Coral: Too long since the last update, I know! But hey, what can you do?! I have a lot of stories to work on! Some I was more hyped up to continue than others! Do not judge me! BUT! At least I got this chapter done! And with it is the second half of the Tag Duel! That being said, enjoy the story!
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'thoughts'
Language other than Japanese (this is English sub after all)
*OPENING*
(Instrumental)(The scene begins with a nice top view of the island)
To the beginning sky... towards the shining light
(The camera looks up to the sky, having a nice view of it and the sun as the anime logo slowly appeared)
There's nothing to fear... because I'm here...
(Freakstar Dragon with Naruto on his back and Time Space Magician flew pass the logo the Spellcaster-type shined the crystal ball on his staff, changing the scene)
Falling countless times to your knees
Not protecting your own pride
(Kohaku slipped on a banana peel and was laughed at by many students. She laughed along with them)
Only coming up with just doubts
Do not close your eyes just yet
(Alex and Bella looked at the scene in slight envy at how she was, in a way, getting along with many others despite her being in Red and daughter of a famous circus' ringmaster and walked their separate ways)
I absolutely cannot see
the possibility that's here and now
(Judai was imagining himself as the next King of Games. Manjoume and his friends along with Chronos glared at how impossible it would be for him while Misawa, Shou and Hayato looked at him with interest or slight admiration)
When these tears turn into rain
I just want you to notice
(Asuka and Ryou were at the entrance of the Abandon Dorm and stared at a picture of the latter's brother with determination)
Spit out all the vexing things
Because there's a meaning for taking things
(Bella was remembering the time when she was younger, getting bullied and being isolated by others because of her powers. Her patience went to her limit as she accidentally summoned a monster and released it onto them)
Even if you desire everything, you don't need to grasp it all
(Alex was remembering when he was accepted into Duel Academy and told the principal that he wished to start at the lowest rank, just to be bullied by those of a higher rank)
Just keep a hold of one most important thing
(Kohaku placed her hands on their shoulders and snapped them out of the memory lane and smiled at them then pushed them to the rest of their friends)
In the beginning of the sky, I welcome you
do not ever look back just look forward
(Judai had out Flame Wingman, who fought against Chronos' Antique Gear Golem and Asuka's Cyber Blader, as Kohaku had out Time Space Magician, who was going head-to-head against Alex's Light and Darkness Dragon and Bella's Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama)
If you feel the wind on your back
then there won't be anything to worry about
(Shou and his monsters were looking at his brother and his monsters with determination, who smirked in approval, causing the younger sibling to smile back)
If you would look around, you'd see all these smiling faces
(In another realm, it showed all of Kohaku, Bella, Alex, Judai, Shou, Hayato, and Asuka's monsters smiling at the camera)
Do not carry everything by yourself
(Kohaku was looking at her late sister's deck in her hand with a solemn look, the deck's monster spirits floating right by her side)
Don't rush either, the answer is along the way
(The scene turned dark and the whole gang were running towards the light)
you'll definitely find it for sure
(They arrived at a lighthouse, looking up at the night sky)
Continuing on from last chapter, Judai and Kohaku were in the middle of a really important tag duel against Manjoume and his partner, Yuri. So far, they aren't faring well against them. Currently on the field were two set cards on Kohaku's side with one card remaining in her hand, a set card on Judai's field with two cards in his hand, Metal Devilzoa on Yuri's field with two cards in his hand, and Armed Dragon Lv 5 with Call of the Haunted on it on Manjoume's field with four cards in his hand.
Manjoume and Yuri: 6600 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 5000 LP
"You have no monsters on your field! And your face-down cards can't save you or your partner! If I were you, I'd give up," Yuri told Kohaku, who was still taking her turn.
"You can't just suddenly end a show! Doing that is a disgrace and an insult to the world of entertainers!" Kohaku declared. "I will end my turn by summoning Circus Freak Dancer in Defense Mode!" Her dancer of a performer appeared on the field.
Circus Freak Dancer: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/600 ATK/1200 DEF
She then ran to search for an Action Card.
"Like we'll let you have the chance! My turn! Draw!" Manjoume drew his next card. "I will attack Yuki Judai adirectly with Armed Dragon Lv 5! Destroyed Pile!"
Judai was about to get an Action card, when one of Armed Dragon's spikes cut him off from one. However-
"Action Magic, Spiritual Guard!" Kohaku snatched an Action card and activated it. "This card special summons a Spirit Token any player's field! Protect Judai!" Some kind of spirit appeared before Judai and took the hit head on.
(Spiritual Guard: Action Magic: Special Summon one Spirit Token on either player's field. (Spellcaster Type/LIGHT/Level 1/500 ATK/500 DEF))
"Thanks for the save, Kohaku!" the 'E-Hero' duelist called. The 'Circus Freak' duelist simply grinned and gave him a thumbs-up.
For some reason, they heard Manjoume and Yuri laughing.
"Kohaku, it was a mistake to summon a monster to protect Judai," the former claimed.
"What?" she asked.
"With this, Thunder-san's Armed Dragon can level up even further!" Yuri explained.
"That's right. Now behold! My Armed Dragon's further evolution! My Armed Dragon Lv 7's form!" At Manjoume's words, his monster grew bigger and got more deadlier. The North campus cheered for their representatives, especially Manjoume.
Armed Dragon Lv 7: Level 7/WIND/Dragon/2800 ATK/1000 DEF
"This is... Armed Dragon's ultimate form?" Judai asked.
The monster let out a loud roar.
"Keep your head, Judai-kun! Kohaku-kun! Don't lose!" Samejima shouted.
In response, the North Campus cheered loudly for Manjoume.
