God, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Long story short: I needed a break because I suddenly got very judgemental of my own work and everything I wrote, including what I've already published, felt terrible.
But I'm back now!
Also can wE TALK ABOUT YUGIOH SEVENS WHAT THE FU—
Chapter 19:
Because of Soul, Syrup's next match was passed with ease.
Soul walked away from the shattered crystal, the enemy team lying unconscious on the ground as he brushed off some dust on his shoulder.
"That's that…" he sighed as he patted Syrup's shoulder as she stared at the complete victory Soul had brought them.
She couldn't help but also notice that his gloved hand as trembling.
"Soul, your hands, they're…" Syrup tried to point out.
"It's nothing" Soul promptly cut her off as he walked away.
Even with gloves on, it was still freezing…
So she finally called for the brothers that they would be fighting next.
"Nice story," Yuri sighed as Syrup finished explaining everything to the boys, "so nice that it could be entirely fictional," he added with a hiss.
Syrup had asked to speak with all of them in private, so they had promptly entered Yuya's room and locked the door behind them.
And now, an awkward tension hung in the room.
"I know it's… hard to believe," Syrup admitted.
None of the boys expected to hear what was basically Soul's backstory, which turned out to be fairly gruesome.
Yuri stared at Syrup suspiciously, Yuto remained with a neutral poker face, Yugo was looking at his brothers anxiously, and Yuya looked nervous as he slowly inched towards the corner of the room.
"So you understand why I think you're full of it, and trying to trick us so you can beat us in the next match," Yuri said venomously.
"Yuri, calm down," Yuto said with a cold gaze.
"Oh, I'm calm," Yuri hissed, "I just didn't think that she'd stoop to something like this," he said with a glare.
"She might be telling the truth, though…" Yuya tried to speak up.
"Oh yeah? And where's her proof, then?" Said Yuri, "And why doesn't she just get a teacher, somebody who's actually qualified to deal with the shit that Soul apparently has going on in his head?" He said sarcastically.
"You have to have noticed!" Syrup exclaimed, "Soul's been wearing heavier and heavier clothing recently! He almost always has gloves on, he wears boots instead of regular shoes, he constantly has his hoodie on over a beanie, and he has multiple shirts underneath all of that as well!" She listed off all of Soul's changes in attire.
"So?" Yuri scoffed.
"You all know how hot it is outside!" She exclaimed, "It's already questionable to wear a black hoodie when it's almost scorching! And now he's dressed like it's going to snow tomorrow!" She yelled.
"Maybe Soul just likes being cooked alive, who knows?" Yuri sighed, "Soul's terrible sense of fashion isn't enough to prove that he has some sort of 'sealed power' within him that he sealed after he killed his little sister, if he even has one…" he muttered.
"Besides, what do you want us to do about it, anyway?" Yuto pointed out.
"I want you guys to buy time…" Syrup said softly, "the truth is… if I get rid of the seal, he'll probably lose control, and if he hurts somebody…" she trailed off.
"So you want us to, what, be his distraction?" Yuri sighed, "While you do what, exactly?" He asked.
"Calm him down," Syrup said firmly, "It's… hard to explain, but I have a way to calm him down and let him get back under control again without a seal… but it might take time," she explained.
"This is dumb," Yuri sighed, "this really is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard," he scoffed.
"Listen, even if you don't accept, I'm still going to undo the seal during our match!" Syrup suddenly stood up, "And if he loses control, what are you gonna do, just run?" She said angrily.
"This is NOT our problem!" Yuri yelled back.
"I'm asking you guys because there's no other option!" Syrup yelled, "I know… I know that if anyone else finds out about this, Soul will completely shut himself in and then nothing will change!" She said as her voice continued to rise higher and higher.
"And how do you know that!?" Yuri yelled back.
"Yuri, calm down―" Yuto tried to speak up.
"I AM CALM!" Yuri yelled (causing Yuto to raise an eyebrow questioningly). "And I think I should point out that this might all be made up, for all we know!" He said accusingly.
"Please!" Syrup suddenly yelled, "I'm just asking you all to make sure that the only people he's focused on are you four, you can even completely defeat him, for all I care! Soul's life is more important than winning this tournament!" She said loudly.
Everybody stared at her as she took deep breaths, "Please… I just need you all to know…" she said as her voice slowly quieted down.
"Yuri… this doesn't really change what our strategy was, right?" Yuya pointed out.
"Y-Yeah! We were planning to prioritize Soul anyway!" Yugo suddenly spoke up.
Yuri glared at both of them, so they both decided to shut up.
"Do what you want," Yuri said to Syrup.
"Is there anything else you need us to know?" Yuto spoke up as Yuri sat down and grumbled to himself.
"No… that's all," Syrup sighed, "thank you…" she said with a small smile.
"Um… I have a question," Yuya said nervously.
Syrup nodded her head, so Yuya continued.
"Does Soul know about this? And is he really… dying?" Yuya asked.
"No, he doesn't know," Syrup answered, "but he is dying, so I have to do something, even if he doesn't know about it," she explained.
"Well… Soul is our friend," Yuya said as he slowly got more confident in his words, "So… let's hope this works, okay?"
Syrup smiled, "Thanks, Yuya…" she said gratefully.
"Yuzu, can I ask you a serious question?" Serena asked.
"Huh? What's this all of a sudden?" Yuzu replied as she stared at Serena, who was leaning against the wall and giving her usual intense stare, which felt like a glare to others.
"What's the deal with Yuya? You like him or not?" Serena asked bluntly.
Yuzu's face flushed, "I-I don't—what do you…!" She started to stammer.
"Cut it with the dumb tsundere-schtick!" Serena suddenly shouted, "I'm being serious! I'm not teasing, so just be honest!" She said firmly.
Yuzu's eyes widened in surprise, "What are you talking about…?" She asked.
"We all see it, but Rin and Ruri are more focused on teasing you about it," said Serena, "but I need a clear answer, and so do you. What is the deal with Yuya? Do. You. Like. Him?" Serena asked with a clear emphasis on the last part.
"I-It's complicated…" Yuzu started to reply.
"How? Why's it complicated? Your face turns a brighter shade of red than his hair when you're around him, are you blushing or are you having a heat stroke?" Serena cut her off angrily.
"I… It's hard to explain…" Yuzu tried to explain.
"Bullshit," Serena sighed, "It's your feelings, just close your eyes, focus on them, and talk," Serena said, this time with a calm tone of voice.
"Do we… really have to do this…?" Yuzu asked.
"YES!" Serena exclaimed, "I'm not the one who desperately needs a clear answer, I just want one. You're the one who needs a clear answer here."
"Well…" Yuzu said as she closed her eyes, "Again… it's complicated…" Yuzu said, expecting Serena to cut her off again, but she said nothing.
