Chapter 3
Here we go with the next chapter of the Third Psyqualia User. Now we'll be getting into the canon story where Aichi will be participating in the Card Capitals Cardshop tournament back in episode 8. Personally, I was thinking that this would be an enjoyable arc for Aichi since while I don't hate the guy, there's many things wrong with how he plays in both the National Tournament and the Regional matches.
I know this Issei has won three matches so far and seems strong but I want Issei to also lose against more skill opponents like Kai or Ren and show that he isn't that strong. Having a strong deck is one thing but unless you know how to bring out its full power then it's a waste.
Now then let's get down to the match!
Time Skip. Time for Canon!
Aichi Sendou was walking towards the Cardshop as he was excited to be facing some powerful Cardfighters after fighting for his spot in the tournament at Cardshop Capital. Aichi smiled as he looked at his deck one last time as he was looking at his Avatar, Blaster Blade.
"Heh. Blaster Blade. I know that I can this if I have you at my side." Aichi said happily as he began to think back at the others he's fought against over the past month after getting into Vanguard.
Toshiki Kai, the Kagero Master. Aichi idolized him and saw Kai as a great friend and wants to be strong just like him but he knew he had a long way to go before he could face off against Kai in another Cardfight since he knew that he still had a long way to go before he was ready to face him again.
Misaki Tokura, the Oracle Think Tank Genius. She was the one who ran the register at Cardshop Capital. She was silent but terrifying with her death glares that struck fear into the mightiest foes. She had a perfect memory and was a great Cardfighter when playing with the deck that allowed her to stack it against her opponent. She was the one who helped Aichi understand how important Grade 3's are in the game.
Kamui Katsuragi. The Whirlwind of Power. He was a powerhouse who specializes in the Nova Grapplers and uses both speed but powerful attacks at his opponents. He was able to defeat so many Cardfighters but lost to Kai. However Aichi saw the match and was amazed by both of their skills and level of playing.
Aichi learned so much from the game and was hoping to show off his skills on the new deck he's constructed and was hoping that he would be able to face Kai soon in the tournament.
As he made his way to the Cardshop, he saw a brown haired teen look at him with a girl about the guys age as she smiled and waved towards him. Aichi blushed at this and waved back before the guy waved to him as well.
"Hey there. Names Issei. Issei Hyoudou and this is Nagisa. Pleased to meet you...Uh." Issei asked as Aichi got the meaning and introduced himself as well.
"Oh well I'm Aichi Sendou. It's great to meet you. Are you both in the shop tournament too?" Aichi asked as Issei nodded. "Yep. Nagisa and I wanted to face some more powerful Cardfighters so when we heard about this place having a shop tournament we both decided to sign up." Issei explained as Nagisa nodded in agreement as she took out her deck.
"I specialize in Granblue and this is my Avatar. Demon Captain of Envy, Katarea Leviathan." Nagisa said as she showed off her avatar that seemed incredibly powerful as it seemed to be a powerful Grade 3 that Aichi could tell before they all decided to walk and talk as they heard to the Cardshop tournament.
As they chatted, Aichi learned a few new things about Issei and Nagisa. Issei was apparently a beginner as well but had amazing talent for the game and already made more than one kind of deck. That surprised Aichi since he's heard of a Hybrid deck but seeing someone Master two clans was something he never saw in any fighter he's been in. Nagisa was also apparently a strong Cardfighter who had a big brother who was both a former Regional Champion and ran the Cardshop known as Voyagers and the leader of a team called Team Handsome.
Eventually they made it to Card Capital where Aichi was then a nervous wreck as he saw the others at the side of the shop where a board was showing the different blocks of the tournament. Aichi then went with Izaki and Morikawa to chat about the match while Issei and Nagisa went to observe their competition until Issei and Kai's gaze met each other before they just simply nodded at each other which made Nagisa smirk at her boyfriend until she lightly hit his side.
"Found some competition?" She asked as Issei nodded in reply. "Yep. That guy. He's definitely a strong Cardfighter and has skills. I can't wait to face this guy." Issei said as he grabbed his case that he had with him which made Nagisa giggle at her boyfriends excitement at facing strong opponents.
"Welcome everyone tk the Card Capital Cardshop Tournament. Here we will have our 16 Cardfighters challenge each other in the Elimination matches before we then move to the Top 8 in the Quarter Finals then the Too 4 will move to the Semifinals and finally our Top 2 Cardfighters will duke it out in the Final match. Now let's begin by revealing who will be fighting who." Shin said as he had to negotiate with his Assisticat before the sleepy cat got up and yawned a bit before it slashed off the four papers off the board to reveal the names of the challengers and who they'll be facing off against.
