Yu-Gi-Oh! A New Hero Emerges
Chapter 9 A Friend in the Shadow
The elevator doors opened. And we went into the higher math classrooms. Next thing I knew I saw Jonouchi sitting on the floor rocking back and forth saying, "No more algebra, no more algebra..."
Then I saw someone sitting at a desk with his bookbag by his side. He heard Jonouchi talking to himself, and the poor kid fell off the chair in shock.
"Someone else is here!"
Yugi smiled and waved o. "Justin? What are you doing here?"
"I was doing some afterschool work when someone claiming to be an inspector took off to the 30th floor." Justin added. He noticed my DuelDisc. "Want to duel?"
Ashiro is wanting to destroy the world, and this guy wants a duel for fun?
"We really don't have much time..." I answered to Justin.
"Please?? You won't regret it!"
Aw, what the hell. I could use some time off. "Fine."
Justin took out a DuelDisc from his backpack.
Duel! Azurada VS Justin (4000)
To see who went first, we checked the bottom card of our decks. I had Harpie Lady 3 (1300/1400). He had Hyozanryu (2100/2800).
Justin drew and played Graceful Charity. he drew 3 and discarded Mysterious Puppeteer (1000/1500) and Stern Mystic (1500/1200). He played a monster facedown in defense mode and 1 card facedown. He then played a card called Gravekeeper's Servant. Whenever I was to attack, I had to discard the top card from my deck. Whenever I attack from now on in this duel, I WILL do the necessary discard.
My turn. I drew and summoned Harpy Lady 2 (1300/1400). Then i played Elegant Egotist. Harpy Lady 2's name was treated as "Haripe Lady," and WITH a Harpie Lady on the field, I summoned Harpie Lady Sisters (1950/2100). I ordered Harpie Lady 2 to attack Justin's monster. OUCH. I attacked his Mystical Elf (800/2000). I had place a card facedown to end my turn there.
Azurada: 3300 Justin: 4000
Justin drew, played another monster facedown and ended his turn.
I drew. And then sacrificed Harpy Lady 2 to summon Armed Dragon LV 5 (2400/1700). I ordered Armed Dragon to attack Mystical Elf. Justin activated Sakuretsu Armor and destroyed my dragon. So i had Hapry Lady Sisters attack Justin's mystery monster: Witch of the Black Forest (1100/1200). Her effect allowed Justin to pull Neo the Magic Swordsman to his hand (1700/1000). For no reason ant all i activated Skull Lair (remove "X" number of cards from your Graveyard from play to destroy a level "X" monster) and used Malice Dispersion to kill it (Malic eDispersion destroys all faceup Continuous Traps on the field).
Justin drew, giving me an odd look. He played Soul exchange to sacrifice my Harpy Lady Sisters. he then sacrificed his Mystical elf to summon Hyozanryu (2100/2800) in defense mode.
I drew and played a Magic Card called "Back to Square One." All I had to do was discard a card. Once done I returned Hyozanryu to the top of Justin's deck. I then summoned Cyber Falcon (1400/1200) and attacked Justin directly and ended my turn.
Azurada: 3300 Justin: 2600
Justin drew and played Dark Hole. which destroyed all monsters on the field. He summoned Neo the Magic Swordsman (1700/1000) and attacked me directly.
Azurada: 1600 Justin: 2600
I drew and summoned Nin-Ken Dog (1800/1000) and attacked Neo.
Azurada: 1600 Justin: 2500
Justin drew and had to end his turn.
My turn. I summoned Homunculus the Alchemic Being (1800/1600) and attacked with Homuculus and Nin-Ken Dog.
Azurada: 1600 Justin: Zero
"Good Duel!" Justin exclaimed as he deactivated his DuelDisc. He then noticed my Millennium Sword. "Do you wish to duel THAT way?"
"A Shadow Game? Oh God, no!" Justin's too good to go to the Shadow Realm...
Justin laughs. "Hehe, no, I meant a swordfight!"
I was relieved. "Okay, we'll do swordplay..."
It started easily, and I nearly won. I attacked Justin before he could move, and it had seemed that I'd won. His sword clashed noisily against mine and he spun away. I lashed out at his side to find him sweep it away like dust. He thrust at my neck and I had to step away. I tried to strike his head and he dodged struck at my side with the flat of the blade. For someone about a half of a foot shorter, Justin was speedy. I felt a light blow on the side where he had hit me and the area grew wet. I reached for it and it was only sweat (Whew. I thought it was something else...). I tried repeating the trick on Justin by thrusting at his stomach, but he LEAPED UP AND KICKED AWAY MY MILLENNIUM SWORD! His foot planted itself on my sword as he shot HIS sword up to my neck.
"You're pretty good. How did you do that?" I asked when he lowered his sword.
"Skill and almost losing my leg..." He replied sarcastically.
"What I meant to say was, where did you learn to fight?"
He showed his sword to me and explained. "One of my classes is Japan History. I studied all swordplay in Japan for an extra credit report. I've also been in England and India to learn about their swordplay firsthand. I combined all the most skillful techniques to make may own style: "Warrior's Envy." What did you learn with, a wooden katana?!"
Okay, now THAT was embarassing. I HAVE studied Katana for six years, and a kid in Advanced Calculus class who was trapped in a 50-foot fortress of unimanigable doom for a few hours could beat me.
"CAN WE GO NOW?!" Jonouchi looked bored and yelles from his boredom.
Justin snapped back. "You weren't bored at all! You were scribbling notes during our Duel Monsters duel!" Jonouchi was trying in vain to hide his notepad.
Honda asked, "How did you get trapped in here anyhow?"
"I was doing extra credit for my advanced calculus class when the school went outta whack."
"Ohhhhh." Honda said. Then he coughed the word "nerd" under his breath. Yugi had mistaken that for some unknown noise, so he ducked under a desk for cover.
"DON'T CALL ME A NERD IF YOUR LAST NAME IS THE SAME AS A CAR COMPANY!" Justin screamed loud enough to make Honda back down. (Author's note: get it? Hiroto HONDA? Honda is the name of a car company.)
"He's right... You ARE a nerd, Justin." I said.
He looked at me oddly, "So what's your point? I don't wear glasses or a suit! I play Duel Monsters, practice swordplay, AND I AM DAMN GOOD AT ALL OF IT! I'm just... a tad smarter about things"
Oh, yeah, that's why he lost our duel...
Yugi got up. "Shouldn't we be continuing?"
I looked at Justin. "Yugi's right!"
Justin stopped me. "The elevator only goes up to the next floor. But I can reprogram it to go up to the 30th floor."
"You can do that?"
Justin just sighed, then dove into the elevator. I heard several buttons beep and wires snap.
I was impressed. Not only is he an expert swordsman and mathemetician, but he's also a damn good hacker.
I asked, "Hey Justin... you want to come with us?"
"SURE! I was sink my blade into that 'inspector' guy"
We all took a few steps away from him. Then we got into the elevator. Justin looked at my Millennium Sword and grabbed it from me.
"Hey! There are hieroglyphics on your sword!"
Big whoop. My sword is an ancient Egyptian artifact. "So...?"
"I took a class in Ancient Egyptian writing! I can read them!"
"Really? Cool!" I was about to ask Justin to read them when...
DING! The elevator doors opened and a strange voice with a small case of laryngitis laughed.
For the hell of it, Justin yelled into the darkness, "HEY, YA GOT A BRONCHIAL PROBLEM IN THERE?!"
The voice spoke. "No, but you DID ruin a perfectly good dramatic entrance!!"
Jonochi got up. "I got dibbs on ... Inspector Haga!"