Yuzu took a deep breath and continued, "Yuya is the first friend I made here, and he's a really good person… better than me as well. He always has an optimistic outlook on things, he's kind and gentle, but he's dependable when it really counts…" Yuzu started to speak.
"And?" Serena calmly urged Yuzu to continue.
Yuzu could suddenly feel the words pouring out, "He's selfless… a little too selfless, actually. Other people's happiness always seems to come before his own, but he's still always smiling, and it's hard to tell if he's actually happy when he does that…" she said as her eyes slowly opened.
Because of that, I feel drawn to him… he should be a little more selfish, you know? I understand that he wants to see people having fun, but what's the point if he's not having fun himself? I'm not saying his smile is fake right now… but it's just a feeling I have.
Every time we see each other, he's almost always in a good mood. He's funny, he's nice, and I… admire that. I want to keep being with him, he became my first friend outside of my sisters, and he quickly became my most important friend as well… but I'm afraid to push it any further than that.
Things are good as they are right now… as just a friend, he already makes every day so much better… so maybe I do like him… is that what these feelings are?
"But I don't want to lose what I already have with him… what if it doesn't work? Just because we're friends, doesn't mean we're a perfect match… If our relationship becomes something more, and then just crashes down… what would that mean for our friendship? We could say that we can still be friends, but would I still be able to look at him the same way?
"That's an understandable fear," Serena said suddenly.
"Eh? Was I speaking out loud!?" Yuzu blushed.
Serena smiled, "Loud and clear," Serena replied, "but keep going, you still haven't reached your answer yet, have you?" She asked.
"My… answer?" Yuzu asked.
"You've made it clear you have feelings for the guy," Serena said, "so what do you want to do with those feelings?" She asked.
"It's him as well…" Yuzu sighed, "See, I've seen him train…" Yuzu trailed off.
Earlier that morning…
"One more time…!" Yuya gasped.
"No, I think a break is in order… you'll get nowhere from overworking yourself." Kachidoki said sternly.
"No! I'm nowhere close to overworking myself…!" Yuya suddenly stood up straight, "I'm not done…! I'm going to do this, I need to do this…!" Yuya wheezed.
"Uh, no, I can't train you if you pass out, drink some water already and hydrate yourself," Kachidoki said bluntly as he stared at Yuya's legs, which were trembling to support Yuya's sweat-covered body.
Yuya had been dragged outside by Kachidoki, late at night, for a long run. Both boys wore typical running equipment: a tank top, light shorts, a towel around their necks, and a small plastic water bottle clipped to an athletic fanny-pack filled with protein bars.
Kachidoki had broken a sweat, but was still going strong. Yuya, meanwhile, was completely drenched and exhausted, gasping for air.
Meanwhile, Yuzu had decided to secretly follow them, quickly throwing on some black running-tights, a sports bra, a pink tank top, and a water bottle that she had forgotten to fill in her rush to follow them.
She was already regretting her lack of water, as she had to run to keep up with them, and was just as exhausted as Yuya was.
Luckily, there was a water fountain nearby to save her from potential dehydration.
Yuya and Kachidoki were running on a sidewalk that went along a beach. Kachidoki had already noticed Yuzu's presence and had decided to ignore her (much to Yuzu's relief), while Yuya had gotten so exhausted that he was no longer really paying much attention to his surroundings, and was merely focusing on running.
"Overworking will have the opposite effect. Just keep running at my pace, stop when I tell you, and your stamina will definitely improve." Kachidoki sighed as he took a swig from his water bottle.
"Yeah… okay…" Yuya sighed as he took an eager gulp of water.
"Oi! Drink in moderation, damn it!" Kachidoki scolded him.
"S-Sorry!" Yuya yelped.
Yuzu sighed and sat down on the grass nearby. The sidewalk had the beach to its left, and on the right was a sharp decline that made it easy for Yuzu to hide herself in Yuya's blind spot, though Kachidoki had easily spotted her when he had looked around.
"You're especially passionate today, what's happened?" Kachidoki asked.
"Well… it's just recently hit me…" Yuya answered, "Just how important the job of a duelist is, and just how hard my goal is."
"What do you mean?" Kachidoki asked.
Yuya looked up at the night sky, "Duelists… our job is to save people, but my goal is to become a duelist who doesn't just save people… but makes them happy as well…" he explained.
"Hm… but those are fairly similar goals, no?" Kachidoki asked, "Saving somebody already makes them happy, is that not correct?"
"That's true… but I'm aiming for something more than that, I'm aiming for what my father is." Yuya explained, "My dad… when he saves somebody, he also does something that makes them really smile… sometimes it's a joke, or maybe a magic trick or something flashy for a scared kid… but he takes the happiness from being saved and enhances it."
"Your father, Yusho Sakaki, the Entertainment Duelist…" Kachidoki muttered, "Before I met you, I could never understand his method, nor agree with it…" he muttered.
"And now?" Yuya asked.
Kachidoki chuckled, "Well, I now understand and agree with it, but I don't think it's something I'm cut out for." he answered.
"Heh, that's fine!" Yuya laughed, "But it's my goal and dream… but in order to entertain the people I save, I have to save them first, and if I want to save them, I have to be strong…" he said.
Kachidoki stared at Yuya's face, which seemed oddly focused during the moment he said "and if I want to save them, I have to be strong…"
"So that's why you have a newfound focus on strength?" Kachidoki asked.
"Don't get me wrong, fun and smiles comes first!" Yuya said with a grin, "but… yeah, I've realized that I really do need power, especially now…" Yuya trailed off.
"Why now?" Kachidoki asked.
"Well, I can't really talk about it, sorry…" Yuya said quickly, "But… let's just say that something important is going to happen, and I'm gonna need to be as strong as I can."
Yuzu quietly eavesdropped on the conversation, praying that Yuya wouldn't notice her laboured gasps for air, which she was trying to keep as quiet as possible.
"Hm… if you truly can't talk about it right now, then I won't pry any further," Kachidoki said as he got to his feet, "but I will wish you luck, for whatever ordeal you might face in the future!" He declared as he helped Yuya to his feet.
"Heh, thanks!" Yuya replied.
"Alright, come now!" Kachidoki started to jog in place, "We're running until sunrise!" He declared.
"Sunrise!?" Both Yuya and Yuzu exclaimed.
Yuya turned in surprise at Yuzu's direction, and Yuzu quickly pressed herself against the incline to hide from Yuya.
"Huh? Was that…?" Yuya muttered.
Kachidoki decided to save Yuzu by drawing Yuya's attention, "Come on! Until sunrise, let's go!" He yelled.
"W-Wait! I thought you said we were just going to run for an hour!" Yuya turned and exclaimed.