Nagisa was smirking as she read her name and looked at her opponent as she was preparing to crush them while Issei looked at his opponents name. "Oh? Emi Sendou?" Issei said as he looked to see a small girl smile at him as he replied back with a smile of his own that made the girl head to the Cardfight table.
"Hi! My names Emi Sendou. I recently started like my brother but I think I made a very cute deck that's strong too." Emi said cheerfully as Issei smiled in reply as he put out a case with four decks. This shocked Aichi, Emi, and Kamui as they looked at the decks before Issei asked Emi. "So tell me. Which one would you like to face off against? Red? Blue? Purple? Or Pink?" Issei asked as he showed his four decks which made Emi ponder about it before pointing to the Purple one. "Blue! I bet that's a cute deck isn't it?" She asked as Issei replied with a simple smile. "We'll just have to wait and see."
Issei then put his staring unit on the mat as Emi did the same before they shuffled each others deck before Issei looked at his opponent as he handed Emi's deck back to her. Shin nodded as he saw this before declaring the match to start.
"The Block A match of Emi Sendou vs Issei Hyoudou and Kamui Katsuragi vs Katsumi Morikawa. Let the first two match's begin!" Shin declared as the four shouted.
"Stand up! My Vanguard!" They all shouted as they summoned their starting units.
"BattleRaizer!"
"Lizard Runner Undeux."
"Bermuda Triangle Cadet, Riviere!"
"Let's go, Drangal!"
Issei and Emi stared each other down as Issei went first. "Let's do this. Draw." Issei said as he drew his first card and nodded. "First I activate Drangal's skill. At the beginning of my ride phase, I get to look at five cards from the top of my deck, and search for up to a card named the Knight of Quests, Galahad. And if he is among them, I can superior ride him." Issei said as he looked at the top five before smiling. "Here we go. I superior ride Knight of Quests Galahad!" Issei declared as he rode his vanguard which amazed Emi before saw that his turn was over.
"Okay then. I stand and draw." Emi drew her first card and nodded before grabbing her unit. "I ride, Mermaid Idol, Riviere!" Emi declared as her Vangaurd changed to her unit as she nodded. "As long as Bermuda Triangle Cadet, Rivière is in the soul, she gets an extra 1000 permanently. Also when I ride Mermaid Idol on top of Cadet I can look at the top seven cards of my deck and search for Super Idol or Top Idol Rivière and add it to my hand." Emi said as she revealed a copy of Top Idol Rivière before shuffling her deck as she then called another unit tk the rearguard. "Next I call Mermaid Idol Sedna. Now Sedna will attack your Vangaurd!" Emi shouted as Sedna charged at Galahad before she smacked him with her tail as Issei checked his damage trigger.
"Damage Trigger Check? Nothing." Issei said as he put his card in the damage zone before Emi continued her assault. "Now my Vanguard, Rivière will attack your Vanguard once more!" She said as Rivière charged at Galahad before Emi checked her drive trigger.
"Drive trigger check? Oh a Critical Trigger! That's plus one damage and a power boost to my Vangaurd!" Emi declared as Rivière hummed in delight at the power boost before she slammed into the knight as Issei checked his damage. "First card? A Draw trigger. Power to Galahad then I draw. Second card? Another Draw Trigger. Now that's lucky. Power to my Vangaurd and I draw." Issei said as he drew his new card as Emi smiled at her attack. "Then I end my turn." She said as she looked at her opponent as he began his turn.
"Activating my Knight of Quests Galahad's skill. I can look at the top five cards for Knight of Tribulations Galahad and if he's there...Superior Ride!" Issei declared as he rode the unit he was searching for as Emi gasped at Galahad's transformation.
Issei Hyoudou.
Damage: Three. None Flipped.
Hand: Eight.
Vanguard: Knight of Tribulations Galahad. No unit behind it.
Right and Left Rearguard Empty.
Emi Sendou
Damage: Zero.
Hand: Six.
Vangaurd: Mermaid Idol, Rivière. No unit behind it.
Right Rearguard. Front: Mermaid Idol, Sedna. No unit behind it.
Left Rearguard: Empty.
