04/01/2019: Hello everyone. This is ThunderReborn. This chapter has been re-edited by my new Beta-reader, Darklord331. Hope you enjoy the newly edited chapter.
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"Hello." -Normal talking
"Hello." –Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
Kon'nichiwa [Translation of Hello]
Ichigo was driving his car down the road from Kuoh. Sitting to his left (1) is Eucliwood Hellscythe dubbed as Eu, in the back is his two sisters, Yuzu and Karin.
"Ichi-nii… aren't you worried that Goat-chin will ask Urahara-san to track the phone number?" Karin asked.
"No, I'm not worried. You see, I was forced to see him a few days ago. He agreed to help me whenever I ask for it. This included transferring you two to Kuoh." Ichigo answered. "I see…" Karin said.
"Anyways… does anyone have any idea on where to go?" Ichigo asked the group.
"I don't know. It's not as if we're going to get a phone call that leads us to our next adventure." Karin said sarcastically.
"Karin. Don't question fate. She is a bitch." Eu said plainly.
"Wha..?" Karin replied. Suddenly everyone's phone rang. Ichigo handed Eu his phone, while Yuzu and Karin pulled out their phone.
"It's from the police." Yuzu said.
"As of 9:46 am, Kaiba Mokuba age 10 was kidnapped by three men," Karin said.
"The kidnappers used a white van with the license plate, 29-74," Eu said.
"Is that it?" Ichigo said and pointed at the van to their rights. Yuzu, Karin, and Eu looked closer and saw that the white van right next to them has the same license plate number.
"It is!" They screamed. Ichigo changed lanes to get closer to the white van and used his Quincy Ring to create a gun and shot the rear tires. The van swerved and crashed into the wall. Ichigo destroyed his gun as he parked the car and walked out. The thugs in the car jumped out and tried to attack Ichigo. Ichigo then quickly knocked the men out and approached the van. Ichigo sees one thug pointing a gun at the child. The child has black short hair and wore a green uniform. The child looked nervous and scared. Ichigo noticed that behind the thug, Eu right outside. Ichigo took a few steps back. The thug smiled thinking his hostage is doing his job when suddenly Eu broke the glass, grabbed the thug and Mokuba and threw them both out of the van. Ichigo managed to catch the kid.
"You alright?" Ichigo asked.
"I am," Mokuba said.
"See my car, get inside. My sisters should be in there. They'll check you for any injured." Ichigo instructed. Mokuba did as instructed and ran to the car. Meanwhile, Ichigo and Eu grabbed the thugs and tied them together. Ichigo and Eu ran back to their car and drove off.
"Yuzu. Karin, how is he?" Ichigo asked.
"He is fine." Yuzu said.
"Your name is Mokuba right?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes…" Mokuba replied. He hoped that this stranger would not kidnap him to attempt to get ransom money.
"Where do you live?" Ichigo asked.
"What?" Mokuba replied confused.
"Mokuba. I am asking where you live so I can take you back to your family." Ichigo said.
"Um… Domino City." He replied.
"Karin. Give Mokuba your phone so he can call his family." Ichigo said.
"Ok Ichi-nii," Karin said and gave Mokuba her phone. Mokuba took the phone and dialed his brother's phone. He placed it in his ear and waited for it to connect. Mokuba then heard his brother pick up.
"Who is this? How did you get this number?" Seto yelled.
"Big brother. It's me." Mokuba replied.
"Mokuba. Are you all right? Where are you? How did you get a phone?" Seto immediately questioned. Mokuba froze.
"Mokuba gives me the phone," Ichigo said. Mokuba gave him the phone. "Hello?" Ichigo said.
"WHO ARE YOU? WHERE IS MOKUBA?" Seto yelled.
"Calm down. I am not one of the people who kidnapped your brother. I rescued him. He is currently safe in my car and we are driving to Domino City right now. We should be there in thirty minutes." Ichigo said.
"Why should I trust you?" Seto questioned.
"Well… you could do a background check on me if you want. You could also track this cell phone signal." Ichigo replied.
"Your name?" Seto asked.
"Kurosaki Ichigo," Ichigo replied.
"I see," Seto said. "Fine. I trust you right now. I'll text you my address for you to get to my house." Seto said.
"Thanks. Do you want to talk to Mokuba more?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes," Seto said. Ichigo handed the phone back to Mokuba and the two resumed to talk some more Once Mokuba finished talking to Seto, Karin allowed Mokuba to erase the call from her phone memory. After that Karin and Mokuba started to talk about some online games they have played. After thirty minutes, they arrived in front of a mansion. Ichigo noticed the intercom button near the gate. Ichigo stopped the car and walked out of it. Ichigo pressed the button to call in the mansion.
"Hello?" Ichigo said.
"Hello. Who am I speaking to?" Someone said.
"My name is Kurosaki Ichigo a-" Ichigo said before interrupted.
"Ah! You are the one returning Master Mokuba right?" The voice said.
"Yes," Ichigo replied.
"Go inside." The voice said and the intercom turned off. The gate began to open. Ichigo went back inside the car and began to drive up towards the mansion. Everyone noticed that this mansion was well constructed. It reminded Ichigo and Eu of the Gregory Mansion. They soon arrived at the door of the mansion. Ichigo turned the engine off and everyone got out. Mokuba led the way through the mansion. Eventually, they were lead into a big office. The office is full of books of all types. In the middle of the office, a well-designed desk and a chair are facing the window.
"I thought, I ordered no one to enter my office!" Seto yelled.
"Big Brother. It's me." Mokuba said. Seto turned around and see Mokuba. Seto quickly ran towards his little brother.
"Mokuba," Seto said and hugged his little brother.
"How sweet." Yuzu said. After the little moment was over, Seto looked at Ichigo.
"Thank you for saving my little brother," Seto said and looked at Ichigo. "Who are you?" Seto asked.
"My name is Ichigo," Ichigo said.
"I'm Yuzu." Yuzu said.
"I'm Karin," Karin said.
"My name is Eu," Eu said.
"Anyways, why are you here at Domino City?" Seto asked.
"Well. All of us are from Karakura Town. Due to personal reasons, I left Karakura Town. Yuzu and Karin decided to leave with me and followed me. Now I travel around the world and supporting these two girls while they finished High School." Ichigo said. "Which reminds me…" Ichigo said. "You two need to finish studying because, in a few days, you two need to going to Kuoh Academy," Ichigo said.
"But Ichi-nii!" They yelled.
"I agree to take care of you but, you are still going to attend school," Ichigo said. The girls were about to pout but Ichigo quickly stated. "No puppy eyes. If I see those, I will duct tape you two and ship you back home to Goat-Chin." Ichigo threatened. The girls sighed in defeat and responded to Ichigo.
"Fine Ichi-nii." They said depressed.
"Let's make a deal," Ichigo said. The two looked up. "In this semester, if both of you scored in the top five in your class and scored top ten in the entire school, I will take you with me to wherever I'm going until school starts again." Ichigo proposed. Yuzu and Karin quickly replied.
"YES!" Yuzu and Karin said. Seto and Mokuba smiled at the antics of the Kurosaki family.
"Do you have a job right now?" Seto asked.
"Well… right now… No. How come?" Ichigo asked.
"Well, I want to see if you want to become my bodyguard," Seto said.
"What about Mokuba?" Ichigo asked.
"I can be his bodyguard," Eu said.
"Are you sure?" Seto asked. He is unsure of the little cosplaying girl. Suddenly Seto was slammed down, both of his arms are held by Eu while her knee is on his shoulders. "FINE! I BELIEVE YOU! GET OFF MY BACK!" Seto yelled from the pain. Eu responded and helped Seto up. "Anyways, Ichigo you will be my bodyguard. While Eu will be Mokuba's bodyguard." Seto said as he walked back to his deck and brought out two contracts and gave them to Ichigo and Eu. "You will be paid 5000 yen (about 44.04dollars) an hour. You will receive all medical and dental insurance for your duration with us." Seto said. "You will also receive three meals a day and will not need to worry about living expensive" Seto said. "Do you have any questions?"
"I may have other stuff I need to take care of… how should I tell you about that?" Ichigo asked.
"Well… I will allow you to take care of your tasks when I am back in my mansion." Seto said. "Any other questions?" Seto asked.
"Are you two going to stay here right now?" Ichigo asked.
"No," Seto said.
"Well… I am going to take Yuzu and Karin back to Kuoh Academy." Ichigo said.
"Ok. Let me get your number." Seto said. Ichigo and Seto exchanged numbers and the four left to take Yuzu and Karin to Kuoh Academy.
"Big brother… is that a good idea?" Mokuba asked.
"It is actually," Seto said.
"Why?" Mokuba asked.
"That is Kurosaki Ichigo. He is older than me by one year. Even if I want to run the company, the school will conflict. However, by having Ichigo here, he can tutor me and you on the material we missed at school." Seto began to explain.
"I see…" Mokuba said.
"Not only that, but he is also well known in many sports communities all over Japan," Seto said.
"Ok…" Mokuba said and left to get resituated. Ichigo drove Yuzu and Karin back to Kuoh. There Ichigo greeted Issei and told him the situation, as well as Yuzu and Karin, is attending Kuoh Academy.