"I thought you wanted to get stronger! I only made it an hour because I thought you wouldn't be able to take it mentally if I made it any longer!" Kachidoki yelled as he started to jog.
"W-Wait up!" Yuya exclaimed as he started to run after him.
Meanwhile, Yuzu was quickly regretting her decision to follow them on their run as she started to run after them.
She checked her watch, it was 4:30 in the morning. Sunrise typically came at around 7:30, so that meant approximately…
"Three more hours…?" Yuzu gasped as she ran.
It was only after they had gone a good distance that she realized that she forgot to fill her bottle with water at the water fountain, and it took all of her willpower to not cry out in exasperation/exhaustion.
Well, at least she had gotten a good workout… maybe next time she'd just ask to go with them so that somebody could remind her to come with water.
Back to the present…
"He's so focused on his goals… do I really want to become a distraction to all of that?" Yuzu asked.
"You consider yourself a distraction?" Serena asked.
"I mean, love in general is…!" Yuzu sighed, "He spends so much time doing his best, though his school grades are still terrible…" Yuzu admitted.
"Heh, I'm pretty sure him and Yugo would have flunked out by now if it weren't for your tutoring sessions…" Serena said jokingly.
"Serena, you're in the same boat…" Yuzu pointed out.
The Group's Grades (Comments Included):
Yuto (The Model Student):
Mathematics Class: A (96%)
"Once you know the tricks it's easy."
English Class: A+ (100%)
"How can you do bad in this class? It's basically reading and writing!"
Social Studies Class: B+ (89%)
"Admittedly not my favorite, but whatever."
Science Class: A- (92%)
"Yugo, if you actually listen, it's not that hard."
Dueling Principles: A+ (99%)
"You might be in the wrong place if you're struggling here, not gonna lie."
Xyz Principles: A+ (100%)
"I signed up for this because of what my first monster was, and Shun seems to have all the answers if I have a question."
Action Athletics: A (97%)
"It's a pretty hard class, but nothing I can't handle."
Writing Essentials: A+ (100%)
"It's… it's fun? Why is Yugo looking at me like I'm an alien?"
Yugo (The Dumbass):
Mathematics Class: B- (80%)
"Building D-Wheels involves a little math, so despite what you might think, I'm NOT inept at this subject!"
"I don't think you needed to say that, and you're still just barely keeping an 80."
English Class: C- (72%)
"FFFFFUCK LETTERS."
Social Studies Class: B (86%)
"I mean, we watch movies based on real history sometimes…"
Science Class: F (59%)
"What the hell!? How the hell am I supposed to memorize this periodic… table? Why the hell is it called a table!?"
"Yugo you don't need to… ugh…"
Dueling Principles: A- (90%)
"Finally! A good class!"
Synchro Principles: A (93%)
"Why can't all classes be this good!?"
D-Wheel Functions: A+ (99%)
"I AM A GOD IN THIS CLASS HOLY SHIT."
History of Riding: A (96%)
"This class… a little boring sometimes, to be honest, but it has its usually interesting!"
Yuri (The Asshole):
Mathematics Class: A+ (100%)
"Y'all are just idiots, math is easy."
English Class: B (87%)
"This class is dumb. If the teacher doesn't like your explanation of a character or a book, you fail."
"Yuri, you described Harry Potter as 'A bitch with glasses and a dumb scar' without any other context"
"There was nothing more to be said."
"But it's Harry Pot—*sigh*"
Social Studies Class: A (98%)
"History can be described as just a bunch of different people being different assholes."
Science Class: A+ (100%)
"So many ways to make lethal substances…! I love it…!"
Dueling Principles: A+ (100%)
"Fusion should be ashamed that he got something as low as a 90…"
"MY NAME IS YUGO—"
Fusion Principles: A+ (100%)
"Truly, I have the superior Monster Type."
Gardening: A+ (100%)
"Oh, plants… nobody understands your beauty like I do…"
Debate Class: B (86%)
"I didn't know what else to sign up for, so I just signed up for the class that gives me an excuse to yell at people, but they don't even let you yell at people! What do you mean I have to be respectful!? Have you SEEN politicians!? I wanna start throwing chairs!"
Yuya (The Purest):
Mathematics Class: C (76%)
"Agh! I hate math!"
English Class: C- (72%)
"Yuzu is the only reason I'm passing…"
"Good to see that you appreciate my help."
Social Studies Class: C- (74%)
"History is depressing and Geography is tough… but the movies are cool, I guess…"
Science Class: C+ (79%)
"How… how is this a C+!? I feel like I'm doing terrible here!"
"Maybe you should focus on turning one of these C's into a B, at least."
Dueling Principles: A- (91%)
"Hah… this class is a little easier…"
"A 91… not bad…"
"YURI WHAT THE HELL YOU GOT MAD AT ME FOR GETTING A 90—"
Standard Principles: B (86%)
"I wish they had a Pendulum Principles class…"
"Maybe when more than four people can use that type…"
Action Athletics: A+ (100%)
"WOOHOO! I LOVE THIS CLASS!"
Theater: A (97%)
"After the whole Romeo & Juliet thing stuck with me! Acting is fun!"
Ruri (The Pretty Girl)
Mathematics Class: A (96%)
"Yuto and Brother are really good in this class! I really have them to thank for my good grade in this class!"
English Class: B (86%)
"The reading is really interesting! But the writing is hard…"
Social Studies Class: B (86%)
"I'm sorry, but I do get sleepy during this class…"
"Has… has Soul been rubbing off on you?"
Science Class: B- (81%)
"Hah… thanks for sharing your notes, Yuto…"
Dueling Principles: A (96%)
"I wonder if I can defeat Yuto or Brother someday…"
Xyz Principles: A (97%)
"Yuto is always so focused during this class, I need to step up my game!"
Crafts: B+ (90%)
"Sewing is relaxing, you all should try it sometime!"
Dance: A (96%)
"Serena is in this class with me! It's really fun!"
Rin (The Tech-Master)
Mathematics Class: A+ (98%)
"Thank god Yugo is decent at math… building a D-Wheel would be so much harder if I had to be the only one doing the math."
English Class: D (70%)
"I'm not going to pretend… I really do suck at this class…"
Social Studies Class: C+ (79%)
"I'm decent, and I'm fine with that."
Science Class: B+ (91%)
"Who knew that this class would be a little interesting? Yugo, you better stop staring at me like that, or else I'll slug you…"
"BUT SCIENCE SUCKS WHAT ARE YOU—"
Dueling Principles: B (86%)
"It's my fault, really. I didn't pay much attention in this class, so Yugo can go ahead and gloat."