"Now next up. I'm calling the Knight of Silence Gallatin and High Dog Breeder Akane to the rearguard." Issei said as he called the two units out to play before Issei activated Akane's counterblast. "When Akane enters play I can activate her skill and superior call Pongal from the deck." Issei said as he called Pongal behind Gallatin and nodded as he grabbed another unit. "Next I call Little Sage Marron." Issei said as called the sage behind Akane before launching his counterattack.
"Now first with a boost from Marron, Akane cracks the whip on your Vanguard!" Issei said as Akane charged at her until Emi put a stop to it. "No way. I guard with Comical Rainie!" She said as Issei began his next attack. "Knight of Tribulations Galahad will attack next!" Issei said as his Vanguard charged at her until Issei checked his drive trigger. "Drive Trigger check? No trigger." Issei said as Emi looked at her damage trigger and shook her head. "Nothing here as well." She said before putting it in her damage zone as Issei then sent Gallatin with a boost from Pongal at Rivière which Emi allowed as she then sent her second damage to the damage zone as Issei ended his turn.
"Okay. It's my turn. Now let's go, Super Idol Rivière!" Emi declared as she rode her Vanguard before continuing her turn. "Now since Cadet is in the soul and I rode Mermaid Idol with Super Idol I can draw a new card. Also Super Idol gets 1000 power as long as Mermaid Idol is in the soul. Sedna moves back to make room for Top Idol Aqua." Emi said as she called her units to play after drawing her new card.
"Now first off, Aqua will attack supported by Sedna and attack the Vanguard!" Emi declared before Issei stopped it. "No thanks. Epona will guard." Issei said before Emi continued her next attack. "Now Rivière will attack your Vanguard!" She said as she checked her drive trigger to reveal nothing as Issei checked for a damage trigger. "Nope. No trigger this time." Issei said as he put his fourth damage into the damage zone before Emi ended her turn.
Aichi and Misaki watched the match as Misaki looked at them both. "Emi is doing well for her first tournament and made a good deck too but her opponent doesn't even look dazed at the damage. Plus he has a large hand that probably has a powerful Grade 3 unit." She said as Aichi looked shocked at this before Issei drew his card and activated Galahad's skill.
Issei looked at the first five and smiled as he revealed his Grade three unit that shocked Emi as Issei rode his Vanguard.
"Superior Ride. Knight of Godly Speed, Galahad!" Issei shouted as his Vangaurd became a terrifying unit as Issei then soulcharged two cards. "When Knight of Godly Speed rides the Knight of Tribulations, I can soulcharge two cards. And now I call another Knight of Quest Galahad." Issei said as he called his units before beginning his attack.
Issei Hyoudou.
Damage: Four. Three Flipped.
Hand: Six
Vanguard: Knight of Godly Speed Galahad. Behind is Knight of Quest Galahad.
Right Rearguard: Knight of Silence Gallatin. Behind: Pongal. Left Rearguard: High Dog Breeder Akane. Behind: Little Sage Marron.
Soul: 5
Emi Sendou
Damage: Two. None Flipped
Hand: Six.
Vangaurd: Super Idol, Rivière. No unit behind it.
Right Rearguard. Front: Top Idol Aqua. Behind: Mermaid Idol, Sedna.
Left Rearguard: Empty.
"Now then first off Gallatin starts things off with an attack on Rivière supported by Pongal!" Issei said as Emi didn't let him. "No way. I'll guard that with Sleeping Beauty, Mousse!" She said as she guarded the attack before Issei began his second attack. "Now with a boost from Galahad, the Knight of Godly Speed comes crashing in!" He declared as his Vangaurd charged at Rivière before Emi shook her head. "I don't guard."
This made Issei smile as he began his Twin Drive. "Twin Drive check. First card? A Heal Trigger. Power to Akane and recover one damage. Second Card? A Draw Trigger. Power to Akane and I draw." Issei said as Emi checked her damage to see that it was a Draw trigger as well before boosting her Vanguard and drawing her new card.
Issei then sent Akane boosted by Marron to deliver a powerful strike towards the Mermaid that winced in pain before Emi sent her damage card to the Damage zone as Issei then ended his turn.
Emi drew her card as she smiled at him. "Now let's go. I ride Top Idol Rivière! And as long as a copy of Super Idol Aqua is in the Soul, another 1000 power is added to her and also I get to draw a new card." Emi said as the then called her new units.
"Now I call Mermaid Idol Flute and Felucca. And with Felucca's skill, I can Soul charge a card. Now I call another Felucca behind my Rivière and her skill lets me soulcharge again." Emi said as she then began her attack. "Now with support from Felucca my Vanguard Rivière attacks your Vangaurd!" Emi said as she sent Rivière towards him until Issei put up the guard. "Sorry but Iseult will nullify your attack." Issei said as he dropped a card to stop Rivière's attack before Emi checked her Twin Drive.