"If my sisters are injured in any way, you better hope it is not any of your faults." Ichigo threatened and went back and drove to Seto's Mansion. One of the butlers guided Ichigo and Eu to their rooms. Ichigo's room is right next to Seto's while Eu's is next to Mokuba's. With that, Ichigo and Eu spend some time to learn the needed schedules. One of the maids knocked on the doors and informed the two that it is dinnertime. Ichigo and Eu went back down to the dining room and had dinner. With that done, the two went back up to their rooms and went to bed.
Time Skip: 1 Week
For the past week during their stay at Seto's mansion, Ichigo woke up early and got his morning exercises in. It consisted of a few laps around the estate. One that was done, Ichigo experimented with the elemental control Ichigo gained from Michael. For fire, Ichigo has to use his reiatsu to manipulate the chemicals in the air and ignite them at the same time. Ichigo used his reiatsu to mix with the air, water or earth to manipulate it. Currently, Ichigo is trying to turn water to ice, making fire hot enough to turn into lightning and trying to manipulate the minerals in various metals to control it. After that Ichigo went up to his room and showered. Once Ichigo was done, Ichigo knocked on Eu's door to make sure she wasn't sleeping in. The two went downstairs and ate breakfast with the Kaiba brothers. After that, Eu and Mokuba left for school. Ichigo went back to his room to pack a small bag with some books to read while Seto was at school. He informed the staff that Ichigo will be with him at all times at school. Ichigo agreed to sit in the back of the classroom. The two were walking down to the front door until one of the butlers stopped them.
"Master Seto and Master Ichigo." The butler said.
"Yes?" Seto responded.
"We received a letter from Maximillion Pegasus for you. We already checked that there are no chemicals contained in the letter." He said and presented the letter and a letter opener to Seto. Seto took the letter and letter opener and opened the letter. Seto quickly skimmed the letter. At that moment, Ichigo sense a small burst of reiatsu from Seto and it quickly disappeared.
"What was that?" Ichigo thought. Seto quickly crumpled the piece of paper and told the butler,
"Throw this in the trash," Seto ordered and gave the crumpled letter to the butler.
"As you wish, Master." He said. The butler bowed and went off to his business.
"What was that about?" Ichigo asked.
"Just some stupid counter deal that I would never accept," Seto said. Ichigo decided to let the argument drop for now but, keep a closer look at his boss. During the first week, Ichigo learned that the former CEO Gozaburo Kaiba adopted Seto but later committed suicide after Seto manages to take control of KaibaCorp. At that time KaibaCorp manufactured and sold weapons. When Seto took over, Seto turned the company into a gaming company. Seto learned that Ichigo was born with that hair color; he is very protective of those who he calls friends and family. The most important fact Seto learned is that Ichigo's mother died protecting him from an attack. Eventually, the two arrived at Domino High School. On the first day, the sensei explained to the class that Seto hired bodyguards for himself and his brother. Seto's bodyguard will stay in the back and not cause any problems. With that Ichigo walked in and introduced himself and walked to the end of the classroom and read his book. After that, Ichigo would simply greet the teacher and sit in the back of the classroom. Today was just like any other day. It was currently breaktime. Ichigo looked up and noticed a bunch of people surrounding a group of tables. Ichigo also noticed Seto was ignoring them and reading a book.
"Maybe I could even get my grandfather to show us the Super-Rare card he's got." A boy with very crazily designed hair. Ichigo noticed that Seto started to pay attention to whatever the kid was talking about. Soon class resumed and everyone went back to studying or trying to pay attention to the lectures. Eventually, Ichigo and Seto went back to the mansion. Seto ran back up his room and brought out a silver suitcase.
"Hey, Seto. What is in the suitcase?" Ichigo asked.
"None of your own business, Kurosaki," Seto yelled and ran out of the mansion.
"Something is wrong." Ichigo thought.
"I agree," Kyōka said.
"Zangetsu. Can you do a little recon to see what Seto is doing?" Ichigo asked.
"Fine. Hope I can get some action soon."Zangetsu said as he appeared and disappear to find Seto.
"What did you send Zangetsu to watch over Seto?" Kyōka asked.
"I sent him out just so he isn't bothering me while we sit here and wait," Ichigo explained. Ichigo began reading again when Zangetsu burst in.
"Ichigo. That Seto guy is insane right now."Zangetsu said.
"What happened?" Ichigo asked.
"Well, he went to a card shop for some card. The old man there refused to sell or trade him the card. Seto went back to his building in Domino City. He then ordered some people to kidnap him and duel him for the card." Zangetsu said.
"Something is very wrong," Ichigo said. He wrote a note to Eu and went to his car and drove to KaibaCorp. Ichigo barely arrived in time to that kid with the crazy hair crying over his fallen grandpa.
"Grandpa! Are you ok?" The kid yelled.
"Yugi…" The old man said. "I failed I wanted to teach that boy a lesson about the heart of the cards but, I lost." The grandpa said before collapsing.
"How is the old man feeling?" Seto asked.
"Kaiba you sleaze! What have you done to him?" The blond kid yelled.
"We had a duel that's all. With each of us putting up our most valuable card is the prize but, I guess playing against a champion like myself was just too much stimulation for the old fool." Seto said.
"Kaiba you should be ashamed of yourself." The girl in the group said.
"It was fair and look at the sweet prize I won," Seto said and showed the card. Before he could rip it, Ichigo can and stole it out of Seto's hand.
"Nope," Ichigo yelled.
"KUROSAKI! What are you doing?" Seto yelled.
"I am stopping you from doing anything stupid. You attacked an old man for a trading card. A single trading card. If you want to duel the kid then duel him. I, however, will hold onto this card to prevent you from destroying it if the kid wins." Ichigo argued and place the card in his pocket without looking at it.
"Fine." Seto said, "Yugi when you are ready to avenge your grandpa come in here." Seto said and walked in the duel arena.
"Yugi." Yugi's Grandpa said and brought out a deck. "Take this," he said and gave the deck to the Yugi
"Huh? Grandpa?" Yugi said in confusion.
"I built this deck I put my soul in these cards and I taught you everything I know Yugi. Take them. Take my cards and teach him respect. Teach Kaiba respect for the heart of the cards Yugi." Yugi's Grandpa said.
"But Grandpa. You need help. I've got to get you to a doctor." Yugi said.
"Kid. Your friends could take care of him. Go and beat Seto." Ichigo said.
"Ok, Grandpa," Yugi said and accepted the deck. The girl told the other three to put their hands together and drew a smiley face on all four of their hands.
"This is a symbol of our friendship. Even if we are physically far, we are mentally and spiritually together." She said. After that, the three carried out Yugi's grandpa.
"You ready?" Ichigo asked.
"I am," Yugi said. Ichigo and Yugi walked inside the dueling stadium.
"Welcome, Yugi and Kurosaki. Kurosaki you are not dueling, go to the sidelines" Seto said. Ichigo did as instructed. "I designed this virtual stadium myself. Impressive?" Seto said. "I think you'll agree it has a bit more life to the game," Seto said. Seto continued to explain the rules of the game. (1) "Are you ready to play runt?" Kaiba asked.
"Playtime is over Kaiba," Yugi said. Suddenly Yugi's pendant started to glow golden.
"What the fuck. That pendant is radiating reiatsu!" Ichigo thought. "This might be the thing Yasaka was talking about. The pendant began to start moving on its own. Soon a flash of light blinded Ichigo. Once his eyes are no longer blinded, Yugi looked completely different. Before was barely five feet. Now he looks about five feet four. Before the kid looks nervous and scared. Now he shows confidence.
"What the?" Seto said. He also notices the sudden change in Yugi.
"Now Kaiba prepare yourself because it's time to duel." The new Yugi said.
"Even his voice changed!" Ichigo thought.
"Virtual Systems ready. So let's begin. I summon the mighty Hitotsu-me Giant!" Seto said and place a card down. From the stand, Ichigo noticed a spot glowed green. "Brace yourself. You've never dueled like this before." Seto said. From that green spot, appeared a green beast. Hit has a very ripped green body and one eye. The beast let out a roar and stood ready for Kaiba's order.
"He brought the monster on the card to life," Yugi said.
"It's my virtual simulator. It creates life-like holograms of every duel monster." Seto said.
"So this is how you beat my grandfather. Well, now it's my turn. I call on the Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress." With that, a blue dragon appeared and attacked Hitotsu-me Giant. While the duel continued, Mokuba and Eu showed up.
"Ichigo. Why is Big Brother dueling?" Mokuba asked. Ichigo explained to Mokuba and Eu while the duel continued. On Yugi's side, the blond-haired friend showed up and cheered Yugi on after getting over his fear of the monsters. All the viewers resumed watching the duel. In response to Hitotsu-me Giant's destruction, he summoned Saggi the Dark Clown. Kaiba then used a Magic Card Negative Energy Generator, which tripling the ATK of a Dark Type monster and destroyed Yugi's Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress. Yugi then set Sangan (2), Battle Steer, and Torike to stall against Saggi.
"You're not faring any better than the old man Yugi. Your deck is just as weak and feeble as your grandfather." Seto commented.
"Ichigo. Why is Big Brother acting like an arrogant dick?" Mokuba asked.
"One… language." Ichigo said.
"Hey!" Mokuba responded.
"Two… I believed he is cursed to act like this." Ichigo said.
"Say what!?" Mokuba yelled.
"I'll explain when this is over," Ichigo said. In response to Seto's comment, Yugi summoned Gaia the Fierce Knight and defeated Saggi the Dark Clown.