Synchro Principles: B+ (89%)
"Huh, a smaller number than I thought I had…"
Mechanics: A+ (100%)
"Hey, if someone finds me unattractive because I like working with machines, then fuck them, they don't have good taste."
D-Wheel Functions: A+ (100%)
"I always see Yugo with this dumb grin on his face every time we're in this class."
Serena (Ms. Give-me-a-nickname-and-I'll-make-sure-nobody-finds-your-body)
Mathematics Class: D (68%)
"It used to be a 69, but I made it go down a percent so that the boys don't have a dumb joke to constantly shove in my face."
"Why didn't you make it go up instead of down?"
"Too much work."
English Class: D (70%)
"Who needs english class anyway?"
Social Studies Class: C- (72%)
"We watched 'Saving Private Ryan' once. Yuya cried, I got a picture, and Yuri proceeded to throw his books at me for taking a picture."
Science Class: C- (73%)
"Yuri lets me cheat off of him."
Dueling Principles: A+ (99%)
"That missing 1% angers me…"
Fusion Principles: A+ (100%)
"See, these are the classes that matter!"
"Serena, they all matter…"
Action Athletics: A+ (100%)
"I didn't expect Yuya to be as good at this as he is…"
Dancing: A (98%)
"What? Surprised that I dance?"
"Kind of, yeah."
Yuzu (The Team-Tutor)
Mathematics Class: A (98%)
"See, there's a trick to this type of question…"
English Class: A (97%)
"You're using periods too often, remember that commas are a thing."
Social Studies Class: A (96%)
"Here, these are some key terms you can use to remember things…"
Science Class: A (97%)
"Yugo, you don't have to memorize the periodic table, you're given access to one at all times, even during tests."
Dueling Principles: A+ (99%)
"Everybody seems to be doing fine here… actually, everyone seems to be doing okay in their extracurricular classes…"
Standard Principles: A (96%)
"Well, I can use Pendulum now… but this class is still useful since the only other type I use is Standard…"
Choir: A (99%)
"I just went because I was curious, but then they insisted I join them after I auditioned and, well, here I am."
Action Athletics: A- (93%)
"It's mostly gymnastics here, and it gets tough at times, so I wouldn't recommend this class to anyone who isn't adept at physical activities."
END OF LIST
"Okay, grades are another topic, back to Yuya." Said Serena.
"Right, I guess what I'm trying to say is that… I think it might be for the best that we stay friends…" Yuzu sighed.
"Because you think you'd be a distraction to him?" Serena asked, "What if he returns your feelings? Wouldn't that be pretty selfish?" She asked.
"If he returns them, which I doubt he does…" Yuzu said while looking down.
"Well, it's your decision and love-life," Serena sighed, "Unlike everybody else, I don't exactly like to play matchmaker."
Yuzu stayed silent as Serena started to walk out of the room.
"But, a little advice?" Serena turned back and looked at her, "Keep your decision in the workshop, you know, just in case," she said with a smile, "just so you'll be sure that you won't regret it."
After Serena left the room, Yuzu sighed and looked down, a melancholy expression on her face.
For some reason, her bracelet caught her eye.
After staring at the pink gem inside the accessory, Yuzu took a deep breath.
"It'll be fine…" Yuzu said to herself, "These feelings… I'll just bury them deep down… inside me…" she assured herself.
"You've got this, Rin!" Yugo yelled.
"Everybody place your bets!" Yuri called out.
"Eh? We're betting again!?" Yuya exclaimed.
Outside, a small crowd had gathered around a table where Rin and Syrup sat on opposite sides of, their hands firmly grasped with their elbows on the table.
"I leave for one second, and you guys start an arm wrestle with money on the line?" Yuto said as he joined the group, balancing two drinks on each arm.
"It's the battle of the century! It's Syrup—the surprisingly strong champion, versus Rin—the girl with arm strength that could kill a man!" Yugo exclaimed, his excitement through the roof.
"EXCUSE ME!?" Rin yelled, her face suddenly straining even more as anger was added to the strength she was using to try and push Syrup's hand down.
"But… how did this even happen?" Yuto asked.
"Oh, it started out innocently enough," Yuri answered, "some guy was challenging people to arm wrestling matches, and suddenly Syrup wanted to go a round—even after seeing some giant, Gongenzaka-sized man get destroyed by the first guy."
"It was kind of funny, seeing someone short like Syrup suddenly facing somebody more than twice her size!" Ruri said as she suddenly joined the conversation.
"It went from funny to hilarious after Syrup threw him ten feet away in less than five seconds." Yuri said with an evil grin, "You have no idea how much cash I've stolen because of her!" He cackled.
Yuto turned to the arm wrestle, raising his eyebrows at the sight.
Rin was visibly struggling, her face turning red with effort and beads of sweat rolling down the side of her face. Syrup was gritting her teeth, but smiling and showing less exhaustion than Rin.
The area where their hands met was trembling, and was slowly inching down to Rin's side.
"No! Rin! I have so much riding on this! Don't lose!" Yugo panicked.
"Then maybe… don't… bet on things… you idiot!" Rin growled as she started to push Syrup back.
"What the heck… it's like I'm watching two beasts right now…" Yuya thought to himself, imagining the spirit of a gorilla floating behind Rin while an imaginary tiger floated behind Syrup.
Then, the wood table they were fighting on cracked right between their elbows.
"Oh shit…" Yuto sighed.
"Um, should we abort this competition…?" Yuya asked.
The two girls had completely tuned them out however, and paid no attention to the panicked voices of their friends, or the slowly-breaking table.
"Crap… I'm losing strength…!" Rin thought as she felt herself being pushed back again by Syrup.
And then, the table broke in half.
Both of them yelped as the fell backward, the table pieces clattering to the ground.
A series of "awww's" echoed through the area, mixed with cheers about how the table had broken. Yuri sighed in disappointment and put away the bag he had filled with cash. "Well, I guess nobody wins, so everybody keeps their cash…" Yuri said with a hint of frustration.
Yugo's face was pale, and Yuto gave him a solemn look.
"I suggest you start being more careful with your actions… you might actually die if you keep giving Rin reasons to slug you…" Yuto sighed.
"Geez… I didn't expect that…" Rin groaned, "though, you do carry Soul around all day…" she said.
"Aha… it's nothing, really!" Syrup said nonchalantly.
Rin raised an eyebrow at that comment, but decided to brush it off as modesty.
Unbeknownst to all of them, however, Soul was watching from nearby.
"Strange…" He muttered, "She's able to lift me, so I knew she was stronger than she looks… but what the hell…?" He muttered.
Soul had taken one look at Syrup and realized that she hadn't actually been trying too hard against Rin, and still caused the table to break.