"You see that?" the boy asked. "It's the legendary level up monster, Armed Dragon Lv 7!"
Instead of being scared like they expected, Judai and Kohaku were in awe.
"Whoa! It's so cool! I want one, too!"
"Looks like the main guest star have appeared!"
"You idiots! You're in danger, you know!" Yuri scolded. "Is this really the time to be admiring?!"
"But still, is there anything more exciting than this?" Judai asked. "Just as much as I'm in a pinch right now, I'm also fighting a powerful monster!"
"No matter what the obstacle, a performer should keep a calm head! Otherwise, it wouldn't be good for the show!"
"How much longer are you going to make me sick?" Manjoume questioned. "I can't live like either of you, going all day thinking about nothing and just skipping through like! Look at the pressure of this glare! The heaviness of this glare under which all the dreams and desires of the Manjoume family rest... that rests on my shoulders! To fulfill the hopes of my brothers, and to prove my worth, no matter what happens here, Yuki Judai, Fiore Kohaku! I have to defeat you!"
"Hey, hey, hey. Are you trying to ruin the show we're putting for all these people around us?" Kohaku waved off.
"You fool! How can you just wave off such a heartfelt speech?" Yuri demanded.
"Because we're not going down that easily!" Judai answered. "My turn!" He drew his next card. "I summon Friendog from my hand in Defense Mode!" On Judai's field came his mechanical dog.
Friendog: Level 3/EARTH/Machine/800 ATK/1200 DEF
"Next I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"You really don't know when to give up. You really think your smallfries are of any use against me and Thunder-san now?" Yuri questioned. "My turn! Draw! I will once again equip Vicious Claw onto your monster!" The grappling claws from before was now equipped onto Dancer.
Circus Freak Dancer: 600 + 300 = 900 ATK
"And now I battle! I attack Circus Freak Dancer with Metal Devilzoa! And with Vicious Claw's effect, if Dancer is going to be destroyed, it's going back to my hand and I'm going to destroy Dancer!" Yuri declared.
"I wonder about that," Kohaku said with a smirk, much to his, Manjoume and the rest of the North Campus' confusion. Dancer simply leapt over Metal Devilzoa's attack, avoiding the possible destruction. With that, Vicious Claw didn't leave him.
"What happened?!"
"Circus Freak Dancer cannot be destroyed by battle once per turn! Therefore, Vicious Claw's effect will not activate! And since Dancer was targeted for an attack, a Circus Counter will go to one monster on the field! Let's give it to your monster!" A pair of red dancing shows just for Metal Devilzoa appeared on its feet.
Yuri gritted his teeth at his own carelessness. "I end my turn."
"Then it's my turn! Draw!" Kohaku drew her next card and smiled at the sight of it. "I summon Circus Freak Beast Tamer!" Her lion/human hybrid appeared on the field.
Circus Freak Beast Tamer: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1700 ATK/1500 DEF
"When he's summoned, he gains a Circus Counter for each Beast, Winged Beast, Beast Warrior, Dragon, and Dinosaur monster on the field and in either player's graveyard! Your three Armed Dragons fit the description!" Three yellow stars appeared on his shirt. "And I activate my face-down magic card, Tightrope Walking, and equip it onto Beast Tamer!" Two poles appeared on the field. One on Judai and Kohaku's side and the other on Manjoume and Yuri's side. "With this card, the monster it was equipped to can attack the opponent directly!"
"What did you say?!" Manjoume questioned.
"Battle! I attack directly with Beast Tamer!" The newly summoned monster jumped on the tightrope and dashed to the opposing duelists.
Manjoume looked and saw an Action card not far from him. He jumped, caught and activated it. "Action Magic, Avoid! Your monster's attack is negated!" He avoided a whip attack from Kohaku's monster.
Kohaku back flipped and jumped, landing on a tree branch behind her, as well as obtaining an Action card from the branch. "Action Magic, Wonder Chance! A monster on the field is able to attack twice this turn!" The North Campus representatives flinched at the effect. "Try again, Beast Tamer!" Her monster whipped at his target again.
Manjoume and Yuri: 4900 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 5000 LP
"And with this I end my turn!" Kohaku ended.
"All right! A counter attack!" Shou cheered.
"Yeah. But who's to say that they will stay at the advantage for long?" Misawa said.
"You'll pay for that Fiore!" Manjoume claimed. "My turn! Draw!" He drew his next card. "I activate Armed Dragon Lv 7's effect! By sending a monster in my hand to the Graveyard, all opposing monsters with ATK less than it are destroyed!"
"What'd you say?!" Judai gasped.
"ATK less than that of the card used as the cost..." Asuka spoke in shock.
"Does that mean its effect also powered up?" Ryo questioned.
"I'll discard Armed Dragon Lv 3 from my hand to destroy all your monsters with ATK equal to or less than 1200!" Manjoume declared. "Go, Armed Dragon Lv 7! Genocide Cutter!" His monster's spikes and saws shot out of its chest, making their way to Judai's Friendog and Kohaku's Dancer.
Judai found an Action card and picked it up. "Action Magic, Detour! I negate the effect of a monster my opponent controls and inflict 500 points of damage to them!" The blades missed their targets and hit Manjoume and Yuri.
Manjoume and Yuri: 4400 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 5000 LP
"Yes! They avoided that!" Tiffany cheered.
"Even if Manjoume attacks Judai's Friendog, he won't be able to inflict any damage to him," Jacko pointed out.
"And if Friendog's sent to the Graveyard, Judai can add an 'Elemental Hero' and a 'Fusion' from his Graveyard to his hand," Bella added.
For some reason, both Manjoume and Yuri laughed.
"You two are fools if you think this effect only happens once," the latter said, much to their shock.
