'There he is... He's so creepy... No! Akia! This is no time to waver! It's only one date for your brother's sake! And Jounouchi's... Why am I even thinking of that idiot at a time like this! Whatever! I don't have a choice.'

"U... Ushio-senpai!"

Ushio turned around to find Akia waving at him with a small smile on her face.

Ushio: "You? Smiling at me? Something hit your head?"

"You don't have to phrase it like that. Enjoy it while it lasts."

Ushio: "So? What do you want?"

"The debt Yugi owes..."

Ushio: "You have the money? Or are you asking me to lift it? Because that won't happen."

"Even if I agree to go on a date with you?"

Jounouchi and Honda were watching the whole scene from afar.

Jounouchi: "That idiot! What is she thinking?"

Honda: "Well it can't be that bad, right? It's just a date..."

Jounouchi: "Of course it's bad! I won't let her do this!"

Honda was using all his strength to stop Jounouchi from acting rashly. In the meantime, the conversation between Ushio and Akia was still going.

Ushio: "A date... It would be enough to lift the debt off of your brother..."

"That's great!"

Ushio: "But..."

"What is it?"

Ushio: "The other two won't be off the hook because of one simple date."

"The other two... You mean Jounouchi and Honda?"

Ushio: "It will take more than just a date to get them out of this."

'That sly little... What I'd give to wax his eyebrows off and kick him off a cliff!"

"What else do you want?"

Ushio: "I want you to be my girlfriend... permanently. As long as you're my girlfriend, I won't lay a finger on any of them. Deal?"

As much as Akia hated him, she cared about Yugi, Jounouchi and Honda's safety more. Well she didn't really care about what happened to Honda, but Jounouchi was involved in this. She couldn't stand the idea of seeing him hurt.

"...Deal."

Jounouchi: "NO DEAL!"

Honda: "Damn it, Jounouchi!"

Jounouchi was finally able to get away from Honda and ran next to Akia, facing Ushio.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Jounouchi: "I should be asking you the same thing! Why would you even consider going out with that creep?"

"Stop meddling with my business!"

Jounouchi: "This is not just your business, I'm involved in this too!"

Ushio: "I don't think it's your decision to make, Jounouchi."

Jounouchi: "Yeah? As if I'd let her date you! Over my dead body!"

Ushio: "It's your funeral."

Ushio punched Jounouchi in the face, which caused Jounouchi to lose his balance.

"Jounouchi! Ushio-senpai, you said you wouldn't touch them!"

Ushio: "Well, I only said that as long as you're my girlfriend. This is still not the case. I can beat them up as much as I want for now."

Honda: "I won't stand for this! How dare you fool that poor girl?!"

"He didn't fool me, you idiot! Who are you calling a poor girl?"

Ushio: "Well, here's one for you too."

He punched Honda who then ended up in the same position as Jounouchi.

'This is bad... I have to do something...'

"Ushio-senpai, please... I'll do anything, just leave them alone."

Ushio: "Anything...?"

'He's probably going to come up with something awful. But... What else can I do?"

Jounouchi: "Akia! Don't be an idiot!"

"Shut up!"

Ushio: "Well if you do what I'm going to ask of you, I promise that I'll leave them alone... You won't even have to be my girlfriend after that."

"Seriously...?"

Ushio: "That is... if you do what I want you to do."

"What is it? I'll do it."

Ushio: "Take off your clothes."

There was a long moment of silence. Akia was horrified. She didn't know what to do. This was beyond disgusting. She couldn't do that... But then, there was Yugi... and Jounouchi... and even Honda. Akia started shaking. Tears stung her eyes and threatened to come out. She answered with a shaking voice.

"...Fine."

Jounouchi: "You sick bastard! Don't do it Akia!"

Akia stopped listening to Jounouchi. She knew that, if she did, she wouldn't be able to go through with this.

Ushio: "Well then, what are you waiting for?"

With trembling hands, she started taking off her bow. Her head was hanging low. She couldn't face anyone in her current situation. She was too ashamed of what she was about to do. Just as she was removing her bow, a hand stopped her. She looked up and saw Jounouchi looking at her with an angry face.

Jounouchi: "I told you not to do it."

"Jounouchi..."

She couldn't hold in her tears anymore. They streamed down her cheeks.

Ushio: "Who told you to stop? You're not off the hook just because of a few tears."

Jounouchi turned to face Ushio and was welcomed with a kick to the stomach.

"Jounouchi!"

He was on the floor again, coughing.

Yugi, who saw the whole thing, came rushing in front of his sister. He was on his way to find the missing puzzle piece when he heard Akia screaming Jounouchi's name.

Yugi: "Stop this! I won't let you hurt my friends anymore!"

"Yugi, get out of here!"

Ushio: "Everyone just keeps interrupting."

He then proceeded to beat Yugi up.

"Yugi! Ushio, stop it!"

Akia tried to hold him back, but he was way too strong for her. He shoved her on the floor.

Jounouchi: "Yugi! Akia!"

Yugi's puzzle box fell out his bag and opened to reveal an almost complete puzzle. The only piece missing was the one that Jounouchi stole. Jounouchi, realizing how much Yugi cared, gave the last puzzle piece back to Yugi, who was all beaten up.

When Yugi got it back, he immediately completed the puzzle. Akia, Jounouchi and Honda fell into a coma and, when they regained consciousness, they found a crazy looking Ushio who was playing with dead leaves, thinking it was money.

Little did they know that it was the work of the spirit inside the millennium puzzle who challenged Ushio to a Yami no Game, a Dark Game, which resulted in Ushio's loss who then suffered psychological trauma because of it. Even Yugi himself barely understood what happened.