She didn't look physically strong, she actually looked the opposite. Syrup's arms and upper body were fairly small, and as someone who was being carried by those same arms almost every day, he could tell that there was very little muscle on her as well.
But seriously, her appearance suggested average, maybe even slightly less than average, levels of upper body strength. Someone of her build might slightly exert themselves from lifting the lightest weights you could find in a gym, yet she clearly had enough strength in her upper body to lift a fully-grown adult man by his legs with one arm.
Now, he had no problems with women who could kick his ass (something like that was actually a trait for his "type"). But considering her frame, it didn't seem normal.
"Maybe I'll ask her about it…" Soul muttered.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp decrease in temperature around his left hand.
He had recently started wearing heavy gloves everywhere he went because of the fact that his body was getting colder at a faster rate, but even this surprised him.
The temperature around his arm was warm, even hot actually, but his hand had just gotten colder.
"It's… happening faster than I thought…" Soul sighed as he reached his shivering hand into his pocket, pulling out a small, blue bundled scarf.
He quickly wrapped the cloth around his hand multiple times until his fist looked more like a blue ball.
It helped a little bit, but he couldn't go around flaunting the fact he was wearing a scarf on his hand, and in a place as hot as this.
He already got enough looks for being dressed like it was about to snow, so he stuffed his hands in his hoodie pockets and started to leave.
"Syrup's business is her business," Soul said to himself, "I should leave it alone."
Later in the day, the brothers now sat in Syrup's room, discussing their strategy.
"It's just Soul, isn't having all four of us fight him… a little overkill?" Yugo asked.
"Yeah, I still think you might just slip past while we're fighting and attack our unguarded crystal," Yuri said accusingly, "the crystal is still the only way you can win."
"Have you guys paid attention to any of our previous matches?" Syrup asked.
Syrup stood in front of a whiteboard with a marker in her hand, the brothers all sitting down in front of her and listening as she went over the strategy.
"I paid some attention. You can't seriously expect me to pay complete attention to your matches, can you?" Yuri replied.
"Yes I can, actually…" Syrup pouted.
"I paid attention! Though I still don't understand why all of us need to gang up on Soul…" Yuya spoke up.
Syrup could only groan in exasperation, and she was about to rely on these guys pretty heavily as well.
Luckily, Yuto actually paid attention and was able to explain it to them for her.
"In all of their matches so far, all of the teams they've faced have done the same thing," Yuto explained, "Have some team members attack, while others defend."
"Yeah, so? What's wrong with that?" Yugo asked.
"Because that's been the downfall of every single one of them," Syrup took over, "Soul's Blade-Messiah's… they're all incredibly fast, and Soul likes to employ hit-and-run tactics when he fights with them. Because his Blade-Messiah's are human-sized, humanoid monsters, they are small and hard to hit because of his speed and fighting style." Syrup explained, though Yugo looked completely lost.
"Huh…? Hit and… what?" He stammered, "What the heck are you talking about! English please!" He shouted.
"She's speaking english, you were just born too early and didn't finish developing your brain." Yuri taunted as his usual grin formed on his face.
"Shut up, dickhead!" Yugo shouted back.
"Quiet! We're all listening right now!" Yuto hissed.
"No, Fusion can't listen to anything, so I don't think all of us is something you can—" Yuri started to say before Yugo threw himself at him, tackling Yuri to the ground.
"I'll teach you what happens when you call me Fusion…!" Yugo yelled.
"Ow! Alright, thanks for nominating to be the first one to have a venus flytrap shoved up their…!" Yuri started to threaten as they rolled around the room.
Two loud smacks reverberated through the room, and both Yugo and Yuri now sat quietly on their knees, a large bump forming on each of their heads.
Yuto sighed, clapping his hands together while Yuya slowly inched away from him.
"Thanks for smacking some sense into them, Yuto!" Syrup said with a smile.
"Oh, don't worry about it, I have to do it all the time at home." Yuto said with an unnerving amount of calmness.
Syrup quickly cleared her throat and continued to talk, "See, that job-assigning strategy that attempts to balance offense and defense has been the downfall of the people we've fought so far," Syrup explained, "The reason is because the attackers are who Soul encounters first once he charges, and because of his combined mobility and power, either makes quick work of the attackers, or if they're particularly slow, will just ignore them and go straight for the enemy crystal."
Yugo raised his hand, "Yes, Yugo?" Syrup asked.
"So then wouldn't it be a better idea to have everybody defending the crystal?" Yugo asked.
"Nope," Syrup answered, "If Soul gets anywhere close to the crystal, you can expect it to get shattered, whether anybody goes down around it or not."
"None of us have any decent defense techniques besides shielding the crystal with ourselves," Yuto continued off of Syrup, "Soul can and will just move around us and get an attack on the crystal, and not even Yuya's magicians can put up a barrier strong enough to withstand more than one of Soul's attacks." He explained.
"All you guys need to do is get one good hit," Syrup cut in, "once you do, I can start my part of the plan from there."
"You mind explaining that part?" Yuri sighed.
"One of Apprentice Illusion Magician's abilities, Mind Crush, can let me enter Soul's mind," Syrup explained, "It leaves my body vulnerable, but I'll be able to undo the seal from there." She explained.
"Wait, won't it look suspicious if you just drop to the ground, then?" Yuya spoke up.
"That's why I won't be there," Syrup said with a grin, "If one team member is unable to fight, the rest of the team is still allowed to continue…" she started to explain.
"Wait, unable to fight…?" Yuto started to ask.
Syrup patted her leg and looked all of them in the eye, "It's quite simple, I just have to break my leg and act upset that I won't be in the match!" She said a little too cheerfully.
…
"Huh?" All four boys spoke out loud.
"I'm not gonna lie… I've been pretty useless to Soul this entire time," Syrup smiled, "Even if he ends up in Losers Bracket because of this, I'm sure he'll be able to keep moving forward, even without me…" she explained.
"Wait, wait, wait!" Yuya exclaimed, "Breaking your leg!? What the heck are you…?" He started to ask.
"It's not that hard to do, and I'll just say I took a pretty bad fall down the stairs," Syrup said with a smile, "With the doctors and healing abilities here, I'll probably recover fairly quickly, but I won't be able to participate in the match, so I'll be able to use Mind Crush on Soul without being noticed!" She said cheerfully.
"But there's a barrier around the arena, attacks won't get through." Yuri pointed out.
"My plan for that involves a whole lot of complicated magic abilities, and do you really want that explanation?" Syrup asked.
"Fair enough," Yuri sighed.
"Wait, but this is your leg we're breaking! Won't that hurt a lot!?" Yuya exclaimed.
"There's a lot more at stake than just my leg, Yuya," Syrup said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll be fine!" She said with a reassuring smile.
