team. It's a gag more than anything because it's too funny not to take advantage of and I thought I should be open about it before the joke didn't make sense.
But wait, I hear you say, how does that explain Munakata's behavior in Side: Future? For those of you who have actually played Persona 4, you may recall a moment when the protagonist was reduced to a moment of ADAMANTIUM RAGE. So, picture if you will a dead Nanako and maybe one or two OTHER of his friends or MORE. That'd sour Yu Narukami for CERTAIN.
On the plus side, given one of his friends' names is Naoto Shirogane and V3 gives us Tsumugi Shirogane and they both have blue hair, it makes the gag a little too plausible. So yes, that was Naoto on the phone XD.
Right, dumb explanation over. Let's get on with it. Please note that this will be the last duel to use any kind of "animu logic" other than cards doing different things than their TCG/OCG counterparts. No more Quick Attack and no more taking liberties with the rules. This is the last time. I promise. Well…for the most part anyway XD. Have fun and enjoy the ride!)
Monday. In Japan, that meant back to school. For Seto Kaiba, that also meant work. When he got to his office that morning, he had an envelope waiting for him on his desk that Roland must've left there before Kaiba arrived. Good on Roland. Always going the extra mile for his paycheck.
Kaiba opened the envelope as 3 duel monsters cards were packaged inside and a letter. Kaiba didn't need to read it. When he saw one of the cards land face-up, Obelisk, he knew what this was. Throwing the envelope and letter in the trash, he took the god cards with him and took the employee elevator down to the lowest possible basement of the company. It was a single room with a vault door so huge that it was roughly one-fifth the size of Kaiba's ego. Kaiba entered the passcode, and used the face recognition, fingerprint sensor and retina scanner to open the gigantic door.
Presently, this vault was actually empty as Kaiba had never thought anything so valuable as to put behind a safe this gigantic and complicated to open. If anything, it was a crisis safe for the end of the world. All he needed was some food if nukes started dropping. But, the god cards were objects that needed to be locked away in here, forever.
Kaiba placed them on a shelf inside the vault and shoved them off to the side, leaving the three cards in a big empty vault that Kaiba then hit a button on the inside of the vault door to automatically close the safe. He waited until the door was completely closed before heading for the elevator. Finally, this nightmare was over. These cards would never hurt anyone ever again.
But, Kaiba thought, I've detected other cards like them in Pegasus' database. Any unique one-of-a-kind cards I'm going to lock away just like the Egyptian God Cards. As he returned to his office, he loaded up the Database and located 3 new cards that were just as dangerous: The three Sacred Beasts.
As Kaiba started gearing up for a crusade to protect the world from dangerous trading cards, halfway across town a showdown was about to begin. Outside, it was misty and foggy early that morning. Yugi and Joey were approaching from opposite ends of the street, duel disks at the ready. They were meeting in front of Domino High, the quietest place they could think to meet on a Sunday morning before breakfast.
Battle City's not over yet, Yugi thought. I have one thing left to do.
Time for me to see how far I've really come, Joey thought.
Memories of their friendship played out in Yugi and Joey's heads. Then, with a wave of his coat, Yugi let the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle take command. He was almost to Joey. This duel would begin soon.
"We made it Joey, but there's still one thing left to do. I still have something of yours," Yami said with a smirk.
"Yup," Joey said, holding up his deck. "And it's time for me to earn it back pal."
Yami did the same. "You're on."
"Of all the battles I've been through in this tournament," Joey said. "This one means the most." He activated his duel disk. "You better watch out. You taught me everything you know about dueling."
"Almost," Yami smirked.
The two of them loaded their decks into their duel disks and declared, "Let's duel!"
"I'll let you have the first move, Joey," Yami said, smiling proudly. "Show me everything you've learned across this past tournament."
"You got it! One Joey Wheeler special coming right up!" Joey exclaimed, drawing the top card of his deck. Looking at his hand briefly, Joey quickly decided on a plan of attack. "First, I summon Panther Warrior in attack mode!" Joey said, the fearsome 2000 attack power, purple feline beast warrior emerged with a snarling growl. "Then, I'm gonna set two cards face-down," Joey said, as the holograms appeared behind his Panther Warrior. "Your turn, Yug."
"Not a bad first move, Joey," Yami said. "I draw." He pulled the top card of his deck and then looked at his hand as he placed the new card into it.
