A couple of days has passed by and it proceeded normally with a few other branches of LDS winning through round 1 and the start of round 2 is almost on the way

I walked with Sally down the hall before seeing Yuya being hugged by Noboru and the You Show Duel School smiling to see him fine and well

"Yuya..." the steadfast duelist cried in joyful tears at seeing his friend again "I, the man Gongenzaka, am glad that you are alright!"

"Eh-heh, Gongenzaka" Yuya smiled as he tried to get his breathing from his friend's strong arms "there's no need to worry about me"

"You're wrong Yuya" Shuzo smiled "all of us were worried about you"


We smiled at the interaction of the group's happy moment, not to mention the funny action of the young fortune teller, Mieru Hochun, jumping in for a kiss and ending up hitting the concrete floor when the young dueltainer saw the other LDS students

"You three" he walked to the aces of LDS "do you know where Shay is?"

"He's on his own right now" Hokuto answered before shaking his head "and even though we are in the same class, he refuses to socialize"

"Yeah" Yaiba nodded "that guy isn't really sociable"

"I'd say it's best that you leave him alone" I interjected getting their attention

"And what makes you say that?" Masumi questioned me

"After what he showed us from dueling Sora, he had some rough times in his experience before coming here"

"Is this from your belief of people showing themselves in dueling?" she asked

"That's right" I nodded "he'll share if he's ready to talk about it"

Then the match final match for round 1 was Yaiba Todo of LDS against the ace duelist Isao Kachidoki of Ryozanpaku school


When the match started, it was brutal... Isao mercilessly struck Yaiba with punches and kicks while making a point that his methods of dueling, though questionable, are allowed

As the duel ended with most of the crowd watching in stunned silence I felt a tight grip on my uniform, I looked to see Sally feeling both scared and worried on seeing a duelist being relentless for the first time, I grasped her hand to soothe her nerves a bit.

Nico Smiley spoke, with uncertainty in his voice, that round 1 is finished with the security carrying Yaiba out and to the medic area, for the remaining duelists to do the same procedure and will show their opponent who they will face in round 2

I followed his instructions and my duel disk showed me and Sally as the opponents for round 2

"Jason..." Sally muttered as she looked at me "we're facing each other"

I smiled warmly at her "And I couldn't be more happy, I wanted to have rematch with you, but I can't bring out the words from my mouth after we became friends"

As round 2 came in, Yuya went against Isao and the entertainer duelist was already pushed against the wall thanks to Ryozanpaku's methods, not to mention that the ace student said that his path of darkness led him to be strong and gain victory

Oh how he will be bitten back by that remark...

Suddenly Yuya changed, he looked very serious than his happy self. He used his Action card to empty his field and made a new pendulum scale before using it to summon level 4 monsters and in surprise he overlayed the monsters performing an Xyz summon...!

Before long he summoned Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and used it's effect to counterattack Isao's monster and win the duel

After his victory, Yuya felt sad that Isao wasn't able to smile in his match and was left wandering in his thoughts about what he did with his xyz monster

'Yuya' I clenched my hands 'what you did there isn't your fault' I looked at Isao 'he made you act that way' I then stood up from my seat getting Sally's attention

"Jason" she spoke "where are you going?"

"Just going for a walk" I answered "after what happened to Yuya, my blood is going to boil a bit"


She nodded at my words since I told her about my past aggressions when Strong Ishijima was still champion

I walked down the hallways and saw the Ryozanpaku group in front of my eyes

'Perfect timing' I smirked 'just the group I need to vent out my anger'

The group stopped and saw me with the headmaster speaking first

"It seems that there is someone fighting against my school"


Meanwhile Reiji was watching Shay Kurosaki shake in anger at seeing Yuto's card in the possession of someone else

"Nazeda..." he growled making Reira hold his stuffed bear tightly in fear "why is Yuto's card in his hands?!"

Reiji would try to talk him out but the screen flared up showing Jason talking to the headmaster of Ryozanpaku

"It seems that there is an interesting event" the president spoke getting Shay to change his focus for the moment

"I propose an ante duel" Jason spoke surprising the man and his students have questioned looks "I duel your ace student, Isao Kachidoki, for this"

"What are the conditions?" the man asked as he stopped his other students from interfering

"He wins, then he will take my place in round 2" he replied making Reiji raise an eyebrow at Jason's position being at risk "I win, Isao leaves your school without second thought"

"You're making a big gamble here young one" the man inquired "you think that such a duel is allowed?"