A moment of silence passed before Syrup sighed and brought her right leg up and placed it on the table.
"Alright, there's not much time, so I should get this over with now…" she sighed, "Anybody here can help if they want, but if you're uncomfortable with what my leg is about to look like… leave now." She said bluntly.
"Hey Yuzu…" Yuya muttered.
Yuzu didn't expect to find Yuya in the lobby, and was a little concerned when she saw the pale look on his face.
"Yuya! What happened, you look so pale!" Yuzu exclaimed.
"Oh… I just thought of something gross, that's all…" Yuya sighed, "Have you ever broken a limb before?" He suddenly asked.
"Huh? Why do you ask…" Yuzu started to ask.
"HEY! WE NEED A DOCTOR!"
Yuzu yelped in surprise as Yuto, Yuri, and Yugo stumbled out of the elevator with Syrup in Yuto's arms.
Yuzu was even more surprised when Syrup came into clearer view, revealing that she was wincing in pain, and her right leg was clumsily wrapped with a stick, and a large, dark-purple bruise was forming on that leg.
"Oh my god, what happened!?" Yuzu yelled.
"I pushed myself too hard in the training room…!" Syrup said, grinning despite the rest of her face wincing in pain.
A crowd quickly formed around them, and Syrup was almost immediately whisked away to a hospital when an ambulance arrived.
Meanwhile, Yuya's face seemed to get paler.
"Geez… and her match with you guys is tomorrow…!" Yuzu sighed, "Yuya… hey, are you okay? You look like you're about to throw up!" She exclaimed.
"Well… let's just say that broken limbs make me… a little queasy…" Yua sighed as he leaned back on the chair.
"Ah, I see…" Yuzu said as she stared down at him.
"These feelings… I'll just bury them deep down… inside me…"
Yuzu gulped as her own words echoed through her head.
"Come on then… let's get you back to the hotel room!" Yuzu sighed as she grabbed him by his arms and pulled him to his feet.
"Thanks…" Yuya sighed.
"No problem!" Yuzu said with a smile, "It's what friends are for, right?"
"Seriously, who's the irresponsible one now?" Soul sighed.
"Ehehe… sorry!" Syrup said with a nervous smile on her face.
"This is the second time you've ended up in the hospital since we arrived here," Soul sighed, "And our next match is tomorrow…" he sighed.
"Again, sorry!" Syrup exclaimed.
Soul glanced at her suspiciously, "Despite everything she knows about me… she still seems as peppy as ever…" He thought to himself.
"You're planning something, aren't you?" Soul asked.
"Eh?" Syrup looked up at him.
"I'm not an idiot, I know you're trying something, and it involves me," he sighed, "You've been acting way too carefree, even for you, and it's really obvious." He explained.
"I…" Syrup racked her mind for answers, but she wasn't coming up with any good excuses.
Soul let out an exasperated sigh as he stared at her leg, which now sat suspended in the air with a cast. "Just… do what you want," He sighed, "Clearly whatever you're planning, you were devoted enough to break your own leg for it."
"But no matter what you do, it won't work," he said quickly, "This seal is necessary, and what happens to me doesn't mean anything in the bigger picture."
"That's not true!" Syrup exclaimed, "That seal isn't necessary, and what happens to you… you matter just as much as everyone else!" She yelled.
Soul said nothing and simply turned his back and started to leave.
"I'll have to fight alone tomorrow, so have fun being a spectator," Soul said as he started to walk out of the door.
Suddenly, Soul felt a sharp prick on the back of his neck.
"Ow…" he muttered as he scratched the area, "What the heck…?" He said as he felt the area around his neck.
His fingers, however, felt nothing there.
He looked back at Syrup, who was staring at him with a stubborn look on her face.
"Whatever…" he sighed as he started to leave.
Syrup slowly put her hand down, sighing in relief as she watched him leave.
Her eyes drifted to the small golden dot of light on the back of his neck, which slowly dimmed and vanished from view.
"I can't believe that I would ever use that…" She mumbled to herself as she stared at her hand with a solemn look on her face.
"Let's see… are there any cameras here?" She spoke out loud as she looked around the room.
She spotted… two cameras, one in the corner that monitored her, and another near the door monitoring who came in and out.
She frowned as she looked at the camera monitoring her before flopping down on the hospital bed and resting her head on the pillow. "I guess I'm not relaxing anytime soon…" she sighed.
Suddenly, she noticed something black on her leg cast.
Get well soon
-Soul
She smiled, "Aww, I never thought you were the kind of guy who signed casts…" she said softly.
"Alright, Syrup may not be here, but these things are almost done…!" Serena grunted.
"Speak for yourself! These things are way too heavy to be worn, are you sure this is paper mache!?" Yuzu exclaimed.
Rin walked over and picked up the "horn" and sighed, "Yuzu, this thing isn't heavy at all, what are you talking about?" She asked.
"She's trying to back out." Serena said bluntly.
"Look at these things!" Yuzu exclaimed defensively, "These are way too revealing! Don't you girls have any shame!?" She exclaimed.
"Oh yeah? And what exactly are they revealing?" Serena asked.
"T-There's no sleeves…! And my stomach…!" Yuzu stammered.
"Yuzu, the main theme was cheerleading," Ruri said kindly, "do you really want to back out after all of the work we put in?" She asked.
"I mean… yeah this turned out way better than I thought… but still! I think I might actually die of shame!" Yuzu exclaimed.
"Hey, it covers more than any swimsuit…" Rin pointed out.
"But…!" Yuzu cried out.
"For a first-time cosplay attempt, this is really high-quality…" Serena muttered, "Honestly, if it weren't for Soul coming in to help all the time, we probably would've given up…" she sighed.
"Rin! Aren't you embarrassed!?" Yuzu shouted in desperation.
"A little bit, yeah," Rin admitted as she stared at her own costume, "But I did actually have a lot of fun making it, so it'd be a pretty big waste if I never wore it…" she added.
"If it makes you feel any better, Yuzu," Serena spoke up, "I recently realized that Yuri is never going to let me forget about this, so I am regretting it a little bit." She admitted.
"So then…!" Yuzu said hopefully.
"Nope, still doing it," Serena cut her off, "Yuri might be annoying, but I don't see the embarrassing side of this."
"Well, you are the one who tried to change into a swimsuit in front of everybody that one time…" Rin sighed, "of course you have no shame…" she said exasperatedly.
"Of course, Brother might try to kill us," Ruri pointed out, "or anybody who looks at us. One of the two!" She said cheerfully.
"Oh yeah, Ruri's a bit of an airhead as well," Rin said with a smile, "come on! I'm sure Yuya will like it!" She said with a grin.
"We're just friends!" Yuzu said adamantly.