"Alright, Kaiba. Your move." Yugi said.
"Ha. This will be over sooner than you think" Seto said and drew his card. "I call on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Seto yelled and place the card on the field. When the dragon appeared, everyone was shocked. Yugi and the blond kid were shocked because they didn't know Seto had one. Mokuba was shocked that Seto drew into it. Ichigo and Eu were shocked for another reason. "Kisara… why are you in this game?" Ichigo asked mentally.
"What are you talking about?" Kisara replied before looking at what Ichigo was seeing. "What the hell?" Kisara said. Everyone in Ichigo's mindscape also seeing Kisara's dragon form in front of them. Valiona was laughing at Kisara's problem. "Shut up. I bet you have a form in this game." Kisara yelled back.
"You wish," Valiona responded. Ichigo could hear Kisara complain that the game made her dragon form look fat. Ichigo chuckled and resume watching the duel. Eu noticed that Ichigo's eyes slightly twitched. Eu looked at Ichigo. Ichigo noticed Eu looking at him.
"Later," Ichigo said and resume watching the duel. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon just finished destroying Gaia the Fierce Knight. Yugi was forced to use Horn Imp and Beaver Warrior to protect himself against Blue-Eyes' attacks.
"In your entire deck, there's not a single card that can stand up against a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. So what hope do you have against two?" Seto said and summoned another Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "Why don't you just admit defeat Yugi?" Seto said. Yugi managed to draw Swords of Revealing Light (3) which prevented Seto from using his two Blue-Eyes from attacking. Seto simply ended his turn (1/3). Yugi set another monster down to protect his life points.
"Draw whatever card you like but, it won't change a thing. My dragons may be frozen for another two turns but, my new monster is under no such spell." Seto said I summon Judge Man! He has an attack power of 2,200." The new monster summoned and quickly attack Yugi's set monster, revealing Rude Kaiser (2/3). Yugi summoned the Dark Magician and attacked Judge Man. Seto paid no attention to another of his monster's destruction.
"A sacrifice that doesn't even faze me. Although ether dragon could move for one more turn, my next card is the third Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Seto declared and summoned his third and final Blue-Eyes. It made quick work destroying Yugi's Dark Magician. "Draw your last pathetic card so I can end this Yugi," Seto said, expecting the outcome.
"My grandpa's deck has no pathetic cards Kaiba but, it does contain the unstoppable Exodia!" Yugi said and reveal Exodia the Forbidden One.
"Impossible!" Seto yelled.
"I have assembled all five pieces. All five pieces to unlock the forbidden seal." Yugi said. On Yugi's side of the field, a five-pointed star appeared. From the left side, a giant right fist punched from the void to the field. Then the right fist. Next, the head appeared. From it, the rest of the body appeared.
"Impossible!" Seto yelled panicking in the meaning of his appearance. "Exodia, you said?! Did you just create a miracle?!" Seto said. Exodia's hand game together and a ball of energy started to form in its hand.
"Exodia... OBLITERATE!" Yugi declared. Exodia hearing his orders fired the energy beam towards Seto's field. The energy beam destroyed all the Blue-Eyes on the field and wiping out all Seto's life points. "You play for power Kaiba. That is why you lost. But, if you put your heart in the game. There is nothing you can't do." Yugi said.
"But...but how? How could I have lost to him?" Seto said, trying to how he lost to Yugi.
"Kaiba… you lost because you have darkness in your heart." Yugi said. Ichigo and Eu suddenly felt a large surge of Reiatsu. They looked at Yugi's side and could see a golden light in the shape of an eye on Yugi's forehead. "MIND CRUSH!" Yugi said. Ichigo and Eu felt the wave of reiatsu going toward Seto. Ichigo wasn't able to react on time to Seto getting hit by the attack. Seto fell unconscious from the attack. Ichigo quickly took the card that Seto stole out of his pocket. Ichigo noticed that is it another Blue-Eyes White Dragon and gave it to Mokuba.
"Mokuba give this back to Yugi. This is not Seto's Blue-Eyes." Ichigo said and gave the card to Mokuba before running to where Seto is laying. Mokuba looked at the card and confirmed that the card in his hand is a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Mokuba looked and found Yugi about to leave the stadium.
"YUGI! WAIT!" Mokuba yelled and ran toward Yugi. Yugi looked and see a kid running towards him. Mokuba stopped running and tried to regain his breath. Once done, he looked at Yugi and handed the card to him.
"Ichigo… told… me to give this back to you." Mokuba said.
"Tell him to thank you for keeping the terms of the duel," Yugi said and resume walking out. Mokuba quickly ran back to Seto's side and see Ichigo piggyback carrying Seto out. Mokuba guided Ichigo to where the car was. Once everyone is in the car, Mokuba ordered the driver to drive them back to the Mansion.
"Ok. Spill. You know something is going on." Mokuba said towards Ichigo.
"Mokuba. I will explain everything to you and your brother together." Ichigo said.
"Ok." Mokuba accepted. Everyone soon arrived back at the Mansion. Ichigo placed Seto in his bedroom. Mokuba quickly called a doctor to inspect Seto. The doctor reported that Seto appears to be unconscious. The doctor told them to allow Seto to wake up by himself. With that, the doctor left. Mokuba began to walk around mumbling. Ichigo and Eu manage to hear a few words from Mokuba. Something regarding "Yugi's fault…" and "How can it be fixed."
"Kyōka. Are you able to detect any problems with Seto?" Ichigo asked.
"Well… from the technique used on Seto, it was able to exorcised (4) whatever that was influencing his mind. However, it appears Yugi was ether inexperienced with the technique or have not done it for a long time." Kyōka explained.
"How?" Ichigo asked.
"Yugi used his reiatsu and forced the influence out is he out of Seto's mind. By doing so destroyed Seto's mind." Kyōka said.
"WHAT!" Ichigo thought.
"Yugi didn't destroy the mind itself. What Yugi did was destroyed how Seto's mind was organized." Kyōka said. She noted that Ichigo did not understand it. "Ichigo, just imagine Seto's mind like a library. Each memory is neatly organized like books. What Yugi did was he destroyed all the shelves for the book. Seto's mind shut itself down, causing him to fall unconscious, to fix this." Kyōka explained.
"I see… Is there any way to help him?" Ichigo said.
"Well… I might be able to help Seto out if you use Yomu Kioku since it allows me to influence his memories." Kyōka suggested.
"Ok then. Get ready." Ichigo said. Ichigo summoned Tsuki no Hansha. Mokuba was surprised to see a katana suddenly appearing out of thin air. "Eu. Hold Mokuba down and seal the room." Ichigo ordered. Eu quickly pinned Mokuba down.
"ICHIGO! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?" Mokuba yelled as he tried to break free of Eu's grip.
"Shatter…" Ichigo began. Eu quickly closed her eyes and forced Mokuba's head down. "Kyōka Suigetsu," Ichigo said and unsealed Kyōka. "Yomu Kioku," Ichigo said and stabbed Kyōka in Seto. Mokuba managed to look up and see Ichigo stabbing Seto.
"YOU BASTARD! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING! YOU ARE KILLING MY BROTHER!" Mokuba yelled. Ichigo sighed.
"Eu. If you please." Ichigo said. Eu quickly knocked Mokuba out and let go of him. Ichigo then told Eu what Yugi did and what Kyōka is currently doing for Seto.
Seto's Mindscape
Seto woke up on the floor. "Where am I?" Seto said looking around. Seto looked and see his entire estate in ruins. Seto quickly ran towards the estate looking around to see what caused the damages and how to fix them. Seto pulled out a phone and tried to call someone to fix this. However, the phone did not connect to anyone. After a few attempts, Seto threw his phone in rage. "Dame it!" he yelled.
"Looks like you need help," Kyōka said as she floated down.
"Who are you?" Seto asked.
"My name is Kyōka. I am a friend of Ichigo." Kyōka said.
"What does Ichigo have to do with this? Also, where are we?" Seto asked.
"Well… indirectly a lot. As for where we are, were in your mind." Kyōka said.
"What?" Seto said, trying to understand that Kyōka was saying. Suddenly the ground a few feet from them exploded. "What the!" Seto yelled in shock.
"Your mindscape needs to be fixed," Kyōka said.
"What are you talking about?" Seto said.
"You need to focus. Focus on what you want to be done and fixed." Kyōka said. "Your memories are like books. Those memories are organized by using shelves and the base of your estate. Make it happen." Kyōka ordered.
"How!?" Seto asked.
"Just imagine how you want it to look," Kyōka explained.
"Fine," Seto said and began to concentrate. Kyōka and Seto spent what Seto felt like days fixing Seto's mindscape. Eventually, they finished the work.
"Good job Seto. Are you ready to wake up?" Kyōka asked.
"I am. Will I see you again?" Seto asked.
"You will. Ichigo will explain the situation clearer." Kyōka said.
"Wait. How do I get out of here?" Seto asked.
"Just will yourself out. Just like how you willed the buildings to reform." Kyōka said and her figure shattered into rainbow particles. Seto looking at his former guest's spot, Kaiba forced himself out of his mindscape. Suddenly Seto saw white.
Outside
Ichigo and Eu were reading books in Seto's bedroom when Kyōka appeared in front of them.
"Did it work?" Ichigo asked.
"It did. He should be upright about now." Kyōka said. Ichigo and Eu looked at the bed. They could see Seto's body slowly moving.