I don't have a card in my hand that can fight Joey's Panther Warrior directly, Yugi thought. And those two face-down cards worry me. However, Joey has to sacrifice a monster in order for Panther Warrior to attack. So if I play defensively, I can keep my life points safe for now. "I set a monster face-down," Yami declared, as a face-down hologram appeared sideways on the battlefield. "Then, I'll add these two face-down cards and end my turn." Two more vertical face-down holograms accompanied Yugi's first. "My turn is over."
Joey smirked. His plan worked. "I draw." He placed the new card in his hand. "And now, I activate one of my face-down cards: Lightning Blade! This magic card raises my Panther Warrior's attack power by 800 points."
Panther Warrior's attack power surged to 2800 as it now had a spiffy new weapon in its hands.
"What?" Yami gasped. Joey had bluffed with a face-down and forced him to go on the defensive.
"Next, I'm activating Scapegoat!" Joey exclaimed, allowing him to have sacrifice fodder for his Panther Warrior. "And next, I'm summoning Rocket Warrior in attack mode!" The rocker shaped swordsman appeared at Joey's side.
"Hold on, Joey! I activate this face-down card: Dust Tornado!" Yami revealed one of his face-down cards. "And this will allow me to destroy your Lightning Blade!"
A powerful gale utterly laid waste to the Lightning Blade that Joey's Panther Warrior had been holding. "And thanks to the effects of Dust Tornado, I can set one new card," Yami said, setting a card face-down onto the field.
"Don't think that's gonna keep me from attackin'," Joey said. "Panther Warrior, attack his face-down monster! I offer one of my Scapegoats for you to do so. Now attack!"
One of Joey's scapegoats vanished and Joey's Panther Warrior charged forward.
As it neared, Yami let fly a smirk of his own as his face-down monster was revealed to be Big Shield Gardna. The attack slammed into Yugi's monster and Joey's Panther Warrior failed to impact Yugi's monster.
"As always," Yugi said, as Joey's life points ticked down to 3400. "I'm one step ahead of you, Joey."
Joey growled in disappointment. "I end my turn."
"All right then," Yami said and went for the top card of his deck. "My move." He drew the top card and put it in his hand. "And now, I sacrifice my Big Shield Gardna to summon Dark Magician Girl, in attack mode!"
Dark Magician Girl appeared on the battlefield in an aura of hearts, a wave of her wand, a wink and a smile. She had 2000 attack points. Joey's monsters had 2000 attack points and 1500 attack points.
"Joey, you have no face-down cards to protect you and one of your monsters is weaker than mine," Yami said, loving to state the obvious. "I'm sure you know what happens next."
"Yeah, I do," Joey sighed.
Yami nodded and then showed no mercy. He balled a fist tightly and bellowed, "Dark Magician Girl, attack! Destroy Rocket Warrior!"
Lighting a pale pink energy blast from her wand, Dark Magician Girl sent it sailing at high speeds straight into Joey's Rocket Warrior, blowing it up and reducing Joey's life points to 2,900.
"I think that'll do for now," Yami said. "Your move, Joey."
Man, Yug's showin no mercy, not that I want anything other than his best. I gotta be worthy of my Red-Eyes. All right, gotta dig in my heels and charge forward at full speed. Let's go! Joey shouted as he drew the top card of his deck. What he drew was precisely what he needed right now. "I summon Goblin Attack Force in attack mode!"
A bunch of Goblins appeared on the field carrying clubs, maces and axes.
"Goblin Attack Force, attack!" Joey shouted.
With none of their friends around, no one was around to remind Joey that Yami still had two cards face-down onto the field. This lapse in judgment would cost Joey the opening he thought he had.
"Go Magical Hats! Conceal Dark Magician Girl!" Yami exclaimed. 4 hats appeared and hid the Dark Magician Girl within them. Joey's goblins started beating the shape out of one of the hats, but it was revealed to be empty.
"Not a problem," Joey said. "My Panther Warrior is still strong enough to take Dark Magician Girl down with it. And when its your turn, you'll have to summon a new monster. And even though my Goblin Attack Force will be in defense mode, my life points will be safe. I'll even have two scapegoats leftover. Everything's coming up Joey!"
"If that's what you think, then go ahead and attack," Yami said with an extremely calm poker face.
"You bet I will!" Joey exclaimed. "Panther Warrior, attack!"
Another scapegoat vanished from the field as Panther Warrior charged across the battlefield, aiming for another hat, slicing it in two. Unfortunately, the Dark Magician Girl was not concealed within. Worse, Yami's other face-down card was."
"Spellbinding Circle, go!" Yami declared and ensnared Joey's Panther Warrior, immobilizing it and dropping its attack points to 1300.