"He's right. I activate Armed Dragon Lv 7's effect! This time to discard Assault Wyvern to destroy monsters with 1800 or less ATK!" Judai and Kohaku were shocked at this play as they both ran in search for an Action card. "You're not escaping this time! Genocide Cutter!" Manjoume's monster shot out more of its blades, this time on all of its targets.
Kohaku managed to get an Action card. "Action Magic, Transparent! A monster I control is unaffected by card effects this turn!" Beast Tamer became transparent as the saw intended for him went through him.
Judai also found an Action card, however... "Huh? A trap card?" Hearing that made Kohaku and her parents flinch.
"That is..." Kazato spoke. "Action Trap, Break Shot. A monster the owner controls loses 900 ATK."
Hearing that made the main campus gasp in shock, as billiard balls came out of nowhere, knocking Judai away and hitting his monster, reducing its ATK points.
Friendog: 800 - 900 = 0 ATK
It also didn't help the fact that his monster is still destroyed by Manjoume's monster effect. The duelist in question and his partner laughed at Judai's misfortune.
"What was that? Were you trying to protect yourself?" the 'Armed Dragon' duelist asked.
"Seems his luck has run out, Thunder-san," Yuri said.
"What a horrible timing for an Action Trap," Kohaku said, rubbing her head. "Hey! Are you okay, Judai?!"
"Yeah," the Osiris replied, getting back up on his feet. "At this time, I activate Friendog's effect! When Friendog is sent to the Graveyard, I add a Fusion and an 'Elemental Hero' card from my Graveyard to my hand!" Judai added back his Spell card and Elemental Hero Burstlady.
"Now with this, all your barrier monsters have been wiped out, Yuki Judai! Just watch, Big Brothers! Watch my strength! I activate the Action Magic, Bi-Attack!"
Hearing that surprised his opponents and the Main Campus.
"When did he-?!" Ellie tried to ask.
"It must be back when Judai activated the Action Trap," Seth said. "I saw. One of those balls had an Action card on it and it flew right to him!"
"With Bi-Attack's effect, Armed Dragon Lv 7's ATK is now doubled!" True to his words, Manjoume's ace monster glowed a red aura and started to grow.
Armed Dragon Lv 7: 2800 x 2 = 5600 ATK
"This is the end! Armed Dragon Lv 7! Hit Yuki Judai with a direct attack! Armed Punisher!"
At this time, Yuri caught an Action card hanging from a tree branch. "I also activate an Action Magic, Crush Action! This turn, after this card's activation, if anyone adds an Action card to their hand, that card is instantly destroyed!"
Everyone watched as Manjoume's monster raised a fist, all worried about the outcome of the duel.
"So without any Action card support, Judai and Kohaku will lose!" Alex said.
"Continuous Trap, activate! Another Act!" Kohaku countered. "With this card, by removing a Circus Counter and banishing a 'Circus Freak' monster from my Graveyard, I can activate a Magic or a Trap card from any player's Graveyard!"
"What?!" Manjoume gasped.
"So that means-!" Yuri spoke, already guessing what card Kohaku will be using.
"Through its effect, with the cost of Yuri's Metal Devilzoa's Circus Counter and Circus Freak Trapeze Artist, I activate the Action Magic, Avoid from Manjoume's Graveyard!" the performer declared. "Armed Dragon Lv 7's attack is negated!"
Judai dodge rolled out of the way, avoiding the hit. "Whew. That was close."
Manjoume gritted his teeth. "Still using the same tactics I see. But that doesn't change the fact that we're at the advantage," he pointed out. "Of what I know, neither of you have anything that can beat Armed Dragon Lv 7! My turn has ended!"
"Then it's my turn! Draw!" Judai drew his next card. He looked and smiled at the card he drew. "I expected no less from you, partner. You came at a good time. I summon Winged Kuriboh in Defense Mode!" On the field now is Judai's Kuriboh.
Winged Kuriboh: Level 1/LIGHT/Fairy/300 ATK/200 DEF
"My turn's ended!"
"You typical way of running from things, is it?" Manjoume said.
"Just what help do you expect to get from something like that?!" Yuri asked.
Winged Kuriboh seemed angry at the insult.
"Don't underestimate weak monsters!" Kohaku scolded. "Even they play a big part in a show!"
Unexpectedly, a duel monster spirit appeared on his shoulders. "Hey aniki. That one may know something about my brothers," he said to Manjoume. "So please bring me in the game so I can ask him."
"Shut it! You don't have a place in such an important duel!" Manjoume told him.
"Don't say that, aniki," the monster complained.
"Um... Is there something wrong, Thunder-san?" Yuri asked.
"Nothing. Just a fly," he simply answered, sending his monster spirit away. "Now start your turn already."
"Okay. My turn! Draw!" Yuri drew his next card. "I summon Strengthening Support Mecha - Heavy Weapon!" A mechanical platform appeared on the field.
Strengthening Support Mecha - Heavy Weapon: Level 3/DARK/Machine/500 ATK/500 DEF
"And I activate his effect! Heavy Weapon can be equipped onto a Machine-type monster! While equipped, that monster gains 500 ATK and DEF!" Yuri's newly summoned monster equipped itself onto Metal Devilzoa.
Metal Devilzoa: 3000 + 500 = 3500 ATK/2300 + 500 = 2800 DEF
Yuri jumped over to a house, picking up an Action card from the rooftop. "Oh! Well aren't we lucky? Action Magic, Magical Energy! With this card, a monster I control can attack a number of times equal to the number of monster my opponent controls! Yuki Judai! Fiore Kohaku! Together, you have two monsters! Therefore Metal Devilzoa can attack twice this turn! Now I attack Circus Freak Beast Tamer with Metal Devilzoa! Metal X Scissors!" His monster went in to attack Kohaku's Attack Position monster.