"What a dream," Seto said.
"About losing to Yugi or having your mindscape rebuilt with my help?" Ichigo asked.
"About the… wait what did you say?" Seto asked.
"I'll explain in a bit. Let me wake Mokuba up." Ichigo said and stood up and went to the bathroom. Seto looked and could see an unconscious Mokuba sitting on a chair. Ichigo had two cups of water in his hand. He gave Seto one cup and threw the water at Mokuba.
"AH!" Mokuba yelled being abruptly woken from his dream. Mokuba then glared at Ichigo seeing that he help an empty glass in his hand.
"Instead of glaring at me, why don't you look at your brother? He just woke up." Ichigo said. Mokuba looked and could see his older brother regain consciousness.
"BIG BROTHER!" Mokuba yelled and hugged his brother. "I had a weird dream where Eu pinned me down while Ichigo stabbed you with a katana," Mokuba said.
"That is very weird and oddly specific," Seto commented.
"That is because it wasn't a dream. It happened." Ichigo said and summoned Tsuki no Hansha. The two brothers were surprised at the appearance of the katana. "Before you do anything stupid, allow me to explain," Ichigo said.
"Ok. Ichigo." Seto said.
"But Big Brother. He stabbed you with a katana." Mokuba argued.
"I did stab you, Seto. If you look, you can see no stab wound. How it happens will also be explained if you allow me." Ichigo said.
"Alright then," Seto said. Ichigo spent an hour explaining the concept of Shinigami, Hollows, and Yōkai.
"The real reason why Eu and I are here is due to the surge of Egyptian magic here in Domino City," Ichigo said.
"Egyptian magic?" Seto asked.
"Yes. Just like what caused Yugi to become other Yugi." Ichigo said and pulled Seto's laptop and played Yugi's transformation. "To clarify which Yugi we are talking about were going to call the other Yugi Yami," Ichigo said.
"Ok," Seto said.
"Well when you received that letter yesterday morning, I sense reiatsu on the letter. From what I believe, the letter caused me to willing to do evil things. You said that the letter was from a man named Max something." Ichigo said.
"Maximillion Pegasus?" Seto said.
"Yes, that is his name," Ichigo said. "After losing the duel, Yami attempted to use some sort of exorcism technique to get rid of the evil influence. In Yami's inexperience or lack of practice, the technique also destroyed a lot of your mindscape." Ichigo said.
"What is a mindscape?" Mokuba questioned.
"A mindscape is a world of your own in your mind," Kyōka said as she appeared.
"Kyōka!" Seto said, surprised to see his guest out here.
"Hello, Kyōka. Let me explain what happened to the point where I stabbed Seto." Ichigo said.
"Ok," Kyōka said.
"Now… where was I… when Yami Yugi used that technique it destroyed most of your mindscape. In an attempt to prevent you from going insane, your mind shut itself down which caused you to fall unconscious. I then summoned Tsuki no Hansha. Released Kyōka Suigetsu and used one of her abilities called Yomu Kioku. This allows me to enter the mind of someone when that person is cut by her blade." Ichigo said.
"From there, I helped Seto rebuilt his mindscape. The time ratio from the real-world and mindscape varies on how strong you are. Seto, you may have a strong reincarnated soul which caused your mindscape's time ratio to be quite slow." Kyōka said.
"Ok... now that everyone is caught up… What are we going to do?" Seto said.
"First off Big Brother, we need to do something to regain KaibaCorp's reputation," Mokuba said.
"Now you mentioned it, I found a recording that might interest you. It is time-stamped right after your duel with Yugi." Ichigo said and loaded the file. The video file reveals Maximillion Pegasus talking with five other men. The first man appears a fair-skinned old man with gray hair, who is partially bald. He is short, fat, and carries a cane. He wears a double-breasted tan suit. The second man has brown hair, brown eyes, and a mustache. He is fairly short and appears to be middle-aged. He has furled eyebrows, giving him a Middle Eastern look. Crump is fair-skinned. He wears a double-breasted green suit. The third man wears glasses and has dark hair. He is wearing an ordinary black suit. The fourth man appears tall and has brown hair and dark skin. Just like the previous person, he is wearing an ordinary suit. The last person is tall and has brown hair. Once again this person has a strange liking to ordinary suits.
"Gansley, Crump, Johnson, Leichter, and Nezbitt you cheating bastard," Seto commented.
"I hope you all heard the unfortunate news regarding Seto," Pegasus said.
"We have," Gansley said. "So what did you call this meeting for?"
"I hope that you all will sell your shares of KaibaCorp to me," Pegasus said. A few of the executives were giving him questionable looks. "We need to renovate KaibaCorp. So, this is the only way for the company to survive the loss of funding." Pegasus explained his reason.
"We understand your inquiry," Johnson said.
"However, there is one condition," Leichter said.
"Oh?" Pegasus said.
"The reason for this downturn is... because of that boy named Yugi," Gansley said.
"To gain the trust from everyone back... you have to defeat that boy," Nezbitt said.
"Mr. Pegasus if you complete this condition... we will hold a board meeting without Seto Kaiba to discuss his dismissal." Crump offered.
"Thenceforth, all of KaibaCorp will be in your hands," Gansley said.
"To win over that boy Yugi will be very easy!" Pegasus said.
"One more thing. The key to the lock of the dismissal application is hidden from us. We believe the key is with Seto Kaiba's little brother, Mokuba." Gansley said.
"Oh, no problem! Leave that to me!" Pegasus said. With that, Ichigo ended the recording.
"Big brother, you gave the key to me?" Mokuba said in shock.
"I did. I will not tell you or anyone here what it is exactly but, you are guarding it." Seto said.
"So… What are we going to do now?" Mokuba asked.
"The first thing is for you to go apologies to Yugi and his Grandfather for what you did," Ichigo said.
"Ok," Seto said.
"From there, I want to see if I could talk to Yami to see if he remembers anything from his past," Ichigo said.
"Ok. We'll do this in the evening." Seto said. Mokuba helped Seto get up from the bed and Seto began looking over various paperwork related to KaibaCorp. Ichigo and Eu left the bedroom.
"So… Seto likes Kisara's dragon form." Eu said once they are far enough from the room."
"Yep. Somehow, someone designed Blue-Eyes White Dragon to look exactly like her." Ichigo said.
"Coincidence?" Eu asked.
"I'm not sure right now," Ichigo said.
"We need more info. It may be possible this is linked to the past." Ichigo theorized. Soon the day is over and Ichigo, Eu, Mokuba and Seto drove to Yugi's place. Ichigo and Eu made quick work of a group of thugs that were dressed as construction workers. Ichigo took a picture of each of their faces and IDs. Eventually, the group managed to finally arrive at Yugi's place. Ichigo walked up to the door and knocked on the door. The door opened and a young man with brown hair crept his head out.
"Your Seto's bodyguard… Ichigo right?" The man asked.
"Yes, I am. Could we see Yugi right now?" Ichigo asked.
"I'm not sure. Something just happened and Yugi's grandfather just collapsed." Tristan said.
"Let me see," Ichigo said. "I have medical experience," Ichigo said. Tristan let go of the door and opened it, allowing everyone to enter. Tristan guided everyone to the living room where everyone could see a collapsed grandfather and Yugi yelling at the TV. The Téa and the Joey noticed their friend returning.
"Kaiba!" Joey yelled. "What are you doing here? Causing more trouble right now?" Joey accused.
"Look. Yugi stop yelling at the TV and explain why your grandfather lost his soul?" Ichigo asked.
"WHAT!?" Everyone except Yugi yelled.
"How do you know?" Yugi asked quietly.
"I deal with spirits a lot. So I can tell when a body is missing a soul." Ichigo said. Yugi deciding to trust Ichigo told him what just happened. While this is happening, Seto called his private doctor to set up a room for Yugi's grandfather at his estate. During the story, Joey and Tristan helped carry Yugi's grandfather to Seto's doctor to take care of his body.
"So… you were challenged by Maximillion Pegasus to a 15-minute duel. Maximillion Pegasus has an object named Millennium Eye, which allows him to read your mind. From there, you lost and he took your grandfather's soul to motivate you to enter and meet him in the finals." Ichigo said.
"That is correct," Yugi said.
"We need to find a way to prevent Maximillion Pegasus from using his Millennium Eye from finding out about this," Seto said.
"How?" Joey asked.
"I believe I can help," Kyōka said and manifested herself. Scaring everyone except Ichigo, Eu, and Seto.
"Who is she?!" Yugi asked.
"Her name is Kyōka. She is a spirit that lives in my mind." Ichigo explained.
"My idea is that if you all allow, set temporary guardians in your mind to defend your mind from intruders," Kyōka said.
"How?" Everyone asked.
"How it is going to work is that I need to stab you with this Katana," Ichigo said and summoned Tsuki no Hansha. "From there, Kyōka will help guide the process of organizing and creating mind guardians to protect your mind," Ichigo said. "Who wants to go first?" Ichigo asked.
"I will." Joey volunteered.
"Ok. Yugi do you have a spare bedroom we can use?" Ichigo asked.
"We do," Yugi said. Why?"
"The person receiving is the help first will fall unconscious. I want to make the person feel the most comfortable when doing this." Ichigo explained. Yugi stood up and guided Ichigo and Joey to the spare room and left the two.