Aw man, Yugi duped me again, Joey thought, frustrated. "All I can do is end my turn," He bemoaned.
Normally, this was the time when the Pharaoh would offer Joey words of encouragement to keep his head in the game. However, the ancient king of Egypt decided to keep his mouth closed with regards to such things this duel. Right now, he and Joey were not allies fighting back to back, they were rivals, competing face to face. If Joey was losing heart, then it was just an indication that Yami should hold onto Red-Eyes for a bit longer.
"I draw," Yami stated and drew the top card of his deck. "And now, I summon Queen's Knight in attack mode!" Yami declared as the red clad, blonde knight appeared on the battlefield with 1500 attack points. "And next, I will reveal Dark Magician Girl from her concealment inside her hat." Yami dismissed his Magical Hats and allowed Dark Magician Girl to appear from the hat to his right. She stood next to her blonde comrade, both ready to obliterate Joey's field.
"Dark Magician Girl, attack! Destroy Joey's weakened Panther Warrior! Dark Burning Attack!"
Dark Magician Girl let loose a blast of pink energy from her wand and let it fly straight into Panther Warrior, obliterating it and bringing Joey's life points down to 2,200, almost half their starting total. And Yami, insofar, had yet to be touched.
"Queen's Knight, attack! Destroy Goblin Attack Force! Queen Force Sword!"
Queen's Knight emitted a calm battle cry and charged forward, slicing down Goblin Attack Force and completely emptying Joey's field except for his two scapegoats.
"Next, I'll set one card face-down onto the field," Yami said, calmly activating the face-down hologram. "Your move, Joey."
Joey nodded and pulled the top card of his deck to his hand. Joey could almost hear the cry of his monster as he stared the printed ink of his Thunder King in the face. Ibuki's laughing, smiling face seemed to sink into the card like a vision.
Ibuki… Joey thought, smiling. Conviction rose within Joey anew. Even if he was facing down his best friend, it didn't matter. He was not going to lose heart. He had fought too hard in Battle City to give up on his Red-Eyes now. I'm a true duelist, Joey told himself. "And I'm not gonna lose!"
"Hmm?" Joey's sudden shout caught Yami's attention.
"First, I'm gettin' Dark Magician Girl off the field with this, my Thunder King the Lightningstrike Kaiju!" Joey exclaimed.
Dark Magician Girl disappeared and, in its place, Joey summoned his prized Thunder King to the field.
"Why would you gift me such a powerful monster, Joey?" Yami asked.
"So that I could do dis," Joey said and held up a magic card. "I activate Hammer Shot!" Joey said, sliding the card into the reader. "This spell card lets me destroy the monster on the field with the highest attack. And right now, that's Thunder King!" Joey exclaimed, pointing at it.
A big mallet appeared and squashed Yami's monster, sending it to Joey's graveyard.
"And now that Thunder King is in my graveyard, I can use dis," Joey said, sliding yet another magic card into his card reader. "Monster Reborn! Thunder King, come to my field!"
Joey's strongest monster took to the field, all three heads roaring.
Yami took a step back, intimidated, teeth gnashed.
"Thunder King, attack! Triple Lightning Blast!"
"Not so fast!" Yami exclaimed. "Go, Mirror Force!"
"What?" Joey exclaimed.
Joey's strongest monster's attack reflected off a rainbow colored barrier right into its own face, destroying it.
"No! No! No! Urrrrrrrgh!" Joey exclaimed, rubbing his hands through his hair in aggravation. "That was my best counterattack." He sighed. "Oh well, at least I still have my scapegoats. They'll protect me. Bring it on, Yug!"
"Very well. You asked for it!" Yami declared and drew the top card of his deck. "I summon King's Knight in attack mode!" Yami declared as Queen's Knight's male counterpart appeared.
"Uh oh," Joey gulped.
"And since I now have both King's Knight and Queen's Knight on the field, I can summon Jack's Knight!"
"Okay, um, see…this does not look good…Uhhh…"
Yami now had 3 knights on the field and Joey only had two monsters to defend himself. "Go, my knights! Attack!" Yami declared.
King's Knight crushed the scapegoat on the left. Queen's Knight dispatched the scapegoat on the right. And then, with his blade in both hands, Jack's Knight rushed forward and, sword overhead, brought it down to attack Joey directly.
"Agh!" Joey exclaimed, holding his shoulder as his life points fell all the way to 300.