(Magical Energy: A monster you control can attack a number of times equal to the number of monsters your opponent controls)
"I will activate the second effect of Tightrope Walking! By sending this card to the Graveyard, the monster it was equipped to is not destroyed by battle! Also, I take half the battle damage I usually take!" The poles tumbled down and the rope covered Metal Devilzoa's eyes, causing him to miss his target. However the force of his attack struck Judai and Kohaku.
Manjoume and Yuri: 4400 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 4100 LP
"However, Metal Devilzoa can attack twice this turn! Metal X Scissors!" Yuri's monster swiped his claws once more, missing Beast Tamer, but still reducing Judai and Kohaku's Life Points.
Manjoume and Yuri: 4400 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 3200 LP
"I end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Kohaku drew her next card. "We are not be able to take down your monsters. That part is a definite fact," Kohaku said. The Main Campus, her friends and Samejima especially, were showing worries and concerns as to how Manjoume and Yuri's monsters will go down, while the North Campus and Manjoume's brothers, and some of the TV crew members, grinned, certain of the outcome of the duel. She then grinned and said, "However, if we're able to do that, this show would be just boring." Hearing that now confused everyone, except Judai. "I activate the Instant Magic! Early Performance! With this card, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Circus Freak' monster from my deck! Come, Circus Freak Trampoline!" Kohaku's force-return monster came onto her field.
Circus Freak Trampoline: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/400 ATK/900 DEF
"And what good is a weak monster like that going to do to us?!" Manjoume demanded.
"I wouldn't underestimate him if I were you. Because Trampoline has quite a scary effect~ When this card is Special Summoned, I can return cards on the field equal to the number of 'Circus Freak' monsters I control back to the owner's hands! Right now there are two 'Circus Freaks' on my field! So let's send back Armed Dragon Lv 7 and Metal Devilzoa!" The two monster's duelists widened their eyes in shock as the newly summoned monster sent them both back to their hands, via his usual attempt hug.
"That's a good move!" Hayato said. "Manjoume and Yuri's monsters may be strong and indestructible, but that doesn't mean they are unaffected by card effects!"
"All right! A counter attack!" Seth cheered.
"Now's your chance!" Ellie shouted.
"Hit them hard!" Tiffany followed.
"Go Kohaku-kun!" Samejima cheered.
Kazato and Kate sweat dropped at the principal's reaction.
"He really wants Judai and Kohaku to win, doesn't he?" the latter asked.
"I wonder why myself now," the former admitted.
Back to the duel, now that Manjoume and Yuri's field are clear of monsters, Kohaku went and declared an attack. "Go, Circus Freak Beast Tamer! Attack Yuri directly!" Her monster went and whipped the opposing duelist.
Manjoume and Yuri: 2700 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 3200 LP
"Follow him, Trampoline! To Manjoume!" The trampoline-body monster jumped at Manjoume. As he made an attempt to hug the boy, his body folded, trapping him in himself. He then tumbled over and unfolded, bouncing Manjoume away.
Manjoume and Yuri: 2300 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 3200 LP
"I end my turn!" Kohaku ended.
"Stand up! Stand up, Thunder, Edogawa!" Inchinose encouraged. His students all cheered along with him, chanting Manjoume's name.
The former of the two shakily got back up. "My turn... Draw..." He drew his next card. "I summon Armed Dragon Lv 3 in Defense Mode! Come forth, Armed Dragon Lv 3!" The child form of Manjoume's new ace monster appeared on the field. "I place one card face down and end my turn!"
"Take a look! That's who I named 'Thunder' all right!"
"He sure didn't waste any time summoning out a monster," Shou said.
"And in Defense Mode too," Jacko added.
"However, calling out another Armed Dragon..." Misawa analyzed. "That Manjoume... I'm starting to see his pattern."
"Then you know what he's going to do next?" Tiffany asked.
"All I know is he's starting to panic."
Down at the field, Judai and Kohaku noticed Manjoume looking to the side. Both followed his eye sight and saw he was looking at his brothers.
"Why's he looking at his brothers?" the latter of the two asked.
"Now that I think about it..." the former spoke, realizing something. "Earlier, before I got here, I saw Manjoume going on about how he was a bum, how heavy of a weight it is to be a representative and that he has to win. I thought it was because he was one of the two representatives of the North Campus that he was saying that."
"When he was referring to his brothers." Kohaku looked down, eyes shadowed. "Dueling isn't suppose to be about winning. We're the only ones who can show and prove them wrong, Judai."
"You mean Manjoume and his brothers?"
"Not just them. Don't forget, we're being broadcast. With that being said, we should make this duel one to remember!"
Judai smiled at those words. "Yeah! Here goes! My turn!" Judai drew out his next card. "I summon Elemental Hero Wildman!" Judai's wild hero appeared on the field.
Elemental Hero Wildman: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1500 ATK/1600 DEF
"Now I attack Armed Dragon Lv 3 with Wildman! Wild Slash!" Judai's monster raised his weapon and swung it down on his opponent, destroying it.
"Trap card activate! Grave of Revival! When a monster is destroyed by battle, this card allows two players to summon out a monster from their Graveyard in Defense Mode! And I'm Special Summoning Armed Dragon Lv 5!" Manjoume's second stage ace appeared back on the field.
"But monsters summoned that way can't change their battle position," Shou pointed out.
"However, even in Defense Mode, he can still use Lv 5's special ability," Misawa also pointed out. "The only strong monsters in Judai and Kohaku's graveyards are Elemental Hero Tempester, Circus Freak Time Space Magician and Circus Freak Rune Magician."