"Joey lay down and close your eyes and relax," Ichigo said. Joey did as ordered. "Shatter…Kyōka Suigetsu." Ichigo said and unsealed Kyōka. "Yomu Kioku," Ichigo said and stabbed Joey. While, Ichigo waited, Kyōka help guide Joey on creating his mental defenses. While this happened, Ichigo assimilates all the new information he is getting from Yomu Kioku. Twenty minutes later, Kyōka appeared back in his mindscape.
"Are you alright?" Ichigo asked.
"I am," Kyōka replied. Soon Joey woke up.
"How you feel?" Ichigo asked.
"Good. I feel that I can think clearly and remember a lot more things." Joey commented.
"That is the usual effect that happens from doing this," Ichigo said. As he guides Joey back to the group. "Who's next?" Ichigo asked. From Tristan volunteered. Then Tea. Mokuba followed after. The last person left was Yugi. "Let's go Yugi," Ichigo said and the two walked to the spare room. "For you… it is going to be very different compared to the others." Ichigo said.
"Why?" Yugi asked.
"You and Yami are two souls sharing one body," Ichigo said.
"Yami?" Yugi asked.
"I dubbed the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle as Yami," Ichigo explained.
"How is it going to be difficult?" Yugi asked.
"For you… your souls don't live in one mind. Rather two separate minds that are connected." Ichigo said.
"So anything else different compared to the others?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. Both you and Yami must meet in the middle. This will allow Kyōka to help both of you cooperate to build your defenses. That way both of you will know how to get to these doors. Once done. She will help build the defenses in each of your minds. That way each other's private thoughts remain private." Ichigo explained.
"Ok," Yugi said. With that Yugi laid down on the bed.
"Shatter…Kyōka Suigetsu." Ichigo said and unsealed Kyōka. "Yomu Kioku," Ichigo said and stabbed Yugi.
Crossroad Mindscape
Kyōka appeared in front of a hallway. One side of the hallway appears built using purple bricks. While the other side of the hallway is a dark brown with various color veins all over the wall. As she walks closer the finds two doors. On the side of the purple bricks, a golden door appears. While on the dark brown side, a black door with veins and a golden eye appear. Kyōka went and knocked on both doors. Both doors opened and she could see Yugi and Yami facing her.
"Are you two ready to begin?" Kyōka asked.
"I am," Yugi said.
"I am also ready," Yami said. With that, the three worked on constructing the outer barrier to protect the crossroads. Eventually, the three finished building the outer defense and returned to the crossroad.
"We finished the outer protection," Kyōka said.
"I am tired," Yugi said.
"So am I," Yami said.
"Now we need to work on the inner defenses of your room," Kyōka said.
"Ok," Yugi said.
"I believe I am fine," Yami said.
"You sure?" Kyōka asked.
"Yes. I believe it is fine." Yami replied. With that, Yami went back to his room. Yugi and Kyōka went inside Yugi's room. From there, Kyōka helped Yugi set up his mindscape. Once Kyōka determined that the protections are met, Kyōka left Yugi's mind.
Outside
Ichigo was sitting down reading a book about Duel Monsters. Eventually, Kyōka appeared back in his mind.
"You finished?" Ichigo asked.
"Yes. It was very tiring to get this done." Kyōka commented.
"Likely I won't need your help out here for a while," Ichigo said.
"… I better help Hōgyoku organize everything." Kyōka said and went back into her part of the mindscape. Ichigo stood up and stretched. A few seconds later, Yugi woke up. The rest of the group went back to Yugi's living room.
"Now that we finished all of that, what else should we do?" Mokuba asked.
"You received that box with a glove and two stars right?" Seto asked as he points at the box."
"Yes," Yugi confirmed.
"There should also be a white envelope inside," Seto said. Yugi went to the box and pulled the glove and the two stars out. Underneath them, it revealed a white envelope. Yugi opened the white envelope and revealed five cards.
"I'm invited to the Duelist Kingdom!?" Yugi said in shock.
"Makes sense doesn't it," Ichigo said. Yugi and his friends look at him confused. "Why would Pegasus want you to go to the Duelist Kingdom?" Ichigo asked them. "The reason is so Pegasus would be able to defeat Yugi and get his hands on KaibaCorp," Ichigo explained. "Normally you wouldn't bother with the tournament. However, Kaiba's board told Pegasus that for them to sell their shares, Pegasus needed to avenge the company by defeating you in a duel. For Pegasus to get you to agree with attending the event, Pegasus stole your grandfather's soul as a bargaining chip." Ichigo explained. Yugi then looked at the castle card to read the rules of the event.
"Each player begins the Duel with 2000 Life Points. Direct attacking the opponent is not allowed. Only one monster is allowed to declare an attack per turn. Players can Normal Summon monsters of any Level without Tributing. When a monster is destroyed by a card effect, the controller of that card takes damage equal to half of that monster's ATK. At the beginning of the event, all participants will have at most 40 cards on them at all times. The exception to this rule if the player had an extra deck. All participants of the tournament must have at least 1 star or will be sent off the island." Yugi said once he finishes reading the rules.
"Joey catch," Ichigo said and threw him the dueling glove.
"What?" Joey asked in confusion.
"Pegasus mailed two boxes to Seto's mansion," Ichigo said. "Pegasus probably wrote the rules to allow me to participate in the tournament and allow me to bring Mokuba along. However, he didn't realize that I am not a duelist." Ichigo said.
"You could also not show up and not bring Mokuba along," Seto commented.
"However, if I am not there, who would save you?" Ichigo said. "Also Mokuba would sneak off to the island anyways."
"Your… right." Seto said.
"Well… I need to make sure I got camping gear for those two days." Ichigo said. Everyone looked at him confused. "Wait. None of you know that the initial phase of the tournament lasts 48 hours outside of the castle…" Ichigo said. All of Yugi's friends were surprised at the new information Ichigo told them. The tournament is tomorrow night not giving all of them much time to buy camping gear. What makes the situation even worse is that none of the four went camping before.
"Ichigo. Can you please help us?" Téa asked while puppy-eye pout. Luckily, Ichigo had prior experience with dealing with the dreaded puppy-eye pout.
"Téa. You need to ask Seto." Ichigo said while not flinching. Téa stood up and walked towards Seto.
"Seto. Can you allow Ichigo to help us?" Téa asked while giving him the puppy-eye pout. In Seto's seventeen years of existence, he has dealt with the corrupted businessman, politician, and kidnappers but he was never prepared for this.
"ICHIGO!" Seto yelled. Everyone was laughing at the scene.
"Yes, Seto?" Ichigo asked trying not to break character.
"HELP ME!" Seto yelled.
"Ok," Ichigo said. "Sure. Seto said I could help you with the gear." Ichigo said. The rest of the gang began thanked Ichigo and Seto for helping them. "However, you all most bring enough food and clothing to last the initial phase of the tournament," Ichigo said. Meanwhile, Seto glared at Ichigo for making him suffer through that.
"Wait. How are we going to get on board the ship? Everyone has a valid way to get on the ship. Téa and I don't." Tristan questioned.
"You two could say in the cargo hold area for the ride," Ichigo said. With that planned, Ichigo, Mokuba, and Seto left. On the ride back, Mokuba asks Ichigo a question.
"Ichigo," Mokuba asked.
"Yes?" Ichigo responded.
"Aren't you worried about Yuzu and Karin?" Mokuba asked.
"About… what exactly?" Ichigo asked.
"Wouldn't they be at risk of Pegasus decided to kidnap them as well," Mokuba asked.
"Well… you are technically right that I should be worried about Yuzu and Karin. However, they are staying with friends who could protect them." Ichigo said. Eventually, they all arrived at home. Ichigo decided to call Issei to see if they could keep an eye on Yuzu and Karin. Ichigo brought his phone out and dialed Issei's number.
"Hello?" Issei said.
"Issei. This is Ichigo." Ichigo said.
"Hello, Ichigo-senpai," Issei said.
"Issei. Are you guys going to be busy for the next few days?" Ichigo asked.
"Um… actually yes we are. Our entire peerage is about to go to the Underworld for some training." Issei explained.
"I see…" Ichigo said.
"Is there anything going on?" Issei asked.
"Don't worry about it. Do you know how long you are staying there?" Ichigo asked.
"Um… according to Buchou, we're likely staying there for at least three weeks," Issei said.
"Ok. Thanks." Ichigo said.
"No problem Ichigo-senpai. Sorry for not able to watch over Yuzu and Karin." Issei apologized.
"No problem," Ichigo said and hung up. Ichigo then walked towards Eu's room and knocked on the door. She let him in and Ichigo quickly explained the situation to her.
"So you want me to watch over Yuzu and Karin for the three weeks Rias and her peerage is in the underworld," Eu asked.
"Yes," Ichigo said.
"Ok," Eu said and used Yūyami to teleport out. Ichigo left her room and went to Seto's room and update him regarding Eu.
"So… Eu is now guarding your sisters." Seto said.
"Yes," Ichigo replied.
"How will this work out?" Seto asked.
"Well… we could have it where all three of us stay together. If you get captured, Mokuba and I will quickly run away preventing Pegasus from getting the combination to the vault." Ichigo answered.
"So… together as in with everyone from Yugi's group," Seto asked.
"Likely…" Yugi said.
"No thanks," Seto said.
"Well… we could give them my old gear." Ichigo said and pull out the camping gear he stole from home. "While I go to buy some new gear for all three of us," Ichigo said.