"It's all right if you lose, Joey," Yami told him, smiling. "Your victory doesn't have to be today. I'll duel you as many times as necessary until you feel worthy of your Red-Eyes. We're friends and I will always help you get stronger."
"No, it's gotta be today," Joey said. "I'm not gonna stand in your shadow any longer, Yugi. I'm gonna stand on my own two feet." Joey gave Yami a determined stare that the latter had never seen before. There was fire in Joey's eyes, fire that not even the fiercest monsoon could douse. "Joey Wheeler's goin' pro and I'm only going with my Red-Eyes!" Joey shouted. "I draw!" Joey quickly pulled the top card of his deck to his hand. Nodding, he stated, "I activated Pot of Greed, letting me draw two cards."
Heart of the Cards riding higher than they ever had before for him, Joey drew one of his favorite combos.
"I summon Baby Dragon in attack mode and then I activate Time Wizard!" Joey declared. "Go, Time Roulette!"
"Time. Ma. Gic." The magic wizard beeped.
Yami started to sweat. Even he could feel Joey's determination and will. He already knew just from this alone that Time Wizard's effect would land in Joey's favor and it did. Baby Dragon grew to Thousand Dragon as the whole battlefield aged 1000 years, aging Yugi's monsters into that of withered skeletons.
"Oh well," Joey said smirking. "Sorry Yug, but this is gonna hurt you a lot more than it's gonna hurt me. Thousand Dragon, attack! Noxious Nostril Gust!"
With Yami's monsters pretty much turned to bones in rusted armor, Joey's attack had all the power of a direct attack, destroying all 3. This brought Yami's previously untouched life points all the way down to 1600.
"Yeah!" Joey cheered. "How's that, Yug?"
"Not a bad move, Joey," Yami told him. "But this duel is far from over."
"Yeah, but I finally damaged your life points. I ain't giving up just yet. Your turn, Yug. Let's see what you got!"
"Very well," Yami said. He drew the top card of his deck. He smiled, feeling reassured by the card he drew. "Sorry, Joey, but I'm afraid this won't end well for your dragon."
Joey seemed confused. "Whatdya mean?"
"I mean, I activate Dark Magic Curtain! This allows me to summon my ever faithful companion: Dark Magician."
"Nyeh!" Joey whined, really concerned right now.
From the strange caped skeleton that Yami summoned emerged the ever-famous Dark Magician. In exchange, Yami's life points descended to 800 to pay for the cost of summoning his monster. It would be worth it though.
"And now," Yami exclaimed, making a fist. "Dark Magician!" He extended his arm out towards Joey. "Dark Magic Attack!"
Everything went photo negative as Dark Magician shattered Thousand Dragon, destroying it. Joey's life points dropped to 200.
"Your move, Joey," Yami said, smiling with a very tiny hint of smugness.
Joey nodded and drew the top card of his deck. The setback didn't matter. Joey was riding on full faith of Heart of the Cards to carry him through this duel. Nothing was going to stop him. He made up his mind. He drew the top card of his deck, revealing Roll of Fate.
"I activate Roll of Fate," Joey stated. "Depending on the number I roll," Joey said as a plain die appeared, "I get to draw that many cards as long as I then send that many cards to the graveyard. And I'm hoping for a full hand!" Joey declared, throwing his arm up in the air as the die was hurled into the air and landed onto the ground six-side up.
"Yes!" Joey exclaimed, pumping his fist. "There we go!"
Drawing six cards, and then sending six cards to the graveyard, Joey knew exactly what he needed to do. "I activate Polymerization, sending two normal monsters to the graveyard to bring out First of the Dragons!" Joey shouted. "And I'm activatin' a Quick Attack magic card. So now, I can attack now! First of the Dragons, go! Destroy Dark Magician!"
With a blast of dark energy from its mouth, First of the Dragons completely obliterated Dark Magician, bringing Yami's life points down to 600.
"You've defeated even my Dark Magician," Yami said. "Very impressive, Joey."
"Yeah, but this duel ain't over yet. Come on, I'm havin' too much fun for dis to be over too soon."
"Well then, I hope to not disappoint," Yami smiled. He drew the top card of his deck. "I set a monster," he said, placing it face-down. "That'll be all for now."
Huh? What the hell is Yugi up to? Joey wondered. Just a monster? Can he not use the card in his hand. He smiled. Oh well, not my problem. But I should still be careful. Joey studied Yami's face. Dat's not the expression of someone who thinks he can't survive to da next turn. Joey swallowed. Okay! Playin' it safe den! Here goes!