Serena glanced at Yuzu, and Yuzu clenched her fist.
"Fine! It's just Yuya, there's nothing to be embarrassed about!" Yuzu suddenly exclaimed.
Rin and Ruri stared at Yuzu in confusion before looking at each other and shrugging. "Alright then, let's try these things on then!" Ruri said as she picked up her costume.
"I'm still wondering why we agreed to this…" Yuri sighed.
"Why wouldn't we? I think she's telling the truth!" Yuya said confidently.
"Yeah yeah… honestly I think she's telling the truth at this point as well," Yuri admitted, "Seriously, breaking her own leg and taking herself out of the match… she's either telling the truth, or she's completely insane." He said as he finished stretching his arms.
All four brothers sat in the waiting room, awaiting the moment when the battle would begin.
Yuya still felt like it wasn't even happening yet, but it was.
It was going to happen eventually, after all.
"Yuto, how did training with Kurosaki go?" Yugo asked.
"Shun's a good friend and trainer," Yuto answered, "I don't know if I can pull off a Rank-up today, but if it comes to it, I'm going to try." He said confidently.
"Well don't be upset if it doesn't work," Yuri said with a wide grin, "I've recently put another trick up my sleeve, and it's so impressive, even Fusion will be licking my boots after seeing it!" He said cockily.
"Keep talking—HEY! MY NAME IS YUGO, DAMN IT!" Yugo yelled.
"Oh, shut up! You're gonna wear the gag out if you keep getting so high-strung about it!" Yuri cackled at him.
"What gag!? It's not a gag! Say my name right, damn it!" Yugo hissed.
"Could you two shut up? This match isn't just a match anymore, even if the crowd thinks it is," Yuto scolded, "I expect everybody to be performing to the best of their abilities!" He said sternly.
Yuri groaned and rolled his eyes, "Oh please, I still think this'll be a piece of cake," he said lazily, "It's JUST Soul! The guy who can barely take two steps without falling asleep!" He said.
"Yeah, and he basically solo'd his last two matches without breaking a sweat!" Yuto said, his frustration increasing (evidenced by his twitching eyebrow).
"He fought cannon fodder," Yuri said in a degrading tone, "we fought some actual threats, while he just fought some random nobodies." He finished.
"Regardless, we shouldn't let our guard down!" Yuto said, standing up straight and glaring at Yuri, "Treat it like a battlefield! If you let your guard down for a minute, you're dead."
"Ugh, Ol' Shun must be rubbing off on you," Yuri groaned, "If this was really a battlefield, I guarantee you that I'd be on the winning side, and I'd be easily sweeping my enemies aside, as if it were a game set to easy mode!" He jeered.
"So what? You're just not gonna try!?" Yuto yelled.
"Hey! Everybody stop fighting!" Yuya suddenly cut in.
Both Yuto and Yuri's eyes widened as they turned to look at Yuya, who was glaring at both of them.
"We're about to go out there, and you two are going at it worse than Yugo when somebody calls him Fusion!" Yuya scolded.
"I mean, I have a reason…" Yugo started to say before Yuya shot him a look and he shut up.
"Yuri, please try your hardest, this is an important match," Yuya said as he glanced at Yuri, "and Yuto, please calm down, you're the most responsible of us all, after all." He said while looking at Yuto.
Yuto and Yuri glanced at each other and sighed. "Alright fine, but only because you asked…" Yuri said as he sat down.
"Thanks, Yuya…" Yuto sighed as he sat down as well.
"Dang… leave it to Yuya to resolve the situation when Yuto isn't available…" Yugo thought to himself.
End
~Special Bonus Scene!~
~Session of Madness - Part 1~
Usually, parties consisted of four, maybe five people.
Eight people was a pretty large party, by that comparison, and it caused some trouble with the guards when they asked what their business was, but they had gotten into the town thanks to Yuri's godly charisma.
"You enter the town and see the local bar, an inn, a store that sells armor and weaponry, and various other houses where civilians live," Soul explained from behind the cardboard wall that separated him from everyone else at the table, "Nothing out of the ordinary seems to catch your eye, what would you like to do?" He asked.
The Yu-brothers and the Kurosaki Sisters sat at a large round table, with Soul sitting at the end, facing everyone. A large board-landscape stretched out on the table, and little figurines (made by Soul) in everybody's likeness stood on a part of the board where there was a small town.
"I say we go to the bar and ask around for any clues," Yuto suggested, "or the Inn, though I think the bar would yield better results."
"So long as I can get drunk!" Yuri said with a grin.
"What is with you and getting drunk…?" Serena asked.
Syrup entered the room and tilted her head in confusion, "What are you guys doing?" She asked.
"Dungeons & Demons, I found my old equipment so I asked if anybody wanted to have a session, and everybody said yes." Soul answered lazily.
"Oh! I've heard of that! It's a roleplaying game, right?" Syrup asked.
"Yeah! Though it's our first time, so we're all just playing as ourselves…" Yuya said with a grin.
"I've never DM'd a session of eight people before, though, so it's an unfamiliar experience…" Soul admitted.
"Mind if I watch?" Syrup asked.
"Sure, but don't throw up if I kill anything in a really gruesome way…" Yuri said ominously.
(DISCLAIMER FROM AUTHOR! I have never played D&D, I have only heard stories)
The group entered the bar, which was completely empty except for the bartender, who stood behind the table, cleaning a cup.
Yuto walked up to the bartender, the bartender raising an eyebrow at the sight of the heavily-armored individual, as well as the ominous black color Yuto had chosen for his appearance.
Yuto
Race: Human
Class: Paladin
Weapon: Electric Greatsword
"Good day!" Said Yuto, "Sorry, but do you mind answering some questions? See, there have been reports of women disappearing from nearby villages…" he started off.
The bartender cut him off rudely, "I got nothin' for ya!" The bartender said gruffly, "We don't take kindly to strangers, here! Ya want information? Pay up!" He declared.
"Wow, talk about rude…" Ruri mumbled.
"Guys, how much money do we have?" Yuya asked.
"I'm pretty sure we're broke, since Yuri spent all of our money on booze, which was then robbed by the way…" Rin sighed.
"Hm… I'm gonna kill him," Yuri said bluntly.
"Huh?" Said Yuzu.
"What?" Said Yugo.
"I cast fireball!" Yuri declared.
"Roll for magic…" Soul sighed.
"Wait! Yuri no!" Yuto yelled, "We need information! You can't just kill him! H-Heck, you just can't kill him!" He exclaimed.
"Ugh, you're no fun…" Yuri sighed, "Fine then, plan B!" He declared.
Yuri took out a slip of paper and scribbled something on it before passing it to Serena, who quickly read the contents of the note.
"Ah… I attack the bartender, aiming to knock him out." She said immediately.