"It would be better if Isao is the one to make that answer" Jason smirked

Isao stepped forward with a frowned expression as he readied himself for the duel without thinking

"Isao" the man spoke

"Don't stop him" Jason interjected sharply "you only taught him that victory is essential" I placed my duel disk on my arm "it's his last chance to regain the lost honor of your school"

"Shacho" he called "is this really necessary?"

"A duelist requires motivation to gain victory" Reiji replied as he watched the duelists ready themselves "jikashi, motivation can lead to ignorance of caution"


"DUEL!" we shouted at the same time

Isao LP: 4000

Jason LP: 4000

"Ore no tan!" Isao called as he pulled a card from his hand "Polymerization hatsudo! I fuse Hayate, the soaring Earth Star and Tenma, the rising Heaven Star"

The 2 monsters appeared before turning in to vortex

"Oh stars racing through the heavens, soaring above the earth, become one and shine as the eternal conqueror" he chanted "Fusion summon! Idaten, the Supreme Victory Star"

Idaten, the Supreme Victory Star (Lvl:10 ATK:3000)

"Tan endo"

'You are so desperate right now' I drew my card 'you have sealed your fate by bringing out your strongest monster this early'

"I activate my Tribute to the Doomed spell card" I placed the card in the spell/trap slot "by discarding 1 card from my hand, your Idaten monster is sent to the graveyard"

"Nani!?"

Idaten was mummified and dragged down by giant hand making Isao step back in fear at seeing his ace monster gone

"You did this to yourself Isao" I shook my head in pity 'but I will free you'

"Since there are no monsters in my graveyard, I special summon Guardian Eatos from my hand"

Guardian Eatos (Lvl:8 ATK:2500)

"Next I equip her with Celestial Sword-Eatos making my monster gain 500 ATK points"

Guardian Eatos (ATK:2500-3000)

"I activate my monster's effect" I called "by sending 1 Equip spell to the graveyard, Eatos can banish up to 3 monsters in my opponent's graveyard and she gains 500 ATK points for each one"

Eatos' weapon shattered and the shards went to Isao's duel disk which showed his monsters in ghostly form before they moved to Eatos making the guardian's power rise

Guardian Eatos (ATK:3000-4000)

"Masaka..." Isao gulped "4000 ATK points?!"

"But I'm not done" I added "Celestial Sword-Eatos' effect activates, when this card is sent to the graveyard my Eatos gains additional 500 ATK points for each banished monster"

Guardian Eatos (4000-5500)

"5-5500 ATK points!?"

Isao was silent my monster's power "now Eatos set him free from his darkness"

Eatos attacked my opponent directly

Isao LP: 4000-0

Jason: WIN


I looked at Isao's lost face as he dropped to his knees at feeling defeat a second time, not to mention that he will leave his school for good thanks to my condition

I walked to Isao, took his Idaten Fusion monster, before making my way to the man responsible for his brutal mentality

"You have made your students narrow-minded thanks to your experiences in dueling" I ripped the Fusion card in half making the Ryozanpaku group look at me intently "this is my declaration of war against your school"

I then turned around internally smirking that my act of defiance has shook them a bit 'let's see at round 3 that your other students can face the reality of defeat' I pulled out Guardian Dreadscythe "it's almost time to bring you out..."


Reiji smiled as he saw Jason's victory "Jason Wellbing is capable of handling himself for a while" he then turned to Shay "what do you think of him?"

"Unusual..." he answered with a glare "I don't know if I see him as an ally or an enemy"

"Then watch him duel in round 2" Reiji added "he has proven himself time and again that his strength is surprising"

He remembered the past duels of Jason and internally smirked at seeing those jerks be put in their proper place for making fun of the man who pioneered Action dueling

'Jason Wellbing' Reiji looked at the Lancer candidate 'will you show your Xyz power next?'