"First card? Nothing. Second? Yes! A Critical Trigger! Power to Flute." Emi said as Flute powered up before Emi looked at her opponents formation. 'He's at three damage. If I can land my last two attacks here I'll win the game.' Emi was a bit nervous about this battle before she continued her next two attacks.
"Aqua will attack you Vanguard with a Boost from Sedna!" Emi shouted as she sent Aqua charging at Galahad before Issei let the attack through. "Damage Trigger? Nothing." He said as he put his fourth damage in the Damage zone as Emi smiled at this. "Finally Flute will attack you supported by Fluecca! And thanks to her skill she gets an additional 3000 power which means she's attacking for 23000!" Emi said as she sent Flute at Galahad which made Kamui, Aichi, and Misaki cheer for her but gasped as he sent two units to guard the attack.
"Elaine and Margal will block your attack." Issei said as Emi gasped at the wall between her finishing attack until Issei put the guardians in the drop zone. "Not bad. If it wasn't for that double trigger on the last turn I'd be in trouble. I respect you kid. You've definitely got some skills but it's time to end this." Issei said as he stood his unit and drew his fifth card.
"Now I activate Pongals skill. Counterblast of one and send him to the soul to add Soul Saver Dragon to my hand." He said as he added the unit to his hand before calling a new one. "Now I'm calling Sage of Guidance, Zenon! And with his skill. If the top card is a unit with the same grade as my Vangaurd then I can superior ride it." Issei said as he looked at his deck before his eyes glowed a bit as he drew the top card which made him gasp before smiling at it as he revealed it to his opponent that made Emi gasp as well.
"It's Pendragon. Superior...Ride!" Issei declared as he rode Galahad and replaced him with Pendragon before Issei nodded at this. Now I activated Pendragon's Limit Break!" Issei declared as he began his counter attack. "I look at the top five cards of my deck for a Grade 3 unit and superior ride it." Issei's said as he found a card before holding it high in the air.
"Great Dragon of Divine Power. Come forth, and strength your comrades and weaken our enemies even further so we may win the battle! I ride Divine Dragon, Albion!" Issei shouted as he rode Albion that took on the form of a Western Dragon that was white and blue that made Aichi gasp in awe since he never saw or even heard of Albion before.
Issei Hyoudou.
Damage: Four. Three Flipped.
Hand: Four.
Vanguard: Divine Dragon, Albion. Behind is Knight of Quest Galahad.
Right Rearguard: Knight of Silence Gallatin. Behind: Sage of Guidance, Zenon.
Left Rearguard: High Dog Breeder Akane. Behind: Little Sage Marron.
Soul: 7
Emi Sendou
Damage: Four. None Flipped
Hand: Five.
Vangaurd: Top Idol, Rivière. Mermaid Idol Fluecca.
Right Rearguard. Front: Top Idol Aqua. Behind: Mermaid Idol, Sedna.
Left Rearguard: Mermaid Idol Flute and Fluecca.
"Now then first with the support of Zenon, Gallatin will start the charge against your Top Idol, Rivière!" Issei declared as he began his assault with the Knight of Silence as Emi prepared for it. "No! I'll intercept with Aqua and guard with Sedna!" Emi said as the attack failed which made her relax a bit as she prepared for the next one.
"Now with support from Marron, Akane cracks the whip!" He said as Akane charged at Emi before she guarded the attack once more. "I don't think so! Comical Rainie will guard that attack!" She said as Issei didn't even seem fazed by it before Emi put her units away before looking at her hand. 'I still have a Nullifier in my hand and a Grade 0 to defend my Vangaurd. I'll be fine and he has no more units to attack with. Victory is mine.' Emi said in her mind as she knew she had a chance of winning until Issei began his final attack.
"Now with support from Galahad, Albion takes flight and that means...His Limit Break! A Soul Blast of Seven!" Issei declared as he sent his soul stack to the drop zone and counterblasted one card in his damage zone before smiling at his formation.
"The Heavenly Dragon will lend his strength to his comrades by stealing your own. Until the end of turn, your Vanguard loses 10000 power and now all rearguard units stand back up!" Issei declared as his formation stood up and gained 10000 which shocked Emi and the others before Kamui asked. "Hold on but how?" "That's simple. Albion is the Heavenly Dragon that can steal power from his enemies and lend the extra power to his comrades. Witness the divine power of the Divination Dragon, Albion!" Issei declared as the Dragon roared in the air before he also said one more piece. "Oh and if my opponents Vangaurd is 5000 power or less when I activate this ability then you can't use Grade 1 or higher units to guard with."