"Wouldn't they still ask for help?" Seto asked.
"I told them we will supply than with the gear. We don't need to physically be there." Ichigo said. "Maybe the first time to teach them how to properly set up the camping equipment," Ichigo added.
"Ok," Seto said and handed Ichigo a credit card. "Use this to buy three of our new camping gear and food to last the entire initial phase of the tournament," Seto said.
"Are either of you picky eater?" Ichigo asked.
"Why?" Seto asked.
"Most of the food would likely be instant food. Unless I manage to catch some fish or gather berries." Ichigo said.
"I am fine with that. As for Mokuba… I'm not so sure." Seto said. With that, Ichigo left the room and went to find Mokuba.
"Mokuba are you a picky eater?" Ichigo asked.
"Not really. Why?" Mokuba asked.
"Well, most of the food I would likely bring would be instant food. Unless I manage to catch some fish or gather berries, that is what I am going to bring." Ichigo explained.
"Could they not have vegetables?" Mokuba whispered. Ichigo smiled.
"Well… maybe a little from instant noodles but, other than that no vegetables." Ichigo said.
"Ok," Mokuba said. Ichigo left the Mansion and drove his Black Challenger SRT Hellcat to a camping store to buy the camping gear and fishing gear. Luckily the camping store sold a variety of camping food. Eventually, the total racked up to 23504 yen (about 200 dollars). Ichigo quickly swiped with Seto's card and put everything back in his car and drove back to Seto's mansion. Once he arrived back, Ichigo sent all the gear to his mindscape to safely store it. With that done, Ichigo returned the card to Seto with the receipt if Seto wanted to review Ichigo's purchases.
Night Time: Domino City Harbor
Seto decided. That he will arrive separately to the island. It would give the allusion that Seto is in a coma. Since the media is reporting that Seto is unconscious. Ichigo and Mokuba showed up to the port. Ichigo and Mokuba showed the guard that they don't have a glove. However, they do have a starship and a duel monster card. The guards attempted to not allow them on. However, Ichigo pulled out the rule card and showed them that they do have the minimum requirements. The guards were forced to allow them on. Ichigo took a quick photo of the guards before walking up on the boat. Ichigo noticed that Yugi and Joey got on safely. Thirty minutes later, the ship began to sail. Ichigo could detect that Téa and Tristan managed to get in the cargo hold safely. As the four began to explore the main floor Yugi, Joey and Mokuba began to trade various cards with other participants. After twenty minutes of trading, the group of four stopped by a table to talk.
"I managed to trade cards with someone," Joey said.
"Let me have a look," Yugi said. Joey allowed Yugi to see the cards Joey traded for. "Salamander, Kauai with Chain, Baby Dragon, and Shield and Sword," Yugi said as he read each card's name. "Yeah, these Magic and Trap Cards you obtained should expand your strategies much farther than before," Yugi said.
"It is surprising that some people traded these commons and rare cards to you Joey," Mokuba commented. Ichigo wacked Mokuba in the head. "HEY!" he yelled and glared at Ichigo.
"You are starting to sound like an arrogant rich kid," Ichigo commented.
"Now I can get my hands on the championship!" Joey boast. Yugi and Mokuba chucked at Joey's boast.
"It won't be as easy as you seem to be thinking," Yugi said. Suddenly Yugi remembered something. "That's right. You can use this one too." Yugi said and open his card box. He pulled out a card and gave it to Joey. "It'll come in handy when you're in trouble," Yugi said and presented the card to Joey. "Really!? Thank you, Yugi." Joey said.
Suddenly a guy wears large round yellow glasses. His turquoise hair is arranged in a "Beatles' Haircut" fashion, and his eyes are blue. His outfit consists of a green jacket with a raised collar, a white shirt underneath, a red bow tie, brown trousers, and brown shoes. He looked at Yugi a lot. Yugi also noticed the guy looking at him constantly.
"Hello, again Yugi." The green-haired boy said.
"Weevil Underwood," Yugi said in surprise.
"The night wind feels so good." Weevil said as he looked out to the ocean. He then turned to face Yugi. "By the way, did you trade for any good cards?"
"No. I decided to fight using the cards I came here with." Yugi answered.
"I thought so." Weevil said.
"You've got the cards you used to defeat Kaiba in that deck. Exodia, right?" Weevil asked.
"As expected of you." Yugi repined.
"Hey, mind if I take a look at these legendary cards?" Weevil asked.
"No," Ichigo said and walked in between the two.
"Why Ichigo?" Yugi asked cluelessly.
"Weevil is one of your opponents in this tournament. If he gets access to the cards what would happen if he accidentally lets go of them and they fly off the ship." Ichigo said. Yugi now realizing what could have happened to his cards.
"Dang it." Weevil said and quickly left after his plan was spoiled. "I'll get your back Ichigo. You'll be the first one I duel in this tournament!" Weevil vowed.
"Thank you, Ichigo." Yugi thanked. "I would have let him look at Exodia and imagine what could have happened."
"No kidding," Joey said.
"No problem. I just want this tournament to be over with." Ichigo commented. With that done, the four enjoyed the rest of their ride. Soon everyone got tired and went to sleep. Ichigo stayed up to make sure no one attempts to sabotage Yugi's or Joey's attempt to win or attempt to kidnap Mokuba again. With Ichigo's enhanced sights, Ichigo noticed an island with a castle-like structure. Ichigo went and woke up the other three. The other three woke up confused as who woke them up. Ichigo guided the three to the bow (5) of the ship. When they arrived at the bow, they are fully awake. When they stood there the sun was rising. The four enjoyed the sunrise. The four enjoyed the mood. At that moment, they all forgot what they were there for. Unfortunately, a loudspeaker came on.
"This is your Captain. We are arriving at Duelist Kingdom Island in one hour. I repeat. We are arriving at Duelist Kingdom Island in one hour." The speaker turned off. The four went back to the little compartments to pick up their bags. With that, they had some small talk and waited until the ship stopped. All the participants were told to get off and guided to a staging area. There was a person there. The person was big and wore a suit.
"Attention Duelist. Welcome to the Duelist Kingdom Tournament! My name is Kemo. I am here to remind all of you of the rules of the tournament." Kemo said. Kemo spent a few minutes reiterating all the rules involving the rules of the tournament. "In forty-eight hours, the initial phase of this tournament will be over. You must collect ten star-chips to enter the semi-finals of this tournament. You cannot give, steal or trade for star chips. With that good luck." Kemo said and walked off stage. Ichigo and the gang slowly walked away from the stage.
"Hold it!" Someone yelled. Ichigo and the gang looked behind them and could see Weevilrunning towards them. "Ichigo! I challenge you to a duel!" Weevil yelled.
"Sorry. I can't." Ichigo said.
"Why?" Weevil asked.
"Because. I don't have enough cards to play." Ichigo said.
"WHAT! Then why are you here then?" Weevil asked.
"Cause. I want to piss Pegasus off." Ichigo said and pointed at a camera. "Sorry, Pegasus. I'm here but I am not a duelist."
"However, I would accept your challenge," Yugi said.
"Deal!" Weevil said and the duel walked to the nearest Duel Stadium. Everyone was paying attention to the duel. Ichigo pulled out a computer sat down by a stump and began typing. Mokuba noticed that Ichigo wasn't paying attention to the duel.
"What are you doing?" Mokuba asked.
"I'm just looking at the KaibaCorp card list to see what cards I can use to make some decks," Ichigo said.
"Really?" Mokuba asked.
"Yes. At least one deck involving Blue-Eyes White Dragon." Ichigo answered.
"Why?" Mokuba asked even more curious.
"Reasons," Ichigo answered and resume typing. Ten minutes later, Yugi won the duel and claimed two more chips. Throughout the day, Yugi and Joey would continue to be challenged to a duel. By the end of the first night, Yugi and Joey each had seven stars. Ichigo brought out his equipment and began cooking dinner from them. After finishing it, Ichigo received a phone call. Ichigo looked and could see that it was Seto calling him.
"Hello?" Ichigo asked.
"Ichigo. I arrived at the island and got the necessary star chips." Seto said.
"Ok. Want me to come and get you?" Ichigo asked.
"No thanks. I'm already at the entrance." Seto said. With that done he hung up.
"That idiot," Ichigo said and put his phone away. Ichigo when back with typing on his computer. Soon it was night time and Ichigo asked Yhwach if he could guard the campsite. Yhwach agreed and everyone got some sleep. In the morning, everyone woke up and quickly put the gear away. With that Yugi and Joey continued to duel some more people.
Duelist Kingdom Day 2
During the duel between Joey and a duelist name Rex Raptor. It was revealed that Valiona also had a card. Kisara laughed and called karma on that. Seeing that Valiona also has a card in this game, Ichigo decided to look into making another deck based on her. Soon enough both of them have ten star chips each. The group of six walked up the stairs to the castle door. On the door, it appears to have a lock on it. On closer inspection, it is revealed that you need to put all ten chips in the door and turn it. Yugi placed his ten star chips in the door and started to turn it. Soon the ten chips went in and the door opened. The six walked in and was greeted by Mai who was also one of the semi-finalists. One of the suits escorted the group of seven to a ballroom.