Back at the stadium seats, Yuya was feeling well after seeing his friends in their duels, but he was still feeling a little sad that he can't get Isao to smile. He looked at Yuto's Xyz dragon and wondered if he can really keep his promise

Yuzu looked and felt worried for Yuya and she wasn't the only one. Noboru Gongenzaka also felt the same way

'Yuya...' they thought 'please be okay'

"Okay everyone" Nico Smiley spoke "we have reached the final match of round 2" he then looked at the Action duel field "our duelists are both from LDS who won their first round duels by a surprising turn of events! Sally Mazaki and Jason Wellbing!"

Both competitors entered the field looking ready to duel

"Now the Action field for this round is..."

The card revealed itself getting everyone, Nico included, jawdropped

"I don't believe it!" The announcer jumped in excitement "the Action field is the place where the first duels disk was made! Battle City!"

The area then turned into Domino city making the crowd in awe at seeing the place where the King of games lived and dueled

"Are we going to have an inspiring duel today?" Nico smiled as the crowd cheered loudly at upcoming duel


I smiled seeing the familiar field forming around me, Sally felt stunned that she will be dueling in a historic field

"Let's not keep them waiting Sally" I smiled before activating my duel disk and started the oath

"Duelists locked in battle!"

"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!"

"They storm through this field!"

"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of dueling!"

"ACTION..."

"DUEL!"

Sally LP: 4000

Jason LP: 4000


"I go first" Sally called "by sending a monster card to the graveyard I special summon Quickdraw Synchron"

Quickdraw Synchron (Lvl:5 ATK:700)

"Next I summon Sonic Chick"

Sonic Chick (Lvl:1 ATK:300)

I looked at the 2 monsters and almost chuckled at feeling deja vu right now

"I now tune my level 5 Quickdraw Synchron with level 1 Sonic Chick"

The 2 monster then made their Synchro summon

5+1=6

"Great warrior of the past, gallop through this field and break through with your lance!" she chanted "Synchro summon! Gaia Knight, The Force of Earth!"

Gaia Knight, The Force of Earth (Lvl:6 ATK:2600)

"I end my turn with a facedown" she finished

"Sally has summoned a strong Synchro monster and made precautions should her opponent get the upper hand"

'You have changed since our first duel' I drew my card but before I could continue she interjected

"I activate my continuous trap card Non-Fusion Area" she called making the audience gasp "with this trap card, both of us can't Fusion summon!"


"I don't believe it folks!" Nico spoke in disbelief "Sally has removed the one thing that Jason can possibly make a comeback" he then stood up from his chair "just will he do now!?"

"Jason..." Masumi murmured as she gripped her hands tightly, since she hasn't found a way to get around that trap card with her deck

"Sally has prepared herself against him" Hokuto crossed his arms "but somehow, Jason expected it to happen"

"How do you know?" she asked

"Look at him" he gestured to the fusion duelist "he's smirking"

I smiled that the Non-Fusion trap card would come, and to see my friend use it, it made me all the more grateful

"I knew it would come soon" I laughed loudly making everyone confused before turning to the audience "and if you are asking why I'm not upset, it's because I have a way to get pass through that trap card without using fusion cards"

"Jason's saying he has trick in his arsenal" Nico announced feeling a bit excited "what will he show us?"

"First, I summon my Elemental HERO Avian"

Elemental HERO Avian (Lvl:4 ATK:1000)

"Now with a HERO monster on my field" I announced feeling everyone's eyes on me "I can activate the quick-play spell card Mask Change!"

"Mask Change?" everyone asked at the same time

"With this card, I send my Avian to the graveyard and special summon a HERO monster of the same attribute from my extra deck" I explained

"SAY WHAT/NANI?!" the audience screamed in disbelief

My monster flew up to the air before putting on a glowing mask on his face signifying a change in his appearance

"Hero of wind, let your power be unleashed and take new form!" I chanted "Transform summon! Masked HERO Blast!"