This made Emi gasp as she looked at her Nullifier and realized she couldn't use it but still had her Grade 0 but even then that wouldn't be enough. She put her head down as she accepted her fate.
"I don't guard." Emi said as Issei smiled at her. "Your a worthy opponent but this is the end." Issei said as he checked his twin drive. "First card? A Heal Trigger. Power to Gallatin and I recover one. Second Card? A Critical Trigger. Power to Akane and Critical to Albion!" Issei declared as Emi took the attack and checked her damage. "Damage trigger check? First? Nothing. And second? ...Nothing." Emi said as she put her sixth damage in her damage zone before Issei held a hand out to her with a warm smile on his face.
"That was a great match Emi Sendou. If it wasn't for Albion and Pendragon I'd be in trouble. Your a strong fighter Emi, never think otherwise." Issei said as Emi smiled in thanks before shaking his hand and put their decks away before they went to their peers.
Nagisa congratulated Issei on winning his match before she went to face her opponent. "And now we have Nagisa Daimonji versus Yuga Izaki!"
Both Nagisa and Izaki glared at each other as they prepared for their match by putting their starting units down on the table before the match began.
"Stand up! My Vanguard!" They shouted as they declared their starting units.
"Guiding Zombie."
"Dragon Egg."
Izaki looked at Nagisa and nodded. "I'm going first. Draw. First I ride Sonic Noa." Izaki said as he rode his unit. "Then I love Dragon Egg to the rearguard thanks to his skill. That's it for me." Izaki said as Nagisa nodded and drew her card.
"First I ride Parting Shade. And then I call Evil Shade." Nagisa said as she did so before moving Guiding Zombie to the back left thanks to his skill. "And now I attack your Vanguard with support from Evil Shade. Evil Shade's skill lets me drop the top two cards of my deck and give Parting Shade an extra 4000 power." Parting Shade glowed as she fired at Sonic Noa before Nagisa checked her drive trigger
"Drive Trigger check? A Critical Trigger. Power to my Vanguard." Nagisa said as Izaki checked his two damage but found nothing. "Then I end my turn." Nagisa said as Izaki was nervous about this before he drew his card. "Okay. I ride Cannon Fire Dragon, Cannon Gear! And then I call Ravenous Dragon, MegaRex and then I call Winged Dragon, Skyptero to the rearguard."
Izaki then activated Cannon Gears skill. "Unfortunately, when Cannon Gear comes to play I need to sacrifice a unit so Dragon Egg retires but his sacrifice won't be in vain since I can then activate his counterblast and add him back to my hand." Izaki said as Nagisa nodded at this before Izaki called another unit. "Then I call, Winged Dragon, Beamptero."
Nagisa Daimonji.
Hand: Five.
Damage: 0
Vanguard: Parting Shade. Behind: Evil Shade.
Left Front: Nothing. Left Back: Guiding Zombie.
Right Front: Nothing. Right Back: Nothing.
Soul: 0
Yuta Izaki
Hand: Three.
Damage: Two. Unflipped.
Vanguard: Cannon Fire Dragon, Cannon Gear. Behind: Winged Dragon, Beamptero.
Left Front: Ravenous Dragon, MegaRex. Left Back: Winged Dragon, Skyptero.
Right Front: Nothing. Right Back: Nothing.
"Now with support from Skyptero, MegaRex crashes into your Vanguard." Izaki said as Nagisa let the attack through before checking her damage and putting it in the damage zone. "Now Cannon Gear is coming at you and with his skill when another Tachikaze unit supports him he's getting a 4000 bonus which means 22000 is coming your way. Drive Check? Nothing there." Izaki said as Nagisa took the damage and revealed nothing there.
"Not bad but now it's time to show you the power of the Granblue. Now I ride Undead Knight of the Corrupted Sword. And then I activate Guiding Zombie's skill. I send him to the soul and send the top three cards of my deck to the Drop Zone." Nagisa said before doing so which made her call two more units. "Then I call Knight Spirit and Samurai Spirit and activate my Spirit Exceeds skill. By sending both Spirits to the soul I can then Superior Ride Spirit Exceed!" Nagisa yelled as Spirit Exceed rode the Vanguard which shocked Izaki before Nagisa called two more units. "Then I call Piriate Swordsman Colombard and RuinShade. Now with support from Evil Shade, I'll have my Spirit Exceed attack and with Evil Shades skill his power is now 20000!" Nagisa declared as Spirit Exceed charged at Cannon Gear which made Izaki nervous before he guarded the attack.