Kemo came out and congratulated all the semifinalists. It was revealed that the other person was a man that goes by the name Bandit Keith. Kemo told them that the two semifinal duels will take place tomorrow. The day after will be the two winners of the semifinals against each other. Based on what card, each player has at that moment will determine who gets the prize money and who gets the opportunity to duel Pegasus. With that everyone was given rooms and who is dueling when. Yugi would be against Mai tomorrow. While the next day, Joey would be versus Keith. Ichigo and Mokuba roomed together so that Ichigo could guard Mokuba while everyone else had separate rooms. Ichigo asked Hōgyoku and Yhwach to guard the rooms in case anyone approaches.
Duelist Kingdom Semi-Finals
The next morning, the duel between Yugi and Mai commenced. Everyone else was allowed to watch from the balcony if they wished. While they dueled, Ichigo finished designing his Blue-Eyes deck. Ichigo saved the deck and went on to designing is Red-Eyes deck. Soon the duel finished with Yugi claiming victory. Everyone went back to their rooms and had lunch. After lunch, it was Joey against Bandit Keith. While Ichigo was working on designing his deck, Ichigo noticed that Keith was cheating. Ichigo looked towards Pegasus and slightly shook his head. With that done, Ichigo went back to the computer and resume typing. Soon enough Joey won the duel. Bandit Keith jumped over to where Pegasus's side knocked the two guards out and pointed a gun (6) at Pegasus and threatened him for the money. Pegasus calmly pressed a button and the floor panel Bandit Keith was standing on opened and Bandit Keith fell in. With that done, the two duels were finished.
Yugi and Joey spent their time in their rooms modifying their decks. Ichigo was working on his deck on the computer.
"Hey Ichigo," Mokuba asked
"Yes?" Ichigo replied.
"What deck are you working on right now? During Yugi's duel, you said you were done." Mokuba asked.
"Well… I am also working on another deck for Red-Eyes Black Dragon." Ichigo said.
"Personal reasons?" Mokuba guessed.
"Yes," Ichigo answered.
"Next thing you build is a deck revolving Chaos," Mokuba said sarcastically.
"Chaos?" Ichigo question.
"Chaos is a slang term used for a deck that is a mix of LIGHT and DARK attributed deck. Some would also use Twilight as well."(7) Mokuba said
"Ok. Thanks." Ichigo said and resume typing on the computer.
"You're likely going to create a deck based on Chaos," Mokuba said.
"Twilight," Ichigo answered. With that Mokuba resumed working on homework for school.
Duelist Kingdom Finals
Everyone woke up and ate breakfast before walking back down to watch the duel between Yugi and Joey. Ichigo managed to finish his Red-Eyes deck and currently working on balancing out the LIGHT and DARK in his Twilight deck. As Ichigo was working, Ichigo heard a loud commotion and could see that it appears Joey might win the duel since Joey was lucky with Time Wizard. Yami expected this and had sided in Dark Sage and won. Joey was happy that Yugi won. With that everyone went back to their rooms and Yugi got his deck prepared. Ichigo planned to have Kyōka to locate, free and bring Seto's body back to their room. She agreed and they have their plan for the true Finals of the tournament.
Duelist Kingdom True Finals
Yami was standing on the blue side of the field while Pegasus was standing on the red side. With that, the duel began. Pegasus used his Millennium Eye to turn the duel into a shadow game. Ichigo used his reiatsu to allow them to see the duel.
"Ichigo. I managed to get Seto's body. I also found where Pegasus is keeping both Seto's and Yugi's grandfather's soul."Kyōka said.
"Thanks," Ichigo said to Kyōka. The duel continued and no other magical events happened, Ichigo returned to the computer. Ichigo discovered that the Twilight deck is more complicated than both of the other decks. While Ichigo was building the deck, both Kisara and Valiona threw some input into the Twilight deck.
"Ichigo. What if you created a fusion of both of us?" Kisara said.
"Why?" Ichigo asked
"Because you need a symbol to the deck. For your Light and Darkness deck, we are the avatars to the decks. But, the Twilight doesn't have one." Valiona explained.
"What if I also add in the element of Ryūgonken to this deck as well?" Ichigo suggested.
"Then a fusion of all three of us," Kisara said. With new motivation and new ideas, Ichigo got down to work with his deck. He was so mesmerized with the development of the Twilight deck; he didn't pay attention to the duel. Luckily Yhwach told him the duel just finished. With that, the entire group got ready to find the stolen souls. Ichigo told the group he was able to locate the souls. They all ran towards the tower. While they were all running, Ichigo suddenly felt a blast of reiatsu.
"Just follow this path and enter the door on your left," Ichigo said and used Shunpō to reach the top of the tower. Right when Ichigo was about to enter the room, he heard some sort of beams firing at each other.
"Is this all the power the Millennium Eye can muster?!" someone said. A few seconds later, Ichigo heard a thud.
"Who are you?" Pegasus asked the person.
"I'm collecting the seven Millennium Items." The person said. Pegasus gasped in surprise. "Did you know, once one gathers all seven Millennium Items, you are granted a power strong enough to control the world." the stranger said.
"Stop!" Pegasus screamed in panic. Ichigo decided now is the time and quickly burst in and tackle the stranger.
"Ichigo!" Pegasus recognized the orange hair person.
"Dang it. Right when I was about to have it. We will meet again Pegasus and رسول أوزوريس ل [Osiris's Messenger] (8)." The stranger said and teleported out.
"Ichigo… thank you for helping me. How could I repay you?" Pegasus asked.
"A few questions before we continue," Ichigo said.
"Ok," Pegasus replied. Suddenly the remaining group barged in.
"Took you long enough." Ichigo joked. The remaining five collapsed on the floor tired. Then Kyōka brought Seto's body to the room and disappeared.
"Now then Pegasus. Please hand over the souls of my Grandfather." Yugi said once he regains his breath.
"As well as my older brother," Mokuba said.
"A deal is a deal," Pegasus said and walked over to a table and released the souls trapped in the cards. The souls soon returned to their bodies. Seto regained consciousness and seeing his brother safe and sound.
"Now then Pegasus. Let's start at the beginning. Why did you do all of this?" Ichigo asked.
"Well… that question also ties to why I have this as well." Pegasus said and revealed his Millennium Eye. "Before I start my tale, please be comfortable and only ask questions when I finished," Pegasus asked.
"Ok." Everyone agreed.
"Cecelia, that was the name of this young woman." Pegasus began and showed a duel monster card and a painting with the image of a young woman. "She was my lover and her past away from this world when I was at the age of seventeen. It has been 14 years since I first met her. My father was a wealthy man who managed casinos in Las Vegas. In the evening, important people assembled for parties. At that time I met my father's friend's daughter, Cecelia. It was love at first sight. We have always talked about our dreams. I dreamed of becoming an artist also, to travel to many countries. We swore the two of us would live together. Soon after I turned 17, Cecelia died of an incurable illness. For months, I stared at the blank canvas of my heart. My mother who studied Ancient Egyptian beliefs for her doctorate holds me that, according to Ancient Egyptian belief, souls lived on after death. Suddenly an idea struck me. Perhaps I could meet Cecelia if I used the techniques handed down in Ancient Egypt. I visited Egypt with that purpose in mind. In a certain village in Egypt, I met a young man. He warned me to leave the village. However, in my arrogant, I didn't listen to him and followed the man down to an underground chamber. When I ended up down there, I saw many Egyptian artifacts below. The young man I followed was at the center of the chamber. The young man noticed me and turned around.
"You ignored my warning." The young man said and two men suddenly grabbed me. I tried to break free from their grasp but they were too strong. "I am the guardian of the Millennium Items. The only way to leave this sacred place is to be one of those chosen by the Millennium Items as of their owner." The young man said and picked up the Millennium Eye and walked towards me. I tried to convince him that I will not talk about the chambers. "From this moment, you will be tested by this Millennium Eye. If it recognizes you as its owner, the Millennium Item will grant you one wish." The young man said.
"A wish?" I questioned.
"Right. The doors of the underworld will open and you will be able to see your lover again." The young man said.
"Cecelia," I said in the realization of my dreams about to come true. To see my beloved Cecelia once again.
"But if it doesn't recognize you as its owner, the only thing awaiting you is death." The young man said. With that, he brought the Millennium Eye to my left eye and pushed it in. I screamed in pain and the Millennium Eye glowed. Slowly the pain stopped and from my left eye, I felt something wet. Upon further inspection, I could see blood. From a white light, I could see my Cecelia coming towards me ready to embrace me. She came down and we embraced each other.
"I wanted to see you I wanted to see you, Cecelia," I said. Soon the image glowed pink and disappeared. I was left alone in the chamber crying. The only evidence of what happened was the millennium Eye in my left eye. When I returned from Egypt, I soon became aware of KaibaCorp's Virtual Simulation System. I hatched a plan. To materialize Cecelia's card, KaibaCorp had to be mine, no matter what it took." Pegasus finished his story.
"Honestly, you could have just asked me that you wanted to create a small custom virtual system. I was already working on a portable version." Seto said.
"Would you do it for him, Seto, if he requested it," Ichigo asked.
"Well… likely not." Seto admitted.
"So… now that you know Seto, would you commission one to be made?" Pegasus asked.
"Well…" Seto said unsure of the answer.
"Let me talk to him," Ichigo said and pulled Seto aside.
"Do it," Ichigo said.
"Why?" Seto asked.