"Roll for attack." Soul replied.
"Wait, WHAT!?" Yuto yelled.
"Serena, why!?" Yuzu exclaimed.
Serena ignored them and rolled the twenty-sided die, "I rolled 15…" she stated.
Serena, dressed in animal skin and fur and wielding a large scimitar with animal fur at the hilt, leapt up onto the table and drew her blade. Before the bartender could even react, she swung her blade and struck him in the back of his head with the flat side of her blade.
The bartender flopped to the ground, completely unconscious.
Serena
Race: Human
Class: Berserker
Weapon: Beast-Fur Scimitar
"What the heck, Serena!" Rin yelled.
"Alright, I did what you wanted," Serena said to Yuri, "now what's the plan?" She asked.
"Simple, I take him into the backroom and torture him until he gives us the information we need!" Yuri said cheerfully.
"Wait—torture!?" Yuya exclaimed.
"Yuri, what are you doing!?" Yuto slammed his hands on the table.
"We don't have any money, and he won't willingly give us information without money," Yuri explained, "I was originally gonna kill him and bring him back to life, but this might work better anyways…" he said casually.
"You can't do that!" Yuto yelled.
"Why not? Can I torture him, Soul?" Yuri asked.
"You can indeed do that, but be aware that his screams might attract the attention of the outside world," Soul pointed out.
"Alright, then I'll use a spell of silencing on him," Yuri declared, "Serena, come with me and bring any sharp object you can find!" He declared.
"Is… is that bartender going to be okay?" Yuya asked.
"I'm sure Yuri will keep him alive… but we might need Yuzu to heal him." Yugo sighed.
Yuzu sighed as she took out her staff, "Fine…" she groaned.
Yuzu
Class: Priestess
Weapon: Holy Staff
Suddenly, Yuri kicked down the door, dragging the bartender behind him.
The bartender immediately scrambled to his feet, "Get that madman away from me!" He yelled.
"Madman? Why, I feel insulted…" Yuri said with a playful grin.
"EEK!" The bartender yelled.
Serena walked out of the room with a sigh, "Seriously, we didn't use any of my weapons… why did you even have me there?" She asked.
"Turns out, mental torture worked best!" Yuri cackled, "Anyway, I got all the info we need, so somebody do me a solid and tie him up, okay?" He said in a sickly-sweet voice.
After binding and gagging the bartender, the group quickly left the bar.
"So, what did you find out?" Ruri asked.
"It was pretty cliche, actually," Yuri said with a grin, "turns out, the disappearing girls have been getting kidnapped by a group of bandits, but the surprising part is that those bandits are being led by a dragon of all things!" He explained.
"Alright, do we know where to go?" Yuto asked.
"Yup, he gave me a location, and I stole all of the cash he had on him, so I suggest we buy some potions and shit." Yuri said casually.
"I actually need some money for a new bundle of arrows!" Ruri spoke up.
"I need a new spear! Mine is looking like it's about to break…" said Yugo.
"I need to get my sword repaired! I've been fighting with it broken for a while now!" Yuya exclaimed.
"I proper Katana would be nice…" Rin suggested.
Yuri
Race: Human
Class: Wizard
Weapon: Malevolent Staff
Ruri
Race: Human
Class: Archer
Weapon: Avian Bow
Yugo
Race: Human
Class: Rider (Pegasus Familiar)
Weapon: Longspear
Yuya
Race: Dragonborne-Human
Class: Warrior
Weapon: Enchanted Fireblade
Rin
Race: Human
Class: Assassin
Weapon: Katana
"Alright, everyone gets an equal amount, and be back here before sundown!" Yuri declared.
"I'm surprised you went with something other than human…" Yuzu muttered as she looked at Yuya's character.
"Well, I'm still part-human…" Yuya chuckled.
Yuri's character was dressed in purple robes and had the typical "wizard" look. Ruri was dressed in a rustic-themed tunic adorned with colorful feathers, and wielded a large bow. Yugo was dressed in light, white armor and used a long spear and large shield, and he could summon a pegasus to his side whenever he needed it.
Meanwhile, Yuzu was dressed in white robes with pink outlines, and used a long golden staff with pink jewels at the end. Yuya wore red armor, but he mostly didn't need it because his race gave him powerful red scales at his arms, as well as around his neck and cheeks. Rin, meanwhile, went for a traditional japanese-style look with a white and green kimono that went short at the skirt, and it went well with her weapon-of-choice.
"Wow! All of your characters are so creative!" Syrup exclaimed.
"Heh, thanks!" Yuya grinned.
"Oh crap, look at the time…" Soul muttered.
Yuya looked up at the clock above Soul's head and his eyes widened, "Oh crap, it's almost midnight!" He exclaimed.
"Man, time really flew by…" Yuri sighed.
"Let's postpone today's session for now… I'm gonna go to sleep now…" Soul sighed before his head dropped and slammed down on the table.
Everybody looked at him in concern, but they all let out a sigh of relief when they heard his snores.
~{END}~
So my friend has been telling me about his most recent obsession, Dungeons & Dragons. I personally don't have any time, so I haven't played any myself, so I know pretty much nothing about how the game is actually played. But I watched a lot of story videos on it, and TV shows have done little short episodes based on the game before (Take Netflix's Voltron, for example)
Anyways, enough about the Special Bonus Scene! SEVENTH SEASON IS ANNOUNCED!
And… I'm slightly disappointed?
I dunno, the art-style has changed, and it doesn't feel like Yugioh… it feels more like Buddyfight, honestly.
But, I kept an open mind and kept watching… and Rush Duels? Ummmm… those are almost completely identical to the playground-rules I used back in Elementary School during Recess (Draw 5, three monster and spell zones, absolutely no limits to normal summoning, yada yada…).
But, I shall STILL keep an open mind! His name is Yuga, huh? Well, Buddyfight did it first… but whatever! I'm sure he's a cool character…
He's eleven, the youngest protagonist ever… everybody in this show is an elementary school student.
Aight, I know they're still going to, bur rule34 better keep its hands off of the new girl (SHE ISN'T EVEN A TEENAGER YET), who's cool, I guess.
Oh, so he builds stuff? Neat, but why does he specifically call them "Roads"?
So what's his ace? Sevens Road Magician… I, uhh… it's definitely… unique? Is that a good way to describe it? But 2100 attack? Yeesh…
Well, it looks goofy, so I'll keep an open mind… and hope that this 11 year-old kid doesn't go through much… suffering like the other protagonists did…
(Flashbacks of Late-GX, Zexal Season 2, some of Arc-V, and like ALL of Vrains)
*shudders*
Anyway, see you next time!
(ALSO HAPPY 2020 LETS GOOOO—)