"I'll nullify with Archird!" Izaki said as he dropped a copy of Skyptero before Nagisa began her Twin Drive. "Now for the Twin Drive. First Card? Critical Trigger activated. All effects to RuinShade. Second check?" Nagisa looked at it and chuckled lightly. "Luck isn't on your side. A Critical Trigger. All effects to Colombard." Nagisa said as she then sent her final two attacks at the shocked and frightened Izaki.
"Now Colombard will attack you and with his skill." Nagisa then flipped a card over as she called a copy of Samurai Spirit to the spot behind RuinShade. "When Colombard attacks I can activate his skill and superior call a unit from the Drop Zone to an open Rearguard circle." Nagisa said as Izaki used Dragon Egg to defend the attack before Nagisa sent her final attack.
"Now RuinShade attack with a boost from Samurai Spirit and thanks to RuinShades skill, another 2000 power which puts her at 23000 power." This scared Izaki as he checked his damage and saw nothing on the first one but the second one. "Ah! A Draw Trigger. Power to Cannon Gear and I draw." Izaki said as he drew his cars before Nagisa ended her turn.
Nagisa Daimonji.
Hand: Three.
Damage: Two
Vanguard: Spirit Exceed. Behind: Evil Shade.
Left Front: Pirate Swordsman Colombard. Left Back: Nothing.
Right Front: RuinShade. Right Back: Samurai Spirit.
Soul: 5
Yuta Izaki
Hand: One
Damage: Four. Unflipped.
Vanguard: Cannon Fire Dragon, Cannon Gear. Behind: Winged Dragon, Beamptero.
Left Front: Ravenous Dragon, MegaRex. Left Back: Winged Dragon, Skyptero.
Right Front: Nothing. Right Back: Nothing.
Izaki was looking at his situation while drawing his second card. 'I need to deal some more damage to her and get that girl to use all of her defensive units. She's got two intercepts and three cards in hand. As for me I only have two but...this should help me get there.' Izaki said to himself before he grabbed a card. "I ride Tyrant, Deathrex! And then I call Savage Destroyer!"
Izaki then began his counterattack. "Now with support from Skyptero, MegaRex comes charging in." Nagisa let the attack through as she revealed nothing in her Damage Trigger until Izaki began his second attack. "Now with a boost from Beamptero! And with DeathRex's skill, he gets 5000 power when attacking!" Nagisa saw this and decided to defend this one.
"Alright. My Knight Spirit and Banshee will guard the attack." This made Izaki groan at this before he checked his Twin Drive. 'She's at three damage. If I get a Critical Trigger here then that'll be a big help.' Izaki said as he checked the first card and revealed nothing until his second check revealed...
"Ironclad Dragon, Steelsaurus! Heal Trigger activated. Which means one damage recovered. The Power goes to Savage Destroyer and he attacks your Vanguard!" Izaki yelled as Nagisa shook her head. "Nope. RuinShade will intercept." She said as she then put the unit in the Drop Zone which made Izaki groan at this before Nagisa smiled at him.
"Not bad. Your good with your deck and you seem to know what your doing unfortunately this is the Final Turn." Izaki said in shock as Nagisa drew her card and smiled at her Vanguard.
Nagisa Daimonji.
Hand: One
Damage: Three. Unflipped
Vanguard: Spirit Exceed. Behind: Evil Shade.
Left Front: Pirate Swordsman Colombard. Left Back: Nothing.
Right Front: Nothing. Right Back: Samurai Spirit.
Soul: 6
Yuta Izaki
Hand: Two Cards.
Damage: Three. Unflipped.
Vanguard: Tyrant, DeathRex. Behind: Winged Dragon, Beamptero.
Left Front: Ravenous Dragon, MegaRex. Left Back: Winged Dragon, Skyptero.
Right Front: Savage Destroyer. Right Back: Nothing.
"Oh Great Mistress of the Seven Seas. Use your great beauty to bewitch all those around you, and enter this battlefield and have them join your crew! I ride Demon Captain of Envy, Katarea Leviathan!" Nagisa said as her unit became a true captain of the seas.
(Picture Katarea Leviathan in the same attire as Lord of the Seven Seas.)