"For one, you can use this a new way for a product. Partnering with Industrial Allusions and create memory cards and players. It allows any memory card, basically a photo of the person in a duel monster format, and displays their image. You could use this to see how popular the device is. Once you finished your new duel system, more people want to buy one." Ichigo offered.
"Not a bad idea," Seto said.
"Also it may allow for other joint projects with Industrial Allusion," Ichigo added.
"Alright then," Seto said. With that, the two walked back and the two looked at Pegasus. "Pegasus I accept your offer to make these virtual photosystems. In exchange, we make this a combined effort. Your company allows people to mail you photos of the person, make the cards and my company will sell the virtual system." Seto proposed. "You will also receive the final product and demonstrated it."
"Deal. Thank you Ichigo and Seto." Pegasus said. With that everyone stood up and stretched.
"Pegasus do you want me to take your Millennium Eye?" Ichigo asked.
"Why?" Pegasus asked.
"Because whoever that was who tried to steal your Millennium Eye will try to take it again," Ichigo explained.
"I agree with your logic. However, how would you protect it better than me?" Pegasus asked. Ichigo smirked and allowed a little of his reiatsu to be unsealed. Suddenly everyone was slammed to the floor and all but Ichigo felt as if something is pressing down on them like they're at the bottom of the ocean. Soon that feeling stopped and disappeared.
"Now do you believe I cannot protect the Millennium Eye?" Ichigo asked.
"I believe so," Pegasus said. Ichigo walked towards Pegasus and moved the hair from his Millennium Eye.
"I recommend laying down," Ichigo said. Pegasus laid down and Ichigo took a deep breath and the Millennium Eye and pulled. Pegasus screamed in pain as Ichigo pulled the Millennium Eye out. Once it was over, Ichigo sent the Millennium Eye to his mindscape. After that Ichigo began using medical kidō to begin healing the damaged tissue. After twenty minutes, Ichigo healed all of the damage and managed to close the eyelid on Pegasus's left eye.
"What should we do with him?" Mokuba asked.
"You guys leave. I'll wait for him to wake up." Ichigo said.
"Are you sure?" Yugi asked.
"Ya. I got this." Ichigo said. With that said, everyone went out of the room, leaving Ichigo and Pegasus alone. "You can come out now. I know you are hiding." Ichigo said. From the floor, a man wearing a pale white robe and turban. On his neck is a golden ankh with a key like bottom. While in his hand he has a golden scale.
"How did you detect me?" The guest asked.
"I can detect your reiatsu as well as the souls in those items," Ichigo said.
"You can sense the souls in the Millennium Items!?" The guest said.
"I can. Before we continue, can I get a name?" Ichigo asked.
"My name is Shadi. Yours?" Shadi asked.
"Ichigo," Ichigo said.
"Have you stolen the Millennium Eye from Pegasus?" Shadi asked.
"I did not take it from him. I asked and he allowed me to remove it from him." Ichigo said.
"You must give it back!" Shadi yelled. "They must be all sealed away!" Shadi yelled.
"It is my job to destroy all of them and release the souls trapped in them," Ichigo said.
"Your job?" Shadi asked.
"I am a Shinigami. It is a Shinigami's job to maintain the balance of life and death. When these Millennium Items awaken in Japan, Amaterasu allowed me to investigate since this is impacting her children." Ichigo answered.
"I see…" Shadi said.
"Yes. You are also going to explain to me why are these items so important." Ichigo said.
"No," Shadi said and began to sink below.
"Like Hell, I am going to let my lead in this investigation escape." Ichigo thought as he fired a Rikujōkōrō at Shadi. The kidō managed to stop Shadi from leaving. Ichigo grabbed him and forced him back up. Ichigo then took the Millennium Scales and Key from him and sent them into his mindscape.
"What did you do with them!" Shadi yelled as he tried to break free from the kidō.
"I sent them to a save space where no one but myself could access," Ichigo said. "Now then, are you going to explain to me the reason for the Millennium Items, why are they all important and why are you protecting them? Ichigo asked Shadi.
"No. I will not." Shadi said.
"Ok then," Ichigo said. Ichigo summoned Tsuki no Hansha. "Scatter… Kyōka Suigetsu… Yomu Kioku." Ichigo said and stabbed Shadi in the gut and quickly dismissing Tsuki no Hansha. Ichigo then set Shadi free from Rikujōkōrō and Shadi quickly disappeared with a lot of confusion. A few seconds later, Pegasus woke up.
"Ichigo… where did everyone else go?" Pegasus asked.
"I sent them all away since they really couldn't do anything," Ichigo said.
"Well… Thank you for all of your help." Pegasus said.
"No problem," Ichigo said.
"Is there something I could do for you?" Pegasus asked.
"Well… I just finished working on some decks and I was wondering if you could make them into actual decks." Ichigo said.
"Why me? You are working for KaibaCorp. You could get it made there." Pegasus said.
"True, however, some of the cards are new concepts and likely Seto would add it to this deck since one deck is entirely themed on Blue-Eyes," Ichigo explained.
"I see… Sure, let me see it tonight." Pegasus said.
"Thanks. I did as much as I could regarding your left eye. I made it where your eyelid is permanently closed so that way it does not look that abnormal." Ichigo said.
"Ok. Thanks. Tell the kids that in two hours at dinner, I will award Yugi-boy and Joey their prize." Pegasus said.
"Ok," Ichigo said and walked out. As he walked down Ichigo arrived at everyone's rooms and told them that Pegasus is fine and Pegasus will have the award ceremony during dinner. When dinner arrived, Pegasus officially awarded Yugi with the title of King of Games and awarded Joey the prize money. Once the formal ceremony was over, Pegasus told them that tomorrow there is a ship that will take them back to Domino Harbor. Everyone agreed to stay for one more night. Once dinner was over, everyone went back to their room and got ready to leave tomorrow. Ichigo took his laptop and went to Pegasus's room and he showed Pegasus the deck. Ichigo emailed Pegasus the decklist and card designs for every card. Pegasus told Ichigo that he'll call him when it is done. With that Ichigo went back to his room and went to bed.
The next morning, everyone got up and went to the harbor and set sail back to Domino City. When the ship arrived back, Pegasus had his bodyguards posted there and prevented the worst thing to ever be invented from attacking Yugi, Joey or Seto. Those mighty guards protected them from the viscous Fangirls. Once those three stepped off the ship the Fangirls grew vicious and Ichigo told everyone to quickly get into Seto's limo. Everyone ran to the Limo. Yugi barely made it in. Most of his shirt and pants were ripped and his hair was messed up. With that, the limo driver drove everyone back to their house. Luckily none of the Fangirls discovered their addresses or those demons would have camped outside of their houses. While they were in the Limo, the radio talked about some sort of Egyptian Exhibit of some sort. With that done, Ichigo, Mokuba, and Seto arrived back safely to the Kaiba Mansion.
"Man those Fangirls were vicious," Mokuba said.
"I agree," Seto said.
"It could be worse," Ichigo said.
"How?" Seto asked.
"They could be students at Domino High," Ichigo said. Suddenly reality smacked then in the head. Many of them were their age. High chances those demons were from their school.
"I… hate you right now," Seto said.
"Other than Fangirls, it couldn't get any worse," Mokuba said. Ichigo smacked Mokuba in the face. "OW!" Mokuba yelled. "What was that for?" Mokuba asked.
"Have you never watched any movies?" Ichigo asked. "Never say those words," Ichigo warned. Suddenly the Seto's phone rang and scaring Mokuba. Seto sighed and picked up the phone.
"What is it?" Seto said.
"You have an Ishizu Ishtar from the Egyptian Government who would like to speak to you." Seto's secretary said.
"Ishizu Ishtar?" Seto said. "Page her through," Seto said.
"Yes, Sir." Seto's secretary said.
"Hello?" A female voice said.
"You are Ishizu Ishtar. The curator of the Egyptian Exhibit that just arrived here yesterday correct?" Seto asked.
"I am. In two days, I would like you to come to my Egyptian Exhibit before it opens. I wish to show you something that would interest you." Ishizu asked.
"Ok. I'll come." Seto said.
"Ok. Make sure you come alone." Ishizu said and hung up the phone. Seto then hung up the phone and explained to Ichigo and Mokuba what is going on.
"See Mokuba you had to challenge her," Ichigo said.
"Her?" Mokuba asked.
"Fate. One does not simply challenge Fate. Unless you are strong enough to beat her at her own game." Ichigo said.
"Ichigo in two days, you are coming with me to this meeting," Seto said.
"Ok. I guess I need to brush up on my Egyptian history." Ichigo said and walked off."
Sticky Note!
1. The rules they are playing in are the Duelist Kingdom rules. Each player begins the Duel with 2000 Life Points. Direct attacking the opponent is not allowed. Only one monster is allowed to declare an attack per turn. Players can Normal Summon monsters of any Level without Tributing.
2. As of this moment, Sangan is treated as a normal monster.
3. As of this moment, Swords of Revealing Light's effect only works on monsters that are on the field at the time this card was activated
4. This is the real verb of exorcism.
5. Front of the boat.
6. Gun was censored in the dubbed.
7. Twilight/Chaos is an actual term used in the completive game of Yu-Gi-Oh.
8. Osiris's Messenger. From what I could find, there is no real indication of an Egyptian immortal that guides souls to The Halls of Truth, which is a place where the soul is judged by Osiris so I created Osiris's Messenger to be that being.