"I draw!" Joey declared. "First, I'm settin one card face-down," he said as the face-down hologram appeared. "And next, I'm attacking with my First of the Dragons!"
Joey's monster blasted its powerful dark breath down onto Yami's monster, only to reveal the still intact Obnoxious Celtic Guardian.
"Sorry, Joey, but my Obnoxious Celtic Guardian can't be destroyed by monsters with greater than 1900 attack points, which means my life points and my monster are safe."
Joey gnashed his teeth. Great. Now Yami was sure to counterattack and completely rip Joey a new one. "Go. Yugi," Joey said, disappointed.
Yami nodded and drew the top card of his deck. "I now sacrifice my Obnoxious Celtic Guardian to play my Summoned Skull!"
Joey was now confused. "Uh, Yug. Your monster's weaker den my monster. What gives?"
Yami smiled. "What "gives" as you put it, is this magic card, Makiu, the Magical Mist!"
The color drained from Joey's face. If it wasn't one duel it was another. That card really screwed him over in his duel with Yugi in Duelist Kingdom and it was about to do so again.
"First of the Dragons has 2000 defense points, meaning my Summoned Skull has more than enough attack power to destroy it when combined with the power of Makiu! Now, go my skull! Attack with Lightning Strike and vaporize First of the Dragons!"
As holographic rain poured onto the battlefield, Summoned Skull let out a growl and sent powerful lightning into the air. The sky flashed and then lightning rained down on Joey's monster, destroying it and leaving his field wide open. Yami's skull then waved its arms out at its side as the mist and rain ceased.
"Since Makiu prevents me from attacking the turn I use it, I'm afraid that ends my turn since I have no cards in my hand, Joey. Your move."
Yeah and a fat load of good it'll do me. The only card I've got that can stop Summoned Skull is Battleguard King and he got sent to da graveyard cause of Roll of Fate, and I already used Monster Reborn.
Joey was about to surrender, only to shake himself out of his defeatist attitude. No! What the hell am I saying? I still got my face-down card. But… Joey looked at Yugi. If Yugi destroys it, I'm in big trouble. I'm riding everything…on that one card. Joey took a deep breath and put the top card of his deck into his hand. "I'm ending my turn!" he declared, swinging his arm down at his side. "Let's go, Yug!"
"You're ending your turn?" Yugi was surprised to hear those words.
Joey nodded. "Yeah, but...I'm gonna see this through to the end. A true duelist doesn't give up. Not ever."
"How very true," Yami said. "Very well, then it's my turn." He drew the top card of his deck. It was Kuriboh. As it was the only card in his hand, Yami had a choice to make, he could attack and go for the final blow, or pass and play it safe. Kuriboh was designed for that after all. He tried to scan Joey's face, but it was impossible to tell if Joey had resigned himself to his fate or if he was hoping Yami would trigger his face-down card.
What do you think we should do, pal? Yugi asked Yami.
Joey seems to have a lot of faith in that face-down card of his, Yami said. The smart thing to do would be to wait and see what happens. Card of Sanctity and Pot of Greed are still in our deck after all, along with Monster Reborn.
Poor Joey, he's giving his all and we just seem to keep kicking him while he's down, Yugi stated.
Yami stared at Kuriboh, then at Summoned Skull and then at Joey. He smiled. I think what Joey doesn't know won't hurt him. What do you think, Yugi? Like Mai once said, He smirked, mentally giving Yugi a thumb's up. Some cards just don't have to be played.
Yugi smiled. All right pal, do what you feel is right.
After communing with the teen in his body, Yami was poised to go for the throat. "Sorry, Joey! But I'm not falling for a bluff this time!" the Pharaoh thundered. "Summoned Skull, attack! Lightning Strike!"
Joey's eyes flashed to life. "Activate trap card! Go, Graverobber!"
Joey's friendly little goblin buddy appeared and he brought the perfect trinket back from Yami's grave with him.
"My Mirror Force!" Yami exclaimed.
"Yup," Joey stated. "I was hopin' to reflect any attack you threw at me right back at you!" Joey declared, extending his index finger towards Summoned Skull as he used Graverobber to activate Yami's Mirror Force and reflected Lightning Strike right back at Yugi's monster, destroying it.
"Then I guess my turn's over," Yami said with a smile. "Your move, Joey."
"Huh?"
"The card in my hand can't be played or set. It's your turn," Yami said, smiling.