My new monster descended on the field looking powerful as I imagined, not to mention that my new summon made the crowd flabbergasted

Masked HERO Blast (Lvl:6 ATK:2200)

"UNBELIEVABLE!" Nico jumped on the desk as he saw the new HERO monster "Jason was locked out of his Fusion summoning, but he surprised us by using a spell card and brought out a new hero to his field"


Inside the observing room, Shay thought Sally was going to win when she brought out the non-fusion trap but got surprised that Jason pulled off a Fusion monster without using fusion cards

"Bakana" he muttered which Reiji smirked at his reaction

"Shacho" Nakajima entered with the notepad in hand "I checked on the list of rare cards on I2's special card ideas" he gave the item to the president "it seems that the Masked HERO's are also part of the distribution"

"I see" the man looked through the notes 'Industrial Illusions sure had made some interesting ideas for their archetypes' he then reached to his younger brother making the boy twitch "watch this duel Reira" he gestured to the screen "it might help you be confident"

"Nii-sama" the boy muttered before looking back to the duel


"Now I activate Blast's monster effect" I called "should he be special summoned, I target one monster on my opponent's field and cut their ATK points in half"

Gaia Knight, The Force of Earth (ATK:2600-1300)

"Battle!" I declared "Attack Gaia, The Force of Earth"

Sally LP: 4000-3100

"I end my turn with a facedown"


In the audience Yuya looked at the duel with Jason not only his best firend but was able to change the downside of his power with a surprising move making him smile again, which took notice of his two friends who smiled in relief that he was finally feeling better


"My turn, I draw" Sally looked at her hand and looked back to Jason "Jason, after I met you from my first duel I was able to freely be myself without feeling sad, I never expressed how grateful I am for that day"

"Well then" he gestured around the Action field "you can show me how grateful you are by not holding back in this duel" he smiled getting cheers from the crowd as if they are encouraging her to continue

"Then I will do just that!" she ran around the field and picked up an Action card "I activate the Action spell Draw Declaration" the card appeared on her field "I draw a card and declare it's a spell, trap or monster card. If it's correct the card is added to my hand, if not then the card is sent to the graveyard"

She placed her hand on the deck and closed her eyes 'let this chance make a breakthrough!' she opened her eyes and drew her card "monster card!" she looked at the card and smiled at being right

But she's not stopping there...

"Now I activate my Pot of Greed spell card" she drew 2 new card "then I use Double Summon to normal summon two monsters this turn"

She pulled out 2 cards from her hand "I summon the tuner monster Maiden with Eyes of Blue, and Kaibaman!"

"KAIBAMAN!?" Everyone shouted in disbelief

Maiden with Eyes of Blue (Lvl:1 ATK:0)

Kaibaman (Lvl:3 ATK:200)


Reiji made a small smirk from his chair feeling a bit excited at what Sally will do this this turn

'So she's setting up for something big' I smirked 'new moments are set in this duel, make everyone remember that you are not weak"

"I tribute my Kaibaman to summon the strongest dragon in history!" she then placed her last card on her duel disk "the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

And just like that, the mighty dragon appeared on the field before creating a loud roar making everyone cover their ears

Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Lvl:8 ATK:3000)

I looked at the powerful monster from the past, I was shaking in fear and excitement that I got a chance to see the mighty creature up close and facing it in a duel

'Dueling shows people who they are...' I smiled at remembering my first duel with her 'I'm glad that you showed your strength to me again'

"Battle!" Sally pointed to my monster "destroy that hero with burst stream of destruction"

The dragon gathered energy from from it's mouth and blasted my monster into pixels, but the explosion from the dragon's power made my fly back and land on my butt from the sheer force

Jason LP: 4000-3200

"Jason!" I heard Sally's voice echoed from the smoke "are you okay?!"

"I'm fine!" I shouted back while coughing a bit from the attack "you really made a big surprise by bringing out a card from the past"

"Yeah..." she smiled "but it's not over just yet!" she raised her arm "for I now tune my level 1 Maiden with Eyes of Blue with level 8 Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

The tuner monster turned into a green ring while the non-tuner turned into orbs of light

1+8=9

"Dragon of light, let your power be carved in history so that a new dragon will carry your legacy!" she chanted "Synchro summon! Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon!"

A Synchro counterpart of the dragon appeared with it's body shining from the sun's rays to make the creature more majestic

Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon (Lvl:9 ATK:2500)

"Oto!" Nico called after his stupor from his sight of seeing the Blue-Eyes monster "Sally has not only brought a past card to this duel, but she also used it to match her Synchro deck"

"But I'm still not done" she added with a smirk "I activate my dragon's effect, once per turn I can special summon a Dragon monster from my graveyard, return once more Blue-Eyes!"

Blue-Eyes Dragon (Lvl:8 ATK:3000)

"I end my turn" she finished


"My goodness!" the announcer exclaimed "Sally is not letting herself lose this chance to show her power" he then looked at Jason "Jason better make a turnaround with his final turn or he's history!"