"But even so, all Tempester can do is defend. Time Space can protect his fellow 'Circus Freak' monsters. And Rune Magician is useless without Circus Counters," Bella pointed out.
"Why didn't Judai attack Yuri directly then?! If they did that, they could've avoided Manjoume's trap from activating and at the same time deal damage to them!" Ellie questioned.
"True as it may be, but we all should know better than expect that from him," Asuka stated. "After all, both Judai and Kohaku could care less of the advantage they have over their opponent. Just as long as they have fun."
"She's right. Otherwise, they wouldn't be the Judai and Kohaku we know," Alex agreed.
"Now then, call out a monster, Kohaku!" Manjoume demanded.
"If you're going to go for your ace monster, then I as well! Come, Circus Freak Time Space Magician!" Kohaku's key monster came onto the field.
Circus Freak Time Space Magician: Level 7/DARK/Spellcaster/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
"Should've known you would summon your Key card at some point."
"Well of course. After all, Time Space Magician is the leader of the 'Circus Freaks'!"
"And with this I end my turn!" Judai ended.
"My turn! Draw!" Yuri drew his next card. "I activate the Magic card, Pot of Greed to draw two cards!" Yuri drew more cards. "Next I activate the magic card, Resurrection of the Dead to bring back Judai's Elemental Hero Tempester from his Graveyard!" Judai's Fusion monster appeared on his field in Attack Mode.
"Tempester!" Judai cried out.
"This isn't good," Kohaku stated.
"Next I activate Reincarnation of the Dead! By discarding one card from my hand, I can add a monster back to my hand! I send Metal Devilzoa to the Graveyard to add back its original form to my hand! Lastly, I activate Ancient Rule, which allows me to Special Summon a Normal Monster from my hand! Come, Devilzoa!" What was once Yuri's clear field now contained two strong monsters.
"Battle! I attack Circus Freak Trampoline with Elemental Hero Tempester! Chaos Tempest!" Judai's monster went in to attack his target.
"I won't let you! I activate Another Act's effect! By removing one of Beast Tamer's Circus Counter and Circus Freak Dancer from my Graveyard, I can activate a Magic or a Trap card from any one of our Graveyard! That card will be none other than Action Magic, Avoid!" Trampoline leapt away from the attack.
"However, that effect can only be used once per turn! I attack with Devilzoa! X Scissors!" Yuri's monster charged at his target.
Judai jumped on a mushroom and leapt into the air, getting an Action card from high up on a tree. "Action Magic, Magical Force! This will give Circus Freak Trampoline a little boost against Devilzoa!" It wasn't much, but Trampoline was growing with power.
Circus Freak: 400 + 500 = 900 ATK
"But it's still not enough to protect you!" Yuri pointed out, as Kohaku's monster was still destroyed.
Manjoume and Yuri: 2300 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 1500 LP
"I end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Kohaku's eyes widened at the card she drew. "Hola~! Bonjour~! Hello everybody~!" The main campus, especially Samejima, cheered once they heard those words. "We have just reached the great climax of this show~!"
While the North Campus were confused as to what she meant, the TV crew members and Manjoume's brothers weren't at all amused by her actions.
"What the hell is that girl saying?"
"Is she playing the fool?"
"We haven't reached the climax yet."
Alex, Bella and Seth's Duel monster spirits appeared by their side, telling them what the crew members had said.
"I've a feeling they're going to stop the show before the duel is over," Ino warned.
"And while the whole world is watching too," Hydranoid agreed.
"What should we do, Alex?" Twilight Dragon asked.
"I suggest we give them a good freak show~!" Freakstar Dragon suggested.
"Of course you would suggest that," Sakura said.
"Actually, that's not a bad idea," Alex admitted, much to their, Bella and Seth's shock. "The world wants to see the duel from beginning to the end after all. We can't have them cut the lines because the tv crew aren't getting what they want. Or the clients."
"I activate Another Act's effect! By removing another one of Beast Tamer's counters and Circus Freak Copycat from my Graveyard, I can activate Acrobalance from my Graveyard! With it, I fuse Circus Freak Time Space Magician with Circus Freak Beast Tamer! Performer of time and space. Gain the ferocious strength of the lion and become the new light that vanquishes the evil darkness! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, ferocious magician with feral powers! Circus Freak Beast Magician!" The beastly version of Time Space Magician appeared on the field.
Circus Freak Beast Magician: Level 8/DARK/Spellcaster/3000 ATK/2600 DEF
"Another Fusion Summon, is it?" Manjoume muttered.
"And since he's Fusion Summoned, Beast Magician gains the Circus Counters of all of his Fusion Materials! In this case, it's only one Circus Counter!" A ball of light appeared above Kohaku's newly summoned monster. "Battle! Circus Freak Beast Magician! Attack Devilzoa! Feral Flame Burst!" At that attack declaration, not only did all four duelists ran in search for an Action card, but the attacking Fusion Monster fired a burst of flames from his staff.
Manjoume caught a card from within a green light ball. "Action Magic, Encore! I can activate an Action Magic card from my Graveyard! I activate Avoid!"
In response, Kohaku also got an Action card from a ball of light. "Action Magic, No Action! This negates the activation of an Action Magic and destroys it!" A ray of light shot towards Manjoume's Action card and destroyed it.
At this point, Yuri got a hold of an Action Magic as well. "Action Magic, Healing Barrier! Any Battle Damage I take is reduced to zero and I gain Life Points equal to the damage instead!" A green force field appeared around him. As his Devilzoa got destroyed by Beast Magician's attack, his and Manjoume's Life Points went up.
Manjoume and Yuri: 2700 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 1500 LP
(Healing Barrier: Action Magic: This turn, any battle damage you take, you gain Life Points equal to the damage instead)
"Oh man. They were so close," Shou complained.