Izaki was in awe at the card as Nagisa began her Main Phase. "I soulcharge to add 2000 to Katarea for this turn. Then I call Rough Seas Banshee and with her skill I send her to the soul and draw again." She said as she drew her new card
"That makes eight units in the soul. Now witness Katarea's ultimate ability!" Nagisa said as she did a Soul Blast of eight and then smiled at the Drop Zone. "The drop zone isn't the final resting place but a world of possibilities so I call a pair of Parting Shades and Undead Knight of the Cursed Sword. And now for each card I have in the Drop Zone all of my Rearguards get 1000 power. I have 15 units in the Drop Zone which means 15000 power to all Rearguard units and as well for Katarea Leviathan. Also when a Rearguard unit lands a successful attack on my opponents Vanguard I can send the units to the Drop Zone and call two more to take their place. Also Katarea Leviathan has another ability. When I have 15 or more units in the Drop Zone she gains plus 2 Critical." Nagisa said as Katarea felt the Drop Zone fuel her power as her power rose to 27000 and 3 Critical which made Kamui and Aichi gasp.
"No way. So she's at 27000 power without a boost and a triple Critical to make it even worse." Kamui said as Nagisa smiled at the poor lad who looked like he was about to walk the plank until Nagisa began her attack.
"Now first off Evil Shade will give his power to Katarea and attack your Vanguard. "Evil Shades skill adds another 4000 power and Katarea's skill adds another 2000 to herself and all rearguard units." She said as Katarea's power was now at 39000.
Izaki looked at his damage and put his head down before conceding to his opponent. "I don't guard."
Nagisa smield at this as she did her Twin Drive. "First Check? Nothing. Second? Draw Trigger. Power to Undead Knight and I draw." She said as Katarea used her whip and struck DeathRex with her might which made Izaki look at his three damage before he saw he had no Heal Triggers to save him.
"Oh man. Looks like I lost." Izaki said as Nagisa gave him a thumbs up. "Heh don't look so down. You did a great job in the match as well. You never gave in and put up a fight. Most people would concede and quit but you held your head high and took it. Be proud and use this loss to get stronger." Nagisa said as she picked up her units which made Izaki thank her before she went to Issei as he congratulated her for her victory.
Izaki walked back to his friends who cheered him up from his loss until Aichi fought his opponent and made it to the Top 8. An hour passed as the others were doing their matches before Shin panted heavily from getting the information down.
"Now here our Top Eight Cardfighters who will advance to the Quarterfinals. Toshiki Kai and Kazuki Inaba from Block A. Misaki Tokura and Aichi Sendou from Block B. Kamui Katsuragi and Issei Hyoudou from Block C. Nagisa Daimonji and Ninja Master M. Now we'll be drawing names of who'll be facing who in the next set of cardfights so reach into the box and pull out a number. If you see another player with the same number as you between 1 and 4 then you'll be facing them." Shin said as he passed the box around and let each of them take another slip of paper before they revealed their numbers.
"Okay and now here are the results!" Shin said as he posted the names.
"Issei Hyoudou will face Aichi Sendou. Misaki Tokura will face Ninja Master M. Nagisa Daimonji vs Kamui Katsuragi. Toshiki Kai vs Kazuki Inaba. Now let's take a small intermission before we get to the next set of cardfights. We'll be back after a 15 minute break." Shin said before he groaned while stretching his back while Issei Nagisa congratulated on each other on their wins in the last round before the door opened to reveal Jun as he walked into the shop to see Issei and Nagisa.
"Hey. You guys decided to get some training in?" Jun asked as Issei replied. "Yeah. We got some new cards and heard about this Cardshop having a tournament so we decided to check it out and see what's up. We're still in for Team Cray but we wanted to try out our decks." Issei said as Nagisa nodded in agreement which made Jun understand their reasons before Kai came up to them and narrowed his eyes at the three of them.
"Are you three strong Cardfighters?" Kai asked as Jun looked at him and nodded. "Yeah. Who's asking?"
"You don't need to know my name but know that after this tournament I'm facing you and your teammates in a Cardfight."
"Then your in for a shock. My teammates and I are strong. Underestimating us will be the worst mistake you've ever made." Jun said with narrowed eyes as Miwa got in between the two.
"Sorry about that you guys but Kai just wants to challenge you all to a cardfight, so hey why don't we go back and get ready for the next round." Miwa said as Kai only scoffed at him but walked away before Nagisa glared at Kai's back as she asked herself. "And who does he think he is? Mr. Big shot." She said until Issei calmed her down with a hug that she gladly accepted before Jun looked at Kai before leaving the shop.