Within the audience, Hokuto crossed his arms at the duel while Masumi gripped her hands together in worry

'Jason...!' she gritted her teeth a bit 'what will you do now!?'

'A legendary monster from the King of Game's era with a Synchro monster to bring it back into battle' he looked at Jason with a raised eyebrow 'what's your move Jason?'

In another part of the crowd Shuzo and Yuzu were trying to calm the kids down from their excitement/fear of seeing Sally's dragon monsters in her duel

Yuya was shivering a bit in worry that Jason, his friend who encouraged him to continue his dream to bring smiles with dueling, would lose if he made a bad draw on his turn but got surprised when Noboru got his attention

"Do not worry Yuya" the steadfast duelist spoke "I, the man Gongenzaka, may not know much of Jason's skill in dueling, but he's shown himself to be strong"

"Gongenzaka..." he said

"Also this duel reminds me of our duel for the entry to the championships"

Yuya recalled that memory and his eyes widen comparing this duel to the one he had with his friend

If it were any closer to that past duel, then Jason will bring out something that will shock anyone watching


I looked at Sally's monsters, she's really making it hard for anyone in my place, I placed my hand on the deck while thinking hard in my draw

'Sally made it difficult for me to think properly, but I won't stop as long a I have lifepoints' I drew my card from my deck and opened my eyes to see that it was a spell card 'even my deck wishes for me to keep going'

"I activate my Pot of Greed spell card" I drew 2 more cards "and use my Double Summon spell card to bring out Elemental HERO Bubbleman"

Elemental HERO Bubbleman (Lvl:4 ATK:800)

"And Heroic Challenger-Double Lance"

Heroic Challenger-Double Lance (Lvl:4 ATK:1700)

"I activate Double Lance's effect" I called "should he be normal or special summoned I can bring out another Double Lance from my hand or graveyard in DEF mode"

I pulled out the second Double Lance and summoned him to the field

Heroic Challenger-Double Lance (Lvl:4 DEF:900)

"Don't forget the effect of Double Lance when summoned" I added before summoning my last card of the monster

Heroic Challenger-Double Lance (Lvl:4 DEF:900x2)

I looked at my monsters and all of them are ready to fight 'time for the big moment!'

I raised my arms and said a line that Yuya always did in his duels

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" I shouted getting everyone's attention no doubt being surprised from my out burst "I bet you're wondering what I will be doing to make a win" I smiled "fret not for I will show you!"

I pointed at my monsters "I overlay my level 4 Bubbleman with level 4 Double Lance and build the overlay network!"


"WHAT/NANI?!" everyone shouted in disbelief at what they just heard

The 2 monsters turned into colored streamers and entered the galaxy portal before exploding

"Champion of light, enter this battle and fight your opponents with your sword" I chanted "Xyz summon! Heroic Champion-Excalibur!"

My Xyz monster appeared on my field and looked excited to be in battle

Heroic Champion-Excalibur (Rnk:4 ATK:2000)

"But I'm not done" I grinned so wide that the excitement in me was ready to explode "I overlay my remaining level 4 Double Lances and build the overlay network again"

My last 2 monsters turned into bronze streamers and entered the galaxy portal making another explosion

"Xyz warrior of the light, let your presence be a sign of wonder and be the hope of battle" I chanted "Xyz summon! Number 39: Utopia"

When the monster appeared he looked like a winged blade at first but then his form changed him into a white winged warrior with gold accents making his appearance... breathtaking

Number 39: Utopia (Rnk:4 ATK:2500)

I smiled seeing my Xyz monsters on my field and no doubt that anyone seeing my new summoning method in this duel is dumbstruck and at a loss for words right now


Back in the observation room, Reiji was smiling a bit at seeing Jason's Xyz summon and was able to wow the viewers from their seats, no doubt that it was his respect to Yusho Sakaki

Shay on the other hand...

The guy balled his hands tight at seeing the Xyz monster from his home in the hands of a total stranger, he was about to move to the Miami stadium but was stopped when the CEO of LDS stopped him

"And where are you going?" he questioned

"Where else?" Shay growled "I'm going to the tournament and find Jason" as he was about to move again Nakajima stepped in front of him "doke!"