"Don't worry," Hayato said. "After all, they still have Beast Magician's effect."
"He's right," Ryo agreed. "When Beast Magician destroys a monster by battle-"
"-my opponent takes damage equal to the ATK of the Beast type Fusion Material monster used to summon him, plus an additional 100 points of damage for each Circus Counter he has!" Kohaku explained, at the same time as the Kaiser.
"Circus Freak Beast Tamer counts as a Beast-type monster while he was face-up on the field when he was used for Beast Magician's Fusion Summon and his ATK points are 1700!" Judai continued the explanation. "Adding 100 from Beast Magician's lone Circus Counter and the total is...!"
On cue, the Main Campus duelists all said the answer. "1800!"
"Feral Flame Bullet!" Beast Magician's Circus Counter shot out a large fire bullet at Yuri.
Manjoume and Yuri: 900 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 1500 LP
The Main Campus all started cheering for one of their representatives to somehow pull off the finishing blow.
Manjoume gritted his teeth as he continued to run and search for an Action Card. Fate seems to be on his side, as he found one in a ball of light, floating ahead of him. He grabbed it and smirked at the sight of it. "This is perfect! I activate the Action Magic, Spiritual Summon! With this card, when a monster is destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon a monster from my hand with Level equal to or lower than that monster, ignoring its summon conditions! So appear before me, Armed Dragon Lv 7!" Manjoume's ace monster's true form came back on the field.
(Spiritual Summon: Action Magic: When a monster on the field is destroyed, Special Summon one monster from your hand whose level is equal to or less than the destroyed monster's)
The sight of it made the North Campus cheer for him. "Thunder! Thunder! Manjoume... Thunder!"
"Great. Now it doesn't matter if they take out Armed Dragon Lv 5," Ryo stated.
"But even so, Armed Dragon Lv 7 has 2800 ATK. We can only hope that Manjoume doesn't draw out any cards that either boost its ATK or reduce Beast Magician's ATK," Asuka stated.
"I will end my turn here with one card face-down," Kohaku said, her smile still on her face. "People of Duel Academia! People of the world! You best feast your eyes on the rest of the duel~! Look away even for a second, and you will miss the final act~!"
"Ha! No doubt that there will be a final act!" Manjoume claimed. "On my turn, if not then Yuri's turn, you two are going down!"
"It seems you are mistaken. For the one who will be doing the final act, is none other than my partner, Yuki Judai!"
The Main Campus all had worried looks on their faces while some of North Campus laughed at her claim. Even Manjoume's brothers and the tv crew laughed at her claim. The representatives, on the other hand, either grew more annoyed by the minute or had on a nervous look on their face.
"There you go again, saying like it's easy for you to get a miracle! My turn!" Manjoume drew his card. He smirked at the sight of it. "I activate the Equip Magic, Cursed Armaments! The monster it is equipped to loses 600 ATK for each monster I control!"
"But why have a card like that in your deck?" Shou asked.
"An equip card doesn't have to be equipped to only your monster," Ellie stated. Shou caught on to what she meant by that.
"Which means he's going to use that on-"
"Beast Magician!" Alex finished for the '-roid' duelist.
"And with two monsters on Manjoume's field, he'll use 1200 ATK!" Bella added
True to their words, a set of armor with some deadly aura equipped itself onto Kohaku's Fusion Monster, reducing its power.
Circus Freak Beast Magician: 3000 - 1200 = 1800 ATK
"And just to ensure you don't try to use any more of my cards, I activate the Instant Magic, Cyclone, to destroy Another Act!" A harsh wind came and destroyed Kohaku's continuous trap.
"Another Act's been destroyed! And it was one of Kohaku's main cards!" Tiffany cried out.
"Battle! I attack the weakened Circus Freak Beast Magician with Armed Dragon Lv 7! Armed Punisher!" Manjoume's monster went in to attack Kohaku's monster. As he did so, all four duelists ran in search for an action card to either counter the attack or counter the counter. That proved to be either useless or unnecessary, for the attack struck.
Manjoume and Yuri: 900 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 500 LP
"I'm not done yet! If Cursed Armament is sent from the field to the Graveyard, it re-equips itself onto another one of my opponent's monsters!" The Main Campus gasped in shock, as the armor equipped itself onto Judai's Wildman.
Elemental Hero Wildman: 1500 - 1200 = 300 ATK
"And I'm not done yet! I send Masked Dragon from my hand to the Graveyard to activate Armed Dragon Lv 7's effect!"
"Masked Dragon's ATK is 1400. Monsters with less than that are destroyed," Ryo said.
"And Manjoume already conducted his Battle Phase," Hayato added. "Even if Winged Kuriboh's effect activates, it's already too late!"
"Genocide Cutter!" True to their words, Manjoume's ace unleashed its ability on Judai's monsters, clearing his and Kohaku's field of monsters completely.
"Ah man. He wiped out Judai and Kohaku-san's monsters again!" Seth said.
The representatives of the north laughed at the advantage they obtained. "Now neither of you have anything to take out Armed Dragon or Tempester," Yuri said.
The tv crew zoomed in on Manjoume's face. "Judai! Kohaku! I'll give you a chance to surrender now, live on TV, before you get humiliated!"
"Give us a break!" Kohaku replied. "No one is surrendering! Not when we're this far in the show!"
"Besides, like Kohaku said. Next turn, I'm going to make a miracle," Judai claimed. Hearing that claim caused Manjoume and Yuri to flinch slightly. "Either way, the next draw is my last. Still, I really wish I dueled the real Manjoume. The real Thunder."
"Are you saying Thunder-san wasn't dueling for real?!" Yuri demanded.