"My…turn? My…" Joey looked at the situation in front of him. His turn. Yami had no set cards and a card he couldn't play. This was it. Joey's joy could barely be contained. "Awrite! Here goes!" Joey drew the top card of his deck. It didn't matter of course. Joey had just the cards in his hand to finish the duel.
"I summon Swordsman of Landstar, in attack mode!"
Joey's goofy looking knight with 500 attack points and 1200 defense points appeared.
"And next, I activate Sword and Shield, swappin' its attack and defense points."
Swordsman of Landstar now had 1200 attack.
"Go, Swordsman of Landstar, attack! Landstar blade slash!"
Yami looked at the Kuriboh in his hand. If he played this, the duel would continue. He'd likely draw a powerful monster on his next turn, one with more than enough attack points to wipe out Swordsman of Landstar and the rest of Joey's life points. But, to him, Joey had proven himself. Just this once, he was going to let it slide. He pocketed Kuriboh and let the attack come through, taking 1200 points of damage and bringing his life points down to 0.
Joey could barely believe what had just happened. Yami's life points hit zero. ZERO! "I…I won? I WON?!" Joey could barely contain his excitement.
Like a magician, Yami quickly swapped the Kuriboh in his hand for Joey's Red-Eyes. He then relinquished control back to Yugi. "Here, Red-Eyes Black Dragon. You've earned it, pal" Yugi said, handing the dragon off to Joey.
Joey took his Red-Eyes back from Yugi, looking it over. The card was in just as pristine condition as Joey had received it back during Duelist Kingdom. A bunch of emotions started to well up in Joey as his entire Duel Monsters career up until now flashed before his eyes. Yugi thought Joey was going to start crying, but his best friend instead leapt as high as he could into the air, shouting, "YEAAAAAAH!"
Upon landing on the ground, Joey took out his dueling deck, shuffling his cards from the graveyard of his just finished duel back into them. Then, holding Red-Eyes with his other hand, placed the card face-up on the bottom of his deck. "Red-Eyes," Joey said. "Welcome home." Joey felt as if he could hear the dragon's cry as he stared at the artwork and then put his deck in his pocket.
Yugi then yawned. He had gotten up pretty early after all. "Hey, why don't you have breakfast at my house, Joey. My grandpa loves overcooking when company is over. Bacon and eggs and waffles. What do you say?"
Joey laughed. "You had me at breakfast. I'm starving!" Joey said, giving Yugi a friendly slap on the back. "Let's go."
"Yeah," Yugi said with a nod.
The two friends then walked back to the game shop to have breakfast. Much to Solomon and Yugi's chagrin, Joey ended up squirting the maple syrup for the waffles directly into his mouth, killing half the bottle, and sheepishly paying for it in cash.
Thus, as he and Yugi then marched to school that morning, both knew that Battle City was officially over. Dawn had come and gone and the sun was high in the sky. It was a new morning in Domino City. And though the tournament and chaos that resulted from its inception were finally over, its fallout was only just beginning.
And its progenitor had blonde hair, blue eyes and a soul so foul, it would come to consume the whole world. But, though unaware of this source of chaos and despair, Yugi and Joey soldiered onward knowing that, whatever threatened the world, they would be there to stop it, side by side, shoulder to shoulder as best friends. No matter what happened, nothing would ever change that.
(A/N: I'm not helping the Ho Yay for those two am I? So, short chapter and I probably could've combined it with what I have planned for chapter 61, but I thought I'd let you all have a happy end rather than the cringeworthy content that's coming next chapter.
Speaking of which, this is your first, but not your last warning. Chapter 61 of Dueling Trigger Finger will officially change the series' content rating from T to M. The chapter will contain cold-blooded torture and themes unsuitable for those with weak stomachs and young minds. If you are under the age of 16, you have been warned. This is Danganronpa and should not be a goddamn surprise to you.
The sad thing is, this is plot relevant so if you skip over next chapter, you will be missing out on the building blocks for a certain blonde bitch's plans. If your constitution can't handle it, especially for those of you reading this that are Yu-gi-oh fans only, please PM me and I will gladly give you the summation of what occurred.
But, until I decide to completely ravage your souls with damming content, as always, from all of me, to all of you, let your hearts stay human and your wrath draconic. Ja ne!)
PS – I am polling you, my fans, about the fact that I'm thinking about self-publishing my novel. Please let me know if you would purchase it in order to support me. I would love nothing more than to live vicariously off of my writing and not have to work an 8-hour job. But, I need a platform to make sure the book is even worth putting out there. Thanks, folks! Bye now!