"I can't do that" the man stood firm

"I know you have questions Shay Kurosaki" Reiji pushed his glasses up "but right now, you need to keep your hand still"

"And what makes you think that?" the Xyz duelist narrowed his eyes

"It's... just a feeling I have" he turned back to the screen as he observed Jason "and who knows, maybe he was chosen to carry that card"

Now the last part caught his attention...he was a man ready to face his enemies from the academy for destroying his home, and he was too focused on finding leads for the spies that were in Standard but he was able to listen in on Yuto's conversation with Yuka about Utopia finding a person similar to Yuma

He sighed a bit that he had to stand back again, but he was curious on Utopia's decision that Jason was worthy and decided to watch him


"I activate my champion's effect" I called "by using 2 overlay units his ATK is doubled until the end of the turn"

Excalibur pulled out his sword and the overlay units moved to his weapon, doubling his power

Heroic Champion-Excalibur (ATK:2000-4000)

"Battle!" I pointed to Blue-Eyes White Dragon "Excalibur fight that dragon!"

My first Xyz monster moved forward and made an upward slash destroying the dragon making an explosion as Sally's lifepoints decreased

Sally's LP: 3100-2100

"Now Utopia it's your turn, attack Azure-Eyes!"

"Is Jason crazy?" Nico commented as the boy's Xyz monster is going kamikaze on Sally's Synchro monster "what is he thinking!?"

'Just watch' I grinned "I activate Utopia's effect, I negate the attack of my monster"

My monster's overlay unit disappeared causing him to stop which surprised everyone at what I just did, but I wasn't done yet, I ran around the field when I activated Utopia's effect. I found an Action card and picked it up

"Action spell,Draw Declaration!" I called "I draw a card and declare if it's a spell, monster or trap" I then raised a finger to everyone "now pay attention to me folks, for this will be my only chance to win this duel"


Jason closed his eyes as he readied himself for the draw, the crowd gulped in anticipation waiting for him to declare the card, but got surprised when the deck on his duel disk started to glow and heard a line

"A powerful duelist can change the outcome of a duel, which can even create the very card they need" he made his draw releasing yellow light making the crowd gasp "SHINING DRAW!"

"Spell card" I looked at the card and smiled "I activate the quick-play spell Double or Nothing!" I called "when a monster's attack is negated it can attack again with the ATK points doubled!"

"EHHH!?" the audience gaped at the effect as the Xyz monster powered up

Number 39: Utopia (ATK:2500-5000)

Sally stepped back in surprise at what just happened, but at the same time she felt glad, she was able to show her power to Jason and he in turn did not falter during the entire duel

'Dueling shows people who they are' his voice echoed in her mind, she looked at her friend and saw him smile when he dueled her the first time 'Jason, I'm glad that we had this rematch...'


"Now finish this Utopia!" I called "rising sun slash!"

Utopia flew up and dove delivering his dual sword strike making an explosion in the area

Sally covered her self from the wind's pressure but flew back from the force as her lifepoints dropped

Sally LP: 2100-0

Jason LP: WIN

"And the winner for this duel in round 2 is Jason Wellbing!"

The crowd cheered loudly at the intense and exciting duel

Yuya was on his feet cheering for Jason as he felt that the duel his friend showed made him feel like his tou-san was here making the crowd smile with his duels

Yuzu and Noboru looked at their friend and couldn't but laugh at his antics, they looked back at Jason helping Sally walk to the halls

'Arigatou Jason' they smiled 'you have made Yuya feel good at your duel'


I carried Sally to the nearest rest spot since the last attack made her lose some feeling in her legs

"I'm glad that our duel was in round 2" I placed her on the bench as she groaned a bit

"Yeah" she smiled "I had a lot of fun dueling you again" she then looked at me in the eyes "would you... come bit closer"

I was unsure what she has planned, but I leaned forward and got surprised when she pulled me close and kissed me! ON THE LIPS...!