"Well, it doesn't look like he's giving his all in this duel, comparing with his fight with someone else."
"Besides, in a duel, nothing else should matter. Duels are suppose to bring smiles to everyone's faces. They're suppose to be a lot of fun!" Kohaku reasoned.
Manjoume didn't look like it, but he was putting their words into consideration.
"My turn! Draw!" Judai drew his next card. "I activate the Magic card, Warrior's Return! This allows me to bring back a Warrior-type monster from my Graveyard back to my hand! I bring Elemental Hero Featherman back to my hand! And next, I activate Fusion to fuse Featherman with Burstlady! Hero of the wind, heroine of the flames! Become one and give birth to a new power! FUSION SUMMON! Come forth, Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!" Judai's favorite card appeared on the field.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman: Level 6/WIND/Warrior/2100 ATK/1200 DEF
"You fool! What good will calling that thing out do?! My Armed Dragon's ATK is 2800. You can't defeat it!" Manjoume pointed out.
"I can. My surefire combo is complete!" Judai's words brought confusion to many people around him, except Kohaku. He revealed the last card in his hand, which was- "Field Magic, activate! Skyscraper!" The field changed into one that was best suited for Judai's monsters. Flame Wingman perched on top of the tallest building, looking down at Armed Dragon Lv 7. "Victory is our's! Go, Flame Wingman! Attack Armed Dragon Lv 7! Flame Shoot!" His monster jumped from his spot and shot out flames from his right arm. "At this time, Skyscraper's effect activates! When my 'Elemental Hero' monster battles an opponent's monster with a higher ATK, my monster gains 1000 ATK during the damage step!"
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman: 2100 + 1000 = 3100 ATK
Having a horrible feeling of the outcome, despite the fact that Manjoume and Yuri, as well as Judai and Kohaku, ran to get an Action card to support the battling monsters, the director shouted, "Cut! Cut the signal!"
'Now!' Bella mentally shouted.
"Shadow Imitation Jutsu." Shikamaru used his special ability to take control over some of the cameramen, having them all disobey the order, despite how much they want to. "Like Kohaku was saying, enjoy the duel 'til the very end."
Manjoume somehow managed to find an Action card. "Action Magic, Selection of Miracle! With this card, I have a choice of either taking half the battle damage of one battle or preventing a monster from being destroyed! Armed Dragon will not be destroyed by this battle!"
Kohaku and Judai both spotted an Action card on a tree ahead of them.
"I activate the Continuous Trap, Redo! This lets me Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Circus Freak' monster from my Graveyard! Come back to us, Circus Freak Trampoline!" Kohaku's monster returned to the field.
Yuri caught an Action Card from the rooftop of a house. "I activate the Action Magic, No Spell! A monster on the field loses its effect! We're not letting Armed Dragon Lv 7 leave!" A spellbook appeared before Trampoline and exploded at his face.
(No Spell: Action Magic: Target one monster on the field; that monster has its effects negated.)
"Who said anything about sending your monster back?" Kohaku asked with a smirk.
Trampoline positioned himself before his duelist and her partner, at a spot where they will be able to get the Action card. The two jumped on his body and bounced high into the air. Sensing they were falling, Kohaku grabbed Judai's arm and tossed him higher to the card. The male Osiris caught the card.
"Action Magic, Assault! This increases a monster's ATK by 600!" Judai countered. Everyone got excited as his monster's ATK went up again.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman: 3100 + 600 = 3700 ATK
"Flame Wingman's power went up even further!" Shou said.
"Flame Wingman's power is 3700. And Armed Dragon's power is 2800," Ellie started to calculate.
"That's a difference of 900," Seth finished the calculation.
"And Manjoume and Yuri's Life Points are at 900!" Tiffany added.
Yuri also did the math and knew he had to hurry to an Action card. He found one but... "A Trap?!"
"Action Trap, Spell Backfire! A monster on the owner's field loses half its ATK and DEF!" Kohaku explained, as Elemental Hero Tempester started to shrink down to half his size.
Elemental Hero Tempester: 2800 / 2 = 1400 ATK/2800 / 2 = 1400 DEF
(Spell Backfire: Action Trap: A monster you control loses half its ATK and DEF)
This didn't change the outcome of the battle, as Flame Wingman's attack struck true, the flames also hitting Manjoume and Yuri.
Manjoume and Yuri: 000 LP
Judai and Kohaku: 500 LP
WINNER: JUDAI AND KOHAKU!
Everyone cheered at the outcome of the duel, as the holograms disappeared. Manjoume's brothers approached the defeated duelists with looks of disappointment, especially to Manjoume himself.
"Jun! What the hell were you doing?!" Chousaku demanded. "Didn't you know what you had to do?!"
"You besmirched the Manjoume name!" Shouji told him.
"I'm sorry, brothers..." the youngest of the three brothers apologized.
"What happened to the cards we gave you?!"
"Why didn't you use them?! If you did, you would've made a stronger deck!"
"I wanted to win with my own deck..."
None of the older brothers were satisfied with the answer, as Shouji picked him up by the collar. "You idiot of a little brother!"
"That's why you're the bum of the family!" the oldest of the three said.
"Stop it, guys!" Judai shouted. "Knock it off! Manjoume battled with all he had!"
"Are you strangers butting into our sibling affairs?"
"That's all the more reason why you shouldn't act like that!" Kohaku shouted. "If you're his older siblings, then act like one! An older sibling is suppose to support the younger sibling's decision, no matter what it was!" Her friends looked at her sadly, knowing she was speaking from experience. "At the very least, be glad that he gave everything he had in that tag duel! Especially with a newly made technology!"
"We're not interested in the process. We only care about the results!" Shouji told her.