"Keep an eye on the guy. He's a lot stronger than all the others here." Jun said before he left the shop which made Issei and Nagisa turn back to Kai with Miwa before the duo looked at each other and nodded as they then went to the Cardfight tables to prepare for their next battles.
Part 1 is over.
This is Issei's Royal Paladin Deck.
Grade 0
1 Drangal
2 Heal: Knight of Pretty Sword
2 Heal: Refresh Healer.
4 Draw: Margal.
8 Critical Triggers: Epona And Pink Comet Flogal
Grade 1
4 Knight of Quest, Galahad
3 Little Sage Marron
2 Pongal
3 Flash Shield, Iseult
2 Sage of Guidance, Zenon
Grade 2
3 Knight of Silence, Gallatin
3 Knight of Tribulations, Galahad
2 High Dog Breeder, Akane
2 Knight of Truth, Gordon
Grade 3
3 White Dragon Knight, Pendragon
3 Divine Dragon Albion.
2 Knight of Godly Speed, Galahad
And this is Nagisa's Granblue Deck.
GRADE 0
1x Guiding Zombie
4x Knight Spirit
4x Rick the Ghostie
4x Rough Seas Banshee
4x Gorgeous Shade
GRADE 1
4x Parting Shade
3x Evil Shade
3x Gust Jinn
4x Samurai Spirit
GRADE 2
3x Pirate Swordsman Colombard
3x Undead Knight of the Corrupted Sword
3x Ruin Shade
2x Skeleton Swordsman
GRADE 3
3x Mistredd of the Seven Seas, Katarea Leviathan.
3x Death Seeker, Thanatos.
3x Spirit Exceed.
Omake: Life of Rekka Tatsunagi.
"Oh...Why can't we just go yet?" Rekka said as she pouted cutely while folding her arms over her chest before Suiko looked at her. "You know we need to finish this photo shoot. Why? Got a date tonight with Issei?" She asked which made Rekka perk up at her sister before shaking her head.
"No. And even if I wanted to date him, we can't due to our contract as idols." Rekka sighed as she put her head on the couch pillow she was laying on until she looked at the ceiling and began to picture herself with Issei on a date that made her smile a bit until reality came back to bite her back.
'Sigh. There's got to be a way I can hangout with Issei and spend some time with him. Hm...' Rekka pondered how to go around her contract until her eyes perked up.
"Eureka! Suiko! I'll be going now!" Rekka yelled as she left her older sister before Suiko shook her head at her. "Ah. To be young and in love again." She said before Kourin came into only see her older sister.
"Where's Rekka? The photographers said they had enough pictures and left but where is she?" Kourin asked as she saw Suiko laughing at the question.
"Oh she'll be doing some shopping." Suiko said as Kourin was unsure of how to think about this until she realized why Rekka was missing.
'What is it that makes Rekka want you, Issei Hyoudou?' Kourin pondered while Issei sneezed which alerted his aunt.
"Are you okay Issei?"
"Yeah I'm good. Just a little pollen is all. I'm good." Issei said before he heard the doorbell being rung. "I got it!" Issei said as he headed to the door to see a girl that had black hair tied in long twin tails. Her eyes were red-tinted as she also wore a simple black dress and waved at him. "Why hello there Issei. Wonderful day isn't it?"
Issei was shocked by the girls appearance before nodding. "Yes...And you are?" This made the girl giggle as she walked in and wrapped her arms around his neck before smiling at him. She then leaned into his ear and whispered. "Nice to see you again Issei-kun."
That shocked Issei as he saw the girl winking an eye at him with a cute tongue sticking out which told Issei who she really was.
"Are you-?" Issei was about to ask until a finger was on his lips. "Shhh...I'm Kurumi. Nice to see you again and if your available maybe we can go check out this sweet cafe?" She asked as Issei looked to see Maho wink at him. "Go have some fun sweetie. Don't let Rekka get jealous when she finds out about this." His aunt said giving him a shoo shoo sign which Issei understood before leaving with 'Kurumi' as they made their way to the cafe.
Issei enjoyed walking beside her and couldn't help but admire how cute she looked with black hair.
'Heh. We may not be dating but if we were then I'd be happy to date a girl like her.' Issei said as he saw 'Kurumi' put her hand in his which made him look at her in shock before she sent him a wink and a welcoming smile as if she was okay with it.
Thus began the date of Rekka the Idol, and Issei the Cardfighter.