I pushed her and stepped back feeling my face heat up with Sally doing the same as steam went out of her ears

"Uh..." I couldn't get the proper words out of my thanks to what she just did

"Sorry for the sudden action" she looked away "even though you've won the second round of the tournament, I can't help but worry for you"

I smiled at her concern for me and placed my hands on her shoulders "thanks for your concern Sally" I smirked "I'll be fine, and you pretty much gave me a good luck charm"

Sally smiled happily with her blush increasing a bit, but thanks to the duel earlier she had used her remaining energy and passed out

I grabbed my friend as she lost her balance "oh Sally" I placed her back on the bench and laughed a bit "if our parents saw this scene they would flip at the development"


Needless to say Jason was right, both his and Sally's parents were walking down the halls to pick them up, but they saw the kids... alone together

After their development today the two pairs of parents smiled that their children got even closer now

"It seems that our kids future will now be set huh?" Max smiled

"I agree" Carl nodded "and no doubt our wives are happy to be in-laws"

True to the man's words, Hikari and Cynthia are jumping like little schoolgirls at being sisters in the future

"Although..." Max interjected "I can't help but feel that my son will be a chick magnet"

"What makes you say that?"

"Well my dad was a good person but his good heart attracted a lot of female in his prime before settling down with mom"

"So you're saying that your son might have that in his genes?" Carl hummed

"Yes" he nodded " and dad told me that having a lot of women being attracted to him wasn't pretty" he shuddered at the memory of that story "I just hope that when it comes, Jason can handle that situation"


Meanwhile in another section of the hall Masumi and Hokuto went to meet the the 2 but the former was seething at the close development they formed while the latter tried to calm her

"Anoyaro~" she spoke slowly while somehow cracking the wall in her grip

"Calm down Masumi" the Constellar duelist spoke "even though that you are liking Jason"

"I do not!" she denied with a red face

"He did get close to Sally before you met him" he continued "and I heard from Yaiba that Sally was always alone in her classes without anyone giving her a chance" he looked at Jason placing his friend back on the bench "and if you actually give it some thought, he actually became her guardian"

Masumi calmed down after hearing that last part and when she looked back at the two duelists, she can actually picture Sally as Junk Warrior, guided by Jason being Guardian Eatos

'A gifted warrior guided by a guardian' she sighed sadly 'I wish that I met him first and possibly Sally and I would agree on...sharing him...'

When she got to the last line of her thoughts her faced went so red it could be compared to a ruby, she shook those thoughts away and ran back to the seats in haste

Hokuto smiled at Masumi's action 'if Yaiba were here he would comment Masumi's in a love triangle' he shook his head a bit 'then she would punch him back to the medical ward and deny her feelings'


Back in the observation room Reiji was looking at a dumbstruck Shay at the conclusion of the duel

"Yuma-sama" he muttered

'Yuma?' he thought 'must be the person who first carried Utopia'

"So Shay" he spoke "what do you think of Jason now?"

The Raidraptor user shook his head and turned to his serious self again "he's...surprising" he answered "not only was he able to summon Utopia, but he was able to use the power of shining draw"

"Shining draw?" Reiji raised an eyebrow

"A mystical power said to gain the upper hand in a duel" he answered "only Yuma-sama was said to do that and no one else"

"Perhaps speaking to him in round 3 will be appropriate for you" he hummed in thought about the third round "for that round will be a surprise in the junior youth division"

While the two of thought about Jason, Reira was silent in the whole duel 'Jason...'


Author's Notes:

Whew was that a hard chapter to make, seeing as this one was a tribute the years of Yu-Gi-Oh has progressed

Now for the trivia of this chapter:

Sally having the Blue-Eyes White Dragon-I checked the trivia on the card and it was said that the Blue-Eyes was a symbol of great power which fits with Sally since she was a prodigy in Synchros, not to mention it gave me a good enough reason to create an anime version of the Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon (which will be shown below)

Jason using Yuya's entertaining call-he was a fan of the great Dueltainer Yusho Sakaki and therefore tried show his respect to the man by using Yuya's phrase since the boy was taught by the man himself to make dueling fun and bring smiles to everyone

Jason able to use shining draw-since the Zexal anime most of Yuma's duels with Astral, the shining draw power was embedded into this monster spirit and trusted Jason to use him shining draw when needed (since it's Utopia power, the shining draw is limited to ZW cards while the Double or Nothing is used mostly in the duels involving said monster)

OC card:

Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon (anime version)

Light

Level: 9

ATK/DEF: 2500/3000

Synchro/Dragon/Effect

1 tuner+ 1 or more dragon-type non-tuners

Effect: once per turn, special summon a Dragon-type monster from your graveyard