"For us siblings, results are essential. Results are everything! And winning is everything! And besides, how much do you think we spend on this duel?!" Chousaku questioned.
"And this guy made a disgrace of us!"
Kohaku looked over to Yuri, who was back on his feet. "Edogawa-san, tell me. During that tag duel, what do you think? About Manjoume?"
Everyone looked at her strangely, wondering why she asked that question. Eventually, Yuri gave his answer. "We may have lost, but I must admit; that duel was amazing. And Manjoume-san was giving his all. As a duelist, Manjoume was a real duelist!"
Kohaku turned to the audience and pointed at one of the North Academia duelists. "And what about you?! What do you think about the duel?! Did Manjoume losing make you think differently of him?!"
"Yeah it made me think differently! When he first stepped in Duel Academia North Campus, when he defeated us all, I thought he must be a strong duelist. But, after watching this duel, I was wrong! Thunder-san isn't just strong; he's skilled! Despite this being the first time we've ever heard of Action Duel, after only one demonstration, Thunder-san was still able to use the field to his advantage! There's no duelist I can think of who is better than Thunder-san!"
The 'Circus Freak' duelist pointed at another North Academia duelist. "And what about you?!"
"Thunder-san may have lost, but at least he dueled like a true man!" he answered.
"And what about the rest of you?! The Main Campus as well! This duel... What do you think of Manjoume after this duel?!"
Everyone gave their answer. "Thunder-san did his best!" "Those brothers know nothing about Manjoume-san!" "That duel was awesome!" "Manjoume-san is still one of the best!"
The two brothers looked around, bothered by their words.
"I can ask the whole world that question. And I guarantee you, they all will have similar answers!" Kohaku told them.
"Ha! That's why we told the TV crew to cut the signal if the duel didn't go our way," Chousaku retorted.
"Doesn't look that way to me," Bella spoke.
"If anything, I think they're still recording this conversation," Alex also spoke up.
Everyone looked at the cameramen and saw that they are, under Shikamaru's control that is, indeed still recording everything that's happening, with the director shouting at them to cut the signals.
"What the hell are you doing?! I said cut the signals!" he shouted.
"W-We're trying to but...!" one of the cameramen spoke.
"Our bodies won't listen to us!" another said.
"Don't be ridiculous!" the director shouted.
"Sorry, but this is just too good to pass on," Shikamaru said, not like they can hear him.
"Those freaky guys freaky deserves it!" Freakstar Dragon said.
Manjoume's brothers widened their eyes in shock, not believing that the whole duel and the aftermath was being recorded. The 'Armed Dragon' duelist in question released himself from Shouji's grip.
"Brothers... Leave here and never come back," he spoke, snapping them out of their stupor. "People like you who only care about winning or losing has no place in any Duel Academia. Now go home!"
"Yeah! Go home! Go back home!" the audience agreed.
"Manjoume Thunder! That was well said!" half of the North campus called.
"You told them, Thunder!" the other half cheered.
Seeing that everyone was on his side, the older Manjoume brothers took their leave.
Later that day, everyone gathered at the port to see the North Campus, mainly Manjoume, take their leave back to their school.
"So you're going back?" Shou asked.
"Take care, Manjoume. Let's duel again sometime!" Judai said.
"No. I'm not going back to the North Campus," Manjoume corrected, much to the north's shock. "I've got something left to do here."
"Something left to do?" Yuri repeated in a questioned tone.
"Edogawa! I return the title of 'King' to you!"
"W-Why return it, Thunder?!"
Ignoring him, Manjoume turned to Samejima and said, "That's how it is, principal. I want to be taken in."
"Of course. After all, you were originally a student here, Manjoume-kun," Samejima nodded.
"But, if that happens, I'll take my campus' entrusted-"
"Now then, ladies and gentlemen!" Kazato called, interrupting Ichinose. "Before our guests of the North Campus make their leave, let's commence the award's ceremony! That being said, let us welcome the prize, Miss Duel Academia~!"
Everyone gathered around, all wondering who such a person was.
"Miss Duel Academia?" Alex repeated.
"Was there really someone like that here?" Bella asked.
Appearing on stage was Miss Duel Academia, or Tome-san in an orange dress and wearing some make-up.
"It's a makeup monster!" Judai paled in shock. Everyone seemed to agree with him about that.
"Now then, will the winning principal please step up?" Kazato requested, not at all fazed by the prize.
Samejima walked up to the stage and got a kiss on the cheek by Tome-san.
"We were duking it out for something like this?!" Kohaku asked.
In the background, Ichinose was crying, encouraging Manjoume to become stronger as he went on the sub.
As the sub was making its leave, many of the North Campus cried as they waved farewell to Manjoume.
"This turned out great, isn't it?" Samejima asked.
"Of course," Manjoume nodded.
"Well, things may be all well and good, Manjoume-kun, but even if you do return here, you won't be an Obelisk Blue, since you were gone for quite a long while," Kate told him. Hearing that shocked the boy. "According to the rules, all transfer students start off as Osiris Red."
"What?! Me in Osiris Red?!"
The moment he raised his voice at the mother Fiore, she suddenly glared down at him, her bangs shadowing her eyes and giving off quite a scary atmosphere. "Did I hear a student complain about the rules of the academy just now?"
"N-No ma'am!" he quickly replied.
"Yosh! With that being said, how about we do a return party for Manjoume?!" Kohaku suggested.
"Hey! Don't just decide on your own!"
Ignoring the poor boy, the 'Circus Freak' duelist shouted, "With me now everyone! One! Ten!"
"One hundred!" everyone followed along. "One thousand! Manjoume Thunder! Manjoume Thunder!" After the chant, everyone huddled around the return student, all welcoming him in Osiris Red.